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.
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
- 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.
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 ...