I absolutely loved so freaking much about this show. Goddamn it swept me off my feet.

In these final episodes, full of so many great moments, I was just so moved when Bong Hee walked into the office and saw her long lost childhood friend. Even though she was wrapping her mind around having been lied to by her husband, I felt her happiness and sadness at seeing her friend was the dominant emotion and it just moved my heart so much.

Also, Dae-hyun telling his mom what we all knew, that he liked the way his mom raised him, was another perfect moment. From the beginning I was so taken by his unabashed love, pride, and respect for his family, friends, and neighborhood and I am so so so pleased with the ending.

A+++ I loved this show

I’ve got to say I was totally wary about this drama going in and those first 2 episodes left quite a distasteful taste, but I’m glad I stuck around. This drama wasn’t totally innovative but it had heart and cute at the appropriate moments. I really enjoyed watching daehyun and saetbyul’s story and I think their romantic ending was appropriate (I think the director/writer took on board the review from viewers).

There were some unnecessary characters and storyline the writer tried to explore towards the end but that all got scrapped as the drama tried to wrap up, which I’m not complaining about. I stayed for the convenience store storyline and that’s what I got and I’m satisfied.

All in all if this had a better premiere I’m sure people wouldn’t have been put off but I think it successfully told the story it came to tell.

I haven't watched the last 2 episode T.T
and I am going to finish it after today's work.

Of all, I think KYJ gives one of her best performance here. Her character doesn't instantly react when the problem hits her but when she finally did, I understood her emotion.

I have such mixed feelings about the ending. I hated how ep 15 ended but then I ended up enjoying how they wrapped it up in episode 16. I do think SB needed some time to define herself outside of of DH but I'm glad she realized they really are each other's missing piece fairly quickly. This is seriously one of the healthiest OTPs of the year, and they had more chemistry with their hugs and almost kisses than many dead fish kisses we've seen (I still wanted a kiss though -_-). It makes me even sadder that people let their prejudices against age get in the way.
If they dropped it for Dal-shik, that is understandable. He really didn't get any better throughout though by the end I was sorta kinda ish rooting for that love line (but not really). I can't believe they still kept going with the whole dreadlocks style. Sigh.

i also am so glad i stuck around for the whole drama. the first 2 episodes were hard to get thru but it is so worth it. i love the actors. i love ji chang wook even more (how is that possible) and kim yoo jung! his parents man it was all gold! did i mention Ji Chang Wook? cute story! (JCW)

The ending of this show left me with a giant smile on my face- and tears in my eyes. It was perfect. But before that, like Missvictrix I was actually disappointed by the idiotic noble separation trope. It just did not fit this story. This rom-com has done so very well at standing tropes on their head and not following the standard normal rom-com path. I felt let down. I wanted Saet-byul to fight for her man! Particularly now that she actually has him. I could not help but wonder if this was not added to the story told by the web-toon by the drama writers because it seemed out of character for Saet-byul.

Not only that but why couldn’t other people just butt out and let Dae-hyun decide what is best for himself? Everyone acknowledges what a great man he is- so why not respect his judgment?

I even like how Yeon-joo resolved things- by taking a job at a Silicon Valley start up she is finally truly taking on a challenge without the ties of her connections. As a result she will not be trapped into a marriage to Director Jo- thank goodness.

And Dal-shik has abandoned the dreadlocks in favor of a his and hers haircut which he shares with Geum-bi. It now appears as if “fake Jamaican” was actually something he did to help him with his webtoon (though he no doubt will continued to be a Bob Marley fan). And, as silly as this pair is (none sillier) fortunately his daddy is even richer than her daddy- so they will face no real obstacles in their future. It was nice to see them actually working together on his new web-toon- which this time will be the romance he really wanted to write. They will always be silly- but in their case it is OK and it works.

And I love the fact that Dae-hyun’s mom never intended Saet-byul to leave- and even apologized for hurting her un-intentionally. She simply had never realized that Saet-byul loved her son. Now that she also realizes what was wrong about Yeon-joo’s approach to relationships (which she carefully spells out to Yeon-joo’s mother) she is no doubt very happy that Saet-bul will, in time, actually be an official part of her family. That scene where she sets Yeon-joo’s mom straight was one of the highlights of the final episode and it confirms what I thought before: In the end it is Yeon-joo who is not acceptable to Dae-hyun’s family, while Saet-byul is very nearly the ideal daughter-in-law.

Kim Yoo-jung was fabulous in this show- we really felt everything that her character was going through. When i watched her in CLEAN WITH PASSION FOR NOW I really thought that she would continue to do great things as an actress and she has proven me right. She is one of my very favorite actresses for a reason.

Can I take a moment to give some real praise to the male lead in this show? Ji Chang-wook also did a great job of portraying a solid young man of principle and integrity. One of the highlights of the final episode is when he explains to his parents that he wants to live the life that they live- that they are not failures but in fact a real success in how they have lived their lives. He portrayed that with such real sincerity that you could feel that he really meant what he said. And, when he explained how his saving her at the dojo ten years ago was a turning point in his life you could feel then too that he really meant it- and, as Missvictrix has noted, you can see why this was what finally removed the last of Saet-byul's doubts. Ji Chang-wook's ability to make us feel this things really is a tribute to his ability: In the hands of a more ordinary actor Dae-hyun would have been little more that a a cardboard cut-out. Dae-hyun is actually a very difficult character to portray correctly- in part because his kind of character is actually very seldom seen in a drama.

I didn't like the noble idiocy plot. The couple was perfect until then. We had to wait a long time to see it, even after his confession, SB asked for time because she wanted to her exam result. I loved DH's answer that she didn't need to be a better person to date him, she was already good enough for him. After that, I hoped we finally got them being a cute couple. But they chose to separate them and it didn't bring anything to them as a character. And I feel cheated! I wanted a kiss! There was no use to listen public opinion at this moment of the drama.... But they were still cute at the end :)

After hearing several times the mum saying she didn't want DH to end up like his parents, I was so happy that DH said he wants to be like them, that he likes his job and his simple life. This scene was really beautiful from the 3 actors.

I really, really, really hated the ending of ep. 15. I can't stand noble idiocy after all these years watching dramas. It benefits absolutely no character ever! I barely got over Find me in your Memory's NI and now they did it with BR too. I wish the writer chose something smarter. Oh, they have to be separated? Noble idiocy. It is the easy way out.

I got butthurt thanks to SB leaving without a word and turning her phone off and DH being so understanding about it, then they totally trolled the audience with the fake out lol I am actually okay with no kiss in a drama, I just don't think they got their revenge on the people they wanted to. Showing the crew was adorable and fun though!

All together, I don't feel regret watching it. It had a lot of great moments. KYJ became an actress whose next performance I can't wait to see. What a talent. JCW was great too, DH is in my top 3 JCW characters for sure. I wish I could see this pairing in a few years.

I enjoyed watching this drama. Even my husband enjoyed the bits that he watched with me when he has time. I find the story interesting cos I wasn’t expecting much. But quite surprised at the parodies, parallels and meta. It’s really quite clever. Unfortunately it was so unfairly bashed and many probably didn’t want to watch cos of how bad it was painted.

I love the CGI especially those fighting scenes. KYJ has potential to do an action drama or movie. The girl is so agile! And I love JCW for thia role. I thought he won’t do so well in comedy but this drama changed my opinion. I also applaud him for willing to explore a role that does not make him look cool but quite the opposite.

I love all the side characters including DS and GB. I was uncomfortable with DS’s initial intro but move pass that, I was good.

The ending though could be different. I don’t need the kiss but I prefer them to end as a drama and not a production.

Anyway I was glad for no kiss cos of the name bashing for both JCW and KYJ. So better not kiss for their reputation sake. We did get one in ep 3. Haha.

Yes, this show was not perfect but I love it anyway. JCW and KJY did justice to this drama. I did not expect it but JCW was a revelation for his physical comedy here. I really could not fathom why people complained. Some party must have instigated it to drive viewers away but this show and the ratings proved them wrong.

Before we close this chapter and forget about it, I just wanted to share a few thoughts with you all.

I appreciate that this ended as a heartwarming and memorable drama for some, but I want it also to be understood why the Dal-shik aspect of this drama was a real injury to our values, especially at this time. I wrote an essay about how these representations contribute to real-life harm here: Diversity in Dramaland: K-dramas and Racial Stereotypes. The Dramas Over Flowers podcast (which I co-host) also spent weeks researching and producing a special episode called Representation in Dramaland: Race and Identity. I ask anyone unfamiliar with this side of the conversation to please take some time to check these out.

I'm not asking you to stop watching or loving this drama or any other, I just want us to be able to put our reflexive reactions aside and listen to how some things affect other people differently, and how we all have the right to ask for safety from harmful stereotyping. I would love us to be able to have an open and honest conversation about this within our fandom without the people who are harmed by this being driven away, especially here on Dramabeans.

That brings me to my last point. I appreciate the effort that missvictrix has put into pointing out that Dal-shik was racially problematic, but there is still little to discuss why that was so. Moreover, what I and many other readers really needed to see was Dramabeans as an institution taking a clear, anti-racist editorial stance. The Dramabeans community is international and multiracial, and the editorial silence on this topic sends a message that DB is either unaware of how it is harmful, or it doesn't care. The lack of a clearly defined position of anti-racism has made a section of the community feel unheard, and even at times, unwelcome.

I love K-dramas. I love Dramabeans. I have given Dramabeans my best work and poured into it countless hours in the last six years that I have been a writer here, and even more before that as a reader and regular commenter. Though my time as a writer has come to an end, I want to see DB continue to succeed, and I want DB to be a welcoming and inclusive space for every member of the fandom, especially its most marginalised. However, that's not something that can or will happen without intentional effort.

I think there are three things that would help immediately:

1) Community moderators. It's difficult for a single person to manage the job of moderating discussions. A moderator is someone who can actively step in to facilitate a discussion and, when needed, de-escalate and remind members to mind their manners, while still allowing the conversation to continue. They are also...

I never got to comment on this drama and i keep wondering what I could have said if i did.
I did enjoy the show to my hearts desire and I loved every `𝑫𝒂𝒆 𝒉𝒚𝒖𝒏 and 𝑺𝒂𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒚𝒖𝒍` scenes