Grizzly bear

My favorite couple in the fourever series

I watched 1st 2 episodes of ths drama and later i read the novel cz i was too curious about their story. I think until episode 6 they were pretty inline with the novel but they changed the story a bit in ep 7 and 8. I would say the novel was much better but this was really good too. It did justice to the novel. I really loved both Phoon and Fah. Crave for a gang like Phoon's 🥺. Love the supportive bestie. But I'd have liked it even more if they chose the novel ending for the dad (they made it kinda legal here) n also i wanted to see the whole gang going to japan with phoon to meet his mom and the funny interaction between north and Phoon's brother. But for an 8 episode adaptation they did really well. I also liked that they clearly separated all the stories like P10L unlike fourever season 1 where they mixed both the stories. This makes it easier to watch and i prefer it this way

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Could have been the best suspense drama this year but failed cz of bad writing. It's ok not the best

Okay this drama really had soo much potential just with the plot twist i can say there were issues with the execution. It's good but could have been exceptional. The person who wrote this drama definitely doesn't have experience or has little experience working with this genre or is really bad at it.

The drama has really good and unexpected plot twists. I never expected her to be the killer🙃. There were 0 hints but my guess about BP not being the real son was right but i thought real BP and TP died together🙃 idk how i missed that.

It also has some gaps in the story which i feel the novel would have explained. I just don't understand TT's (fake BP) father Thun like how did he let his son get hypnotized n live like that🙄. Also TT is a nice kid so i think he'd have agreed to pretend to be BP to save the mom's life if they just told him the truth.

That random ass singing made me laugh. Like what the hell was the director or writer thinking. Atleast add a backstory to that song like it comforts him or it's their thing. There's a sad scene and suddenly they start singing😆. The story is such a gem the screenwriter and director fucked up lol.

Its a 10 episode drama so it could be like
Ep 1 - BP gets this random diary from his BF and when he goes to investigate it he gets framed for a murder
Ep 2 - His BF gets him out of the case (showing subtle hints that TK was faking it ), past reminiscence and relationship deepening
Ep 3 - falling in love reveal that TB is TK
Ep 4 - betrayal and guilt for loving his dead BF's brother (ik he doesn't remember his BF but just the thought is kinda disgusting. Ur BF's brother took advantage of ur amnesia and got intimate with u that's not normal)
Ep 5 - conversation and coming in terms deciding to start fresh
Ep 6 - falling in love again, suspecting something is weird about BP's memories and actions once he is in contact with his family
Ep 7 - informing BP about this suspension and BP looking into it
Ep 8 - reveal that BP's family killed TP and BP feeling guilty TK comforting
Ep 9 - serial killer reveal, truth behind BP memory loss reveal
Ep 10 - truth behind TP death reveal and happy ending

They should have done this instead of those filler episodes in the middle. They should have added more emotional depth to the drama and it'd be just. It did get better in the last 2 episodes but i it's hard to finish the middle🤌🤌🤌🤌

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Hmm not as good as the webtoon but not bad i guess

I feel they messed up in the casting stage. Ping is fine but for the gangster it was supposed to be someone with a more mature and adult vibe cz if i remember the webtoon did have age gap. Also i didn't like how they changed the game friend's personalities and gave korean references while they're in thailand. Like why are they drinking soju in thai? And who eats spicy ramen for hangover? They kept very little from the webtoon is what i felt after 1st 2 eps... the gangster didn't give gangster vibes n ping's acting was kinda awkward at times....

I'm a webtoon fan and i am watching this cz it's an adaptation so yeah not that good adaptation but not bad either if u skip it ur not missing out. If you're expecting mafia romance vibes this is not it

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More about SOTUS and engineering life than romance

I was asked to watch this drama by a lot of BL fans. They were like this is the OG BL and a lot of the existing BL troupes come from this etc. and that I'd regret not watching it. So i decided to give it a go. I personally think it's an average drama which is kinda confusing at times probably cz it's old and depicts people's mindset from back in those days. Like Arthit is clearly ragging but then people are praising him in the name of team building. I was expecting more of an enemies to lovers troupe where Arthit is the bully and khongphob stands against him but thats not the case KP is just praising him. They leaned more towards SOTUS being good probably cz back then it was not banned.

I'm in the ep 8 rn I've already dropped it twice i am gonna force myself to finish it but i most probably won't watch the sequel. I am a big fan of Krist from mint to be and ex morning but after watching those this one doesn't match that level for me.

The 1st 6 or 7 episodes were only about SOTUS and it's activities. Barely any progress in any couple's story. Frankly i dont get when and why any of them fell for each other. I didn't understand any of the characters either. Not arthit nor KP, like when did Arthit fall for him and I'm pretty sure KP hated Arthit but then suddenly he's in love with him🙃. Ahhhh idk i might probably be dumb but i don't understand the drama. I continue to watch cz i wanna know whats soo amazing about this drama but i see nothing so far.

The unique thing about this show is that it feels very natural and realistic, you can see a lot of BL and GL actors who are popular rn in 1 frame, there's a mix of gay, straight and lesbian people (usually u rarely see straight couples in BLs), it's different but not for me. I prefer some drama and some romance. I dont mind if there are no kiss or NC scenes at all but I'd like to see the process of 2 people falling for each other.

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It's good not the best. Too stressful for me

I've watched 3 episodes. Ngl the 1st 2 episodes already made me wanna drop it. I felt the repetitive time loop was kinda annoying and unnecessary. They could have ended it with a dialog like "I've kept doing this over and over again x times already but he dies everytime what am i doing wrong?" also Jinta's involvement kinda didn't add much to the entire plot i feel he should have showed up a bit later instead. Everytime he showed up on the screen i was like why are u here if you're not gonna add to the plot. The drama is more on the serious side with near to nil comical relief which can give u a headache like literally.

From what i see i know the plot is gonna be interesting. I assume this entire timeloop is not just to save Tol's life but to also solve the organ trafficking case. I am guessing Rit's kidney went to Mai's mom. As for why Tin got stuck in the loop it's probably cz his sister's death was not a normal death either?

I'd have preferred just 1 long loop where Tin tried to stop Tit's death instead of multiple small loops. Like we see in reset, marry my husband and other series (i know this is not a loop but time travel) but still. I don't think this is for me. Let's see if i wanna ever pick it up. I am here cz of Tee's new series thought I'd watch this in the meantime while that airs cz people kept calling thiss an underrated gem. Ngl Tee's acting here is much better than the new series but this series is just not my type. I like something relaxing or something with a bit of comic relief.

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The most unique BL I've ever watched.

When i 1st started the drama i was like okay just another childhood sweethearts who broke apart after one fell for another kinda BL. I was wrong. It just nothing close to JUST ANOTHER.

Let's start with the casting. This is probably the best casting I've even seen in a BL especially for the younger version. They look the same and act the same as the older version of them. I literally had to check if they used graphics to reduce the actors age😅

They used literal 15 year olds for highschool version of them. This was totally new although it did make me uncomfortable at times but i like that they've changed the script from the manga and made it a bit more appropriate.

Although i saw the poster and was sure Ren was the uke when i watched the drama i had doubts. I've seen golden retriever semes but here it was different. The uke was smart, successful and protecting his seme which we usually see seme doing and the seme was more on the conservative shy kinda side. Even the way they sat made me doubt myself. The best part was how they didn't show this in a over the top way and made it seem more natural.

The misunderstanding where the entire misunderstanding actually made sense. Usually I'd be like if they talked this wouldn't have happened but here it was like a solid misunderstanding. Kazuma telling Ren he liked girls. Ren being gay and feeling hurt trying to get over it. Kazuma asking him to sleep with him and ren misunderstanding he did that cz he was kind n didnt want his friend to go the wrong way. Ren feeling guilty for what he did to kazuma and nearly causing his love's death. There's no other way the plot could have progressed.

The only flaw i could see was the awkwardness between the actors during hugs and NC scenes they kinda maintained a distance. Overall in the other areas their acting was impeccable and the drama was good.

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You’ll like it if you're into serious series not for people who are more into romance

I watched this series because i saw lot of edits on rebirth of gods who loved each other. Frankly i expected this to be more focused on the romance between the leads. I am someone who doesn't like a lot of actions or a serious plot and this drama is exactly that. It focuses more on the gods, their powers, loads of historical and mythological references. It's a smart plot but just not my cup of tea. As for the acting the comment section is definitely lieing. The actors have genuinely done justice to the role. They've done way better than a lot of debut actors (if u notice it's Ongsa's debut). I've watched a lot of famous actor's bl debuts they usually look stiff and uncomfortable but here both of them looked natural. Yes i did find Thaki's acting a little weird he had a hard time potraying sorrow and anger. But overall if you're more into serious dramas and are here for a high IQ drama this is for you cz the show is very informative.

Edit: dropping it after watching spoilers. IT WAS A BLOODY OPEN ENDING?? WHY?? They could have given a normal happy ending cz they already suffered in the 1st life. AHHHHHHHHH unless there's a special episode I'm not picking this up

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Horror done right. It was a little too scary to watch and little too interesting to drop

I watched this cz of Khemjira thinking it'd not be that scary but i was wrong. It was super scary that i couldn't watch it at night and waited for the day to watch it. I was here cz i saw Thup holding a corner of Singha's jacket bro. I was here for the cute moments and light horror but nah they gave me cute moments and loads of horror.

The show was super engaging and kept us curious all the time. I loved the cast as a whole but i wanna appreciate the guy who played Bom cz damn he did a really good job with the role. I kinda hoped his friends lived... but that didn't happen i really thought they would.

Minus 0.5 for the ghosts also for the dumb decisions made by the characters 🤭 n minor plot holes like if thup could pray for a curse reversal why didn't he do it sooner. I guess the novel would give an explanation to it like it only works on certain days etc but that didn't happen here so.

Overall watch it. Its really good but remember that this is actual horror series.

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Slow burn without burn.. it's just slow

This should have been a 8 episode drama instead of 10 cz its good till ep 2 or 3 i.e. until watarai and minato confessed. Although i didn't expect them to date right away i was kinda expecting and awkward phase where watarai would hide from minato and minato would chase him. I bit more fox type minato now that he knows his crush likes him but nah they just decided to stay friends and the next episodes are them going on unofficial dates and watarai thinking. Couldn't they just put all the thinking in 1 episode and end it there?

I agree with the other comments the flashbacks come in too often which makes it annoying. I have 0 interest in their flashback cz i think we know what needs to be known in ep 1 we don't wanna know all their sweet moments. They could have combined that and showed it as Minato falling in love for watarai at the end.

It's good but not amazing you would just skip through it. Im hoping i don't drop it

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I think it was supposed to be whatpad coded BL?? but failed miserably

I've watched Myeong Cheol's other projects and his acting was pretty good but here both the lead's acting just sucked😅

I don't understand hae jun deciding to randomly smile at moments. Like bro ur forced to work cz of ur mom and ur only all sad till u entered the house and in the room he has a big smile🙃

As for jae hun😅😅... i think he was trying to act cold but that just came totally off😆😆. Sorry but it was bad. As everyone is saying the NC scenes are really bad like some bluring effect would have helped or just hinting what happened and cutting it off also would work but they kept it as it is and all they did was kiss with 0 chemistry. They were punching each other with their face literally 😆😆.

Both of them looked like they were forced to act

I'd recommend watching it to see how bad it is.

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KBL is expanding it's horizons

I always wondered when it comes to BL novels or webtoons korea makes the best. They have unique plots, amazing art and story line but when it came to dramas they were kinda mid. Even if they did adapt a novel or webtoon they were still always lacking.. until this year

This is the 1st BL where u have a thick plot. I don't understand why people are confused. You need to watch the intro with the animation to get context on each character and their past (i am guessing they skipped that). Except for Ji Gwi's past i was able understand the rest. I didn't get why ji gwi was sad even after the goddess gave him that ornament cz she pitied him and why he and gil dal got back together.. there was no explanation.

Anyways the plot is like super fun. I really liked that there's no multiple leads fighting for the same guy instead we have 2 couples🤭 and i like that the focus is not just romance. Now it feels like an actual drama with complete plot.

I really loved the 2nd couple. Especially our macho man gil dal😆. Bro didn't realise he was in love for 1000 years😆😆😆 worse he's soo dense he didn't realize he was third wheeling in his master's relationship. Poor bihyun 0 quality time.

This is like the BL version of Japanese anime/manga kamisama kiss.

Don't go with the negative comments this is a really fun and interesting watch. I'm literally binge watching it. Yes there are some misses but its not that bad.

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Lot of potential and a good story ruined cz of poor direction and screenwriters

30 mins into the drama ep 1 and I'm frankly tired. Just the Nawa's intro was 10 mins long and then 20 mins was just Phu staring at Nawa and nawa getting warned he's a playboy. It feels like they wanna keep the 1st episode only as intro with no plot but to do that they just added lot of filler shots... the story is good the cast is good but pacing damn sucks. Then i checked the director and screenwriter and now i kinda get it. They're the same as "bad guy my boss". They've not shown any improvement from their last work like literally. I like the plot so I'm gonna skip and finish this one. Also i really suggest that they have a woman on their team. They kinda suck at guilding the actors on facial expressions or emotions. This happens in all their dramas so i definitely can't blame the actors its direction problem. For example Phu is a playboy. Okay we get that but he looks stiff they should have asked him to look more relaxed. Like lean on the counter get bit closer when he's trying to flirt with Nawa what playboy stands straight attention position and flirts🙃 n this is definitely not actors problem but the directors cz even if the actor did that the director didnt correct him or see anything wrong with that.. also i get nawa is a kind and nice guy. They could just make him smile lightly instead his smile is a little too much that it looks like he's forcing himself.. it's like they had this great script great actors but fucked up in the direction, screenwriting and editing.

I'm at ep 5 and no improvement🙃. Awkward acting and a forbidden stepbrother love arc🙄 which has a messy execution. The only likeable part of this drama would be the leads and their smile😆😆 and probably the 2nd couple. I liked their story more it kinda made me cry 😭. Initially i thought they were using vfx for the mermen but turns out it's silicone tails. Yes great effort but also they look fake when it's in a drama... also i don't get like all mermens are in danger but then they're all obsessed with protecting nawa. why? That way if you look at it ping was at high risk cz he was not part of any clan.. also yep people are right they equated homophobia and xenophobia 🙃 like bro give a proper back story if ur gonna bring up monster hunt. Like a merman killed human or was misunderstood so humans go on monster hunt.. the other reason selling them cz they're rare made sense but monster hunt was BS. Literally how many of us would kill a merman if we saw one especially if it looks exactly like in the series🙄🙄... sigh also i really don't get nawa or phu like their breakup made no sense. Phu sees his lover become a merman n before that he saw nawa being sick but didnt bother waiting and checking on him and nawa bro pick a side bro he's like chilling with the mer tribe while phu is all depresssed on the other side WTF😆 and Phra's death was totally unnecessary. Like he got to know his dad killed nawa's parents. He knows nawa loves phu but still poisons him? N then he trades his life for Phu??another WTF. There were lot of loop holes like uk there good actors when u watch the last episode cz i cried there😭😭😭 but the director has not guided them with the right expression it feels like a drama filmed over a weekend🙃

It's a really mid series like even if u skip it. It's fine you're not missing anything.

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I'm gonna review each episode as it goes

I don't think i can watch it in a go cz every episode is a new story. This is new and not my style. I like longer stories.

1. Colorverse - it was interesting something new and refreshing. I've never seen a drama with colorverse in it. 8/10 cz when u put things in 2 episode it feels kinda short

2. Cold ceo (bottom) x cute secretary (top) - here i was giving it another go. Idk if it was cz it was uncut but i felt like it was both too long and too short. If u look at the story is was cute❤️. Mick looked extremely adorable and top was extremely hot🤭

Frankly every single episode of this I'd prefer it as an 8 episode drama than 1 cz when it's just 1 i feel like okay so what's the end but when its a series i feel like okay what's next... 😅😅 i don't know how to explain this.

Anyways for now I'm dropping it cz it's really not my cup of tea i prefer 1 story in a series and if multiple stories it should be like P10L from the same universe but different character's story

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Too rushed they seem to be going on 2x

Idk if it's cz I've watched the Thai version but i feel like they kinda rushed like in the dialogue delivery or acting i felt like they were rushing to cover everything. Like they had too many things to show so they were asked to talk, walk n act in a 2x mode.

Usually when i watch Japanese version of something I'd expect a totally new interpretation of the character. Their acting, the way the story is interpreted and showed is different. I think love sea and love in the air Japanese versions dissapointed me in that area.

They've copied the thai version right down to the acting especially ai's character. He looks and acts too much like peat that i see peat when i look at him. Which is just not my preference they shouldn't have let him watch the original version before making him play the character that way you'd get his interpretation of the character. He has definitely watched the series and ended up copying the same... i know its just ep1 but I'm not sure if i should continue cz the pacing is just too fast and off. In the thai version you could see the characters fall in love and feel it but here they're just running to complete the scenes. Also love sea is a tan guy x pale guy story. They could have found someone with the right skin tone but the obvious tan and whiting looks really fake. They've done a horrible work at makeup. You can easily tell the person playing ai is a slightly tan guy whitened and the tan is not consistent either somtimes too dark or too light.

I think u can skip this if you've watched the thai version but give it a go if you've not watched it... the story is actually good. The director messed up. I'm dropping it for now lets see in future if i pick it up

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