KDrama to Miss: 12 Signs of Love (2012)

12 Signs of Love/Twelve Men in a Year (2012) 

Grade: D-

16 Episodes

Magazine reporter Mi Roo breaks up with her boyfriend Jin Oh and drunkenly writes an article about it as the famous Sophia, a fickle writer that had signed a contract to submit articles to the XX magazine. Mi Roo's editor in chief prints the article, it receives rave reviews, and Mi Roo then has to continue writing the monthly column since the real Sophia decides to breach contract and leave the country instead of write. The editor in chief gets the idea to make the “erotic column” focusing on a year of Sophia's dates, one article for each zodiac sign. Mi Roo doesn't actually end up sleeping with 12 different men; some of the dating ends before that point is reached, Mi Roo's editor submits one article, Mi Roo's friend ends up dating another zodiac sign for her, and so on. Jin Oh finds out about Mi Roo posing as Sophia and interferes with some of her dates – will they get back together by the end?

*This is a very unusual format for a Kdrama, since it straight up promotes promiscuity, and because the episodes were only 45 minutes long instead of the usual 65. I wouldn't watch this again or recommend it. There were some humorous parts and there were some cute actors, but overall I just didn't like it. I think it's because the buildup just wasn't there with all the sleeping around going on.*