Oh! Boarding House (2022)

Light Story and Perfect Main Leads

I lovely love both of them. I cant pick one😭.
They're good looking and give us bright-warm aura right? Unfortunately, moment development is too sudden. Too short! I can say that the Bus station scene is the killing moment. When they're drunk and touched lip. Omg. I apreciate the main lead is NOT a sus-tsundere (act like coolest and being selfish) its great!! Its warm couple. Their style is Fit and simple.

Bong dok.. that was a pitty. So sorry..
Yeah again. Its too simple and short. We can imagine many possibilities to happen in the boarding house. More funny and not a stuck momonet like Hae Soo and his sunbaek (novelist couple) they're potential too, tbh

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What a waste

This series have a good potential tho. They had like pretty eye-catching actors for the main couple. But too much cringe scripts, and unnecessary scenes. They tried to make it like a comedic kind of series but it felt soo forced to the point that it was like watching a silly parody.

Good things
- Nice settings. Like really nice streets shots, well decorated house
- Good looking actors

Bad things
- What a weird storyline. Like it did not have any flow. Like how long do your mom wanna go on vacay ? Months ?
- Annoying side characters. Like most of them. Immature. How did some grown ass adult make a mess for the whole house and blaming the housekeeper for not cleaning it ? If it just some dishes and trashes are still acceptable. Not like littering in the common house area, messing around to the point that chairs flipped around.
- Both couple were soo awkward. Non consent touching. Too much yelling.
- No sense of privacy like at all. Why would you go to each rooms like it was your family's ? It is even considered rude to barge in your siblings/parents room without permission.
- Unnecessary and nonsense scenes like too much. Making cake in your room not in the big ass well-equipped kitchen downstairs. Shampooing your hair while still wearing a towel.

What a waste.....

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FUNNY

This BL made me wanna watch it for the 2nd time !
It wasn't that perfect but it was simple, and entertaining, as how the leads are good looking, the love progress is too fast but is still okay,
I liked how they acted, it was so cute, like everytime they see each other or talk to each other, the shy expressions they had on their face it was so cute and funny.
The 2nd lead the guy who hates noise and the girl, their story and acting is cute also, they did a good job as balancing to the drama
The 2nd male lead the rival, he did an amazing acting !
All in all it is just cute funny, no time wasted, no too much expectation, just enough l, just right, well off course it is too short still but it was satistlfying for me .

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cohabitation, crush, love triangle

(Korea, Feb-March 2022 Viki)

At first I wasn’t wowed by this show but then I realized this is just a very Thai style BL being executed with Korea’s signature pristine style and shorter length, so I was experiencing a disconnect. At the beginning, it also felt like Korea was attempting to grace us with the dubious pleasure of a BL sitcom (fortunately, no laugh track) and that just doesn’t work for me. Even the premise screamed sitcom: Spoiled rich kid in financial straights has to manage a boarding house full of quirky characters including: bratty cousin, wacko writer, and the new hot jock (love interest). There’s also an adorable bestie with a crush (of course, my favorite). It’s not as slapstick as I was expecting but more a comedy of errors, for me, in the wrong way - I suffer from terrible 2nd hand embarrassment.

And then, suddenly, half way through, it drastically improved. I’m not a fan of uke as pursuer, so for me this happened when the seme started to soften - bonus DIMPLES! Plus an actual date and research! In fact, the second half did everything right.

The 2nd lead’s confession was actually to his love rival (about what a sweetie their mutual crush is, which made the seme then like his uke even more) - an interesting twist on the love triangle. Then when our hottie finally confesses to his boy, it was killer: great communication and expressed desire and interest. Very mature for the characters, and for KBL, and I liked it a lot. Their first kiss is a bit dead fishy but it turns out that was for a reason. So that when their feelings finally become mutual at the end, then it’s a mutual kiss as well. It was VERY well done, because we can compare the two kisses, and so their physical synergy becomes a representation of the acceptance of their own feelings. The final ep was a bit sad since Korea really enjoys slapping us with 2nd lead syndrome but I enjoyed that the narrative was decent in its treatment of all three characters. (I was reminded of True Beauty, in a good way.) I will probably do a rewatch, now that I have faith in the ending.

All in all, this show ended up being A LOT better than I expected. It was uneven in its attempt to reconcile early sitcom style with a serious love triangle and genuine romance but the quality of the performances and the kind and honest treatment of the characters make it definitely worth watching.

RECOMMENDED

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Overall a cute, simple show

I really appreciate the simplicity of this drama. Not a show I would watch at less than 1.5x speed, but it’s one of the more entertaining shows I’ve seen in a while. The show advertises itself as a lighthearted, entertaining one that doesn’t take itself too seriously and I think it does that well. Because of its lack of any deeper meanings or themes, I wouldn’t give it a 10, but since so many recent movies and shows are too ambitious in creating complicated plots and tackling bigger messages, this drama was very refreshing for me.

At first, I thought the first episode started off too dramatically, but soon enough I liked how the absurdity of the beginning scenes and the silliness of the side characters set up the light-hearted tone for the rest of the drama. They were comedic enough for me to add some suspension of disbelief.

The interactions between the two main leads were awkward, which would usually make me drop a show. But the way they meet makes the awkwardness understandable, and it works to make the main character likeable. His persistent attempts to give back to Cheol Soo is awkward but at the same time the amount of effort he puts into it makes his character endearing. Which I think is great because lots of romances seem to tunnel vision too much on trying to have lots of ‘romantic chemistry’ scenes that they forget to make the characters likeable first.

There is some lack of actual conflict throughout the drama but also a lack of unnecessary angst caused by self-imposed conflicts that make little sense, which is pretty refreshing too.

Overall, this is a cute, simple show that does what it sets out to do, and I can appreciate that. Then again, maybe everything seems better when watched at 2x speed lol.

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Not that good

So I started off with the drama, got 2 episodes in and switched over to the movie, as I found this drama/movie really down and not very enjoyable at all.

For me, the pacing was really off, it stared off really slow and then sort of dragged out after that, and it went into been really crazy with the bugler and then being saved to then falling in love and wanting to do everything for the guy, who at first stands him up for the movies, to all of a sudden wanting to be with him.

There was no build up of love or anything, and the chemistry was just off not only with the ML but with all of them.

They could have put thought into this and have it spaced out nicely.

Overall: If you going to watch rather opt for the movie to get it over and done with!!

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Honest Review about the movie Oh! Boarding house

The first scenario was both funny and strange. The whole movie was clearly rushed, and it missed subtleties, such as point details for a smooth transition, which may have brought more flavor to the scenes. It's just a good thing that the acting was good, and that's what keeps me watching. The main couple; Cheol Soo and Seol Won's story was incredibly cute and the chemistry between Im Sung Kyun and Shin Yong Seok was oozing that I felt butterflies in my stomach while watching their scenes together; and their acting appeared so natural that I became even more fascinated in their story.
But the character that I was specially moved by, was Bong Deok that was given life by actor Shin Ki Hwan. His sincerity towards Seol won was admirable and Shin Ki Hwan's acting was really touching. In conclusion, despite the film's numerous shortcomings, I nonetheless urge viewers to give it a shot. The actors performed a fantastic job portraying their characters, and I had a great time watching this movie. Im Sung Kyun and Shin Yong Seok have such great chemistry together that I'm especially hoping they pair up for a drama, with better plot and production.

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Liked:
+ Comedy: especially in the beginning it's really funny. I like this kind of humour and it reminds me of "Oh, my Assistant". There were several scenes where I had to laugh! I love Jae Woo and how random he is. :D
+ Some Soundeffects in the beginning were quite funny
+ The acting is okay, but nothing outstanding for me.

Disliked/Room for improvement:
- These dramas always have the same issue. They are strong in the beginning and then just get quite boring and messy. The romance is meh. I even felt sorry for the third dude in the love triangle!
- The chemistry was underwhelming. :/
- The point where Cheol Soo started to behave different was so tiny, that at some point I was just confused why he suddenly likes Seol Woo and didn't understand why his feelings had changed

Like always with these kind of dramas: the start was good, the idea was good but the writing was poor. T_T I watched so many dramas in the last days and every show has this problem! I can't stand it anymore. :'D it was a bit boring towards the end and they wasted so much time on Ye Min. He would have been better off as a character like Jae Woo. Jae Woo was my favorite thing in this show. u.u

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Light, funny, short bl romance

I enjoyed watching it very much. It was light hearted, funny, endearing and short. I would enjoy watching another season of it. I thought the actors did a fine job of portraying their characters in a short 8 episode series. I thought all of the characters in the boarding house were interesting with the high school goof ball being very funny. I loved when he was giving dating advice to the main lead. I was sure I knew how it would end until episode 7 ended then I wasn't sure. I especially loved the banter on the couch between the two main leads at the end of episode 8. Very cute.

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First Favorite Korean Series 2022 SEASON 2

I love the story
I love the casts and the acting
The casts are cute and handsome
I felt butterflies in my stomach when their romantic scenes.
And also I felt the tensions in my body.
I rolled and rolled my body on my bed, thanks to Kim Cheol Soo & Seol Won and for awakening the love in our Heart

The first meeting of Kim Cheol Soo & Seol Won is so nice, like Shinning Knight, not argumentation. This thing is im very glad.
Rewatching every episode is not boring, not tiring.
WORTH TO REWATCH!!!!
Try to Watch this GREAT LOVE STORY.
LOVE YOU Kim Cheol Soo & Seol Won
My Wish now to Heaven is Season 2😍😍😍😍

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