Boyfriend on Demand

Dissapointed

I was looking forward to the show actually. I thought that the ai boyfriend concept would be fun and fresh for kdrama after some while but it did not live up to my expectation. The concept was very interesting but execution is done so poorly i had to drop it. The plot is really boring and felt so draggy to the point that i just find myself skipping a lot through the episodes. Cringy and unexciting.

Everything about this show felt underwhelming despite the big budget and promos and they tried to make up for it with Jisoo's big popularity and the flashy hot oppa cameos. It just felt like an SNL skit at some point lmao

For the acting, I feel like Jisoo's acting skills is still not solid enough to be a FL. Her diction and weak portrayal was very obvious. There's definitely some improvement from her previous drama. Something about her acting feels flat AF i find myself getting bored. She's NOT extremely bad and is completely unwatchable but when she has to do funny scenes, she tends to over-exaggerate and it feels unnatural. The rest of the cast also has this 'extra' acting which was so unbearable for me (fl's bestie, office mates). I get that this genre is not supposed to be serious and light hearted but the the comedy acting didn't deliver. I feel like for cringey plots/concepts you really need good solid actors to make it less cringey and enjoyable. It made me realize how romcom type casted actresses are heaven sent

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Like being talked through someone else's holiday photos

Boyfriend on Demand is the televisual equivalent of watching paint dry — except at least with paint you know something is setting. The drama is relentlessly episodic: this happens, then that happens, then they go somewhere new and repeat the pattern — but to what end? It’s not that nothing happens. Plenty happens. The problem is that none of it carries emotional weight. Because the stakes of these essentially transactional fantasy dates are so low, we have no real reason to care. Watching it often feels like being talked through someone else’s holiday photos — pleasant enough in theory, but entirely devoid of shared investment.

Most critically, there is no tension. No real “will they, won’t they,” because tension requires something to lose — and without character development there is nothing at risk. A fantasy of beautiful clothes and doe-eyed men is not a substitute for interiority. Aesthetic charm cannot sustain a story on its own.

I love a heart-fluttering, happy-ending romance as much as the next K-drama aficionado, and I have a high tolerance for lightness if there’s enough sincerity to carry it. But after six episodes, I had to step away. The result is a quiet kind of ennui — not because nothing happens, but because nothing truly matters. Without emotional stakes or growth, even the prettiest fantasy begins to feel hollow. And over time, that hollowness becomes its own kind of quiet desperation — a longing for something genuine to emerge and give it weight.

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Absolutely Wonderful

At first I just wanted to see all the guys like they showed in trailer, of course I stayed for the same.
But I was amazed how wonderfully it was made. Netflix has done it again. The plot, the combination with technology which was believable and wishful (honestly people should just make it, I will earn money and spend on it, hey tech guys, you listening?), the cast and surprisingly, the acting. I was so amazed to see such good acting from all the actors, including side characters and all others. I know Jisoo has not explored much but she nails this type of character, maybe because she is exactly like this? And I was not a fan of the actor, but wow, he enchanted me in this one. He is good.
The kiss scenes were also good? honestly I was surprised but they had good kiss scenes.

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Did a marathon watch and it was awesome

I expected something more lighter than this but in fact the comedic parts are what made the drama more lighthearted. The device usage is like a combo of 3 Black Mirror episodes which I've watched but I forgotten the titles; 1. The virtual game where players can feel and taste everything 2. Subscriptions about personal life that needs monthly renewal or the person will feel lost 3. Where actors can go in to movies and relive the scenes like they're real.

FL has chemistry with everyone, and when she dislikes someone it's really felt; she doesn't like the guy she met from dinner and it feels distance between the two. So this really made us feel connected to her and her 'boyfriends'.

Really love the seamless writing of her ex and the boyfriends too, though she might not need the device if he didn't shows up with marriage news. She went from being curious to getting addicted to it, which was neatly explained with consequences and what her view on it.

Main couple love story is really really cute. Wish they had shown more. Think this is what they missed out on since the virtual bf looks like him, they forgot to give them more of their own moment with dialogues. However in general it was well put together. Truly enjoyed this that I had to leave comment since idk the last time I havent drop drama or romcom half way in..

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A very low stakes but surprisingly satisfying rom-com.

I'm generally not really a fan of idol-dramas. I understand that fandoms sell advertising $, but it so often reflects in the quality. I was definitely ready to have to put my judgement aside to enjoy this. But it has been utterly unnecessary. This is definirely NOT an idol drama, though it does feature a couple of actors who come from that realm.

This show is actually good. It is a great antidote in troubling times. Nothing is expected of you as a viewer except to turn off your brain and be entertained. Just go ahead and enjoy it!

I am convinced that troll factories (sometimes fandoms) have search terms set up, so they can target their toxic engagement. Or in fandom circumstances, gatekeep. Along with *female *gender *trans *race *misogyny *incel...you can insert any idol name and expect to get trolled. I apologise for not using the female actors' name but I'm wanting to stick with my experience of this show as light, funny, stomach fluttering cheese-charm. I will say, that this is by far her best performance. It has become embarrassingly apparent to me in recent years, that I find screeches and deep, belly-based shouts, in comedies, hilarious. I really don't know why. I suppose I must do the personal work and grow up as a human...but anyway, she does a fantastically funny screech. It is put to great use in this drama. I laughed out loud a lot! And Seo In Guk is as belly-butterflyingly great as ever. And the support cast, that amazing list of actors, is hilarious! I can definitely imagine myself rewatching this, when I'm in need of something low-demand, entertaining and PRETTY!

For those who still require some brain stimulation, I am intrigued by the BoD system. We know that personalised sex dolls exist. We know that people believe they are in relationships with AI boyfriends/girlfriends. Interestingly the uptake of these systems, is predominantly by cis-gender heterosexual men. I do wonder about how popular a BoD system would actually be amongst women. And I wonder, how potentially, socially catastrophic, in a culture like SK, with already very low birth rates and highly reported gender-inequality. That, for me, would be an interesting discussion.

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