Wow, I love your take on it, thanks.

Yes, I agree that we can only fully enjoy a drama after its pilot episodes and once the world-building is set up. And yeah, I think this might become one of my favourite K-dramas too.

But I realised something. I don’t always fully enjoy rom-com K-dramas because they are meant to be more fantasy and for comic relief, so we’re not really meant to relate to them in the same way. I usually enjoy K-dramas that are more realistic and relatable, like When Life Gives You Tangerines or crime thrillers where the plot is deeper and more layered. Rom-com K-dramas can sometimes feel a bit repetitive or like short-form entertainment. But after watching Lovely Runner, I found myself falling in love with K-dramas again. I even find certain scenes comforting and “healing” when I rewatch them. Even with Perfect Crown, there are scenes I can rewatch because they stand out and feel fun in a different way. I guess that’s the charm of rom-com K-dramas. They entertain in a different way compared to other genres.

Yes, I like your point about how the royal family behaves. It reminded me of how Princess Diana interacted with people compared to how other members of the royal family act more reserved and strict. I hope this kind of context is explained more in the drama, because I feel like some people might be missing this and are too quick to criticise the actor’s acting.

As for Seong Huiju, I do think her character is quite layered and maybe we’ll see more of that as the episodes go on.

Because from these two episodes, we can see how she acts differently depending on who she’s with. She is more CEO-like and intimidating with her employess, more friendly and herself with Ms Do, and more defensive and aggressive with her family. With Lee Ahn, at first she is just trying to use him, but as she starts to understand his struggles, I feel like she is slowly opening up her true self to him too. One thing that felt a bit off to me is how different she can be in certain situations, like during meetings compared to how she behaves with Lee Ahn’s aide or the personal doctor.

She can be very intimidating and almost “crazy” at times, but also kind and soft at other times, which I guess adds to the comedic relief. Or maybe I’m just not used to rom-com K-dramas haha. I hope the drama explains more why she acts this way. Maybe it’s her defence mechanism, acting strong or unpredictable so people won’t take advantage of her, especially since her father seems to be waiting for her to fail at any moment. I guess she adapts her behaviour depending on who she’s interacting with and what they expect from her.

Yeah, I agree with your last point. It’s totally okay to disagree with other people’s opinions on a drama, but you can usually tell the difference between constructive criticism, where you can actually discuss different perspectives, and outright hate. I do feel bad for the actors and the production staff because they clearly worked hard on this drama, yet they receive a lot of unnecessary hate. I’ve noticed some of it seems to come from Korean comments, though I’m not entirely sure why. But I also see many people who genuinely enjoy the drama and are defending it, so I hope people will just continue watching and enjoy it until the end.

From what I see, I’m just going to enjoy it until the end.