Japanese BLs always seem to have a depth that others lack (except maybe Taiwan). NOT bad mouthing BLs from other countries, I enjoy them all, but the deft and subtlety with which heavy subjects are handled and dealt with? They are, so far unbeatable. Short, violent, dark, emotional, packed full of human drama and yet one smile and flirtatious comment from the ML and you almost forget the tragedy and somberness of their reality. Great stuff.
Years later and I am back to say this had one of the hottest, steamiest, most sensual, loving, intimate kiss/makeout scenes I have EVER seen in a BL. Sex/NC scenes aren't everything in a show (I love the innocent, squeaky clean fluff just as much), but when it's done like THIS, you understand the importance and significance of it in a relationship. It's not just hormones raging, and horny people trying to get off. It's the manifestation of everything emotional being made physical. I need a rewatch soon.
I understand people commenting on their disappointment at the ending, but I think that is a disservice to the show. It's making people miss out on what is a really great drama... sighhhh Watch this and then find fluff to shake it all off!
I LOVED this show!! I watch tons of BL for romance but very little hetero except for cdramas; they have all been so dull recently i keep dropping them. Can anyone recommend me dramas like this that have a blend of both (BL and hetero love), with bold, mature characters, realistic drama etc..
Different culture, different values, different sense of morality... Don't watch if you don't like it. That's why…
I hate moral policing in general. My belief is, life is full of nuances and context. Each case should be looked at and judged according to the facts, but people always jump to conclusions, denigrate others with differenig moral values etc, especially now with socail media and comment sections. Everyone is a pastor on a pulpit.
As for the double standards, the hypocrisy of a lot that goes on, in celebrity circles especially, drives me nuts. If there is an age gap with equal power balance, not my problem. If the older man is abusing his position and status, he deserves ALL the criticism.
That turning the blind eye comes from extreme fans not being able to be objective. I love Yoo Ah-in. But he commited a crime, so I believed he had to do *some* time. I hope he can make a comeback but I don't deny he had issues. Common sense dictates one use their heads and many are running on pure emotion and blind devotion.
Different culture, different values, different sense of morality... Don't watch if you don't like it. That's why…
This comment would hold more weight IF so much of their output wasn't rom coms and love stories. So it's alright for the general public to consume tons of media portraying made up people fall in love, but not for REAL people to do the same? Mmmm.. it's not like they are out there having PDA in public or posting graphic "couple in bed" pics like people in the West etc. do...
I don't mind the conservatism, I actually enojy their shows because of the lack of gratuitous sex etc. but to call dating a scandal is hyperbolic in my opinion. Now if one of them is dating someone else or married then...
I understand people commenting on their disappointment at the ending, but I think that is a disservice to the show. It's making people miss out on what is a really great drama... sighhhh Watch this and then find fluff to shake it all off!
As for the double standards, the hypocrisy of a lot that goes on, in celebrity circles especially, drives me nuts. If there is an age gap with equal power balance, not my problem. If the older man is abusing his position and status, he deserves ALL the criticism.
That turning the blind eye comes from extreme fans not being able to be objective. I love Yoo Ah-in. But he commited a crime, so I believed he had to do *some* time. I hope he can make a comeback but I don't deny he had issues. Common sense dictates one use their heads and many are running on pure emotion and blind devotion.
I don't mind the conservatism, I actually enojy their shows because of the lack of gratuitous sex etc. but to call dating a scandal is hyperbolic in my opinion. Now if one of them is dating someone else or married then...