Nyx7Heian

Then I hope you win the lottery. And if I ever do, I’ll do the same — fund all the BLs that were supposed to get a season 2 but we got cheated out of (Stay With Me 😭).

Then I’d fund all the Chinese BLs we were supposed to get since 2019 (Winner Is King, Immortality, and so many more) 😭😭

Agree. I couldn't even feel the "love" he has for Jeong Wu. Though, the last episode saved that character for me. He was less annoying.
At least, the kisses were good here, not the usual dead fish.

Usually, if I don't have the money, I want until the whole series is out then subscribe to YT premium for 1 month. That's cheap and help support the series!😁

What??? I didn't know The On1y One was supposed to have a season 2?😲

Anyway I lost my trust into BL production company since 2016, after what happened to Addicted😒😭

Ikr!!!!!😭😭😭😭 They need to make it at least 40 episodes. I want to see more of main couple and more of the second couple🥺😭😭

Yes, a full-length drama (not those vertical ones—I hate them), with at least 20 episodes.

"Yeah they are but one got married
But the wife was sent back to hometown"

So basically: “Mission accomplished — everyone is sure I’m straight. Now let’s live happily ever separately.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"I wish that Ming could have gotten just an ounce of character development,"
Did we watch the same series? What do you mean by that? Ming definitely had character development — not perfect, but it was clearly there, especially toward the end.

OMG YES!!! Finally, someone said it!!!

Everyone keeps praising Sol, but I don’t think he’s any better than Ming. He feels like the typical “nice guy” trope — there to highlight the ML’s flaws and make himself look like the better choice.

But in reality, his intentions aren’t that pure. He wants Joe for himself and keeps getting in the way between Ming and Joe.

He doesn’t really let them communicate properly and tends to step in right when they’re about to clear things up.

Honestly, without that, a lot of this could have been resolved much sooner.

I’m currently on episode 7. Everyone keeps saying Ming is the worst, but honestly, Tong feels worse to me.
Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes he comes off like that a**hole who’s dating someone (May), knows someone else is in love with him (Ming), and still keeps him around as a backup — even while in a relationship.

That’s why, every time he sees him getting close to someone else, he tries to separate them.

I’m currently watching episode 2. I don’t know what’s coming yet, but I remember dropping the novel it’s based on years ago because of "Ming".

My only hope is that the series will be less toxic than the novel.

Honestly, I’m only watching this because I’m in the mood for some toxicity (I just finished ABO Desire and To My Shore back-to-back). Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have picked it up.

You really have to be in the right mood for this kind of story — especially after watching too many green flags…

Because they had to cut a lot of scenes to make it "less BL". The ending should have been different.

It IS a BL. It was even filmed as a BL.
However they had to cut a lot of scenes (kisses and more) because of censorship.

I agree. We deserved at least 5 episodes of pure lovey-dovey, romantic, cute domestic life for them — as a couple and as a family.

In my case, I was actually disappointed that the sister survived. That’s when I started losing interest in the plot. I just couldn’t take the story seriously anymore.

There was such a strong build-up around her death and the whole revenge arc… and then suddenly she’s alive and living with the main characters. It completely broke the tension for me.

Also, I’m used to Korean thrillers — they’re my favorite, and they’re often so well done. So the thriller aspect here just didn’t feel very thrilling.

Chinese BL/bromance are my favorite, but this series can’t hold a candle to Chinese dramas.

At first, I could feel the chemistry and the love between them.
But somewhere along the way, it just… disappeared.

Like a candle being blown out.
Pouf. Nothing.

I think a lot of people, myself included, are disappointed because the marketing was clearly queer-baiting. There was a lot of BL moments.

I remember the marketing hinted heavily at BL, so I think of this as queerbaiting and I'm disappointed :(

"this is not a BL, worse - that is one of the longest BL teasers I've seen, along with Spirealm, killer and healer etc."

Don’t put this drama in the same category as The Spirealm or Killer and Healer. They’re not comparable.
Those are Chinese dramas — censorship is part of the industry. Since around 2017, most BL adaptations have been heavily censored, rewritten into bromance, or even turned into straight narratives. Viewers go in expecting that.

This, however, is a Japanese series. Japan has released plenty of actual BL dramas, with clear romance, kissing, and more.
Worse, this one was teased as a BL from day one — starting with the very first trailer. Naturally, people expected a BL.
That’s what makes it so frustrating. It’s not censorship — it’s misleading marketing.

Honestly, that makes it far more disappointing than any censored Chinese BL. I don’t even feel like rewatching it.

Have you watched To my shore? Both characters are equal in intelligence. Well ML is a schemer & manipulator, but after MC learns the truth, he doesn't forgive him easily.
Plus the acting of both actors is phenomenal!!!!

There is also Sammy's children's day. The "top" is "the weak one", but still intelligent. While the "bottom" is a psycho gangster.