Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)

A SERVE through and through

At its' core, Hometown Cha Cha Cha is about men being men: doing hard labour and being in love with a sometimes mean woman.

When I talk about chemistry between the leads, this is what I mean!

This slice-of-life drama that feels so genuine and realistic that it's hard not to connect with the characters. There's something about Du-sik that I just can't pinpoint, but he's my favorite ML of all dramas. I absolutely loved the progress of their relationship, it was sooo rewarding when they just admitted their love and went from pretending to hate each other to being the most cutesy couple.
HCCC's only flaw is the divorce subplot, which no one watching cared about lol.
Either way, I now have brand new relationship goals (how tacky, I know) in my life.

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Slice-of-life done right

City girl, Hyejin, having found herself facing continuous misalignment with her current superior, moves to the country side for a fresh start setting up her own private dental clinic in the seaside village of Gongjin. Reason being: a trip to its beach with family when she was younger. There, she is faced with different trials as your token “Seoul girl” and runs into Dusik, the village’s own “Chief Hong” and their jack of all trades.

We follow along as she gets settled, starting off rocky and slowly but surely warming up to everyone and to our ML in particular as she finds herself indebted to him for saving her ass one too many times.

And just as simple as that. Your regular degular romcom. Nothing too deep yet, not at all lacking in depth.

The characters were very well-written and not a second was spared creating an amazing backstory for each and every one of them. Our two main leads’ banter, chemistry and dynamics were the focus of this show and at the heart of it and they kept us thoroughly entertained throughout as we witness their relationship slowly develops from enemies? to friends to lovers.

Shin Mina (FL) was the perfect match for this role and while I don’t find her to be the best of actresses out there, she offered an amazing performance and I got to see many strengths to her I haven’t noticed before as we follow her character’s growth arc. This role was meant for her.

Kim Seonho (ML) was flawless. I don’t see the actor when I look at him, I just see Dusik and that’s the best compliment I could come up with at the moment knowing it doesn’t do him enough justice. With his character arc being the leading plot point, to say he perfected this role would be an understatement. And don’t even get me started on how charming he was.

The people of the village were not a force to mess with either. And despite the fact that there were many of them, each packed a solid backstory and the drama did a great job at introducing everyone and unfolding their struggles at a good pace and order in a very clean, non-overwhelming manner. My special shoutouts goes to all of them but especially Lee Bongryun as Hwajeong. Out of everyone her story arc was my favorite and her phenomenal performance brought things to new heights.

On text, this drama is perfect, the writers knew exactly what story they wanted to tell and tell that story they did. There were no plot holes, pacing was perfect; nothing too rushed, nothing too slow and when we approached the climax of the show, we knew what to expect in the best way possible. There were no unnecessary plot twists or over-the-top predictable tropes (for the most part). Everything worked itself into a neat bow with a satisfying conclusion.

In reality, the show was perfect, too. Great casting, talented actors who embodied their roles, amazing character development and beautiful music and scenery.

But here comes the “but”, or at least “my but” and where I’ll probably be dropping minor spoilers.

If I were to complain or nitpick about anything on this drama, which I’m gonna (duh), it would be on how everyone at the end was conveniently connected and how they, apparently, ran into each other multiple times at different times in their life. When, technically speaking, only one coincidence mattered to the plot leading to the big reveal. But they over did it too much by the time you got to it, you’re burnt out on the entire concept. Needless to say, the rest were unnecessary and served no purpose or function in moving the story other than being a cliché K-drama trope.

As a viewer too, at times I found the show to be too slow for my own liking, and was bored with some parts of it. The drama was 1h 20m an episode and I did not particularly find myself dying to watch the next one and even took breaks between some. All these aspects however are tied to my personal preferences and got no bearing on the writing.

After finishing this drama, I came here to read some reviews -as I usually do- and to my surprise there were lots of people who were disappointed or thought this show might have not deserved the hype it got. It might be because I came late to this said hype train, but this drama was exactly what I expected it to be and one of the best written recent pieces out there. Simple and compact and did not need to be anything more than what it promised it would be.

I’ve started that first episode a couple of times before and dropped it, not gonna lie, but I knew I’d comeback to it one day. I just needed to be in the right mood, first. And when I was, it delivered. Now I’m left homesick for a place I’ve never been, missing people I’ve never met and fantasizing about my own country-side romance.

And despite my personal grievances with the show (and why I’m docking it a point), credit must be given where credit is due. A 10/10 drama, otherwise, if I’ve ever seen one. I would strongly recommend.

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A great drama!

It's a really good show overall, it's sometimes fun, poignant, and romantic. Just at the start i was a bit confused i was wondering where it was leading, but then kdrama magic happens and we're swirled with all the characters and this pretty seaside village! I wish there were more series with such a setting. There are few bad things about this show, like other viewers i thought the ending was a bit out of tune, but then the last episode is back to the mood of the show and the conclusion is satisfying. I think they went too dark for no reason, the show was great as light hearted.
Anyway, i'm totally down for more series of this type: cosy romcom in a seaside village, Korea is so beautiful and there are plenty different landscapes to discover.

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Life is beautiful, just live it

Hometown Cha Cha Cha is not a love story, but a story full of emotional moments. It's all about love, pain, sorrow, happiness, regrets and every human emotion that can be expressed.

Without divulging much, it is impressive how Hometown... attempts to go beyond a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy as it explores grief, guilt, loss, and healing. While this is dealt with in a mature way, it would have benefited the show more if the intense themes weren’t all packed into the final two episodes.

Kim Young-Ok as Gam-ri, an octogenarian grandmother who Du-Sik is closest to, once again proves why she’s the best K-drama grandmother. Hometown excels at slice-of-life goodness and wholesome romance of the best kind.

My Rating : 8/10

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My comfort Kdrama ❤️

This is a Kdrama that I don't want to have an end because it was too good. I love the show so much and it feels like I belong with the neighborhood. The ending was satisfying, but I want to see more. I mean, I will surely miss the casts and that beautiful place where they lived. ❤️ Hometown Cha Cha is now one of my comfort Kdrama. It's full of love. 🥺❤️

I just put 9.5/10 to the Story because of the part where the wife of the guy who died from the car accident blamed Du Sik for his death. Yes, it was settled after all ,but she said that she won't apologize for what she had done. It just doesn't make sense since it was unexpected and no one wants that to happen. She was hurt but Du Sik suffered as well. He carry all the guilt alone and it was more kind of a burden I think. When in fact, those misfortune that happened was totally not his fault. At least the son of the security guard who got paralyzed gave his "sorry" and admitted that he was just looking for someone to blamed.

Overall, I really like this drama and it is highly recommended. 🥰 I've learned and cried a lot. 🥺😭 I love the dimple couple too! 😘

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Sweet hometown romance

Beautiful sea, a lighthouse, seaside hometown, chaotic neighbors, amazing friendship, cute romance and lots and lots of sweet and touching moments sums up this drama.

This drama is based around the lives of people in a small seaside town. The ML is a jack of all trades who is the life of the town, and the FL is a skilled but impulsive dentist from Seoul who moves to a small town for a fresh start. The drama is sweet, cute, romantic and touching. Some of the side characters were a bit unbelievable but they complimented the drama nicely.

The chemistry between the two leads was great and it was great to watch the development between them. The whole process seemed smooth and it flowed naturally and didn't seem that forced. Things did seem a bit forced at the last few episodes but it was bearable.

Speaking of bearable one thing that was a bit unbearable was the blatant and frequent product placements. But as k-drama viewers it is a curse we are fated to bear. But it was a bit too much in this one imo.

The story was quite good. Even though it wasn't ground breaking story the story flow was quite good and kept things interesting and made me look forward to what happens next.

The music was beautiful. There weren't too many songs but the ones they had went nicely with the whole thing.

The actors were nicely cast specially the few important characters were quite good and did a superb job. Shin Min Ah was beautiful in her character and Kim Seon Ho seemed perfect for the male lead's character.

This drama was very good. For people who likes sweet rom-coms this is definitely a good watch.

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A PERFECT ROM-COM drama.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha will make you cry, laugh, scream, crazy, and smile. It's not just a drama, it's an emotion. This drama teaches you the values of life, how special is life, and how you should never give up. If I am ever re-born, I want to be born in this neighborhood. From episodes 1 to 16, I enjoyed every single episode. Must watch! Definitely one of the best 2021 Korean dramas. Such a heart-warming drama. Trust me you won't regret it at all. a perfect, all-kill ROM-COM drama.

The soundtrack, the cinematography, and the writing are so beautiful. I love every single frame of it. Acting from the cast is a masterpiece, not to forget all the child actors and the side characters, great acting. There are so many tear-jerking scenes, the performance from the side characters shines a lot in this drama. Shin Min Ah and Kim Seon Ho, the dimple couples, the chemistry between them is so powerful

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Healing drama

I love the story, i love the actors & actress & i love the ost!! Best drama ever 🥰🥰🥰.
Hometown chachacha is the healing drama but also loveable filming and always be remembering as precious in all the ways we have to be comforted, to be chill , to be well-known as healing drama in timeless time. Can we be back to the first time homcha ? 😭
Ep 1 moment when she need someone helps
Ep 2 moment when the hearts beat each other
Ep 3 moment when he need her
Ep 4 moment when they made a "biological crisis"
Ep 5 moment when ahe remember everything
Ep 6 moment when he falling in love (again)
Ep 7 moment when he need her
Ep 8 moment whe feel save with his existance
Ep 9 moment when she lost control
Ep 10 moment whe he afraid she got hurt
Ep 11 moment whe she confess first to him
Ep 12 moment when filling her bucketlist
Ep 13 moment when he need her
Ep 14 moment when he want tell her about him
Ep 15 moment when he opened his pandora
Ep 16 moment when they found their happiness

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Romantic Sunday

Wonderful story from start to finish. Extremely funny, and that makes you freak out a lot and suffer in the right amount. All characters steal the show, with no exceptions. Their story is beautiful as neighbors who consider themselves family and the individual story of each one is also beautiful. The evolution and maturation of each one of them is very nice to watch.

Now talking about Dusik and his history. He was the one who drew the most attention in all the episodes. He showed what a feeling of guilt can do to a person. Both self-blame and guilt placed by others. And as we suspected from the beginning, nothing that happened was his fault. They were just fatalities that I wasn't and couldn't be in anyone's control. It's good that in the end he and the people involved understood this and forgave each other, taking a burden off his heart and conscience so he could move on without worrying about what happened in the past.

Hyejin and Dusik were a relationship goal couple. A lot of chemistry involved and each one helped the other in the process of maturation and evolution. The plot that they had already met as children, as teenagers and that Hyejin called for help when she saw Dusik on the bridge, made their adult relationship even more special.

And yet the third of the love triangle didn't stay in the friendzone forever. This should be mandatory in all love triangles.

Happy ending is great. But happy ending with marriage is even better!

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Heartwarming drama

Hometown cha cha cha become my all time favorite k drama along with reply 1988, this somehow become my moodbooster in my busy life. If you look for k drama with rom com and slice of life, you will be definetly like it.
As we know that this work is adaption based on movies, but i should say that the drama is more beautifull in all aspect: cinematography is breathtaking, the script is fresh and nice, all actor and actress act very well,
Kim seon ho acting is superb, i love his micro expression in acting that makes me laugh and cry during the series. My favorite parts of him is in ep 15, i must say that his acting gives me chills..he should be the next kim so hyun..
Shin min ah as always become the queen of rom com, she portray hyejin very well. While they act together, the chemistry was so extra. The two of them complete each other very well, i can see they deliver adlibs naturaly and flawlessly..
Hwajeong, namsuk, and bora eomma acting’s also make me cry a river , their background in theatre gives guarantee of good acting..
The ost is always become my favorite , choi yu ree wish, i dont know why i feel so emotional while i listen to this song..
What should i say, this drama is perfection, when you need to heal your wounds or to escape from stressfull life.just go watch this drama.

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THE BEST DRAMA OF 2021

To be honest the story nothing out of the box same regular love story, but the way it's executed and the way realistic touch is given makes this drama unique and special. This is just an amazing drama which makes you emotion and happy when you watch it.

The actors in this drama are really wow their performance was simply awesome. Kim Seon ho and Shin min ah were so cute and chemistry btw them was eye-catching. Not only the main lead the remaining characters just performed brilliantly. Each and every character has their own story and it was nice to watch them. Mainly Chang Yeong-Guk and Oh Chun-Jae this two just kept entertaining in the middle of every episode. And the musics in it are also amazing.

It was soo realistic that as I kept watching I felt as if I was also one among them. Just can't forget this drama it's become favourite drama now. Wish there was season 2.

Highly recommended don't miss this drama at any cost it's a must watch

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IT'S SO GOOD AND REFRESHING

So fun and light. Enjoyable from the very beginnng to the very end.
The leads dynamics are hilarious and the side characters of the island are all so lovable and unique they will make the funniest scenes while adding a little bit of their own story to the show. It's a cut relationship between the leads without major conflicts between them. It potraits a mature relationship with a heathy comunication (most of the times cause the angst is a must) and the healthy relationship it's not exclusive to the main couple, the rest of the couples on the show are all very mature as well. Its a must watch!

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