Jun & Jun

Sexy vibes,,, but kinda wasted for most of the drama

I have to say that I mostly enjoyed this. I liked the main couple's acting and their chemistry was really nice. The side characters were a bit off with their acting at times but it didn't bother me significantly. The biggest issue here seems to be script and postproduction. A lot of scenes were cut in a weird way and I'm not sure if they just didn't take enough shots or what happened but this could have been a lot better drama with these two actors.
Obviously, the plot is your average childhood friends become lovers and office romance pipeline. But I did somewhat like it. I wish they had gone deeper into their feelings for each other rather than the instant romantic feelings from the boss but yeah. It was silly and it was fun. Not amazing but definitely worth skipping around to watch those romantic and funny moments between the main characters.

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A harmless bit of fluff

There's no depth here, just a cute BL with lots of silly jealous moments. I base my rating on how good a show is at being the kind of show it set out to be, i.e. not going to judge this one in the same category as Not Me or KinnPorsche. The pacing is a bit weird, things don't really pick up until the 5th episode or so. I wasn't sold on the lead actors chemistry at first, but by the end of the show I felt it worked really well. The spicy factor is pretty low, but were some ACTUAL kissing scenes, which can be few and far between in Korean BLs. The visuals, as one would expect, are off the charts. If you're looking for a mindless fluffy BL to watch that doesn't require a lot of brain cells, this is a good pick.

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I wanted more of Jun and Jun

The headline is so true. I am going to explain this in the review, but I really wanted more of them. We got so much of everyone else and everything that was happening around them that we did not get any of them, which was annoying. Anyway. Let me average out all of the episodes and then write this, and bam. I just spent longer than I should have looking for episode 5 when I didn't even review it. That's why I can't find it. I am dumb. The average was 8.071 out of 10, so yeah. That is 8 stars out of 10, rounded down. I am not checking my grammar again because I am lazy.

The childhood friends to lovers trope smashed with the boss and employee trope was actually a really interesting concept. I just wish they had executed it slightly better. It would have been better if they didn't add that random ass love square, because that shit was getting on my nerves towards the end. I hate when shows do that and they all have a crush on one person. Bro, there are many more fish in the sea; go for someone else, bro. They could have made it longer and had more plot in it, not just filler content.

There was a lot of teasing throughout the whole thing, and I think that was fun and cute because it added some sexuality and some romance to a boring office setting. At least they got the boring office setting part right. I was actually pretty excited for this, but the execution wasn't good, and my happiness slowly went away, so I stopped watching for a while. But then I remembered that this is short as hell and I should just get it out of the way now. So that's what I did.

Again, they had some more cute lovey-dovey vibes, which is fun and cute at first, but when they are doing it for seven damn episodes, shit gets on everyone's nerves. One thing that this show did right was that it didn't cringe. I think that nothing was really cringeworthy and everything was very just and mature, but in the speaking way and the plot way, not the sex way.

Then I found out about our weird square-triangle thing. The coworkers who were picking on our baby were so fucking annoying that someone needed to shut them up. They were being so rude for no damn reason. I was falling asleep during a lot of this because it was repetitive and nothing was really happening.

I watched episode 5 with my eyes closed because I was so tired. Choi Jun—I think his name is, and I refuse to check because I am lazy—had a fiance, and that was such a random bomb that was dropped out of nowhere. Lee Jun was getting annoying for not letting him explain himself; we could have had more cute moments if he let his man fucking speak. Holy shit. The other two main characters, whose names I don't remember, are Simon and something with an h. Yeah, they had something going on in the past for sure because of the way they were so fucking awkward around each other. Good for them, I guess.

Then we finally started to see more of June, which I was really happy for. Good for them, we are finally seeing more of the Jun's, because this whole show we haven't even seen that much plot between the two of them and instead other people. Good for them. I hate persistence in anything but good for Choi Jun, I think his name is. I am glad Lee Jun confessed his feelings to the shits, because he was definitely making him jealous at the restaurant or whatever he was doing. They had some jealousy to act like they had been going strong this whole time and he had the right to be jealous or something like that.

Then they finally started turning a new leaf, and that teasing started to become real feelings, and they started focusing on Jun and not everything around them. And Choi Jun is so boyfriend material. Way better than that Simon guy, because Choi Jun doesn't have an annoying ass temper and dwell on the past (everyone in this dwells on the past, never mind). And I am so glad that they pulled through toward the end because, my god, this was getting boring as fuck.

I enjoyed. If only we got more of it, and not just in the last episode. I'm glad they finally warmed up to each other and pulled their shit together for a good final episode. So yeah, good for them. They just wanted more of Jun and Jun in this show, not the office place, the other two bozos, or the love square that was one-sided for two people. And yeah. I wouldn't recommend this. It was boring, and they only pulled through in the last episode, so it was a waste of the first 7 episodes. Watch it if you want; I don't care. That's it from me, though. Okay bye!

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Jun & Jun — When Chemistry Is Stronger Than the Story

I rarely write low reviews, especially when I truly want to like a series. But Jun & Jun is one of those dramas you keep watching not because of the story, but because of one actor. For me, that actor is Yang Jun-mo. There is something extremely natural and endearing in the way he performs. His expressions feel sincere, his reactions honest, and his vulnerability believable. Even when the script gives him very little to work with, he still manages to make you care. His presence is the emotional glue of this drama. Without him, I’m not sure I would have finished it.

A Premise With No Real Depth

The story is simple: two childhood friends separate, reunite years later in the workplace, and fall in love. That alone is not a problem. Many beautiful BL stories are built on simple ideas. The issue here is that the series never deepens that premise. There is no real emotional arc, no transformation, no inner conflict that evolves. The story just moves from scene to scene, repeating the same tension without developing it. It feels like a first draft that never found its second layer.

Flat Conflicts, Missed Potential

The side characters exist to create drama, but the drama itself never lands. The so-called love rivals don’t create pressure.
The “fiancée” subplot is especially weak. With or without her, the story would be exactly the same. She does not change the emotional direction, the choices, or the ending. She feels added, not integrated. This makes the final episodes feel rushed and emotionally empty, as if the writers themselves did not know how to close the story they started.

Where the Drama Still Works

Despite the weak writing, the chemistry between the two leads is real. You can feel that the actors are comfortable together, and that off-screen trust and friendliness translate into something warm and believable on screen. Even when the story fails them, their interactions still feel natural. They look like two people who enjoy sharing space, and sometimes, that is enough to keep you watching.

So What Is This Drama Really?

That is the question I kept asking myself.

Is it a sincere BL that simply lacked a strong script? Or is it a showcase for a new actor, built around charm rather than story?
It feels like the second.

Final Thought

Jun & Jun is not terrible. But it is empty. You don’t watch it for the plot. You watch it for Yang Jun-mo’s presence and the soft chemistry between the leads. And when it ends, you realize how much more it could have been.

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Porqué tan corto??????!!!

•Sin mucho que decir, este drama está muy disfrutable.

•Las actuaciones son buenas.

• De lo único que me vengo a quejar es la duración de los episodios, me hubiera encantado ver un desarrollo más extenso de la relación de ellos 2, ocho episodios están bien, pero más largos hubiera estado excelente, unos 45 min cada uno, por que la trama daba para más.

•Sin duda ahí hay química, me fascinaron las escenas entre ellos dos!!

•Los personajes secundarios están decentes.

•Muy recomendable si estás empezando a ver dramas y no tienes tiempo para verlos.

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Binged it all in one day!

I was surprised by how much I liked this BL! The two main characters have a lot of charm and their acting is quite skilled. The side characters were also likeable and everyone had decent to good acting skills. I do think the cinematography in terms of lighting and angles was rather basic. A great example of more dynamic lighting would be "The Eight Sense", but then again the vibes of the BLs are different. This is just a small comment.

The story is rather simple and interesting, I would have liked more intimacy from the main couple as it was rather modest and there was nothing more than kissing, but the office kitchen scene was rly good in terms of skinship. I think I also would have liked more focus on the main couple. The other interns weren't taking too much screentime necessarily but they didn't seem to add more into the BL rather than to stir up a lil bit of drama. Overall, this is a lighthearted BL that I recommend a watch.

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Strong acting by all

The acting by all was 10/10 but the writing wasn't as good as Semantic Error. There was only one awkward thing to me. That was how intense the romantic feelings were from one of the Jun's from the very start. Given the fact that they've had no interactions for about a decade, it seems a bit odd. Being best friends at, like, 6-8 years old it would make sense to miss each other's company, but not to pine romantically. Just felt there were a couple of emotional steps missing for that one character just for the sake of the plot, but with only eight 30min episodes it's forgivable.

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