Musiknya enak parrrahh!

Jalan ceritanya cepet banget kayak diburu-buruin. Kurang dapet chemistry si couple, masih terlihat awkward. Tapi, kiss scene-nya sweet & nggak cringe. Acting sebagian besar cast-nya cukup natural, sih.

Yang menjual menurutku malah musiknya. Kacau sih enak banget melodi & suaranya (ya iyalah mereka beneran kpop idol). Liriknya juga oke. Harmoni si couple pas nyanyi bareng, mantep. Official soundtrack-nya langsung kumasukin playlist, suer deh saking enaknya. Masalahnya, pas scene nyanyi bareng, lip sync-nya kurang pas aja, hehe.

Overall, drama ini oke kok buat kalian yang suka BL.

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Sweet, beautiful, yet a bit confusing (at least for me)

This would be a dual language review - Inglish (Indonesian & English) lol

You should definitely watch this!!

Pantesan gue merasa nggak asing sama mood dan vibes-nya To My Star ini. Ternyata director-nya sama dong kayak Where Your Eyes Linger -- my favorite Korean BL web series. Well, I guess this adds to the list.

-- STORY --
Typical Korean enemies to lovers plot. One is cheerful, playful and spontaneous while the other one is strict and more tsundere (haha). Ceritanya simpel banget, refreshing, fun and sweet (in a good way). Walaupun durasinya pendek, tapi asli deh nggak kerasa kecepetan atau diburu-buruin. Gue nggak merasa terlalu lambat juga. Pokoknya, pas banget. The pace is just well-thought and well-written.

Progress hubungan main couple terlihat sekali. Their relationship was gradually progressing. From strangers, friends, then finally lovers. Plus, chemistry Kang-min (Ji-woo) & Woo-hyun (Seo-jun) natural banget. Sebagian besar clue kecil di awal episode yang bikin gue bertanya-tanya, dijelasin di akhir.

Pengambilan gambarnya juga MMH cakep bener.

-- ACTING/CHARACTERS --
Hm, nggak main-main deh. How they portrayed their own characters is just amazing. And how they displayed their characters' emotions is quite impressive. I mean, I can really saw when Hyung-ki (played by Jae-hyun) looked pissed, nervous, and frustrated.

Tapi, yang paling membekas bagi gue adalah acting koplaknya Jae-yeong (Pil-hyun), micro-expressions-nya Kang-min, & how convincing and beautiful Woo-hyun's acting is. For real tho, every little expressions was well-executed--the shyness, the sadness, the angst, the annoyance, everything. OH! Except one thing, sorry. I was a bit turned off when Ji-woo's crying (ep. 8 i think). Hm, menurut gue kurang meyakinkan aja ekspresinya. Kecuali itu, acting Kang-min oke.

Talk about Kang-min and Woo-hyun's chemistry. They really comfortable with each other. No awkwardness at all. No cringey act also. Even their little interactions made me smile like an idiot. It's just *chef's kiss*.

-- WHAT MADE ME CONFUSED --

Apart from every great things that i love about this web series, are some things that don't sit right with me. Seperti di atas gue bilang, ada segelintir hal-hal kecil yang bikin bingung (plus penasaran) akhirnya dijelasin, semacam plot twists kecil lah. Ada juga beberapa plot yang baru gue ngerti setelah nonton 2 kali. Ada juga yang masih belum gue paham dan menurut gue ini kurang penting dimasukin kalo memang nggak akan dijelasin di akhir cerita. Here are a few things I'm wondering:

1. What's with Ji-woo's expression when the customer lady mentioned study-in-Italy thing? Uncomfortable? Jealous? Why, tho?
2. The same thing happened when the customer lady, Seo-jun, and Hyung-ki were talking about Seo-jun's parents and Italy (again). Both Seo-jun and Hyung-ki glanced at Ji-woo. And Ji-woo looked away. What's up with that? Sad? Why?
3. How did the USA reporter figure out what was Hyung-ki about to do with the photo? Are they close? Old friends? What? Maybe he told her when he took her camera? I don't know.
4. What place did Ji-woo visit after he left the house after threatened by Hyung-ki? A restaurant? A house? Whose house?

Yeah, I don't know. Maybe I am the one who didn't pay attention while watching this.

Overall, I really really enjoyed To My Star. I'm glad they showed how brave Seo-jun with his feelings. And how the couple looks confident about their feelings as if nobody's opinion matters. Also, the kissing scene at the end was beautiful and sweet. It was not just a peck, but it's rather a deep one.

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Chemistry si couple-nya dapet banget!

Kurang suka sama jalan ceritanya, kayak lompat-lompat. Typical BL Korea durasinya pendek & episodenya juga sedikit. Makanya ceritanya kayak diburu-buruin. Plus, konfliknya kayak ada yang nggak selesai. Masih penasaran nasib geng mereka masing-masing gimana. Progress hubungan si couple juga menurutku kecepetan.

Tapi, jalan ceritanya yang kurang sedap diselametin sama acting semua cast-nya. Ekspresinya bagusss, aku nikmatin banget acting-nya. Nggak ada awkward sama sekali pas scene "ehem". Chemistry & skinship-nya pas, ga kelebayan atau keliatan canggung. Jadi, nggak cringe ataupun geli nontonnya. Kakaknya Gitae juga bagus acting-nya. Mantap-lah, pokoknya.

Buat musiknya, kayaknya nggak ada deh. Atau aku yang nggak sadar. Soalnya terlalu menyimak dramanya & acting-nya jadi nggak terlalu merhatiin soundtrack-nya.

Intinya, kalau kalian suka BL, ini oke kok ditonton buat tambahan hiburan.

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This is very promising.

So far, I'm loving this, oh my god.

The first 4 episodes are happening simultaneously. And each part shows one character's perspective. The fact that they only show each character's reaction and POV per episode is adding the mystery. Plus, the vertical perspective makes the audience can't see everything. That really stresses me out, haha.

I have no comment for the acting. I mean, it's Nadao's artists. Oab, Captain, and Praew are some of the talented entertainer there is. I didn't know Violette before, but damn girl, you're amazing too.

All in all, this 20 mins-one-take-like-series is worth your time. In my opinion, hehe.

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