Few words exist to express my relief at dropping this awful show. Dong-chan is a fickle jerk and he has the depth of the puddle that is this drama. I think I hate it almost as much as Abyss.

I love Ji Chang-wook and Won Jin-ah and they do have chemistry together but I kind of wish they didn't try to do a romance between them. I honestly think it would have been more interesting if the focus was on the other loves lines.

Dong-chan trying to work it out with 20-years-older Ha-young (who this time, did try to find him or he does forgive her) and the difference 20 years can make but that their love can overcome it would have been a great story.

Similarly, Mi-ran wakes up and falls for the 'perfect' Hwang Ji-hoon. The struggle of being legally 20 years older but only biologically/visually a few years older would/could(/does) lead to cute flirting. But the real kicker comes when the truth about her first boyfriend is his father and that he is still in love with her would have been the real drama.

Honestly, the pieces are all there for some great romance stories and they would even ask some thought-provoking questions about how 'age' plays into romance.

Sadly, there is nothing really interesting to me about Dong-chan and Mi-ran getting together, Their struggle with keeping their heartbeat and temperature down could have still been there with the other love lines. It doesn't have to be them in a romance specifically.

I got Tyra Banks "We were rooting for you!" mad at Mi-ran in episode 7. I understand being forgetful and all. It's an affliction that plagues me on occasion. But gurl, keeping your temperature at a specific evel is a matter of life and death. How then could you not double check to see if you had your injection with you?!! Made me so mad.

Side note though. If rain works just as effectively as the magic serum, do they really need the serum? If dunking yourself in an ice bucket is going to cool you off/wake you up when you've overheated, doesn't it make the serum less special? Or did I miss something?

I 💖JCW and it is for this sole reason that I watch this kdrama. It doesn’t give justice to his talent and acting skills. It is a pain to watch. I will agonise whether to finish this or drop this at any given time.

I'm sticking with it. Anything for Wookie.

Another commemorative comment for those still hanging on. I finished ep 8 in 15 mins, that should tell how much I hated it.
Also dunno if I missed nikolai bit in previous episodes due to ⏩ & 2x or if it's just one of those things like the mad profs assistant & his subsequent explanation of their condition to jcw the show never bothered to show.

I'm amazed that Ji Chang Wook's comeback role isn't as good as Kang Ha Neul's. I thought Ji was the more high-profile actor. He deserves better.

It's just the JCW's show for me. No high expectations so if it does better, it's good. If it doesn't, no biggie. But I have to admit, it's not so bad as Arthdal Chronicles (for me). It still has some cute stuff that makes for some light-hearted viewing.

This is worse then Abyss! So sad to see JCW in it!

I will continue to power through this stinker of a drama for wookie but I will be using the FF button anytime the leads are not on screen. I am so sad that he picked this drama. It is not good enough for him, and it is a waste of two good lead actors. Please pick a TvN or OCN drama next time Wookie!

This show is bad, guys. Good performances won't save a fundamentally flawed story.

This show's entertainment value is now entirely meta. I'm watching it just to enjoy the showrunners' endless missteps and misjudgments. The way they contrived to randomly place the pair into the woods on a hot day. Yeh, that was convincing (eye roll). The whole series feels like a rough first draft script. In the past I've become angry at other series because it seemed a good story was being botched. In this case there was no hope for this story from the beginning.

Dropped on the second episode, but keep on checking these recaps just to make sure I'm not really missing anything (and to check out the screengrabs and bask in JCW's pretiness... that kiss! I'm blushing). Thank you missvictrix for your hard work, fighting!

Some character regression on Dong Chan in the latest episode as the writers sells the love angle between thw leads. DC is supposed to be a mature, successful and totally self-assured man before he was subjected to the experiment. Now why this awkwardness towards Mi Ran? He is now made to look like a teenager on the throes of first love. Ughhhhh!!!!

Not even my love for JCW Gould make me watch this awful mess. The plot sounded trite, boring and stupid, but then I found out it was written by the person who wrote SWBDS - one of the worst dramas I’ve ever tried to watch - and the sheer awfulness of the plot synopsis suddenly made sense.

This is, apparently, so bad that even JCW fans can’t rescue it, and yet like SWBDS ( probably thanks to PHS obsessed fans), it inexplicably has a 9.6 or 9.7 rating on Viki.

I didn’t plan on watching this any time soon, as there are good and interesting dramas that are currently airing, just finished, or are highly praised older dramas I haven’t yet had time to watch, so I can’t imagine ever watching garbage like this. I was, and continue to be, very disappointed and mystified that JCW made such a poor choice in his first drama after the 2 year absence for military duty. I hope my other favorites pick good projects, like Jung Il-woo did, and not something disappointing.

I had no expectations for this drama. I just really wanted to see my oppa doing what he does best again. So I'm glad to say I'm not disappointed regarding his skills. He is doing a great job. This drama was the best option? I don't know. I've surely seen better dramas when it comes to writing, but I've also seen worse. Abyss was a completely waste of my time. And Arthdal Chronicles could not grab my attention, for example. So, yeah, Melting me soflty is far from perfect, but I don't think is that bad neither. Every time I watch it, I can relax a bit, laugh a few times and see some great actors doing good scenes like the last one. It is not a complete disaster on my book. :)

For those dithering on To watch or not To watch MMS .. read on. Mild SPOILERS. 
(I have collated below Missvictrix words - sentences in her review for you to decide if you want to watch JCW in his COMEDIC GLORY. He took the crown effortlessly.)
My Comment: I HEART _ HUG _ SNORT_GUFFAW_ROFL_and go all fluttery warm and crazy with the TWO leads whose chemistry was like poetry.
This is my first watch of JCW as a total goofy - hilarious - WITTY - Short tempered but adorably COMIC ROLE. SO SO SO polar opposite to what I have seen earlier in HEALER and K2 and Empress Ki.
The ONLY JCW movie I dropped was K2 .. and NOT because I didn't drool over his Je Ha character .. but because it because torturous to watch Anna written in as his love interest when a large majority (those who dropped it like a hot potato) was rooting for the STEAMING HOT vibes that developed between Je Ha - Choi Yoon Ji. I have cussed the writer-director-producer-casting of Yoona as Anna in K2 related comment sites where I found fellow disappoints,
I HAD to collect MissVictrix's HILARIOUS review highlights which 200% reflected my thoughts and feelings as I watched the show - all nighter binge-mode.So below .. BOWING to MissVictrix prose :
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- if there’s one thing Melting Me Softly is doing right, it’s the great level of detail around this body temperature conundrum.- not a whole lot of plot development, but a lot of fun character interactions. I certainly got what I hoped for, and Dong-chan and Mi-ran are now at the center of the drama, and with a lot of screen time together.

- the two not only sit across from each other and exchange post-it notes all day (I loved this bit of detail), 

- While Dong-chan and Mi-ran’s story stays pretty light, there are some nice moments with more gravitas scattered throughout the drama. 

- A similar scene that reached a bit deeper was with Dong-chan and his siblings. Dong-chan is filled with empathy for his little brother and how old he got and embraces him; his sister also bangs into the room, and he holds them both for a long moment and it’s so sad and sweet and fatherly. I loved it.

- Lastly, there was Ha-young, who I’m finally feeling some sympathy for. I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long, but I really felt for her in Episode 8 ..it’s kind of sad to see her twenty years older than him and pining from afar.

- But really, the drama mostly cares about the fumbling and heart racing and attraction between Dong-chan and Mi-ran. In fact, most of Episode 8 is them dealing with the hilarious repercussions and emotional ramifications of their kiss. They go through a confused courtship dance of apologizing, avoiding each other, seeking each other out, and coming to terms with their feelings.

- their newfound mutual attraction is also a major health risk. Perhaps they should have their next kiss in a freezer — these two can’t afford to pass out...