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Two co-workers pass like ships in the night
I really wanted to like this drama. It looked promising in the previews. On the plus side, it gets right to the action without unnecessary side characters. This is primarily a two-character study. Jung Jae Bin as Mr. Han is unlikeable from the start. He's the cliche dirty old man stereotype. The twist here is Yun Su, played by Jeon Hu Bin, is the handsome office assistant instead of the cliche woman-as-sex-object character. There's never sufficient motivation for YunSu to be attracted to Han and, true to the way Han's character is drawn, YunSu is mostly repelled by his leering advances as bad habits like smoking and drinking to excess. Things get more interesting in Episode 5 when Mr. Park appears, but he comes too late to save this story. Also the female interest, the character Choi, is wasted. She could have been a confidant and advisor to Yun Su. In fact, it's never clear what their relationship is. The mysterious recruiter Hwang provides the comic relief, always appearing at embarssing moments. Given that Yun Su was never really interested in Mr. Han, I speculated that he'd end up with recruiter Hwang in a surprise twist. No such luck. The photography and settings are stunning, but the music is a bit elementary. They would have been better off with stock music. I look forward to seeing Jeon Yu Bin in a BL story with a stronger script. The kissing scenes were unusually bold here. Some reviewers have complained these BL dramas aren't "gay" enough but frankly any story where two guys are actually friendly to each other is unusual enough without getting bogged down in romantic love cliches. We've seen all of those tropes a million times in straight dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
Surprisingly good
I was pleasantly surprised by this short BL. I was a bit confused at first because I had a hard time liking Mr Han, he was loud, annoying and sometimes inappropriate but he grew on me pretty fast. I loved the acting , the simple story was tasteful and gentle and all in all it was worth the watching. I’m really annoyed that Korea does such good short films while the normal length series are either flavorless with stiff awkward acting or they don’t have happy ending (like Time of fever) .Was this review helpful to you?
the presence of a green rolex?
it is i, the niel.the story was giving kiddie pool it was so shallow. definitely a premise i don't oftentimes see in shows because it's so face-value that you can tell it was clearly a nothing webtoon adaptation. there were like 4 characters, none of which we really cared about. the love interest was particularly annoying in his pushy pursuit. borderline harassment. he kind of calmed down towards the end in the sense that he became nothing of note. watchable if you're bored and want something to fill the time. it's a quick and easy watch and the story isn't hard to grasp because you don't need to read into any deep or complex themes.
sometimes, you just eat a sad pb&j. it's not great, but it's not the worst, and it leaves you less hungry. that's what this show was. sure.
auf wiedersehen!
best,
the niel.
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Our Damn Business
This was fun. It was light. It was humorous. It was also very predictable. One thing it definitely wasn't, it wasn't boring. From the moment Jin laid eyes on Su An it was off to a great chase of how to get Su An interested in him. From massages to stretches to after work drinking. He tried it all. He was his late night bestie, bad mouthing Su An's exes as if he knew any of them. The one thing he was sure of, he was lost to Su An and the only solution, was to make him his. Su An, fearful of being hurt, was not going to be rushed or played with. Hwang, their office co-worker, resigned himself to be the unwilling viewer and with his penchant of walking in at the wrong time, provided some of the comedic charm.Jeon Yu Bin (Su An) is a good actor and together with Jung Jae Bin (Jin) had great connectivity. It was a pleasure seeing them interact with each other. Su An's blank stoic expressions were the exact opposite of Jin's continual happiness. Even when angry, his face still invited Su An in.
What I truly liked about this short series was that it knew what it was and didn't have grandiose plans. It kept within the boundaries of a light comedic office romance and every moment wasn't wasted. JYB seems to fit well into these shorts and anyone viewing any would not be disappointed.
It's worth the watch.
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Make the best out of the limited-time drama duration
It is another short but fun web series that executed a well-presented love story from a lovely pair. The visuals and the chemistry are surely top-notch. The leads can surely know how to act and deliver their script flawlessly.I was in awe during one of their passionate kissing scenes; he lifted his head back to continue the attempted kiss was insanely great. They got closer the more alcohol they drank together. Also, the “good night” from the fifth episode was charming.
Jealousy can make the romance spicier in a good way. I love that sudden entrance of the male second lead. Although he only lasted for a single episode, it was enough to add flavor to the romance of the main couple.
In the finale, I think creating a history from them in the past was unnecessary but it was still cool. Nevertheless, ending the series in another fiery kiss like they wanted to eat each other so badly was phenomenal.
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Good way to spend an hour.
I liked this short and sweet series. It was an hour well spend. I really recomend watching it.Nice to see they can make a complete storyline with the friends and office employee in such a short series.
It was cute, sweet, with a bit of humor.
The visuals were good, and i liked the BG music.
And the leads had great chemistry, not only the glances they threw at each other but also great kissing scenes.
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Oh THAT Kiss!!!
This short but unsullied movie, broken into 7 episodes, is surprisingly effective and very entertaining. While a few cringeworthy scenarios brought it down a few notches, there is one big framework that catapults it back up into the stratosphere, making it exceptionally rare for a KBL. This is an obviously low-budget production that has essentially two main characters and only a smattering of other characters. Thus, it is character driven. This series will not move mountains. But it will entertain you. Plus, the kissing (oh that kiss!) at the end is undoubtedly one of the best in a Korean BL you will see. It just feels so right. It is a fun series to watch!Was this review helpful to you?
Focused on the leads
What I like about this mini series is even if it’s a short series they abled to showcase the love story of the main leads, they focused on them. I was just smiling the whole time, it is short and simple but wholesome. I hope all of producers of short kbl should do this if they can’t produce a big series atleast try to create a reasonable one, Im getting tired of watching long story bl series with lots of unnecessary plots, stories that’s not relevant to the main lead it’s a waste of time like watching for 12-13 eps with 1 hr or more per episodes and then you will just see the story of the main lead getting together and kissed at the end of the series. Ive watched a lot of short kbls and most of them tried to be very creative even in a short period of time making it unreasonable at some point and left a lot of room for improvement, but this one im very satisfied because they focused on the main leads. I didn’t say it’s perfect though it is really good for a short series.Was this review helpful to you?
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A normal office romance
In my opinion My Damn Business had its ups and downs like for me I felt the show was good at the beginning, but then it became a little boring to me that I kinda didn’t want to watch it anymore since the plot wasn’t really moving anywhere. I will warn that there may be spoilers so be aware.I felt this plot was basic because we have seen the office romance so many times and only a few were actually good. I really love Su An and I feel like he’s so precious, but even though he looked so adorable he was a very cold character, but it makes sense because of what he experienced from his past relationships. The plot starts off with Han U Jin as the team leader who just got told that their company is losing so many employees and that they may need to shut down the company which means that he basically had no one in his team until he was given Su An to join his team. U Jin was very enthusiastic and happy to see someone knew, but Su An was like the definition of an introvert which was wanting to not have any conversations with him. One day Su An gave U Jin a flash drive for a presentation to be looked at, but instead he gave him his friends BL novel that she was making and U Jin was very surprised by seeing it and kept asking Su An if that was the way he likes his relationships to be or if that’s his type. This made Su An want to stay as far and as cold as he can be to U Jin because he kept teasing him which made Su An sad until Su An heard from Hwang that U Jin faced a yelling from the owner of the company since he took the blame then Su An had a change of heart and they went out for drinks, but while they were drinking U Jin asked if they can date and then Su An said sure and they kissed, but the next day they acted like they weren’t dating and were back to being just team leader and team member. Then Su An heard U Jin on a call who said that he doesn’t want to date a younger guy and stuff which made Su An not like him again until they were on an overnight trip together and Su An told him the truth and how his ex’s were and how he doesn’t trust men anymore and then U Jin said he won’t be like them so they started dating again. Then they were on a cafe date, but it was also a meeting and who they were meeting with was Su An’s senior Yeong Chan and they were flirting and had more chemistry than U Jin and Su An, but U Jin got jealous and talked with Su An about it and they moved on with them kissing each others hand. The show ended with the company shutting down and they are packing up and U Jin tells Su An that he saw him at a cafe when he used to work there and kept visiting it because of him.
Before they’re about to leave they have a kissing scene and that’s how the show ended which was kinda not the best ending because we don’t get to see them outside of the office or what they did with their life. Overall, the show was very short but also was kinda good at certain points, but I do recommend if you like office romances or like short BLs.
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Quite nice
I liked it a lot more than I expected. The actors did a good job and the story was pretty well written. Kind of wished it was longer, the two guys were just so sweet like candy.Han U Jin- He seemed like a chill guy who goes after what he wants, very determind I guess. I think this is the first time I have seen this actor.
Yun Su An- I liked him because he seemed professional with his mind on one path. He was also sweet at times with his cute but alluring eyes. I didn't recognize him but when I saw his past projects I realized that I have seen him before in His, Ice Cream and Actor:eal which I thought were quite good.
Hwang- I loved the fact that he kept walking in on the couple. His reactions were funny, especially in the last episode. I have seen the actor in Fake Buddies and thought that he was really good.
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very sweet, but too short!
there are so many great factors to this series, but the most important one is the casting! both of the leads had incredible chemistry together, and they delivered in so many great ways in such a short time. it saddens me that this series was so short, and that we still have these small studios doing such heavy lifting when it comes to queer media in south korea. they have some of the most interesting stories, with some great castings, but ultimately are limited on how much they can do.as far as the story itself goes, it had some tropes that i personally would love to see more: older characters! there is a lot of college and university based series, and this story revolving around professional workplace situations and matured characters (in every sense), felt refreshing.
i hope that people can support the studio directly so we can get more great series from them with longer productions. we can take the initiative to get these studios funded, it's just a matter of putting in the work. i would love to see these actors get more work, both in queer media and outside of it. they both worked incredibly well and created a lasting impression!
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