Find Handsome (2024)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Friendship
Plot:
A story about Cutie, an unknown idol who dreams of making a comeback, and his journey to find Handsome, a missing former member of the disbanded group. (Source: MDL)
Cast & Crew:
Oh Seung Hoon as “Cutie”
Hong Jong Hyun as “Handsome”
Han Eun Seong as “Genius”
Lee Woo tae as “Shy”
Kim Beom Joon as “Tall”
Director - Son Seok Jin
Screen Writer - Lee Nam Hee
Music:
There is of course the hit single by the fictional band Five Princes’, Never Stop. Alongside this the background music is well chosen and sets the tone of the drama well.
Overall:
This drama special tells the story of a group of former idols who broke up after popular member Handsome unexpectedly quit the group to pursue an acting career. It is set 13 years after this break up and mostly told from the perspective of Cutie who is still hanging onto his dreams of being a dancer while the rest of the group have moved on.
The drama begins with the Princes on the verge of debut and being bestowed their names, the CEO rattles off one by one, “Sleepy”, “Grumpy”, “Happy”, wait no, this is not Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but that might be a better concept for a boy band than this… “Handsome”, “Genius”, “Shy”, “Tall” and “Cutie”, eugh. Honestly, I would have loved to know what the fans thought!
The pièce de résistance of their idol career is the music video that has been put together to showcase their brief glory. If you were a Kpop fan from the early 2010’s you’ll probably love this.
In the present things are not so sunny for Cutie who still believes he can make it despite everyone around him encouraging him to move on. Meanwhile, it seems that Handsome has disappeared and when Cutie makes a blunder on camera Handsome’s fans turn on the Princes. To make things right they have to find Handsome! Which begins our road trip.
I love a road trip story, and this one is short and sweet. I think they used the short time frame well to tell the story and it was an easy watch. My favourite parts were when the ML, Cutie let go and enjoyed himself with his friends once more.
I didn’t personally find the chosen actors super believable as idols but despite this still found this drama special to be an enjoyable watch.
Rating: 8/10
Watch it: KOCOWA
Trailer: KBS Drama YouTube