Maggi64

It was crazy that "Mr Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss" has "kiss" in the title, yet it did not have a kiss at the end. "Cupcake" however will not disappoint. As you said, it has a very adult sensibility. I wrote a review for it in this review section where I described it as being cute, but also having a complex theme. It strikes a balance between cute and complex, which is very difficult to do.

Exactly. My Beautiful Man and The Pornographer were also very short (ie, 6 episodes of 24 minutes each). But they were so good I wanted more! And we got more with The Pornographer, because it had 2 sequels. It did not have an enormous fan base (not like, say, Semantic Error), but the fans that it did have were rabid. Likewise, the fans of My Beautiful Man, which also has a sequel coming next year. It's based on the 2nd novel, where Kiyoi is working as a model and Hira is a photographer. I can't wait to see how those 2 get along now that they are a couple.

Thank you!

He definitely looks different. A girl higher up in this thread explained that he had covid and lost a lot of weight. That would explain why he appears more angular and refined in the face. Also, people lose fat in the face as they age. It's why women are silly to starve themselves to lose weight after 40. Then they go and get surgical fat injections to put it right back into their faces, lol. So he may just look this different cuz of weight loss, plus his hair is lighter and styled differently.

Wait, he got handsy with his own blood BROTHER?

Obviously, I do. Otherwise I would not have asked. And, obviously, you do. Otherwise you would not have replied (in hostility or not).

I have no problem with plastic surgery either. Hell, I've even had it myself. I guess if he didn't have a nose job, then he looks different cuz of the weight loss, and different hair color and hairstyle. Incidentally, other girls didn't say he had a nose job; they just said he looked different. I did not know about the covid. I guess that's why.

BTW, what show is your profile avatar from? That is one hot BL kiss! lol

I did notice he was thinner. But don't you think there's something else? If you scroll down through this thread you'll see that a couple of other people were also trying to figure out why he looks so different. To be clear, I think he looks better. In fact, the other girls were also saying he looks hotter this season. They just couldn't figure out why.

I thought for sure his declared envy of girls would generate jokes about Tops & Bottoms, lol. Oh, and I know some take issue with associating Bottoms with women, but it's really just about how women's bodies are typically penetrated during sexual intercourse (ie, just like Bottoms). As such, I don't find the association offensive. It's only offensive if you stereotype Bottoms as a swishy and effeminate.

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DID SEO JOON GET A NOSE JOB?

I was going nuts trying to figure out why Son Woo Hyun (aka, Seo Joon in the show), looks so different this season, and I finally got it. Here it is: a nose job. If you compare his nose from Seasons 1 and 2 you'll see that it's now more narrow at the tip and has a more sculpted, refined look. Now, I could be wrong, but let's consider that Korea is #1 on the planet for the most plastic surgeries, and that plastic surgery is de rigueur for celebrities. Waddya think? Nose job or not?

I think Togawa decided to go for it after 7 years for 2 reasons. One, he overheard Nozue on the phone turning down a promotion yet again, and he's concerned that Nozue is stifling his very own potential and, hence, his own happiness. Two, Nozue gave him an in when he talked about envying girls, and even asked Togawa that same day if he knew good places for deserts (because he'd seen that pancake commercial that morning). Togawa sees this as the perfect opportunity to take Nozue to a girly cafe for dessert. Basically, Nozue handed him the perfect setup to get him on a date.

Yep, I was disappointed by 3 Japanese BL's for avoiding a kissing scene. There was no excuse for not kissing in Cherry Magic cuz those men were 30 and over. They could almost get away with it in that one about the high school kids with the eraser, cuz being gay was so new to both boys and they were only in high school.

But I did not think they could get away with it in "Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss." I mean, what kiss? The lucky guy gave a quick, closed mouth peck in episode 1 and after that, the unlucky guy was running away from a kiss. They ended it with them tickling each other. Sorry, but these are horny guys in college who don't live their parents. They would be getting it on! At least have them sharing a proper kiss. We see is a proper kiss in every hetero romance, don't we? So why not a gay romance?

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A MATURE THEME ABOUT REGRET

I love how Togawa essentially stated the show's theme to Nozue in episode 1 when he'd said, "Regret can lead to happiness and fuel your life." The implicit coda to that phrase is, "But only if you act on the regret and make a change." Later in that same episode, Nozue recollects the 1st time he'd met Togawa and how he had said that same phrase himself. Now that the men have switched roles and it's Togawa who's saying it to Nozue, the question is whether or not Nozue will make that change.

Well, with Togawa crushing on him so badly, he has no choice but to make a change. Heck, Togawa's already got Nozue eating dessert at girly cafes and drinking smoothies for the first time. The theme is being conveyed in a cute manner with these dessert dates. But make no mistake, it's a complex theme nonetheless. Indeed, the show's entire sensibility has struck a note between cute and complex that is extremely difficult to hit. Bravo!

Holy shit, did you catch that stare that Togawa gave Nozue? He cannot possibly remain oblivious after getting both his ass patted and then stared at like that. I am soooo jonesing for the kiss! I mean, you just know that the kiss is coming in that scene.

Did it say what episode that massage scene was in? We're getting episodes 3 and 4 next Sunday on Viki, and while I know episode 3 is too early for the big kiss, I really hope it's comes in episode 4. It came midway in Blueming, but that was a 2 and 1/2 hour show. Cupcake is the same length as My Beautiful Man, and the kiss came in the final 5 minutes of that show. But I cannot wait until the final episode for Cupcake! That's 2 entire weeks away!

Yep. I not only love that they expertly conveyed their characters so quickly, but I love the theme to. Togawa essentially stated the theme to Nozue in episode one when he'd said, "Regret can lead to happiness and fuel your life." The implicit coda to that phrase is, "But only if you act on the regret and make a change."

Did you notice later on that when Nozue recollects the 1st time he'd met Togawa he had said that same phrase himself? Now that the men have switched roles and it's Togawa who's saying it to Nozue, the question is whether or not Nozue will make that change. Well, this being a BL, we know that he will. With Togawa crushing on him so badly, he has no choice! Heck, Togawa's already got Nozue eating dessert at girly cafes and drinking smoothies for the first time. Love, love, love it!

They were crazy Tankhun's pet fish. He went nuts in episode 2 because they died in the pond after Porsche had pissed in it. LOL

Thank you so much. I am going to go back and rewatch. I was not sure what had happened between them physically because that scene with the girl was unclear to me. I was not sure if it were truly a girl, and he was fantasizing she changed into his friend. Or truly his friend, and he fantasized it was a girl. I suspect it was the former, based on his having bolted early.

I must say, this film did a lot in a very short time. I am always impressed by the economic sparsity of short film. Well, when done right anyway. This shorthanded the feelings and worked cuz the performances were ace. Also, it had set out with a simple goal: to convey the short one's attraction to his best friend, and the best friend's increasing awareness of and response to that attraction. The success of a work of art is not the goal itself, but how well it met that goal. This one met its goal admirably.

Thanks for this recommendation Tim!

But I have one question. At the end the one says, "I just want to be friends for now." The other is pissed off by that and replies., "Then what did all those times we've had mean?"

Does he mean "those times we've had fooling around"? Or does he mean, "the time we spent together," and it's just a bad translation? Because, until the very end, I had assumed the gay one did not realize that his friend knew he was in love with him. But he did realize it. Turned out the both knew exactly what was up with their respective feelings. I just cannot decipher how far they went in physically acting on those feelings.

At any rate, those boys are both beauties. I love how they dress. I have a thing for motorcycle riders wearing jeans and worn out tees. And you're right about the low rating being messed up. I just gave it a 10 to boost it.

Man, I would soooo love it if she were a lesbian! I did not get Sapphic vibes but, instead, a dead strong implication that she was Ji Woo's ex. I need to watch again for the Sapphic vibe, cuz that would be compelling.