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Messy friend group and rage baiting, but still a 10.
I'm kinda just rewatching my old favourites and specifically this one since they announced another season (which I am really excited for). I remember that the first time I watched this, I was extremely confused about the plot. OST is still peak after years tbh. Today actually, the new post for only friends: dream on dropped and I'm asss obsessed as with this series OST.Boston is such an asshole and wtf was he even thinking? He has a boyfriend but cheats? Bro is clearly not interested in settling down like the rest of the group. Nick is kindaaaaa (really) blind and stupid for not noticing / not allowing himself to accept Boston's red flags and ignoring them.
Here is kinda something that might not be a very popular opinion but even first watching this, I was kinda irritated that they kinda kept pushing Mew to lose his virginity. This whole friend group is fucked in general but like.. why tell some random stranger that he's virgin CMON.
Im quite surprised that Gmmtheev made this THIS smutty and especially didn't expect it for Neo. I don't mind at all of course but.. yeah. One thing I gotta say; I feel bad for the woman under Gmmtv. Namchueam definitely deserved more screen time with her girlfriend etc. It's just soooo common for this to happen. I just want more gmmtv series where there's actually another MAIN couple that is wlw.
Love seeing Jennie Panhan in this series. I love trans representation and I hopeee Gmmtv actually gives her a main role. She's one of my favourite actors aswell.
I love how khaotung always has this type of role who loves teasing, loves older songs and don't get me started on how they dress him, aaahhhh. I also noticed the destroy love logo on khaotungs jacket in ep 7 hahahaha. I just love Khaotung and felt so bad for Ray. I understand his friends but like.. they were kinda assholes towards him. Leaving him to be. At the same time I get they also wanna live their own lives.
I like this messy ass friend group and that's why this series is one of my favs. I love how basically everything goes wrong and I loveee angsty stuff. I'm so excited for the next season!!
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This has become my favourite bl ever.
Sometimes you don't expect things from a bl and it ends up becoming your favourite. For me that's the case with Sotus. It's been populair for many years now and I always heard of it but never watched it. Such amazing character development for "Oon" Arthit Rojnapat. Also it was absolutely adorable with a very amazing slow burn. What I also really like is that they actually included the feelings gay people might have when they realise they like the same gender.Insane good slow burn, most of the time it just feels like waiting and waiting before a couple gets together but this whole series didn't make me feel like I was waiting. Oh yeah and maybe one of the most important parts, it made me feel wayyy too many emotions at once. I'm absolutely not an emotional watcher and I barely feel anything when watching most series, even if it's a sad moment. BUT THIS SERIES?! Jesus my tears were like all over my pillow lmao.
Anyways, it also made me like so nervous because, in the beginning I wasn't able to figure out who would end up with who lmaooo. This I now my no.1 series and I'm so glad that I ended up watching it anyways.
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Simple, cute and silly bl
If you like cozy, comfy bl's without to much drama this should be your thing!! Even better, both male leads are complete green flags and everything is about consent. I loved their relationship. Personally, one of my favourite genre's in Bl is a 'forgeiner' or a 'tourist' getting to know a small village. I love how Tongrak acted like the rich guy in the beginning and slowly started to change.AND THE LESBIANS, so cute, not a very good story but they do make the story so fun!
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Masterpiece
Rewatched this again since I'm kinda organising my old reviews (you can view the old one at the end of this review). I wanted to write it again and just watch it again because I genuinely forgot what it was about. I slowly remembered the plot hahahah. I did forget most scene's though.First off all, Khai is even DUMBER than Adrien from Miraculous, Jesus Christ. I obviously get he wasn't thinking about anyone around him due to him dating so many girls. But like... ur best friend makes VIDEOS about movies involving having a crush on your best friend. Your friend kinda gives you.. way too much attention just to treat him like an asshole. The scene with the water in ep 1 stays iconic after all these years.
Just like in my old review, I really agree this is a super sad masterpiece. I just don't agree with old me calling it 'accepting yourself' because fucking Khai did accept his feelings quite after the realisation. Khai is not only stupid but also an idiot (HXW mentioned). Khai was fucking rage baiting me.
Third had all rights to be upset over Khai's actions. I love this type of angst and I think this is one of the best unrequired love situationships ever. Even if it's been 7 years (JESUS 7 YEARS SINCE 2019 IS INSANE) it is and stays a masterpiece that many unrequited love plots CANT reach. It would be amazing if there was a newer show based on this series. One thing about this series that they try to kinda make a plot but quite failed is the whole rule Khai has about "no dating friends" policy. It's not like this was often talked about or whatever.
I know it's 2019, and even if I was a teenager back then, it was a veryyy cringy way of asking someone out, even for those days. I fr loved everything but this. Also Third should've just taken revenge for this part and I expected third to make Khai jealous by flirting with another guy but eyyy I predicted it wrong.
Old reviews: This one is to real, the story is sad and I think it's an absolute masterpiece. This series portraits accepting yourself in a realistic way. It's sad, I cried my heart out, it's adorable, it's a sad mess. As a gay guy I feel like the show did a create job when it comes to reality, the jealousy, the fights and aside from that I loveee the main actors, OffGun.
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So different than I expected and... I love it!!
So, I started watching this after seeing a few edits online and watching the trailer, I was afraid that the series would be to 'violent' or something like kinnporsch, but I'm actually really satisfied! This series definitely surprises me, I wasn't expecting the main couple (Keen and Than) to be soooo cute!I actually really like how cold Than in the beginning was.. and Keen irritated me. I just really disliked how Keen was acting the first few episodes going against what Than wanted and I liked that he finally got to that realisation after some time. Another small thing I disliked, is how fast they fell in love, I was anxious there was gonna be a lot of drama the last few episodes and when it comes to their relationship there wasn't!
Anyway's I really liked this show and I'm definitely gonna rewatch it!
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90% of this movie had 0 voice yet it made sense.
This is by far one of the sweetest movies I have seen in my entire life. If you like an adorable story with just 2 big green flags, I really suggest this movie. I have to admit that I did not yet watch the original story but after watching this movie I will definitely do so. I am extremely surprised by how much I liked it and actually didn't expect much. This was stunning, the shots were amazing and it didn't feel slow. I am a huge fan of Hong Kyung and I did not expect less, but I also wasn't prepared for this much. This show gave me extreme comfort. People mention it not being anything different than the other version, I cannot speak about that since I have not seen the Taiwan version like I mentioned before.I love seeing Hong Kyung play as Yong Jun, his acting in both Weak hero and D.P was amazing (I didn't like O Beom Seok but that's about the character and not the actors himself). I think his innocent face, which he actually won a reward for, made it 10000 times beter. Also, I am not much of a kpop Stan anymore but I was extremely surprised that Kim Min Ju played in this!! I used to really like IZ*ONE so that was a surprise to me. Both Min Ju and Yoon Seo really look like siblings and I love it when they do that in dramas. I don't even look alike my brother but still. Yeo Reum seems like a really nice and sweet girl and I totally get why Yong Jun would fall for her.
I might get cancelled for this but I am extremely happy that this movie was made especially in a country where having a disability is seen as something weird. What I loved even more was their actual showcase of that. There's just a big acceptance problem and a lot of shows ignore that. This show got me thinking to learn sign language. I think it's a very useful language to be able to at least understand the basics of. What I also loved about this movie is that some actors are actually fluent in sign language and most learned it, like O Ji Yeong being fluent in it and I just can't help but feels so glad that Hong Kyung actually learned sign language for this role. Roh Yoon Seo also learned it and mentioned practising in front of a mirror. Kim Min Ju actually practised swimming lessons and sign language aswell. I am just extremely surprised about the time and effort they took in making it look as realistic as possible. I've never seen any other drama that Cho Sun Ho directed but this was amazing and I hope he gets the opportunity to make something amazing again.
Actually I guessed a scene in the movie from very early beginning. I just had this weird feeling that Yeo Reum wasn't actually deaf. The miscommunication and the random plot twist was kind of expected but I still thought it was adorable. Anyways, I really enjoyed this movie and it is currently one of my favourite movies. Definitely a big recommend and I can't believe how underrated this is.
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This was adorableee.
I normally don't watch GL but I am overall a big watcher and for 2026 I wanted to at least watch more of it. In general I feel like it is often too slow for my liking and it feels like it's always the same theme. But that said, I reallllyyyy enjoyed The Earth and I'm gonna watch each of the elements. I liked it mainly because it was fast and had quite an original plot.At first I was a bit hesitant watching it because it was yet another gl with an arranged marriage and it feels like companies can't get tired of using this. It really annoys me because it's been only time that I watched something where they didn't get arranged. But after the 3th episode it was really the opposite. I love how Din and Rose got married to make sure Rose and Wasu didn't have to. My main reason for keeping up with this is because of the theme around the country side. I LOVE country side series. No matter the country. I used to live on the country side and it's just the community that makes it worth it. and that's also why I loved this series. I just really love the countryside theme a lot and it makes me genuinely so happy they made use of it. I guess it's called earth because of the farm/country side?
At first I found it a bit boring because it was going extremely slow. Don't get me wrong, I love slow burn but they clearly liked each other from the first episode already. Like I mentioned before, I was convinced there was an actual arranged marriage but I love Lom's idea. Then about the human trafficking, I thought this was about Laos first but then I realised it was actually just about Vasupol. This whole plot was just confusing at first but that makes sense since Din and Rose also didn't know much about it. I also feel like Teepakorn is a really great guy for trying to solve the problems, just sad he ended up like that in the hospital... I thought he actually died but I was wrong.
At first I thought Wasu might be a nice guy but after a few episodes I realised he is just a spoiled kid. I thought Wasu might've been against the arranged marriage aswell but at the point where Din and Wasu held guns to each other, I was like "wait a damn minute, Wasu is actually a very big red flag and clearly brainwashed by his father. I have to admit that I do feel bad for how Wasu was treated back in the days. Wasu just wanted to do fun things with the girls but Din always corrected his behaviour. I'm not saying Din was wrong for it, but it does add up.
Anyways when Wasu talked about a secret spy idk why but I lowkey suspected Motdaeng at first. I probably wasn't the only one who thought this. But then when it turned out Kaew was it, I was like WHAT. I did not see that coming at all. Honestly the last 3 episodes were really rushed and the fire wasn't necessary and then suddenly Din being shot etc, makes no sense. It feels like a lot of it was to solve the argument and it feels kinda unnecessary. Although I do think the secret spy plot was quite fun.
I love the masc vibe Din gives off. Idk it's just super tuff. Din's crush was sooo obvious even the mom noticed like straight away and I love how her whole family ships them and even spoil it to Rose. They both seemed to take that fake honeymoon quite serious though bahhaha. So cute. I also love them using the excuse 'we need to pretend we're really wives' to do certain things and I love how Rose also used it when she was jealous.
I can't believe this is the first drama of Mim Panthita ever. She is such a good actor and I can't wait to see more of her and Apple. Someone said she gives of Kdrama ish vibes and I 100% agree. As for Apple, I'm lowkey surprised how many shows she has been in that I have seen. She mostly played guest role is those though. Cooking crush, Rearrange, I'm tee me too and she's in U prince?? Ugh she is so talented but I never looked into her.
The ending was adorable and I really recommend this gl!! Even if it was rushed towards the ending the romance was extremely cute and this is just one and only green flags (Din and Rose not some of the supporting cast of course).
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This is the most toxic series I have EVER seen.
Show so toxic and bad it lowkey got me hooked. I'm not gonna lie, when I first saw all the hate comments I was taken back from watching it. I was very hesitant about watching this series due to it. The first episode is horrible, bad but after episode 4 it got meee. And yes, this is the most toxic show I've ever watched and I mean it. The description seemed extremely complicated but I had high hopes for this series. It never mentioned how toxic it was though hahaha. I defiantly wasn't prepared for that. I always have the mindset to just watch it before complaining even if the reviews are bad.The first episode was so bad it almost got me quitting and dropping this series completely but I'm happy I didn't. I was really confused at first. First episode was an absolute mess.. I didn't know who played what and the introduction was messy aswell. Normally you get to know the characters in the first episode but here they just straight up go to the plot. I have to say I was enjoying it even if it wasn't... amazing. I was hella distracted and it bored me. What irritated me the most is that every 5 minutes a new character was introduced. After the whole first episode the first thing that came to my mind was "wtf was this about again?" I was really about to drop it but decided to watch at least 4/5 episodes. The fact Fahlan and Sherbet barely had any screen time in this episode is crazy even though they're the main characters.
I think around episode 4 that it started clicking. The plot was kinda repeating itself but that's actually what made me like it. It was just the whole time like: sweet love moment > someone has a crush on Fahlan > Sherbet is jealous, causes a new fights and says they're just friends > they make up but Fahlan is the one who fixes it. I love their relationship struggles because each time they keep on growing closer and it just makes it feel more natural. I have to say, I love how self aware SOME of the characters are. The character development is amazing and their growth as well.
I don't like Sherbet at all, he pisses me off. IDGAF that Sher has any trauma from his dad divorcing he is a red fag period, I love him being a red flag because it really made some extra tension and growth. I don't understand what is going on in his head at all, but the scene's really make you show his side as well. I get so bad for Fahlan who had to keep calling him or chasing him to get him back. I'm not gonna lie, after 3 times this would never be very realistic. Sher was pretty manipulative aswell.
Hot take: I saw people having reviews mentioning the bad kisses. Are you watching this pure for the NC? I feel like this show has way too many NC and I feel like half of the bad reviews are coming because of this. NC doesn't have to be 'good' to give the suggestion they did something. Pink was pissing me off with her annoying quotes in the beginning of the episodes. Not only that but her obsession over 2 guys feels like a fetish and I DONT like it. I just can't understand it when series add a role like hers. Fujoshi's aren't weird to me at all but when their whole personality is liking bl and
I love this and you don't have to but please give it a chance. I think there are to many people hating and lowkey... this is good.
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This was nicer than expected
The older I get, the more I realise how bad the quality of 2020 Thai drama's actually was. Honestly, when we compare this series to other Thai series this was really not that bad. My main irritation is the colour grading and it actually quite improved through the show. At some point towards the ending I barely cared about it. Production aside, I'll try to make my review mainly about the storyline because this didn't bother me that badly. I have to say this series has amazing couples, even the side couples are good and enjoyable. It kinda felt like they were main characters to, aside from Solo and Gui.Production wise this could've been way better. The editing is really weird and I don't like the 'Kdrama' styled slowed moments. The cutting in the first few episodes is REALLY weird. If you're someone who also notices these things or cares about the editing I do not necessarily suggest to watch this series. But I can't blame them, this was 2020 after all. It's crazy how you can just see the year. I like to watch older things, so I don't mind too much. There's a few things that will probably be considered cringe nowadays, like the random ass guitar. Sometimes it just randomly appears. The music is also giving 2020 Thai Drama.
Starting of with Solo and Guitar/Gui. I really like Gui's name, just have to say that. They are extremely cute together and the high difference is killing me in some shots. I feel like Gui's backstory really lacks and although he did have some flashbacks, I still didn't feel much. I understand growing up in an orphanage is bad but it just didn't hit well. When I first saw Solo I thought he was a poor and depressed guy, but that wasn't true apparently. Actually, I just felt bad for him the whole show. His dad, the reaction his classmates had about him and even more. Am I the only one or did Gui have like zero moments showing he was in school? Like only at the last 3 episodes it even shows he studied Engineering. Same for Solo, he barely had moments about his study. How come at the last episode Solo was suddenly not at school anymore while it started with him being a Freshman? Maybe this is something that I just didn't see but he wasn't done yet right?
Gui and Solo has insane visuals and they had a LOT of chemistry. I knew Nut Supanut from other shows but Petch Chnapoom? I had never seen him before. They would've been a great pair but I don't mind them not being a pair. If I'm honest I didn't notice it was Nut playing as Solo until I looked at the casting and it made a lot of sense why I felt like I recognised him. Nut is a great actor and I hope to see more of Petch, as in Petch in solo projects. Petch was quite good in acting this series so I look forward to seeing more.
The dad of Solo irritated me so much. Like wdym it's not a big problem that Solo wants to be with Gui but Gui has to do all kinds of shit while Linda can easily be like "Let's marry next month" and get Solo. I really hate Linda, she acts jealous of the actual partner of her fiancé while she never was in a romantic relationship with Solo. She was so unnecessary dramatic. Like your fiancé already has someone else go find someone yourself girl. This whole part made me so emotional and I really felt bad for Solo. Like boy please eat? His dad fucking sucks for 'not caring'
Now one of the only side characters that I really didn't like... I don't mind Fujoshi's at all and honestly it's the same as consuming a lot of straight media. But this girl, Khim really pissed me off. It started to feel like straight up fetishising and as a gay man I just felt disgusted and weirded out by her. Where did she even get the idea from to obsess so much with other people their problems and romance lives? Anyhow, Dr Petch was really cute with Dr Perth BUT I actually hoped they didn't end up together. Mainly because Dr Petch was forced in this all and I don't like how Khim forced his sexuality. This is just something that PISSED ME OFF. AND I MEAN IT. Khim was really cute and she seemed like a genuine girl but her obsession over MLM was CRAZY. She and Dr Petch had amazing chemistry but it still weirded me out how Dr Petch got crush on her. Like she forces you to be gay yet you still like her? Hello? I also couldn't help but feel bad about Dr Perth and Khem and their feelings because they were basically 'test' subjects.
Kao and Phuri had a very slow romance and I never expected them to even share a kiss or hold hands during this show. At first it seemed like Phuri didn't even have feelings for Kao and I really suspected him being straight with the lack of interest. The interest from Kao however felt way to quick and excuse me but that was like falling in love at first sight. Not sure what I think of them aside from lacking romance. I normally like grumpy lead but this... it was maybe a bit too grumpy to my liking.
One thing about me and watching series is that I really tent to care about the ost. Sometimes even my reviews higher because of the ost's. This ost and just every single song in the show lowkey sucked. Not only was the lyrics like super cringe but it was just bad. When Solo had to sing his voice switched and it made me laugh so bad like hello? Nut can sing extremely well but My Oxygen was just a bad song. Also, if you don't understand Thai, the moments he sung it for Gui make no sense. Sure there was subtitles but the love song itself won't hit amazing. It's also just... cringe asf.
Anyways, I do like this series and some couples are adorable, some aren't. I suggest watching it and forming your own opinion of course but do keep in mind this is 2020. There is some stuff you'll have to bite through.
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Not much more to say than ok.
I fell in love with TutorYim in 2022 when Cutie Pie was airing and I didn't really feel like watching this while it was airing and saved it for later so here I am. I was so scared when I opened it and saw copy a Bangkok.... For people who don't know, copy a Bangkok often has extreme NC and sometimes no plot and just straight up p/rn. I hate that. It ruins many shows.Like Playboyy and Peach Lover tried to have a plot but... yeah. Honestly, I was immediately scared. Should I have been scared? Idk..I normally like these type of drama's and one specific romance genre like starting a small shop or just in general a business. It starts messy but that's nice. The whole ex thing was done quite well but it was a little too early in the series to actually feel along, this is something I normally have and I'm not changing my rating on this. The whole business was a big mess. It seemed like the bar was far from ready to open and then all of the sudden everything was done while it felt like they never really worked on it.
About the NC, I'm not a big fan. Honestly, no hate to TutorYim but if they really wanted to add this much NC they should've used a different pair. TutorYim's boundaries seem to not like too much explicit content and I can 100% get that. But the NC felt like it was lacking. I don't watch series for the NC but this just caught me off guard. They keep talking and teasing each other about it but the actual thing is 1 kiss and then quickly a jump in the future. Some scene's didn't even feel like they did something because the skip was SO fast.
I hate to say it but there is too much romance. Like 0 drama and everything between Intha and Oeng seems to be going extremely well. I love how healthy they are but at some point it started to just bore me. It felt like that fire was added to make it a bit less boring but there was no fire damage at all and it was fixed immediate?? Also, the ex only came back like 6 times and even that wasn't serious.
Yim plays a characters I've not seen him previously do. He seems way more masculine and less 'shy' or his usual 'innocent' role. Holy shit I liked that extremely. Also I never noticed he has quite some muscle, it looks so good on him. I really hope he will get a similar role in the future. As for Tutor, he kinda had the same role as before. I was soooo surprised that they added Buddhism again and I'm so happy about it!! It really reminded me of cutie pie and it just made me happy.
Domundi is fucking peak lately and they just keep releasing more and more good series, to the point where everything is just better and I need to be honest, I switched from being a Gmmtv fan boy to a Domundi boy. The DWY refrences AND khemjira?! Yes this made me sooo happy. I loved seeing master Peem again and can't wait until the Khemjira special episodes. Do I suggest watching it? Meh. It just really has to be your type of series. I do see people hate on this more than I expected.
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Don't watch this when you're already hungry.
I recently watched He She It and normally I don't have the motivation to watch shorter series, which sound weird, but I want a series with good chemistry and not just fast crap. This story is extremely slow burn and fluffy, which you have to like. I do like it but sometimes it's just a bit... meh. After watching this I do not regret it at all.So the first few episodes I was pretty critical on everything, with, what I think, good reasons. A lot of extreme overexposure and the colorgrading is horrible. But it was lowkey improving towards the ending. I was also really confused if they were dating already or not and it was kinda giving and they were roommates. But after like the 4th episode I figured they weren't dating yet and it started making more sense. I'm still a bit confused about the technical stuff, like it improves a lot during the episodes but then at the last one it goes down again. It's a bit sad I can't find anything about the directing on MDL or Letterboxd. I find it often important to know this especially if I might've seen the directors or any other crew before.
I guinely forgot about Corona... I WAS SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE WASHING HANDS UNTIL I REALISED. Yeah this was pretty stupid of me, I just like never thought about Corona recently. Honestly, I find it a bit hard to Imagen my life back when Corona was out there. It is funny to see the sense of fashion (and not the stereotypical alt style) there like the shirts etc. Also find it hilarious how they are wearing masks but like when guests come in they take them off? Pretty sure having guests over wasn't really good during Corona...
I think it's funny that Jeff's character is a musician while Gameplay played chef, exactly like their irl jobs. And I found out all recipes are also created by Gameplay which shocks me insanely. Like everything looked so good and I just can't believe it. For extra context Gameplay specifically makes deserts. Bro I lowkey wanna try making one of those it just looks so fucking good. Also, Jeff Satur's voice is one of the most uniquest voices I've ever heard, and I mean it. I was honestly shocked when those ppl of the auditions said his voice doesn't stand out?? HELLO? His voice is one of the most outstanding voices ever bro I got so rage baited.
Enough about stupid other shit let me continue with the relationship. Like I mentioned it is extreme slow burn, but with 21 episodes which are all around 8-10 minutes it's not that bad. There were clear feelings involved the first episode and you could just see it in both of their eyes. It was outstanding acting. Everything felt really natural and I'm not sure why but the romance had a lot of chemistry. The small cute moments might've added my love for Win and Tops but whatever. I also like how communication in this series is the key because even jealousy was seen and later on admitted to.
Anyhow, don't watch this when you're hungry. Because it's 2am here and my stomach is going crazy. I think this is a hidden jam under all the smaller/shorter series and I do really recommend it!!
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Very educative but fun serie with a lot of representation.
I originally wasn't planning on watching this. I mostly watch bl and I'm definitely not a straight guy. I'm never really comfortable with NC scene's and even in Bl I prefer to skip them. I decided to finally give this a try after watching 'Let's talk about Chu' and I have to be honest, I was expecting something familiar. Honestly, I am surprised about this series with Gmmtv. I really regret not watching this earlier!!Ok a small rant about Gmmtv and my surprise on them making this series. These days (talking 2026) whenever gmmtv makes a new series it's either straight, bromance or gay. In their straight and bromance series there is barely any representation and it irritates me quite a bit. This is also the reason I often refuse to watch their bromance or straight series. This is of course just an opinion and please do not come at me lmao. I don't necessarily find this extremely bothering but should be taken in consideration, the unrealistic Nc scene's and I'm talking zero mentions on STD or protection. And consent... uh yeah barely there. Anyways my point is that Gmmtv rarely shows these kind of things even though it like extremely important.
Let's get through the point of representation first. They really tried to include as much as possible! Lesbians who are trying to get a kid, Nonbinary representation, the gays who are always complicated, the open relationship trans girl x cis guy, the 2 with the most random kinks ever and then the main character. And I didn't even include all the couples. I love the representation so much!! It's not just another 'straight' series about sex but it's actually educative about other type of relationships aswell. "You have to learn about this no matter what your orientation is" this made my day thank you.
At first I was like "I love Nim she is such a girl boss. I love her and Molly!!" but later on in the series I started disliking Molly a lot. I'm talking about the scene where they kissed with Alex. After Alex got into the future, when I saw Nim with Bew I really liked them. Bew genuinely seemed so sweet towards Nim but yeah even that... it all backfired. When I saw how Molly became later on in the series I was like YESS. I already saw chemistry between them and Nim again, but Nim has Bew. I like their ending a lottt and Nim did not deserve that. I loved how Molly is nonbinary and a bit disappointed in the lack of non binary dysphoria but at least they included one scene.
I loved Jo and Army. They had a pretty alright relationship even though they fought a few times. What I liked about them was that both had very reasonable reasons for their actions. Jo was obviously very closeted and I totally get him. He is a soccer coach so what can you expect. I really appreciated the adding of him being a coach and SPECIFICALLY soccer. I don't think I'm the only gay guy but I feel like soccer is one of the least accepting sports out there to play. The audience is especially the biggest problem. Till this day they're still singing homophobic songs in the stadiums. Anyways, I fucking get Jo and I also feel bad for Army at the same time. Army wasn't that closeted and he did seem to want to out his relationship.
Then Rose and Jedi. I didn't really realise Rose was trans at all until episode 10. Rose is fucking stunning and I loved her through the whole show. I was really surprised when I found out that she's a makeup artist and not a small one either like wdym Best Jira (Rose's actress) has done Lisa's make-up from BP?! Anyways, episode 10 really did a lot to me. Imagen getting proposed to and then immediately having transphobic comments... It should be a happy moment fuck them. I loved how everyone stood up for them. Jedi was also super nice in this series and I loved the moment he told Rose he wanted to end their open relationship it was actually so cute and adorable.
I'm trying to write about every couple hahhah. I forgot who but there was a character that got like assaulted, right? Until fucking episode 12 I THOUGHT TONY WAS THE ONE WHO DID IT. I kept hating his face and whatever but then I realised I totally got the wrong guy. Anyways, Joong had a lot of chemistry with multiple people and I quite liked it because I kept wondering who he'd end up with.
Okay.. then See-ew and Liu. They were quite messy to be honest I was kinda forcing myself to be ok with their 'k1nk'. It just felt extremely weird and yeah, pup play isn't exactly the most common thing but I still don't wanna shame See-ew for liking it. Liu having foot k1nk was also a part where I had a side eye. At least they actually included it also being a thing. I actually really like See-ew but when Alex was his older self it kinda felt like the friendship was kinda like... gone. To be honest I feel like his younger self was better friends with See-ew but in the future just Army.
I'm so surprised about Phuwin's role as Ice in this series. I'm quite used to Phuwin playing the softer roles, aside from we are. I kinda like this side of him too. His hair is making me wheeze. I'm not writing this because I'm a Narawin but to my opinion there's like zero chemistry between him and Kim no hate. During the series it just felt like they had completely different goals. Not just the parenting part but just in general.
The girls in this show were such great visuals. The intro feels so incredibly nostalgic. Genuinely couldn't skip the intro because of the adorable clips playing and the song (sweet but naughty) IS SO PEAK. I used to listen to it often without knowing it came from this series. I absolutely loveee the colour pallets they used and the styling is amazing. (Aside from Phuwins hair hahahaha).
I already had a feeling something felt familiar, especially the fights and breakups and everything. Turns out this was directed by Ninew who also directed Only Friends and I have to say it both has the same vibe hahhaha. Ninew as the director and P'aof as the producer?? Such a good combo damn. This is really worth it!
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Childhood series that disappointed me.
Back in like 2017-2018 I was OBSESSED with the anime and manga. When I heard there was a remake I immediately put this on my watchlist, butttt, I never ended up actually watched it. My only motivation to watch this was the ost 'Love stage!' because It's been years since I thought about Love stage. I have to admit, I totally forgot what the love stage anime/manga was about even though it was one of my first bl anime and one of my favs. I love how in the ost you see the characters from the manga and the actors next to each other. I would say I'm disappointed in childhood me. I'm now going to watch the Japanese version and the anime one again and see if my opinion changes, but I doubt it.The whole plot was kinda lost. I have to admit that I forgot the original anime/manga. But, Anda being revealed to be a man was not something genuinely big. They could've better shown more backstory aside from the wedding pictures, like feelings Ryou had when looking back on it. So this really lacked. No hate towards the set team but the 'cross-dressing' was done sooo bad. They could've gone with straight hair wig and make up that actually suited him, but they didn't. The wig pulling was WILD. It wasn't even serious in my head I was laughing like crazy. The way Ryou found out he was actually a boy was just wayyy too fast and rushed.
The way they portrayed famous annoyed me a lot. Through the show it didn't feel like they were famous at all. At some point I even forgot Thee was famous. I know that in real live idols and famous celebs are also normal human beings but they will always have consequences to their own moves. The amount of times all characters just went outside without any hiding is crazyyy. Everything just felt weird. Also, as a guitarist the 'playing' on the guitar irritates me, they weren't even playing correctly in certain scene's!!
The family dynamic is so weird. The parents seem super evil but then like their whole personality switches to positive after like episode 5? Not gonna lie , the brother (Thee) is more of a dad to Anda than his actual parents. His parents were basically never in any scenes. Also in the beginning it felt like they tried to add pushful parents who wanted Anda to also be famous but uhh.. that was gone aswell. Not to mention, the family of Ryou was gone. I don't remember seeing them uhh twice in this series? It kinda annoys me.
I hate to write this, I know it took a lot of time and work but the acting was... bad. The crying moments didn't feel real and the emotions did not touch me at all. From the first scene I already suspected the ending correctly. It's not just Kaownah but also Turbo. I've never really seen Kaownah as a main. I'm currently also watching crazy love moo moo because it's airing and it's so funny to see Turbo Chanokchon play in both Love Stage and Crazy love moo moo. I loveee Trubo as Tai. And as soon as I saw Fort as a guest character I was lowkey screaming., I love Fort a lot,
The plot was extremely lost. The unnecessary love triangle, which didn't even add development was sooo annoying.I was having a 'here we go again' moment. And if I can be 100% honest I didn't even care about Ryou and Anda. I stayed for Thee and Jet's relationship. They were so cute and it felt somehow way more realistic than Ryou and Anda's relationship. Also I got curious whether or not the parents knew about their relationship. They were adorable. and just made my day. I also like how it's not the stereotypical 'soft guy' x 'strong protective'. Also the friendgroup was like gone and barely any screen time...
Even though it disappointed me and had some small problems, this series was extremely comforting and interesting. It did for sure not get my attention taken. I was locked in. To my liking it was pretty good and I am giving it a 7 for a reason. I think you have to watch this series yourself before creating an opinion.
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Way better than others say.
I'm technically rewatching this because I fell asleep last time at episode 2 due to dsfs LMAO. Anyways, because I fell asleep last time I did not remember a single shit about this Bl. But I kinda dropped this for weeks and decided to pick it up again. Which I wasn't super confident about since the reviews were realllyyy bad. And I have to say, this Bl is wayyy beter than many comments or reviews say. I heard people say many just hate on it because of MarkOhm and that makes me sad... They are so cute together. The plot Isn't exactly how it's described but that's okay! Of course you can dislike this by the way, opinions are opinions!Let's start at the first good points. I'm a BIG fan of the OST ยาวิเศษ (Magic Potion) it's soooo cute . I fucking luvvv it. The intro itself has cute letter animations, sadly doesn't show a lot about the series itself. It's just really fun and silly, just like the song! Everything about the production itself looks extremely simple but in my opinion that doesn't matter a lot. The story is cute enough and doesn't need to be extremely special. I'm gonna be very honest right here but I'm not the biggest fan of Jittirain. Some of her work is incredible but some are also bad. I either love or hate it. Pepzi has to my opinion made sooo much good stuff. I don't think there's a drama out there that she has directed that I didn't like. I also love how Klom is the composer!!
I fucking love how they went on cute datessss. Each time they went on one my heart melted. They had such a romantic friendship that it felt like they had been dating for years. I'm not even joking I was screaming at my screen. They had the type of slowborn where you kinda had to wait for the confession even though it was clear they both like each other. For people who don't like slow burn I do NOT suggest this series. It's really slow. I do kinda have the feeling this series is more focused on a younger audience? Not gonna lie but everything was too adorable and slow for it to be for older audience. Also the poster, song and style is kinda childish. This does not matter to me at all, but it's just something I noticed. I like how both Jay and Sant are huge green flags and they actually have communicationnn. Feels like this lacks in a lot of series, because I think communication is very important in a relationship.
Finally a series with a rare jobbb!! I feel like I've become tired of the engineering student/medical student trope or the one where on of the ML are rich ceos, doctor, Idols and mafia's. I like how one is a dentist (yes, technically medical but still rare) and the other a YouTuber who loves deserts. It helps set a cute trope and it just feels different.
Like I mentioned before the hate seems extremely forced. Maybe I just liked it too much so I don't get it but a lot of people are talking about the bad plot. And here's the thing, to my opinion the plot isn't like how it is described. It's described like Sant just has a lot of dental problems due to him liking deserts and that Jay has to fix everything. The emotional growth is one thing that it lacks and I agree with that. I also saw people being mad at it having almost 0 NC scene's.... WHAT. Sant and his mother's relationship could've been more complicated. But besides those things, I don't get the amount of hate it is receiving.
I really liked Kak!! I always like it when Poon plays a character because he's always funny but serious. He seems to want to actually help his friends but doesn't really know how to. It was quite funny to me how Kak didn't even figure his friend Sant dating Jay. His unrequited love for Yada was lowkey funny but also kinda sad. Bro really caught feelings for someone in a lesbian relationship. I'm not gonna lie Yada also treated him a little shitty. I love Yada but she should've made some shit clear to him as well. Move on brooo.
Do not listen to all the bad reviews! Form your own opinion by watching it. This is something I've seen multiple people talk about already. There's a lot of people who don't like it. But don't let others influence what you watch and don't miss out on this banger (in my opinion).
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Surprisingly good, but still decent.
Another small series I'm watching because it doesn't take all day to finish. I had zero expectations when starting this, if you follow my reviews actively you know I never really watch any trailers or read the description so I just opened this with 0 ideas what it would be about. The series is surprisingly good but it's missing a lot and could've been bigger if. Sadly it looked quite low budget. I'm really curious about the second and third season!Let's begin, since the beginning of the series it was clear that it's about a straight guy falling in love w a gay guy. Or at least I thought. Lee Ro A seems like he already discovered he was gay but it was never really confirmed in the series. Cha Ji Woo has a long term crush on Bae Yoo Na. The 2 boys have to pair up because 2 girls are together for a project. Both the main characters have almost none to zero backstory. All we know is that Cha Ji Woo had a crush on Yoo Na. We know a lot about the side character... but the main character?
So those romance lessons were never really clear to me. How much days did they get classes? It were such easy tasks to complete and I get why the teacher wanted that but like?? The dates were super cute and I was honestly expecting a lesbian couple to form between Bae Yoo Na and Kim Hye Won but nope, maybe next season! The teacher had to allow same sex pairs... sure. There was not much character development which made everything feel weird aswell. No realisation of like: woah I might like men. In love with a... teacher and saying things like "age is just a number".. Don't feel like I have to add my opinion on this but it was weird lowkey. Kim Hye Won did annoying fucking Aegyo to that teacher brooo.
A small part on the production because what was that. Look aside from the bl I do care on how things are produced. The overexposure was super annoying. In 2 of the dates that Cha Ji Woo and Lee Ro A went to it was superrrrr overexposure. It might've been done on purpose but it looked a bit weird. Something I just wanna point out is that they used (to my observation) the rule of fourths, which is quite uncommon since The rule of thirds is technically industry standard. Didn't bother me to much just funny to see. I'm in love with the scene in the arcade (ep1) where they speed up things, it feels goofy and just nice to look at. A small part was weird because they clearly used green screen for certain scene's. They kinda forgot to use a background with movement. In one scene the trees didn't move lmaooo. They used really nice background music!!
Some topics like woman being stalked and homophobia included (FINALLY KOREA). Yeah so I hate K bl's for never using actual situations in their series and this is just amazing. The scene was super strong. A rumour going around and everyone showing everyone and just a complete mess. Also so sad for Yoo Na that she was getting stalked. Sadly people don't show much about woman rights in K drama's (please don't attack me) and it's just nice to see the reality.
Somehow really good. I really enjoyed this series and just a bit sad about small things. It's clearly on a low budget so please do not bother it too much in your head. A bit sad it is extreme slow burn and I mean a kiss on the last ep, but there's more season so I'm not judging yet. Funny that the actor Han Hyun Jun was in one of my fav Kdrama's. So funny how Kim Tae Hwan is in singles interno. Recommended for sure, but don't expect a lot!
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