Close to You (2025)

8/10 Great ~20 minute stories

There are quite a lot of short series that fall short of good ratings from me, mainly because they fail at telling whole stories in a satisfying and impactful way given the small amount of time they have for each episode. This series however, was not one of them.
- The first story was...admittedly boring for me, but the second and third one's were very interesting to watch.
- The second one had a unique plot twist at the end which I didn't really expect, and the third one was just HEARTBREAKING. The way it ended was just so.... I gasped, I cried, and then I moved on to the 4th story Imao. BUT IT WAS GOOD!
- The fourth one felt the most like a normal drama. It was also a nice change of pace after witnessing the 3rd story's ending, and as the finale to the series as a whole, it was quite satisfying.
- Oh, normal review stuff: the camerawork was honestly pretty top tier, the acting was phenomenal, and the concept/ storylines were also well written. Blah blah blah - But anyways, YES! I highly recommend this if you're looking for a mini series to watch. It's one of the best ones 1 personally ever viewed.

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4 Love stories in bite sized pieces!

This 8 episode BL anthology was short, sweet and honestly, pretty refreshing. Each story was wrapped up in two episodes, each around 20 minutes long. It wasn’t a lot of time, but it was enough to capture the vibe and give away those warm fuzzy feelings without dragging things out.

What stood out to me the most was the overall tone of the stories. There was no unnecessary drama, no toxic love triangles, and thankfully, no cheating plots. It was simply a collection of heartwarming short stories about love. It felt refreshing to watch a drama that stayed light throughout without resorting to overused dramatic twists. Somehow it gave just enough time to catch all the different vibes of romance.

The acting was genuinely good. Every actor brought a lot of heart to their roles and it made it super easy to get attached to the stories, even with the limited screen time.
The production quality seemed pretty solid too- clean visuals, nice editing and it all felt put together really well for a mini-series. The storytelling stayed focused and didn't try to do much, which made it a really easy watch.

Obviously with such a short runtime, there was not much room for deep character development or heavy emotional storylines. The focus was more on capturing those fleeting moments like the start of a crush, the awkward excitement of first feelings rather than diving deep into the characters' lives. For what it set out to do, I think it pulled it off really well.

Overall, I thought this was a very well done mini-series, charming, easy to watch, and honestly better than many of the bigger, mainstream Korean BL dramas out there. If you are looking for something light and do not mind short episodes, I would definitely recommend this!

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