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A bright children’s video creator called Mini meets a prickly CEO who is a former mob boss.  And when she suddenly finds herself both jobless and homeless, he invites her to stay in a room at his house, along with a group of his ex-con employees.  As their romance begins to bloom, pieces of his past will threaten both of their lives. And to make matters worse, a rival, who has secretly admired Mini for years through her “WeTube” channel, hopes to come between them.  But the key to winning Mini’s heart may lie in her search to find her childhood first love.

Go Eun Ha grew up as a lonely child, but one special friend helped her through some of her darkest times.  And although she lost contact with him, she has spent her whole life looking for him.  But his friendship shaped her decision to become a friend to lonely children through her internet channel.

So when she loses her job and her home because of a misunderstanding at work, she is devastated.  But after she meets a bristly CEO and ends up staying with him and his ex-con employees, they help her keep her dreams alive and accept her as part of their close-knit family.

Go Eun Ha is cheerful and loving.  And her positive personality is just what Ji Wan and his merry band of misfits need in their lives.  She sees the good, not just in Ji Wan, but in all the Thirsty Deer members.  I liked Han Sun Hwa in this role, and I felt like it was a good match for her.   But I feel like her character doesn’t have much growth.  She is pretty much the exact same character at the end that she was in the beginning.

I thought this drama handled Ji Wan’s closure with his dad well.  It wouldn’t have made sense for his dad to just suddenly accept his son’s choices with open arms.  Instead, we see him grudgingly let him go, because it is the most he can give him.  

I really fell for Kim Hyun Jin in this drama.  The character of Il Yeong was a great addition to the story.    I loved his interactions with both Ji Wan and Mi Ho.  He showed interesting character growth and looked adorable doing it.

There were enough side stories in this series that I don’t really think the gang rivalry story was necessary.  The rivalry between Ji Wan and Go Yang Hui would have existed even without the Meow Group fights.  What was happening between the gangs themselves just isn’t really that interesting.  

I felt like Jang Hyeon U didn’t get a decent closure for his story.  Instead, we see him still pining for Eun Ha.  His character journey was decent but then he just kind of fades into the woodwork without any promise of a happy future.  I would have liked some little hint that he has good things ahead as well.

‘My Sweet Mobster’ concludes with a happy ending for our Thirsty Deer crew. But first, we get the anticipated showdown between Ji Wan and his dad.  And when Yang Hui shows up to kill the boss, Ji Wan is stabbed trying to save him. He falls into a coma, but luckily he wakes up soon after.  Once he wakes up, his father confesses to his crimes, thankful his son is still alive.  And he takes Yang Hui down with him. 

Hyeon U wraps up the case and continues to watch and support Eun Ha through her show.  Mi Ho and Il Yeong decide to get married and raise the baby together.  A jump ahead shows them as a happy little family, living with Mi Ho’s parents.  Ji Wan finally proposes to Eun Ha, and of course, she accepts.  The ending scene shows Eun Ha, with all the guys, on their way to an event for Eun Ha’s show.