Why is this series included in the Top BL in 2022??
The story didn't focus on the emotional aspect but what I love in this drama is that it stays on its lane. The story isn't forced. This is a typical love story but has done perfectly compared to other BL dramas. The actors did their respective roles. They acted as what their characters must be. The only problem I have in high school dramas is the bullying. Is bullying that harsh in Korea?Why is this series included in the Top BL in 2022??? It is because it deserves to be.
I'm not pushing you to watch this series, but if you don't have any kdramas to watch, watching Cherry Blossoms After Winter will not waste your time.
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Haaa that was nice
A really simple light watch. When i read that it's an adaptation of a korean webtoon. I knew this was gonna be good plot wise. I really feel they've done a really good job with the live action probably the best adaptation I've watched so far cz usually the adaptation kinda felt choppy for me especially in KBL. The actors and the characters are soo damn adorable. I really loved the supportive friends and also the engagement. We rarely see an engagement in KBLs probably cz gay marriage is not legal in korea yet. One this i have to point is that the rings the used for the engagement are both male rings usually in thai BLs I've observed they use a female one for the bottom so that's one thing i absolutely loved.Why 9? Probably cz i don't like the step brother plot although they were not exactly step brother more like a kid Tae's mom took in. Also the time skips they should have added a caption like "x time later" or something but they didn't so it confused me a little.
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BL high school romance, interesting content not developed enough because of time constraints
This drama is centred around the relationship of two high-schoolers that live together and develop feeling for each other.The biggest flaw of the show is its shortness: there were so many good elements to the story that I really wish that the drama would have been longer to develop them more. It would have made the romance more believable if the pacing had been more balanced. All the narrative arcs were interesting in a way but it missed the mark sometimes as their developments were a bit too rushed and superficial.
The two main leads did a convincing job and the growth of the relationship of their characters was cute to follow. Maybe there was not enough pining and tension but it is clearly because of the script rather than the actors' fault. The side characters were properly fleshed out, even with not a lot of screen time, I was interested in their interactions with the two main protagonists.
I love the soundtrack of this drama: the opening song was great and overall every piece of music in the story was really pleasant to listen to. Production-wise, the show was pretty with some iconic scenes (most of them being shown in the opening generic which was a bit of a spoiler but also was great to watch those moments again at the start of each episode).
I would recommend this to people looking for a BL high school romance with a cohabitation trope. It might not be that memorable, but it is a cute short watch.
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HAEBOM AND TAESUNG ACTING SO GOOD!!
series ini bagus banget serius, peran haebom yang polos dan pemalu disandingin sama taesung yang cool dan to the point bikin mereka makin serasi🥹 biasanya kalau nonton ep 1 kita belum dapet feel dan harus pengenalan dulu, tapi pas aku tonton baru ep 1 langsung kepincut 😭 akting sedihnya haebom dapet banget fell nya beneran bagus banget beliau akting, soft spoken mereka berdua juga lucu pol, lembut nya mereka berdua 🤯dan ini pasti relate sama kehidupan karena sebagai seorang ibu pastinya kaget ngeliat anak kita bisa jatuh cinta sama segender, tapi akhirnya ibunya bisa buka pikiran buat nerima. recommend banget serius ♥️
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friends to lovers ? amo
mais uma vez eu aqui defendendo o friends to lovers!!!eu não sei o que aconteceu pra eu ter largado esse daqui no passado mas estou feliz que colocaram ele na minha tl (em comemoração aos 2 anos de lançamento) e eu pude dá uma chance novamente. eu já disse em uma review aqui antes que como friends to lovers tem um ponto incrível que é a evolução de um amor que sempre foi genuíno e bonito. a relação entre o haebom e o taesung não é uma das melhores mas é possível se observar ali o carinho e a preocupação que eles tem entre si. quando o amor evolui para algo romântico é difícil não se pegar com borboletas na barriga enquanto se torce para os dois. a história tem uma passagem de tempo muito rápida mas eles conseguiram fazer algo coerente com isso, os personagens (quase todos) são um amor e a interação entre eles é algo divertido de ser ver. um ponto alto fora o romance é a relação de ambos meninos com a sra Ha, é uma relação de respeito, gratidão e amor materno. no geral é uma boa história de se acompanhar.
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super cute! feels like a fanfic come true
I remember when I was a teenager, I used to write and read fanfics about my favourite idols (don’t ask who, i die of embarrassment thinking about it now).this feels exactly like a fanfic come true and the entire filming and production was great. it constantly felt like there was a… sepia filter over, romantic constantly.
while there definitely are parts that are meh, like the weak ML being extremely weak (it really got quite annoying at times). but overall, I’d say this is a drama to watch curled up on your couch on a rainy day to just heal your heart and warm you up.
issues are quickly solved and every other moment is just candy like (ok one moment wasn’t).
it’s a really simple drama, 8 episodes revolving around the mains which is great in this situation, extremely easy watch, super cute.
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Not recommended
I am being generous today and giving it 6 stars for the actors sake, but its below average in every other way.Screenplay: The story had significant pacing issues (very slow in the beginning to everything moved too fast near the end). The story didnt make much sense whatsoever. Like when did Tae Seong start liking Hae Bom? He says 12 years, but how is that even possible? They are only 18 now.. So essentially they were each other's best and first friends but they stopped communicating at some point and grew apart even though they lived together? How did the mom feel about this? The reason for the lack of communication is also pretty stupid imo: I liked you, so I didnt want to be near you. What?? If you love somebody as much as Tae Seong loved Hae Bom, you would want to be around him every waking minute. Hae Bom was so awkward and uncomfortable around Tae Seong it was super hard to watch the beginning and kinda confusing why he would act that way since they live together. Hereon the plot moved quite fast and I completely detest the non-con scene that came soon after. There was no excuse for that and I also didnt like the follow up: "Is liking me too much to ask?" Yes, it is. This dialogue was essentially forcing our already weak ML into being forced into a relationship out of misplaced sense of friendship and loyalty. At this point even us viewers are unclear if Hae Bom has romantic feelings for Tae Seong which would bring the non-con scene look more like assault than momentary passion. The mom sees this and does nothing, thats so weird. I am not sure if its the bad editing or bad story telling, but what parent witnesses the assault and just does nothing about it? They are both your sons, ma'am. Further down the line, the mom becomes alcoholic somehow and starts having a strained relationship with her own son (is this because of the assault? is this because he took help from her ex-husband? is this because she saw the leads kiss? none of this is clearly explained). I am at least happy Tae Seong regretted his actions and Hae Bom confessed he truly loves Tae Seong between all this mess. 2/10
Production: extremely bad camera work (shaky, blair witch angles) and editing was so bad that makes scene transitions seem very choppy and not smooth. There were some scenes that didnt make any sense at all and doesnt contribute to the story. Like why did Hae Bom randomly enter the bathroom where Tae Seong was showering? The sets and scenary was quite good. Many low budget Korean BLs just takes place in a single bedroom apartment or a park, but this one had multiple settings and a beautiful house & apartment. 2/10
Acting: Not bad. Either the actors were extremely uncomfortable with each other in the beginning or it was just them acting that way for their roles, it was clear their "relationship" became comfortable as the series progressed. Still not the best acting, but I loved how much they grew during the series. I could believe they were a couple by the end of the show, considering how awkward they were initially. 8/10
OST: Lots of english songs, prefer Korean ones. I didnt care for it much, average, nothing memorable. 5/10
Overall: 6/10, but should be 4/10. There are better BLs out there and I wish these actors got a better script.
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Too short, or too much in short time
Beware of time jumps. I loved the acting. I felt like they conveyed their feelings. I was confused a lot of times, either by time jumps, scene cuts or just not having some things clear from the beginning. Tae Sung suddenly realizing Hae Bom is going to be away, or the fact that we had no idea how Tae Sung felt, it was a bit confusing. Either the show needed to be a lot longer or cut around the endges to make it shorter.I completely recommend rewatching because you can watch it knowing the intent behind, but the pacing it was off.
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Loved it.
This was an enjoyable afternoon binge watch. I was quickly invested in the two leads. I particularly appreciated this drama didn’t get watered down with multiple side stories. (Spoilers ahead). I gave it a 10 but there it could have been an 11. Some of the tired BL cliches are here like gay panic and male insecurity about showing emotion. There are the cliche bullies that the stronger hero must vanquish and the parent who is worried about family appearances with the older generation. And then there’s the standard BL formula of the two heroes who hate each other in the beginning then fall in love. All of these tropes could have been reversed to give the plot unexpected reversals. When I first reviewed this some 3 years ago I rated the music as the highlight. I’m not sure I agree now. The music is rather bland and gets in the way of the drama. Aside from these problems the actors have surprisingly good chemistry and the mom rises to her part. Highly recommended for a upbeat bromance movie.Was this review helpful to you?
Beautifull story.
I liked this story, I watched it in one go.The story is simple but still covers enough points and problems to make it interesting.
Ok and Kang are great together, their chemistry is just perfect.
The only problem i had was that it felt a bit rushed, some scene's felt cut off.
But overall, very nice. I will probably watch this again.
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Worth a watch
I like to see how the love grew and one bashful guy became bold and stood up for his lover and their relationship. I liked it, and have rewatched it a few times. I think its pretty good. The two main actors were good but nothing outstanding. the story seemed a bit off; don't know how to explain what i felt.Was this review helpful to you?
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krork
this drama..is adopted from a manhwa...and usually manhwas are super long...so it's just simply impossible for the makers to fir everything into mere 8 eps...and deliver a godd storythe drama feels a bit cut out from between...
the first 2 episodes were literally boring n pointless for me because I just couldn't understand why taesung was behaving in that way...but then later in ep3 the misunderstanding was cleared and it gave reasoning to taesungs actions in tha first 2 episodes...the story upto ep 4 or 5 was okay..
but after that it just feels boring cringey and too stiff...the scenes which are supposed to make u blush actually made me cringe...like that scene where taesung was eating something (cream bun I suppose) and the filling was dripping so haebom just bit the other end to prevent the filling from coming out..it just seemed cringe to me
as for the acting..not to be rude to any of the actors but I really did not like the acting of anyyyyy actor...now i haven't watched other dramas of any of these actors so idk about their overall acting ...but in this drama it was not good
as for the story..as I said already it was adopted from a manhwa..ig the original manhwa has about 140 achapters so clearly...the flow of the story in the manhwa will be much smoother...in the drama I feel...the makers have just simply like..picked some scenes from manhwa which they thought wd serve as gr8 fanservixe and they just put it up there in each episode due to which everything felt weirdly cut off
so i wd not suggest watching this drama...you should just go for the webtoon because I feel the webtoon or manhwa serves a lot better than the drama...
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