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A masterpiece that should have been longer
The story is quite deep and covers love, friendship, family issues, trauma, depression, and some other, very dark, topics.It could have easily been a longer series and in fact, I wish it had more episodes to give the viewer an even deeper understanding of everything - hence, why I only give it 9.5 out of 10 points.
The acting is amazing! I believe them everything and they all deliver a wonderful performance! I think they also choose a very good cast. I'm not 100% sure about Kim Jin Kwon, who plays Yoon Se Heon, and I can imagine someone else would've fit the role better, but overall it's very satisfying to watch them. The acting never gets awkward and they all portray the emotions very well.
The music is great as well ofc, I mean, it's the background for the whole plot. And I love classical music as well as Jazz, so I was very happy with everything :)
I just finished the last episodes about 30 minutes ago and I already wanna rewatch it - so 10/10 for the rewatch value!
Overall, I give it a 9.5/10 as I feel that it should have had more episodes to give a deeper understanding of some of the issues.
And finally, I would also like to say something on the S/A that happens. If you don't want spoilers, please stop reading here!
If you continued, then here's what happens: Taeyi touches Seheon in a sexual way (hand underneath his shirt) when the other doesn't want it. It's not nice to look at, and some might find it very disturbing. However, it's a scene of 10 secs max, so it can be skipped easily. Later, Taeyi reflects and apologizes for his behavior, and I think that it's very important for the plot as it shows how Taeyi's character evolves and matures. So please stop dramatizing it more than it needs to be. It's 10 secs out of hundreds of minutes that are worth watching! Give it a chance :)
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My thoughts/opinions
Honestly, after reading some reviews here, I feel like I'm alone.I just feel like this drama has so much potential.
It made me revisit memories I have long kept at the very back of my mind, made me cry out of nowhere, but the actors had so much potential in this drama. This may only be from my point of view, but I really root for them, this drama, and to their future projects together or individually :)
And to their roles, I really enjoyed the run of it, it may rock but slowly they find their pace back again. And to the second lead, I just knew they were worth waiting for as well, they weren't exactly how a potential lover should be met, but they were being true to their characters, so I enjoyed the lessons!
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Under rated BL
This is a beautiful story with depth of plot and characters. The plot is a little rough at times with flashbacks that can be confusing and with some unanswered questions about the main characters families, etc. However, overall, it's touching with young men growing to understand their sexuality, maturing as young adults, learning to forgive, and finding what love means. The music is great and fits the story line in a wonderful way. Yes, the bullying is at times, rather disturbing but is part of the realism of the plot. Do not miss this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
MY FAV SERIES !!!
As a big fan of jazz myself, seeing jazz being mentioned and played throughout this series is just super exciting. The original manhwa plot is already amazing, and honestly the series even done a better job. I love both of the main leads and their chemistry, the way they managed to convey the character's emotions were incredible too. 100/10, very recommend !!!Was this review helpful to you?
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So much to love but...
There is so much about this drama that I absolutely loved.Cinematography, music, actual engaging plot, good acting and very good chemistry between both couples.
The cons on the other hand...
Yikes the violence and SA is never okay. It doesn't matter if it's a gay or straight relationship, you should never EVER be okay with this kind of treatment. I feel like the production team just wanted drama and 'spice' but violence, verbal harasment and SA is not it. And there could have been so many other options other than violence to show that the MLs didn't get along in the beginning. The SML's actions somewhat explained themselves by the intense internalized homophobia (somewhat implied but mostly understandable from his monologue) but you can't use the same motivation for THREE characters in a drama this short. You certainly can, but should you? The motivation of three characters is sensitive but here becomes redundant without even having a proper insight into each characters background.
I think internalized homophobia and fear are very good and sensitive subjects that should be disgussed in kbls. BUT Tae Yi's motives are written VERY lackluster and he is supposed to be the other male lead. His reaction to Seheon kissing him was way too much if you're not going to justify or explain his reaction at all. SA is not normal and I'm quite horrified over how this scene was written in here without any proper concequenses. The drama is also so short that the emotional payoff from Taeyi's realization isn't there at all.
I can't help but feel more for Jooha since we somehow got more insight into his head than Taeyi's, at least when it comes to pushing his crush away. At least Taeyi's thoughts were coherently cinematized and as a viewer I finally got to understand his character from that scene in ep 7. And then there is the trainwreck of Taeyi's reaction to the kiss immediately after and I can't help but feel very disgusted over Taeyi's reaction. This direction and the timing of these scenes aren't ideal, at all. And it feels like we are watching Jooha's and Doyoon's kiss again, but Taeyi isn't even supposed to be the cold bully.. ? His reaction isn't justified and I'm sorry that I have probably said that multiple times already but no I'm not actually sorry. His reaction was not it.
Despite everything I enjoyed the plot and found it very engaging at times but this drama still had a ton of things to improve. I'm quessing that screentime and budget plays a big role on how much and what they could do and film.
BUT there is no way that a professional director could fuck up a fake kiss that badly. That kiss scene between Jooha and Doyoon was the worst fake kiss I've ever seen. I would have preferred a thumb over the lips kinda kiss over this awful camera angle fail but I'm not blaming the actors. Doyoon's actor is an idol so I'm not very surprised if he was adviced against a real samesex onscreen kiss. That's okay, I guess. Kisses aren't everything to a romance drama. The ep 7 hug scene on the other hand was incredibly impressive and emotional. So much so that I felt very connected to the characters. Can't help but want more from the side couple.
I'm sad that the director and writing team seems to be the root of all the problems in this drama.
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For Jazz Loversss
Love it so much, as someone who is in love with jazz, I am totally happy to see a bl drama, that have jazz as The main plot. So I definitely recommend this drama If you're interested in jazz music and of course bl. If You want to watch it or if you're interested in it, I Would like to warn some of y'all. Just Keep in mind that all of the Character's personality is for the plot. Well sure, There are some "stupidity" on some of them, but you still need to keep in mind that everyone has their own personality, don't compare them to yours. That's all, Just a little bit of warning/disclaimer or whatever. Really enjoyed this series, hope we get season 2!!!Was this review helpful to you?
Boring, boring, boring
Kinda boring, and people getting excited only because of that kiss scene. Yeah, the only good part is in the last episode. More excited to see the side couple ( Do Yoon -Joo Ha) they definitely need more story and screen time, enemy to lover story ( we need that !!! ). Rewatch just to see all side couple.Was this review helpful to you?
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"Unlocking Emotions: The Magnetic Power of Music"
First of all, the director did a wonderful job by selecting kpop artists who has knowledge about it, and the main leads are amazing in music as well as acting too. The guy who plays trumpet(taeyi) he is almost similar to the guy in the eighth sense, the guy with depression, idk they got inspired from it or else copied same attitude of the guy due to matching character he is playing. Our yoon se hoon stoles the show with his cuteness and acting, 2 nd couple is our bully as well as do yoon who has great & amazing chemistry in limited time frame and they did a good job too. We need more cute scenes of this couple. The surprise couple our taeyi's oppa and yoon se hoon's oppa there chemistry is too short than other 2 couples. They did not even showed how he died! Remaining and all did good job and i love how they said small details of the music they are going to play what is it! who did this work, what was his name and the name of the music etc. It is very rare to see trumpet played by main lead of the series which was quite amazing to see as well as notes are on the point, idk that much about it but it was so addictive notes too. Basically i think so it was originally inspired from eighth sense (bl) but that is different and this one too because the eighth sense is about trauma and depression alone but in this they have added jazz or music with trauma, Overall, it was a nice try and cute romance between the leads too.Was this review helpful to you?
Perfect cast ? perfect start ? only if run time had little more Big ?
It's and perfectly produced well realised show with lot of efforts put to improve it's showing value.First half like perfect start of a bl should be developing the character in slow phase including side character to create a depth to each role and emerging into the world of the main character.
Second half is like writer were forced to end in remaining three episodes so rush every aspect didn't even give explanation how things happened to main lead character change and second couple story I still don't know why they did not have proper ending to them when they developed a storyline to care on first half the suddenly good face that's it no explanation.
Show is perfect in Korean bl standards but if you consider overall i felt little shy from perfect.
"I wish one day Korea produce a show of bl by regular run time with ep 12-16 has regular drama. " At end of the show i was thinking just that because show would be perfect if run time is high or episode number is big.
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Cute little watch
I love this couple, they are cute together, would wanna see more of them. 2nd couple is cute too.It's a cute sweet little KBL school story, nothing fancy or major, but it's a a nice watch. It makes me smile and happy watching it.
It's not those "must watch" but I don't regret watching it either
It's just very typical KBL really, so there is nothing much to review lol Don't expect this to be like Last Twilight or anything like that, but it really is pretty decent!
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One of the best!
I've watched many KBLs and for me this is one of the best, there is something about the story and casting that makes it really good. After watching I got curious with the webtoon that I ended up reading it, because I want more. I also love the main CP but I don't know, I fell so much in love with Jooha x Doyoon, their chemistry is over roof that a lot is wishing for a Spin-off or season 2. The OSTs are also great, this is just wonderful 🤧Was this review helpful to you?
The music was so good!
I loooooved the ost so much! The way that they matched the music to the vibe of the show is so good.I also love the story and the acting. The two side character felt a bit awkward in my opinion. But the chemistry of the main couple is really good.
the pacing of the story was good and I loved the ending.
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