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Tbh I totally agree with you about the chemistry of the four main actors. I think that’s the biggest thing this show got right, but I wish the circumstances of their characters had be different.

I’m about to start that one now. I heard it’s a little intense, so I wanted to let the cute Kieta Hatsukoi finish first before I watched. haha

I know!! 😭

I really miss the discussions this drama inspired while it was airing about different personalities, important decision-making, and coming of age. This really was a “you had to be there” kind of show. The discussions really brought it full circle for me.

Actually, the person the king was nicest (least evil) to, when it was all said and done, was the Queen. He literally couldn’t be with her (sexually) and he even suggested she go back to Yuan instead of being miserable with him. He didn’t love her, but he did respect her to some extent.

Imo both Adachi and Aoki are awkward to the point of hilarious inertia and that awkwardness is a huge part of both shows. Kurosawa and Ida are everyone’s Mr. Right. Well-admired and generally confident. The biggest difference between Ida and Kurosawa for me though is Kurosawa is very hesitant at first, but becomes cooler later on. Ida pretty much keeps his cool all the time.

I guess so. Yeah, I think Ida is kinda everyone’s type. lol Tbh I don’t really feel like Idas exist that much in real life. He’s very idealized.

Just out of curiosity, what did you like about this drama that you didn't like about Cherry Magic? For me, a lot of the appeal is the same. lol I thought Ida and Aoki were pretty much high school versions of Kurosawa and Aadachi.

Well, that was sweet. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs something to pick them up or someone who just wants something easy to watch. It was short, sweet, well-acted and beautifully uncomplicated. We got character development, but there could have been just a little more depth to the characters. Overall, I liked it.

Yeah, that wouldn't be nice at all. :(

I think this is worded a little harshly, but I lowkey get what you mean. lmao

If you're not enjoying Singto in this role, he's also currently starring in another *actual* BL: Paint With Love. It's good and honestly deserves more attention.

Somebody said Tae looks like a young Salman Khan and now I can't unsee it! 😩

Singto fits this role better than he does Weir in Baker Boys. That's for sure. LOL

Lol it’s cool. I’m sure they’re gonna endear themselves more to you as we go along here

Weird. I like OffGun because of every show I’ve seen them together in EXCEPT Theory of Love which infuriated me at several points. Them as friends is what’s most appealing. And I totally agree about how striking off looks

"I have zero interest in OffGun"

For me, you may as well have said "I don't like ice cream".

This is BL. Laws of physics and medicine should be assumed suspended unless proven otherwise. lol

That stood out to me as well.

I came into the SOTUS with the wrong mindset. I had just started watching BL shows and I had only seen Make It Right and Addicted. Back then, SOTUS was outrageously popular and so naturally I had to see it. What I wanted to see: romance and relationship development. What I saw: hazing, struggles with homophobia, more hazing, then a declaration of love. SOTUS wasn’t bad, but it just wasn’t sweet or romantic enough for me.