I didn’t really given much thought choosing this drama as my next watch. I’ve just finished a series of long and sometimes pretty bad dramas and just needed something light to watch for my enjoyment. And I must say, Welcome to Waikiki does its job absolutely perfectly.

Don’t expect too much tough. It’s not flashy, it doesn’t have epic plot, it’s just simple as it is and it’s a solid piece of sitcom laugh.
The main strength that I noticed from the very beginning are the characters. We have a bunch of amazingly written unique personas that are not without the flaws, but it makes them even more relatable. And even if you’re not aspiring actor or a bearded woman, you’ll quickly feel in guesthouse Waikiki just like home.

And a laugh part? This drama has one of the most ridiculous humour that I’ve seen in a while. It has everything to make you at least smile like crazy. It’s a bit more balanced humour than I’ve seen in Sound of Your Heart (since that seems like a closest comparison from the drama that I’ve watched) but still manages to provide some fart jokes. So if you’re not into crude humour, you should still watch it, but maybe squint from time to time. Take a break, you know.

This drama doesn’t really have a main character. There’s not really main couple, everyone will find something to their liking and I think that’s a very strong side of this series. It’s just about pure enjoyment, and when you don’t really like one of the characters? No worries, there’s still plenty to choose from.

Also, pacing. That’s what this drama is doing great. All of twenty episodes are divided into two stories each. So the pace is really good, you hardly feel the passing of time and suddenly you need to click this “watch next episode” button.

Acting? Perfect, I haven’t seen one bad actor here, even characters that appear in one episodes are truly fantastically played (nearly deaf sound technician? Count me in, I want to see more of this story!). The main group of characters are partially played by actors that I already knew and they certainly delivered.

Overall that was a nice breath of fresh air in my drama schedule. I’m not regretting adding it to my list.
And in those tough times it brings very important message, that everything is gonna be gwenchana, gwenchana…