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Blue Boys Part 2 korean drama review
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Blue Boys Part 2
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by Beatrice
Aug 12, 2024
4 of 4 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
This review may contain spoilers

From chilly blue winter to warm blue spring skies

The series basically feels like what it would like to watch only the parts focused on the main couple without any of the subplots of a usual full length show or like back in the day when gay characters did not have their own series. I love that Jae Min and Nam Yi started off so direct with each other, but in verbalizing how they feel and expressing it physically as well. They establish that Nam Yi probably does love Jae Min a bit more and has experience dating other people albeit not seriously. Jae Min doesn't mention dating anyone before and now that he has that happy relationship glow is attracting other people too like Tae Ha, who really used his pretty privilege to get away with sniffing someone without the cops being called on him. Jae Min was lonely and he's very tempted by probably the attractive and second ever guy to confess to him, but he did immediately tell Tae Ha he's already dating someone once Tae Ha kissed him. I'm glad that Nam Yi expressed fully how hurtful that Jae Min didn't just tell him the truth of what happened instead of him having to stumble upon this. I hope this lesson is settled for both of them and Nam Yi doesn't have to feel insecure every time Jae Min puts on a cute outfit and will be working around other guys because it's really just Jae Min in regular clothes, the cuteness is just how he is lol.

The Soo Ri subplot of her manipulating Jae Min by threatening to spread rumors outing him to every company she has connections to was already evil, but then her recounting it to Nam Yi who rebuffs her love confession like it's something to be proud of is extra evil. This also brings up the economic divide between Jae Min and Nam Yi that I don't feel like got much exploration. When they reunited that first night since high school, Jae Min hadn't had money to pay the gas for two months. It looks like Nam Yi semi-moved in, did he help pay the bills? Even after Jae Min goes to see Nam Yi's nicer place the night they broke up and later made up, they still are just staying at Jae Min's place. Soo Ri also points out the fact that it's harder for Jae Min to find a job than Nam Yi with the outing. The missing part that the short run time can't cover is Jae Min finally successfully landing a job that he likes. Despite that, overall it's still a interesting portrait of a new relationship going through the growing pains to become stronger. The main couple is lovely and I hope even Tae Ha will figure his messy self out, that he shouldn't just go around kissing people who are already dating someone else just because they look lonely and smell amazing.
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