Light on Me

Crossing my fingers for more Korean BLs of this length and quality!

The first three quarters, my heart was beating so fast. The last quarter, they played with my emotions so much I was afraid I'd throw my computer out the window. Overall, I had a great time!

The acting is great, everyone is very gentle and soft which is I personally adore. Tae Kyung is just awkward enough that it's not painful to watch, instead he's very sweet and innocent and leaves you hoping you could be more sincere and honest like him. Shin Woo opens up so beautifully that it doesn't feel like he gets a sudden personality transplant. It's very nicely paced in that regard. Ah, I love this boy a lot. He's a cutie pie. I really oscillated when it came to the way I felt about Da On. He's obviously got good intentions and is just misguided but it's hard not to feel annoyed when people keep getting hurt around him. As much as So Hee gets on your nerves, in retrospect I understand her more than I thought I would: three years is a long time to hold on to someone who won't tell you no just to be polite. Now, I don't always vibe with the funny best friend type of character but honestly, Nam Goong is a gem. He's not too over the top, really funny, sweet, and, as it turns out, loyal, reliable, and very mature beneath his goofy exterior. Bonus points for Haet Bit who is wonderful and adorable (Season 2! Season 2! Yes?).

In terms of the story, it's definitely heavy on the love triangle. I wasn't prepared for how much Tae Kyung likes Da On, which made me think maybe it wouldn't have the clear ending I expected. It kept me on my toes, that's for sure! Individually, the characters are all pretty interesting. Although, I wouldn't have minded a bit more info about Shin Woo. There's so much time spent on Da On's personality that it feels a little unbalanced compared to Tae Kyung and Shin Woo.

It hasn't dethroned my favorite Korean BL despite having the huge advantage of being longer but it easily is way better than a lot of BLs out there. More please!

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Coming of age 1st love and friendship

What a great coming of age drama finding new friends, 1st love, friendship and yourself. Woo tae kyung was always alone and was ok until school started and he saw people smiling, laughing and horse playing and wonder it be nice to talk to someone. His guidance counselor Seo haet bit is also always looking out for kids and helping as needed so he recommended the student council as a friendly bunch to get alone with. He joins and is welcomed, but since he low key, shy and take everything literally they begin slowly to break the ice & him to be comfortable. Then we have student body president Shin Da On who always wears a smile and offers a helping hand to everyone and never say no. As he tutors Tae kyung they become very close and feeling start and Lee so hee gets jeousle as she has liked Da on for a few years, but he doesn't feel the same. Then we Noh shin woo who is also shy, cute when smiles also has a hard time expressing/opening up his feelings to anyone back in JH he told a boy he liked him and lost his friend. He always picks on tae kyung since the beginning and his ears turn red when he with as his feelings are growing.
Then Nam goong shi woon who thinks he hot looking, but really is cute, funny, smiling, good listener and likes Lee so hee.
The friendship that started with 2 boys are now both interested in tae kyung who will win his heart💖enjoy was a great web drama

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LIGHT AND SATISFYING

The plot is not that very complicated, talks about a simple love story. What I like about this is it's not very stressing and just a light story. You can go on about your day without getting affected by it negatively.

I love how the two main leads end up together but really drag the conclusions until the last episode. I wasn't happy about SW did not receive too much attention at the first half of thes series, he was only given light mostly at the last six episodes which is annoying since he is the main lead.

The character development of each character is what I love the most about this series. They did not stayed like there were in the beggining, the characters also changed for themselves, which we don't see in a lot of BL stories.

If you are looking for a light and fluffy BL series this is for you. This is a must watch, not perfect but it was satisfying.

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Team Shin-Woo

In typical K-Drama BL fashion this was incredible..ly short. Something about Korean BLs always have me hooked, but are always too short. Moving on...
The entire cast was amazing. Everyone brought something different and it made a perfect concoction of cute and fluffy with plenty of chemistry all around. The story itself wasn't too cliché or basic, but wasn't something new either. I'd definitely recommend to pretty much anyone as it's realistic with all the feels. I can't recall the last time I wanted to punch and hug the same character in a single episode lol
I think everyone can learn a thing or 2 from this series!
Enjoy...
*seems potential for a P2?...

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A Complicated And Heartbreaking Love Triangle For Me

I am so soooooo conflicted with this series. It's so beloved by people now at this point, and though I thoroughly enjoyed it of course it still has me left with some confusion. Imma say right off the bat I was totally 100% okay with Taekhyung ending up with either Daon or Shin Woo. This is probably a very dividing sentiment, so if you're not okay with that don't continue reading this review. Let's get into this!

Off the bat with this series I was thinking if Taekhyung wouldn't take the president Daon I would! He's so cute and kind. A very likable person. Probably too likable and it ends up being his demise in this series tbh. I already could tell too that Taekhyung would probably gonna end up with dude VP Shin Woo as soon as he had a falling out with in the hallway. The enemy to lovers trope is so strong in Kdramas. So I wasn't really surprised or on the edge of my seat wondering how the love triangle would turn out. Since I watch many of those dramas lol. I also should say I pieced together that Shin Woo had a traumatic experience with his sexuality in the past. Hence why he's so reserved and finds it difficult to express his feelings. I totally get that and started to like him more once that was apparent. We see his character go through some serious growth throughout this. Opening up to sweetie pie Taekhyung. Being more open in the relationship than Daon was. This was all good! However, a lot of fans of this series looked past Daon's growth too and it makes me so mad! So I'll express it in this because he deserved just as much of a chance to be with Taekhyung than Shin Woo did.

Daon needed more time to come to terms with himself. There's NOTHING wrong with that at all. To be honest it wasn't even that much time so Taekhyung was pretty impatient lol. Daon also has very strict parents, who might literally uproot his life if he expresses his sexuality or who he is. That's even more reason why he's such a internalized sad person. No wonder he wants constant validation from people around him. It's how he was raised and he had no real love growing up! That's trauma too ya'll and I wish more people watching saw that. This is not an easy situation at all and idk why people are acting like coming out is easy? Let alone in somewhere like Korea where its still conservative in parts. Eventually he gets to where he needs to be emotionally and by then its too late. Which sucks and I kinda hated seeing it. I honestly wish 100% he would've ended up with Namgoong. That would've been PERFECTttttt. He needs love and I'm sad that he didn't get that. At least they show him finally taking time for himself and being able to say no to people taking advantage of him. Thank the lord.

Moving on past that. I wanna say Namgoong became my favorite character. He's sweet, hilarious and indeed handsome. He also guides so many characters throughout this and I loved it. Though I hate that he was kinda stuck with So Hee, who didn't do enough in my opinion to get redemption for her attitude and sh** she did throughout the series. They aren't shown dating or anything (if they had I would've thrown my remote through the screen) but she's clearly after him now. Ugh girl disappear please. Some things I enjoyed though was how brightly coloured and shot this series was. Really nicely done. The music was fantastic, we love ACE!!! Though I took issue with some of the plot, overall its pretty solid. Definitely watch this! Hopefully we get more Kdrama BL's with full length series <3

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BL Done Right

Ok. So lemme start by saying I absolutely loved this from the moment it started until the last frame. I am a person who can enjoy most BL I see and can find positives in all of them.
NO NEED TO LOOK FOR THEM here! It’s one long amazing and well done show. The acting is perfect, the story is believable and real. Characters seem like real people who would really react the way these characters do.
Throughout the journey I found myself laughing, smiling, crying, and even yelling at the screen too. But it was an amazing journey.
And this, this is how you should do a good BL. No side quests, no 7 couples competing for screen time. This is a simple story, with limited characters, done believably and done well.
Thank you Light On Me! I loved the ride. And I want more!

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got my heart in a twist for 16 episodes

this series was really well made, cute, fluffy, angsty (but not in a bad way) the love triangle drama is something i usually avoid but they really made it work this time so i have no complaints about it. although my heart was twisting and turning in my chest the whole time and you really couldn't tell who the main couple was going to end up being, which is nice but also so murderous to my heart.
superb casting, really the actors really fit with their characters both look and personality was so well matched and that's something i really enjoy cause it makes it feel so much more natural.
i do wish there was a bit more of a lovey dovey feeling, we got some in the end but there could have been a lil bit more gay in this series, not talking smut but u know those little moments that make all the Y-girls and boys squeel a bit.
half the time i felt like this could easily turn into a straight k-drama but luckily it didn't XD
Kang Yoo Seok (Shin Woo) is now on my top actors list cause holy fuck my feels for him in this role were beyond normal.

that's all i really have to say, if u haven't watched this yet and like the cute kind of BL i would 100% recommend u watch this because it really is a well made drama.

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I expected more based on the reviews here but it was just okay to me

I ended up stopping at episode 11 so here's my review of it.

My main gripe is with the actor for Taekyung. He's stiff. I get that he's supposed to be awkward, but an example of someone who portrays that better and with more complexity is the guy who plays Shinwoo. Taekyung's delivery of words feels so robotic and emotionless whether he's happy or sad. His crying scene was just him covering his entire face and whimipering, so I couldn't read his expressions. And the end kiss scene was awkward because he just stood there being kissed. From the get go I don't bother to care who Taekyung ends up with because he isn't that likable and I don't get why two guys would even fall in love with him lol. I guess he's straightforward, but that's like the only personality trait he has. Also, to add to Taekyung's robotic personality, his face looks unnatural to me - too much makeup or plastic surgery with the super pointy nose and chin. I also hate the stereotype in BL that the "cute" guy has to be clumsy. In the first episode he dramatically trips on his feet and pokes Shinwoo's butt with a dildo, and later on he bumps his head on a door which somehow leaves a bad enough injury that the guys who like him worry over it over the next few episodes.

On the other hand, I LOVE Shinwoo's actor. He is excellent with his facial expressions. You can see his longing for Taekyung at times from his glances, and his awkwardness is endearing and likeable compared to Taekyung's. It makes me wish he was the lead actor instead cause he clearly has more skills. Can we stop casting idols/ex-idols as lead actors in a BL drama just because of their looks, and instead cast people who can act?

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Minor spoiler up to first half of show.

I really wanted to like this show, since I haven't watched a Korean BL drama for a while.

It was cute in the beginning, I did giggle a bit. Then it went downhill. First of all, the character development feels so weak. I can tell the characters are opening up/changing attitudes but the way it is portrayed is so underwhelming. Shinwoo and Siwoon were the only characters I liked throughout the 7 EPs I watched. Other than that it seems like no one is actually feeling proper emotions.

You COULD call it more on the realistic side(Love triangle type of thing, messy emotions for different people), but it's gone wrong somewhere in the acting/script writing or directing. It just feels forced and uncomfortable half of the time. It doesn't make sense that a shy person who has never had friends suddenly starts arguing with a random they don't really know. Taekyungs actions just don't make sense for me. Daon was cute but he was so flat idk. Also the girl is so annoying for what?

I wouldn't watch this again, I couldn't feel anything for most of the characters and really was frustrated because nothing was happening. Dropped it unfortunately.

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Gets a little boring near the end but I still love it overall

It is an ordinary school romance drama with a love triangle thing as one of the main conflicts. But, despite the mainstream plot they have, I think this drama is so WELL-MADE. I'd say it's the first Korean proper-BL-drama in history. From how clear and high quality the cinematography is, how the story goes without feeling rushed at all and ended up having 16 ep (that was long), and the soundtrack...they collab with A.C.E, I repeat THEY COLLAB WITH A.C.E!! Everyone knows how big A.C.E is right now and how good the soundtrack is (the title is SPARK by A.C.E). Anyway, as I've mentioned in my headline it doesn't feel rushed at all but otherwise, it gets boring near the end because of their slow-solved-problem method when it's completely predictable.

About the acting skills, none of them I consider as bad. No one. They are all good actors but Kang Yoo Seok and Go Woo Jin are above the other casts in terms of acting skills. I mean there were times when I found their acting was A BIT awkward, just A BIT but visible (not really disturbing, tho).

Overall, I LOVE IT! I know I said it gets boring near the end but as soon as it ends I already miss them and want to rewatch it.

*For your information, if a drama makes you miss them already as soon as it ends that means that drama is GOOD.*

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Well Acted With No Depth To It

This is the gay love story of Mr. Spock had he been raised on Earth. Unemotional. Logical. Individuals unable to see what is literally right in front of them. It is a sad story really with only glacial growth of the characters, often too late. It is a very well acted series filled with adorably cute guys and as Spock himself would say, "Fascinating but illogical." It is the first love story that is scripted from a purely logical point of view. It is not that I did not like this series. I did (not a lot) but it had little impact on me and I thought wasted the talents of some gifted actors and actresses.

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