Honestly, i really enjoy this series. Also the random indonesian in ep 10 is really out of the blue lol. And how come everyone's good looking? I still remember the cop in ep 9. I swear each ep gets better and better.
The people complaining won't admit it, but this is exactly what's happening here. The BL fetishists were expecting…
Please don't generalize everyone who likes BLs. While there may be people who like it for the eye candy, or for some other reasons, there are also people who want to see two men in love without it being subtle, or having to rely on subtext. Soul Mate is clearly not that. Also this did they or did they not is so old fashioned. Whats wrong with physical intimacy? Its really common for people irl to express their love through that. And you're maybe not familiar with the director's other work. He's done the same formula before, and I really wonder what is it the director is trying to say?
I can't believe you just wrote that the masterful, and clearly gay af, film "Night Flight" is a bromance,…
Well, i remember its one sided love cuz one of the characters is straight af and the main lead and his crush didn't really end up together. Gay as in the main lead is gay, and unapologetic about it too. Whereas Soul Mate is, well, idk what its trying to be.
I might rewatch it. I think there's a recurrent theme here that i find in the director's other work and i struggle trying to guess what he's trying to convey. If you can't guess, go check out his other series: More Than Words.
As whether it's a BL or bromance, i think its up to interpretation. In the finale, both Ryu and Johan said "I love you" but I'm not sure if it's in a romantic sense, but is it common for friends to say that to each other? I'm not sure lol, maybe i should broaden my horizons. Another thing that interested me is the gay side characters. Ep 1 began with a teen arguing with his father. Arata confessing his feelings for Ryu, though i guess we would never find out what happened to him. Lastly, the bar owner. All of them left an impact on our main leads. To me, it's a bromance with gay characters. But they can't be reduced to "just friends". I think what they had is deeper than friendship but not quite romantic as we know it.
That doesn't mean it's bad. I had expected more, and i waited for this series for a long time. But that's on me i guess.
The only bromance that i quite enjoyed watching is Night Flight, a 2014 gay korean movie. Desire and friendship are handled more delicately in that movie.
its not the untamed era that you have to do bromance because of gov nowadays even China have better bls
Agreed, but i don't think it was their intention to begin with. I knew it since they cast Ok Taecyeon like it was too good to be true lmao. But then again, its probably my bad for expecting more. Kinda hoped it could be another Love in the Big City, at least. Oh, well.
Same for Indonesian Netflix, it's even tagged as friendship in the more details section. It worries me a bit,…
Alright I'm relieved. I also tried to use a US VPN and i saw an LGBT tag, but it was missing in my country's Netflix. I suppose thats because my country's homophobic, but i also fear they might cut some scenes for us here. Either way, I'm glad that it is indeed only in my country. I may have to use a VPN when the series comes out.
This has comforting found family with a side of angst written all over it and Japan does those so well. Interestingly…
Same for Indonesian Netflix, it's even tagged as friendship in the more details section. It worries me a bit, but here's hoping its only in my country.
I get the feeling that yes, they would be gay people, but actually do not show love or intimacy in that context,…
I think we shouldn't label it as BL. These days almost every media that has gay romance is tagged as that, even though its not quite right to call it BL. Though, maybe what people consider BL is different from me, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Judging by the trailer, I think it's neither bl nor entirely bromance. It's going to lie somewhere in between.…
Thank you for saying the last bit, I'm a gay man, I definitely want to watch two men fall in love. Although, I'd be bummed if its not gonna be romance between two guys, I'd still look forward to it. Its just I've been waiting for over two years for this series, I'll definitely be disappointed if it turns out to be platonic. But there's nothing wrong with that.
So I believed I heard XJH's Dad was involved in LGM's parents death and he is getting close to XJH for revenge?Why…
Its a lot more interesting if you read the novel, i highly recommend it! ^^ i don't want to spoil anything but the answers are really intriguing and you should find out on your own imo
As whether it's a BL or bromance, i think its up to interpretation. In the finale, both Ryu and Johan said "I love you" but I'm not sure if it's in a romantic sense, but is it common for friends to say that to each other? I'm not sure lol, maybe i should broaden my horizons. Another thing that interested me is the gay side characters. Ep 1 began with a teen arguing with his father. Arata confessing his feelings for Ryu, though i guess we would never find out what happened to him. Lastly, the bar owner. All of them left an impact on our main leads. To me, it's a bromance with gay characters. But they can't be reduced to "just friends". I think what they had is deeper than friendship but not quite romantic as we know it.
That doesn't mean it's bad. I had expected more, and i waited for this series for a long time. But that's on me i guess.
The only bromance that i quite enjoyed watching is Night Flight, a 2014 gay korean movie. Desire and friendship are handled more delicately in that movie.