I felt the same as you. It was not right for Teh to use Aew in that way. I felt sad for Aew because he obviously…
yeah that's right! Oh Aew clearly misses Teh and he expressed that the morning that follow, and Teh doesn't really seem to care. He's so obsess with acting that he hurts everyone around him, Oh-Aew, Kim... I'm sad
I get why that scene/sequence was needed for the story of the series and the set up for what will come in the…
Thanks for sharing your point of view! It wasn't a real love scene for me, at least not truly from Teh's side and that bothered me. I liked the way it was filmed tho, contrary to other BL I've seen it was more realistic and not too long so I didn't have this feeling of fan service, but I understand why you felt that way. I just felt a bit uncomfortable and sad for Oh. I'm not the type of person who need scenes like that in a drama, but now I wish we could have a REAL love scene in the last ep for instance if they were together again (bc I'm hoping they will break up a bit). I don't want the only sex scene to be this one.... I totally agree with your description of Teh, I couldn't put that into words!
I know that there are already sooo many comments, a lot are very interesting tbh, but I wanted to share my thoughts too.
I have mixed feelings about this episode. In a general way, I would have like to see more Oh-Aew but I guess it's bc this ep was really centred on Teh. I have a hard time to understand his feelings clearly, but that's a very Teh thing. He is such an undecided person that doesn't really know himself. He feels many different emotions. This episode show how love can fade away or, at least, can change. Loving a person but being suddenly attracted by another. The thing is that Teh is attracted to Jai bc he reminds him the Oh Aew he knew and I feel so sad for Oh Aew that changed to be himself but his new self is not totally accepted by Teh. I feel sad for Teh to struggle so much with change because change can be very difficult but that's not a reason to cheat his partner.
However I admit that cheating is something that happens in a lot of couple (heterosexuals or LGBTQ ones) and I don't see it as misrepresentation of LGBTQ+ community at all. Because since episode 1 their want to show us the high and low of a couple, no matter if it's and heterosexual one or a homosexual one. I wished like many others that this cheating plot wasn't used because I really hate cheating but I want to want how Nadao is going to deal with that. Plus this cheating is very subtil: Teh really wanted to kiss Jai, but what was Jai thinking? I really don't understand Jai's mind. I'm still glad that the cheating stopped at one kiss, when I read comments I thought Teh and Jai had sleep together O-O
I feel terribly sad of Oh, he suffers so much. I want them to break up, at least to clear their mind. They can't stay together right now it's toxic for both, once they'll had reflect more on their relationship they can try again (bc it's official that they'll end up together).
BUT there is one thing that I didn't really saw in the comments and that really bothered me, maybe even more than the cheating scene. It's the sex scene. Really. This is an act of love and Teh does it to improve his role, on the advice/order of Jai and he doesn't even tell Oh-aew that. Bc if Teh wants to be an actor, he could in the future repeat scenes with his bf but he needs to tell him that. The scene wasn't special for me at all (at least the present part, not their "first time" part), I just felt sad for Oh-Aew, as if he was used by Teh who just wants to improve himself... I don't really know what to think. Please share your interpretation of that scene :)
Also, i was wondering is there a time skip? I wouldn't want one but is there?
it's just a theory but maybe there will be a time skip within the series but not at the beginning. 2 main reasons: - The teaser with winter garden moment. In the last scene of the teaser, I feel that Jung won has exactly the same clothes as when he kissed gyeo-ul at the end of season 1. - The writer. In all the Reply series Lee Woo Jung use time skip suddenly within the drama. Of course here there are two seasons but maybe she'll try to surprise us? But there will be a time skip I think. However, I think that if there is indeed a time skip since ep 1, there will be flashbacks, but I hope not too much
I don't know why but I feel ep 3 is gonna be okay... there will be some drama but I don't know if there will be any breakup. I can't even explain why I'm confident, perhaps because of the stills cut? And also, I have the feeling that, with ep 3, we'll have seen almost every scenes of the series trailer, it makes me wonder what will happen in episode 4 and 5, it's the big mystery!
I liked how Teh and Oh Aew are not portrayed as flawless characters. In ep 2, I was a little upset because of Teh's doing with Oh. But at the same time, I understood him and the last scene of ep 2 was really beautiful (COMMUNICATION). Oh Aew also could have inform Teh in advance about his decision, but his reasons are also valid. I feel like even if there are many reasons to criticise the characters I just can't because it feel so much realistic. Yes they are not perfect and, tbh, I like that very much! I'm really supporting both, I want them to be happy by being themselves. And that's not something easy, I'm very grateful to this show for highlighting that. Jai is a character I have difficulties to understand, I'm wondering how he will evolve!
My first drama were romantic ones but I quickly discovered the Slice of Life genre and I LOVED IT!! I really enjoyed your article and there are still many slice of life drama that I haven't seen yet :) My favorite slice of life drama are Reply 1988 and Hospital Playlist (I watched all Lee Woo Jung drama aha), recently I also loved Navillera and Move To Heaven. The thing is that, for me, a good drama must have good characters with good development. And often, slice of life drama offer that. They can sometimes have romance (Reply, Prison Playbook, Hospital Playlist), thing I like tbh, but it's not romantic, so there is enough romantic scene for me (Winter garden in HP for instance XD). No need to have more! Those drama feel so realistic and even if you don't like a particular genre (like law drama, medical drama, drama about dance) you can in fact still love a slice of life drama about that if it's well written. And it's why I'm so impressed and so in love with those stories.
With the new trailer, we finally get some more scenes! What are your theories for this season?These are mine (based…
I like long posts and theory, it allows time to go faster aha :P
I really don't know if the beginning of the drama will be one year later or will immediately follow the last episode of season 1... and I didn't understand a thing about the trailer!
- However, about Ik Sun case, I don't think she will be away for three years, and the season 2 can not take place three years later.. so maybe Jun Wan is talking to Song Hwa or to Ik Sun who just came to Korea for holidays or something like that. Or maybe she will give up her foreign studies? But she was so excited about it so it would be weird.. And she's not the type of person to abandon her dream for love sake. . - Winter Garden is my fav couple and even if we only see them one second and I am already so excited! They indeed seem professional but I think Ik Jun will see quickly through them aha. I also wonder when Ik Jun will learn about his sister and Jun Wan btw. I would really like to see the immediate event after the kiss scene of ep12 but I know we'll not have that, but I'm sure you're right, Jung Won can't give this mellow look to anyone except Gyeo-ul (or a patient so..we never know!)
I'm not disappointed at all with this first episode! I like to see Teh this confident with his relationship. The issues in the relationship that we begin to see feel just so realistic... Neither Teh or Oh-Aew are wrong or are doing something bad, they begin to take separate ways and they need to find how they can reconcile their student life and love life. I really felt for Oh-aew homesickness, I' m glad they showed it. Moving from home and trying to have friends is not as easy (at least, not for anyone) as it is sometimes shown in movies/tv shows! I just don't get the end: Oh-Aew was invited to dinner by Kim, he could have eat with Teh and his crew. Why leaving? And, really, Teh could have keep the flowers, the bouquet wasn't that big...!
am I the only one here who sees this SP as fanservice only ? the "purity"/innocence of these teens is lost with…
for me it's not only fan service. Special episodes of Our Skyy or Theory of Love were real fan service but this one, even if, of course, it's to satisfy fans, has more to offer. Oh-aew is leaving Pukhet were he grew up so he is saying goodbye, and he is scared and sad too. We see them play around and be happy but there is a message and a little scenario. It's not just 10 minutes of them being unnecessarily lovey dovey. I see it like that but everyone can see it differently of course :)
I'm still liking this show but I think the last episodes were pretty slow compared to the others. I have the feeling that the relation between Do Ki and Ha Na is a loop, even Ha Na said "we are back to square one", for me it's very frustrating to see that. We have two interesting leads that only have few scenes together and it seems that they will never work together (or at least perhaps in the three last episodes but's a shame...). I feel there is a lot of potential but it was not enough used.... Writers could have develop a relationship (not a romantic one, just a colleague one for instance) between the two. Even when both are in the same place they rarely saw each others so the story doesn't really go forward. And also, Back Sung Mi is a villain but she is quite cliché, I mean even the evil laugh I think it's kinda awkward. I prefer the first part of the drama, the first 8 episodes were better....of course it's just my opinion! I think the good part tho is that it show that the private prison system was really bad and dangerous, and it's not the solution...
So many thoughts after finishing ep6... I don't hate Soo Ryeon YET but I began to dislike her more and more. I don't blame her for everything because she also trapped, nobody see she is unhappy, she wants to fight for democracy but because of her "rich" background it's difficult. But how is she treating gMyeong Hee tho... I mean, t's because she wanted Myeong Hee to go to the blind date that everything began... The thing that bother me is that Soo Ryeon seems to began to have feelings for Hee Tae. I also feel very bad for Myeong Hee when I saw the flashbacks. I'm glad she helped Soo Ryeon but she took all the blame, her life changed entirely bc of that and they never seem to have discuss it. I also love Soo Chan but I feel he will make mistakes because of his jealousy... Finally, I want to talk about the brothers. I'm so glad they're friends now! And I'm looking forward to see how Hee Tae and his brother relationship will evolve. I thought the only think that would bring drama in Youth Of May would be the Gwanju insurrection... I was wrong, Hee Ta dad is the worst ... T_T I have less and less hope for an happy end but I love the main leads, the acting is awesome, I still like this drama very much.
Do some people know the name of the songs in the episodes 4 and 5 I think, songs that are not OST? I like these songs with 80s vibes so much (it reminds me Reply 1988)! Thanks!
I totally agree with your description of Teh, I couldn't put that into words!
I have mixed feelings about this episode. In a general way, I would have like to see more Oh-Aew but I guess it's bc this ep was really centred on Teh. I have a hard time to understand his feelings clearly, but that's a very Teh thing. He is such an undecided person that doesn't really know himself. He feels many different emotions. This episode show how love can fade away or, at least, can change. Loving a person but being suddenly attracted by another. The thing is that Teh is attracted to Jai bc he reminds him the Oh Aew he knew and I feel so sad for Oh Aew that changed to be himself but his new self is not totally accepted by Teh. I feel sad for Teh to struggle so much with change because change can be very difficult but that's not a reason to cheat his partner.
However I admit that cheating is something that happens in a lot of couple (heterosexuals or LGBTQ ones) and I don't see it as misrepresentation of LGBTQ+ community at all. Because since episode 1 their want to show us the high and low of a couple, no matter if it's and heterosexual one or a homosexual one.
I wished like many others that this cheating plot wasn't used because I really hate cheating but I want to want how Nadao is going to deal with that. Plus this cheating is very subtil: Teh really wanted to kiss Jai, but what was Jai thinking? I really don't understand Jai's mind. I'm still glad that the cheating stopped at one kiss, when I read comments I thought Teh and Jai had sleep together O-O
I feel terribly sad of Oh, he suffers so much. I want them to break up, at least to clear their mind. They can't stay together right now it's toxic for both, once they'll had reflect more on their relationship they can try again (bc it's official that they'll end up together).
BUT there is one thing that I didn't really saw in the comments and that really bothered me, maybe even more than the cheating scene. It's the sex scene. Really. This is an act of love and Teh does it to improve his role, on the advice/order of Jai and he doesn't even tell Oh-aew that. Bc if Teh wants to be an actor, he could in the future repeat scenes with his bf but he needs to tell him that. The scene wasn't special for me at all (at least the present part, not their "first time" part), I just felt sad for Oh-Aew, as if he was used by Teh who just wants to improve himself... I don't really know what to think. Please share your interpretation of that scene :)
- The teaser with winter garden moment. In the last scene of the teaser, I feel that Jung won has exactly the same clothes as when he kissed gyeo-ul at the end of season 1.
- The writer. In all the Reply series Lee Woo Jung use time skip suddenly within the drama. Of course here there are two seasons but maybe she'll try to surprise us? But there will be a time skip I think.
However, I think that if there is indeed a time skip since ep 1, there will be flashbacks, but I hope not too much
And also, I have the feeling that, with ep 3, we'll have seen almost every scenes of the series trailer, it makes me wonder what will happen in episode 4 and 5, it's the big mystery!
I'm really supporting both, I want them to be happy by being themselves. And that's not something easy, I'm very grateful to this show for highlighting that.
Jai is a character I have difficulties to understand, I'm wondering how he will evolve!
The thing is that, for me, a good drama must have good characters with good development. And often, slice of life drama offer that. They can sometimes have romance (Reply, Prison Playbook, Hospital Playlist), thing I like tbh, but it's not romantic, so there is enough romantic scene for me (Winter garden in HP for instance XD). No need to have more! Those drama feel so realistic and even if you don't like a particular genre (like law drama, medical drama, drama about dance) you can in fact still love a slice of life drama about that if it's well written. And it's why I'm so impressed and so in love with those stories.
I really don't know if the beginning of the drama will be one year later or will immediately follow the last episode of season 1... and I didn't understand a thing about the trailer!
- However, about Ik Sun case, I don't think she will be away for three years, and the season 2 can not take place three years later.. so maybe Jun Wan is talking to Song Hwa or to Ik Sun who just came to Korea for holidays or something like that. Or maybe she will give up her foreign studies? But she was so excited about it so it would be weird.. And she's not the type of person to abandon her dream for love sake. .
- Winter Garden is my fav couple and even if we only see them one second and I am already so excited! They indeed seem professional but I think Ik Jun will see quickly through them aha. I also wonder when Ik Jun will learn about his sister and Jun Wan btw. I would really like to see the immediate event after the kiss scene of ep12 but I know we'll not have that, but I'm sure you're right, Jung Won can't give this mellow look to anyone except Gyeo-ul (or a patient so..we never know!)
I just don't get the end: Oh-Aew was invited to dinner by Kim, he could have eat with Teh and his crew. Why leaving? And, really, Teh could have keep the flowers, the bouquet wasn't that big...!
And also, Back Sung Mi is a villain but she is quite cliché, I mean even the evil laugh I think it's kinda awkward. I prefer the first part of the drama, the first 8 episodes were better....of course it's just my opinion!
I think the good part tho is that it show that the private prison system was really bad and dangerous, and it's not the solution...
also feel very bad for Myeong Hee when I saw the flashbacks. I'm glad she helped Soo Ryeon but she took all the blame, her life changed entirely bc of that and they never seem to have discuss it.
I also love Soo Chan but I feel he will make mistakes because of his jealousy...
Finally, I want to talk about the brothers. I'm so glad they're friends now! And I'm looking forward to see how Hee Tae and his brother relationship will evolve.
I thought the only think that would bring drama in Youth Of May would be the Gwanju insurrection... I was wrong, Hee Ta dad is the worst ... T_T I have less and less hope for an happy end but I love the main leads, the acting is awesome, I still like this drama very much.