I only started watching this drama two days ago but I enjoy this quite a lot. Didn't expect that honestly but it's cute, this story is actually interesting and I like the characters so far. Looking forward to the next episode! ^^
P'Aof & Gemini Fourth & this plot. It's going to be a masterpiece and exceed all of our expectations, mark my…
Totally same! Since seeing GeminiFourth in Moonlight Chicken, I really hoped to see them in a well developed (and more serious) series. Of course, My School President was nice (and My First love Mix-Up was cute but only average for me) but I really see them fitting this concept a lot more. And P'Aof's work so far has been really strong most of the time. So, I was reallyyy excited seeing the trailer! Really hope it's gonna be a masterpiece haha
So sad that it ended but really happy that I was able to be "part of the journey", I loved every single second of this series. Totally agree with the other comments, one of the best releases this year!
I was looking forward to this series since it was announced and so far it was amazing! I didn't expect to love it so much before release but now I really look forward to every new episode. Probably one of my favourite releases by GMMTV this year!
Totally agree!Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel…
I do understand your point! I also get why you're upset about the changes - your reasons are absolutely understandable for me.
As I said in my comment before, I don't mind changes to an adaptation that much as long as they are done well (to use your example of the pop song; I wouldn't mind a cover that turns into another genre as long as it's good). But I also think that it's absolutely valid that you want the adaptation to be as close as possible to the source material.
Also, I get your point about the unfair treatment of straight vs. gay stories. Personally, I always try to look at it from a "cultural" perspective. What I mean by that: if we take China for an example, queer media gets censored more and more while production teams try to overcome this censorship somehow. I (sadly) can't expect a uncensored gay love story from that country but I can still expect a good story treated with much love.
Of course, this example is quite extreme. South Korea doesn't have these censorships, so there's no real reason to change this storyline - despite that, I still want to give it a chance in hopes that it's one of (hopefully not so) many steps to getting good adaptations of gay stories without any changes. At the same time, I 100% understand everyone who doesn't want to watch this adaptation because of the changes.
Totally agree!Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel…
I'm sorry if it ever came off like I have a "hissy fit" over your preference because that was certainly not my intention in any way. I literally said that your opinion is valid and understandable multiple times, so I thought that I made it rather clear that I have nothing against your preferences.
I just used this comment section to express my opinions. All the things I said were meant to explain why I personally feel that way about it, my reasons for my opinion and my standpoint. It was never to tell you how to think about it or to change your viewpoint.
There are even parts of your standpoint that I totally agree with (e.g. LGBT+ people having the right for their very own story without any straight elements) and I actually would have loved to see a great platonic friendship between a guy and a girl but I don't agree with your "no straight policy" (that's how you called it, so I'm using that name for it). Because I want to give it a chance despite them changing the story - you don't have to and I don't want you to feel like you need to just because I want to give it a chance, just to be clear.
My opinion might also be influenced by the fact that I always see adaptations as their very own piece of media and don't mind changes that much as long as they are done well.
Again, to make it clear, I don't mind your opinion, I just started this conversation because you shared your opinion on one of my comments four days after I originally posted it and I thought that this would be a nice chance to have an exchange of opinions in a respectful manner because I like to hear why someone thinks the way they do.
Totally agree!Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel…
This whole "no straights" in gay stories and "no gays" in straight stories is probably one of the most annoying takes ever when it comes to romance stories. Like, come on. How do we expect it to be normalized if we somehow need this whole "segregation" of straight and gay stories?
Also, we don't know what is going on behind the scenes. Maybe the production team is just as annoyed as you? Maybe their higher ups didn't allow it without it, maybe the team loves the original story as much as the viewers do, so they want to make an adaptation no matter what? We can't say they butchered something if we didn't even see the end product yet.
This is all meant in a polite way, just to point that out. I said before, it's valid not to like it but there's no need to react this extremely to someone who doesn't mind it.
Totally agree!Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel…
I get that it's frustrating. In an ideal world, I would love to see this being like a Korean Heartstopper.
But honestly, we can't expect a 180 degree turn from one second to another. Having a LGBT+ youth drama with a bigger budget and (likely) targeted at a big audience is already a step into the right direction for South Korea.
As you said, everyone can react however they want, so I will stand my point of waiting for the official release before giving my opinion to the drama, I still want to give it a chance and just don't get the people who will not watch it because of the addition of a straight couple.
To be clear, I don't want to say that your opinion is wrong in any way, it's totally valid and I get where you're coming from 100%!
I really hope that the movie releases in my country soon! Really looking forward to watching it as soon as I get the chance for it! Thank you to everyone who keeps updating about release dates around the world! Much appreciated! ^^
We might have had to have a 2nd straight couple for this to get oked or something and honestly I am ok with that,…
Totally agree!
Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel like many people on here are overreacting so far. Like, we don't know how it will turn out and if they manage to make the 2nd couple memorable and natural without taking away the "spotlight", I will gladly accept their addition - because Heesu in Class 2 has the potential to be a total gamechanger for Korean mainstream media!
My hopes are high up for this one! I honestly haven't seen much of the cast's other work but I know that they are good and established actors (for me at least). It's great to see this story not being portrayed by newcomers (nothing against newcomers, they are doing a great job!) Maybe this will open the possibility of more well-produced queer media in South Korea.
been meaning to watch it for a while and I finally did! Wasn't sure what drew me in wanting to watch the movie…
Don't know if you did watch GG Precinct yet but for everyone else wondering the same: GG Precinct is very different to the movie, so same character different story. I still do recommend watching it if you like investigation/crime series! Just don't expect a continuation of Marry My Dead Body!
Ignoring all the advertisements and all the stuff they could have done better (because that's not what I want to focus on rn) I just wanna say that I really loved Atom's coming out scene in the last episode, it was done well and it's nice to see it in an asian (BL) series! Sadly, it's a topic that isn't discussed that much in the genre (though, there are good representations on coming outs of course!)
I just realised I'm on my way to a family vacation on the release day... sooo I'm gonna have to wait another week before watching T.T Either way, to everyone who will be watching it in 4 (only 4!) days a lot of fun! Fingers crossed GG Precinct can fulfill the expectations!
I watched it back then, so I can say I'm just as happy to see a season 2! The first season was so, so, so amazing!…
Yeah, it was pretty obvious! But I was really worried that it might not get released. There have been too many series that had a season ending like Under the Skin but never got season 2
Looking forward to the next episode! ^^
Of course, My School President was nice (and My First love Mix-Up was cute but only average for me) but I really see them fitting this concept a lot more. And P'Aof's work so far has been really strong most of the time. So, I was reallyyy excited seeing the trailer! Really hope it's gonna be a masterpiece haha
Probably one of my favourite releases by GMMTV this year!
As I said in my comment before, I don't mind changes to an adaptation that much as long as they are done well (to use your example of the pop song; I wouldn't mind a cover that turns into another genre as long as it's good). But I also think that it's absolutely valid that you want the adaptation to be as close as possible to the source material.
Also, I get your point about the unfair treatment of straight vs. gay stories. Personally, I always try to look at it from a "cultural" perspective. What I mean by that: if we take China for an example, queer media gets censored more and more while production teams try to overcome this censorship somehow. I (sadly) can't expect a uncensored gay love story from that country but I can still expect a good story treated with much love.
Of course, this example is quite extreme. South Korea doesn't have these censorships, so there's no real reason to change this storyline - despite that, I still want to give it a chance in hopes that it's one of (hopefully not so) many steps to getting good adaptations of gay stories without any changes. At the same time, I 100% understand everyone who doesn't want to watch this adaptation because of the changes.
I just used this comment section to express my opinions. All the things I said were meant to explain why I personally feel that way about it, my reasons for my opinion and my standpoint. It was never to tell you how to think about it or to change your viewpoint.
There are even parts of your standpoint that I totally agree with (e.g. LGBT+ people having the right for their very own story without any straight elements) and I actually would have loved to see a great platonic friendship between a guy and a girl but I don't agree with your "no straight policy" (that's how you called it, so I'm using that name for it). Because I want to give it a chance despite them changing the story - you don't have to and I don't want you to feel like you need to just because I want to give it a chance, just to be clear.
My opinion might also be influenced by the fact that I always see adaptations as their very own piece of media and don't mind changes that much as long as they are done well.
Again, to make it clear, I don't mind your opinion, I just started this conversation because you shared your opinion on one of my comments four days after I originally posted it and I thought that this would be a nice chance to have an exchange of opinions in a respectful manner because I like to hear why someone thinks the way they do.
Also, we don't know what is going on behind the scenes. Maybe the production team is just as annoyed as you? Maybe their higher ups didn't allow it without it, maybe the team loves the original story as much as the viewers do, so they want to make an adaptation no matter what? We can't say they butchered something if we didn't even see the end product yet.
This is all meant in a polite way, just to point that out. I said before, it's valid not to like it but there's no need to react this extremely to someone who doesn't mind it.
But honestly, we can't expect a 180 degree turn from one second to another. Having a LGBT+ youth drama with a bigger budget and (likely) targeted at a big audience is already a step into the right direction for South Korea.
As you said, everyone can react however they want, so I will stand my point of waiting for the official release before giving my opinion to the drama, I still want to give it a chance and just don't get the people who will not watch it because of the addition of a straight couple.
To be clear, I don't want to say that your opinion is wrong in any way, it's totally valid and I get where you're coming from 100%!
Honestly, I would be disappointed as well if Heesu and Seung Won become side characters BUT I feel like many people on here are overreacting so far.
Like, we don't know how it will turn out and if they manage to make the 2nd couple memorable and natural without taking away the "spotlight", I will gladly accept their addition - because Heesu in Class 2 has the potential to be a total gamechanger for Korean mainstream media!
Either way, to everyone who will be watching it in 4 (only 4!) days a lot of fun! Fingers crossed GG Precinct can fulfill the expectations!