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Terrible but you will still want to watch in hopes of it getting better
Kamol was the best thing about this drama. This drama was so terrible but I watched it purely because Kamol's role kept me engaged. There were a lot of things in this drama that could have been done better. The fight and shooting scenes just terrible. Make up and special effects, awful. It would have been nice if there was more time and effort put into this drama because it had the potential to be outstanding. because the plot is interesting. More research should have been done on how to be dominate or whatever it is called and expressions of passion. The actor who played Kim portrayal of passion was like watching paint dry on a wall. Also, I cannot understand why the director had him making such silly decisions. For example, he knows things are dangerous but he goes to the auction. His cries for attention were just plain silly and were borderline diva antics.Overall, I thought the drama plot was good but I just didn't like the delivery of the storyline. The acting was just terrible on every level. FYI...I gave the rewatch value a 0 but I have to put in a rating in order to submit the post.
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how to ruin a promising story?
I finally understood why the series was violently attacked ... The series promoted several unhealthy ideologies and messages towards teenagers:- a sadistic relationship between a gangster and an accountant, fortunately the scenes are almost devoid of sadism.
- the series juggles dangerously with pedophilia through a love story between a child and an adult man who is the bodyguard of the main protagonist.
- the series shows a wild triple sexual relationship between three guards.
Frankly, I don't understand the purpose of destroying the show to normalize these dangerous teenage acts.
Firstly the main protagonists are too young and do not match at all with the personality of businessmen or mafioso supposed to be mature and dangerous ... secondly the first episodes of the series are very boring, especially since the director has destroyed the romantic night (the basis of the love story), so much it seemed childish, fast and very dull even for an ephemeral love relationship, compared to series of the same type like ( (Vegas and Pete in KinnPorsche)... thirdly, The scenes intimate between the two main protagonists (kim and kamol) are childish and immature to die for ... Finally, the only positive point of the series concerns the main characters on the one hand "kim" with his smirk trying to better than he can evolve with his character, on the other side ''kamol'' impassive, regardless of the emotional demands of the scene he remains frozen without any expression, and I don't know why, but I liked it ( it matched very well, for a mafia sadistic and cold person despite his young age).
But unfortunately, the themes that the series promotes are very dangerous and dirty. (I do not recommend)
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EPISODE 10 WAS HOTTTTTTTT!!!!
This episode grab my attention.....Komol and Kim are now officially one with each other. I wish khom make a move on babioon already..tired of all this caressing...i wanna see some action between the two characters......the best part of this episode was bodyguards having a "menage a trois" in the bathroom shower...omg. This is the type of BL scenes I wanna see more of.............................................................................................................................................................................Was this review helpful to you?
It's so awful that you can't stop watching it and end up loving it.
It's literally the worst. from the poor transitions to the awkward acting. The terrible music. The random scene that make you go why? The entire scenes for product placement that don't ever make sense. And I would still watch it again. Can't look away.This is the kind of drama you watch if you want a daytime soap opera vibe. And you won't be disappointed going into it if that's how you view it. Don't go in thinking this will be the greatest thing you've ever watched. Watch it for Whippeeld Cream and Kemo.
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The unforgotten night turns into a forgettable series
First, we are sold a BDSM story but once the first episode is over, it is almost forgotten.Like in KinnPorsche, the police/mafia story is unfortunately totally secondary to the love story but at least in KinnPorsche, the characters, dialogues and direction had style. Here, the dialogues and situations are repetitive and uninventive. And above all, the character of Kim, angry and whiny, is unbearable. It's really hard to get attached to him and it is hard to understand what Kamon sees in him.
In summary: little interest to watch this series.
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A Hot Mess
Let's be honest, this is some of the most vanilla kink you're going to see (and Kamala needs to learn how to flog someone properly).The acting is okay at best but the worst actor is sadly Yoon. The writing is awful so I can't blame You alone for why his depiction lacks so badly.
Kim can be pretty adorable. He's also often pretty dumb and should stand up for himself either more or differently than he does. He's not actually a doormat so I give him credit there.
The best couple gets the least screentime: Day & Itt (I had to repeatedly make sure this wasn't connected to Love Syndrome). Though the surprise throuple was fun.
The sweetest couple is honestly Khom and Baiboon even though they aren't technically a couple. And it makes me super uncomfortable how clearly attracted they both are given Baiboon is, as far as I can tella minor.
This series has the most inept gangsters. Terrible writing & a fair bit of terrible acting to go with it. Instalove on the most ridiculous basis. Supposedly kinky sex that's really just handcuffs after that first disasterous flogging (which makes Kamol's obsession with Kim even less believable for anyone who is even vaguely not vanilla). Tigers that I'm pretty sure we're sedated the whole time. Convoluted conflict. It is a HOT MESS (emphasis on mess).
So why did I keep watching it?
Itt's nephew Salmon and his dynamic with everyone he comes into contact with. Itt & Day. Baiboon! My previous boy Baiboon who is adorable and dumb. Kim & Baiboon's relationship. Hope of a couple people getting mauled (they don't, the tigers deserve better anyway). The weird car crash effect in full swing.
Is it good? No. Is it entertaining? Yes if your expectations are adjusted appropriately. Would I rewatch it? No. But did I have fun? Yes. And now I want to hug Kim and Baiboon. They're so squishable.
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Painful to watch almost comedic BL
The whole premise is supposed to be based on a mafia boss falling in love with someone due to their similar sexual preferences, BDSM. However, the single BDSM scene they have looks hilarious and is beginner level. The face of the actors when doing this scene looks ridiculous and doesn't allow you to take it seriously. I literally burst out laughing when I was watching it because it was so cringey.Characters: The characters lack identity other than the stereotypical characteristics that they are given and their lines lack any depth. This is to the point that the supporting leads (other couple) seem completely unnecessary and the show would basically be the same without their characters. The main leads dont seem to have chemistry on screen and so everything looks forced. I honestly cant tell if the acting is terrible or if its just the script that lacks substance.
Considering the other high quality BLs that are coming out now, I cant help but feel like the director/script writers gave up on the show.
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Well.. Love It or Hate It?
This is another series that seems to be a Love It! or Hate It! - Based on the reviews, which are either really high or really low!It makes me a little crazy when reviews contain comparisons to other series. This one is receiving a lot of comments about this series versus Kinn Porsch and why this one would have been rated higher if it had come out before KP. HUH??? Are there that many bl series out there to watch that we can afford to compare them and then rate them on that comparison? I think not. If I am going to do any comparisons, it's going to be Unforgotten Night versus the truly awful series like Even Sun and Check Out. Hands Down this series is better than some of the series that have come out in 2022.
And although I give both Kinn Porsche and Unforgotten Night high ratings, I actually enjoyed this one a bit more, mainly because the actors in this series were all very good looking and I really didn't care for the actors that portrayed Kinn or Porsche - they were not good looking at all and even their chemistry seemed more like sex and less like love, and they had some really stupid scenes. In Unforgotten Night even the bodyguards had decent screen time, were good looking and were decent actors.
As far as the series - of course there was a lot of hype that the show didn't live up to - isn't that true with any series? Otherwise, no one would watch them. It wasn't perfect, most series have flaws, but it was entertaining enough to keep me watching without hitting the fast forward.
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It was okay
I’ve heard so many bad reviews about this series, to be honest I didn’t want to at first but I decided to try it out and I was surprised cause it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.The thing is kamol is a mafia but it feels lacking in a way I’ll get to why shortly, Kim on the other hand is so annoying and acts like a chick. He complains and bitch a lot and the worst part is he doesn’t really know what he wants but what annoys me is how he keeps playing with kamol feeling and never understands how being with a mafia is dangerous.
Now I think the reason why people have a problem with this series is it came out shortly after kinnporsche, like Unforgotten night for those who don’t know KP is also about mafias and they really did raise the bar so high. It’s not me comparing but it’s a fact, this series didn’t give mafia vibes or portrayed it well it wasn’t thought over and was all over the place.
Now the sex scenes lacked passion which made things worse, it wasn’t as rough as they first portrayed and was too soft to be bdsm as they’re showing it to be. The bodyguard NG scenes had more passion than kamol and Kim.
All In all it’s not bad and I enjoyed it, I wish Kim was less annoying but it’s manageable.
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I’ve seen way worse with way better ratings
For those seeing all the chatter on Unforgotten Night and wondering whether or not to watch it, here’s my take – it was actually not as bad as I expected. A possessive mafia boss falling in love with a stubborn, hot-headed stranger, and essentially becoming a different person when he’s with him? SIGN ME UP.Apart from Kim and Kamol, the second couple in the series – Baiboon and Khom - was such a pleasant surprise! The storyline featuring a bodyguard and the nephew of a housekeeper totally deserves a spin-off of their own – it was regrettable that their story was pretty much overlooked.
With plenty of other BLs out there, it’s tough to justify why dramas these days still have weird cuts and transitions that stand in the way of smooth storytelling. But I could still follow the story for the most part even though not everything made 100% sense. The actors are also fairly inexperienced, perhaps with the exception of Yoon (I am kinda happy to see him), so be prepared for the quality of acting to be lower.
Lastly, I just wanna say that this rating of 18+ is seriously justified. It’s not just the violence and BDSM but also a shocking (imo) scene involving some of the bodyguards that didn't get very much screen time... but exists nonetheless. ;)
Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/unforgotten-night-bl-review/
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Respectfully this is bad
It is with respect to the actors, to the makers of this series that I have to say, sorry, it is really bad.Let's begin with the easy; music choice: it is cheesy and very wannabe Italian-mafia music?
Its common to have a themse-song but this one just made the whole series even worse.
Followed by audio which, oh heavens! Sure, there are plenty of worse cases out there, no doubt but this one surely was a miss. While are at the external parts of the story, lets talk about scenography and lightning.
They went amateur deluxe! I've seen Phillipine budget dramas with better and overall cinography than this.
From here it's downhill.
The choice of actors was bit..mismatch?
To be honest, the surrounding cast felt more interesting and the main actors. The main actors did a good job as per directed I imagine, but there was no good chemistry anywhere. The serious and hanky spanky scenes felt more like comedy than something sexy. They tried the bdsm-theme but it's so terrible in so many degrees that it hurt my artistic kinky soul to the core.
Lastly, we have the so called story, well, about that..
..it was forced from the get go. The ONLY believeble part in the entire drama was a certain shower scene ;) with the guards... :D :D : D
Everything else was just like a nightmare or bad joke. Oh and it's 100% Stockholm-syndrome romatizised that well..blergh. When they pretended to speak other languages or well, they did speak other languages and it's so terrible that I found myself cry-laughing then fast forwarding due to the agony.
Giving this even more than a 2 in rating is charity.
PS! Apart from the failures a bit everywhere, they didnt failed too much with they eyecandy, hence some bonus rating stars :P
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Unforgotten Series♡
Solid 8.7 series for me. I'm gonna miss it, gonna miss KamolKim the most really. Was it perfect? Not by any means but whether you hate it or love it, , I'm sure it'll be an unforgettable experience having watched it live weekly for everyone cause it kept people talking; To hate on it or give genuine feedback and point out things they did like about it. I personally would definitely rewatch it again no problem. Hope to see YoonTon in future projects also.Positives:
-The chemistry between Yoon and Ton, I loved. Some people may say Yoon didn't fit the role but I think he did and did it well. I found the way he played Kamol to be alluring, loved seeing that side of him. Ton as Kim did great as well tho admittedly, Kim was abit annoying at times but that's no fault of Ton that his character is the the way that he is since the script is based off a novel. The growth they go through together, they had me rooting for KamolKim's love to workout and make them a fave ship of mine.
- The chemistry the rest of the cast especially Ton and Peat (Baiboon). I haven't read the book but was told that Kim treats him like a son and they have an adorable relationship in the novel and I got that in series. Given the circumstances of the age issue from the novel, Peat did well with his role acting alongside everyone, Gun (Khom) included; Their storyline was sweet and innocent and I appreciated that. Speaking of Gun, I also love the shoot out scenes him and the other 3 bodyguards had, so much, they were amazing in those scene, so props to him, Ku, Tong and Tan.
- Amen as Danil had my blood boiling so kudos to him for playing a good irritating character, tho his evil laugh could use some work. Ging as Cherry was great in her role also, again not her fault Cherry was quite annoying but that's to be expected unfortunately with BLs and females. Beam as Danai was entertaining to watch.
Negatives:
- Lack of DayItt, while others were complaining of their screentime, I honestly didn't mind them and wanted to know more about them. Who knows they might've given me second couple syndrome or have me like them just as much as I love KamolKim.
-Lack of backstory for the bodyguards, it was a nice surprise tho from the promo posters and from what I was told about the novel, I knew it was gonna happen. I just wish we had gotten more to their story.
- Jin? My girl Sammie went missing and I was hoping for something to happen with her and May, oh well.
- The filter on the intimate scenes, weird editing choice.
That's all for the negatives like I said, I enjoyed it. I know people were fussing on about the background music but I didn't care one way or the other about the music to be honest. The intro ost had me singing along to it for sure. Anyways, I recommend this series if you want to something entertaining to shut your brain off to.
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