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Not the instrumental track, but the thai song right when they kiss in the last seconds.

Someone knows the name of the song at the end of ep.3?

23rd rewatch of the last seconds of the third episode: probably one of the best and most natural kiss scenes in a BL ever. How the music came in, and then faded, and then came in back again was amazing. Kinn/Mile looked as he was really mesmerized and attracted by Porsche/Apo, I really really loved it. Can't wait for ep.4!

What a great movie! It felt just a little bit too long but never boring, great acting and cinematography!
For me it was painful and yet soothing at the same time: the two main characters, but also the side ones, were all so real and I was totally invested in their story, growth, inner voyage... I rooted for Otomo to find his true self and for Imagase to start loving himself more, and I loved how the plot moved in time hinting at many things but yet not being overly descriptive.
Great chemistry from the two leads, they didn't look "forced" at all. Clap clap!

I didn't know if to laugh or to cry while reading your review because it's basically what I felt from episode 1 to episode 8, in an excalation going from:
1. looks crazy but maybe it'll get better, plus Chap&Green so i'll watch
2. seems crazier but the boys are looking great
3. errrrr...?
4. what? really?
5. ahahahahah c'mon, that's nonsense!
6. ok, I love you guys but this sucks
7. again, what?
8. AHAHAHAHAH holy moly AHAHAHAHA

I just can't stop laughing at this.
Thanks God it's over... and I wonder: how can an actor agree to act in something this stupid? Don't they read the script before filming? Didn't anyone say something about how stupid, cringe, meaningless, terrible, nonsensical and bad (and so much worse) the whole thing was?

I just can't believe Chap&Green didn't have something better to do than star in a similar project.

This was so unexpected! So beautiful: relatable, raw, well acted and well filmed! It didn't feel rushed at all, even with the short screen time... recommended and I'll definitely rewatch it too!

Unfortunately I haven't read the manhwa so I can't and I won't say anything about the original story. The point is that a drama should work and stand "alone", and be able to transmit certain emotions/vibes by itself, and not by the "memory" of a manhwa.

I found CBAW to be cute, light, bloomy... I liked how the actors portrayed both of their roles, too, even tho' I didn't get any love-sparkles between them. But it didn't get me invested in the story nor in the relationship between the leads.

You're probably right in saying that they tried to squeeze too much in too little screen time.

I think watching this after Semantic Error ruined it for me... I was so hyped for having a great korean BL that I was expecting much more from this one, too.
All in all, CBAW was actually pretty cute, but a bit too plain - it lacked the energy and chemistry that SE had. The actors were pretty good in both roles, tho'!

When you think nothing can get sillier and messier than what we've had up to now, here we go with episode 7! XD
I basically laughed during the whole episode because it was SO absurd! Even the bed scene was executed poorly...

I keep repeating myself two things:
1. this drama could have been so much better
AND
2. I must watch till the end to see how much worse it can get XD

Phonetics. Acoustics. Phonology. Pure sound issues. For sure, it's not racism.

I'm sorry but how can that be "lowkey racist"? I speak German, English and Italian at the same degree and I also studied Japanese - I started studied Mandarin and Korean too when I was getting my degree but unfortunately I never "clicked" with those languages. I didn't say: "I don't like Taiwanese people", which in fact isn't so - I just said "I don't like the sound of the language" which, in whatever way you read it, is a totally different thing and it's just about phonetics, not about racism.

Yep, when it aired back in the days XD I only watched three Taiwanese dramas (non-BL) in my life, and these were: Meteor Garden, Mars and Corner with Love. Unfortunately I don't like the sound of the language so I can't stick to Taiwanese dramas T_T

Yes yes, they are together. :)

I still have to watch the last episode, but I don't think I'll change my mind so much with it, therefore... I've seen all HanaDan adaptations from the manga to the anime to all the dramas, and I must say this version has the best cast: every character nailed the role. I was particolarly impressed with Gorya, she maybe screamed a bit too much but she felt more "human" and less "clichè" then the other versions of her character.

I loved Makino and Tsukasa from the japanese version and MatsuJun will forever be "THE" main male lead for me... Bright was more real and tridimensional in his acting, but I think he somehow lacked that "beasty" vibe that MatsuJun delivered with even a single look.

This Thai version was great in music, filming, acting, but the thing I loved the most was how relatable the friendship of F4 was: it felt real, layered, supportive, fun, deep... I would be a happy person having friends like them!

And finally: Ren had so much more chemistry with the female lead then Thyme, I honestly rooted for him from start to finish. it was the first time it happened while watching all the HanaDan versions... and kudos to Dew because I really loved his way of portraying Ren/Rui, he started well but then got even better to the finish line.

HanaDan will forever be my favourite, but this version managed to use a trite/clichèed/overheard story and plot and make it fun, despite us knowing exactly how it would end.

I agree! He's actually pulling it off pretty well, but his looks are too naive and cute and fragile to be 100% credible.

I was rewatching this in a spare-time moment, and I must say this 1-min series has more plot than The Tuxedo. XD

This is one of those dramas that fans watch as a token of sacrifice for a ship XD

<-- praying for Chap&Green to get a better screenplay and direction next time XD

Aaaaah, great, we got another list of clichèes thrown in the plot in ep6:
1. the bitchy adoptive mother
2. the super hateable half-brother
3. "you will pay for what you've done"
4. the girlfriend
5. jealousy in the form of "what's your relationship to him"
6. "when will you get married?"

I'm not listing the father because we've seen already how shitty he is... and I'm probably missing some more. XD

Still, I can bear 20mins a week of nonsensical plot for the sake of Chap&Green.
...but I really really hope they get a better project next time... both are good actors and their ship works well, it's a pity this drama is so farfetched.

probably he is an exception because they shared something when they both were in the hospital when he was a kid - a transfusion? a transplant (...heart? maybe the beating is not just because of love? XD)?
or maybe it's not that complicated and it's just because of some empathy they shared, the seed of a future love (what is blooming now).

i do agree the SR role is a bit confusing, I love the idea and the contest but I would love to understand more about them...