
ZhouYanRan:
I'm really curious about your opinion once you finish watching.
(re Japanese remake of "Boy Next World") OK, I finished the last two regular episodes and am looking forward to the specials next week.
To expand on what I posted back to you yesterday, my opinion remains the same: I liked it - but my perspective is different from yours because I already know the story from the Thai original. I could better appreciate the aspects of the story that I liked and tune out the considerable gaps and weaknesses (as you briefly described yesterday). I didn't have to overthink the confusing mess, overdone MAME-style toxicity and headscratchingly incongruous elements (notably Jin's mind-reading) because I knew where it was going.
Most of all, I really like Nagumo Shoma (handsome and good actor) and Hamaya Takuto (cutie-patootie and good actor). While I liked them both in the Japanese remake of "LITA", I liked them much better in this. Good visuals, good chemistry. (I will not compare them to Boss & Noeul, who are incomparable.)
Looking at Nagumo's credits, it's interesting to see how many BLs he's had roles in, going back to "Minato's Laundramat". I can't think of any other Japanese actor who's had such a concentration of BL roles.
Disclaimer: I might be biased because of my tingly love feelings for Fuu / Hamaya.
P.S. Although the side couple is (as with many side couples) underdeveloped, Taiga is also a cutie-patootie. 