basic bl
It might have not made it even near the top of my list, but it was cute. Very light, basic story, perfect for when you just need to stop thinking about life and immerse yourself into something sweet. I do not think I will ever rewatch it, but I do not regret watching it. There were some very awkward and weird scenes and moments, but I watched it without turning it off. Some parts were even cringeworthy, but it's rare to find a bl that is not even a little bit cringey. Some of the scenes were actually funny. Quite mixed feelings about this one.Was this review helpful to you?
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Good and bad of this series
Cheol soo actor is so good in acting he can express his role in hear .. and the actor for seol won is still okay he is a first timer . Both of them are handsome. The visuals of this leads are good . Light drama comedy not stressfull and overall okay . You can feel the couple. Cute ang good looking guys . Base on their role seol won is also first into a relationship and cheol soo i such a good guy doesn't care about getting into flirt.But the story is so short no development for couples they just know each other and become a couple and why the writers didn't give a character development for them. bong deok have a good development. and the side story is so unnecessary. If this have lots of episodes they can have side stories but its too short. Hoping to have season 2
To actor Im Sung Kyun he have the an experience in dramas
To actor shin ki wan woow you have potential for heavy dramas.
To actor shin yong seok a good start for you career
and one thing i also like this is the story is openly gay .not just the other K BL that questioning their identity. It was straight to the point that they probably into guys no judgement from the others.
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I liked it
I read that a lot didn't really like this drama. I thought giving it a try and I liked it. It's not bad. I mean it could be better yeah but it wasn't bad.It may be not everyone's thing but for those who like some short series and don't expect to much from it this may be a good choice.
It's a casual series and it doesn't have a lot of drama and everything in it.
I think it was funny to see how the guys all lived together and everyone had their sensitivities.
May rewatch it some day.
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Sunbaenim !!!
Definitely,it's a very cute series.I love the way they created this story,plus the whole cast did an amazing job.The personality of the main character was very profound and I enjoy the way he was put on that role.You can gain so many lessons in this series.Please watch and I'll promise you'll enjoy it.It can give you mixed emotions while watching it.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Watch it only if you have spare time.
Idk what to call this: "You could do better with a little more time?" or "Cute idea, worst representation" or also "I didn't understand what was going on". Okay, that seems really bad, let me explain.Story (7)
As I said, I don't know if the problem was the story, the little time or just me. I just feel something is off with this series. Maybe they could focus more on the main ship and give them all the screen time, instead of wasting it on a useless straight ship (sorry lol they had no sense to exist).
Acting/Cast (7)
Not the best, not the worst. Probably the actors were good but the characters were bad written. Sometimes it also felt cringe.
Music (6.5)
The only thing I hate about writing review of k-bl is that the music is always on point, so I just don't know what to say lol
Rewatch Value (4)
Just no lol There are so many good bls out there, I don't want to waste my time like this.
Overall (7)
I'm a person who hates to give low votes, so my 7.5 it's actually a bad one for me. Idk, I don't feel anything other than confusion about this drama.
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Warmly and sympathetically entertainment
Summary- A very good and entertaining entertainment.
- If you're looking for innovation, you'll have to keep looking.
- Because the series has such short episodes, you can't expect the main character to be shown in all his depth. This series is for the subway or bus. Something to watch during a break.
- Good actors, sweet moments.
- entertaining entertainment
In short: recommendation thumbs up!
The first impression is: this series is different. At the beginning of the 21st century, some movies were filmed with small, light cameras... from the view of the spectator. These shots had a distance so that you had the impression you were sitting at the next table. What was bad, most of these film shots were blurred or shaken. On purpose. When you stand somewhere, you don't stand rigidly either. But our brain doesn't perceive our movements that way. Neither does it when we close our eyes for a fraction of a second. But in the movie we perceive it and many viewers didn't like it. This film technique is called point-of-view (POV).
This series is a mixture. Here, it is sometimes filmed from the point of view of a viewer who is in the room, but without the shaking. The normal camera still dominates, as we have known it for decades.
The film technique is fresh, it's not ordinary, but it doesn't take getting used to either. It's bright, cool colors. And it all seems tidy.
I couldn't care less about the detailed scores of other reviewers here.
But the rather average score does surprise me.
The series is far above average.
Although everyone writes almost only good things about this series, they give lukewarm points. I think some are getting carried away. They are used to mainstream and want one-size-fits-all. OK. Let them.
The Story
Yes, nothing new, nothing old. The story could be replaced at will, with so many other dramas. If you expect milestones here, you will be disappointed. But let's face it. Those expecting milestones are definitely not looking for a film from the drama-entertainment league.
The Production
It might not be the most expensive. But it was wonderfully realized. There was love in the details.
Drama Scope/Length
This series has 8 very short episodes. And if you like, you can watch them in an afternoon. They are so short that some people watch the movie version. Either produce a series, or a movie. This series was produced as a series. So whoever watches it as a movie, watch out. You're watching a series and they have a different rhythm.
Acting
Because the series has such short episodes, there is no depth psychology. There's no time to accommodate that.
I find the minimal facial expressions downright ingenious. There are no clumsy dramatricks to give you room for your own thoughts.
Basically, I found everything very well implemented. The movie kisses would have to be rehearsed a bit.
What I often see in Asian productions is kissing, but the bodies are 3 kilometers away from each other. As a European, I'm totally disturbed by that. When a kiss, which is very intimate anyway, the bodies also have to touch. And I'm not talking about euphoric rolling while kissing in bed. But rather kissing while standing. The bodies don't have to move, but they do have to touch.
Script
Here I have a very small problem.
At the beginning, one is too sweet and pushy for me, then turns very in the penultimate and last episode. While the other one is quite aggressive at the beginning and wants to have his peace, he becomes totally sweet at the end. That worked. But it's a risk. I think it should have been written a little more gently.
I also think the third person should have had a little more attention. When my best friend enters the room, he gets attention and anything else is rude. But maybe you wanted to portray your emotional world in the quick. I mean, less is more. Either I take him out, or I go for him.
What do you think of the series? Let me know, write me or leave a comment. Have fun watching the drama!
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Feels like a cut up show
Let them eat cake!The good thing about this show, the actors are hot. Some scenes look like they were cut out from a 10 star show.
The bad part... which is a really big downer, was the pacing. It really felt like someone took a longer show and clipped out the highlight parts and smashed them together. Everything was super rushed. It felt so awkward.
I don't want to be unfair and compare a SK BL to a Thai BL because we all know they are in entire different realms of content, but come on. Have SK BL writers never watched a Thai BL drama? Do they not realize handing out bare bones stories isn't the way to go? They write out summary ideas of shows and make just that, summary shows. Where is the meat and potato's? Where is the feeling of warming up to the characters chemistry? Some SK BL's are decent when short, but others just feel so lacking.
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That was... a show I watched
This show is fine. It's just... fine. To be honest, I wasn't sure whether to archive and review it at all or whether to let it fade away and never think about it again. But I have to admit that it did get one or two chuckles out of me so I suppose it at least deserves to be remembered for that.The plot here is basically non-existent and the editing is somewhat disjointed, but the series does have one strong point - its characters. I do find them all genuinely interesting to some degree and I think there's a lot of potential for a really good story starring these people, but this unfortunately just isn't it.
Such a short runtime just isn't a good fit for a story with a large-ish ensemble cast and the script simply isn't good enough to make up for that disadvantage. The characters therefore all end up feeling fairly underdeveloped and unfamiliar.
I really wanted to root for them but since the audience are given so little time to get to know even the leads, it was frankly quite hard to care about any of the characters at all.
Don't get me wrong, the show never does anything particularly offensive or problematic, it's honestly just... boring. Which is almost worse, in a way.
If you're looking for something completely devoid of substance to put on in the background and which will occasionally make you chuckle a little bit, then you might as well pick this show.
You might just as well pick literally anything else though, too.
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Not bad, but hard to watch.
The first episoded are really difficult to watch and i wanted to quit a lot of times watching this drama. Super stereotyped, irrealistic, toxic vibes and mostly, the character of the protagonist and his actions gave me a really hard second hand embarassment for at least half of the drama. If you continue it tho there is character development, but i think the other guy falls in love too fast, so it looks irreakistic since he hated him moments before and was reallu uncomfortable with him. At least in the end it went better, so if you go after the fist half of the drama isn't bad, but i wouldn't say that i highly reccommend it. Even tho there are some cute scenes that made my heart melt, i think i watched better dramas. I still won't put less than 6,5, cause after all i liked the second half of the drama.Was this review helpful to you?
One of the Korean BL series that I recommend
The storyline is quite interesting because this is only a short BL series. The series is only of short duration and few episodes, but is made with an interesting and easy-to-understand storyline. the actors also act very well because they are immersed in the role. the cinematography effect is also very good. I hope that in the coming year there will be more BL series that are made with a long duration and also with many episodes.The kiss scene made me melt. one of the best BL series kiss scenes in my opinion. I also hope this series has a season 2 and also with the same actors.
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The pacing was all over the place. Finishing last episode, I was truly confused when they even fell in love with each other. I don’t know why, but it worked for me. Even the “over the top” 2nd lead baking his cakes for 80% of his screen time - it was just ridiculous, and it worked. Rather than poor directing skills, it felt more like a style that the director and writer purposely went for. Which might be just my delulu thinking, but the facts stay the same - I enjoyed it, whenever it was intentional or an accident.
What I truly appreciated were the interaction of the main characters with supporting ones - it added slight realism to this unrealistic scenario. The teacher-student dynamics were especially fun to watch.
I truly enjoyed the acting. Shin Yong Seok as a naive, innocent and nice Seol Won made me laugh with his antics and persistent behavior. Im Sung Kyun’s more serious scenes impressed me the most. Acting silly on screen is one thing, but the few lines that had more of a sincere feel to them were delivered just the right way.
Editing and overall production quality was on par with other K-BLs - be slightly higher.
Overall, it was strange? But the type of strange that I enjoy. I was not sure what I was watching, but I was on board. Im Sung Kyun being quite an eye candy with some nice acting skills helped a lot.
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