Because of You (2020)

cliffnotes BL

the story moves So Fast and without any real sense of actual reasonable time or movement. I think the show's clock was broken that resulted in the plot being what it was.

I don't know. All of the couples have good chemistry, which makes up for the absolute lack of sense that the plot makes. I'm not sure why they put in three separate storylines for the couples but they all kinda got equal screentime? which on one hand is nice but they all lowkey made about as equally little sense as the other.

I actually kinda enjoyed it, but no, it did not make much sense. It was cute, and it was kinda funny to have two characters having a coherent conversation even though they were both speaking in two completely different languages that aren't mutually intelligible. It really is like watching a series that was made in cliffnotes and nothing else.

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Good, good audio and video quality.

The stories were nice and the actors seemed to get along quite well.

I would probably rewatch this if I am bored or need to refresh my memory before a sequel. The soundtrack is not amazing so other than when I watch it, I am probably not going to listen to it again.

The issue I have with it is that I don’t think it delves enough into all the relationships and they don’t really face any real issues as it is very brief. It’s not bad, just not very memorable. I think it would be much better with some sort of sequel to help the audience form a better connection to the characters.

Overall, this is good but it’s more of time-filler for when there’s nothing to watch. Yes, the main plot idea seems quite unique and interesting but other than that it’s not really anything special.

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Short and Sweet

The slight spoiler is at the end, but here’s my thoughts on the show:

The first couple carried the show for me. They seemed the most comfortable and real. I found myself saying “they’re so cute” like every 10 seconds because they’re chemistry was good. And I liked the addition of a Korean character, even though it threw me off at first.

The second couple was good as well, but it wasn’t as interesting to me. I really liked Yang Xiang (played by Guo Yu Chen). Something about him was very friendly and warm and made me want to root for him.

The third couple wasn’t it for me. From the beginning I knew I wouldn’t really like them. Like...I would skip their scenes if the series wasn’t so short. The chemistry wasn’t there, and don’t even get me started on the sister. Worst character confirmed.

Overall even though this drama lacks depth, I think with the length of it being considered, it’s worth the watch. The main couple was sooooo cuteeee like I want to rewatch it just for them.

Spoiler: The kidnapping thing gave me “Addicted” flashbacks though, I didn’t really like that, but after that they were cute.

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Fun quick watch!

This was a quick show to fill my afternoon with. Each episode is only about 15 minutes, so it's really easy to binge all at once, which is exactly what I did. This is probably the first BL I've watched where I've been invested in all the relationships. Usually there's always one that I feel the urge to skip when they're on screen, but that wasn't the case here. I loved each of these characters equally and loved every bit of screen time I could get with any of them. When it comes to plot, there's honestly very little, but I think that's kind of the charm of the show. It was short, sweet, and not too dramatic in ways that would be pointless. I wish there were more episodes though because I want to see more of these relationships. I'll definitely be watching this again in the future

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Too fast.

I thought this drama would be more focused on the korean guy and the taiwanese guy relationship, because they only have 10 episodes and the duration is only 15 minutes per ep, turns out no. Even korean bl drama with 8/9 episodes still lacks on storyline though they focused only on ONE couple. But this drama have 3 COUPLES with those very limited duration, there are so many lacks in story line, don't see any clear 'developments', everything went too fast.

Actually the main plot is interesting and not-so common. But if only they have longer duration... Yeah.

Heard that they'll have the second season of this? I hope they doing it better. But if they still pushing it like this 10 episodes/15 minutes per ep with 3 couples and 3 different stories? It won't do.

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Watch this to de-stress!

What can I say?
It's not your normal deep plot full of (unnecessary) drama. It's fun, really short, fast paced and only watch it with no expectations whatsoever.
The actors are handsome, that's for sure and my favorite is Lin Xun. He's gorgeous and his role fits him perfectly.
Overall, the story was really rushed. It would have been great to see how they fell in love, considering almost all casts were straight. The chemistry is really important and it was lacking here. I can do away with bed scenes (I think) but I need to see the awkward moments when a straight guy suddenly has feelings for another guy and how they get to accept their feelings and fall in love. There was also no time for each cast to be fully immersed in their character.
All in all, it's funny and a good time to relax and unwind after a hard stressful day.

I wonder though, was the budget really tight? It would have been a great drama since the plot is really interesting.
Oh, and what happened to the uncle who attacked Yuan Jun? Where did that storyline disappear to? ?

Anywho...skip it if it's not your cup of tea.

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This drama was such a pleasant surprise in the begining of 2020, I recommned it !

Acting/Cast -
First of all, I will talk about the two main leads, in others words, the main couple because it is clearly the strongest point of this drama. They were simply beautiful, Their chemistry was so nice, cute and fun. Their acting was enjoyable, it was very well done. I also have to mention Lee Si Kang's acting was very remarkable among them, because we cannot avoid the fact he stands out the most among them, so I have to mention him especially. But the two main leads were very good. I enjoy all of their scenes, I've rewatched their scenes multiple times to be honest. The side couples were okay, but some of their scenes were irrelevant in my opinion.

The story -
The story was quite good and fun. I enjoy the story and the plot. Since the lenght is short, the story was not meant to be the central point of the drama, so it was not particularly brilliant but it was good, so I have no complain.

The music -
It was okay.

Rewatch value -
The fact that each episode's lenght is around 15-20 min makes it easy to re watch it wathever the reason is. So my rating for the rewatch value is a solid 9.

Overall, I recommend it, like I said earlier, it was a pleasant surprise and the strongest point of the drama (aka the main couple) will cover up the weakest point of the drama, so it is worth to watch it !

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The story is quite simple. The only way to alleviate it is through screenplay and acting. Throughout the series, it seemed that they could add more episodes and let the relationship between all three couples evolve. It seemed they tried to complete it haphazardly. The first couple Yuan Jung Chen x Lin Xun hogged most of the air time yet, their story wasn't elaborate. The other two couples Yuan Jun Dao x Yang Xiang and Yuan Jun Ping x Yan Xue got less air time and we know nothing how it worked for them. I understand that they wanted to keep the series short so at least the screen time of each couple could have been elaborated showing their relationship evolve and how they fell for each other. It's no doubt that all three brothers inherited the dominating nature of their father so finding their way to get what they want is a common trait shown but the way they all dealt with their individual potential partner was different which is briefly portrayed and could have got more time. Each episode was around 30 mins approximately so it seems they could have made the episodes longer. There are so many possibilities in the series that it felt they didn't quite do the justice to the story. The casting was excellent, the actors looked like the characters but the acting between couples is a bit awkward. Perhaps they didn't get much time to set up off-screen chemistry. The series seems rushed. I did watch it twice but only to properly grasp the essence of the story. I will let the viewers decide on how they want to judge it. For me, it's worth a watch but don't expect much out of it.

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Too short

I actually really liked the story and all the brothers/their ships. The real issue for me was how short the episodes where. They tried to shove a LOT into 15 min episodes. Three brother and three different relationship in such a short time I think does work against the show. So it does feel a bit rushed and the relationships would have been better with a bit more depth and time devoted to them. I did laugh a lot though (especially the oldest brother, so ridiculous) and I would totally recommend. I'd be up for another season... I just wish they would extend it to 30 minutes at least.

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