I really like that they are introducing BarcodeKin with You Maniac - especially considering that was GMMTVs biggest trailer of the 2026 showcase - it just feels like they're setting them up to be a booked and busy pairing and I am just excited for Barcode to be back on my screen!
this is so pretty! the locations, the cinematography and the colour grading all come together to make this gorgeous and when TutorYim are allowed to be a little more natural the chemistry is so good. Yes the sound may be a mess and nothing is really happening in the story and the humor isn’t great, but I’ll keep up with it until the good elements lose their charm.
This cast is incredible, but so is this Director and Screenwriter team up! The director of When life Gives You Tangerines, Arthdal Chronicles and My Mister and then the QUEEN of Screenwriters: Crash Landing On You, Queen of Tears, My Love From the Star!!!
I was watching this for Lee Jun Hyuk but i think im already bored i guess cuz this isn’t my type of genre 😵💫…
I haven’t seen it but I know people loved him and his romance in Love Scout where he was the lead! I loved him in 365: Repeat the Year - they only hinted at a romance, but he was an incredible lead in that if you want more of a thriller.
That trailer was stunning and after reading a more in depth synopsis I’m even more hyped. I also guess Sammon was involved in the writing of this in some sort of way, because she has been posting non-stop about it the past couple days!
"I am so confused what this isn’t more popular and rated so low..."There is a three-word answer to this…
You’re so right - on MDL it’s so rare for particularly Japanese BLs to break 8.0 weirdly - even after all these years it still surprises me, because they tend to be my favourites. But I really thought that this was good enough be one of those few outliers that could reach 8.3 or 8.4! *sigh*
I’ve loved all the episodes and they really all came together to make episode 5 just so perfect. I need to rewatch it about 100 more times - because that was so painful and then so beautiful - I don’t have the words just WOW. Just that whole hotel sequence - so much was said just through. their eyes! I am so confused what this isn’t more popular and rated so low - like sure the first episode is a little silly and funny, but when you get to 4 and 5 there’s so much pain and fear, it catches you off guard in the best possible way!
This is gorgeous. Like actually stunning visually - every shot is like a work of art and the locations are 10/10 - I like TutorYim but this was slow story-wise. I’m gonna keep on with it because it’s so pretty and they as always have great chemistry, I just hope the script/plot get a little more entertaining.
So that wasn't finished? I don't know much of the process so what script did the pilot have?
The pilots are usually just a way to give the audience and sponsors a really basic idea of the premise and “vibe” of a series. A lot of the time their adaptations of novels so they can grab lines and scenes from the source material, then for original stories the director/screenwriter will have an idea of the overarching plot, but no scripts written too far ahead of filming - a lot probably to do with how busy their schedules are, but it also helps if they need to make changes or entirely scrap a project due to controversy (like Replay) or lack of interest and then someone hasn’t spent ages writing a script that will never see the light of day.
I liked it being set in 2001 and rhe main couple was cute. But from quite early on it felt like one miscommunication after the other and the moments they were arguing or apart, far outweighed their happy and sweet moments.
My favourite thing ended up being the second couple though and that’s with like 15mins screen time together total. I am obsessed with Ouyangs character (his style and being Won Kar Wai fan is 10/10) and seeing him and LiMing go from constant bickering to a possible romance was so gooood! I needed more from them- their final scene had a weird cut and then ended so suddenly! WHY!?
I am so relieved! Enemies with Benefits just release their episode 3 on YouTube - when they had the same streaming release plan as this - that showed beyond episode 2 would only be available on OneD. So it’s official - that’s only a rule for Thai viewers - for inter fans it will all be on YouTube!
I just rewatched their scenes in Fourever You Part 1. I kind of thought they had way more screen time than they did. But it’s so minimal, with an uncertain ending where no feelings are clarified or revealed really. This makes me so excited for the rest of this - I am such a sucker for strangers to best friends to lovers and this looks like that.
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I am so confused what this isn’t more popular and rated so low - like sure the first episode is a little silly and funny, but when you get to 4 and 5 there’s so much pain and fear, it catches you off guard in the best possible way!
My favourite thing ended up being the second couple though and that’s with like 15mins screen time together total. I am obsessed with Ouyangs character (his style and being Won Kar Wai fan is 10/10) and seeing him and LiMing go from constant bickering to a possible romance was so gooood! I needed more from them- their final scene had a weird cut and then ended so suddenly! WHY!?