OMG, K-Drama stans, gather ’round! The highly anticipated tvN drama, ‘Annoying Love’ (or as we know it, ‘얄미운 사랑’), officially wrapped up its run, and we’ve got the deets! This drama gave us all the enemies-to-lovers vibes, following a super sassy entertainment reporter, Wi Jeong-shin (Lim Ji-yeon), and a charismatic actor, Lim Hyun-joon (Lee Jung-jae), on their wild ride to romance. Talk about couple goals, periodt!
The finale, episode 16, brought ALL the drama with a 4.8% nationwide rating. Our faves teamed up to expose a media CEO’s money laundering on LIVE TV – a true slay! ✨ Post-scandal, Lim Hyun-joon faced some struggles with ads dipping, but sis bounced back harder than ever with ‘Good Detective Kang Pil-gu’ Season 5 and even snatched a Hollywood audition. We love to see the glow-up! Meanwhile, Wi Jeong-shin went on an overseas assignment, giving us a brief, teary separation. But don’t you worry, the visuals eventually reunited and were spotted on a full-on public date – living their best life, no cap!
This drama was extra special ’cause it marked Lee Jung-jae’s comeback after blowing up globally with Netflix’s ‘Squid Game.’ He went from playing the human-hearted Seong Gi-hun to a national actor in ‘Annoying Love’ who’s kinda over being typecast as a righteous detective. He showed us his light, comedic side, even bickering like a total cutie with reporter Wi Jeong-shin.
While the baddies-to-baes storyline was totally convincing, some peeps did whisper about the age gap between the leads making it a bit hard to stan. Ratings started at 5.5%, dipped a bit, but mostly stayed strong in the 4% range. Overall, a solid watch for anyone who lives for that sweet, sweet K-Drama tea! ☕💖
Reported by Seoul Wire | Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷
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