Not a Robot

My favorites are Neo and Satang, but I agree with you about Keen. However, we need to see him in a role very different from his personality. In interviews, Moo is very similar to Keen. Fourth has played different types of characters, so hopefully they will have Keen do the same.

I'm not in the target demo for this show, hate the title, but ended up loving this series. The current drama the mls are going through is just dumb angst (albeit well acted) and we could have had a fight together scenario instead, but at age 18-19, things were more confusing, and I have to remember that.

Yes, which reflects that people with power, like the CEOs in Korea who have been accused of harassing actors and singers, while the trainees and artists have to pretend not to date.

I thought it was the couple who do not get along. If figured that was the set up for the MF couple. I could be wrong though. The guy is played by Poon. I'm not as familiar with the female actors.

From what GMMTV hosts said at the Part 1 reveal, their target audience was high schoolers and teens. I think the angst is suitable for that age group, although adults would find it nonsensical. Since the characters are also 18-19, I think it's realistic to be over dramatic about everything at that age. So while as an adult it is emotionally unsatisfying and unnecessary, to me, it may appeal to the kiddos. This is in contrast to the actor Neo, who at age 23, who publicly announced he has a girlfriend an is in love. BTW, I 100% concur with your assessment of Keen.

True which is why I'm proud of Neo for announcing that he loves his girlfriend, and even showed her face.

It's what GMMTV used to produce. It used to be 2 straight, 1 BL, but it has been reconfigured to 1 BL, 1 GL, 1 MF.

Someone has to kick the industry to the curb and take the risk of going independent. Moo is a perfect candidate because he comes from a well to do family and can work hard at university. I do not want to see a Korean (sorry but the amount of abuse and suicides are documented) type contract being used to drive people apart. Moo, be a Neo and just go public with your relationship. Risk it all and Kang, don't be a stone around Moo's neck, let him go public. Yes, I know that I'm mixing a real person with fictional characters, but I'm frustrated that in 2024, this could still be happening.

I just rewatched this after years. This drama has held up over time, and I appreciate the supernatural aspect.

I don't have a full list and the movies I watched are old, since I mostly watch documentaries and BL now. When Night is Falling (lesbian writer-director), Go Fish (lesbian writers, director, actors), But I'm a Cheerleader (lesbian director, gay screenwriter) great soundtrack), The Watermelon Woman (lesbian writer-director, actors), Lost and Delirious, Better than Chocolate. I noted which I know for a fact are written or directed by lesbians, but I'm not sure about the others. Because these are films, there is some angst, and one has a tragic ending. If you want me to spoil which one, let me know.

I understand that, but I am merely pointing out that people who summit do not do this alone, and who is in your party makes a difference. I'm not a mountaineer, but have watched many documentaries on Everest, and K2, and I just see a different meaning.

Thanks viewers for your thoughts. I will watch this next week so I don't have to be sad for a week, if they drag the angst out, I will wait until he finale. These kids (Moo and Kang) are missing a point, that with very few exceptions, no one summits Everest alone, and many have died trying, even in groups. Sherpas have also lost their lives trying to save mountain climbers. It's a bittersweet analogy. I hope that Moo and Kang make it through.

Has anyone read the novel? Was it easy to read once you get into it? I read sample pages on Amazon and it's written in first person. Maybe in Thai it is easy to differentiate who the "I" is since they have many pronoun choices, but since it changes POV many times within a chapter, it was kind of hard to follow. If it were not $16 for an ebook, and was about $8-$10, I would take the risk. Also, I can tell by the sample pages, they made many changes from the book. Just asking. Thank you.

Except for BTS (because it took them so long from debut to superstardom, they have a good overseas compensation percentage), I don't support Kpop or the Korean entertainment industry. Yes, I watch their BL, but only after it airs and on aggregators (don't hate me). I'm glad they have fans like you to support them though.

I'm catching up on things due to travel and it took me 4 episodes to realize that the actor playing Yoyak was in Manner of Death. I'm glad that he is having this great opportunity as a lead in this series.

One way to change things is to expose the that it is wrong. I get fussed at on YouTube because I comment that my personal opinion is, Zee and NuNew are work boyfriends. If fans don't realize how toxic these contracts are, they will continue to stick up for actors having to remain closeted, or having fake relationships. Yes, I don't like this trope either and hoped that Moo and Kang would be the first 18 and 19 year olds not to cave in to adult pressures, but reality is often more as seen here if a person wants to be famous in Asia.

And Peak and Thanwa will be a couple. No matter how hot and sexy Chahab is (according to me), I could not stand his character and he had no chemistry with Best.

Best finally has a role since LBC that suits his talent. His character in Check-Out was an unlikeable whiner. I like his chemistry with Seng too.

If I did not know about the manga, I would have like the series more, except for the overload of Sakae and Miizuki, even more scenes than Sakae and Soga. I liked the actors, and would like to see them in another BL series. The manga is about two couples (the second couple is Kaname and a salaryman), and did not have the exes, filler, break-up and LDR, because Soga isn't even from Tokyo in the source material.

I'm sad that I did not like this, I watched the first two episodes then the last. I did not like the main character, so it made his story unwatchable, and the finale showed his personality did not change. I think the director should have toned down the yelling and screaming, which made it difficult for me to relate to Sun. Hope to see this cast in something else.