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vibrant family drama
Overall: if you want to watch the romance, then you could start the series at episode 8 and miss very little. It focuses more on coming of age/family dynamics. 10 episodes about 23 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/8296/your-summer-my-storm-2026-e01 (not available in Japan or Korea), Viki https://www.viki.com/tv/41634c-your-summer-my-storm and TVer for Japan.Content Warning: high schooler/university character (did not bother me, and they kept it very pg), homophobia
What I Liked
- fluffy dog
- quirky vibe
- family dynamics, supportive mom and sister
- "let's figure it out together"
- I was okay with how that ended
Room For Improvement
- an aspect regarding the sister, thought things were finally revealed in episode 6
- romance didn't hook me
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School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To Season 2
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First Impression: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To Season 2
Overall: I really hope this isn't a second season of being overly possessive/jealous. 10 episodes about 24 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/9486/school-trip-joined-a-group-im-not-close-to-2025-s02e01 ; Viki viki.com/tv/41798c-school-trip-joined-a-group-im-not-close-to-2 and TVer (Japan).Content Warning: this is getting into intimate partner abuse (emotional)
What I Liked
- acting
- good recap of season 1
- the friend groups
Room For Improvement
- "I'm your boyfriend, so I can do whatever I want with you, right" = absolutely trash statement
- being extremely controlling/possessive/jealous, it's not cute
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comfort watch
Overall: felt like a typical GMMTV romcom. If you aren't into g-rated slow burns then you could start watching at epsisode 8. 10 episodes about 40 minutes each. Aired on GMMTV's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKSScKG6XtloContent Warnings: bullying, fights
What I Liked
- forthright character
- easy to understand premise
- supportive brother and friends
- wasn't angry at his mom or future step dad and they weren't villians
- the comment "I just want you to do whatever makes you happy"
Room For Improvement
- comedy sound effects didn't make things funny
- he fell because of inertia
- the constant deflection
- wish they had shown why he liked him earlier than the end of episode 9
- I didn't need tongue, but even people who have never kissed before pucker their lips or move something for a kiss
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strong start that fizzled (watch suggestions)
Overall: I rated this higher until the end of episode 4, where the plot then circled with way too much poor communication. 12 episodes about 24 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/7994/my-summer-of-you-2026-e01 (not available in: Japan, Korea, Taiwan orThailand)Content Warning: punch
Watch Suggestions (if you aren't a fan of the poor communication trope)
- watch episodes 1-3
- stop episode 4 at 11 min
- watch episode 12 17min-end
What I Liked
- the characters felt realistic, the less popular guy wasn't a caricature
- made fun of the car beep and how it was like a movie in episode 1
- communication at the end of episode 1
- supportive friends
Room For Improvement
- not a fan of the flash forward montage intro
- annoying how the classmate wouldn't take no for an answer
- way too much poor communication, the plot did not need to be 12 episodes
- episode 11 with the 3rd and 4th wheels though I appreciated their support
- dead fish lip presses
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First Impression: The Crow Club
Overall: hoping the pacing works for the 4 couples. This is based on a book which I haven't read and I'm reviewing the series on its own merits. 16 episodes about 45 minutes each. Airing on NetflixContent Warnings: non con picture taking, sexistm, fight/slaps
What I Liked
- visuals and styling
- vibe
Room For Improvement
- exposition dump start
- many characters introduced in the first episode
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historical series with a heart (watch suggestions)
Overall: a character's conversation with her dad put this into an 8.5 rating. 8 episodes about 24 minutes each. Aired on Final Draft Creation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKpOS7I2FuuT-WpSyl4LwS9KS2SmTO6A (the playlist was missing 2 episodes but they were available on their channel)Content Warnings: violence, death, grief, homophobia, sexism, coercion
Watch Suggestions (to cut out content warnings and love rivals)
- watch episode 1
- skip episode 2 parts 2 and 3
- start ep 3 part 1 at 5 min, watch parts 2 and 3
- skip episode 4
- skip episode 5 part 1, watch episode 5 part 2, stop part 3 at 5:45
- watch episode 6 part 1 1:05 to 2:05, skip part 2, watch part 3 beginning to 2:05 and 5:05-end
- watch episode 7 part 1, stop part 2 at 2:40, skip part 3
- skip episode 8 parts 1 and 2, watch part 3
What I Liked
- antagonists had their reasons and a woman's conversation with her dad that it was his and society's fault was stellar
- costumes
- historical setting
- learned about Khon
- realistic ending in the past (see the spoiler comment)
Room For Improvement
- no clear distinction between present and past (think it happened at 3:45 in part 1), it was more clear to me with later time jumps
- love rivals (though I appreciated how they weren't cookie cutter and had reasons for their actions)
- wish the present day was less of an open ending
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sweet tennis based romance
Overall: it was sweet, nothing stood out as awful or amazing to me. Aired on GMMTV Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLANeHjG60fRgWhat I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- visuals
- caring moments
- how he kept playing in the finale
- showed how something can work in an era of technology
Room For Improvement
- voice over/flash forward start
- that the first three pranks were instigated by the same person
- the emotional scenes did not work for me
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First Impression: Good Boy
Overall: I'm optimistic after the first episode. 10? (MDL says 10 but that's a placeholder so I'm not sure) 45 minutes each. Airing on GMMTV's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHpdHOqmIDaA&si=weAdl-kg_3F4KvlcContent Warnings: deaths (it's complicated), bullying
What I Liked
- acting
- I did laugh at the man eating bush thing
Room For Improvement
- set up took a bit too long in episode 1 (couple has first main interaction in part 4), I'm nervous about the pacing
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better than the first season
Overall: I liked the second season more than the first, but wish they had had more screen time together https://kisskh.at/profile/blcompilations/review/380647 - 10 episodes about 24 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/6153/cosmetic-playlover-2024-s02e01 (not available in Japan or Korea)Watch Suggestions (to focus more on the couple's relationship)
- watch episode 1
- episode 2 watch 8-9:40, 15:30-23:20
- skip 3 and 4
- episode 5 watch 17:45-end
- episode 6 watch beginning -3:45, 6:30-10:40 and 19-20:50
- watch episode 7
- episode 8 watch beginning-6:15, 15.40-18.30
- episode 9 watch 23:10-end
- watch episode 10
What I Liked
- kiss was realistic for an established couple (ie no dead fish lip press) in episode 1, (there was an odd lack of hands though in the finale)
- sweet and caring moments
- episode 7
- avoided a cliche (they actually communicated with each other in episode 2) and I was happy with the ending
Room For Improvement
- neutral on interspersed flashbacks from season 1
- love rival
- hanging out with the dad when he knew his boyfriend didn't want him to
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First Impression: Fourever You Part 2
Overall: 3 separate stories 8 episodes each. It doesn't seem that viewers need to have watched season/part 1 to understand this season/part. Episode 1 uncut on WeTV was 54 minutes https://wetv.vip/en/play/pzk4qf2zu5td6gr/i4101vqq2o6-EP01%3A_Fourever_You_Part_2_(Uncut_Ver.) and cut on WeTV was 47 minutes https://wetv.vip/en/play/4uq2ihehg6vxvbl/l4101vmnija-EP01A%3A_Fourever_You_Part_2 (I could not tell what was cut in episode 1). Wish they aired 2 episodes each week.1st Arc - Phoon & Fah (dynamic: childhood friends, separated and then reunited)
Content Warnings: a major one that happened in the past, I'm keeping this review spoiler free for now, episode 1 start at 31 minutes uncut to skip most of the warnings
I can tell this will be a heavier plot and I'm wondering why there was no contact for 4? years. Enjoyed the first episode
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First Impression: Fool In Love
Overall: I'm sat. 20 episodes about 45 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/fool-in-love-episode-1-23maqororzg?lang=en_usContent Warning: sexual harassment
What I Liked
- how Ing is flirty and knows what he wants
- how Yok is a good friend/perceptive
- tension
- easy to understand premise
Room For Improvement
- nervous about the pacing with 20 episodes
- nervous about if one or both do something that even a stellar arc won't work on me, i.e. I end up not wanting them together
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okay vertical series
Overall: it was a confusing/slow start and the plot never grabbed me. Could start this at the eps 61-68 compilation. Aired 77 short (couple minute) episodes on the VBL Series YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvZaVybjXZcytdex6AFISdzKixXOTguqContent Warning: manhandling, non con kiss
What I Liked
- the leads from Fight For You (they had good chemistry)
- visuals
Room For Improvement
- the first 7 episodes didn't hook me (it was a flashback to a movie they filmed, not a good way to start)
- the plot never grabbed me
- side couple had past poor communication trope
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First Impression: Be My Player Two (uncut version)
Overall: the humor was hit or miss, giving it the benefit of the doubt. 10 episodes about 45 minutes each. Episode 1 was 48 minutes. Airing on WeTV uncut https://wetv.vip/en/play/xi5rkwzl3ytaphi/s4102vq3tsf-EP01%3A_Be_My_Player_Two_(Uncut_ver.) and cut version https://wetv.vip/en/play/h744e3d4hzqgs3r/c4102dqtj4b-EP01%3A_Be_My_Player_Two (episode 1 cut version was about 5 minutes shorter than the uncut version)Watch Suggestions: if the humor doesn't work for you, you can start at episode 5 to focus more on romance, skip episode 9 except for 35-39:50 and start episode 10 at 28 minutes
Content Warning: in game violence, punch, scary images episode 6 from 7:30-8:45 (characters were watching a scary movie)
What I Liked
- their dynamic/opposites attract
- caring moments
- fairly forthright character
- I did laugh a few times
- supportive friends
Room For Improvement
- not all of the humor/style worked for me, one character had a very exaggerated style
- in episode 5 he could have cleared things up in the room, he didn't have to do the whole "I can explain" and didn't explain thing
- side couple did not work for me, did not feel chemistry and one character said for the other guy to not jump to conclusions but in the past and present he admitted to doing a crappy thing for a non-reason?!! and the other guy was suddenly completely fine with that???
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First Impression: Police in Love
Overall: looks like a fun romcom. 12 episodes about 50 minutes each. Airing on WeTV https://wetv.vip/en/play/tn57v4wrc6xihiz/i4102e0u63n-EP01%3A_Police_In_LoveContent Warnings: attempted murder, fight/violence
What I Liked
- chemstry
- established side couple
- easy to understand premise
Room For Improvement
- worried about pacing with 12 episodes
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odd choices (watch suggestions)
Overall: this G version didn't hook me. I tried to rate this series based on its own merits (I have watched the original series). 12 episodes about 55 minutes each. Aired on Viu.Content Warnings: non con touching, manhandling, blackmail, punch
Watch Suggestons
- ep 1 watch 12-34:15, 35:55-37:45, 45:45-end
- ep 2 watch 11:15-12:45, 25:5-end
- ep 3 watch beg-25:40, 28-end
- ep 4 watch beg 1-1:15, 11-12, 13:20-23:10, 37:10-40:10, 44:30-47:10
- ep 5 watch 6:50-7:45, 23-43:15, 48:40-51
- ep 6 watch beg-11, 13:45-16:45, 19:10-25:45, 28-end
- ep 7 watch beg-40:10
- ep 8 watch beg-4:30, 28:45-47:45
- ep 9 watch 33:30-38:20
- ep 10 watch beg-7:45, 33:15-39:40, 51:25-end
- ep 11 watch 3:50-4:45, 17:25-31:50, 44:20-48
- ep 12 watch 17-end
What I Liked
- felt like high schoolers*
- easy to understand premise
- supportive parents/friends
- cameos
Room For Improvement
- Fuse's indecisiveness
- the evil girlfriend trope (wish they had updated this)
- Book almost felt like he was playing games by being fake reluctant, though I liked their relationship overall
- too many characters/couples (5)
- *with the actors' ages they needed to not get too NSFW but the lack of 1 real/shown lip kiss was odd
- love rivals
- that the student teacher wasn't fired/in jail
- episode 4 was quite jumpy with Frame/Book
- too many flashbacks
- comedy sound effects did not make things funny
Note: the characters were both in high school. The two lead actors were 21 and 15 when they shot this. It did not bother me because they had cheek kisses.
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