THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW EVER.

I needed to write this down since I had so much expectation for this drama when I decided to finally watch it in 2023 after postponing for a few times because it was recommended to me. However, I was seriously disappointed with the story. In addition, the drama could have been finished in 24 episodes but it was dragged to 30 episodes which made it a little unbearable. It was to the point that I was even contemplating if I could finish it or just drop it. The last episodes in particular were really bad.

I especially found it ABSURD how the female lead has decided to normalize her disguise ("ugly", freckles, thick glasses, thick eyebrows) UNTIL THE END OF THE DRAMA just to satisfy the male lead's masculine inferiority when she outgrew him to be more popular in school with her TRUE appearance. It's disturbing how she has to wear a fake disguise even if she doesn't already need to, just because the male lead is jealous when he himself is an idol and has lots of fan girls glorifying him as their "highness". It imports a VERY dangerous precedent that ONLY male leads have to outshine everyone while looking cool, handsome and popular while female leads have to be in the shadows while looking "ugly", hated and bullied when in reality, the female lead is much more talented, smart and physically fit than the superficial male lead.

OVERALL, the only thing I can commend about this drama is the acting and the music. I liked how the actors and actresses portrayed their characters well. It could have been amazing if the story was well written.