“It’s cool to do what you like.”

There’s something about being in the country that spurs self-reflection. Sometimes, it takes getting away to find yourself.

And that’s precisely what the new Korean BL Love Tractor is gearing up to do. It’s pulling viewers away into the countryside.

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Hmm Yong Yong, Love Tractor tells the story of Sun Yeol (Do Won), a law student feeling lost in the city who finds himself in the countryside with the adorably passionate Suh Ye Chan (Yoon Do Jin).

While the first two episodes don’t offer much besides the initial introductions and the groundwork for the series, it offers a beautiful peek at what’s to come. The cinematography delivers as charming a story as the charmingly open Ye Chan.

Opening on a scene of Yeol inside a classroom before transitioning forward into a series of scenes clearly showing his fatigue and disillusionment, the series quickly pulls viewers into Yeol’s loss of direction and weariness before taking him into the countryside. There he meets the carefree Ye Chan, who feels passionate about his future but realizes that others may look down on it.

And that’s where the sparks begin to fly.

To be who you are, accept what you want to be, and enjoy doing what you want to do are all goals we strive toward. But they never come with ease. The world is full of pressure, expectations, and criticism, so it is endearing to see a relationship sparked by the simple line, “It’s cool to do what you like.”

The coming-of-age first love meets the need-to-heal vibe melts off the screen in Love Tractor, and I’m looking forward to the warmth it promises.

For a drama that drops you in the middle of nowhere with a vow to heal, check out Love Tractor now on iQiyi.

Rating- 4 out of 5