Senza

I know that drama actually falls under the queer genre, but it was promoted and labeled as a BL drama everywhere, which is why it received an 8.2 rating. I wonder if it had been promoted as an LGBTQ show, maybe it would have received higher ratings, like the movie Monster, which was an LGBTQ film.

Even i also love BLs but i think ppl should know the difference betn these 2 genres. These 2 genres are completely different and LITBC was always promoted as queer drama so it should be treated as such instead of calling it BL.

Its very simple: Queer/LGBTQ shows mostly portray a realistic version of people from the community, highlighting their hardships, struggles, and the prejudices they face, often without any filter. In contrast, BL/GL shows tend to depict a more idealized, glossy version of gay and lesbian relationships. For example, in most Thai BLs, parents, society, and even friends often easily accept and support their gay son or friend and his relationships without much struggle. However, in this show, we see how Go Young's mother was so against his identity and relationships, only starting to accept him in the final stage of her life. Additionally, Go Young's second boyfriend has internalized homophobia due to societal pressure. This offers a more realistic take on LGBTQ people, instead of portraying everything as smooth and easy for them.

This drama falls under the queer/LGBTQ category rather than the BL genre so i hope people keep that in mind and stop referring to it as BL. The director never intended to make a BL but rather a mainstream queer genre drama. In this story, the protagonist goes through various ups and downs and has multiple relationships, something you rarely see in BL dramas. The protagonist also faces challenges that are common within the gay community in South Korea.

When people misunderstand genres, it can actually affect the ratings. I've seen dramas promoted as romcoms, but when they introduced melodrama or slice of life elements, the ratings started to drop. So, when people realize this is different from typical BL dramas, it might impact the ratings. That's why it should be referred to as a queer/LGBTQ show instead of BL.

This is one of the top queer/LGBTQ shows, while shows like 'Let's Free the Curse of Taekwondo' and 'Love for Love's Sake' are top quality KBLs.

Hey LeeYunnes, how about for once you stop hating on tvN dramas and just focus on your favorites? Didnt you get tired of uselessly hating tvN dramas on your X account?

You're the same hypocrite who spread lies about the QOT writer stealing the script of CLOY from her assistant writer without any solid evidence on QOT's MDL page and then shamelessly watched the whole show. What a piece of trash you are. Go get a life, man!!

Dont pay attention to her, she is just hater. Always hate popular dramas for no reason.

Why dont you go and spread hate somewhere else, Miss LeeYunnes? The way i see it, your constant hate towards every tvN weekend drama is astonishing. Just go and get a life.

Whether its QOT, LND or any other popular tvN weekend drama, you always have to spread negativity from both your MDL and X accounts.

Why not just hype up your favorites instead?

The main issue with this show is its WORLD BUILDING. The world building here is so poor that logic and laws are applied inconsistently, according to the writers convenience.
This director's previous work, a movie called Brave Citizen also has same issue. It had a fantastic concept but the world building was shallow. It was amusing to see even the principal fearing the bully just because he was rich.

This show has a concept similar to The Devil Judge. However, in TDJ, the world building was excellent. The type of court and situations presented wouldnt be possible in real life South Korea, so the writer created a dystopian version of Korea with its own set of rules and laws, which remained consistent throughout. In contrast, this show is a fantasy crime legal drama but is set in the real world. The laws and logic of the real world still apply but they are used at the writer's convenience. For example, the rulings given by Kang Bitna are laughable, they don’t make sense. Additionally, why doesn’t she just go to prison to punish murderers? She could allow criminals to face justice through the law and then pursue them for her mission afterward. She could also easily target murderers already convicted and in prison. This inconsistency makes it feel like the writer is making up rules as they go.
In The Devil Judge the conflict between Jinyoung’s character and Kang Yohan felt more believable. Both were human, had different perspectives and acted according to their roles. However, here, whatever Han Daon does comes across as completely foolish. He knows FL is a demon yet still wants to catch her. How can human laws apply to a demon? It’s basic logic, he should at least understand that.

This is what haters said when they have to defend their hatred.

Gurl, the og user hasnt even mentioned anything about Seokryu's glow up just two years after stomach cancer. You are just bringing up points for the sake of spreading hate. I have been seeing your posts for a while now, and you're only commenting to whine and spread negativity. Get a life, man.

When you are determined to hate a drama, no matter what they do, you will always end up complaining even when there is nothing to complain about.

Just drop it instead.

He is furniture in the show at this point. I think making him illegitimate chabeol heir really ruined his character for me.

I have no problem with SMA's character but i 100% agree on love story part feels very forced. I mean when & how he fell in love with her?? We dont evn have one scene where he started falling in love with her. It felt so sudden, its like now we have only 4 eps remaining so anyhow make them together.

He is only bearable where requires minimal to no acting.

Im absolutely loving this series but KYD's character feels one dimensional. There is no chemistry between him and SMA and neither his character nor his acting are engaging. For me, SMA and the second leads are the ones carrying the show.

Subgenre whuch caters to fulfill fantasies of hatero women right?? But this one no where nears do that, it deals with more dark and real topics of gay relationship thats why calling it BL is disrespctful and ppl like you are ignorant. So keep it that way.

Certainly shows how unhappy life you are living with kind of words you use for others when you have nothing to do with them.

Once again, you have demonstrated your ignorance by assuming my identity, nationality, and age. It’s laughable. Im a 29 year old Singaporean, a proud gay guy from the LGBTQ+ community and i know and relate to LGBTQ+/BL dramas far more than you ever could. I understand what can be hurtful or disrespectful to my community. People like you, who only fantasize about two men together, will never comprehend the struggles we face every day. You also wont understand how referring to certain LGBT genre shows as BL can be hurtful to us.

Please dont be so ignorant about others identities when you have never met them in person or do not know them personally.

Back to back 5 replies of constant nonsense?Who hurt you so badly? Why are you so upset with your life that you are resorting to calling others assholes when you dont even know them? Clearly, you have nothing substantial to defend, so you are relying on cheap tactics. Go ahead and burn, who cares about cheapos like you?

Why do we refer to Japanese and Chinese dramas as Jdramas and Cdramas, but not simply group them all as Kdramas? Dont they often explore similar genres and themes? To many people outside of East Asia, East Asians may look similar, so why not just call them Kdamas? The reason is that these are distinct Chinese and Japanese productions and labeling them all as Kdramas would be disrespectful to their individual identities.

Likewise, just because a series is adapted from a manga doesnt mean it should be classified as BL. It contain themes that align more with the broader LGBT genre, and labeling it as BL would overlook that distinction. LGBT and BL are similar to K/C/J dramas in that they are distinct categories and mislabeling them reflects ignorance and disrespect.