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Traveling from Joseon to Modern day
Hey everyone, last time on the K-drama study, I reviewed When the Stars Gossip, a show I didn't enjoy at all. I wasn't a fan of the story, and some of the characters were strange, making the show unenjoyable. Today, I'm here to review Heo's Diner, a show I hoped would be more enjoyable than the first drama I watched in 2025. Now let's jump into the review and see what my thoughts were for the drama.
Heo's Diner is a time travel show with culinary elements thrown into the mix. During the first half of the episode, we are in the Joseon period getting to know the characters of the period. Xiumin plays the male lead and the character that goes from Joseon to modern-day Seoul. I didn't mind the historical drama moments as that added to the mix. Mr. Homless played my Xiumin dies in the Joseon period which makes him time jump to the present day. I love the expressions the character delivered as he was experiencing new things in modern-day Seoul. Exy Playds the female lead Eun Sil is a decent character one that is gullible and light-hearted at times. I loved her interactions with Mr. Homelss as they had some good chemistry together. I loved seeing both characters working at the diner as Mr. Homeless was looking for who tried to killer Eun Sil's mother. The billion who owns the restaurant access from the diner did a fantastic job as he fits the role perfectly making him seem suspicious. Seeing Detective Kang working with the villion makes the detective feel like a sheep. I did find the whole plot easy to understand as you don't have to think much watching the show. Finding out that the villain who owns the restaurant tried to kill Eun Sil's mother wasn't a surprise to me as he felt suspicious the first time. I do find the ending sweet, but not overly happy.
The OSTs for this show were pretty good, but not overly special. 2Z released the first OST which grew on over the weeks. Acapella group Maytree who was on America's Got Talent delivered a sweet OST that worked wonderfully with the show vibe. I did find most of these OSTs to have a sweet vibe as I've been listening to them from time to time whenever I'm in the mood for them, but overall the songs were pleasant enough.
Overall I'll be giving Heo's Diner a low B for having a decent story and characters that kept me interested in the show. At least this show was better than When the Stars Gossip. I wasn't overly blown away by Heo's Diner, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. So don't forget to come back next time when I review The Haunted Palace.
Heo's Diner is a time travel show with culinary elements thrown into the mix. During the first half of the episode, we are in the Joseon period getting to know the characters of the period. Xiumin plays the male lead and the character that goes from Joseon to modern-day Seoul. I didn't mind the historical drama moments as that added to the mix. Mr. Homless played my Xiumin dies in the Joseon period which makes him time jump to the present day. I love the expressions the character delivered as he was experiencing new things in modern-day Seoul. Exy Playds the female lead Eun Sil is a decent character one that is gullible and light-hearted at times. I loved her interactions with Mr. Homelss as they had some good chemistry together. I loved seeing both characters working at the diner as Mr. Homeless was looking for who tried to killer Eun Sil's mother. The billion who owns the restaurant access from the diner did a fantastic job as he fits the role perfectly making him seem suspicious. Seeing Detective Kang working with the villion makes the detective feel like a sheep. I did find the whole plot easy to understand as you don't have to think much watching the show. Finding out that the villain who owns the restaurant tried to kill Eun Sil's mother wasn't a surprise to me as he felt suspicious the first time. I do find the ending sweet, but not overly happy.
The OSTs for this show were pretty good, but not overly special. 2Z released the first OST which grew on over the weeks. Acapella group Maytree who was on America's Got Talent delivered a sweet OST that worked wonderfully with the show vibe. I did find most of these OSTs to have a sweet vibe as I've been listening to them from time to time whenever I'm in the mood for them, but overall the songs were pleasant enough.
Overall I'll be giving Heo's Diner a low B for having a decent story and characters that kept me interested in the show. At least this show was better than When the Stars Gossip. I wasn't overly blown away by Heo's Diner, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. So don't forget to come back next time when I review The Haunted Palace.
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