Not a Robot

I watched an interview with an actor who just left GMMTV and he said that GMMTV used to groom their talent to be actors, singers and hosts. Since Krist and Gawin are not independent, but signed to GMMTV, it may just be part of the corporate culture, but I don't know the terms of their contracts. Krist did not sing the theme song to SOTUS, but that was a long time ago.

Is Top the player who get played by the lamb?

I don't mind being proven wrong either. I hate lying and cheating the most (except for DV) so I'm hoping that Mew plays them both, then dumps them both.

That's what I'm hoping. When he dumps both Top and Ton, he graduates and starts his life. If Mew is the manipulator, the players got played. It's all good.

Although I hope that Top and Ton end up as that bitter couple who cheats on each other constantly until they finally mature and break up, my favorite actor of the pack is Neo. Since My Tee, Tonhon, etc., Neo literally has chemistry with all of his acting partners, even platonic characters. He can be boyish, hot and now a douche. Although I want him to have an unhappy ending in this series, I'm rooting for him as an actor. The only couple that I want to succeed is Sand and Ray. The rest I'm watching as an anti HEA. I did the same with IPYTM and was disappointed, but I'm hoping that I get the ending I'm looking for in this series. Mew and Nick end up meeting great guys and having a happy life while Top and Ton keep playing dumb games with each other. aka the players get played by Mew.

I'm not sure if he is a manipulator. That is what women are called when they don't want to have sex right away, but still hang out and date the guy. I'm old, but it used to be called a c0ck tease. Mew has been honest and told him that he isn't ready to be his boyfriend. Then he told his friends that they are not boyfriends, but resetting. Mew made his boundary clear, that he isn't unto NSA sex, and that we won't be anyone's prey. That is not manipulative when you are clear. What I'm hoping is that when he finds out that Ton and Top are still sleeping together that he shatters their worlds. That's the inner toxic in me.

Ton and Top are manipulators. I'm not sure if Top even likes Mew, or is just going after him to conquer him. In the original trailer, Ton is referred to as, "boyfriend of the boyfriend." The, "I can't sleep alone due to childhood trauma," that was a massive manipulation. Either way, I hope that Mew dumps both of them and moves on with his life. Too bad he isn't attracted to Ray, but I love Ray and Sand and hope they end up together. If Top and Ton are left lonely with each other, I'm only 2 episodes in, and could live with it.

I haven't watched the 4th episode yet. I heard the other guy (I haven't gone back to watch Ep 1 to see who he is) call out Siwoo. Since I can't figure these characters out, I get confused. Thanks for letting me know the character's name.

I'm one of the confused people. Who jumped? I can't figure out who he is. I'm spending too much time trying to figure that out so I can watch him during the story part. Thank you.

I can't figure out who jumped and that has me confused.

I know that during the time IPYTM aired, many people wanted Oh to dump Teh and move on with Bas. Maybe that's why the reconciliation scene was so short, because they knew it was stupid. I'm getting a Teh vibe with Top. It's all about him, his feelings, his goals, and Mew should just go with the flow.

Go ahead and vent because I think many people thought that IPYTM ruined it for the whole series. Someone on the Community board asked for toxic, BL, I recommended ITSAY/IPYTM because in my opinion, Teh is one of the most toxic characters in BL. Haha

I think it's his character, but I also think he may not be as experienced. Mew is the dude who only studies and focuses on school, and is serious 100% of the time. Book's face is the opposite of RBF, so there is a little dissonance between Mew's looks and his personality. Mew's world is about to be turned upside down, so we will see in upcoming episodes if Book's acting will be a problem.

I do not usually like this type of show, like Friend Zone, but the acting in this series is so good, that I'm watching this train wreck.

My dream is that Mew dumps Top and Ton. I'm still carrying the baggage of Oh not dumping Teh in IPYTM. just kidding/not kidding.

Most BL authors are female, and this is a common plot device in hetero stories. These stories have the jealous mean girl, who persecutes the sweet, innocent main character because she wants the man who likes the sweet girl. The innocent, blameless protagonist is also used in movies and novels. One example, although old, is A Walk to Remember with Mandy Moore.

I like this little series even if they unnecessarily painted gray hair onto the grandma. I've seen people drink way more than this, I've even drank way more in my youth. The guys in the military make these guys look like bubble tea drinkers.

I think the evil girlfriend trope is alive in Asia because there are still men who feel pressured to marry women even though they are gay. So I think BL, mostly written by women, want to find a way to not blame the man for being oppressed, but create another figure to represent "society" in this situation. It's usually an evil woman, or parents. That's just my take on it, but I could be wrong.

I agree with this sentiment. She is heartless, so no empathy for her.

Fair warning, the novel has rape. If you can't stand that, hold on to the series and skip the novels.

I don't usually like these urban toxic stew dramas, but I was pleasantly surprised by episode 1. I'm not sure if it's the actors, or that I just lived through Neo and Drake, and kept thinking of My Tee, and just how wrong it was in a comical way.

The beauty of many Japanese manga is the diversity of characters. I read Korean webtoons, but they are mostly hot, rich men, rape, sex assault, happy ending, yet they are very popular. The storytelling is circa late 1990's, early 2000's Japanese manga. Love Mode wasn't even as toxic as some webtoons today. I love who these actors are playing these characters.

I read the manga a few years ago, and I was not disappointed by this adaptation. I loved the story, and the acting, especially Sakurai, His facial expressions alone would carry me away. They had to heavily censor the manga, but I think they did a great job in the adaptation. It stuck to the main points of the manga, and did not shy away from the heavy parts. This is the first Japanese BL where I felt actual sexual chemistry, I'm so used to the Ken doll, dead fish kisses. Except for Ep 6, I enjoyed this series from start to finish.