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Love in the Big City korean drama review
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Love in the Big City
5 people found this review helpful
by MikuYoku
Feb 16, 2025
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
This review may contain spoilers

Poignant reflection of life's struggles

This is more of a LGBTQ drama than a BL. The main character Go Yeoung goes through a string of boyfriends/relationships every 2 episodes that he is unable to maintain due to various reasons. It also touches on issues such as found family/friendships, self-acceptance, social pressure, internalised homophobia and HIV discrimination.

In episodes 1-2, Go Yeoung is a young and energetic university student that feels unsatisfied with his boyfriend that he felt is too boring and weighing him down. In episodes 3-4, he encounters a highly self-hating gay due to religion. In episodes 5-6, although he has found a person that accepts his HIV-positive status, they slowly drift apart. And in epsiodes 7-8, he unknowingly has an affair with a married man while reminiscing about the previous guy.

As the drama progresses, Go Yeoung learns new things about himself and learns to accept the world as it is, rather than adhering to a vision of an idealistic relationship/boyfriend while having a supportive group of gay friends.

I think that this drama is able to resonate with everyone that matures throughout life, to accept onself and appreciate both the good and bad sides of life. It covers some heavy subject matter and does not cover the MC's flaws, instead presenting his life as it is.
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