antibadthings
+61
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why, do you think you'd be any different?
this was not at all what i expected! it also seems that there is trend of me feeling compelled to write a review when i have that initial apprehension of watching a film/series but then am very pleasantly surprised!! boyfri3nds is also super accessible through lululala's yt channel
ok before anything else, i wanted to say was that the poster is so powerful. they casted this series really well! i was drawn to this because of jieun - i previously saw her in the best moment to quit your job and also in strangers from hell.
my hesitance to watch boyfri3nds came from the impression that the web series would be normalising/romanticising cheating. the relationship between lahee and the three guys was obv more than just 썸 (a push-and-pull, fling). but i was so curious to know how it would end, and boy was i glad i stuck it out because it ended up being a sort of commentary that wasn't SUPER profound but still made an impact on my overall experience.
the best character written was definitely lahee, mostly by virtue of the way the plot was written. meanwhile the guys were all pretty docile and unimaginably (unrealistically?) angelic. their actions and words were so cringey, but i guess it worked and they all pulled off their characters. one thing though is that considering we had (1) the playful younger guy, (2) the sweet and gentle boyfriend, and (3) the cold city guy director, i would've expected a bit more polarity across their characters, but they all ended up being really, really kind in a really, really similar way?
the music didn't have any major impressions on me while watching, they didn't really have a theme song. most of the bgm was pretty classic fluffy romance bgm.
i'd absolutely watch it again just to try and see if i could pick out any Clues that would've made the ending less of a shock!
overall a great watch if you want to watch something fluffy but with a bit more depth
ok before anything else, i wanted to say was that the poster is so powerful. they casted this series really well! i was drawn to this because of jieun - i previously saw her in the best moment to quit your job and also in strangers from hell.
my hesitance to watch boyfri3nds came from the impression that the web series would be normalising/romanticising cheating. the relationship between lahee and the three guys was obv more than just 썸 (a push-and-pull, fling). but i was so curious to know how it would end, and boy was i glad i stuck it out because it ended up being a sort of commentary that wasn't SUPER profound but still made an impact on my overall experience.
the best character written was definitely lahee, mostly by virtue of the way the plot was written. meanwhile the guys were all pretty docile and unimaginably (unrealistically?) angelic. their actions and words were so cringey, but i guess it worked and they all pulled off their characters. one thing though is that considering we had (1) the playful younger guy, (2) the sweet and gentle boyfriend, and (3) the cold city guy director, i would've expected a bit more polarity across their characters, but they all ended up being really, really kind in a really, really similar way?
the music didn't have any major impressions on me while watching, they didn't really have a theme song. most of the bgm was pretty classic fluffy romance bgm.
i'd absolutely watch it again just to try and see if i could pick out any Clues that would've made the ending less of a shock!
overall a great watch if you want to watch something fluffy but with a bit more depth
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