Nevertheless, · Season 1 · Netflix
Nevertheless, Season 1
Nevertheless, Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.8/10. 10 episodes on Netflix from 19 June 2021.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Nevertheless, aired June to August 2021 on JTBC with simultaneous Netflix streaming, adapted from Jung Se-rang's acclaimed Naver webtoon. The 10-episode run attracted attention primarily for two things: its frank treatment of sexual desire - a relative rarity in mainstream Korean romance drama - and the chemistry between Han So-hee and Song Kang as two art students circling each other without resolution. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes rated it 79% across four reviews, with Decider praising the appeal of the leads and Jae-Ha Kim offering the sharpest note - that the show functions, perhaps unintentionally, as an anatomy of how women are pressured to manage their own needs around an unwilling partner. The audience response on IMDb (7.0) and MyDramaList (7.4) reflects divided opinion on the ending, which many found unsatisfying.
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“A primer for how women are manipulated into diminishing their own wants and desires for a man.”
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The premiere establishes the show's central tension quickly: Na-bi has been burned before and knows better, Jae-eon is evasive by habit, and their first encounter at a sculpture class sets a tone of mutual attraction undercut by mutual wariness. The visual language - muted pastels, tactile close-ups - signals that the show will be more interested in texture than plot.
The moment: Na-bi watching Jae-eon in the studio - the show announces its aesthetic and emotional register in a single, unhurried scene.