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MY BEST ROMCOM BL SERIES 2026

A DOG AND A PLANE THAI BL IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ROMCOM BL DRAMA!!!


Actually, I feel my words will never be enough to describe how good this series turned out!

The amazing comedy, the great acting, the top-notch cinematography, the good editing, the most handsome actors! The mind-blowing chemistry❤️‍🔥 seriously my words would never be enough to describe it all..

(For me, it’s my most favourite BL series among all 2026 BLs) I’m not even kidding! I’m so proud of them for being such amazing actors!




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THIS IS MY PERSONAL REVIEW!!! PLS IGNORE IF YOU CAN NOT RELATE WITH IT!………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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a WONDERful hidden gem of 2026!

I did not expect this drama to be "this" goooood!

This is not your average superhero drama. It's wacky, packed with slapstick comedy, and filled with larger-than-life action sequences. But don't be fooled by the silliness - at its heart is a compelling story supported by strong performances and heartfelt themes of family, friendship, and community. The direction and cinematography are also exceptional, often feeling more like a big-budget action film than a TV drama. Easily one of the most underrated gems of 2026, and if you're skipping it, you're seriously missing out.

Everything about this drama was top-notch, but here are my favorite aspects:

(1) The Humor:
If you're a fan of slapstick comedy, exaggerated action, and absurd situations done tastefully, this drama is for you. Beneath all the laughs is a layered story that even touches on social themes, including the question of how far human greed can go. The comic timing of the three WonderFools - played by Park Eun Bin, Choi De Hoon, and Im Sung Jae - is impeccable. Choi De Hoon, in particular, is an absolute standout as Mr. Son. Branded as the neighborhood fools, these accidental superheroes deliver nonstop chaos and hilarity that had me laughing throughout.

(2) Cha Eun Woo:
I won't lie - Cha Eun Woo has always been one of my biases because of his face card. At the same time, I never considered him a particularly strong actor. Handsome? Absolutely. But often a little stiff. I've watched most of his dramas because they're popular - and because, well, it's Cha Eun Woo. However, this drama genuinely impressed me. His acting has improved significantly, and this role proves it.

His character initially requires him to portray two very different personas, and he pulls it off remarkably well. The telekinetic hero role suits him perfectly. He is charismatic as an action hero on a secret mission, convincing in the emotional moments, and downright adorable when playing the bumbling Clark Kent-esque persona hiding his Superman alter ego.

What impressed me most is that he more than held his own alongside Park Eun Bin and Choi De Hoon. Park Eun Bin is one of the finest actresses working today, and Choi De Hoon consistently elevates every project he's in. The fact that Eun Woo kept pace with actors of that caliber is a testament to how far he has come. Is he one of the industry's greatest actors yet? Not quite. But this performance left me genuinely impressed. In my opinion, this is one of the best roles of his career so far. (And yes, I am still waiting for him to play a villain - the kind who seems innocent and trustworthy until the final reveal.)

(3) Right Focus on the Genre/Tags:
The drama includes a touch of romance, but it is woven naturally into the main story and never feels forced. Too often, dramas shoehorn romance into stories simply because the leads are attractive. I was worried that would happen here, but thankfully it didn't. The focus remains on the action, comedy, mystery, and the relationships between friends, family, and a close-knit small-town community. Setting the story in 1999 also adds a wonderful dose of late-'90s and early-2000s nostalgia. The props, costumes, and soundtrack all help bring that era to life.

(4) The VFX & Production Quality:
To be honest, when I first heard about this drama, I didn't have particularly high expectations. The premise sounded a little cliché and gimmicky. I only kept it on my watchlist because of Eun Woo and Eun Bin. When I finally started watching, I was blown away. The production quality is genuinely impressive. The visual effects, action sequences, cinematography, and overall scale feel closer to a blockbuster film than a television drama. While I'm not saying it's on the level of Marvel or DC's biggest productions, it comes surprisingly close at times and delivers a fantastic visual experience. Combined with the strong acting, engaging story, and well-paced narrative, it makes for an incredibly entertaining watch from start to finish.

OVERALL:
I highly recommend this drama. It's just a tiny step below masterpiece status for me because I felt there were some unresolved gaps regarding the villains' storylines. I understand these may be intentional cliffhangers for a potential Season 2, so it's not necessarily a flaw - more of a small speed bump in an otherwise excellent viewing experience. If I compare it to the dramas I've personally rated a perfect 10, it doesn't quite reach that level. This rating comes more from instinct than logic; for some reason, I can't give it full marks. Then again, it might change if I re-watch. But make no mistake: this is still a fantastic drama and one of the most enjoyable surprises I've watched this year.

BONUS:
This is the first time I've seen Cha Eun Woo smoking on screen - and looking absolutely "smoking hot" while doing it. The white vest, tousled hair, and effortlessly badass energy were a whole moment. Then the finale has a "bullet scene" which is a complete aura-farming moment. If that doesn't convince you to watch, I don't know what will. Maybe this video might help: https://youtube.com/shorts/VfmhKFo4D8w?si=jqr9Mbh14oPXHTMr

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9/10 Wonderful 2nd chance love

9/10 Wonderful 2nd chance love
"I will follow you.
Forever, all my life.
No matter where it is."
Heartbreak, hurt, fears, insecurities, and learning to trust again are the tropes of this series. And, oh, does it do them justice!
I felt every heartbreak.
Every past memory hit right where it hurts.
Their love is simply mesmerizing to me.
This series also underlines how hard it is true grand trust again after having been hurt that badly before.
Hence, there is a lot of drama here. However, these dramatic aspects are not front and center, but rather an underlying current. This makes it all the more amazingly good to me.
The ending is really amazing as it turns their story into a circle with the ending they should have had from the start.

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9/10 Happy of the End 9/10

9/10 Happy of the End 9/10
Happy of the End is a series that draws its charm from a story that is far from glamorous. The main characters both carry heavy scars from their painful pasts before fate brings them together, and eventually, they find love in each other.
At first, I expected this series to be overwhelmingly sad, considering how dark and harsh the experiences of each character are. And while the story is indeed emotionally heavy, it gradually reveals moments of tenderness and intimacy that soften the overall tone.
What stands out most is the storytelling. Despite the high level of emotional tension throughout the series, it manages to balance pain and love beautifully. The series allows viewers to witness not only suffering, but also the quiet healing that comes from connection and understanding between two people.
Overall, Happy of the End is a well-crafted series that blends darkness and romance in a thoughtful and meaningful way.
It offers a realistic portrayal of damaged souls finding solace in each other, leaving a subtle sense of hope beneath the sorrow.

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10/10 A Heartthrob Journey Of Navigating First Love (and Friendship)

Kakeru and Yamato shows that when two souls know each other, nothing stops them from being together. This is a sweet story about how feelings can be complicated, but yet so sweet and subtle.
Kimi ni wa Todokanai is fresh, clean and feels like a dream.
The backdrops, the bridges, the costumes, the gardens are so perfect that the entire series just laid out a nice theme for these young lovers. And I loved every scene of this series.
Yamato played by Kentaro Maeda is the handsome young man who looks stunning in all those statement clothes and wraps and overalls. But I just fell in love with Kakeru played by the charming Haru Kashiwagi and his expression of being confused or just having a bad hair day. Both these men have the perfect chemistry of hesitation, affection, confession, feelings, confusion and ultimately love for each other.
I loved to see the pair in each other arms. When I find the person who loves only me in all the world, I would drop everything to be with him and just to be there in his arms..
Kakeru, you did the right thing, trust your heart!!

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What a roller coaster

i have a lot to say, but i will write my review tomorrow when i recover on season so everyone knows what they are getting themselves into!

stay tuned! i don't do that a lot, but when i do, you know something left a mark on me,,,, i am not easily impressed and my opionion is always on things that a casual viewer/user wouldn't notice or appreciate

I know rhis won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it is not meant to be tea anyway, it's Vod...that is not everyone's favourite.
this drama (and i won't call ut a show, it's a drama as un super somwtimes over dramatic) and it still left a mark on me

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6/10 who is paradoxically pink here?

6/10 who is paradoxically pink here?
Not having read the original manga, i can't tell the extent to which the storyline has been adapted. Most viewers claim absence of harmlessly fatal banters (laughs) and complained of shallow interactions between the leads. This short series on V:ki took me too long to complete. I would blame the cinematography because journalism was different from it's contemporaries as a premise, years ago. However the narrative contained typical elements like reserved and disciplined passive partner, cynical and carefree aggressive partner who flirts women prior to realizing his feelings for his colleague. An EXILE enthusiast pointed out that the agencies of Keito and Yutaro respectively, planned their promotion outside the insular country hence opted a BI.
Fortunately, they won't be dragged into toxic shipping culture owing to no stipulated work partnership contracts.
Opening theme song is playful and slow unlike most J series.
The chemistry between main leads neither impressed nor disappointed me thus i can't recommend this series..... gomen.

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Had so much potential…

I finally watched this drama after delaying it for so long due to the dissatisfaction many viewered had. Now after I watched it, I completely understand. I have a like-dislike relationship with this drama. I felt like they left a lot of stuff out and I’m just extremely confused on what’s happening, yet I couldn’t stop binging it. I kept thinking I missed an episode with all the empty plots and then the time change was a mess. It had so much potential especially since the idea of a love alarm was highly interesting to me. I feel like it wasn’t executed the way it should have been. I will watch the 2nd season to see how it plays out, but definitely not something I would rewatch. However, I heard the 2nd is worse than the 1st. I love Song Kang though

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8/10 My New Favorite Japanese BL

I loved this. Short and sweet. Definitely one of the better ones l've seen and may even be my favorite Japanese BL. It was well-written and well-directed. The casting was great: two actually good-looking actors with great on-screen chemistry. The acting was good, too; there were still some awkwardness here and there, especially in intimate scenes (BL guys just never quite know what to do with their hands, do they?), but overall, it was some pretty solid acting from the whole adult cast. I made the mistake of reading the manga halfway through the series run because I got impatient with the weekly release. It was a mistake because I robbed myself of the otherwise worthwhile experience of going in blindly and being pleasantly surprised by all the good things that a well-done show can offer. While I loved the manga and this faithful live action adaptation, I really think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if I didn't have the source material in my head as I watched it. Nevertheless, ! loved the series and I can't wait to rewatch it in one sitting this time.

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10/10 I love this so much, please season 3

10/10 I love this so much, please season 3
First off I'd like to say it love is love. If you have an issue with someone loving some one else than that's your problem.
There's no grooming so stop talking about it or acting like there was ever. This is a very good show. Shintaro is a smart young man and knows what he wants in life and figured it out at a young age. Akria on the other hand Shintaro's love interest well...lol different' story. It seems like he didn't know what to do with his life and just went with the flow.
That doesn't mean he isn't a good soul tho. When they where both younger it turns out Akira saved Shintaro's life and that event stayed with him for ever and that's what made him fall in love with Akira. Shintaro makes a promise to himself he doesn't want to see Akria cry and wants to be by his side for ever to protect him.
I feel like season one started out slow and I would have loved to see Akira stop acting like the way he did the first half of the show. Even when Shintaros an Adult he still acts the same way it even continues in season 2. I really want to see a season 3 but he needs to stop acting like a kid. I feel like most of the problems could have been avoid if Akira would grow up and stop causing them and just ell him how he feels and stop pushing Shin away. I feel like i spend the half of the second season yelling at akira to stop breaking the relationship lol. I want to see there relationship as a real couple now for season 3.

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wonderful series!

After having a burnout in his office job in Tokyo, 30-year old Akira Minato returns to his hometown by the sea and runs a laundromat that he inherited from his grandfather. Life is quiet and Akira is happy. That is, until 17-year old student Shintaro shows up. Not only is Akira's life and feelings turned upside down, he also begins to realize that he has been running away from himself and his feelings for too long. Will he finally face his past?
Oh boy, is this one about crushes. We have teenagers crushing on adults, students on teachers and colleagues on ... well, colleagues.
But what I found intriguing was the unusual constellation of the two main couples: Usually, and that would have made me so uncomfortable that I probably would have quit the series in episode one, it is the older part pursuing the younger. The responsible adult grooms and seduces the inexperienced teenager.
But. This is not Lolita and thank God.
Instead, in both main couples, the younger part is the pursuer (and quite an aggressive pursuer for his young age sometimes, something which I haven't seen yet), and the adult pursued behaves like a kid.
Akira behaves and screams around like a 5-year old (which, l must admit, was a tad annoying sometimes). He runs away from his feelings, from his past and from his responsibilities.
The other adult in the side couple, SEEMS like a responsible adult, but he lives in his own world and is, in every way, innocent. It is, again, the younger half of the couple that awakens new feelings and an outlook on reality in him.
The teenagers, on the other hand, are more mature and serious. Or so it seems. Thank God, the script lets them also be teenagers inbetween. They are overemotional sometimes, letting their feelings and first love consume them completely.
I know, some viewers have a problem with the age gap, or more specifically the ages of the age gap. In the end, Shin is 13 years younger than Akira, and just turns 18 in the run of the series. And I do agree. 17 and 30 are like different worlds. I recall that when I was 17, I was a completely different person than I am now. Like Shin, I used to have a crush on a much older man and today, in retrospective, 1 am glad he didn't act on it.
What makes it different here, is that Akira tries not to encourage the crush too much. He is instantly drawn to Shin, because Shin is his type (not because he is a teenager), but he at least tries to keep his distance. It is already a big deal when Shin simply wants to hold Akira's hand and their first kiss happens when Shin is over 18.
It is just that in the end, both men have gone through development, Akira was finally able to confront the one he had been running from since he was a teenager, realizing that he is finally over him, and Shin is on the verge of entering university, a new chapter in his life, an important step into adulthood. Still, Akira always supports him, does not force him into anything (it is rather SHIN who constantly tries to seduce him), and says that he will wait for him no matter how long it takes.
That was what drew me to this couple and made me root for them until the beautiful end. That there is always a mutual respect and cautious tenderness.
Okay, enough with the analysis, let's face the facts: Both main actors are fantastic, especially Sho in the role of Shin has impressed me. He shows wonderful depths for his age (23 during production), but Takuya can easily hold his own.
Both show emotions wonderfully and naturally and when they cry, it breaks your heart.
The production is absolutely lovely and heartwarming and I especially loved the effects when there was a flashback.
Also, you will fall in love with the whole cast, who are just adorable.
What can I say? I laughed, I cried (or rather bawled my eyes out, when you see the scene in question, you will understand) and I had a good time watching the show. I give it a 9/10 because of some lengths and repetitions, but overall it's a must watch that I would absolutely recommend.
And I am hoping for a second season, I'd love to see how Akira's and Shin's story goes on.

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Carino

Allora, parto col dire che io ho visto l'originale e questo secondo me è un ottimo remake, ma la magia dell'originale non si matcha. Detto ciò lo ho visto in onore di When Oranges Fall e del fatto che Almond e Progress sono passati alla mia agenzia preferita (la GMMTV) e anche se sono finita a finirla un po' più in la rispetto all'inizio della serie sono comunque contenta di averla vista. Detto ciò, passiamo alla recensione vera e propria: ho apprezzato che se non erro ci sono meno storie (diciamo complessive) rispetto alla serie originale, dove sarò onesta c'erano talemente tante storie che ogni tanto mi perdevo (e credo per alcune puntate non si vedevano nemmneo Captain e White, che in alcuni punti sembravano quasi dei Cameo nella loro stessa serie), e overall per qusto remake ho capito alcune cose della serie che mi ero persa e che, appunto in parte perché sono meno puntate (visto che la seconda stagione sono tipo 36 puntate), mi è parsa un po' più coesa e fluibile. Detto ciò, ritengo comunque che la storia originale abbia una certa magia che questa non aveva. Vi devo dire che secondo me vedendo questa serie senza confrontarla con l'altra non è male, anzi, ma sul confronto ci sono punti di forza e di debolezza in entrambe le storie. Ho apprezzato moltissimo la coppia AlmondProgress e sono contenta di averli visti in questa veste (e nella veste dei due Ko di WOF, dove i loro personaggi sono un pelo simili), quindi non vedo l'ora di esplorare ancora di più le dinamiche di questa coppia. Una cosa per cui ho apprezzato di più la storia originale è che, anche se c'erano 800 mila storie, almeno si vedeva una quota di storie maschili e una quota femminili, mentre qui i personaggi predominanti erano maschili e quelli femminili sembravano di contorno: e una cosa che avevo apprezzato molto nella serie OG è che si desse spazio sia alle storie maschili che femminili. Sorry la recensione scoclusionata, ma ho sonno e devo andare a lavorare.

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A unique perspective within a saturated Kdrama genre

One might feel saturated by the trend of Korean high school bullying dramas, but this show has a unique flair. Instead of handling bullying solely from the students’ perspective, it shifts the responsibility to the adults. I genuinely liked how the series not only emphasizes students bullying one another but also highlights the fact that students can bully teachers, teachers to parents and vice versa. The bureau’s scope of work is presented in a holistic way, incorporating an array of perspectives that allow viewers to appreciate the efforts being made to improve the Korean education system.

Of course, realistically, this form of “corporal punishment” would be a long shot. However, it is such a breath of fresh air to see a show where students can rely on adults, as they should.

After Episode 1, I wondered how the story would progress and whether it would focus on a single school, with the drama unfolding from there. However, considering that the protagonists work as a bureau, it made perfect sense for them to reach out to different schools and address a variety of issues. It was also smart to build the story around the educational system in a way that directly involves the government. Doing so allows us to see just how broad the bureau’s reach and impact actually are. On a side note, I love how we still see some characters in the previous episode being part on later episodes. It gives a continuity and closure on their part AND Damn all the political agendas of other politicians for their own political gain, big F.

Overall, I really liked the show. It wasn’t too serious and had plenty of funny moments, but it also knew when to hit you emotionally (I cried a few times). The cast was phenomenal, and the soundtrack was great too. My love for Kim Mo-yeol only grew after watching this because he acted SO well here, he’s defo made for these kinds of dramas. My favorite grandpa, Lee Sung-min, is also in the cast, which is always a bonus. Seeing P.O. in this kind of role made me excited for his future projects as well. And Ki-joo, I absolutely loved her unhinged personality in this one and I’m so excited to see more of her.

Definitely one of the more refreshing school-themed dramas I’ve watched recently.

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