It seems to me that most viewers of the genre are young, and even in Japan it’s considered "old".
Valid point. Kinda understand that, for example, an 18-year-old person thinks that 38 is old -- 38 is indeed much older than 18. When reading comments "oh, 30+ is old man/woman whatever" kinda makes me feel old. 😭
It was enjoyable and addictive, it was a good binge-watch. 😁 Hua Yong has become one of my all-time favorite (BL) characters: complex, morally grey, devoted lover/husband and exactly the kind of toxic I like. The story could have been a bit longer -- the second couple, especially my lovely Gao Tu, deserved more screen time. Not a masterpiece, but it is a high quality CBL drama.
The source material is a BL: https://www.cmoa.jp/title/184998/ Is the jdrama version really not a BL? Is it really a 'fujobait' ? Or are the BL elements just being underplayed? I'm just asking this bc according to DramaOtaku, it's a BL.
7.7 rating? Seriously? I was expecting a crime thriller about a serial killer but twist after twist and the story became something else... Something more complex and psychologically/ emotionally deeper. I didn't regret watching this. (I rarely comment on this platform and I accept that people have different fictional tastes and this is not a perfect jdorama, but still the rating is bit too low imho.)
Hua Yong has become one of my all-time favorite (BL) characters: complex, morally grey, devoted lover/husband and exactly the kind of toxic I like. The story could have been a bit longer -- the second couple, especially my lovely Gao Tu, deserved more screen time. Not a masterpiece, but it is a high quality CBL drama.
Is the jdrama version really not a BL? Is it really a 'fujobait' ? Or are the BL elements just being underplayed? I'm just asking this bc according to DramaOtaku, it's a BL.