New #1 BL

Never have I felt so down that I've come to the end of a series, and neither have I felt the need to write a review on a show just to let people know how much more this show deserves.
Despite the lack of budget, this show delivers in all aspects.
The focus of the entire series itself (politics, injustice) is just so extremely fresh in the BL industry that makes you doubt how interesting the story can get (imo politics are boring lol). But when such a genre of BL becomes so educational and lets the viewers understand more about the world, you know the director is amazing. The story goes deep into topics like monopoly and impunity and how it affects the society as a whole, and such a fresh take in the BL world really draws you in.
Not to mention, the casting for the characters is spectacular. You know nothing can really go wrong when Gun takes on the main role of Black/White, even though its hella challenging. This show really stretched him as he needed to show the stark difference in behaviours of the twins, and if you ask anybody that watched this masterpiece, they would all agree that Gun nailed his characters. I don't really have to say much about OffGun as a pairing because who doesn't know how good their chemistry is lol.
Moving on to DanYok/GawinFirst damn yall have no idea how hard they robbed my hearts. Every tiny bit they had in the show brought so much impact in the emotional aspect. Gawin did so well in showing his eternal dilemma of whether to follow the system, and First shattered all our hearts by displaying the yearning pain felt by Yok from seeing Dan betray him after putting in all his trust. Really didn't expect the chemistry of this pairing to be so phenomenal, would really like to see them act together again.
Now on to the music, I really didn't notice myself cringing at the background tracks and it shows how well P'Nuchy picked out the songs. Each track helped amplify the emotions felt by the viewer and didn't feel unnecessary (which happens rather often in BLs for some reason). The OSTs suited the show so much too (although the ending track sang by OffGun ruined my crying sessions after certain episodes LOL) Overall the music in the show is amazing.
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY. It reached a whole new level in the BL industry in a way that it perfectly conveys the characters' emotions. The 4Kness of many shots really embraced the idea of 'no filter' and I really sat through the scenes with content. It's just unexplainable. The rawness of the shots really showed how realistic this BL could get (in the aspect of both plot/love scenes).
In conclusion I'm so glad that I watched this show and I think I would have equally loved it even without the love aspect in it because IT REALLY DELIVERED. Would definitely rewatch it if im craving for tears or even just really good acting.

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Best JBL of 2022, good comfort show

This was such an amazing watch due to way too many factors that I can't list them all down.

The boss-worker dynamic is so well executed by Kimura and Takeda and they did such a good job relaying the emotions felt by their characters. You can feel how they truly feel about each other just by their minor facial movements like goddd. They have such overflowing chemistry I don't get how it's so easily achievable by both of them 😭

The pacing of the show is shockingly great. Nothing felt rushed and everything went at the pace that it should although the show is so short. The development of feelings of Nozue towards Togawa is so distinct and you can tell how he means more and more to him as the show progresses.

THE PRODUCTION OF THE SHOW IS EVERYTHING. They nailed the various camera angles that made the show so much more impactful, there weren't any unnecessary sound effects throughout the whole show, and there aren't any filler scenes that make you get bored of the show. Every scene has its significance and makes the show so easy to get engrossed in.

This show is totally worth rewatching, especially since it is only 5 episodes long and can be finished within 2 hours (they should have given us more I can't believe it's over). Also watching this gives me so much serotonin. Just rewatch it. Now I no longer have to go through the pain of waiting for a whole ass month for the full series to be released ^^

In conclusion, best JBL of 2022 (of all time imo), definitely has a space in my heart.

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