I actually had never heard of/seen a "noona romance" before, and I can tell after this show that I am NOT a fan.
It's unfortunate because this show had a lot of potential.
I broke my own rule to watch this show and I wish I hadn't. My rule is to never watch k drama's that are made before 2015 because I dislike the older style of k drama's. However I thought the story sounded really interesting and I recently watched While You Were Sleeping and was really impressed by Lee Jong- Suk.
This was a disappointing watch for me - predictably, I hated how dated it was; from the music, to the cinematography, to the costuming. The story was pretty decent but it was dragged out unnecessarily and I grew bored and frustrated towards the end. You could see Jong-Suk's potential of being a great actor in this, but I definitely felt that he was trying really hard (he did a great job but at the same time he felt like a rookie actor). I also HATED the romance - they had zero chemistry and it just made me feel weird. I would have loved it if they had made it a respect/love between pseudo-siblings, but that was not the direction they went with. Overall if you like the older style of k drama's and are a fan of Noona-romance, I think you will actually like this a lot. It just wasn't for me.
This was a disappointing watch for me - predictably, I hated how dated it was; from the music, to the cinematography, to the costuming. The story was pretty decent but it was dragged out unnecessarily and I grew bored and frustrated towards the end. You could see Jong-Suk's potential of being a great actor in this, but I definitely felt that he was trying really hard (he did a great job but at the same time he felt like a rookie actor). I also HATED the romance - they had zero chemistry and it just made me feel weird. I would have loved it if they had made it a respect/love between pseudo-siblings, but that was not the direction they went with. Overall if you like the older style of k drama's and are a fan of Noona-romance, I think you will actually like this a lot. It just wasn't for me.