Daisuke

Is this real GL story or another KDrama cross-dressing substitute for it?

Lovely show, well produced, The background story of opium smuggling and corruption is not so original、 what makes it come alive for me is to see how the friendship of Jiang and Chen develops、actually it is a story with two GL interests and very little female romance. also nice touches such as the cat and Chinese opera and the reconstruction of 1920s surroundings. I look forward to it every day.

For me what stood out about this was the hi school section in what was otherwise another rather predictable but very well done spy thriller. It did nothing to boost the North Korean travel industry however.

another let down for me with this is I was left wanting to know where those incense sticks originated from？？ all we know is they are in the dead brother's hand and pass to Park Sun Woo：I was looking forward to this being a big part of the resolution and〜〜〜 nothing。 I think the writer missed a chance here for something that ties up the sci-fi/fantasy dimension not just the human relations angle

quite good 〜not original to use swimming club scenario as excuse to let you ogle muscular male bodies but as to story and characters so far the only depth is in the swimming pool

Chinese are sexist I think

really like this the characters and settings and story

"truly" lovely movie

in Japan but on amazon prime it seem

checking this if you want subs it is on amazon prime

Tokyo cinema

Like others I was disappointed by the sad ending. It is unusual now to see prejudice shown so plainly. In the past when gay stories were first shown in West or Japan they must always have unhappy ending to fit with the social prejudice. I wonder if the outcome here was influenced by social or political pressure in China or to avoid censorship? I do not know the current status in China but I heard there were such problems with other gay themed shows with parts censored.

really sweet Chinese gay drama with many "characters" in unusual setting of pet shop and I love the animals too〜it is a pity the side characters faded away in the second half of series 〜very emotional ending where Gong Zheng's acting was especially good 。 I find the English subtitles difficult to follow sometimes they are very fast

one of those dramas that I wanted to watch an episode every day、 very suspenseful and withgood tempo and movement between different strands of the story so no time to get bored〜however not a true sci-fi time travel drama more the idea of circular lives。 I disliked： the huge change in atmosphere between the next to last and final episodes： ending is clever but does not fit convincingly with the pretty definite ending to the previous episode； the relationship between ML and FLー I did not like his treatment of her or her taking it、 I guess it is meant to be funny but for me verges on SM and falls flat： luckily for most of the drama the romance theme was in the background so did not affect the overall enjoyment。 still a very good drama。recommended for those who like action suspense mystery layered story and not too much romantic gush holding up the story。

Sometimes I like an antidote to romcoms and melodrama and a m/m only zone and despite the fantasy grotesque displays of violence this provides it~the quiet scenes of bromance and loyalty also at times do lift it above its otherwise mindless depiction of aggression

yes a lot has changed in Japan in a decade but like anywhere having minority sexuality still not easy

episode 1 really gets in a lot of raw emotion with some nice rhythmic gymnastics to take the mind off the fighting〜 I assume the role of ”fighter Kamenashi” will be to inject the ”fighting spirit” to the group。This was a long but good first episode but will it sustain interest over so many episodes I wonder？

lovely sensitive film about gay relationship and triangle with unaccepting mother。I am not sure whether to take the ending at face value as showing the loyalty and dedication of love or read into it maybe a more complex interpretation〜 probably both as relationships are complex。I do want to take it as a happy ending though。 In Korea real gay dramas or films are still rare compared with Japan so I hope we see more〜10/10

aa, thank you it does seem like Sky Castle and I found the pressure on children there hard to watch and that was only 16 episode！ we all have different qualities、 for me parents should appreciate their children as they are

hormones love hate bullying exams rich-poor depression (mine)ー the usual mix ー really I can not get any strong feelings about this drama except distaste for the girl bullies (no boy bullying up to ep 3) 〜gets better after episode 2 with real focus on problems