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Lovestruck in the City · Season 1 · Netflix

Lovestruck in the City Season 1

Lovestruck in the City Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.6/10. 17 episodes on Netflix from 22 December 2020.

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BollyMeter7.6/10Ji Chang-wook and Kim Ji-won are among the most naturally charismatic pairings in K-drama, and the mockumentary format gives their chemistry an unusual immediacy. Critics compared the leads to Ross and Rachel - a shorthand for the show's comfort-food pleasures rather than its originality.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Lovestruck in the City premiered on KakaoTV in December 2020 and reached international audiences via Netflix, becoming one of the platform's quiet K-drama finds of the 2020-2021 cycle. The structural conceit is a mockumentary: six city-dwelling singles narrate their romantic histories direct to camera, with the central arc following architect Park Jae-won (Ji Chang-wook) and freelance marketer Lee Eun-oh (Kim Ji-won), who met as strangers under assumed identities at a beach resort. When she vanishes and resurfaces in Seoul under her real name, the show pivots into a second-chance romance with a trust problem at its core. Ji Chang-wook and Kim Ji-won are the main argument for watching: reviewers praised both the cinematography and the soundtrack as equally well-chosen, and audiences at IMDb rated the series 7.8. The six-ensemble format means momentum occasionally scatters across supporting storylines, but the primary couple's arc delivers enough emotional specificity to reward the investment. A polished, low-key romantic series that wears its format well.

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7.8/10IMDb audience
  • “Distinct characters with leads comparable to Ross and Rachel - a good entry into K-dramas for Western romantic comedy fans.”
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Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Lovestruck in the City7.8

    The premiere introduces the documentary format with genuine verve - six characters talk about love while the show cross-cuts into their actual stories. Ji Chang-wook's beach-town flashback lands with the right combination of warmth and impending complication.

    The moment: The beach sequence that establishes exactly what Park Jae-won lost - and what he doesn't yet know he'll find again in Seoul.