Toot

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.