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Hello Korea!? Is the blood flow to my brain compromised? This Korean show is wildin talking about big hard D. 😂

This show is so tropey, it's giving me whiplash.

Chinese novel "Don’t You Like Me"

I wasn't implying the lack of quality should be excused.

I'm a sucker for the concept so I'm currently reading the novel this is based on. I'm weak LOL.

Episode 3 gave me 'lets use Bad Buddy as an inspiration'- vibes. The list of three things needed for a relationship was like Pa's list for Pat. Joke even said to Zo, "you are being weird", which was the last on the list i.e. you have a hard time acting normal. Just like Pat when he ran out of the music shop. The phone Karate was a lot like the chopstick fight etc.

I think it was said in the behind the scenes episode that it's a newbie director.

If you read the novel the series is based on, it's got a happy ending. The series has a happy for now ending. Both the boys have and ex-girlfriend that tries to come between them, but they both also say they are not interested in said girls. In the last episode of the show Bai Luo Yin's ex comes to visit him at school, it doesn't really mean anything. He's going to tell her to go away, we just won't see that story arc.

So, Wu Bi's cousin doesn't like girls, but has a girlfriend who he arranged to study abroad. She is not using him, it's an arrangement for their mutual benefit. Okay, so totally a beard then.

A simple google search will give you several results. Did you not try? Here's one https://haikushilan.wordpress.com/addicted/

It's called a lavender marriage: A lavender marriage is assumed to be a marriage of convenience to mask the sexual orientation of one or both partners.

So it looks like in this series neither the groom nor the bride is straight. They are planning a pretend marriage for the sake of their families who don't accept their children's sexual orientation.

YAY! There's a date finally!

It's got a happy for now ending, as opposed to happily ever after, it's totally watchable.

Finally watched it, because I got into Stay with Me, the new adaptation and wanted the context. Addicted is watchable even though it was cut short due to censorship. There's a perfectly OK happy for now ending. Gu Hai even basically gave Bai Luo Yin a dowry in the last 15th episode, the watch, the jewelry and the car. The intimate scenes mostly look non-consensual, or there's dubious consent. It's the tired old trope of one person saying no and the other lustfully continuing until they supposedly get consent. It's not okay, but I'm an adult and can see it for what it is, so it was watchable for me.

LOL people are getting these shows mixed up all over the place, you're not alone. I like them both.

and here is a list of upcoming BLs.
https://kisskh.at/list/4YWERXzL

I don't think any Korean ones are airing. Here's a list of currently airing BLs. There are a few Japanese and Taiwanese and Thai that are worth watching.
https://kisskh.at/list/LAlnxZ51

As you can see the place of origin for this show is Taiwan. Taiwan has been its own entity since 1945. Chinese policy is not Taiwanese policy. Taiwan is the 8th most democratic country in the entire world, while China is one of the least democratic at 149th out of 165. The number 1 is Norway, the US is number 25 and North Korea is dead last at number 165.

Episode 1 eng sub, part 1/4
https://youtu.be/mjTj780WAnM

I suspect the issue with Jiang Chi is that he knows he is not straight. There's something in the aware way he reacts to Bu Xia. The potato chip eating looked like an erotic experience to Jiang Chi.