I initially began watching the series due to the hype over the pairing of RealHia, but to my surprise I completely fell in love with the dynamics of the lead couple, Thomas (Muenfah) and Kong (Teerak). These youngsters are so sweet together, in a way normally reserved for female + male pairings. Both characters appear to be neurodivergent-- on the spectrum, in different ways. On the surface, Muenfah is emotionally cold and closed off to everyone, even with his younger brother, while Teerak is happily surrounded by the love of his parents and sister and is a sweet ray of sunshine who, unfortunately for him, has poor boundaries. When, due to circumstances, they come together, they address the under-developed aspects of each other's personalities and grow, slowly and naturally, in trust and love.
In the end, Meunfah gains a partner who loves him, deeply, despite his faults, and because he knows he's loved, regardless of those faults, he wants to change them to be a better man for his partner. This change also generates beautiful changes in his relationships with his own family members and friends. Teerak gains a partner who will always choose to be gentle with him, who will wholeheartedly love him and protect him, just as his mother, father and sister do, and that safety allows him to be more emotionally honest with those in his life, thereby setting gentle but necessarily firm boundaries with some problematic individuals. As with any healthy relationship, Meunfah and Teerak end up as each other's emotional safe spaces.
I'm thankful that the screenwriter chose to deviate from the usual shtick of having characters breaking each other's trust for dramatic effect. For other couples and dramas, that's fine, but for this couple, it was unnecessary.
I want to also add that the cinematography and directing were top-notch and all the support actors did excellent work! Thank you creators and actors for bringing your A-games.
And, yes, the RealHia story line was greatly entertaining. They're such cutie-pies. It was refreshing to have a series based in college where the majority of the actors looked the appropriate age for the characters they were portraying.
Call me greedy but I want a reunion epilogue episode where the four of them (and why not add Xiong as well) are…
The Dr Lin character is played by Sam Lin, the same actor who portrayed Gao Shi De in WE BEST LOVE; so, I am all in if they decide to do a sequel focused on the doctor and Le.
These aren't necessarily similar to Love Mechanics and Jack & Joker, but they're excellent. If you've been watching…
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I hope you enjoy the 8 you have yet to watch. 😺
Regarding Eternal Yesterday, yes, it does have a sad ending, but it's such an incredibly beautiful love story. It addresses love, loss, grief and hope-- not just those feelings when they're tied to a romantic partner, but those we all eventually navigate by the very fact that we are lucky to have the gift of life. It's a reminder that we are truly blessed whenever we love and are loved.
I loved this so much. Can someone recommend me a BL series similar to this? Or something like Jack & Joker? I…
These aren't necessarily similar to Love Mechanics and Jack & Joker, but they're excellent. If you've been watching a lot of BLs, you've likely seen some of them already. Good luck!
KOREAN • Semantic Error (2022) • The Eighth Sense (2023) (has some similarities to Love Mechanics) • Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo (2024) • The Time of Fever (2024) • Unintentional Love Story (2023) [Time of Fever is the prequel to this series] • To My Star (2021) • To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories (2022) • Where Your Eyes Linger (2020) • Our Dating Sim (2023) • Bad Guy (2024) • Cherry Blossoms After Winter (2022) • Love Class (2022)
TAIWANESE • We Best Love: No. 1 For You (2021) • We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021) • Unknown (2024) • Kiseki: Dear to Me (2023) • HIStory4: Close to You (2021)
JAPANESE • Utsukushii Kare (2021) [My Beautiful Man] • Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (2023) [My Beautiful Man Season 2] • My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023) MOVIE • Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu (2024) [Our Youth] • Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (2023) [The End of the World, With You] • Eien no Kino (2022) [Eternal Yesterday]
They are definitely not 'fans ' real fans are not like that .
Sadly, these deeply disturbed people are indeed the true representation of fans, which is short for fanatics. Fanatics are zealots who are prone to extremist thinking and behaviors. The admiration and appreciation of a person's work, which most people who enjoy this actor's work likely would admit to feeling, doesn't mean they would ever dream of crossing over into fanatical stalker-like behavior.
I initially began watching the series due to the hype over the pairing of RealHia, but to my surprise I completely fell in love with the dynamics of the lead couple, Thomas (Muenfah) and Kong (Teerak). These youngsters are so sweet together, in a way normally reserved for female + male pairings. Both characters appear to be neurodivergent-- on the spectrum, in different ways. On the surface, Muenfah is emotionally cold and closed off to everyone, even with his younger brother, while Teerak is happily surrounded by the love of his parents and sister and is a sweet ray of sunshine who, unfortunately for him, has poor boundaries. When, due to circumstances, they come together, they address the under-developed aspects of each other's personalities and grow, slowly and naturally, in trust and love.
In the end, Meunfah gains a partner who loves him, deeply, despite his faults, and because he knows he's loved, regardless of those faults, he wants to change them to be a better man for his partner. This change also generates beautiful changes in his relationships with his own family members and friends. Teerak gains a partner who will always choose to be gentle with him, who will wholeheartedly love him and protect him, just as his mother, father and sister do, and that safety allows him to be more emotionally honest with those in his life, thereby setting gentle but necessarily firm boundaries with some problematic individuals. As with any healthy relationship, Meunfah and Teerak end up as each other's emotional safe spaces.
I'm thankful that the screenwriter chose to deviate from the usual shtick of having characters breaking each other's trust for dramatic effect. For other couples and dramas, that's fine, but for this couple, it was unnecessary.
I want to also add that the cinematography and directing were top-notch and all the support actors did excellent work! Thank you creators and actors for bringing your A-games.
And, yes, the RealHia story line was greatly entertaining. They're such cutie-pies. It was refreshing to have a series based in college where the majority of the actors looked the appropriate age for the characters they were portraying.
I hope you enjoy the 8 you have yet to watch. 😺
Regarding Eternal Yesterday, yes, it does have a sad ending, but it's such an incredibly beautiful love story. It addresses love, loss, grief and hope-- not just those feelings when they're tied to a romantic partner, but those we all eventually navigate by the very fact that we are lucky to have the gift of life. It's a reminder that we are truly blessed whenever we love and are loved.
KOREAN
• Semantic Error (2022)
• The Eighth Sense (2023) (has some similarities to Love Mechanics)
• Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo (2024)
• The Time of Fever (2024)
• Unintentional Love Story (2023) [Time of Fever is the prequel to this series]
• To My Star (2021)
• To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories (2022)
• Where Your Eyes Linger (2020)
• Our Dating Sim (2023)
• Bad Guy (2024)
• Cherry Blossoms After Winter (2022)
• Love Class (2022)
TAIWANESE
• We Best Love: No. 1 For You (2021)
• We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (2021)
• Unknown (2024)
• Kiseki: Dear to Me (2023)
• HIStory4: Close to You (2021)
JAPANESE
• Utsukushii Kare (2021) [My Beautiful Man]
• Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (2023) [My Beautiful Man Season 2]
• My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023) MOVIE
• Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu (2024) [Our Youth]
• Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (2023) [The End of the World, With You]
• Eien no Kino (2022) [Eternal Yesterday]