I'm not a fan of the self-imposed martyrdom either nor of the seniors who think it's okay to bully her just because she (supposedly) committed some wrongs in her past. So there was a lot of frustrated eye-rolling from me while watching.

But the leads are SO CUTE that I can't help but enjoy it. I'm actually quite surprised with how much chemistry they were able to demonstrate in just two episodes. So I'm looking forward to having these two kids flirt-play their way into my heart. Jo Han-chul as the hilarious coach is just the cherry on top.

I haven't seen ep. 2 yet, but I was definitely charmed and intrigued by the first. The badminton angle doesn't seem quite as fresh as it would have if "Racket Boys" hadn't come out in the last year, but I already learned a lot I didn't know (for example, I didn't realize there was such a thing as a corporate sponsored team of pro players).

I like the way the leads talk to each other, and the requisite childhood meeting was predictable but also fit neatly into the story. And I'm glad they already recognize each other. I've only ever seen Park Joo-hyun in "A Piece of Your Mind" in which she played a completely different character. Here, she's more direct and even after having endured some hardship, optimistic and determined without being a Mary Sue. I particularly liked the scenes when she stood up to Yook Jung-Hwan.

The chemistry between the leads is natural and believable, and I agree that it definitely seems like the romance will be at the forefront of the drama.

They are so cute, and I'll take the childhood connection as long as they can be donggap and use banmal. I'm so happy that Tae-yang has Tae-joon as her ally while being bullied by the team members. Did Joon-young commit suicide? Jung-hwan and Young-shim need to get over themselves, and I can't believe that the coaches just let them disrespect them.

At least Ji-ho and Sung-sil are nice even with Tae-joon blackmailing them. I thought that the no-dating rule would be an obstacle for Tae-yang and Tae-joon, but clearly other teammates are dating. How does he not know about the bribery scandal and why she's no longer on the national team?

I awwed that his reason for turning down her offer was because she deserved a better partner. One day their high-five is going to lead to a kiss.

Thanks a bunch for your first impressions, @DaebakGrits!

I’m smitten with this one already. Is anyone watching this on Disney + or are we all rogue? 😂 I like that they are already flirting super aggressively with each other. And they’re already teammates and already honing each other’s personalities and skills. It’s going to be a fun ride.

The tropes are heavy, but the leads are great. I’ve been a huge fan of Park Joo-hyun since Extracurricular and the two leads have good chemistry.
I’m also a fan of how they’re not really slow walking the romance. You can already see the little bits bubbling at the surface. The overbearing seniors seems pretty crappy, and weird if they knew her as well as they did before. Do you just hear a rumour about someone and then instantly believe it? There’s obviously more to the story, but at least some of them should know the kind of person she is. The FL isn’t exactly a wallflower who doesn’t speak her mind, so they’d have known about her background at least a little if they spent any time at all training together.

It’s not shot as well as Racket Boys, with lots of fast hard cuts and close ups to obscure things, so I can’t imagine the Badminton itself will be the major draw of this show. But if the characters continue being as fun as they are, I’m still along for the ride.

The OTP is the selling point for me of this drama. I have reservations about the rest of it for now, but I’ll keep watching for them, cos as has already been mentioned, they're super darn cute.
Especially him. I like him a lot, both his character and the actor... but we already knew the latter... 👀🤭

This looks super cute so I'm debating whether to start. Whilst searching, I found an anime under the same name, but it seems the storyline is a bit different apart from the badminton aspect. Not sure if the drama was inspired by it or related.

It was adorable that she had some airhead moments but was also really insightful.

But its going to take awhile before I stop tripping over the duplicate part of their names. At first it was slightly confusing because I kept mistaking them for each other.

Well really liked the premier episodes. As everyone has said the pair is having oodles of chemistry. And looks like we're having a second couple as well. Loved how he blurted out to the coach "Why is your daughter so pretty". And I really liked the FL in Extracirrcular and came because of her but the ML is also doing a good job. I did'nt care for him much in Nevertheless(tbh I did'nt like anyone in that drama esp the leads) but now I can see his charm and how his face lights up when he smiles. Will look forward to the episodes.

I really liked this drama and i feel like it has the potential to give us a nice heart-warming story. I like that the leads have already starting flirting with each other. As much as i like stories where the leads slowly fall in love, i am glad when they start implying their feelings early on. I feel like Jung Hwan may just be a nice guy ho uses arrogance as a defence mechanism and has trust issues. I loved his scene with the coach's daughter. Although i do hate Tae Yang's self imposed suffering, i do hope the resolution to this is not dragged out.

I liked the first 2 episodes. The both leads were super cute together.

I was wondering if Park Tae-Joon and Park Joon-Young were siblings. I don't know what happenned to Park Joon-Young but she was the reason Tae-Yang left and Tae-Joon's sister was the reason he is taking badminton as a job and not more.

Yook Jung-Hwan is an interesting character too. He seems to be a rebel but he cares about people around him. His relationship with the coach's daughter will be fun to watch :p

I didn't really like the badminton scenes because they filmed each player but not really the ensemble.

The leads are adorable!!! Chae Jong Hyeop has clearly been practicing the look, mastered by the likes of Ji Chang Wook. He is very good at it. I am rooting for them and I like this drama.

Love the pair and how they bicker with each other. I need more of that.

"I wonder if the big reveal will be worthy of all this self-imposed torture she’s putting herself through"

I'm almost certain it won't be worth it and will eventually be revealed to be a misunderstanding *eye roll*. The whole bullying is annoying.

I think (from the little flashback) that the reveal may have something to do with who her former doubles was dating since dating within the team is apparently forbidden 🤔.

Anyway, the leads are cute 😍 so I'm holding on to them

Watched it and I am glad I am watching it. It was fun and cute and I look forward to watching it to the last episode.

As someone from a different culture, I find this thread of bullying, whether it is school, university, army, office or sports, rather depressing. And it always seems to be a group effort, everyone gangs up on one person, and nobody seems to find it objectionable. I really loved the start of this drama but wonder what on earth she has really done to put up with all the crap - I mean, seriously, she was "rumoured to have bribed someone" three years ago, she admits she did, so it's OK to be unspeakably horrible to her? It's very Lord of the Flies.

Because the comments here made me curious, I watched both episodes. After that it was clear that I will continue to watch this drama.

My only wish would be that FML and SML get more different hairstyles. Since I often have trouble telling faces apart, I appreciate any clear distinguishing feature.

Another solid premier! I was hype for this show as soon as I heard about it and I'm super glad it's lived up to my expectations - a bit on the melo side but it seems like they'll balance it out well so that it doesn't become to heavy. Was slightly weary of sports dramas too after the 2521 induced heartache but the leads are so gosh darn cute (and chemistry very natural and palpable) that I've decided I'll risk it and continue. FL especially idk what to make of her character, but not in the negative sense - just struggling to identify her character type so it's intriguing in best possible sense. Also can't go wrong with potato boy and his beautiful smile!! Hoping this show also gets picked up for proper weekly recaps :D

I enjoyed Love All Play so much!!! I never thought I could get hooked this much again after 2521. And I'm so glad I gave it ago and it's really what I look forward now every Wednesdays and Thurdays of the week. I love that childhood connection because that really sets the tone for a good foundation for their romance. At least this is not a serendipitous trope blah blah that we're used to. While most of us gets annoyed about Taeyang's martyrdom, I figure that it comes from a perspective of someone who actually doesn't have a real family from the get go. She's adopted by the coach and raised to be a badminton star. She said so herself that she had to earn her place in her adoptive parent's family. That's why I think if she does something so unforgiveable she's already thinking that she deserves it, because she has never felt that she has someone stable in her life that would embrace, accept, and love her unconditionally until she met Junyoung. The seniors though were so extreme, and I think it's so shallow that they're all adults but was too scared of Yongshim when they're not even involved in the bribery incident. For Taejoon he was such a force right from the bat, and I love how he forfeited the match because he won't allow his partner to sacrifice getting injured just to win. I also like how he doesn't shy away from speaking up whenever their teammates mistreats Taeyang. There's so much more that I can say, but let me just say how amazing both the leads are. That amazing chemistry is off the charts! I'm so glad that Jong-heyop and Ju-hyun were gaining the long-overdue recognition they both deserved. I can't wait to see how Taejoon and Taeyang's story unfolds.

Tae yang, Tae Joon, Tae Sang. Writernim is messing with me 😅