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.
people are saying that jiwoo's feelings are out of the blue, are you blind ? no they're not! from episode 1 he's…
The same way, I guess, that people must be blind if they didn’t see Ji Woo overtly chasing Yu Na and favoring her over Ro A. There was no subtext needed — he was dedicated to her to the point of ignoring Ro A’s texts, and even begged Ro A not to report the assault after Ro A fought off Ji Woo’s attacker and broke his arm. Why?Because Yu Na might feel bad about it. (Telling the doctor that Ro A got injured because he was falling-down drunk was also a nice touch.)
Ji Woo also gulped down that huge alcoholic drink on Yu Na’s behalf, and at that point all he had done was stare at *her* without even being introduced.
If this series hadn’t been touted as a BL then I wonder if you would have discounted all these overt behaviors so readily, instead looking hard for any sign of m/m plot development that one could argue was not really there.
The series in the “Recommendations” section on this page is called Dating Class and based on the description by the person who posted it, it sounds like it could be the original version of Love Class, with Love Class now highlighting the m/m couple a little more. That other series also has a class about dating, a BL side story, and apparently a girl who gets harassed by men.
It’s too bad the listing for Love Class doesn’t say who the screenwriter is because it would be interesting if it turned out to be the same person for both.
It would also explain the weak BL factor in Love Class.
are we watching the same show? the last 2 episodes were mainly focused on jiwoo and roa.
Yes, we saw them be bros and even go on a date with the girls. So far this is not a BL, but it looks like we’ll get some breadcrumbs in the last episode.
When people say 6 episodes of 20 minutes isn't enough to fully develop a complex story they are absolutely right.…
There is another series that is really short where the two leads confess to each other only in the final seconds of the last episode — “HIS - I didn’t think I’d fall in love”. The difference there is that the entire series is about the two boys coming to terms with their feelings. They interact with girls who are romantically interested in them, but it’s clear throughout that their minds are only on each other. There are moments of approach, withdrawal and confusion, and moments where only we, the audience, get to be alone with each boy and witness how he has been truly affected by the other.
We get none of that here. There hasn’t been one iota of proof that Ji Woo has been attracted to Ro A at any point. (Okay, yes, he reacted to seeing Ro A shirtless, but that could just as easily have been a moment of embarrassment.)
The romantic outcome will not have been earned. People here who are sentimentally inclined will still be moved by it, but if you are like me and prefer that a series tell a believable story before playing the confession card then you will probably just roll your eyes and say “On to the next.”
Well, so far five out of six episodes of m/f flirting and confessing. I dislike this series more and more.
Looks like they might throw us some BL breadcrumbs in the finale. but there has been ZERO development of the relationship between the main leads so why should we believe anything could really happen?
Such a waste. I bet the two girls use up 2/3 of the time in the finale before that scene on the beach.
Still feels more like a bromance than BL. Ji Woo shows no signs of romantic interest in Ro A. I don't know how believable it's going to be if he suddenly develops feelings.
I think Nam Jun the aggressive lovestruck roommate is a diversion. The real stalker is probably someone like the professor.
There are too many negative characters in this show - the girl stalking her professor, Namjun who is violent like…
It's funny how we all perceive things our own way, and often quite differently.
For me Ji Woo is no prize. The scene in the doctor's office showed what a selfish jerk he is. Not only for telling the doctor that Ro A got hurt because he fell while drunk, but for begging Ro A (begging him!) not to report Ro A's own assault to the police. Why? Because poor little Yu Na might blame herself. Now, there's a guy who has his priorities straight.
In tomorrow's episode I'm interested to see if he throws Ro A to the wolves in reaction to the rumors about them. Vegas odds say yes.
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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.
Ji Woo also gulped down that huge alcoholic drink on Yu Na’s behalf, and at that point all he had done was stare at *her* without even being introduced.
If this series hadn’t been touted as a BL then I wonder if you would have discounted all these overt behaviors so readily, instead looking hard for any sign of m/m plot development that one could argue was not really there.
It’s too bad the listing for Love Class doesn’t say who the screenwriter is because it would be interesting if it turned out to be the same person for both.
It would also explain the weak BL factor in Love Class.
We get none of that here. There hasn’t been one iota of proof that Ji Woo has been attracted to Ro A at any point. (Okay, yes, he reacted to seeing Ro A shirtless, but that could just as easily have been a moment of embarrassment.)
The romantic outcome will not have been earned. People here who are sentimentally inclined will still be moved by it, but if you are like me and prefer that a series tell a believable story before playing the confession card then you will probably just roll your eyes and say “On to the next.”
Looks like they might throw us some BL breadcrumbs in the finale. but there has been ZERO development of the relationship between the main leads so why should we believe anything could really happen?
Such a waste. I bet the two girls use up 2/3 of the time in the finale before that scene on the beach.
2/10. Biggest disappointment of 2022.
I think Nam Jun the aggressive lovestruck roommate is a diversion. The real stalker is probably someone like the professor.
For me Ji Woo is no prize. The scene in the doctor's office showed what a selfish jerk he is. Not only for telling the doctor that Ro A got hurt because he fell while drunk, but for begging Ro A (begging him!) not to report Ro A's own assault to the police. Why? Because poor little Yu Na might blame herself. Now, there's a guy who has his priorities straight.
In tomorrow's episode I'm interested to see if he throws Ro A to the wolves in reaction to the rumors about them. Vegas odds say yes.