cute but cringe at the same time
I was really looking forward for this because I really liked TutorYim in Cutie Pie and this is their first Main Role but sadly the series disappointed in many aspects: Jade is way more over the top as he was in Bedfriend. most of the time I have 2nd Hand embarrassment because of him and the soundeffects are making this worse. I totally adore Mai and he ist really sweet with Jade but we never really got to know why he liked him so much from the get go. I liked the second lead couple and their story wichkept me watching every week. And of course I wanted to see more of King and Uea but sadly there reduced to just comedic moments and maybe one or to more romantic ones.It wasn't as bad as some series and I still wanted to know, how their story would end but it sadly didn't meet my expectations.
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If only they could cut down on the exaggeration...
There are two perspectives to this series• A cute, comedy, fluffy and comfortable show
•A cringey, horrendous show
Well, in my opinion this show was a pain to watch. Though im a fan of comedy and cute shows this was a nah for me, its mentally draining with the exaggeration.
This series might go well with the previous casting Tommy and Jimmy. As I watched them in "Why R U" with similar acting style (and dont kill me, I happen to like it somehow, yes its campy) My opinion is that Tommy and Jimmy might have carried the characters well.
As of why I put myself to watch this whole series though its painful was just coz of TutorYim. I missed them, and wanted to watch a series of them so bad that I had to put myself through this pain over and over every week. Yim and Tutor fr deserve a better storyline and show, please give them oneT-T I'm pretty damn sure they'd do an amazing job. Them getting a decent show in 2024 would be my only new year wish.
And the credit of keeping me alive though episodes (regarding storyline) would be Tong and Gus. Though I was here to watch just coz of TutorYim, these two characters kept me going on. Their storyline was decent compared to Mai and Jade, and its fluffy too.
Well, well, I didn't forget about NetJames, KingUea. They did King dirty there ngl, it's King who is a cat here, don't kill me. But I'm not complaining tho. As characters they grew a lot more mature, their relationship has become gentle, and those silly fights out of jealousy, are a complete married couple package.
I wouldn’t say this show is a total disaster, it has many good moments as well, honestly last two eps were soo good. TutorYim really did a good job with their acting, and I'm strong with my opinion that they are an amazing actors. I'm hoping that DMD would give them chances to prove their acting without letting their talent go astray.
Special note : I'd give it to Mandee for their production quality, they never fail in that. Im anticipated for Love upon time, The next prince and Zomvivor from this channel, their storylines are intresting and I have a ray of hope that they wouldn’t dissapoint. It's time for Mandee comback.
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I cried when I watched the series
As a fan of both actors, I was excited to see the series. However, once the trailer was released, I questioned this excitement. The truth is, I wasn't a big fan of Bedfriends (its predecessor) for two main reasons: the acting and the editing. Today, it is these very aspects that bother me.I believe the director of this series has significant issues in directing the performances of his main actors. I realized this after analyzing that the character Jade in Bedfriends—despite being peculiar—had a much more focused, stable, and profound personality, which is not present in this continuation.
In Middleman’s Love, we see how the Jade we knew disappeared (not to mention the one from the novel). I know that Yim can act because the Jade he portrayed in Bedfriends was a good character (and the same with Syn in CutiePie). Jade (Bedfriends), Jade (Middleman’s Love), and Syn (Cutie Pie) share the commonality of being strange, awkward, and even a bit weird characters. However, Jade in Middleman’s Love is the only one who doesn't achieve those characteristics because he ends up being absurd, foolish, and almost like a five-year-old child.
On the other hand, Tutor had the easiest job since his character hardly speaks in the series (he does, but every time he does, they overlay him with unbearable music). This is a point I want to make clear. Whoever edits at Domundi (excluding Cutie Pie) doesn't know how to do it. Anyone who knows a bit about shots understands that for a fast-forward or flashback, you shouldn't use the same shots in a row, or the effect won't work (and if you're going to do it, you must know how to do it, or it ends up being a failure). They abuse this in the first episode.
In addition to that, there is a problem with the editing. The music is excessive on many occasions (not to say all), they cling to this resource and don't let go because there is not a single second where you can hear the characters simply talking. The music is always there. This is compounded by the maximalist style of editing, leaving the audience exhausted after a few seconds.
I could go on because they clearly lowered the quality from Bedfriends (the only good point in that series), but honestly, it gives me enormous sorrow to see what Domundi turned the series, its plot, and characters into. The favoritism towards certain actors is evident, and it's clear that their directors have no idea how to make a series work. Outside of shows where their favorites appear, they don't make even the slightest effort.
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nonthing much
I love it so muchI have never watch this kind of series
It's funny and cute at the same time
I think it's good to watch
Now aday most of the series are so " dark " ?
I don't dare even watch
I Love You Tutoryim
I Love You P'Jade and N"Mai
wish you all the best
I Love You
I LoVe you
I will be always there for you
fighting
I don't know what write anymore
?? Tutoryim
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Cute and Adorkable.
I'll be honest, after the first episode of this show I was giving it 4/10, and I thought that was generous. I found it awkward, weird and very cringey. I don't think I laughed once during the first episode.I also felt a lot of whiplash knowing this was set in the same world, with many of the same characters, as Bed Friend. Because the tone of this show almost couldn't be more different than that show.
But I wanted to give the show a couple of episodes in case it got better. Episode 2 was a 6/10.
And when I reached episode 3 it was a 9/10. And I found myself laughing and smiling through the whole thing. Where I at first found Jade's character annoying and cringey, I now found him dorky and utterly adorable. At first I thought that maybe the show had just improved over the three episodes. So I went back and watched episode 1 again, and I kind of loved it!
Honestly I have no idea what happened. I feel like I might have slightly lost my mind. But regardless, right now I am counting down the days to the next episodes.
In conclusion. I suspect that this show will be somewhat polarizing. And that everybody won't gel with it like I ended up doing. But I hope you do. Because I'm loving it!
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Farce
If you are here because of the Bed Friend then,Uea, the kitten -----> Uea, the lion
King, the Wolf -----> King, the puppy
Lmao, King lost his groovy, and now he looks like a lost puppy.
They tried to create vice versa of the Bed Friend and make the feeling the same people but a different story. And that they added too many satirical scenes and lines. Some scenes don't make any sense, sometimes you may feel like whether you should laugh or not, and some scenes give you an inner dilemma like 'what just happened?'. Still 7 eps to leftefe. Hope for the best.
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Hope it will get better
I've only seen two episodes, but I have to say that im a little (really A LITTLE) disappointed. Jade is funny (even though some people could think it's cringe ;>) but the other actors are so um um.I'm not entirely sure about how to define it, but something feels off, idk what, but somethings missing hah.
But I'll keep watching! I love all their Dramas and I believe this will be no exception.
It takes a sense of humor and patience, so lets pray for other episodes to be more eyecatching :)
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Waste of time
I was initially really looking forward to this series because of the storyline and the main actors (from Why R U). Then I was dissapointed to hear the main actors were changed but decided to give it a chance anyway...despite the horrible looking trailer with the new cast. Today I tried to watch episode 1 and had to stop. It was too painful! The character of Jade is horrible! Embarrassing, gross and just plain cringe worthy. Its not even funny to see someone acting like that and I can't understand why anyone would like him in a romantic way. I like comedy but only when its well done. This was not...I will be saving me time and passing on this dissapointing series...Was this review helpful to you?
This was hot pack Ass!!!
As the headline says ,this drama was hot pack ass!! I am not exaggerating guys!!!I am disappointed to say the least about this drama ??
This drama was purely comedic and for ppl who want to see comedic bls this is the one for you !!!
Otherwise dont bother!!
Plot: Ass!!
Chemistry: so so
Acting: Ass!!
Let me be straight with yall!!
I would not advise you to waste ur time on this !!!
It is impossible to comprehend how Ppl can possibly still watch this !!
Its a mystery for me !!
Let me say this for the netjames fans who says " i am watching this for netjames " ????? netjames is not going to save the plot or the acting
I bearly watched this bl for couple minutes , it didnt even reach halfway for me to drop this
It nearly made me sleep , and omg that was it for me me bro !!!
It was not giving off the vibes u would be feeling in a bl
I wish i could have exaggerated more on this but all i can possibly say about this is that i hope that the two mcs for the drama act in a better series
And once again Never to trust trailers in bls it can be misleading !!!
My advice to u all!!
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Sometimes don't mind the comments before starting a series!
I started knowing about the series through the BL fan pages posting clips of the series. But after reading some of the top comments left on MDL I was unsure but I still start watching it because of TutorYim that I knew and adore from Cutie Pie.And dare I say it was quite a journey through the first episode! The pacing of the episode was quite good although not quite packed with backstory for me to get to know the characters (also understandable as it is only 8 episodes). The cinematography was great (thank god for 4K Youtube) and the editing were not that horrible.
As I am not that deep into DMD's BL environment for me to compare and slam the series for it's storyline, actor/acting etc. like some of the commenters here, I think it was just a cute, bubbly, cringey BL for me to take it too seriously. Jade IS quite a handful as a character and at times over-hyper but I don't mind it. His chemistry with Mai is quite good and I'm quite surprised that I'm not into NetJames which is apparently DMD's other big BL couple that I'm not familiar yet.
The series' characters and vibe almost remind me of "A Boss and A Babe", in which both of them were not the top-notch series of the year type of series as much as an introduction series for the actors to really get experiences for acting. All and all I can say it is a good BL for you to fill up the time but you can't expect an Oscar for the series. And I do understand that for some people, this kind of series is not their cup of tea.
I can expect myself watching it through the end with hope that the story will progressing great in the future episode.
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a little better as it went on (watch suggestions)
Overall: unless you enjoy over the top humor with a ton of comedy sound effects follow my watch suggestions. 8 episodes about 45 minutes each. Aired on Mandee Channel's YouTube (cut), GagaOOLala (cut), iQIYI (uncut) and Viki (I assume cut). Mandee Channel/Domundi also produced Naughty Babe, Bed Friend, Cutie Pie and Why R U.Watch Suggestion (watch the cut version & play at a faster speed unless noted)
- skip episodes 1, 2 & 3 (though shirtless Mai in ep 3 is nice)
- watch ep 4
- watch ep 5 to 48min/standing on the podium
- watch the uncut version of ep 6 15-18 minutes which includes a brief kiss with the side couple (this scene was totally removed from the cut versions for some bizarre reason)
- watch the uncut version of ep 7, can start at 27 minutes with Gus/Tong or to skip over something sad that happened in the past and start at 37 minutes and end at 43 minutes, then you can watch thru to the end with Mai/Jade or skip to 1hr 4min to see their final scene
- watch the uncut version of ep 8 which has a lot of sweet moments and NSFW scenes with Mai & Jade
Content Warnings: hits played as comedy, vomiting (in uncut ep 2), molestation off screen, past death/grief
What I Liked
- enjoyed some of Uea/King's moments (like in episode 5)
- Mai's flirting (wished they had shown why he liked Jade earlier than ep 5)
- Jade's and Mai's supportive family
- cute moments
- how Jade did have agency in episode 8 and initiated things
- good consent/communication in episode 8
- that it has a wide release on 4 different platforms
Room For Improvement
- the three minutes of cringey animation didn't hook me
- Jade's exaggerated/yelling was irritating especially in the beginning episodes
- cringey editing, voice overs and comedy sound effects that didn't make anything funny
- the side couple was oddly hot and cold (note, apparently the cut version removed several of their scenes which is contributing to their confusing interactions with each other)
- not happy with the Uea/King reluctant/violent dynamic, how King was jealous/retaliatory at Uea in ep 6 for just talking to another guy
- slow pacing/repetitive, in episode 6 as an example Mai had almost a duplicate conversation with his mom
- bad decisions with what they cut, I was happy they cut the vomiting scene in episode 2 but why on earth cut an entire scene including a kiss with the side couple in episode 6??? I normally would expect a cut version to reduce a NSFW scene but there wasn't anything to cut up to episode 7 (and then they did cut the NSFW scenes in ep 7 and 8)
- the NSFW scenes were kind of choppy, one of them oddly stopped and then re-started
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a lovely comedy series
Middleman's love is a Romance series which has a stronge comedy center plot, Jade is a whimsical and adorable character that is able to captive us from the first episode, honestly couldn't stop smiling while he was on the screen, Yim (the actor playing the role) did an incredible job expanding the depths of this lovely character we met in Bed Friend Series, can't wait to get to know Jade story better. For Mai I must say that Tutor' (the actor playing this role) charm is irresistible, he also did an incredible job in this role, Mai' foxy-like personality is intriging and engadging to watch. For the series plot I must say that is something cute to watch, can't wait to see all the funny chaos in the next episodes. One thing I must warn the Bed Friend series (show that is the prequel of this one) watchers is that now we are seeing the world through Jade' perspective, so we see the other characters through his perspective as well, for that reason Uea and King appear to be more child-like/ chaotic-like due the fact Jade percive them this way. Honestly, this show is adorable, we are only in the first episode but is something to hold on until the end.Was this review helpful to you?
