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No problem. Depends on what you mean by "real romance," but there is definitely no cheesy romance in this. The females are real people with their own issues and stories to tell.

Might be too late but honestly, the romance is pretty prominent, can be annoying, and takes up a good amount of episodes, but it's always mostly clear that none of the relationships with the male leads are going to work out. It's largely there to show how hard it can be for athletes to manage their lives outside of the sport and maintain their love relationships. Lots of life lessons from the female love interests too and it's very realistic how all the relationships end. Yu Ke Nan only has one female interest who doesn't work out, while Xu Tan has two who don't.

I know this is a month old, but personally I enjoyed every second of Stranger compared to this where I’m struggling to get through the first two episodes. Stranger’s nowhere near as slow paced as this, and the pacing is a lot more dynamic. Also the police in Stranger are very much competent and hard working.

Just really slow pacing if that’s not your thing. Otherwise it’s really good.

The slow pacing is the main reason it’s so hard to get through the series for people who find it boring. Episode 1 is really slow and boring, but I found the rest extremely enjoyable as a psychological thriller. It’s interesting not being able to trust anyone, and seeing them all from their POV and thinking about why they behave the way they do in this twisted story, and almost everything has reason behind it. It has brilliant acting, amazing music score, and is extremely well written with plot and characters who are deeply explored and developed, flaws and all. Everyone feels so real it’s unbelievable. Shin Ha Kyun steals the show, and Yeo Gin Joo expresses his character thoughtfully, purposefully making him annoying at times which did frustrate me as it’s supposed to.

Yes, they do. You're close to that point.

Probably just drop then if you don't enjoy it by episode 6. I found every episode after Ep 1 enjoyable.

Finished this. This is definitely a flawed masterpiece. It's extremely ambitious, with brilliant performances by everyone, and a thrilling and thought-provoking storyline. I will forever know this series for THE BEST FIRST EPISODE I HAVE SEEN, but I warn people wanting to watch this about how endlessly dark and overwhelming it can be. With a story with this much ambition, plot holes are bound to exist but never ruined my enjoyment. Every episode drew me in and left me with more questions until the near end when everything was webbed together.

I really want another season or even a movie about what happens after the ending of Episode 8.

There's rape implied and sexual assault with some females, but it's not really shown that vividly so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. The bullying itself is really extreme though in the first two episodes.

Finished and loved it. I wish season 2 would come

Not really. There's someone that likes someone else in the past, but that doesn't ever go anywhere.

Loved it as standalone, but I'm dissapointed it's such a a terrible adaptation of the manga, especially cause Ouroboros is one of my favourite mangas. A lot of great plot reveals, important characters + character traits of the MCs, and even a few sections from the manga were cut completely. The drama feels incomplete leaving many questions unanswered unlike the manga, but I can understand how difficult adapting this must have been.

Should have just stopped at the 2nd movie. Third was just unnecessary

What do you mean? SooHo is just in a coma now.

Did you find somewhere to watch this? Or any sites I can use to watch this with VPN?

Yeah, she's only 14, and I think he's supposed to be like 10 years older. It's messed up, but I'm watching Episode 1 and it's interestingly wholesome. There's nothing romantic between them so far, besides some mutual understanding and comfort. I don't know what else to say since I'm not that far into the show. Romance tag might not fit here and he didn't really kidnap her at all so synopsis is kind of misleading. She was going to suicide cause of her parents' abuse, and he saved her, and told her to come stay with him. It's just depressing, and I think ML also has a sad backstory.

Onii-san (ML) and Sachi (FL) I'm guessing. I'm on Episode 1 so that's what it seems like so far.

Really disappointed in the casting and story changes. I really missed Ciel from the original manga and anime. There's no BL in the story, so I don't understand why they changed his character to female which messes with so many future things dealing with his character and identity in the original series. Ciel and Elizabeth in the original series are such a wonderful pair too that I really wanted to see come alive.

no prob