Some of these comments going all about how everyone loved the show but they don't cause their standards are so different and higher than other people seriously did not pass the vibe check... Somehow every universally liked or wholesome show ends up receiving a lot of comments like these after it becomes more well known so, if in doubt, don't be at all discouraged by them and give Blueming a try.
The show is honestly beautifully made. I think the acting was just right, displaying the tender, initially reserved but deep down caring and burning process of, well, blooming of a love between two young men who are still discovering who they are as individuals and what love is and they end up finding it through each other and within each other's love as well. Yes, it's not as nail-biting thrill-filled of a ride like some more dark or angsty bl dramas, and it's not as constantly lively and upbeat as a show like Semantic Error, but it's nevertheless a very realistic, calming, wholesome experience with just the right about of passion and tbh I go to this drama whenever I need a chill, soft, happy place during more dark or colder times in my life. The episodes are brief, and it's the kind of drama you can binge in one sitting, but it definitely leaves you feeling warm and fulfilled nonetheless. It's a breath of fresh air honestly.
And not to mention just how stunning the whole aesthetic of this show was, holy heck it takes my breath away every time!
This was such an amazing short but sweet show, I loved it so much. The way they both realize their own side of their feelings, pain and love that they felt in those seven years is beautiful and I love how peaceful and sweet the ultimate resolution of it all is.
Though I gotta say, even after everything and after about a year of relationship, Lee Wan still sleeping on the sofa was kind of strange but adorably hilarious, Ki taee what was up with that lol
I'm actually planning on quitting at ep 5. as well, but maybe I actually need some clarification cause - I don't know if I maybe misinterpreted something? (I know subtitles aren't always fully accurate), and I LOVE Mix's acting, I actually don't mind Earth's as well, the entire cast is really well cast imo, but... I seriously do NOT like just - Wen, as a character. To me, what he did to his ex, just breaking up out of the blue for legit no real reason at all, then he kept living with him and slept with him when he KNOWS Alan's character still had feelings for him, and meanwhile he's immediately out there, after breaking up with his not at all bad bf for no reason, immediately sleeping around, drinking, pursuing another man, and just treating the ex like sh*t...
Tbh, almost made it seem to me in ep. 5 like Wen is the villain and Alan's character is the protagonist, and poor Jim is just mixed up in all this mess, I mean, does he REALLY wanna start a relationship with a dude that dumped someone like that, moved on so quick, treated someone so carelessly and even slept with that person after break up and after sleeping with Jim, when Jim's own emotional hurt is being cheated on by his own ex bf??! Me, having had too many years of experience with guys similar to this, I'd RUN from a dude like Wen faster than my legs can carry me and it kind of baffles me that he's half of a main character in this show/the protag, when he just seems like such a... careless a-hole only out for his own interest after he found a hotter guy. Like, am I misunderstanding something, or is this whole pairing/the character of Wen seriously this bad while being portrayed as a 'good guy'? I mean, I know bl's aren't really a treasure trove for non-toxic positive examples of main guys and relationships, but maybe I've been just a bit too spoiled after having gone through a binge of very deep, mutual positive impact and faithful ship bl's lately and went from shows like We Best Love, HIStory Make Our Days Count and Blueming to... this :(
The show is honestly beautifully made. I think the acting was just right, displaying the tender, initially reserved but deep down caring and burning process of, well, blooming of a love between two young men who are still discovering who they are as individuals and what love is and they end up finding it through each other and within each other's love as well. Yes, it's not as nail-biting thrill-filled of a ride like some more dark or angsty bl dramas, and it's not as constantly lively and upbeat as a show like Semantic Error, but it's nevertheless a very realistic, calming, wholesome experience with just the right about of passion and tbh I go to this drama whenever I need a chill, soft, happy place during more dark or colder times in my life. The episodes are brief, and it's the kind of drama you can binge in one sitting, but it definitely leaves you feeling warm and fulfilled nonetheless. It's a breath of fresh air honestly.
And not to mention just how stunning the whole aesthetic of this show was, holy heck it takes my breath away every time!
Though I gotta say, even after everything and after about a year of relationship, Lee Wan still sleeping on the sofa was kind of strange but adorably hilarious, Ki taee what was up with that lol
Tbh, almost made it seem to me in ep. 5 like Wen is the villain and Alan's character is the protagonist, and poor Jim is just mixed up in all this mess, I mean, does he REALLY wanna start a relationship with a dude that dumped someone like that, moved on so quick, treated someone so carelessly and even slept with that person after break up and after sleeping with Jim, when Jim's own emotional hurt is being cheated on by his own ex bf??! Me, having had too many years of experience with guys similar to this, I'd RUN from a dude like Wen faster than my legs can carry me and it kind of baffles me that he's half of a main character in this show/the protag, when he just seems like such a... careless a-hole only out for his own interest after he found a hotter guy. Like, am I misunderstanding something, or is this whole pairing/the character of Wen seriously this bad while being portrayed as a 'good guy'? I mean, I know bl's aren't really a treasure trove for non-toxic positive examples of main guys and relationships, but maybe I've been just a bit too spoiled after having gone through a binge of very deep, mutual positive impact and faithful ship bl's lately and went from shows like We Best Love, HIStory Make Our Days Count and Blueming to... this :(