Peach Trap

WASTED MY TIME ON WHAT EXACTLY?

This will be short and sweet, mostly because there’s absolutely nothing here worth stretching into paragraphs.
I thought the first episode was boring and dull… and shockingly, after finishing the entire series, it stayed consistently boring and dull. Impressive dedication, honestly.

The plot? Practically a myth. The characters? So flat they could be used as coasters. Development? Zero. Nada. Nothing.
Even the story itself seemed like it wanted to take a nap.

The only mildly positive thing—and I’m being generous here—is the production value. At least it didn’t look like it was filmed with someone’s cousin’s phone.

Would I recommend it? Sure, if you want to give your skip button a nice workout. Otherwise… probably not.

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At times very frustrating to watch

This is a series with a good story, but will get you extremely aggravating while watching. Out of the four main characters, I found only Gyeon, played by Se Jin, to be the true entertainment throughout each episode. The lead protagonist, Do Ha is so clueless, as three guys are literally falling all over him for his affection. It's completely frustrating for him not to even see how they're going out of their way to win him over. Somehow, even with so much animosity between the three suitors, they always end up at the same table for drinks or food wanting to kill each other with their looks. Very bizarre to say the least.
The one saving grace are the last two episodes ... that rescued the series and corrected for all the wrongs from early on. The two that were totally meant to be together from the very beginning, ends up exactly as you had hoped.
I do hate the fast forward endings where years are skipped over, but at least this solidified the relationship we saw happen between the two. Episode 8 was indeed very enjoyable, so I kind of forgot the true annoyance I was experiencing early on.
Overall it ended up being good, but it could have been so much better with a few changes.

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I don’t remember when last a show pissed me off so badly

I will keep this short cause this is my first time writing a review. I honestly don’t remember the last time a show pissed me off so badly. This show was kinda boring but I kept watching cause I didn’t have anything else to watch.
I really couldn’t stand his best friend’s character. The last straw was when he punched Haram (the barista) at the beach without any explanation. He made it seem like Haram kidnapped a 5 year old child. Mind you, all he did was take a grown a*s man (27 years old) to the beach. I literally dropped the show after that scene cause I was looking for a show to help me relax and not to get agitated.
And I can’t believe they chose the most unlovable character to pay the MC with smh.

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The Prince and His Suitors

"Yoo Do Ha!" Gyeon would shout his name as if he owned him. His person. His love that he has patiently waited to hold for the past 10 years. He protected. He supported. He encouraged. In doing all of this he created a bubble surrounding Do Ha who didn't recognize his feelings until he was forced to. Other participants wanted to be his person also. Ha Ram, who tried to be seen and Yeon Sang, who waited from afar. From the onset, it's pretty obvious who would win. Therein lies where the story falls short.

Do Ha held the cards but played the safest most timid hand ever. There were no standout moments to catch your breath or agree that he made the right choice. They shared memories and in those memories, he saw how Gyeon put him first. The only difference between Gyeon and Yeon Sang was the ten years of frienship. Yeon Sang was just as direct and open about his feelings for him. He sought his best interest and fought for his reinstatement.

There was no real spark between Do Ha and Gyeon. It felt like a transition than a passionate love. Ha Ram the first to express his feelings was never really a part of the scenario as he was only given about 10 minutes of screen time to prove his worth. He failed. He hurt the most.

I liked the gentleness of the story. It didn't feel rushed. It also was too gentle. This rippled down to the end with no bang. No build up. Flashbacks used to create Do Ha and Gyeon's relationship and those of the initial approaches of his other suitors were delivered with some warmth. It was not a pleasant experience of Gyeon constant shouting of his name. Given the roles their acting was good as each character was well defined. The story telling was just a little too serene.
It is still a very decent watch. Enjoy.

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A Story about Love Square

Peach Trap revolves around three guys fighting over one guy, but for me, it was already predictable who Doha would choose in the end—and who he truly had feelings for: his best friend. I think the message of this series is to show how Doha and Gyeon slowly realize they've actually been in love for many years. It’s a bit sad, but the writer clearly built a plot designed to push them into finally recognizing their feelings, especially since Gyeon never had the courage to confess. The moment he saw two guys showing interest in Doha, he suddenly acted differently and inserted himself into this love triangle.

At first, I wasn’t a fan of Gyeon’s character because he came off as a jealous freak, but he eventually grew on me. I was rooting for Yeonsang instead since he had great chemistry with Doha too and seemed like such a green flag. Doha is really cute, but I’m not a fan of how his character is written—a 27-year-old man who acts like an introverted teenager.

I’ve read a lot of negative reviews, but Peach Trap isn’t that bad. It’s still watchable. However, there are downsides: how Doha's character was written, the amount of flashbacks is overwhelming for such a short series, and the editing is a bit messy. What I did enjoy was the chemistry between the main characters, plus the production value and OST were perfect.

Overall, I still recommend this series. It’s light, sweet, and not stressful at all.

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Not What It Sad On the Tin

Less a love quad and more a friends-to-lovers narrative with additional love interest trapping. I did like that we had one of each language-type represented: by which I mean, same age, younger, and older. So we got all the different forms of address and levels of formality. As well as different kinds of pursuit, not just because of the different characters, and personalities, but because of different social status. In the end, I wish this had leaned into the gentleness of the central romance arc (as a JBL would have) rather than muddy the waters with extra sides. Nice kissing for a KBL tho.

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I was TRAPPED alright - spoiler heavy post series review

I usually finish what I start because some series are late bloomers, but this one never flowered. I was indeed trapped, to the point where I wanted to gnaw my arm off to escape.

The core problem was simple: they put three interesting satellites in orbit around a very dull sun. Yoo Doo was attractive beyond reason but as dull as a doorknob. Nothing about his character justified one, let alone three, hot guys chasing him. These scripts keep treating dead behind the doe eyes, pretty faces as irresistible simply because they exist. Half the time he looked like he needed a nap.

The fix for this was actually easy: give the sun some heat, and make the main lead charismatic, even if less conventionally attractive, with a huge personality that actually earns all that attention. Then bring him in with a real crisis, make each of the three pursuers part of the solution, and build tension as he spends meaningful time with all of them so the audience is genuinely torn about who he might choose. Once he chooses the best friend, let the two who were not chosen share a moment or at least consider exploring something together. Then jump three years forward and show two happy couples who have become genuinely good friends.

Instead, there was no spark at all. The main lead needed to provide the reason, and by failing to do so, the entire premise collapsed. All three pursuers (and maybe the main lead) had depth and could have thrived in a more complex story, but that opportunity never came.

And what was the title even about? I thought maybe it was a reference to everyone being trapped by their attraction to his peach (the behind being called peach as slang), but once I started watching, there was no real sexual tension anywhere except with the best friend. So what was the point of that title?

As it stands, the fruit here was rotten.

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Cute but solidly middle of the road kind of show

A cute show with an interesting premise that gets to explore three different love interest tropes at once while also having that love triangle element. I do wish that we didnt have to wait until the final two episodes to get any interesting depth to the characters, and I think adding storylines for each of the characters to be dealing with outside of the romance plot would have really elevated the show. The plotline about the unjust firing was interesting to me and I wished other characters had things going on in their lives as well. Overall, it’s not the most groundbreaking award winning show, but it was cute and got the job done. Solid show for light casual watching.

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