EXO Next Door (2015)

I LOVE THE OST

love EXO , remind me of the time I downloaded all episodes just to watch it without wifi at school . I was a huge fan of Exo when I was in secondary school ( now senior in university) . Good movie tho, nice acting and especially excellent OST by Baekhyun !
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Another idol group drama, I think this drama has some interesting depth, but it also feels very rushed as well. I had no idea I watched 16 episodes, mostly because not a lot happens in it. It's mostly in the same house, and Ga Young is just there going through situations with them. The ones that stood out more to me were Sehun and Kyung Soo, they both really lead the show either emotionally and comedy wise. Kyung Soo was able to showcase how talented of an actor he was, and Sehun was able to create more chemistry with Yoo Sang (Ga Yeon's "brother") than Chang Yeol with Ga Young. I thoroughly felt they barely grazed the surface with issues that they deal with as idols, but it was okay. It's an okay drama to enjoy if you have the time.

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First of all, although I gave this show a low rating for Story, Acting and Music, I must say that I enjoyed this show and if there's an option to rate for fun, it would be a 9.

[Also, I am still subjective to the acting skills of some idols and EXO is one of them. Probably, the only idols I have been truly moved/convinced by their acting skills are Park Hyungsik, Yook Sungjae, Kim Kibum and Choi Minho. But after watching this, I can see a bright future for the EXO members.]

STORY:
I didn't expect much from this show. I know no one except that I'll be watching EXO members (I haven't listened to EXO but I know who's who) and a girl who looks like a mix of Lee Sung Kyung and Jung Chae Yeon in a storyline that many fanfictions might have touched.

But what made me watch this is the storyline that I find quite cute and something that you'd wish you could have read or watch back when you were in high school. It's the kind of plot you'd read in fanfiction but still enjoy reading if you like those kind of stuffs plus the antics you normally wouldn't expect if you're watching a normal rom-com (what is normal anyway in rom-coms?). Truthfully, it's not anything new but it's not anything you'll see often either or get the chance to see in a drama as the main storyline. I think it's more with the feeling and experience you'd get while watching this. I swear my cheeks hurt from smiling.

ACTING:
The female lead for me was quite good and she reminded of Lee Sung Kyung's acting in Weightlifting Fairy. The males' acting were good enough and the way they deliver their lines reminded of a comical skit or something you'd see in SNL but still funny and convincing. I loved Sehun's and Kwang-soo's acting feats. I find it touching when Kwang-Soo's mother addressed his son in the end and I think that it was a little hint that Kwang-soo has some illness (but I'm not sure) and that Sehun understood this somehow. I didn't think his character is that shallow. D.O. is amazing although awkward at times. Chanyeol's okay but he really shines when Ga Young's in the picture. Baekhyun and Kai are good as well. I just don't know how to judge their acting properly since it's like they're acting the way they would probably do in their normal day-to-day lives (they're acting as fictionalized versions of themselves anyway XD). Suho, uhm, not really sure, but I guess his acting was a bit believable.

CHEMISTRY:
It's a definite yes. Chanyeol and Ga Young definitely have that chemistry. They look so good together that I find it quite cute. I think they look better together than Hyungsik and Bo Young in Strong Woman or Joo Hyuk and Sung Kyung in Weightlifting. I think it's always a difficult endeavor to find an actress that'll complement an idol. But this one, it's like the show hit a jackpot. I also had a little second lead syndrome but still Chanyeol for the win. :)

I felt really bad though since each episode last like a commercial film and that I wish they could have made it 30 min long but I think that maybe it's better to be brief but still concise.

P.S. If you're a SHAWOL, let's be friends. ^_^

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A sort drama (only ten to fifteen minutes per episode) staring the boy band EXO and even though someone would expect it to be just a badly covered advertisement for the band and maybe some products as well, it surprisingly isn't. The story is nice and funny as well. Okay, the main thing that bothered me was the girl's face. When she liked a guy or got embarrassed it turned red...well more like hot pink alien like. That was simply too weird and silly. Plus, the locket thing was really silly as well. But you can't expect much from a drama like this one, so you should just overlook those faults and just enjoy the drama. And sure enough, it is a funny drama and it can be watched from a non fan as well as fans (I'm not a fan and I enjoyed it and my friend who's an exo L also liked it so I think it goes both ways...). Plus, the romance was good, with the love triangle nice enough, and the band drama was convincing enough. All in all, a must see for exo fans, an entertaining drama for a quiet afternoon (or two).

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