turns out real life yearners do beat the cheesy AI boyfriend
thinking back, the moment the news of jisoo bagging a romcom script broke, i was already seated and waiting. it just felt like such her genre, if you know what i mean.
what i didn't expect, however, was the scale of the production. imagine my genuine shock upon discovering that miss korea had apparently bagged half of the k-drama acting industry for this project. i knew we were getting a romcom, but i didn't realise we were getting the avengers (k-drama edition).
'boyfriend on demand' promises unserious entertainment and, to its credit, delivers exactly that. it's a light-hearted series that toys with the perks of having your own virtual boyfriend while occasionally nudging you to consider the darker side of things, and even the radical concept of giving real-life romance a chance (good for you, seo mi-rae. we need positive yearning in the real world, too... desperately).
which brings me to my biggest question: how on earth did jisoo manage to have chemistry with every single one of her co-stars?? someone please explain this phenomenon to me. someone else get this woman an honorary doctorate while they're at it. the moment she casts a glance at her partner, suddenly iam a giggling mess like i've never seen human interaction before.
and don't even get me started on seo in‑guk. there is a reason people call that man the king of romance. he can convince you that love is real using nothing but a subtle glance that could last approximately three seconds. i respect that level of power.
this is the kind of drama designed to make you feel giddy rather than contemplative. it won't necessarily have you spiralling into deep reflections about performative masculinity, the ethics of AI dating, or the dangers of retreating into romantic fantasy until reality feels insufficient.
but not every drama needs to be a philosophical treatise. sometimes you simply want your brain to take a minute off and allow your soft little heart to simply feel things.
and in that regard, 'boyfriend on demand' does its job perfectly.
what i didn't expect, however, was the scale of the production. imagine my genuine shock upon discovering that miss korea had apparently bagged half of the k-drama acting industry for this project. i knew we were getting a romcom, but i didn't realise we were getting the avengers (k-drama edition).
'boyfriend on demand' promises unserious entertainment and, to its credit, delivers exactly that. it's a light-hearted series that toys with the perks of having your own virtual boyfriend while occasionally nudging you to consider the darker side of things, and even the radical concept of giving real-life romance a chance (good for you, seo mi-rae. we need positive yearning in the real world, too... desperately).
which brings me to my biggest question: how on earth did jisoo manage to have chemistry with every single one of her co-stars?? someone please explain this phenomenon to me. someone else get this woman an honorary doctorate while they're at it. the moment she casts a glance at her partner, suddenly iam a giggling mess like i've never seen human interaction before.
and don't even get me started on seo in‑guk. there is a reason people call that man the king of romance. he can convince you that love is real using nothing but a subtle glance that could last approximately three seconds. i respect that level of power.
this is the kind of drama designed to make you feel giddy rather than contemplative. it won't necessarily have you spiralling into deep reflections about performative masculinity, the ethics of AI dating, or the dangers of retreating into romantic fantasy until reality feels insufficient.
but not every drama needs to be a philosophical treatise. sometimes you simply want your brain to take a minute off and allow your soft little heart to simply feel things.
and in that regard, 'boyfriend on demand' does its job perfectly.
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