I had to share this post from Oxin Films on their YouTube channel:
"Did you know, the phenomenal scene of Zeke and Fifth in episode 5 has rocked the BL world overnight. The scene was taken last February 12, 2023 and released 3 months after (May 13, 2023). The uncut version of the said scene is roughly around 20minutes. Director Xion Lim never directed his actors for such scenes. Hence, he just tell them to talk to each other and show us what they got. However, he has to cut most scenes to comply with the community standards of the platform."
Did they let Hiro and Jericho write and direct their own parts? Because it feels like a completely different series…
The article I linked earlier goes into a little detail about Hiro and Jericho and how they improvised some of their scenes. In the closing credits I also noticed an "Additional Screenplay" writer being listed, who I suppose might be a person responsible for the Fifth-Zeke storyline. You're 100% correct in saying it feels like a different series when they're on screen.
Self-indulgence is definitely the order of the day. Xion Lim doesn't seem to bother with retakes either, like when Drake cracks up during the photo session, after Zeke asks Drake why he's trying so hard to cover himself when he's got nothing to hide "down there". (Adrian seemed surprised by that line so it was probably one of those improvised ones...)
The Win-Sky storyline is uninviting and unimaginative. Sky in particular is a big jerk. Makes me think Ace had a reason to flee the country.
I'm hoping the impact of the Fifth-Zeke pairing makes Oxin realize that if they put some real work into a script it will pay off.
I can't believe Chin didn't protect Yun from his father's attack.
I know! I think what they wanted to show was that Chin was trying to move Yu out of harm's way but Yu refused to budge. Otherwise it's such a bad look for Chin that I can't believe they'd put that in there.
Fifth and Zeke's intimate scene was beautiful. I think the key ingredient was the tenderness that Zeke showed in telling Fifth, in so many words, that he loves him.
I can't remember the last time that kind of conversation happened in a BL prior to lovemaking. There's also that subtle air of sadness to Fifth that made it mean something to hear Zeke say that to him.
We know that Zeke's not just being a player, either, because he's clearly been dying from affection for Fifth almost since they met.
The two actors didn't have a problem with heavy kissing, either.
Adrian's acting as Drake continues to be terrible but he's easy on the eyes, and I'm wondering if anything will come of him bonding more with Fifth and Zeke as they search for Chukchuk.
[Insert rant about Chukchuk here.]
For the main couple's storyline I think there must be different writers. Sky continues to be a jerk -- hearing Win's tragic story about his past and making out with him, then the next morning pretending nothing happened. The problem of coming up with a new menu at the restaurant isn't compelling, either.
Way too much Miss Becky, too. I wonder if the actor (Ameer Sanchez) is helping to finance the series or something.
This was rude and very unnecessary and as far as your comment this is the problem with the bl community. Gay people…
You might want to avoid the comment sections for other series, then, because on every one of them you'll see people talk about the attractiveness of the actors and whether they have good chemistry with their co-leads. That goes for BL and m/f series alike.
This whole top/bottom thing mystifies me. There hasn't even been a kiss and so many people are fighting over who's gonna top who. I'm gay and that's not something that even enters my mind. I feel there's no chemistry between the leads so I don't give even a second's thought to the logistics of the two of them banging.
"Did you know, the phenomenal scene of Zeke and Fifth in episode 5 has rocked the BL world overnight. The scene was taken last February 12, 2023 and released 3 months after (May 13, 2023). The uncut version of the said scene is roughly around 20minutes. Director Xion Lim never directed his actors for such scenes. Hence, he just tell them to talk to each other and show us what they got. However, he has to cut most scenes to comply with the community standards of the platform."
Self-indulgence is definitely the order of the day. Xion Lim doesn't seem to bother with retakes either, like when Drake cracks up during the photo session, after Zeke asks Drake why he's trying so hard to cover himself when he's got nothing to hide "down there". (Adrian seemed surprised by that line so it was probably one of those improvised ones...)
The Win-Sky storyline is uninviting and unimaginative. Sky in particular is a big jerk. Makes me think Ace had a reason to flee the country.
I'm hoping the impact of the Fifth-Zeke pairing makes Oxin realize that if they put some real work into a script it will pay off.
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
That was some serious physical assault, too.
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
Part 1 (980MB):
https://mega.nz/file/gZ0XCKhZ#xcS1w7zAmkUS98xgT0Mft0y4FJq4_xWKrdZGw2jae5Q
Part 2 (1.2GB):
https://mega.nz/file/dF1WACxD#Bb18z9BI96K9hkjcW7J1mMpZzM5jCKtCmx7qQIZWarQ
Enjoy!
I can't remember the last time that kind of conversation happened in a BL prior to lovemaking. There's also that subtle air of sadness to Fifth that made it mean something to hear Zeke say that to him.
We know that Zeke's not just being a player, either, because he's clearly been dying from affection for Fifth almost since they met.
The two actors didn't have a problem with heavy kissing, either.
Adrian's acting as Drake continues to be terrible but he's easy on the eyes, and I'm wondering if anything will come of him bonding more with Fifth and Zeke as they search for Chukchuk.
[Insert rant about Chukchuk here.]
For the main couple's storyline I think there must be different writers. Sky continues to be a jerk -- hearing Win's tragic story about his past and making out with him, then the next morning pretending nothing happened. The problem of coming up with a new menu at the restaurant isn't compelling, either.
Way too much Miss Becky, too. I wonder if the actor (Ameer Sanchez) is helping to finance the series or something.
https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/12/oxin-films-says-fizeke-to-have-their-own-bl-series
This whole top/bottom thing mystifies me. There hasn't even been a kiss and so many people are fighting over who's gonna top who. I'm gay and that's not something that even enters my mind. I feel there's no chemistry between the leads so I don't give even a second's thought to the logistics of the two of them banging.