Personal Taste
2010
Original language: Korean
- comedy
- drama
The story
An architect pretends to be gay so he can live in a straight woman’s historical home. But will his secret be exposed when he starts to fall for her?
What it’s like
Warm, bright interiors and sunlit Seoul apartments, with the old wooden hanok rooms and gentle courtyards giving the show a soft, lived-in texture. The camera favours easy medium shots and cozy two-shots over flashy edits, so the rooms feel like places you could sit in for an afternoon. The sound is light and bouncy: pop-leaning Korean score, quiet piano under the tender moments, and plenty of ordinary domestic noise like kettles, footsteps on wood and rain on tiles. Vibe: breezy, sweet, a little mischievous, with a slow-burning warmth. It suits a rainy Sunday, a comfort rewatch, or something to keep on while cooking. Pacing is unhurried and comic, with many scenes of playful bickering that gradually soften into real affection as two guarded people, a woman who has lost her footing and a man hiding a lie, learn to trust each other. Intensity is low: mild romantic tension, a few kisses, some awkward near-misses, no violence, no gore, and no real cruelty; the betrayal sits in the misunderstandings rather than the harm. Made for people who want a gentle, funny romance with a cozy house at its heart and a slow, earned emotional payoff.
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