"Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" Couple Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook in "Touch Your Heart"

Why did the infamous "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" couple, Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na, choose "Touch Your Heart"?

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The tvN drama "Touch Your Heart" is about a top actress who goes downhill after getting involved in a drug scandal with a third generation chaebol, and the lawyer who falls in love with her. Lee Dong-wook plays Kwon Jeong-rok, the ace of Always Law Firm that Oh Yoon-seo (Yoo In-na) works at. Oh Yoon-seo is his assistant.

This isn't the first time Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na worked together. They co-starred in the tvN drama "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" two years ago as Death Angel and Sunny. "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" gave them their life's characters so their reunion in "Touch Your Heart" was highly anticipated. It was also Yoo In-na's first comeback in two years since "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God".

However, "Touch Your Heart" didn't do so well. The bad-tempered guy and the clumsy girl was a typical set-up. Kwon Jeong-rok and Oh Yoon-seo's romance didn't get any support as well and the story was predictable. Yoo In-na and several sub-roles were in charge of comedy, but they weren't that funny.

The drama did put itself apart from other dramas with the background of a law firm and the court. It also deals with the current social issues like Seungri, Jung Joon-young, and the late Jang Ja-yeon. However, it wasn't enough to grasp the interest of viewers. The simple story and typical characters made viewers change the channel.

The viewing rate continued to go down. The first episode rated 4.736% which is the highest it goes and soon dropped to 3%. There wasn't enough topic to go around either.

The performance of the cast was satisfying but that was that. People are beginning to wonder why Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook chose "Touch Your Heart" in the first place.

Meanwhile, Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na's "Touch Your Heart" ended on the 28th of March.