Even though the "Rivals to Lovers" trope is overused in the Drama industry, Bad Buddy manages to deliver it in a very refreshing manner.
The story balances character development well with plot, creating a smooth pacing, in which misunderstandings aren't dragged on for too long, and are in fact believable and add to the characters, makibg their relationship stronger.
The chemestry between the teo main leads is OFF THE CHARTS, and thr acting is ON POINT. The suporting cast is also very good, but i must bring attention to the amazing main lead cast. All tge interaxtions are believable and refreshing, besides, the LGBTQ+ representation being another key point to the BL, in a way their relationship isn't sexualized nor forced. The eriters run away from the annoying BL cliché without making use of damaging stereotypes, such as binary relationships (the woman or man if the relationship), romanticizing rape, or simply excluding characters sexual orientation ("I'm not gay, I only like you"). Although the sexual orientation themes are almost never brought up as a development point, such as characters finding their sexual orientations, the character development and their relationships are still well done.
In conclusion, I cannot reccomend this enough, I rewatched a total of 3 times, and plan in watching it again.