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All Visuals, Nothing Special
At a glance The Tasty Florida seems to have a nice premise and the first episode makes it look promising, but there is absolutely nothing special about this BL. It's made for the fujoshis that simply want all hot men get together. It's really infuriating to think about.PLOT:
Freshman Haewon arrives in Seoul and is heading to his guesthouse. While absentmindedly admiring his new town, he falls into the arms of Eunkyu. Eunkyu helps Haewon to the guesthouse and disappears after. Haewon begins to look for a part time job and discovers the restaurant The Tasty Florida, about his guesthouse. When he goes up to take a look he sees Eunkyu again, along with Jisoo who co-own the restaurant together. Jisoo is instantly and openly smitten with Haewon, while Eunkyu sneaks glances at Haewoon.
Haewon ends up working at the restaurant thanks to Jisoo, but Eunkyu isn't very happy about it. Desperate to get Eunkyu to like him, Haewon starts helping Eunkyu, much to Jisoo's disappointment.
Honestly, the plot seems to he written by a high schooler. All the men are heartthrobs and the two main leads are into each other from the start of the drama. The characters are all poorly written, with Haewon being the most boring protagonist. The stars seem to just align for Haewon and he has all of these hot men chasing him from the moment they see him. He also doesn't really do anything to get the man of his dreams. Haewon also goes from a painfully shy and quiet guy, to being so open with his feelings right after he gets hired at the restaurant. Eunkyu is also painfully one-dimensional, always brooding over his unfortunate backstory. Even when he gets together with Haewon and is supposed to have his happily ever after, he is still brooding.
The worst offense is the climax of the drama, when Jisoo and Eunkyu confess they love Haewon to each other and fight over Haewon... In front of Haewon... Without even confessing to Haewon... And Haewon instantly getting together with Eunkyu after Jisoo and Eunkyu have a small pity party of "poor me, you said you'd do anything for me," "poor me, because of my family life, I never had anything I wanted, but now I want Haewon." Even having the two boys do that "if I don't run to the protagonist, I will miss my chance to be with him" chase scene that kdramas are known for.
HAEWON x EUNKYU (x JISOO)
At first, I was really rooting for Haewon and Eunkyu. They way they first met and interacted was really a Cinderella moment. However, after Haewon started working in the restaurant and had a personality change, I stopped caring. Haewon's actions before and after is so different that is throws me off, especially after Eunkyu gets burnt. Is he the same person? Also, Haewon is literally just eye-candy. His character does nothing to make Eunkyu fall for him.
Eunkyu has so many brooding emotions, I think he needs to be in another drama with another leading man that can actually do something for him and take care of him. Even his best friend Jisoo would be a better match for him than Haewon. Yes, Haewon is good on the eye and encourages Eunkyu to open up, but Eunkyu does all of that on his own without Haewon's help. It's literally talking to Jisoo that makes him open up.
Jisoo... You can do so much better than Haewon. He literally just sits there ogling Eunkyu.
Eunkyu and Jisoo, don't even bother ruining 15 years of friendship for Haewon. Haewon's not worth it.
ACTING/ CINEMATOGRAPHY/ MUSIC
The cinematography and music was amazing, and it's really a waste to spend it on such a bland drama. Even the actors' talents are wasted on this drama. Eunkyu and Ji soo's actors are amazing in their roles. Eunkyu's actor was amazing to the point, I really think he needs to be given another role in another drama where he can showcase his talents. His brooding scenes were wasted on a bland plot. Any scene that he's in really feels like a great drama. In fact, I decided to watch this drama because I saw a clip of him in this and thought it was going to be good... It wasn't... Because of the plot, and I was very disappointed.
OVERALL:
Just watch the first episode and imagine the rest yourself. You'll be highly disappointed by the amazing cinematography, acting, and music that was wasted on a bland plot. If you choose to continue to watch this... Just skip the scenes to the scenes with Eunkyu and Haewon in bed together confessing their hears out. Those 2-3 scenes are really the best part of the drama.... Along with how they met. The rest isn't worth your time.
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Short and Sweet, the typical korean BL?
I always know to lower my expectations when I watch a BL with just 1-2 hours of runtime. And for what it was, I have no complaints! The acting is good, the setting is pretty and the music is nice.Actually I also really liked the relationship between the best friends, I think it shows how they understand each other even without saying things out loud. How you can have a fight and make-up easily and how, as true friends, you want what makes the other happy. So yeah, I found the friendship beautifully portraied. The relationship felt a bit rushed, but again in a short drama like this I don't expect to be shown more. And they had cute scenes where the attraction was very visible.
All in all, it was short, sweet and I would watch again <3
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Very wholesome
It’s a beautiful series with amazing actors .The storyline is nothing special but the delivery is worth it .It examines past hurt , decisions between friends and ways to move on. The time for each episode is quiet short so you will not get bored .The plot is easy to follow.If you need better pacing you can choose to read the manwha .I loved this series because nothing seemed forced and the chemistry between the characters seemed authentic.The emotions from each character is quiet real as well.Was this review helpful to you?
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It's a cute show
I did go into The Tasty Florida expecting anything amazing, but the show managed to surprise me. It’s a fairly simples story and a small group of characters, which worked well for the 8 a 11 minute episodes.Yeah, I’m not a big fan of the love triangle asked nor did I think it was executed well within the story, but it doesn’t make the show bad. It’s a cute show, simple as that.
For a cast of new actors, I think the acting was good. Everybody had chemistry and the main couple worked well.
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maybe its just me but i loved it so much
i will start first about things that i didnt like and then end this review with what i loved.*there is going to be spoilers here*
first it was so short, i really wish it was longer while i understand that korean bls for now are short , the plot is way too much simple too so basically there is not much going on in the serie. the issue between the bestfriends was solved but it was not clearly shown how they come to terms with it, again i understand that was rushed by how short the bl is so yeah.
what i loved is the main characters, can i talk about the chemistry? omg , i was really trying to not fangirl and i watched the serie in 1 day and yeah while the eps are so short im still not someone who watch a show in one day so thats surprising to me,the chemistry is so good ,they look so good together ,Hae Won is so so pretty ,the music is so beautiful too i did download one song from there in my phone and listen to it from time to time. i really loved the vibe the show is giving too,its cute and light and the ending was also satisfying,i really want a season 2 where it could be longer and they could make a more developped plot. while most of time i dont really enjoy korean bls because they are short ,i did really like this the most
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I wish it was longer
It was really short, so that s why we couldn t get much plot and things to happen. But it was cute and relaxing. I have seen much worse full length BLs, so it s better to be short and good than long and bad.Let me add that I really like the cast, they picked the actors really nice this time. The long haired guy, who plays Hajin, totally stole my attention. I wish he would've been in a relationship with someone in the end, but he didn't.
So yeah overall it was a good korean BL, sweet and pure. I will watch it again.
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The tasty of Florida
Esse BL foi uma grata surpresa, em vários quesitos. Eu não sei como a Coréia do Sul consegue contar uma história que mistura amizade, família, trabalho e um triângulo amoroso em tão poucos episódios, que ainda por cima são muito curtinhos, e mesmo assim entregam um trabalho de tanta qualidade. O elenco tem beleza e talento de sobra, a química entre o casal principal aquece o coração. A ost é linda, e a ambientação, que foge um pouco do lugar comum, também é uma vantagem.Gostei muito, já revi algumas vezes, e super recomendo essa história. 10 de 10 pra mim.
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Coração quentinho durante todo o BL
Eu me surpreendi tão positivamente que fiz questão de vir aqui contar a minha experiência.A sinopse fala sobre culinária, então eu não estava muito animada para ver já que não gosto muito desse assunto retratado em dramas.
Mas aqui foi totalmente diferente, a culinária foi essencial para o desenrolar da historia e não ficou algo cansativo. Até porque acredito que eles foram direto ao ponto na maioria dos episódios, confesso que queria muito mais tempo para me aprofundar sobre esses personagens e conhecer cada um deles melhor!
Desde o primeiro momento onde os protagonistas se encontraram eu senti muitaaa química, além de que eu amo um clichê romântico então em todos os episódios eu me via morrendo de vergonha por achar alguma atitude fofa.
Ele pode ser bem curtinho, mas de fato ganhou um lugar especial no meu coração. Uma história não muito complexa mas que tem tudo para deixar seu coração quentinho.
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Penso sia la serie perfetta da vedersi tutta d'un fiato la sera per trovare quella dolcezza che magari ci manca un po'.
Tutti i protagonisti sono interessanti, l'amicizia tra i due personaggi secondari è bellissima ed è quella che chiunque vorrebbe.
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O tempo muito curto.⏳
...........Um BL com sabores para todos os gostos......
Para um primeiro trabalho o Cast estava no ponto certo.
Um pequeno problema, o tempo muito curto. ⏳ Principalmente o final ......
11 minutos para contar só como eles começaram a se gostar um do outro, até se entende o pouco tempo, mas misturar um triangulo amoro, que se resolve em 5 minutos e depois um pai desaparecido da história que faz que um dos elementos do casal vá para fora um ano....É um pouco demais... ....
Mesmo assim com todas essas questões, tudo junto vai dar um bom filme.
E que esse filme tire tos as duvidas ou seja a ponte para uma segunda Temporada.
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