K-Drama 
p43425:
Just watched the first episode of "Ao to Midori".
I like it so far - but gosh, I can't help roll my eyes at the thought of a 28-year-old (young-looking but nonetheless 28) playing a first-year high schooler at the start (although the full story takes place over eight years). I think this might set a new BL record.
As I posted way back on p. 3145 (when the series was announced), Kusakawa Naoya (right in photo), is the younger brother of Kusakawa Takuya (Minato of "Minato's Laundramat").
In both Four Hands, Two Sonatas and the short film Spaceless, actors just under and over 30 start out playing high school/very young (21 years old) roles. It’s totally unbelievable but I guess they did it because both have time jumps of up to ten years, so they opted for accurate age at the end, rather than the beginning.
The actors are excellent in both and capture the feel of youth, but they just look way too old to start with.
dora:
In both Four Hands, Two Sonatas and the short film Spaceless, actors just under and over 30 start out playing high school/very young (21 years old) roles. It’s totally unbelievable but I guess they did it because both have time jumps of up to ten years, so they opted for accurate age at the end, rather than the beginning.
Interesting! From my notes, I see that I watched "Spaceless", but I have zero memory of it, so I guess it didn't make much of an impression on me. "Four Hands" is in my priority queue.
I didn't mean to sound snarky, just more of a little laugh. I appreciate the challenge that directors face when filming a story that takes place over many years. Does one change actors, or just try to use some make-up? High-quality AI age modification will presumably come very soon.
In all fairness to "Ao to Midori", the high school phase seems to be limited to the first episode, and the series is really quite promising.
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ETA: This now has me thinking of other school BLs and the great divide between:
- those with mostly school-aged actors, e.g. the recent "Class Crush Crisis" and the currently airing "Love X3", both of which I ❤️, not least for the authenticity that comes with these young actors, not only in static appearance but also in dynamic expression, teen behaviours and all-around vibe, and
- those with 20-something actors, who are often not only proven actors but also fan favourites, e.g. Santa and Earth Cooheart in "My Only 20%", another school BL that I especially ❤️- and that one is school only, i.e. it doesn't even have the excuse of using older actors to transition the story to adulthood over years.
In sum: Good is good. If they're good, I like 'em both!
GentleSoul:
I just noticed the forum(s) cleanup news, mentioning the over 200 pages thing. Wondering if this will make our BL Drama Lovers Club thread here deleted as well - sometime sooner, I imagine. I know we were discussing the possibility of this as soon as the groups were started…. But mentioning this here in case we might have to start a new thread if this gets deleted…
(I don’t know if I’m making much sense? Being an autistic person, communication and social interaction are often major challenges for me!)
idk where the news is to read it but it sucks if they really do, people find joy in this club ,and its active, i hope they get contacted to not delete it . groups and group feeds feel so different than the forum
