Best Korean Boys Love
I really like this drama, especially the chemistry of the good and handsome main cast, for the story and visuals of this drama is very good, and for the kiss scene to be so real it makes me enjoy this drama so much. And the way of shooting is so good plus extraordinary cinematic. Perhaps the shortcomings of Korean Boys Love are only the lack of additional duration and episodes that are so short 8 episodes. I hope there is a 2nd season for this love for love's sake drama. I repeated watching this drama so good.Was this review helpful to you?
LFLS the best
I really enjoyed this drama. Because of visaul and also a good story. For the main actor himself, it is very good to animate the character of this drama. Even for kissing scenes they are very natural. In episodes 7 and 8 I was very moved from their story And very satisfied and happy with the extraordinary ending, for that I had difficulty move on from this drama. For Korean boys love LFLS this is really the best for me. And I hope this can be a continuation of the story of season 2 of this LFLS drama with this cast that is so amazing. And the lack of all KBL is only from a short duration and episodes that are only 8 episodes. I hope to enjoy a long duration and quite long episodes as well. Thanks.Was this review helpful to you?
Screaming and Crying
One of the very few BLs to actually have me extremely emotional and straight up sob at any given notice. The initial episode already hooks you in with the gimmick of the MC being inside of a game. Extremely unique and I found the dating simulator aspect of this BL to be really fun and engaging. And without spoiling the show, the twist at the end with this exact gimmick is done so well and really tugs on the heart strings. I also don't really want to say much else since I truly do think every BL fan should dive into this BL head first and completely blind.Was this review helpful to you?
A great starter for 2024!
Give kbls enough budget and a good writer then we can have this kind of masterpiece again in the future. Also, let’s normalize casting mainstream actors to play in bls bc they know what they’re doing i mean look at lee taevin?? Nothing against nugu idols or rookie actors, they can still be casted and they’re the backbones of kbls but having mainstream actors in this makes so much difference.As for the series itself, i found it really interesting, a romance fantasy genre that works really well without having to look lame and cheap in execution? Who would have thought! Japanese bls are usually the experts in this area but i can see the future for kbls to excel in this kind of genre too, just give them enough budget and good writing also good actors if it’s not too much to ask for.
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So good that made me believe love is actually real
I'm not kidding when I say this is the best kbl I have watched, it's beautiful, interesting, funny, dramatic, it has ALL.The main characters have such a great story and chemistry and you see it since the first interaction, they're so cute and funny.
I knew taevin thanks to penthouse so I already knew that his acting was not joke, but seeing him with a totally different role was crazy, I loved it.
This is my first time watching Joowan and he's amazing too, I really loved his expressions and I just feel like everyone was cast perfectly for their characters. They did such a great job, everything was just so smooth and natural.
The story is amazing, five minutes into the fisrt episode and I was so immersed. Even if the drama is kind of short, the story doesn't feel rushed. One of the things I love more about the story is the plot twist, is so good and there's no word to describe how I felt when I was watching it. Also, angst was so good that I cried the whole scene, paused and took a five minute break to continue.
The shots are beautiful, the editing is mindblowing, ost perfect for each scene and situation. Really, the best kbl I have watched.
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LOVED IT !
Finally we have a BL with more than 30min eps after so long !This one is really good. You might think it’s some fluffy romance but no ! It isn’t !
It deals with grieving, suicide attempt (at the beginning), being rich, poor and their disadvantages. I love the idea and the concept of series, they are sooo good and I love how it’s giving and not giving love alarm at the same time lol !
Btw lying about knowing a dead person like myung ha did is actually crazy but we gonna ignore it bruh… ?
To get back to my review on this series, the cast in itself and the cinematography are really so good !
Episode 7 is my fav so far ! I had my eyes bawling the whole episode and its ending ugh ?
About the characters, I loved them ALL. The quatuor of boys : myung ha, yeo woon, sang won and the other friend, AND the side characters, like the girls !
Now to end this, shoutout to sang won. He is my fav character so far, he has an actual lore (with his mother abandonning him kinda, to pursue money instead), him having a crush on myung ha and trying to get his attention, although the other litteraly continously ignored him ??.
I mean my second lead syndrome might be playing a part in this BUT still ! Myung ha never actually care about him in my opinion and that was always clear. Like okay maybe at the beginning he was being ´weird ´ (not really) but even after, when he was genuinely nice to him, myung ha never ever took the time to get to know him at least ?. Like bro it won’t mean you reciprocate his feelings or whatsoever just because you are talking to him ! ?
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A Game Changer in the KBL Industry
This drama absolutely blew my mind. At first, I just found it on this website on accident, then I see that it's adapted from a manhwa I'm currently reading! Seeing the high ranking and good reviews, I decided to give it a try. It didn't disappoint. First time ever I see a KBL with both a good plot and good chemistry between actors. Usually dramas are lacking in one of those, which ruins the watching experience. As for the acting, the actors did so well! I was sad when they were sad, and happy when they were happy. As a plus, both of the main actors have extremely cute smiles, it brightened up my day! Honestly, this really made it way better. Also, the actor playing "Tae Myungha" really reminds me of the Thai actor "Mix" when he smiles haha.tl;dr,
Drama has a good plot. good acting and amazing production. Anyone who watches BL drama regularly or doesn't should try to watch it, I urge you^^ It's biggest flaw it being too short!
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THIS IS A MUST WATCH!!!
This is a MUST watch ok. I kept seeing it on tik tok and stuff and i was like i gotta watch this and i finished it. It is so sad but so good at the same time. This is one that i would definitely rewatch again and again and again without getting tired of it. The plot is amazing but confusing. You will understand when you reach the end of the series, but both of the main leads are so good at acting. I just can't with it and I'm gonna go and cry myself to bed because I dont have a golden retriever boyfriend!But if anyone does read this comment or review please help yourself and watch it! It's so good you won't regret it!
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defo one of my top bl’s now!!
I’ve watched a variety of bl’s and one thing I’ve noticed is their are hardly any bl’s with a good storyline especially a unique one they are normally all based in a highschool, with a boy with a crush on another boy or something similar.. This bl was not only unique but also creative !! Their is depth.. care .. a lot of hard work that was put into it and you can tell that it was actually cared for unlike most bl’s where their is no depth and you can tell it was just made for the money ?Was this review helpful to you?
Not at all what I was expecting
My god I don’t think I have ever been more ashamed and embarrassed than I was whilst watching this show for taking the story synopsis and trailer for such immense face-value. I initially thought this show would just be your average, cutesy, puppy-love-type bl (in other words, nothing special lmao), but god it was so much more. I came for Cha Woongki, and left with tears.Although, my initial assumption of what this show would be wasn’t completely incorrect; it was quite a light show for the most part. The immense puppy-love was there as well, though mostly portrayed in only Yeo Woon’s character. However, this show did have its dark and sensitive topics: Suicide, abuse, abandonment, etc., but to my surprise, the way they handled these topics was outstanding, beautiful even. I won’t go into detail, since I want to keep this review pretty much spoiler free, but I will say that this story probably handled all those dark, sensitive topics, better than most of the stories I’ve seen that contained the same subject matter. Thought, despite the amount of sensitive subject matter, the show still managed to find a good balance between that and the light-hearted scenes, and that is also something that I find beautiful about this show.
The characters were fantastic, and the acting for each character was even better. I’d like to especially mention the acting of the two main leads. Their acting was good to the point where you can almost hear everything the character is thinking and feeling by just looking at their eyes, and that amount of skill that the lead actors showed is something that I find extremely admirable. The characters were also quite complex/multi-faceted, which is part of what made them so entertaining to watch. I will say though that, unfortunately, the side characters were a bit underdeveloped. The story never went into depth with any of the side characters, and we only saw what Tae Myung and Yeo Woon saw. It’s pretty much as if their characters really only served as plot devices. Though, I wouldn't blame the writing, but rather the duration of the series. However, I’d like to treat the underdevelopment of the side characters as a sacrifice for how well developed the two main leads were, because how could a writer possibly have the side characters be as developed as the two leads and the plot given the time constraint.
The cinematography and editing is, with no doubt, one of the best I’ve seen in a piece of media so far. It sounds like an exaggeration, and it could be since I’m too busy geeking out right now to think about all the great cinematography I’ve seen before, but it’s still nonetheless phenomenal lol. Something about the cinematography is so satisfying to watch; the creative camera work, the beautiful coloring that alters depending on the mood of the scene, and the editing to make the show seem more game-like, all just came together so perfectly. The music was pretty good as well, maybe minus a couple songs according to my taste since I’m not a huge fan of just plain pop songs, but that outro song in episode 6 is so good I like shazamed it but nothing popped up so I don’t think it’s released yet, but they better release it soon man I need to add it to my playlist.
Anyways, this show has given me complete hope in bls for 2024. Last year, more specifically the second half, was quite rocky for bls guys I’m not gonna lie. With a show like this, though, I think 2024 has this in the bag with bl for sure. Remember, 2+0+2+4 = Ate (I hate that I can’t put emojis in reviews, this sucks).
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This is one of my favourite bl after semantic error!!!!
I watched this last 2 days ago and I still can't move on!!! All the characters are so cute especially yeowoon>< The plot is so interesting and the actors portrayed so well! We can see that yeowoon's love for myungha. His voice when he talked to his senior is so cute !!!I almost cried at break up scene it's so hurt:(( I'm glad that they're together and we got happy ending but S2 is desperately needed ㅠㅠㅠ we don't get myungha telling I love you to yeowoon directly but yeowoon did it two times and I'm so sad for him:(((All I want to say is that the drama is so good and I enjoyed watching it. If you all trying to watch this , go watch it. It's worth watching! it's so cute seeing yeowoon clingy to his myungha
This is my first time writing a review about a bl series because I really want everyone to watch this!!!! Sorry for any mistakes!!!!
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Creative, fun, but incosistent
This drama is a Korean BL, and by that, we all know what it means - it's simple, the acting is mostly okay, but it has technical problems and script inconsistencies. It's no surprise that this drama became popular; it was fun to watch. The plot is really creative, and you will have a good time watching it if you can ignore some plot holes (that honestly are so small they become unimportant) and the awful pace and cuts.The major problem with the script is how inconsistent the characters are. Myungha is the only character that, I believe, the writers put some effort into. Sangwon is a plot device, and so is Yeowoon. They both change personalities based on Myungha's conflicts. Sangwon feels like an NPC, not the main love interest. And then there are the siblings. What's the point of them, exactly? What did they even add to the story? For the girl, is she just the quota female character? (something that always annoys me in BL because most of the time they create a female character only for the sake of a female character, and they NEVER give them any development, or they are just annoyingly obsessed with the main character).
The characters were just lazily created. At least Sangwon should have more of a personality, but following the BL recipe, he went from "I don't like you, and I don't like people" to "obsessed with you, I will do anything you want" really quickly. His character is incredibly boring.
After saying all that, people will probably be angry already (because the drama is popular and I bet people will get angry), but wondering what's with the high score I gave this show. First: it was good, like I said, for a Korean BL. We don't have a lot of interesting things in the KBL industry. Second: fantasy is always fun to me, and the high school setting is good (so we can justify some actions as "they can be annoying because they are still teenagers").
The story also had some lessons about loving yourself that, again, is only about Myungha. He was the only character with real development. It gave some RuPaul's "if you don't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else." It also mentioned about finding happiness in a simple things (but the whole plot was nothing but simple, come on. He was made to play a game, and the other guy falling in love with him was literally his mission).
I believe if the characters were better written, this show could become Korea's best. At this point, after so many examples of it, the KBL industry should realize that people don't want the cold CEO character type and their dumb naive bottom; people want relatable characters like Myungha.
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