Nevertheless is the K-drama equivalent of watching your friend date the wrong person and texting the group chat about it in real-time. It's beautifully shot, breaks genre conventions by actually showing sex and messy emotions, and apparently sparked real conversations about modern dating toxicity.

But let's be real: this is adult content with frequent sexual situations, and the core relationship is a case study in red flags. The male lead is explicitly a player, the female lead keeps going back despite knowing better, and the whole thing is a slow philosophical meditation on why we make bad romantic choices. Some viewers found it refreshingly honest; others (see that 2.9 Letterboxd rating) found it just plain frustrating.

If you're an adult who enjoys moody, aesthetically gorgeous dramas about complicated relationships and can handle watching people make questionable decisions for 10 episodes, this might scratch an itch. But it's absolutely not for kids, not particularly enriching beyond 'yep, toxic relationships are toxic,' and even among its target audience, it's polarizing. Watch it for the vibes and the art school aesthetic, not for relationship goals.