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(Episode 7) Although I like this series, there are times when I feel that the dialogue and behaviour aren't quite right or don't flow properly, but the most outlandish bit was when Rain suddenly stepped in to play the cello in place of Kim, which of course went perfectly, then he sauntered off to play rugby. We didn't know Rain played the cello and he's never attended a rehearsal, yet he was able to play the music without it in front of him, which staggers belief. The other big scene with Rain was when he tended to Payoo after his accident with the bar-b-que and Payoo tells him his feelings have never changed. Rain lets that comment pass over him as if it means nothing, but it suggests that Payoo has an unrequited love for him. Regarding the two swordsmen, I'm not quite sure what's going on between them, but after their bout, they meet each other on the stairs and it looks like one of them is about to kiss the other one - at least, that's what Kim thought when he shielded Sun from seeing them.

It's up to Ep. 6 of this series and for me it's like an exercise in advanced futility. With each episode, all I can see are more and more boys who have a crush on another boy with some characters having multiple people desiring them but none of them act on it. The exception is Kim and Sun, played by Ohm and Fluke, whose characters in UWMA were so memorable but are totally different here, where Ohm has the beauty and emotion of alabaster and Fluke, as always, is cute and fragile. Here, Sun likens Kim to a heartless zombie. He shows his caring side to him repeatedly, then suddenly he'll be cold and ruthless. It's this side he shows to another boy who wants to get close to him but is continually rebuffed. His popular older brother Rain, captain of the rugby team, is the object of attention from Payoo, the son of their butler. He drives both brothers around as required and is there to help them in any way. Shun, who is a friend of Sun and also in the rugby team, definitely has a crush on Rain, but he is completely unaware of it as some of his moments with Payoo show that if either of them lets their guard down they'd be all over each other. They may be a side couple, but gosh, their chemistry is much better. Sadly, I don't think their ship is going to set sail, as much as I'd like it to. (If memory serves me correct, in the Thai series 'Love Stage!' there was a similar side couple, Tee and Jet, Tee being the older brother of Anda. He had a secret relationship with Jet, the family manager, so there is a precedent for Rain and Payoo to express their love for each other.)

Concerning the production, I find it distracting and a bit annoying that tiny moments are repeated in quick succession sometimes. My other criticism is the music score, which is performed by a synthesiser except for the guitar. I feel that when the orchestra is playing, even though it looks realistic and Kim looks like he is actually playing the cello, the music for these scenes is just weak and soppy and certainly not suitable to be performed at a major rugby match. The piece they're supposed to be playing (I hate the professor calling it a song; it's not) is a concertante work for cello, guitar and orchestra, which is unusual in itself (there's nothing in the classical repertoire for that combination) and it's just a shame AIS didn't spend a bit more money on getting someone to compose something more appropriate and have it played by a real cellist with a real orchestra. Those gripes aside, I'm finding this BL series most engrossing if a little slow but hopefully it will soon move on to some of these relationships becoming established, though of course, that of Kim and Sun will, but how it gets there will be very interesting.

As I watch this show, I keep downgrading my score. The episodes are too long and often tedious, Daoneua is a whining, childish, petulant pain in the neck most of the time who has been leading Tee on and who hopes they'll become boyfriends when in fact Daoneua still harbours feelings for Nine, who in turn has had strong feelings for him ever since that time at the resort but won't break it off with Praew for whom he has no feelings which were evident from near the beginning of the show and only now confesses it. By the end of Ep. 7, Nine is an emotional wreck which he brought on himself because he took so long to shake Praew off and can't get Daoneua to leave Tee for him. As for Praew, she is simply awful, an unsympathetic character with a nasty temper who treats her friend Candy disgracefully, but when she finds out from her that Nine has feelings for Daoneua, she becomes her ex-friend. She clings on to Nine as if her life depends on it, but when she forces herself onto him, he remains as emotional as a statue and invariably pushes her away. It's almost repulsive to watch, then she usually starts crying, making her look uglier than usual. That leaves Boat as the only really likeable one of the whole bunch of them and he's only a side character. In all, the show leaves a lot to be desired, but I think it's reached a tipping point in the story where it might actually improve.

Just watched Love Love You for the second time, mainly because I wanted to see him again. I find it hard to believe that he starred in this and hasn't had a role in a BL series or movie since. He is so handsome and has such a great body.