honey most BL actors are 'gay for pay' as you put it. They are all actors, 'acting' as if they are gay and getting…
What is wrong with straight actors playing gay roles, if they are able to commit to their character in full? I don't care if Thai BL industry is "toxic" or "gay for pay" or whatever, I care that they turn out ten bad BLs every week and that morons keep watching them.
Someone in the comments said it was a happy end. The person lied 😑 Don’t get fooled like me.
I think it was "happy" too, or at least positive. Someone came in the door and Joondae turned to look at them. Given the phone call just prior, I think I know who it was. But like the rest of this show, it is needlessly confusing.
(Asking detailed questions that are spoilers) 1. So, like the scene with Soo hyuk and his mother in the present…
I liked a lot of things about this show, among them acting, mood/ambience, chemistry, good support acting, beautiful theme song and other OST. However, your list of questions, which I can't even begin to answer after TWO watches, is why I'm dropping my rating from the 9/10 I gave it after my first watch to a 7.5/10, having seen it twice.
I love angst and stress and pain in my dramas, so I think I was carried away with that after the first watch. lol I don't mind a plot that jumps around in time a bit, or is structured non-linearly, but when I can't even tell what's happening, a line has been crossed. Too bad, it had much going for it.
This is my second watch. I gave it a 9/10 first time around. This time maybe I'll lower that. A number of issues are coming to my attention that I somehow missed the first time. One of them is that the plain-Jane woman who kicked Yoon Dae out (I guess...?) is his...girlfriend? What the hell? Seriously? I wasn't sure WHO she was before, but no way is that YD's woman. Good god, I was thinking maybe it was his mom or much older sister. lol Really bad casting...maybe the actress is the director's sister or something like that.
Some people saw a masterpiece others saw trash. I wonder where I stand. I liked the opening and closing theme…
I don't think this is a "masterpiece" (that's a word that gets used on MDL with the frequency of the word "the"), but I enjoyed it. However, I am deeply drawn to depressing, bleak, angsty story lines so....there ya go! :D
This article is a great example of why I rarely click on the "writing" here. That said, not long after joining…
Assuming you mean you find those editorials here on MDL, are they no longer appearing here? I watch very few non-gay or BL dramas and MDL appears to have a no-homo policy for its front page. I don't remember ever seeing an article about a gay series or movie on MDL's front page. I wrote to the editors TWICE about why this is the case, and of course have received no answer.
I agree, but you forgot the Propofol and sleeping pills charges, which are the main deal here.
Oh, I'm sure you can get just about whatever kind of drug you want without a prescription if you have money and connections and find out who to ask, whether in Korea, here in the US or anywhere else.
Yoo has had severe insomnia, anxiety, and depression for a long time. That's why he ended up using Propofol THROUGH DOCTORS AT HOSPITALS. Propofol is a fast-acting anesthetic that puts you under in seconds. Problem is that it is useless as a sleep medication because it wears off in about 20 minutes, and if you increase the dose you're quickly in the danger zone for a lethal amount.
Propofol is what killed the American singer Michael Jackson, who also suffered from severe insomnia. Lack of sleep can quickly drive people bonkers as sleep is essential to the healthy functioning of the brain, so it's not surprise those who suffer severely quickly become desperate.
That's why Yoo was seeking sleeping aids wherever he could get them. Imagine trying to do what he does, long hours of production, memorizing lines, blocking, and fight choreo, etc. without adequate sleep. A disaster.
I wish one of the trash news outlets that spend their time trying to drive celebrities to suicide would do at least one article on the state of Yoo's health NOW and what steps he has taken to improve it. Is he in rehab already? Has he been drug-free since shortly after the investigation began? Is he in therapy to support the rehab and abstinence?
Of course, these matters should be private, but Korean media has no problem exposing all kinds of other private information about celebs, so why not this? I have looked time and again and have found nothing about Yoo's current state of health or sobriety.
This article is a great example of why I rarely click on the "writing" here. That said, not long after joining…
That ship has sailed. MDL articles are unreliable and click baitish. If I want to read in depth about a show, I google it and find summaries and commentary elsewhere.
All three male leads are superb in their roles, as are the actors playing the teacher and the GF.
I have to single out Jian He Wuh for extra praise, however. I first saw him in the great film "A Sun" and he was remarkable. But it's been just in the last 18 months that I caught him in a couple more moves in which he ruled. As a result, I sought out more of his work, including this one, which has been on my PTW list for awhile and which I stumbled across on Youtube TV tonight. I am in awe of what he accomplishes here.
He was 30 years old when he played this part, which starts with him as a young high school kid. When I saw him in the opening scene, I had to keep reminding myself the film is not 15 years old; it was not shot when he was that age, he's fucking THIRTY and he looks, acts, moves, and speaks like a slightly nerdy but cool little high school guy! It is truly astounding. Then, he tops that by portraying the character to places I never imagined him going. and I believed it every step of the way. Jian He Wuh is a rare talent.
This story took me all over the emotional map, mostly by far in a good way. However, the plot feels all over the map a few times and mostly in one way, which to discuss here would be a major spoiler, so I won't. But that is why I was headed for giving this a 10/10, but will end up giving it an 8.5/10. Which for me is a B+, so it's still definitely a must-see and highly recommended.
Zhan Huai Yun looks remarkably like Edward Chen sometimes when he smiles that big smile, which is always a good thing. Chiu Yi Tai is drop-dead gorgeous and way-talented as an actor. So is ZHY, of course. Their chemistry as besties was delightful to behold. All of the adult roles are performed well and the production quality is good. (But...did anyone else find the sound quality to be bizarrely effected by this strange background noise that rushed in whenever there was no dialogue or soundtrack or ambient noise, but which disappeared as soon as any of those elements re-appeared? I found this film in four different places online and all of them had this same problem. The film is so good that it didn't stop me from watching, but I saw it on YoutubeTV where I paid for it so apparently, this is a problem in the original print. At first I thought it was a stylistic choice, but no, it's not.)
Watch it! Lots of great feels, from tears to laughs! Highly recommended.
Stuff like this blows my mind. People will acknowledge the message of the movie and then turn around and say everyone…
You aren't "supposed to" do anything you don't want to and you can stop watching at any point. No one has you strapped into your seat...or do they? But if so, and kink is your thing, that's OK too!
"Did you feel burdened by the lines?" I Can't explain how annoying these people are..
Actually, I got a laugh out of how stupid that question was. In its hilarious simplicity, it is emblematic of what is wrong with Korean news media across the board. Even funnier here is the actor's alleged statement seeking to reassure us that the character he played has "reflected on" his acts and words and promises to "become better in the future." hahaha This is what Yoo Ah In has been forced into saying as he tries to stay out of prison for absurdly trumped-up charges of law-breaking.
As an American, it's the oddly religious, Puritanical overtones of these press statements celebrities who dare to hope for a future comeback are forced into making that give me the creeps. Here, it is enough to express "remorse" and ask for "forgiveness" from the victim and family. Defendants aren't expected to take a knee before judge and public as though before a priest, and make over-the-top, groveling pronouncements about the inner workings of their hearts and souls.
Moreover, the bit about "reflecting on" one's transgressions is right out of the playbook of the monstrous North Korean Communist Dictatorship and the formerly monstrous South Korean Military Dictatorships, in which people were tortured into admitting to crimes they didn't commit, and were then forced to write long papers full of BS in which they "reflected" on their crimes and vowed to do better. Creepy af.
Everyone including the defendant and the judge knows it's all performance art, meaning nothing, but they have to play the game nevertheless. Think of the absurdly tiny issues that get blown up into "scandals" in the Korean press, almost always aimed at an actor or idol:
Someone went on a date! OMG, 24/7 news riot until the artist lights up the charcoal!
An idol accidentally brushed against the bare leg of a drunk woman dancing on a table at a popular Gangnam nightclub! OMG, 24/7 news riot denouncing the artist for sexual assault until he jumps off a building!
An actor does some hot sex scenes and shows her boobs in a movie! OMG, 24/7 news riot denouncing her as a whore, a slut, a desperate sleaze until she hangs herself! (This is never directed at male actors, who are free to show their asses, but rarely their junk, to the world at their whim.)
All of my favorite movies and most of my fave BLs are Korean, but more and more I feel icky about watching. It feels as though I'm contributing to these very sick aspects of the Psycho Korean Celeb/Fan/Media Suicide Machine.
Aside from what’s been said about the stupid take of the reporter in this article; I’ll add that I really…
This article is a great example of why I rarely click on the "writing" here. That said, not long after joining MDL I figured out most of the articles are trash, so I focus on making use of the other great features that allow me to plan what I want to see, track what I have seen, make custom lists, and of course, argue with other members in comment threads. :)
Oh yes...Lily Alice is an exceptional composer of great literature, that is for certain!
This ridiculous, tiny slice of clickbait is a great example of why I almost never click on MDL front page articles in the first place, but they got me this time. lol Incidentally, did the amazingly gifted writer of news and commentary something_love finally get shit-canned? I don't see that name on the "staff" listing. But then, I don't see anyone listed as "contributor" or "writer."
I agree, but you forgot the Propofol and sleeping pills charges, which are the main deal here.
Well, apparently so, since that is what he WAS charged with. I'm not up for a deep-dive into Korean drug laws, but I'm assuming just as in the US, sleeping pills require a doctor's prescription. They are accusing him of acquiring the pills WITHOUT a prescription, but of course, the punishment they seek is all about retribution, not rehabilitation. Because no, he was in no way a "distributor" of sleeping pills. lol These fuckers are crazy.
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Is there a gay dictionary somewhere from which you gleaned this information?
I love angst and stress and pain in my dramas, so I think I was carried away with that after the first watch. lol I don't mind a plot that jumps around in time a bit, or is structured non-linearly, but when I can't even tell what's happening, a line has been crossed. Too bad, it had much going for it.
Yoo has had severe insomnia, anxiety, and depression for a long time. That's why he ended up using Propofol THROUGH DOCTORS AT HOSPITALS. Propofol is a fast-acting anesthetic that puts you under in seconds. Problem is that it is useless as a sleep medication because it wears off in about 20 minutes, and if you increase the dose you're quickly in the danger zone for a lethal amount.
Propofol is what killed the American singer Michael Jackson, who also suffered from severe insomnia. Lack of sleep can quickly drive people bonkers as sleep is essential to the healthy functioning of the brain, so it's not surprise those who suffer severely quickly become desperate.
That's why Yoo was seeking sleeping aids wherever he could get them. Imagine trying to do what he does, long hours of production, memorizing lines, blocking, and fight choreo, etc. without adequate sleep. A disaster.
I wish one of the trash news outlets that spend their time trying to drive celebrities to suicide would do at least one article on the state of Yoo's health NOW and what steps he has taken to improve it. Is he in rehab already? Has he been drug-free since shortly after the investigation began? Is he in therapy to support the rehab and abstinence?
Of course, these matters should be private, but Korean media has no problem exposing all kinds of other private information about celebs, so why not this? I have looked time and again and have found nothing about Yoo's current state of health or sobriety.
What a psycho culture.
If I want to read in depth about a show, I google it and find summaries and commentary elsewhere.
All three male leads are superb in their roles, as are the actors playing the teacher and the GF.
I have to single out Jian He Wuh for extra praise, however. I first saw him in the great film "A Sun" and he was remarkable. But it's been just in the last 18 months that I caught him in a couple more moves in which he ruled. As a result, I sought out more of his work, including this one, which has been on my PTW list for awhile and which I stumbled across on Youtube TV tonight. I am in awe of what he accomplishes here.
He was 30 years old when he played this part, which starts with him as a young high school kid. When I saw him in the opening scene, I had to keep reminding myself the film is not 15 years old; it was not shot when he was that age, he's fucking THIRTY and he looks, acts, moves, and speaks like a slightly nerdy but cool little high school guy! It is truly astounding. Then, he tops that by portraying the character to places I never imagined him going. and I believed it every step of the way. Jian He Wuh is a rare talent.
This story took me all over the emotional map, mostly by far in a good way. However, the plot feels all over the map a few times and mostly in one way, which to discuss here would be a major spoiler, so I won't. But that is why I was headed for giving this a 10/10, but will end up giving it an 8.5/10. Which for me is a B+, so it's still definitely a must-see and highly recommended.
Zhan Huai Yun looks remarkably like Edward Chen sometimes when he smiles that big smile, which is always a good thing.
Chiu Yi Tai is drop-dead gorgeous and way-talented as an actor. So is ZHY, of course. Their chemistry as besties was delightful to behold.
All of the adult roles are performed well and the production quality is good.
(But...did anyone else find the sound quality to be bizarrely effected by this strange background noise that rushed in whenever there was no dialogue or soundtrack or ambient noise, but which disappeared as soon as any of those elements re-appeared? I found this film in four different places online and all of them had this same problem. The film is so good that it didn't stop me from watching, but I saw it on YoutubeTV where I paid for it so apparently, this is a problem in the original print. At first I thought it was a stylistic choice, but no, it's not.)
Watch it! Lots of great feels, from tears to laughs! Highly recommended.
8.5/10+
As an American, it's the oddly religious, Puritanical overtones of these press statements celebrities who dare to hope for a future comeback are forced into making that give me the creeps. Here, it is enough to express "remorse" and ask for "forgiveness" from the victim and family. Defendants aren't expected to take a knee before judge and public as though before a priest, and make over-the-top, groveling pronouncements about the inner workings of their hearts and souls.
Moreover, the bit about "reflecting on" one's transgressions is right out of the playbook of the monstrous North Korean Communist Dictatorship and the formerly monstrous South Korean Military Dictatorships, in which people were tortured into admitting to crimes they didn't commit, and were then forced to write long papers full of BS in which they "reflected" on their crimes and vowed to do better. Creepy af.
Everyone including the defendant and the judge knows it's all performance art, meaning nothing, but they have to play the game nevertheless. Think of the absurdly tiny issues that get blown up into "scandals" in the Korean press, almost always aimed at an actor or idol:
Someone went on a date! OMG, 24/7 news riot until the artist lights up the charcoal!
An idol accidentally brushed against the bare leg of a drunk woman dancing on a table at a popular Gangnam nightclub! OMG, 24/7 news riot denouncing the artist for sexual assault until he jumps off a building!
An actor does some hot sex scenes and shows her boobs in a movie! OMG, 24/7 news riot denouncing her as a whore, a slut, a desperate sleaze until she hangs herself! (This is never directed at male actors, who are free to show their asses, but rarely their junk, to the world at their whim.)
All of my favorite movies and most of my fave BLs are Korean, but more and more I feel icky about watching. It feels as though I'm contributing to these very sick aspects of the Psycho Korean Celeb/Fan/Media Suicide Machine.
This ridiculous, tiny slice of clickbait is a great example of why I almost never click on MDL front page articles in the first place, but they got me this time. lol Incidentally, did the amazingly gifted writer of news and commentary something_love finally get shit-canned? I don't see that name on the "staff" listing. But then, I don't see anyone listed as "contributor" or "writer."