To My Star

First and most importantly, I really liked the show. The actors were wonderful. The main two characters were well defined and I felt like I understood them. However... a lot of extra less defined plot lines were there. If this was 12 episodes and the other characters and backstories went a bit deeper, it would have been perfect. Even the food could have been incorporated a little more. Even the typical Korean drama rich vs poor wasn't explored so it was unnecessary to the story. One person saying he's poor in every episode doesn't drive that formula.

The cast made this work. It needed more time to add depth to the plotlines and backstories. All in all it was top notch and emotionally satisfying.

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They set the bar high

Okay first of all i don't see any 'deep' story on this, just like a casual romance one. I expect this drama to told us a deeper story about the trauma or something related to the 'broken glass sound', but since it's only have 9 episode and 15 minutes per each then yeah can't blame them.

I like seo-jun personality here. He's not the type of person who just go when he was told to. He know what he wants. And he just blatantly said it. Meanwhile ji-woo is the tsundere type one. I really thought that ji-woo will be the one who confessing first since he's smiling everytime he got a message from seo-jun, even he's smiling when he tell seo-jun to clean the toilet :((( what a cutie pie. But yeah ji-woo choose to protect seo-jun by saying seo-jun is a trouble for him but actually he doesn't want to be a trouble for seo-jun by dating him since seo-jun is a top star.

And this drama had some 'first' of korean bl. The first korean bl with 9 episodes. First korean bl with a real kiss!!! I've watch some korean bl before i watch this, but only this one with a real kiss i mean a proper kiss. Not only slightly touching on their lips but a real kiss with movement! They set the bar high for the next korean bl.

Over all i like this drama but not that much because the story is not that clear, and so many missing pieces but yeah.

To my star have the same director as where your eyes linger, no wonder it's good since wyel is a top tier itself. Looking forward for another drama from the same director!!

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A beautiful delicacy of romance, twinkling in my eyes

Korean BL is really a masterpiece!! If only they can lengthen every episodes cause viewers wanted more but anyways To My Star is one of my fave short drama ever.

It started with a idol who got into a controversy which I already saw a lot of it from other drama but in here, it gives a unique and special plot. At the begining of the episode I was annoyed with Seojun's character but if fades the moment he got to share the same scene with Jiwoo.

Son Woo Hyun and Kim Kang Min has an incredible chemistry, it really gives me butterflies every scenes they had. They're too cute and I want more

BEST KISSING SCENE from a Korean BL. The ending was such a wonderful treat to the fans ohmygosh! I also want to play Jijutsu hahaha. They really got everything they have in that scene, it was so beautiful and satisfying to watch. I really really love that kissing scene then moving the camera to the window to witness the star, compatible to the title itself.

I love the lines of Kang See Jun saying that it is rare to find someone who we can enjoy spending time and falling in love. Yes! Plus Han Ji Woo as a chef really adds flavor to the storyline.

Side characters are also cute and supportive. The betrayal between old friends happened. It is good that they didn't work together again because you have to be realistic cause the trust was already ruin. This drama deserve a lot with their not typical plot twist even into smaller details.

Ovearall, To My Star gives me happiness and joy so it deserve a high rating. It was such a cute love story of Seojun and Jisoo, being mature and considerate with each other. Again, BEST KISS I EVER SEEN IN A KOREAN BL.

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Short but Sweet

So as an experienced BL fan it's only fitting I watch this gold mine. I don't know what I was expecting, but it was better than I imagined. The ONLY reason it didn't get a perfect score is cause I was feeling some type of way that it was short lol I would definitely recommend to a newbie BL fan and I can see myself watching it again. Visuals all around and there didn't seem to be any awkwardness between the MCs so I believe there was natural chemistry. The story wasn't necessarily something new, but not something overused. It got suspenseful and I felt all the emotions.
Only thing remotely negative is I think they should've put a seizure warning for ep 7.
Enjoy!!!

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Wow, what's happening with korean BL?

Hi, hello! Have you seen a cute story with two boys falling in love? Yes? No? Would you like to watch another? Anyway this is for you!
Korean drama are always a little extreme with the plot, they add plot twist everywhere. Sometimes I like it, here I found the plot twist useless. It add a punch, but we already knew who loves who and why.
What I prefer here is the acting, the two main actors are really good. They're just, not to much, and natural. I believed in the character, their defaults, their qualities. I was attached to them, they felt real.
AND, they aren't too handsome, unrealistic handsome I mean, they are cute, and I love that : they aren't sexualized. Their feelings are shy, you feel the love growing within the story, you can see how they can love each other and why. This isn't a mean toxic guy who touch a sleepy dude, NO, they are human who meet and respect each other.
It's short, but it seems to create a good foundation for future BL stories. I loved it!

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i have thoughts

two issues with this drama one very important to me the other .. well it is what it is but yeah let me elaborate 1 the age gap is not appropriate i know a lot of people don’t mind or don’t care bc “age is just a number” but see the thing is it rly isn’t and i wish power dynamics and predatory behavior were more discussed especially also when it comes to same sex relationships in dramas/tv/etc but i’m not writing this review to lay that all out lol i just really want to point it out and i have to bc it is what it’s in my heart ... the second issue obviously it’s too short i don’t think i have to explain that but what i do want to mention is that even though again it’s quite short it didn’t really feel that way watching it? idk how they managed to do that but props to them cause usually episodes would fly by .. somehow here they didn’t !! but onto the exclusively good stuff !!! everything about this was wonderful the story the acting the settings the production in general regarding the quality it reminded me of where your eyes linger which makes sense knowing the director (?) is the same and they exist in the same universe ... i love and appreciate the way they told the story and how it concluded so so much and both actors did a really good job (woohyeon please answer my calls) and i’m just so glad that even though i wish they had casted it differently (this is nothing against the actors Again i think they did a fantastic job it’s solely about the age gap) this exists! hopefully in the future we can maybe hit the twenty minutes or even thirty minutes *gasps* mark for each episode (they’re releasing a movie version of this one too so look forward to that as well!) in conclusion: #SavePilhyun

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Beautiful and refreshing!

I've watched a lot of BL dramas especially these past few months filled with many new and absolutely well acted Korean BLs. I was supprised that this didn't pop up in my recommandation but well my Viki app put it on the front :)

Well let's jump onto the review, shall we!

Story: This was a great change from the school stuff (because there are a lot of them)! Right from the start I was hooked! I admit before watching a movie/drama, I read reviews on Viki or other apps so that I can make my own opinion after watching. So when I started watching I had a lot of expectation and I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED! The story is well built from the beginning and every episode follows up to the other without boring scenes!

Acting: Just Wow! It was my first time watching all these actors and from the main cast to the supporting one, they did an amazing Job! I really liked the actor of the Kang Seo Joon character coz, well, he's very handsome to begin with. He portrayed his character so well that I was surprised every time (like how scary was he when he got serious or angry!). And the cold yet cute Chef (Han Ji Woo)! Their chemistry was really good which made the story easy to watch and enjoyable.

Music: some may agree with me but the recent Korean BL dramas have good music, with nice voices and message. So naturally, I downloaded their songs as well :)

Re-watch : I rarely re-watch dramas even when I like them because they are often long and have many episodes but this one doesn't, so I'll definitely re-watch it some time!

So to finish, It'll be a 10/10 for me! And I recommend it to everyone who like this genre:)

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it was exciting and so beautifal

this is so special drama
i like the actors and how they look together , their game was so beautifal and make my heart beat too loud
Chemistry between them is wow...
and the genre in Korea is getting better
And it's an exciting drama even in relation to the Thai BL
Even though they are full of scenes here it was enough what it was because there was a lot of emotion beyond (although hoping for season 2 with more ....)
And they too were realistic about life and the problems they encountered
in brief
I really enjoyed running to see who has not seen yet
And really I and everyone I know are looking forward to season
( or more dramas that they both plaing together)!!!!!!!!
thank you about this an exciting experience

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Bit Fat 10

Indeed, I was generous..again. I am giving it a big fat 10, and yes one of the reasons is that beautiful fairly steamy ending. (for a k-bl that was steamy..lol) I did give it a nice 10 for the story, too. It was a more mature. It was pretty well put together. It had a nice flow.
But..but..BUT.. my 10 definitely goes to this beautiful line, which I hope it won't be considered a spoiler: "If it's okay with you, I don't mind people finding out." Now that...that got me bad. I am not ashamed to admit that it made me bawl my eyes out. I think I appreciated that the most. Considering the circumstances in the story and in the reality of the gay community in South Korea, that line can definitely be considered equal to "i love you to death". (I hope I'm wrong and things are better there, and I guess these latest shorts are an indication of that)
Also, I think future K-BL's are screwed after this one, because when it comes to skinship these guys raised the bar pretty high. Anyone who says that doesn't matter is lying. ;))
So, though I still have special love for Mr. Heart, this one really deserves a 10 (too). :))

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