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pretty good for a season 2
We don't usually get a lot of great second seasons, especially when it comes to bls, so this was a pleasant surprise. If you were missing our sweet GaoShide and ZhouShuyi chemistry, welcome to season 2!The story in this season is admittedly a downgrade, it all revolves around misunderstandings that could have easily been cleared up but ends up taking years out of their time together. I'm not fond of the dramatics, and the fact that it crossed over into their professional lives to such a large extent is a bit cringe. That said, their acting and chemistry is even better than season 1, and we get some really cute scenes that make it all worth it.
We also see a whole lot of side couple in this season, which is bittersweet, I feel like it's a cute and intriguing story on its own, but it feels a bit like filler at times since you're just waiting to get back to the main story. Also, their story is a little weird, but I think it works for them.
As a standalone, this wouldn't be all that great, but with all of the history between these two, I think it's a pretty well done second season, have a watch!
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sweet blooming romance between frenemies
I actually rewatched this one, it had been a while and I'd forgotten how sweet it was. I love a cute frenemies to lovers, and this one was well executed all the way through.Pleasantly surprised with good acting in this, both of the main leads are pretty good and their chemistry was beautiful, Taiwanese bls can really be hit or miss in a lot of ways, but the overall quality on this one was pretty good. Sidenote, the fact that they used a half Japanese half Taiwanese actor to play the role of a half Japanese half Taiwanese character is awesome, the bilingual aspect of the show made things all the more adorable.
It's simple and sweet, and definitely worth a watch! Season 2 is decent as well, which is pretty rare, but I'll write a separate review for that one.
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its "10 things I hate about you"
Halfway through the series and it's already one I'm keeping in my pocket.Boys be brave is a cute youre-really-not-my-type-but-for-some-reason-i-love-you story. Jinwoo is particular about everything, and he doesn't do anything he doesn't want to-- that includes asking the guy he likes to date. It's clear that Kisub isn't cut out for a monogamous relationship, he's a carefree guy who dates whoever he wants, and though he likes them he's never been in love. When he found out that Jinwoo won't date him even though he's in love with him, is it just curiosity that keeps him running after Jinwoo, or are his feelings growing into more?
I'm pretty sure this is going to end up as a cute story with a happy ending since it's already showing a lot of progress, but I'll update the review as needed once all the episodes release.
Story isn't terribly original but it's cute, it has major Semantic Error vibes, but the characters and storyline are slightly different. The characters are cute and the actors are too, the scenes are really well done, and overall production quality is high.
This seems like it will be a short and sweet watch, I'll edit this when the last episodes come out on the 16th!
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holy effing chemistry batman
Whoever decided to pair these two up knew exactly what they were doing, I was ready for this chemistry as soon as I saw who they cast for the roles. So far we're only two episodes in and they do not disappoint.The story is simple enough, cocky boxer Yoryak (Great) meets his match outside the ring, a doctor who has no patience for his attitude, Dr. Wandee (Inn). He runs into our drunk, heartbroken doctor a few days later and takes him home, just for the doctor to drag him inside for some sexy fun. They hit it off a lot better than either of them expected, so when they they end up tangled up in bed again, they decide to strike up a deal.
These actors are much more than just pretty faces, the two lead actors have a lot of depth to them, and their chemistry is CHEMISTRYING. Their playful personalities make them loveable, and the romance that threatens to break into their FWB situationship is like a heavy sweet and innocent syrup they pour on top to fill the show with flavor. Yoryak's brother and his boyfriend are cute too, they bicker like an old husband and wife and im here for these wholesome vibes. I'm also really interested to see our asexual best friend get into a cute and loving relationship, fingers crossed they find someone special for him ❤️.
Production quality is good, it's GMMTV after all.
I'm loving it so far! It's more and more common for them to throw together a smutty series with a poor storyline and b-list acting skills because they know people will watch it for the NC scenes, but so far this is not that type of show, im excited for more. This review is based on episode one and two and will be edited as more are released.
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what in the lakorn
If youre looking for a nice soapy lakorn to soak in some melodrama, look no further. It's hard for me to review this objectively since I don't do lakorns or any soap opera in general, so this was a lot for me, but I'll do my best to rate it for what it was.I started watching this after watching Laws of Attraction, I needed more JamFilm in my life because their chemistry is just fire. On that end, I have to say I wish there was more. There were sweet moments throughout the series, little bits of romance, but this drama was less about the relationship between Thian (Film) and Jiu (Jam), and more heavily focused on the big family drama. I personally would have liked more cute relationship development, but I understand that it's probably not what they were going for.
I'm sure all soaps are like this, but it was a whole lot of "okay but if you just communicated" or "was this actually really necessary" and a lot of "oh look, they're still alive". And boy did they go hard with the long drawn out dramatic scenes, I'd be interested to watch an edited version where they just shorten the overdramatics down a bit, I feel like the episodes would be half as long.
The characters were pretty good, I think they were all lovable in their own ways, but none of them really had your heart, ah except for Yang (Tongtong). I won't lie I went into this thinking Film was going to steal my heart again, but here comes Tongtong and sweeps you off your feet. The way they did sibling relationships in this show was 10/10, to be honest it's what got me through this show. I won't do spoilers but I will say they won't hurt you in this one.
So if you just need a soapy weekend sprinkled with some sweet bl, grab some popcorn, keep your finger on that skip forward button, and enjoy!
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So incredibly underrated
I watch a lot of things, a fairly wide spectrum of genres, only a rare few of them get pegged as a masterpiece in my mind. This, however, made the list. Its actually not perfect, there are things I wish they would have done differently or parts you just kind of roll with, but there were few of those and most all of it was well thought out storyline with beautifully developed characters and actors/actresses that absolutely killed their roles.If youre here for NSFW scenes and couldn't care less about story and characters, this series isn't it. Don't get me wrong, the chemistry between Tinn and Charn is enough to make your toes curl, and we get a tease or two of steamy scenes. Jam and Film are both gorgeous actors to start, but their chemistry is fire, Jam(Tinn) has eyes that let you see the depths of his soul, and Film(Charn) this man has got to be one of the most talented actors I've seen in Thai TV. Film played his role so well, I could sit here all day and go on about his expressions in this scene or that, such an incredible character portrayal.
The story was also very well done, it does have some small issues, but not enough to call them flaws. They meet by chance and are brought back together by tradgedy, and they can't help falling harder for eachother despite what seems like impossible differences. It's a murder mystery tangled up in love story, with all of the thrill ride to go with both.
This is no KinnPorsche, theres not a bunch of fanservice or hot scenes, but if youre here looking for more than smut and you like deep characters with fire chemistry, this absolutely worth the watch.
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going good, seems great... oh look, there's a lookalike
Disclaimer, this review is based on ep 1 - 3 only. Two episodes in and seems like the show is pretty good, but then wham, they hit you with that lookalike. The Thai bl industry is really going ham with this twin/lookalike trope, after Not Me, everyone wants to follow in Gun's footsteps and play more than one character. Maybe it's because Playboyy and Twins are also both currently airing that it feels so overdone, but I'll admit I'm not thrilled with this one.If we take that aspect of it and just sidebar it, the show is pretty good so far. Two people trying to forget their past romances find eachother at a bar and a steamy sex buddy relationship is formed. The chemistry is great, the scenes are long too which I was not expecting, I feel like nearly half of the episodes were NSFW, and they were quite sensual. Take that as a pro or a con, whatever suits you. You can already see their attraction to eachother is strong, whether it will turn into more than just sex is TBD, but it looks like the road to that kind of relationship will not be easy. Right now they're licking eachothers wounds and we've yet to see of that will help or hurt them.
Also, daaayyumm with the side character chemistry!!!
Optimistic for the next episodes! Trying not to let the lookalike trope kill my interest. Will update review as more episodes release.
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