This series is so good! Typical kdrama production full of clichés but with male leads lol. It's sweet and endearing. They really built up the tension and WonYoung's confession right. I didn't even care about the dead fish kiss, I was too busy giggling and clapping.
A masterpiece! I don't use that word lightly but I have no other words for ODS. Everything was perfect: - A simple and well executed story with no unecessary drama and misunderstanding. Every minute was wisely used. Proving once again that a series can do great with a short runtime. - Endearing characters with coherent reasoning and understandable actions. Healthy and mature enough to communicate their feelings. KiTae is now one of my favorite characters cause I stan a ML who can be confident, playful AND vulnerable with his lover. I'd love to see more MLs express concerns about their relationship and cry in front of their bf. - Adult characters acting like adults when it comes to skinship! They were not afraid of showing affection regularly and with no hesitation. And the kisses were great: natural and not over the top like in some series *side glance to Cutie Pie* - Natural chemistry! It really felt like they were bestfriends in highschool and loved each other. When they got together, it was like they never separated. No awkwardness at all.
I can say without hesitation that ODS took the place of TMS as my favorite Kbl.
I'm relishing these longer episode runtimes. And I'm mesmerized by the styling of Yoon Tae Joon. Dude is literally…
"Dude is literally floating through every scene in his expensive wardrobe oozing past hurt and distrust." --> This!! He's so dreamy. He gives me Patrick Swayze's vibes. I've been so infatuated with him and his black clothes for decades :-)
I am surprised some viewers feel the main couple lack chemistry. Like are we watching the same drama? They are…
I think too many people mistake chemistry with sexual tension. Imo there are different types of chemistry (sexual chemistry, cute & warm chemistry, emotional chemistry...). Not every couple need to have sexual chemistry like KinnPorsche.
The reason I find his acting annoying af is for the very reasons you describe NOT finding it as annoying af? Who…
Oh, I agree with you. I'm not a fan of candy girl, I often drop series because of this trope. But as I said I believe the directing is also at fault. I think he's not a bad actor (he's not overdoing it, he just lacks sincerity in some situations) so I'm guessing it's how they told him to play the character. Cause I've noticed he's more real during soft scenes with his co-star: he conveys his interest, shyness and confusion correctly. And then it's back to faking cause the character doesn't give him room to do more (the "little, faux-energetic skip, baby-step running thing" you mentioned). Anyway, I've not seen his other works, so maybe I'm totally wrong about this.
I'm not seeing what's wrong with GongChan's acting. Imo the issue lies with the character and the directing. Won Young is a candy girl : wide eyes, naive, cheerful, hardworking... We've seen this character in every kdrama since forever, and it's always been acted this way (no nuance) so I don't see why it's now a problem when a guy is doing it. I'm not saying GongChan is great, but he's doing good, he emotes correctly and he's not stiff so it works for me.
Please, BL God, don't let them fck this up. This series is so perfect right now!! It gives me so many feels I'm almost crying.
Edit: question for those speaking korean, on their date, did KT really say "him" when talking about his past lover or did they take liberties with the translation?
Holy shite. Somehow, unexpectedly out of nowhere, these two are becoming an all-time BL MC fave of mine. The actors'…
"Little HJY has so many little body-language and facial quirks that I find beyond adorable. " Yes! He's adorable, a good actor. I hope we'll see him soon in another series.
I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-lovers trope but I don't like this series. Cause what is likeable about TaeHyun? Using the infamous tropes "he's a bully cause he's got trauma" and "poor soul, I understand him, I can love him now" doesn't excuse TaeHyun's behavior. And it shouldn't be a reason for the boys to be friends and lovers.
He did much better in episode 5, didn't pull away, and seemed completely engaged and into the moment.
Yeah, just a bit better. That's what bothering me: he is into it but he's barely moving his lips. Suzuki is doing all the work here. First NC scene I thought ok, it's their first time, he's shy. But in ep5 they've been together for a while so what is it? Well, I guess there are people like that in real life, so I shouldn't judge.
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But don't expect more kisses in the series cause it's a kbl after all...
- A simple and well executed story with no unecessary drama and misunderstanding. Every minute was wisely used. Proving once again that a series can do great with a short runtime.
- Endearing characters with coherent reasoning and understandable actions. Healthy and mature enough to communicate their feelings. KiTae is now one of my favorite characters cause I stan a ML who can be confident, playful AND vulnerable with his lover. I'd love to see more MLs express concerns about their relationship and cry in front of their bf.
- Adult characters acting like adults when it comes to skinship! They were not afraid of showing affection regularly and with no hesitation. And the kisses were great: natural and not over the top like in some series *side glance to Cutie Pie*
- Natural chemistry! It really felt like they were bestfriends in highschool and loved each other. When they got together, it was like they never separated. No awkwardness at all.
I can say without hesitation that ODS took the place of TMS as my favorite Kbl.
Anyway, I've not seen his other works, so maybe I'm totally wrong about this.
On another note, DongHee was so pretty in ep4!
Edit: question for those speaking korean, on their date, did KT really say "him" when talking about his past lover or did they take liberties with the translation?
Yes! He's adorable, a good actor. I hope we'll see him soon in another series.
First NC scene I thought ok, it's their first time, he's shy. But in ep5 they've been together for a while so what is it?
Well, I guess there are people like that in real life, so I shouldn't judge.