Scored 8.0 on IMDb from a substantial global audience; critics praised Lee Jong-suk's powerhouse performance and an unusually substantive thematic argument about media responsibility embedded in a genuinely romantic lead pairing.
Renewal: Single-season run of 20 episodes concluded January 15, 2015. No sequel produced. The series is praised for tackling media accountability and sensationalism in Korean news broadcasting with unusual directness for a primetime romance. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12014 · 20 eps | 12 November 2014 | 8.4 | n/a | 8.0/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The premiere establishes the tragedy at the series' root - a firefighter's death turned into a national scapegoating by a broadcast journalist - and then jumps forward to show how the wreckage shaped the next generation. The tonal calibration between grief and romantic-comedy setup is handled with more care than the genre usually requires.
Full episode review →The finale delivers on the show's thematic promise - the reckoning between media accountability and personal justice - while resolving the central romance in a manner audiences found satisfying. Critics cited the finale as a rare K-drama ending that honoured the intelligence of its setup.
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