Unforgotten Night (2022)

Stuck it out. Get me a t-shirt.

Well.... It finished. And I still have mixed feelings. Mostly I feel bad for the timing of this series. Had it been aired a few months earlier, it would have been seen as quite revolutionary. Right now, after KinnPorsche, it is all coming up short. Blame the timing, blame the hype, it is what it is and that's just not very good and not up to standard. (I reviewed eps 1-8 earlier, see below.)
The concept was pretty good. The visual outstanding. Great sets, beautiful lighting, very nice. The acting was spotty. Sometimes very good. Especially from Ton we get plenty of appropriate emotion. But sometimes really bad. Yoon and mafia is not a great match. In one scene he really nails it, in another he is bland as raw noodles or overacting so much it's cringe. Were Khom and Baiboon doing great, suddenly their story all but disappeared and they were left being props or set filling. I hated the Danil character. I would've happily punched him. The way he made a 180 after the kidnapping was very out of character. Kim is just too good of a person. I would not be so generous towards him. The whole suit thing has me puzzled. When and where did they change? In the car?? That would be some houdini stuff. Not in the house, since they are walking towards it... I just don't know. And what kind of celebration was this? What are they congratulated with? Most likely the retirement, but it's not mentioned once!

All in all this was just a feast of missed opportunities and bad choices, wrapped in a beautiful and sweet layer of fondant.

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Review ep. 1-8
This series was hyped, and that is a dangerous thing. As we are seeing with KinnPorsche vs Check Out, it can go either way. So far this Mafia BL is somewhere in between those two. Not really worth the hype, but also not bad. There are many elements that make me come back every Wednesday to watch KamolKim. The developing feelings from Kim are natural an logical, even though they could stem from a sort of Stockholm Syndrome. In the beginning the chemistry was spotty, but it seems to be getting better, just as the relationship progresses. There does seem to be a whole story beneath the surface though, and I hope that we will get to see some of that. The way KhomBaiboon is being portrayed so far is *chefs kiss*. Respectful of the age (difference) but with so much feeling and passion in the glances and (near) touches. As said, there is enough here to keep watching, but they better deliver on what is being promised!

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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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Umm what?

OK I get it it's only the first 4 episodes but where's the mafia part??
Like I didn't read the summary when I started watching this so I just thought that Kamol was just a big businessman who somehow needed bodyguards?

I personally didn't get the "mafia" vibes from anyone, except Evan had some signs of being a mafia member/leader but Kamol? No mafia vibes from him.
(Edit: after completing some mafia related things did happen, but later in it)

The tattoo that Kamol has is quite bad, like who thought that the tattoo would look good especially when he has no other tattoos on his body (that we know of).

(Also did no one notice that one scene where Kims contact lense was moving around or was it just me?)

The BDSM aspect of the series is not really realistic considering neither Kamol nor Kim said anything about a safe word, which is important if a relationship has aspects of BDSM. Also I felt like the consent part was a little bit dubious at some points.

You really cannot compare this series to kinnporsche, like some have, since the budgets are very different and how much time and effort was put into KP.

I'd say that this is not the worst BL, I have watched but it definitely is at the top but I do admit that I have skipped most of the parts in the episodes because of the lack of good dialog and emotions, which makes this series cringey.

But some positives: the side couple(s) is/are kind of cute, storyline was nice

(Edit : I was in the feels when writing this review lololol so mind that)

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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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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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