Joo Ha (Lee Joo Ha) is also not afraid to let Min Hwan know that she has also fallen in love with Soeun, her best friend.
Your problem lies in how to let them know.
Is the problem because they love people of the same gender? Will they be able to overcome doubts and insecurities and express their true feelings? Will they decide to flee to face the conflict and repress emotions in order to please the other? Will they choose to hide the truth and generate temporary tranquility that in the long run will gradually cause happiness to be lost, and therefore the relationship to deteriorate? Isn't avoiding conflict the cause of that feeling of guilt, that you owe something, and therefore you don't have the right to demand or claim from the other?
From my words, anyone might think that we are facing a drama that would make us cry, but no.
From the romantic comedy genre with an LGBTIQ+ theme, the hilarious miniseries 'Fake Buddies' (가짜 친구 / Gajja Chingu) promises to make the viewer laugh in this mess that, in addition to fake friends, explores communication problems.
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seven short episodes with a satisfying conclusion
Overall: though I don't like a major plot point the series is done well. 7 episodes about 6 minutes each. Aired on GND Studio YouTube channel https://youtu.be/U56jkDIZZzE?si=IcZ36VnW3poiAU0x - also made the My Damn Business series.What I Liked
- sweet moments
- diversity
- episode 2 is the same plot but flipped
- at least it was only 6 months ago and not years ago
Room For Improvement
- a central plot point
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A Cute & Entertaining Watch Indeed!
Refreshingly cute and fluffy. Words I never thought I would use in a written review of a BL/GL, yet here they are. Additionally, everything is fake- the whole set up, fake. And that is what made it so enjoyable. It is a story of two close male friends and two close female friends who by happenstance were forced to confront a whole new reality for themselves as ‘couples’.Min-hwan (Hwang Min-Hwan) and Joo-ha (Lee Joo-Ha) are ‘boyfriend and girlfriend’. Having been coerced to be so by cultural influences from a social event they were attending with both participating in a ritualic game. Feeling the pressure to remain a couple since that is what the expectation is, they continue to do so after the game. Yet, something sort of feels off about their obvious superficial relationship.
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It isn´t one that blows you away but it doesn´t need to be
This series is a mini-series that despite it not being a big production is definitely worth watching. It´s not one that blows you completely away but it doesn´t have to. The story of the two couples, the two girls and the two guys, is cute and down to earth in a more realistic way. Both couples show hesitations that feel real seeing as each couple respectively has been friends for ten years before they even become a couple. The attraction shown between the couples isn´t this big non-graspable thing but is build by their interactions and small gestures. While i will say the music was very standard and it isn´t one i would revisit. It is a nice short and cute one time experience that I would say is worth it.Was this review helpful to you?
Until this project, the YouTube channel "옆집남자 GuyNextDoor" had only made short comedy skits -- most of which are really good! They used their history and experience with these shorts to their advantage for their project "Fake Buddies" by filming and releasing the seven parts as comedic shorts, without any indication whether each one would be the last. The first four or so were even complete little stories in themselves, at first I wasn't sure if they should be seen as part of the same story at all. The wait and the guessing game (Will the story continue? Will we get a backstory? Which couple will we see?) enhanced the experience for me.
Even as a finished product, this short story (the complete version is 44:35 min) is charming -- the acting is well done, the comedic timing on point. The plot is simple -- the way it is told make us root for all four of the young people. The budget was obviously non-existent -- for this story about people "next door" more wasn't needed.
GuyNextDoor show us that you can tell a good story, even without budget, if you use your strengths to your advantage. I'll be looking forward to their upcoming projects.
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Refreshingly cute and fluffy
Refreshingly cute and fluffy. Words I never thought I would use in a written review of a BL/GL, yet here they are. Additionally, everything is fake – the whole set up, fake. And that is what made it so enjoyable. It is a story of two close male friends and two close female friends who by happenstance were forced to confront a whole new reality for themselves as ‘couples’. This is an astonishingly short series with the whole watching time being about 45 minutes. So, it obviously does not go deep nor is there a lot of character development or depth to the story or people. But it is amusing and goes for shallowness of the situations that they are in with humor. I found it funny in a tickle-my-funny-bone sort of way. You cannot take this series in any way seriously. It is obviously tongue-in-cheek. They knew it was fake. I knew it was fake and as the saying goes, “no harm, no foul.” Do not overanalyze something when it is clearly meant to convey irony and be facetious. Lighten up and simply enjoy. Sure, the acting could have been better and perhaps deeper, but the story is and was meant to be cute and fluffy. On that, they delivered.Was this review helpful to you?
Funny BL
This is a cute Bl I've watch. With the misunderstanding that exists and the embarrassment that really makes you laugh. The story is unique with a touch of comedy. Only one thing is missing, the episodes are not many and the duration of the episodes is also a little bit not much as it could , so the storyline is too fast. Overall, 9.5/10 for me.This story is also a lesson that sometimes we have to be frank with someone so that misunderstandings do not occur. Sometimes it's better than living in an unpleasant shadow.
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De confusa já basta a vida
Bem, a série foge um pouco do padrão BL coreano, está mais como uma série LGBT+. O drama relata a situação de dois amigos que não verdade se amam e nenhum dos dois tem coragem de falar, nesse meio tempo, ele namora uma garota, e quando decide ser honesto com ela e revelar seu amor pelo "amigo", que a essa altura já é namorado secreto, tem a surpresa de que sua namorada também namora outra garota. Seria um plot interessante, já que a qualidade coreana não deixa muito a desejar nos aspectos técnicos. O que acaba com a série é que ela não se passa em uma linha cronológica exata, o tempo todo mostram cenas do passado e do presente, e cabe a vc tentar entender o que está rolando. Como os EPS são poucos e bem curtos, isso se torna um problema. Já que não é possível um desenvolvimento decente nem dos dois rapazes nem das duas moças. Algumas coisas ficam apenas subentendidas, como o fato de que quando ele namorava a garota, ambos secretamente já tinham seus parceiros homossexuais. Enfim, não é ruim de todo, mas eu não veria de novo.Was this review helpful to you?
