Charis Ranin

This has to be one of my favourite dramas, because: 0) I love the main leads so much - they have amazing chemistry. 1) Sometimes the "girl ends up with the rude guy with no emotions instead of the second-lead who is openly kind and compassionate" storyline gets a bit tiring, so it's refreshing to see both the main and second-lead are good guys who show it, and the female lead speaks her mind (although sometimes is insensitive). 2) It's even kinda woke - at one point Hye-jin says, "so you're going to blame the victim instead of the attacker?", "that's an old-fashioned view, men and women can be just friends", "divorce isn't a bad thing", Du-shik says "I know you wear those workout clothes to have a good workout and not to show skin" 3) Most of the humour is genuinely funny. The actors do a great job, especially Seon-ho. 4) The setting is so refreshing - the beach, the sunlight! The homey vibe of the drama is a great escape. 5) It's not as predictable as other dramas, and makes you wonder about people's backstories. When I'm posting this, episode 9 just released, which I'm lowkey mad that I had to start it now instead of when all episodes have been released because I'm desperate for more. I hope the drama's quality stays throughout the whole show! Go give Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha a try y'all