After watching episode 6, I have to admit—I’m not disappointed in the show. I’m disappointed in the people watching it.
There’s a growing chorus saying this show isn’t “BL enough.” That it focuses too much on straight romances or sidelines the very thing it’s meant to center. But that take misses the entire essence of the story.
This isn’t your typical BL dressed in fan-service and predictable beats. What makes it so quietly powerful is precisely what some are overlooking—it tells the story of unspoken feelings with aching honesty. Heesu is in love with his best friend, who doesn’t love him back. That rejection isn’t just a subplot, it’s the emotional backbone of the show. And it’s portrayed not with melodrama, but with stillness, restraint, and a kind of raw, aching truth that anyone who’s ever loved in silence can recognize.
Then comes Seung-won. He’s not here to complicate a love triangle, he’s something far more tender. A quiet presence. Someone whose feelings bloom gently, almost imperceptibly, until suddenly they’re unmistakable. His care, his pauses, his gaze, they say everything he hasn’t dared to. Watching him fall for someone who’s still tangled in a past love is its own quiet heartbreak. It’s slow, human, and deeply moving.
Yes, there are straight couples in the show. And no, that doesn’t dilute the story between these boys. If anything, it sharpens it. Because while others can speak their love freely, Heesu and Seung-won exist in hesitation, in half-finished sentences, in sidelong glances and uncertain silences. Their love isn’t less, it’s just harder to live out loud. And that makes it all the more real.
So instead of asking, “Where’s the real BL?”, maybe we should be asking: “Are we only able to recognize love when it shouts?” This isn’t a love story that explodes; it’s one that unfolds, slowly and tenderly, in moments of silence and doubt. It’s not about fitting into a genre or a mold, it’s about being true to the emotions that are so often hidden, and those moments when love speaks without words.
When a love like this doesn’t shout, it doesn’t mean it’s empty. It means we have to listen—not just to the words, but to the silences in between. Those moments are where the most powerful emotions live, and this show captures them perfectly.
Up until 13th episode it is perfect, but knowing that overflow of happiness shown in EP13 soon will fade away!!! Hope the present soon start as it is only 28 episode!!!
Love it... love it... love it! KMH is such a talented actress! Her performance in Pachinko was pure gold, and now here she is in a simple role, in a modest drama from an ordinary production—yet she still stands out. She brings the same level of depth and brilliance as she did in a high-budget masterpiece. That's real talent.
cliched, old school and they just made it to give them a chance... that is why it is not high production quality series...hope their next collab is more intense, interesting and powerful...as it feels a filler series for them before they have a good one.
Mark and Ohm do resembles a lot, and feels they are siblings. Lol.
Mark has an overall vibe of easy going person in real life, so his character of this series isn't must different...it is easy made, easy love type story...
But I am still liking it, as they are good actors.
Too many poor plot choices, a messy script, and pointless characters. This isn't a revenge story—it's just another makjang drama disguised as one. There's no real vengeance, no fire—just endless talking from the male lead. Every episode throws in some unnecessary twist, but there's absolutely zero action or payoff.
What bothers me most is the sudden "fatherly love" the male lead develops for a man who killed his mother and tried to kill him multiple times. Seriously, how are we supposed to sympathize with that? Imagine feeling affection for someone who’s caused you more pain than your worst enemy—just because you share blood? It's not touching, it's pathetic. Truly disappointing.
I love this so much! I absolutely adore it when both characters are caught up in the same misunderstanding about each other. CJH is being mistaken for a playboy by KMJ, while KMJ is heartbroken because of what he believes happened. CJH blames KMJ in his mind, and KMJ sees CJH as the reason their relationship ended so abruptly and without explanation. But soon, they’ll come to understand each other’s true reasons — and when they do, their love will bloom all over again!
People often forget or don’t realize that Gun isn’t a new actor. In fact, he’s the most senior among all the current actors in this industry right now or under GMMTV in BL industry. He’s been acting since he was just 10 years old — that’s 21 years of his life in front of a camera. Now 31, he’s still going strong and doing what he truly loves.
Gun’s career is a testament to versatility. From the very beginning, he has taken on a wide range of roles — he’s done it all. The psycho, the emotionally intense, the experimental and artistic, romance, straight characters, BL, thrillers, mystery — you name it, he’s done it and nailed it. There’s hardly a genre he hasn’t touched.
For him, giving his best isn’t about proving something — it’s just acting. It’s the work he’s passionate about. Even though he comes from the earliest generation of BL actors — when actors were still promoting the industry as CPs — Gun has always been low-key. Despite his strong presence and undeniable impact, he keeps a quiet profile. He rarely gives interviews and keeps all his public activities strictly work-related.
His pairing with Off is iconic. At this point, their bond feels like that of an old married couple — so solid and natural that they don’t even need to appear together to convince people of their closeness. It's just there.
Gun rose from humble beginnings to stardom, and one of the most beautiful parts of his story is that he gave back — he built a beautiful home for his grandmother and sister, the two women who raised him. It’s not just success for him; it’s gratitude, love, and fulfillment.
I am just happy...you have no idea how much i wanted Chokun to have BL after seeing him in love mixup...wish that one was BL as well fo him...but it was bound to happen!!!
How is the ML totally fine and okay with his murderer dad? Why did he suddenly go soft and become friends with him?
This is a complete failure of a story—zero action, just reveal after reveal, relying entirely on twists and turns, yet no one does anything to actually resolve or confront those twists.
I originally thought I'd finish it once it was completed, but seeing in EP13. how the ML is chill with that fuckface, still chatting like nothing happened, and without any solid revenge plan—it seriously turned me off. Like, is this what a revenge story is supposed to be???
That’s why I still miss Vincenzo sometimes. No revenge story tops it—they made the villains pay, 100%, and the viewers were completely satisfied.
yes so what was so mysterious about him? like FL realized that he is going to kill her rapist? or what? or what was detective report…what it showed that FL refused to hear…and who is Kim Beom Su???
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There’s a growing chorus saying this show isn’t “BL enough.” That it focuses too much on straight romances or sidelines the very thing it’s meant to center. But that take misses the entire essence of the story.
This isn’t your typical BL dressed in fan-service and predictable beats. What makes it so quietly powerful is precisely what some are overlooking—it tells the story of unspoken feelings with aching honesty. Heesu is in love with his best friend, who doesn’t love him back. That rejection isn’t just a subplot, it’s the emotional backbone of the show. And it’s portrayed not with melodrama, but with stillness, restraint, and a kind of raw, aching truth that anyone who’s ever loved in silence can recognize.
Then comes Seung-won. He’s not here to complicate a love triangle, he’s something far more tender. A quiet presence. Someone whose feelings bloom gently, almost imperceptibly, until suddenly they’re unmistakable. His care, his pauses, his gaze, they say everything he hasn’t dared to. Watching him fall for someone who’s still tangled in a past love is its own quiet heartbreak. It’s slow, human, and deeply moving.
Yes, there are straight couples in the show. And no, that doesn’t dilute the story between these boys. If anything, it sharpens it. Because while others can speak their love freely, Heesu and Seung-won exist in hesitation, in half-finished sentences, in sidelong glances and uncertain silences. Their love isn’t less, it’s just harder to live out loud. And that makes it all the more real.
So instead of asking, “Where’s the real BL?”, maybe we should be asking: “Are we only able to recognize love when it shouts?” This isn’t a love story that explodes; it’s one that unfolds, slowly and tenderly, in moments of silence and doubt. It’s not about fitting into a genre or a mold, it’s about being true to the emotions that are so often hidden, and those moments when love speaks without words.
When a love like this doesn’t shout, it doesn’t mean it’s empty. It means we have to listen—not just to the words, but to the silences in between. Those moments are where the most powerful emotions live, and this show captures them perfectly.
Mark and Ohm do resembles a lot, and feels they are siblings. Lol.
Mark has an overall vibe of easy going person in real life, so his character of this series isn't must different...it is easy made, easy love type story...
But I am still liking it, as they are good actors.
What bothers me most is the sudden "fatherly love" the male lead develops for a man who killed his mother and tried to kill him multiple times. Seriously, how are we supposed to sympathize with that? Imagine feeling affection for someone who’s caused you more pain than your worst enemy—just because you share blood? It's not touching, it's pathetic. Truly disappointing.
Gun’s career is a testament to versatility. From the very beginning, he has taken on a wide range of roles — he’s done it all. The psycho, the emotionally intense, the experimental and artistic, romance, straight characters, BL, thrillers, mystery — you name it, he’s done it and nailed it. There’s hardly a genre he hasn’t touched.
For him, giving his best isn’t about proving something — it’s just acting. It’s the work he’s passionate about. Even though he comes from the earliest generation of BL actors — when actors were still promoting the industry as CPs — Gun has always been low-key. Despite his strong presence and undeniable impact, he keeps a quiet profile. He rarely gives interviews and keeps all his public activities strictly work-related.
His pairing with Off is iconic. At this point, their bond feels like that of an old married couple — so solid and natural that they don’t even need to appear together to convince people of their closeness. It's just there.
Gun rose from humble beginnings to stardom, and one of the most beautiful parts of his story is that he gave back — he built a beautiful home for his grandmother and sister, the two women who raised him. It’s not just success for him; it’s gratitude, love, and fulfillment.
too bad!!!
This is a complete failure of a story—zero action, just reveal after reveal, relying entirely on twists and turns, yet no one does anything to actually resolve or confront those twists.
I originally thought I'd finish it once it was completed, but seeing in EP13. how the ML is chill with that fuckface, still chatting like nothing happened, and without any solid revenge plan—it seriously turned me off. Like, is this what a revenge story is supposed to be???
That’s why I still miss Vincenzo sometimes. No revenge story tops it—they made the villains pay, 100%, and the viewers were completely satisfied.