just kevin

Fascism high

There’s a strict school with weird cultish undertones and a new student joins to disrupt the status quo

There’s mystery with a curse and why the students characters act a certain way. It has school romances, enemies to lovers/opposites attract and childhood friends to lovers which are my favourite tropes. It was fasted paced and brought plot twists all the way to the end. The acting is really good and I love when characters pretend not to be in love. I also like that there’s homophobia that the characters and their surroundings have, brings a level of realism. I’ve seen other reviews saying it was poorly executed and disappointed them but I went blindly and loved it even if I easily predicted it. But the music is sometimes so loud that I couldn’t hear the characters.

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Realistic with depth

Jihyeon moves from a small village to Seoul to do his studies. He meets Jaewon, an older university student, and joins the surfing team to be closer to him.

Does it have a crazy interesting premise? No which I absolutely love it. It feels more realistic than the shows that have crazy premises. It also has tragic backstories that give depth to these characters. I like the portrayal of mental health which seems to be forgotten in most shows. The music and the cinematography is also really good like I was stunned at some points. Their chemistry is so good I felt it from the second they saw each other, the slight awkwardness makes it so real.

The show is never boring and yhe acting is incredible. Eunji and Taehyeong are DEMONS, not even villains that you can like you’ll hate them. I love Aeri, Yoonwon and the restaurant owner a lot and you’ll love them too. The other supporting characters are also pretty good and not just one dimensional characters.

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I hate him!

Sangu does all the work for a project so he leaves Jaeyeong’s name off of the project. He looses his credit and as revenge decides to be annoying and work with him on a project together.

It’s a web series so it’s pretty short and there’s not much to talk about. Cinematography is really pretty with the little animations that show and I actually find this couple cute. Im glad we got full french kissing. The only reason it’s not higher is because the Jaeyeong is an asshole, annoying and cringy at the beginning. Its so icky that I was starting to feel bad for Sangu and I relate to him a lot. I love the subtle (and not so subtle) ways they both change when they’re together.

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My first GL

Oboom asks her twin sister Aioon to breakup with her other partner so she can go on her honeymoon with her new husband (she owes her a favour), she refuses but since Oboom gets into a coma she decides to do it. Her other partner turns out to be a rich blind woman.

I love the representation of blindness I feel like the actress did a very good job. This series was really try not to feel bad for everyone challenge. Like no one is a villian, I have sympathy for all of them. Unemployed main lead with bad jobs that constantly thinks they’re bad at everything and wants to be a writer… wait is she me? These characters are so complex it’s crazy.

I feel like the runtime is too long. The pacing is weird asf it’s too long and then some parts I want more of but never get.

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Wish it had no minuses

Its really sweet and cute drama with one of my favourite couples ever with tropes I love like friends to lovers, falling for someone you think is straight, office romance, high school romance it has everything that I love. They’re chemistry is insane, they actually feel like friends and when they start dating I was ready to make this my favourite BL. But them it ruins everything built up in episode 10 just to extend the show with stupid ass plot points. The side couple also isn’t engaging at all, I don’t know why I have such a disconnect with them. Would’ve been a solid 10/10 if not for the mess that are episodes 10-11 but instead it’s a weak 9/10. (SADLY)

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Does he know…?

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A designer gets a new job to work on a dating sim and sees his old best friend from high school. The twist is that he used to have a crush on him.

Whole time I was like do they remember each other? Does he know him? Does the designer know his best friend actually likes him back? The flashbacks to their high school days are so sweet I love them and I also love the office romance they have. I feel so bad for him like you confessed and kissed him abut ran away for 7 years out of embarrassment and whole time this man likes you too. Even if it’s short it works, it’s perfect.

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Where’s the rest?

Nozue an overworked man and Togawa a younger subordinate end up visiting a dessert shops together filled with girls as an anti aging « treatment ».

It’s a cute drama that feels natural. The age gap between the characters doesn’t feel weird or predatory and was handled well. Nozue even if you’re old you can have interests and try new things. Togawa is a serious but sweet and also a little freak, thank god. I was taken aback by THAT line. I love the scenes of them eating « girly » food, food is also my love language.

It’s problem is that it’s short, 5 episodes is a short movie (less than 2 hours total), we don’t see them actually together. At least they kiss but I seriously sound like a broken record and that special pissed me off it was like 5 minutes.

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Gave me my first panic attack

Black and White are twins separated during their parents divorce and they have a twin thing. Black gets badly beat and White decides to take his place in the gang and disguises himself to find and get revenge on the people that beat Black.

I love a character with a secret. The plot is really strong, isn’t cliche and not that much about romance so doesn’t feel like a typical BL, romance isn’t the main focus. It’s about corruption and oppression by the upper class and government and talks about class disparity. Which makes the product placement when talking about these topics feel out of place…. Its one of the few bl that passes the bechdal test LOL. I watched 4 episodes and had a nocturnal panic attack…. 10/10

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Misunderstandings 101

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, he borrows her eraser and it has Ida’s name on it. Ida sees it and thinks Aoki has a crush on him.

I also really like the setting, high school, it makes everything sweeter I feel. I love misunderstandings in shows and characters lying and then it bites them in the ass. I love the bisexual representation with Aoki, I just love bisexuals. The second couple and the side characters are also a treat and we spend the perfect amount of time on them.

Why isn’t it perfect, it’s too short, this series needs a season 2 badly (never happening) because it feels like it ends abruptly. Again we don’t see them together and they don’t kiss, WHYYYY. Its not as bad as some series because the second couple also doesn’t kiss but it feels like it’s building up to one the whole show. The worst thing is that there’s so much of the manga that’s unadapted…. Also there’s implied pedophilia with a girl into an old man, nasty to me.

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Amazing but not queer enough

Amazing story of a man going into the body of a queen. It sounds silly but I would say this is really a political show. The longer runtimes allow so many subplots and side characters that I love. I mean a love triangle that overlaps with 2 other love triangles is so genius and complicated I had to make a chart. The twists and schemes are crazy, it’s tense and even messier than any show I’ve watched. My only issue is that it’s not queer enough, it tiptoes around queer themes by never going any further than bromances and flirting. I mean he’s a woman and he likes woman so he should be lesbian but no let’s have him with a guy but not make it gay. It would’ve been less effort to just make it gay.

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