This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat. The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
Ji Ho Joon is the son of a rich and wealthy chairman of an industry. One day he gets an ultimatum form his father that he needs to learn to survive and make a life of his own and start as a team leader and show some profit in the company. He gets kicked out and starts looking for an apartment. But he is very particular about water pressure. When he sees an ad for roommate, he sees the house and likes everything and becomes roommate of Jae Yoon (the landlord). Next day in the office it turns out that Jae Yoon is actually an intern in the team that Ji Ho Joon is leading and it starts making for a very interesting dynamic. One os the boss at office and the other is landlord at home. For almost 3-4 episodes, we see their constant bickering, fights, teasing, one man upmanship to survive and make life difficult for other. But when they start working on a serious project, Ho Joon realizes how talented the intern is. They eventually become close and good friends and Ji Ho Joon also starts caring for him. One night Jae Yoon gets drunk and kisses Ji Hoo Yoon. After a few awkward moments the next day, they talk it out and are glad that they both feel the same way for one another and a secret romance starts and this happens by episode 7. But Jae Soon soon finds out the reality of Ji Ho Joon and is sad about being not told the truth and tells him that he may have rushed into the relationship and asks to break up. He quits and goes to his village. When Ji Ho Joon finds out truth, he follows him and convinces him of how truly he is in love with him and bring him back home. The show has a positive ending where Ji Ho Joon comes out of his father's shell and decides to start a new company with Jae Hoon.
As mentioned above, This was a charming and very believable series. Lets talk about some positives. The chemistry, constant bickering and fights and their role reversal between home and office played well and I enjoyed it. They have good chemistry. The office romance was fun. I really enjoyed the other two employees of their team and their slapstick dialogues and comedy. It was funny. Also the characters are supposed to be 27 and 29, and they looked the part (unlike some Thais shows where they look kids and are supposed to be CEO's of some companies). I also enjoyed the couple of scenes of Ji Ho Joon with his father and their fun banter. You could see the father mis frustrated with the son but their interactions were all light and laced with humor and I liked that. The makers did not make it all dramatic and serious. The show mostly works because of these light moments and their chemistry. Having said that, I do wish the series was better is some other ways. The romance doesn't happen until the second last episode. I wish it happened sooner and we could see more of that (but having said that, maybe it would have diminished the fun part). The whole angle of Jae Hoo being used by a childhood friend of his was stretched beyond the need. Sure, it is a critical piece because thats the beginning of how Ji Ho Joon starts caring for him, but there are a lot of those scenes where the friends is trying to take undue advantage of the simplicity of Jae Hoo and it becomes boring after a while. And then, just a random observation. I couldn't help but focus on Ji Jo Joon's teeth. Something was off and they just felt fake, every time he smiled (and he did smile a lot). I know I am being silly, but hey, what can I do!
Overall, its fresh, witty, funny, sometimes cheesy, but overall a good time. The plot is simple, and the drama was kept somewhat uncomplicated with a bit of rushed ending. I enjoyed it. (7.5/10)
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