Can I Step In? (2020)

An Idol Drama That Actually Makes An Effort!

It's a rite of passage in KPop for a group to have their own drama. But it is a wholly different story for that idol drama to do what a proper drama (or webseries) would.

"Can I Step In?" puts all previous idol dramas (that I have watched) to shame. It is funny, thoughtful, endearing and just plain adorable. Unlike most idol dramas, it also has an actual overarching story and a teeny element of mystery.

To better phrase the story, it's a short and sweet tale of 5 boys waiting for their new roommate having to undergo the shock of finding out that there's been miscommunication and she's actually a female. What follows is chaos as these 5 boys with diverging personalities, adjust living in the same house with 1 very enthusiastic, outgoing girl who recently returned to Korea from the States.

The acting across the board is extremely well done. Not one of the characters felt lacking in comparison to the others. Can I also just say (feel free to stop reading here if you consider even minor details as spoilers) I appreciate that we didn't get a reverse harem trope in this drama and everyone was just the most wholesome little ball of goodness ever.

If I have to nitpick at something, it would be at the lack of Jihu. I wanted more of my beautiful Yuto. All I can say is each of the boys owns my heart and I wouldn't be surprised if 3/6 end up getting offers for actual roles in actual dramas! Godspeed!

I don't have much else to say except for STAN ONF YOU COWARDS!

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Actually deserves watching it

So, usually idol dramas have nice stories, however production and acting are really bad. I can't blame the idols, because not every single one of them can be good at acting, but at least production should put some effort on it.

In Can I Step In, man things happened, which i did not expect to happen. The story was very nice, interesting and funny. It didn't felt uncomfortable to watch, and it did have some unexprected moments. In 10 episodes, I felt that everything had a good pace. The story wasn't rushed and didn't have unecessary moments. I loved the ending. I thought that either Alex would stop the car and go back to be with Tae Jun, or that Tae Jun would go to the States with her. If that had actually happen, the ending would be just too expected. However! Alex went to the States and came back after some time. The scene where these two showed their couple rings killed me! It was sooooo cute, yet not cringy.

The actors did a great job, especially for their first ever drama, and I would love to see them in another series. I am not sure if I would watch it again, but ofc it depends on the person.

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