I started watching Flower Boy Next Door because a friend recommended it as it is one of her favourite dramas, and feels it's too underrated. Also, I quite like Park Shin Hye as an actress. I'm quite grateful for that friend for recommending me this, but I don't see why she finds it all that amazing. It has its good points, which are outweigh the negatives, but it's not "My Love From The Stars worthy" as she put it.
If you are friends with me on MDL and regularly check your feed, you'll know how my feelings have changed as I watched through the drama. After watching the first two episodes, I was addicted. It had such an amazing start, and it felt very refreshing and lighthearted. My revision for exams was even at risk because I wanted to continue watching. And not long after that, I had soon found my main ship (with my editor-roommate couple in close second). When I reached the half way point, I still wanted more, but the episodes started to lack luster - it wasn't as inviting as it began. Even later, I got bored during most of the episodes. Sure, it had it's emotional moments, but it started repeating itself and the cliche started rolling in. Unfortunately, Flower Boy Next Door is one of those dramas which has a brilliant start but a disappointing ending (I loved who she ended up with though).
Okay, so the acting was generally pretty okay. Yoon Shi Yoon was definitely the best actor there, he was so brilliant to watch. He was able to pull off every single scene, he did not disappoint. I am planning on watching Mirror of the Witch because of him. Kim Ji Hoon was also quite decent, but his emotions while acting wasn't very varied and he didn't show his best potential. And with Park Shin Hye, I can slightly understand why some people don't like her acting. She didn't show much expression, but I'm hoping that was because she was playing the role of an extreme introvert. I don't dislike Shin Hye though, because I loved her acting in Pinocchio.
Usually I have a favourite track from each drama, but I don't with Flower Boy Next Door. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the tracks are quite good, but none of them had any real impact on me.
I doubt I would watch this again because I would rather just watch all the scenes with Enrique and the editor-roommate couple. However, it is a good drama to rewatch if I want something cute.
Overall, the story gradually got worse as more episodes rolled out, the acting could have improved but wasn't the worst I've seen and the music needs more impact. But I would recommend to anyone who wants a cute romcom to watch in their own time.
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