It's not terrible but not perfect
I thought it was going to be alot better than other people said. By the clips I've seen on YouTube it looked really good so I wanted to watch it.The part I enjoyed was the minute or 2 cameo with Da Yeol and Tae Hyun from A Shoulder to Cry On. 😍
I learned some of what they said was improvised (behind the scenes) so it made it more funny. The director/producer was like let's see what they can come up with. 🤣
Anyways, the acting was good though. Se Heon did get on my nerves at little bit.
My favorite character was the friend. He lit up the room and had his funny moments. Especially the last episode when he pushed Tae Yi down on the ground (little hard) and didn't care at that so he could hug Se Heon. I'm like omg can you be any rougher. 😭
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Really nice
If you are looking for something short and sweet, then Jazz for Two is just for you. It is a light watch and if I could wipe my memories just to watch this again, I would. There isn't too much drama which is good and the characters really complete each other. I don't really listen to jazz unless it is just playing in the background but the jazz in the show is quite nice.Was this review helpful to you?
Music to the heart
This is a sort series that mad a big impact on Jazz... for two. We can all relate to loss, but something about how they leave us makes it even worst. This story unfortunately has one of the worst ways. However, I like how they handled the situation, making it seem real, how the persons left behind deal with the loss. Even worst is when someone reminds us of what we lost.The most wonderful thing is finding that one person that can remind you of what you lost but still find happiness in the new things they offer. It was fun and flirty to see the first meeting, to the first piano session, they had ups, downs and confusion. I honestly loved how they made him confused because his lost prevented him from understanding it. It was a healthy situation that they handled well and the romance that followed was organic. I am very happy to see the older brother step up and take responsibility for his actions, though nothing was his fault, he ensured that his little brother didn't have the same faith that he did. He has my respect.
Loved this series, So if there is a part two, I'm here for it.
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Not Really The Best One!
I was really excited for this drama. I thought that it had potential. But after watching it, I don't feel that anymore. With this cast, the drama could be made better. Acting was okay but not par excellence. The friendship between taeyi and doyoon coud be portrayed in more depth. But it was not so. Doyoon and Juha's relationship deserved more screentime but they didn't get so. I was disappointed that even till the end of the drama, taeyi and the other guy got screentime. The friendship between the four could be portrayed better and in depth. Overall, its good to watch once.Was this review helpful to you?
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A Moving Series That Leaves Viewers Wanting Answers
A beautiful and touching story! Talented actors who convey emotions well.In my opinion, the plot is missing something; it remains a little too suspended, unfinished in some ways. For example, where does Yun Se Heon's father end up? Why don't we see him anymore? And what does he think about his son participating in the festival? Does Han Tae I manage to return to his brother to talk to him or not? Is he still in therapy? Finally, what happens between Song Ju Ha and Seo Do Yun?
Otherwise, the actors and editing are excellent, I recommend it.
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Endearing story about loss, grief and letting go.
Very lovely story and I enjoyed the actors immensely. The cinematography was lovely and the sound of the cicadas made me giggle. They reminded me a lot of the ones played in Japanese dramas. The faces the protagonists made when playing music was so passionate I could feel it. Ultimately it reminded me of how situations we may not address in the present tend to be fated to come back again in the future. How one brother ignored his love and it ended in the suicide of the object of his affection only to see his younger brother weighed down by that very same mistake was incredibly fascinating to me. The way they were brought together through the music of someone else’s love was so heartwarming. This is true for the second couple as well. Love and forgiveness brought them together it showed compassion and grace. However the series does suffer from a few pitfalls. It was too short and could have used at least another two or three episodes. I would have loved to see the situation with the sister resolved, she came off as a good person caught in between several destinies but I suppose life is like that sometimes.Was this review helpful to you?
Beautiful!
I really enjoyed this drama. The story was not very complicated and slow burn, but it was good and had a great plot twist.Visuals and the music were beautiful, i really love a drama with music in the center of attention.
The actors did a great job, the dynamics between both couples were good and the chemistry and kisses between the leads were very good.
Definatly a must watch! I will surely watch it again in the future.
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Overall a quite good drama, worth watching if you don't expect something mind-blowing.
To be honest I didn't really want to watch this drama because of the reviews but i was pleasantly surprised. I really think that some people here are too harsh with their opinions about this drama. Okay, it's not oscar-worthy or something really that I've never heard of it's actually pretty cliché but it wasn't that bad.The plot was okay, I do think that maybe it had too many threads (?) for only 8 episodes because that way we couldn't focus on the "main dish". For example many scenes that were not needed, the first scene with two guys that he asked about the path. The way they were introduced made them seem (at least to me) like they were tae-yi and doyoon.
The bigger problem for me was chemistry, especially with the second couple. For the first 3 episodes I actually was rooting for Seoheon and Doyoon to geth together, and while for the first couple my thoughts changed and I started seeing some sparks between them, the second couple was something that I really didn't want to focus on. And yeah, the first couple had their bad scnes for example the SA scene. It was really useless and uncomfortable for me, I can understand what the director wanted to show but with only 8 episodes it felt like Seoheon forgiven Tae-yi too quickly. It still made me feel like the second couple was worse, I mean Juha literally bullied Doyoon. It wasn't like with the first couple where the violence could have been explained by the trauma, it was just pure hatred. Both couples had one person struggling with internalized homophobia but only one character seem that way — Tae-yi. We could see that he actually was falling for Seoheon, and then after understanding what's happening in the classroom he panicked but we still knew that he had feelings for the other boy. With the second couple it's much more harder to believe, it felt like Juha just randomly thought "oh i might actually like this boy" or even more like he just wanted someone to like him. I felt like Doyoon was even faster to forgive for something he shouldn't be that quick to brush off. It was like the first couple actually loved each other, while the second couple just wanted to have someone love them or at least Juha seem that way.
Other things I liked :
- the kiss in the ep 8, it was surprising to me to see that they actually kissed as it's not that common in korean bls, they rather stay with the awkward duck kisses or just touching their lips.
- the way we actually could feel the dislike between first couple, it still wasn't long enough but it was the best they could do with 8 episodes that also had to contain the second couple.
- the way they showed korean gay relationships, it's not always rainbows and sunset but also the sad part – homophobia, being scared to show your feelings towards your partner because "how will people react" i don't see it that often in bls, especially korean ones so it was also a nice surprise
- the fact that Seoheon wasn't a pushover, I was really afraid that this will happen but he actually stood up for himself in many situations!
things i didn't like :
- in first episodes it felt like Tae-yi only could see his brother in Seoheon, which was kinda weird?
- the cliché, typical thai bl drama concert in the last episode
- the awkward kisses, i really hope we will see less of them in new dramas.
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I actually liked this one.
After watching this ,it makes me wants to also listen to some jazz.
also the audio is so good that I kept wondering if it was dubbed because it's literally so intact and idk where they got
that boom mic but it is so good.
the performance at the is so good at had to close my eyes and vibe to it
give this a solid 9.
han taeyi at the first 5 eps is a total jerk plus he doesn't wanna give reasons, but yk I get it
that you don't have to give reasons to a
total stranger from the start ,but why are you so aggressive?
it's good thing that juhee didn't do anything bad in the story and she just goes on with her life.
what I like about seoheon is that he keeps trying to talk to taeyi to understand him better than ignoring him ,if he actually ignored him and stayed away this whole plot is probably nothing.
do-yoon my fav.♥️
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ALMOST GOT A STANDING OVATION
The plot is nice, intricate and somewhat logical. You might think it's not logical at all, but when you place yourself in the characters' shoes, you'll know why they at the way they did. Still, plot holes and cliches are still there.For the acting, however, it's not good when the main character can't cry. Taehi didn't shed any real tears in the movies, thus, I can't feel him. The other actors did great on their parts.
The camera work on this series is very basic, it did its job, but didn't not stand out.
Overall, i'm impressed by how the story is planned out and organized. I would recommend every bl fan friend of mind to watch this.
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Promising bl disguised as a dumpster fire
The beginning of it was promising, but after episode 5 it went all down hill. I am a sucker for enemies to lovers trope but this wasn't that. The enemies to lovers trope doesnt have internalised homophobia, SA and intense physical and verbal bullying.The fact that Seheon forgave both Taeyi and Juhee for sexually asulting him after them just apologising to him was so stupid. What do you mean you're okay with just that?? Those scenes were so uncomfortable to watch.
Where was the character development? There was so much to work with both Taeyi and Juhee for that but I felt zero remorse from them for their actions. It felt very rushed.
My favourite character was definitely Doyoon even tho I still feel bad for him after what Johee did to him. I know that Johee was struggling with internalised homophobia, but I don't think that topic was explored deeply enough, or at all for that matter, for their relationship to feel genuine and healthy. The same goes for Taeyi and Seheon.
The way Taeyi behaved when Seheon kissed him in the classrom was I guess understandable because he was still greaving and saw his brother in Seheon (although it has already passed two years from his brother's death), but it was still a shitty way to treat someone.
The ending was nice but I couldn't enjoy it properly because of all of this.
5/10
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A BL better off as a Bromance
If you scroll down the comments and reviews you will find that many liked the story in early episodes, then half way through the series it lost it's charm and many lost interest or even didn't like it by the end.This tracks with the beginning of the Romance between the leads, the first 5 episodes were beautiful, acting was acceptable, story was intriguing, the push and pull between the two leads was fantastic, story getting unwrapped beautifully as the series goes and it could pass as a Bromance or highschool drama about friendship.
Alas, romance has to happen, the beginning of the romance by the end of the 6th episode was so sudden, they didn't hint on any emotional aside from "caring" which is normal between friends, the two leads were too stiff in some emotional scenes, their acting was barely acceptable, just good enough to be watchable but they don't look comfortable acting as lovers and they don't look like one tbh, the awkwardness we have to endure between the 4 leads was unnecessary because the romance wasn't worthy tbh, I would pass on the dead fish kisses they showed us in the last 3 episodes for another sleepover with dorky moments that happened in the beginning of ep6 any time.
I believe this is the first time I watch a BL and want it to be more censored or a Bromance instead, because it totally ruined the last 3 episodes.
The writer did great in the first 5 episodes that I can't overall call it a bad series but again as a BL it's so bad IMO, and the two brothers thing was also unnecessary, it feels like it was written in a hurry with the mediocre acting skills from the cast i would not say it's a highly recommended series but maybe watch it for the first 5 episodes and for the friendship because it was nice.
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