Yup aware of that. What I'm trying to convey is that the show doesn't make it a point to make the viewer feel as though it is a bl and that they aren't able to shoot certain scenes due to the law. Also, for AB, the ending of that novel never made sense to me. It didn’t feel like an ending at all. Confused about it to date...and the series also didn't feel like it was supposed to be anything other than bromance thankfully cuz can you imagine the torture we'd have gone through watching painfully the main leads not doing much at all! (Hope I'm making sense😅)
Not really, no. No queer-baiting. Its kinda like advanced bravely if you know what I mean. Doesn’t feel like a bl is what I'm saying. Its not giving any hidden meaning or agenda and expectations as of ep 9
Someone please tell me if this is based on a novel/manga/manhwa please! The pacing is god awful, and so are the translated dialogues, and i like the plot quite a lot. Reminds me of History Trapped!
As i read the plot, I suddenly got Love In The Air and 2gether vibes/de ja vu types...I love Joong, and Khun Dunk, so I'll give it a try i guess...maybe...not entirely certain...
I was a little surprised to see this has the same director as Tharntype, hopefully not as a toxic relationship…
Like the other commenter said, he did direct Lovely Writer. Apart from that, he himself didn’t like how toxic TT was and hence refused to do a S2 when approached. The auther of TT was very much involved in its making, and hence the director didn't get much freedom to do what he liked, and how he invisioned the series as. We can see him throwing shades at said author in LW which we stan!😂 He's also directed Something In My Room, and Magic Of Zero which were amazing! So don't worry. I have 100% faith in him!
Last I checked, Nilundun and Girllove Girlfriend are essentially cancelled. They never met their air date, without…
Oh no what😠I was looking forward to thkse two!!! I am excited for the ones you've mentioned as well! I just was a tad bit more excited for Nilundun though🥲
Did i read your entire commentary? Yes, yes i did. And i agreed with almost every you've mentioned. And at this point, i do believe somewhere around half way through the series, i did start to gaslight myself into liking the show lmao cuz i so badly needed one gl that would quench my thirst for representation! I just finished watching the finale, and i honestly think they could have resolved the entire "Grandmom understanding and validating (sort of??) Sam's feelings, and letting her live her life" in a stretch of at least a minimum of 2 episodes. So so many problems in the finale, but gotta ignore it for the greater good lol... Anyway, I'm holding out hope for 23.5, Nilundun and its gl-specific spinoff!
Yeah i know. But I'm hoping for it to happen one fine day, not immediately. I didn't know Spare Me Your Mercy was translated! Need to check that out! Thanks!
That is unusual, most people like Kioyoi better after discovering he is vulnerable in episode 5. To be clear,…
I'm not saying that Koyama and Hira should be together. I was just pointing out that at least he isn't disrespectful to him. What nooooooooo, not Koyama being a manipulative person😠I didn't know that!!!ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜I thought he was oblivious to the rumors his brother was spreadingðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜I don't like ittttttðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ Well, in Koyama's defense, he couldn't have known that it was Kiyoi who was at the front right? could have been his parents too! That's what I thought when watching the ep, that he didn't know it was Kiyoi and just hugged him cuz he didn't expect whoever it was that was outside would just enter the house like that...
Okay, now I'm excited to see Kiyoi's vulnerable side! You make me wanna go look up for the novel and read it! When they meet each other for the 1st time after a year, and he says "gross", even I assumed that it was cuz he was jealous that Koyama was close to Hira, closer than he ever was.
Ah okay I wish the 2nd novel is adapted too then cuz I really wanna see how the two of them will grow and flourish!
That is unusual, most people like Kioyoi better after discovering he is vulnerable in episode 5. To be clear,…
Okay, so the word "kimoi" is basically a slang for gross or disgusting.
I never claimed Koyama was a good choice for Hira. In fact, I said he's a good friend to him. And I think Koyama's brother just assumed Hira is his brother's bf just cuz he took him to the cafe on his bday. If anyone, Hira didn't clarify cuz Koyama's brother mentioned about him being his brother's bf only when Hira was present, and not Koyama.
I don't think Koyama and Hira would have become bfs cuz- Koyama didn't even know Hira liked boys until that "accidental" reveal. Yes, neither of our mains have grown as characters lmao, but I'm seeing some spark from Kiyoi hopefully after his storming off last ep.
Hira loving Kiyoi when his reasons are stated like "cuz he still watches all of Kiyoi's ads" makes it sound more like an obsession than love (imagine 3 laughing emojis lmao)
Yes I agree that Kiyoi was the 1st person to help Hira become more confident. All of the points you've have mentioned here in the last para are the reasons Hira fell for Kiyoi and we know that already...
That is unusual, most people like Kioyoi better after discovering he is vulnerable in episode 5. To be clear,…
I totally agree about how Hira can’t stop how he feels for Kiyoi. It's pretty realistic in all honesty. But I have to disagree that Hira is bad at communication just cuz he never reached out to Kiyoi after the kiss, cuz if you think about it, it makes sense. The person you crush on kissed you all of a sudden then pushed you and walked away saying goodbye, acting indifferent. From Hira's perspective, all those actions seem like Kiyoi just kissed as a favor cuz it was their last time together, and that kiss seemed disgusting to him and hence he regretted it and pushed him away. And Hira might have been hurt enough from that encounter to not want to contact Kiyoi again cuz he might feel embarrassed about the kiss.
I agree with Kiyoi not knowing what he feels for Hira. Totally realistic. I don't know about him saying creepy instead of disgusting for sure, but the few time I do recall him calling him "gross" according to the translations, he did say it; ie "kimoi" which basically is a slang for gross or disgusting. And bruh-Hira was very creepy! (wish I could add emojis lmao)
About your point about them both growing. WHERE?! I mean where!? honestly! Hira tried the past year to move on and grow without thinking of Kiyoi, only to fall back into that habit, and Kiyoi never actually having learnt that his words are hurtful, and he should mind his tongue! Okay so I agree with you that Hira did grow a bit thanks to Kiyoi, but there was no growth from Kiyoi at all as far as I can see...
Oh I'd love to read its novel! what's the name? is the english translation available online?
Yes. This drama has a lot of very well filmed and impactful scenes, being funny or serious, which for me makes…
Did you watch ep 4 of Paint with Love!!!!!!! That ending BLEW ME AWAY! I'm still recovering here!
Anyway, I LOVE Addicted. That's why I never mentioned it in my earlier comment. I've read both the books and LOVE them as well! If you observe Gu Hai's gf, you'll see that she's pretty tomboy-ish, and that's why it was a pass for me when we found out that he was crushing on Bai Lou Yin, even in the book actually. But, Bai Lou Yin falling for a guy, now that I can say was a bit meh cuz his gf was pretty and beautiful. The total opposite of Gu Hai's gf. Now I just wish Advanced Bravely was actually brought on the screen as the freaking bl it waswritten as instead of the bromance we got! cuz I loved the book! The last ending chapters can burn in hell for all I care cuz no idea what happened there lmao. Oxygen in my opinion was nice too. Got a bit boring, but we can look over that cuz the source material is just so gorgeous!
Sorry about that...I don't have my friend circle to talk to about bls cuz of this damn pandemic! so I kinda got way too excited!
My previous reply was after watching its ep😄
Also, for AB, the ending of that novel never made sense to me. It didn’t feel like an ending at all. Confused about it to date...and the series also didn't feel like it was supposed to be anything other than bromance thankfully cuz can you imagine the torture we'd have gone through watching painfully the main leads not doing much at all! (Hope I'm making sense😅)
He's also directed Something In My Room, and Magic Of Zero which were amazing!
So don't worry. I have 100% faith in him!
I am excited for the ones you've mentioned as well! I just was a tad bit more excited for Nilundun though🥲
I just finished watching the finale, and i honestly think they could have resolved the entire "Grandmom understanding and validating (sort of??) Sam's feelings, and letting her live her life" in a stretch of at least a minimum of 2 episodes. So so many problems in the finale, but gotta ignore it for the greater good lol...
Anyway, I'm holding out hope for 23.5, Nilundun and its gl-specific spinoff!
I didn't know Spare Me Your Mercy was translated! Need to check that out! Thanks!
Just waiting for Transplant to happen now🥹
What nooooooooo, not Koyama being a manipulative person😠I didn't know that!!!ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜I thought he was oblivious to the rumors his brother was spreadingðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜I don't like ittttttðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Well, in Koyama's defense, he couldn't have known that it was Kiyoi who was at the front right? could have been his parents too! That's what I thought when watching the ep, that he didn't know it was Kiyoi and just hugged him cuz he didn't expect whoever it was that was outside would just enter the house like that...
Okay, now I'm excited to see Kiyoi's vulnerable side! You make me wanna go look up for the novel and read it!
When they meet each other for the 1st time after a year, and he says "gross", even I assumed that it was cuz he was jealous that Koyama was close to Hira, closer than he ever was.
Ah okay I wish the 2nd novel is adapted too then cuz I really wanna see how the two of them will grow and flourish!
I never claimed Koyama was a good choice for Hira. In fact, I said he's a good friend to him. And I think Koyama's brother just assumed Hira is his brother's bf just cuz he took him to the cafe on his bday. If anyone, Hira didn't clarify cuz Koyama's brother mentioned about him being his brother's bf only when Hira was present, and not Koyama.
I don't think Koyama and Hira would have become bfs cuz- Koyama didn't even know Hira liked boys until that "accidental" reveal. Yes, neither of our mains have grown as characters lmao, but I'm seeing some spark from Kiyoi hopefully after his storming off last ep.
Hira loving Kiyoi when his reasons are stated like "cuz he still watches all of Kiyoi's ads" makes it sound more like an obsession than love (imagine 3 laughing emojis lmao)
Yes I agree that Kiyoi was the 1st person to help Hira become more confident. All of the points you've have mentioned here in the last para are the reasons Hira fell for Kiyoi and we know that already...
I agree with Kiyoi not knowing what he feels for Hira. Totally realistic. I don't know about him saying creepy instead of disgusting for sure, but the few time I do recall him calling him "gross" according to the translations, he did say it; ie "kimoi" which basically is a slang for gross or disgusting. And bruh-Hira was very creepy! (wish I could add emojis lmao)
About your point about them both growing. WHERE?! I mean where!? honestly! Hira tried the past year to move on and grow without thinking of Kiyoi, only to fall back into that habit, and Kiyoi never actually having learnt that his words are hurtful, and he should mind his tongue! Okay so I agree with you that Hira did grow a bit thanks to Kiyoi, but there was no growth from Kiyoi at all as far as I can see...
Oh I'd love to read its novel! what's the name? is the english translation available online?
Anyway, I LOVE Addicted. That's why I never mentioned it in my earlier comment. I've read both the books and LOVE them as well! If you observe Gu Hai's gf, you'll see that she's pretty tomboy-ish, and that's why it was a pass for me when we found out that he was crushing on Bai Lou Yin, even in the book actually. But, Bai Lou Yin falling for a guy, now that I can say was a bit meh cuz his gf was pretty and beautiful. The total opposite of Gu Hai's gf. Now I just wish Advanced Bravely was actually brought on the screen as the freaking bl it waswritten as instead of the bromance we got! cuz I loved the book! The last ending chapters can burn in hell for all I care cuz no idea what happened there lmao. Oxygen in my opinion was nice too. Got a bit boring, but we can look over that cuz the source material is just so gorgeous!
Sorry about that...I don't have my friend circle to talk to about bls cuz of this damn pandemic! so I kinda got way too excited!