FKA REY

I felt like writing this review because of all the very negative comments, which I think are exaggerated. This series is actually quite realistic. Yes, there are gay men who have crushes on straight guys. Yes, teenage gays aren’t always as open about their love lives as straight teens, but that’s completely understandable in religiously conservative countries like Korea. Let me remind you that, until recently, the army there used to imprison gay soldiers, and Pride march participants would get spat on.

If you prefer completely unrealistic series like We Are, where heterosexuality doesn’t exist and guys spend 25 episodes just staring intensely at each other, good for you — but that doesn’t give you the right to post vicious comments about series that aren’t exactly to your taste. It’s absolutely possible to have both a straight couple and a gay couple in the same story, and it’s totally fine for a series not to follow the original novel to the letter. What matters is the story being told and whether it’s interesting.

As for the kissing scenes, they’re not mandatory...

If there’s one criticism to make about this series, it’s that it tends to drag a little — some scenes feel a bit repetitive. That’s unfortunate.

All in all, even if it’s not unforgettable, it’s a good series that deserves to be watched.