A series for newbie actors to debut in but with a lack of acting skills AGAIN......Meks arrogant attitude comes…
Mek is not a “newbie actor”. Check his bio. He’s been in the business for years and has played a number of diverse characters very well. Maybe you never heard of him because this is his first time as a ML in a BL.
Anyone who complains that this is the same old same old should ask yourself what you really expected when you clicked on Part 1 of 4. This is BL. If you want groundbreaking gay cinema then head over to GagaOOLala.
Not every series can be about a reluctant mob boss who falls in love with a bartender turned bodyguard. And despite the many tropes that this will throw at us, as with any other BL series they'll put their own spin on them, and people like me will delight in the moments of recognition while also appreciating the goofy tradition that they represent.
Aside from that, the cast is attractive and while they're a little rough around the edges with their acting, I like that they are almost all new faces and are digging into their roles with enthusiasm.
Having been crazy about Mek since his "Ugly Duckling" days I can't believe we will actually see him in a BL.
As for this series, I think it highlighted to me how much I enjoy the chase but get a little distracted once the couple is established.
I appreciate that Phoon was treated well by the screenwriters, although toward the end he started to come off as a little too saintly and understanding. (And who did he get to share a room with at Prince's place? He wasn't paired with anyone, right?) It would have been cool to see him become part of "Sky In Your Heart" and end up with a true love of his own, but he's not on the cast list so oh well.
My favorite part of the last episode for this series was the little game around the campfire where the guys said what they thought of each other when they first met. Maithee's reaction was hilarious. Seeing Pawin play that role the way he did, I'm reminded of how people said that in real life he was a funny and outgoing guy and nothing like the dour Pai he played in "Gear and Gown". I hope to see more from him now.
Dao makes assignments for Kluen *secretly* but Kluen actually knows and isn't saying anything about it? How convenient…
This part of their back story makes absolutely no sense to me.
It seems to be a common trope in Asian drama that the.romantic leads should have some sort of meaningful connection in the past, knowingly or unknowingly. I’ve watched some series that went to ridiculous lengths to concoct some screwball scenarios.
Maybe that’s part of the reason they introduced the homework thing. It wasn’t enough that Kluen and Dao went to high school together — there needed to be a way to show that they were actually more connected than that, something that contributed to the narrative that they were fated to be together someday.
And, like you say, what they came up with is not only strange but doesn’t reflect well on either character.
This was great, loved it. I feel like earlier comments on this were a bit dramatic tbh. I'd say give it a chance…
Nobody was saying that you can like only girls or only boys and not both. And I agree that the premise for this series (doubts about one’s own sexuality) was a good one. It was just poorly delivered.
I complained about the constant focus on m/f flirting not because I hate women, or hate men and women being together, or feel that you have to like “only” girls or “only” boys. I didn’t like that this was marketed as a BL but did virtually nothing to give us a BL storyline for five out of six episodes.
It’s a common debating tactic to restate your opponent’s position by distorting it enough to give you something to attack. Please find a place where any of us who dislike this series said that a person can like only men or only women. Or that love and sexuality are always “straightforward”. What’s BS is asserting that those statements happened when they never did.
Earlier in one of the other comments someone alluded to the possibility that I might be a misogynist because I didn’t appreciate this series’ focus on m/f romance. All that told me was that that person either didn’t really know what misogyny is, or did know and was shamefully belittling it as a phenomenon by using it as an irrelevant put down on an internet message board.
Lol. We’re being understanding because Korea hasn’t found their footing in the BL industry yet. They’re…
Three of my favorite BLs are from Korea and delivered the goods confidently, without holding back: To My Star, Semantic Error, and Bleuming. Passionate, moving storylines and intimacy that felt sexy and real.
This idea of South Korean dramas testing the waters might have been true as recently as two or three years ago, but such a statement these days makes me wonder what you have (or haven’t) been watching.
This series failed to succeed not because it was made in South Korea, but because it failed to succeed.
It was okay. Just okay. The lead actors are adorable.You know what I absolutely loved about this drama? The release…
I agree! I hope the ratings showed that this is a good way to roll out a new series. Dropping all of “Bleuming” at one time didn’t stop it from being a huge success. I didn’t love this series but I did look forward to each day’s new episode. If they’d doled them out week by week I probably would have forgotten to keep watching and therefore not added to its rating numbers.
What’s sad is that this had an interesting premise — a college student who because of doubts about his own sexuality starts to pursue a girl in his class, only to find himself attracted to the male project partner who gets assigned to him. There was a great opportunity to explore the inner conflict this would cause, but instead they inserted an external factor (the stalker) that grabbed the spotlight and added a “whodunit” element that took over for five episodes.
This series was reticent and lacked sincere impact not because it was made in South Korea, but because the writing sucked. You can’t blame an entire country for the lack of coherence.
Imagine how “Love Class” would have turned out if the crew behind it had the same level of talent as the people who made “Semantic Error” or “Bleuming”, two recent South Korean dramas that represent a high mark for all BL, not just Korean BL. I’d be singing a different tune now and all your 10/10 ratings would make perfect sense.
Started rewatching and quickly remembered how annoying Xu Yan is. Honestly, I think the only flaw in the series is that she doesn’t seem like the kind of person that the other three women would befriend, let alone become super close to.
So, I’m skipping all the scenes that feature her and her hapless boyfriend. I do like him, though. As a character he’s an affable fool who gets knocked around like a cat toy, but he always comes back for more, forever trying to fulfill her materialistic desires. When she finally dumps him the series wants us to take her side, of course, but I’m more sympathetic to him. I want to celebrate that he can focus on himself for a change while she finds the rich husband of her dreams.
The final episode was like something dropped in from a different series (what was up with Ro A’s twisted excuse for the way he treated Ji Woo?) but if I could swap a series based around Episode 6 for the one we got in Episodes 1 through 5, I’d do it in a second. At least it gave us two men dealing with their feelings for one another.
I will probably rewatch someday to test the theory that Ji Woo was attracted to Ro A the whole time.
And that professor is making a very, very stupid mistake.
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Not every series can be about a reluctant mob boss who falls in love with a bartender turned bodyguard. And despite the many tropes that this will throw at us, as with any other BL series they'll put their own spin on them, and people like me will delight in the moments of recognition while also appreciating the goofy tradition that they represent.
Aside from that, the cast is attractive and while they're a little rough around the edges with their acting, I like that they are almost all new faces and are digging into their roles with enthusiasm.
I had fun and I'll be back. :)
As for this series, I think it highlighted to me how much I enjoy the chase but get a little distracted once the couple is established.
I appreciate that Phoon was treated well by the screenwriters, although toward the end he started to come off as a little too saintly and understanding. (And who did he get to share a room with at Prince's place? He wasn't paired with anyone, right?) It would have been cool to see him become part of "Sky In Your Heart" and end up with a true love of his own, but he's not on the cast list so oh well.
My favorite part of the last episode for this series was the little game around the campfire where the guys said what they thought of each other when they first met. Maithee's reaction was hilarious. Seeing Pawin play that role the way he did, I'm reminded of how people said that in real life he was a funny and outgoing guy and nothing like the dour Pai he played in "Gear and Gown". I hope to see more from him now.
Kudos for Louis' OST song too. Really like that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ixyXhOl6I
It seems to be a common trope in Asian drama that the.romantic leads should have some sort of meaningful connection in the past, knowingly or unknowingly. I’ve watched some series that went to ridiculous lengths to concoct some screwball scenarios.
Maybe that’s part of the reason they introduced the homework thing. It wasn’t enough that Kluen and Dao went to high school together — there needed to be a way to show that they were actually more connected than that, something that contributed to the narrative that they were fated to be together someday.
And, like you say, what they came up with is not only strange but doesn’t reflect well on either character.
I complained about the constant focus on m/f flirting not because I hate women, or hate men and women being together, or feel that you have to like “only” girls or “only” boys. I didn’t like that this was marketed as a BL but did virtually nothing to give us a BL storyline for five out of six episodes.
It’s a common debating tactic to restate your opponent’s position by distorting it enough to give you something to attack. Please find a place where any of us who dislike this series said that a person can like only men or only women. Or that love and sexuality are always “straightforward”. What’s BS is asserting that those statements happened when they never did.
Earlier in one of the other comments someone alluded to the possibility that I might be a misogynist because I didn’t appreciate this series’ focus on m/f romance. All that told me was that that person either didn’t really know what misogyny is, or did know and was shamefully belittling it as a phenomenon by using it as an irrelevant put down on an internet message board.
This idea of South Korean dramas testing the waters might have been true as recently as two or three years ago, but such a statement these days makes me wonder what you have (or haven’t) been watching.
This series failed to succeed not because it was made in South Korea, but because it failed to succeed.
This series was reticent and lacked sincere impact not because it was made in South Korea, but because the writing sucked. You can’t blame an entire country for the lack of coherence.
Imagine how “Love Class” would have turned out if the crew behind it had the same level of talent as the people who made “Semantic Error” or “Bleuming”, two recent South Korean dramas that represent a high mark for all BL, not just Korean BL. I’d be singing a different tune now and all your 10/10 ratings would make perfect sense.
And the kiss wasn’t sexual, it was more like a gesture to say “let me make it clear—that wasn’t a ‘friendship’ hug.” ☺️
So, I’m skipping all the scenes that feature her and her hapless boyfriend. I do like him, though. As a character he’s an affable fool who gets knocked around like a cat toy, but he always comes back for more, forever trying to fulfill her materialistic desires. When she finally dumps him the series wants us to take her side, of course, but I’m more sympathetic to him. I want to celebrate that he can focus on himself for a change while she finds the rich husband of her dreams.
I will probably rewatch someday to test the theory that Ji Woo was attracted to Ro A the whole time.
And that professor is making a very, very stupid mistake.