Dark Blue Kiss (2019)

Pete is a dick. New is boring. Non is one-dimentional. Sun and Mork, however, pretty much watched it for them.
The female characters add nothing to the story, which doesn't evolve. Even the teenage melodramas are completely predictable, like,,, the peak of the series is an innocent lie, really?
Could have been more creative or even pushed harder on the dramatic archs (not as hard as wtd s2 but, harder). Really, it's not much worth it unless you're extremely idle and want some gay tension in your life but not too much to reach out to pornhub. It does seem like a webseries,


Fluke!!!
Podd!!!!!

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I have not seen any of the other series that Pete/Kao appear in so this was my first taste of them.

I have to admit I was not blown away. I love Pete and Kao as a couple and it was good to see their moments together. I felt that the Non character was utterly ridiculous. They built that whole thing up just to throw in a bit of angst and it just didn’t work.

I did like the Mork/Sun storyline but at the same time I found Sun to be a bit of a creeper. I’d prefer Mork with Non that with Sun - rich boy Non and thuggish (poor?) Mork. I might have to check AO3 for any fanfic of that pairing...

I don’t feel inspired to watch this series again although I did enjoy it, there’s nothing screaming at me to repeat. Perhaps it’s shallow reasons... all such attractive main actors but none of them ‘do it’ for me like Krist or Bright do.

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Too Many Coincidences To Be Believable, But You Get Invested in #PeteKao...

Watched the three-part PeteKao/Kiss Me Again cut on GMMTV's YouTube channel and their Our Skyy episode in preparation for Dark Blue Kiss. Heard about how this series deals with the struggles that gay people have to face in society, which it touched on. I wished that it went deeper into that struggle though. I also like Sun's back story with his father, which is a reality that a lot of LGBTQ+ people face, going against their parents wishes to lead a life that they will be proud of. Disappointing their parents with their career choice and their identity. And the parents shaming their children to try to control their lives. And the pressure to be successful in one's chosen career/being held to a higher standard since they are already disappointing their parents by being gay. The series also deals with cultural issues, such as the distinctly Asian parent characteristic of comparing/showing off their children. And the feeling of incompetence when you are surrounded by family members who are successful in their careers and who know what they want to do in life. All themes that are extremely relatable for me at the moment as someone who was forced to go to dental school by my parents and though I did fight with them, I didn't fight them enough because subconsciously, I knew that I was already disappointing my parents by being gay. I also liked how they mentioned that gay marriage isn't legal in Thailand, which is absolutely ridiculous considering how Thailand is always being promoted by their tourism board to be an LGBT-friendly place.

I found the story to be manipulative. The fact that the Non just so happened to be bad at math and that his father just so happened to be Kao's mother's boss and that he just so happened to be Pete's rival because he just so happened to arrive at the building at the same time as Pete where he just so happened to mistaken Pete, a grown man (not a stereotypical fan girl) for a fan, not just once but twice. Way too many coincidences to be believable. It's just so much bending the story to make it fit a certain mold, a 'cheating' story in this case. The story doesn't flow. It's not natural. It's clearly constructed. Yes, all films and series are fiction and fabricated, but the story still has to flow. If it doesn't like this, it feels fake. But at least, PeteKao's story is compelling though I give it that. You get fully invested in their relationship.

Pete is quite possessive though and quick to anger. He was being unreasonable, always barging in on Kao's tutoring sessions. But Kao did lie to him about stopping tutoring Non. Not sure why he didn't tell him, especially since Non kept on appearing every so often anyways. And if the truth came out, it would have showed that Kao lied, that would be way worse than telling Pete that he was still tutoring Non so like why didn't he? And Kao did know that Non liked him and could reveal their tutoring sessions to Pete at anytime. Yeah, so not telling him didn't make sense. Anyways, if Non's father is so strict and the director of a school, shouldn't Non already have a tutor if he wasn't doing that well in class? And shouldn't Kao know that Non would be too scared of his father to be able to actually make him fire a perfectly good employee (his mother)? I hate that two-faced Non b*tch who tried to out Kao to his mother. Disgusting, especially coming from a gay person himself! I don't get why Kao doesn't want to tell his friends that he is a couple with Pete. Like they already suspect it as PeteKao do act like a couple and coming out to them, it's not like his mother would hear about it anyways. And when Pete decides to go Kao's house to apologize, it just so happened that Non was there for dinner and that he just so happened to get a phone call where he just so happened to take it outside of the house. And how does Non even know the address of Kao? Isn't that illegal to give out addresses like that? And it makes no sense that his father would make him bring dinner to Kao's house. Yes, he could have used that as an excuse to eat with them, but still. And that random phone call from Non's friend, asking Kao to bring Non home. Like what?! A taxi could have brought Non home. His friend could have brought him back to his home. It makes no sense for Kao to not bring up those excuses, especially since Pete is angry that Kao keeps on associating with Non. And why the f*ck is Kao cleaning him instead of just leaving after bringing Non back? And why didn't Kao try to explain what happened to Non's father instead of just saying, "I didn't do it." WTF?! And why didn't do anything to try to clear his name earlier? Cheap writing to create drama. However, you do get invested in PeteKao's relationship and get so f*cking p*ssed at Non, so props to the writer and director for that.

In regards to Sun and Mork, like Rain could've easily said that it wasn't Mork's fault, but he decided to say, "Let me explain." Like what?! He could have easily said, "It's not his fault." Same number of words but more effective.

Anyways, TayNew do have great chemistry. Their acting isn't as strong as other BL actors, but it is perfectly fine for this series. I felt so attracted to Pete and Tay Tawan watching this series. He's HOT! On an unrelated note, the cafe is way too understaffed! Like what?! Anyways, Pete's father is literally the best! Accepting his son's sexuality and supporting his son's desire to pursue whatever he wants without pressuring him. Ugh. How I wish my parents were like that...

The story is pretty predictable. About to finished episodes 2, I can predict where 5e story is going to go: Non is going to come on to Kao. Kao won’t like it but he will relent because he doesn’t want to turn down Non for fear of his mother getting fired and possibly feeling bad for him because of his strict father. Pete will get pissed and avoid Kao. Kao will try to explain to Pete. The truth will come out and Non will get in trouble with his father for abusing his connection. PeteKao will reconcile with a happy ending. I’m placing my bet that this will be the story. --> So my prediction was partially correct.

The story does also feel a bit aimless at times. Don't really care for the other couples in the show. Only interested in PeteKao to be honest. I felt bored watching Mork & Sun and Manaow & Rain.

On a side note, can sequel season not use cheating as a cheap way to generate drama and tension for couples? Together With Me also employed this cheap tactic. That is why SOTUS S is the superior sequel.

On a side note, I'm surprised seeing Sun and Non be so tall compared to the people around them. On another note, why do all these BL couples have fan pages/fan clubs/hashtags in their shows: PeteKao in Dark Blue Kiss, KornKnock in Together With Me and Sarawat & Tine in 2gether.

Not sure how the titles or poster relates to the series to be honest. The title, poster and opening credits make this series seem like a sophisticated, serious drama, which it isn't really. It's more light-hearted.

A touching write-up on Youtube about the portrayal of PeteKao which I wholeheartedly agree with: "i can't express enough how important it is what this series is doing with petekao. some people complain about there not being many kisses and consider it boring, but they're giving us something so much better and significant than just a bunch of kisses. apart from the purely dramatic aspect of the show, which is the whole non storyline, they're showing a relationship that is maturing and evolving and thinking ahead of just their attraction towards each other. they're talking about mutual love, trust and support, and everything they have to face as a couple.

they're having them talk about their sexualities and their love for each other as something normal and not exceptional (they didn't go with the "i don't like men, i only like you" trope but instead they talked about how it's something they both know since they were kids: "if we had talked about this with our parents when we were kids then we wouldn't be stressing about it now"); they're having them criticize what people expect from them ("why do we have more to prove than others? it's not fair. you and me are just like other people" "i'm good because i want to be, not 'i have to be a better person than everyone else because i like men'"); they're showing parent's acceptance and support through pete and his dad, and then the struggles of coming out through kao. they're talking about safe sex and how important it is for parents to allow their children to be open about their lives and feelings with them. and then in this chapter, they're having them talk about their futures and same sex marriage. that's HUGE. all of those things are huge and so important, yet still rarely talked about. not just in bl series, but in general, western shows included.

as a member of the lgbt community this kind of depiction is so so refreshing and great, it makes me feel understood and hopeful and i wish more people would appreciate it as it deserves."

On a final note, I hope that we get another season of #PeteKao. I truly do. Maybe in a similar vein to SOTUS S where they are in the work environment. That would be awesome!

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Pete Kao Tay New

Harusnya ini yang pertama aku review.
Sebenarnya kalau dari segi cerita tidak se ngena TOL ataupun SOTUS dan lainnya. Tapi ini series bl ke 2 yang aku tonton, dan membawaku ke dunia Raikantopini hehe.
Suka banget sama aktinganya TayNew, bagus bagus semua sih akting aktornya, pas lah, bisa masuk ke karakter.
Dari segi cerita sebenarnya agak beda dengan versi novel, tapi mungkin lebih baik versi film ya, konfliknya lebih ngena.
Music nya oke banget. Apalagi intronya tereret, nyantol di kuping.
Kalau kalian polca, pasti sering rewacth.
Secara keseluruhan kalau kalian ingin lihat series yang agak santai, konfliknya ga berat berat. Ini rekomended.
Terus support P'Tay P'New.

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Deveria ter assistido antes sério não dava nada no começo mas o drama que teve meu pai até eu senti o ódio kkkk

Os casais são uma belezinha, um cast bom é um cast né, o casal principal tem uma química muitoo boa (me deu vontade de ver "Kiss me again" só pra saber do inicio deles), outra coisa que eu amei é como as meninas dessa serie são tudo, rainhas sensatas né.

Sobre o Kao e o Pete ai gente eu senti todas as dores kkkk ao mesmo tempo que no começo o Pete era possessivo demais, ele tava certo (nem tanto) e o Kao podia ter falado a verdade né, mas dramas tem isso mesmo. Os pais deles são tudo meu Deus do céu compreensivos entendem os filhos ai ai da vontade né .

Sobre o drama, a raiva que eu fiquei , o Non com medo do pai nem pensou que ele podia ferrar com a vida do Kao né, se o Pete batesse nele passaria pano com prazer kkkk.

Nem vou falar da fotografia pq eu sou apaixonada na fotografia dessas séries, a cena da surpresa do Kao me deixou com o coração quentinho, as luzes, o amor, foi tudo. Outra coisa que eu não sei se é coisa da minha cabeça, mas pra mim faz sentido, é quando o Sun e o Mork tão brigados, que a cena tá com as cores bem apagadas ai quando o Sun lembra dele e ele aparece na imaginação do Sun, volta as cores e aparece a luz do sol assim, é tudo!

Série perfeita impossível não gostar e se apaixonar pela história de Dark Blue Kiss <3

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Awalnya sembet bete, tapi ?! loh kok?!

Ini adalah series POLCA pertamaku, dibintangi oleh Tawan dan New ; series ini sempat aku hold bahkan drop karena episode satunya yang agak membosankan, di awal episode saya tidak begitu faham atau bagaimana mereka berdua (si tokoh utama) bisa sedekat itu, dan saya baru sadar ini merupakan series yang merupakan lanjutan dari series kiss me. Namun setelah saya menonton series ini terus menerus saya baru faham dan sadar betapa menarik dan bagusnya series ini, bahkan ; anda tidak perlu menonton series kiss me sebelum menonton series ini, series ini tetap punya cerita sendiri yang independen dan bisa di tonton langsung. Selain Tawan dan New, saya sangat menyukai bahkan lebih menyukai pasangan main couple ke dua yaitu Gawin dan Pod ; Gawin adalah mahasiswa sedangkan Pod adalah seorang barista yang keduanya punya gap perbedaan umur yang cukup jauh dan ini punya chemistry yang lebih bagus menurutku, dibanding mainrole utama Tawan dan Mew yang punya latar belakang dengan perbedaan umur yang tidak terlalu signifikan , karena keduanya masih berkuliah. Dari segi dialog, mudah difahami ya, walaupun di episode awal agak berbelit-belit dan membosankan, dari segi scene sangat memancing emosi ya, saya tidak akan memberitahukan penyebabnya namun anda perlu tau bahwa series yang satu ini pasti akan membuat anda gemes dalam bentuk greget karena emosi dan kesal haha. Beberapa tokoh terlihat menyebalkan. Dari segi konflik menurut saya biasa aja ya, dan tidak terlalu out of the box, resolusinya juga sederhana, series ini menurutku sangat bagus untuk mengisi waktu luang dan enjoyable to watch "aja" - seingetku, tidak ada life meaning yang spesial dari series yang satu ini. rekomended? menurutku sangat ya terutama untuk fans bL veteran.

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Aquele Chernobyl que a gente ama

Bora lá, vou ser um pouco advogada do diabo aqui... existem muitas críticas negativas contra essa série, eu assisti toda a franquia, desde Kiss e confesso que os dois casais são o mais puro suco de Chernobyl, não dá pra desmentir isso. Mas apesar de não gostar dessa dinâmica de relacionamento, eu gostei da série, com algumas ressalvas.

Já comecei me apaixonando pela abertura, bem estilo novela mexicana, e além da estética, não traz aquele monte de spoiler que normalmente as aberturas trazem.

Os personagens tem uma química incrível, gosto da atuação deles. A amizade realmente se fortaleceu, as personagens femininas não tem defeito, um grande salve pra rainha Sandee, linda e sensata sempre. As famílias são tudo que há de bom, e lembrem-se que é uma série de 2018, onde muitaaaaa coisa não era minimamente normalizada. O pai do Pete é maravilhoso, rachei de rir quando ele foi falar das camisinhas. O casal secundário, apesar de muito aclamado, não me emocionou tanto... achei que Mork demorou uma eternidade pra se situar no relacionamento, até pra aceitar o namoro fez cu doce até a última cena, enquanto o Sun estava lá todo emocionado. E além de tudo, tinha a coisa de não querer dormir junto, isso me passa uma vibe muito homofóbica, pelo menos da forma que foi posto na série.

Como já disse, acho os casais bem tóxicos. O Pete é ciumento, controlador, possessivo, chato pra crl. Senti coisas positivas sobre ele, ele via a família sendo super bem sucedida e queria crescer por seu próprio mérito. O Pete de Kiss das séries anteriores, que não suportava a ideia de namorar um cara, agora é a cadelinha do Kao, que infelizmente não sabe usar isso a seu favor pq é um grande paspalho. A questão de não assumir, eu posso até entender, mas meu Deus, ele achava que ia esconder até quando??? O ideal é que ele tentasse conversar com a mãe, inclusive a mãe era super gente boa, não consegui entender a relutância dele. O Pete, diante do conflito, apesar do Kao ter mentido, foi super incompreensivo, típico garoto rico e mimado, amei quando a Sandee jogou a real na cara dele.

E o capítulo à parte é o Non, meu Deus que ódio desse moleque do inferno. Depois até entendi, ele buscava desesperadamente o amor e atenção do pai, e definitivamente ser gay não o ajudaria, mas isso não justifica a atitude criminosa dele, sem falar que ele tramou o tempo todo pra ficar com Kao. Uma das coisas que me deixou bem chateada, foi ele não ter sido punido legalmente.

Sobre os aspectos técnicos, o que me incomodou foi a continuidade de algumas cenas, como se pulasse de uma cena para outra sem ligação nenhuma, dando a impressão que uma parte tinha sido cortada. Além disso, nada a reclamar.

Apesar dos defeitos, amo essa série e com certeza recomendo a todos.

Ps: pra quem amou o casal como eu, no mesmo ano (2018) a série "Our skyy" em sua primeira temporada, levou ao ar um episódio especial de Dark blue Kiss.

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BIZARRO O SUCESSO

Não consigo entender como tanta gente gosta disso.... Relacionamento tóxico dos protagonistas e que parece ignorar a forma como eles ficaram juntos (em Kiss me Again). Simplesmente odiei esse com todas as forças e não recomendo para ninguém.
O Pete ficou insuportável, o Kao é um idiota e o mlk arrogante que se mete entre eles literalmente é o kpt. O outro casal secundário lá é visualmente bonito, mas o desenvolvimento deles é radiação pura.
Péssimo, péssimo, péeeeeeessimoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
E eu gostava tanto deles em Kiss e Kiss me Again T_T

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