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Welcome to Waikiki (2018)
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Welcome to Waikiki (2018)
Original name: 으라차차 와이키키
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Kang Dong-Goo dreams of becoming a movie director, but he is cynical due to bad luck. Cheon Joon-Ki wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor, but he is now just a minor actor. Bong-Doo-Sik came to Seoul to become a scenario writer, but things have not been easy for him. These 3 men run the guest house Waikiki in Itaewon, South Korea. Their guest house is facing bankruptcy and then a mysterious baby and single mother appear at Waikiki.
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, sincere, captivating, dorama, romantic drama, sitcom
Audience: teens, family outing, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: friends, friendship, youth, workplace, buddies, love, happy ending, multiple storylines, family problems, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, love affair, brother sister relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, entertainment, motherhood, mother daughter relationship, bromance, guesthouse, cohabitation, friends to lovers, baby, single parent ...
Time: contemporary
Place: south korea
Keyword: korean

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