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S2 was lot better than S1. I didn't know about J-min before but he was so cute here. I liked all three couples, which is rare because I don't usually like multiple couples within a drama. Though I must say Kim An's backstory confused me - Kim An was an orphan and that creepy guy is from the same orphanage as him and they were like siblings, but then Kim An developed feelings for him. The creepy guy wanted to maintain the same status but immediately want to bond with Kim An when he saw him with Lee Hyun. Why he was behaving in such way and why did he spread rumors about Kim An and eventually framed for his suicide? I didn't understand that part and why suddenly he returned to Kim An and even tried to kill him but eventually spared his life? If someone understands Kim An's story please do explain me.
Joo Hyuk's and Sung Min's intimate scenes shocked me because usually KBLs aren't up for it. The only KBLs with half naked intimate scenes other than this show could be Only Friends? movie and Long Time No See. (T8S was comparatively less intimate then the once I mentioned).
Overall, I enjoyed it. The last episode was so fluffy. BTW, I really liked the professor lady and Sara, who are very non-judgmental. And I really need a spinoff or a full series with the Uncle Professor and The College Guy. That was so unexpected yet sweet.

Manju names are used mostly in India. Its new to me for seeing someone with a Thai nickname as Manju.

I really don't know...I haven't watched Nice To Meet You. But I guess this show is the prequel, so you can watch Because Of Meeting You first.

Just a okayish drama. I liked Tae Hwan in My Amazing Boyfriend, but I didn't see much chemistry between leads here.

Wow...this could have taken a lot of research and time. Thanks though! In India, hoodie culture is pretty rare since most of the region have hot and humid climate. But, I really want to buy a hoodie...my mom doesn't allow saying it might make me sweat more and she's right - I sweat a lot even without hoodies.

Extraordinary Watcher You: Most popular dramas bore you to death, so you often go off the beaten path to find the hidden gems no one knows about. Your Watched list is full of titles with less than 500 watchers on MDL. You know your taste is different than others, and you have peace with that. Drama watching is a personal experience, who cares about the popular opinions?

I agree with half of it.

You are absolutely right about TharnType. When I had just entered BL world, TharnType didn't seem that bad. But now I look back at it, I can see it was full of red flags.

1. Why Jooha beats Doyoon instead of Taeyi? Like Doyoon is completely unrelated to the situation, then why? And seems like Doyoon hides those injuries made by Jooha to Taeyi...so does Taeyi ever found out and if so what happened?
2. Seheon's dad seemed to disapprove jazz. But, they didn't show if at the end the dad was okay with Seheon pursuing jazz. What happened?
3. Sejin says to Seheon that he would be going abroad and when Seheon asks further about it, he refuses to answer. Is he quitting his career and why he was dodging the question?
4. Who liked who first? When Taeyi was ill and Seheon fell asleep, Taeyi touched Seheon's lips. But Taeyi was repulsed when Seheon kissed him, why did he react such?
5. How exactly Tae Joon died? They always showed the terrace so did he jump from there?
6. Taeyi said Tae Joon was ill for a long time and that he knew about it. What was he talking about? Did he knew Tae Joon is into guys or was it something else entirely?
7. After Sejin tells the truth to Taeyi, how does Taeyi react? Since he is very hot-headed did he beat up Sejin?
8. What Sejin does in future? Is he still a pianist and is he single?
9. They showed SA when Taeyi finds Seheon outside his uncle's bar. Did webtoon Taeyi caused trauma to Seheon because of that? How long did it take to Seheon to heal from it and when did he accepted the apology and confession from Taeyi?
Thanks in advance.

Why there's so much hate for this show? I have not read the webtoon but I liked the show.
The leads had chemistry. I thought the pic of Ji Ho Geun here looks a lot like Lim Ji Sub who played Jae Won in T8S, but there was much more similarities between the two. Ji Ho Geun's side profile almost looks like Ji Sub. And his eyes and smile seems to be exact replica of Ji Sub. Besides that, the characters Taeyi and Jaewon had a lot in common - both of them lost their brothers, both attended therapy and both of their trauma was cured by their respective lovers.
Seheon seems to have chemistry with all the cast. I thought Jooha really liked Seheon and it was heading towards a love triangle, but I am glad there was no such trope. Off the topic, but the actress playing Jooha's sister has really big ears, which sticks out. And good that she backed off when she knew Taeyi wasn't interested in her and she even felt bad for Seheon when Jooha was making him uncomfortable.
The title of the show is for the side characters and that makes this show unique. Tae Joon's character was so dreamy and I loved him. Se Jin and Tae Joon had chemistry, but poor Se Jin!
I have some doubts about the show though since I haven't read the webtoon, so could someone clarify it? I have asked the queries in the below spoiler.

I haven't started to watch this yet, but yeah I also thought the actor playing Taeyi looks so similar to Jaewon.

After The Shipper, Fluke had always been on the sides. GMMTV had lost another great actor. If only his acting was more appreciated...

I really agree with all of the comments. OffGun are a power couple and one of the strongest ships of GMMTV. But, Cooking Crush was not just made for them. I rewatched TOL, I rewatched Not Me. But I don't think I would rewatch CC. Yeah, the acting was good, I laughed at many scenes and cried at some scenes, but something lacked despite this show being the one with greater number of kisses between Off and Gun. I don't know if its the story or something else but OffGun should have been given another project.
I must say I loved the second couple more. Neo's duality in OF and CC makes him an incredible actor. Aungpao is a rookie but he slayed as Dynamite and I hope to see more of him in future. Much like anyone else, I shipped Unky and Metha and was a bit disappointed when Unky and Pang started dating. UnkyPang are cute but I felt UnkyMetha would have made much sense, since they had this insane married couple chemistry.
One thing I liked though is the fact that Ten's dad and Fy's mom weren't homophobic. Ten's dad was just worried that his son might have been scammed because he was learning cooking from a culinary student and he had paid large amounts for it. Next, he was concerned that Ten would get distracted from his studies because of love, which is true because Ten's grades had fallen. He never expressed his anger or concerns of dating a guy. Fy's mom was a over-protective and ever-controlling mom, and imo, worse than Ten's dad. She reminds me of my family and I can somewhat understand her, she wants her son to be a good gentleman and praised in society. Glad that she finally came around.
The OSTs Baby Crush and What's Zabb are very good.
Now, I am just concerned that OffGun's next show The Trainee might turn out bland as well. People are already done with school-based, university-themed and workplace romances. We already have a bunch of workplace romances like Step By Step, Bed Friend, Middleman's love, etc. and I am fearing The Trainee's plot might repeat the same common story. It would be better to give OffGun a series that involves action, mystery, paranormal or anything else that keeps the viewers hooked. I would be even okay with The Trainee having a supernatural or mystery backdrop.

Shinwoo is first love to Tae because they were dating. Da On remained as a crush to Tae till the end...since they never got together.

Yes the one on kissasian is an uncut one.

Some are saying because Dong's love was stronger than the spell, it broke Jen's love speel but I don't believe so. Vee is a demon baby. The Sister was his own mom. Back when she was young, she did the same stuff as Jen and was pregnant with Vee, which means the love spell she cast on someone didn't work because that person didn't love her. Since Vee is a demon baby, the Sister tried to be harsh with him, because she knows Vee is capable of harming others. But then Jen's mom knows the truth about her past and the Sister was afraid Vee would know about it, so she left him for the convent. Jen performed the baby spell, but since Vee doesn't love her, she will carry a demon child. But the mom passed the curse onto herself and died, so that Jen is alive and doesn''t have the baby. So, there was no need for Jen to die, but Vee killed her. So, in a way, Vee destroyed the family. My theory for his revenge is the Sister must have performed the love spell on Dong's father, but failed. Vee knows that he is a demon child - since he is always bashed by the Sister as sinful. If only Dong's father loved Sister, then he would have been born as a normal child. So, he is destroying the family that would have been his family. In a way, Dong and Vee might be half-brothers, but if Sister performed the love spell without getting intimate with Dong's dad...I don't know what to call it.

Oh...I haven't paid much attention to other songs, I will look into it, thanks!

Rewatched this now and I must say, I love the OST Spark and the illustration at the end of every episode more than the series itself. There's something magical about this OST. Namgung and Mr. Seo were my favorite characters, if only we all get a friend like Namgung and a teacher like Mr. Seo...life would be bliss.

In episode 15, Tae clearly says to Da On that he wants to reciprocate Shinwoo's feelings because he was the one who comforted him during hard times. But then Da On picks up courage and confesses his love to Tae. Tae became confused a bit. Later, Tae pities Da On because he had underwent a lot but he doesn't change his decision of loving Shinwoo.

Tae started opening up to Shin Woo when he saw the unread text messages in his phone. And Da On really liked Tae, but since he was a people-pleaser and don't want to disappoint his parents and friends, he gave up on his love. Unlike Shinwoo, he cares a lot about what people think about him and he wants to maintain his image.

Just finished rewatching and I must say there had never been any other series like Not Me. No other series can compete because this is one legendary series with zero flaws and absolute perfection. Imo, the rating should be higher than 8.5. They don't make series like this nowadays.