Drama Digest
Yang Ji Soo two times with her cold but kind boss, Yoon Tae Ho, and the cute part-timer Moon Ji Ho. Ji Soo intentionally got into this situation as an excuse for failing to decide whom to choose since they’re both charming in their ways. She dated multiple people as she pleased as the school belle, irrespective of their age, so this situation is not surprising for her. But when Ji Ho decided to work at her company, things became awry for Ji Soo.
The Feel-Good Part
The acting is good, contradictory to the plot.
The Disappointing Factor
The drama feels a bit dragged in the middle. Ji Soo’s character required polishing to convey her personality well.
Despite showing a glimpse of her school life, her greed and obsession over having things her way, irrespective of how it affects others, is not portrayed. Picturing a problematic concept under cute garb doesn’t change the awful side of it.
In-Depth Analysis
Ji Soo’s addiction to getting attention was present even at school. She loves things that make her the center of the gossip in a good way. Nevertheless, the drama doesn’t show the female lead in a demoralizing manner even though these features are something that would put her negatively. Yet even though Ji Soo is two-timing but her situation is shown sympathetically. It concludes two-timing is a normal thing in society. The heinous aspect of Ji Soo’s personality is kept as a hint of the breakup Ji Soo had with her former lover. The drama focuses on her and shows that she is the epitome of a ‘Bad Girlfriend’ yet, it can’t fully convey the tone. The use of black and red as contractive colors in the posters and the use of a sharp font for the drama name posits a layer of exploring the facades of a woman who is a ‘Bad Girlfriend’. Instead, the drama carries a lighter tone. It cutely shows Ji Soo most of the time and keeps the story structured in a way that evokes sympathy for her. None of this changes the dreadful aspect of two-timing. It veils away the effect it can have on a person, who can feel like getting used. Putting Kwak Hyeon Hoo as the person beside her muddies the problem further. His presence shows him supporting her actions, which are no less problematic than it already is. Rather than highlighting the darker side of these people, it poses them in a woefully positive way. It goes to such length of Ji Soo saying that two-timing is hard while the effects of it on the victim can go from worse to severe limits. Especially in a society where the dating culture holds a blatant side that multiplies into excessive stalking and life-threatening obsession at every corner.
If the drama inclines toward Ji Soo enjoying multiple relationships, she should consider involving her partners too. Having a healthy conversation might have guided it in a logical direction. But the drama runs between the dingy side of cheating and other relationship possibilities. But it fails to draw a coherent picture.
Star Power
Byeon Seo Yoon, Park Young Woon, Yang Hyuk, and Yoo Jung Hoo performed well. They portrayed their roles beautifully, living up to the characters’ expectations.
Overall Opinion
The drama might be an epitome of how things look like inside the head of a two-timer. Indifference to people’s emotions, especially when it curves into the deep intimacy of love, reflects here as a minor thing. This drama carries most of the elements of a big red flag if you come across a person like Ji Soo.
