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Would have been an amazing drama if it didn't have a Semantic Error!
Semantic Error is a very good light-hearted BL drama. However, the semantic error in this drama is that it's a drama... The definition of drama is a movie or television production with characteristics (such as conflict) of a serious play... Semantic Error doesn't really have any real conflict or drama that raises the stakes for any of the characters, so while a great one time watch, if you sit back and think, do I want to watch this again, the answer is no. It's a good one time watch, but because the last episode is rushed the "drama" in this drama is missing, which led to the downfall of this drama.STORY:
Chu Sangwoo is a junior college student with a robotic sense of rules. He makes a presentation about his group work and decides to by name drop everyone who didn't help him with the project. This name dropping results in the university dropping the grades of everyone who didn't help, including Jang Jaeyoung. Jaeyoung's graduation and plans to study abroad are put on hold. so he decides to seek out Sangwoo. Soon Sangwoo learns that the designer he was interested in working with is actually Jaeyoung. Sangwoo tries to ignore Jaeyoung's retaliation of childish pranks, but they soon end up getting a little too comfortable with each other's presence.
Okay... So where to start....
The plot seems interesting as a web novel, but it's very elementary when is comes to live action drama. As the audience, we are suddenly dropped into Sangwoo's presentation where he throws lots of people under the bus, but we don't actually get to see him get frustrated, see him get assigned the project, or anything. We just are shown the end result of the project, so we don't have any sense of understanding as to why Sangwoo name dropped these people. Similarly, we don't get to see Jaeyoung be very upset about his plans being cancelled. so we don't understand why he retaliated against Sangwoo. Also, how could Sangwoo and Jaeyoung not know each other if they were supposed to be working on the same group project? I don't understand... And this is the first episode of the drama.
Once you get past the first episode the plot is actually decent. It's a light-hearted and fun story. The real error of this drama is that that producers decided to put the climax in the last episode. Since the episode is only about 30 minutes long, the entire issue of Jaeyoung's acceptance into a French program putting a strain on Sangwoo's response as to whether or not they should date is really rushed. Because of this, I felt that Sangwoo really didn't love Jaeyoung as he claimed. I also felt that Jaeyoung didn't really care for Sangwoo much either, which is very unfortunate.
Sangwoo x Jaeyoung
Sangwoo is awkward, robotic and doesn't believe in people or love. Jaeyoung is popular, outgoing, and always goes with the flow. It's supposed to be an opposites attract type of love, and they both are cute together. However, due to the rushed ending, I'm questioning how long they will last as a couple. As I said earlier, they due to the pacing of the last episode, they don't seem to be as in love with each other as I hoped they would be... Which is a bummer because they are adorable together.
OVERALL:
I had high hopes for this drama, but the last episode really ruined it for me. A nice one time watch, but I can live without watching it again.
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MUST WATCH!! GIVE IT A TRY!!
An addicting one!Yep, Addicting despite of the usual School theme enemy to lovers kind of story. I've read the manwha (well still currently reading it since its on going) and I can say that they've change some part but in acceptable way. The two MAIN CAST is the MAIN reason why this BL drama SHINES. They made a right decision to cast Park Seoham as Jaeyoung and Park Jaechan as Sang woo. They're so fit into this role and the chemistry of these two is overflowing. The way Jaeyoung look at Sang woo is mesmerizing. Like wow! The tense on his eyes.
Sangwo's character is annoying at first like a robotic and self centered human being lol but glad after he met Jaeyoung he started to have a character development and I'm loving it. Not knowing anything in life but just based it in books and science. obviously he doesn't have any experience with love or anything but I find it cute coz he is always the one who initiate the kiss. lol specially the first kiss and even in the second one..
Jaeyoung in the other hand is the best for me, his character is playful yet matured.. When you read the Manhwa you'll know that he's not straight that's why he's vocal with his feeling about Sang woo. Ah, I love him. Even their friends specially the girl best friend of Jaeyong is the best! Glad that she's there and the other friend is funny.
KUDOS to the team! Thanks for introducing Park Seoham and Park Jaechan to everyone. They deserve a reward for this coz they both did a great job.
The song is perfect as well and will re-watch it again and again.
So if you haven't watched it yet. Give it a try. Who know's you'll love it the same way I did.
PS: Actors are definitely gorgeous. Seoham and Jaechan's visuals are sooooo gooood! ❤️
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Weirdly addictive.
Although this drama is pretty short I must say that quality is very high. Actors are very skilled and crate great chemistry between each other. Music is awsome. All the graphic effects and production is also great. Even actors playing supporting characters are great. It's not a BL filled with spicy scenes but rather soft, funny and smart love story. Story is very original. Nothing I've ever seen before. I already repeated this drama many times and in my opinion it is one of the best korean BL drama.Was this review helpful to you?
So perfect!
I remember when there was an announcement for this show and nobody really cared.I read the Manhwa and was sosososooo excited for it! I had never read anything that was about to be turned into a show before I read it! So, because of my joy, I came to My Drama List to see how others thought of it also! At that time, there were no actors announced, no pictures, just the summary and the title. There were very few comments, and most of them very happy about it! then, when the actors playing the characters were announced, I came back here to see how people were responding, because I had never heard of the actors before. So much hate was towards them, i was starting to believe that it was a bad choice to make the manhwa into a show. People saying that they didnt look anything like the characters in the Manhwa, but, now that ive watched this show over and over again, I truly couldn't see any other actors for the roles of Sangwoo and Jaeyoung! Seoham and and Jaechan play them so amazingly I was blown away! This is the best BL series act I've ever watched. No character was lacking in personality, and its like everything was taken straight out of the Manhwa. I believe they even moved it along faster and better than the Manhwa. Ive never really been able to rewatched any BL's, (maybe other than any Japanese ones), as its boring, but with this, I can always go back and feel the joy I felt when I first watched it.
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absolutely love the two, the chemistry is actually present for once.
park seoham is gorgeous lets not kid ourselves, i started the show for him; but lemme be honest, this bl had me on my toes
just read another review which mentions that they expected them to "reveal that this is infact a scifi BL show and that Sang Woo is an android at the cusp of learning new things", ngl thats creative af and something i was first thinking about due to at times robotic acting of jaechan but im glad they didn't
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Best Korean Bl I've Ever Seen!!!
Ok this was surprisingly addicting! It kept me smiling throughout the whole thing! It didn't give us anything new: enemy to lovers, university campus setting, etc. But it was all executed so well! There are very few bls that have been able to master these tropes without being boring, and this is one of them. I usually watch Thai bls, so this was a refreshing change for me. The camera work was different to Thai bls, it had a more clean, refreshing vibe.Story:
The story was so addicting, even though it had all the tropes we see all the time in bls. One of the characters displayed some borderline autistic traits and I've never seen that in a bl before. It was interesting.
Acting:
The acting was so amazing! The lines flowed out so naturally and the actors really managed to capture their characters emotions so well! There was no awkwardness between the MCs, no awkward placements, or hugs standing 10 inches apart. The acting wasn't stiff and predictable like I commonly see.
Rewatch value:
I would definitely rewatch this! I'm not the type of person who can rewatch something immediately after finishing, but give it a month or two, and I'd definitely come back!
Overall:
I was originally going to give it 9.5 stars, because of the overused tropes, but now I give it a 10. Because I've found very VERY few bls that do not use at least ONE overused trope. For me, it comes down to how well the acting and plot is executed, and how entertained it kept me. 10 stars from me, definitely recommend!
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Great show, bad start
I was really close to dropping this show. Watched the first episode a while ago and found everything annoying and weird, and the start of the second episode didn't help either.But then in episode 3, the show turned into a new, interesting direction. I could finally understand what they were going for.
Overall, I enjoyed this show but I wish they were doing everything less "stereotyped" and exaggerated. As someone studying art for games right now and taking coding classes, I found it really annoying. The artist was a "free spirit" while the "nerd" was a computer geek, which they also made very robotic-like. I understand the idea behind it, but I wish they would have tuned it down a bit.
The after-credit scene was to live for. Wish they had a second season to expand that.
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fun watch!
I really enjoyed this drama. The story was well paced, and the episodes not too long, it felt like a long movie.There wasn't a moment when i thought 'ugh they're stretching this soo bad, this doesn't have any value to the story' , no.
There was (physical) tension at the right moments and just long enough too make you go 'ooooooh', but not cringe.
And obviously the chemistry between the two leads, it was so believable, from the bickering, to the gazes, all the way down to the kissezzz
Now all there's left to do is hope for a season two? ;-)
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Opposites attract
One of my favourite BLs! Non-toxic, non-cringe, no power struggle, with lovable, dynamic characters. Very accurate depiction of a nerd, who loves order and routine, and an artist, who introduces beautiful chaos into the nerd's world. Perfection! I'd watch it over and over again.Was this review helpful to you?
LOVELY BL STORY!
Well, this took me long to watch because I had a hard time finding uploads of all the episodes but finally, I finished it. It's a really good series and I had rewatch it again and again in just one night. I love the storyline, especially the development of their relationship. I also love all the characters, I like how there is no annoying character, well, except for one of the male lead at the beginning... aahhh such a jerk, but he's a handsome jerk alright and he played that role very well. I love the ending, it's cute and really good. I enjoyed watching this and I'll surely rewatch this again. Oh, and this is also definitely added to my favorite BL list!Was this review helpful to you?
Feel-good Enemies to Lovers Romance
This series stepped up the game of Korean BLs. From plot to production quality, to acting, it charms, touches, and entertains, while managing to avoid clichéd tropes, misogynism, and toxic relationships.The whole cast delivered brilliant performances. I usually notice weak acting quickly, and I cannot overlook it. This is why I am impressed that in no scenes did I feel like any of the actors is lacking.
Park Seo Ham deserves special praise. Watching him was such a satisfying experience for me. It is rare that I see actors pour their whole hearts into their role, but it is obvious that Seo Ham has done so. Kudos to him.
The plot of this series shows that you do not always need a unique storyline to hold the viewers' interest. Jae Young and Sang Woo's story is a typical high-school enemies to lovers romance. However, the way in which it is told distinguishes it from similar stories.
The characters are likeable.
Jae Young breaks the stereotype of a popular student. Although he teases Sang Woo relentlessly in the beginning, he is not a playboy or a bully. He is a kind person and a talented designer, who quickly wins the viewer's heart.
High-achieving students might see themselves in Sang Woo. Focused on doing his best at school and pursuing his dream of becoming a game developer, he has not spared time for human relationships and has remained emotionally immature. His character development conveys an important message. As much as he has trained himself to think and act like a computer, Sang Woo learns that always prioritizing your ambitions over the good people who are there for you paves your way toward a lonely, miserable life.
The romance is sweet, realistic, and healthy. Despite the misunderstandings that they have to deal with, they both work to resolve their conflicts instead of acting illogically to create more drama. Kudos to the scriptwriters.
The highlight of this series for me were the OSTs, though. It is rare for a BL series to have such great, catchy songs. Romantic Devil became a favorite of mine. I still listen to it, although I watched this series months ago.
Overall, Semantic Error should definitely be on your list if you are into well-written BL romantic comedies.
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Perfectly done!
I don't watch a lot of Korean BLs since they tend to be so short, but after all the hype over Semantic Error, I had to check it out. I gotta say, it lived up to expectations.Sangwoo is planning on making a video game and he's got all the skills to code it. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the graphic design talent to make it happen. He decides to work with Jaeyoung, a talented artist, to get this game developed. Sangwoo is annoyed by Jaeyoung to no end and tries to fire him, but Jaeyoung is persistent in his pursuit of Sangwoo, and not just because he wants to make a video game with him.
I loved both of these characters. They're both so different and so perfectly portrayed by the actors. The whole plot is done so well and I don't think there's anything I could comment on to change besides the fact that I wish the series was longer. Even though it was so short, they managed to pack in character development that was perfectly placed within the storyline. Overall a fantastic watch with a lovely relationship.
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