A Proposta Perfeita (2024)

Me decepcionei

Sinceramente eu esperava mais. Acho que já coloquei as expectativas de séries coreanas num patamar muito alto. A história é fofa, mas não me agradou particularmente. Talvez o plot de coisas surreais não me atraia tanto, sei lá. A série inicia com Hiro jogado no chão no meio da rua como um pedaço de papelão, achei isso meio louco! Em seguida Kai o encontra, e eles iniciam a história de fato. Quando crianças eram amigos e prometeram um ao outro que se casariam, normal num BL. Mais de 20 anos depois e o Kai, assumidamente gay ainda considera isso de forma séria, mesmo não existindo contato com Hiro, esse plot é muito forçado, credo.

Continuando a bateria de coisas estranhas, Hiro aceita Kai em sua casa, véi, a última vez que se viram eram crianças, Kai poderia ser um assassino, assaltante, psicopata, mas o mundo ficcional não leva a lógica em conta hehehe.

O foco principal é sempre o casal, isso é bom pq o tempo é bem curto para desenvolver histórias paralelas. O romance acontece de forma meio maluca, e outras coisas não me agradaram, como o fato de Hiro não saber onde Kai passa o dia, onde trabalha, é tudo muito sem noção. A atuação do ator que faz o Kai também não é boa ao meu ver, ele passa todo o tempo sem expressão, sem demonstrar emoções, e talvez por isso não senti química entre os dois. O desenvolvimento deveria ter sido melhor elaborado, já que a série é tão curta, seria melhor se tivessem focado mais no casal e nas suas emoções do que no trabalho de Hiro, seria bom mostrar ao menos um EP contando sobre a vida deles após iniciarem o romance.

Os aspectos técnicos estão impecáveis, a atuação (com exceção da cara de bunda do Kai) é boa, a ost é linda, porém eu não assistiria de novo.

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Is it a Perfect Propose(al)?

This is six-episode, too short, yet too realistic episodes of two people coming together against a world full of expectations and responsibilities. Although I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it and wished they added just an episode or two (or made the episodes 5 to 10 minutes longer), I’m also afraid doing so would change the dynamics of the story. So, I’m just taking in what is given to us, and just enjoy every minute of it.

Did that first paragraph make sense? If you think not, then that’s how this show is, starting with the title, shouldn’t it be "Perfect Proposal"? Somehow, a lot of the things shown in this series doesn’t make sense at all too, yet somehow, we accepted and took pleasure in it. I bet that controversial forced h*nd-j*b hooked a lot of viewers in - but who will not be, if a good-looking guy like Kai is giving it to you?

What I related most was the robotic slave nature of Hirokuni's work. Thats how I was in the real world for almost 2 decades - until I realized it was too late to change things and I’ve already missed out on a lot. Kai wasn’t only a person who needed a place to stay - Kai was also Hiro's saviour. I wish someone had saved me like that 10 or 15 years ago.

Both characters have difficulty expressing in words how they truly feel, and it’s frustrating - but that’s how we are in real life even if we don’t even realize it.

But I’m also afraid the show didn’t show me enough to make me fully understand both their situations. Flashback to their youths are so minimal and too edited, and their individual back stories are almost non-existent, that I feel like I’m just starting to unravel the mystery but never really got to the point of really caring about their characters - it’s a shame cause I feel like I want to care and know more about their individual characters and to know what happened to them as a couple.

With that said, is this a Perfect proposal? Not exactly but watching this still gave me a good feeling inside. Would I recommend this? YES! Will I rewatch? I’m not sure yet, maybe when I get bored in a layover or stuck in traffic. I also have a feeling we are going to see a lot more of these 2 fine actors in their bright future as actors. Giving this an overall score of 8.5

PS. While watching the show, i initially thought Hirokuni was being played by Thailand's Din Teerapat Ruangritkul that I had to look it up after the first episode. Their similarity is uncanny.

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