
axdxex:
should I be watching 'Love by Chance' instead for Perth ??? The consensus seems to be leaning towards skip it, for 'Dangerous Romance'.
"Love By Chance" and "Dangerous Romance" are very different series; among other things, LBC is much more comedy. I think both are worth watching. Their MDL average ratings are almost identical.
Yes, "Dangerous Romance" wasn't what it could have been, especially in the later episodes, but I still enjoyed it. Perth and Chimon are such good and engaging actors, even if the chemistry between them feels more like buddies than lovers (also when they're doing fan service events). "Love By Chance" is a BL classic and one of my all-time faves (although perhaps I'm nostalgically biased because it was one of my first BLs). In both series, Perth plays a high school student, but back then (2018) he really was a high school student (16yo) and for a first-time leading role just stunningly good. It's really interesting to see Perth then and Perth now.
As to "Love By Chance 2", there are two major flaws: The absence of Saint (and thus also Ae's tiresome moping without Pete), and the way the events from the first series were retconned (i.e. repeated but with significant and confusing changes) - so be forewarned, especially if you watch LBC2 directly after LBC. Despite these and other flaws, I also really like the second series for one reason: I love Tin & Can (especially Plan Rathavit, so who is cute and funny). So my advice is this: If you watch the first series and are disappointed by the ending, and if you desperately want to see Tin & Can's happy ending, continue with the second series.