Buddy Boy (2024)

darker vertical mini series

Overall: this is a darker series with an unsatisfying ending. Watched for free on Shortime app, 46 episodes about 1.5 minutes each (episode 1-5 were free, I watched 6-10 with ads that showed under buying the passes, 11-15 with watching 10 ads on rewards page, daily random box and check in, fortune read and made it up to 18, it took 4 days to watch for free which wasn't bad) Shortime also has Falling For My Boss and The Secrets of Male Students both of which I liked better than Buddy Boy.

Content Warnings: attempted suicide, teacher/student relationship and grooming, child abuse, past death, non con kiss, non con picture taking, blackmail, manhandling, homophobia, slap, fight, beaten up, unwanted public outing

What I Liked
- how a characters age was given thru conversation
- bonding moments

Room For Improvement
- that teacher needed some major consequences
- cliche female character
- the ending was not satisfying (he tried to drown himself, other guy saves him and then that's the end)

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This drama is so good!

I had high expectations from this series before starting it and when I started, the series didn't let my hopes down.
I can say that the cinematograhpy was the best so far!! That feels like freedom and I really like these kind of concepts and cinematography<3
The acting was good in general, but I think the best were definitely the lead roles!
Storyline is a bit various actually and there are many messages they want to convey. First of all about being gay is not wrong or it's not sin, they mention in most gay movies or series and I love it all the time I'm not gonna sick of this cause this is so satisfying to see that and I hope homophobics understand and accept this in real life.
Second is family issues...Jin-gu's family life is the most I was upset and pity..Actually he never had a family, the teacher is absouletly pedophile and obsessed with him. She is using his body and recording it on a video while doing that and thearetening him with that video to not to tell anyone. The most upsetting thing for me is Jin-gu has no one to trust anyone until Yu-ho cames up.
As for Yu-ho, his parents divorce affected him so badly and his dad is the worst (for me). He doesn't wanna live with his dad cause he is not comfortable with him and his behaviours are suck, he just wanna go and live with his mom and that is so relatetable. I understand Yu-ho's daddy issues cause my dads personality like him. Living with person like that feels like shit....
Lastly I just want to say that, this series could be a normal long (at least 1 ep will 30min) episodes, cause I feel like after last episode of the series will come with continue of this storyline...

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