Not sure why you would think that. The description from Netflix is very clear that this is a romance. The trailer…
No one's saying there won't be physical affection between them, and we literally see them cuddling and washing each other in the bath in the trailer. But certain BL fans only see kisses and bed scenes as worthwhile. But also: even straight dramas usually don't show this in a trailer.
Also, you may live in la la land thinking it's not more difficult being gay than being straight, but if you don't want to watch a realistic drama where things are complicated because of discrimination, family opinions and the like, you can just not. For the rest of us, this looks like a beautiful, affecting drama.
This gonna be a nice bromance but no bl at all. Probably queerbaiting at its finest
Not sure why you would think that. The description from Netflix is very clear that this is a romance. The trailer is clearly about two queer men. The reality of the people saying this is a “bromance” is that you don’t think queer love counts if it doesn’t come with the amount and type of physical affection that you deem acceptable.
For the love of all things BL…Please let this have a well written story/plot! Also, not another sad or depressing…
An open ending where they don't end up together doesn't have to be sad or depressing. Some people even tried to say Love in the Big City had a "bad" ending because the final couple didn't end up together, despite the explicitly hopeful present-time ending with ML and his friends.
Based on the trailer I don't think anyone should expect some sort of fluffy happily ever after. Last year it also had a "bittersweet" tag on Netflix which seems to since have been removed. But the YouTube trailer description does also say that after hardship they ultimately "find joy".
While billed high, it seems Kim Hye Yoon, Moon Sang Min and Lee Chae Min will actually have supporting roles, while the main roles in terms of screen time are the owner of the shop and the three thieves.
I can already tell Ryu is a drama queen because who flees the country when they're confessed to 🤣
It seems the family dynamics will be a big part of this. Johan doesn't have parents, it's just him and his sister. While Ryu seems to have conservative parents who'd struggle to accept him as a queer man. But it looks like Johan will have his own issues, so it feels like it'll be them saving each other. 😭
Disney could release all the episodes of this simultaneously if they wanted to. (But they won't.) Netflix releases…
Presumably they do it because they think it gets them more subscribers, which is all they care about. Even Netflix is trying out other ways to release original kdramas, like they did with WLGYT (across four weeks), or when they split seasons in parts to release at different times.
I don't really care about promotions, at this point I just want to watch it. But it's not unusual for Netflix promotions to start late. Some of the rather successful dramas started promo same month as release. Trauma Code didn't even have a release date when the month started, neither did Weak Hero 2.
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Also, you may live in la la land thinking it's not more difficult being gay than being straight, but if you don't want to watch a realistic drama where things are complicated because of discrimination, family opinions and the like, you can just not. For the rest of us, this looks like a beautiful, affecting drama.
"Soul Mate is a soulful romance between two young men that spans 10 years."
Based on the trailer I don't think anyone should expect some sort of fluffy happily ever after. Last year it also had a "bittersweet" tag on Netflix which seems to since have been removed. But the YouTube trailer description does also say that after hardship they ultimately "find joy".
It seems the family dynamics will be a big part of this. Johan doesn't have parents, it's just him and his sister. While Ryu seems to have conservative parents who'd struggle to accept him as a queer man. But it looks like Johan will have his own issues, so it feels like it'll be them saving each other. 😭