Wow, this was a delightful surprise of a watch! Going in I was expecting mainly a lighthearted romcom, but this drama goes beyond that. It definitely has a lot of comedy but what makes this drama special is its perfect balance of comedy with depth in the plot execution. First of all (without spoiling), the plot is quite simple, and in the first half of the drama there is a lot of focus on Deok Mi's 'private life' aka her being a fangirl blog runner of her favorite idol Si An from the group White Ocean. I was slightly worried that the drama would focus too much on the fangirling and idol aspect and stray away from the art/museum curator side of hers but fortunately that didn't happen. Our male lead Ryan becomes the new director at the museum where Deok Mi works at and they start getting entangled with eachother. The acting of our leads was superb, especially Kim Jae Wook as Ryan. I was really impressed by his acting. He can change expressions so fast in such a smooth but subtle way that’s just incredible. In my mind he really IS Ryan Gold/ Heo Yun Jae. Park Min Young was also really good and I liked that she pulled off the comedy but could also switch to serious acting. I didn’t quite like her in Secretary Kim because I thought it seemed a bit robotic / NPC kind of vibe but in this drama I didn’t get that at all, I really enjoyed her acting.

One of my favorite things of this drama is definitely the chemistry between our leads and their playful but VERY healthy relationship dynamic! They really come to connect deeply with eachother and trust eachother and help eachother overcome emotional obstacles and they're always so supportive of eachother that it just warmed my heart watching this. For example, when Ryan finds out Deok Mi is The Road to Si An he didn’t judge her nor impose on her, he truly accepts that passion of hers for what it is without being overly jealous or toxic. Even when she has a moment of verbal admiration for Si An, Ryan only gets a bit jealous but he acts on it in a playful teasing way instead of a toxic controlling way which is further proof of their trust in eachother and I love it. *SPOILER* I also loved that Ryan could paint again thanks to Deok Mi’s support and encouragement. I loved that she emotionally supported him but also pushed him at the same time in baby steps, by letting him trace her hand and in a later episode asking him to trace her profile on a canvas. When he made that painting for Deok Mi’s birthday I cried. *SPOILER END*
Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young were utterly convincing as a couple and I wish they would actually marry eachother IRL!! I also love the amount of kissing scenes there are; it's not limited to the mere 'confession kiss' or the 'make up kiss', and it's another thing I find unique about this drama. It is really steamy and passionate and cute and it's just so good. They are easily one of my top fav kdrama couples now.
I also love that there is a lot of unscripted improv especially from Park Min Young and it just made it super hilarious to watch and it also made the conversations between them feel even more natural. I watched the BTS videos and I could tell even off screen they truly get along and that really showed on screen. Like sometimes when she’d improvise she’s actually joking around as Park Min Young and they’d end up laughing so hard and getting out of character but they put it in the drama anyway and that just makes it even more funny and awesome!
Comedy appreciation aside, there is definitely enough depth to the characters and plot that balances out with the more lighthearted aspects in this drama. Once again without spoilers both our leads have some baggage but it’s mainly Ryan who has trauma. The drama shows just enough but doesn’t make anything overly complicated either that it becomes boring and confusing, there is a perfect balance. There are also no plot holes which is another thing I appreciate because it happens often in dramas when it’s poorly written or not fleshed out.

Side characters wise I do find some of them less interesting, like director Eom (very one-dimensional and exaggerated) and Seon Ju’s husband (who imo is kind of a wuss but ok), but the others I did like; especially Seon Ju, Eun Gi and Cindy. I liked Seon Ju because she’s Deok Mi’s best friend and she always has her back and I just really enjoyed their friendship. Seon Ju is also very assertive in her own way and I enjoyed that. Then Eun Gi. In the beginning I disliked him because I thought he was just gonna be the ‘jealous annoying childhood friend who has a crush on the female lead’, but he outgrew that and he definitely goes through development and in the end chooses to support Deok Mi and her happiness. With Cindy it’s a similar thing, I thought she was just gonna be the ‘spoiled annoying rival Si An fangirl who wants to knock down Deok Mi’ but she also doesn’t stay in that stereotypical trope, which is why I started to like her. She even learns to do things on her own (coming from being super spoiled and not doing anything by herself) and finds new ambitions at her work in the end which I’m proud of her for. She also ends up befriending Deok Mi and the rest and that makes me happy.
I also enjoyed watching kdrama parents not being stereotypical for once. Deok Mi’s mom seems like a stereotypical mom in the beginning but she actually cares a lot for Deok Mi and definitely shows that later in the drama, in a healthy communicative way.
Overall I did like that the supporting characters weren’t just ‘there’, but they all have their own thing going on as well.

Music wise there weren’t a lot of OST tracks, but they were simple but memorable. My favorite one has to be ‘Think of You’, it’s Ryan and Deok Mi’s song and I love it.

Overall I would highly recommend this drama. It’s heartwarming, funny, easy to watch, but also has depth and it’s definitely refreshing!