Soundtrack #1 (2022)

friends to lovers !!!

We all love the classic friends to lovers trope. I loved the pining and the unrequited love between the main leads and it was so adorable seeing Eun Soo realise her true feelings for Sunwoo.

I loved little quirks like the tarot card reading was adorable. I would’ve like an ending to the card that Sunwoo got though because we see that it’s no longer attached to Eunwoo’s picture in the studio but don’t get a resolution for it.

The acting in episode one was sorta off to me but I think park Hyung sik and Han so hee were perf for the role !! Music was great as well and so well incorporated. The parts where the music would suddenly cut out were awkward at times but other times I think it worked really well to differentiate the mood and scenes.

Overall, super short to watch because it’s just four episodes but def leaves you feeling so good and happy !!

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There's a soundtrack for every love story

Soundtrack #1 is a discovery of love and shows the boundaries of our main lead bestfriends. The show is light and will make you want to go out and and date your friend.

The chemistry between our leads we're good and I thought both fulfilled what was needed of their characters, however there were times when it just felt off at times, maybe iust me.

it's simplicity is ultimately makes this show a skippable one. There are far better shows with "friends to lovers" with more depth and character development that I would not recommend it is a must watch.

the first 3 episodes was hinting at an opposite ending through lyrics, side characters but it's good it did not, because of this I didn't regret the watch since Han So Hee's eye candy visuals kept me in it and her being in a different role, raised my ratings a bit.

The Yoon Seo Ah cameo was hilarious, her chemistry with SoHee<33 reminiscences of nevertheless. It was also a great way to eventually build our FL's confidence to tell the truth.

Accomodating to it's title and lyricist lead, the show eventually gave fantastic heaftfelt OSTs that'll be on my repeat list for a while.

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Short And Sweet!!❤️❤️

This was just what I was in the mood for. I was able to watch it in one day, and didn’t fast forward through one minute of it. It’s a friends to lovers drama with laughter, and the main focus of the story was both leads. I’m so glad I watched this feel good Drama. And guess what…it had a great ending! An ending that I wanted, not a breakup, not each of them ending up with someone else, or an end that just kind of left you hanging. It was complete from beginning to end. . If you are looking for something short, not complicated, no major side actors and their stories, a feel good ending, I would highly recommend this!

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The Desirable Cliche'

It's a short and sweet drama divided equally for both the MC and FMC's perspectives.
The theme of unrequited loved is complex but this sweet journey takes you back to your own experience if you ever had one.
The first episode is the best, too powerful but after that, the drama drags a lot and the direction gets messy it's due to the writing, the writer didn't have enough of a plot to move further.

Overall Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee acted like a charm . Great chemistry indeed!
A decent watch.

PS : Do Focus on the soundtrack in episode one, the accordion and the piano at times as well as the guitar.
If ever a sound director deserved an award it should be for this episode.

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Lovely and satisfying story

What a lovely little satisfying story. It could be your or mine story. No unnecessary dramatics, just pure emotions. Gold!!!
Acting was competent and enjoyable. Really enjoyed the character of FL's mom, who was remarkably astute.
Music was certainly a big plus here. Beautiful, modern hummable tunes which wouldnt leave the head once heard.
The story was very relatable. The characters seemed people you would have met. Some of it was cliches but mostly it was a fresh sweet story. Loved the way the ML didnt make a fuss of wounded pride once he understood the FL only wanted him as a friend and stayed in touch even after. Loved the way the FL fell in love without any dramatic intervention from the ML or her friends. Her realization of how pure her emotions were about him was spot on.
Highly recommend this drama.

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Boring and slow

If you want something short and simple to see, you need to watch this.
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I really don't have much to say, it was the typical love story of best friends, you know: one of the two has had that one-sided love for a long time, the other doesn't even notice it, a bit of complications and both accept their feelings and a happy ending.
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I wasn't sure about Park Hyung-sik and Han So-hee's chemistry but it was cute, not the best but I've seen worse.
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Something that I really loved was the cinematography and the ost that was 10/10 It really was the highlight of this drama.

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Short and sweet

Short and sweet, I feel like this drama packed in just the right amount of information for the time it was given — but I can't help wondering what might have been and how much more we could have gotten if only the drama was a little longer.

At its core, the drama is perfectly formulaic longtime friends-to-lovers, and I absolutely love the trope of one person yearning for the other in silence for so many years. And it came across extremely well, especially in the earlier episodes.

The vibe was slow and comforting; this drama just feels like a cozy winter watch if you want to feel your heart flutter.

It wasn't really until the last episode did I really start feeling like I wished this drama was longer. They did a great job subtly weaving in the characters' careers but I wanted to see even more of it. I felt as though time spent on another love interest (who we knew had no shot) was kind of unnecessary. And there are some school flashbacks that absolutely stole my heart that I wanted to see more of, some late night heart-to-hearts over rice wine that I wanted more time with, and overall just more exploration of why becoming lovers felt like such high stakes for them.

Still, this is a really good watch — unproblematic, safe, cozy, comforting, warm — it's just everything that makes for a great all-in-one binge.

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Sweet & Short

The story was good for what it was. You seemingly watch a one-sided love turn into a relationship, but for a drama that was only four episodes, it somehow managed to have bland parts that were too long. The story is not unique in any way. It is a safe story. I think the second love interest with FL lead was forced and uncomfortable to watch because it was a boss and subordinate relationship with no chemistry.

I think the chemistry between the FL and ML lead was great. I think both of them are great actors, but I have to ask if the audience would have liked this drama without knowing the cast? I am a big fan of the FL lead in particular and this drama shows that she can play many roles and have the audience feel many things. I feel as though without the name recognition the drama would not be popular at all or as much attention.

I think I could rewatch this drama simply because it is so short and how no major issues.

Liked
Great Chemistry
Amazing acting


Disliked
Forced secondary love
Dry moments
Long scenes

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Procrastinated Love

That's how I feel about this story. The love I imagined was unrequited. It's procrastinated love.

This drama stays on the surface and doesn't go where the feelings are. A photographer whose work is all over the place and that we hardly see with a camera in hand and a writer with absolutely no imagination or the ability of putting herself in other people's shoes. Writing requires perspective, not ego.
Also I've never met a photographer who just deletes all their past work or fun photos. They're all archived somewhere, usually in more than one place so they don't lose their work. Even worse, I've never met a photographer that had a darkroom and made someone else develop the film so he could be on the computer?!?!?!? DEVELOPING THE FILM IS THE MOST FUN PART! It makes absolutely no sense.

This drama perpetuates the idea that art is suffering instead of it being a skill, a different way of seeing and a profession where money and power have a lot of influence. Honestly, the most unreal part about this drama was the PD님 accepting the rejection without damaging her career. Especially her being a woman. It's absolutely inconceivable, especially because he said he gave her a chance because of her beauty.

About the love. There is no love. You can feel a bit of passion in the first episode and that's it. I love both actors but this wasn't it. The only love that was there was when they watched a movie and he started crying while we saw Park Bo Young on the screen. I cried too!

They try to convey that love is caring and it truly is, but romantic love shouldn't be the same as parental love. The fact that she couldn't tell it was her mother and not Seonwoo who was at her place is somehow very telling.

This drama feels like warm beer on a summer day. It does absolutely nothing for you. Two people looking at each other in different ways and running away from each other and ending up together. They didn't even run that much, how could they have found each other?

I get it. Love is hard, it ruins friendships and life happens. That's a given. However, if we looked at people differently and at relationships differently as well, life could happen in a different way.
Love should be easy. The person you're with should be respected during and after things are over. And women and men can certainly be friends, even if there is a physical attraction at some point. People shouldn't be reduced to their urges. Fiction is a way of producing change, not just perpetuating stereotypes.

This drama aims at the notion that women and men can't be just friends. I really think that's a terrible message to put out there that will send us back even more. Women are already shamed for "putting men in the friendzone". The problem with this notion is that it puts women in the ever demeaning position of only being of interest to men when they can serve them in some way. How can we make progress if we keep pushing these notions forward? Yes, friends to lovers is something beautiful and common but it shouldn't come at the expense of true friendships between two different genres. Those last sentences about this in the drama should not have been said.

The last tarot cards suggested to follow her heart with determination. I didn't see any of that. I saw hesitation, pettiness and hidden feelings. I didn't see the feelings bursting from the chest like she said they were. If they were there would be unrest, impatience and yearning in the eyes. When she's confessing you can't really read Seonwoo's face. It's like he's being told the weather. There lacks emotion, surprise for being found out, confusion and giddiness for what's being revealed.

It was all very lukewarm. A warm beer on a summer day. It doesn't do much for you.

[And I don't even like beer]

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If you are a sucker for best friendship to romance, it's exactly your cup of tea!!

I don't understand all the other negative reviews about this short and sweet drama. For me, a drama is really beautiful, if it can make my heart feel something: happiness or sadness. This drama did both of that. It felt like I was in pain when the actors were crying and I am so grateful that they were happy in the end.
Just think of it as a movie, instead of a drama so that you don't go in with the expectations and later say that everything was squished into about 3 or 4 hours.
The 4 episodes were more than enough to get their story across and make you root for the main leads.
So, I hope you give it a chance.

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