First Love Again

well

Let's start saying that they had BIG good points, they have a story so well tought out, BUT, in my personal opinion I don't like theses ideas of return from death or born again, like.... Sounds like they open a space to say that BL couples could be straight couples in another lifetime.... Let's move on with theses ideas. The actors are pretty good and they kinda serve, but they don't have a good chemistry, I mean like the villain is WAAAAAY better couple with the uke than the seme. The music is average, the rewatch value is good but... Being honest I didn't like this one.

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If it was longer, maybe it would have worked.

I liked the concept of the story, but with 6 episodes coming in at 28 mins, they really didn't have time to develop anything. The leads relationship rushed to the point we felt no attachment to them or really cared. I didn't really like the actor that played Yeon Seok. He was kind of stiff to me. Plus his outfits were ugly. How cold was it at the time of filming that he would wear that moth bitten shirt, then a long jacket, THEN a suit jacket over the long jacket? The stylist did him dirty. I did enjoyed watching the actor that played David though. He was just adorable and his crying face was too cute and funny. The one that did a good job was the actress that played Sin Bi. She was really good in her role, even though she didn't have that much scenes. Other than that, this was just your basic k-drama where the uber rich heir ends up with someone. If this was at least 12 episodes and ore character development, maybe this would've been better.

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Simple and Fun Show

**Brief Synopsis**
B (Editor): Jeong Ha Yeon
T (Writer): Yeon Seok

Beginning: B is an editor and T is a writer under him. This isn’t their first life together. B is the reincarnation of T’s lover in a past life. T has been searching for him for a long time and has only found him. At first, he is disturbed that his lover has been reincarnated as a man, and acts extremely cold and rude to B because he is confused as to what to feel. B, on the other hand, was instantly attracted to T and even applied for a job as an editor to work with him. Thus, he is saddened by T’s attitude. Just as he thought he had made a mistake and runs away, T realizes he doesn’t want to go through life without him, catches up to him and confesses. B agrees to his confession.

Middle: They spend time together as a couple and is happy for some time. They might not be super intimate but it is obvious from witnessing their interactions that they really care about each other.

End: Before they could have their happy ending, B accidentally saw the picture T keeps of his past lover and realizes that he was only the reincarnation of her, which was why T had confess he loved him. He confronts him and asks him if he really likes him right now or simply likes the girl in the picture and he is a replacement. T, not having had time to think about the details, is unable to answer and B, saddened by his lack of response, breaks up with him and runs away. T tries to find him but to no avail. And when he does find where he is, he runs in to B’s friend who tells him that B has agreed to go to the States with him. Shocked by this news, he leaves before seeing B. For 1 month, he remains in a state of sorrow until he hears the news that B is going to leave that night. Knowing he can no longer wait, he catches up to B before he leaves and begs him to stay. The series ends after he confesses he likes B as a person and not replacement for anyone. They reconcile and happy ever after.

**My Opinion**

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT
- I like the concept of reincarnation and past life. I like this show’s premise and in general, I think they delivered on what they had planned to deliver.
- The actors playing B and T are really good looking and look great together. They also have great chemistry and they do were depicting sadness and confusion. When ever I see B cry, it really breaks my heart. He really cries beautifully.
- The angst is introduced in a novel way. Sure they plot is predictable and from the moment we see the picture, we know what role it will serve, but for once, it’s not angst because of misunderstanding or lack of communication. It’s because both characters did not truly understand what they were feeling.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT IT
- The plot is predictable and without memorable moments. It’s full of cliche BL tropes. If it hadn’t been for the rather novel concept, this should would have been rather boring.
- Some plot points doesn’t make sense. Why did T leave before seeing B after hearing he was leaving for the US? Why doesn’t he make an effort to find him before his departure date? He catches up with B just before he enters the car. Any later he would have missed him.
- The acting might feel a little unnatural in certain scenes but that’s mostly for the ensemble cast. The main leads do a great job at displaying the character’s emotions, which is crucial in a show like this.

**Conclusion**
An okay watch that won’t be revisited.

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A show with extremely high potential suffering from the typical Korean BL conundrum

I was not prepared to like First Love, Again as much as I did. And yes, maybe it's solely because of the fact that I am a SUCKER for reincarnation and especially soulmate AU, but I promise its not just that.
This show just had so much freaking potential that despite the fact that it didn’t really fulfill it, I still love it for having said potential in the first place.
The thing that stuck out to me the most was the acting; a bit of a surprise since most lower-budget shows tend to suffer the most in this exact area. But Gun and Changha did SO well in their roles that it was their acting and chemistry solely that won me over (rather than the story... which started off well enough, certainly, but **definitely** took a hell of a dive in the last episodes).
Apart from that, the show is really aesthetically pleasing in that typical kdrama way, the OST is really solid, and the premise of the show is so unique and lovely.
The only place the show really falls apart on (for me), is the story: which felt rushed and awkward solely because of the awfully (typically) short runtime of the show.
So yes, the show ends up being quite mediocre overall, but there's definitely something inexplicably charming about it.
And it definitely makes for a good, fluffy, lighthearted watch when you don't want to be thinking too much, so do with all this information what you will ♡

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Mediocre at its best

Well, the series failed to impress me. They had butter, knife and cheese, with good actors, good plot and good music. But they failed to make it count. Several fillers and additions to the series felt out of place. If the series had a linear approach and had more past life iterations they would have nailed it.

I think that having the main character sort of sticking to the nature also defeated the purpose. In no way past lives they are reborn with the same physical appearance and it was such a bummer. They had so many actors in the series, they could have used them as different iterations and it was a huge let down for me.

The way they introduced those past lives was also, "here you go" and "just have it your way" kind of experience. And how did he get the freaking godmucking photo?

Having Mikael/Sin Bi as an angel figure also made it feel like, "we can make paranormal stuff".

All in all, the series had an amazing plot, an amazing actors, if a remake were ever to be done, they could nail it, but as for this one it is a 6, with little to no rewatch value.

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Fight for your love and stop being a little bitch

This is 6 episodes, and it took me 2 years to finish lmaoo. This is just meh. Okay, I would give it a 7.5 out of 10, and I would be lying if I said I actually remembered this. I dont, like at all, but me one month ago was nice enough to write notes, so go me. I am going to say the pros, the cons, and my thoughts overall.

I PUT "PROS NOTHING" IN MY NOTES. I AM DONE. Welp, you heard it here first, fokes, nothing lmao. I thought the guy who played the bottom was good-looking, and that was the only pro. Hopefully I can come up with some more lmao. Yeah, I have nothing...

Cons: the plot was ass, and the characters were ass. Shows this short are never good unless they have like a tiny plot with not a whole bunch going on besides just crappy romance building, and this didn't have that, I fear. It didn't have anything. All of the character serves zero purpose and are incredibly one-dimensional, including the main characters. What were they even fucking doing? Just fucking around in my face for 6 episodes, dude. Also, the ending was trash. So fucking ass, I don't know what we were even doing. They had two minutes OUT OF THE 2 HOURS OF HAPPINESS. WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE EVEN DOING? Spent two hours fucking around in my fucking face, and the reason this took me two years to finish is that it is literally under two hours. This was terrible, and the plot did not connect whatsoever; they just put plot points down with no actual storyline. Terrible writing, terrible character writing, terrible fucking everything. They said stuff, and then they took it back, but that does not make any sense. God awful romance building, they jumped the gun so much holy shit, like what are you guys even doing? This show was so boring, I can't even lie. THESE TWO HAD ZERO CHEMISTRY, AND IT WAS LIKE WATCHING TWO BRICK WALLS TRY TO FLIRT, FUCK. Shit was ass stay away from this shit on God. FUCKED AROUND IN MY FACE FOR GEINUELY NO REASON. THEY SHOULD HAVE SCRAPPED THIS SHIT IN THE DRAFTS PHASE, BRO.

Okay, my overview. "This is actually a very interesting concept." "The second life and his killing him self was a wow for a first episode." "Good show to have on in the background lowkey. WHY ARE WE FLASHBACKING WHEN IT HAPPENED LITERALLY IN THIS EPISODE? WHAT THE FUCKKKKKK. Wait, what is happening? I would push him through that door and kick his ass for talking about me like that. Very empty episode, but it was fine." "This trope is weird, but if it's done right, it's good, rn it's just kind of meh." "We are losing me, I fear. I am so lost. How is she there, but also him? Or she's not him? WHAT THE FUCK? So they are brothers and not the same person. Cool. This is giving century of love. I am getting crazy deja vu. OH HE HAS A GUN. OH. OH, AND HE JUST SHOT HIMSELF. RIGHT BECAUSE THAT MAKES SENSE. How is it your first love again if you are falling in love with a different guy? Okay, he's the girl. This guy is insufferable. I wish I could understand what is happening. LIKE HOW ARE WE KISSING THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE." "HE IS STEALING YOUR GIRL AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT'S YOUR MAN. ON G FIGHT FOR YOUR LOVE YOU INSUFFERABLE FREAKKKK. Me when my actions have consequences. What is even happening? Everyone is pissing me off rn. Y'all are both the problem, and this show is hella boring. Why are we in love now?" "I AM GONNA PUNCH SOMEONE IN THE FUCKING FACE ON GOD SECOND HAND EMBRASSMENT. FUCKKKK. That's so embarrassing. If we both like the same guy, why dont we go for her sister and go for him? Like that would make the most sense, I fear. That cookie changed his life, I fear. They have no chemistry, I fear. It is like watching two brick walls flirt on g." "Why is the show so dark now. "Jeong Ha Yeon, who is a man." HOLY THAT HIT. Miserable ending."

Another don't. Just fucking don't. Okay bye!

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This is a great "short BL series...

This is a great "short BL series...First of all I'm older and from the USA. I think the rating for this series is too low. I don't know why the episodes where only 22-25 minutes each. I wish they were longer. I don't know why there were only 6 episodes. I wish there was more. Jeon as Jeong was just adorable in his character. He made me smile and laugh many times. I believe Jin and Yeon was very strong in his portrayal and he was very believable in the 3 lives that were presented. Jin's crying scene by the broken photo was awesome. Kim, Jung and Song were all very strong in their performance and in characters as scripted. I believe the basic story was great and how it all tied into how they meet up in present time was very cool and appropriate. The flow was good. My only wish was that the episodes were longer and I think they could have gotten 8 episodes easy and even stretched it to 10 to 12. This series is very likeable and is even a good rewatch.

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...eh

I went into watching this after seeing the plot summarised on instagram, and I was super excited because, wow, what an amazing concept! Unfortunately it fell short of the mark, and while there were some good elements to the plot, they were often quickly forgotten. The conflict towards the end seemed wholly unnecessary, and while I can understand the character was shocked, it's difficult to understand why the incident would have caused as big a falling out as it did, especially since it came from seemingly out of nowhere. I will give credit where it's due and express that this was a very interesting premise for a show, and the first few episodes did keep me entertained, however that entertainment did not last as the show progressed. In terms of LGBTQ+ Korean Dramas, the concept was refreshing and intriguing, and I love to see more Queer additions to Korea's television scene! And I absolutely LOVED Sin Bi's character, they were so fun and the actress was really quite good, just would have liked to have seen more done with the characters and plot. All in all, not a bad watch, just not necessarily a great one either.

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Love the Music! ♫

I found the show to have an interesting twist, and it was refreshing. I will say that the actors have much more chemistry than the show allowed which was a blunder. I've had the toughest time finding the music unfortunately, Shazam and Google don't recognize any of it. Any tips?

The furthest I've gotten is that I BELIEVE SiHyun Jeong & Manfa are involved as they have a similar song to that "Call My Name" theme called "Call It LOVE [Prod. TrophyCat]."

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Good drama for the "in-between"

If you're in between dramas, meaning running out of drama to watch or need a break from usual plot, this could be a nice filler during that time

Its nice to watch short drama, especially if you're tired of the dragging from Kdramas or the "take forever to confess" storyline in BL, or just general toxicity in BL.

Its cool to actually see couple progress fast enough in this drama.

I love how it's short and sweet. The couple is REALLY sweet.

I've enjoyed most episodes, but found that it's a bit rushed towards the ending. Last 2 episodes are somewhat hasty, especially episode 6

But, given at how short the drama is, they have done well.

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An enjoyable series

This series had quite an intriguing plot, it was short but very entertaining.
The story was beyond fresh and amazing, the acting and chemistry among the 2 characters were also amazing.
Even though both of them start liking each other at first, we can agree that the dominant one fell first and I'm someone who usually likes that.
It started off kind of sad with one showing dislike to the other but he eventually got to like him, it was exciting to see that process.
I also loved the fact that there was another person in the story ( a rival) it really spiced up the story a bit more and made everything a bit more interesting.
Overall, it was a great series, the acting and the story was my most favourite thing of all...

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A Warm Feeling Story

While this series was short and sweet (mostly), I enjoyed watching it.

The storyline was a bit different, the actors had great chemistry, the tears were emotional, as was the struggle to find out the one you were looking for was also a male. I also enjoyed the songs.

This was not a heavy hitting drama, no disapproving parents, no jealous girlfriend, no fighting, in other words it's not a passionate drama love story, but it conveys what it is intended to convey. So if you are looking for a short series with just a simple, but good storyline, you will enjoy this; as I did.

I am sure I will watch this again someday, but not real soon.

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