Like many comments and reviews have said, this isn't a fluffy BL and no it doesn't have a happy ending. I see a lot of people interpreting this story differently based on the information we have at hand, some people are saying he did cheat, others say it was just a video from his past because of the job he used to have. Honestly I don't know which one to believe but for me right now I'm leading towards cheating more, but regardless I guess maybe we won't know? I feel like if this film was longer with more context we would understand what the video actually was, was it cheating or just his past? But I did feel rage, I hate and don't understand why people stay in relationships where they're being cheated on, I mean thats a level of no self respect that I won't ever reach, and maybe its cause I haven't been in that situation but I know myself and if someone betrays me and my trust I will never forgive that and leave as soon as possible. I totally understand the attachment, I mean trusting someone in a relationship and with your heart is brave, so realizing its been taken advantage of is heartbreaking to the point your brain will be confused and asking so many questions, making you wanna just stay, mostly if that person is your safe space. Thankfully they broke up in the end, I can see this still hurts for him though due to the crying, but he deserves better and deserves to be respected and happy. I'm not a huge fan of sad stories like these, but that doesn't define my rating, I think theres a lot of lacking aspects to this film that ruined my watching experience, besides the fact that the text message wasn't translated which could've been crucial to the story, this film was not very well made, the acting is decent, but they spend time on scenes that kind of bore you, like 2 minutes at the end just showing the guy crying looking at the picture drawn for him, I think a good 20 seconds max would've been fine. The story itself, isn't the strongest, though I see what they were trying to do with the plot, it was still not interesting enough, and for the little time we had, they didn't execute to their best capacities. I've been contemplating watching this film, the ratings are low, I knew it wasn't a typical BL, and the story just isn't my cup of tea, but I am watching based on a list right now so here we are. Regardless if it was up to me, I would've never watched this, it's simply a very pointless story. And I don't recommend. I will applaud the kiss scenes, cause the intimacy wasn't really that chemistry activated. But this film definitely lacks more than it doesn't.
I really enjoyed this series ngl, the tension was top tier and it was a very different story compared to many other JBL’s only reason why I’m not rating it higher is cause the entire series was just them meeting here and there and very awkward kinds of interactions, them waiting for the competition and also waiting for the identity reveal. We didn’t get to see any moments of them actually being together and all we got was a peck at the end. Though everything is was good, I think we def need a part 2 or season 2 to this for my rating to be higher, because this so far feels unfinished and like it’s still missing more. So I will give it a 7.5/10 and I’ll be praying for a second season. Ps I did like Enaga's "character" more it felt more genuine and less trying to be "cool".
So cute! Glad I got to see more of them and their cute relationship, this was definitely needed after episode 10. I think the series ended fast without us having to see much of their relationship and this gave us a bit of a glimpse on that. Wish there was more but overall satisfied. 8/10
Yeah this was pretty bad, the subtitles were horrible, I had to guess what they were saying half the time, I was so confused on what was going on I was genuinely so lost. The chemistry and interactions felt forced and overall a very low quality series. I think those 2 could be in a decent BL if the whole story was different, and honestly if Jo Tae Sop got more practice in delivering lines and presenting a character better.
Sooo cute!!! I loved these 2 episodes, love how short and simple they are as well as the first 2 episodes from this series, and it was kind of funny too. 8/10
Very simple story, I liked the kiss scenes, nothing too crazy plot wise, also liked how there was a wholesome GL side story, kinda wish we saw more of them too but it’s alright. I do wanna say I see a bit of a resemblance on Kim Ho Yun with younger Jungkook, I think I might be the only one?
I liked the movie, I''m really into natural disaster/futuristic topics and end of the world topics as well so this really hit all those marks. It was really well made and the acting was great as well, yes it was confusing honestly but with reading some reviews all the signs become so much clearer and the movie does as well, I definitely think this movie is one of those you have to watch like 3-4 times to catch any hidden signs of foreshadowing. But I think they did a good job.
This short series reminded me of boiled chicken, super bland and very boring. This is the type of plot thats exciting if it's happening to you, but not something you watch. There wasn't any spark and I didn't feel the chemistry, on top of that theres no sort of affection or physical touch other than a hug. I've watched some short series with no kiss and they have chemistry, so it's possible, but this one lacked everything needed for a decent BL and a decent story. I also wanted to see more of Yeon U's friends and how their relationship would develop cause honestly that would've been my favorite couple if they had more screen time. Needless to say this isn't something to waste your time on, I don't recommend.
You expressed exactly how I felt about this series in pure details, I really hate how a lot of CBL's get overly glazed just because they managed to escape censorship, but we have to equally evaluate and rate these series regardless of which country they come from. This series lacked more than it didn't and yes you mentioned a lot of solid points that should be acknowledged but a lot of this series was just a pure mess. I think I hated the second couple the most, and I hated Fang Runzhi with everything in me. The main focus was on him constantly, and as for the second couple, god I despised Yi Wei, he was a bad partner and person, he lowkey forgot about everything else but his career, fame, and money. He was a people pleaser, or should I say he only wanted to please Fang Runzhi to get to the top, and he was willing to bring Su Yi down. He only stepped up last minute and it made no sense to me, cause for half the series I just saw him as a selfish asshole. And also Yi Wei and Su Bai getting back together or whatever that was in the last episode just did it for me and that relationship, truly was a mood ruiner. Anyway amazing review, you really know your stuff.
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