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Overall its worth watching for the BL scenes that were mostly well executed and very tender and touching, really the 2 male leads safe the series from falling down. Min/wan story starts well and progress well but somehow then it gets frustrating, Pan/Feh starts uninteresting as its very cliché save the fact than Pan is a Tom boy and Feh is a man, and the other gay couple, well they just don`t go anywhere... Acting was so so for most fo the character except for main couple and second couple who really did a great job. The story line is messy and there is a lot things without explanation if you can watch the first 2 chapter spatially episode one where everything is messy and forced, you will end up with something to spend your time. but be aware the endings is as blant as they come, i get the feeling that this series ran out of budget towards the end that`s why you normally find such bad ending in Asian BL, if its not tooooo cliche its toooo sad, this one is way to cliche... and Wan and Apo decide to go study abroad at the same time? like really? couldn't they say something more interesting like Apo is joining another club or something that didn't requiere a year of the main couple to be apart and then reconnect like nothing ever happened? that was really disappointing ending, this series with all of its downfalls I think deserved a better ending, Apo character was so sweet and good hearted that i would have been very interesting to see him go thru some mild tragedy like loosing is ability to swing or inheriting a large empire and having to leave the club or something like that would have made a more interesting ending
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Oh no. This could actually become one of my most favorite dramas, but in reality, I am so disappointed.I seriously love the characters. Every single of them, it doesn't happen often that you fall for over ten? characters, main or support ones.
But the plot is horrible.
Waii and Apo - Okay, less romantic moments, I take it. But I couldn't see their relationship's development. So, they started living together. Then, Waii almost raped Apo. And since then? I remember only Waii fighting against his own family and friend. In the last episodes, there actually started being some scenes between Waii and Apo, they fell for each other. I didn't see them being close at all, so how did it happen?
Min and Wan - Sorry, but I find the same problem here. I love them a lot too, but they got close out of nothing as well.
Fah, Pah and Namkhaeng - Oh no, what should I write here? At first, I really love Fah and Pah. Some people complain about them ending up together, but I am glad for them. I don't get Pah and Namkhaeng at all. Namkhaeng was in love for Fah, she totally ignored Pah's feelings so how come they were suddenly dating? I get Pah not being a lesbian, but a bisexual, Pah felt something towards Fah, but Namkhaeng has never ever seemed interested towards Pah. There was no chemistry between them.
Kan and Waii's father - Probably the only couple which I find absolutely good in the plot. I simply love them, the only weird thing was when Kan suddenly left for a year, but except that, they're so lovely.
I won't mention the rest.
Story 3/5 makes sense for these reasons.
Acting/cast 10/10 - My favorite part which I won't forget.
Music 8,5/10 - Some parts of different songs were suddenly cut out without a reason. But the music overall was great.
Rewatch value 5/10 - I just don't know. I am in love with the characters, but I am disappointed with the plot.
Overall 6,5/10 - I might change it in the future. I don't know if I should give it more or less, but after finishing the show, this is for now.
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And I loved Waii and Apo.
Their stories weren’t always easy to watch. They didn’t always make the best decisions. The original members of the club were pretty much bullies, not really inherently bad, but spoiled brats who always got away with everything so they never had a reason to change and it took a lot of soul searching for them to become better people.
For me, the most interesting arcs were Pan & Fah’s and Waii & Apo’s. Mainly because Pan and Waii were so hard and aggressive and hostile, and Fah and Waii so soft and serene and kind. I also loved that both Pan and Waii were bi - Pan was leaning more towards women but she still fell for Fah; Waii was also leaning more towards women but he still fell for Apo. And I loved that the club members supported them both, that they never made an issue of Pan dating women or Waii, their captain, falling for a guy. They were all spoiled brats but this wasn’t an issue for them, go figure.
All in all, I loved this drama and I’m going to miss it. Especially Waii & Apo because the way their relationship developed so naturally and easily it was a pleasure to watch.
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I have to be honest, I did enjoy the show there were some good moments. I love the music selection and the story was pretty good. Pros- Actors are super sexy and they were able to divide the screen time pretty go in my opinion. I like how the story progress and I like how you see the connect between the two main character developed. Cons: The main characters chemistry was a little off, I am not gonna say the were bad actors it just that I dont not feel that they were super comfortable doing the kissing scenes. Also kissing scene are super limited in this show. If you expecting some can of fan service forget about, there is none. Also the father of the show had very interesting story line and they did not develop that story line properly or spent time on that aspect. I lesbian in the show stayed a lesbian. Lesbians are not commonly represented in BL so seem them have one and then make her fall in love with a guy was pretty weak story telling for me.
All and all it a good show, to be honest this first bl that I have watch and would not recommend to my friend just because it a good enough story for them to stick around. but I enjoyed maybe you well too.
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the songs supported the story of the series
the way they tried to reveal why the main characters behaved in a certain behavior was okay, and how the love from a person could affect a person's behavior to be a better man. the chemistry between the 3 pairs as highlight of the series are improving throughout the episodes, and a nice closing though they forgot to take off their slippers before jumping to the pool though :)hoping to see season 2 of the series and see the progress of the relationship as well as the characters. the songs really supported the story of the series, especially in describing the youth, the emotional roller coaster in relationship.
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I didn't want to write a review at the beginning . 5 episodes in and I still wasn't sure where the writers were going with this story. But episode 6 onwards the drama started to unpack and the mysterious beef among some of the members started to unravel. From there, I got hooked on the episodes and kept watching till the end. New's Apo really captivated me with his facial expressions. Through his acting , you can feel how raw his emotions are on screen and he oozes the kind of aura that makes you want to see more of him. I struggled to understand the complications behind Min and Wan's story, Wan's character had so much potential but the added complications really ruined it for me. I wasn't entirely offended that a lesbian was turned straight at the end, in fact, I see it as Pan falling in love with Fah's personality and character, not his gender. Which is a good thing to promote- love knows no gender. It's the same thing as a straight man falling for men in other BL storylines. I was furious during the first 6 episodes as it made it look like Waii's attempted rape, Pan and Kluay's bullying incident were not serious enough and I felt the messaging could be clearer that this is not okay and the characters need to suffer more or show remorse. In summary, it's a show about people accepting differences, overcoming their biases, suffering their wrong decisions and coming back from failures. And i need to add, Earth's Waii has 0% body fat!!! That bod is wow. Was this review helpful to you?
Some couples could have had a better ending, and some more screen time, and some issues could have taken more time to be solved, bringing in more reality to the show.
I was addicted to it, and none of the things I've commented above have made me enjoy less the show, as none of them were really a problem. Highly recommend!
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More romanticizing r@pe
StoryThe whole thing with his dad is understandably kinda gross. I didn't really like it to be honest. I also didn't like the once again romanticizing r@pe scene. I also didn't enjoy that one of the first lesbian characters ends up with no girlfriend. Otherwise I think that the plot is good. I like the little friendship misunderstanding thing that whole going on throughout the group and that they talked it out later.
Acting/Cast
To be honest again I really think there is more chemistry between New and Tay rather than with Earth. I think that Earth was also a little awkward. Don't get me wrong he is an amazing actor but he was a little awkward in some of the scenes.
Music
I love the OST and the fact that Victor sings it. It is the finest wine on the shelf.
Overall
I really recommend watching it!!! Other than a few personal thoughts about it it is fantastic.
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Na mě až moc zdlouhavý seriál. Trochu mi vadilo, že hlavní role hrálo šest herců a to neustálé střídání příběhů. Divák se dívá na jeden příběh, sžije se s postavami, aby potom dvacet minut čučel na jiné. A ta sexuální nevyhraněnost byla dovedena až do extrému a pro mě tím pádem méně zajímavé, mimo mísu. Nebýt Eartha (a i několika dalších herců) v nynějším seriálu 1000 Stars, tak bych se snad ani nedodíval, neboť Waii - postava, kterou Earth hraje, mi lezla krkem. Celkově jsem tedy ubral v jednotlivých kritériích od dokonalosti tři až pět bodů ...
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The truth about this bl series you need to know before you see this!!!
Hello!! Before everything i wanna tell you that i'm not that good at english so it can have gramatic errors and other wrong stuff! sorry 4 thatI saw many people telling that this series is really good, rating this sh*t with an 10 but bro i guess they don't know how to appreciate series or they just watch stuff (i remeber that i was like this) and never watched a good gmmtv series (not so hard to find).
I just watched it because my dream is watch all lgbtqia+ series by gmmtv and obv water boyy is one.
this series have many triggers like:
-rape
-cheat
-stalk
-a lesbian character dating with a man
-and many other really bad stuff..
so i was with faith about the relashion shipp between the lesbian character with a girl (pan and namkhaeng) and basically the all 12 episodes was everything okay, pan trying to have namkhaeng's heart and they do date in the series. BUT BRO.. WHY THEY PUT PAN WITH FAH IN THE 2 LAST EPISODES???? like nobody cares about fah feelings about pan because we know that pan is a lesbian woman (i guess she's no more) and like i though that hadn't chance but bro why does gmm made it! like ok they still could put the namkhaeng and pan's broke up in the series but they don't need to put her with a straight man.
I noticed that in this series they just care about man's feeling.. not about woman's feeling. The situation of fah they do care, the situation of fay they don't care because omg he's with broken heart BECAUSE HIS LESBIAN CRUSH ARE DATING DO THEY NEED TO PUT HIM DATING WITH HER but litteraly your boyfriend cheated on you and they don't do nothing!!! have so many bad stuff in this drama. IT HAD EVERYTHING TO BE REALLY GOOD. this drama is really confuse because like if you watch it you'll never understand what's happening. Is really easy get lost watching this drama.. i guess that if they put pan and namkhaeng and waii broke up with fay before he tell him feelings to apo and other many stuff like the rape thing and idk.. the series could be really good. was such boring watch it.. like sotus is from 2016 and is SO MUCH BETTER. i do like the kluay and achi romance but was too short! Apo and Waii are a good couple and Earth and New are really good actors but like the story didn't make it look good. if you watch like 1000 stars that's a f*cking prodution by gmm you'll see how good Earth is (or even moonlight chicken and cupid's last wish). well i'm not a fan of dark blue kiss but New was insane in dbk- wan and min's plot is good but min made shit and it was kinda slow..
but yeah i can't keep writing about it so i'll stop do it right now! watch it by yourself and tell me what do you think.
(i just put 1 star in rewatch value because mydramalist don't accept 0.. you need to put a number between 1 ans 10)
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