FreshKicks

I'm with you. This is tracking "Restart" so closely. As the scenes in the series unfold I keep having flashbacks to the movie (which I've watched four or five times.)

If we later find out that Chan is so relentlessly cheerful because he's trying to mask a past trauma (extra points if it's a trauma involving parental rejection or abandonment) then we'll know we're definitely onto something here.

If Sun Yeol then ends up journeying to the city with Chan to learn more about Chan's family history ... oh dear. The publisher of the Japanese manga should engage their legal team.

The casting of Village Chief Ma is ingenious.

Apparently I'm one of the few who is enjoying this.

The stupid way they handle flashbacks is getting out of hand, though. Heaven forbid they simply add a caption saying "Five years ago" or something like that, then "Present day" when they return to the main timeline. Otherwise, making us puzzle over wtf is going on really takes you out of the story.

The subs could be better, of course, but it's not like it's impossible to tell what the dialog is.

They have the most chemistry and the most interesting story.

I will message you with the links.

Good point!

It was nauseating. And it seemed like the only reason that scene was filmed was to get that in there. Terrible.

It was nice to see it treated as a romantic moment between the two.

I must admit that I had to go back and hit "Pause" to know for sure. :)

For me so far, Episode 3 was the most watchable. The stories of both couples advanced without wasting much time.

We learn a little bit more about the Pie character too.

I can understand why Thana might deserve some kind of "punishment" for his dishonesty, but the witch lady is also trying to set up Ryou and that seems downright mean. He's a good kid. If anything, Nack should be the one getting targeted. Ryou's only crime will be that he gets seduced by Mai.

I did get a laugh at the app on her iPad for tracking her victims. I searched the AppStore for "iHex" but couldn't find it. Must be under another name.

I'm disappointed, but at least Dex got to the final match.

I loved the series. Would have loved it even more if Dex had won -- or if any of the Wild Team had won, really. How sad that they fought so well as a team but didn't prevail in the end.

I think it's been a while since some of y'all have been around 20yo's. There are plenty of late-teens and early 20's guys who look like they're in their late 20's. PLENTY.

In "Restart After Come Back Home", one of the characters has the same relentless good cheer as Chan does here, and it drives the other guy crazy. Eventually, though, someone explains why the cheerful character keeps putting on the cheerful face. The reason is very touching and a little sad.

I'm not familiar with this story so I don't know if Chan's personality has the same kind of origin, but in the case of that movie the revelation hit with a whallop and was a profound turning point. The general quality of this production makes me hopeful that we'll see something similar.

Whoever added "Restart After Come Back Home" as a recommendation was spot on. So far, this series almost feels like an adaptation of that. (Btw, I highly recommend that movie!)

And I really enjoyed the first two episodes of this series. I hope it keeps up the happy vibe.

As for the debate about the age of the actors, I'm so used to age dissonance in Asian drama that it doesn't ruffle me here, and it certainly won't stop me from enjoying this.

There were a couple of contestants who needed to eat some humble pie and that's exactly what they got to do with the first "spark" reveal.

Honestly, though, I think all of them are cute and I'd be happy to get to know any of these guys 1:1, except for the one who (so far) has an obnoxious personality.

Sorry... I didn't actually try to answer your question!

They were mainly showing how Lalit was sneaking around and doing her nasty deeds, like making the bloody gift boxes for Gun. They didn't do a very good job of it, though. I don't think they needed to show the "Soh getting cut by a knife" scene twice.

I'm still waiting for Pawin to show that he likes Korn as a person and not just a f-buddy.

But if Korn decides to do a BL series and gets paired with Pawin that will be a lotta fun.

I know what you mean. Episode 6 went overboard with the time shifts. They didn't bother to give us any visual cues that the changes were happening, either, which made it worse.

Seems it's just me, but I don't feel any chemistry between Gun and Pitch.

The series poster implies they'll eventually be a couple but for me when they finally end up kissing it will be like watching a big brother kiss his little brother. For the first time in this series I will avert my eyes haha.

He's trash.

This is a hot mess not because of the direction, acting, or screenplay, but because the characters are a hot mess and that's what makes this series AWESOME.