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Organic relationship amidst dramatic past!
Firstly, I want to say that I scarcely write reviews here. And I want to put my review here because this series kinda surprised me. I literally didn't expect it to be this good because there are many drama series that I got recommended a lot with promotional videos etcetera on YouTube and other platforms. But most of them turn out to be 'not worth the hype'. On the contrary, I just started watching this series just because I wanted to cross it off my watchlist. Honestly, my expectations were pretty low. But, I got hooked after a few episodes.
Now, let's talk about the two main characters first. This couple has a HEALTHY relationship despite the fact that they started off as FWB. No one here clings to their exes or having no consideration to their partners regardless of their statuses: just BED FRIENDs. It's so obvious that they respect each other. I gotta say that I guessed at least one of the two (at least and most the times, it's both) will mess up their agreement and hurt each other. For an example, King the playboy starting to sleep with other people or maybe forcing on Uea. Or Uea getting back with the a**hole bf or starting to go out or agreeing other people to make King jealous or something. I don't know how old they are in the series but I'm guessing they may be in their early twenties. And I swear most of the guys in bl act like big kids. I mean, it's not rare to see a nearly thirty years old bachelor getting flustered and indecisive in bl stories. Both King and Uea are quite mature for their age. King comes from an almost perfect (rich and not abusive parents) family, so I get it. But with someone like Uea who had encountered series of traumatic experiences and horrible parents, it's surprising that he became such an admirable and ethical human being. The best thing I love about him is how he's so serious in everything. At the start of the series, I thought he'd become an annoying uke and thought I'd like King more but he's so likeable that by any chance if I'm asked to choose I'll probably be team Uea. But really, I like both of them equally.
The story isn't perfect or anything amazing, but it's not a trashy plot at all. Somehow , I feel like it's real life events. And I know that some are complaining about the rated scenes but for me I think it's moderate. But yeah, I think it would be a PERFECT if the editing team didn't mess up too much. Still, I applaud not only the actors but also directors and creators for such entertaining series and making approaches like how mental health is important. I love the little scenes like King giving Uea prescribed meds, how he hired a detective to investigate about the stepfather and many more. Many of their interactions and scenes are done naturally. I'm not saying they'll be "happily ever after". Like all relationships, there will be bumps and they may even be separated one day at one point who knows but, for all I care, they both look pretty happy now and care for each other.
About the acting, this is the first project I've seen of the actors. So, I don't know how's their acting in their other works but here, they done great jobs. I'm a loyal bl fan but I'm one of those people who prefer QUALITY over QUANTITY. And it's a big no no if actors can't act no matter how they can be gorgeous. I would like to thank the casting team for not only having eyes for visuals but also picking people who can act. And I'm guessing people who are complaining about James' acting haven't seen a lot of bls. As an old loyal bl fan, I can vouch his acting is not even among the bad ones in y industry. Trust me on this, I've seen worst of worse ?
Overall, I say it's a good watch. 10/10 for the chemistry. And I think this is one of the bls that you either enjoy too much or maybe just a little bit but you can't hate this. And finally, I like that it has just the right amount of length: not too long or short.
Now, let's talk about the two main characters first. This couple has a HEALTHY relationship despite the fact that they started off as FWB. No one here clings to their exes or having no consideration to their partners regardless of their statuses: just BED FRIENDs. It's so obvious that they respect each other. I gotta say that I guessed at least one of the two (at least and most the times, it's both) will mess up their agreement and hurt each other. For an example, King the playboy starting to sleep with other people or maybe forcing on Uea. Or Uea getting back with the a**hole bf or starting to go out or agreeing other people to make King jealous or something. I don't know how old they are in the series but I'm guessing they may be in their early twenties. And I swear most of the guys in bl act like big kids. I mean, it's not rare to see a nearly thirty years old bachelor getting flustered and indecisive in bl stories. Both King and Uea are quite mature for their age. King comes from an almost perfect (rich and not abusive parents) family, so I get it. But with someone like Uea who had encountered series of traumatic experiences and horrible parents, it's surprising that he became such an admirable and ethical human being. The best thing I love about him is how he's so serious in everything. At the start of the series, I thought he'd become an annoying uke and thought I'd like King more but he's so likeable that by any chance if I'm asked to choose I'll probably be team Uea. But really, I like both of them equally.
The story isn't perfect or anything amazing, but it's not a trashy plot at all. Somehow , I feel like it's real life events. And I know that some are complaining about the rated scenes but for me I think it's moderate. But yeah, I think it would be a PERFECT if the editing team didn't mess up too much. Still, I applaud not only the actors but also directors and creators for such entertaining series and making approaches like how mental health is important. I love the little scenes like King giving Uea prescribed meds, how he hired a detective to investigate about the stepfather and many more. Many of their interactions and scenes are done naturally. I'm not saying they'll be "happily ever after". Like all relationships, there will be bumps and they may even be separated one day at one point who knows but, for all I care, they both look pretty happy now and care for each other.
About the acting, this is the first project I've seen of the actors. So, I don't know how's their acting in their other works but here, they done great jobs. I'm a loyal bl fan but I'm one of those people who prefer QUALITY over QUANTITY. And it's a big no no if actors can't act no matter how they can be gorgeous. I would like to thank the casting team for not only having eyes for visuals but also picking people who can act. And I'm guessing people who are complaining about James' acting haven't seen a lot of bls. As an old loyal bl fan, I can vouch his acting is not even among the bad ones in y industry. Trust me on this, I've seen worst of worse ?
Overall, I say it's a good watch. 10/10 for the chemistry. And I think this is one of the bls that you either enjoy too much or maybe just a little bit but you can't hate this. And finally, I like that it has just the right amount of length: not too long or short.
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