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My only complaint was that it was too short.
I love how for the first two episodes Sakura was on mission to send Yuma into a panic, lul him into a false sense of security and then blow his mind once again😭This was adorable and way too short. I loved all the characters & the story was simple & pleasant to follow
I loved the dynamic between the chaotic & mischief yet sincere Yuma & the serious & calm yet also surprisingly mischief Sakura.
The teachers were adorable & I enjoyed their dynamic as a couple as well.
Japan really has truly perfected it's fluff shows😚👌🏾
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Main couple were amazingly. Second "couple" was trash.
Only half of the was great, the other half... Holy fuck. WHO THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS AN ACTUAL GOOD IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So starting with the great part: the main couple.
A really cute best friends to lovers story... With them pretending to be gay to attract a girl one of them likes (coz yup, that makes sense) and eventually just falling for each other with drama sprinkled in.
I liked both of them. They were good friends who became a really cute supportive couple. There were a couple of bumps on the road but they made it.
Also if someone where to ever randomly LICK my lips, regardless of gender, I'd understably freak tf out coz like wtf..why... WHY!?!?
The fact that they always defended one another, physically or otherwise, was nice. They were a well balanced couple very funny, loving, sexy, cringe and overall entertaining. I loved them.
Half of this series was good because those two characters were really good too.
Which is why I don't understand wtf happened with the 2nd couple.
WHO thought that pairing step siblings with a BIG AGE GAP was A good idea?!?!
And fxck NO, making the younger sibling the aggressor does NOT make it better.
What do you mean by aggressor, you may ask?
Wasn't it just a cute(creepy) forbidden crush? Maybe, idk. I got distracted by him stalking his older brother & breaking into his HOUSE to watch him SLEEP so I didn't notice. That raised so many red flags for me AND THEN...
He SA'd his older brother after getting him drunk.
It gets worse.
How could it, you ask?
HE FILMED THE WHOLE THING...
And it still gets worse.
How? You whisper
their mom knew...
BUT WAIT, it gets worse.
how? you are now scared to ask.
HE SHOWED THE SA TAPE TO THEIR FATHER.
Then the series has the AUDACITY to try and carry on as if that relationship was in anyway cute and that it was somehow necessary because others the older sibling wouldn't have come out(btw he was also outed via SA tape🔪🔪) & dated his younger step-sibling.
What The Actual Fxck.
Didn't know SA was anyway to start anything especially a relationship that isn't with jail but the parents in that show were hunky dory about it. Nevermind that he was disgusted with himself and traumatised over it, oh no, ✨its True Psychopathic Love✨🤢
What also sucks is that the older sibling was a really great & kind character that I genuinely wanted to have a happy ending. I was rooting for him to not end up with his criminal of a creepy younger step-sibling.
This series could've been overall good but the addition of the disgusting excuse of a 2nd couple makes it that I can never actually recommend it to anyone.
In conclusion: Half was great but I kinda would've preferred that it never existed than have that other half still exist.
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It was fine
It was fine...The story was fine.
The acting was fine.
The plot was fine.
The characters were fine.
The supporting characters were fine.
The premis of the show was fine.
The climax of the show was fine.
The first episode was fine.
The finale was fine.
It wasn't boring but neither was it that good or interesting. It was really just fine. I would never rewatch this but I do not regret watching it. It kept me preoccupied while watching.
The movie is slightly better than the series but generally it was fine.
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Overhyped
This has been slandered enough so I'll summarise:Was it cute? At times but those were few and far between.
The actors? Great eye candy but their acting left a lot to be desired.
Chemistry? Zero. They might as well be straight best friends.
Plot? Okay until the ex gf was introduced
The ending? Wasn't a fan. It angered me because up until then it wasn't great but afterwards it was almost intolerable.
It deserves all the slander it gets and honestly it is only as popular as it is because the leads are attractive.
It's an inoffensive mid at it's best series🤷🏾♀️
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Absolutely adorable
This is one of most adorable bl I've ever watched.I can't remember ever laughing out loud this much while watching a bl.
It was sweet, innocent, hilarious and just all around a great show. I loved most of the characters excl. the homophibic tutor(🖕🏾) who made my baby sad.
The whole premis of a huge misunderstanding, followed by high jinks and people falling in love was executed really well.
It's a great pick me up drama and yes, there are sad parts but they just make it more enjoyable without really bumming you out.
In conclusion, BINGE!
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Promising but ultimately underwhelming
If I had to describe this show in one word it would be 'underwhelming'.Thats the general feeling I had watching most of it.
I wanted more from the characters & the story. I wanted to love this series & enjoy it like many others but all I feel is underwhelmed.
From ep1 until like ep7, the 3 main characters had this all encompassing aura of sadness around them. Even when the smiled, laughed or genuinely enjoyed themselves it all still felt so sad.
In that sense alone, I found it so overwhelming/stifling.
Xu Qizhang's bandmates and mom were honestly a breathe of fresh air & most of my favourite scenes from this series involves them.
My favourite character is definitely Xu Qizhang's mom. I actually grew to kinda care about her more than any other character in the show.
Character descriptions:
Qizhang - word vomit.
I've never seen anyone who offers up so much information that wasn't asked for. You could ask him a yes or no question and he'll tell you his whole life's story😭
Guang - shallow.
I don't know much about him other than he has strict parents, is best friends with Ray & likes Qizhang. I don't know what he likes, dislikes or even who he is. I sympathise with him because of his situation but I couldn't connect with him as a character.
Ray - frivolous.
He is the most interesting & unique character in the show... on paper. The two best friends suffer from the same character flaw. We didn't actually get to learn much about them. Why was he dressed like woman for his ex? Does he like dressing prettily? Who is he?
Jian - love interest.
That's kind of it. He is Ray's love interest and is in a band. How old is he? What are his interests? Why's he in a band? Why does he like Ray? None of these are answered.
Also Ray & Jian's first kiss was laughably awkward & Idk that was the intention.
Basically I can relate to what they're going through and I can even relate to what they're feeling but I just struggle to relate to these characters. You could swap the characters around & not much changes because they have such little characterisation. Their lack of depth leaves me with nothing other than sympathy for them.
It was promising but ultimately underwhelming.
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This Was Going To Be My Favorite K-BL Of All Time
I loved this series so much. From the characters to the story and the overall plot. It was simple yet so well done... until the ending.Though the story was simple, it completely sucked me in from the beginning. I was invested in the characters and story from the first episode. I spent week after week enjoying every minute of this show.
There are not many ways to write an office romance that is new, fresh and not cliché. Even though this series did not stray from what we have seen before, the story was still well written. So was the plot and the main characters. I could relate to Seunghyun and loved watching him take on being an intern. His best friend was awesome and so was his fellow intern.
I loved watching the romance between Seunghyun and his boss unfold. Them falling in love, starting to date, having fights and misunderstandings and just dealing with the fact that they were intern and boss was so enjoyable and then the finale.
This series started off so strong but it's finale was such a letdown. It left me feeling disappointed because of how oddly mediocre it was. It's like the writers didn't know how to end the series. This resulted in them delivering a rushed unsatisfying finale. This show was going to be may favorite K-BL but just because of that ending, I doubt that I'll ever watch it again.
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A great adaptation
This was recommended to me and I am glad to say that I enjoyed this one a lot. It also inspired me to read the manga & I have to say that is honestly a really good adaptation. One of the best I've seen. There were scenes and dialogue taken directly from the source material. It is brilliantly done.I love that the misunderstanding & their awkwardness were understandable. It was not just a weird plot device, it was a well written plot point. It was written in such a way that you actually understood where they were both coming from & it made sense.
Also for some reason it looks like it was shot in the 1980s and not 2015/16😭
Anyways, it was really good and I recommend it.
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Lots of potential
It has an interesting concept and lore. I just wish they had dived more into it.The story that we got is still fine & cute.
I liked the main character, the actor who played him did his job. I hope we get a season 3 that does this concept justice. It had quite a lot of potential that was honestly just wasted. Season 2 is apparently worse so I do not plan on watching it.
Also I wish they had tried harder to find his mom and deal with the main character's trauma involving finding his mom and his fear of finding and harming his probe.
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Interesting premis
This was an interesting show with a different premis.An author falling in love with the lead actor(who is already in love with him) of the series adaption of one of his really popular books that he didn't really want to write is quite a unique premis for a show.
It got a lil weird towards the end but overall it was still good.
Acting was great, it had some creative cinematography, interesting plot & I generally liked most of the characters.
I also liked the 2nd couple with the mangers, they were so cute.
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Japanese BL about a student who stalks & falls in love with his bully & the soundtrack is excellent.
I thought this was going to be a typical student falls for his bully BL and it kinda is but a better description would be Japanese BL about a student who stalks & falls in love with his bully. The former would've left me annoyed, the latter left me baffled. Like he bullies him and that's not okay but he stalks him and is generally really creepy towards his bully and that's also not okay.The love story was interesting because it was both beautiful & filled with red flags from both sides. It was an unconventional love story because regardless of both of them kinda taking advantage of each other, they did fall in love. They do seem to somehow belong together.
Though I couldn't really root for anyone, the confession scene was heartbreakingly beautiful.
It had some really creative & cool scenes which I loved.
Also the music was great. Seriously great soundtrack.
In conclusion: it's not okay to bully your crush. It is also not okay to stalk your crush.
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Simple yet great.
I love this show.I love these characters.
I love how they got together.
I love their love story.
I love their relationship.
I love how they are when they're together.
I love the confession scene.
They delivered a great take on the rivals to lovers & unrequited love to lovers tropes.
It probably has some problems but I don't care & I won't listen to anyone saying anything bad about it. It's basically perfect and I won't entertain any critique saying otherwise.
It's a good show and it deserved its second season.
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It had promise & it was too long
I liked the premis of the show.It was interesting & had great potential.
The main couple was cute, their love story was kinda tragic yet cute and honestly overall a little boring towards the end.
The secondary couple is them in their past lives & I enjoyed watching their story. I love InTouch. Their story was heartbreakingly beautiful & just as tragic. The actors who played In & Touch were absolutely brilliant. Cooheart is the standout actor in this show.
After InTouch's part of the story was told, the series relied heavily on DeanPharm's story & them as a couple. There was so much crying. Too much crying. To the point that though you understand why they are sad & crying, as a watcher, you no longer care & just want it to stop.
I struggled to finish the series & by episode 14, I had given up.
It genuinely felt like the series was too long. It should've been like 10/12 episodes long, not 17.
You could argue that they had a lot of story to tell, I could argue that a lot of the episodes were filler and thus didn't need the 17 episodes.
HOWEVER WinTeam stole my heart. Was it the sexy angel wings back tattoo? Probably but I was more infatuated with that couple than the main couple and I am so excited for Between Us💃🏾
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Surprisingly much better than expected
I really enjoyed this.I thought it was going to be about a shallow hot guy falling in love with another hot guy who didn't care what others thought.
The shallow hot guy was actually genuinely kind & not fake nice, he just tried too hard to make sure everyone liked him.
Also even though he was genuinely shallow in the beginning I was glad to see that he had actually made good friends who has his back. It was a really nice touch. I love when the people who create these shows remember that people should have friends outside of their significant other😭
The other hot guy hid behind his lack of care about what others thought and in a way was actually quite shallow because of it. He seemed to have no depth until the other male lead coaxed real answers about himself out of him.
It was a generally well paced well written bl drama.
Though... I'm still confused as to whether or not the beginning of episode 11 was a dream sequence or hallucination. It was still well done though because everything was just off. His parents were home & interacting with him and the other mc was giggling & smiling. Well done👌🏾
The way they fell for each other was cute & believable and healthy. I enjoyed that.
I also enjoyed watching their personal growth caused by them being in each other's lives.😍
The high school sister innocently crushing on the shy female University student was cute.
In conclusion: Korean bl dramas are getting better & better and I can't wait to see where they go next. Also BINGE!💃🏾
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Too many episodes, Not enough story.
I watched this and by the 4th or 6th episode I started enjoying the little ads at the end more than the actual show. The acting was good but a large percentage of the episodes were basically filler. It didn't need as many episode as it had to tell this story.It had potential but the story dragged along for most of the series. It really did not have enough story for the number of episodes it has. The story is not a complicated. It is quite simple & straight forward with a little mystery to spice things up but story was stretched too thin across the series.
It probably would've been better if it had less episodes & better pacing.
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