If you’ve had to live your entire life suppressing your true self and instead having to work towards other people’s goals, what is the purpose of your existence? Can you truly be happy? And how do you go about changing your situation? This drama addresses these issues in a very touching way that really draws you in.

The female lead is an orphan that works for a small publishing firm and often refers to herself as a “corporate slave.” She has to bottle up everything inside and smile and say yes to her bosses ridiculous demands. She faces numerous setbacks in life every day. But when she spies on the handsome CEO nearby, he becomes like an oasis in the desert and a comfort in a hard and bitter life. His advice in an interview on how to face adversity really impacts her. Knowing that even a rich powerful CEO like him also faces lots of setbacks comforts her. And seeing how he fights so hard to stay strong inspires her.

The male lead is an illegitimate child whose mother dies while he’s quite young. He’s then surrounded by mean, jealous step siblings and a tough father. In order to have value in his fathers eyes he has to be perfect and stay at the top. He has spent his whole life working towards other peoples goals and not for himself. He constantly has to suppress his true feelings and desires.

So when the male lead is in a coma and the female lead is unconscious and hospitalized, the alternate world they enter is very enticing to them. In the real world they are both forced by their circumstances to suppress themselves and live for others. But in the alternate world they are able to break free of their subservient personas and behave as they were never allowed to before. He gets to be the childish overbearing CEO and she gets to be outrageous and do whatever she pleases regardless of the outcome. So we see two very different people in the alternate world which has confused some viewers. But if you take into consideration their circumstances, it’s completely understandable and makes for comedic gold. Their behavior in the alternate world had me laughing all of the time.

This drama opens up with an amazing shower scene so you know right away it’s going to be a really sexy drama. The romance is quite steamy with lots of real kisses, hugs, cuddling, and some racy bedroom scenes. Their chemistry is one of the best I’ve seen. And you don’t have to wait till the last couple of episodes to see it all. If you’re into really romantic dramas then you’ll love this one.

That being said, there were a few things I didn’t like. The female lead is dressed in baggy frumpy clothes and always has unkempt hair that’s pulled up into a half ponytail or mini bun that sticks out. Meanwhile her romantic rival is dressed in close fitting clothes with short skirts and beautifully styled smooth silky hair. I really dislike dramas that purposely make the beautiful female lead look frumpy while her rival is made up perfectly. Also, since the alternate worlds setting is a romantic novel the only storyline there is the romance. So they keep the main leads apart with minor issues continually popping up for far too long. It’s also frustrating that they never give a clear explanation as to what caused them to go to an alternate world. The main leads discuss it at length and the drama gives us some hints but no definitive answer is given. But I’ve always been a super analytical person and love solving mysteries. So I’ve included my theory on what I think caused that to happen. I’ve put it below under “spoilers.”

Overall I have to give this drama really high marks for an original storyline, amazing chemistry, perfect romance, great comedy, and excellent acting. There’s character growth for everyone and some important life lessons are taught along the way. The positives in this drama far outweigh the negatives. You should definitely watch this drama it’s really good.

Slight Spoilers ahead:
We know that after seeing someone attempt to murder the male lead (which puts him into a coma), the female lead is afraid to report what she saw for fear that no one would believe her and there would be retaliation. So she goes to a temple and prays to a very powerful god named Mazu. She asks Mazu to help the male lead without revealing her identity or that she was illegally spying on him. Shortly afterwards, both the female and male lead are transported to an alternate world where books come to life. They suddenly find themselves living in a world where they are the characters in the romance novel the female lead is working on. She remembers everything and knows who she is but he doesn’t remember anything about himself. And when they leave the alternate world she still remembers everything yet he, again, remembers nothing. So her prayer that the male lead is helped without her identity being revealed comes true. It is my belief that Mazu answered her prayers by sending them both to the alternate world where she would learn a lesson and realize what she needed to do to help the male lead. The female lead learns that bottling things up inside and hesitating to speak up out of fear only makes the situation worse. She realizes that you can’t procrastinate, you have to boldly speak up without hesitation. So when she comes back to the real world she has learned her lesson and does what she should have done in the first place. She boldly goes to the authorities and tells them what she witnessed. The drama kind of hints that Mazu may have sent them on their journey but it doesn’t come right out and say it. The leads discuss it and throw around a lot of other theories but there’s no real conclusion as to what really happened. But after a lot of analysis I think my theory makes the best sense. I hope it helps gives closure to a few of you guys as it did me.

Oh and another little spoiler...., you’re gonna love episode 12. It has a scene that’s like a mild version of “50 Shades Of Gray.”