A Shoulder to Cry On

Maybe everyone agrees with me that an a shoulder to cry on is an extraordinary work from South Korea. from all aspects of this drama is superior when compared to other dramas in terms of story? extraordinary with a duration of up to 30 minutes per episode, in terms of acting from the actors? There is no doubt about the chemistry of the main actors in this drama, in terms of cinematography? you can judge if you have watched this drama. highly recommended to watch. but in terms of ost, I'm not interested in listening to the song, but that's just a personal opinion. I am very grateful to the hard work of the entire staff from the actors, director, and all those who played an important role in the success of this drama

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if every tear we dropped for them was money they'd be swimming in a diamond pool

The first episodes were so chill, like there were funny sounds and comic scenes so I completely forgot the word "cry" in the title. Before I talk about the BL itself: SHOUT OUT to Omega X boys who did a great job as actors.
Ok, moving on: they were so fricking cute. Yechan's character is EVERYTHING to me. I wasn't ready for all the trauma and shit that happened to him, so I kinda felt like k*lling ms at first lol, but since I couldn't stop watching, I got over it. I mean, I didn't. But I started to appreciate the fact that there was an actual realistic story in a korean drama and I do like sad stuff at the end of the day. I just started liking that there was something serious going on and they protraited and dealt with it really well.
Honestly I recommend it because it's really good (not sure if it's a high rewatch value since that are very upsetting scenes) and Yechan is so damn fine. Also, crazy traumatized mean but sweet looks good on him. I wanna put him into a jar.

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the best k-bl to me for now

this show doesnt have a kiss scene and its still so much better than many other series that i watched ( so if you are hesitating because of no kiss scene i still highly recommend it to you because its worth it) , because its a gem when you find a good plot lately, they have good chemistry and i find the plot so interesting i watched until the end
im not into romanticizing bullying but we do see first resentment then we see character development and them facing their own issues and i found that interesting to watch and great ost too, i have to save those songs later
my only complaint is the last 2 eps as they are really rushed then it turned to only fluff, if i can change something about the last ep i will not make Da Yeol character forgive Tae Hyun easily, like make him beg more, they made him forgive him so easily then the last ep is only fluff nothing going on. Da Yeol forgive him easily because he loves him too much and missed him
overall i do see myself rewatching this serie again ,its that much good

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It was good...until it wasn't

I am amazed by some of the high ratings tbh, and also a little angry at some of the wording used. Here me out - I loved it too in the beginning, the build-up was beautiful, the story captivating, the actors did well....but that last episode? Sorry, did you watch a different drama to give it a 10? I don't mean any disrespect, each their own, but that ending was confusing and uncomfortable to watch.

And I am not talking about the no-kissing-part. Listen, to all those talking sh*t and something about "hot-flashed girls with an erotic addiction"...seriously? I am a 30-year old woman in happy relationship. If I wanted to get some fire, I'd talk to my girlfriend. But you just don't build-up a story of two young boys with a lot of unresolved trauma trying to find their place in life and apparently falling in love for 6 episodes, to just completely ambush it in the last one! I have rarely seen a drama that hurt so much while watching, didn't know if I should cry or laugh or scream or just cringe, but that last episode was not enjoyable. What makes me more angry is that now it seems like the 6 episodes before where just fake and I as a viewer am delusional for thinking they could be a couple. Yeah, why would you go on a trip together after 2 years of being in a relationship? No, of course, I get it, the thought of spending time together as a couple really is that disgusting. Honestly, who writes stuff like that - and why??

I do not care if there is no kissing or any other form of physical touch, but what I need is pure emotions and a whole bunch of feelings. And that series was able to destroy all these honest feelings in one episode. Please do better....if The Eighth Sense ends in a similar way, I'll give up, I swear 😅 So far so good though :)

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Wasted potential

I was really enjoying this show until near the end. I think there is a trend now in 2023 where Korean bls are now avoiding the bl in bl dramas, like they will keep the two men liking each other but will avoid them getting romantic with each other. They made it obvious that the two male leads liked each other and they even admitted it near the end, but they added an unnecessary villain where Tae Hyun friend was jealous that he started to hang out with Da Yeol more often and he felt neglected and it seemed that he liked Tae romantically. He kept interfering so much that he ended up getting Yeol to drop out of school when Tae lied to himself when he told Yeol he didn't like him like that and he was using him which we knew was a lie. Cuz I didn't read the manhwa I don't know how the plot was before it got changed for the drama but I feel like the ending for the drama was supposed to have a sad ending and saw it was going to do bad and had to refilm the ending. I need to read the manhwa to be sure, they had 2 yr jump from when Yeol dropped out and both Tae and Yeol are in university. This time jump seemed so rushed too. After 2 yrs passed they are both in university both Tae nor Yeol haven't seen one other. The ending implied they got together but they never said they were in a romantic relationship. They just started hanging out again after they got reunited again and Tae told Yeol he made a mistake, so Yeol said he would wait for Tae to confess then all of a sudden they are going to the beach and stay at a rented house. They flirt a lot and talk throughout the night. Tae doesn't want to sleep cuz he doesn't want to lose any more time while being with Yeol which was cute don't get me wrong. They had a lot of cute moments together but I feel like the director was avoiding intimacy between them.

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This series has a special place in my heart!

When I first watched it I was just binging all episodes and loved it. It was an emotional rollercoaster.
I loved the atmosphere, the chemistry between the protagonists and the acting.

I would like to say something I have to get off my chest:
I don´t think I have a problem with the non-kissing part. I rather have a problem with the storyline that leads to the relationship they have in the last 2 episodes. I read some comments about the possibility with them being asexual. If that is the case I wish they would have potrayed this kind of sexual orientation (or more so non-sexual orientation) different. Without them communicating their needs and talk about their feelings their behaviour come off weird and unnatural. At least that is what I felt especially in Episode 7.
For that reason I was really disappointed in the ending. It had so much potential. I just needed to see how they realise and confess their feelings for each other. That could have been perfectly done in episode 6. Episode 7 was not necessary at all. As a result the non-kissing thing would have never been such a big topic because without more time jumps the ending would have been them confessing their feelings for eachother for the first time. There is no need for a kiss in this early stage of their romantic relationship. (In case they are not asexual).

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Edit: After typing my review, I found the review from Zelme and I pretty much agree to their opinion too, so feel free to check it out, because they put things differently into words and I feel like they did well. :D

https://kisskh.at/profile/9837639/review/267273

Well... We have a bunch of eye candy, decent acting, a catchy OST and a story that's not that bad. I was pretty committed, liked the characters, and some moments were really sparkling... but the last two episodes were just pure nonsense.

We have 2 time jumps of 2 years each, and while I liked the first jump and understood why they would write it, the second time jump of another 2 years took me even more out of the story. They were suddenly together, apparently for a long time, and behaved even more awkwardly than at school, which made no sense.

So everything feels far too rushed because important milestones are simply not shown (confession, come together).

Apart from the fact that kisses are constantly teased, there are never any. No couple behaves like this, especially if they felt so comfortable with skinship before. I already knew there was no kiss (that's why I stopped watching the show the first time), but people who don't know must have been massively annoyed by it.

Until the last episode, the series was a good 8.5 for me, but this hiccup at the end - being awkward/uncomfortable, even though the two were very close to each other at school, including skinship, doesn't make sense to me and therefore depresses the series to 6. My frustration scala just exploded. I've rated A Breeze of Love also a 6 and plotwise I found A Shoulder to Cry On way more interesting and fun to watch, but oh boy, this last episode really killed my mood.

With one less time jump and without that regression in terms of their closeness, plus a fleshed out confession and how they eventually come together, the series would probably have stayed at 8 or 8.5.

Especially the last episode is frustrating. It feels like I wasted a little bit of my time. Not because there is no kiss, but because their behavior is actually quite unpleasant with each other, all of a sudden - because... while they were going to school, they were so comfortable with each other! Ugh! I just don't understand why they decided to write the characters like this, because theres no logical reason for this, omg.

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A heartwarming coming of age story!

I'm quite late to write a review here and this is my first time doing one so please bare with me. I've been seeing a few undeserving negative reviews based only on the fact that there is no kiss between the two so I feel prompted to write my own review of this show.

"A shoulder to cry on" is a great story about two guys who help each other grow and heal in order to ultimately become better people by the end of the show. Taehyun in particular is a great three-dimensional character whose actions in the beginning seem annoying however with more context given later on in the show, the viewer is able to understand why he acted the way he does and why he struggles so much with believing in love. I've seen a lot of people saying that this show is used to bait BL viewers due to a lack of kissing between the two male leads and I simply have to disagree. I think the romance is prominent in the show even though its not as explicit as other bls such as thai bls. The glances between them, closeness and simply their dialogue to each other portray the complexity of their emotions in a brilliant way. Particularly in episode 6 where Dayeol confronts Taehyun with the lines "You think I'm disgusting? Because I like you?" were a great example of how feelings can be shown with more than just skinship.

It's really disheartening to see the negative reviews here for that reason as the story for this is actually really good, the actors chemistry with each other is on point and I love the realistic internal struggle that Dayeol faces when confronted with his own feelings for Taehyun. Personally, I'd rather have a great show with no kiss than a subpar show with awkward stiff kissing. Keep in mind that it's much harder to write good dialogue to show a couples chemistry than it is to slap a kiss in there. Of course there are things the drama can work on, the pacing especially between the last 2 episodes felt rushed but definitely wasn't bad enough to encourage some of the negative reviews I've seen on here. Instead of review bombing the show without watching it, please give it a chance and come to an honest conclusion on what you really think, rather than just judging before you've even watched it!

Overall, "A shoulder to cry on" is a great story, while it may not be as explicitly romantic as other dramas, the subtle and natural chemistry between the two leads was enough to have me hooked onto the story where I actually believed the two liked each other. If you're thinking of watching, don't go into this with the mindset of expecting lots of kissing and romance, if you think of it as a coming of age story that happens to have BL incorporated into the plot, I think you'll find yourself enjoying it a lot more for what it actually is.

PS. I'm seeing way too much hate for episode 7 lol, I can totally agree that it isn't the best episode in the show but the reason the characters act so different is because they're meant to have been in an established relationship by that point. Of course you won't act the same way on day 1 of your relationship as you would years later, cut them some slack LMAO.

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It's an amazing bl drama but there wasn't any kiss scene which I understand since there members in the same group but I really want a season 2 the ending was great but I think if they did a season 2 it would be great so put this to mind and make us happy please and I loved how da eol cared so much for tae Hyun I really loved that the whole story is amazing I've watched a few bl dramas but I've never wanted to watch something this much I wish da eol confessed earlier so we could've gotten more than 2 episodes of them dating and the last 2 episodes of them dating was adorable the beach scene,the pool scene just everything it's a amazing drama and the cast are so cute and their acting is on top especially when tae Hyun breaks the pot on his head

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