To claim this as a BL or gay romance, you have to really work to see and imagine things that are not presented…
But pursuing a romance wasn't the main point of the movie though? The point was that they both saved each other multiple times. Tian Yu lived so he was able to change Run Fa's fate completely. It would have been pretty depressing if he had erased their time together if they had gotten together imo. This way they were able to leave it an open ending. Now they can be together.
To claim this as a BL or gay romance, you have to really work to see and imagine things that are not presented…
Censored bls exist because of the PRC, where this movie wasn't even published. This movie to me isn't even about them getting together romantically. Run Fa dies in the og timeline before they even have time to discuss any of it but he saves Tian Yu regardless of how Tian Yu feels about him. Tian Yu decides to live and keep going because of Run Fa. I'd say that's pretty romantic.
Can't name you a single hetero movie like that because I'm not a huge movie person. But I would think at least a few movies exist where the leads like each other but don't have time to get together in the movie.
I get being mad at PRC and the fact that censored bls have to exist in the place, but I wouldn't throw around the word censored bl if you have no proof of that being the case. Maybe you are right and they are trying to release this movie in mainland china as well, but in my opinion this movie is easily interpreted as romantic but the characters simply do not get enough time to pursue those feelings.
I'm a little confused over why people are saying this is bromance. In my opinion, it would be easy to look at this from the lense of romance for both of them. The awkwardness and tension between them after the accidental kiss and after staring at each other for a bit too long does not scream friendship to me. I don't think there is any reason to label this as 'bromance' just because they never explicitly said that they like each other or like guys in general. That wasn't point of the movie.
I will only say that this is probably one of the best dramas I've seen this year and I do feel like killing myself.
Now that I stopped sobbing my eyes out. I gotta say that they left a lot for the viewers to unpack by themselves. I really thought we would get a scene of what happened after his death. They did show on screen that they didn't get condoms, I really thought they'd show Jae Mi pregnant after his death. I guess I was waiting for miracles to happen to at least some of the characters. The bodygourd or whatever most deffinitely had feelings for Eu Heung. I thought I was simply making it gay, but naah their scenes were screaming chemistry and that awkwardness of being into someone.
Does anyone know the production details of this show? I'm curious because I thought China was currently having a ban on all lgbtq+ themes, but this show obviously isn't a bromance. Was this a collaboration production between a few countries or how did they manage to publish the first 4 episodes on iQIY? Or did they even publish these on China's server at any point?
I'm confused and annoyed. What a waste of good actors and a nice setting (in the first two episodes). I was genuinely so excited about this drama after the first two episodes. I actually thought this might become one of my favourites from 2024 but oh boy how wrong I was. The writers clearly fucked this up a big time and no matter what the next two episodes will not be able to change this mess into a good drama. In my opinion this should have concentrated on the main characters as they grew up in a small suffocating place with an abusive parent. They should have made this story about overcoming that trauma and finding a family from someone you love. But noooooo these idiots thought everyone wanted to watch To My Star ss2 instead. I don't understand how they managed to go from one of the most interesting settings to a literal piece of garbade 'misunderstanding' and 12 year time skip which was the most unrealistic bs I've ever seen. Like sorry but be original? There is nothing original about the current setting of 'is he with someone else?' and 'why is he lying to me about the past that I wasn't a part of'? when they had a much much much more interesting setting in the beginning??!! Sorry for the rant but I'm just so annoyed just imagining what this could have been.
Did anyone else watch the ss1 recap with the most confused face ever :'D like istg I don't remember anything from the first season and changing the lead deffinitely didn't help.
I loved this until the time skip???? What the hell happened??? Why??? I have so many questions and I really don't like the character developments here. Like what the hell happened??? And honestly 12 years is ridicilous when Juyeong's actor is 24 and looks even younger.
I'm enjoying this alot tbh. I like what they did with the story and how they've adapted the characters to fit the new audience. Choi Won Young was an insanely good casting choise imo.
It feels disrespectful to even call this just a bl when this was so much more. This was beautiful and sad. In so many ways I felt like I was living Go Yeong's life together with him. That how good this was. The word I'd use to describe this drama is 'realistic' and if that word scares you, I'd recommend not watching. This drama was heavy and it definitely wasn't a 'love story'. It was a story about love and finding yourself, but in a much more complex way.
The best bl of the year just dropped omg. This is insane. 2 episodes and this is the best kbl I've ever seen. From the emotions, filming, acting and even the plot is interesting. The angst is wonderful and I genuinely feel the character's emotions. I'm in love. What the heck?
The chemistry is insane. Haruki looks seductive as hell, like I'd fold in a second :'D Jin is stronger than I am.
It would have been pretty depressing if he had erased their time together if they had gotten together imo. This way they were able to leave it an open ending. Now they can be together.
Can't name you a single hetero movie like that because I'm not a huge movie person. But I would think at least a few movies exist where the leads like each other but don't have time to get together in the movie.
I get being mad at PRC and the fact that censored bls have to exist in the place, but I wouldn't throw around the word censored bl if you have no proof of that being the case. Maybe you are right and they are trying to release this movie in mainland china as well, but in my opinion this movie is easily interpreted as romantic but the characters simply do not get enough time to pursue those feelings.
In my opinion, it would be easy to look at this from the lense of romance for both of them. The awkwardness and tension between them after the accidental kiss and after staring at each other for a bit too long does not scream friendship to me.
I don't think there is any reason to label this as 'bromance' just because they never explicitly said that they like each other or like guys in general. That wasn't point of the movie.
The bodygourd or whatever most deffinitely had feelings for Eu Heung. I thought I was simply making it gay, but naah their scenes were screaming chemistry and that awkwardness of being into someone.
I was genuinely so excited about this drama after the first two episodes. I actually thought this might become one of my favourites from 2024 but oh boy how wrong I was. The writers clearly fucked this up a big time and no matter what the next two episodes will not be able to change this mess into a good drama.
In my opinion this should have concentrated on the main characters as they grew up in a small suffocating place with an abusive parent. They should have made this story about overcoming that trauma and finding a family from someone you love.
But noooooo
these idiots thought everyone wanted to watch To My Star ss2 instead. I don't understand how they managed to go from one of the most interesting settings to a literal piece of garbade 'misunderstanding' and 12 year time skip which was the most unrealistic bs I've ever seen.
Like sorry but be original? There is nothing original about the current setting of 'is he with someone else?' and 'why is he lying to me about the past that I wasn't a part of'? when they had a much much much more interesting setting in the beginning??!!
Sorry for the rant but I'm just so annoyed just imagining what this could have been.
like istg I don't remember anything from the first season and changing the lead deffinitely didn't help.
And honestly 12 years is ridicilous when Juyeong's actor is 24 and looks even younger.
The word I'd use to describe this drama is 'realistic' and if that word scares you, I'd recommend not watching. This drama was heavy and it definitely wasn't a 'love story'. It was a story about love and finding yourself, but in a much more complex way.
This is insane. 2 episodes and this is the best kbl I've ever seen. From the emotions, filming, acting and even the plot is interesting. The angst is wonderful and I genuinely feel the character's emotions.
I'm in love. What the heck?