i would say it depends on the viewer's interperation,personally i 100% think it was strongly hinted as GL others…
I agree it is GL but if you exclude the kiss on the lips,in many movies scenes such as the confession, it ends up being just a " I like you the most in the world" or " I can't lose you (as best friend)" and not a romantic type of thing.
I disagree that just because two men or two women have a very strong bond that we as viewers may perceive as romantic but doesn't end up being one to be homophobic(unless its censored and different from the original material on purpose like they do in Chinese television).
I also enjoy friendship movies with strong bond between 2 female characters that do not end in a relationship and remain super dependent on each other and super close (i dislike however when there are 2 FL that are super close to each other and the writer makes a male character enter romantically the picture).
i think the quality for sure played a role cause that's the only available english version (most likely). i liked the drama personally so idk why it's below 7
someone did upload it on veoh with english sub,personally i couldnt watch it because the audio the subs and the screen are out of place so i watched it raw.
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I disagree that just because two men or two women have a very strong bond that we as viewers may perceive as romantic but doesn't end up being one to be homophobic(unless its censored and different from the original material on purpose like they do in Chinese television).
I also enjoy friendship movies with strong bond between 2 female characters that do not end in a relationship and remain super dependent on each other and super close (i dislike however when there are 2 FL that are super close to each other and the writer makes a male character enter romantically the picture).
i liked the drama personally so idk why it's below 7