Lol, that header. It will scare away any potential viewers 😂

So, let's see. First of all, thanks for the review @missvictrix. I have yet to watch Ep. 11-12 so my comments are made without knowing the ending (though I can predict it...)

What I liked:
- the old-fashioned feel of this drama. You have the cheerful hardworking Candy who's scammed, the tsundere geeeenius male lead, the impossibly nice second lead (who even advised the FL on telling the truth!), the falling-on-top-of-each-other-kiss LMAO, getting lost in a (tiny) forest, etc, etc. I don't mind all these tropes even if they were cheesy and predictable. They're innocent and familiar.

-I actually liked the scenes of Tae-in being inspired by his "muse" because they were aesthetically pleasing. They gave me the same experience as Tae-in; when we take out the noise, stress, and background OST of this world we can notice things that we couldn't hear before: birds chirping, leaves rustling, soda fizzing, waves rushing against the sand. I like poetic scenes like this. Jung In-sun is also pretty against the sun.

- I liked LUNA: we have a group that is the exact opposite of the girl group in IMITATION. In this drama they are at the peak of their career, but as individuals, they've grown apart. The most realistic character for me was the drummer boy who's thinking about the future and going into acting, but he can't because he has a contract and sense of loyalty. he has a valid point: Tae-in can produce music, but what will happen to the others when LUNA disbands? Hopefully, the drama will address some of this in the finale.

- Yeah, I dig the catchy OST: "Beautiful Breakup", "Love Paranoia", and Tae-in's version of the title song. I have bookmarked LUNA'S Youtube playlist.

- Even the convoluted chain of events that led to Yoon-Joo living with the guys (buying an old house, being scammed, chased by loan sharks, and casually being taken for her twin) was all designed to lead to the classic cohabitation trope. For the sake of the story, I rolled with it.

So as you see, there's a lot that I did like.

What I didn't like:
The one-episode per week format! Such a tropey drama would have been great fun to binge.

Biggest problem: the portrayal of the Yoon-joo as a fake in-house doctor did not sit well with me, especially because Tae-in had a real psychological issue. He could get hurt, or she could get hurt... even Google told her not to touch a sleepwalking person but she went and tapped his shoulder! Result: she was almost strangled. I found myself shaking my head a lot at her questionable treatment. Love does not cure everything. He should get treated by a real doctor or he could relapse.

By Episode 10, I have become very impatient with the female lead. For the last few episodes, she has been looking tearful and staying silent, rejecting Tae-in without explaining why... This tells me that the drama is spinning on its wheels for the sake of...

It's good to see a critique @daebakgrits instead of a blow by blow recap. It's also an amusing read. @wishfultoki 's alternative take is also an interesting counterpoint. This I like. I hope we have more of it. BTW my instincts were telling me this drama was not for me and now I know, although the pretty bits might be worth looking for.

I was actually considering watching this because of Jun. Thanks for warning me so i cam steer clear of this hot mess. Maybe will check out Jun's other drama with SeoHyun instead.

This drama was a continuation of clichés and tropes without anything else to make it good.

The acting wasn't so good. Jun didn't bring anything new that we didn't see in Imitation.

For the story :
- They never really treated Tae-In's causes to be sleepwalking.
- The fact she lied during almost the whole drama and of course couldn't say the truth by herself
- Why did she fall in love with him? He was like an angry teenager...
- Why the drummer can't be actor too? CN BLUE Minhyuk can do both.

I liked the CEO, for once, it was a nice one!

I think the only reason I watched it until the end, it's because I'm not watching so many dramas. But I started the 12 and realized I didn't watch the 11 yet... So I wasn't really very impatient to watch it.

Nice review, @daebakgrits! You made me giggle a lot more than the drama itself 😉
So, LMBYK was a thing and I watched the hell out of it even though I found it cringey and the romance subpar way too often...
My brain does this thing, if a drama is good, very often I drift away, but if it's bad enough in the right way, oh boy, it's my jam 😅
And LMBYK had all the ingredients my brain favours: lots of cheese, predictable annoying tropes, and a sprinkling of pretty actors. But, yes, I guess Writernim went autopilot on this.

Yayy @db-staff brought back series reviews! Thanks!

Must say that it was an easy watch for the most part as it gave that old style full of familiar troupes,nothing new under the sun but manageble to pass the Sunday as i didn't have that much to choose drama wise LOL...
Must say that it's sad that Lee Jun Young is being typcasted in this roles again and again as he is quite the decent actor that clearly can show and do more...
If u want a serious quality drama this isn't for you but if u are bored and want to pass the time watching something that reminds you of the old dramas u might give it a try...

Full to time pass, no brainer, no intelligence just laugh n giggle for how silly one drama can get.. while nodding ur head why am i eve watching it.
But yes i watched it till end and enjoyed it to cause it kept me sane while RL was getting hectic day by day.. so it was my easy fin watch just before going to sleep to disconnect from reality after a hard day (days)

I wanted to know:
1. More of Jun's backstory, reason of his illness, how his dad impacted that.
2. How he got actually treated (by real counselor/psychiatrist)
But all i get.. Jun spending his money to get rid of her debt and buying her house to rent it to her... gosh i wanted moreeeeeeee

Things I liked:
- The acting. I think the stars did a decent job for first-timers. Jung In-Sun & Jang Dong-Joo were obviously better, due to their experience, but I think the others could get there.
- The bromance. More Kpop sis & bromance please! The process of the band falling apart and picking up the pieces really appealed to me, especially since it's such a realistic thing that could happen. (I liked Idol: The Coup for their sismance, especially)
- Everyone else's storyline. Sure, some were a bit cliche, but I found them more compelling than the main romance (even JR/Lee Shin's forbidden love story)
- The music. Not all the songs were my cup of tea, but Love Paranoia has been on repeat. It sounds like an N.Flying song to me, especially with the rapping.
- The comedy. I'll admit, I skimmed through most of the drama, but the comedic bits were great.
- Reporter Min. Yeah, she was a background character for the most part and barely appeared, but reporters are a key part of the industry. (Still, I would've loved some Jinye x Jun interactions, especially since they used to belong to the same agency.)
- Nina. Jealousy & compulsory beach day aside, she felt really genuine. (And Kang Ji-Young is great)

What I disliked:
- The story. I think it would've been much more cohesive if we focused on the band falling apart and coming back together while dealing with the ghosts of their past.
- Pretending to be a medical professional. Good medical professionals work HARD to get there, and pretending to be one and treat someone is not to be taken lightly.
- The ending. Seriously, that's it?? We have so many loose plot threads that I could wrap them around a spool and stitch a fan slogan.

Overall, I think a story about a band growing apart then reconnecting would have been so much stronger. Get rid of the sleepwalking plotline, make Jung In-Sun the new manager instead, and focus on the relationships between the group members. Reporter Min & Nina are bumped up to recurring characters, and romance takes a backseat.

Thanks @daebakgrits for the review!

This was so bad, I was cringing most of the time, especially in the first episodes, when FL starts to impersonate a doctor. My deal with K-drama is that I go in being aware that it is going to manipulate me into falling in love with the ML. Not this one. Main leads are both one dimensional, FL pitiful and ML unlikable. The rest of the band members lack depth also, but that would be understandable if the main characters were given more nuance.
If I feel like this about a drama, I just don't watch, don't rate and especially don't write reviews. So why on Earth did I finish this one? Somehow 1 episode a week sneaked in in the beginning, and the last three episodes actually kept me watching. Still, waste of time for me.