A Saborosa Flórida (2021)

Captivating visual with fine acting delivery but needed more duration time

The first thing that really got everyone's attention is how good looking the leads are. I'm not complaining since Korea were known for emphasizing beauty as a standard for the camera appeal. But the good thing is, given the handsome faces they had, they know how to executed the emotions needed in every scene. Due to this, it already been a well love series by many. But the most important element of every film is the flow of the story. I guess for a 11 min duration with 8 episodes, they manage to connect every scenes in one fitting. But obviously they're some scenes that needed more time to be explained or tackled. How do their love for each other blossom? What was the exact background or past of the guy? Where do the relationship of the two extra guys headed to? (since the drama itself gives us some clue or interpretation of a possible romance between them.) How do the second lead cope up with the atmosphere, did he finally manage to move on? We need more closure to the ending.

There are several cringe scenarios that I can't help but to giggle about. On the first episode the typical "I'm going to save you from falling, I'll catch you in my arms" was so typical. They should altered it with a fresh new ideas or something that will be either romantic or comedic. Another consecutives cringeness scene was the "hand sign photo capture," I knew Korea loves that kind of gestures but it was too childish for me. Speaking of childish, the fight scene between the two best friends was so immature. Okay, sometimes people tend to do things based on their emotions despite of how old they became.

I feel sad for the second lead, he's so cute but you can't really force someone to feel the same way as you especially when it comes to love.
I was shocked that he is so young, he's character was full of sex appeal and I'm thinking that he is much more older than his real age. On the other hand, I was happy that I get the chemistry of the main couple. Another soft-mysterious guy relationship. Aside from cooking, seeing the main guy in a Taekwando uniform is so sexy! The dishes was literally yummy, I mean the menu from their business. I like how they presented the meal in an IG worthy vibes, really presentable.

I was so into the music as well. A great one to add color to the show. It was so lovely and at the same time its pop my mood up, perfect song for the show.

The major fall back of the drama is the length of time they given to the story. I keep thinking of many possible things that might be added to the story. But anyways it was a good and cute mini-series. I am contended on how it is. Fluffy and majestic!

Leia Mais

One of the most overrated South Korean BLs

There's the promise of a good premise: handsome yet moody chef with an unhappy past meets a bright-eyed college student who comes to work during the holidays.

Beautiful set design, check. Interesting premise involving a rooftop restaurant, aloof head chef and handsome staff? Check, check and check.

So why did it fail so miserably? In a show filled with flat characters, only Eunkyu had a vaguely interesting character arc. However, his story was so underbaked, leaving me to wonder why they bothered with it at all. The conflicts and tensions in the series (love triangle + the souring of a 15-year friendship) were also poorly chosen, bordering on illogical.

It’s as though they gave up on good writing and went, "hey let’s just put a lot of good-looking guys and make two of them kiss, this series is gonna sell for sure!!"

South Korean BLs are often not meant to have in-depth plot development due to the short runtime. But that’s no excuse for poor writing. If you only have 8 episodes, you better make it count with purposeful storytelling and a narrative that doesn’t have overly complex demands.

Read my full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/01/28/tasty-florida-2021/

Leia Mais

Can't Complain

Looking for some light BL? LOOK NO FURTHER! Classic BL K-Drama is always something short, sweet and to the point. Which is nice but let's face it.... Korean BL needs to make their BL longer lol ANYWAY
This show was a little basic with the triangle theme but I overall still liked it. It had some super cute and blushing moments and I'd recommend to someone wanting something light and fluffy, with enough romance to show it's still BL. This definitely isn't my favourite Korean BL so I'm fine without a S2 but it looks like there's gonna be a movie.
*There's visuals for miles (obvious bonus)
Enjoy...

Leia Mais

The tempting pilot turned out to be just a sweetener. The next episodes seems to be “running in place”, especially after episode 4. *yawning*

The love triangle that I hoped is never existed, they were just teasing without further execution. the story of the three of them, if it explored, could be an interesting thing to follow till last second.

In Indonesian:
Pilot yang menggoda ternyata hanya pemanis belaka. Episode berikutnya seperti berjalan ditempat, terlebih setelah lebih dari 4 episode.

Cinta segitiga yang saya harapkan tidak pernah ada, mereka hanya sekedar teasing tanpa dieksekusi lebih lanjut. Padahal kisah mereka bertiga kalo digali bisa jadi satu hal yang menarik untuk diikuti.

Leia Mais

Tangy Noodles, Bland Plot

Seo Hae Won was as bland as that first jjajangmyeon he made - literally felt no depth and had no interest in him whatsoever. And that wouldn't be bad if he weren't the main character of the show. But as it is: oof.

This was one of the worst Korean BLs; others at least had some interesting story (or good acting), but Tasty Florida is lacking in that aspect. The plot was so basic and predictable, it sometimes hurt my brain. Others said it before and I will say it again: that love triangle was so useless. Lifelong friends fighting over a dude they've known for a month (who was was intriguing as a dry noodle, sorry bro) really felt like unnecessary drama - which wasn't even well executed but all over the place.

I have to admit, though, that the chemistry of the main couple was sweet. They looked cute together and fitted each other (if only I knew what attracted Eungyu besides Hae Won's pretty face... but I said that already).
For a (Korean) BL, this did have some budget - the set was pretty (I really loved that restaurant! Would absolutely go there for lunch!) and the quality was stable too. And I think what I enjoyed most was the OST. Will definitely check those songs out!

All in all, nothing stunning. I watched it while eating to have something to occupy my mind - but if you do that too, keep some spices ready! You'll have to fight this show's blandness.

Leia Mais

The Restaurant You Don't Want To Eat At When It's Raining Or Winter

I literally want to give most of the boys a haircut because damn they are in dire need of it.

The restaurant looks cool but fucking unpractical. WHAT IF IT RAINS? WHAT IF IT IS WINTER? HOW WILL YOU MAKE MONEY THEN?

A lot of people said that Eun Gyu acts as if he hates the main lead but I honestly didn't get that. He mostly acted friendly with him and he was only hesitant to hire him as a part-timer since our main lead has no experience in the food industry.

I'm not sure how I feel about their first kiss though. It would have been more okay if Eun Gyu actually missed the ML instead of the ML kissing him. It wasn't super sketchy since Eun Gyu did make the first move and the ML slowly kissed him.

The best friends picking a fight over the ML isa thing I really didn't like. No person could come between me and my friends & especially if I had been friends with them for 15 years like them. Besides, them fighting over the ML as if he wasn't there was pretty weird as well.

Everything moved and got resolved so quickly. Maybe that's because they had too many side plots and couldn't choose one subject or there were simply not enough episodes.

It's pretty funny how we suddenly went to florida for a missing dad. I don't know why but I'm really cracking up about this. It's so random that it is making me laugh. Omg noooo... it got even more random. Suddenly we're a year later out of nowhere. I'm dying. Who decided this was a great idea? I have actual tears in my eyes. Top notch unplanned comedy.

Wait what... Eun Gyu just got into a relationship and went to look for his dad over in florida with whom he had lost contact but his search literally took a year? And the couple went back as if a year was nothing, just a week or so. BITCH WTF! YOU GUYS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN TOGETHER FOR A YEAR? WHO IS THIS WRITER? AND HOW CAN I SUE THEM FOR STUPIDITY?

Did he find his dad? Is his dad dead? What even is this storyline... 

The actor who played Eun Gyu was pretty great and I'm curious to see what he will do next.

It's definitely not bad and not a show that I hated but it isn't amazing either. It's fairly decent and I still enjoyed it but it's probably the weakest Korean BL I've seen so far (weakest in plot etcetera). Even though I personally did not like light on me, I do think it is quality wise better than the tasty florida. Despite the tasty florida being worse in plot, acting etcetera I still enjoyed watching it a thousand times more than when I watched light on me.

Leia Mais

A sweet cute romance

I enjoyed this drama it was fun and kept your attention especially with the food, Hot guys, atmosphere and did i mention HOT guys lol. Newby actors i really hope to see more of them. It start with Hae won who staying at guesthouse and looking for a P/T job when Ji soo see him and bring him up for a interview and cooking test. At first Eun Gyu doesn't pay to much attn. and the rest make him feel at home. As the story unfolds we see the chemistry of eun gyu and hae won begin and then a drunken night Eun gyu stumble into hae won room. Ji soo finds out and jeousley begins. Will there 15yr friendship survive over a guy they know for little while or will one give in. This is a enjoyable drama. Please watch

Leia Mais

Hardly any chemistry between the main couple.

A lot of aspects in this show were credible. The cast, the acting, the production, but the writing is...questionable. I felt like it was hard to feel chemistry between Hae Won and Eun Gyu because everything between them was extremely rushed. They liked each other pretty much instantly. Nothing wrong with a "love at first sight" trope but this was just so forced. Eun Gyu knew next to nothing about Hae Won before developing feelings for him. It was all just so unrealistic.

The plotline is very basic on the surface, it's just another love triangle trope. Nothing wrong with that. My issue is that Hae Won arguably had more chemistry with Ji Soo than he did with Eun Gyu. They didn't have much time to develop a deep enough relationship, but they still had more time to develop feelings for each other than Hae Won and Eun Gyu did. They interacted...how many times? And even then those interactions were very shallow, forced, and unrealistic. I felt like half of the show was just Eun Gyu getting jealous rather than actual story development. The chemistry between them felt awkward in a way. There was no build up to it, either. Eun Gyu was jealous of Hae Won and Ji Soo from pretty much the very first time they interacted. It's hard to feel the chemistry between the two when they barely had any time to develop any kind of relationship and basically just liked each other from the get go.

Leia Mais

Definitely rewatching this again

I literally binge-watched this tonight (30/10/2021) watching all the episodes. Absolutely adored every point of this story.
I know this was filmed during the pandemic so a lot of comments were complaining about how fast-paced and quick it was to end, but we got to understand we are still in the epidemic of this virus, no one wants it and everyone wants a drama that has more episodes and longer ones as well.

This drama was so sweet but sweet enough for me to research every actor of this drama and the OSTs. Male lead I couldn't believe was a former member of the k-pop group SPEED (totally adored that group, was saddened and upset when they announced their disbandment) but was quick to forget - he is truly an amazing actor for his debut project, I hope he gets more in the future.

I wasn't quite interested when it was first announced but all of my friends who are watching BLs recommended it to me and told me it has finished, I had to watch it and am quite sure I am in love with this. I would rewatch it again.
I am surprised that I work in this field of what they are filming that I would get annoyed but I love it, I am loving how BLs are going to mature surroundings than the consistent school or college atmosphere.
And that is why I have literally gotten myself to watch more Korean BLs.


And for those asking about the songs in the drama. He is the list for your all to search on your time and listen to them, They are on Spotify and Apple Music (Just search Tasty Florida and the songs should pop up).

But for those who want to know the title and artist are listed below

Part 1 : Florida - Yoo hwan, Woo Min, Kang Hyuk, Jae Hoon, Seung Jun (all the actors in this drama sang this song)

Part 2 : 러니 (RUNY) - STAR (너만의 빛)

Part 3 : 유환(Yuhwan) - It’s You

Part 4 : 2Z - All I Need [플로리다반점]

I hope you all enjoyed reading my comment. Let our hearts keep fluttering with this drama. Looking forward to the movie version of this.

Leia Mais

Justice for 2ML

It's not a bad bl, I'll give it that. It is pretty okay for 2021 idol drama when the bar was too low and the bl industry in korea was in it's infancy. Watching it in late 2023 is, well, boring.

The story is simple enough - a new guy moves into a full house and 2 friends fall for him but he likes only one of them. The love triangle was handled really well. At one point I was straight up hoping for a 3P..... I mean, if the contemporary Tinted With You could do it (Still waiting for S2 where they make it official). But I guess, I am not heartbroken over the main cp.

And that's it. While I didn't hate anything, there's also nothing much to write home about. The acting was bad, but it didn't affect me much. I guess was expecting something from 2 waiters but there was nothing. 2ML has his own love interest in the webtoon but that, thankfully, didn't happen here. We didn't really have time to explore a whole new CP in 15x8 format

Leia Mais

Ok enough

I was stuck in-between choosing 6/10 or 7/10 but I ended up going with 7/10 just because they had really good chemistry. There was nothing extraordinary or groundbreaking with the story, the plot was basically straight forward and predictable, you could basically tell what was going to happen, there was no surprises and it was still decent enough. It was an enjoyable watch. The way they looked at each other was fire 🔥.
That tasty Florida restaurant, is the only restaurant, fictional or real that I have seen that has only one item on their menu. Lmao.
This was really cute and all but I very much doubt this would be getting a rewatch from me. But I do recommend if you are looking for something fast, easy and adorable.

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