the first two weeks of new year was pretty rough for me and i was looking for something very light and hilarious to distract me from everything and to my surprise, welcome to waikiki is the perfect drama to make you choke from laughter at 3 am and let your worries be washed away as every episode is nonsensically funny.

there was not a single character that is squeaky clean or perfect, no barbie-like or ken-like type of characters. everyone is a mess and relatable i love it. the comedy can be quite over the top but it somehow works and the timing is done just right for such comedic scenarios. it's nothing clever but it's definitely entertaining and binge worthy.

what fell short for me is yoon ah's character and the useless love triangle. i didn't like the way they made dong goo jealous and interfere in yoon ah's relationship with hyun joon because while hyun joon did have feelings for yoon ah, i felt like the two were sort of going through a similar situation and it would've been nice to see them have more conversations. yoon ah didn't get much or any character development at all. she's just there because she's sol's mom and to bring in last minute drama with sol's dad which could've been discussed in the earlier episodes if the love triangle deal was shortened. in my opinion, the ending was a bit rushed.

nevertheless, this drama will hold a special place in my heart and the urge to rewatch is high. gwenchana gwenchana, pals.