Gendli

It was

There is so much to say about this series. It was weird but enjoyable in a way, like bad to the point where it's kind of good.
I'm gonna talk about things I liked and disliked more in depth.

Things I liked:

1. Cinematography. A lot of beautiful shots and scenes, made watching it 10 times more enjoyable.
2. Story. Or more of an idea they had for this series, I feel like they didn't execute it in the best way, but it was still interesting and quite original.
3. LGBTQ+ representation. In my opinion, the representation was great and there were few truly important talks about the equality and gay marriage.
4. Acting. It was excellent, all the actors did amazing, I especially loved NuNew's acting, he's a great actor and did a beautiful job in my opinion.
5. Intimacy. The intimacy with all couples was good, the chemistry between actors was incredible, and it was really nice to see them together.
6. TutorYim couple. Totally my favorite couple, they had a lot of sweet and cute moments, great chemistry. And honestly, it was such a palate cleanser and breath of fresh air in between watching other couples interact.
7. Foei. Might be my favorite character, he is such a goofball, the funniest character in this whole series, just seeing him on the screen made me smile.

Things I disliked:

1. MaxNat couple. Really toxic, and I will even go as far as calling it an abusive relationship. Constantly telling a person, that you aren't even officially dating (not that it would be better if they did) to report on where you are, who with, when you are coming home, etc. is borderline insane and pretty much abusive. Even though it's all because of Yi being worried, it is absolutely does not excuse his behavior. There was no talk on whenever Diao is okay with Yi controlling him 24/7, and from what I've seen, I can assume he really isn't. So for me, this whole “relationship” and its dynamic was too toxic. While I can understand dom/sub dynamics in relationship, it is absolutely something that needs to be talked about, and it needs to be mutual, which in my opinion isn't really the case here.
2. Lies and manipulations. The amount of times Lian lied and manipulated Kuea is insane. The way Lian treats Kuea like a child instead of treating him as an equal, as a partner and the person he respects is just diabolical. I hated every part of Lian, to be completely honest, he is just as toxic as Yi just in a bit different way.
3. Toxic masculinity. What I am referring here is a Lian being really weird about the whole proposal thing. He was really against the idea of Kuea being the one proposing, and even almost walked out when Kuea went above and beyond organizing a surprise for him with the proposal in the end. Him being so weird and full on toxic about this whole proposal thing made me grind my teeth with anger. He made up a problem that wasn't even there out of thin air just because “Oh I'm the MAN, so I will be the one proposing”. What kind of logic is that?
4. Weird logic. The whole logic with Kuea having “secrets” that probably the whole world knows about and thinking that for some reason Lian doesn't know anything. This whole thing with these secrets was super weird.
5. Non-con. It wasn't that big, but honestly the whole scene with Lian taking drunk Kuea home made me quite uncomfortable, and I don't think it was a good idea adding that weird non-con kissing.

Overall, it wasn't the worst, but I would probably enjoy it much more if I would just turn off my brain from time to time.

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Not bad

It was not bad at all, I can even say I enjoyed watching to some degree.
I don't get the insane hate around this movie, while the way they went about some stuff could be considered cringy and cliche. It still, in my opinion, doesn't take that much from the fact that the movie was actually not that bad.

I do think it would be much better if it had more horror stuff. I got really excited when I read that this movie is a horror movie, but it was nothing close to what I expected. It was more of just mystery, I guess.
I enjoyed the acting and the story was pretty good, sadly the way they executed it wasn't the best.
I really dislike the fact how they never explained to us why exactly does Rawee had to move in with their family. That felt like a really important piece of information that was never shown to us.

The thing that I disliked the most is the way Rawee was portrayed as pretty much stereotypical “uke” from some dubious bl manga. The way he would always accidentally cut himself on everything and stumble on nothing, and of course his knight in shinning armour was always there to save him. While it could rarely be seen as cute if it happens once throughout the whole movie, the amount of times it had happened here made it genuinely annoying.

I would say that overall this movie is worth watching it, it's just the fact that while watching it don't try too hard to find some logic in it. Because it's definitely lacking in that department. It's a nice movie to watch when you don't really want to think. While I know that this is definitely not the way it was intended, it is the way it turned out to be.

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Not it

It wasn't the worst, but neither was it great.
There were good and bad things, but the one thing that made me really feel nothing towards the end of the series is a main character. His character is so ridiculously stupid that it made me just lost any hope, I'm sorry, but there is no better way to describe it.
At the start, I was fully on the main character's side, supporting his decisions since they didn't seem like too much at that point for me. But the further into the series I went, the more I wanted to rip the hair off my head from how actually ridiculous some things the main character did are.

Let's start with the good things, though:
1. Acting. I would like to point out the acting was actually exceptional, emotional moments were shown perfectly, and I enjoyed watching it.
2. Past. I loved watching their memories from the past of how their relationship were starting to develop. I also enjoyed seeing how much of different memories they had, and how differently two people can perceive the same situation.
3. Cute moments. Even though there weren't a lot of them, it was a nice break from everything else that was going on.

And now to the things I didn't like:
1. Father drama. I honestly didn't dislike it, rather found it unnecessary since it was short and didn't do much for the plot. I know that the series itself was pretty short, but maybe instead of only relationship drama they could've added more of the drama related to Chae Jin Hwan's father.
2. No communication. From the both main character and his boyfriend. A lot of the problems could've been resolved in less than 5 minutes if only the main characters learned to respect each other and try to fix a problem when there is one.
3. Main character. Pretty much self-explanatory, as I said before, at some point I just couldn't care less about what's going to happen to their relationship since main character seem to not care much for them too.
Honestly, as bad as it sounds, I would've personally preferred if the two main character's didn't end up as a couple. It's really rare when I feel this way, but I just think that they are really not a great fit and should not be together.

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Could've been 8 or 9

When I just started watching it, I was super excited and hyped for it, but the further it went, the worse it got.

First thing's first I want to say that there was almost no romance from the main couple until the very end, while they did end up together there were almost no romance or story really leading to that. They just kinda jumped into it.
My mistake was that I started watching this series mostly for the BL romance part of it and not as much for the story itself, which I instantly regretted.
But I did after all only enjoy this series for the side characters and the overall story with the students going through the training. The struggles and obstacles they got on their way and the character's development, it was pretty enjoyable to witness all of that. Sadly I cannot say the same about other things.
I liked the comedy side of the series, it wasn't annoying and good timed in my opinion.

Now the things that made it a 7.5 for me:

1. So much of an unnecessary and out of character drama. What I'm talking about is a conflict, if you can call it that, surrounding Ba-Mhee, Tae and Judy. What was this even about? I guess it was added to show Tae's and Ba-Mhee's personal growth. But I'm sure there were so much more ways of doing it without adding some insane drama with cheating.
While I can slightly understand why Ba-Mhee do what she did, the fact that Judy—the person that was shown to us as a very professional, smart and mature woman. Not only kissed Ba-Mhee back, but also had thought's about getting together with her afterwards, makes no sense. I might be wrong, but that was extremely out of character for her.
The fact that Tae just blamed himself in everything and then immediately forgave Ba-Mhee made my blood boil. That was insanely stupid, and I would probably enjoy it so much more if there was none of this absurd drama.

2. Not enough romance from main couple. Since I already said about that, I just want to add some more context to why in my opinion there were not enough romance. Firstly, for the first half of the series the two main characters rarely interacted at all not only romantically. I would prefer if there were at least some kind of friendship leading to them getting together, instead we got Ryan confessing his feelings out of blue, blushing around Jane for few days and then them becoming a couple. It's just honestly felt really disappointing to look at them act like that.

3. Jane suddenly disappearing for 5 years. Okay so that just left me confused, not the fact that Jane went to study, because that I was fully supporting. No, the fact that he literally disappeared for 5 years without contacting the person he supposedly was in love with. And then trying to justify it all by saying that the only reason he wasn't keeping in contact with him is because he was scared that he would miss him too much and come back earlier. That is one of, if not, the stupidest thing I ever heard. I would understand if it was for a month or something, but even then he should've at least warned Ryan that he won't be keeping in contact with him for the time being. But FIVE years is insane, and the fact that he came back and acted like nothing happened expecting Ryan to just take him back like he didn't just leave for 5 freaking years makes me so upset.

Other than that, I did enjoy watching this series to some degree. I might even watch again in some future, but of course the next times I will at least be prepared for some absurd moments this series has to offer.

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Sweet and fun but rushed

It was definitely nice and heartwarming, but it felt like it would be even better if the series were longer, otherwise the story felt rushed.

I liked almost everything about it, there were no unnecessary drama and no stupid jealousy over nothing. You know, in a way it felt refreshing, I started with little to none expectations and the first episode felt kinda mid, but the closer I was to the end the more I wanted this series to be longer. The music was good, and the food looked really appetising. Characters were really cute and actors had some chemistry.

But if I had to talk about the things I disliked about it, it would be these two things:

1. Not enough romance, it was enjoyable and warm but in my opinion there were just not enough skinship, not enough kisses, not enough even basic holding hand's. Of course, they had their cute moment's, but I would just love if there were more of them.

2. Too short/rushed. As I previously said, this series felt rushed. Especially the story around why Gi Hun were so against drinking alcohol as well as selling it in his restaurant. While they did tell us why, it was so short and seemed like it was an unimportant part, while it's literally a thing that the whole series is build around. The same goes for the fact that Gi Hun started drinking alcohol towards the end, I was supportive of his boundaries around alcohol, so I was caught of guard when this man bent under no pressure and just started drinking. While, yes, he wanted to change and understood that maybe his views were a bit harsh.
It doesn't change the fact that there were actually no time in between him screaming at people because of his hate for alcohol and him drinking like it's water. And it's again comebacks to the point that the series were definitely rushed because otherwise they could've done much better job if only they had more time.

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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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Too short for it to become any good

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Things I liked:
1. Funny/silly moments.
2. Side characters.
3. Beautiful views.
4. Good acting.
5. The idea they had for the plot. The whole idea of the main characters switching their bodies was interesting and exciting, but they definitely did not have enough time to make the whole thing actually good.

Things I disliked:
1. Almost no chemistry between the main characters.
2. Everything is happening way to fast due to how short this series is.

Overall it was a nice and funny watch for the most part, but there wasn't much time for the main characters to open up more and have a genuine connection, in my opinion.

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The end is inevitable

Even though i knew it was a possibility, the way it all ended broke my heart. This is an incredible work with one of the greatest representations in BL history.

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Things I liked:
1. Acting. So good it felt real.
2. Scenery.
3. LGBTQ+ representation. I can really appreciate how this series shows so much about the real struggles all LGBTQ+ folks have to endure and go through. In my opinion, they did an incredible job at doing so.
4. Sexism representation. While I love that this series shows so much about the struggles that LGBTQ+ people go through, I also truly respect that they show the struggles other parts of society go through.
Specifically, I can greatly appreciate how they show what a lot of women go through with Mori Naomi and Kayano Shiho.
They both are female characters that are here to show/represent so much more than just being a female side character. That's why I really love this series so far; it's portraying real-life problems.
5. Postpartum depression representation. Even though it wasn't that long of a moment, it really is a big deal, and I love that they included it here.
6. The ending. While of course I had my moments of hoping for them to have their happy end together, I still loved the way everything played out, and I think they did their best.

Things I disliked:
1. Terrible communication on Itsuki's part. Sleeping with someone in your ex's house where you live for free because you have no job is a ballsy move for sure. I definitely lost a lot of respect for Itsuki after that one. While I understand that they are broken up, there are a lot of other reasons for why he at least shouldn't have brought this guy into Yuma's house.
This moment actually shook me, I genuinely didn't expect something like that to happen.
I really think it wouldn't have killed Itsuki to have a one-on-one adult conversation instead of whatever this was.

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Cried from happiness

This series definitely deserves much more recognition and popularity. It is a sweet and comforting series that is like a warm cup of honey tea. I will be definitely rewatching it again and again, and I can really recommend this short series. If you like a cute bl with beautiful scenery and the greenest of the green flag characters, you will definitely love this one.

Things I liked:
1. Ryuji. If there was ever a competition for the most mature, kind, and sweet BL character, Ryuji would get first place every time.
2. So many cute and adorable moments.
3. Amane's growth. I'm really proud of him and everything he achieved.
4. Communication, communication, and even more communication. Amane and Ryuji are the best example of how to communicate and be absolute green flags all day.
5. Gorgeous scenery.

Things I disliked:
1. Didn't affect my rating at all, but I would really love for the series to have at least a few more episodes.

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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.

Things I liked:
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.

Things I disliked:
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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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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