My personal opinion of this Drama largely agrees with the overwhelming majority of reviews here - it's unwatchably bad. I actually found the first 20 or so episodes to be in the ":so bad it's good" category, but overall, it's just bad. I got though it to the end only by watching on 3X FF - hooray for subtitles! That's why I said AVOID - unless...

Unless you like makjang as a genre. It is VERY easy to mock the genre, and a glance through my feed will show I did just that throughout my rapid watch of this Drama. It was fun to take screencaps of some standout absurdities, and the amusement derived is a big part of why I finished it. But the genre has its fans, and the fact that a Drama like this one was made in 2021 shows there's still a market for makjang.

The other reason I stuck it out to the end was the performance of Lee Da Hae https://mydramalist.com/people/44919-lee-da-hae as Ju Se Ri. Her character was completely OTT even by the Drama's standards, but Ms Lee rose to the challenge of making it clear that the character believed her own story. Her facial expressions in particular were impressive, showing a much greater range and variety of makjang madness than the main villain, played by Choi Ye Jin, who was the main reason I started this. It seems fitting that of all the villains, her character has the 'happiest' ending.

So even though I'd never recommend watching this, I salute the professionalism of all involved - hardworking actors and crew who clearly gave their best to a 5-month project