Short but sweet
The main issue with this is the length. It’s too short for the audience to develop a connection to the characters, and relate to anything at all. And because of this, the story also feels underdeveloped.Theres good chemistry and acting, with a nice flow in the dialogs, but they could have relied more on body language rather than speech in some scenes.
The couple was very cute, and portrayed the characters emotions perfectly on the limited time that they had.
The plot has potential, but again it’s displayed on such a short amount of time for us to really understand and feel what they are going through. It feels shallow.
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OMG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
No words can adequately describe how phenomenal this show is.The plot is simple as simple can be: long-time childhood friends to lovers.
Zero angst, just love, clear communication, and tooooons of warm fuzzies :)
What's incredible is how complete the story feels, despite the show being less than twenty minutes long.
Two episodes, both under ten minutes.
And both episodes make fantastic use of their time so that when the credits rolled at the very end, it truly felt like a complete "happily ever after". (It did leave me wanting more, but only because this couple is so darned adorable that I wanted to see more of them, not because I wasn't 100% satisfied with the ending.)
Basically, this is a short, feel-good, friends-to-lovers mini-series that warms the heart (and has you grinning at your screen like an idiot lol).
The only thing less than ten for me was the music, which was an eight.
Kudos to the actors for doing such an incredible job!!! You can feel the emotions, the connection, the love, the desire they have for each other.
Couldn't have asked for anything better.
Thanks so much to the actors, writers, directors, and everyone else who made this fantastic project come to life.
I highly recommend it <3
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Awwwwww
This was so so cuuuute. This would be any BL series if the characters wouldn’t hesitate and confessed like normal regular ppl without dragging the angst of “should I? Or shouldn’t? “ like we’d like. LMAO Like.. they’d be THIS short 🤣This was absolutely lovely and delightful to watch.
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Another STRONGBERRY 's Amazing work
Short, crisp and light drama from STRONGBERRYCan be made into a full length drama👌🏻
Very Cute, sweet and warm story 💕
Another Amazing Work from "STRONGBERRY " 😀
U can always trust STRONGBERRY 😀👌🏻
Well directed, well written and well acted.
Need more of this drama😀
STRONGBERRY never ceases to amaze me! 💕
Give them just one scene or a miniseries, they will never disappoint U.
They don't compromise the quality or don't miss the perfection! 😄
All their works etch a beautiful mark in your heart n mind😏✨
If it is from them, I'm definitely in, without second thoughts ! 😍
(Silly me, am I like their ambassador!? 🤔😲, leaving a comment or a review in all their works' pages, speaking more about the production team than the actual drama😏😂)
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Tento korejský miniprojekt intimní konverzace mezi dvěma mladými muži je tak jednoduchý ... zpracováním, příběhem samotným, že se až divím, jak moc se mi líbil. Má v sobě to pověstné "něco", co mi bylo sděleno zásluhou tvůrců a herců.
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Deserves to be known
This very short series deserves more exposure. It is a great story and filmed excellently. The actors are so engaging that you can feel their sentiments without them saying a word.The story is great and it deals with the reality of life of a man living with the military responsibility mixed it with emotions that some society doesn’t easily accept.
This is a truly wonderful drama that should be shared to the world, to allow the world to appreciate it. Well done to all film crew, casts, writers and producer.
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D'amis à petits amis
Un boy's love qui transmet beaucoup d'émotions en un temps très court. Deux amis d'enfance s'avouent leurs sentiments plus profonds devant l'urgence du départ à l'armée d'un des deux. L'interprétation est très juste. L'intensité des sentiments se ressent fortement. Un passage de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte, pour l'un par le départ à l'armée, pour l'autre par l'entrée à l'université et pour les deux dans l'acceptation de leurs sentiments amoureux. On assiste au commencement d'une relation. A revoir quand on veut.Was this review helpful to you?
Short but Cute
Overall: I always feel like for short movies it’s hard to connect to the storyline. Although, I thought the whole military aspect was cute! I do recommend to those who want to watch a short and sweet military type bl film.Story: I do wish we got more to the storyline. I feel like it could have been longer. Love how the story was based off military.
Actors: The actors did really well portraying their characters!
Music: I did not rate the music, because I do not remember it.
Rewatch Value: I would not have the urge to rewatch this drama mainly because of the fact that it was cute, but not a need to watch again type film.
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Love it
I stumbled across this series by accident, because it was recommended to me on YouTube. I decided to watch the first episode after seeing how short it was, and after that I watched the second one, too.I loved it.
This series has a quality that I greatly appreciate, and that is its naturality. It's grounded, realistic and very normal, which is not something a lot of series dare to be. It portrays two characters that could be someone you know - they have a history together, they have an existing dynamic, and exist in a preestablished setting (that we, as viewers, are not familiar with). They mention their families, but not in an info-dump-y sort of way, but rather in a way two best friends would - they already know their families, so why would they have to explain further? The viewer is not given that information, and it's okay, because it's not the focal point of the story. We simply have happened to meet them at this point in their life, and that's the extent of the 'lore'.
The acting and how it's filmed is refreshingly natural (as I've already stated), sometimes so much so that I would feel awkward because it felt like I was intruding in two real people's intimate moments. The dialogue flows easily, and it doesn't feel scripted - it's random, it's comfortable, and it feels realistic.
There are no crazy plot points, no mafia bosses or CEO-employee shenanigans, no past trauma, nothing. This is a story about two people that are completely average, do average things (like go to the military, or receive pre-made food from their mom) and just like each other. This is it.
The shots are slightly shaky, lingering and unpretentious - they make you feel as if you're watching the scene in real time in the same room as the characters. The music is noticeable, but discreet, and fits the vibe of each scene.
This series overall reminds me of SKAM Norway - the dialogue that feels like improv, the slow and drawn-out scenes, the focus on the character's emotions rather than the plot itself -, which is a compliment, by the way.
The only thing I could point out that I didn't like as much as the rest would be the conversation that they have in E2. I feel like they could have cut it and we would have been fine. I liked the first episode because it didn't explain much of their background, or their relationship, and that's what made it so realistic (people don't walk around telling their backstories to each other, especially when they're close friends, just because the viewer isn't aware of them). However, E2 felt the need to fill in some blanks, and had Jae Sung explain a bunch of anecdotes to his partner, whom was probably already familiar with them and didn't need to be reminded. It also doesn't seem right that they didn't talk about them in those two months before Jae Sung went to military camp - they had so much time, what happened there?
Despite that, I still love this series. I wish they would give the characters the chance to evolve and interact a little bit more in a new season, or episode, or whatever. I'm amazed that they could captivate me with less than 20 minutes of runtime.
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i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
i am loving this. i wish we had more of them. they are just incredible. it was short and lovely to watch
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The acting is okay. It could have a liiiittle bit more dynamic. The music is good..well, there is not much music, but what's there is fitting.
The little plot is really interesting. Although an episode where he finally gets discharged from the army would have been cool too!
The chemistry is also nice to watch!
I can really enjoy these kind of short movies. The tension was great.
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THIS NEEDS FULL SERIES!
First of all! how the hell did they manage to showcase story so short in such a pleasant way. This just proves how good the actors were, they fully understood their roles and put all of them in it as long as it was possible basically. Their chemistry is on another level and it's just so obvious that they enjoy to work together and interact. First part where they confessed was so rushed, but it was also so well put together and their reunion conversation wasn't out of place, it was pleasant to listen to two guys get together and share what they've been doing all along. That on bed talk was full of emotions and confessions all over again.It will be tragic if the series can't get full length episodes, even if they're 20 min long as it's usually is, it will be enough.
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