A beautiful and poignant story of two childhood friends who fall in love with each other, the plot despite being a bit KDrama-ish at the end was more than I could have asked for. The characters were written excellently and Jung Eui Soo's and Han Gi Chan's portrayal of Gook and Tae Joo was just marvelous. What with their undeniable chemistry, I cannot imagine anyone else in their roles.
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I'll recommend this series to every single one of my friends. *Viki girl-- stop being selfish lol I subscribe just for this series*
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For the amount of script, and time this drama had to convey its message, it's a complete 10/10. They nailed every aspect of this, and made this such a beautiful little gem!!
Even if the concept was a standard cliche South Korean chaebol drama, the added element of it being gay is the cherry on top. If you're expecting a story that breaks new ground, ask yourselves if KBS, SBS, JBTC are STILL giving you the chaebol cliche dramas??? Then thank your lucky stars that, in a nation that STILL stigmatizes this topic, the producers put this out for you. Let's break the ground first and worry about full length trailblazing screenwriting later!
Baby steps... and, again, for what this drama had to work with, this was fantastic. Best part is that, unlike other newbie LGBTQ actors in dramas, these two newbies have some serious acting chops, and not one time did I feel cringed out by them.
Thank you to the producers for finding this talent and giving us this treat!
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in most BL drama they wrote the show as boy and girl and make one of them act girly -_- in this drama this didn't happen the boys have clear characters as boys and even the cute one "Han Tae Joo " we see him protecting Kang Gook in first scene and clearly pushing the relationship since the start, it was amazing point.
the story not that new (the bodyguard /friend to lover) but it was made so well with details of characters and how some react different to their own feeling. and the use of Sexual tension between them and the react of small touches in some places like ear and again use the same touch that cause discomfort to show jealous. the push and pull between them and how they know each other weak points well..
this drama being short is plus if you want to watch it in one shout it will be like move and if you watch it already it's easy to rewatch and enjoy it again and again.
acting was great the talk with eyes, the way they look at each other was believable. can't wait to watch more of those actors.
the ost was so good too.. Again kdrama please give us this kind of drama again.
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The story gets 7/10 because I don't find it extraordinary - as it's a project, you can't really expect much. So it goes to the cast's acting to alleviate the story and make it watchable which they did. That is why they get a solid 8.5/10. Han Gi Chan is a newbie and he really gave in his effort to make this project work. I am sure he will learn and grow in the industry, he is more of a director's actor type. He neither underperformed nor overdid, just right to complement Jang Eui Soo. Jang Eui Soo, has appeared in a lot of dramas so I was expecting nothing but the best from him, which he delivered.
The music is a 10/10 for this drama, it played a serious role for me to get into the drama and the scenes. The best of its kind music scores between scenes and the OST always made me sing along.
The rewatch value is 6/10 because I don't think I will feel the same emotions as I did while watching the drama for the first time. I was excited, expectant, confused, frustrated, fearful, doubtful - there are so many emotions to handle. I can't speak for everyone though, some may want to watch it over and over again.
My favourite character is Jung Seo In playing Hyemi's mother. She has got the fujoshi's eyes and watching her rooting for the boys was refreshing. My second favourite is character is Jeong Jae Hyun playing Pil Hyun, because he sold them off to Han Tae Joo's dad and that is the reason why the story took a beautiful turn in the end.
For those who craved and starved for skinship beyond the bout, they kissed! I won't say when but they did, it made me cry because this drama has the least amount of physical contact romantically.
The monologue of both Tae Joo and Kang Gook was touching and makes the most of the drama - I was very emotional over it. It is a lovely drama and a great recommendation for light love story.
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The writing of this show was so good, it delivered the right emotions despite the episodes being only 10 minutes, with this great ending a season 2 would be great, we saw how the relationship began and I'd love to see how it evolves! I loved season 1 so much, the acting was so good! The directors and actors were meticulos in the smallest things such as slight face expression chenge to accurately potray the feelings. I really want to see their relationship evolve now that they are finally together! But I am also curious of their stories, particularly TaeJoo's mum, it seems like she was special to him and I'd really lime to know more! Was this review helpful to you?
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Could Not Watch
The YouTube videos were trashed. It was as if someone had re-edited the episodes so they could focus on close-ups of the eyes or mouth - but that screwed with the timing and subtitles so none of it was in sync. It also seemed to ruin the sound, as dialogue was distorted. Seemed like it might have been enjoyable, but it was too difficult to watch in this edited version. Too bad. Maybe I will try again if someone uploads a different version xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxWas this review helpful to you?
Num geral, por ser um drama curtinho, achei muito bem planejado. A trilha sonora também é ótima. E, o melhor, Hye Mi não ficou como vilã da história, e é uma das coisas que mais espero ver em BLs, a mulher da história não ser demonizada apenas por estar ali e acabar gostando de um dos personagens principais em algum momento. Aliás, a mãe dela é uma fofa também!
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