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interesting to see cause and effect
Overall: good production value and the butterfly effect was well done in the beginning. Spoiler comment for the type of ending in a comment. Aired on GagaOOLala uncut (everywhere except Thailand) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5653/rearrange-2025-e01 ; FRT Entertainment uncut for channel members (everywhere except Thailand) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf0Ij-W39_Y ; FRT Entertainment cut (everywhere except Thailand) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzVKK8acXVw and TrueVisions Now for Thailand. Later aired uncut version on FRT Entertainment channel https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq3f25OcvY30IS9eB8sosoehrZRdIRu78&si=v43m1N2816JUuMXhContent Warnings: deaths, grief, suicidal thoughts
What I Liked
- how a character was more forthright the second time
- how they showed a character beaten down by life without a voice over (showed his expressions, what his apartment looked like, context clues)
- showed the butterfly effect
- side couple dynamic
- supportive parents (and even the antagonistic parent had his reasons)
- production value
Room For Improvement
- was a bit confused in the beginning with the timeline
- a main character was kind of stupid but I tried to empathize that he was likely really struggling and wanted another character to be happy
- some nonsense plot stuff, don't quite buy that something major changed due to the small changes that they listed
- neutral on the finale, wish they would have done a 20 year time jump
- neutral on the blocked kiss in the finale, an actor was 17 but then they either should have had no kiss or cast an older actor vs a blocked kiss
Note: I'm not sure how long they all knew each other, but it seemed under a year so it doesn't seem like a character knew something about another character's mom (it's generally not something people talk about), so I don't think buying her something was malicious
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a heavier series
Overall: this was a grittier story with disappointing pacing/focus. 12 episodes about 25 minutes each. Aired on: YoYo English YouTube channel (not in Japan or Korea) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTB73Ibi_X3GNyvCGbi8mAefS-Lhep63A&si=iPvnlW2PiAx3AY2f ; GagaOOLala (not in Japan or Korea) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5333/the-sparkle-in-your-eye-2025-e01 and Viki https://www.viki.com/videos/1261379v-the-sparkle-in-your-eye-episode-1Content Warnings: rape off screen (end of ep 8 and in flashbacks in later episodes), blackmail, non con kissing, non con touching/sexual harassment, manipulation, drugging, vomiting, slap, non con picture taking
Watch Suggestions (to get rid of most of the content warnings, focus on happy/sweet times)
- watch episodes 1 & 2
- episode 3 watch 21:50-end
- episode 4 watch beginning-3:20 and 9:40-10
- episode 5 watch 5:30-16:10
- episode 6 start at 8 min
- watch episode 7
- episode 8 watch 5-15
- skip episode 9
- episode 10 watch 14-16
- skip episode 11
- episode 12 watch 23:50-end
What I Liked
- caring moments
- character growth
- showed a more realistic take on what happens at the end of episode 8
Room For Improvement
- way too much time spent on the antagonist, pacing in general was slow and then the very end was rushed/not enough with the main couple
- a character did something terrible after he knew or could have guessed what happened and then in episode 12 he pressured/ignored a survivor's wishes (I'm not clear that the survivor gave him the go head, though he did realize his wrongness after talking with another character)
- noble idiot trope
- side couple's love story was uninteresting, I didn't see what the director was supposed to have done differently and then suddenly everything was all fine between them
- some lackluster kissing
- nonsense stuff
- (neutral) I tried to not get angry at a character not telling the truth about a smarmy character by realizing that he was also a victim/survivor
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Movie version is better than the series version
Overall: The 80 minute movie version focuses on Bank & Golf instead of the many characters in the bloated 270 minute 9 episode series (I dropped the series due to numerous random characters and not understanding or caring what was going on). This is set 5 years later from the movie My Bromance (2014) where I hated the ending but the retcon in this is so stupid. Watched on YouTube.Content Warnings: none
What I Liked:
- acting from Fluke & Fluke
- Golf did apologize several times and Golf's dad apologized once to Golf
- Golf saying that he wants Bank to be happy even if that means Golf and Bank aren't together
- Golf & Bank's appropriate couple shirts towards the ends and also their sweet moments
Room For Improvement:
- that is the stupidest/non logical retcon I've ever seen. Why would Golf or Bank's friends ever agree to that? Golf could have at least had amnesia (after the brain operation) and the parents shipped him abroad and then made up the lie that he died.
- Bank is so calm when he learns the very shocking news that the love of his life is not dead and his loved ones lied to him for 5 years, I thought he would drop the phone at least
- Bank's lack of yelling, breaking some dishes, really anything at people who lied to him for 5 years!!!
- the love triangle was totally unnecessary and per usual, I didn't like it
- dismal set design, the bookcase/cupboard by the stairs didn't have anything it it, it looked like the house was not lived in
- the hardcoded subtitles went missing in a few parts
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sweet MLs with nonsense plot elements
Overall: the two leads gave me fuzzy feelings, but there was a lot of nonsense plot stuff. 12 episodes about 23 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala (Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, India, Southeast Asia) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5191/fight-for-you-2025-e01 ; Viki https://www.viki.com/tv/41043c-fight-for-you ; iQIYI https://www.iq.com/album/fight-for-you-2025-1cgc4effwtd?lang=en_us ; Heavenly (South Korea)Content Warnings: manipulation, violence, past deaths
Watch Suggestions starting at ep 8 (to reduce angst/annoying stuff)
- episode 8 watch 3:30-6:05
- skip episode 9
- episode 10 watch 22:30-end
- episode 11 watch beginning to 5:30 and 22:15-end
- watch all of episode 12
What I Liked
- visuals/intimacy with the MLs
- cameo of Eternal Butler actors
- easy to understand premise
- caring/sweet moments
- clear communication in ep 7
- the grandma
- finale was pretty good though the sister stuff shouldn't have been resolved off screen
Room For Improvement
- starting the episodes with talking to the camera
- was initially confused because I thought they were friends in episode 1 only to learn that they just met each other
- unclear flashback in the middle of episode 1
- noble idiot trope
- the side couple had barely any screen time until the finale
- nonsense stuff like: sent the least capable person on a difficult job, a character with a major injury quickly left the hospital and was walking around at home, lying and then quickly telling the truth
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Dominant Yakuza and Wimpy Corporate Slave
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could have been a 10/10 (need a season 2!)
Overall: I liked the nervous office worker compared to the collected bad boy gangster; however, there were too many flashbacks and there was a very cliche plot point towards the end. Runtime is about 30 minutes. Episodes 1-3 are free to watch https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIBpX20YnmIiP897j9WiDoGMXkS_5XZE5&si=pq9pgBL_1VRDtGEoThe rest must be watched/paid on the mov, Inc app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=movie.mov.app&pli=1 / https://apps.apple.com/us/app/short-movie-tv-mov/id6648779972
Content Warning: fight, blood, non con touching
What I Liked
- their dynamic/chemistry
- easy to understand plot
- visuals
- office worker cleared something up soon after he saw it
Room For Improvement
- with only 10 episodes they could have moved the story along a bit faster/had more relationship building between the leads, too many flashbacks, not needed side plot with the boss
- fight scene looked/sounded very fake
- the very cliche thing that happened towards the end of the series and I can't believe that's how the other character would respond when they barely knew each other
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more tension in season 3 of His Man (reality m/m dating series)
Overall: though it started with feeling similar as the past 2 seasons of His Man, it ended up with more tension and less friendship in my opinion which could be good or bad depending on viewers' preferences. 14 episodes about 1 hour each. Aired on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/album/his-man-season-3-2024-1fl5vc0n6ap?lang=en_us Here is my review of season 2 https://kisskh.at/743089-his-man-season-2/reviewsReality Dating Series Note: When watching "reality" series, I always keep in mind that producers might tell the guys what to do/say and that editing can be extremely misleading (not showing things, change the order, etc). My goals are that the guys have some fun (maybe make a friend) and being on the show helps (or at least doesn't hurt them) in their personal and professional lives.
What I Liked
- I like how they started with a date and the twist gave a bit more drama
- the 30 second phone call thing was good (I personally think it's best if the guys say who they are and call someone they are romantically interested in to avoid mixed signals/increase the odds of a mutual match)
- production value such as nice music, set design, editing, etc
Room For Improvement
- too many phone calls, would like to see some larger group games/intro games
- I was going to say it was a good decision to not let them say their age or occupation right away because I think people get fixated on those things when in reality personality, values and goals are much more important compatibility-wise; however, some of the guys seemed extremely fixated on this and I think some guys are going to get hurt after their ages are known so maybe it would be best if ages were known from the beginning or to have all the contestants be within 5 years of each other
- I don't like that the producers did something (they must ask the dating histories of the guys, I can't think this was accidental), felt like the producers just wanted to create drama
- needed nametags or nametag necklaces at least for the first few episodes to get familiar with all of their names
- I didn't like episode 14, I think more of a follow up as a group would have been better they definitely shouldn't have shown 1 of the couples and then oddly did not show show a different couple...maybe that couple got smart and didn't want bad editing so refused to film it or something
Comparison to other m/m dating shows
1. The Boyfriend (Japan) on Netflix. Guys run a coffee truck and live together for 1 month.
2. Sparks Camp (Philippines) on YouTube, currently on season 2. Anyone can date anyone. Great diversity with the guys.
3. Boys Like Boys (Taiwan) on GagaOOLala, had a very similar aesthetic/vibe to His Man
4. Love House seasons 1 & 2 (Vietnam) on YouTube (most have English subs, this is ep 1 of season 2 no subs though https://youtu.be/TKzT_nHfVTA ). I liked this set up more than Bromance because the guys could all pursue one another. I didn't like the "secret couple" aspect and dividing them up based on sexual position seemed odd (can't they discuss that in private???) Season 1 was also the most brutal "rose ceremony" I've ever seen in any dating reality show. Season 2 was better.
5. Bromance (Thailand) is also on Gagaoolala. This is the typical Bachelor/Bachelorette set up with a bunch of people competing against one another to be with the 1 bachelor. I didn't like this because they could have all been hitting on each other and we have multiple couples! I got kind of bored and skipped a bunch.
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had hoped for more from this premise
Overall: an interesting premise that wasn't developed enough. 10 episodes about 20 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala & Viki. Note, there are extra scenes after some of the end credits.Watch Suggestions:
- if you want to skip moping/flashbacks start episode 8 at 17:30
- unless you like (in my opinion) poorly done angst stop watching episode 9 at 5 minutes and then start episode 10 at 21:50
Content Warnings: non con picture taking, dub/non con kiss, non con touching, grief
What I Liked
- unique premise with a clear set up
- sweet/cute moments
- funny moments (the dream with the soap was a highlight)
- foreshadowing
- episode 6 Stay By My Side cameo
Room For Improvement
- slow pacing with a ton of flashback montages, also half of episode 8 was moping
- the only 2 female characters were cliches (repeatedly ignoring boundaries), too much time spent on them
- nonsense (and not talking about the obvious), do university students in Taiwan have their professor's personal cell phone numbers, his household supplies were stored in the living room on a bookcase, a supposedly intelligent and caring character is stupid and cruel
- they never really delved/explained the world building, and I realized this was a romance but there really wasn't any examination of ethics, only the human character focusing on himself and how he will be sad
- poorly done/cliche angst, there were many opportunities for drama but the writers chose the most cliche one
- that gap was waaayyyy too long and then there was about 3 minutes at the end???
- some of the camerawork felt low budget
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could have been a 10/10
Overall: although I enjoyed the beginning, things unraveled for me. 8 episodes about 1 hour each. Aired on GagaOOLala uncut: https://gagaoolala.com/en/videos/4688/4minutes-2024 (except Thailand, Japan, Korea); iQIYI uncut https://www.iq.com/album/4minutes-sultrier-version-2024-1zc6sune8fl?lang=en_us and cut version https://www.iq.com/album/4minutes-2024-1h7yndte6zx?lang=en_us (Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom and United States); Viu with some countries having the cut version (Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Myanmar, Singapore); Rakuten TV in Japan and Heavenly in South Korea. The cut version has NSFW shortened/cut and also cuts out some plot as well.Content Warnings: most content warnings, it has some very dark/graphic parts in it
What I Liked
- mystery element
- grey characters
- use of the number 4 or things adding up to 4
- production value* (includes cinematography, use of color as symbolism, props to represent things)
Room For Improvement
- not a fan of a flash forward (or back) as a hook for a series
- there were too many characters/plot to fully develop them all, also pacing
- misleading trailer, it felt that a different character is the main lead instead of a character people were led to believe
- tricking the audience, not a fan of how that was done
- sweet moments that didn't actually happen
- cliched plot stuff
- no reason why a character had a girlfriend, I couldn't support a romance because it was built to not be a romance
- cringey guitar playing/serenading
- the intimate scenes were needed but they did not need to be that explicit/I didn't need to glimpse an actor's body part when walking around
- *many scenes were too dark to see the actors' faces or even what was happening, even for scenes at night they need to put light on their faces
- nonsense stuff: I can't comment on all of the medical things and their realism, but I highly doubt any surgeon would spin his medical implements before/during a surgery, that seemed to be a ton of papers for a small clipboard in ep 1, an investigator who didn't wear gloves at a crime scene, in ep 4 a character oddly didn't wear a mask when he should have
- Be On Cloud decided to sell it to a company where it is only airing in 8 countries (and perhaps 2 more) and then had the gall to not respond anywhere to questions about the remaining 180+ countries but instead posted about how to only watch it via official channels, I don't mind companies needing money to get things made but they should have been clear about where and the why (update: after 5 weeks they had an actual international release and the reason was likely money/maybe they couldn't say their whole release plan due to a contract but it still was bad to not have an official platform for 180+ countries for 5 weeks)
Note About an Actor's Age (I didn't take off points for this but as an fyi 1 actor was likely 17 when he filmed several very explicit scenes, age of majority in Thailand is 20)
- it's valid to feel uncomfortable with a 17 year old actor doing explicit scenes and to not watch this series
- it's valid to feel fine with a 17 year old actor who voluntarily agreed to do explicit scenes (and had his parents' permission) and watch/enjoy this series
- everyone gets to make that decision for themselves, I hold no judgement either way for this example, personally I am watching the series but I'm not re-watching that actor's NC scenes
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An interesting plot ruined by choppiness/too broad scope
Overall: There was so much potential in this story, but the scope was too broad and the sequencing was jumpy/confusing. It is based on a short film which I also found confusing (it was like an art film).Content Warnings: non con/dub con*, 2 punches, past trauma (kidnapping, maybe molestation? shown off screen)
What I Liked
- acting is good, the 1 actor switches well, the glasses help distinguish them
- production value is good
- music is nice
Room For Improvement
- *does this mean that Yu Shi has the mental age of a 5 year old? And they had sex together??? Ummm, I'm not a doctor and don't have any friends with this medical condition but that seems ethically wrong.
- a big issue is the choppiness/not knowing what was going on most of the time. Finally in the 3rd episode (of 4 episodes) we get some brief explanations for things (but he was just randomly attacked, when did the 1 month flashback end?) however, it still leaves a lot to be desired. Even at the very end, I wasn't sure what the 1000 day thing was until after they got home and it was more clear.
- I was disappointed at the resolution with Noah
- the doctor was super unethical, I don't think doctors can share medical information with non-relatives/spouses. Also later his boyfriend looks at a patient's chart/notes. I think Noah could have been the one to explain the situation earlier to Wu Zheng.
- the side couple was totally unnecessary, they came out of nowhere in the final episode with a few sentences about the cliched miscommunication and spending years apart
- once again we have a female character just thrown in to cause drama, she was totally not needed to the story, there's enough drama that could come along with dissociative identity disorder
- I dislike punches/slaps between romantic partners or really anyone unless in self-defense
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excellent chemistry (need a special episode and a spin off)
Overall: I was excited about the first episode. Then there were some nonsense character actions and plot that lost me a bit, but the finale reeled me back in. This is based on the book Reset by Crystaljade which I haven't read and I reviewed the series on its own merits. 10 episodes about an hour each. There are sometimes an extra scene after the initial end credits. Aired on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/reset-episode-1-2812ixbgl6w?lang=en_usContent Warnings: punches, blood, violence, vomiting, kind of death, past death, grief, sex trafficking, near suicide, non con picture taking/sharing
Watch Suggestions (to get rid of toilet humor, some angst in the middle and some of a cartoonish villain)
- watch episode 1 (major content warning, it's complicated though)
- episode 2 skip 14-19, 20:20-33:40 and 39:05-40:05
- episode 3 skip 44:40-48:25
- episode 4 skip 8:05-11:20, 40:40-end
- episode 5 watch 48-end
- episode 6 skip 13-15 and 27:45-34
- episode 7 watch 17:30-22:10, 27:30-31, 39-44:30
- episode 8 watch 13-15:25, 19:45-23:10, 28:30-32:30 and 36:45-54:30
- episode 9 watch beginning-3:25, 9:50-13:20, 18-51:50
- episode 10 watch 29-end
What I Liked
- interesting premise
- engaging intro
- chemistry
- Pond's acting
- protect/caring moments
- episode 3 explaining Armin's love of acting and explaining Thada's backstory in episode 6*
- best wingman & manager (need a spin off with them)
- an antagonist actually received decent consequences for his actions
Room For Improvement
- cartoonish villains
- the timeline didn't make a ton of sense regarding how everyone did not look that much older/younger
- toilet humor, too much of a character in the bathroom
- a character kept telling people things and completely freaking out, he should have been smarter instead of still bewildered when months had passed
- world building error in episode 4, Armin mentioned hashtags would be popular but he didn't explain what they were yet Thada knew what they were even though they weren't yet invented
- Thada could have easily foreseen what would happen at that party and talked to Armin before
- stupid "plan" in episode 5
- *they waited too long (episode 6) to explain Thada's background
- security until there suddenly was zero security
- sound effects didn't make things funny
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lackluster vertical micro series
Overall: 40 total episodes for about 1hr 15 minutes runtime (a little under 2 minutes per episode). Episodes 1-10 are free to watch on the Alwayz Shortdrama YouTube channel https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNSRcn2apDarHe7Tml51AIxwuqIE1SAO7&si=RWE6BtHqjZdxkdSV - on Dec 6th I watched all 40 episodes for free with a special livestream https://www.youtube.com/live/zNQiDd3UiY0 ; March 14th it was released on the Shortime app https://shortime.app/en/content/cb1f4cf (my invite code is NKNIWI - those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i) It was later released on the iQIYI app which has several BL verticals.Content Warnings: past suicide, grief, mental health struggles, suicidal thoughts, near suicide
What I Liked
- caring moments such as first aid, piggyback ride
- good kissing
- that 1-10 are free on their YouTube channel and they did give a short window to watch all episodes for free instead of needing to download their app
Room For Improvement
- love triangle
- slow pacing
- didn't feel connected to any characters or their relationships with each other
- too many flashbacks
- night scenes needed more light on the actors' faces
- the band aids were much more distracting than whatever they were covering (scars, freckles, tattoos)
- the pool was so shallow that characters could all stand in it and yet a character said "how did you get to me, oh you swam"
- ending left something to be desired, after being so determined to do something a character seemed to make a strong 180 turn
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The Story of Bi Hyeong: Enchanted Master of the Goblin
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interesting premise with underwhelming execution
Overall: I really liked the fantasy elements, but the rushed/choppy storytelling lowered my score. Aired on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/the-story-of-bihyung-enchanted-master-of-goblin-episode-1-1zvs3hjpsvs?lang=en_us (in the Americas Oceana, Spain, UK and Portugal); GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5817/the-story-of-bihyung-enchanted-master-of-goblin-2025 (in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau or the rest of Europe); Heavenly & Watcha (South Korea) and FOD (Japan)Content Warnings: non con kiss, dreamed sexual assault at the end of ep 2, slaps, attempted suicide (it's complicated), jump scares/scary make up
What I Liked
- premise
- though I didn't love world-building/exposition dumps, the drawings/animations were nice
- visuals
- quirky vibe
Room For Improvement
- many characters introduced, confusing start
- started with the present and then jumped back 36 hours
- didn't understand why it was bad that a ghost didn't get the 1st guy
- between 1 pair, have they not communicated in hundreds? thousands? of years??! then towards the end, more bad communication and suddenly they make up
- didn't feel the chemistry with the main pair, I think goblin was reluctant for too long
- should have shown the background earlier than halfway through episode 9 so I could better root for them as a couple
- 1 year time jump for the finale, rushed/things not fully explained
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a solid lakorn (watch suggestions)
Overall: excellent chemistry in a lakorn (aka soap opera like) plot. 12 /13 episodes about 45 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala (not available in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Korea) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5743/love-in-the-moonlight-2025-e01 and YouTube (not available in Thailand or Cambodia, either delayed or no subs) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXopbKxiivxre4Y0Zn0JgZmgXiUYjpOLUContent Warnings: off screen murders, on screen murders, attempted murder, kidnapping/held against will, past death & grief, homophobia, manipulation, manhandling, violence, blood, threatened suicide, non con picture taking, unwanted outing, slaps
Watch Suggestions (to focus on the m/m leads and avoid most angst/violence)
- episode 1 watch 23:40-43
- episode 2 watch 3:20-7, 18-33:20
- episode 3 watch 40:15 and 50:20-51:40
- episode 4 watch beginning-6:10, 12-22:10 and 31:10-37:50
- episode 5 watch 19:55-24:25, 29:25-34:05, 37:40-41:09
- episode 6 watch 41:20-end
- episode 7 watch beginning-10:15, 18:35-25:55, 27:45-39:50, 51:20-end
- episode 8 watch 8:45-14:45
- episode 9 watch 23-23:35, 43:15-45:05, 48:20-50:50
- skip episodes 10 & 11
- episode 12 watch 40:40-55:50 and 1hr19min45 to the end
What I Liked
- chemistry
- opposite personalities
- the grandma and his fiancee (some may have been upset with her actions but I understood her considering the time period, her station and situation)
- styling/historic setting
- the club and club owner
- supportive friends
Room For Improvement
- the comedy sound effects didn't make things funny
- redemption arc in episode 12, he shouldn't have received a redemption arc
- unless I missed it, I wanted more for Pin's story at the end
- nonsense stuff: a character was supposedly extremely drunk and the next minute he appears sober, multiple accidental fall and catches/long stares, not grabbing something in episode 11
Spoiler for the type of ending for the m/m romance
- it is a happily ever after
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accurate title
Overall: I enjoyed the setting/styling and darker premise. Ending explained in a spoiler comment. 12 episodes about 35 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala (not available in Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Thailand or Korea) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5680/kill-to-love-2025-e01 and YouTube (not available in Japan, Thailand or Korea) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhd4wr2gniAIyI4nj00zP9hz_PNnJ41FnContent Warnings: mass murders/deaths, blood, violence, manipulation, drugging, kidnapped/held against will, near suicide, suicide, past: murders, blood, manipulation
Watch Suggestions (me trying to take out the angst and violence in this series would be like taking out all the scenes where Pharm says P'Dean in Until We Meet Again). Here are suggestions for the last few episodes to make it happy.
- episode 8 watch beginning to 3:30, 12:50-13:40, 15:10-16:20
- skip episode 9
- episode 10 watch 26:10-31.25
- skip episode 11
- episode 12 watch 16:30-26:10
- episode 13 watch 37:30-end
What I Liked
- setting
- chemistry/tension with the leads
- styling, visuals
- that they did explain why some of the villains became the way that they did
- the ending made sense
Room For Improvement
- with the side couple, they framed it as mutual love when it was clearly about power and control which is abuse, I wanted the writers to stay consistent to the end and not try to make it mutual romantic love
- nonsense, many nonsense character actions, an example is a cordial family meal in the finale when several characters should want to kill other characters
- world building/information dumps
- a ton of characters/plot and rushed at places made it a bit difficult to understand especially in the beginning.
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could have been a 9 or higher
Overall: once again needed to focus on the leads and their relationship development and this time give a trash character some consequences. 60 episodes 1-2 minutes each, episodes 1-10 are free on the Shortime app and you can watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMzx8JLRJA Aired on Shortime app which also has: Double Play, Please Teach Me, Falling For My Boss, Summer Indigo, The Secrets of Male Students, Accent, Influencer Love and Buddy Boy. App information is below. My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)Content Warnings: physical abuse, bullying, near self harm, blackmail/coercion, punch, manhandling, non con recording/sharing, unwanted public outing, slap, cyberbullying
What I Liked
- dream kiss in episode 1
- sweet moments
- martial arts backdrop
- the bully did apologize
Room For Improvement
- there is a truly awful character who seems to have zero consequences, he should have gone to jail
- really stupid plans, is the team a gang, why can't people just quit?
- two noble idiot/refuse to communicate tropes
- a camera angle blocked kiss
My Watch For Free Plan (updated Feb 2025)
1 friend referral code = 20 (1 time bonus) My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)
On the Rewards (popcorn bag icon page)
- check in = 5 (increases over 7 days up to 25)
- turn on notifications = 30 (1 time bonus)
- create a login = 20? (I did create a login because otherwise you only get 1 Always Win box instead of 3 per day, I think this was 20 popcorn)
- do the 3 random popcorn from the daily Always Win box = 30 (I'd normally get 5-15, around 30 in total)
- Watch Ads, watch all 10 ads each day, have to wait 30 seconds in between ads = 110
When you run out of popcorn while watching, you can watch 5 episodes each day with ads
Note that there are other 1 time bonuses like following on social media
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