RXinw:
Let Free The Curse of Taekwondo without a doubt or question. Two episodes was enough to declare as such.

Thank you for your reply.

I think I'm gonna watch them all but I'll watch Love Sick first.


And then I see that Love Sick will only be finished on Dec 22.

I better wait until after episode 14 aired.

 Arc en ciel:
anyone started watching  Love in the Big City ? , i wish it was released on weekend lol 2 eps  in and im already so impressed 

It looks deep and heavy. I love such drama.

Put it on my ptw yesterday because I'm currently watching too many airing drama, unable to catch up.

 Arc en ciel:

anyone started watching  Love in the Big City ? , i wish it was released on weekend lol 2 eps  in and im already so impressed 

Day 21. Are you more a mountain or beach person? 

a beach person 

Update me when you guys are done watching, pls. If it’s tragic I probably won’t watch, but if it has a hopefull ending, I’ll watch—

DAY 21 - Mountain or Beach?

Both. 

I'm in mountain country where the air smells like pine after a rain and the stellar jays make a lot of noise. Today the wind came to take the first leaves off the trees. I'm on level with the treetops so when I look out the window I see leaves floating by.

I LOVE the ocean. The sea air, seashells and sand. To hear the comforting sound of the waves and the cry of seagulls. I was born close to the ocean, so there's a connection.

If I was rich I would split my time btw both, lol.

 axdxex:
I wish Yim & Tutor would get a good script

You, me & prob everyone else. It's a crime, cuz I think they could do really well. 


 axdxex:
Don't worry, it's better than Middleman's Love (by like an inch).

Yeah, it wasn't much of an improvement. I'm disappointed in both series, but not cuz of the cast. Just, everything else! 

I gave BOTW a low-for-me score of 6/10. It didn't even fit the "just okay" category. (Middleman got a 5).

Battle Of The Writers - Finale

I know I had said that I would not give an in club rating or final review but I changed my mind ("American  Fan *smirk* why am I like this lol) 

Lets rate it first:

Production - 0.5/2

Writing - 0.5/2

Acting - 2/2 (You have to be an amazing actor to disregard dignity to such an extent)

Intimacy - 0.5/2

Music - 0.5/1

Special 10 Scene - 0/1 (I am perfectly sane lol)

Final Rating Score = 4/10


I am ranting so please do not take too much offence to this!

When they had taken this series down for reworking after it had flopped like a penguin attempting flight, I was foolish enough to believe the return product would make a difference. Sand is no foundation to build on - shit is shit. This is one of the most vapid pieces of BL material I have ever voluntarily sat through and that is saying a lot. With the completion of this series, Tutor and Yim have yet to be given a proper script of any series deserving of one fifth of any viewer's attention. Tutor and Yim are the true casualties of this filth.

What they did was cheap and shallow. They attempted to veil the lack of a sensible plot with an abundance of NC scenes. They played to the desires of TutorYim fans by doing so. 

............................let me stop. I think I am already walking a very fine line lol.

Okay they get off this time (I know a few characters definitely did in that one scene hehe) lol. 

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"


NC scenes (Tongue and nipple action and dropped draws lol)

 p43425:

Oooh, that would be a long list.

Same, Although opinions on "Monster" are divided, I'm among those who really liked it as a cute, fluffy, feel-good "comfort BL" with a nice use of "opposites attract" (physical and personality).

If you have some recommendations. I’m kind of going through it a little bit right now so I gone back to rewatching the ones that are cute and make me smile. 


I agree. Sometimes all I want and need on a bad day is cute fluffy feel good comfort BL like you called it and I personally don’t think there is nothing wrong with those. 

 autumn iris:

Already watched Bad Buddy, Love Mechanics, Love in The Air, Between Us and A Breeze of Love more than once so they're my comfort series.

The amount of times I rewatch Love In the air for comfort is crazy. I just love those boys. 

 axdxex:

Mine are Between Us & Star in My Mind— I’ve watched those two shows sooooo many times.

I really like Between Us but I prefer Until We Meet Again as a comfort show. Which I know is weird because that show is really sad but sometimes I just want to watch something that is gonna make me cry for comfort. If it makes sense, I’m not sure if it does. But I also cried watching between us so here we are.

 OnyxTheHedgehog:

Star In My Mind for sure 

yep!

You are the second person to say this one and I haven’t rewatched yet in ages. I might need to do a rewatch. 

 kristen711:

i have a couple, to my star, don’t say no, tinted with you, you make me dance, and last twilight

Last Twilight literally broke me and put me back together, so I should rewatch it. I haven’t rewatched Tinted with you in ages so these are all great recs. Thank you. 

 Arc en ciel:

have a good time watching! ♡ 

you are welcome :D 

our dining table , sugar dog life , cherry magic , kiseki dear to me and stay by my side

I haven’t watched most of these other than Cherry Magic and Kiseki so I have some new recs to watch. 

 American Fan:
Me too. The cheating part, not the updates. I'm wrapped up in a c-drama, but stopped for the last ep of First Note of Love.

*Guilty Face* I am wanting and most likely will start a next kdrama lol


Today's challenge:

I am a beach person. The cliche, the island boy loves the beach lol

 Hannah:
I really like Between Us but I prefer Until We Meet Again as a comfort show. Which I know is weird because that show is really sad but sometimes I just want to watch something that is gonna make me cry for comfort. If it makes sense, I’m not sure if it does. But I also cried watching between us so here we are.

Ditto for me - although "UWMA" is a strangely balanced mix of ultra tragic sadness, adorable cuteness, and fluffy feel-good comedy, which is part of its magic. Dean and Pharm make my tears flow (basically happy tears) much more than the past events.

One of the Great Divides in this group is whether "UWMA" or "Between Us" is better (or even the best BL of all time). I'm with you: the correct answer is "UWMA"! 

 Hannah:
I have some new recs to watch. 

I personally loved all three:
"Our Dining Table" / "Bokura no Shokutaku" - hard to find anyone who doesn't like this one!
(and if you like it, don't forget to continue with the special ep. "Bokura no Kyuujitsu")
"Stay By My Side" - although not quite as universally loved, it's really cute and sweet (and not scary)
"Sugar Dog Life" - adorably cute and sweet, but no "official" international release yet

 axdxex:
Battle of the Writers Final Review

It's done and over. Bless. I feel like I worked hard. This drama was everything good and bad wrapped in one. Great. Dumb. Cringe. Sexy.

That's a good description, and basically how I feel about it.

 axdxex:
I wish Yim & Tutor would get a good script *sobs*

Yes, either that - or else just launch their own soft porn channel. I'd be fine with either.

 axdxex:
Update me when you guys are done watching, pls. If it’s tragic I probably won’t watch

(re "Love in the Big City") I'm also feeling a certain reluctance about watching it, although I'm sure I ultimately will (when I'm in the right mood). While the reviews are great, it seems it's not BL in the usual sense but rather a drama about the harsh realities of being gay in South Korea. I'll be interested in hearing feedback from others.

 p43425:

(re "Love in the Big City") I'm also feeling a certain reluctance about watching it, although I'm sure I ultimately will (when I'm in the right mood). While the reviews are great, it seems it's not BL but rather a drama about the harsh realities of being gay in South Korea. I'll be interested in hearing feedback from others.


It was a BL, rated 19+ and the ml seemed to kiss 15 guys according to Entertainment news.

But the movie version was said to be clickbaiting so the movie version probably not BL and ml probably ended up with fl (but it's just my prediction since I haven't watched it).

 autumn iris:
the movie version was said to be clickbaiting

Hmm, you raise a good point here. We have this strange situation with the two completely separate adaptations (movie and now series) coming out around the same time. I wasn't really considering the movie, but you raise the question: The movie also has fairly good reviews, but is it clickbait as to the gay themes? Has anyone watched it?

By "BL in the usual sense", I didn't mean guys kissing but rather the sort of idealised love story with guaranteed HEA that we usually expect from BLs. Also, if "kissed 15 guys" means that the ML is promiscuous, that's often realistic but not usually a BL thing, at least not in my mind. (As a guy, I have a lifetime of familiarity with the realities and ugly sides of the gay world, which is a big part of the appeal to me of the idealised BL world.)