KUMASHOCK
She really came and you know what she did? THAT.
Mama, you just gotta leave it to the Koreans to make a proper BL drama.
In such conservative society like South Korea's, it is quite rare to come across LGBTQ+ related media. I feel like I can name just a handful of these queer works because there really aren't that many in the first place, so I am quite excited to see South Korea taking the steps to bring more LGBTQ+ content to their popular media. And this the good shit right here.
The story is absolutely captivating -- a beautiful angst with the right amount of everything that makes any drama successful. I mean you got romance, action, comedy, unrequited love, suspense, fear, you name it. It was really surprising to see so many of these things being cleverly comprised in such short episodes. It was so good I couldn't even mind the fact that it was set in a school -- I come from Thai BLs and the school drama is an extremely tired trope that needs to be prohibited. In all honesty, it's really hard to find something bad with this drama.
The acting was superb. This time, I am only focusing on the two leads we got because it's truly all about them to the point that other actors were just there to get the plot moving (all the actors were good, let's at least give them that well deserved credit). Kang Gook and Tae Joo were, in lack of a better word, a BL dream come true. Gosh, they killed it. The chemistry, the tension, the desire, just every feeling was very palpable and well executed. Seeing Kang Gook trying to keep his composure when he's alone in a room with Tae Joo was captivating and had me at the edge of my seat.
In all honesty, the fact that this drama hasn't been picked up for a full hour-long episodes remake is homophobic. I can see this gaining more success if it only had better publicity.
With every good thing, there's always the bad side of it, and even though this drama is excellent the way it is, I do feel like it is lacking in story. There were quite a bit of unanswered questions that DESERVED some time to be fleshed out. That's why this drama needs a longer remake: there's quite a bit of information that needs to be given to fully grasp everything that is going on here.
So here's hoping that someday this work of art can get a proper drama series.
I can't recommend this drama enough. It raised the bar so high that it's gonna be hard to top. Most dramas I've seen aren't at the level, sis. You should definitely give this a try.
In such conservative society like South Korea's, it is quite rare to come across LGBTQ+ related media. I feel like I can name just a handful of these queer works because there really aren't that many in the first place, so I am quite excited to see South Korea taking the steps to bring more LGBTQ+ content to their popular media. And this the good shit right here.
The story is absolutely captivating -- a beautiful angst with the right amount of everything that makes any drama successful. I mean you got romance, action, comedy, unrequited love, suspense, fear, you name it. It was really surprising to see so many of these things being cleverly comprised in such short episodes. It was so good I couldn't even mind the fact that it was set in a school -- I come from Thai BLs and the school drama is an extremely tired trope that needs to be prohibited. In all honesty, it's really hard to find something bad with this drama.
The acting was superb. This time, I am only focusing on the two leads we got because it's truly all about them to the point that other actors were just there to get the plot moving (all the actors were good, let's at least give them that well deserved credit). Kang Gook and Tae Joo were, in lack of a better word, a BL dream come true. Gosh, they killed it. The chemistry, the tension, the desire, just every feeling was very palpable and well executed. Seeing Kang Gook trying to keep his composure when he's alone in a room with Tae Joo was captivating and had me at the edge of my seat.
In all honesty, the fact that this drama hasn't been picked up for a full hour-long episodes remake is homophobic. I can see this gaining more success if it only had better publicity.
With every good thing, there's always the bad side of it, and even though this drama is excellent the way it is, I do feel like it is lacking in story. There were quite a bit of unanswered questions that DESERVED some time to be fleshed out. That's why this drama needs a longer remake: there's quite a bit of information that needs to be given to fully grasp everything that is going on here.
So here's hoping that someday this work of art can get a proper drama series.
I can't recommend this drama enough. It raised the bar so high that it's gonna be hard to top. Most dramas I've seen aren't at the level, sis. You should definitely give this a try.
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