Gendli

Interesting, sweet and mature story

It's great, I loved it a lot. I was a bit unsure about watching the second season, especially after watching the special episode, but I'm really happy that I watched it after all, because that was perfect!
I do appreciate the maturity that this show has, especially with all the themes that were included here. The mental health problems and the problems that some people have to go through because of them.

The main couple was great and had an interesting story line. I was a bit disappointed when I realised that the dinner with main character's father that Shi De suggested won't be shown to us. I think that would be a great way to show that their previous conflict is resolved, or at least they are working on it.
I did however was really pleased to see main character's dialogue with his father, I'm happy that father found his peace and accepted main character because that's what makes him happy.

I also really enjoyed the side couple, I was extremely happy for them even in the first season, after i first time saw them interact with each other I was hoping that they could at least be good friends, so I was really happy when I saw them together.

Of course, I would prefer for CEO and Pei Shou Yi to have more of a happy ending, but as much I wanted it, I'm more than pleased with how everything ended. Not everything in this world is rainbows and unicorns, so I cannot expect a happy ending from a "couple" that was doomed for the worst before it even started.
I did enjoy the second season a bit more than the first.

Will definitely rewatch it again!

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Truly incredible

So adorable, I really am obsessed with this series. This series has truly exceeded my expectations. While I thought it would just be like any other Japanese school romance, it is so much more somehow, and I love it.
This series had a strong start, and it successfully continued being absolutely fantastic.

Things I liked:
1. Kanata is growing a lot as a character. He went through a lot of changes throughout the whole series, and I really loved seeing him grow.
2. Akira's maturity and straightforwardness.
3. So many cute and sweet moments.
4. Great chemistry.
5. Supportive friends.
6. Overall maturity from both Kanata and Akira: I love that instead of running and hiding from each other, they confront their feelings.

Things I disliked:
1. Kanda!!! I don't know if I need to clarify that one, there is no reason for anybody to like him.

Overall I'm so happy I watched this series, and I definitely would say it's one of the best Japanese BLs out there in my opinion.

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SWEET

It wasn't quite what I expected, but I still genuinely enjoyed this series for the most part. I do think some things could've been done differently for a better result, but overall this series definitely is worth the hype.

Things I liked:
1. The main character's dynamic is so wholesome. They are adorable together, I really like their opposite personalities.
2. Great chemistry.
3. All of the kind and romantic gestures Jeong Woo does for Jiwon.
4. Friends. They were so funny, and I loved how supportive they were.

Things I disliked:
1. Jiwon hiding his relationship with Jeong Woo from their friends. I understand that he is worried about people finding out and their reaction, but he is selling it far too hard and for far too long. Especially since they are their friends, hiding it from them is insane.
I also understand that it's his first-ever relationship, but his boyfriend clearly said that it hurts him, but he continued doing the same thing.
2. Jiwon pissed me off incredibly in the 7th episode. I just wish they didn't add all that drama in one episode.
3. I really wished for the side couple to actually become a couple. Instead, we just got teased a few times, and that's it. I really loved them together; they truly deserve a separate mini-series or at least a special episode.

Overall, as I said, I enjoyed watching this series and probably will rewatch it again someday!

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Disgusting

Who needs a good plot when you can just put sexual assault in every scene and call it a day!

Not my first time watching it, I've watched it before probably around the time it came out and back then I didn't really enjoy it, but I also didn't realize all integrity of how bad things were.

I understand that the name is “Obsessed”, but there is a big difference between being obsessed and just sexually assaulting another person just cause you feel like it. It's hard to expect a healthy dynamic from something with this name, but they went beyond being unhealthy.
It is terrible, and it shocks me that there are still people trying to defend it and say that it's a masterpiece. A dumpster fire is all it is and there's nothing that can change my opinion on that, sadly.

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Both too much and not enough

Both japanese and thai adaptations had their own goods and bads, but in my personal opinion, thai adaptation was quite underwhelming comparing to the japanese one.
Feels like they tried to do a lot of stuff and instead of doing less but good, they did a lot with much lower quality.

Things I liked:
1. Sweet and wholesome series with a lot of cute moments.
2. Music.
3. Kongthap is a big green flag.
4. Chinzhilla's concert. That was a cute reminder of the My School President.
5. University. I liked the way both couples had discussions about future studying and what their plans for the future are.

Things I disliked:
1. Quite a lot of product commercials. While I understand that it helps a lot GMMTV with producing other series, it's still getting annoying at a certain point.
2. Too many sound effects. I feel like it's an ongoing problem with some of GMMTV projects, and it is pretty irritating.
3. Too much low quality stuff. As I said before, they bit off more than they can chew, tried to do everything and ended up doing nothing.
4. Could've been shorter and wouldn't even lose much of the plot. At some point, this series started feeling too draggy.

Overall, it wasn't too bad, but I had higher expectations for it. Especially since it was GeminiFourth and they had two great projects previously.

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GREENEST FLAGS

Underrated gem, can't believe I found it absolutely accidentally and haven't heard anybody talking about it before.
Green flag on green flag, so sweet and wholesome. This should be an example for so many bl series.
It was an incredibly good watch and I cannot stop thinking about it, it's just that good.

The things I liked:
1. Great communication. Main leads had a good way of communicating not only when they had problems or disagreements, but also when it came to communicating their boundaries.
2. Respect. While both main characters were really respectful towards each other, I really want to highlight the way God was treating Diew. He was so incredibly respectful when it comes to Diew's boundaries, without spoiling, I just want to say that this man deserves the world for that.
3. So much cute and sweet moments.
4. Nice funny moments.
5. Extroverts/Introverts. They did a good job at showing more in depth how it works and that being extrovert or introvert doesn't necessarily mean being outgoing and extremely social or being shy and quiet. That it's not just black and white and more of a gray area in the way that it's all depends on the person themselves and also who they are with and where.
6. Friends. Omg these friends were so wonderful, they were so supportive and so nice.
7. Side couple. I loved Beer and Wan, their story was super cute, and I loved them since the first episode.
8. Consent. I feel like a lot of bl's lack in that, but there's nothing better than mutual consent with lots of love.
9. Khun Shy!!! Not much to say here, he was definitely the star of the show.
10. Supportive grandpa.

There were only a few things I wasn't too fond of, but I didn't lower my rating because of them.
So things I disliked:
1. Voiceover. The voiceover at some moments were just plain bad, but it didn't upset me that much.
2. Drama with the mother in the last episode. I feel like it was quite unnecessary and just too much with everything else going on.
Other than that, I absolutely loved this series, and it easily became one of my comfort series that I will rewatch again and again.

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Just kind of bland

It's a nice heartwarming series, but it is just a bit bland and boring.

Things I liked:

1. The side couple was quite cute, a bit more on a “toxic” side, but it's nothing crazy.
2. I really liked the dynamic between the main couple.
3. Lots of cute and sweet moments.
4. Series has an enjoyable humor.
5. A lot of supportive parents.

Things I disliked:

1. A lot of cliches and just overused stuff.
2. Overused sound effects.
3. Ten's father and his ways of disciplining and “educating” his son.
4. The way Unky reacted to his friends having “secrets” from him, while I can understand him being upset. His reaction was still quite jarring and the way he went about the whole situation was not the best in my opinion.
5. It is slow and could've been significantly shorter without even losing any of the plot.

Overall it was quite nice and enjoyable but would be much better if it was shorter.

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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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Beautiful

That was a great series, I really enjoyed watching. It is sweet with good communication from main characters and no unnecessary drama involved. Even though at first I was a bit sceptical, I can gladly say I enjoyed it more than a Japanese adaptation. While both of them are a great series, Thai adaptation just got more of a special place in my heart.

There were a few things that I did found annoying at times, but I'd want to start with the things I liked:
1. Great communication. As I mentioned previously, in this series you can see two adults who are good at communicating and resolving their problems without unnecessary fights and drama. It was satisfying to see it since it is sadly a rare occurrence.
2. A lot of fluff. I really enjoyed how sweet and cute this series is, that's something you can watch after watching something really sad. The cute moment's from this series made my heart ache, it was the sweetest.
3. Humour. All the funny moments were nice to see as well, they were good timed and definitely weren't too cringy, as it could be at times.
4. Acting. There's really not much to say about it. It was good.
5. Family. I really loved Achi's parent's, seeing how they made Karan feel so welcomed, and the way they were so happy for their son.
I also liked Karan's sister and her way of communicating with their mom, to make her understand Karan's real feelings.

Now, when it comes to the things I didn't enjoy as much:
1. SO MANY ADS. I want to start by saying that i of course understand that it helps with funding a series, but honestly that might be my first time seeing so much product ads in one series. Even though I understand how much it helps them, it's still was pretty annoying at times.
2. Side m/m couple. This one is my personal opinion, maybe I am the problem since in both Japanese and Thai adaptation I was really not a big fan of the secondary couple. While in Thai adaptation I enjoyed them more, it still wasn't my cup of tea.
3. Pai's character. She is both one of my favourite side characters and also, one of the characters I found annoying. She was great with a lot of stuff, but when it came to her own story, she was acting really weird, and it felt like she was trying to play dumb at times.

But even than that, the series was fantastic, and I definitely can recommend it!!

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Impossible watch

Honestly I don't even know what to say except for how terrible it is, I truly tried finishing it, but it's honestly impossible.
The cringe and stupidity is just too much. It hurt to try to watch this series.

The only reason I even started this series is Pao/his actor, and I wanted to give this series a try even though I saw so much negativity around it. I tried watching it for him and the side couple that he is a part of. But I watched 7 episodes and the whole time we had one side couple interaction and maybe a few minutes of screen time for both of them.
There was only one thing I truly liked about this series, and it's Phloen, I liked his actor he is such a sweet character and honestly deserves so much more.

Other than that it is just a trash, I'm sorry, but it is actually terrible. Insanely slow and boring. All the problems are just sucked out of the thin air and disappear as fast as they occurred with no explanations.
It is really choppy, so much stuff is going on “behind the screen”, they have a conflict and then all of a sudden time skip to the next day when everything is magically fixed with no explanation.

Tin keeps acting like a literal child, it is annoying and honestly sickening. Park is just plain annoying with his random mood swings and cold demeanor. Their dynamic is so jarring.

When I saw that the screenwriter for this series is the same person as Park's actor, it told me everything I needed to know.
Overall, it is just plainly bad, and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody unless they ask me for the bottom of the barrel type of BL.

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A little bit of everything

Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNd7BhdAz80ptzaxeYXbVCLVXH7JXtely

1. Raise Me?:
Acting and romance in this story felt a bit awkward.
Overall it is kind of cute and not too bad.

2. Folding? You!:
I really didn't like that one. It's pretty cringy and awkward. I know it's hard to make such a short story make a lot of sense, but still, this one just doesn't make any at all.

3. Sweet Mischief:
I like this story; it is cute and interesting. A bit confusing at first but not too much.
I also like a little "crossover" with the previous story.

4. Sleep Around, Still Mine:
Surprisingly, this one was my favorite story out of all of them. Acting is less awkward, and the story is more engaging and enjoyable. I would prefer for it to have a different ending, but still, it was pretty good.

5. Craving You:
More of the awkward acting. I guess this story is not bad, but this one is definitely not my favorite.

6. Not a BL:
Not bad, but the plot for this one is just weird. I feel like the biggest problem here is the time; it's hard to show this kind of story well in such a short period of time, so it all becomes sloppy.

7. Something Sweet:
Not much to say about that one. Cute but really nothing special.

8. A Killer Recipe:
I think they should've stuck to the style they were using with all of the other stories. This one is really different from others, but again, because of the short episodes, mediocre acting, and small budget, it was just not really good. Also quite confusing, I would appreciate more lore to start with.

Overall it was really not my cup of tea. Some of the stories were more or less interesting, but the awkward acting and extremely short episodes just really ruin even that.

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Perfect mix of beauty and pain

Overall this series definitely exceeded my expectations. It had a few things that I really didn't expect, which made me even more invested. Truly an underrated gem of a series.

Like:
1. Magnificent acting.
2. Beautiful cinematography.
3. Su Bai. He is a great, supportive older brother, so mature and nice.
4. Su Bai breaking up with Yi Wei. I hated Yi Wei from the start, the way he treated Su Bai and everything else. So when Su Bai finally broke up with him, I was literally celebrating.
5. Pei Jia redemption arc.
6. Main character. Yes, he made a few mistakes here and there, but he is incredible, and following his story was really nice.

Dislike:
1. Pei Jia.
Pei Jia treated Su Yi like trash the whole time, seeing him as nothing more than some side character in his life. But as soon as Su Yi finally stopped chasing and left him, he finally woke up and realized that he misses him.
Despite everything, he at least had a redemption arc and changed for the best.
2. Yi Wei. Oh my god, what a spineless loser.
All he does is bend over backwards for anyone but his boyfriend. And even after Su Bai broke up with him, all he does is complain about him. Su Bai really deserves better.
He has absolutely no respect for Su Bai or Su Yi, saying that Su Bai is acting childish when clearly the only one being incredibly childish is Yi Wei.
He does make changes for the best in the end, but in my opinion it's way too late, and I personally couldn't forgive him.
3. Fang Ruizhi. This one is self-explanatory.
4. The pacing was a bit too slow for my liking.
5. Not dislike, but I personally would appreciate more if there was at least half of an episode with Pei Jia and Su Yi after they got their revenge and happy ending.

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First impression

So far I really like it; the only "flaw" is that episodes are quite short. Other than that, I'm happy with everything and super excited for the next episodes.

Episode 1:
I got a bit confused at the start.
So far I see a lot of resemblance to the second season.
I know it's too early to judge, but I can already tell the second couple with Jae Min and Khun will be my favorite; they look really cute together.
So far it's really good, quite a powerful start. I am really invested and excited for what else is to come.

Episode 2:
Jae Min's smile every time he is around Khun is just something else; they are so cute.
So far I really appreciate how good the acting is.
I was wondering how the two couples will meet each other, but it's all even easier than I expected since Jae Min and Hyeon Jae know each other.

Episode 3:
I prefer the second couple's storyline more. Because in my opinion, Hyeon Jae and Su An's story is quite overused, with constant drama, running away, and misunderstandings. While Jae Min and Khun actually have more of a fresh storyline that, in my opinion, is just more entertaining to watch.

Episode 4:
It's quite exhausting how they switch from one couple to another. Because one of them is going through all the drama and another is just two cute guys having fun. There has got to be a better way to switch between couples without making it feel so choppy and chaotic.

Episode 5-6:
I knew that the time would come when our Jae Min and Khun would have their dose of drama. Yet I'm still heartbroken over how everything played out.

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