Reviews

"So this is what it feels like to be a whore."

I would give my life for Tay and New, so you know I ate this shit up. Overall, I would give it a 9.15 out of 10. Then I am going to say my likes and dislikes, do an episode review, and lay this baby to rest.

Right off the bat, there is a lot to unpack, but starting with what I like, I am going to talk about the main cast, because I loved everyone in there. Starting off with my boys Tay and New, I think I really fell in love with them in Cherry Magic, so you know I was so excited for this shit, and they did not disappoint. I think that Newie is such a sexy fuck, even with that disgusted, confused look on his face twenty-four seven, but he did a good job with this. Also, Tay did his big one; I think he was definitely bringing it home in terms of this show's comedy, and he really did his job because I was fucking dying (and trying to ride that nose, but let's not sweat the small stuff). Their chemistry was good, and it felt really natural in most parts because they were having pretty relatable issues. Love to see it. Three big booms for Tay and New. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

Next up, MondRyu and, of course, LYKN's one and only handsome Tui. Do I like Mond and Ryu together? Meh, I will get back to you on that one. Did I think they did a good job in this show? Yes, they did, so I will give them that. Ryu playing the side piece and Mond playing some guy who was way into helping with the cheating, but yeah, they had a lot of really funny moments and had me laughing pretty much the whole time. And finally, my sweet, doting husband, Tui. Love him to pieces, so seeing him in this was a true delight. He was a background character, I will admit that, but I think he still did a good job making this show even more enjoyable.

Despite the plot of this show actually being so random (because why are an EMT and a flight attendant falling in love (twice because the side couple is that same plot)), it had one of my favorite tropes in it, and that being when the characters are each other's type. This is actually such a random trope, but they did it well, and I loved every second of it. Like they were going from an enemies-to-lovers vibe at the start, which I loved, but New was also exactly Tay's type, and oh my god, I bout nutted on the screen when he said that. I'm done.

I also really liked how Ryu had a crush on Mond in high school. I thought that was actually really cute, and it wasn't a necessary plot point, but because of the way they wrote it out, it felt very natural and fun.

I think I was a bit irritated while watching this because I just wanted them to fall in love immediately after getting rid of the ex, but I am glad they didn't. I mean, he was going to get married to that man, for crying out loud; it's hard to just "move on" after that. So I liked that they waited until Newie was really ready to be with another person and start over. (I think my episode 6 reaction summed up their dynamic in the show so far pretty well: "Sure, he does not have a car, does not have a house, low-key broke as fuck, picked you up in an ambulance, but he would never cheat on you. He would never treat you like you are lesser, by the way, if you even care. Right. He would never come to your friend's fucking birthday party uninvited and propose to you and make you feel bad after he cheated on you for a year, by the way, in case you were fucking wondering.")

I love Pailin (or however you spell it, I am not going to check); she is the fucking goat.

The amount of fourth-wall breaks this show has me sick...in a good way, especially the ending one; that was so fucking funny, I'm gonna cry.

Flipping over to the stuff I didn't like, why did we keep trying to make our relationship with the ex work? I will answer that, because that shit is so realistic. Despite me not liking it as a plot point and also me not liking cheating, I truly think that that is one of the most realistic parts in this whole show. He really wanted to believe that his man wouldn't do that to him ("The government wouldn't do that" oh yes, they would), that he loved him and just needed time, but as they crept closer and closer to the final reveal, it finally hit him, and even then he didn't want to believe it because that's what love is. When you are with someone for that long and expect to marry them, when they do something like cheating, it's completely out of the question until you see it in front of your face, and even then you don't want to believe it. So I don't like it, not because it's bad plot writing, but because it's realistic lmao.

I hate Toto's mom, and I hate that they wanted us to feel bad for her, MAN FUCK HER. It is one thing leaving your grown kid for a foreigner; it's another thing LEAVING YOUR KID WHO'S IN HIGH SCHOOL ALONE FOR THAT FOREIGNER. Girl, bye, you are an awful mom.

Episode overview time. Episode 1: "THIS WAS SO FUCKING FUNNY OH MY GOD. I swear ppl don't like taynew, but THEY ARE MY SHITTTT, I LOVE THESE TWO. ESPECIALLY NEWIE, I DO NOT PLAY ABOUT THAT GROWN ASS MAN, I SWEAR. Him with Lion is so funny bc New hardly tolerates Tay, let alone another guy. Mond is so into his role I am hollerin, and I love Tui to pieces. I still don't know how I feel about Mond and Ryu, but you know, that's fine. They have a power dynamic in this, I think, which should be interesting, but yeah, this shit is so funny, and I need it all out right now, because fuck, I have been waiting for this show for so long." Episode 3: "We hate lying, but not if it's our man? rightttt." Episode 4: " Mond, this is not even your man. Why are we so angry? IM HOLLERIN. He is doing this for the love of the game right now. I think the crazy part about this is that he is not even friends with the guy who got cheated on. He is just doing this for the love of the game. Because why? New is trying so hard not to laugh lmao. The guy in the back of the theater who passed out has me dead. COMMENT ON THE NOSE JOB WAS CRAZYYY. Aweeee, he had a crush on him in high school, and now he's a hoe. Sing it, babbyyyy. How is the restaurant letting them get away with this? Lmaoo. He got caught, and he is still lying to you, bro. They are having too much fun with this. Just lost both your hoes in the span of like four minutes. If he cheated to get with you, he is going to cheat on you again." Episode 7: "I can eat cheap with you, but I cannot eat expensive with you. It is low-key deep as fuck." Episode 8: "PAILIN WITH THE LOB, SHOUT OUT MY GIRL. I LOVE THEM. KANIT'S EX WRECKED HIS SELF-ESTEEM, BUT THANK GOD TOTO LOWKEY A BOSS, SO HE'S LIKE FUCK NO." Episode 10: "Hello, marriage, even though we literally got engaged 10 minutes ago. Are they another married couple under GMTV's belt? Love to see it. There is something about these flight attendants that would rather date EMTs than pilots. Because why are we both flight attendants dating EMTs? I will answer that because we both got cheated on by the same man who happened to be a pilot." "Tay always looks like he wants New so bad, and New just looks at him like, okay, who even are you, babe? WE ARE SO DOWN BADDD I AM SO GAGGED AT THE 4TH WALL BREAK. THAT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY FUN."

This show was a wild but really good ride, and I would 100% recommend you check it out. I will for sure be rewatching because I love Tay and New so much. Okay bye!

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'Not For mE'

I watched the drama Arsenal Academy. I was enjoying it at first—everything was going great in the beginning and I felt it had a lot of potential. All the actors were doing a fine job with their acting, and it felt like the drama was really heading somewhere. As I kept watching and reached the middle of the series, they still hadn't shown the romance between the male lead and the female lead. People online are saying that due to censorship in China, their intimate scenes—which were just kissing scenes—were cut out, that's Okay, agreed. But even apart from kissing scenes, there should be some development to show their conversations and how they actually fell in love, right? Nothing at all was shown. More than the male lead, the screen time was given to Shen Junshan (2nd ML).
I fell in love with the character of Qu Manting, but her love story also felt incomplete with Chairman Shen. In the last few episodes, everything seems to be in a rush and just so that the drama ends. The most boring storyline was of Seargent Guo in my opinion, watched his scenes on 2x speed.
Alas! This drama wass not for me. I completed the drama but I felt confused altogether.

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I love a bit of angst but I was completely drawn in then wrung out by this powerful story

Ok, so I will admit I watched a snippet of absolute smut from this series on YouTube and felt it was only right and proper to investigate further and what I got was bag loads more than I ever expected in what has become one of my favourite dramas ever.

The story follows two best friends in their final year of high school and their journey to finding love. Xiang Houting is a beautiful, popular, cocky student whose life revolves around earning money, skipping classes and annoying his parents and Sun Boxiang who has known from a very early age that he is gay. When we first meet Houting he is in a relationship with a girl but somehow, and very surprisingly, he is drawn in by the quiet, focused, super nerd Yu Shigu and he goes from tormenting him to falling completely and utterly in love with him. Sun Boxiang works part time for his cousin at his gym where he spots and immediately falls for the much older, emotionally broken Lu Xhigang who doesn’t think that someone much younger than him could possibly have enough emotional depth to be considered boyfriend material.

Unfortunately life has a habit of throwing curve balls into the mix so although we watch how deeply invested these couples become the question is will both of these couples get their happy endings? I won’t spoil it but the final episode had me sobbing like a broken thing and I even went back to the preceding episode (ep 9) to check context and promises and sobbed through ch 10 again.

I take my hat off to all the actors - the break up scene mid way through this drama between Houting and his girl friend was fantastically well acted. Wang Chen Lin who played the jilted Li Siyu gave the most realistic crying performance I have ever seen, wobbly chin and all, as she went from ‘I didn’t see this coming but I can pull up my big girl’s pants and not let him see how upset I am’ to ‘oh crap, my mascara is going to run and I really don’t care anymore’ with such emotional depth and realism that it has stayed with me long after the scene completed and I give it a well deserved chef’s kiss as a result.

The final episode was brilliantly done (though I do think a different actor should have played the climber as this confused me until one comment made me realise why he’d ended up with this second role) and the actor’s raw, wobbly chin and all portrayal of the depth of his heartbreak made me understand how some people never fully recover from a tragedy of this magnitude.

The whole drama was brilliantly written and there were no filler scenes or unnecessary sub plots. (Yay!)

Would I watch this again? I think by looking at the overall score you can guess that I will definitely break my heart over this one again. Bravo to everyone involved.

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We don't like whimsy, and it shows, lmao.

I lowkey fucked with this show a lot, LMAO. It lowkey got a lot of hate, but it is just very whimsical, and I quite enjoyed it. I would give it an 8.6 out of 10. Then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, give an episode overview, and call it a day.

Starting off strong, I just liked this shit, like period. I am, of course, going to complicate the fuck out of what I liked, but the show overall was good. It was kind of a no-brainer show, with good character writing and romance. There wasn't much to hate about this. I personally loved Boy Next World, but there was a lot happening, and I felt like my brain was in overdrive with that shit, so this one was such a delight; I can't lie. Like, Fu had a crush on him since high school, and Moo Moo did too, and I just love that. Then Moo's crush died, Fu's continued, destiny brought them back together, and then they got back together; I love it a lot. But yeah, great plot for a great show, and yeah, Boss and Noeul with another successful show under their belt (some people may beg to differ, but people on the internet aren't real, so it's okay lmao).

Another thing I liked was our side couples, specifically the one with the youngest brother. I feel like I am the biggest hater when it comes to high school romances in side couples, but I was so obsessed with them, and I don't even know why. I think the romance writing for them was really good and also really fun. And yeah, that's kind of it; I wish they did a little more with the two of them as well as the other brother, but we were way too focused on the bop ass friend lmao.

We know that Chloe hates everything to do with romance building because I swear to god shows are so bad at it, but what happens when we have been in love with someone for damn near 5 years? What about that romance building? And to that I say, this show did a pretty god damn good job at it. I think at first the love Fu had for Moo was definitely obsession, and it was borderline creepy because Moo hated every second of it, but the more lore we got, the more it worked. I thought it was cute that Moo also had a crush on him, but it faded because of a misunderstanding, which happens in real life a lot, but he ends up falling for him again because he gets to know Fu more and realizes that he has always been that guy he had a crush on in high school; he has just been hiding behind this weird personality the whole time out of fear that his love for MooMoo would fade. Very interesting to think about, and I like what they did with that a lot.

I used the words, "This show is so addicting in all the bad ways," and I think that really sums it up lmao. Because this show is kind of ass, but in a good way?

Next up, HE GETS ASSAULTED BY THE TEACHER. I don't really know where to put this in terms of my review, but I didn't hate it, and not because of some fetish shit. I think the whole scene was written and set up pretty well, so good for them. Let's break this down. Some guy I can't remember the name of had a crush on Moo in high school and helped him get over Fu because Fu hung around some bitch ass guys who made him someone he didn't want to be. Okay great. Flash forward to the present day; he is helping Moo write his senior thesis. Okay, feels a little random, but the guy seems nice, so I'm like, yay, we have a nice, good-looking guy and a one-off character to make Fu jealous for the love of the game. Then shit starts to rapidly hit the fan; the guy's like, come in my office and let's work on the thesis, and Moos's like, "Hey, sure, thank you for your help." They are working on it, and the guy starts to say crazy shit, and Moos is like, "So no, I have a man," and the guy stands up, so Moo tries to leave. The guy then forces him into a wall and starts to assault him. Thankfully, Fu came to the rescue and saved him, but then we learned a lesson about forgiving and forgetting, and also trusting people who once helped us. Forgive and forget in terms of our main couple. Like, sure, Fu did all of those things to Moo in high school, but he repented, and now they are better, so what's it to this guy sticking his fucking nose where it doesn't belong? I'll answer that he has no right, but he thinks he does because he has this deluded sense in his mind that he does, and that's why he thinks that Moo 'owes' him something (his body) because he protected him all of those years ago, which he doesn't (and no one does, for that matter, including Fu). Well, it did feel random. I think the messages that it was trying to convey were really good, so good for them for writing the scene the way they did.

For things I didn't like, the first thing that comes to mind, without even looking at my episode reviews, was the bop friend. I don't even remember his name, so that is telling you everything you need to know. Okay, so he was in Boy Next Door with this other guy, and then they had a crappy short drama after their popularity in that show that I got most of the way through and never finished (I will try to finish it, I swear), and now we are here, but it's him alone. And it's completely fine and normal to go on to bigger and better things and not be attached to one partner; that's really not the problem here. I think the problem arises when you serve actually zero purpose to the plot and your whole personality is being a whore. Like, it wasn't even good comedic relief; it was like I was dreading it every time this bitch came on screen, like what? I also think it was in part due to his acting not being the best in this. But nonetheless, I am so fucking done with you- bye, BYE BYE, GET OFF MY SCREEN BITCH.

Another thing I didn't like was the start. Reading back my episode review, the second-hand embarrassment is washing over me rapidly, and I am cringing just thinking about that shit, my lord. Some of it was fun; I will give them that. The rest of it felt like actual slop on my screen, and I think I lost a few brain cells during the entirety of the first episode. But hey, if you can get through that, I think that the rest of the show is actually pretty good.

This is irrelevant to the plot of the show, but I have been meaning to talk about this: Why does Boss always play creepy ass characters? That's today's question. First love in the air: he graduated when Rain was a high school senior, and they got together. Boy, next world, he made up an entire timeline to be with this guy who was also like a year or so younger than him. Technically, payback: he is playing this creepy-ass photographer, like what? And now this shit. We are in love with our younger brother's friend, and they have like a 3-year age gap, I am pretty sure, AND HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM IN HIGH SCHOOL, UM, HELLO? Yeah, very weird.

The plot from episode 9 onward was so random and ass, and I know we're just trying to drag it out, but girl, bye. You played in my face and actually wasted my time. I am so done with y'all. I think they should have either slow-burned the show (which is crazy coming from me) a little bit more or made it shorter because this was just bullshit.

Episode overview time, let's run it! Episode 1: "They just had a dance battle in the club. In pure silence, by the way. I am so lost." Episode 2: "Boy Next World reference, if you even care." Episode 3: "He is falling in love with him bc he is seeing more of the real him, and I like that a lot, actually; that's really fun." Episode 4: "Wow, turnt party y'all…Sick-ass party if only we did not have the goddamn xylophone in the back, bro. Fu is playing checkers rn, bro, and moo moo. It has turned around and does not even know they are playing, bro." Episode 7: "But yeah, I like it, and I love these two together. I think it is really fun. But I am going to need a show where Nouel is like a gangster instead of this little bitch-ass gangster." Episode 8: "Hey, are we high school students or are we grown men in high school student uniforms? This guy. Hello, random sex scene." Episode 9: "This plot line is random, though, and just kind of pointless."

Yeah, the ending was fine, nothing really that special, but this is their second time getting married, which is really cute, so good for them. I would recommend this if you like whimsy. If you are a fucking grouch who hates everything, then maybe not, lmao. Okay bye!

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I am so sorry, old friend

Just realized I have free will and I don't have to watch the special episode, so yay, Jack and Joke. After god knows how long (615 days; I am so sorry), I have finally finished this show, and like always, I have a lot of thoughts, good and bad. I will give a 9 (8.7) out of 10. Then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn’t, do an episode overview, and finally lay baby girl to rest.

I don't even know where to start because it has actually been so fucking long lmao. I guess I can start with Yin and War, because I love them a lot, but I know them and their track record, and that's why I'm not watching the special episode. I am especially in love with War, him and that soft voice, god I want a piece of that, my lord. I thought their chemistry shined through in this, like always, and their acting was so good; I didn't even want to finish the show lmao. But yeah, love my boys, but we need some whimsy with their next show because why do we never have any whimsy? Like whatever, can't wait for their next show and loved them in this shit despite it taking me so long to finish. YIN (and his beauty marks on his neck) BLACK TURTLE NECK EPISODE 7 I AM WET. Okay, I am done.

Despite this show's track record, it is actually beyond fucking funny. Like, my lord, I was laughing my ass off almost the entire time, so that's always good to see because I feel like shows with a bunch of plot always try really hard to be serious, and sometimes all you need is a good laugh to get you through the plot. So yeah, good on them.

Looking at my reviews, I think I liked the plot and their romance. They were starting to fall for each other, and ignoring that weird time skip, it was cute. Like, you could really tell the feelings with them despite the entire world not wanting them together; I loved that. I also think the plot was pretty good; it did get convoluted towards the start and the middle, but I still think they did a pretty good job with this. WAIT I DID KIND OF LIKE THE PLOT TOWARDS THE END, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND EACH OTHER, IT WAS STILL KIND OF FUN. Like there's levels to this shit, with the 4 kings or whatever the fuck, I actually really enjoyed that, like a bigger fish to fry kind of thing.

HOPE AND SAVE. Or I think that was their names. I fucking loved them. Even though I hardly remembered their plot towards the end, my love for them did not fade, oh my god. I loved them, and they were lowkey perfect for each other, so go them (I would rewatch for them, I can't lie). Dog eat dog world for real. Eat the rich, not each other, bro.

And then finally, for things I liked, I actually put the ending on here. I thought the ending was good. Of course, the ending to THIS show and not the special episode that I will not be watching because I do not really have to do anything. That is the moral of this story: do whatever the fuck you want. But yeah, I thought the ending was fun, like, hey, there is always bigger fish to fry, and you guys think your pawn is in a game? Actually, the main villain is the pawn in the game of life. What a do. So basically, in a dog-eat-dog world, there is always somebody richer, a bigger fish to fucking fry, like, holy goddamn shit. I like that a lot. That was lowkey a good ending. They were dragging that shit, though, which I did not enjoy at all, but I am like, hey, okay, that is good. But that is fucked up that Rose's dad used her for the pawn thing, and it is also fucked up that Joke cannot spell. But I like that ending a lot. I know what is to come for the special episode, and sometimes you have to choose happiness over getting the true ending. So, yeah.

Regarding things I didn't like. I don't know if they did that on purpose or what, but the start was not good, like at all. I felt like we were just thrown in there, and I was god-awful confused. Not even like intrigued confused, just like, hey, what the fuck is happening? I think especially for a show with this much plot, they should have started it better, but that's whatever.

DO YOU WEAR WIGS? WILL YOU WEAR WIGS?

RUN AROUND. One thing about this show that I do remember is this run around shit. Like, hey, how much can we do the same thing over and over again? I will answer that you would be surprised. Like, oh, we are stealing, oh he's lying to us, or wait, now we are mad at him. Come on now y'all, what are we doing? That was just kind of irritating. I can't lie. Like it doesn't really give me any comfort; it just felt like, oh fuck, it is happening again, and it became more of a dreading-it thing. Adding more to this runaround shit, we started to drag-plot it too, and I really did not want this to be a drag plot, but we were losing the plot rapidly because we were trying to push it to 12 episodes. But yeah.

ON TOP OF THE RUN AROUND SHIT. ROSE THAT MAN IS NOT YOUR MAN AND HAS NEVER BEEN YOUR MAN, OH MY GOD HE DOES NOT WANT YOU CAN WE PLEASE LAY OFF (I MEAN SHE DOES, BUT IT TAKES FUCKING FOREVER). LIKE OH MY GOD HE IS GONNA PROPOSE, YOUR MAN LIKESSSS DICKKKK BITCH. HE DOESN'T WANT YOU, BRUH.

The horsemen people. Babe, we were playing some childish ass games and making it to be this whole thing. Babe, we played Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly; why are we making it this whole thing? Like bitch get me some fucking Candy Land while we are at it. That pissed me off, silly, and then hangmen shit (I was really into that though), but god, y'all come up with some better games.

Okay episode overview time, yayaya. Episode 1: " Yep, not a clue what is happening. He's funny. Okay, bruh, what is happening? That was not a good start in my opinion, and I feel very confused, but I am going to give this show a chance lol." Episode 2: "A kleptomaniac, ass pathological liar whose morally grey falls for some poor kid who just wants to be a national champion." "Holy fuck bro looks so sexy in this washed-out lighting." Episode 5: "Whoever is on camera duty is making their height difference look almost criminal lmao." Episode 7: "LOOSING MY MIND WITH YIN IN THIS FUCKING SUIT HOLY SHIT. A tear just ran down my leg, maybe even a few more for him in that black turtleneck. Save and hope the betrayers!! Dog eat dog world bro, and it be your own fucking people." Episode 8: "Jack has made his bed, and now he is going to lie in it. He is the only one to blame now. And save fuck him. Joke is scared of his dad, dude. Look at those eyes. They are playing Snakes and fucking ladder lol and making it out to be this big thing. He looks like he is being held at gunpoint in that video. In a world where everyone seems to hate you, having that one person who loves you is the best feeling in the world. The beauty marks or moles, if you will, all on Yin's neck ARE SO SEXYYYY. Not to be feral in these desperate times, but shit. I should sleep and be happy while I sleep and not let this show ruin my life." And then Chloe didn't watch the show for two years lmao. Episode 10: "LOWKEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S ONE GUY; WE JUST NEED TO GET ENOUGH ANGRY PEOPLE, AND YOU CAN TAKE HIM DOWN. OR FLEE LIKE COWARDS, I GUESS, I DON'T REALLY KNOW." Episode 11: "But yeah, I have an inkling I know what's coming, but really acceptance is really the first step. I don't really know. Maybe that's the moral here: accept your fate and life will be easier. ALSO, boss is just a guy; why don't we fucking shoot him? Or are we too fucking dumb to do that, huh?"

I will give it to them; I got really into this show. So into it, I didn't want to finish it lmao, because you know. Give yourself some peace of mind and just watch this, not the special lmao. And just like this, we are finally. Goodbye old friend, you will be missed. Okay bye!

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FUKAMI THE FREAK

Okay, my friend and I just finished this goofy-ass show, and I have a lot of feelings about it. Overall, I would give it an 8.05 out of 10, and then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and do an episode overview (I no joke watched this shit a couple of weeks ago and I started this review then, but oh my god, this show is so forgettable because I don't remember a damn thing about it lmao).

Starting OFF STRONG, with things I liked, the guy who played Kaji is literally so fucking sexy, and my friend doesn't agree at all. LIKE OH MY GOD, HE IS LUCKY I AM NOT IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND ALL THAT BECAUSE HE IS SO BADDD I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF. Shout out to my boy Kashio Atsuki, because you FINE AS A MOTHER FUCKERRR. NEXTTTT, WITH YOUR SEXY ASS.

Another thing I really like was the height difference. I felt like it was just something so simple, but it fit their dynamic as well as their chemistry so well, oh my god. And I have some really bad news...that's all I like in this fuck ass show. On to the dislikes, because there are a lot of them!

Regarding what I didn't like: first, it felt very random; second, holy AI. I think these ideas are pretty different, so I should probably put them in different sections, but this is how the show opened up, so... One, it dropped us into the most random bullshit plot and tried to convince us that it was heat, and truthfully it wasn't, and two, there was a lot of whipping around at the start, and oh my god, holy AI bro, not fucking with that, but you know what, whatever. I do think the show gets better and then falls off again, but it takes a hot minute for them to get together, and considering the episodes are only 13 minutes, they should have gotten to that point a lot faster. Going more into the randomness, I think that they were jumping around way too much in their episodes, but also not getting a single thing done in 13 minutes, like what? That's just bad plot writing at that point.

Following that, they were having so many bullsht issues; it was irritating. Like, Fukami is like Don't fall for me but when he falls for him, he won't own up to it-like, what? FUKAMI THE SPINELESS COWARD, just no. There was so much wasted space we could have spent on actual character development, more than just working at an office, but we just used it poorly because all we want to do is sit here and hold our fucking balls, my lord. Also, this show is so predictable it is irritating; like, please just do something differently for once. I don't want to see him get transferred and then y'all realize you love each other; like, just lock in from the very start so we don't have to do all of that.

Another thing I didn't like was the kisses. I feel like we had okay chemistry, but just like every single Japanese BL ever, we can't kiss at all, and I know it's because the actors are most definitely straight, but fuck, can we stop spending our budget on random AI and take some acting classes where we teach these bitches how to kiss.

Finally, for things I didn't like, the ending was ass. We spent 10 episodes building up for this shit just to end it like that? Girl, bye. We did NOT lock in when planning this script out, I swear to god.

And now it's random quotes from my episode review time!!! Episode 3: "OLD MAN SEXY FOR BIG MOMMA ON THE BED. GOD, HE IS SO HOT. BELLYYY IM GONNA NUTTTT ALL OVER THE SCREEN." Episode 4: "Fukami looks like someone's lesbian aunt with his hair tucked behind his ears. These weird visions with the orbs are very weird lmao. HEIGHT DIFFERENCE HELLO. FACE DOWN ASS UP, IM GAGGED. The beauty marks on big momma have me all the way dead. Why is he holding his hair like that? I'm sickkkkk." Episode 5: "Bro, why are we letting our man just walk away like that? Fight for your love, dumb ass. ALSO DIDN'T FUKAMI SAY NOT TO CATCH FEELINGS, LIKE WHAT?" Episode 6: "FELLAS, IS IT GAY TO WASH YOUR FRIEND IN THE SHOWER? I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS, I'M DONE, I'M SICK. AH NAH." Episode 7: "Of course he’s gonna transfer, predictable-ass Japanese BL. That’s all they ever do is transfer to different branches, and then they realize they love each other, and then the show is over." Episode 9: "We all die anyway. HE IS LITERALLY HAPPY WITH YOU, FUKAMI THE ANNOYING BITCH I SWEAR TO GOD. Y'ALL LOCK IN." "Slow-motion running, I'm sick. We are irritating me so much right now."

Would I recommend this? If you and your friend are in Thailand, too tired to do anything, and all caught up on your BLs, then yes; but if not, no don't waste your time on this bullshit because all they are going to do is play in your fucking face. Okay bye!

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the kitty is so cute!!! (the real one, less so the 3D one)

I'm impressed w/ how well-behaved that cat is. Also, the lighting is so good for no reason lmao.

TLDR; I watch for romance, which was a bit subpar tbh. Acting is really good, and all the characters have good chemistry. Music is honestly pretty good but overall for me, good enough for a single watch.

Story: romance plot is a bit standard ngl. Some parts I was like eugh, but it's alright. The last 10 eps were testing my patience a bit bc it felt like filler story- and romance-wise. There's some comedy, some sad moments that hit a bit hard, but it's mostly a serious show. This emperor is the least relevant to the plot, and I think that's so funny af tbh.

Acting/Cast: the romance does have good chemistry between the actors. In general, the acting doesn't seem forced, and fl is a literal goddess when she smiles and even when she's sobbing--like how is she so conventionally attractive bro.. the part that rlly sold me was the whole body-swap subplot that made me love the acting in this. I would also like to point out how good Xu Kai's smirks are like whaa

Music: rlly good tbh. There are a lot of bangers I would listen to again.

Rewatch value: it's good for a one-time watch!

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Not sure why this is popular

I actually liked the way this was going. Getting revenge on your cheating husband and his other family and finally putting an end to it all and ruining their lives as punishment. But i wish it stopped there. The whole "seven year later" story is what killed it for me. It was just dragging. Not to mention, the lead literally groomed her student into falling in love with her. The dude was a minor like wth even???? And when he grows up, they eventually end up together. Its just so wild and romanticizing this kind of love is another reason I just could not stand this drama for too long. Truly wished they ended it right when she got her revenge.

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No spoilers

Is it worth watching? depends if you like tears, getting to know kpop groups and members and personalities.
I got into The CrewOne (atbo and justb/just b), TNX and 8turn through this show.
The ace concept is frustrating most if not all the times and the concepts/show structure was confusing too but maybe it's my autism. However, I get why the ace concept exists because it highlights members. Dey from Younite is also really funny, there is also evil editing but as long as you dont fall for the rage bait you are fine!
Many of the groups did good but cravity stands out, likely because they have a lot of members and experience considering this was a 2024 show. I personally love the crewone.
Willl I rewatch the show? I don't know, I hate when they give like one minute between announcing the results, the evil editing is annoying and many more but I guess this is how I get addicted to mnet already debuted group survival shows (queendom, kingdom)
I really hope road to kingdom 3 or another queendom survival show from mnet comes to light! I hope we get kingdom puzzle. Mnet has release survival shows in consecutive years except this year and last year but I guess queendom (2023) and kingdom (2024) did flop?

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Multi-Genre Fantasy Romance With Great Balance

Let's clear the air first: because this was made for Amazon Prime, it automatically sidesteps that aggressively OTT, dramatic-gasp energy we usually get from traditional Korean network broadcasting. My Man Is Cupid is clearly aiming for a slightly different, Western-adjacent vibe. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not. Just different.

But consider this your official public service announcement: do not go into this expecting a heavy, cavity-inducing romance. The writers threw romance, a cosmic mystery, and a literal serial killer crime plot into a blender. Surprisingly, they gave all three subplots the exact same amount of screen time. If you don't manage your expectations about that genre-mashup going in, you're going to confuse yourself. However, the romance is definitely a K-drama style with very high stakes and a heart pounding slow burn and it’ll be keeping you glued to your screen.

First off, the production budget was clearly budgeting. I was honestly shocked by how unbelievably crisp the picture quality was—my screen looked fantastic. The cast actually manages to balance the fantasy-thriller-romance tightrope, and when the comedy hits? It hits hard. You will actually laugh out loud at the funny moments, which are spaced out perfectly.

Let's talk about the couple. Jang Dong-yoon plays our resident Cupid, and he’s great. I loved him in The Tale of Nokdu, and his subtle performance here is just as solid. Nana is equally great as the female lead, and the chemistry works. Oh yes, it does. The got the kissing part down, for sure. Also, can we give a round of applause to the casting directors? Because Oh Baek-ryun’s character looked different in all her three lives, three different actresses played her. Revolutionary! Usually, K-dramas will throw a terrible wig on the same lead actress and expect us to believe the male lead is just blind for not recognizing her. Using different actresses made it actually believable that Jang Dong-yoon wouldn't know who she was because she in fact did look different in all her lives. More of this, please.

Look, I know this drama got highly mixed reviews. But at its core, it still serves classic K-drama absurdity. We have reincarnation, literal deities walking around a contemporary world, and completely unbelievable plots—everything we love.

The pacing is definitely on the slower, more subtle side, but it doesn't drag. It just takes its time making sure the side characters get their fair share of screen time. If you aren't looking for a groundbreaking, award-winning masterpiece but just want a nice, high-quality contemporary fantasy romance, give it a shot.

I personally enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The mystery kept on driving the plot forward and somehow this drama ended up impressing me quite a lot. Could just be Cheon Sang-hyuk and his wings. Either way, I don’t think My Man Is Cupid is as bad as some viewers make it out to be.

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