Not a Robot

The style of music "Magnet" sings is not really my style, but I liked the song by Orca. I'm not sure why they put that blonde hairpiece on Jame, it looks terrible.

I like it too and do not realize why they are postponing it. I read some of the translated novel and it is hard for me to follow because it is in chatroom convos, then narrative paragraphs. The live action is easy to follow because they wear different costumes depending on if they are in chat or real life.

With the real life age gap and one of the leads being a minor, they cannot follow canon. I'm going to finish this with an "original story" mindset. With August as one of the leads, this could have been a really good adaptation. No offense to Mac, he would have been good in Love Sick 2024 with minors in most of the major roles.

I'm not sure if there is an official translation because the manga is pretty old and I read a fan translation of it many years ago. If it isn't official on Amazon, search for it and you can read it online.

They should have casted 18+ actors because the novel is 18+. Consenting to sex in real life is different from consenting to sexual acts on film, so the production staff should have thought about this. I agree about the incompetence. I was hoping that Volume 2 would be remade, but now, I think they should stop.

I thought it would be like this version and they gender swapped the little boy to a girl, and seemed to show her all the time (based on clips and highlights), making it more "heteronormative." Maybe I will watch the Chinese remake in the future.

To me, they would not have cast an under age actor if they had any intention of staying true to the story. They would have held an 18+ audition if they wanted to stick to the source material, minus the SA. As you said, they removed the grit of the original, but they also removed the passion. The passion is even missing when there is conflict between the biological parents and sons. At this point, as with the 2Moons franchise, let's just stop since they cannot do the source material justice. And I was looking forward to Novel 2 being covered, but with a 16 year old actor, that isn't going to happen.

I'm worried because the manga series is dark. The author's current ongoing manga is even darker, so I'm feeling residuals from reading it. I'll check back to read the comments.

I binged this to catch up and am very disappointed. Please just let this franchise die if you cannot find an 18 year old actor and stay true to this story. I suspected they were under age due to lack of chemistry and intimate scenes, but I didn't realize there was a big age gap between the actors. I purposely did not watch the China remake because I knew it would be like this. I watched the original and read the novels and this story is not Addicted, not even close. They cannot even build this into Volume 2, so please just put this to rest. There is no passion in this version and the original story is full of passion. The novel has to be censored due to SA, that is understandable, but to lose the whole story is so disappointing.

James looks older and his voice sounds older than an average 20 year old. Maybe he was an early bloomer.

Funny how Biu compared them to deer. People who have been to Nara Park with deer crackers, will know how she came to that conclusion. It made my day.

Enjoyed the first episode, even though I was a little confused. I guess Pat has a crush, but the boss, not so much. I wonder if the character Fei Long is named after Finder's Liu Fei Long.

I think that Ohm and Leng have great chemistry! I'm biased because I've seen Ohm with different acting partners, so I'm not fixated on any ships. I thought that Leng did very well in the scene with Q's father not even realizing he was kidnapped.

I don't care for BTS while the series is airing because I just want to focus on the characters, not the actors, but I understand that many people find BTS interesting. If people where not interested, they would stop posting them.

So true! It's like Yu only cares about Ai if Pan is out of the picture. I would have gotten into an argument with him for sure and would have seriously considered breaking up. I don't say that lightly. Although I'm not jealous, I do require loyalty. I just wish that Ai called him out, just like Yu called Ai out for not handling his alcohol. The script and direction of this episode makes me think that Yu still would rather be with Pan, so anything else he says is fake.

When Pan apologized to Ai on the couch, Yu did not have the grace to look ashamed. And Yu waited until Ai was washing dishes instead of telling him to scoot over so he could sit next to him. Bad script and direction this episode.

I actually was disappointed in Yu this episode. I thought he was old enough to tell Pan that he is dating Ai and that he cannot keep secrets from him because it will create misunderstandings. I thought Ai was too go with the flow. I'm not a jealous person, but I would have had an argument with my boyfriend for sitting too close, unnecessary touching and sitting with her at while eating barbecue. I know the director did this to create tension, like whenever Yu and Pan together, they would huddle close together and Yu did not comfort Ai at all, but I found the Ai's easy forgiveness too unrealistic. When your own mother is giving side eye, come on!

The original episode 1 was a mess. Love Sick 2024, even with the higher budget, better training of the actors and cinematography, I'm having problems adjusting to the new actors, especially the supporting cast. We haven't even heard the band play yet. Maybe after I hear Progress sing, I will be able to let go of Captain as Noh a little easier.

Love Sick was my first Thai BL (I had watched Chinese BL prior) and I remember thinking I had made a mistake after watching episode 1, but it made me fall in love with Thai BL. Episode 1 of the 2024 version is much more coherent.

If you watch the original, episode 1 is a hot mess. I love Captain and White as the leads though.