Reviews

In my opinion, one of the best Thai BL series of 2020. The quartet of main characters aged 28, 25, 22 and 20 with carefully coiffed affines played a game under the guidance of the creators, which is not quite the usual format for this kind of series. Tutor with his girlish face and some marigold smiles (in a good way), the infectiously attractive Fighter, the tall Saifah and the tiny Zon. When monvi writes here that he "looked at Thai guys", I would add - Day was very nice to me (I put him in Pictures, he's second from the top).
The school was suppressed a lot in the first episodes and disappeared in the second phase, more eroticism came to the fore in the final episodes, the audience will enjoy it mainly with the Tutor-Figther duo, which after many series, when after a long wait at the end you will see max. or not even here, there is a shift.
Everything was top notch, especially the music and processing, the camera, the editing, the artistic aspect, you can also enjoy the Thai beaches and islands.
If you don't need all the BL series and choose only the best pieces, don't put one review on here, which is rather discouraging with its below-average rating, and I recommend this series to you.


Dle mě jeden z nejlepších thajských BL seriálů roku 2020. Kvarteto hlavních hrdinů v civilním věku 28,25,22 a 20 let s pečlivě načesanými afinkami rozehrálo pod vedením tvůrců partii, která není zcela běžným formátem tohoto druhu seriálů. Tutor se svou dívčí tvářičkou a s některými úsměvy jak měsíček na hnoji (v dobrém), nakažlivě přitažlivý Fighter, dlouhán Saifah a maličký Zon. Když tady monvi píše, že se "zhlídnul v thajských klucích", tak já bych doplnil - pro mě byl moc sympatický Day (dal jsem ho do Obrázků, je druhý seshora).
Škola byla hodně potlačena v prvních dílech a v druhé fázi vymizela, do popředí se protlačila větší erotičnost v závěrečných dílech, diváci si ji užijí hlavně u dvojice Tutor-Figther, což po mnoha seriálech, kdy po dlouhém čekání na konci uvidíte max. pusinku a nebo ani tu ne, je posun.
Vše bylo na výši, především hudba a zpracování, kamera, střih, výtvarná stránka, užít si můžete i thajských pláží a ostrůvků.
Kdo zrovna nemusí všechny BL seriály a vybírá si jen nejlepší kousky, nedejte na zdejší jednu recenzi, která svým podprůměrným ohodnocením spíše odradí a za mě Vám tento seriál doporučuji.

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A beautiful gift from the Ugly Duckling and Susannah in the form of subtitles for this new and shining Taiwanese series - the first series. As Susannah writes on their site, so we don't forget to watch the very end after the closing credits in the final sixth episode, and I too swear and hope that the second series will be just as good.
In one of the two main characters, the Japanese singer Yu Teng Yang (also known by the simple abbreviation YU) in the role of Zhou Shu Yi caught my attention with his interesting physicality and acting, and this is his acting debut.


Krásný dárek od Škaredého Káčatka a Susannah v podobě titulků k tomuto novotou zářícímu taiwanskému seriálu - první sérii. Jak píše Susannah na jejich stránkách, abychom se nezapoměli podívat na úplný konec za závěrečnými titulky v posledním šestém dílu a také já nadávám a doufám, že druhá série bude rovněž tak dobrá.
Zaujal mě v jedné ze dvou hlavních postav zajímavým fyzičnem i herectvím japonský zpěvák Yu Teng Yang (známý též pod jednoduchou zkratkou YU) v roli Zhou Shu Yi, přitom je to jeho herecký debut.

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Started off strong, but fell short.

Although this series started off strong with beautiful cinematography and well-established characters, it fell short in the middle to the end. The conflicts between the main and secondary characters became repetitive with no character growth and for the minor villian characters, they were never explored. Only one character in this drama had growth but was butchered in the end. Despite enjoying the wuxia genre and its serious tone, certain character storylines were more intriguing and enjoyable to watch than the main characters. Ultimately, I stopped watching the drama at episode 21 due to its messy finale.

I would suggest giving My Journey to You a try. The show delves into a martial arts universe that contains engaging familial and romantic conflicts. The fight choreography is entertaining, although be prepared for a lot of slow-motion shots. The entire cast deserves praise for their exceptional portrayal of their respective characters.

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The most painfully realistic BL GMMTV has ever made

Only Friends is the sauciest BL GMMTV has ever made to date (definitely as adult as adult gets for GMMTV), and this should raise some initial alarm bells. So many BLs have gone down this route, in a desperate hope that extended, cringey scenes of two handsome guys going at it would make up for the lack of an actual storyline.

But no. No, thankfully, this isn’t that kind of BL.

While you can expect a storyline full of action (....!), you can also expect some marvelous twists and turns in the narrative, woven together with stunning visuals. Thanks to the stellar acting of a stacked cast, the show delivers on emotions when it’s most needed.

There’s just so much going on here. But FINALLY, GMMTV has given us a BL with realistic characters and complex motivations. 

The narrative sloshes around the lives of a group of friends, each messed up in their own way. Yes, there’s really no other way to describe it except for “slosh”, partly because the relationships are so messy and entangled, and also because they’re sloshed (drunk) half the time.

I liked this show so much because the relationships were so intricately thought out.

The characters in Only Friends illustrate different aspects of self-destruction and how the utter lack of self control can lead to awful consequences.

It also hints at redemption - maybe, just maybe, even those capable of the most f***ed up behaviour are capable of change.

Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/only-friends-2023-bl-review/

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Dirty Laundry was about airing the dirty laundry but in a ridiculous and comical way

A friend recommended this and I'm glad she did. My throat and stomach hurt so much from laughing. Truth be told when I saw that Film was the heroine, I was skeptical because I was first introduced to her through 'Home School' and she was such a serious character there. I have to say an unserious character really suits her and her duality is insane. She's stunning even when she's making all kinds of funny faces. This is my fifth or sixth series with Nanon and boy has never disappointed. He's always got great chemistry with his counterparts but he and Film are the perfect couple for 'Dirty Laundry'.

All the characters did amazing but I'm beyond impressed with Pond. He did so well and gave me so many laughs. Never in a hundred years did I imagine I'd get to see Nanon pinching his nipples and not once but thrice. I love the diversity of the supporting characters; they were very well-written and were committed to their parts. I admire that they didn't try to look nice and pretty and just went bat crazy with their roles. I bet it was an extremely fun set to be at.

Of course, the story wasn't perfect and there were some plotholes but overall it's extremely funny, smart, and memorable. I admire that despite its ludicrousness, it stayed true to reality and morality. The balance of romance, comedy, and tension was spot on. This is definitely a rewatch and my third highest rating yet!

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dorama extramente criminoso

eu acho que ficaria horas falando sobre o quanto esse dorama é ruim, tudo nele me incomoda, é machista, racista, sexista, o romance é tão péssimo, nada nele é bom.
primeiramente, vamos falar sobre como o protagonista usou a protagonista como segunda opção, ele só terminou com a namorada dele no episódio nove, e nem foi ele quem terminou o namoro, FOI ELA, pelo menos se ela tivesse terminado o namoro né, mas não, quem terminou foi ela, e logo depois disso, os protagonistas simplesmente começaram a namorar (???) isso não faz o mínimo sentido
tinha um cara muito fofo, rico e legal afim dela, mas ela não quis, ela simplesmente rejeitou ele, pra ficar com aquele chato, sem graça e sem sal, criminoso

ele não correu, nem um pouco atrás da protagonista, nem se fosse por um episódio só, ele não correu atrás dela, ela simplesmente passou o dorama inteiro se humilhando, correndo atrás dele, pra não ter uma cena dele tentando se redimir com ela, era uma pataguada sem fim, dele o dorama inteiro correndo atrás da namorada e da protagonista correndo atrás dele, era um ciclo que só acabou quando a namorada dele terminou com ele
ele obviamnete ainda amava a namorada, e usou a protagonista como tapa buraco, se ELA não tibvesse terminado com ele, ia ser isso até o final do dorama, ele nunca iria terminar
sem contar que esse dorama teve tanta polêmica, apropriação cultural, machismo, racismo, até o próprio ator principal foi racista, mas ninguém se lembra disso.
dorama criminoso, não recomendo de jeito nenhum assistir uma atrocidade dessas.

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I didn't know what I was expecting in this show. This show was originally on my watchlist, and I did plan to watch it once it was done airing. I originally intended to watch this show for Yang Zi, because she's a pretty well-known celebrity, however I ended up falling for the character Xiang Liu, and continued to watch the show for him. The story is a little confusing towards the ends but I watched it Xiang Liu.

The beginning of the story was pretty basic and easy to follow. The costuming is also really good. For the first time in Chinese dramaland have I seen a demon wear white, besides Bai Suzhen. The way Xiang Liu appears in all white, makes him look so dashing and gorgeous at the same time.

The music is actually really good yet sad in this show. In this show I obviously ship Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu, and it's really sad that they don't end up together. I've also cried so much on ep 32 or 33 just over Xiang Liu.

One big thing that I would like to point out is the fact that this show deals with demons, mortals, gods, immortals. However, we really only see Xiang Liu use his powers, because he is a demon, yet we never even saw his true form. Even though they are immortals, they act more like mortals.

But personally in my opinion when Xiao Yao is with Xiang Liu, she is more "herself". She can act however she wants and reveal her true self in front of Xiang Liu. But when she is with Tushan Jing, she acts more of like an older sister, because it seems like she has to always care and take care of him.

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I lost my soul to this drama ?

There is no couple in the whole c drama world that is more made for each other than CWN-MR. They met from the start, they were the reason for each other to survive the whole catastrophe, they were each other’s reason to live.
MR, our puppy, and CWN, our cold cat, they both have stolen our soul and from now on, we will be forever soulless clowns…we will be traumatic against the word ‘stairs’…we will be giggling when eating ‘dumpling’…we will be blushing when seeing a husky and a cat…we will be abnormal basically.
I am glad with the happy ending, uncensored scenes, all the butterflies and sweets…amazing!

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They all NEED therapy! But OMG i love this chaos!

I have to say straight off the bat, I love this show. It's by far one of my favourite BL's and shows in general. Hell I wish we had more of it! Let's start with an easy section, music. I have not stopped listening to Kahotungs Ost for this. I love his music, and the song for this show is fire! I love the references to all the rock and indie bands in the show as well, seeming as I listen to a lot of rock music myself. It was nice to see so many bands I like being referenced, As for the rest of the music it was amazing, and every song fit perfectly with the show.
Next we have the story. Holy hell, I don't know where to start with this beautiful chaos. I both love the story and in some ways hate it. I feel like it could have been more brutal and realistic than it was. But i'm someone who like mentally messed up scenarios and psychological messes, so.... But overall the story was brilliant. we got to see a lot of different aspects to each character. We got drama, love, hate, mental health problems, addiction, anger, sadness, comedy, just everything all wrapped up in 12 episodes. They got quite realistic with a lot of scenarios which I enjoyed. It really was like watching a bunch of 20 year olds doing what 20 year olds do. Try and figure out life and mess up a lot (but obvs on a more dramatic scale). I like how to show touched on some serious topics, like Ray's addiction for example. Most shows may add these topics in, but hardly touch on it. But with this show they actually showed us quite a bit and didn't just brush over it, which is really refreshing to see.
Now the cast! There couldn't have been a better cast! Every single actor in this show did amazing, and i'm not just talking about the main cast or the cameo's. I'm a big fan of some of the people who were in this show, so some may say i'm biased. But i'm being 100% honest when i say they all did such an amazing job. Everyone had very different characters, with their own stories and problems. And every single one of them made their characters their own, and made us feel everything those characters were feeling. Whether it was a simple scene which made us laugh, or an emotional one that made us cry, they all made us feel. And for that i applaud every cast member! You guys did amazing!!!

To conclude, this is one of those shows where no matter what i write or try to tell someone, it can't fully express how good this show is. It's one of those you have to watch yourself to see why people love it so much. If you haven't watched this show, i recommend you do. Part of me wishes i waited until it was fully released so i didn't have to wait a week each time for a new episode. Cause once an episode finished i instantly wanted to know what happens next. This is one of those addictive shows, that throws every emotion at you, and no matter how much you shout at your tv cause someone is being stupid again, you can't help but keep watching the chaos unfold. So if you haven't watched it, i say get to watching and i hope you enjoy. And if you have watched it, how you doing?
Now i'm off to re-watch this amazingly chaotic series again!

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Eu nunca imaginei que fosse tão bom

Sem duvidas um dos melhores dramas que já assisti, eu n achei que fosse gostar TANTO desse dorama. Eu comecei a assistir a uns anos atrás porém nunca tive coragem de terminar então fui reassistir este ano(2023) por conta do lançamento de Strong Girl Nam Soon. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon é extremamente perfeito, o casal é perfeito, e a história desse dorama é perfeitamente cativante, eu comecei a assistir sem parar porque é muito viciante.

O desenvolvimento do casal foi meio lento já que continha um triângulo amoroso, porém foi perfeito o jeito que eles se relacionaram, o jeito que eles se apoiavam(quando ela finalmente percebeu que gostava do CEO ??). Eu não tenho dúvidas sobre o casal principal, foi a melhor escola possível, acredito que eles se completam de uma forma imensurável.

A atuação dos atores é impecável, por mais que os efeitos de imagem sejam meio ruins, isso não estragou a série de ser extremamente perfeita em todos os aspectos possíveis.

Este dorama está entrando oficialmente pro meu top 3 em segundo lugar, e não tenho arrependimentos ou críticas a fazer sobre este drama que foi incrivelmente PERFEITO.

- 31/10/2023

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j ai adoré

j aime eu un coup de coeur pour ce drama alors sa fessait un moment qu'il étais dans ma liste sur vikki et que je me disais vas falloir le regarder un jour et bien c'est fait j ai adoré le couple principal franchement avec ce petit triangle amoureux qui dure pas longtemps avec l avocat mais qui pour finir vas tomber sous le charme de la journaliste j aime bien ce petit jeux du chat de la souris entre les acteurs j'ai adoré aussi le côté drama avec les problèmes de famille les problème des anti fan et les saseang je trouve qu'on en parle pas assez pourtant c'est un problème récurrent

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For something so progressive, they lack something

*happy ending for one couple*

I started watching this last year, 2022 and put it on hold because of how weird the issues kept popping up that I felt always bad for Fiat. But finally, I finished it and it felt watching it better now than last year.

When this was released it became so known because it is almost the start of very hot and steamy NC scenes in BL industry. It's like Mame tested waters in Tharntype and this became it's progression. However, amidst its well known name for its NC scenes, JaFirst in this series is soooo lackluster in their NC. Maybe because I finished watching it after already watching the current latest BLs who are already so realistic in their love scenes, but I can really see how they peck kiss even in the most hottest moments and hide their face and lips away using camera angles. Most of the time it just looks like Ja is smelling First's neck.

Even though there are a lot of love scenes in this series, it just irks me how lackluster it was. The execution is most of the time really bad.

I know this is the first main couple series of JaFirst and they have come a long way now. I saw that their acting is ahead of its time then. Especially First. Ja on the other hand is sooo damn handsome. His character is written such a green light as well. Though a bit possessive, it works well with Fiat's personality.

Dont get me started with Aek. He is the best I tell you. Handsome, smart, and I love how cool he is in this series. I love his every scene. The twins are one of the best castings here and also An too. Sooo pretty.

LeonPob have such a good story and chemistry that all fans, including me, are still thirsty for Just Say Yes. It has been a long time and I hope Mame produces it already. LeonPob's kisses are 100 times better than LeoFiat's really.

For the story, I sorta liked all conflicts so far except the sleeping with the afro guy conflict. He looks weird to me. I guess they did great in casting someone creepy. Fiat's mom is also so damn scary. Instead of a restraining order, I just hoped Fiat's dad hleped her get therapy as soon as possible before. Same with Fiat. Not getting him a new mom.

Overall, you can see that this series is ahead of its time but also lacking in great execution.

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Lighthearted and funny

Not much else to say. I'd already watched this one, but idk why I didn't post a review back then - so here it is.

I love the acting in this. It looks so natural. The chemistry is great (always important) and I was smiling ear to ear whenever the main characters interacted (even the two friends, they were so cutee). They all look like they're having a blast when they're together.
It's also quite funny - I found myself actually laughing at some scenes (which doesn't really happen), which earned this series brownie points. Gao Shi De's mom was hilarious, I love herr, how she was teasing Zhou Shu Yi for being overly formal with her.

The story is basic, though. If you really think about it, there's not much going on outside their romance. The doctor-cousin was a weird character in general, he made me uncomfortable with how touchy-feely he was with his PATIENTS (who, mind you, are significantly younger than him). He was also quite aggressive for a doctor, like he was very careless when handling injured students.
Also, I think Shu Yi went from 'I cannot fall for a man' to screaming 'I like Gao Shi De' at the top of his lungs in the span of... what? A week? Idk, it felt a little bit too fast for me. We didn't even see him feel conflicted or anything.
And finally, we should address the MC's tendency to try to drown himself - can someone ban him from going anywhere near a swimming pool?? Istg in one single episode he jumped into the pool TWICE, fully clothed, and Gao Shi De had to pull him out.

I know it looks like I didn't enjoy this much lol - but I did. It's mostly vibes, no thoughts, head empty. Just go with the flow when watching this.

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