Finished in 2022

1/13/22  - You could tell that a lot of scnenes were cut. For only 45min, it was ambitious. It was pretty good, but due to the length it left a lot of loose ends. It sets up a nice development for the series. Fingers crossed it'll air soon. With a decent length, it could be really good.

Ironically, I think it was also the 13th last year I finished my first BL of the year.

1/14/22 - It had its moments where it was good, but overall it was just fine. It's basically the same complaints for every other web series: short, underdeveloped, rushed. It was hard to believe that they eachother; it would've been better as a bromance than a BL. I did like the ending though; I was kinda expecting them to part ways, but I liked that they all went to the future together.

1/21/22 - I can't really describe how I feel towards this series, I just love it. Ohm and Nanon were brilliant in portraying their roles. The angst, fluff, romance, anger were all on point and I felt every emotion. Aof really did it again and hit it out of the park. I'll be thinking of this series for a long time.

1/21/22 - Behind the scenes are always fun. It's interesting to see how some scenes were shot and the chemistry of the actors. 

1/22/22 - They changed the plot and I'm eternally mad.  Was it the best thing I ever seen? No. Was it complete utter garbage? Also, no. Realistically, it wasn't a bad drama. I'm just incredibly disappointed about it. Here's hopeing for S3 with YooHan. Since, they left a cliffhanger for it.

*Absolutely no hate towards Hyuk, I really do like him.

2/12/22 - A recap that's poorly edited with a voiceover. This didn't need to happen They could've just made a special with a few new scenes. I understand "movie versions" of a series, they have their place, but this just feels like a cash grab.

I was wondering why I disliked THIS recap when Korean BL's have recap movies for their series (which I've watched an enjoyed). I think the difference is the actual length of the series. KBL's are short - they can be made into movies without editing anything out. It flows nicely and can be watched inlue of the series. With this, it was choppy that if I hadn't watched the actual series, I'd be confused. I feel sorry for the fans who were eagerly waiting for this.

2/25/22 - If the whole show was about the two of them falling in love, it would've been better. They added unnecessary drama with the Haesoo just for the sake of adding drama. Realistically, the ending makes sense - but that doesn't make it any less sad. I think the saddest part is that Minhyun never found the ring; Junho wanted to give it to him ? Overall, I liked it; a lot of things happened off camera and odd things were added but I don't hate it.

3/6/22 - I had high hopes for this because it had been a while since he got an actual Chinese BL, but I can't say that the ending wasn't expected. It feels very reminiscent of dramas from a few years ago, and it would've held up if it was released then. Unfortunately, it can't hold its own when compared to the titles we are getting right now. 

3/10/22 - Okay, I love them but I'm not surprised - I love a good enemies-to-lovers. It flowed really well and the character growth was amazing to see. There is such a stark difference betweek Jaeyoung and Sangwoo from ep1 to ep8. This is definitely one of the best Korean BL's.

3/16/22 - Time was spent on unneccessary things throughout the whole series. The straight pairing or the jealous friend both didn't need to happen - it just cut into the actual couple. When your series is so short, it needs to be straight to the point. I didn't really feel any chemistry with the main couple either, so everything was just disappointing. The comedy wasn't really it either. Just an overall general dislike.

3/18/22 - I had all the feels during this. I kinda wish they explained why Hayeon was reincarnated as a guy. Not too much to say - I really enjoyed it but I doubt I'll think about it in a week. 

3/18/22 - It was pretty good for what it was. It got a little draggy at the end - I think that if it was shortened to 8 episoded it could've been more concise. My major questions are what was the point of Emily (the assassin chick), why would the kids plant a bomb in the cafe in the first place, and why would Yamada and Hasashi switch the bombs? There is definitely room for a second season; whether we get it or not is unclear. I'd say this leans more towards bromance. There is room for a relationship to develop between Shiro and Ichiro if the writers want to. 

3/20/22 - This has become my new all time favourite BL. Realistically, there are a lot of things left unanswered and kinda open-ended, but due to budget cut, chopping 2 episodes off, and the censorship I can't really be mad about it. It has flaws but no series is flawless. I love this show with my entire heart <3

I wouldn't be mad at a movie or S2... there is definitely room for it 

3/23/22 - Another behind the scenes~ The cast and crew really did put in a lot of effort into the series besides all of the setbacks that occured.

3/27/22 - Honestly, going into it I thought it would be just another mediocure production. It was surprisingly well produced - albeit some episodes were a little draggy writing wise. Fah and Thorn remained my least favourite - in both acting and relationship.  They just had a really strong 'bromance' vibe the entire series IMO. Aii and Saen were good at the start but they
dragged the Japan conflict on for too long that they got boring. Dome and Vee are my favourites and I hope there is a special or a spin off series for them. I understand why they didn't get together, but I don't have to like it. Overall, I enjoyed more aspects than others. Is it a rewatch? No, but I'd recommend it to people.

3/29/22 - If the time was used properly and everyone was given proper introductions, it would've been decent. The sad fact is that they rushed it and squeezed in too many events, which just made it extremely messy. I spent more time trying to keep track who was who or what was going on than enjoying the series. An open ending is fine - but that just feels left completely unfinished. Like, there seems to be a scene missing or something. But that's what the entire sereis felt like, so it's fitting, I guess. 

3/31/22 - Just like Hwang Da Seul's two other series, it was slow in the beginning and picked up about halfway. I really didn't like Siwon or Daun at first, they came across extremely narcissistic, but backstory helped me understand them better. It was a cute but apparently I liked it less than everyone else who watched this. I have a feeling that I'll forget about this in a week, honestly. 

4/7/22 - It's cheesy and campy but I liked it. My main problems boiled down to the writing and the direction of it. It took itself too seriously but also not serious enough. Scenes that were meant to be serious had a dumb gag thrown in and scenes that could've been fun were taken too seriously. Ryo and Anda's character and their relationship development was a little lacking. I think that if KaoTurbo were given roles with a concise script, they'd do very well. Despite that, it was fun.

4/12/22 - This series had so much potential. It could've been such a good mystery, but it wasn't. It started out silly and kinda fun (albeit predictable), one of those shows that you mindlessly watch, but two main factors pushed the rating down. The first being Theo. He is one of the most selfish and hypocritical leads I've ever seen in a drama. He's a flawed character that had absolutely no character development. I think the writers wanted him to be likable, but he was just so damn aggrivating. The second being the sloppy-ass mess that the last 2 episodes were. Once the mystery ended, the writers just jammed the remaining episodes with such nonsense to fill up the remaining time. Akk deserves so much better - he should've just left Theo and run off with Saifa. They're pretty much they only two likable characters in this show anyways. 

4/14/22 - Ahhhh I loved this drama. It was just such a comfy series and I'll miss it dearly. The main thing that's stopping it from being a full 10stars is the weird choppy editing that it had in ep.3 - I can't get over how weirdly that episode was editied. But I love this drama dearly and I think it might be a new favourite?

5/10/22 - It wasn't anything special *haha* Just the cast talking about some scenes, swapping characters and reinacting scenes.  

5/15/22 - It started off pretty good than went downhill. By the end, I didn't really care about anyone. I stopped liking LianKuea and skimmed their scenes because their whole 'plotline' was just so dragged out. They were so secretive for the entire thing and nothing was actually talked about. It just wasn't mentioned and everyone lived in ignorant bliss. Until it blew up in their faces and it was resolved within 5min because it was the last episode.YiDiao were a little more interesting but still suffered from the exact same thing. I want to care about Nuer and Syn, but they weren't shown enough because the whole show was busy dragging out a simple plot that should've been resolved half-way through the show. 

5/18/22 - So... what's the actual plot? It kinda seems like the writers didn't know what to do with the plot and threw things together hoping it'd make sense. It's disjointed and actually kinda stupid. There isn't any chemisrty between PaDa and Tommy. They spent more time apart and when they were shown together it was soley about the restaurant. Nothing about them spending quality time together; it feels like they barely knew each other. It was all rushed through and nothing was cohesive.

5/18/22 - I think too many things were focused on. If it had stuck to Jiwoo figuring out and coming to terms with liking both Roa and Yuna, I think it would've been a nice coming-of-age story. Roa was one of the most dramatic characters ever. Some of the things he did had me questioning where on earth it came from *cough* running away after confession *cough* I liked Yuna as a character, but her stalker story over-shawdowed the plot and it kinda just became really focused on that. If it was more polished if could've been better.

5/19/22 - This was everything I wanted. I just want more side stories every week. 

5/27/22 - It was decent, until it wasn't. The first few episodes were fine, but soon enough it got boring and frustratig. I knew what this was going to be when I first started; simple love story with mis-communication. If you're going to do something unoriginal; at least do it well. Get people who can act. Dunk can't act; he's terrible. GMMtv yet again trying to get their newbie actors fame by shoving them into MC roles that they aren't fit for.

5/28/22 - If you threw a bunch of random scenes into a hat, picked some out at random, and made it into a show, this would be the result. Nothing about this was remotely good. The story was riddeled with stupidity and plot holes, none of the scenes made any sense, and nothing happened. Only reason I watched this was to waste time waiting for KinnPorsche.

5/29/22 - Win isn't supposed to be a likable character. He is supposed to be a flawed character that goes through major character development throughout the series. I think is development happened too late into the series. He had the epiphany that he was being an ass and within 5min, he changed his entire character. If it had taken an episode or two for the change to happen, I think it would've been better. The story is good, the acting is great, the cinimitography is  gorgeous, and the transitions between Win and Lin are better than expected. It was a refreshing take on body-swapping. However, when the main chracter makes you bash your head againt the wall for most of the series, it starts to ruin it. Also kinda stupid that all the mom had to do was cry and she was forgiven instantly.

5/30/22 - It was whatever; a low budget shortfilm. The series is 1000x better.

5/31/22 - No real thoughts - it was the actors giving their general thoughts and insight to the series.

6/2/22 - Another behind the scenes, not a lot to say

6/8/22 - Park Jung Min did an amazing job portraying Jin Tae. It was a little slow in the beginning and kinda predictable in places, but it tugged on the heart strings. I laughed, I cried, I was a rollercoaster of emotions through-out the movie.

6/9/22 - I have three main problems with this series. One, Phoon was childish until the very end. When things didn't go his way he'd get angry, go off, and get drunk. Rinse and repeat. Second, it seemed like Pierce was more forced to come out than actually being prepaired to. Thirdly, Kim and Coptor continue to get these 2D flat characters that don't help them develop their acting skills. They've been acting toghether for a while and I don't see much improvement.It was an improvement from S1 but not by much, tbh.

6/10/22 - Simple and cute. It was cute to see how Naoya wasn't your typical stern seme, and he had a light-heartedness to him. I'm glad that Kota realized fairly quick what he was doing was wrong and it wasn't dragged out. While I loved it, it's not a 10. I think there should've been at least one more kiss at the end. Also, it felt dragged out at certain times; like they were trying to fill time. 

6/17/22 - Needed a recap of events before I started the second season. Same thoughts to when I watched it when it was airing; slow at the start but gets good halfway through.

7/3/22 - I initally thought the season was going to be about the stuggles hiding their relationship and dealing with it's consequences. Having this season be about mental health stuggles and the result of it straining relationships would've been an amazing alternate. SJ and JW's mental health issues were alluded to, but weren't discussed enough. If the story was more focused on that and their stuggles with it, it could be a great season. Saddly, it turned into a breakup plot with an ex-girlfriend thrown into the mix. The main question lingering over the entire season is why did the break-up and we're given a big old "fuck you, it doesn't really matter" at the end. All of the 'reveals' that happened were underwhelming: the root of SJ's phobia, why JW is disliked by the village, who spread the rumors online, and the actual root of the breakup. All tied together with them having a 5min discussion and getting back togehter. The last two episodes bumped up the rating, but can't save the other 8 episodes filled with eyerolling angst and sideplots that took center stage.

7/4/22 -It was cute and light-hearted. A simple story that didn't need any huge plot twists. It was good but there's a  weird disconnect I have with it. I don't quite know what it is, but I wasn't in love with it as much as everyone else seemed to be. 

7/9/22 - I can't even begin to explain my love for this drama. It set a new level for BL series. The production, acting, script, soundtrack were amazing. I say it a lot, but I really truely think that there could be another season and/or spin-off series. I need more of everyone; I'm not ready to let go.

7/10/22 - Another behind the scenes~ The production of this show really is on another level.

7/11/22 - Honestly, going into this series I thought it'd be mediocure. Holy crap was I wrong. This series blew all of my expectations. Something that I thought wouldn't be good turned out to be an all-time favourite. 

Dr.Bun at the end hinting at Transplant coming maybe?

7/13/22 - I love that Toh isn't your typical male lead. I love that they showed diverse couples and characters. I love the friend groups. I love that they *tried* to tackle so many topics. Where it all went wrong for me was that I couldn't look past the second-hand embarassment that happened. If they took away how creepy Toh's collecting was, it would've been better. I kept expecting it to stop once Toh started dating Neua, but it didn't. Toh would get upset when he was told to stop.  I kept seeing that it got good after ep5, which was true, it got really good. However, I shouldn't have to have waited so long for it to become that good. It should've been like that from the beginning. They tried to handle a lot of different topics. Some handeled well (body shaming) others fell through the cracks (TouchDaisy storyline). I really wanted to love this drama. It showed a lot of diversity for the LGBTQ+ community, but I can't look past the flaws I have with it.

7/13/22 - Another short and simple WayuFilm drama. It's nice to see Mon and Oak are still doing things together.

7/14/22  - It is what it is; reactions, clips, etc. I mostly watched it to fill my week with more KinnPorsche, tbh.

7/24/22 - A budget Thousand Stars that doesn't have the same charm. I liked it better than SIMM, but it still wasn't great. Their chemistry, while slightly better than SIMM, was iffy, and the story was boring and they resorted to dumb drama to keep it going. What absolutely irked me the most was how damn often Kleun and Neua would appear for fuck all reason. They'd appear, add absolutely nothing to the plot, and waste a lot of time. Why did we need 10min dedicated to how Neua has a stomach ache? Fuck off. I had parts that I liked and parts that pissed the crap out of me. It was fine; I'll probably never think about it again. 

7/29/22 - I'm sure that if I loved either of the series, I would've enjoyed this special. Seeing however that I didn't really care for either of them, sitting through  plotless fluffiness wasn't really my cup of tea.

7/29/22 - Don't know why the director didn't just air these in the first place. Oh well, better late than never. These episodes were really needed; a lot of context was given and gaps were filled. 

8/11/22 -  BounPrem, I love you but this wasn't it. Even with good chemistry, bad directing and a shitty script can turn the best plots bad. Only reason it's a 5 is cause 1. it's BounPrem and 2. the last episode was cute. 

8/12/22 - It was really cute. I had a few problems with it, like, Kaneda's obsession and having a shirne was a little cringy. I still really enjoyed it and it's fluffy-ness.

8/12/22 - It was fine; it was a typical behind the scenes.

8/13/22 - It was so much better than the mini-series. It was such an emotional rollercoaster, but holy fuck I loved it. Yin and War did amazing at portraying VeeMark; you can tell how much their acting as grown since 2020. Only thing that really irked me was how strung up Vee was for Ploy. Also, the weird editing/pacing in the first 3 episodes. Besides those, I really loved it.

8/13/22 - This is the kind of second season that all BL's should try to achieve. I still absolutely love this series and am absolutely down for a S3. Kinda wish the movie wasn't a cut version of this, but it didn't take away my enjoyment factor at all. I still love everyone. Except you Aunt Susan; piss off.

8/18/22 - Just as funny and ridiculous as the first season. The ending was a little unsatisfying, but here's to season 3. Hopefully...

8/20/22 - It had a lot of tropes and cliches, it was cheesy, and you could tell that (some) if the actors were newbies. I thought when I watched the first episode that it wouldn't be that good, but I was surprised. It was a good drama to waste time and shut your brain off to. 

8/24/22 - Feifei and Aiki should just run off together.

8/24/22 - It seems so immoral into tricking your student to keep their baby just so you can have it

8/24/22 - Kind of wished it didn't end off on her forcing herself on the sister-in-law.

8/24/22 - I really want this to be longer. I need more father-daughter relationship and Xiang transitioning.

8/24/22 - Bit of an open ending, but I kinda wished Hsuan gave Fong a chance instead of going off with Mr.Random.

8/28/22 - I think I watched a completely different show than everyone else. Everyone thought it was amazing, but I can't help but feel that it was incredibly average. It was set up really nice to be an 8 episode series. I would have liked it more if it was longer.

9/7/22 - If you were to ask me why I liked this, I wouldn't be able to tell you. The acting wasn't great, the editing was bad, the writing was absured, and the directing was a trash fire. Despite that I enjoyed it for some odd reason.

8/9/22 - I don't like reality shows, but I was really interested since I watch Minjun and Bosung. I think that this show is important for a lot of reasons, namely because it's the first of it's kinda in Korea. I don't think I'd check out any other adaptions of this, but I'm glad I watched it.

9/10/22 - One of those series that you won't really know what's happening until the very end. It was good; it left me interested to see what was happening. I didn't seem to fall in-love with it as much as other people, but that's okay. 

9/12/22 - Well, that was painfully average and pointless. In the end, nothing happened? It felt unwrappingg socks during Christmas; not bad but disappointing and not what you wanted. 

9/13/22 - No commercial has any reason to be shot this well. PP and Up did really well.

9/14/22 - Near the end it started to get annoyingly repetative. The cat and mouse game went on a little too long. At first the angst of it was good, but havin it be 11 episodes and nothing changing until the very end was tiring. If it was 6 or 8 episodes it would've been great. As it was, it was really cute, but pacing problems made it a drag.

9/17/22 - It bothers me how the ice cream constantly changed on how much was ate...

9/19/22 - It was really cute! The acting and chemistry was good, nothing too cheesy even with tropes, and the OST's are absolutley amazing. It was a nice coming-of-age fluffy show. I'm a little sad that it didn't revolve around them competing for school president; the synopsis is a bit misleading in that regard.

10/2/22 - You can tell from the beginning how it's going to end, that doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt like hell when it happens. One of the best queer series that I've seen. 

Mol is a selfish person, Wang deserves better, and In needs to sort himself out.

10/5/22 - Holy fucking shit... I can't describe how amazing this was. The acting/chemistry is amazing, the script and story is great, and the soundtrack is top tier. The ending made me cry and scream. I should've seen it coming...

.5 deducted cause absolutly no one made a comment about Jae Woo wearing the same clothes for 3 weeks.

10/13/22 - Kinda wish that it had some sort of overarching story line instead of every problem being solved in one episode, but I absolutely loved it anyways. It was such a wholesome, light-hearted, fluffy drama that was a great way to end the evening.

Everyone needs a friend like Katori

10/28/22 - One of the best GMM series; hands down. It was so good and such a different genre than other BL's. The chemistry and acting was great, the opening/ending was amazing, and the plot as super interesting (especially some of the deeper topics they delve into). One of the best series this year.

My two main problems was that in the middle of the series, the over-arching plot seemed to take a back to the developing romance. There was a chain for 3? 4? episodes where there wasn't too much development to the mystery. Also, the plot twist with Thua seemed totally out of character...

11/10/22 - There are a lot of things about this that I wish were better. For instance, the audio was messy in a lot of places, the final episode of each arc was extremely rushed and was anti-climatic, and Peat's acting wasn't that great compaired to some of his co-stars.  However, there was something about it that was charming, honestly. I like dark, edgy, controversial plot lines, and this hit the mark. I just wish it wasn't so rushed in some places and explored the aftermath better.

11/12/22 - I understand people saying that it doesn't have the same feel as the show; it really doesn't. It's really cute in it's own way and it did well showing how Kurosawa and Adachi will navigate their future together. I think the pacing was off a little between the first part and the second. Also, at points it was a little awkward. It didn't need a kiss scene or anything serious, but  I think that maybe a hug or two in the beginning would've helped convey some emotions. In the end, it was a cute and satisfying ending to their story.

11/27/22 - It was cute. Generic, but a cute ending to the series. The sound quality is still god awful. You'd think they would've invested a bit more into the audio.

11/29/22 - SEASON 2! SEASON 2! SEASON 2!

Rated 9 and not 10 because it turned more character driven than plot; which isn't bad but the tone shift wasn't what I expected.

12/28/22 - The first story was the best. The last three couldn't hold my interest as much as BillySeng did; there was just something special about it. Overall, it's a good series that I think I'd recommend to just about everyone, but the stories/writing kinda got worse as it went on.