I wasn't her boyfriend but I wanted to dump her.

I never thought someone could compete with the FL from Bad Memory Eraser, but this girl puts on a fight.
And the ML is just another basic self centered guy... Wait, is this show Bad Memory Eraser's twin??? Even the plot is equally dumb... Oh my cat.

Good luck with this one everyone. Tabong out. *Runs for her life*

I dropped this show very quickly. I couldn't stand either of the leads and didn't see a point in continuing. Hwaiting Dramaddictally!!

Okay, I know that I am probably very much alone in this, but I actually enjoyed this. Obviously, the science is bonkers (genes dont' work that way! And a gene that predicts suicidality? YEAH RIGHT) but I have this weakness for pathetic, lovelorn FLs who tug at my heartstrings, and this is definitely fitting the bill. I also love when they're paired with playboy MLs. I like the editing and direction style, and how it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's also kind of cool to have a polyamorous character. I hope the 2ML gets his own love interest.

The whole thing about valuing a fetus over a mother's life was pretty uncomfortable for me, but I THINK I get where the drama was trying to go with it. I hated how everyone was mad at the ML, though. Giving people hard choices like this is literally his job, he can't lie to her just to give her hope like she seems to want.

The drunk thing didn't bother me too because it was actually, like, really critical to the plot? As long as they don't have her keep getting drunk. But: she destroyed his puzzle! Not cool!

Like, would I recommend this drama to people? Probably not. Will I rewatch it in the future? Also probably not. But am I gonna enjoy it as just a dumb, entertaining story with a hopefully cute romance? Heck yeah.

I think you won the kdrama lottery. The characters in this show are far more interesting than all the other shows that premiered this week. I like the polyamorous woman with her weird maternal relationship. I loved the FL with her strange tragic parents' deaths. Each of the characters seem to have an interesting relationship with their parents which is very apropos for a story about a geneticist.

I also have a soft spot for short women physical humor. It reminds me of the PBY physical humor in SWDBS. Running at a grown man with a perfume bottle. So menacing lol.

I completely agree with your dislike of Siwon dramas except for She was Pretty. I think that one was really well done for a Cyrano de Bergerac remake and I think he was funny in it. His boyish humor reminds me a little of George Clooney.

I liked the second episode much better than the first, which was a mess.

Speaking of a mess who the heck is styling our FL and why have they not been fired yet? Her hair and clothing are so bad that it distracts from the show.

The alleged DNA science is so inaccurate as to be a total fantasy (although there is actually some truth to the smell discussion). Anyone who is enjoying this show needs to suspend disbelief and simply accept that this is a science fantasy romcom. It reminds me of the Fantasy Law which we sometimes get in lawyer shows: Not reality but (hopefully) necessary to the plot.

That being said I appreciate that the medical advice handed out to the lady with the chromosomally defective fetus was absolutely correct in the ethical sense- any sort of false hope would be dishonest and inappropriate. Our ML is doing his best for his patient.

I will continue watching but I have to admit that I am enjoying LOVE NEXT DOOR more than this show.

I have seen 3 dramas where the characters were dead drunk and had some post-drunk activities, none pricked my skin more than DNA lover did. I was angry at what I was watching.

It got better in episode 2 though. But I can't seem to erase the memory of episode 1. Cause now all I can recall is a very unprofessional geneticist.

I'd break up with the FL in a heartbeat too. I can't deal. I did understand her case when she said she'll be breaking up with his family and not just him. But, as the story continued, my sympathies disappeared in almost an instant.

I, for one, found some meaning in the trigger moments of the drama. Like the case of the pregnant woman. If DNA Lover will continue to intersperse stories like this across the runtime, it'll be a good way to reward me for watching.

The first two episodes were weird, but not good weird, mainly bad weird.
Somehow, the entire production makes an old-fashioned impression. What's more, most of the characters are not particularly likeable.

I'll probably watch one or two more episodes, simply because I want to know whether the hair growth will spread and how the problem will be solved (if he suddenly starts losing all his hair because of the antidote, I'd watch even longer).

The FL we saw in the first scene was so calm, collected and professional, it's a shame the writer decided it was a dream and not what we could have. Instead we have a clumsy, drunk and unprofessional at her job (is SoJin using the work equipment to analyse all of her boyfriend's DNA?). Hopefully that will improve.
The first episode did a good job of introducing the two male leads, and I like that they are friends, even if the younger one seems to be the more mature of the two.
I think we're supposed to dislike the ML, thankfully he's not a cheater, just a playboy, and it's probably his fault that his relationships end for lack of commitment, I wonder how things went with the SFL... but at least he's shown to be a capable professional.
We'll watch him fall and I'm here for it, tbh.
Our fireman has a bit of a saviour complex and we could say that the whole situation with the pregnant lady could have been avoided if he had given her a hotline number instead of his own...
I've been intrigued by the polyamorous character since it was announced, but I share Dramaddictally's doubts about how the show will handle it.
Still, episode 2 was much better balanced between comedy and seriousness than episode 1, so there's hope. Production's already finished, so there's not much they can do with the FL wardrobe.

"I don’t know if I’ve ever watched a drama starring Choi Siwon that I actually liked"

This is me, too!

And this show continues that trend. I dislike both the FL and the ML, finding the latter to be too smirky and smarmy, and the former to be unbelievably stupid and irritating. The first episode was terrible, with extended, unfunny, drunken antics, and yet, I persevered, found the second episode marginally better (the polyamorous character was unexpected, and I'm not sure what the show is saying about her yet--although I suspect she'll end up happily monogamous by the end) and there were a few scenes where the FL finally seemed like a rational, intelligent professional even if her science isn't science-ing. I also like the general idea of a playboy felled by true love, although again, Siwon isn't really my fave, so we'll see if I find that appealing.

This is one of those dramas that I'd easily bypass if I wasn't still feeling like I'm in a major dry spell. But because that's the reality, I'll probably stick around for one more week out of perverse curiosity.

I'm trying to like. Not sure how far I'll let myself go though before I yell I Quit!

I thought my brother, a real-life genetics researcher, might be excited about this show, so I was going to give him my VIKI password and tell him to give it a go. I'm getting a sense from the comments here that this would be the worst way possible to get him hooked on Kdramas.

BTW - He's head of a project that's working to identify genetic variants associated with Alzheimer Disease, specifically in Koreans. I've suggested that he encourage his research partners in South Korea to hire themselves out to the Kdrama industry as much-needed technical consultants on Alzheimer's! 😂🤣😂

I came here to read the comments. Oh boy, I'm glad this show never make it into my watching list.

I feel like AI could have written a better screenplay. What a waste of the sweetest FL, her performance in Terrius was literally healing to me. So how could the same actress be magnetic in one drama and innane in another? Answer: screenplay.

This rom-com is best enjoyed when passed out drunk on your couch.

Well for me it is slow moving bike heading towards a pile of nonsense. Filled with absurd science and unlikable leads the only bright spot was the second lead. In this sea of nonsense I found him like island of sanity.

To be honest, I know how dumb it is, but I sometimes need a brain break. Sometimes kdramas have too much drama and it’s exhausting. Brain dead fun and some semi hard hitting thoughts are sometimes all I need. Her hair is bad, but not as bad as the FL in My Sweet Mobster. She’s cute and quirky, which is her MO. My Secret Terrius was just good because of the ML.