I was enjoying it until.....then dropped it

WARNING: This is my biased personal review and a rather exceptional one. I am sad because I had to drop this one.

As a BL enthusiast, who watches almost all BLs and specially never miss the Taiwanese ones just because they are soo good, dropping this one was just hurtful. I dropped this series not because it was bad , not because the direction was bad, not because the actors were not upto the par.......?
It's just because the story made me extremely uncomfortable , to keep watching it anymore.

Romanticized relationship between siblings are just really uncomfortable for me to watch. Well, yes it's established that they were not blood related, but how does it matter if blood related or not siblings are siblings right.

Well yes, might have been easier if it was the case for stepbrothers or stepsisters who were of age but in case if it's someone with whom you grew up with(like Yuan and Qian), meant that your relationship was always fake... The question should not be is this okay, the question should be is it right?..The worst part is that what if the other person never reciprocated your feelings, a family is broken , affecting not only them but other members of the family as well.

So, I was wondering if it was right to gamble your family for your feelings and found it really selfish to do so. This is why I just couldn't continue keep watching it anymore.

Overall: It must be a good drama to watch , but you can only watch it if you have no issue with this storyline.

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SHIK SHAK SHOOK

Lately I have stopped watching K-dramas, as they don't interest me anymore and I find them mostly boring. These days all of them feels the same and I prefer not to invest my time on an hour long 16 episode drama, with having the feeling that it was just MEH!! Enjoying a good show that gives you the essence of a Kdrama yet is different, that you can enjoy is very rare.

But then here it was Queen of tears. The highlights of this drama that made me watch it till the very end were:

--- Engaging storyline. Finally a story where you can't predict what happens next.
--- Exceptional cast. The casting director deserves a raise as not even one character did slack off. They all delivered.??
--- Good production value.
--- Didn't go overboard with the overdramatic Kdrama romance. Every individual story was given proper screentime and development rather than filling it up with majorly unnecessary romantic sequences between the Main leads.
--- Lastly, my favourite charater was Eun sung (the villain).. Me being a sucker for complex characters this guy portrayed a lot of emotions at the same time was the most interesting character.

Overall: I am literally Shik Shak Shook that I could finally enjoy a KDrama.

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Sizzling Chemistry, Different premise,healthy relationship, supportive parents

Highlights of the series to make you watch it:

--- Top notch chemistry between the Main leads(kissing almost in every episode) ❣️ healthy communicative relationship keeping the essence of the honeymoon period in their relationship.
--- Captivating, attractive and most beautiful smile of the guy Khemtid layed by Shogun, will send daggers through your heart.
--- Quality aerial and acrobatics performances( I figured out that they really trained hard, without using any harness or body double) ... Deserves appreciation ?
--- Beautiful outfits of the cast. Special mention of P'Dai's museum display worthy outfits.. and hairstyles?
--- Good relationship with respect between the employees of the club creating a better workplace environment.
--- Cute GL couple.
--- Madam Freya being the most attractive and bold women of the century. I have become a fangirl of her.
--- TROUPLE representation (although needed more depth and time for their story to develope)
--- Characters are actually cute ?. Not like the ones who try to act cute.
--- The ost is great..

Overall: Eventhough the story is based on the same Club premise, still is different.
An entertaining and worthy watch

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Played with my mind

It's been a rollercoaster watching this series. I cannot just put out any of my reasoning ability , to describe, define or defend any of the character in this series.
The acting of the cast was freaking good.... I salute to that!!
The story is also complex, as it gave me chills, and surely played with my mind.
Me not being fan of horror, was a bit hesitant to watch this series, but after I started it .. Damn!! I was hinged

Some highlights:
1. In the beginning the characters felt soo dumb, but then I was convinced that usually in horror characters are usually dumb.? (So we can cancel this out)
2. I Will never forgive the writers for killing White. That poor soul, his only fault was that he loved the wrong guy.
3. Not even one character of the series is likeable (except White) , but that's also the the best part as well.. as everyone is flawed.
4. Cliffhanger after Cliffhanger.. never fully completes some plots. I still have many questions.. Maybe there will be a S2..
5. WTF, was the ending.... It was already weird that Phee and Jin were living a normal life after all that's happened, but the plot twist and then sudden ending.. ... ??
6. A lot of people liked to be the Jin apologists, but sorry not me ... I absolutely disliked the character.. also felt Coppers acting a bit stiff than others , but that's still okay as it's his first acting project would like to see him more.
8. Ta Barcode chemistry is electrifying
9. Ta Copper chemistry :- Jawdrop!!!
10. Top class acting from the entire class!!

Waiting to get a final closure!!! Otherwise I wouldn't be at peace!!

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6 episodes were not enough

I liked everything about this series but first of all the acting of the cast was great.
The story is soo endearing, of how two person with equally tired of life, finds comfort and happiness in each other through the medium of food. They didn't talk much, but just being in the company of one another only for a short time in the day was just enough.
It really touched my heart how , Hiro found a reason to return home early from work and was always looking forward to it. Him expecting and wanting to hear Kai's voice more even without realising.
On the other hand, Kai finding a reason to live and continue with his life by taking care of Hiro , making him food. Is the the perfect example of how two broken souls can be healed when they find their other half.

What I did not like about this series was:
1. The running time was too short with only 6 episodes. I would have liked to see Hiro and Kai's life together as a couple.. more and how they balance work and life together.
2. ABSOLUTELY, hated the boss making his employee work like robots.
3. All the food that were wasted, that Hiro didn't ate.

It is a quick watch, but totally worth it.

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MAGICAL COMEBACK: it would be a mistake if they didn't make more projects with TayNew !!

I have come to a conclusion that Cherry magic made in any form, any language, any country would always be my favourite. There is just something about this story that makes my heart flutter, punch air, smile like an idiot every time I watch it. Its Just MAGICAL!!!

So if you ask me what is special about the Thai Cherry Magic?.. Offcourse its TayNew.. their chemistry is top-notch. They are both handsome, look good with each other and are phenomenal actors. Therefore, I say they would be doing a huge mistake if they don't make more BL projects with TayNew....!!!

Except for this there are also other factors to watch this for:
1. The side couples are also adorable.
2. Acting of the whole cast is just as good
3. Good production value.
4. Good character development.
5. Music is also great... all songs are good.
6. And of course, Passionate kisses

OVERALL: I am just Wipped for this show. If you haven't watched it, you are missing out on something great.
SPECIAL: My favorite Dialogue and moment is when *Rock(Sing) says "WTF".. upon figuring out KaranAchi are a couple... It was ICONIC!!*

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A GUILTY PLEASURE !!!

Trust me when I say this:
I literally went from WTF is this cringe fest to waiting every week, biting my nails, speculating theories to watch every new episode that airs. episode.

For those who haven't started watching the series and is in a dilemma to start it or not . Let me tell you, either you'll like it or you don't , there is no in between. Either you are the one who would just drop it after few episodes of you'd be totally absorbed in it. I am the latter.

Don't just go by the reviews of the people . Specially the ones that keep watching and but also keeps complaining about it like, it's all s*x , too many NC scenes, weird dialogues etc. etc. Like!!! Bruh!! What were you expecting, it's clearly written over in the disclaimer as well as the synopsis, what's this about... They clearly knew what they were signing up for.

Let me help you a bit on what not to expect, if you are planning to watch:

1. If you're expecting typical romance or romantic premises. My dear it's not, it's s*x.
2. You are not watching something categorically Oscar level, it's just entertainment, so have an open mind.
3. If you have main couple syndrome , this is not for you. There are many couples and all are mains.
4. Should prepare yourself for some English and Japanese with thick Thai accent. It might be cringe at first, but you will start to enjoy it.
5. If you're into green flag characters. Everyone here is fckd up.
6. Watch shows with only happy endings.
7. MOST IMPORTANTLY: If you want to watch it with parents!! Should think twice!

Coming back to the story. The story will get you hinged. All couples have different storylines and they are all connected. What I liked, the most about this series is it gives the audience the opportunity to judge every character and situation based on their perspective. That's what entertained me the most.

PLAYBOYY was not the best BL series, but it's definitely the best on it's own!! It has always entertained me with every episode. I will proudly say this that this series has been MY GUILTY PLEASURE!!!

SO If you have patience, keep and open mind to go on with the story: You will fall in love with it

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Just another forgettable watch, but OffGun's chemistry sparks

What can I ask more than OffGun kissing in every episode. Their chemistry is certainly strong but with this story, I just couldn't enjoy that much. Maybe because I am still in OffGun Not me era and couldn't get out of it yet.

No doubt it is just a easygoing,lighthearted show. I was not invested in the storyline. To explain it more clearly; it wasn't like I would watch one ep and think about it all week and keep waiting for the next. This was more like I would watch just because I want to watch not giving much thought to it and have nothing else to watch.

What I liked about this show:
1. I liked the friendship dynamics of both the groups(Prem Dy Unky) and (Ten Fy Metha) .
2. Comedy was fine in the beginning.
3. Dynamite's character development, from being annoying to mature.
4. Offcourse, Off gun kissing in every episode
5. Food dishes.

Overall: Not the best but not the worst either...

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If it was me, I could wrap up this whole series in 4 episode

This series started out soo good. It was intense, suspense ,drama. I was really invested in the story. The acting of the cast was also promising. First, off all with the story. The writers had soo many options to put into the plot, they could have given us plot twist after plot twist. The story has the potential to do that. They could have given us such a suspenseful unexpected plot twist with the twin thing. Could have just made Blue alive or shown how and why Nail looks soo much like Blue. But there was absolutely nothing.

Unnecessary,characters and story made the show just a boring watch right after the first few episodes.

The running time of episodes shortened and BTS time increased to a point it felt like we had 20 minutes of episode and 40 minutes of BTS.

Nail and Him just forgave Te, when he literally tried to kill Nail... !! With a scooter (LOL!!) , but still tried killing and there was not any redemption or anything.

That guy Pai, on the earth doesn't looks like a tattoo artist. Please!!... There were like 0 tattoos in his body. Is that even possible?

Although I am really disappointed with the writers and directors.
I truly liked the acting of the cast. They were good and it can be seen that they took their job seriously and delivered well, with what they were given.

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A very creative project, definitely a must watch except just take out the character Dao?

Not anyone has done a good thriller fantasy BL drama and have executed it well. Specially with this good CGI production. This one I must say is the best.

Everything is on point the thriller plot that connects to the main story, has been executed really well.
The VFX effects were really good. Made the series even more intresting to watch.
Acting of the whole cast was on point.

And yes there are things that I didn't like:
1. The character Dao: Why was she even there in the series. I rarely dislike a non-negative character but My God!!! She was the most annoying character in the series. Not just the character, the actress was equally stiff in her acting. She needs to work on it...

2. Unnecessary comedic angle introduced between Khem and Thong made me Cringe

3. Why are the camera angles in the kiss scene soo bad?

4. Last episode Love scene could have been shortened and they could have detailed showed what happened to Montree or how Tharn convinced Chalothorn.

And offcourse I need to give special mention to Yai:
This man totally charmed. I have become a fan of him ??. Everytime he was on screen I couldn't focus on anything else other than his ?. Lol!! Sorry not sorry!! Everyone wants a friend like him. I wish we could have seen more of his romantic story with Sand... It would have been absolutely beautiful.❤️. Please cast him in other projects!!!

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Watched it for Pavel, ended up falling in love with Nut; overall entertaining watch

I will start with what I didn't liked :

1. My first complaint I'd why promote the other couples when we are going to have basically nothing of them in the series. I was soo invested to see the developement of other couples.. but not only there was barely anything, but we also didn't get the backstory of the characters. That Would have made the series really interesting.
2. The plot in the mid felt a bit boring; I was really uninterested in Babe and Charlie. I was really bored of Babe being disappointed in Charlie, them immediately making up and a love scene and the same thing repeating again and again.... Some of the love scenes between them could just had been edited out and gave room for the other aspects of the story.
3. Charlie's acting felt a bit weaker than the other cast, or maybe the other cast's acting was better so they just outshined him.
4. Sponsorships of toothpaste etc in the story , took most of the time and made me feel a bit disconnected somehow. (I know they are important, but there were just too many of them taking too much time)
5. The storytelling was also not the best( the Omegaverse concept was not properly introduced, it was hard to follow for someone as me who has no idea of that multiverse)
6. Shitty, ending!!! They had one chance to wrap the story up with a fantastic ending but damn !! They ruined it. They could have ended it up in a way that promotes the series for potential spin-off with other couples, but no!!! They really ended it.

What I liked:
1. Offcourse the acting, all the cast did a good job. The ones that stood out the most were Pavel and Nut. I just can't praise enough of how good their acting was. Specially, the the emotional moments. I was crying my heart out.
2. Good production value.
3. Engaging characters and new concept
4. The songs are also good.

Overall, i wouldn't say it's an excellent series. But definitely is an entertaining watch. I enjoyed the series.

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Toki's expression are everything, also with a lot of running.

First and foremost, Toki is my favourite character. He is literally someone who just came out of a Manga. Episode 1 and 2 were my favourite. It was peak comedy.
While a lot of people might argue the fact that they don't like characters acting the same way it is in the manga. I personally love it. It is soo fun to see those unrealistic expressions and funny shouting and people around them acting normal.

Every character in the show were green flag (Except for the bullies). Even Sahara's ex Nekoto also didn't create much of a drama and just encouraged Sahara to confess to Toki.
However, I would have prefered some intense plot with the love triangle to add some jealousy and realisation. Anyway, for a lighthearted drama such it might have been too much.

The only thing I think was lacking in the drama was the chemistry between the leads. Some lovey moments and offcourse a better kiss could have solved this. But I also do understand that a lot of people are not comfortable with teacher student romance and Probably the directors decided to take the safe side.

It was fun to watch anyway, Japanese BL never disappoints.

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Although I was a bit disappointed towards the end, this series was just too beautiful

My only tiny bit of disappointment was how the story went on episode 11. Why did they have to keep the infamous ep 11 curse. Although I understood the point of the breakup and having time apart. I never understood why the whole thing was about Mhok going to US, when he was soo clear about his insecurities about not being able to be close to his loved ones. I felt so annoyed by the fact that nobody is trying to understand a guy who practically has no one in his life just by the fact that he felt pity for Day.

I kept on asking myself , was this really necessary? Was it the only solution? Was this the best for both of them? Isn't it just human nature to feel a bit of pity for the underprivileged? If so, why isn't it normal? Why is everyone expected to be just perfect on the first place , rather then grow together? Isn't that what normal relationships are like, to accept each other's flaws? If not, what is actually the normal that Day expects?

I would have prefer to have a alternate shift in the story after episode 11. Atleast, Mhok not going to the US there could have been other alternatives as well for Mhok to find a better career. Prior to the fact that i was really not a fan of time leaps..

But all my disappointment disappeared with that one beautiful scene, where Day's mom tries to explain what a NORMAL relationships actually meant. It was just What I would have wanted to convey to Day. This scene and the writing is just a Chefs kiss...

Anyway. It was a beautiful series. So beautiful that even though with my slight disagreement in the storyline, it still was perfect... And one of the best..
This gem kind of a series only comes out once in a while. So be sure not to miss it!!!

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Almost lost my mind with the annoying dragging of the lie till the last ep

Was this a good BL series? - No
Was the script good? -No
Was it entertaining? - Not really
Did I like it? - Not really
Did I keep watching it? - well hell yes!!!
Do I know why? - I have absolutely no idea.

Still I don't know what i feel about this series. Like I said it was not the best one and probably I will never re-watch it. But something made me keep watching it every week and to my surprise enjoying it as well.

I think it is the acting of the leads. They are good and have great chemistry. The side characters acting was also good. Otherwise I was absolutely frustrated with the script.

1.First off all the pilot trailer seemed really thrilling, but the series itself was nothing similar to that. There was nothing new rather then the general troupe of twin swap and love story in confusion.
2. Omg!!! I can't even complain about the writing of the series, what could have been a really great plot.. they just ruined it by dragging the lie to the very last episode.
3. The plot of the spy seemed to be completely unnecessary. It did add some jealousy element but that could have been easily done without the spy plot as well.
4. Never fully explored the backstory of both the twins. Why is Zee so rude to his teammates. I really don't like him.

Anyway, In conclusion I absolutely loved Frame and Ryan together. I support them and hope they get better projects in future would love to see them again.

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"It's already bad that we are poor, and now you're gay as well" . This just got me.

If I had the privilege to award something, I would give this series the best BL series award in 2023.

I feel the sense of proud while watching this series. Why? Because, it is so nice to see how BL series have evolved to this.

Particularly the story. So if you are expecting a common troupe like poor lead falling for a rich lead and happily ever after, or poor couple falling in love and then becomes rich and problem solved or something like that. This is definitely not that, it has the most sense of realism that any story could ever have. It shows the actual struggles of working class people and how they make ends meet everyday.

When Uncle Jim said. To Li Ming
*"As if, Being poor was not enough, and now you are gay as well".*
I was tearing up with such a powerfull dialogue, specially the fact that it was said by someone who himself was a gay. That was too deep. It gives you the touch of sad reality, that even in this whatsoever progressive world being a sexual minor is still a challenge.

Earth-Mix acting is over the top. They blend into the character soo well, that you might question wether they are different person or the same as their characters. Gemini-Fourth acting and story is wholesome. First-Khao-Mark are steals the show as a side character whenever they are on screen.

I believe this kind of stories that have a good takeaway message should be more appreciated.

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