This is a drama about your ultimate romantic fantasy coming true. Dating your favorite celebrity. We all know it’s not possible, but it doesn’t stop us from daydreaming about it. For a drama with such an unrealistic premise, however, it’s very realistically portrayed. I never thought to myself ‘This isn’t possible. This would never happen in real life.’ I personally love dramas with unrealistic plotlines that allow you to really play out your entirely impossible daydreams, but I also love stories that take unrealistic situations and make them real. This drama definitely does that. The relationship between Kim Hye Rim and Lee Ki Kwang is very grounded in reality, developing naturally and organically. The struggles they face as a couple are, while not relatable to me, very logical. Of course they’re going to have to sneak around and hide their relationship. Of course they’re going to struggle just to find five minutes for a kakaotalk chat.

The portrayal of 20-year-olds is spot on. Kim Hye Rim is very relatable. Her experiences with the opposite sex, the way she reacted to different life situations, it was all things I shared common ground on with her. I also just really liked her. She’s very likeable. Lee Ki Kwang was ridiculously adorable in everything he did. He was like a fawning little puppy whenever he was around Hye Rim. If I were a 20-year-old girl, I would be allllll over that. And Ga Young was hilarious as Hye Rim’s best friend. I would have loved to have had a friend like her when I was 20. Her obsession with Lee Ki Kwang was just so…wonderful.

Despite the drama’s title, however, there’s not actually much exploration into what it’s like to be in your 20’s (apart from what it’s like to date in your 20’s). The story's focus is mostly on what it would be like to date a celebrity, but considering the drama’s short format, I think that works in its favor. There wouldn’t have been enough time to squeeze anymore into the story then was already there.

There’s no real love triangle here, what I call a Love Octopus. Our lead has a crush on someone else at the beginning of the drama, but she quickly moves on from him once he shows his true colors. Most of the romantic tension comes from the main couple having to keep their relationship a secret from everyone. There are no evil romantic rivals for our leads to contend with. Instead, we have a vicious Kpop fanbase and a roommate who may have taken her celebrity crush a little too far. When the relationship is finally revealed, there is fallout, and the couple definitely suffers from it, but it’s all worked out to everyone’s satisfaction by the end.

And the roommate finds another hottie to crush on.

Everything about this drama is pretty wonderful. The camerawork is beautiful, very aesthetically pleasing. The storyline is very well thought out and grounded in reality. The acting is flawless. And the eye candy is very eye candy worthy. At 4 episodes of 20-25 minutes each, there’s really no excuse not to watch this drama.