The forefathers of KBL
There are a lot of dark, angsty BLs from different countries out there but this is one of the few that actually made my heart hurt.A big contributing factor to this drama's greatness is its OST. The songs are amazing and I still have them on my daily playlist years after I first watched this. The songs are too good.
The acting. What can I say? They embodied their characters perfectly. You believe the brattiness. You believe the guarded sensitivity. You believe it all. Their chemistry is seriously one of the best. So magnetic. Their longing gazes? Damn.
A con is how there's actually very little character development. With so little time and so few episodes, everything can't really be explored. Another con is the dead fish kiss. Really. I'd rather have no kisses at all than a dead fish one. Their chemistry without this is enough to carry through.
Overall, it's one of my absolute favorites. Watch this. You won't regret it. It's painful yes, but it's also beautiful.
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Angsty but not too much.
This is the first BL I've ever watched and I feel that if I have written this review when I just finished watching it, it would be a bit better.I don't really remember my thoughts and feelings while watching it, but I do remember finishing with a bittersweet sensation.
I did like it, but having seen everything that I have nowadays, I don't feel like this drama is one of my faves anymore.
Acting was ok, the chemistry between the actors kinda lacking sometimes tho... but overall it was really nice for the first BL I've seen.
I would recommend watching this drama anyways, specially if you like that "forbidden love" angst.
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Decent but Needed More Run Time
Overall thoughts was that it had a great soft dramatic ending. I really felt that last episode was well done and pulled at the heart strings.On the other hand, Tae Joo needed more development and we don't get it in this short run time. He spends the first half of the show pretty much hetero - sleeping with all the girls and make up making out with the girls, and trying to tell Gook to have dates and telling Guk that it's boring with just the two of them and being the biggest spoiled brat. Like yes, he likes Gook, but it barely seems like a romantic love. It seems more like a bromantic love. And then as soon as Gook gives in to Tae Joo's pestering and pushing and goes on a date, and describes their relationship as "Master/Servant" to a potential girlfriend, Tae Joo is suddenly madly in love with Gook? Gook would be totally valid to call Tae Joo out on treating him like a toy he doesn't want taken away.
Kang Gook however was done very well. I could feel every aching moment of his hidden love. From his very first scene, I could feel that chemistry and yearning. My only 2 issues with Gook is that he's being strung along by Tae Joo, and that he agrees to go on the date with Hye Mi at all when he clearly only has eyes for Tae Joo.
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For a start they didn't place the wrong foot forward. They are in the right direction and I hope we will see more productions in the near future. The episodes are very short not that i am complaining but i still wish they added a minute more. I am being a bit greedy 5555.
I gave it an 8 because of 2 reasons. 1 its still ongoing and it can go south in the remaining 2 episodes and also its my first k bl.
Is it worth it...YES. If you are into kdrama and Y drama this drama will give you both worlds. It has your typical eye candy which we have come to associate with kdramas and the boys are doing a good job. I recommend.
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Treat it like a short movie. +/- 85 minutes of BL goodness.It i best not to compare it to other BL dramas or movies from other countries. They are way ahead of South Korea in this aspect. Once I stopped doing that, I enjoyed it more. For a drama/movie that had little to work woth, it gave viewers a lot to enjoy. The acting was spot on; I did feel heartbroken when the separation we saw coming happen.
I am glad their choice of muic sparked feeling when it came down to those intense scenes.
Let us hope South Korea will take this as a challenge to improve on all of this.
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Hye Mi's Mom was my favourite character in the drama, because she represented every BL watcher out there who rooted for our boys. As soon as she saw them together, she knew exactly what was going on and she never stopped believing in their love T_T And when she hugged Kang Gook all on her own, oh, how I wish it was me!!!!!! (♡•♡)
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Love Requited
I thought the series was excellent. It drew me in with the storyline and the actors. I enjoyed everything about it, except that it was approximately 80 minutes long in total.I would definitely watch it again. I do not think we need a part two. Too often a second part ruins it all.
The music was okay. It did not turn me off, but it was not the kind that I felt the need to search for either.
I thought the male actors were excellent choices, but the females were a bit forgettable. That is more of the rule than the exception in this type of series.
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Don't sleep on this one. It's short and sweet and will put a smile on your face!
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I was so excited when I first heard about the show because I love kdramas and, as a member of the lgbt+ community, I love seeing queer stories being told. I know this isn't the first Korean bl, but it is (one of) the first times we're getting to see it in mainstream media, and I really hope it's not a one time thing!
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I won't say much to this, but it is really really really well done. Since I can't come up with negatives, I won't be using my usual review format.
This series the acting, the music and the story is really well done.
The actions of the characters are relatable and its just so touching.
Especially the dialogue flows really well between our two main characters.
It really hooks one from the first episode to the last.
The setting is also pretty and yes I know the setting is placed in school, but its really not a cliche.
Both actors are really handsome and even if I dont think that should be a deciding criterium, it is really nice to look at.
My recommendation : Watch it :) Support it.
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They made a Korean BL series with a healty relationship, likeable characters with a lot of chemistry and good acting? That also had a happy ending? Will miracles never end?
When I first saw it's gonna be master- servent type of relationship I was like not again! I hate those relationships cuz one partner has more power then the other and treats the other partner so badly but somehow in the end they are in love. Its not a healty relationship at all. That why this drama surprised me. It may have a master- servant type of relationship but that's not the feeling I got. Like they were so much more and they saw each other as equals, there was respect.
Sure the plot was a bit predictable but it still was enjoyable and beautiful. I had to wait so many years to get this kind of good drama. It was worth it.
Can we now make one with 30 min ep? Or 16 ep? I hope there will be more fantastic dramas with healty relationships like this, in the future with all my heart!
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