tvN's "Drinking Solo" Ep 1-4 Discussion Post

[pppum.livejournal.com]

Title: 혼술남녀 / Honsoolnamnyeo
Also known as: Let's Drink
Genre: Drama, romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast period: 2016-Sep-05 to 2016-Oct-25
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 23:00

Casts: Ha Suk Jin as Jin Jung Suk, Park Ha Sun as Park Ha Na, Hwang Woo Seul Hye as Hwang Jin Yi, Min Jin Woong as Min Jin Woong, Kim Won Hae as Kim Won Hae, Gong Myung as Jin Gong Myung, Key as Kim Ki Bum, Kim Dong Young as Kim Dong Young, Jung Chae Yeon as Jung Chae Yeon

Synopsis: Drama depicts the slice-of-life and daily activities around the teachers, students, staffs of a private institution that prepares for civil service exam. The characters like to drink alone afterwork for their own reasons

Watch Here: DramaFire

source: DramaWiki,

this drama is so funny and refreshing! and (borrowed from knetz) no acting hole lol

Comments

[cafetin99.livejournal.com]

I didn't have plans to see it (nor the previous versions/spin-off), but in the last recap of dramabeans I read the mini description below the main title and it caught my attention, so I downloaded the episodes and at some point I'll see them.

[mewaqua1.livejournal.com]

yess, i was waiting for a post about this drama here!! I've been following since the cast/teasers and have seen all the episodes until now and I'm really enjoying this drama!! Really makes me de-stressed with all the funny scenes and refreshness this drama has. Also the acting is pretty good too and makes the drama even more enjoyable. Initially I only wanted to watch for Key but since the first episode I was pretty hooked by the story and characters, very glad for that! But talking about Key and this being his first drama, he's doing really well, his satoori is rlly something too haha, his acting seems very natural (doing musicals def has paid off ^^) and the preview for next week mINKEY SCENES YASSSS <3 Very much looking forward to Minho and Key acting together, their chemistry is already amazing in SHINee, so I'm sure we are in for some interesting stuff next monday/tuesday

[mylovebelt.livejournal.com]

i'm so excited for the minkey scene!! i bet it'll be hilarous

[keytfelt.livejournal.com]

MINKEY <3. I'm not even going to talk about how many times I watched that part of the preview. I'm cracking up that he's playing SHINee's Minho in the drama and how their characters dynamic is basically them in real life.

[simplyseasalt.livejournal.com]

It was slow at the beginning, but I think it's picking up.

[mylovebelt.livejournal.com]

i like it a lot! i love park ha sun's character. park ha na's so adorable. i know i've seen people not like it so much because she doesn't have a backbone though, lol.

i'm so proud of key *_* if it was hard for him to go from musicals and plays (since the acting is so much more precise and exact) to tv he doesn't show it. he's so hardworking.

[keytfelt.livejournal.com]

I'm really enjoying this! My boy Key is doing so well, I'm so proud. I'm loving the friendship between the 3 boys and Gong Myung's puppy dog crush. I'm annoyed at the jerkish main guy, but they've started showing a different side of him. I really like Ha Na. The other teacher who keeps dressing up as drama characters is cracking me up.

[cafeaulaitbunny.livejournal.com]

I only watched the first two episodes and I hate everything. Male lead is the cliché annoying arrogant type and that's so disappointing. Others characters are not interesting at all. The only funny parts are the DOTS and other dramas references lol.
I'm gonna watch ep 3 and 4 cause I still have some hope.
Unpopular opinion: That little song or whatever Kibum sings is so annoying.

[pppum.livejournal.com]

It is annoying if you watched it over and over like me lol. But he used it a lot less in 3rd and 4th ep.

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

I've already gotten frustrated with how Hana allows Jungsuk speak to her. I understand Jungsuk's feelings about how things happened to him, but he's venting his frustrations out on the wrong people. I saw Gong Myung being the younger brother a mile away, lol.

I like how the three friends' relationship is. And Key is a joy to watch on screen. He's hilarious. And with Minho playing a direct opposite version of himself in the next episode as a bully to Key's character, I can't wait to see how they'll be onscreen together. Just from the preview, I'm sure it'll be a mess, lol.

[pppum.livejournal.com]

Okay, my comment!
I dont remember if I ever laugh this much for other drama! I hope it continues being funny like this till it ends.

As for main leads I am about to become really annoyed if JeongSuk keep being arrogant in ep3 but he showed that he's more than that and I like him even more in ep4. HaNa really should develop more though, if I met a friend irl who has low self esteem like her while actually has potential I would scold her/him to death. Be confident!
JeongSuk is exactly who HaNa needs to develop herself. I am never a fan for puppy noona romance bcos its corniness but GongMyung scene with HaNa is quite bearable so far.

And Kibum, oh my baby Kibum. I have lots of worries for him before this since he probably will exaggerate because he comes from theater acting but he proves me wrong! He acted so subtly and naturally <3<3 I disagree with opinions saying that he basically playing himself bcos he showed a lot of new side here. Every Korean articles I read praise his acting to the point naming him one of the best idol actors in 2016 following Taecyeon, Mina, Nana, Jinyoung, etc. I am so so happy for him <3