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Ok wow, I just binge watched through this and now I need to get a few things off my chest:

1. I waited forever to watch this because i had serious preconceptions about the reality TV format. BUT damn, all my thoughts leading up to this were wrong. So if you're like me and are hesitant because it's a reality show: please, please, please, give it a try! I definitely did not regret watching it!!!❤️🫶❤️

2. I seriously loved every single person on this show!!! Everyone individually was just so lovable. BUT if I had to choose one person I like the most, it would be Dai. I think he's a great person, I love how he openly shows emotions, is honest, direct and just caring 🥲
(my secret second favorite would be Gensei, I want to hug him)

3. I really like seeing Dai and Shun as a couple, BUT.... I'm sorry to say this, even though I wish the absolute best for the two of them because they are adorable together, I feel like Shun has a lot to learn about healthy relationships. I understand where he's coming from and I understand why he does what he does, but if he's not careful, he'll create self-fulfilling prophecies (and I don’t mean good ones) 😕. I really hope that Shun will be able to take more initiative in the future and reach out to Dai and return the care and love he receives in equal measure.

Last but not least... They have all really grown on me and from the bottom of my heart I wish each and every one of them a fulfilled and happy future 🥹❤️

Edit: I just watched the 7 month reunion on YouTube…what the heck happened to Kazuto? I had to watch his entry twice cause I couldn’t recognize him the first time 😅

Still watching the show, but I feel like Kazuto and Usak would’ve made a great couple… I’m sad that he left the show early. (And sorry for all the ones who shipped the other pairing, no hate, but it’s kinda obvious to me that Kazuto and Alan won’t work out..)

The beginning was strong, I especially liked the boldness of FL. But the amnesia trope ruined it for me and sadly, the ending fell way too short, like they ran out of time and needed to finish it up..

Ok, now I've finished watching it and I'm really sorry to say this, but it was boring until the end. There was a tense moment for me at the beginning when ML challenged the new coach, but that was it. The romance was really underwhelming (and unconvincing on FL's part) and the lack of emotion could fit a documentary rather than a drama.

And honestly, I'm saddened by such harsh words because the drama had so much potential (obviously a high budget drama, an excellent top actor, an interesting setting,...) but it just went nowhere.
The romance was the most disappointing part. They could have just been brother and sister, it wouldn't have changed anything 😕 (Seriously, I watched till the last minute hoping something big would happen between them, but nope....nothing). Even the second couple developed faster 😑

This is just my own opinion, please don't be mad at me if you have a different one.

My personal piece of advice: if you've seen the first third of the drama and are wondering if you should continue (hoping the pace will change later): better save your time. .

I didn't know a sports drama could be so dialog-heavy .. fewer episodes wouldn't have hurt 😅

Well...that was mediocre at best :/
(which makes me sad. The plot had potential, but the way it was executed could have been much better in my opinion)

This is so weird... but kinda cute... I'm still not sure if this was supposed to be soft porn or not with all those YouTube-regulated cut scenes lol

I don't know why everyone only hates Zee while Sprite keeps making promises and not keeping them with no regrets. I don't know why they start and end with this particular thing, all it tells me is that he's not a very nice person towards First (and doesn't hold First's interest high). Personally, I’m not very fond of those types of people, but that’s just my opinion.

Thank you 🫶

Ok, here is my conclusion after watching this one (sorry for the long post)

What I liked
+ the number of shirtless scenes (yay, free them all!)
+ the basketball plot
+ the main couple (they were so cute together and complemented each other well)
+ the plot didn't get boring at all
+ Some of Ryu's lines were just hilarious "Let's make some good memories" I didn't know you would call it that lol

What I found... questionable
- The weird gay mafia/nude club or whatever it was
- The over-dramatization of the above point (I mean, how many times can you get pistol-whipped? They really liked that action, huh? It would have been better if the wounds on his face matched it, lol)
- The parts where Zen seemed totally emotionally retarded, I mean he could have talked a bit more here and there (something like: Hey, you hurt me pretty bad with your hot and cold behavior 🥲
Or: Atom, I have a freaking boyfriend 😑This part was really annoying, I mean he even hugged Atom half naked and slept in the same bed even though he already had a boyfriend, come on..no one can be that naive, that was just freaking mean and disloyal to Ryu, but don’t let me get to the end where he just doesn’t talk to Ryu about important stuff at all. How is this love? That’s fucking selfish shit, I’m sorry, but that was the dumbest part of the whole drama, even dumber than the nudist club 🤦‍♂️

By the way, I was a bit surprised that everyone else was shocked by the final scene considering how often they like to...shower.... 😅😅😅

Anyway, over all I quiet liked this one (even if the end annoyed me to no end).. I’ll definitely rewatch in the future

I mean it’s hinted that he has a brain tumor or something and talks about how she would live without him.. does he die in the novel or is his illness curable?

I just watched it for the second time (the first time was years ago..) and here's my summary

1. I like it better than the Thai version (I watched both back to back, and although the Thai version is ok, this one is better in my opinion (FL's role is more important, makes more sense, is more coherent to the plot. I like the added drawings of the snail and the lion, the case is more interesting, no unnecessary side characters (like the Borother in the Thai version), I prefers the ML in this one over the other,….)
2. All over, I liked the actress of FL much better the second time watching it
3. the romance is not in the foreground, but that's more than ok and the ending is (romance wise) more than satisfying for me (for me, they somehow make more sense together than the thai pairing)

Just one important thing left to say: has anyone read the novel? I'd like to know if the thing ML talks about at the end comes true or not.... 🥲 (see spoiler below)

Sadly, I could only find the first 12 episodes (with horrible subtitles) BUT nonetheless I couldn’t stop watching. I liked the mains (but the SML creeped me out), both were beautiful (especially ML, he looks like a chinese version of the Ken doll 😅) and did a great job. The plot (as far as I understood what happened) was interesting, too. Hopefully, I will get to see the second half of the drama in the future..

Well, of course. This is dramaland and we love it 😆

It's hard to watch...
1. the subtitles are AI-generated and pretty bad
2. as mentioned in the synopsis, the drama starts with a “forced consummation” which literally means ML raping FL and imprisoning her for 5 years afterwards

I haven't finished watching it yet, but personally I have a big problem with a romance plot starting with rape...

Could you spoil me the end, please?

Thanks 🙏🫶

Can you please tell me who ended up together?

Pond and Phuwin are so pretty to look at... only Pond's hair annoys me, I constantly have the urge to either cut it or braid it to get it out of his face -_-;

Oh, I can imagine (such hard work, thanks for sacrificing yourself) 😆❤️❤️❤️