impeccable taste
A WORK OF ART.
It has been three weeks since I completed watching I Told Sunset About You and yet, I cannot move on. I find myself returning to rewatch each episode and listening to the OST on rewind. This story is unforgettable. The very definition of perfection.
STORY
ITSAY is in essence incredibly simple, but the emotions it presents and explores are wonderfully complex. There is meaning to every little bit of detail you witness, the use of metaphors and symbolism in the story is truly breathtaking (from the red flowers, to the flashcards, to the scent of coconuts, the colors, the tattered book, right down to the design on Tae's carpet). Tae and Oh's relationship truly captures what it is to be a young, confused teenager, overwhelmed and fumbling in the dark as they explore the difficult path of growing up. It's much more than a beautiful love story, and to say it is an excellent BL would be an understatement. This story redefined the genre, broke through its borderlines and proved to be a thought provoking masterpiece, not just within the LGBTQ+ genre, but across all genres and countries as a whole.
ACTING/CAST
The actors did a phenomenal job! The chemistry was off the charts and what was truly surprising to me was that the characters themselves did not have excessive dialogue. They didn't need to. Subtlety was a tool well used in this show, and I found the most powerful scenes to be the ones where nothing needed to be said, for their emotions spoke loud enough. There was nothing, absolutely NOTHING that could've been done differently, that would have made this any more unforgettable.
MUSIC
The OST is incredible; I have been addicted to the songs for far too long (even a restaurant here in Sydney was playing it when I passed by and it made me so happy!). Every line in every song was written with meaning, and was used so effectively as a tool to make its scene so much more powerful.
ITSAY is a work of art! If you haven't seen it, pls go watch it! Stories like this need to be seen and heard, and its creators acknowledged and appreciated for the artistic PERFECTION that they have managed to create. What a time to be alive!
STORY
ITSAY is in essence incredibly simple, but the emotions it presents and explores are wonderfully complex. There is meaning to every little bit of detail you witness, the use of metaphors and symbolism in the story is truly breathtaking (from the red flowers, to the flashcards, to the scent of coconuts, the colors, the tattered book, right down to the design on Tae's carpet). Tae and Oh's relationship truly captures what it is to be a young, confused teenager, overwhelmed and fumbling in the dark as they explore the difficult path of growing up. It's much more than a beautiful love story, and to say it is an excellent BL would be an understatement. This story redefined the genre, broke through its borderlines and proved to be a thought provoking masterpiece, not just within the LGBTQ+ genre, but across all genres and countries as a whole.
ACTING/CAST
The actors did a phenomenal job! The chemistry was off the charts and what was truly surprising to me was that the characters themselves did not have excessive dialogue. They didn't need to. Subtlety was a tool well used in this show, and I found the most powerful scenes to be the ones where nothing needed to be said, for their emotions spoke loud enough. There was nothing, absolutely NOTHING that could've been done differently, that would have made this any more unforgettable.
MUSIC
The OST is incredible; I have been addicted to the songs for far too long (even a restaurant here in Sydney was playing it when I passed by and it made me so happy!). Every line in every song was written with meaning, and was used so effectively as a tool to make its scene so much more powerful.
ITSAY is a work of art! If you haven't seen it, pls go watch it! Stories like this need to be seen and heard, and its creators acknowledged and appreciated for the artistic PERFECTION that they have managed to create. What a time to be alive!
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