Plus they didn't end it on some stupid misunderstanding in the past which would call for a huge facepalm at the…
And I like he admits to his mistakes and apologizes. Though he does say "i was a kid", it's not "I was just a kid so forgive me", but more "I was a really stupid child, I hope you'll forgive the past me and date the adult I became. I am truly in love with you."
I wasn't sure at the beginning, fearing it would be a too simple, wannabe woke drama, but it was not. Yes, it…
I was surprised by Nakajima Sota, it was the first time I saw him, but he was really good. There are a lot of times when soft, gentle characters end up being played in a "feminine" way, especially if they're gay. But even when he was so much shorter than his male costars and so gentle, I always thought he was so "cool" and "handsome". Not "pretty". It's difficult to explain, but I liked that he didn't automatically think of going kind of "feminine" when he was tasked to play a gay, gentle, and soft young man.
The director seemed to want to avoid that way of thinking, too, with how much we see him running and in sports clothes. I like that they wanted to go a little away from that type of cliché. Without it being too "in our face".
The whole casting is perfect and really good. The comedy pays off, and the touching moments, too. I decided to watch the drama when I saw Jyo Kairi was doing it, and I was not disappointed. He was so natural I wonder how I'll heal from the fact I won't see him in those pretty clothes anymore. He suited them so much, and as a viewer, I could FEEL how more relaxed he was in them, contrary to the more "masculine" clothes he felt awkward in.
The only unrealistic thing about this drama is how everybody is surprised to see a "boy" in those clothes... I would never have guessed it was a man if I saw him in the street. I would just think "oh, a tall pretty girl".
The other unrealistic thing is that everybody is way too good to be true. But I did say it was a feel-good drama after all.
I wasn't sure at the beginning, fearing it would be a too simple, wannabe woke drama, but it was not.
Yes, it was simple, but in a good way, without melo, without a real bad guy, following a hard-headed idiot who hurts people with his stupidity and decides to "update" his way of thinking, with the help of his new young gay friend. We follow a surprisingly big cast, with the family of the MC, the family of the "gay friend" & his lover, the Comiket group, the high school gyarus & the makeup girl, the baseball team, and the MC's company's work team. I thought at first, we would keep in the family, only following their little world, but I liked how open the drama is on their relationship. It made it impossible for the viewer to really feel bored. The whole ensemble is super-attaching, even the characters that I couldn't stomach at first. So much that I wanted more.
I loved how realistically "normal" everybody is, and how normal their problems are. It didn't try to be something it wasn't by being too complicated or with too many themes.
Recommended if you want a feel-good drama. The beginning is a little difficult because of how infuriating the MC is, but the payoff is 100% worth it.
Ooooh! So it's a spin-off! It's been a while since I watched Fune Wo Amu, so I was wondering what was going on as the story was so different from what I remembered.
I surprisingly like the protagonist. In that type of trope (the "they meet as adults again after a bad relationship in teenage years"), the MC is almost always wishy-washy and whiny, even when the ML is doing everything he can to get that trust again (I blame the success of Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi).
But here, the MC is cute. He is still angry at the guy, but without it being over-the-top hate, and his mistrust is understandable. And because of that, we can understand why the ML is attracted to him, as he is not a jerk, but is just putting clear(ish) boundaries between them. The ML isn't in love with the MC only because they had a thing in the past, he finds the grown-up version of the MC even as charming as his teenage naive self. I like it's clearly said he fell for him again, not just still.
It's a trope, but it's done in a nice way! So, I'll wait for ep 3 hoping for quality.
The pacing can be way too long as time, not because the story isn't interesting, but because they drag a lot of scenes and stuff to get to the 36 episodes count. Especially during the university days, some are were way too long for their importance. (not that those arcs were bad... The idea is good but not for 4 episode when it could have been put into 2).
The story, characters, and acting are all great.
Unfortunately that dragging made me skip a few unnecessary scenes or watch then 2x speed.
But watching everything is worth it. The main couple is heartbreaking in their love. The main heroine is really nice to see. She is not a perfect Mary sue, but she was always so fiercely loving and loyal. She had so many reason to walk away but she loved him to death.
I remember people making gasp of incomprehension when he kissed her. Like "wtf is going on". Of course I like the twist that he was in love with her from the beginning, but it doesn't change the fact that for a good part of the movie, I wasn't sure what he was thinking.
ikrr , like they literally made no harsh comments , and all the performances were good too obviously and the atmosphere…
There were a few contestants who sang off-tune... While their vibes were good, the techniques weren't. But I liked that the judges knew that it was normal they weren't good : they're not professionals.
I love how less serious it is compared to other survival idol shows. They let the kids breathe and don't try to destroy them. I do like those more serious ones, but it is nice to see something different, where they let them do what they want and let everybody vote, and that's how the ranking is decided.
ENA is paid cable and also new channel get famous because of attorney woo success and KBS is old and free public…
Unfree TV channels will have less viewership than free TV channels. But their impact is as big. For example, a drama from KBS/MBC/SBS which hit 15% is very good, and it can be considered a real success, but nothing "groundbreaking". A drama from ENA, or JTBC which hits 15% means that EVERYBODY and their mother are talking about it, and the whole nation is watching, either on TV or online. It is groundbreaking.
You don't have to compare the two. For a cable channel healing melodrama, Tell Me That You Love Me is actually doing well.
it feel like the writer wasted this drama potential by adding so many plot in only 12 eps ...he/she wasted literally…
The love line, search of Kiho (the bodies are part of it so okay), road to success and the abusive father were all in the trailer so I was expecting it (and kdrama = romantic triangle/quator, so okay no surprise here)
But Ranjoo's storyline is kind of too much for me too. I love the character and the actress. But I so don't care about that contract, and the company shares, and the lady in the hospital, and her numerous flashbacks... For someone who supposedly love singing to death, we don't even see her trying to sing again even though she physically can! Take more time to put actual musical scenes like them producing the album. Or Ranjoo talking about music or the world of entertainment. Music shows, variety shows, coaching in interviews, coaching in social medias... That would be more interesting, and make it believable that Mokha is becoming a singer.
She was on a very successful show, with a huge scandal, but we haven't see Mokha answer one interview...? Or her talking with a journalist. Or her having non-toxic fans.
We have lots of songs, though... Even she still haven't made an album. 😂
I love MokHa's decision, but my heart was breaking for Kiho when he was preparing the apartment... Nothing really melodramatic was happening but I was crying so much watching him buy the stuff and clean up the space. That man is just way too loving. He silently did what he had to do and left. 😭
Isn't this also true for 2nd couple? Liming was spending time with Heart, communicating with him when nobody else…
2nd couple was really cute, of course, but they were not really like what I explained in my previous comment. 😅
Maybe I wasn't understandable, but what I liked is the realism, the maturity, and the silent looks of the first couple. The second couple gives you butterfly, one "saves" the other, changes his world, changes his family, etc.... it's pretty dramatic. They look at each other and have butterflies in the stomach, "he is my world 😍💖". The looks of the first couple I was talking about is the mature one? Idk how to explain, but they don't feel like they have butterflies when they look at each others. They love each other, but it's like the old couple feel. 💛
The second couple was cute and tragic, with family "against" them, the social difference, the fact he is deaf, etc... It's very different as to why I love the first couple : the simplicity. The realism.
Of course some couple faces the struggle of the 2nd couple, but that's still pretty rare. The first couple, I feel like I see a couple like that every time I go out. That's what I liked.
Watching dramas, I love to watch characters who have "not realistic" or at least a little dramatic lives. Because if you want 100% realism, watch documentaries, not dramas. But it was nice to see something so realistic and such a normal romance story about 2 very normal adults.
Anyway. Just to explain, as I think you misunderstood my first comment 😊
And for the age gap, I don't care. I forgot they were supposed to be 15 years appart. Thanks to the two actors, I could imagine Earth's character being like 30-35 and Mix being 23-25. So understandable that he's teasing about the "uncle" thing. Never really thought about it that much 😂
The director seemed to want to avoid that way of thinking, too, with how much we see him running and in sports clothes. I like that they wanted to go a little away from that type of cliché. Without it being too "in our face".
The whole casting is perfect and really good. The comedy pays off, and the touching moments, too. I decided to watch the drama when I saw Jyo Kairi was doing it, and I was not disappointed. He was so natural I wonder how I'll heal from the fact I won't see him in those pretty clothes anymore. He suited them so much, and as a viewer, I could FEEL how more relaxed he was in them, contrary to the more "masculine" clothes he felt awkward in.
The only unrealistic thing about this drama is how everybody is surprised to see a "boy" in those clothes... I would never have guessed it was a man if I saw him in the street. I would just think "oh, a tall pretty girl".
The other unrealistic thing is that everybody is way too good to be true. But I did say it was a feel-good drama after all.
Yes, it was simple, but in a good way, without melo, without a real bad guy, following a hard-headed idiot who hurts people with his stupidity and decides to "update" his way of thinking, with the help of his new young gay friend.
We follow a surprisingly big cast, with the family of the MC, the family of the "gay friend" & his lover, the Comiket group, the high school gyarus & the makeup girl, the baseball team, and the MC's company's work team.
I thought at first, we would keep in the family, only following their little world, but I liked how open the drama is on their relationship. It made it impossible for the viewer to really feel bored. The whole ensemble is super-attaching, even the characters that I couldn't stomach at first. So much that I wanted more.
I loved how realistically "normal" everybody is, and how normal their problems are. It didn't try to be something it wasn't by being too complicated or with too many themes.
Recommended if you want a feel-good drama. The beginning is a little difficult because of how infuriating the MC is, but the payoff is 100% worth it.
But here, the MC is cute. He is still angry at the guy, but without it being over-the-top hate, and his mistrust is understandable. And because of that, we can understand why the ML is attracted to him, as he is not a jerk, but is just putting clear(ish) boundaries between them.
The ML isn't in love with the MC only because they had a thing in the past, he finds the grown-up version of the MC even as charming as his teenage naive self. I like it's clearly said he fell for him again, not just still.
It's a trope, but it's done in a nice way! So, I'll wait for ep 3 hoping for quality.
The pacing can be way too long as time, not because the story isn't interesting, but because they drag a lot of scenes and stuff to get to the 36 episodes count. Especially during the university days, some are were way too long for their importance.
(not that those arcs were bad... The idea is good but not for 4 episode when it could have been put into 2).
The story, characters, and acting are all great.
Unfortunately that dragging made me skip a few unnecessary scenes or watch then 2x speed.
But watching everything is worth it. The main couple is heartbreaking in their love. The main heroine is really nice to see. She is not a perfect Mary sue, but she was always so fiercely loving and loyal. She had so many reason to walk away but she loved him to death.
Like, it's gonna be especially bad?
I remember people making gasp of incomprehension when he kissed her. Like "wtf is going on". Of course I like the twist that he was in love with her from the beginning, but it doesn't change the fact that for a good part of the movie, I wasn't sure what he was thinking.
There will be plenty of drama in the future...
I do like those more serious ones, but it is nice to see something different, where they let them do what they want and let everybody vote, and that's how the ranking is decided.
For example, a drama from KBS/MBC/SBS which hit 15% is very good, and it can be considered a real success, but nothing "groundbreaking".
A drama from ENA, or JTBC which hits 15% means that EVERYBODY and their mother are talking about it, and the whole nation is watching, either on TV or online. It is groundbreaking.
You don't have to compare the two. For a cable channel healing melodrama, Tell Me That You Love Me is actually doing well.
It's a weird season.
Half I liked, half bored me to death.
But Ranjoo's storyline is kind of too much for me too. I love the character and the actress. But I so don't care about that contract, and the company shares, and the lady in the hospital, and her numerous flashbacks... For someone who supposedly love singing to death, we don't even see her trying to sing again even though she physically can!
Take more time to put actual musical scenes like them producing the album. Or Ranjoo talking about music or the world of entertainment. Music shows, variety shows, coaching in interviews, coaching in social medias... That would be more interesting, and make it believable that Mokha is becoming a singer.
She was on a very successful show, with a huge scandal, but we haven't see Mokha answer one interview...? Or her talking with a journalist. Or her having non-toxic fans.
We have lots of songs, though... Even she still haven't made an album. 😂
That man is just way too loving. He silently did what he had to do and left. 😭
Maybe I wasn't understandable, but what I liked is the realism, the maturity, and the silent looks of the first couple.
The second couple gives you butterfly, one "saves" the other, changes his world, changes his family, etc.... it's pretty dramatic. They look at each other and have butterflies in the stomach, "he is my world 😍💖". The looks of the first couple I was talking about is the mature one? Idk how to explain, but they don't feel like they have butterflies when they look at each others. They love each other, but it's like the old couple feel. 💛
The second couple was cute and tragic, with family "against" them, the social difference, the fact he is deaf, etc...
It's very different as to why I love the first couple : the simplicity. The realism.
Of course some couple faces the struggle of the 2nd couple, but that's still pretty rare. The first couple, I feel like I see a couple like that every time I go out. That's what I liked.
Watching dramas, I love to watch characters who have "not realistic" or at least a little dramatic lives. Because if you want 100% realism, watch documentaries, not dramas. But it was nice to see something so realistic and such a normal romance story about 2 very normal adults.
Anyway. Just to explain, as I think you misunderstood my first comment 😊
And for the age gap, I don't care. I forgot they were supposed to be 15 years appart. Thanks to the two actors, I could imagine Earth's character being like 30-35 and Mix being 23-25. So understandable that he's teasing about the "uncle" thing. Never really thought about it that much 😂