I rewatched this simply to see Bible again. 🥰🥰🥰 The series is interesting to a certain extent but I'm not a huge Jes fan so that was a minus for me. Subject matter is a bit dark but I muddled through it a second time.
Honestly, it was sweet. Yeah, some characters were a bit cartoonish, but overall a sweet vertical, with very attractive MLs. I watched it on the bus ride home and wasn't disappointed. This could have been a legit series if the character development was a bit more and some of the storyline more developed. This isn't going to stop your heart like The Prosecutor's Proposal...this is pre-PP. There's some plot holes like other verticals, but verts are are just relaxing for me to destress. I will say that one of the supporting actors had a really deep voice that actually gave me flutters. 😂😂 I would love to see something where he has more lines. 🥰 I watched this on GagaOOLaLa.
The movie dared to break Korean and Asian boundaries. The NC-17 scenes were executed with remarkable restraint…
Thank you! I agree with your comment that if this were a French or Italian production the comments would be drastically different. Regardless of the gender of the leads, a European version of this film would be applauded for its artistry, raw storytelling, and unique direction. It was a challenge for me, and I have been a European art house film fan for over 4 decades. However, after viewing the film I appreciated what the actors gave the audience. Your closing comments about sincerity in the story is spot on. This is not a cookie cutter film but a courageous expression of complicated emotions, vulnerability on all of the characters at various points in their relationships, and a window into intimate experiences some of us have encountered. This was uncomfortable on a personal level since I found myself, in my younger days, in a relationship like Gijun had with the photographer. Also, criticism was given regarding the Aran, the girlfriend, and offering up her boyfriend after hearing he was part of her boss's wet dream. I think if one ever gets a chance to be a part of a liberal arts/fine arts community where many of us are diverse (gender, sexuality, neurologically), we can be pretty open about things. I honestly didn't give this occurrence half a thought since it is a norm that I'm familiar with, but I can understand how some may not get it. Overall, this is a film that's not for everyone but, personally, I'm thankful it was made and appreciate the courageousness of the actors, directors, and all involved with this work of film artistry.
Same here! It's Japan and much of their television series/movies that aren't serious crime dramas tend to be exaggerated. This is a country where employee handbooks have illustrations that are cute anime-style. I'm watching a J-series, Loved Ones, and while it's solid with good acting, there's exaggeration and gimmicky tropes. I think this was sweet and the message was done well.
I really appreciate an “older” actor, like Kimisawa Yuki, appearing in a BL series! His acting and expressions…
Yes! Kimisawa Yuki is amazing! His Instagram is great to watch his persona and sometimes flamboyant performances for his fans. I caught him in an old crime series my son was watching a bit ago. Was pleasantly surprised to see him in a BL. 😊
I agree completely on all counts! The two leads were adorable and probably one of the best verts I've seen in forever, it seems. I liked the storyline and the pacing was good. I watched it on GagaOOLaLa in one go... can't imagine Anu other way. The taller ML's voice is so deep and smooth, would love to listen to him all day/night. 😉
This was really a good one for me. For such a shot series, it was humorous, touching and healing.. The actors…
TYSM! I honestly got through 1.5 episodes and was not sure to continue... definitely on the fence...but I'm going to finish it from your comment that it was touching and healing, with the humor. 🙏🏼
Episode 3:This show is a hoot.There's this dark sister/brother love triangle brewing underneath, but overhead,…
🥰 I agree... totally a 70s/80s vibe with the light-hearted parents, dog, older sister annoying younger brother... I'm enjoying it as a break from the darker ones I've watched lately.
It's not chinese, it's taiwanese... you know the first asian country to have same sex marriage and have adoption…
Yes.. excellent point Also, I'm watching over a dozen Asian dramas right now (BL and others) so that's my excuse for the error 🤪 I'm trying to get in as much as I can before the semester starts 😂😂
It's not chinese, it's taiwanese... you know the first asian country to have same sex marriage and have adoption…
🙏🏼You're right...my mistake...even more reason why this was really bad overall. Mixing up Taiwanese v Chinese is something I really should have not missed. My students will give me heck since some of them are on here. Thanks for the correction
It wasn't really all that sad but just a few tragedian that weren't acted well because I really didn't feel anything…
I agree with a character that has that as their back-story I could totally understand and be sympathetic. However, for me, I didn't feel any of that from the actor. I think there was potential for this to be portrayed in a better way, but the actor either didn't have enough experience to convey this, or the direction was not great. However, since the director for this series has a great track record from their past BL works that have had tragic characters and storylines, I feel the series lacked conveying the different layers of emotions the ML1 needed to embody and convince me this was his journey. Typically, I'm a complete crybaby with characters like this, but in this case, I just didn't feel it. However, some have given this series better reviews, so it probably just didn't vibe with me for whatever reason.
I was wondering how I even found out about this drama lol. Then I remembered the director, Chiang Ping Chen,…
ITA about "See Your Love"... not sure how or why this got produced. As one comment stated, they thought it was a vehicle to promote the boy band since China is attempting to globally market boy bands. I think this might be valid since everyone in the band struggled with acting but legit played instruments. Maybe the director got roped in because of his name recognition? Definitely not of the same caliber as SYL. If they wanted to promote the band to BL audiences, which is understandable since we are a formidable group, there could have been better ways. I wish the band luck but will definitely not recommend this nor rewatch.
I should have read the synopsis before watching this. I hate the sad ones. 😫
It wasn't really all that sad but just a few tragedian that weren't acted well because I really didn't feel anything except frustration. Usually I am a crybaby when tragedy occurs in BLs, but in this one I did 🙄(eye rolls) more than anything.
I completely agree! This was a BL, but only because lead characters were guys...this could have been a sweet ML/FL teenage love story. I kept getting angry at BF1 being a bit selfish. And what was with that scene where Plus One confessed he "fell for him" in the rain but BF1 said "I'll get back to with an answer" when we all know he likes Plus One. Seriously? The basketball/child-hood friend got cheated on all levels. Granted, a lot is on him for not confessing, which I assume he was reluctant because he felt anything is better than nothing with Plus One.
Overall, very tepid series that could have been better, even for China.
The lack of kissing is odd and I feel the actors possibly didn't agree to it? IDK This was not a standard BL, but with the barely lukewarm performances, I feel it's a stretch to call it a BL, and simply a teenage bromance (which for me, personally, is not the same).
I agree... this could have been a 12-episode... really would have liked a bit slower ending putting everything…
IKR?! I wanted to see Ju Taeson character stupidly puppy dog clingy to Chaeha... because I can totally see it from him in private when it's just the two of them. 🥰
The series is interesting to a certain extent but I'm not a huge Jes fan so that was a minus for me.
Subject matter is a bit dark but I muddled through it a second time.
Yeah, some characters were a bit cartoonish, but overall a sweet vertical, with very attractive MLs. I watched it on the bus ride home and wasn't disappointed.
This could have been a legit series if the character development was a bit more and some of the storyline more developed.
This isn't going to stop your heart like The Prosecutor's Proposal...this is pre-PP.
There's some plot holes like other verticals, but verts are are just relaxing for me to destress.
I will say that one of the supporting actors had a really deep voice that actually gave me flutters. 😂😂
I would love to see something where he has more lines. 🥰
I watched this on GagaOOLaLa.
I agree with your comment that if this were a French or Italian production the comments would be drastically different. Regardless of the gender of the leads, a European version of this film would be applauded for its artistry, raw storytelling, and unique direction.
It was a challenge for me, and I have been a European art house film fan for over 4 decades. However, after viewing the film I appreciated what the actors gave the audience.
Your closing comments about sincerity in the story is spot on.
This is not a cookie cutter film but a courageous expression of complicated emotions, vulnerability on all of the characters at various points in their relationships, and a window into intimate experiences some of us have encountered.
This was uncomfortable on a personal level since I found myself, in my younger days, in a relationship like Gijun had with the photographer.
Also, criticism was given regarding the Aran, the girlfriend, and offering up her boyfriend after hearing he was part of her boss's wet dream.
I think if one ever gets a chance to be a part of a liberal arts/fine arts community where many of us are diverse (gender, sexuality, neurologically), we can be pretty open about things.
I honestly didn't give this occurrence half a thought since it is a norm that I'm familiar with, but I can understand how some may not get it.
Overall, this is a film that's not for everyone but, personally, I'm thankful it was made and appreciate the courageousness of the actors, directors, and all involved with this work of film artistry.
It's Japan and much of their television series/movies that aren't serious crime dramas tend to be exaggerated. This is a country where employee handbooks have illustrations that are cute anime-style.
I'm watching a J-series, Loved Ones, and while it's solid with good acting, there's exaggeration and gimmicky tropes.
I think this was sweet and the message was done well.
Kimisawa Yuki is amazing!
His Instagram is great to watch his persona and sometimes flamboyant performances for his fans. I caught him in an old crime series my son was watching a bit ago. Was pleasantly surprised to see him in a BL. 😊
It's been a crappy week and this really hit the spot!
I totally liked the leads. Would like to see the actors again.
The two leads were adorable and probably one of the best verts I've seen in forever, it seems.
I liked the storyline and the pacing was good.
I watched it on GagaOOLaLa in one go... can't imagine Anu other way.
The taller ML's voice is so deep and smooth, would love to listen to him all day/night. 😉
I honestly got through 1.5 episodes and was not sure to continue... definitely on the fence...but I'm going to finish it from your comment that it was touching and healing, with the humor. 🙏🏼
Also, I'm watching over a dozen Asian dramas right now (BL and others) so that's my excuse for the error 🤪
I'm trying to get in as much as I can before the semester starts 😂😂
Mixing up Taiwanese v Chinese is something I really should have not missed. My students will give me heck since some of them are on here.
Thanks for the correction
However, for me, I didn't feel any of that from the actor.
I think there was potential for this to be portrayed in a better way, but the actor either didn't have enough experience to convey this, or the direction was not great.
However, since the director for this series has a great track record from their past BL works that have had tragic characters and storylines, I feel the series lacked conveying the different layers of emotions the ML1 needed to embody and convince me this was his journey.
Typically, I'm a complete crybaby with characters like this, but in this case, I just didn't feel it.
However, some have given this series better reviews, so it probably just didn't vibe with me for whatever reason.
As one comment stated, they thought it was a vehicle to promote the boy band since China is attempting to globally market boy bands.
I think this might be valid since everyone in the band struggled with acting but legit played instruments.
Maybe the director got roped in because of his name recognition?
Definitely not of the same caliber as SYL.
If they wanted to promote the band to BL audiences, which is understandable since we are a formidable group, there could have been better ways.
I wish the band luck but will definitely not recommend this nor rewatch.
Usually I am a crybaby when tragedy occurs in BLs, but in this one I did 🙄(eye rolls) more than anything.
We suffered through so you don't have to 😂
This was a BL, but only because lead characters were guys...this could have been a sweet ML/FL teenage love story.
I kept getting angry at BF1 being a bit selfish. And what was with that scene where Plus One confessed he "fell for him" in the rain but BF1 said "I'll get back to with an answer" when we all know he likes Plus One. Seriously?
The basketball/child-hood friend got cheated on all levels. Granted, a lot is on him for not confessing, which I assume he was reluctant because he felt anything is better than nothing with Plus One.
Overall, very tepid series that could have been better, even for China.
The lack of kissing is odd and I feel the actors possibly didn't agree to it? IDK
This was not a standard BL, but with the barely lukewarm performances, I feel it's a stretch to call it a BL, and simply a teenage bromance (which for me, personally, is not the same).
I guess I need to try and find the novel.🥰
Is it titled the same as the series?
I wanted to see Ju Taeson character stupidly puppy dog clingy to Chaeha... because I can totally see it from him in private when it's just the two of them. 🥰