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@twinty Thank you for your honest opinion! You’re absolutely right 😊 we all have different tastes.
On my watchlist, I keep the non-BL dramas I’ve finished under “On Hold” just to keep things organized.
I checked, and the Kdramas that were popular but that I gave my lowest scores and honestly couldn’t stand 😅 were: Descendants of the Sun, Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, and Memories of the Alhambra.

I wish I could feel the same way you do! I really wish what you wrote felt true to me. I love the actress so much, and it broke my heart a little because I felt the script didn’t do her justice. As I said, I couldn’t believe anything the character did, and I just couldn’t feel any redemption or empathy. 😔
I’ll give you an example of a manipulative character done right : Flower of Evil. That’s how you write a good arc.
Don’t get upset though, I know my opinion is really unpopular and most people love this drama a lot. 😅 A LOT ❤️

I love villains! you got me wrong here. The prob is they don't show the character as villain but only as a victim (maybe its in the ep I haven't seen??).
Exmp of Villains I liked in modern Kdramas:
Marry My Husband - Park Min Hwan and Jung Soo Min (in fact Love them both more than FL or ML)
The Atypical family -Baek Il Hong [Da Hae's mother]
Tempted - Choi Su Ji
Weak hero 2 - Na Baek Jin
Secret Relationships - Kim Su Hyeon

Very Unpopular opinion:
I stopped watching this series at episode 27 and I don’t even know how I made it that far.
Ranting:
1. The actress who I usually adore: Why is her makeup so heavy? Why is she always wearing high heels that torture her feet? And most important Where’s her usual charm and spark?
2. Am I really supposed to root for this very manipulative character who lied her way to luxury by lying to everyone and hurting them just because she claims it was out of love? She’s so manipulative I couldn’t believe a single word or action coming from her.
3. The male lead felt slightly more believable, but still hard to connect with , plus, the age gap between them is handled so poorly it becomes uncomfortable.

I kept watching, hoping for a redemption arc but it never came 🥺
imo The message feels totally wrong, yet the series tries to romanticize it.

It started very well but than the ending, at least last 6 ep, is like a chewing gum that lost its taste. bummer 🥺

Number 6 in Cyprus

So happy the last two episodes saved the series for me.😍
Those last 2 episodes brought the heart back into the story (the previous 2 ep almost made me drop the BL 🥺)

It’s the first time I’ve felt such strong GL vibes in a wuxia. ❤️
Is it just my imagination? Is it in the OG novel?
I’m usually not a delulu fan, but it really feels like Zuo Qingluan is, you know, very much in love.
I’m on ep 26. I also don’t get the low ratings 😬 maybe it’s the ending?

Fair point. I used “idol” loosely. If you mean active idols under agency rules, that’s a tighter category
BUT my critique was about writing and pacing, not intimacy or kissing. The show so far still didn’t land for me. Your list contains Meh BLs but lets take examples from 5 BLs with no kiss or very basic that still worked perfectly:
Cherry Magic! (30-sai)
Where Your Eyes Linger
My School President
Light On Me
My Love Mix-Up! (Kieta Hatsukoi)

I am not very familiar with the Idols from Korea but I think very good KBLs that had Idols are:
Love for Love's Sake, Semantic Error, You Want Some?, Jazz for Two, Love Class Season 2, The Time of Fever

Great cast, flat storytelling 😔 dialogue/pacing killed the feels for me.
A pity, because the young actors clearly worked hard

I'm sorry 🥺 I feel nothing. What a pity.

I've seen it countless time, It's my fav Jbl Movie even after 10 years
💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝

Haha not really 😅 I wouldn’t call it a fetish thing. I just can’t put my finger on it this time 🤔 I’ve watched sooo manyyyyy JBLs and usually I get used to the cultural differences, but here something feels missing for me to fully get it 🥺

Edit – and btw I totally get the nerd fetish 😂 At one point in my life I realized nerds RULE and my taste completely changed 😂😂😂

IDK 🤷‍♀️ they’re just a bit too weird for me 😅

A low budget doesn’t stop this one from shining. The actors are truly impressive

Me too!!! Said the same in my vid (Chinese BLs) 😍
I’m so happily surprised, and now I just want MORE! 🤤

Totally agree that different opinions should be welcome. But sometimes it feels less like honest critique and more like keyboard bullying.
BL from China was rare until recently and are and important, so yes, share your thoughts, but also support and appreciate the effort behind it.

I honestly have no idea why some people complain about this series 🤔
I’m enjoying every second of it!
I find the story captivating, and the actors are just great.
I really don’t get the criticism. Maybe people compare it to the insane chemistry in Revenged Love? Could be…
but hey, our hearts can handle loving multiple BLs at once 💕 and even multiple couples in the same series too.
It’s wonderful! Totally addictive

🫤 It didn't age well. I guess it was cute 10 years ago . I love the actors but 😐 🙄