I was pleasantly surprised by this drama. Usually web dramas, especially staring idol groups, I find are just fanservice and fluff without much substance. At first, it did start out as shameless fluff. The premise is essentially one half of Got7 are dolls with superpowers that come to life and protect the main girl (the "good" ones, JB, Mark, Jackson, and Youngjae), while the other half are idols (the "bad" ones, Jinyoung, Bambam, and Yugyeom). JB and Jinyoung are romantic rivals over the main girl. The main girl has the dead mom trope attached to her, and is living on her own. As far as fluff goes, it does have some enjoyable moments, but I personally would have found myself somewhat losing interest if I wasn't such a big fan of the group. I was also disappointed by the effects used to showcase the powers. I personally would've rather seen cheap CGI over the little drawing thing they had, but to be fair, it does go with the overall aesthetic of the drama.

But towards the end, some really good elements become highlighted, and it really starts to stand out. It's like someone came into the writer's room and started to wonder about the implications of the premise. How does the death of the main girl's mother effect her in the long run? What if the dolls wish for autonomy? To what extent do the dolls (mainly JB) feel devotion for their owner? I really like how they went into this a bit, and it made me identify more with the "good" half of Got7 more and made them more enjoyable. They started to feel like real characters in these moments, especially the little bits with Jackson and Mark.

What happened to the other half of Got7 that made them "bad"? The reason why they're "bad", without going too far into spoiler territory, is a lot heavier than I anticipated, but I really appreciated that they went there. Jinyoung's acting also really got to shine towards the end, especially during these heavier moments. I wish they would've fleshed out Yugyeom and Bambam more in this regard, but they did flesh out Bambam in other ways a bit. It would have been nice to see these themes explored more, but I understand this was a short drama that was designed for fanservice at the end of the day. It would have been also been nice if Yugyeom and Youngjae got more of the character work the others got as well. But again, limited screentime, so someone had to step to the side I guess.

Overall, it's a pleasant little series that I would recommend to new fans. The music is basically Got7 songs from that era, so if you're a fan of that era of music, you'll like the music in this. The acting isn't stellar (save for some moments from Jinyoung that I found really impressive), but to be fair there isn't a lot of challenging material, and only two of the members have previous acting experience. It's just a cute little drama to watch to smile for a bit and get your heartstrings tugged on. I'd say is fairly rewatchable as well. I may even rewatch it myself after writing this.

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