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'Nevertheless' episode 1: Jae-eon and Na-bi strike wild chemistry in 'fated' encounter

'Nevertheless' has ditched the popular K-drama trope of a slow brewing love story for a fast-paced, heated romance where a preview of the second episode shows Na-bi and Jae-eon getting warm and cozy on a couch.

'Nevertheless', the Netflix K-drama starring Song Kang and Han So-hee have started on a heart-fluttering note with wild chemistry between the lead, Jae-eon, and Na-bi. As Na-bi comes out of a heartbreaking relationship with her previous boyfriend being unfaithful, she finds Jae-eon, the junior art student irresistible. 

'Nevertheless' has ditched the popular K-drama trope of a slow brewing love story for a fast-paced, heated romance where a preview of the second episode shows Na-bi and Jae-eon getting warm and cozy on a couch. Will Na-bi ignore all red flags of Jae-eon as she finds herself being entangled in the whirlwind allure of mysterious Jae-eon?

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Jae-eon and Na-bi strike wild chemistry in 'fated' encounter

Even before 'Nevertheless' started, the 'Love Alarm' star Song Kang had teased the viewers of a 'campus romance' like never before in K-dramas. The 27-year-old K-drama star had gushed, "I think you’ll be able to feel an entirely different vibe from the innocently youthful and lovey-dovey romances of the past. Even as I film the drama, I keep thinking to myself that this is so new and different. I think that viewers will also be drawn to this aspect of the drama.”

True to 'Sweet Home' star's words, 'Nevertheless' starts with a mysterious allure, an irresistible attraction of the lead duo that they can't ignore. Na-bi, who just broken up with an unfaithful man has decided to give up on love. She meets Jae-eon first time at a bar where the junior art student cancels his date to spend the evening with Na-bi. 

Jae-eon, playful and always smiling, always charming his way through people's hearts tells Na-bi whose name means butterfly about his penchant for the very creature. His neck tattoo of a pretty butterfly catches Na-bi's eyes. Right from their first encounter, Na-bi can't get him out of his mind as the duo meets again and again in various places. 

Jae-eon invites Na-bi to his place to 'show' his butterflies but the senior student dodges the request as she is caught in the dilemma of head and heart. Na-bi has caught Jae-eon multiple times in flirty encounters with women that stand as 'red flags.' Yet she can't stop herself from a chance to explore more of Jae-eon who pays attention to listen to Na-bi's stories of struggle. 

The first episode has gotten viewers hooked on this one-of-a-kind rollercoaster story of Na-Bi and Jae-eon as they discover the preview of the next episode where things are heating up for the duo. A fan shared, "OMFG ARE YALL SEEING HOW WILD THESE TWO ARE??? R-19 NEVERTHELESS IS ALREADY COMING TO END OUR LIVES!" Another viewer gushed, "all of yoo nabi and park jaeeon encounter, it's either park jaeeon is flirting or park jaeeon is flirting!"

Check out the preview of the next episode here.