From the director of "Signal" and "Misaeng." That should've clued me in. One of the best dramas so far. So well-written and carefully directed with attention to detail. IU just nails it as Lee Ji Ahn, and Lee Sun Kyun is great as "Mister." No worries folks, this is not a "love" story in the traditional sense in case you are concerned about the age gap between the characters - it's NOT what you think, at all. There is love but not in the common sense you may find in other dramas. This is the type you see in Signal or Misaeng. It's a mutual love and respect for yourself, your family and for other human beings. It's a story about everyone who feel a weary and tired of life (one of my fave quotes from the drama: "you feel like you've worked hard and struggled all your life, but you look back and you see that you have accomplished nothing, and you don't even have happiness"). And it's like a pat on your back to say, it's ok. You're good. It doesn't energize you like Red Bull - filling you up just for the night. But it's a gentler green tea kind that let's you think about life, about yourself, about life's realities and how to talk about that. It's overall a human drama. And I just love that about this drama.

The characters are written very subtle. No giant dramatic moments here (as the main character says in one of the episodes, "people don't go around slapping people. that only happens in dramas. in real life, it's the kind of thing that happens maybe once in a life time") but just every day life written in a quiet but profound way. There are also great laugh-out-loud moments here too. How the director just changes an otherwise heavy scene by adding a bit of comedy or wit to dissipate the heaviness. It's so superbly executed that I don't know what else to say about it except everyone should go see it. Just when my faith in K-dramas have started to dissipate, here comes this drama to charge me up. Like green tea.