Soundtrack #1

SHORT, WARM, SWEET, REALISTIC

This very short drama tells the story of two best friends where one secretly loves the other.

STORY:
The story is very realistic where many can relate. Unrequited love to your childhood friend but you’re too scared for them to know because staying just friends is better than losing that person, this is the situation portrayed by the male lead. The pacing of the story is very well executed, It’s not fast but not slow that you get to see the dynamic of the characters very well. It started with establishing the background of the story starting with the friendship then comes the unrequited love. You can see the sides of both character and understand how they feel which I think is the goal of this drama. Then comes the realization part which gives the story two endings where they’ll end up together or not. I liked that it showed struggles in both end but it gave a very sweet, simple but clear ending.

CHARACTERS:
I love both characters. they have very realistic arc where one person can relate.

REWATCH VALUE:
I will definitely rewatch this series. I like the warmth I felt watching this.

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Exactly what it was supposed to be

So soundtrack number one was so good like so much better than I expected. I give it a solid 9 out of 10. Would I have watched 16 episodes of it? No, but that's what's so great about it is that it knew that it was too slow to be a normal drama, so they just did 4 episodes and it was perfect. Anymore would've been too long. Any less would've been too short. I felt like it gave you just enough time to fall in love with these characters and to root for their romance. You really, really wanted them together. After seeing their friendship for so many years, it waa just like you knew them and you just wanted them to be happy. You just wanted them to have a beautiful, happy relationship. You saw his torment and you didn't want that to continue. I really expected it to be so boring that I didn't really care about the characters. But the fact that it got me to care in such a short amount of time and it and in such slow moving plot line was very surprising. It was very aesthetically pleasing and wintery. The fact that they could invoke in me a sense of care and love for these characters and desire to see them a couple is a credit to the writing as well as to the actors. So Bravo!! Great Kdrama to end the year with.

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Sweet, cute and short

It was good overall, not extraordinary or great, but cute and short. I watched it because Han So-hee and wasn't disappointed.

LIKES
- The acting was great between the main leads.
- Story was short and quite enjoyable. I actually liked that there were no side stories, and I'm glad that all the focus was on the main leads.
- Nice visuals, aesthetically pleasing

NEUTRAL/DISLIKES
- While I like that the story was short and straight to the point, I think more episodes (maybe 8 or 9) could have made it a little more enjoyable. Not that it needed that much, but I think a little more could be explored around the main leads (personality-wise, background, or even how their friendship developed).
- I agree that the chemistry was a bit off between the main leads. It was good at times, but sometimes it felt very bland like nothing was there.

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A Beautiful Light Hearted romantic drama

A huge applous to the writer and the director for making a very light hearted romantic drama without any unwanted complications and boring love triangle. I had seen many these types of mini dramas before with some less episodes but not with a lead like them, that's something everyone is waiting just like me. That is the refreshing thing about this beautiful drama.

The plot was very simple two best friends for a long 19 years realise their true feelings for each other when they have to stay in the house for two weeks. A romantic drama with a very cliche concept yes, but it doesn't matter when you have a great cute actors in lead. They could have been easily made this into a 16 episode drama with a very dragging storyline and so glad that they didn't, it's a sweet mini drama that you can definitely invest your time gladly..also no annoying love triangle.

The chemistry is one the key factor. Felt really amazing after the end.. Try it

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Short friends to lovers story

The story wasn’t anything revolutionary but this was such a comforting show to watch, I would actually recommend it to anyone looking for something soft and pretty with some cute, a dash of angst, and a bit of romance. Basically, the plot between friends to lovers, unrequited love, emotions, and those moments... all done right.

It probably would have been better off condensed into movie form, or binge the series in a mini-marathon.

Every scene was beautiful to watch and some moments were truly breathtaking. And there's a kind of comfort in predictability that makes it so much easier to settle in and take a break in that cozy atmosphere.

Park Hyung-sik steals hearts in every role! And in this drama too! He can emote a thousand words with just his face and eyes alone. Han So-hee has improved from her previous role.

The songs might not be memorable on their own, but they complemented the scenes and narrative with lyrics quite well. Short and sweet - safe, cozy, comforting, warm and no drama!

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Short, sweet, en pointe!

This one will give you the heart burning angst almost immediately. Will they or won't they? Will this be the normal Kdrama with the happy ending or will sometime else happen? ML and FL (and supporting cast too) are all a joy just to look at. If you're short on time, this one is for you!
It's a shame they didn't go deeper and make this a longer series. The OST is wonderful and like ai said before, I can watch the ML anytime!
There was so much potential in this story line. They could have followed FL when she flourished with her career as a lyricist. Big lights. Famous singers. They could have followed ML photographing around the world. I imagine all the beautiful women throwing themselves at him, giving the viewers heart attacks each time, afraid of not fulfilling the unrequited love waiting for him .
Again, I liked the story, actors, music. Shirt and sweet.

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if this ended at just 3 episodes

I like the end of episode 3 where she release that how long he been liking her she has been blind to all that
her regret for not noticing are well express just by the eyes of Han So Hee and her expression in ep 3
10/10 for there acting both o them work real good on expression and how they express all those feelings without words
her own realization , her regret for being oblivious to his feeling, he sadness about find it 8 year late...

10/10 for First 3 episodes and -1.5 for last fourth episodes
-1.5 for ending flat like that. he just accepted her and it ended. it just give unsatisfied vibe
he should have moved on from her in ep 4 and founded a real Jennifer......

(( it was about one sided love but Jennifer was Park bo Young
ML was even crying seeing park bo young on tv ))



Ep 4, she date fair share of men before even realizing his feeling
how much he resist seeing her dating other man front of him but she can't be even let him date a single girl before her ?
i find this unfair
she said there friendship is more important until she fall in love with him and now she doesn't care if they ever break up and can never go back to be Friends again.
its not love from her side its her selfish desire while he resist 8 years because he truly valued there friendship
In end i found her HYPOCRATIC, he confession without any thought was selfish and his accepting her was also. like what is point of all 3 last episodes about Friendship now they don't value that friendship at all ?

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Really loved this......

every single bit of it was refreshing, the dangers that come with love is truly frightening that's what I've felt watching this drama. The feeling of being afraid to open up about loving someone, the feeling of rejection, the feeling of ruining a beautiful friendship, the feeling doubt of the others feeling (if that makes sense), the feeling of your love moving on, the feeling of your love loving someone else, it was all just so beautifully done. Though not in any way perfect it was enough to convey it's message, through the acting, lines, shots, etc. It reminds us that love isn't easy as often times portrayed, it is also a responsibility.

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As wholesome as K-dramas get

I need more K-drama shorts like this one — it was brief and nicely written and was enough to hook and invest me into the characters. There were very few things happening and very few involved, and some days, we just need something as light and sweet as this. It was direct to the point, and being short, had little to no plotholes since everything was a plot device to move the story forward.

(spoiler ahead)
My favorite detail is probably how Eun Soo was the one to confess her feelings first and how she said she couldn't swallow it like how Sun Woo has been doing all this time. I liked it because it was a nod to a statement she made in the first episode when she was wondering about unrequited love and why people don't just blurt out their feelings when they like someone. The details goes to show how different their personalities and characters are, and also adds to the fact that they were consistent in the characters established in the beginning.

It was a carefully written story and as it should be since it was so short! Imagine ruining a series that literally had 4 episodes. Careful thought and consideration were noticeably invested into the show and it's a wonderful comfort show that one could simply watch over and over again.

I hope we get more shows like this moving forward — short, sweet, and comforting, like a shorter version of Hometown Cha-cha-cha or Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo.

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Delulu plot but you get watch ML who looks like a real man!!!! not a skinny gilrl.. !

I watched this in April 2026...
1. The drama is a delulu dream of some spoiled immature chick
the only value of this drama is:
2. to enjoy looking at the ML actor. WOW WHAT A GREAT LOOKING ***MAN***!!!!! shoulders, chest, legs, face... of a MAN... not a skinny teenage girl.... the way that all modern actors look!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED IN JUST A FEW YEARS THAT ALL ACTORS LOOK LIKE SKELETONS??? so U G L Y !!!!

3. to realize how handsome actors and actresses ARE and WERE before it became fashionable to look like a skeleton.
ENOUGH OF STARVING THE ACTORS!!!! LET THEM EAT AND LOOK GOOD!!!! NUFF OF SKELETONS ALREADY!!!! it is **** U G L Y ****

PHS looks sooooo handsome and sooooo manly here and also the actress!!!!! and all actors SHOULD have their normal weight.

wow Park Huyn Shin the ML actor - wow he looks awesome! and FL too!!!!! Just in 2022, nobody was too skinny yet!!!!

This is the best ever I saw PHS!!!! He is so atttactive!!! he is bulky enough and he looks like a MAN. Shoulders, chest, legs, face. HE IS A MAN!!!!!

These days, male actors dont look like a MAN but like a starved stray cat. And they all got dark circles under their eyes from all that starving. They are NOT attractive, there i snothing STRONG and masculine about them. No energy, vibrancy, etc.
The only one is Bon Appetit Your Majesty ML, and also Haunted Palace ML. They are the only ones who really looked like energetic men. in the entire 2024-present. Hm this is incorrect. I can think of some others. But too many!!!!

I WISH WE GO BACK TO OLD TIMES STANDARDS, BC TODAY ACTORS LOOK LIKE SKELETONS and it is not so cool at all

PHS here looks like a MAN
adn the lady loooks like a WOMAN - a real woman, not a piece of plastic sugery...

The lady too, has a little bit crooked nose. These days, plastic surgery is so severe, nobody would let her live free like that!!!!!

ML and FL both got muscles on them and they are lively and energetic

Wow this little drama is good enough to just to look at PHS and admire his looks!!!!!

======= AS FOR THE CONTENT: =======
The drama is soooo cheesy.... one of those delulu chick baits "the flawed chick has a perfect guy doting on her FOREVER waiting for her to say yes and being totally loyal only to her. Not even s.x with anyone else for 20 yrs he waits for her."
WOW CAPOOL lol FL script is annoying and unrealistic :) The actress is doing a good job at it and yes she is pretty but... the character is like a little girl :) UNTIL THE VERY LAST SCENE, when she confesses - wow that is one skilled actress!!!! ...

so PHS is a main draw to watch the drama :( to be honest.... The drama is a clickbait for little girls :) and I think PHS knows it, based on how he is acting and clearly pretending and forcing himself.

It seemed to me that PHS is a little bored with this role. This is too cliche and too simple, and not interesting to him. IT IS CLEAR HE KNOWS IT IS A FAKE PLOT lol and that he is used as the eye candy.... And .... Perhaps his real life is not like this so this "quiet good boy" is too ... simple. He looked more interested in Burried Hearts. Well that was a lot more important drama...

The music is AMAZING!!!! it is all classical piano music similar to
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
translates to "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" landmark 1894 symphonic poem by Claude Debussy. It is inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé's poem L'après-midi d'un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun), portraying a faun's sensuous dreams of nymphs

And I am so happy to see the main villain from The Nice Guy!!!! that drama was worth watching just for his performance. Wow that actor has PRESENCE!!!! some real skillZ!!!! even in this little drama, he shines, he is super memorable. Wow great acting skillZ!t acting skillZ!

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A cosy drama you can watch over and over again

Having watched this drama 4 times now, I feel confident wholeheartedly recommending Soundtrack #1. It’s a friends-to-lovers story beautifully told. Everything from the cinematography to the background score comes together to make this one of the loveliest dramas.

Acting: 10/10
Both the leads, Park Hyung-sik and Han So-hee, did so well expressing complex feelings subtly. Props especially to Han So-hee, who communicated her heavy heart through her eyes and micro expressions without going too ‘big’.

OST: 7/10
It’s a mixed bag. Some songs are great, but ironically for a drama titled Soundtrack #1, not all choices are strong. The background score that links scenes is fantastic though.

Story: 10/10
It’s a simple and lighthearted story with some big feelings and a lot of heart. It’s told really well in a tight 4 episodes without meandering into various subplots or introducing a lot of tangents or characters. And it’s got one of the most wonderful confession scenes.

An overall 10 for me, truly.

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