I watched this show during COVID and I actually think the idea of a BL over the internet worked comfortably well, it actually did REMARKABLY good garnering multiple million views which is always great to see for BL,

The show has it's misses, especially in dialogue, it can be a little bit cringe sometimes but you really do see them as a group of friends, there's stereotypical writing for the "nerd meets jock" cliche but I think both the actors do a wonderful job of conveying love for each other, I really don't want to be too harsh on a show that's just meant to be light-hearted and a fun watch for people in quarantine and it's simplicity IS it's charm.

I don't have a large thinkpiece about it, hello stranger was my actual first real life BL experience and it isn't too shabby, even if it ages a little poorly over time. Music is fantastic though my god