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A drama full of life lessons
The drama in general is already perfect in every aspects so i wont discuss much about acting, plot, ost etc.What made this drama stand out is the life lessons the writer and director managed to incorporate. The drama was highly anticipated because of the leads but as the drama progressed it was no longer just about chemistry and typical romcom that we watch to free ourselves from stress. It has become the light and reflection of our past our present and our future. When i watched this drama it had me thinking of the life choices i made. It is very rare for a drama to bring an impact on viewers and having read alot of comments im not the only one. Im so proud to the whole production of this drama. I wish nothing more but for more dramas like this.
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Fantastic drama!
For me it is an amazing drama!The strory was truly wonderful and so many unexpected things happened. Sometimes you felt happiness other times it was a bit of a sadness but it really gave you a feeling of reality and it's ups and downs. It really was something!
Music was blending perfectly with story fitting into every action. I think it was one of the best of all dramas I have watched. Actors were amazing and I think they were really good at playing people in village. Because of high complexity of story I think a lot of people could relate to certain parts of it and in addition it had quite a lot of comforting parts.
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Where Healing Meets Hilarity
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is peak cozy-romance energy — equal parts laughter, healing, and “how do I move to this town?” The cast is phenomenal, and the supporting characters could each have their own spin-off. You’ll find yourself rooting for everyone’s growth, love, and happiness — even the gossiping neighbors.And let’s talk about Kim Yong-ok, the undisputed grandma queen of K-dramas — every scene she’s in is pure gold!!! This show is basically a warm hug with tangerines!
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Heartwarming...a feel-good ensemble show from beginning to end
So. Heartwarming. Cute kids. Sweet Gradmas. Beachy vibes. Strong chemistry and comedy between the leads. I thought it was going to be the typical big-city kid returning to save the little picturesque hometown story, but it turns out that the town reached out and saved him. Just a feel-good ensemble show from beginning to end. Dimples galore!Was this review helpful to you?
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Review from top media critic of her time
Best of all time. Zenith of the medium. Holy incarnate of media. Top tier standard of storytelling. Apogee of creativity. Grace of invention. Remnant of genuity. Highest point of imagination. Top barrel of innovation. Highest of highs. God among gods. PEAK fiction. Best of all time. Zenith of the medium. Holy incarnate of media. Top tier standard of storytelling. Apogee of creativity. Grace of invention. Remnant of genuity. Highest point of imagination. Top barrel of innovation. Highest of highs. God among gods. PEAK fiction. Best of all time. Zenith of the medium. Holy incarnate of media. Top tier standard of storytelling. Apogee of creativity. Grace of invention. Remnant of genuity. Highest point of imagination. Top barrel of innovation. Highest of highs. God among gods. PEAK fiction.Was this review helpful to you?
NO SPOILERS!! - the most heartwarming drama ever! perfect for relaxation. MUST WATCH!!
Even if you don't enjoy light-hearted dramas, this drama is still definitely worth watching once in your lifetime. Here are some clarifications to help you out! NO, this is not one of those "cheesy" dramas that make no sense and have no character development! NO, this drama is not cliche! There are parts where you can anticipate what happens next, but they're not really related to the romantic aspect of this drama. Now, onto the reviews of separate aspects!For the romance aspect, this drama is definitely heavy. It's pretty centered on romantic relationships and progressions, but it's WELL WRITTEN! And very much realistic! The pacing is perfect, it's not a slowburn that makes you bored out of your mind, it's not so fast that it makes no sense, it's perfect. Of course, they come around hardships, but those hardships are very realistic, and you see them in the real world too. They also MAKE SENSE.
Next, the characters! Each and every character in this drama was written carefully and beautifully, from the townspeople to the children to the main leads. You can see each character's past and connect it with their actions in the present, and I really love that. It's not like the writers are trying to make some petty excuse for a villain's rampage. This drama shows traumas, pains, and most importantly, of course, realism. Personally, I value the realness of dramas, which is why I love this drama so much. It really connects with the real world, which made me extremely emotional while watching. I'll probably write another review with spoilers because I really cannot get over each character's stories. I will tell you here and now, however, that the female lead makes sense. She is not stupid. She breaks many stereotypes. She has a healthy relationship mindset. She is strong mentally, and her instincts and common sense are perfectly intact. I love that about her. The male lead is well written. He is not a jerk, hell no, he is an absolute sweetheart! His character has a lot of depth, and his thoughts and actions make sense. The second male lead is also very worth praising! He also has a loooot of depth. He has reasons for having feelings for our female lead, and he is not just there as a nuisance. Personally, I did not feel bad for him because while he has an amazing personality, so does the male lead. This is one of the very few dramas I've seen where both male leads make sense, and the male lead overpowers the second male lead. The second male lead's confession was straightforward, the female lead's rejection was also straightforward, and it's just *chef's kiss*. I love it.
Alright, the ACTING! Please, oh my god, the cast is insane. It's perfect. Kim Seonho as such a flexible range, and his microexpressions are really well depicted. You can see him reminisce about the past with a hint of sadness in his eyes. He gets that teary-eyed look when he uses expressions of affection, and most of these are similar to Shin Min-ah's acitng style as well! They are both amazing actors. I really love Shin Min-ah's voice. It's very relaxing. I also really feel the need to praise the townspeople's acting. They have such amazing duality, and they really go all out. I don't why, but a lot of times, the side characters have better acting than the leads. In this case, the leads' acting falls just a tiny bit short of the side characters. But the leads' acting is not at all bad! The side characters are just phenomenal.
Slice-of-life aspect: Apart from all the romance and stuff, what made me most emotional was how realistic this drama was. As the synopsis states, our female lead, Yoon Hyejin, moves to a small seaside town named Gongjin due to some personal issues. Now, the town Gongjin is very well depicted. They live traditionally, but you still see hints of modern-ness around. Like Juri stanning a K-pop group and the presence of technology. It's not like she went to the stone age, so I appreciate the realness of it. It's hard to write about this without spoiling anything major, but I'll just say that I really respect the authors of this drama for the realism. I love it when things are realistic but spicy.
Lastly, personal opinions. Personally, I tested positive for Covid and was quarantining, so I thought I'd watch this drama because I've seen it around a lot. And at first, I thought it was a cheesy cliche drama, haha! But I was watching Lawless Lawyer, and I got a little tired of all the scheming and stuff. I appreciated the romance in Lawless Lawyer, but like... I didn't really want to watch two people being affectionate when there's people trying to murder them all around. So, I sought out something more light-hearted, and tada! I ended up with Hometown Cha Cha Cha. And I am honestly so, SO glad I decided to watch it. I actually pulled through with it, because it got interesting right after the first episode, and it just kept getting more interesting. No disappointments whatsoever, at least for me. I think I'll end it here, HAHA. I rambled off. All in all, this is definitely worth watching. I gave it a low rewatch value because I still haven't recovered from crying my eyeballs out over it, but I know I'm definitely going to rewatch some parts, maybe even the whole thing. I just love it so much. Be sure to check it out!
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My fiancé (soon to be wife) is a dentist thanks to this drama! Anyway, perfect healing drama.
As a male fans of Kim Seon Ho since Start-up, I watched this drama expecting only comedy part of it. But I can't deny the whole casts and chemistry have hooked me everyday a month since release to watch it over and over again. It's truly heart-warming and healing romance story. I was single when I watch this drama. This drama made me to like a dentist and now my gf's is a dentist! Recommended drama to watch for boy or husband to spend with their woman to find ideas to date and be romantic. I really like their Romantic Sunday OST, too. It's giving me slow living vibe. I even plan to spend my honeymoon in Korea because of this drama!!Was this review helpful to you?
And so we were able to learn, as long as we have the memories of them our loved ones are always with us.
- Yoon Hye Jin
Very few fictional stories / characters possess the power to come so close to our heart that they bring back a ray of hope that is lost along the way. Hometown cha cha cha is one such kdrama and Hong Bangjang has stolen the highlight of this beautifully written and picture perfectly casted kdrama. The storyline is very simple, sweet and has been made quite clear from the beginning. Only until the middle of the show or so because ofc what's a good kdrama without a little traumatic flashback? What’s something else that I love about this drama is that it’s not just about our main leads. So many other characters have so much to convey which is so perfectly delivered. It’s like a cute little hamper of wholesomeness handed to you alongside going crazy over the main couple’s chemistry.
Storyline - the storyline of this drama almost looks like a recycled yet another enemies to lovers troupe with one lead who thinks oh-so mighty of themself while the other is everyone’s favourite with age old drama clichés like “fated to meet” and “past trauma”. But I absolutely love how it unfolds into something much more that’s comforting and meaningful. Needless to say the style of story telling is just as compelling with the perfect timing on flashbacks and interesting epilogues that keep viewers’ eyes peeled. Not only has the writer done justice to our main lead couple but also shed light on topics like effects of the aftermath of a divorce on a child through stories of side characters.
Acting - I couldn't emphasize over how perfectly casted this show is. From the main leads who'll never cease to draw your attention when they're onscreen to the side characters with the least screen time and backstory every actor has done such an appreciable job.
Music - The range of this OST album has made me so happy I truly do not want to simply put it in words as to how good this album is. One sunny day by Kassy is such a happy song! It can cheer me up and drag me out of my blues anyday. And the song wish by Choi yu ree has to be the most touching song I've heard in a while.
And the signature "lalalalalala" from romantic Sunday really fits the drama so well, I couldn't have asked for a more fitting OST album.
Re-watch value - Hometown cha cha cha might have had some episodes with a lenghthier runtime but if I'm ever in the mood of watching a wholesome plot with a lot of characters who practically bond like a family and a kdrama with the most adorable couple that’s visually pleasing this will be my go-to kdrama without a doubt.
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I regret watching it late...
I mean, why did I come to know this masterpiece now, it's just too beautiful.No boring episode, even the back story was just so beautiful.
I found everything about this drama beautiful, I couldn't even stop until I finish watching, I spent two full days watching.
The ending was perfect too.
This drama indeed is a masterpiece and it portrays life well.
I mean, everyone has a past they want to hide so bad, and there are people who are already used to their pains that they find it hard to tell others about it.
Please go and watch this drama if you haven't.
it's worth all the time.
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the greenest male lead ever!!!!!!!!
istg ga ada yg ngalahin ne cwok anying alias ijo neon jalan teros 🛵💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 ada bbrp part yg gwe agak cringe + got second hand embarrassment tp masi bs ditolerir soalnya kapal sikhye sgt lucu pgen tak cubit 🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻 pokok e ini worth to watch!!! agak lambat emg, aku sendiri smpe muter di 1,5x speed. tp beneran dha kl u pecinta romance + greenflag ml fl ini cocok sih. character development si hyejin bagus bgt 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 trus ostnya jg ok, sinematografi gausah ditanya. sumpah pemandangannya sebagus itu????? 🔛🔝Was this review helpful to you?
Best drama of 2021
Best drama of 2021 and that's a fact, relative to life instead of fiction. Shin Minah is a queen and a goddess, since i saw her in tomorrow with you that was when I fell for her, she's so sexy, talented and beautiful. She always slay her roles in any drama. This is my first Korean drama that I have watched within a span of 2 days instead of years, was hooked right from the first episode,the casts nailed it and I hope they get to bag all the awards they will be nominated for especially the male lead, first time seeing him in a drama and it felt as if I have been watching all his drama which shows that he really knows how to act and deliver his roles well. Super realistic and all about life, took me back to reply 1988. TvN really know how to make a good quality drama and no wonder their dramas are all a hit. I love this drama so much, love all the casts and I'm sad that I finished it already.Was this review helpful to you?
