Love Design

Overview

Rin, a talented, popular, young, and anti-corporate architecture graduate, meets the boss of a crumbling architecture firm, Aokbab. In a desperate attempt to save her family's firm, Aokbab reluctantly hires the similarly reluctant Rin to help with a project that could help bring the company back on track.

Rin and Aokbab realize that they have actually met… at a place that means a lot to the both of them respectively.

Thoughts

Truly one of the best rom-com dramas I've watched in 2025! It's become one of my comfort watches. If you like the enemies-to-lovers trope, this is a pretty satisfying one to watch. It also has a relatively good budget, so the cinematography, acting, and even setting (there are a lot of scenes shot in Japan) and an accompanying soundtrack are top-notch.

Favorite Moments

The special episode is a standout. Aokbab struggles to understand why Rin doesn't want to enter a marriage, while Rin doesn't understand why Aokbab wants that type of commitment when what they have is already great. Although they could've improved Rin's backstory and a more elaborate dialogue of what she is against specifically, I don't think I've seen something like this in a drama of any region. Specifically for Thai GLs, it is common for the shows to end with a happy-ever-after marriage without any disagreements from any parties, so it was a nice change of pace.