Milk and Love said in a recent interview that 23.5 is expected to air at the end of this year or very beginning of next year - that’s way too long for me!
woah! this is so so good! I’m not really a cdrama fan - I’ve finished 5 in the 5 years I’ve been watching Asian dramas, but this is giving me everything I want. Their chemistry is amazing and I just love this drama so much.
I’m a little worried about the quality of this because this is one of three dramas this director is directing within 6 months - I actually usually quite like this director but that’s just a LOT of work in such a short time, but from the trailer I think no matter what Joong and Dunks chemistry will make this a really sweet and swoony watch and Aou and Boom’s scenes will be a fun addition to the drama.
The fact he’s been the second male lead in 7 dramas and the male lead once - and that once it was a short drama! How does these keep happening to my dramaland bias? I don’t want to see his little broken hearted face again, but he’s the second male lead again in his next drama and of course I’ll watch it.
I was so excited for this since they announced it - and I really don’t watch currently airing Kdramas anymore, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to wait for this one. And I have to say, all my ridiculously high expectations were exceeded! these first 2 episodes were just so beautiful. They really set up this story wonderfully - this is just such a gorgeous drama from the music, locations, cast and chemistry - I’m actually surprised how good our leads chemistry is so early. I’m so in love with this!
Why did I start this!? I really only have time to be watching 1 airing kdrama at the moment and See You in my 19th Life has been my most anticipated drama for so long I decided I would watch that, but I just gave episode 1 of this a go to see what it's like and it was fantastic - no way am I not watching this every week. It's just so cute and genuinely funny, with some really beautiful friendships - I'm loving it.
I just comeback here every now and then to be sad that this isn't close to airing - if the rumours are true and it is a netflix series, then it definitely wont be out this year after they previewed all kdramas that will be airing in 2023 yesterday. Kind of really hoping those netflix rumours were false then. I do love how much the cast supports each other though. Going to each others premieres and congratulating each other on their new dramas - it's very sweet....Just give me the drama already!
Since it's a remake..... Happy/ Sad ending???After FL return from time travel....Did she end up with a 1988 doppleganger…
That's kind of hard to simply answer, because it depends what you consider canon or if you've even seen the other ending or want to see the other ending.
So short answer no, not a happy ending but it’s possible.
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In the drama they both end up separated to their own time lines and forget each other because to solve the central mystery of the drama they must change things so they would have never met - like they were never supposed to. She never would meet her current day boyfriend who died either because of how they fix everything. So they do fix everything and some characters get far happier endings and lives, but the leads forget each other and are assumed to most likely never meet. BUT the final episode was leaked early and pirated! And so the team decided to shoot one extra scene to thank the fans that supported them on legal channels. This scene was released separately from the final episode at a later date - I found it on youtube. In this scene it shows that our leads did meet again in current day and its hinted slightly that they could remember their other encounters. And it would be the him from 1998 that she ends up with - its only a 10 year age gap. I choose to believe in the extra clip - that confirms they meet again and fall in love for the third time, but I have some friends that like the tragedy of the dramas ending and like the idea they never meet again. So I wonder if this series will chose to add the extra clip or keep the ambiguous possible tragedy of the original?
OOOOHHHHH.. Could you share another top 4? Haha Thanks!
Definitely- This is my top 7 because I couldn’t leave out the last two: Our Dining Table (a lonely man meets a child and his older brother and they all heal each other through sharing meals)
I Want to See Only You (very short but wholesome best friends-lovers story)
Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru (childhood friends meet again as adults ones a manga artist the other an idol - surprisingly emotional)
His - I Didn’t Think I Would Fall In Love (a short and cute first love story set over the course of a summer in a surfing town)
Cherry Magic (everyone knows and loves this one - it’s the most famous jbl)
Jack O’Frost (the night a couple breaks up one of them gets into an accident and loses all memories of their relationship)
the original is one of the few dramas that made me cry so much I actually got a headache - I think the last 10mins of ep9 might be one of the saddest moments I’ve ever seen in a drama. if the remake captures a fraction of that emotion I’ll be happy!
It kind of looks like Phupha and Tian are going to be separated for most of next week? literally just wanted to see them spend time together - didn’t care what the plot was - I just wanted their interactions. And I’m pretty sure people were saying this next episode will be the one 1000 stars focused episode and the last episode is meant to be a mix of Bad Buddy and 1000 stars again. oh well! I knew i shouldn’t have got my hopes up.
I had been anticipating this so much for ages,, so when it finally aired and was a mess I was let down. Don't get me wrong - it's a mess I thoroughly enjoyed, but I was expecting it to be better. I do think the cast did a fantastic job, but the pacing for me felt either way too fast or slow at times and the writing overall was quite messy. I think that's partially due to them having to swap the airing of this and Middleman's Love - it would have been amazing to get the whole of Middleman's Love to properly establish King and Uea's relationship before the events of a Bed Friend. I think its also down to the way some production companies are churning out BLs so quickly - there isn't time to make sure they're as good as possible when there's such a short turnaround time. BUT all that being said I did still enjoy it overall. Also I wasn't really excited for Middleman's Love even though I really like TutorYim, but Yim as Jade was my favourite character in this- he brightened every scene he was in and had me cracking up constantly and that short appearance of Tutor at the end!!! Now I'm highly anticipating Middleman's Love, when I know logically it will probably let me down! Oh well!
This may seem silly, but can someone please tell me what Jaabs actual job is? Because I think he works for a production company, but its almost like he's a creative that's designing the ads, but I thought that was what Jeng's team was for? Or is he a director - I know its such a silly thing to get hung up on, but I just can't stop thinking about it!
I really wasn’t feeling that excited for Bad Buddy, after all these rumours about OhmNanon not getting along anymore, but that little trailer changed everything - all my nostalgia for that series came back and I’m now so excited! They still feel like PratPran and I can’t wait for them to be back on my screen.
People are saying they think that (like Akaso Eiji in Cherry Magic) Inukai Atsuhiro has a "no kiss clause" in his BL contracts. If that is true - to be honest this drama would be one of the cases I'm ok with that, because it is such a gorgeous and wonderful drama. Yes, the kiss is a beautiful moment in the manga, but as long as the emotions are right for the scene I'll be okay with no kiss. And as I said it's just people speculating - who knows? There could be a kiss - anyway the angle of the kiss in ep7 is exactly how it was drawn in the manga!
Japanese BLs may not always have the highest budget or production quality, but one thing they consistently do better than any other country is their characters. And I have to say the characters in this drama are the most beautiful characters I've watched so far. I truly love every single one of them and their interactions with each other are so special. I'm so attached to them and care so much about them. There's no way this isn't going to be one of my favourite Japanese BLs.
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So short answer no, not a happy ending but it’s possible.
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If you want more detail than that:
In the drama they both end up separated to their own time lines and forget each other because to solve the central mystery of the drama they must change things so they would have never met - like they were never supposed to. She never would meet her current day boyfriend who died either because of how they fix everything. So they do fix everything and some characters get far happier endings and lives, but the leads forget each other and are assumed to most likely never meet.
BUT the final episode was leaked early and pirated! And so the team decided to shoot one extra scene to thank the fans that supported them on legal channels. This scene was released separately from the final episode at a later date - I found it on youtube. In this scene it shows that our leads did meet again in current day and its hinted slightly that they could remember their other encounters. And it would be the him from 1998 that she ends up with - its only a 10 year age gap.
I choose to believe in the extra clip - that confirms they meet again and fall in love for the third time, but I have some friends that like the tragedy of the dramas ending and like the idea they never meet again. So I wonder if this series will chose to add the extra clip or keep the ambiguous possible tragedy of the original?
Our Dining Table (a lonely man meets a child and his older brother and they all heal each other through sharing meals)
I Want to See Only You (very short but wholesome best friends-lovers story)
Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru (childhood friends meet again as adults ones a manga artist the other an idol - surprisingly emotional)
His - I Didn’t Think I Would Fall In Love (a short and cute first love story set over the course of a summer in a surfing town)
Cherry Magic (everyone knows and loves this one - it’s the most famous jbl)
Jack O’Frost (the night a couple breaks up one of them gets into an accident and loses all memories of their relationship)