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Of course a person who would vote for Trump would leave this comment.
I'll leave it here as an example of what a POS him and you are.
Thanks.

After episode 7:

Even though I have little grasp of what all that convoluted backstory amounts to, this episode had me on the verge of bawling most of the time, simply from the feels going on, regardless of their origin. I will rewatch this soon to figure out what all went down. There's no sense in doing so now, or in scrolling comments to get a clue.

I'm American, lived all my life here. The unspeakable outcome of Tuesday's election has me, along with half of the country, in a state of grief, shock, and shame. I can't concentrate on anything yet and I don't know how long it will take to get back up again. The American people just put a pathological liar/convicted felon/rapist/treasonous pig back in office as president. This will have a negative effect on everyone in the developed world, and I am so, so sorry. I did what I could to prevent it and cast my vote for Kamala Harris. It wasn't enough.

More than half of the American public knows this guy is a scumbag but they don't care. A lot of them LIKE that he is a scumbag. I can't explain it and I don't want to understand it. I am more sick at heart at what the election reveals about us as a populace than I am about the monster about to walk back into the White House. I'm sorry.

Back to the series...Lee Seon captured my heart with his looks and affect in the first episode, but my respect for him at this point is all about his acting talent and craft. He is excellent. I hope he goes far. To me, he is the heart and soul of Taekwondo.

Episode 1:
Intriguing. This shows great potential. I've been burned a lot lately by BLs that start out great and go steadily downhill, or crash and burn in the final act. Thus, I'll withhold judgment for a while, unlike CERTAIN PEOPLE who rate series after one ep or even before they've begun airing. You know who you are.

And goodness...the director certainly knew what he was doing in the scene showing our future lovers' first encounter at the drinking fountain. When Hirukawa slowly turned toward Minase/the camera in slo-mo and fully revealed his beauty I gasped. Then, when he poured the water over his head and turned to look at Minase again, I wet myself.

I sure do wish this had been given us in one, all-episode dump so I could binge at leisure. Now I'm hooked and won't be able to hold off watching each week.

He hides them so that no one CAN notice. That's why he wears a black tank shirt under his white school shirt and doesn't participate in PE class. He doesn't want to take off those items in front of anyone. What's interesting is that he is deliberately showing them to Minase, especially knowing Minase saw what went down between him and his father. Hirukawa is reaching out for help, even if he doesn't exactly realize that's what he's doing.

lol

No problem. Are you watching and enjoying it?

Strongberry greatness.

Not their best by any means, but a few levels above most BL shorts.
Strongberry writers/directors/actors know how to pack the feels into limited screen time, and to do so in interesting ways. Every story has already been told, so the only way to be original is in HOW the story is told. And Strongberry does so once again.

8/10

Why thank you. Yeah, I rarely even try Thai BLs anymore because the quality of everything is so consistently bad. When these shows are being churned out at the rate of several a week, there is no way the productions are given the time required to produce something of worth.

It seems as if shows like this are aimed at very young Fujoshis, who will watch any BL, no matter how bad. It's a similar phenomenon to kpop fangirl armies, who consume everything kpop, no matter how cheesy.

hmmm...I clearly stated that I had watched ONE AND ONE-HALF episodes which is actually, more than one.

"...And honestly, it is not that terrible of a series you're making it out to be..."
lol What a ringing, powerful endorsement of the show! "...not THAT terrible" indicates you see it as being "terrible" also, just not AS terrible as I do.

Either way, it's terrible.

lol They'd all be Thai.

"YOU DON'T TELL A PERSON YOU ARE HIV+ AFTER YOU'VE SLEPT WITH THEM. You're only going to traumatise the poor soul for the rest of their life!"

I'm slow...so please bear with me. The above-quoted statement seems to mean that if you fail to tell someone before sex, don't tell them at all. Is it meant to mean "You tell someone BEFORE having sex, not after!?" I'm kind of lost. And now you've introduced condoms not being 100% effective...when I didn't say they are because I know they aren't...so why are you telling me that?

Oh well, no need to reply. I was just seeking some clarity on your original meaning, but I just realized it doesn't matter if I get it. Sorry to have bothered you.

Wouldn't that very much depend on what sexual acts you participated in with that person and how risky they are? If all you did was kiss, sure don't bother telling them. But if you had bareback sex, whether top or bottom, you damn well should tell them so they can be tested. If you came in their mouth you damn well should tell them...no? What am I missing here? How is this a question?

Of course, the best time to tell them is BEFORE you have sex of any kind, right? Or again...what am I missing?

Kwon Sang Woo got by on his looks for far too long. He is a boring, one-note actor. That cocky, smirking street thug thing he does is all I've ever seen him do, in every damn flick he's in.

I knew nothing of T.O.P. as a huge kpop star with BigBang when I first saw him in another flick. He continues to amaze me here with his natural screen presence and innate acting talent. Too bad none of it wore off on KSW.

Great flick. 9/10

After episode 6:

Goodness. I had no idea when I started watching that this series would become one of the most intriguing/engaging/original BLs I've seen, among hundreds. Through ep. 4, its zaniness and Japanese freak-show style was good enough to keep me following along, but now it's become angsty, touching, tender, and conflicting, all without losing any of the aforementioned qualities.

Pretty sure the subs I'm getting are a tad fucked-up, but even that fits the vibe of what's going on here.
For once, even as presented in the show's off-the-wall vibe, a gay panic arc makes perfect sense given the character experiencing it and the circumstances. I loved how tender, sweet, and new their interaction in that moment felt right up until "...my dad told me to mow the lawn." hahaha...lol

Even the subsequent Kimino/Yumeno conversation/explanation got its point across without losing the off-kilter thread of this thing. I'm certainly not sure what to make of the nutcase, shrieking, town gossips' fantasy ("rolling around naked," what? lol), but it's all part of the fun, as is the most profound and hilarious, core theme...CUCUMBERS!!! :D

I adore this show and I adore Yumeno most of all. His central place in the story snuck up on me slowly and now, he and the script are pulling off his crucial arc with a rare and successful sort of believable craziness. Love it all.

Oh, and our hero's calm presence at the center of all this madness, which comes both from him and AT him simultaneously, is...hilarious. He is a quietly acquiescent flower with balls of steel.

Your reply "comes across very weird from you" to me. So we're even.

Also, please note my deliberate use of the word "possibly."

For me, a show like this has already crossed some lines it can't come back across because even if we get some last-minute revelations that explain this and that, the fact remains that DH cut things off and disappeared for 12 years without bothering to CLARIFY whatever was his basis for doing that. It's a common BL habit: Make HUGE life choices based on info you can't be certain you are perceiving correctly. Plus, in this case, DH got his panties in a twist because he supposedly believed JY to have struck his father...well, f**k yeah, he knew his father had been beating JY regularly. The idea that he would be upset that JY finally struck back is absurd. Hell, DH himself nearly put a knife in the old bastard's back. It's just insulting.

Well, DO go into it with an open mind. God knows the raving majority on MDL thinks it's a "masterpiece." lol I was impressed and engaged immediately with ep 1 but it began to slip by the end of 2, then...well, you know my story. :) Give it a chance; no harm in doing so.

I have no interest in trashing good shows. Hell, I wish they were all good, so I would have a lot more BL material to enjoy. That's not the case.

This is kind of terrible but also really good. I like it more every time I run across it and watch again. lol

The player is a good actor. Wonder if he ever did anything else?

Earth - possibly worst actor in BL history. Always the same, no range.
Terrible series, waste of money, time, everything put into it.
Dropped after 1 1/2 eps.

1/10

What do you mean by "queer?"