Very Cute

I really loved this cute short series. The story was very predictable, but you already know this going in, and personally I love the grumpy boss scenario. There was no drama, just a nice smooth story about two guys who like each other.
It wasn't too convoluted with lots of other people in the story, and it moved along at a good pace to keep me wanting to see the next episode.
The main actors were great and there was loads of chemistry between them. Sadly we have to wait for the last episode to really see how well they acted together kissing, but it was worth the wait, and I loved the intimate little touches like on the ears and neck, that you don't often see.
Overall it was a warm hearted story with humour and good acting, and I really enjoyed it.
.... :~)

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Sadly Disappointing

I have been waiting for this movie with bated breath.
I love these two actors together. From all I have watched before, they have great chemistry and good acting skills.
Sadly none of that was evident in this movie.

For starters the story was seriously mediocre and bland. The visual effects were not effective, just a bit of fading in and out to make a ghostly figure. The directing was cringe worthy.

And I'm truly sorry to say this, but the acting from the leads was wooden and weird. Zee's facial expression never changed and NuNew constantly looked like he was on opioids, with this strange dreamy expression in every scene. There was no chemistry between them like I've seen in other dramas.

The setting was about the nicest thing about the whole movie. It was very pretty. :(

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So Very Disappointing

I loved series 1, It was cute and quirky, and I have been waiting excitedly to see their relationship develop and grow.
Sadly series 2 is more or less a repeat of S1, but way worse. There is zero development and growth and absolutely no chemistry between the main characters.

Considering Minato and Shin have now been together for 3 months, they appear to be in exactly the same place that we left them at the end of series 1. Minato has a hissy fit every time Shin gets any where near him, and runs away screaming, while Shin stands about looking like a wooden plank. Shin isn't even allowed to use Minato's first name!

The whole series goes on like this for every episode until it becomes extremely annoying and boring.
Later there is a horribly contrived "accident" that is utterly pointless and adds nothing to the story. It is lazy writing and I have to wonder if even the script writer was bored by this point!
Overall a disappointing story I blame the script writer and the director.
... :~(

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Twisty Turny Plot

This was a fantastic story with lots of interesting twists and turns within the plot. I thought that all the actors performances were really great, considering what a deeply emotional story this is. Both sets of lead actors did an amazing job.
I found the plot to be a bit confusing at first but the I just kept watching until it all made sense. My only gripe is, it was a bit drawn out, and I think they could have cut back the flash-back scenes quite a lot. Also I didn't like all the loud violin music all the time. Overall it was a great show with a very satisfying ending.
... :~)

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Vanilla Bromance

First half was nothing but Thirds angst & misery with his unrequited love for Khai, and by Ep 5, I was ready to give up.
I just wanted his friends to give him a verbal slap and tell him to get over it as it was clear Khai only loved him as a friend and that was all it would ever be.

But Then Behold! The story focus shifts to Khai, who miraculously goes off kissing women, decides he's gay, and has fallen madly in love with Third overnight! (yeah, right...) Anyhow, at this point the story starts to lighten up and become more fun to watch, so all good I guess.

The Acting was OK but Thirds character remained to be an uncharismatic drip throughout the whole series.
The side stories could have been more interesting, but never got off the ground. Giving Bone a gratuitous GF at the end, just made a mockery of his feelings for Paan. And as for Two & Un, I'm still not sure what their relationship is supposed to be (?)
....BB ;~)

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12 Vanilla episodes of adverts *pass the snacks*

I am so sad to say this was ruined by poor casting or directing (?) And don't get me started on the incessant advertisements, that, in my opinion, ruined what could have been romantic scenes. I mean, he proposed with a crisp snack!!! Seriously, WTF is that about ?!? But then again that just about sums up how UN-romantic and advert driven this whole show was.

There really wasn't any chemistry between the leads at all. More like a bromance than BL, and even "bromance" is stretching it. They both just seemed really uncomfortable with each other and the whole thing.

As for the settings and cinematography, they were amazing, and I loved the way the Colourist set the tone for each scene, to emphasise Talays job . That was very educational and I will look out for this in my future viewing.
....BB ;~)

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BL & Jazz FTW !

I just finished this short series with a happy contented smile on my face.
There are some shows that go on and on and you wish they would have cut them in half, but not this one. If I have any gripe it would be that I wished it was longer with way more jazz music shown.

There was great chemistry between the main leads and it would have been great to see this develop more deeply, same for the second couple. I think this 8 episode series only allowed time to skim over the surface of everything that was happening, both past and present, but that being said, it was still very well done.

The story was engaging and interesting, and an unusual take on the usual "BL in high school" shows we get.
It would have been great to see Seheon come to terms with his Father and play him some jazz on that beautiful Baby Grand!
Overall I loved this show and hope for a second season :)

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Loved it !

Having become disenchanted with recent BL offerings, I started looking back for older shows I hadn't watched.
I am so glad I tried this one as it was a very engaging story and the acting was gold standard.

The story did seem a bit vague as to its point, was it about the school being homophobic, or general bullying tactics? And the complete turn around, near the end, of one of the main characters made even less sense to me.

However, all that aside, the acting from all the actors was astonishingly good. From happy to sad, all the angst friendship and emotional journeys were beautifully done with great feeling.

Give it a try :)

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Utter Rubbish

This was bad from the start. Either neither of them can act at all, or the directing is insanely bad. I suspect they were both just depressed having to work on such a bad show, as both actors had no charisma, no chemistry and zero energy.

Puen was a smart disciplined actor and now he's writing scripts and looks like a 15 year old slob in his mums basement, and Talay has been relegated to a tent office in the 100 degree heat of the garden ??
They wonder why their relationship is falling apart. Was this script written by a 13 year old boy who thought tents in the garden and slobbing out in front of a pc was "super cool"?

They try to have some "together" time, which made their relationship look even more broken. Then they are sitting together to watch a romantic movie and start to share a deep meaningful kiss and Puen stops the kiss to throw a bag of crisps over Talays head (!?!?) *palm/face*

At that point I just gave up watching this advertisement driven trash. I feel really sorry for the actors having to work on this show, and hope they get better acting roles on a serious show next time.
...BB :~(

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Annoying & Boring

The whole reason for Venus being a total jerk to Sky for hours on end is all because he turned him down 3 years ago?!?
So it went like this:
These two were best buds and one day Venus says "Oi Sky, I really fancy you, lets snog" (or words to that effect), Sky having tried the "snog", very gently replies that he get's it, but that he would rather stay friends, just as they have always been (not unreasonable I felt considering he just got this bomb shell dropped on him).
Venus then has a hissy fit at "being rejected" ?? and storms out never to speak to his best friend again.

So am I to assume, in the narcistic world of Venus, anyone who dares to say "no" gets dumped and blocked? And this is the premise for this whole boring story?
Well sorry producers & writers, it was utter rubbish and Venus needed a reality check and Sky needed a decent new boyfriend!
..... >:(

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10+++++

This series is the most heart warming show I have watched in years.

Every single episode is breathtakingly beautiful and the music makes you feel warm and mellow.

The acting was insanely good. It must be so incredibly difficult to act blind and keep that continuity up for hours of filming, but Sea did it seamlessly. All the actors were great, and all their stories melded together to make the show wonderful and touching.

Overall: The story was beautiful, the acting was impeccable and the directing spot on. Lets hope we get more quality shows like this one in the future... :)

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Exciting as a wet dish rag

I was really enjoying this story and Wayo was a really cool mixture of cute and a tough which I found unusual and unique. The supporting characters were also really cool and fun. I especially liked the quirky character of Forth, who was funny and playful. Ming as Wayos best friend was awesome, and the best friend anyone would love to have.

So basically everyone was great except for God Itthipat Thanit playing Phana. I disliked his cold facial expressions right from the start, but put it down to him playing a cool aloof Dr-in-training character, but as the series went on I could see the facial expressions of Kit and Beam smiling and admiring Wayo learning his dancing and thinking him cute, but Phana's face just had cold expressionless eyes that I found really ugly.

I don't know what was going on with this actor, but I think it was poor casting, as he clearly wasn't really into playing this role. By episode 5, it was clear there was no chemistry between Phana and Wayo, and romance was totally one sided from Wayo, and non-existent from Phana.

I gave up watching as it was not going to get better and I didn't want to waste more time on it.
... :~(

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Tragic!

I watched the Japanese version of this and absolutely loved it, it was fast paced and funny, and there was so much chemistry between the main leads.
I was so excited to watch the new version as I assumed it would be even better than the last one, but no, it was awful.

There was no chemistry between the actors at all, and long long drawn out scenes that I wanted to skip through till I got to the point there was really nothing enjoyable about this show to even make it worth skipping through.
The acting was terrible and the jokes fell flat as a pancake.
I gave up at that point as it was a total waste of time

I can't understand why you would do a remake of an excellent series and make it this bad.
Watch the Japanese version if you like the story, as it's great fun and so much better! :)

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