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The perfect series to recharge and totally unwind. I Need Romance is much more open and realistic in many ways than other Korean series. I would say it's more of a women's thing, but I believe some men will have fun with it too. It's actually kind of like Sex and the City, in a Korean way. From the Korean stuff, it reminded me a bit of The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry. The girls were totally bonkers, a little naive at times, but they were fun in every situation. It's just a shame it didn't turn out quite the way I wanted... 4 stars. (10.09.2014)

The second I Need Romance retains some of the traits from the first season, yet is completely different. It's a bit more dramatic, more romantic, and not as focused on the entertainment side. It's just a different love story again, about different people, with different music, with a different atmosphere. But it's just as open, they don’t hold back on the kissing, and sex isn't off limits either. This time the plot revolves more around the main character and the friends don't play such an important role. I think their characters and love story were not as well thought out and interesting as in the first one, which is quite a pity. Of the characters, I think the main character was for me the most interesting. He had a perfectly complex character and couldn't (and wouldn't) talk about his feelings. But I was equally taken with the irresistible Shin Ji-hoon, who was his total opposite. The main character annoyed me a bit at first, but she wasn't the typical airhead, so in the end I'm satisfied with her. I liked that one character who appeared for a while in the first season plays a rather important role here. All in all, this series grabbed me by the heart somehow. I really liked their house, the cafe, the bicycle with the basket, the gramophone records, and all the things around it that added to the atmosphere. The soundtrack went beautifully with it too. I enjoyed watching their arguments, which were again more open than we are used to in Korean series. I'm not saying they weren't childish at times, but they still had some insight. And after that ending, I just can't rate it any other way... 4.5 stars. (12.09.2014)

While the third I Need Romance wasn't love at first sight for me, I grew to love it over time. Too bad the main character acted more like a third wheel in the first half and I enjoyed "the other man" much, much more. Too bad it was missing the girl talk at the beginning that I had enjoyed so much in the previous two seasons. And too bad I don't like Joon Seong that much. On the other hand, So-yeon Kim was amazing. And I was pleasantly surprised by Hyo-joo Park, who until now I thought was a very weak actress. Wrong; when she gets a decent role, she can act. I also enjoyed the work of the stylists, you could see they had a lot of fun with it. And some of the dialogue in the last few episodes was extremely beautiful and deep. And it's because of them that I'm leaning towards a higher rating than I had originally planned. 3.5 stars. (08.10.2014)