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Could've been one of the best series ever
*minor spoilers*It is definitely one of the best OffGun series in my opinion, but some aspects of it, as well as the ending, made it worse for me.
Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszepnkojZI5PgAzQZcE8fQdOVzJZgicx
Things I Liked:
1. They did a good job portraying a real-life problem with the AI.
2. Great acting from everyone. I really want to see Dew more in similar roles in the future as well as Off. They did an amazing job.
3. I love the chemistry between all of the main characters. Watching them feels like I'm in a whole chemistry lab.
4. Koh is a freaking megamind. He is always two steps ahead of everybody. I loved his character for the most part.
5. ("I can't live without you." "Well, I can.") Jira finally standing up for himself—that has to be the best thing he's done.
6. I fell in love with the style of this series. Everything was so beautiful!
Things I disliked:
1. They moved from absolute hate to "move in with me" in less than 2 episodes. A bit too quick in my opinion, 1-2 more episodes would be perfect.
2. No matter how much I disliked Pheem for several reasons, I still would accept the Pheem and Jira ending 10 times out of 10 rather than the Koh and Jira.
3. While watching 10th episode, I was hoping so hard for an ending where Jira end's up with either Pheem or, even better, alone because after everything, I really didn't want to see Koh ever again
4. A classic "timeskip fixes everything." They didn't show us a single thing to prove that Koh truly changed for the best or at least did something to get closer to that. There is no way these characters would be able to stay together in any type of healthy or sane relationship without doing anything to become better.
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Weirder than I expected
This series was absolutely not what I expected it to be. It wasn't worse than I expected but still didn't really do anything for me, especially with this ending.Things that I liked:
1. Beautiful acting from Seto Toshiki. I've seen him in another series before, and I wasn't the biggest fan of his acting there, but in this I like it more. Overall acting from everybody was exceptional, and I enjoyed watching them.
2. Yuma and Meguru. I wasn't a fan of the whole thing around Yuma and how we were never given any explanation on what actually is happening with him. But I still loved both Yuma's and Meguru's characters; they were great side characters, adding so much flavor to this series.
3. Ritsu not letting Masumi go to his mother. I was so happy he stood his ground, because if not, Masumi probably would've spent his last days in misery with his mother, who hates his guts. Masumi staying was the best thing that could've happened.
4. Ritsu biking 30 km to get medicine and crutches for Masumi. That was incredibly sweet and thoughtful as well as selfless, which we would've never seen from younger Ritsu. I was so happy to see that he changed and grew as a person, which strongly suggests that he is actually sorry and deserves a second chance.
5. Ritsu being actually apologetic while asking for forgiveness instead of making up excuses like he did in the past. That again just comes to show his growth, and I really appreciated this. We are all people, and we all make mistakes; there is nothing wrong with making mistakes—we are not perfect. But it's always important how you react to your mistake and how you proceed in the future.
Things that I disliked:
1. Masumi stalking Ritsu after they stopped talking. Extremely creepy… Please don't do that. That will never help or give you peace. Just let it go.
2. RITSU!:
2.1. Cheating and saying, “My bad, I thought you would understand.” Who does that? If you thought he would understand, you should've talked to him about it and established some boundaries. The fact that Ritsu did none of that just shows that he knew Masumi wouldn't understand and just chose not to tell him.
His only problem with this whole thing was that he got caught.
2.2. Ritsu being so nonchalant while talking about literally drugging and killing a person (allegedly), not just any person but a 15-year-old child!
2.3. Ritsu acting like a predator, he promised a random kid that they were going to kill themselves together. (?)
No info on how he met the kid, and also why the hell would they agree to kill themselves at the same time, and also WHY IS THERE A LITERALLY RANDOM CHILD AT HIS HOUSE.
2.4. Ritsu gave alcohol to a minor. Actually saying, “But it would've been such a pity if he died without tasting it,” are we serious right now?
3. Masumi's mother. Going through a tough time because of your own poor choices isn't a reason to abuse your child. She is pathetic, and her behavior is sickening.
4. The ending. I wouldn't call it an open ending, but if anything, it was a truly poorly written one. No actual explanation for what exactly happened with the meteorite and no info on what was going on with Yuma.
Overall it was not too bad, quite nice actually. I was really about to give it 8-8.5, but the ending sadly made me drop the rating to 7.5.
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Extremely adorable
That was such a lovely series, GeminiFourth really did a great job with this one.Honestly one of, if not the best thai high school bl, incredibly sweet and wholesome series, definitely deserves all of the hype around it.
The things I liked:
1. Supportive parents. I absolutely adore main leads parents, the way they supported their kids no matter what made me so happy.
2. So many cute moments.
3. Main characters being green flags with good communication and great support from Tinn.
4. Tiw! We all need to take a minute to appreciate how much of a good friend Tiw was, perfect wingman. Mark Pakin is doing perfect job as usual.
5. Side couple. I just loved Sound and Win, they with their enemies to lovers trope were just so cute. WinnySatang did a great job here.
6. No unnecessary drama.
7. Friendship. This series did good at showing us a good friendship dynamic between the band members. I loved seeing them interact and spend time together. They were so supportive of each other, and even when they had a conflict they always found the way to resolve it nicely.
The only thing i “disliked” is that in my opinion this series could've been a bit shorter and still would be great, but it wasn't enough to lower my rating because of that.
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Smile that melted my heart
This series is extremely sweet, with the main characters being unproblematic cuties for the most part.I wasn't too surprised by the fact that I liked it, because I learned to know that if it is made by Strongberry, it will be good.
It's a simple, nice story to watch when you just want to relax.
I was however a bit disappointed with the ending. It was a bit confusing and just so unnecessary in my opinion.
I think it would be much better if it just ended when they were just walking to the store or something. Since it would make much more sense than whatever they ended up doing.
I also found the love triangle story to be so out of place, they spend too much time showing us Woo Hyuk. While they could've spent more of that time to show us how exactly developed the main character's feelings without just jumping right into it.
I also would love to say that I actually fell in love with actor Choi Dong Ho smile. It is incredibly cute and deserves a personal recognition in my humble opinion.
But back to the series, I can say that it was quite pleasant experience, and as I said before it is a sweet and easy series to watch when you just want to relax.
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Short and sweet
It was a great movie. Just about what I was expecting.The authors did a nice job with showing the problems that a lot of the characters had to go through on the way to personal grow.
Ryosuke's father's redemption arc was my personal favourite. While at first I disliked him for his position and the fact that he was unnecessarily rude to everybody, I did feel like he changed to best by the end of the movie. And that of course made me really happy.
One thing that I didn't really like/understood is a Mizuki's ex, I feel like his “story” was really unnecessary. I understand that that way they tried to add some drama, but honestly I don't think it was needed there. He just showed up for few minutes, stirred things up and also tried to run away with Mizuki? That was just meh.
Other than that, I really enjoyed this movie and would love to see it in a full series format.
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Sweet and realistic
It is genuinely great, cute BL with some sad but realistic moments. I didn't like the start at first, but I'm so happy I continued watching, as it really is not what it seems.I liked the acting, and the visuals are also incredible.
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/7994/my-summer-of-you-2026-e01
Things I liked:
1. Cinematography.
2. Beautiful views.
3. Interesting turn of events in the series. Not your regular school BL.
4. Good supportive friends. Always great to see.
5. A lot of realism in both characters and story.
6. Cute and caring moments.
7. Niimi-san.
Things I disliked:
1. A lot of cliches. I'm honestly used to it at this point, but sometimes it gets annoying.
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Lots of stupidity and misunderstandings, but cute?
I did enjoy this one a bit more than "Star in My Mind" storyline-wise, just because it is more unique than the more classic and overused school BL approach of the first series. But everything else was just meh.You can watch it on Viki: https://www.viki.com/tv/39524c-sky-in-your-heart#episodes
Things I liked:
1. Some cute moments.
2. Caring moments. Putting it as its own thing since there was quite a lot of that.
3. Beautiful views.
4. Some funny moments.
Things I disliked:
1. Prince hiding the fact that he is rich. I just don't necessarily understand the reason for that.
2. Too much of the back and forth of the fighting and making up.
3. Very slow pacing.
4. Fah keeps putting himself into his brother's relationship. He is not a child, let him make his own choices.
5. Fah acting like Dao is a baby when it comes to his relationship and other things but then going to him for love/relationship advice. Make it make sense.
6. Lackluster ending.
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Kind of nostalgic
It felt nostalgic rewatching it since it was my first ever encounter of Joong and Dunk. So I might be a bit biased about this series. In my opinion, it is a nice and sweet BL with the first love trope. It is nothing special, and if anything, it's pretty much like any other BL that was coming out around the same time. Still, I can appreciate it and enjoy rewatching it. I mostly rewatched it since I've never watched the continuation of this series with Mek (Khuafah) and Mark (Prince).You can watch it on Viki: https://www.viki.com/tv/39525c-star-in-my-mind#episodes
Things I liked:
1. Sean. I honestly love this trope where only one of the friends in the friend group notices things happening between two leads, it is always so fun to see their reaction.
2. Khuafah. He is a smart and levelheaded person, a supportive brother, and just an all-around great guy. Excited to see him in the second season with his own love story.
3. Cute and caring moments.
4. Khabkhluen's mom.
5. Some funny moments.
6. Good supportive friends.
Things I disliked:
1. Everyone wants Daonuea. This is just ridiculous.
2. Khabkhluen and his brain. I don't know how it works if it works at all. I just don't understand why it was so hard for him to find a way to contact Daonuea. I understand that if not for that the whole series wouldn't have been made, but it just doesn't make sense the way it's all written.
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A nice watch
That is my second-ever vertical series, I wasn't too hyped, and honestly, the expectations were low. But this series definitely surprised me, and I'd say it's a nice and enjoyable watch. The plot is nothing new, just the classic noble idiocy trope, but even then I'd say it wasn't annoying and rather satisfying to watch. Honestly, with it being a short vertical series, I really didn't have any expectations for the acting, but it definitely surprised me in the best way possible.Things I liked:
1. Acting.
2. Good chemistry.
3. Cinematography.
Things I disliked:
1. Some inconsistencies in the plot and questions that needed answers. Was the father in the hospital for 6 years, or is it something new now? Asked for clothes yet somehow had pants on, and so on.
2. Si U's friend (?) giving out not only his address but also his passcode, like it's nothing.
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Enjoyable but incredibly predictable plot
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5947/peach-trap-2025The classic "I'm just a regular guy, yet every man seems to want me." This series is not bad, but it could really benefit from changing a few things.
Overall I'd say I enjoyed watching this series, but it is rather a one-time watch, and I personally just used it as a palate cleanser between some of the more heavy and dark series.
Things I liked:
1. Taek Gyeon. Good friend, good boyfriend, and an overall good character. Needs to learn to not throw hands at every possibility and not scream just because, but other than that, he was definitely my favorite character in this whole circus.
2. The cute and caring moments.
3. Some funny moments.
4. Beautiful views.
Things I disliked:
1. Zero to no personality from the main character. Not only that, but Do Ha keeps acting like a child while being a grown man who can't make decisions.
2. They really could've gone lighter on sound effects.
3. They keep repeating the same scenes over and over again after we've seen them a hundred times already.
4. Predictable plot. Listen, I don't mind when the plot is easy to read, but when the series is advertised as "Ooooh, I wonder who the main lead will choose," and then you go to watch the series and in the first two seconds you can already tell how it's going to end? It just takes all the excitement off the table.
If it were advertised as "Main lead's childhood friend is trying to become his boyfriend after having a crush on him for 10 years, now that there is some competition on the horizon," then it wouldn't be a lie and also wouldn't be deceiving anyone.
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Not for me
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5239/fc-soldout-2025-e01It wasn't necessarily bad, just not my cup of tea. That series was definitely a one-and-done kind of watch for me.
One thing I want to mention is that out of THREE couples, not a single one was actually good:
* Kay and Min Su are underdeveloped, forgotten halfway through a series, and never even end up being a couple.
* Tae Yeong and Seon Bin had zero chemistry in my opinion, I'm sorry.
* Ji U and Gang Jae are the only couple with at least some story or something, but even then I feel like they could've been better.
I really wish that they would've put all their focus into one couple instead and just actually tried developing their story a bit more.
Overall it was more or less entertaining. There is nothing that really stands out for me, but that series really wasn't all that bad; it's just really nothing special in my opinion.
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I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama Season 2
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Just like the first season
The second season picks up pretty much where the first one ended. I'm giving it a rating higher by 0.5 only due to the side couple. Yet again it's not a bad series, I'd even argue it's pretty good,, but it's just nothing special, honestly.Things I liked:
1. I really enjoyed seeing more of the side couple. They were my biggest motivation to watch season 2. We got more of their story in more depth, and I'm so happy we got to see them happy together.
2. Humor. Yet again, the second season is pretty much like the first season, mostly relying on the humor.
Things I disliked:
1. Misunderstandings on misunderstandings. I didn't hate it, obviously the whole plot is just focused on them, but enough is enough.
2. I really hoped to see more romance from the main couple.
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BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen
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Short funny and sweet
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/3919/i-became-the-main-role-of-a-bl-drama-2023-s01e01I rewatched it to refresh my memory before watching season 2 and wanted to say my opinion on it. It is not a bad series, but it isn't anything crazy. Just a funny short series to watch when you want something easy and good but nothing special.
Things I liked:
1. Humor. That is the biggest thing this series relies on, and honestly it is not bad and pretty enjoyable.
2. Soundtrack. I personally really liked it.
3. Side couple. While we haven't seen that much of them, I really liked them together.
Things I disliked:
There isn't necessarily anything that stood out to me.
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Underrated gem of a movie
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5641/aichaku-2024I personally really liked it. It's a good movie, and while relying heavily on humor for the most part, it also has serious, heartfelt moments, which I can greatly appreciate.
As a person who experienced a lot of the same or highly similar situations as our main character before, I can say that this movie is a pretty nice and accurate representation of what it feels to live in a foreign country so different from your home country. While a lot of situations here are shown in more of a joking manner, they are still good enough to show the sort of things people have to go through.
I appreciate the maturity from Kumi, Ken's girlfriend. Once she realized that she and Ken have different goals for the future, Kumi chose to leave the relationship like a sane and mature adult without making a scene or accusing Ken of anything, which is always good to see.
Her brother on the other hand, though, is incredibly childish, hostile, and just weird most of the time.
Attacking and screaming at Ken after Kumi broke the things off.
Ken being the only person who actually stood up for Lucas is quite sad but also so nice of him. I really loved Ken as a character, and his growth was incredibly nice to see.
I was so happy to see so many people try to help and stand up for Lucas later on in the movie.
Overall, as I said, I really enjoyed this movie. I think it is great. It has a lot of funny and cute moments, as well as more serious and mature parts that are crucial for a movie like that. It had good representation, and I think this movie definitely deserves more recognition.
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A good slice-of-life movie done right
This movie is incredible, and I feel like a fool for not watching it earlier.I love everything about it, and it definitely deserves much more recognition.
I love that instead of demonizing a female character that has a crush on the main lead, they actually wrote her to be a nice and understanding person.
She is supportive and takes a step back when necessary.
I feel sad that she had to step away from them, but it was her choice after all, and if the crush is still there, it is for the best.
Talking of that, I loved the plot twist and the fact that Miyako knew all along but never said anything.
I respect him for keeping it to himself, it might not be that big of a deal, but it is a nice detail.
My biggest "problem" with this movie is just the length of it.
As well as the fact that for me it was almost impossible to find anywhere to watch this movie.
Other than that, though, I loved it 100%
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