Australia and New Zealand have been getting some Japanese and Korean movies very soon after their home countries…
You’re right - it was at a film festival where I am! I was desperately waiting for it to be released in more English speaking countries and was so happy when it was finally released and everyone started talking about it!
I’m so glad everyone gets it now! I saw this back in July and hardly anyone was talking about it and I was so emotionally destroyed by this - it took me a week to recover and I had no one to cry over this with - now everywhere I look people are crying about it - I’m so happy I’m not alone anymore!
I only just read the interview Kore-eda did where he said “Did the boys live or die? When making the film we assumed they survived and were able to affirm who they were, that they came into their own. If some think they did not survive, that is also fine. But what was important is that they came into themselves.” Maybe now I can be brave enough to watch this film again. if Kore-Ed’s says him and everyone making the film believes they survived and are happy, then it’s official: they survived and are happy! I’m okay to be dumb and ignore all symbolism so that I can have my happy ending.
I didn’t realise how happy I would be to see GeminiFourth back acting together! All the bts shots are making me even more unbelievably excited! Also I’m so happy they’re with P’Au again - he got such beautiful and adorable performances from them before I just know this will be ridiculously cute and perfect!
At the start this was so good! But after a couple episodes it just seemed to fall apart for me. And I know this is a beloved pairing, but in this drama it made me feel like the genres they fit into as actors are completely different. I want to see Meen do even more gritty and adult roles, but I think this was too gritty for Ping - I think he’s better in cutesy and sweet dramas. That’s just me though - I know so many people love them together!
At 26 this is my first time watching this film and even though I’m no longer a teen I really liked it! It’s a very cute film, but I do I think I was expecting this to be more at a love story when it’s way more of a coming of age movie. I was surprised by how little screen time the leads shared together, when they were so cute in the few scenes they were in together! But it really was such a funny film and it was so fun to watch Nam change and grow. Also I understand why Mario was everyones first Thai crush! He’s so ridiculously charming and endearing throughout! This film weirdly made me really excited to check out the Chinese drama adaptation because I want more time with these characters and more scenes of the leads together! This was such a fun and cute watch!
I think where this has gone wrong for me personally is with Charlie and Babe. I think Pavel and Pooh fit their characters perfectly, but I just feel like they got together and basically fell in love in the first episode. My personal preferences for my ships is a little more of a slow burn - I’d love to have seen them build some tension and have their feelings develop a little more slowly then I feel like I would be a lot more invested in their relationship. But all the other couples I’m a fan of. Alan and Jeff I find cute - I like how they’re gradually growing closer and I am SO excited to see more of Way and Pete! I think they may end up being my favourite couple even though we’ve seen so little of them - I just feel like they’re going to have great chemistry and I’d love to see Way get over Babe!
the ending of the first manhwa is so heartbreaking! I just finished it and oh my goodness I’m so sad right now!im so excited for this and KHY is going to kill this role! i love her character - she such a devoted fan girl but I love seeing her learn more about him and at its core it’s really such a sad, but funny and beautiful story about 2 lonely people being there for each other and healing together (with a bunch for time travelling drama), but as I said that’s book 1 - I don’t think book 2 has been translated into English yet…I really hope that has a happy ending and the drama follows it!
after Cherry Magic TH being hit with Japanese copyright international restrictions I wonder if they will still go ahead with this - GMMTV is so conscious of its international fan base and after the struggles their going through with Cherry Magic I hope they will still make this. I don’t remember if the HK remake of Ossans Love was internationally accessible or if it was fansubbed. I need my new EarthMix series!
I really liked the first 2 episodes! they really worked for me, but the past few episodes have lost me - I also think the leads got together too quickly -they were just in love so suddenly I was honestly surprised and so I’m not really rooting for them and I think you have to be rooting for them for this series to work. I like the side couple a little better - they’re more interesting. I’ll finish this becaus I’m the majority of the way through, but after a promising start I’m upset that this ending up being so completely average.
this just makes me so happy! I know this isn’t the best quality Thai series out there, but I love seeing OffGun on screen together and it’s clear they had fun making this and I also love to see Neo back in a comedy - he’s also brilliant at dramatic stuff, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen him be so funny!
what!?!? they actually made and are releasing it! i completely gave up hope this would ever be made after hearing nothing for so long! I’m so happy Nana and JDY are playing love interests!
So this is big spoilers for the final part of the film! You’ve been warned! Throughout the film one of the little boys (Minato) is perceived to be a really really bad kid (or the “monster” of the film) until the final part of the film which is from Minato’s point of view and you see that everything he’s done that seemed bad was just because he has a huge crush on a boy who is bullied at school and he was trying to understand his feelings for his crush and protect his crush. The 2 boys repeatedly meet up in secret to hang out - they meet for the last time and a huge storm breaks out and it seems like they both die, but at the end they wake up and it’s unbelievably beautiful and the sun is shining - and so it’s up to you to decide if they’ve died and entered the “afterlife” together or they survived by some miracle, but they will be separated because of their feelings for each other.
I love seeing Bae In Hyuk in bigger dramas like this! He was the king of webdramas over lockdown - I must of watched more of his dramas than any other mainstream actor during that time!
This drama is frustrating me because it’s ruining so many other dramas for me. I’m so used to watching average Thai BLs, but this one’s come along and it’s so incredible that it’s making me realise how average the majority of BLs I’ve watched this year have been. It’s just so beautiful and truly truly romantic! Also I have to admit that I wasn’t a JimmySea fan - Personally I felt Vice Versa was a let down and I really didn’t feel the JimmySea magic or chemistry whilst watching it, but now I love them so so much and their chemistry is brilliant- truly shows that if you don’t click with a directors style a series won’t work for you, but if you do the series could be incredible- like this one!
I liked the second episode more than the first - Charlie and Babe seemed a little big Insta-lovey to me and I hate insta-love - but Charlie being secretive and clearly at one point working for Tony has added a whole new layer to this story and I’m so intrigued to learn more about Charlie’s character
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Maybe now I can be brave enough to watch this film again. if Kore-Ed’s says him and everyone making the film believes they survived and are happy, then it’s official: they survived and are happy! I’m okay to be dumb and ignore all symbolism so that I can have my happy ending.
Throughout the film one of the little boys (Minato) is perceived to be a really really bad kid (or the “monster” of the film) until the final part of the film which is from Minato’s point of view and you see that everything he’s done that seemed bad was just because he has a huge crush on a boy who is bullied at school and he was trying to understand his feelings for his crush and protect his crush. The 2 boys repeatedly meet up in secret to hang out - they meet for the last time and a huge storm breaks out and it seems like they both die, but at the end they wake up and it’s unbelievably beautiful and the sun is shining - and so it’s up to you to decide if they’ve died and entered the “afterlife” together or they survived by some miracle, but they will be separated because of their feelings for each other.