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Max and Tul are fantastic as Korn and Knock respectively. I was so upset with Knock the whole time because he kept giving Korn the cold shoulder when he was trying to love him. And when Korn tries to help him he gets annoyed but then I started to understand him when it all the pieces started coming together. I totally understood Knock's mindset. Giving up your dreams to follow someone and feeling like you're not good enough and then not trying hard enough so your failing and then you're constantly being "helped" which starts to feel like nagging (even though it isn't), which all slowly builds up and starts suffocating you, but you still love this person so it's so hard to say anything because saying anything means hurting the one you love. And when they find out, of course, they are hurt because they never wanted you to give up on your dreams to follow them. They want you to do what you love. They don't want to "nag" you or make you feel belittled, and they believe in your dreams just like you believe in theirs. I loved their story. I loved it so much. If you really take the time to understand it. It totally makes sense. The cheating, I don't know - I guess for many people it makes sense. To me less so, but I understand forgiving someone after the fact. I understand wanting to find comfort when the person you would usually take comfort in has turned into sharp edges all the time. I guess I do get it. Also, remember the "boss" was a master at manipulation. He was playing all sides. He was playing Korn and Knock against each other. He was driving a wedge between them. Add to that the fact that they aren't out, Korn's dad is pressuring him to be straight because he found the fan page, Knock is pressuring him to come out, and Korn doesn't want to hurt anyone or himself in the process.
I love Tomo. I just want to say that. He is so beautiful. Why Yihwa would want to hurt that beautiful man is beyond me! I mean Cho. But the heart is fickle. It wants what it wants. And sometimes distance makes things blurry. Cho and Yihwa both were working super hard and barely had time for each other, whereas "boss person" was with her all the time flirted for fun (as confirmed by his own girlfriend) and it was only natural for her to start having feelings for him, but I'm glad she didn't let it go too far, and that she was self-aware. I love that Cho was so understanding of her. I love how he accepts her completely, is willing to let her go, and let her process things at her own pace. He doesn't push her for an answer. He doesn't push her to get back together even though everyone, their mothers know that Cho wants her back. I miss Yihwa's bad ass self that was so apparent in TWM.
I thought Farm/Rit was so cute. But I'm so glad Rit stood up for himself and let go of Farm. Farm was being a real a*hole. Rit is just such a ray of sunshine and he doesn't need Farm's obsession with Bright to cloud up his sunny day. Can we pair Mew/Rit together? Can they have a happy ending together? Mew needs someone good after he helped
Bright/Farm really creeps me out. It always has. Even in TWM. It was such a power imbalance. It felt like Farm was always being trampled and Bright was always using him. In this, it's the opposite but it's still Bright who is creeping me out.
Fai!!! She is just so cute. And such a little goody-two-shoes prude. But I'm glad she's there to be everyone's moral compass. You can see how much she loves everyone and how much everyone loves her.
Why my rating is so low:
I feel like with Bad Romance having been the bridge between TWM & TWM : The Next Chapter, and it having been the first series, there is a lot of continuity problems.
What happened to Kavitra? Korn's sister? How come his dad says "I will not allow my only son to become my only daughter?"
Where are the Bad Romance friends? They were so cute! James/Being, Tanguy/Dewey.
Where is Phubet? He was adorable!
I love Tomo. I just want to say that. He is so beautiful. Why Yihwa would want to hurt that beautiful man is beyond me! I mean Cho. But the heart is fickle. It wants what it wants. And sometimes distance makes things blurry. Cho and Yihwa both were working super hard and barely had time for each other, whereas "boss person" was with her all the time flirted for fun (as confirmed by his own girlfriend) and it was only natural for her to start having feelings for him, but I'm glad she didn't let it go too far, and that she was self-aware. I love that Cho was so understanding of her. I love how he accepts her completely, is willing to let her go, and let her process things at her own pace. He doesn't push her for an answer. He doesn't push her to get back together even though everyone, their mothers know that Cho wants her back. I miss Yihwa's bad ass self that was so apparent in TWM.
I thought Farm/Rit was so cute. But I'm so glad Rit stood up for himself and let go of Farm. Farm was being a real a*hole. Rit is just such a ray of sunshine and he doesn't need Farm's obsession with Bright to cloud up his sunny day. Can we pair Mew/Rit together? Can they have a happy ending together? Mew needs someone good after he helped
Bright/Farm really creeps me out. It always has. Even in TWM. It was such a power imbalance. It felt like Farm was always being trampled and Bright was always using him. In this, it's the opposite but it's still Bright who is creeping me out.
Fai!!! She is just so cute. And such a little goody-two-shoes prude. But I'm glad she's there to be everyone's moral compass. You can see how much she loves everyone and how much everyone loves her.
Why my rating is so low:
I feel like with Bad Romance having been the bridge between TWM & TWM : The Next Chapter, and it having been the first series, there is a lot of continuity problems.
What happened to Kavitra? Korn's sister? How come his dad says "I will not allow my only son to become my only daughter?"
Where are the Bad Romance friends? They were so cute! James/Being, Tanguy/Dewey.
Where is Phubet? He was adorable!
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