
im absolutely loving this story, no idea why people think its bad

Not super sure.
When I had stopped reading it, it was because some previous translations were so bad that it was took a significant amount of effort to understand what was going on. So the earlier ratings and discussion probably stem from there.
From reading a couple more recent comments, it might be because of poorly resolved, ungratifying drama or deus ex machina lines from future chapters...? idk
i hate to say this but heejoo is just a tad bit stupid
Her character in the drama is much better... the manhwa is kinda cringe
No kidding, I like her better in the kdrama. Going to see how she is in the novel as well pfft