Lovely Characters

I really liked the story and how the actors portrayed the characters. Akaso Eiji (Adachi) is an amazing actor and worked so well with Machida Keita (Kurosawa) - their interactions felt genuine and authentic, especially with Kurosawa, who was an amazing character. However, the side character Rokkaku Yuta was a nice addition, and I wish we had more focus on him. And let's not forget the amazing Fujisaki - a true queen, a lovely addition.

But the side pair... I'll be honest. I liked the character Tsuge, but when his side story started with his own "crush," I rolled my eyes. He should have remained a supporting character. I found it quite ridiculous, and I mostly skipped his scenes later on unless they were relevant to the main pair's story.

Overall, the story was very good.

As for the music, I'd give it a 7. The intro and ending soundtracks are nice, but there weren't any tracks that really stuck with me. They were mostly just there.

Does this have rewatch value? Kinda? Maybe in 5 years, I'll watch it again for nostalgic reasons, but that's about it."


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Different

This Drama is different from anything I have seen before and that's a good thing.

I liked the characters and thought it was great that they weren't just tools for the main characters, they have their own good story, highly connected to the one or other character + the story.

Now the story I thought was very good but there were some plotholes I noticed in the end and generally, you could slowly see the tropes from other drama, so I have to say that I liked the first half of the show much more but that's doesn't mean that the rest was bad, no no, it was still amazing.
Let's also not forget the importance of this Drama related to todays political debate and human rights.

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HEALTHY Relationships

Where to start... First of all, the relationship was very HEALTHY, and if there is one thing I love about BL Dramas, it's that both main characters in the relationship are on the same page, and there will be no toxicity involved in the end.

STORY:
The story felt pretty generic in the first episode, but I got fooled when I saw episode 2 where they switched POV from Bandleader "Gun" to the School President "Tinn". With that, we not only get to see Gun's side but also Tinn's, and later a bit of the supporting characters who also had some interesting things going on. They weren't in the focus as much, but that was fine in my opinion since they were still a big part of the story.

I don't want to spoil too much about the story. I will just say that the buildup to the next "arc" was perfectly implemented.

CHARACTERS:
Gun and Tinn have very different personalities, but somehow they made them so damn compatible with each other. It's also very interesting how I first thought, "Oh, I know what kind of guy he is" - because I was so wrong. Especially about Tinn. I thought Tinn was some strict asshole, but holy shit, no. He's shy and a gay mess.

Side Characters/Ships:
With them being a band, I was initially worried they would write the rest as NPCs, just there for the music, since that's a common thing in dramas/TV shows with a music genre. But nope. Every character mattered because with one of them missing, they wouldn't be THE Band.

"Win" is the hot-headed friend who says aloud what he thinks before thinking, but he always means well and apologizes when he's wrong.

"Sound" - I didn't like him at first. He appeared like 2/3 episodes later, and my first impression was that he was some prick. But that's what the series wanted you to think of him because, in a sense, he is that. But he's also a very thoughtful boy who just wants the best for the band and has a love for music. He just takes it a bit more seriously than the other boys. He and Win are very different, but just like Gun and Tinn, even though they are so different, they are indeed a perfect match.

"Por" is somebody who, I have to admit, I didn't really feel for until like episode 8. Like, he wasn't bad or anything, he was funny, but he just got really "loud" later on for specific reasons. But I thought when he got good screen time, they did the right thing. His highlight moment was great.

"Tiw," unlike the other supporting characters, is not a band member but a member of the student council team and also the best friend of Tinn. And wow, let me tell you, he is just the BEST matchmaker ever! Sometimes I felt like he was speaking for the audience, and I loved that. Tiw and Por are also a "ship," but it happens very late, which I found very sad, to be honest. But I guess that was because Por didn't get that much attention until later. But it was alright.

"Yo" is nice and also got a little bit of a storyline, which I found very cute.

"Phat" is probably the only one with little to no story, but that's literally so basic for the drummer of a band. But then again, I felt like it was fine. He did his part in the main story and was an overall great character.

Overall, we have a great number of characters with different kinds of personalities and interests, which I always find

Other than that, we also have the parents who I find very interesting. Gun's and Tinn's mothers are so different from each other, but both work so well. I really, really loved them. They are truly wonderful parents.

ACTING:
That's something I loved the most here, actually. You can tell how well the actors work with each other.

Music:
Incredible. Not saying much. I don't understand the language, but I always have a smile on my face. Wonderful.

Oh, and the intro is also very nice!

Rewatch Value:
This has rewatch value - something I might actually rewatch in a year or so.

Dislike?
Well, I wasn't much of a fan of the silly sounds they popped in here and there. I know that's just how they produced it, but when I watched the first episode, I needed some time getting used to it, haha


TLTR;
The BL drama has a healthy relationship between the main characters, Gun and Tinn, and the story is initially generic but becomes more interesting as it switches perspectives and builds up to the next arc. The characters, including the supporting ones, are well-developed and their dynamics within the band are explored. The parents of Gun and Tinn are also interesting and well-portrayed. The acting is great, and the music is incredible, even though I don't understand the language. The intro is nice, and the series has rewatch value. The only dislike is the occasional use of silly sounds, but overall, it's an enjoyable drama.

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I loved it BUT

(Additional Spoiler review at the end but you can read this part without worries!)

I know my rating seems rather "bad" compared to the other reviews but I have to explain...

First, the story was good. It's a trope most us knows about but I think they executed it perfect. Now what bothered me? Well everything started to really ANNOY me with episode 9&10. Suddenly, there was a gigantic shift with another Dramatic change of a story line to spice things up which I genuinely did not understand???

I will talk about this part later.

The casting. I liked the casting but what I did not like was how monotone our main Tian was. Most of the time when he talks it felt really emotionless. I LOVE Tian though. His character growth was even more interesting than the romance part.

Music. I honestly don't understand how people could give this 10 stars. It's not bad or something but not 10 stars.

I think like modt of these cases people tend to rate everything 10 stars after watching the last episode.

Btw, I find the ending great, because who doesn't like happy endings? It was just executed very poorly imo. But as you can see many people loved it so maybe thats just me.


If you want to watch a Drama about a boy trying to define what his purpose is in life and additionally a "teacher" x Bodyguard Trope - then this is for you.



Spoiler part:


I didn't understand the logic of Phupha in the end. He told Tian to go away because he needs to live his life, to find himself- but at the same damn time Tian says his place is there wtf??? Phupha low-key sounded like Tian's mother and I really hated his mother I swear to god.

For a character who's Goal was to find himself, to be free, they ended this Drama really weird with him not even having to decide about his life.

Also, the last scene, I still don't get what he's doing there. Did he just leave USA without telling his parents - and now thats okay or what???

Oh, and his Mother saying studying education in the USA is better- this woman has no idea why does she keep deciding for him and the Father doesn't care.

Sorry, I love this Drama but seeing people only raring overall 10 stars when there were obviously some conflicts confused the hell out of me.

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