Wholesome coming-of-age story for those who haven't read the manhwa
If you're a fan of the manhwa, you probably won't like this series as it apparently drifts away too significantly from the source material.
If you're expecting a typical BL with all its tropes (or even laser-focus on the gay romance), you probably won't like this series either.
But if you don't mind a wholesome, heart-warming coming-of-age story about different people navigating their love lives, with a strong taste of "love is love" sentiment and don't mind/can bear *a lot* of running around with a tennis racket - this series might be just for you 😉
Personally, I thought this drama was lovely, with good acting, good production quality and a believable portrayal of teenagers in high school dealing with issues like first love or dreams and hopes for their future.
Side characters had their own flavour and while often exaggerated, still provided a message resonating throughout the entire series: "there's no one correct way to love" - from a girl having a crush on another girl, to a woman who keeps getting rejected by all her crushes but never gives up 😋 to Heesu himself, who is gay and transitions from a crush on his best friend to a crush on a new boy who entered his life.
I personally do not think this drama was straight-washed, it just wasn't your typical BL production. But to be fair, I also never read the original manhwa, so I didn't have anything to compare it to.
If you're a neutral viewer, without any preconceptions about how this story should go, I think you might like it.
If you're expecting a typical BL with all its tropes (or even laser-focus on the gay romance), you probably won't like this series either.
But if you don't mind a wholesome, heart-warming coming-of-age story about different people navigating their love lives, with a strong taste of "love is love" sentiment and don't mind/can bear *a lot* of running around with a tennis racket - this series might be just for you 😉
Personally, I thought this drama was lovely, with good acting, good production quality and a believable portrayal of teenagers in high school dealing with issues like first love or dreams and hopes for their future.
Side characters had their own flavour and while often exaggerated, still provided a message resonating throughout the entire series: "there's no one correct way to love" - from a girl having a crush on another girl, to a woman who keeps getting rejected by all her crushes but never gives up 😋 to Heesu himself, who is gay and transitions from a crush on his best friend to a crush on a new boy who entered his life.
I personally do not think this drama was straight-washed, it just wasn't your typical BL production. But to be fair, I also never read the original manhwa, so I didn't have anything to compare it to.
If you're a neutral viewer, without any preconceptions about how this story should go, I think you might like it.
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