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This series may not have the best couple chemistry, but deym, it has the best story from all the BL movies that I've watched. Almost all the scenes are factual. *Lessons learned--
- Even if you're smart like Yihwa, you still do mistakes when it comes to love. Come on, no body is perfect.
- People deserves a second chance, but only for those who really deserves it.
- Don't be scared to open up your problems with your friends, they are the best one to talk to aside from your family.
- Treasure your friends.
- Find friend like Yihwa, except that she did a mistake.
- And don't ever say the phrase "It's just a sex," it hurts a lot, I swear.
**It saddens me that there are no more up coming series between the story of Knock/Korn & Yihwa/Cho. The series thought me a lot of things on how to deal problems in a relationship. I can relate to some of the scenes. I definitely recommend this and it's a must-watch.
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I don’t like stories about cheating and cheaters and this whole drama is centered around that - but it’s also very well acted. Especially Max Nattapol did a fantastic job with his part, you could truly feel Korn’s soft fondness of Knock and then his despair, his visceral need to make everything right. So, even though the storyline wasn’t really my cuppa - though it dealt with some very important subjects that every person who finishes school and starts working faces - I loved it for Max and Tul and their chemistry which is always out of this world, it truly is. I would love to get another season with them!
Also, the music was fantastic. The main song was sung by the actress playing Yihwa and it’s simply marvelous
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Excellent 2nd Season
This is a great second season to “Together With Me”! Again, I love Korn and Knock! All the actors/actresses did a fantastic job with their character development. I was happy to see Farm giving Bright a taste of his own medicine. And Rit seemed to be the character with the most insight and awareness as to what was really going on. I felt bad for him. I don’t want to give too much away, because it really is a great season, and I don’t want to take away the enjoyment by spoiling it! This season deals with infidelity, cold-hearted and selfish manipulation, issues with homophobic parents, personality changes in an effort to put up walls to protect themselves by using others instead of being used themselves, forgiveness, and taking the sometimes painful and difficult journey to realize what true love is, and what it’s worth. And Korn and Knock bang a lot. And it’s hot, as per usual. Nope, I’m not ashamed. It’s a great series, I think you should definitely watch it! ;)Was this review helpful to you?
Together with me: the next chapter brings back some of the characters which didn't appear in Bad Romance.. All these characters come back and resume their 'love lives' which had takena pause with the end of Together with me, lasting during all of Bad Romance. There is also the introduction of new characters and a lot of changes on the previous ones.
The Drama level is pretty high, which makes you want to scream and shout and let it all out, but I assure you not as much as Bad Romance. It brings a lot of emotions with it, negative and positive, but everything clears up towards the ending episodes. The plot is smooth and the acting is very very good. The music also is the maximum of its level, really does accompany every kind of situation. It does not get boring and that's a good trait, it's got funny moments, serious, sad and happy ones, a fine collage. It's defenitely worth a rewatch. Because honestly from Bad Romance to Together: the next chapter, yeah you see all the differences.
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I've seen people complaining about this season and even stopping watching it, they dont know what they are losing.
Knock and Korn goes through a lot, serious mistakes happens, family issues and manipulation at work put them in a fragile situation. Life its not a fairy tale and this season shows that. They love each other and they will fight everything to be together till the end.
Loved Fai, she is the best and she definetely deserves more. Cho didn't mean much to me , due to not watched yet BR, but after half season I started to warm up to him.
I disliked Farm very much this season, except on the last episode where I felt there was a bit of the good guy Farm.
Yihwa is so much more soft and quiet this season. I missed her attitude from last season but i did not disliked her. In the end she made the righ decision and let the door opened for better times.
Knock parents for me were the best. They brough humor, understanding and love.
Love Knock and Korn and I wait for the next season as it was teased in the end.
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This season started well, went irritating at the middle and the later episodes were at its best. Overall this season was damn good but not comparable to the previous season. Starting with Farm / Bright.
Rit - For his pure heart, he deserved something better. But in reality, who ever is very pure and true gets hurt for sure. He was like Farm in the previous season. He met someone and hopefully they develop a plot line for him if there is next season.
Farm - He was most loved in the previous season, but here his mind made him do shit like the doctor and did nonsense stuffs. But he doesn't understand that he is still pure at his heart towards that shitty doctor. At least he realized his own heart and went back.
Bright - Such a relief that such a player finally stopped with his one!!
Enough of this couple anyhow. The Next Couple now.
Art - Trash. Influencing other's life and getting your own life lost.
Cho - Such a sweet heart and the man every girl wants. But you cannot always be so soft. Girls sometimes want their guys to be naughty as well. He has never changed right from the beginning and was just careless a bit about the relationship. Happy for Cho, as his happiness lies in getting back together with her.
Yihwa - Everyone wants a friend like her. But who ever helps their friends with life, sometimes doesn't take care of them very well. She falls here. She is not 100% wrong. Her mind just wavered and she came back before its too late. She was conscious enough to not go further with Art. She definitely deserves Cho.
Just get married guys.
The Main couple comes here.
Knock - He just always wanted him and will do anything to get it done. Just because of this he was little bit childish, but was matured enough to handle a relationship and all other stuffs. He was so true to his heart and his love towards him right from the beginning till the end. Being in a relationship and working in the same office with your partner is not good, its better to stay away.
Korn - We all would have loved him in the previous season. But here definitely knock scored well. Korn was so manly enough previously and here wasn't matured enough to handle things. And that cheating stuff was the worst thing of this season. But as a top, definitely he would be forgiven by the bottom. The best thing is he realized his mistakes and does everything to win him back before it was late. But he was so clueless about the shitty boss was not acceptable. But still..... deserved such a cute wifey.
And
Pete - OMG!!! This asshole made this season complicated for everyone. Guess, if there is next season he would come back with a scheme. Lol.....
FAI - Just love you girl...... Loads and loads of love for her. She brought the smile throughout. Hopefully she gets her plot if there is next season.
And the most expected wedding scene was not there. Waited for that from day one.
The writers did a good job but there was so much of cheating stuff which was heartbreaking. But this season is all about the up's and down's of any relationship and how do we get through it. So this season was good enough. Many would have got fed up in the middle, however just get through to the end and we cannot get enough of it now. But the rating tho.........
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Aftermath makes it all worth it
This is rough, because on the one hand I'm ready to defend certain aspects of this season til I die, on the other hand, "Together With me: The Next Chapter" as a whole sucks. Oh my god, it sucks. Cho and Yiwah are boring, Farm has become absolutely detestable and Bright needs to die. Seriously, how anyone can root for Farm and Bright is beyond me. Poor Rit was too good for them, anyway... Also, the fact that Korn's sister isn't in this season is beyond stupid.Basically, it's impossible to rate it properly, but also not fair to give it a poor rating just based on the fact that they went with cheating, especially because they give us some of the best scenes ever. It has some of the best but also some of the worst.
My rating for everything but KornKnock goes like this:
Story: 4.0/10
Acting/Cast: 8/10
Music: 9/10
Rewatch Value: 1.0/10
Overall: 3.0/10
My KornKnock rating goes like this:
Story: 9.0/10
Acting/Cast: 10/10
Music: 9/10
Rewatch Value: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Korn and Knock are brilliant. Yes, it sucks that they went with a cheating storyline but by god the aftermath is superb. I really fell in love with Max here. His acting in episode 12 is... I mean, it left me speechless. I think about Korn saying "Don't push me away, I've been crazy since you left me" every single day and I'm not even joking. It made me sob so hard the first time I watched it. The way Korn, eyes swollen from crying for days, tears running down his face, grabs his face, says in the softest voice ever “Because you’re so cute”, sighs in relief and kisses him, that part… that part makes me want to scream into a pillow it’s so good. The whole reunion and ending is just perfect.
And this is coming from someone who absolutely despises cheating storyline, normally I'm out right away. Thankfully, I read one review that said episode 12 healed all wounds and decided to trust it and I'm so, so happy I did. Basically, don't skip out on the whole season because of that. Well I mean... KornKnock are so worth it, the rest of the characters... sadly aren't; they're not at all as enjoyable as in season 1, so by all means maybe skip them...
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KNOCK AND KORN: DICHOTOMY
Knock
Knock is portrayed as a happy-go-lucky, carefree guy, childish, immature and mischievous. His character is depicted as an owl creature-- nocturnal, either partying all night long or engaging in online games having no sleep at all which results to his waking up late, constraining him to be absent from or sleepy at work. But underneath his character, it appears that his love for Korn is bigger and more solid. Without Korn’s knowledge, he followed Korn to the same company so that they could stay close to each other. When the issue of coming out surfaced, he mustered courage and took the initiative to open up with his parents and disclosed his feelings to Korn. Happily, his parents are very accepting and did not consider his love for Korn as an issue. As a matter of fact, Knock’s mother said, “love has no gender.” Clearly, Knock’s love for Korn was so great that he wanted to set an example for Korn and save their relationship. He even volunteered to go with Korn in disclosing with his parents about their relationship, and assured Korn that he will not face his father’s wrath all alone.
Knock was discerning. When Fam declared that Knock was more of a burden than a boyfriend, he thought about that statement. When Fam added that all the good deeds of Korn cannot be outweighed by his single mistake, all the more that Knock plunged into deep reflection.
Knock went away for a breather after he mistakenly thought Korn cheated on him the second time around. At the hotel, he was thinking of Korn all the time. It appears that his love for Korn is bigger than his hatred. He even dreams of Korn scolding him for his unkempt clothes and shoes. However, when Korn finally appeared before him, begging him to open the door, he was instantly in denial saying that he does not need Korn and that he better goes away as he does not want to be with him. He was playing coy. This is very Asian. This is a trait that is exclusively Asian. Culturally, when something goes wrong, one has to please another as if courting and one has to do it gradually and not by force. Time element is very essential.
Knocks’s character has a very good juxtaposition: someone who we thought was shallow in the beginning emerged as someone who has greater depth and strength in character.
Korn
Korn is an ideal guy: levelheaded, disciplined, clean, orderly, punctual, direct to the point. His previous relationship led to a break up because he claimed he had been cheated; something he would later do with his current partner. Between Korn and Knock, the former seems to be more nurturing and mature. He puts toothpaste on Knock’s toothbrush everyday, he gathers Knocks used clothes and put it in the laundry basket and does the chores when Knock was too lazy to do them. However, he was too gullible and vulnerable. While he managed to dodge Bright’s temptation to have sex with him in the first series, he fell victim to Peach’s machinations. Intoxicated, the flaw in his character surfaced. He let it all out. As a viewer I could hardly accept that scene where he seems to fall willing victim to Peach’s set-up. But maybe that was necessary to strengthen his character and redefine his relationship with Knock. It was very apparent that he was remorseful for the dirty act he did with Peach. His regret was so conspicuous in his facial expression when he woke up beside Peach realizing he bedded the wrong man, he even punched the wall, hurting his hand. He was so upset the whole time when he arrived home and even when he went to work.
Korn is perceived to be upright and tight, but his weakness and susceptibility gave another dimension to his personality and character. What makes the story interesting is that each character has his own internal conflict. I could not forget his line referring his feelings for Knock, “I don’t know if it’s right or wrong, all I know is I love you…”
One poignant scene was the dialogue between Korn and Knock after their heated argument which was witnessed by Korn’s father, forcing Korn to spill the beans, divulging that they are indeed a couple, declaring that he loves Knock. Nightime came and they were both seated at the sofa. Korn asked Knock to say something as he had been silent for some time. Korn admitted he was at fault. He was in tears and it was obvious based on his expression that he was regretting the deception he inflicted on Knock. He was imploring forgiveness and asking if Knock still loves him to which Knock replies that all he could think of at the moment was Korn and Peach together. I could understand Knock’s reaction at this point. But when Korn took Knock’s hand and kissed it begging him for forgiveness, pleading him not to chase him away, it melted my heart. He even hugged him appealing not to break up with him. I cried buckets of tears.
At 48, why do I still feel giddy? The entire film has lots of comical chunks, in the same manner that it has wonderful, powerful, and meaningful fragments. The casting was perfect. Kudos to the stylists, writer, director, and actors! The story was superb and was handled with restraint. I loved the film in the sense that it has achieved total maturity--story-wise, acting-wise, directing -wise. It was a successful transition from the first series, which I also loved. I watched the film 20 times over and it still makes me laugh and cry as if I am viewing the flick for the first time.
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I've been watching 'bl' series & movies for a moment now and I can firmly say that Knock & Korn's story is the most mature gay story ever! I have watched them since Bad Romance until this, they've got ups and downs like every normal couple go through, there's no such thing as, especially the bottom,being the feminine[ladyboy] type or being frail and weak, they're both buffed up and really manly! They've gone through the same problems as normal couples except for the whole thing about being gay which is realistic cause some people are still closeted for fear of being judged and rejected. Whilst for the rest, they're just like a straight couple: they go through misunderstandings, lack of talking, small moments of weakness and big ones of errors and this made their story so normal yet so beautiful. I'm absolutely in love with these two.[the characters more than the actors haha] Was this review helpful to you?
What I did love is that Korn and Knock are still playful with each other. Not overly sentimental and not too cheesy. Their relationship dynamic (when it's good) is so well portrayed and I loved the eventual character development of their parents too.
"Love has no gender." -- I loved this quote.
I think the ending provides closure and I will truly miss this cast.
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Cheating only means how much I love you!
There ain't no word that could describe how I feel right now. I just finished it and seriously THEY DESTROYED EVERYTHING. For me, it's just wrong, I feel disgusted and it makes me cry. How can it even be done like this?! Korn and Knock were so beautiful couple, so lovable, and now the only think I will remember is Korn and his boss... Oh please, I want to forget about it, please. This is not the reason I am watching dramas.And hey, are you people okay?! Why some of you are trying to justify infidelity?! For me, it just shows lack of respect for myself and for my beloved ones. Making mistakes is part ofbeing humans, that's true, but to think before we do something it's part of being humans even more. We must remember, that some of mistakes shouldn't be forgiven, because these mistakes are means to be repeated again. And you know what.... It doesn't matter if this was only once, because who cheated once can do it again. There's a rule like that too... I don't know, maybe in adult world infidelity really is something normal, something you just say "that's ok, just making mistakes", but for me, this is just making foolish excuses to justify something that shouldn't take place, because it's a lot easier that way. But it doesn't change the fact that it's wrong and awful way to live.
But it's so disapointed, that they couldn't just get over their problems together, and that it wasn't someting like that to show us. That everyone can be that strong to not make this simple and horrible mistakes. No, it shows that you can cheating on your lover because you are weaker than him, and this is the way to solve problems.
Well, in one of polish tv series wife who cheated on her husband thinking that he cheated on her first (and that wasn't the case) told him, that she did this cause she "just loved him too much".
So hey, let's just sleep with each other, this is perfect way to show someone else that you love him. And no, we're not some animals, but creatures who can think using their brain and decide what to do...
Yep, so very sad.... Like it's said, every excuse is good enough to get what we want....
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