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I'm soo late to this but here we go.
I'm surprised the rating is only 7.5. I personally loved the show. I enjoyed the switching between Korean and Chinese language and the fact that the main lead is Korean won me over. I'm a sucker for BL kdrama and this was close to it (although its Taiwanese). Can't wait for the second season.
The pacing could be better with more scenes and character development but I suppose they did what they could with the budget/time they had. Definitely, worth a watch, I've seen worse BL with higher ratings tbh.

I thought a lot about what to write about this drama... hmmm, I'll start with the themes for which this drama is getting a lot of hate. Although there were scenes and acts I was not morally okay with, it was not romanticized nor easily overlooked by the characters. (it is a bare minimum but I'm still giving a small thumbs up for this)
Second of all, some scenes were definitely unnecessary. I don't like criticizing BL because I'm afraid we won't get a next one every time I do, but I still don't want this type of BL. So many unnecessary plot twists and the bathroom scene (not a spoiler but if you've seen it you know what I'm talking about) felt like pure fanservice.
I'm speaking for myself, but I think I'm not hard to please when it comes to BL, yet so many dramas just mess up their initial potential. Even a simple, light-hearted plotline is enough, there is no need to make it so serious all the time. At this point, if you write a script for a straight romance drama and just change the heroine to another hero it will be good.
Overall, there were things I liked and enjoyed in this drama but the cons still prevail.
Worth a watch? Well, if you skip all the scenes you're uncomfortable with, I suppose.

I was very pleasantly surprised with this drama, too bad it's not longer. Definitely worth a watch, I'm so glad to see Korea is taking baby steps to recognize the LGBT community and its... "fans."

The thing I'm curious about is... did they kiss? Because I believe they did although it wasn't shown. The dialogue in ep 6 suggests that... what ya'll think?

Despite the eps being so short, they managed to portray just enough to make the story hella interesting. I'm usually very critical, but this doesn't feel rushed. Yes, it is short but not rushed. Maybe the fact that I have to wait a week for those 20 mins helps since I can't binge watch it,.. anyway, 6 episodes in and I'm not one bit disappointed. On top of that, I strongly believe there won't be a sad ending, maybe just not the most satisfying one

yall are not getting it. They both like each other, I don't know what everyone means by saying that the episode 3 and 4 were straight, because ugh???? They were not??? Kang Gook was irritated from the moment Tae Joo supported him to have a thing with that girl. He gave in, went on a date maybe in hope to get rid of his feelings towards Tae Joo. Tae Joo is jealous as fck, he couldn't help it and followed them and even interrupted their conversation. Since he was silenced, he wanted to get some revenge on Kang Gook, thus he made him walk home. He didn't know better and was hurt by his words that their relationship is only servat-master, although it's his fault being always above Kang Gook. I think he's scared that if they were equal, he'd leave him. So far, I'm so impressed by this drama, the acting and energy between them are surreal. I'm just sad we're halfway through already :(((

thank you so much! <33

ok, can anyone drop the link, please? T-T just don't say "Viki" cuz that doesn't work for me, I don't have the pass

ohh, I didn't know that, thank you!

Im only interested in the couple next doors with that korean fan boy, wish they had more screentime T_T

Guys, am I the only one?
I'm so happy BL is getting support but I just cannot get over this couple. I haven't read the novel so I will purely judge this drama series. I liked the idea once I watched the trailer but it makes me sad they... "messed it up." Like come on, there was more potential than just forceful relationship that (thankfully) developed real feelings. You don't force yourself on someone, JUST NO. That weird switch when they suddenly started sleeping together had me so disappointed. People saying how real is this drama also amazes me. You all like to start your relationship with abuse? People say, "it got better" but it also didn't. You got your sweet scenes and Type has also given in, so no more toxic relationship, yay!
Am I really the only one that was (very) put off by this? I keep coming back to the drama cuz I want to appreciate everything the BL industry gives us, but it's so hard sometimes...

History 3: Make our days count, its a taiwanese BL drama that is LITERAlLY EVERYTHING

who else is chilling his/her a$$ here before some god drops the link?
(I don't wanna feel like I'm the only one)

not all heros wear capes, thank u! <3

I agree with you on that one, but for example, I'm 19 and still attending highschool (it works differently in my country) so I kinda have a different view on the age gap. I'm not saying it's right nor wrong, I'm not picking sides but I have another perspective to consider. All I intended to do with my comment was take the actors sides, since some things I've read here made me sad. Just trying to give support and appreciation to people who deserves them.

yeah, but now I was directing my comment to those that skipped the entire 2nd couple and didn't even try to understand their plot... it's okay to skip scenes you're unhappy with, I do that too if something is not for me :) I just don't want the 2nd couple actors to be met with critique they don't deserve because it's either unreasonable or not their fault.

OOOKAY, I'm writing this after watching the first scenes of the 2nd couple. First of all, you all just skipping them and not feeling them, but FOR GOD'S SAKE appreciate the actors. They acted it out amazingly, Wilson Liu (SBX) is such a madman to act that well. I was surprised they went THAT FAR, yet they went for us and I'm certainly not complaining. I'm very hard to please with a good BL (yet I watch each I come across). The plot has holes, needs details and 2nd couple would need a whole another series, but the actors do what they can and I think it's unfair to be so ignorant. If we don't support it as a whole, how are we gonna motivate the creators and actors to provide us with more (and better) BL?

I REALLY DONT WANNA SPOIL SO you should reconsider, you wont get that wow-effect. But here are some main points: Yu Xi Gu finally accepted and recognized Hao Ting's feelings and they had very cute moments together. Xi Gu does not push him away anymore and even hugged him back! (they also had a kiss scene). So cute! The climax of the ep was a passionate kiss between SBX and LZG. It was very hot and things might have gone steamy, I suppose that will be showed in the next episode I already can't wait for. > . <

I actually felt a lot, its just a different opinion. The way SBX looked at LZG was amazing, I felt it in my heart. It was like he could not resist anymore and he didnt need to. LZG is his, so no more forced and coward kisses. I personally loved the whole ep 5 (or 9-10, whatever).

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