The two main actors performed very well — I wish them success in their careers!As someone who hadn’t read…
I completely agree with you. I could sense that the conversation between Seung Won and Heesu on the running track at the end of Episode 10 was meant to be an emotional confession of their inner thoughts and feelings, but I felt nothing. Normally, I'm easily carried away by emotions because I'm so invested, but this time... nothing. Probably because we just didn't get enough backstory to even understand Heesu's feelings. We basically know nothing about him other than his crush, best friend, and parts of his family. He's just a shallow character with no depth.
come on... chan jeong doesn't even want to play tennis. - the straight side character doesn't want to play tennis - we don't want to watch a straight guy playing tennis in a bl only possible solution: Make him and his girlfriend the main couple and show them 60% of the time
Acting-wise, it’s a mixed bag. Some performances felt mediocre, and at times even bad, particularly from Pat, whose acting often lacked especially during emotional crying scenes (which were shown way too often) and Jaab, who also fell a little short in delivering a fully believable performance.
The overall atmosphere is comforting and cozy, and the office dynamics with boss/employer add an interesting plot. Even though the kisses between the couples weren’t always the most convincing, I still found myself emotionally invested in those intimate moments, not just between the main couple, but also between Jaab and his partner.
One of the standout elements of the series was the love triangle/ex-boyfriend storyline. It was handled with maturity and depth, portraying lingering feelings, desperation, and the difficult but necessary decision to move on.
Can recommend to skip a few scenes, especially in the last few EPs. Surprisingly a 8/10 for me. Wait, I totally forgot the randomly added english-lines... those were so weird
It's 2025 and I decided to give this one a try for the first time after I have successfully ditched it, since I started watching BLs.I actually liked it. Don't get me wrong, neither the acting, nor the storyline is in any way perfect, it actually inhibits some really big TWs such as drugging and stalking. But excluding that, it actually is a pretty enjoyable watch, which paved the way for the BL industry. You just have to keep in mind, that this series aired 5 years ago, so there has been a lot of progress and the BL industry developed so much. A few side characters grew to become some of the most successful GMMTv actors.
“90%” girl bfr, the total exaggeration with yall drama queens
at least 90% more than the non existent bl chemistry rn. Because right now there is none. Even at the end of ep 6 there is no love declaration. The remaining last 4 episodes are unable to do the manhwa any justice
Honestly, I don't care anymore. Thank God we were spared any tennis-related content in Episode 6, but that doesn't change the fact that about 90% of the episode once again focused on the straight second-lead couple. At this point, even if the directors intended to attract more viewers by highlighting the straight couple in the early episodes, it's gone way too far. We're already at Episode 6 out of 10—60% of the series is out—and you really can't call this a BL series.
Soooo many plot holes... but I don't care, I still enjoyed it. 8.5/10 for me I'd say. Would have loved to see more of the second couple though! Loved the cast and liked the nc scenes, even though the thing with the glasses was kinda dumb lol
Started this one with zero expectations. My thoughts after Ep1 with the weird animated effects, overacting of the parents, kinda elephant posing and photoshooting & a plot, that made no sense, was just: "What the heck am I watching?" After Ep 3 though, I gotta say, that I'm actually enjoying this one. Luckily the overacting was toned down by 2000% and the cinematography is just stunning. I love the quiet atmosphere of this series. Even though it's still lacking a real premise to begin with, I'm really enjoying a drama which isn't set in a highschool/college
Wasn't really my cup of tea. Something was off about the pacing. Surely it was good for 2023 standards, but I think the drama and bl world has progressed so much in the last 2 years, that it doesn't come close to newer ones. Loved both the lead and secondary couples though. Will definitely continue following the actors, even though they don't appear as couples anymore.
But at least I learned something about tennis.
The amount of REAL COUPLE TIME was 0.35%. 45 minutes each episode × 10 episodes × 60 (to get to seconds)
= 27000 seconds
95 seconds (the amount of REAL COUPLE SCREENTIME at the end of ep 10) out of 27000 = 0,35%
- the straight side character doesn't want to play tennis
- we don't want to watch a straight guy playing tennis in a bl
only possible solution: Make him and his girlfriend the main couple and show them 60% of the time
The overall atmosphere is comforting and cozy, and the office dynamics with boss/employer add an interesting plot. Even though the kisses between the couples weren’t always the most convincing, I still found myself emotionally invested in those intimate moments, not just between the main couple, but also between Jaab and his partner.
One of the standout elements of the series was the love triangle/ex-boyfriend storyline. It was handled with maturity and depth, portraying lingering feelings, desperation, and the difficult but necessary decision to move on.
Can recommend to skip a few scenes, especially in the last few EPs. Surprisingly a 8/10 for me. Wait, I totally forgot the randomly added english-lines... those were so weird
After Ep 3 though, I gotta say, that I'm actually enjoying this one. Luckily the overacting was toned down by 2000% and the cinematography is just stunning. I love the quiet atmosphere of this series. Even though it's still lacking a real premise to begin with, I'm really enjoying a drama which isn't set in a highschool/college
1. I don't feel any chemistry between the main couple
2. I can't stand Ter, a grown adult, acting like a child
so far, I'm really enjoying this series.