Within the last year, Korea has been heading into the foray of BL, especially with the hugely popular Where Your Eyes Linger being at the forefront. For the most part, the stories that Korea has brought out have been pretty good, with maybe one or two subpar releases. Where Your Eyes Linger remained for me the best that had been of this category-- until now.

To My Star is a pretty simple story. An actor moves into a share house after he gets caught up in a scandal and meets the main tenant there, a chef. There's tension at first but it soon turns into feelings for one another. I don't mind simple storylines. In fact, I love them. It's about execution and To My Star does it all the right ways.

Son Woo Hyun and Kim Kang Min have a soft yet incredible chemistry. The progression of their relationship is done so well and the actors sink into their roles perfectly. Kang Seo Joon is the bubbly and charming actor while Han Ji Woo is a complete tsundere. It's a trope that the writer knows how to work with and checks off the best parts of that trope without delving into the possible problematic parts of it. I absolutely loved the slow-burn of their relationship and how they came to admitting their feelings for each other.

The characters of Kim Pil Hyun and Baek Ho Min add some great humor to the show, especially Kim Pil Hyun (who I hope is the same character from Where Your Eyes Linger because we love interconnectivity!). Another positive note for Korean BLs is the continued positive representation of the women in the stories. BLs, ESPECIALLY Thai BLs, love to make women seem vile and vindictive in order to progress the story of the main male characters in the show. Thankfully, this hasn't been the case for the Korean ones yet. Yoon Seul is a pretty cool character for the most part. She's dedicated to her job and she's incredibly smart and observant. She's also a good friend to Ji Woo and actually wants to help Seo Joon's image. On the other character, Kyung Hi, I've been wanting a second kind of lead for a love triangle in a Korean BL since they've started. It didn't exactly happen the way I was hoping but hey, it's okay.

The one gripe I have is that I wanted to be longer. I'm sure I'm not alone in that thought. Maybe not necessarily longer episodes but just more of them. The writer and director did amazing within a limited nine-episode frame, though. As Korea is just starting with BL, we'll hopefully get to the point of longer shows.

All in all, if you want a light, tenderhearted show about two people falling for each other, with great chemistry, this is the one. Honestly, it's become the favorite of the ones that Korea has put out so far and it might make me a little biased going forward with future shows. I really hope that Son Woo Hyun and Kim Kang Min get cast in other projects too because they're really good actors (as well as the rest). Korea, take a hint.

Just know that they if they were to announce a sequel to this, I'll sure as hell be watching it.