How to sensitize a country towards acceptance of other than heteronormative. This is how you do it.
Nice, slow paced, realistic coming of age story. Honestly, just a little too slow in the last 2 episodes. That's my only negative point. Hang in there.
Take it from someone who used to work in a taskforce for sex education and in another for implementation of marriage rights for same sex partners in the early 2000: This is not your typical BL with hot young males geared towards an hetero female audience. Far from it. It's rather of beautiful and realistic content for a population of a country that slowly opens to diverse sexual identity. Educational but by no means lecturing.
The series shows how a young man who comes to understand himself and some relationship dynamics in an accepting, loving and realistic heteronormative environment. Mind, it's not fluffy at all. There is anger, and tears, and pain. But also longing, understanding, friendship, love. Oh, and some really funny stuff in between.... I mean, the sisters!! Or: "... didn't you wash your hands?! Pppffffflll..."
Some story content is told without words. In long shots. They are entertaining. And they feel sooo real. F.e. there is nobody who has not experienced sleeplessness at some stage in their life because there are just too many thoughts in their head. The ensuing chaotic sleep pattern of both friends is fun to watch. Literally, that could have been me and my sister in our youth some 40 years ago...
The acting is top notch. On point. I love the camera work. The editing. The play with light and grittiness. The angles. It's awesome, someone really thought this through.
This is a must watch. I hope, it will surpass "Semantic Error" and will be a true milestone reaching great popularity in South Korea, or Asia. Or the whole world really.
Take it from someone who used to work in a taskforce for sex education and in another for implementation of marriage rights for same sex partners in the early 2000: This is not your typical BL with hot young males geared towards an hetero female audience. Far from it. It's rather of beautiful and realistic content for a population of a country that slowly opens to diverse sexual identity. Educational but by no means lecturing.
The series shows how a young man who comes to understand himself and some relationship dynamics in an accepting, loving and realistic heteronormative environment. Mind, it's not fluffy at all. There is anger, and tears, and pain. But also longing, understanding, friendship, love. Oh, and some really funny stuff in between.... I mean, the sisters!! Or: "... didn't you wash your hands?! Pppffffflll..."
Some story content is told without words. In long shots. They are entertaining. And they feel sooo real. F.e. there is nobody who has not experienced sleeplessness at some stage in their life because there are just too many thoughts in their head. The ensuing chaotic sleep pattern of both friends is fun to watch. Literally, that could have been me and my sister in our youth some 40 years ago...
The acting is top notch. On point. I love the camera work. The editing. The play with light and grittiness. The angles. It's awesome, someone really thought this through.
This is a must watch. I hope, it will surpass "Semantic Error" and will be a true milestone reaching great popularity in South Korea, or Asia. Or the whole world really.
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