Sh**ting Stars (2022)

Premise resolves quickly ...leaving a bizarre combination of plot elements

This felt like a bunch of rehashed Kdrama plots remixed. And, no, apparently there is no way to get away from the psycho killer/stalker plot lines that randomly pop up in K dramas, Worse once the premise is exhausted, the chemistry in the main romance absolutely fizzles.

If you like a lot of yearning, and are willing to overlook the thin plot featuring a bunch of adults who apparently have no parents, siblings or life outside their work and all have the immaturity of a 12 year old, well then maybe. This would work a lot better as a drama about teen idols than full grown adults.

Sets, costumes, cinematography are very average, The only real positives are everyone is very attractive, and there's a decent amount of scenes with women succeeding at their work.

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Cute and pretty okay drama.

A good smooth watch!

Love the casts! Plot is just okay. Cute drama. Typical rom-com office drama. Not bad!

I love the cameos of Penthouse casts.

Love all the couples and I love the friendship! Love the bromance too! ?

There are minor roles that just disappeared without having the audience know what happened to them. Or I just didn't understand?

I just can't really understand why people would hate their idols/ the actors if they date someone. Kinda toxic trait of fans. I also hate the cancel culture when they cancel someone just because of a mere issue that is not even real. Not the writer or the director's fault as is it really happening in the real world. Fans need to know how to separate work and private life of idols/ actors. ? Let them be happy the way they make us happy!!!

Overall, the drama is okay, cute and entertaining!

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Very entertaining across the board, especially the first 10 episodes..

This show is about the people that clean up after the messes of stars, so I guess what the title really is about can be put to rest.

The biggest criticism this show gets is about digging wells in "Africa". As stupid as that was, please bear in mind that Sh**ting Stars -first and foremost- has been made for domestic Korean audiences. The average Kim & Park won't be able to name more than two African countries & going with a specific one could have potentially ruffled even more feathers. From the slightly backward Korean perspective this was probably alright!? Personally what I find more intelligence insulting is the act of digging wells. Even the poorest African communities can manage digging wells at places where water can be actually found, the people there can certainly use shovels better than a random Hallyu star.
ML's interactions with that kid were beyond cringy, though admittedly I FF buttoned the *** out of it.


With that out of the way, as a fluffy a romcom this is pretty great across the board, sure it's overly cringy at times & the leads are just way too juvenile, but it's cute enough with acceptable chemistry. This is mostly what I was in the mood for. Triangle haters can safely watch this, it's fine. The side couples were also fun to watch, though everyone is way too two dimensional. This is the least complicated kdrama romcom you'll ever watch.

The plot outside of the romance -what little there is- is about the life at an entertainment agency. Mostly about solving scandals & the work of the PR department in general. As far as borderline procedural kdramas go, this is fairly good. Not awesome objectively, but considering how bad most K-entertainment industry related procedurals are, It's certainly above average in this regard.

The second biggest thing that can be criticized is that episodes 12 & 13 are quite boring. The plot in those is supposed to be the BIG crisis of the show, luckily this is way tamer than usual, but nonetheless it's boring. These crises have ruined dramas for me many times before, though I suppose boring is always better than horrible.

Perhaps rating this 8/10 is a bit too much, but the ending is nice & wholesome. I did not want any complications & the production team has delivered on that 100%. It was very entertaining across the board, especially the first 10 episodes.
A Business Proposal is a far better drama, but shows like these are few and far between...

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I have always liked Lee Song Gyong, but she should eat more, she looked borderline malnourished in this one.

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Unexpectedly liked it tbh

At first, after watching ep 1 and 2, I wasn't sure if I was gonna continue watching it because, despite it actually being good, for the very obvious controversies and uncomfort i kinda felt on the events in ep 2, I think the next episodes were really good and they wrapped it up well. Usually superstar kind of dramas usually aren't my cup of tea, but since this mostly showed the ones working behind the scenes, I think it's more interesting and fun to watch because of that. And if I can be honest, I'm not as interested with the main couple as much as the others. I especially really liked Kang Yuseong and Park Hoyoung's love story because they're just simply adorable. But overall, it's pretty good. There's a good chance I would want to rewatch it, but probably in clips instead of the full episodes.

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Supporting characters are the real stars

The wittiness of the title is the first thing that got my attention. It can be derived as ‘shooting’ or ‘shitting,’ both showcasing the real-life personality of the stars. It’s a great thing to highlight the people working from behind the scenes since they’re mostly the ones who work the hardest to help their stars to shine bright in the industry.

A star-studded cast. When they released the artist who’ll be portraying the roles, I became even more engrossed. It's been a while since I saw some of my favorite actors and actresses in one show. All of the characters fill the whole story. There are no hateable roles and each of them has something interesting to offer. This is probably my favorite part of the drama, giving us a variety of supporting characters that can take over the main leads. The side characters are the real gem here.

Salute to Kang Yoo Sung for being the best manager who will do anything to help his artist to be successful. His willingness to sacrifice something under his control is amazingly done. Byun Jung Yeol on the other hand is the most hilarious manager in the story. The bond he made with Tae Sung was both comedic and firm. Reporter Ki Ppeum and her professional ethical values are the main reason why she stands out more than the others. It’s a pity that the Happy Virus Girl was only a guest character, she had the potential and her attitude entertained me.

Shooting Stars serve us with a cast of sizzling beautiful men. The kind of plot twist I craved is for the bromance to turn into boy love. From the two rookie actors Kang Shi Deok and Yoon Jae Hyun to the neighborhood romance of Mr. Do and Gong Tae Sung. I felt more butterflies from them than from the main couples. But I can’t also ignore the incredible chemistry built up by Jae Hyun and Yuna, they’re so lovely. Additionally, the funny way of Han Dae Soo on calling “Yuuuuu-Naaaaa” in the calm yet stressful intonation was consistently entertaining.

Focusing on the story, given the light vibes it gives us, I can’t help but feel extreme tiredness during the middle part of the show. The moment that the main couple finally became official, I mostly fast forward their scenes. It isn’t as loveable as it was before. Thankfully, the sham ahjumma who was a crazy rich antagonist and a maniac about making herself special saves the show. Her weirdness was really something that lit up my interest, it was a glimpse of a unique characterization of a villain. The death of Lee Yoon Woo brought tears to my eyes. The ending lacks closure between his brother and the previous manager/bar owner.

The thing I am most thankful about this show is from introducing me to Lee Seung Hyub. The moment his character Kang Shi Deok appeared, I fell in love. His sharp good-looking face, husky voice with a local accent, and the way he wore his tee when he was working in the gimbap restaurant were so fine and hot. Our underwear commercial model who steals the hearts of the netizens from his drunk cute habit, sexy muscles, and manly body. He is so adorable!

A joyful K-Drama that enlightens the public on how stressful the life of an employee working in the entertainment industry is. Yet, Oh Han Byul and the rest of Starforce agents prove that as long as you find joy in your workplace, you can continue working from it. Shooting Star is a fun and cute drama worthy to binge-watch.

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Shooting Stars--don't trust ratings. AT ALL

There's nothing too big to spoil nor is there any unexpected plot twists that make you go, "OH SHIT". Shooting stars has its premise: the love story between a pr team manager and a top actor. True to its premise, Shooting Stars aligns right with it from the first episode.

Which isn't the best choice, tbh. The first three episodes, don't really give you intrigue or any sort of interest piquing content. All we get is banter(not a spoiler)...which imo could've been even funnier if it was balanced with some mystery...or some sort of intrigue to the problems that our mcs will get into. And KYD's acting didn't help this drag either.

Following the humour, we finally delve into the plot that I was looking forward too. There's enough characters , just the right amount for you to catch up with. All of them have interesting storylines and I feel, pretty accurate. I, personally, loved the way they balanced the screen time and it made viewing quite enjoyable.

Pros of this drama? It gets better each episode. There's romance for all types. There's issues, but it doesn't drag for long. Its realistic, to a good extent. KYD's acting improves, the acting is done to the t for every role that every actor plays and i'm all here for it. The story is neat, predictable but not boring, and leaves you satisfied with a nice message. For the days you want to escape reality: Shooting Stars is your medicine.

Cons? As a writer, the lack of details bothered me. SO many opportunities to make the characters more nuanced. Storing pacing could've improved and the cheap shots of the first ep bothered me greatly. it was diff'cult to get into, but i don't regret continuing cause i was pleasantly surprised.

tldr: need a good romcom to get you off your stress? This one's actually good.

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cute little rom-com

Using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this rates a "liked" but I'm unlikely to rewatch.

Things I liked:
This was a cute, funny drama. It was pretty harmless in that (once the leads got together), their relationship was good. I enjoyed the fact that the side characters, including our SML, all wound up with someone worthy (except for Kang Yoo Sung the Second, but he also seemed to get over his crush by the end...?). I thought this was an interesting storyline--and I wonder what it was like for the actors to play the people whose job it is to manage their lives. (Did they develop more empathy as a result? Was it an accurate portrayal? ) I enjoyed the fact that there were no true villains, just some deeply unhappy people that made mistakes. There was no heinously jealous, one-dimensional female antagonist.

Thinks I did not like:
I did not entirely understand the point of this drama. I guess it was "slice of life"? There was no real climax, no real conflict that was not cleared up within a short period of time, no theme or mystery carrying us through the show, the individual episodes fed into each other (versus each one being an individual 'adventure') yet at the same time did not seem to be taking us anywhere. I also do not like plots where the ML treats the FL like crap and then all of a sudden she forgives him and they get together. Granted, they did a slightly better job of this than usual where she gradually realizes that he's done all this stuff for her behind the scenes (and he's totally sweet to her once he does confess instead of remaining a total jerk like in other dramas)--and she even confronts him about how he used to treat her, but since his behavior went on for years, I find her ready forgiveness and falling for him to be a little rapid after years of bullying.

Random question: Does anyone know how Korean law works around free speech and freedom of the press? It seems that you can say whatever you want, but you'll be sued right away if any of it is false. Is there censorship? Or just a highly litigious system? Just curious. :)

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Not enough story to fill 16 episodes

Really enjoyable up to episode 9. After that it's just useless fillers with additional useless storylines to fill the minutes... which couldn't even last until episode 14. Yes. I'm not kiding. Even the filler plots were so weak and useless that it lasted only until the middle of episode 13 and after that... It's fillers after fillers. It's sweet and will give you cavities if you're craving sugar... But personally, I like sweetness that goes somewhere, not snippets of unrelated scenes stuck together. Also, I wasn't invested in any of these relationships by the end of the drama given how draggy it went... so that unfortunately made me also fall out of love with it.
When I started this show... I was sure to give it a strong 9 which when down to 8.5 which went down to 7 which went down to 5.

It doesn't help that I was watching this during the same period that Lovely Runner aired which stroke the perfect balance between lots of sweetness and humor tinged with a bit of sadness and thriller plots. The comparison was just unavoidable. This drama attempted the same for 7 episodes but failed poorly at everything.... and it felt poorly notably because it was not presented to us from the beginning. We were offered a love/hate relationship with two characters who secretly loved each other and that was IT. At each new plot they added (the secret mother, anti-fan number 1, number 2 and number 3), I was left with a feeling of "What was exactly the point of these storylines in the story?". It was poorly executed, pointless and so on and so forth. It didn't feel like they were organically weaved to the main story but rather that they were added just to feel the 7 remaining episodes i.e almost HALF of the series.

It terms of production... It's a K-drama... They do things well BUT there was no cinematic flair at all. I've seen enough Rom Com to know there's way better directing you can do on a rom com. This felt extremely generic and very lazy.

[And I didn't comment about the whole "Africa" debacle... But I COMPLETELY get why people were pissed since I also was. I didn't take it into account for my ratings. I've just decided to erase it from my memory since I think they had good intentions... but it seriously backfired]

Should have stopped at 10 episodes... 12, if I'm being generous. But 16? Gimme a break!

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