Light & Nice
Director Hwang Kyu effectively utilized a restrictive amount of time to produce this lighthearted short series.It touched a little bit of many aspect of life such as the reality of responsibilities in life relating to relationships and work. It also lightly addressed bullying be it at work or in relationships. I enjoy how a lot of things were included in this series even though I can see how difficult it must have been for the screenwriters and the director. I like the right balance of humor, comedy, & romance.
The actors did a great job in portraying their individual roles. Casting is effective and harmonious. For such a light series, the scene werein Yoo Jung Hun was talking about his mom made my tears roll down my face without me realizing it. He can act and can elicit emotions even though it was such a simple scene.
Production worked hard and it is evident with the props and set design. It effectively provided the ambiance for the scenes. I think wardrobe can be better tho.
I am so happy that Yoon Seo Bin played a part in this series. Kissable Lips sequel is currently on hold for some reason, I can only guess that it is because Kim Ji-woong made it to the the idol group ZeroBaseOne and agency thinks it wont be good for an idol group image to have a BL series attached to one of the members of the group when theyvare barely starting.
Overall, it is the type of series that you think you’ll not need to watch again but when you do, youll be happy that you did.
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Not overly delicious, but still entirely edible
If I had to describe this show in one word I would go with "harmless". It's a sweet enough story without much bite (pun intended) but with some quite lovely moments. And that's about it.Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike this show, it's perfectly fine. But personally I just didn't get very much out of it.
The actors did a good job and the editing and music were solid. The chemistry between the leads was good as well and I did quite enjoy some of the supporting characters.
I just also felt like there was something lacking. Sure, there were plot holes, but nothing particularly egregious or bothersome.
I occasionally had some trouble understanding certain characters' motivations, but liked them all well enough. Some of the conflicts were a bit ridiculous, but they weren't drawn out unnecessarily and over all the characters communicated with each other quite well.
I couldn't tell you exactly which of these things reduced my enjoyment of the story so much. Maybe it's all of them together.
But there are quite a lot of people who enjoy this show and I can understand why. It's a sweet, low-stakes, low-angst romance between to people who seem to genuinely care about each other and aren't afraid to show casual physical affection.
There are also a few novel aspects to the story such as the dreaded "love rival" who turns out not to be much of a rival at all and instead turns into a supportive friend.
But above all, the show is incredibly easy to watch. It's easy to understand, easy to like, and easy on the eyes.
You can blaze through it in a breezy 3.5 hours and, if nothing else, walk away with a feeling of not entirely having wasted that time.
So, while I personally didn't get much enjoyment out of the series and certainly wouldn't rank it among the greats of food-centered romances (of which I am usually quite a big fan), I would still recommend giving it a watch.
Maybe you'll find yourself vaguely disappointed, but maybe you'll enjoy it quite a lot. Either way, it's worth a shot.
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One of the weaker Korean BL's
Often I've found these short Korean BL's to fly past however this one dragged along and I struggled to finish it.Although the basic story is fine and the acting is on the whole decent, the implementation just didn't really work and I was never invested in the characters and was never deperate to watch the next episode.
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Easy & Light, Lost the Charm Towards the End
Overall, the first few episodes is what made the story really stick out, with the descriptive cutscenes of Yoonseo cooking and the dynamic between the two from within his origin of how they met and why he started cooking.The introduction of the secondary love interest (intern) was okay, but I generally dislike when a mc has to be spoon fed every ounce of advice by another character. The intern and Dohoon’s conversations together were basically better developed than the actual main couples and they gave the intern so much unnecessary screen time with the advice and prying of the relationship.
The main conflict isn’t that bad, just makes you cringe a little with how cliché it is, especially with the ex and then the intern conspiring against Yoonseo which was annoying. I actually like how food was the main result of the conflict, though seeming childish, it is the center of their relationship where Yoonseo is able to show his love and affection for Dohoon.
To conclude, their relationship was not well developed. If they gave more time to developing the gradual connection Dohoon began to feel with Yoonseo instead of the intern and ex plotline, I would’ve enjoyed it more. It is an easy watch with a charming food quality, but the overall relationship of the MCs is what fell flat as it could’ve been expanded on way more.
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Best K-BL Contender
I whole heartedly reccommend this perfect wholesome endearing charming Bon Appetit.I was completely taken by surprise by this drama because i expected it to be a definite fail for me. I ended up binge watching it in one evening just because i could not get enough of the acting and the directing.
They're definitely giving Semantic Error a run for its money, they're definitely in the top 5 korean bls for me.
It doesn't feel like a bl project at all tho, it actually remindes me of Gaus Electronics
Not only the two male leads are exactly on point with their characters, also the supporting actors, the office team, are so natural like they have experience with regular standard korean dramas. There is nothing cringey or stiff or misplaced in their performances.
There is one scene in the final episode, when they are on set filming for the commercial, that just gives me euphoria and satisfaction as a watcher.
I have to admit that i am very biased towards Lee Ki Taek, he simply made it look and feel so real and serious and i could totally see him in a more tragedy or thriller drama. For a while he made me think of Kim Rae Won from First Responders, but don't ask me why
Lots of appreciation and thanks to every one of the people who chose to participate in this project and gave me comfort and entertainment during chaotic times
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Love the story the cute moments
I just love this drama omg the story is Awesome and the chemistry is very good I just love the way he wake up early to make food for him without complaining and on other hand I love the last scene when he decide to leave but he come back you know this patience is what young generation need we just get to conclusions so early we didn’t even talk to each other but this drama tell us how the relationship work with patience and communication and I love that part when he’s making cooking for himWas this review helpful to you?
Um drama cativante
Simples e fofo. O BL me cativou do início ao fim, é uma trama bem gostosa e leve de assistir todos os episódios em apenas 1 dia. Os personagens são legais e o casal tem uma química muito atraente. Gostei bastante de como eles trouxeram a gastronomia pro BL de um jeito que o telespectador fique com vontade de apreciar a comida que o protagonista faz. A fotografia clássica de doramas de romance é um toque a mais que deixa tudo melhor. No geral, é uma ótima escolha para quem gosta de dramas fofos com um casal cativante.Was this review helpful to you?
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Reseña sencilla
Esta bonito el como por medio de la comida se va dando su relación que siento que se ha visto bastante esto pero cada que lo veo como que siempre hay un toque distintivo y aqui no es la excepción, siento que la serie termino en su peak cuando mejor se puso pq ps se entiende que iban a empezar una relación y se nos dice que Do Hoon no tiene tiempo para nada e incluso esto es algo que le molesta Yoon Soo pq ni tiempo para comer además que ps se iba a ver mas el compromiso de Yoon Soo con su restaurante, so se pudo haber extendido un poco mas pero es muy emotivo ese final la vd que me gusto esta como para verse rápido, sencillo y carismática:)wey qpd con lo aprovechados que fueron al comerse el pollo frito con mermelada y nomas le dejaron uno ósea ni siquiera era para ellos perro coraje que mantuve desde el cap 2 creo.
La vd que por un momento yo esperaba que fuera una historia de amor trágica tipo hace 7 años no pudimos ser algo y ahora en el presente tampoco se pudo dar.
Tmb en algún momento esperaba que Do Hoon renunciara a su trabajo o algo parecido.
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ありきたりで可愛い愛
このドラマは、ありきたりな韓国BLです。でもそれが悪いというわけではなく、甘く可愛いそしてあまり辛くないラブストーリーが観たい方にはおすすめします。
私があまり気に入らなかったのは、ドフンの恋愛観についてです。
ユンスは元々ゲイなので、ドフンに惹かれて忘れられないというのはわかりますが、ドフンは元々女性が好きなのに、ユンスが自分を好きだとわかってから意識してすぐ好きになるという気持ちの過程が理解できませんでした。
それはそんなに簡単なことではないと思うのは私だけでしょうか？
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