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First Impression: Hold on, Harutora-kun
Overall: I can see my final rating going in either direction depending on the writing. 10? (10 is the MDL placeholder) episodes about 24 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/8571/hold-on-harutora-kun-2026-e01 (not in Japan or Korea) ; Viki https://www.viki.com/tv/41670c-hold-on-harutora-kun and TVer (Japan)Content Warnings: past & present homophobia, dub/non con kiss
What I Liked
- caring MLs*
- easy to understand premise
- realistic how smiles can hide pain
Room For Improvement
- not happy with what a ML did at the end of episode 1 since he could see that the other ML was dealing with some stuff
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First Impression: Match Point
Overall: the first episode set up the story well. Airing on GMMTV Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLANeHjG60fRgWhat I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- visuals
Room For Improvement
- voice over/flash forward start
- that the first three pranks were instigated by the same person
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First Impression: Weirdo-101
Overall: feels like a typical GMMTV romcom. 10 episodes about 40 minutes each. Airing on GMMTV's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKSScKG6XtloContent Warnings: bullying, fight
What I Liked
- forthright character
- easy to understand premise
Room For Improvement
- comedy sound effects didn't make things funny
- he fell because of inertia
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First Impression: Duty First, Kiss Later
Overall: the first episode was fun. 10 episodes about 20 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/8379/duty-first-kiss-later-2026-e01Content Warning: non con kiss
What I Liked
- different personalities
- laughed a few times
- relationship development in the first episode
Room For Improvement
- I'm never a fan of non con kisses in romance, though at least it wasn't when a character was sleeping
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First Impression: Edge of Horizon
Overall: interested in the historical aspect, though the first episode didn't quite grab me. 10 episodes about 50 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/7908/the-edge-of-horizon-2026-e01Content Warnings: classism, violence, blood
What I Liked
- historical setting, 1914
Room For Improvement
- there is overacting though I'm sure that was what the director wanted
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First Impression: Gelboys season 2
Overall: I wasn't into the first episode as much as I had hoped to be, but I'm giving this the benefit of the doubt. 8 episodes about 1 hour each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/gelboys-2-episode-1-1ax2cmfaea8?lang=en_usWhat I Liked
- styling
- sniff/cheek kisses/sweet moments
- the first recap*
Room For Improvement
- *I did not need that much screentime to be recap
- a bit confused with time jumps in the beginning
- I like apologies but the apology tour was too much for all at the same time in episode 1
- not into what the 2054 characters revealed
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First Impression: Your Sky Hare Nochi Koi
Overall: I watched the Thai Your Sky series, but am reviewing this series based on its own merits.Content Warnings: drugging?, non con touching, punches
What I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- visuals
- his family
Room For Improvement
- hope two characters don't grate on me
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accurate song lyrics
Overall: "You're a red flag, but I'm colorblind. I know you're dangerous, if it burns let it burn me alive" are accurate song lyrics for this series. My rating would have been higher, except they made several misteps with the characters/writing. Note that the series has some major content warnings. 12 episodes about 1 hour each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/don-t-be-too-emotional-episode-1-26b4yhq8zv0?lang=en_usContent Warnings: intimate partner abuse, held against will, violence, attempted sexual assault, vomiting, punches, manpulation, lovebombing, non con touching, non con kissing, beaten up, victim blaming, near rape, attempted murders, deaths, blood, manhandling, choking, stalking, death, workplace bullying
Note: flashing/strobe lights episode 1 16:55-24:20, 25-25:45, 51:20-53:40
What I Liked
- acting
- set up
- the doctor
- character growth starting in episode 6 (though it seemed to stall there)
Room For Improvement
- everyone just watched intimate partner abuse/violence and Jane Patrick said she had it coming to her
- 3 guys were obsessed/abusive with an average guy
- episode 3 was skippable with toxic Dan
- Jane was stupid when he asked Jane Patrick if he was okay and also what he should do in episode 5, Jane Patrick was stupid continuing to do what he did and saying he could protect everyone he cared about when he didn't have security tailing them
- no character growth after the time jump. Jane was still a people pleaser and Jane Patrick was still withholding information/being emotionally abusive by keeping Jane close to him but not showing him forgiveness
- did not enjoy the kid in episode 8, using him as a means for them to live together was weak writing
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historical series with a heart (watch suggestions)
Overall: a character's conversation with her dad put this into an 8.5 rating. 8 episodes about 24 minutes each. Aired on Final Draft Creation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKpOS7I2FuuT-WpSyl4LwS9KS2SmTO6A (the playlist was missing 2 episodes but they were available on their channel)Content Warnings: violence, death, grief, homophobia, sexism, coercion
Watch Suggestions (to cut out content warnings and love rivals)
- watch episode 1
- skip episode 2 parts 2 and 3
- start ep 3 part 1 at 5 min, watch parts 2 and 3
- skip episode 4
- skip episode 5 part 1, watch episode 5 part 2, stop part 3 at 5:45
- watch episode 6 part 1 1:05 to 2:05, skip part 2, watch part 3 beginning to 2:05 and 5:05-end
- watch episode 7 part 1, stop part 2 at 2:40, skip part 3
- skip episode 8 parts 1 and 2, watch part 3
What I Liked
- antagonists had their reasons and a woman's conversation with her dad that it was his and society's fault was stellar
- costumes
- historical setting
- learned about Khon
- realistic ending in the past (see the spoiler comment)
Room For Improvement
- no clear distinction between present and past (think it happened at 3:45 in part 1), it was more clear to me with later time jumps
- love rivals (though I appreciated how they weren't cookie cutter and had reasons for their actions)
- wish the present day was less of an open ending
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First Impression: Be My Player Two (uncut version)
Overall: the humor was hit or miss, giving it the benefit of the doubt. 10 episodes about 45 minutes each. Episode 1 was 48 minutes. Airing on WeTV uncut https://wetv.vip/en/play/xi5rkwzl3ytaphi/s4102vq3tsf-EP01%3A_Be_My_Player_Two_(Uncut_ver.) and cut version https://wetv.vip/en/play/h744e3d4hzqgs3r/c4102dqtj4b-EP01%3A_Be_My_Player_Two (episode 1 cut version was about 5 minutes shorter than the uncut version)Content Warning: in game violence
What I Liked
- visuals
- their dynamic/opposites attract
- I did laugh a few times
Room For Improvement
- not all of the humor/style worked for me, one character has a very exaggerated style
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better than the first season
Overall: I liked the second season more than the first, but wish they had had more screen time together https://mydramalist.com/profile/blcompilations/review/380647 - 10 episodes about 24 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/6153/cosmetic-playlover-2024-s02e01 (not available in Japan or Korea)Watch Suggestions (to focus more on the couple's relationship)
- watch episode 1
- episode 2 watch 8-9:40, 15:30-23:20
- skip 3 and 4
- episode 5 watch 17:45-end
- episode 6 watch beginning -3:45, 6:30-10:40 and 19-20:50
- watch episode 7
- episode 8 watch beginning-6:15, 15.40-18.30
- episode 9 watch 23:10-end
- watch episode 10
What I Liked
- kiss was realistic for an established couple (ie no dead fish lip press) in episode 1, (there was an odd lack of hands though in the finale)
- sweet and caring moments
- episode 7
- avoided a cliche (they actually communicated with each other in episode 2) and I was happy with the ending
Room For Improvement
- neutral on interspersed flashbacks from season 1
- love rival
- hanging out with the dad when he knew his boyfriend didn't want him to
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First Impression: Fourever You Part 2
Overall: 3 separate stories 8 episodes each. It doesn't seem that viewers need to have watched season/part 1 to understand this season/part. Episode 1 uncut on WeTV was 54 minutes https://wetv.vip/en/play/pzk4qf2zu5td6gr/i4101vqq2o6-EP01%3A_Fourever_You_Part_2_(Uncut_Ver.) and cut on WeTV was 47 minutes https://wetv.vip/en/play/4uq2ihehg6vxvbl/l4101vmnija-EP01A%3A_Fourever_You_Part_2 (I could not tell what was cut in episode 1). Wish they aired 2 episodes each week.1st Arc - Phoon & Fah (dynamic: childhood friends, separated and then reunited)
Content Warnings: a major one that happened in the past, I'm keeping this review spoiler free for now, episode 1 start at 31 minutes uncut to skip most of the warnings
I can tell this will be a heavier plot and I'm wondering why there was no contact for 4? years. Enjoyed the first episode
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okay vertical series
Overall: it was a confusing/slow start and the plot never grabbed me. Could start this at the eps 61-68 compilation. Aired 77 short (couple minute) episodes on the VBL Series YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvZaVybjXZcytdex6AFISdzKixXOTguqContent Warning: manhandling, non con kiss
What I Liked
- the leads from Fight For You (they had good chemistry)
- visuals
Room For Improvement
- the first 7 episodes didn't hook me (it was a flashback to a movie they filmed, not a good way to start)
- the plot never grabbed me
- side couple had past poor communication trope
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want to see the actors in something else
Overall: what happened in episode 4 (YouTube version) made a future romance not work between them. Airing on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhRSqpTQ1MD2qGC-AiqP7ti9QIz9p_2pb&si=LcSE08aSkSEDjH-WContent Warnings: kidnapping/held against will, violence, near murder, past attempted suicide, blood, manipulation, rape shown (in episode 4), kidnapping, choking, attempted murders, suicide shown
What I Liked
- the one actor played the twin brothers well (in that they seemed like different people)
Room For Improvement
- I was hoping we'd see some major character growth with the leads but the rape in episode 4 sank any desire for them to be in a romantic relationship with each other (and then it happened again!)
- a character could have easily gone on social media to see what the other character was saying was true
- power of love woke someone from a coma
- a character refused to forgive the other character but instantly forgave his brother
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First Impression: Your Third
Overall: I'm giving this the benefit of the doubt. 12 episodes about 45 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/your-third-episode-1-onlibx4ku8?lang=en_usContent Warning: punches, episode 1 13-14min a character thought another character had killed himself - the scene was written as comedy
What I Liked
- chuckled a few times*
- a character is intelligent and has a backbone
Room For Improvement
- *most of the comedy was a miss for me
- the first episode was too long, could have been half the time
- effeminate male/trans woman hypersexual caricature
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