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The Tasty Florida is a 2021 South Korean BL web series directed by Yang Kyeong Hui.
It aired September 24, 2021 - October 15, 2021.
The series has 8 episodes.
Main Cast:
Cha Woo Min as Seo Hae Won
Yu Hwan as Baek Eun Gyu
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Supporting Cast:
Moon Kang Hyuk as Cha Ji Soo
Zeze (Choi Jae Hoon) as Ha Jin
Yoo Seung Jun as Joo Seo Hyeok
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Yoon Ye Hee as Guest House Host
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This drama has some amazing tracks on it's OST, including from the shows cast.
Yoo Hwan, Cha Woo Min, Moon Kang Hyuk, Zeze, Yoo Seung Jun - Florida
Runy - Star
Yoo Hwan - It's You
2Z - All I Need
College freshman, Seo Hae Won moves into a guesthouse above Florida Banjeom, a popular Chinese restaurant. Despite being recommended for a part-time job by Cha Ji Soo, Hae Won finds himself at odds with the restaurant's owner and head chef, Baek Eun Gyu, who seems to instantly dislike him.
Working alongside colleagues Ha Jin and Joo Seo Hyeok, Hae Won quickly adapts to the restaurant environment and attracts attention from patrons.
As he becomes more comfortable, he unexpectedly develops feelings for his cold-hearted boss, Eun Gyu.
The story explores whether Hae Won can overcome the initial tension and win Eun Gyu's heart.
As usual for a Korean BL series, this is a short and sweet series. I thought the cast did really well and I had some serious 2nd male lead syndrome.
I thought the plot flowed really well considering the episodes had a runtime of around 11 minutes each.
I really liked Cha Woo Min as Seo Hae Won, he definitely brought a naivety and innocence to the role, He seems to be doing really well for himself and seems to be doing quite a few villain roles, and for me with this being my introduction to him shows he's an amazing actor. Hae Won as a character seems to be really open about things and willing to accept his feelings for Eun Gyu. I don't think if it's ever brought up in the series what his sexuality is at the start and whether he was initially straight and grew feelings for Eun Gyu or if his character was gay from the start.
Yu Hwan was really good as Baek Eun Gyu, this was my first time watching Yu Hwan act so I'm not familiar with his acting style, so I would like to check out more of his roles to compare, but he did a good job of showing different emotions. Eun Gyu came across as someone who was unwilling to admit that he had feelings for another man, even though others around him could see it.
I loved Moon Kang Hyuk as Cha Ji Soo, I definitely had 2nd male lead syndrome with him and lowkey wanted Hae Won to fall for me, but I don't think Ji Soo whole heartedly liked him. Part of me feels he did want a romantic relationship with him but another part of me thinks that he was trying to push Eun Gyu into admitting how he felt about Hae Won. I'd love to check out more shows with Moon Kang Hyuk as I really enjoyed his acting.
I feel that the cast really bounced off one another and really told the story well and brought their characters to life.
I think even with how short the series is, we definitely get enough context to what's happening and for me it concluded really well, I wasn't left wondering what if and wasn't left with any unanswered questions.
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