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Uhm...what is going on?
I was quite excited when I started this series because I heard there was going to be a Korean remake and I wanted to know what all the hype was about plus I loved Zee in Cutie pie!Then came the storyline which was all over the place but I could forgive that because I thought the acting of the main couple was superb! But alas, if a story is so bad not even a good cast can save that...
The storyline is supposed to be a parody of your typical BL but instead it is yet another bland cliché. Even the serious topics it tries to discuss are overdone and unoriginal takes. As for the story, you know it and *I* usually love it! But this time? No.
Boy has a rival, and the rival pretends to be a rival but actually secretly has a crush on him and they get forced proximity and slowly start to fall for each other whilst everybody and their mom ships them together. And this happens twice. Talk about original!
On top of that it was not clear to me at first who the actual main couple was (surprise, it is not Zon and Saifah who we meet in the first few episodes, no it's TutorFight who are supposed to be the main couple). And this did not get better as towards the end of the series, THREE other side couples appear who I honestly could not care about less...
The characters do not have any consistent development and the pacing of the series is also wayyy off towards the point that I have no clue how long they've been together at the end.
...on top of that, episode 13 starts off with Fight sexually assaulting Tutor???????? I don't care that Tutor was obviously still in love with Fight and only broke up with him because of Fight's father what the actual f*ck! AND NO ONE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS ?????????? HELLO??? I THOUGHT WE AS A SOCIETY MOVED ON FROM ROMANTICIZING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND BORDERLINE RAPE. I'm very disappointed in this series and sad for the cast who deserved a better story.
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Like the sugar art Zi Lan received - beautiful yet weak
I enjoyed watching this series though at times the political plot got in the way of the core of the story - the characters!Some episodes went on and on and just became very boring. Though the series started off strongly, it couldn't retain its momentum at the end. Frankly, it could've cut down on like 3 episodes.
It was also a pity that some characters remained mysteries until the final episodes :( - looking at you yin xiang!!!!
And then there was the unnecessary death of multiple lovable side characters for shock value. Not very original. The ending lacked a good conclusion and felt rushed which really messed up the whole watch experience for me. I don't see how this is an 8.6 series.
The cinematography was beautiful and the fighting choreography was also great but it felt like it was just there to be pretty and didn't add a ton of value to the overall story.
All in all, it was an okay series, but don't expect too much as it collapses on its own at the end.
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Funny idol drama
Yes I rated this drama a 6, come fight me /joking but seriously this drama did not live up to my expectations and it's been a while since I watched this, but I can't believe I didnt write a review at the time!!! Anyways, that tells me that 1) I didn't care enough about the drama (not a good sign in general) 2) I must've been busy?Anyways, I dont remember much about this drama because in the end it just wasn't that memorable (just like MARS' music lol)
So the things I liked and why you should watch it:
I love lovedddd the cast. This is William and LYNKN first drama and they were honestly doing a pretty good job! A huge shoutout to my man Jun aka Nut. He was so excellent it's ridiculous that he had such a small role in "My magic prophecy" (GO WATCH THAT ONE :) JIMMYSEA MY BELOVED <3 ).
I would absolutely watch more stuff with Nut in it, he seriously has some great potential :)
Of course WilliamEst also had some great chemistry :)
The mainstory: not very memorable, sometimes pacing was off and just not representative for how Thai entertainment industry works (don't shoot me if I'm wrong tho lol) ? A lot of it felt more like a Kpop company that got lost in Thailand and then lost in TV adaptation. And the ending was so unsatisfactory, it was a real anticlimax for me. There was some thought put into some of the romance and some of the friendships, and some of the obstacles and so on, but it just didn't reach its full potential.
Music: it was so-so, it really wasn't that memorable as well for a series that's focussed on a boyband so that's kind of a letdown.
All in all, the series in hindsight is just a little too boring and doesn't bring something refreshing to the Idol drama scene except for debuting some amazing hidden acting gems like Nut :)
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