I kept forgetting that this is airing, which is a good thing because as of this moment the subbers on Viki STILL haven't managed to sub the last two clips. (I hesitate to refer to them as episodes.)
Full disclosure: I haven't yet watched those last two clips, but so far the drama has wasted a lot of time on preliminary setup and hasn't given the two lead characters any chance to get to know each other as people as opposed to musicians. Where tf is all this 'chemistry' that everyone sees between them? One of them is arrogant and short-tempered and the other is a mouse. That doesn't bode well for their future together.
I feel like production companies are cashing in on the BL phenomenon with minimal investment. Imagine if this series had been given the red carpet treatment along the lines of 'True Beauty'. Imagine a Korean BL with 16 one-hour episodes! Why are we so grateful for the crumbs they're throwing to us (and stale crumbs at that)?
All we hear now are announcements for more of these micro-length K-BLs, but if you think about it, the reason they're coming at us so fast is that they're cheap to produce. You barely need a script -- just hire a couple of cute idols. The lack of a real story for 'Wish You' is why the kiss at the end of Episode 6 seemed so random and out of character. It was put there because of how little time the series had left to finish with the two leads in a relationship.
'Where Your Eyes Linger' was the only one of these short series that tried hard and actually delivered something. In the wake of that there's been a steady decline in quality.
I predict that the next one coming up (I forget the title) will be even more shoddy than this one.
I see Thailand is moving in the direction of queerbaiting ?
It looks like it's affiliated with a charity, so maybe we should give them a pass this time.
That's not to say that BL's popularity isn't being exploited by production companies looking for a cash grab. It's gotten to where I roll my eyes when yet another 'web series' is announced, since lately they've been quite sh*tty -- cheaply produced with bad acting and next to no storyline. But BL fans just keep lapping them up like thirsty dogs.
Miscellaneous comments on Episode 6, since everyone has said everything so well already:
I think the way the episode depicted the dawning of Seojun's deeper feelings for Jugyeong was better than I've ever seen done before. They could use that scene as an example in acting classes. Hwang In Yeop is the real deal.
Really liked how Jugyeong's brother Jooyung started to show a protective side, but also liked how Suho gave it right back to him over the things Jooyung has said to his sister.
A romance between Jooyung and Gowoon seems pretty certain now.
Jugyeong's mom truly has no redeeming qualities. I despise her.
Why won't Suho apologize for the terrible things he said to Jugyeong in the changing room? When he was trying to interrupt her while she was crying at him over that, I thought for sure he was going to explain himself. But he didn't!
Please, please don't give Jugyeong's bullies a 'redemption' arc at the end of the series. I am so tired of characters like that never having to own up to their deeds.
I'd been wondering if Blued was a hookup app (sorry ... "social networking" app) like Grindr, and with today's episode I got my answer lol.
I'm sure many of us spit out our corn flakes when we got to the ending. I hope that's not a sign of things to come because otherwise (aside from the micro-length episodes) the series is a fine piece of work in all respects.
Some people are simply dead set against Eunwoo. He could give an Oscar worthy performance and they would still…
For many people, "acting" = "scene chewing".
The characterizations for all of the roles in the series were probably worked out over the course of several workshops, and were the result of collaboration between the entire ensemble and the director. It's not like Eunwoo just showed up on the first day of filming and made up the character on his own.
I get that it's annoying to wait 2 days for an episode that is only 10 minutes long but please be respectful to…
I'm respectful on the site and would never leave a comment there criticizing them. However, I myself have volunteered to work on translations of written material and I've always made people aware when I would be unexpectedly late in delivering the goods.
The lack of subs for two 10-minute episodes after three days is very unusual, and it doesn't help that there wasn't any word as to why. It would have been nice if the Channel Manager had acknowledged the delay and perhaps explained what was behind it. Instead there was only silence, and silence forces people like me to get frustrated and speculate.
Sometimes volunteers don't think the work is as important because they're not getting paid for it. That's the wrong attitude to take when you step up. I've also heard that Viki gives certain perks to volunteers although I've never looked into that.
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Full disclosure: I haven't yet watched those last two clips, but so far the drama has wasted a lot of time on preliminary setup and hasn't given the two lead characters any chance to get to know each other as people as opposed to musicians. Where tf is all this 'chemistry' that everyone sees between them? One of them is arrogant and short-tempered and the other is a mouse. That doesn't bode well for their future together.
I feel like production companies are cashing in on the BL phenomenon with minimal investment. Imagine if this series had been given the red carpet treatment along the lines of 'True Beauty'. Imagine a Korean BL with 16 one-hour episodes! Why are we so grateful for the crumbs they're throwing to us (and stale crumbs at that)?
All we hear now are announcements for more of these micro-length K-BLs, but if you think about it, the reason they're coming at us so fast is that they're cheap to produce. You barely need a script -- just hire a couple of cute idols. The lack of a real story for 'Wish You' is why the kiss at the end of Episode 6 seemed so random and out of character. It was put there because of how little time the series had left to finish with the two leads in a relationship.
'Where Your Eyes Linger' was the only one of these short series that tried hard and actually delivered something. In the wake of that there's been a steady decline in quality.
I predict that the next one coming up (I forget the title) will be even more shoddy than this one.
I'm keeping hope alive.
That's not to say that BL's popularity isn't being exploited by production companies looking for a cash grab. It's gotten to where I roll my eyes when yet another 'web series' is announced, since lately they've been quite sh*tty -- cheaply produced with bad acting and next to no storyline. But BL fans just keep lapping them up like thirsty dogs.
As I watch I keep waiting for it to disappoint me but it refuses to do so. :) So far it's my favorite Mainland 'school' drama since 'Wait, My Youth'.
Also, the kid they got to play Nan Xi as a child is exactly what you'd expect him to look like at that age. It's uncanny.
I think the way the episode depicted the dawning of Seojun's deeper feelings for Jugyeong was better than I've ever seen done before. They could use that scene as an example in acting classes. Hwang In Yeop is the real deal.
Really liked how Jugyeong's brother Jooyung started to show a protective side, but also liked how Suho gave it right back to him over the things Jooyung has said to his sister.
A romance between Jooyung and Gowoon seems pretty certain now.
Jugyeong's mom truly has no redeeming qualities. I despise her.
Why won't Suho apologize for the terrible things he said to Jugyeong in the changing room? When he was trying to interrupt her while she was crying at him over that, I thought for sure he was going to explain himself. But he didn't!
Please, please don't give Jugyeong's bullies a 'redemption' arc at the end of the series. I am so tired of characters like that never having to own up to their deeds.
I'm sure many of us spit out our corn flakes when we got to the ending. I hope that's not a sign of things to come because otherwise (aside from the micro-length episodes) the series is a fine piece of work in all respects.
The characterizations for all of the roles in the series were probably worked out over the course of several workshops, and were the result of collaboration between the entire ensemble and the director. It's not like Eunwoo just showed up on the first day of filming and made up the character on his own.
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If they did it, though, it would probably be a gigantic hit.
The lack of subs for two 10-minute episodes after three days is very unusual, and it doesn't help that there wasn't any word as to why. It would have been nice if the Channel Manager had acknowledged the delay and perhaps explained what was behind it. Instead there was only silence, and silence forces people like me to get frustrated and speculate.
Sometimes volunteers don't think the work is as important because they're not getting paid for it. That's the wrong attitude to take when you step up. I've also heard that Viki gives certain perks to volunteers although I've never looked into that.
I'm mainly looking forward to an official release of the series so that I can enjoy it in higher resolution.