Ddan-dda-ra

This series is different from other dramas I've seen and it is particularly great.

The main focus wasn't romance. They touched it very gently and realistically in a classical novel way. I like it. It felt real and heart-warming.

The main focus was hanging on to your dream, fighting your insecurities, finding yourself and the hardship that lies within. Also the harsh side of entertainment industry. It was an emotional roller-coaster. I cried a lot. I especially want to praise actor Jo Bok Rae. He is a true scene-stealer. Hats off.

There was a lots of fun too. All those bromance, not only between the band members but also with Ji Sung, everything was very entertaining. It was really a stand out drama for those who are not interested in rom-com full of puppy romances.

But Ji Sung's love for Hyeri, his agony, struggles, his backing off, his shutting himself off, getting wet in heavy rain, everything really made my heart ached a lot. He even portrayed very realistically how all these agony making him tired. But they didn't drag it too much. They just lightly touched them with mainly with Ji Sung's expression. Which is even better. And it's a happy ending.

The story was slow and has too many characters in one setting. Minhyuk and Hyeri had better chemistry in my opinion.

As mentioned the first 2 episodes were a little confusing and soI watched them again.

The plot was really interesting and gave a good insight into the music industry. Loved the male lead - what an expressive actor. Also loved the characters in the band as well as the other supporting characters.

I wasn't too keen on the fact that the female lead was not very experienced as an actress and felt the writing of her character was a bit off - especially as the love interest for the main lead. It was like matching a highly skilled lead actor with a female lead who seemed like it was her first role. Perhaps this is the fault of the writers and what she had to work with.

With the female lead aside, I really enjoyed the rest of the characters and the journey of growth which they took.

Loved the plot twists and the journey of the main lead from someone who took to someone who gave

Finally I liked the ending. It was heartwarming and real.