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To My Star korean drama review
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To My Star
2 people found this review helpful
by timotey
Feb 7, 2021
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers
Oh, wow. Korea is sure on fire with their BL dramas. Sure, they’re very short but it’s quality entertainment, well written and well acted stories. And with each one they raise the bar. Incredible.

With this one, I wasn’t sure what to think of the characters at first. Kang Seo Joon seemed like your typical spoiled rich airhead whereas Han Ji Woo was his typical cold and stand-offish counterpart. But then... Then it turned out that Seo Joon was sweet and kind, immensely capable at handling his affairs and all around just a really good egg. And Ji Woo wasn’t so much cold as so very, very afraid of getting hurt that he would rather prefer not to let anyone in. Until Seo Joon happened, that is, someone willing to go the extra mile and climb over all the walls that Ji Woo erected around himself to protect his heart. Wonderful.

My favorite moments happened towards the end of the drama. When Kang Seo Joon stood up for himself and let the reporter have the CCTV vid. When Han Ji Woo realized that his boss planned to blackmail Seo Joon, that it was someone from his life who threatened Seo Joon this time. When Seo Joon came to deal with Ji Woo’s boss - Ji Woo’s face! When Seo Joon wouldn’t let Ji Woo push him away, saying (basically), “If you can’t come to me, I’ll come to you.” The whole of episode 9, of course, their soft intimacy...

But also the whole plot with Kang Seo Joon’s panic attacks, the way Ji Woo did his best to protect Seo Joon from the triggers once he realized what was going on. Seo Joon’s manager’s and his boss’ reactions when they realized that Seo Joon was still suffering from them and he just kept it to himself. That was wonderful and it gave the drama depth.

I think this is a drama that demands a re-watch once you reach the end and understand all the characters better. Because then you go all, “Oh!” in certain places and it makes the story seem all the richer.
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