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thoroughly enjoyable!
there are not many BLs that I think give good time to secondary couples but this one proves that it is possible to do right!though I will be honest and say that Lee & Park stole my heart. I loved their story more than the main couple and their chemistry was beautiful.
if anything, this is worth watching for them alone. but the entire cast is great. I enjoyed the writing though I did subtract a bit from my overall score because I wanted a little more from the main couple & the production team.
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it’s good until it’s bad
started good; then idk what happened…mieko was a good character at first, but she really has some serious mental issues. her being jealous of eiji and senoo’s relationship, forcing herself into it + their daily life, and then having sex with BOTH of them? it definitely isn’t right how she used the baby as leverage to stay with them.
eiji was gay (100% according to his conversation with senoo) so where did his “love” for meiko come from? I’m still absolutely baffled he just stayed w/her.
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not for the lovers of dramatics
probably my most controversial review, but the story has minimal drama, and that seems to be everyone’s issue with it. I personally enjoyed not having to deal with unnecessary love triangles, second leads, bullying, overly dramatic breakdowns, and miscommunication. in fact, there is so much communication between the leads that it doesn’t fall into the “2 episodes to fix this” trope and I wholeheartedly enjoyed that things were addressed head-on.joke and zo display maturity and growth spectacularly. and even with the few instances where dunk’s acting fell a bit short, he pulled through with his role overall.
if anything, the constant complaints I’ve seen only show that gmmtv are not supporting them as they should. dunk has the potential, he simply isn’t having faith and resources put into him. time also seems to be a foreign concept to gmmtv, as this feels like they rushed everyone to finish. finally, a reminder that dunk is still relatively new. joong has been in this industry for a while now and reprised quite a few roles so it is unfair to compare them. give dunk time.
the only thing I did not like was the ending. joke deserved more than just that dinner scene. his father was absolutely vile and it felt like most of that was cut/rearranged to make it a quick reconciliation.
also, pok and jeng were incredible to see. everyone gets so lost in tearing this down that it seems everyone forgets them. seeing a more raw and realistic coming out gave this show more layers. aou and boom did an amazing job, their scenes brought so many emotions. genuinely would love to see them take on lead roles now.
I don’t know what exactly the complaints are on about, as I found this to be one of the best series I watched as it released. hoping we get more of everyone in this show, they all worked so well together.
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trust the process!
the first couple episodes might be hard to get into, as IWKY it seems very slapstick comedy at first, but you truly have to trust the process and the storyline.the characters are so charming as the drama advances, it’s really not even surprising this won an award. there is comedy, some great friendships, and a good use of vintage styles.
I truly enjoyed all the actors in this series, most of all thiw. he seems rough and abrasive but he is a big drive to the story working as well as it does.
only watch this if you like comedy and if you go into it with an open mind. you won’t like this otherwise. I loved all of this. and the ending, although missing things i would’ve liked to see, was still good, in my opinion.
one of the most fun BLs I’ve seen in a while.
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