Imagine a cross of Friends, Three Men and a Baby, American Pie and Airplane, that somehow manages to maintain continuity and have heart. It sounds hard to believe but you have to watch to see.
34 Reviews
Endless Fun for a Light Hearted Hour
darylmaya14 March 2018
Good Enough
PennyReviews21 April 2018
Eulachacha Waikiki (odd title) isn't one of your typical k dramas. It is a comedy that is followed by romance. The funny parts are plenty and they continue till the very last episode. Actually, the comedy part is quite solide, without overtrying it or making seriously silly jokes. Then there is the romance. The love stories were okay, but they were not the main focus of the drama, rightfully at least, as they weren't that great. In addition, the performances were nice and they helped with the comedy part of the drama. Finally, the 20 episode length weren't tiring and it helped with the development of the story. So, 8 out of 10.
The funniest kdrama
ima-2573120 April 2019
Absolutely phenomenal
danademha5 January 2019
Every single thing about this show was on point, from the storytelling, acting, to the plot and script. Each episode made me laugh my heart out without feeling that it was trying too hard to be funny. I'm not a huge fan of k-dramas, but this one exceeded my expectations in every way. A must watch!
Funniest K-drama series I've ever watched!
crystlecamillerustia18 April 2018
There wasn't one episode I didn't laugh.This drama includes scenarios we typically see in any comedy-based movie or series but this one exceeded my expectations. I wish they would do more movies and series like this. The best! If you want to laugh from the first to the last episode, watch this.
Every scene is better than the one before
belassyaa8 June 2019
You will never be bored if you give this show a try.
Definitely the best korean drama I have seen. The funny parts are very cringe-worthy but incredibly funny, never thought I'd be laughing at scenes like that.
I didn't like the first episode the first time I tried watching it, so gave it a second try and I'm happy I did, one of the few shows that I don't mind rewatching because everyone is beautiful and funny in their own way.
Enjoyed every bit of it
hafsahayath8 October 2018
A must watch pure comedy drama
iftyoooo23 September 2020
The plot is very relaxed and happy
yoggwork18 February 2019
The plot is very relaxed and happy, the jokes are enough, and the characters have distinct personalities. The disadvantage is that the emotional transformation is slightly rigid, the proportion of love plays is too much, and the same stalks are used back and forth.
Made us laugh so much
vanilla_vintage18 June 2021
Not funny
lmerana18 April 2018
Slapstick comedy and not funny. There is no chemistry between the love teams. The female lead looks like tired and havent eaten for a while, acting was the worst among the characters. The story plot for each was not interesting. I gave 5 for the baby, the settings, the soundtrack and the 2nd male lead.I added two more stars from original 3 stars because the second season was better.
full of jokes
sigitmurhadiyanto-4201510 November 2020
Actually this drama made me fall in love with Korean dramas. This drama is full of jokes. I like their friendship, even though they are always fighting. in the end they became close friends again. you have to watch this bro
A must watch for kdrama lovers
resma-dangol21 December 2018
Absolutely amazing and entertaining
josepaul-6851011 October 2020
Extremely hilarious
sabihasaberi-784993 December 2021
AMAZING
zobiah_1236 December 2020
ABOUT AS HAWAIIAN AS, WELL, KOREA, BUT WELL WORTH A VISIT
lyntonadam14 January 2020
If you're looking for an indicator of popularity, then a second season is pretty safe.
Which for some reason is actually not that common in K Drama ( who wouldn't want it for Secretary Kim ? ), but if the level of public enthusiasm and love for the characters leads to a second helping, chances are you'll probably like it.
I haven't seen season two of Waikiki yet but I definitely will because this first one is really enjoyable. It's sweet, consistently funny, well-acted and generally very entertaining.
The "Waikiki" is the name of a hostel run by three men ( they're also friends ) and a woman. Alpha male Dong Goo ( Kim Jung Hyun ) has ambitions to direct a movie and needs money. Struggling actor Joon Ki ( Lee Yi Kyung ) yearns for success and shy Doo Sik ( Son Seung Won ) is writing a cheesy B-movie script which Dong will direct. Seo Jin ( Go Won Hee ) is Dong's younger sister and desperate to find a decent job. Joining the main quartet in quick time is quiet single mum Yoon Ah ( Jung In Sun ) and her cute baby daughter, and the bossy Soo Ah ( Lee Joo Woo ); she's Dong's ex GF. Also worthy of mention is pastry chef Hun Joo ( Kang Kyung Jun ). He's suave, wealthy and handsome so veteran K Drama fans will know his outcome.
Things get off to a rather predictable start : nobody has EVER seen a bunch of single guys grossed out by a baby's "deposit", while the sight of a young breast-feeding mother has to provoke frantic embarrassment in the same group. From then on, however, I'm pleased to say the laughs come thick and fast as do a few surprises. This type of sit-com format rises/falls primarily on the strength of the jokes, and a number of scenarios are especially amusing. Two of the boys volunteer for a paid medicine trial with interesting results; one of them acquires a stalker which is cleverly done; a master/student situation concerning a children's game reminded me of "The Karate Kid"; an extremely defective car takes two of them prisoner; a gorgeous female foreigner visits the hostel to hilarious effect and one of the boys encounters a celebrity with VERY devoted fans. That one features some effective satire, while the toilet humour sprinkled throughout the show works very well too without going overboard; after all, what can be funnier than a pretty young woman who farts ? The answer : not much.
Humour is important, though it won't count for much if we don't care about the characters. All the main cast are likable, and the various relationships which are formed along the way enhance the "care-factor". Quality writing is the key here, as are the right actors. KJH is initially hard to warm to, yet mellows quickly. LYK has a slight tendency to overdo the face-pulling at times but has plenty of charisma and energy. SSW is engaging and develops nicely. GWH handles a range of moods with aplomb; JIS starts quietly and really blossoms, and that also applies to the haughty and eventually comical LJW. The director should take a bow for keeping things moving briskly while also injecting some visual style on occasion ( eg Joon Ki and his talkative mentor ). So, the bar's been set pretty high for the sequel and most of the original cast are gone.
Hmm. I'll be sure to take a deep, anxious breath before I visit Waikiki a second time.
Wacky & silly
paulinairawanzhao22 August 2020
Must must must watched romcom drama.
choprasakshi3 May 2021
I have only watched 7 epi of it. Yet am ready to give it more than 10 stars. Amazing show amazing cast amzing dailogues... And comedy timing amazing of every main cast. If you wanna die of laughing then it is a must watch show..not only bits of drama but in every dailogue you will burst it into tears of laughing.. great applause to writers and directors and the cast. I have never watched such comedy drama till now. Good luck WELCOME TO WAIKIKI for your future projects. Hope you come with more amazing comedy dramas like this.
Korean Version Of Friends........
amex-0706916 April 2022
Welcome to Waikiki Season 1 and 2
leahcubed20 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The description is for both seasons although each season is really separate sharing only one main cast in common. I will describe and review both but Season 1 has 20 episodes and season 2 has 16. You will most often find them by looking for Welcome to Waikiki and Welcome to Waikiki 2.
Season 1:
📍Kang Dong-gu (Kim Jung-Hyun) wants to become a movie director. He is kind hearted but unlucky. 📍Lee Joon-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) He is the son of a famous actor who hopes to mirror his father's success but is only able to land small roles. 📍Bong Doo-sik (Son Seung-won) A mostly unemployed freelance writer. 📍Han Yoon-ah (Jung In-sun) A single mother with no family or resources. 📍Kang Seo-jin (Ko Won-hee) An aspiring journalist and Dong-gu's sister. 📍Min Soo-ah (Lee Joon-woo). A beautiful girl and famous model who is Dong-gu's ex.
Three friends decide to go into business together in Waikiki and buy a guest house. Their business is failing until one day an unlikely source of fortune, a single mother and her baby, show up and things turn around.
I loved this for sheer comedic appeal. It is a little like Seinfeld in that the characters do the most outrageous things. I seriously have not laughed so hard since I do not know when. There is friendship and romance and that is also great but the comedy steals the show. My daughter and I both thought it was funny so the humor spans generations. If you need a good laugh then treat yourself to this wonderful series. Episodes can stand alone but are more meaningful to watch in sequence as each episode has some zany happening but there are also storylines that run throughout.
Season 2
📍Lee Joon-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) CEO of the Waikiki Guesthouse. He takes but roles in series and movies in a quest to become a famous actor like his father. 📍Cha Woo-sik (Kim Seol-ho) One of Joon-ki's high school friends and an investor the Waikiki Guesthouse. He plays gigs while trying to get a break in the music world. 📍Gook Gi-bong (Shin Hyun-so) A "farm league" baseball player who aspires to the majors. Another Joon-ki's high school friends and fellow investor in the guest house. 📍Han Soo-yeon (Moon Ga-young) Joon-ki, Woo-sik and Gi-bong's first love. She was the dream girl in high school and everyone's first love. In high school they all confessed to her only to be rejected, except for Woo-sik who had a mysterious encounter with Soo-yeon in the past. Woo-sik is playing a gig a her wedding when it gets called off. With nowhere else to go, she winds up at the guest house. Coming from a formerly wealthy family who went bankrupt she is now having to work to support herself and is learning about life without wealth. 📍Kim Jeong-eun (Aha So-hee) Like Joon-ki she dreams of becoming an actress. She works multiple part time jobs to make ends meet. She knows Joon-ki from the university and it seems he has let her stay there as she fell on hard times. 📍Cha Yoo-ri (Kim Ye-won) practically raised her younger brother, Woo-sik. She is not above using manipulation and blackmail to get what she wants. Because if this, the others are a little afraid of her. She often has her friend and brother's interest at heart but her methods can be unwelcome and brutal.
This is loosely a sequel to the first one. The only character in common with the first is Joon-ki who it seems bought out his former friend. There is not a lot of direct reference to the characters from the first although there is mention they were all successful in their various endeavors and thus left the guest house. There is very little explanation as to why Joon-ki broke up with Chewbacca and it makes his presence in this series a bit awkward. The new cast is entertaining with many of the same elements that made the first season so enjoyable.
I love both seasons. So funny and with cute friendships and heart warming romance.
Season 1:
📍Kang Dong-gu (Kim Jung-Hyun) wants to become a movie director. He is kind hearted but unlucky. 📍Lee Joon-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) He is the son of a famous actor who hopes to mirror his father's success but is only able to land small roles. 📍Bong Doo-sik (Son Seung-won) A mostly unemployed freelance writer. 📍Han Yoon-ah (Jung In-sun) A single mother with no family or resources. 📍Kang Seo-jin (Ko Won-hee) An aspiring journalist and Dong-gu's sister. 📍Min Soo-ah (Lee Joon-woo). A beautiful girl and famous model who is Dong-gu's ex.
Three friends decide to go into business together in Waikiki and buy a guest house. Their business is failing until one day an unlikely source of fortune, a single mother and her baby, show up and things turn around.
I loved this for sheer comedic appeal. It is a little like Seinfeld in that the characters do the most outrageous things. I seriously have not laughed so hard since I do not know when. There is friendship and romance and that is also great but the comedy steals the show. My daughter and I both thought it was funny so the humor spans generations. If you need a good laugh then treat yourself to this wonderful series. Episodes can stand alone but are more meaningful to watch in sequence as each episode has some zany happening but there are also storylines that run throughout.
Season 2
📍Lee Joon-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) CEO of the Waikiki Guesthouse. He takes but roles in series and movies in a quest to become a famous actor like his father. 📍Cha Woo-sik (Kim Seol-ho) One of Joon-ki's high school friends and an investor the Waikiki Guesthouse. He plays gigs while trying to get a break in the music world. 📍Gook Gi-bong (Shin Hyun-so) A "farm league" baseball player who aspires to the majors. Another Joon-ki's high school friends and fellow investor in the guest house. 📍Han Soo-yeon (Moon Ga-young) Joon-ki, Woo-sik and Gi-bong's first love. She was the dream girl in high school and everyone's first love. In high school they all confessed to her only to be rejected, except for Woo-sik who had a mysterious encounter with Soo-yeon in the past. Woo-sik is playing a gig a her wedding when it gets called off. With nowhere else to go, she winds up at the guest house. Coming from a formerly wealthy family who went bankrupt she is now having to work to support herself and is learning about life without wealth. 📍Kim Jeong-eun (Aha So-hee) Like Joon-ki she dreams of becoming an actress. She works multiple part time jobs to make ends meet. She knows Joon-ki from the university and it seems he has let her stay there as she fell on hard times. 📍Cha Yoo-ri (Kim Ye-won) practically raised her younger brother, Woo-sik. She is not above using manipulation and blackmail to get what she wants. Because if this, the others are a little afraid of her. She often has her friend and brother's interest at heart but her methods can be unwelcome and brutal.
This is loosely a sequel to the first one. The only character in common with the first is Joon-ki who it seems bought out his former friend. There is not a lot of direct reference to the characters from the first although there is mention they were all successful in their various endeavors and thus left the guest house. There is very little explanation as to why Joon-ki broke up with Chewbacca and it makes his presence in this series a bit awkward. The new cast is entertaining with many of the same elements that made the first season so enjoyable.
I love both seasons. So funny and with cute friendships and heart warming romance.
You think you won't laugh but..
neelsmail26 August 2022
You do. A lot.
Situations are not even forced. They make sense. And funny. As hell.
If you want to laugh I mean just laugh, without having to worry about whether you will find next scene funny or impossible, watch this.
Season 2 is just as funny.
Don't worry about character development or story development. Just watch. And laugh.
Situations are not even forced. They make sense. And funny. As hell.
If you want to laugh I mean just laugh, without having to worry about whether you will find next scene funny or impossible, watch this.
Season 2 is just as funny.
Don't worry about character development or story development. Just watch. And laugh.
Korean Sitcom
avalon_kings26 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Don't worry, no laughtrack.
This is a sitcom, not just any sitcom, this is Friends. At first, it seemed like Baby Daddy though.
From having a sibling duo (Ross and Monica) within the main characters to having one of the siblings date the other's best friend; this whole show felt super familiar. The show starts off with an airhead character (who ends up dating the brother) becoming roommates with the younger sister. Then there's the out of work actor guy who's really dumb, but believably dumb (boy, they really butchered that Joey character on Friends, huh) who creates some of the funniest tropes in the show. The only thing missing was the 'we were on a break' trope.
If this were an American sitcom, it'd prolly be stretched out and full of cliche's I'd have to give it a 7/10 at best. But the Korean style of comedy felt fresh, and almost every single character in the show ended up being likeable. Since this feels kind of unique compared to other Kdramas out there, I'll give it a 9/10. It wasn't as funny as a pure comedy like The Sound of Your Heart, but it was still out there and it was much more heartfelt.
Edit: review for season 1 only.
This is a sitcom, not just any sitcom, this is Friends. At first, it seemed like Baby Daddy though.
From having a sibling duo (Ross and Monica) within the main characters to having one of the siblings date the other's best friend; this whole show felt super familiar. The show starts off with an airhead character (who ends up dating the brother) becoming roommates with the younger sister. Then there's the out of work actor guy who's really dumb, but believably dumb (boy, they really butchered that Joey character on Friends, huh) who creates some of the funniest tropes in the show. The only thing missing was the 'we were on a break' trope.
If this were an American sitcom, it'd prolly be stretched out and full of cliche's I'd have to give it a 7/10 at best. But the Korean style of comedy felt fresh, and almost every single character in the show ended up being likeable. Since this feels kind of unique compared to other Kdramas out there, I'll give it a 9/10. It wasn't as funny as a pure comedy like The Sound of Your Heart, but it was still out there and it was much more heartfelt.
Edit: review for season 1 only.
Falling is not failure
alaningle724 December 2020
An eclectic mix of young people run a guest house whilst chasing their dreams of producing a film. Along the way they face hardships and broken hearts whilst supporting each other in their dysfunctional way. A very funny series with great performances all round and laugh out loud instances each episode.
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