Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Romantic Sunday

Regardless of your struggles, you will always find your way back home.

I watched this drama a few years ago and I finally finished it!!! OMG. I literally only have 2 or 3 episodes left, but I was probably waiting for the next episode and lost interest or found a new drama.

Anyway, I love this drama. So heartwarming!! From having a not-so-welcoming encounter to becoming a lovey-dovey couple!!! #dimplecouple

I love that! Literally both couples have dimples.

The story of how they met... their struggles, running away from their problems, facing their fears... isolation... and expression.

I love it.

Everyone has gone through difficulties in life, and sometimes if it's too overwhelming, we tend to avoid and distract ourselves. This drama portrays this quote as Du Sik has gone through trials that he can't let go of.

Life is like the ocean; it's unpredictable as we do not know when the waves are going to show up—typhoons or even the calming water.

But regardless, it won't last long. So, I believe that whatever waters we are experiencing, we can get through it by expressing our emotions, leaning on someone, and believing in yourself.

The two main characters demonstrated this, which strengthened their relationship.

I love their chemistry, their funny scenes, and of course, the jealousy scenes.

I'm truly thankful I watched and finished this drama! I remember after this drama was released, a lot of fans traveled to that city to explore the filming locations and the restaurants.
Shanaall!!!
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healing and refreshing! finding joy in the ordinary :)

i started homecha when it was released back in 2021 but for some reason never finished it (even though i was already on ep 12). i felt the urge to rewatch it after being smitten with kim seonho post ctlbt and i’m so glad i did. (maybe it’s because i’m a bit older now, but this time it really stayed with me.)

to be honest, at first, i didn’t really care for the side characters and found myself tempted to skip their scenes. however, towards the halfway mark, i started to appreciate the depth they brought to the story, getting to know the villagers, their individual struggles, and how they complement each other in the little ecosystem of gongjin. i liked that the characters were written with flaws, in such human ways, yet still very lovable.

yeo hwa-jung’s character in particular really moved me. the scene where she was screaming (with no volume) at young-guk about the socks (but also not really) broke me. the women really stood out in this show, from the grandmothers, to hwa-jung and chung-hwa, to yun-kyung, and even the kids. their struggles weren’t dramatic or sensational.. just life. i also want to add that i love seong-hyun’s character. although he didn’t give me second lead syndrome, he radiated such warmth and sincerity. i loved that the male leads got along and became good friends. it was so refreshing to have a love triangle without unnecessary rivalry or bitterness.

as for the main leads: the premise alone already had me hooked. a principled (and slightly pretentious) socialite dentist who moves to a seaside village after getting blacklisted in seoul meets a jack of all traits, seemingly perfect local hero with a secret flaw. except it wasn’t a flaw, just hidden pain. i wish it was an actual character flaw, or something he had to work with, but it was just one of those masked strength ‘weaknesses’. it just felt a bit unfair as he was always ‘right’ and hye-jin was always ‘wrong’. anyways, du-shik is perfect…the man of every girl’s dreams. kim seonho never fails. on the other hand, hye-jin’s character development was beautifully written. you could clearly see her growth in the smallest details throughout each episode (kudos to shin min-ah on the execution!) she was always a likeable boss woman, but she grew to be softer, more open, and seems genuinely happy with her new perspective on life.

but nevertheless, their dynamic worked. du-sik comes across as tender and compassionate, carrying quiet grief beneath his smile, while hye-jin’s prickly ambition slowly melts into something more open and heartfelt. their relationship isn’t built on drama or grand gestures but on everyday kindness, shared moments, and sincere conversations. because of that, their love feels genuine (and more satisfying), developing the way it often does in real life.

what makes homecha so refreshing is its sincerity. it reminds you that happiness or “success” doesn’t have to be loud. healing often happens in the background, through routine, laughter, and human connection. in the end, life isn’t defined by grand accomplishments or past mistakes, but by the quiet, meaningful moments that make up the journey.

“Look around you closely and you’ll realize that you’re surrounded by many precious things. Everyday is full of so much excitement as if I’m going on a picnic the next day.”

"It's like staying indoors because you're afraid it might rain; starving, afraid of stomachaches. Stop hesitating or you'll lose out on the chance once again."

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A beautiful love story that can be light and fun but also emotional and deep

This was amazing. I mostly watch BLs but this has quickly become one of my favorite shows of all time. Almost everything about it is finely executed, the cinematography, the acting, the plot, the side characters… I felt like I was really a part of the small town and I got attached to basically all the characters presented. Every storyline was interesting and different, but they still managed to not overshadow the main couple. They are perfect for each other and I love seeing them together, but I have one critique to make. Their relationship was presented as cold, but lovely I’m the begging, they would always tease each other and that was what kept it fun to me. However, when they eventually got together they lost all their chemistry in my opinion. They were just too sweet and I don’t think that really fit their personalities, especially for Hye Jin, so I wish they would have kept the dynamic that they had before a little more. Nevertheless I still love this show so much and I will always remember it in the best way.

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Came expecting nothing and left surprised to have found a drama I enjoyed

I originally decided to watch this drama mainly because Seungmin (from Stray Kids) is part of the OST, but I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would .

I must say that i enjoyed the ‘angst’ and everything leading up to the climax of the show more than I did the ending. I still loved the ending though, it was really cute.

The entire backstory of Dusik was also a bit meh in the sense that I would've preferred it to just be a sweet love story with some comedy and angst, but it was still good. Being someone who's lived in a village their entire life, it was heartwarming to see the dynamics between all of the characters in this drama (even if they did feel a bit annoying sometimes lol). I also enjoyed the fact that there wasn't a huge dramatic conflict/misunderstanding between the main characters like there tends to be in most romantic dramas.

Overall a really enjoyable show to watch.

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Relaxing drama full of emotions

l don't know where to start with.

l just finished the drama and l really loved this one. It has to be my most favorite drama of year 2021 coz' it just has everything l expect from a drama.

Starting with the story , l think the kdrama writers really know how to just play with our minds. sometimes they just make us feel so overwhelming that you just cry along with the actors but thenext minute there comes a character with enough humor to just make you smile.the only thing l didnt liked was the backstory of du-sik as that wasn't in need of being so harsh but still the end neutrilizes it.

The cast and chemistry is the best thing this drama has. l love all the couples and even the kids.Every character involved is worth appretiating. I have not watched any work of both the main leads but l seriously love the dimple-couple and now, l'm really a big fan of shin min-ah. And not to forget the best part , ahjumahas' trio. they are literally the best one l have seen after from the one in reply 1988.
Their chemistry was awesome and their story literally made me cry.

The only thing which at first attracted me towards the drama was the gongjin village.
l love nature , especially the water bodies. Everytime the sea or the mountains were shown in the scenes paired with so relaxing and calm OSTs, l just use to rewind those for like most of the times.

Overall a relaxing drama to watch when you want to feel some realstic emotions and some lively time alone but l would really recommend to watch this one with your partner!!

l don't mostly advice rewatching it coz' l know sometimes we just feel to skip after we watch like 4 to 5 episodes when you already know the plot so when you are watching for the first time , relax and enjoy watching it peacefully and don't worry even if you missed the premiere coz' that really doesn't matter!

These were my honest opinions by the fangirling drama-addict part of me.

l really don't bother about budget and all coz' it doesn't even matter to me and l am sorry but l'm not well known with the directors and writers.
This was my first time writing a review and l think this was is a good one to start with.

Have a great time watching !!

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For the longest time I’ve been looking forward to this show to finally finish airing. Having looked up some spoilers in the comment section, things seemed more than great, yay happy ending, yay no breakup, yay wholesomeness. As such I could not help myself and hopped on the hype train and so I ended up having too many expectations leading to some disappointment. Don’t get me wrong HomeCha is a great kdrama, but it’s not nearly as great as I hoped it would be.

About the Kim Seon Ho - Shin Mina OTP pairing, I can only say that I have seen onscreen couples with better chemistry before, but it was fine. The rest of the cast did a phenomenal job. I liked every single supporting actor with one exception and that exception is only due to my personal bias, so I won’t elaborate on that. Even the child actors were surprisingly good.

The story is typical romcom story, without the downright magical setting I don’t think I would have praised it, but It worked very well for the most part.
I have two major problems with the story. Firstly the love triangle felt very artificial. Yes it’s great how and how fast they wrapped it up, it’s also great how civilized the characters were about it and even the bromance aspect of it was decent. I felt the only point of the triangle is that Soompi could write an exciting article about how we should look forward to it. Oh well, I realize I’m probably being unfair with this statement. So feel free to ignore this point, overall this triangle execution is still above average. The bigger issue is episode 15, or more specifically the reveal of the main mystery, why is Hong Doo Shik living the life that he is living, why did he retire to his hometown. Frankly the whole explanation made me angry. It’s beyond nonsensical. Not only did he turn the other cheek again and again whenever someone blamed him, but he also blamed himself for such a stupid noble reason. I guess I could say that I had my concerns about his characterization before, but when the final reveal came I could only roll my eyes in frustration. I think the writer herself had no idea what tragic backstory she is going to go with up until that point, so she kept procrastinating as long as she could and in episode 15 she handled it like a technician, by then knowing that the show was already an unbreakable success. I wish I had known in advance, I would have just fastforward buttoned all those flashbacks, oh well.

The product placements were often pretty immersion breaking. The writing interns were not on top of their game, at least when it comes to the smart incorporation of product placements. PP should be out of the way, not directly influencing a main characters personality and that’s exactly what happened here. The whole explanation about Hye Jin liking brandname stuff, designer bags, designer shoes is just too much. There is also that scene, when she bought a 5 million Won necklace, despite being in the red. (and later on said necklace reappeared again in a comparably stupid way) So yes the drama is so full of product placement related content, that at times I felt I should be paid for watching it, not the other way around.

The most comparable kdrama that I’ve seen is When the Weather is Fine. The story is pretty similar overall, but I think that drama is much better up until the production team COMPLETELY ruined it somewhere near the end. Homecha despite not being quite as good in the early episodes at least provided us with a nicely wrapped up happy ending & I can grumble about ep15 all I want, but that’s not nearly enough to ruin the drama for me, so with that in mind I’ll go with the rating of 8,5.

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A very good time spent!!!

Is it possible to have a drama without so many clichés and be wonderful? I think it is.
Even this drama has the boring love triangle (very slightly) and a criminal (also dispensable), the mais story is simple. And, in this kind of romantic dramas, simplicity is the best.

STORY - an heart warming story, with two beautiful people surrounded by nosy, loud, crazy but wonderful neighborhood!
And that's it! Even if the main couple is sweet and interesting, the other couples and people are amazing.
We have the girl that is a k pop fan, the old singer with dreams of fame, Hye Jin best friend and the police relationship, Director Ji and the filming stuff, and lots of friendly characters and stories...

ACTING - wonderful acting by almost everyone

MUSIC - good music also

REWATCH - why not, in front of a fireplace and a glass of wine and good company

OVERALL - a nice and cosy drama to have good feelings. As I always knew, I don't have to be stressed by criminals, love triangles or squares or pentagons or other boring clichés to have fun.
Please watch

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Just the right amount of everything

I had to wait until it's last wk of showing to watch this series on NF. At the time i was watching Squid and Mad Dog, both heavy in their genres. So when i was done i was quite ready for a refreshing, light watch. Hometown couldn't be any more perfect for that!

And i found it to be really refreshing, first literally. I mean views of the sea, surfing, laidback country life are my absolute definition of refreshing. Of course there will be plenty of old folks, gossip and cliches. The series made sure each episode has all of those. Emotionally, there is nothing overpowering until towards the end. We should all cry at that point if we are human! But we don't dwell and soon flowers are abloom again!

I have to confess i wanted to watch this so i can finally feel at ease knowing Good Boy (Start-up) can get his girl. I wanted so bad for him to get his love! I have a feeling it's not just me. This actor can really effectively win you over to his side to root for him. His overall visuals in this show is also quite refreshing.

The lead actress in her role here is a far cry from the mischievous Gumiho, chubby Venus, and brokenhearted wife in Tomorrow with you. She's a more regular person here, and very relatable. I mean we all had to run away at least once in our lives to get away from so much stress. And we all are guilty of being snubby at least once too. So i could very easily see myself in her.

The things that our minds can do to us! And the things that our hearts can do too! That's why i love this series.

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Satisfied!! Loved it!!!

I have no words to describe what im exactly feeling after i had finished the 16th/final episode. All i can say is im satisfied....there is a relief that all end well in du sik's life (chief hong) !!!!

What i loved is it stick to its story conceot didnt drift away...its sure a healing drama but one of my reasons overall and rewatch value,i gave 9 is because triggering scenes like especially 14 and 15 i could only watch twice time but then at the end i wouldnt watch that part after a certain times (i hope you can understand)....i cried with hye jin and du sik those who have watched it may relate to this.

Story concept and its direction and production was very good. No doubt that all actors and actresses put their level best in their respective chatacters.

Each character in this drama had a story or something to learn from and the story had everything it didnt leave out or miss out any characters story plot till the last episode. At first i found loop holes some questionable doubts. Tbh at the 16th episode i dont even remembers those loop holes or que....it doesnt matter too. At the end that didnt matter coz i felt satisfied. This is like for me one of the kdramas i see in which the finale episode is so precisely shot. In 16th episode , we get to see almost characters ending plot as some of them had their in few episodes early but at the they all have a scenes which makes it special....everhthing is special.

This drama will gives you happiness, cringiness or shivers or hair standing on your hand ( coz of cuteness overload of hye jin and du sik which is still so CUTE) ,overload cuteness and love but also a trigerring points or downfall of that person too...what they are always outside cannot be always be same in inside. Everyone has different healing methods. And this story/kdrama showed it PERFECTLY!!!

I at first didnt like when du sik kept on blaming himself but in 15th ep i was able to connect the dots and understand well well. The story was detailed and very nicely written. Even if you find loop holes ,it may be not important or doesnt bug you much.

Ost is just amazing matches very well with the scenes. This songs are so soothing , jusg live it!!!! All im wanting is the cute dimples of the main leads.

From 1 to 16th episode ,idk how it went by tbh. I wasnt even planning to watch but when i saw multiple clipping od hometown cha cha clipping i just couldnt resist but try out the 1st episode and hear i am, I actually wait for drama to finish but for this i waited eagerly for weekends to watch this. It kept my mind light but at the same time what happened to du sik made me sad but i was happy for to hye jin at the same time. And du sik influence hye jin's life.

Its worth watching, ome of the best healing kdramas you can find...try it out once if you havent and you wont regret it!!! There is more to write but if i keep on writing it will turn into a book. So try it out. I hope you all like it !!!

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So good but that's it

I was the only cast-off here who didn't watch "Hometown cha cha cha" but finally I did.

While everyone was whizzing over this show , I wanted to feel head over heels, I wanted to be mad like everyone else but
honestly, I loved this drama it was so good but that's it.
The hype doesn't make sense to me the way people call it a masterpiece trust me I wanted to get that feeling but never mind.
First, let's talk about the things I like :

-FL's character was my favorite
-The simple yet cute story
-The forwardness of the story
-The cinematography was so serene
-Romance that was so sweet and cute

_The things I don't like ;

-Hong's backstory and the way they legislated his past were mythical.
He was so traumatized by it during the whole show and they covered it in 30 to 40 minutes !!!!!!!!!!!

-Secondly, hye-jin's character expanded throughout the show as we all know and that was conceivably the plus point of this drama but at some time it surged and kinda pressed ( to me ) like the confession and the proposal.

-Lastly, the lesbian facet I mean what was that tho ( ?!?!?!??!? )
That was so undue and hasty ( for me )


Overall I loved this drama couple was so cute and the romance was wholesome, there was no negativity in it and all caressing.

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my heart is about to burst

this was so so so so SOOO GOOD i cannot breathe. new favorite kdrama!!!!
it was so cute and funny and interesting and exactly what i needed. it filled me with dopamine and serotonin and all those other hormones that cause happiness. hye-jin and du-sik were adorable and cheesy and cringe and made me so jealous
side characters were also masterpieces. this show made me ask myself "should i become a dentist?" and "should i move to the countryside?" (still debating). and alongside all the heartwarming romance this made me bawl my eyes out. i wanted to hug du-sik and make him forget everything that happened to him and make it all better because he is such a cutie and deserves none of that
eun-cheoul (i'm probably spelling his name wrong but i'm talking about the policeman) was so CUTE i can't even speak i loved his relationship with min-seok and side note she is an absolute rizz master when she was in the back of the car i forgot her exact words but damn she had me folding too
ju-ri is us personified i feel her. oh yoon - cutie
grandmas were also wonderful characters
i almost forgot but oh my god cho-hui. she is so brave and my girl also deserves a happy ending AND GO SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/WHOEVER FOR THE REPRESENTATION!!;!;
bo-ra supermarket lady and hardware shop guy are also very babe. the latter was a /bad word/ in the later episodes (if you've watched i think you'll get what i'm referencing) but got better and i LOOOVEE their relationship
(i-jun and bo-ra spin off?? pls)

overall best drama ever if you haven't watched you're seriously missing out would sell my organs and first-born child to rewatch for the first time again

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