Thundercloud Rainstorm (2025)

wasted potential

STORY - 6/10
The first 4 episodes are amazing, intense, and seductive. Unfortunately, "Thundercloud Rainstorm" could not maintain this level of excitement. They should and could've just focused on the main couple, and I would've been happy. But instead they introduce all of this convoluted, unnecessary drama, which mostly happens off-screen but still influences the story in a major way. The main villain isn't interesting. The character development of Jeonghan happens way too suddenly and off-screen (they could've introduced it gradually). I liked that the POV was on the toxic "CEO" this time. I also appreciated some really tense, heart-wrenching moments. But all in all, I can't really recommend this series. Maybe just watch the first 4 episodes XD. 6/10

ACTING - 7/10
Was alright, but not amazing. I really like Jeong Ri U's voice, though. 7/10

MUSIC - 8/10
Had some really good tracks, but nothing outstanding. 8/10

REWATCH VALUE - 5/10
I would maybe come back to watch some of the highlights of the series, but not the whole show. 5/10

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Why so serious!?

I don't really know how to rate or describe this, it's not a bad drama per se, I've seen much worse KBLs and this is even on par with the good ones.

But whatever happens in the story, it Takes itself too seriously, unnecessarily...

Like they are creating problems out of very simple matters, make these problems look bigger and bigger, then pop it like a balloon in a second, so at the end you be like, well, that's it??? All this build up and struggle for it to end up solved like that!?

Why getting too invested if everything is going to be gone in 30 seconds, give me back my emotions, please!!

Also the two main characters have a very odd relationship, specially Jeong Han, he is borderline obsessive, but in the very early episodes he treat IlJo like trash, being too harsh on him for no reason and saying a lot of degrading things as if he is his slave, yet he is this hopeless lover who is destroyed when IlJo even think about leaving him...
IlJo on the other hand has no backbone, he just love to struggle and be a drama queen for absolutely no reason, not to mention the very intrusive coffeeshop owner, like you only hire a part time guy to strongly intervene in his life, you only knew the guy for what? A month or so~~ who are you even to get involved and have an opinion!!

The only thing that deserves praise is the performances, the two leads were good, great even, their chemistry is very good and they fit together and for a KBL, this had great kisses ~

I don't know if I would suggest it to anyone or recommend it in general, it's not the greatest story but the chemistry worth giving it a shot ~

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Failed at maintaining its steam

This BL is centred around Il Jo and Jeong
Han, cousins, engaged in a forbidden and toxic relationship. At first, I must admit I was invested in the story with its high level of toxicity, power imbalance in the relationship, and very hot scenes. The cocktail of "full-on overpowering toxic Chaebol" main lead and "Damsel in distress" main lead is quite a classic one but adding up that extra level of cousins forbidden love made it an entertaining mess !

However, past the halfway mark, the drama became more and more mundane with the story falling into the pit of many tropes and character archetype I usually dislike. Noble idiocy, miscommunication, one protagonist being a repulsive childish obsessive character, one being annoyingly meek...a lot of it ircked me and halfway point it got impossible for me to vibe with the romance. I also was disappointed in the lack of exploitation regarding the cousins aspect of their relationship. Instead of being a motor for angst and turmoil of feelings, it felt like a side gimmick. The characters were not acknowledging it in a way that made proper sense.

Acting-wise, it was a bit of a mixed bag. I was quite convinced by the chemistry but felt that the emotional scenes were lacking. Having said that, the actors were not helped by how caricatural the roles were written, so I will mainly blame the script for the moments that felt very flat to me.

Production-wise, it is very clear that budget was limited but it was good enough to convey the story. I enjoyed a lot the main opening/ending song of the soundtrack. It was emotional and raw, the beginning of the series was embodying it perfectly and I wish the scenario would have kept the relationship in this torturous zone, full of darkness and unhealthiness, instead of developing the romance in a very frustrating, run-of-the-mill way.

I would not necessarily recommend this to people because at the end, it just feel pretty mundane and frustrating to me. The way the characters behaved irked me too much to enjoy the relationship. However, I must admit if you are looking for a short steamy BL featuring a domineering bossy Chaebol, it is a good pick (at least in its first half that I found quite gripping). I guess I just was disappointed by how things turned out.

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I liked it at first but it got annoying at one point?

The thing that bothered me the most was IIjo’s character, I mean everyone is talking about Jeong Han being a red flag, and I agree but why is no one talking about IIjo being so senseless at times. I mean first this guy is okay with Jeong Han treating him like this because he liked it, then suddenly he wanted to be in an “official" relationship with him, then when Jeong Han finally accepted his love, he doesn't reply and gives him a silent treatment, then when they're finally in a relationship he's scared now and then he wants to break up?? I mean WFH bro? Did you just realise he's your cousin and that everyone will have a problem with it?? Okay fine you were threatened but what was all the innocent act? Honestly I think even if they would've not rushed the ending like it may would've been better then this. I liked it at first but it got annoying at one point and the ending was really rushed.

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Thoughtful, Abusive, Sadomasochistic

The is an astonishingly well-thought-out series. A bit weird, however, in its cryptic approach but entertaining from the beginning to its end. I felt manipulated but in a good way and interestingly I was not sure where the story was taking me. Therefore, I also found so much of it intellectually stimulating with a hint of kinkiness. It is hard to dislike this series, really. My only concern about it was its odd obtuseness; it felt at times flirting with abusiveness – like both protagonists were playing games with each other’s emotions, which heightened their veiled sadomasochistic tendencies toward each other. While I have nothing against algolagnia being explored in sexual behaviors as long as both parties agree to its rules and both are equal partners, in a few instances within this story, I was just not sure full consent was the case. The story became a gray zone of morality.
You can read my full review of this interesting series at BLBliss.com.

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Extremely Dark, but Extremely Entertaining

This series started out very bizarre, with such a dark tone, it's almost disturbing to watch ... however, once you get through the first episode, I found it to be so addictive, not to mention one of the most seductive BL's to come along in a while. If you stick with it, you'll be glad you did. It turns into a very realistic story between two long time friends, relatives, lovers ... there's a lot of ways to describe this relationship, but whatever you want to call it, it's entertaining watching it play out.
With me, I found myself flipping sides on who to root for in this drama. Jeong Han, who seemed to lack morals, with a controlling nature in the beginning, really does a change of heart. You develop a strong empathy toward him, especially when you see his family and what he's dealing with. I think the chemistry that develops between Ji Sung & Ri U becomes brilliantly apparent in later episodes. These actors create two strong believable protagonists, and makes the series a must watch.
Definitely one of the better BL's of the year.

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And she got, she got away

I just finished this all in one go, so go me! This show was nothing like I was expecting, but I did enjoy it. I just think they could have done more with the ending. I would give it an 8.5 out of 10. I'm going to say what I liked, what I didn't like, and my overview.

I haven't finished a show all in one go like that in a while. That's crazy. So I am going to start with the fact that they aren't actually cousins because one of them is adopted. We find that out at the end, and that is a positive! Yeah. I think they are both good-looking, especially (I am going to look at character names instead of doing vague descriptions of what they look like, lmao) Jeong Han. He was so attractive, like and as the show went on and on, he got hotter, I swear to god. Going off that, I liked how I could actually see the texture of their skin in this. I am such a slut for that I can't even lie to you. That just really brought this show home. They have chemistry, I think it's good, but it is lowkey power dynamic heavy, which I didn't really like, but I think they pulled it off well. Uh, yeah, they also had a nice height difference, which I am always a big fan of. Going on the reason why most people and I started this, their sex scenes. I think the first couple of episodes were full of them, and then they died out towards the halfway point as they went more into the dynamics of the family and all that. I think that everyone in this did a great job, and they are great actors, like we brought this shit home, holy fuck. Jeong Han is so aggressive, and we know my woke ass always has a problem with that, but I was so into it in this, and I don't know why. He was lowkey toxic at the start, but it was this weird kind of addicting. I don't know how to explain it. Also, the plot. I AM A SLUT FOR A GOOD PAY ME BACK WITH YOUR BODY KIND OF THING (WE ARE GOING TO BLAME OURAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THAT). I think that they did a good job on that, like a very good job. Also, love the character development from both of our main characters. Jeong Han became less and less aggressive and more kind, and you could especially see it in the actor's eyes. He started off with this very soulless look, and I couldn't tell what he was thinking or feeling, but in the end, you could really see it, and his eyes in themself told their own story, and that was great. Also, IlJo. I think his character was a fucking pushover the entire time and very submissive, but he came all the way around, especially at the end, and I enjoyed that. The whole thing with the brother added so much plot, and I was so into it. I do wish they went a little more into the whole him trying to drug and come on to his brother because that was lowkey so fucking interesting, it had me at the edge of my seat (not really, I am in bed, trying to read the subtitles while also eye fucking everyone in this show, including the sexy ass dad). I also like those nosey ass girls in the office, they were my favorite characters lmao. Okay, I actually liked the romance building in this. I mean, not at the end, but throughout the show, I thought it was good. Like the way they jumped from one-sided to two-sided, to just whatever was so fun, and I loved how they showed how head over heels both of them got, but especially Jeong Han got, now that was fun. This show was also very crisp with their sounds, I liked that lol.

EVEN THOUGH THEY AREN'T BIOLOGICAL COUSINS, WE ONLY FIND THAT OUT AT THE FUCKING END. Like, I do not care if they think their cousins, y'all could have told us, bro. I wouldn't have told anybody. Usually, there is another couple or some other plot to take my mind off weird shit like that, BUT IT WAS THE ENTIRE PLOT. EVERY SINGLE THING RELATED BACK TO THE FACT THEY WERE COUSINS AND IT WAS HARD AS FUCK TO IGNORE, I CAN'T LIE TO YOU. Fuck, we could have done that better. Also, their GNARLY power dynamic at the start. Now that was bad. It felt very forceful and just crazy. And I mean, I love that, but only so much of it, and it just became way too much way too fast. Jeong Han being so fucking possessive like he owned him as an object or a sex slave was weird. Like he does comes around, but I feel like we could have written that a little better. Jeong Han's fucking dad. A GREAT AND SEXY CHARACTER AND MAN, BUT THEY NUKED HIM. Like they hyped him up so much for all of this big stuff, and then they mention him for 30 seconds in the final episode, like Oh yeah, he kicked my ass, but now I can go abroad. Like what? They should have made this two more episodes, and I think that it would have been perfect. Segwaying into my thoughts on the ending. It was bad. I can't lie. Like the whole thing with Iljo wanting to finish high school, college and get a hobby, like that felt so fucking random and I feel like we should have talked about that more throughout the show instead of just dumping that randoming at the end and same with Jeong Han, like they should have made it so it was clear from the start that he wasnt going to take over his dads company, I mean they tried, but it just didnt work. Overall, I think the ending was too focused on all of the other characters in the show that were introduced, and not our main couple. Like what? I mean, the connection with the kids was cool, but also not. I think they should have done more with our couple, instead of oh, I'm sick, oh, I'm here, here's an awkward hug, and we are gonna flirt and then end the show, like run me my fucking money, I swear to god. Up next, the shop owner. BRO, HOW DID WE GET SO CLOSE TO HIM? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND? Also, did he want Iljo, or not? Like, what was his purpose besides just fucking around in my fucking face? Get his sexy ass off my screen, I swear to god. They needed to write his character out better, or just not at all, NEXT. It rained twice. Why is it called Thundercloud Rainstorm? Can we get some more rain, or what? NEXT. I think they should have connected the overall show with the start better, like we did one flashback that connected the two, but other than that, we didn't do any of that, and that lowkey pissed me off, I can't lie to you. Just no, like so much potential, this just wasn't long enough. The pacing at the start and at the very end; the rest of the show was fine. They started off by jumping the gun all the way, and that pissed me off. And then at the end, they jumped the gun again, and I am like, let's just stop. We started to fast with the romance, and then we ended to slow with the romance, like how does that even make sense? My final thing is the flipping around, the chasing, and the one-sided love. Like it went from Iljo and then to Jeong Han because Iljo is like I dont know if I really like you, like that was fun until it wasn't, and then it just became fucking around in my face. PISSED ME ALL THE WAY OFF. They had way too many plot points in this, I swear to god, I don't know why, but we needed to pick one and make sure it wasn't related to them being cousins lmao.

Oh my god, this review is so long. Okay, let's look at my episode thoughts. "He is very sexy in pain, I fear. 3k is a lot, holy fuck. "Pay with your body." Very forward. A little bit of a random plot, I can't lie to you. This show is very crisp-sounding. They are cousins, but it could be worse lmaooooo. What is this show even about lmao?" "100,000 WON A DAY, YOUR BROKE ASS BETTER LIKE THOSE FUCKING FLOORS CLEAN." "Got up to kiss him like he was clocking in to the 9 to 5. I can't tell if they have chemistry, I really can't." "I can't lie, I am having fun, but confused." "Like I understand the paying him back with his body plot, but I dont understand the other plots, like with the start and then with the coffee guy, like why was he shaking when he picked up the phone?" "If he's easy, you are ignorant." "I am so addicted, I can't lie. "We're cousins." DONT CARE. Lmao, I am just ignoring that part." "The pacing of this is so crazy, what the hell. The whole scene with the older brother was really cryptic, and I dont have a clue what any of that meant if I'm being honest lmao. Something in the bloodline, because why is everyone gay? Seeing him all battered and bruised opened his eyes, apparently." "GOT ME CLUTCHING MY PEARLS AND SHIT IF ONLY THIS WASN'T SO DARK. YESSSS THE ONE TIME I NEED YOU TO PUT YOUR HANDS ON SOMEONE. Damn, daddy's hot too, oh my god. OH MOMMA YO DAD HOT. What the hell? Rich people problems." "YAYYYY THEY ARE NOT COUSINS!!! HE IS ADOPTED, I REPEAT THEY ARE NOT COUSINS, IT IS A BLESSED DAY."

Rushed ending, but yeah, I would say watch it because it's so short. Okay bye!

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Well...

How to say.. Why the fck you would stare to flirt and have sex with your fcking cousin. "But we are cousin we can't date" and have sex???! wth?? Okay they are not blood related but they know it at the end. It's an odd thing to do..

Also the drama feel rush, like sometime I feel like I'm missing why the characters are acting the way they are all of sudden. Don't publish a 8 episodes drama if it need at least 12 episodes...

And If you wonder why I did watch it even thought I think the drama isn't great.... Jisung is made to bottom. He did a really great job being submissive and bottom. I hope he do it again (that the only reason I put a 7)

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Great little story

I’m not sure why I spotted this little story but it’s a great plot.
There are plenty of emotions running through this and on the whole the acting is good although the body language between dialogue is a little stilted at times.
The story is about a poor little rich kid who has no love only duty to his father and his company and a rich little poor kid who’s been shown so much love by his father. Enough for the both of them.
Their path to happiness is not an easy one but eventually they get what they deserve.
Great production values and a realistic take on the harsh reality of real life for two men who take on the difficult decision to become a couple in a world not very tolerant of gay couples.
Would I watch it again? Probably not but it was a pleasant way to pass some time.

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