The One and Only

Korean Drama " The One And Only " is a bittersweet drama with morally grey characters.

The story has a slice-of-life twist, with some dramatic moments and some sad stories for the side characters.

In addition, the story has an unconventional romance, but there are some sweet and romantic aspects to it. But, the highlight of the drama is the friendship between the girls that soften each other's edgy personalities.

Finally, the ending was okay, a bit open, but kind of suited the story.

As for the performances, everyone did a great job with their characters.

And the pace was just right for the story as well.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

An amazingly emotional story. I could cry in many places. I really like this story. Recommend to others.....The sentimental expressions of the story touched the heart strongly. A must watch story ...

Overall it's quite good. Love the characters, so many interesting ones, all actors nailed their roles. The romance is kinda fresh and unique but really cute and making your hearts flutter. Though I think 12-14 episode would be a perfect length, they could cut some scenes to make it more packed. The cinematography and the filming location also beautiful, the directing is sharp and clear. I think the main charm of this drama is the variety of unique characters besides the main leads, so many supporting characters with their own story and all played well by the actors. The main leads actors also doing a good job leading the story with their beautiful characters.

This is not a good writing. Overdosing on misery will only backfire in this case. Subjecting a single character to all of the common tropes of sadness will lose the emotional impact and genuine human connection. This is also resulted in making the drama feels infinitely longer, you'll keep wishing they just die already. Yet, that wasn't the worst part about the drama. The entire murder/mystery/investigation element was effortlessly bad. At one point the entire nation was chasing them until they gave up, no one cared and no proper follow up. The drama could've been easily cut in half without affecting the narrative at all.

Impressive how the writers avoided the melodrama and cliché that would have befallen any hollywood production about terminal illness. But that's why Kdramas are increasingly catching on in the West - because they tell stories about real people. I'd definitely recommend this one, but be warned you'll sometimes need two hankies.