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Too short to make it believable....
To tell a story of a man who has relation issues and compensates that with lot of sex with anyone he fancies can't be told in four ~8-9 minute episodes in my book. While we get an happy end, I'm not convinced that this releationship is stable. To create a fake profile online to check on a potential BF leaves a bitter taste. It would have been much better if Mr. Blonde one has talked about his issues before. It's only mentioned in a short scene in the middle of the final episode.I did rewatch this short series again to find out if I missed something, but there was nothing. Production quality was surprisingly good and even the acting was not bad at all. So overall I think it's a nice watch but it misses some deeper story elements. But in 2025 we have to be glad, that we get at least some decent shows even when they are a bit too short for my taste.
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incompatible people try to make it work
Overall: I had no issue with the blond guy's love life style as long as he was upfront with partners about it; however, even by the end, I wasn't convinced their relationship would work long term. 4 episodes about 8 minutes each. Aired on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BSona1dmx5eiWUyxj-bvOfDnEZ7fTY4&si=TrsBkG51QPqIQlddContent Warning: dub con touching, drugging, manipulation, non con recording
What I Liked
- intimacy
- visuals
- sweet moments
- that they showed something on the floor in episode 2 (perhaps a record number)
Room For Improvement
- nonsense stuff: why is the one guy so obsessed with another guy that he just met, in episode 1 why did he put on gloves only to not use/have them, why is the other guy so attached in episode 2 to someone he just met
- that was way too much manipulation for someone he had just met
- not convinced they were compatible even at the end
- disagree with the title
- (didn't take off points) the English subtitles were not timed correctly
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The hot noodle soup and the love
The Chinese miniseries 'Infidelity, It's a Disease' follows Jiang Ye or just "Handsome Playboy", a promiscuous and narcissistic boy, and Zirui, the "Pretty Young Man" Nursing student at Jingnan University, located in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, who comes to offer him the requested specialized services in therapeutic massages at home, and who will be asked "if he offers special services".The encounter between the two traces the blossoming of a relationship marked by sex, infidelity, and a desire for revenge. While there aren't many plots, there is plenty of passion.
Once again, China single-handedly saves the big BL drought, especially of good boy-love stories!
The two actors manage to paint a passionate and fiery picture of how sex and therapeutic massage can connect two strangers and lead to love.
Meanwhile, while one seeks to have fun on he own terms (even if it causes harm to others) and enjoy sex with the first guy who comes knocking, the other is worried about keeping he job and afraid of receiving a bad review from one of the clients.
With a lively, cheerful, and humorous pace, the series directed by MR.D. progresses from one scene to the next. If one moment we see the promiscuous guy trying to get the other into bed, the next we see the two lovers celebrating dinners and festivities.
Most of the story of 'Infidelity, It's a Disease' takes place in the small bedroom of the "Handsome Playboy". From their first meeting to their first heartbreaks, they experience it all in this tiny space. And I like this because it makes the story more personal, allowing the viewer to enter this small world, where all the truths will be revealed.
It is here in the bedroom where the two meet, where they exchange words and actions tinged with sexual desire in one of them while the other defends his role as bringing traditional Chinese culture and medicine to the world. It is also the place where they engage in a passionate flirtation that stands out precisely for its originality. This back-and-forth, although cheesy, maintains the expectation of what is to come. Anian Mo Lin's photography helps recreate the atmosphere.
The story of the four-episode series, each approximately eight minutes long, centers on the idea of revenge for infidelity. The young nursing student plans to avenge he promiscuous boyfriend's infidelities and make him he "pet". In fact, the pathological promiscuity that surrounds one of the characters will be one of the keys to viewers' devourability of "Infidelity, It's a Disease."
This is a fun and sexy story, and he packs so much into such short episodes! Plus, the viewer can't really imagine what's going to happen next.
Will Zi Rui, the "Pretty Boy," get Jiang Ye, the "Handsome Playboy," to delete all his hot dating contacts from his phone? Will the two of them admit they're in love with each other?
Although actor Peng Kangjun is convincing as a student with an innocent face that perfectly suits his character, who quickly falls in love with the love of his life, and Sun Wei Hao perfectly fits the role of the "Handsome Playboy", who always uses his physical attributes, his handsome face, his passionate words, and his captivating kisses to carry out his conquests, the whole "Infidelity, It's a Disease" feels unambitious, perhaps due to its low budget or because the series didn't have a real script when it was filmed, and the director only gave the actors a brief outline of what was supposed to happen, and each had to create their own dialogue.
However, it must be acknowledged that the latter gives the series a much more raw appeal, as the characters' reactions are natural.
The series' biggest drawback is that the characters take a while to introduce themselves individually, and when they do, they don't offer many details about their pasts, dreams, and goals. That said, it also takes a while for the viewer to empathize with these characters, as we don't get to know them well, beyond the prototypes they represent.
As a viewer, I would have liked to grow even more with the characters.They developed quite quickly, to the point where I ended up not really knowing who they were. We identify with the idea of their situation, but not with them as people. It left me wanting to know them more. However, the actors' commitment brought everything that their characters and the story didn't.
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Definitely Worth Your Time!!
Colorful, creative, and comical. This is the best way to describe this short BL series from China. It most assuredly will make you smile. This is a series that feels ordinary in the sense that I can see this happening in real life as the story does have an air of plausibility about it.A good-looking young man, Jiang Ye (Sun Wei Hao) makes an appointment for a massage. The most distinctive feature about Jiang Ye is his blond hair with whispers of a red tinge throughout. The therapist who comes is a very alluring young man by the name of Zi Rui (Peng Kang Jun). Jiang Ye wants something more than a legitimate massage, but Zi Rui is not that type of therapist. Both, even though they live in Japan, are of Chinese descent and can speak Mandarin.
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https://the-bl-xpress.com/2025/06/21/infidelity-its-a-disease-series-review-ep-1-to-4/
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this is really, really, really bizarre
it is i, the niel.at most points, i didn't even know what was going on in this show. so many questions, no answers. why was anyone okay with this? the audio was foul the majority of the time. i don't even know how to begin to describe how disgusted i felt while watching this. i'm really sorry, but where was the direction at any point during the writing, shooting, editing, and deciding to upload this for the entire world to see? rats!
best,
the niel.
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SheCo
Um playboy e um médico. A história vaga, não usaram bem o fato do parceiro amoroso ser um playboy. Eles ficam uma vez com o médico sabendo que ele era um safado e mesmo assim ele acha que os dois vão ser namorados depois de uma noite kkkk Vou te contar. Fora que depois do nada ele resolve não ser mais um playboy só porque não quer mesmo, horrível. Nota 6/10! E o 6 ainda foi por pena.Was this review helpful to you?
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Como eu vim parar aqui?
Isso foi muito muito muito ruim!Para o tema abordado 4 episódios de 8 minutos, óbvio que não daria certo.
Eu gostei apenas dos 3 minutos do episódio extra intitulado, no Telegram, de A Doce Vida fora das câmeras.
Mas os beijos extremamente falsos, talvez pela diferença de idade dos atores, mas nossa, eu fiquei pensando: como eu vim parar aqui?
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O que foi isso?
Poderiam ter prolongado esses 4 episódios e feito algo com um desenvolvimento melhor. Tudo é muito rápido, confusão de uma hora pra outra, brigas iniciais que nem fazem sentido e sem nenhuma introdução e contexto para NADA dentro da "série".A ideia é genérica, sem problemas, mas só jogar diversas informações sem o real desenvolvimento na história complica demais.
Sem contar que assisti pelo nome e pensei que seria algo totalmente diferente, minha expectativa foi por água abaixo, infelizmente.
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