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Both of these korean BL miniseries focus on a grounded romance story between a young reserved chef and a disillusioned celebrity/celebrity-hopeful seeking respite. In these stories, the romance presents inspiration to both leads as well a conflict originating from the leads' different personalities.
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similarities:
- korean bl
- miniseries
- cohabitation (the rich lead is forced to live with his love interest)
differences:
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is 8 episodes while “to my star” is 9
- “roommates of poongduck 304” has the tenant-landlord relationship trope
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is an office romance
- in “to my star,” the rich lead is a famous actor while in “roommates of poongduck 304,” he is the son of a businessman
- “to my star” has the grumpy/sunshine trope
- in “to my star,” the rich lead struggles with anxiety
- there is a sequel to “to my star”
- “to my star” deals with heavier themes and the color palette is darker in comparison to “roommates of poongduck 304” which is fairly lighthearted and funny
- korean bl
- miniseries
- cohabitation (the rich lead is forced to live with his love interest)
differences:
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is 8 episodes while “to my star” is 9
- “roommates of poongduck 304” has the tenant-landlord relationship trope
- “roommates of poongduck 304” is an office romance
- in “to my star,” the rich lead is a famous actor while in “roommates of poongduck 304,” he is the son of a businessman
- “to my star” has the grumpy/sunshine trope
- in “to my star,” the rich lead struggles with anxiety
- there is a sequel to “to my star”
- “to my star” deals with heavier themes and the color palette is darker in comparison to “roommates of poongduck 304” which is fairly lighthearted and funny
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- both are bls
- both are fluffy (though half a kiss is much shorter, so it's fluff to the core)
- both have super cute relationships between the leads
- both vaguely revolve around food as a plot mechanism
to my star is a drama as opposed to a short film, so there is much less development in half a kiss and half a spice, but it's still very fun, and has a similar happiness to it that to my star does.
- both are fluffy (though half a kiss is much shorter, so it's fluff to the core)
- both have super cute relationships between the leads
- both vaguely revolve around food as a plot mechanism
to my star is a drama as opposed to a short film, so there is much less development in half a kiss and half a spice, but it's still very fun, and has a similar happiness to it that to my star does.
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This is the web series that started it all.
Actor Kang Seo Joon once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars faces a crisis when an article threatens his career, the charm of which is already wearing on him. Despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had a change of fortune when he is thrown together with and finds himself falling for a young chef named Han Ji Woo; however, another scandal threatens to break them apart ...
Actor Kang Seo Joon once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars faces a crisis when an article threatens his career, the charm of which is already wearing on him. Despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had a change of fortune when he is thrown together with and finds himself falling for a young chef named Han Ji Woo; however, another scandal threatens to break them apart ...
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