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The more i rewatch it the better it gets

I found this drama after watching Star and Sky. Initially i skipped it cz the poster gave serious vibes but then i saw edits on style and cz i loved JD From SnS i gave this a go only for them and I loved it. The 1st time i watched it ngl i skipped all FirstKhao scenes cz i didn't find their story interesting n was not much into their pairing. O was here for FadelStyle. People in the comments say Dunk sucked as Style but i totally disagree. He's the most perfect style we can get. His character is a mechanic he's supposed to be a little rough round the edges but also he's supposed to be a little feminine abd beautiful which dunk delivered. I feel this is probably the most beautiful dunk character I've seen off the 4 dramas. His acting had definitely improved when compared to SnS i liked every bit of FadelStyle. I might be too emotional but i cried when Style tries to stop Fadel from killing people indirectly, the way he handles the ex's death, them talking about being burried together and when he followed fadel knowing he was gonna die, n when he cried in that hotel😭. Style is probably the greenest bottom I've seen in the history of BL. He's kinda cocky and weird but he loved Fadel a lot❤️. The drama was just soo beautiful and perfect.

Months later i just had an urge to rewatch this gem obviously for FadelStyle but also cz we dont have many dramas with this kinda plot where it involves mafia and hitmen but is also comical and romantic and also cz now i also was into FirstKhao ship and this time i rewatched the whole thing without skipping and i loved it even more. I think a drama deserves a 10 if you're going back to rewatch it. So I'm gonna give it a 10 cz ik im gonna be rewatching it over and over again.

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Probably one of the best cbl I've ever watched. Even better than ABO & RL

ABO & RL are totally different genre from this. You can consider those more on the lighter side. Here the plot is thick. The acting is on another level. Yun Qi aka fan has done a damn good job for his debut drama. Hao yi ran aka yao has done a phenomenal job with his role. You know an actor has done a good job when he can make u sad or cry or feel every emotion his character feels. That's exactly what he's done in episode 8 and the reason i thought i should review this now!!

Initially the drama started pretty light. Just a manipulative seme trying to trick the uke into love cz he thinks the uke sees the world a certain way that's not as dark his view of the world. It was pretty fun kinda gave ABO vibes till episode 6... but episode 7 onwards when yao started realising what fan had done and him being in denial trying to deny his love could ever do such a thing to him. Those subtle sadness he shows their interactions even after they makeup🤌🤌🤌 chef's kiss.. u could see him hurting even if he smiled.

He nailed it in the 8th episode where eventhough he realised his love had done that he tried to stay strong tried to deny it one last time and went into the room and said "lust blinds judgement. I lied to myself and others" as he looked at the messed up bed. Kinda trying to deny love trying to make himself believe that it was just lust hoping to feel better from it. He hit the final nail when he came out and revealed to fan what he found. Damn the way he cried asking him what did he ever do to deserve this (literally nothing) and to do 1 last favor by not showing his face to him this life and that he would consider this last year a nightmare 😭😭😭😭😭 yao was never someone who could fall in love and open up completely to someone. But he did that for fan. Just that morning he asks his mom if fan was the man who would make him believe the world is a better place but fan broke everything. For yao he didnt just lose his lover, he lost his faith in people, his ability to trust people, his everything. That's how heavy this drama is and the actor has done absolute justice to the role❤️❤️❤️

Also this one had the best redemption arc ive ever seen in a BL. I was wondering what Fan would do. Frankly i was surprised. He fixed every mistake he ever did. Fixed Yao made him even better than before. Gave him the family he longed for... and the ending was just beautiful 🤌❤️

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ONE OF THE BEST KBL I'VE EVER WATCHED!!!!!!

I'm 4 episodes in. Couldn't stop myself from watching it on air🤭. The drama is soo good it made my heart flutter and also made me cry🥺🥺. Usually KBLs are either filled with awkward acting, lot of pauses and rushed story line. But that was not the case here the pacing was right, the actors were not awkward and there were no long empty pauses. I'd say this one was as good as "My bias is showing!?" & "semantic error"❤️.

Another good thing about this bl is that they didn't turn it into "i like you cz you're my brother." This is probably the 1st incest I'm not dropping cz usually when it's stepbrother or cousins troup it's like one likes the other and forces them into a relationship like we saw in "HIStory 4". But here they're cousins who definitely didn't grow up together. They did meet occasionally but all they had was friendship not like you treat him as a brother all your life and have romantic feelings for him.

Damn Il joo deserves happiness. He's suffered soo much in life and now he's suffering in love too. Jeong Han is well... i can't say he's a red flag he's more like a yellow flag. He's loved Il joo but doesn’t wanna accept it other than that he's a nice guy who cares for him. Also we can't forget the visuals both leads are soo damn handsome. Like every scene they're literally shinning 🤭🤭. Overall i think you should give it a go it's a fun watch if you ignore the cousins part... which is what I'm doing😆😆

Edit: okay he's moved from yellow flag to green flag era so 🤭🤭 extra satisfied. Damn and the NC scenes are quite on par with thai bl... kbl and cbl are literally raising their bars🤌🤌 also i like that il joo is not just a weak guy. He even "rejected" jonghan... yes he does get beaten up a lot but atleast he's got a personality ✨️✨️ but yeah last 2 eps i felt there were gaps like why was iljo away from Jung before he went to the airport? N why was he even worried about the photos? I guess I'll get a clear picture when i read the webtoon so I'll give it a 9

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Really needed better balance between romance and case solving

Couldn't hold myself back, had to add a review. Damn over the years i love how their acting has visibly improved. Especially Dunk during hidden agenda and star and sky u could see his acting was kinda... awkward and not very natural but then in heart killers he just killed it and here he is killing it😌

I really love how their roles switched from FadelStyle haha. I love how Jade is more like style here flirty & sly and kamin is rich cold boy who's not falling for any of his tricks 🤭🤭 so we're doing great on the romance side

As for the suspense, murder mystery side. I think we're going good here too cz i am curious and kinda regretting watching it on air😭😭

Edit: that's how i started watching this drama but I'm disappointed. I'd not watch this show if not for JoongDunk. I feel the balance between romance and suspense is totally off. For 8 episodes the case has barely showed any progress. The police says they wanna save the kids but they never try🙃. They always show up after someone dies. Okay you don't have permission to protect them atleast ask an informant to tail them or something. The worst part is an inspector's brother is involved and he got no idea about his brother meeting his friends or not coming home for a night. Soo many people died in a short time span this case should on top priority but they're taking their own sweet time. The kids are dumb for not informing the police about the dare letters when all their friends are dead. Any normal person would know they're gonna die too so better get help. Also champ why tf is he scared? He can just hire gaurds and protect himself idk the avengers gang seems dumb the police doesn't care... I'd prefer if they had a better balance like dramas like "laws of attraction" or "goddess bless u from death". gmmtv just sucks with suspense i guess cz it was the same with melodies of secrets but that was slightly better than this.

Edit: the last 2 episodes were kinda good although the middle was meh i think I'd like it much more if i didnt spoil myself with the killer😅 so that's my bad. Also loved the real life joongdunk reference in the drama. Hope to see them marry onscreen soon😭😭😭

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Soo much potential went downhill mid series.. i barely stopped myself from dropping this one

Ok had to review this one while it's ongoing. It's good. I started watching this because it had a unique plot. Romance between a "ex-porn star" and a university perfect guy. Being Tae's 1st drama as a lead he's done an amazing job potraying ice. Yes he still looks a bit stiff during the NC scenes but not like their chemistry sucks. I hope to see more dramas of them together. I've usually seen tae do happy go lucky characters so this one was something new i saw in him. I think he'd do well in sweet innocent kinda characters too🤭🤭 cz his doe eyes is really adorable. Especially in the lollipop scene in ep 8.

As for Ja we all know no one can beat him when it comes to green flag characters he's done a good job as saint. But i think he has potential in toxic characters too. Saying this cz he did well as Kit (the character he plays in the short movie) we gotta see him play 1 toxic character. He was really good.

Overall the story is really good it shows how SA victims think and the problems they face really well but yes there are scenes where it was kinda confusing like cut off but then they do explain why it happens but then you might feel weird till the explanation comes in. Like saint ignoring ice and also flirting with him at the same time cz of the father's spy. I was like whats the point of ignoring ice if you're gonna flirt with him infront of the spy😆😆 The actors are good but overtime especially after ep 8 the director and screen writer has messed up and it's like you get the story but you feel it could be done better.

And yes our 2nd couple kinda dumb but kinda cute pair🤭🤭 I'm loving their story too.

Ok I'm at ep 10. After ice and warm's breakup the story gets dragged. This should have been a 10 ep drama but it's 13 so they're just dragging it to the end to fix the father problem.

Finished the drama. Skipped till the end🙃... there was nothing much going on anyways so.

Overall watch it. If u liked fortpeat in love in the air. This is similar probably a bit intense than their story at times but then it kinda goes downhill after a point, u won't regret it not watching it and if u do u gotta skip a lot after WarmIce breakup.

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Started off strong ended in the ditch

I can't believe the amount of hate this drama is getting for being cliché. I really wanna ask everyone to not go with the rating and give this drama a go. It has the 2010s vibes. Like the old OG kdramas with the bad boy who hurts the good girl and regrets it later.

We don't get such dramas nowadays so i loved it🤭 kinda took me back in time. Compared to BGMB i think they have improved a lot when it comes to pacing. Every episode made me wait for the next episode and I'm kinda wishing i watched it after it was completed😭.

I like all the toxic characters. The acting is good. Direction is good. Pacing is good. Story is cliché but good. It doesn't look cheap. People are just hating on it cz they're not popular actors and i guess they wanna feel superior by commenting trash about the series🙃. I've seen many dramas that are unbearable and boring but high rated cz they like the actors. Well watch it you wont regret it

Edit: Finished the drama more like watched it cz i was curious how bad it could get. It's messy super messy like 3 off 4 characters are 🚩🚩. Toh might seem innocent but nah he's not he's just potrayed as such. Teh is probably the worst brother one can have and jimmy is a red flag nothing more to say about him. Fah is the only sensible character you'll find in this show and I LOVE HIM!! I also loved Freeze another green fla and normal person in the bunch. Totally shipped FreezeRun. Run deserves a green flag after all he went through.

The redemption arc we all waited for never happened instead Toh served himself in silver platter to Jimmy. I really feel Jimmy doesn't love Toh he likes him and is used to him but doesn't love him. These 2 red flags literally deserve each other. Now they can just hurt each other instead of others.

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I'm speechless... it was just too good

I was halfway through the movie when i read spoilers saying it was a sad ending. I was like "shit if i knew i wouldn't have watched" but then thank god i watched. It was beautiful. Started with a playful banter then made me cry ugly and the ending couldn't wipe the smile off my face...
Now i get others when they said it was not a happy or sad or even open ending but a perfect ending. Especially when the manga is ongoing they've not stepped in and created an ending. I do hope Shiguki wins before he retires.. cz he is the most relatable character to me cz I'm exactly like him. I'd work hard even if it'd kill me and go by the rules. I can reject the person i love if i feel I'd love him too much and there's a chance that I'd get hurt. Everything he did was soo relatable. Like how he never gets his love cz he's perfect...

As for Suzuki he was gorgeous and seemed like a real professional dancer the whole movie... i could feel his playful side and the reason both of them fell for each other..

As for the ending i guess we'll have to wait for the manga to end to know what happens... i think it'll be a happy ending manga❤️

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THE BEST UNIVERSITY ROMANCE EVER!!!

I'm writing this review as I'm rewatching this. This was my 1st JD drama and i loved it soo much i watched the sequel, special and anything available close to it and even ended up watching all JD dramas. It's just that good.

I really loved how the characters were written they were natural, soft and not over the top but the show was quiet engaging and made my heart flutter every second. I love how natural dao was this is something we don't usually see. He had his 1st love and when they met again he was awkward and kluen was just an introvert ❤️ it was soo damn adorable.

Another unique thing was the way JD portrayed their characters. Kluen was someone who had a hard time being expressive and when he expressed he was usually misunderstood. I found his character really relatable. Dao was not very violent or over the top cute. He was just a normal kid who fell in love and suffered cz his crush couldn't express himself. I also loved how Fah looked out for his brother. Him and mark are like my favorite that's the reason i love the sequel more than this. Although i really love this drama. I really felt bad for typhoon and Gia but as kluen said a clear rejection is better than false hope

It was literally the best university romance ive watched till date. I think me rewatching this explains how good it is.

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That was soo damn sad?? those comments were lying

I thought it was a cute, sweet romance but i was wrong. I've watched 3 other dramas from "secret of us" and i think this one was the best. Yes it had flaws. Like they should have hinted the audience that Lei Zexin was at the guesthouse with a motive. That would have kept the audience more curious and engaged instead of confused in ep 5.

I cried ugly in ep 6😭😭. I know it was kinda an open ending but Zexin insisted on natural death than operation. Knowing him he wouldn't choose operation just for Amur. So there's more chances that he died than got the operation and even if he did the doctor said it was risky so that was a bloody sad ending for me.

The acting, the visuals, the story🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌 just soo good. The narration could improve but overall it was a good watch

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This was something not very stereotypical but confusing

I kept this one on hold for a long time cz of the bad reviews and body swap is just not my thing. But once i watched it i liked it instantly. I've not watched the prequel so I'm gonna review just by watching this.

I liked that this drama was short (10 eps, 30 mins) given that there was not much story. For the 1st time i like the character cooheart played. Usually although i like him i find his characters weirdly annoying. He looked soo damn gorgeous and he did a good job with a cold character.

The reason i minus 2 points is cz i just couldn't keep up with them switching and both of them played both the characters in a similar way so i couldn't tell when they were who. The 1st 5 eps were like really good after which i kinda got lost for an episode and now I'm just kinda waiting for the problems to be fixed. Also some places the acting and screenplay is kinda questionable😅 like a stage drama instead of a online drama. Then in the last episode i was just super confused but i guess i get the point.

But i liked Nat's new look🤭🤭. Also TempToy are soo damn cute🥺❤️❤️. I liked how for the entire series although Max is the top, Nat played the top character. Never expected that considering their size difference. Also i like how sun was a green flag but that the lead who shows up to save his love anytime there's a problem. He was nowhere close to perfect. He was not rich and worked hard to earn. Usually the tops are just naturally talented...iykyk.

Overall I'd say its a good watch, not great but good

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Entertaining but morally wrong

I had initially put this drama on hold cz i was too influenced by the comments now I've restarted n here's what i feel. Both the actors are similar to BossNoeul look wise so i was like I've seen this somewhere. Even the characters are similar to "love in the air" except here both are kinda red flags.

Nuea falls for the groom who's wedding he's planning (okay i can digest this), gets kissed by him (not his fault), then proceeds to do the same multiple times even sleeps with someone who is getting married even if its fake he didn't know it so he technically was an affair.

As for Lom🙃 he doesn't tell nuea the truth he had soo many chances. Even his fiancée had told his lover i don't get why. He knows nuea is struggling but still kept him as an affair and from what i see if his mom didn’t ask him to live with her even after marriage he planned on having a lavender marriage with yiwa and keep nuea as his side piece🙃🙃. I don’t mind the lavender marriage if he would have told nuea before he got physical with him but... he did it wayyyyy after so i found that problematic

My fav pair of all was probably SunRyu i liked their story arc the whole university romance and working in the orchard for his and his family's approval🤌🤌🤌 that's soo sweet

So yeah it's a fun watch but i definitely don't like the characters especially the whole fake marriage part. If u have nothing to watch then watch this u won't regret it but if u have something else dont bother

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Why soo short??????

Watched if cz of an insta reel but damn it was good for a short drama. Probaby really good. Would've been great if it was longer. The actors had great chemistry like really great. I've never seen this in CBL. The story was predictable but i loved it🤭🤭. The biggest plot twist was probably Xiao being the top cz i was like this would be like RL where the uke thinks he could be the top but then gets a reality check but then nope Rong was the bottom. I was like damn. Overall it was a nice watch. Haha watch it u won't regret. As for why 9 not 10 it's just it was soo short😅😅

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Potential lost cz of poor plot

I watched this show after watching the reel where the main couple 1st meet. Mint is getting bullied and knight kinda protects him.. so i was expecting something really fun to watch like probably a very cunning top and innocent bottom or a love hate relationship like ArcArm had in perfect 10 liners. I start with this drama and yes it seemed fine for like 1 or 2 episodes not that great not that bad. Then they reveal that the reason mild's brother doesn’t approve of knight is cz he 🍇ed mild while he was drunk and during this conversation they kinda show a flashback of the incident and mild is kinda traumatized. So what would you expect? Especially when the topic is so sensitive. You'd expect them to reveal the culprit or a really big redemption arc correct? (I did find it wierd that mild was not affected by it the whole time until the brother brought it up like he didn't show any kind of rejection or fear towards anyone but we can ignore that)....
Well so what do they do?? They just change the whole plot to that being a whole misunderstanding and that never happened 🙄 (then what's with the flashback and mild being traumatized?). Like they just dump that down the trash. Knight says its a misunderstanding and they run away for a private honeymoon WTF🙃🙃🙃
THE ONLY REDEEMING THING ABOUT THIS SHOW WAS THE 2ND COUPLE BUT EVEN THEIR STORY WAS SOO DRAGGY. I had to skip soo much to complete this thing. It was really bad the 1 star is just for the cast and the 2nd couple everything else was pure BS. I've watched soo many bls but this is the 1st one i absolutely hated. Not 1 thing i liked about this drama

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