"How can I make this about me" probably said Keen.
The idea of the series itself is nice. Having a romance story about boxing, which is not really explored in BLs, is creative and it really adds to the value of this BL. It was executed nicely. I know nothing about boxing, but I think that, contrary to some other series, the boxing part does not get lost behind the relationship. They really did find a good balance between the boxing, the love relationship and the plot.
Now, I'm going to be honest. To me, Keen (the main character) is very insufferable, making everything about him every time. Thun has a problem that he does not feel comfortable sharing, and Keen is like "Well, if you don't share it, it means you don't trust me, and we shouldn't be together.". Thun is not okay with what Keen does, he shares it and gets absolutely dismissed like what he says does not matter. I think people don't talk enough about the domestic violence that Keen did. Because yeah, slapping your boyfriend is NOT ok, and it should not be romantized. I like the other characters, especially the side couple and Ait, who, even if he did wrong, had at least a reason to do what he did. But Keen is just disrespectful to whoever is not ok with him, and I hate him for that.
Another problem that made it hard for me to watch is the scenes being extremely long. I don't know if it's only a feeling of mine, but it seems like the director did not want to cut, and sometimes you have three full minutes on just them looking at each other. I understand the need to want to show everything, but sometimes it was soooo long.
Overall, I didn't hate the drama, because the story was good and very innovative. The actors are good and the cinematic construction also. I just didn't love it either, because they made the whole world revolve around Keen.
Now, I'm going to be honest. To me, Keen (the main character) is very insufferable, making everything about him every time. Thun has a problem that he does not feel comfortable sharing, and Keen is like "Well, if you don't share it, it means you don't trust me, and we shouldn't be together.". Thun is not okay with what Keen does, he shares it and gets absolutely dismissed like what he says does not matter. I think people don't talk enough about the domestic violence that Keen did. Because yeah, slapping your boyfriend is NOT ok, and it should not be romantized. I like the other characters, especially the side couple and Ait, who, even if he did wrong, had at least a reason to do what he did. But Keen is just disrespectful to whoever is not ok with him, and I hate him for that.
Another problem that made it hard for me to watch is the scenes being extremely long. I don't know if it's only a feeling of mine, but it seems like the director did not want to cut, and sometimes you have three full minutes on just them looking at each other. I understand the need to want to show everything, but sometimes it was soooo long.
Overall, I didn't hate the drama, because the story was good and very innovative. The actors are good and the cinematic construction also. I just didn't love it either, because they made the whole world revolve around Keen.
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