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I can already tell people are going to be insufferable here, the comment section when this airs is going to be torture, I'm already voluntarily seeing myself out lol

No worries! The director just shared about it on twitter haha so a lot of people don't know

Uh...Taming of the Shrew was written in like 1590 lol literally a time when women didn't have rights and were basically considered property. The reason it's still so heavily studied (outside of it being Shakepeare of course) is that so many elements of Katherine herself fall outside of what women were portrayed to be and how they should be during that time. Many consider this (like a lot of Shakespeare's most famous plays) as a commentary on the societal norms of the time, or more simply put the play is a critique. The tone of the play - again like Shakespeare is commonly known for - is purposefully sarcastic and cynical, i.e. showing the realities in an overblown/comedic way but really saying something else entirely. A lot of (well-done) dark comedy is like that actually, usually people who use it are critiquing something very wrong in the process.

p'Jojo said it was a loose adaptation but the set up for the romantic aspects of the way their relationships develop is pretty much the same as in 10 Things/TOTS .

it's a loose adaptation of it, just fyi

Saying you feel his acting needs improvement is one thing, but writing essays on how he doesn't deserve what he has, shouldn't be cast, only got his opportunities through his looks (completely negating the fact that everyone he has worked with has complimented his professionalism and work ethic, saying he tries his hardest to take criticism and improve), saying he's dragging Joong down, the list is endless. You can definitely have the opinion that you don't personally like his acting, and that is totally fine, but there is a difference between that and turning it into an opportunity to be petty and hateful for no reason. I'd get it if he were just a shitty person in general, but he's a genuinely nice guy who has befriended literally everyone at gmmtv because he's a caring person. He's done nothing to deserve how genuinely nasty people get about him. One thing I can't stand to see is people getting unnecessary and undeserved hate for simply existing and being successful, it's so grating.

Joong is playing Katherine/Kat, Dunk is playing Petruchio/Patrick, Khao is playing Bianca, and First is playing Lucentio/Cameron. In the trailer you can see the set up for the entire plot of 10 Things/TOTS: Fadel is trying to keep Kant and Bison apart, Kant asks Bison how they can be together, Bison says the only way is if Kant can find someone who will date his brother (best distraction of course), Kant convinces Style to do the job by offering a car he wants as payment, Style then proceeds to try his best to get Fadel to fall for him so that he's off of Kant/Bison's ass with Fadel being rightly suspicious and prickly, they end up falling for each other.

This actually is going to be a romcom of sorts considering it's a take on 10 Things I Hate About You and Taming of the Shrew just with spies and assasins lol

I'm so excited for this to air. I've missed watching JD in a series and I'm really looking forward to them doing something really different. Jojo shared that this is a loose adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You and Taming of the Shrew except with espionage and assassins, I didn't think I could get more excited and then I read that haha. The fact that Joong appears to be playing Katherine/Kat (the shrew) and Dunk Petruchio/Patrick is a plot twist I didn't know I needed. Of course, Jojo would give us all the makings of a great story.

The fact that the comments are already turning into a Dunk bash fest 🙄. I don't get why people have to be assholes on purpose. Just ignore his existence if you don't like him like tf is he doing to hurt you personally? Jesus lol. People are so massively triggered by him when all he's doing is minding his own business.

I was so bummed it ended, I hope we get a season 2!

I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I started re-watching it after I commented LOL

* sighs * I don't think I've ever had so much fun in a comment section on here watching a series. It was the best. Not only was I anticipating each episode airing but knowing I would get to come back and rant/speculate/hypothesize/cry/yell/allthethings!!! with everyone after it was over added a whole other amazing layer of awesome. I also don't think a comment section here has remained as fun and wholesome throughout a series watch ever haha

I'm assuming it has something to do with copyright and what they agreed on who could contractually host the series. If you do a Google search for it it's on a lot of third-party sites though.

It has a happy ending, if kind of ambiguous (i.e. makes you think). I would wholeheartedly recommend this series if you're thinking of giving it a chance, it's one of the best I've seen both in and out of BL.

This has been surprisingly hilarious, I'm enjoying it way more than I thought I would. Two words: penis fish lmao who knew? I literally had to look up if it was legit and read the whole entry on Gastro Obscura (one of my favorite websites when I visit other countries btw). The Hangover and EuroTrip are some of my all-time favorite unhinged comedies and this is honestly kind of giving that Thai BL style 😂 I feel like the first episode to set things up dragged, but the second definitely made up for it, so I'm hoping the rest of the series is just as funny.

Just binged this and wow, Joong and Dunk have Chemistry with a capital C. I genuinely really enjoyed this series. I think the rating is a little overdramatic tbh. It was a feel-good, primarily uncomplicated and fairly well-written series. Like a lot of projects that come from GMM it was "Disney" grade lol nothing revolutionary but nothing offensive, and certainly not god-awful like some series I've watched, even just this year. I personally like to have a good mix in what I watch when it comes to BL so I'm not one to go above and beyond to hate and criticize the lighter fair. I think there's room for all different kinds of stories to be told, and if I'm honest, even the more provocative series can get a little one-note after awhile. Suffice to say, a good romcom was a great way to lighten things up from some of the more intense narratives we have been getting lately. I was genuinely kind of shocked at how much both Joong and Dunk have grown in this series. Truly, I watched their first series together and they've made some big strides. Are they at the level of some of the stand-out or veteran actors in the industry? No, but for fairly rookie actors I felt like they carried their characters quite well. I won't completely spoil it but there is an episode with a...ahem...loss of innocence for Dunk's character and I thought he acted the hell out of that scene, I felt every hesitation and emotional pull. This was definitely a more mature project than anything I've seen from either of them in the past and it kind of made me excited to see what might come from them in the future, especially if they're acting together again. Chemistry between onscreen partners is a tricky balance in my opinion and they have it in spades, I think with a few more projects under their belt there's potential for something really great to come from them. Anyway, overall was it a stellar grammy worthy production? Obviously not, but I didn't go into it expecting much more than fluff and good feels and to be fair I got way more out of it than that haha. I can see it's apparently polarizing (I mean rating this a 1 with some of the absolute garbage we get is overkill let's be real lol) but for what its worth I'd recommend it if you're looking for something light and feel good.

This is honestly an awesome show, the concept is great. As usual, Joong and Dunk are absolute chaos together, they're such an entertaining and hilarious duo. The places they visit are not only fun but creative and innovative with their marketing and concepts. I wish the restaurants and bars where I live were half as concept-forward. I haven't seen an episode yet where I haven't wanted to immediately go eat or drink at the place they visited. One of my favorites was Revolution Cocktail in episode two; between the taco platter, crazy drinks, hidden VIP room, and fire show, I wanted to book my birthday there ASAP lol. I hope they get another season, I love seeing what new place they'll visit each time, plus watching these two after they've had a few drinks is priceless (especially since it doesn't take much for Dunk to start feeling it 😆). As an aside, this latest episode (ep. 5) is wild, I'm pretty sure the chef was enamored with Dunk 🤣.

I actually thought he got much closer with a lot of the new gen members through the concert, Dunk and him were and have been super playful and close, Pond too. Then again Dunk and Pond are super affectionate and lovey so it's not hard to make friends with them hah. Watching them together it felt to me like he's been adopted into their little crew.

Methinks this project ran out of budget. Otherwise, I need someone to explain to me in simple terms what the hell happened in the last episode because nothing made sense. I mean already the series was pretty bad, but that last episode was definitely...something lol.

The writing for their projects is pretty dismal in my opinion, their production value is high but the story lines are nothing but fluff, sex and some contrived drama thrown in for effect. Bed Friends was probably their first solid release writing-wise but it still wasn't great. I'm not saying their projects aren't entertaining or that, if given better scripts, they don't have talented actors who could pull them off, but I personally wouldn't say their plots are their forte.