True to its title, this show tries to capture burnout not as some big dramatic collapse but as this slow, draining exhaustion that quietly eats away at relationships and how you see yourself, and honestly it makes the characters feel really real. The pace is slow on purpose, and everyone here is flawed and full of contradictions, nobody's simple. It uses this messed up boss and employee dynamic to sneak in some pretty smart commentary on society. The story digs into toxic work culture, mental health struggles, and how money ends up running our lives whether we like it or not. And yeah, there's a love triangle thrown in too, because of course there is. This one runs ten episodes, each around 45-55 minutes. Jira's twenty eight, broke, and struggling to make it as a painter. Nothing's going right for him, his art isn't selling, he's got no steady job, and he's basically on the edge of falling apart. His best friend Ing does what she can, finding him odd jobs an...
There are some students in a university and they have a love class, where they are taught basics of love, dating, relationship etc. (yeah beats me!. Feel free to roll your eyes). The class is divided in pairs. JiWoo wants to pair up with a girl Yoona who he has had a crush on for the longest time, but she says she prefers to be paired with a girl. We are later told that she has been stalked by a man for. Along. Time now an is scared of men. This leads JiWoo to be paired with another guy Ro-A, who is his senior. Ro-A has also been secretly crushing on JiWoo. We then have Ro-A's roommate who likes him but ever since this love class, Ro-A can only think of JiWoo. Yoona eventually becomes friendly with JiWoo which leads to the stalker beating up Jiwoo and in the process Ro-A gets hurt too. This incident forces the two men to get closer. The two come up with a plan to expose the identity of the stalke, in which they succeed. Yoona now suddenly has feelings for JiWoo and expresses that but he politely declines her feelings because now he likes Ro-A. But now Ro-A decline this feelings because he thinks that his presence will only create trouble for JiWoo, and he leaves the university. A month later two men meet and fall in love.
Yes, the story is al over the place , as mentioned above. A likes B, B likes C, D also likes A. What is most funny fo rme is that every single person likes someone else, but when some other person confesses there feeling for them, they get a lecture on how they should take no for an answer, But meanwhile, they themselves are doing the exact same thing for this other person. Its funny, how rules are different for different people. The main actors in the show are two boys and two girls and not 4 men as depicted in the poster (so lame). Also the whole buildup of the stalker, you feel maybe its the teacher, maybe its other girl or maybe its Ro-A's roommate, but it turns out its a totally random guy in the class. Such an anticlimax to all the hype and buildup. And if you think that at least we get some cute, romantic scene out of it. Not really, I mean sure, there are quite some cute moments, but there aren't nearly enough to outweigh the sheer frustration. And it's funny how suddenly JiWoo falls out of love with a girl and falls fir. Boy with absolutely no context or build up. This is example of a show where you feel they were trying to cram up so much in a short time, that they barely do any rustic to anyone at all. Acting from lead actors was all just average, but its the story thats the biggest let down here. Barely an average show IMO. (4.5/10)
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There is one thing that striked me though: when they are outed on social media, a student behind said something like "I see them (gays) in drama but never for real". Had me wondering if homosexuality is that well accepted in Korea. I mean, I never expected it to be as "common" as it is in dramas, but as they made so many BL I though maybe it was more banalized. Sorry, it was just a random though.
The second season is probably going to be just as disconnected as this one and with just as large gaps between events since it's going to have to squeeze three main couples' stories in about the same time (10 episodes, 25 min each). The trailer looked pretty good though.
Run!!