Oh, haha...I watched the first episode of that yesterday. What a nice surprise. I just wish it was a full-budgeted, full-length series. I can't believe they're going to release ten 13-minute eps a week apart. I'll wait and binge. I laughed my ass off. Love the way the plain kid (who is NOT "pretty" as the handsome guy apparently sees him, but whatever) blows off the handsome one after the sex, and the handsome guy's annoyance at being blown off. :D
Even the badly-faked sex was amusing. I like the vibe/humor of the show very much.
This looks like a lot of fun. And made me surprisingly horny. Can't believe they're releasing one, lousy 13-minute ep per week for ten weeks. wth? I'm going to try to hold out until they've all been released, then binge them.
They might have considered casting a pretty boy to play the pretty boy, but that's just me.
I'm up for any kind of ending. What matters to me is if the story and the way it is told earn the ending or not. Worst are happy endings tacked on at the end just because a happy ending is required.
Shit's about to hit the fan, and I like it. :) The vibe between Akira and his "tutor" is...odd, but it might be mostly how the director is presenting it that feels off. I guess they live together...? But they hardly touch, and the atmosphere when they're together doesn't feel relaxed or natural.
Got a tad draggy in episode 3. Also, the ambience here is nearly identical to a hundred other Jbls, in that everyone seems a bit depressed, people mostly talk around things, and of course, there's the classic Jbl terror of physical intimacy in the direction.
Episode 3: This is all over the map in production quality and acting, but the core story is interesting, and I'm questioning the motives of almost every character, which is the kind of thing I dig. I especially enjoy the sleazy dude. :)
Seems like if you have a partner who's willing to support you while you go to school, graduate, then get out and start making the $$$, at which point you WILL be able to give back, that is an offer one should accept. Otherwise, what? Leave and just...stay poor?
Was Moonbin’s suicide due to overwhelming public criticism?
26.2 suicides per 100,000 people, highest among OECD member nations, the highest rate in the world, and far higher than second place, which I don't recall at the moment. God knows the US, where I live, is deeply fucked up, especially now, but Korea's suicide rate is almost TWICE as high as ours. Korea also has the highest rate of alcoholism and alcohol-related deaths per year.
Why the low ratings? It is actually really good! I'm so picky about what I watch, and I avoided it because of…
The low ratings are because it's MDL, which is populated mostly by Western Little Girls who like fluffy nonsense and are politically correct to the point of insanity. Oh, they also have bad taste. 90% of the time, up is down and down is up on MDL. Shit shows get 9.7 ratings and excellent shows/movies get 6.5s. Who the hell knows? Anything with a little depth or nuance or darkness throws these children into a tizzy.
am I the only one that thinks this has been just a little bit boring so far? but I believe it will pick up for…
It does have a measured pace, but for whatever reason, it works for me, and I'm not bored. I love the overall rustic atmosphere of the guesthouse and town, the scenery, and the characters. I think I'm picking up on dynamics between/among characters through mostly subtle incidents and acting, and that is keeping me in the game.
Kuji's house is so beautiful. Looks very lived in rather than a pristine set. Super good production design.
Bingo! This is what I thought all through the first episode. Most BLs look as if they rented an apartment or house for two days and didn't want to make holes in the walls or smudge anything so they wouldn't lose a deposit fee. :) Everything pristine and sterile-looking.
Kuji's house was not only beautiful, but I totally believed he'd been living there for quite some time. I also noticed the beautiful woodwork/moldings/door frames, which aren't common in Japan, given that damn near every house in the country was burned to the ground in world war two, and since then, Japanese people tend to think of houses like we in the US think of cars. They expect houses to depreciate over 40 years and eventually be torn down, so you don't see a lot of investment and care taken to things such as wood moldings.
WDH's physical transformation in season 1, which I only recently watched, was sensational. I noticed immediately in episode 7, how much bulkier he was and thought often about how hard he must have trained to get that way. Now I know. I'm much more a fan of the leaner look of his costar, however.
Not sure what he means here, "I don't remember using a stunt double at all, so I did mention wanting to swap faces with AI." If he didn't use a stunt double, why would he need to "swap faces" with AI? Maybe he WANTS to use a stunt double more?
I'm not a big fan of actors doing extremely dangerous stunts that can be handled by a stunt double, especially now that AI tech makes it possible to make the double look like the actor. Why risk the life or body of a professional actor just for macho points?
Looking forward to watching Season 2, though I'm concerned the story will veer from the human relationships involved, which is what Korean thrillers do so well, and which makes me care intensely about the characters, to focusing entirely on physical action.
This is precisely what happened to Season 2 of Weak Hero Class. Season 1 was about the bullying, the reactions of characters to that bullying, and complicated relationships among the three students fighting back. Season 2 became a martial arts extravaganza, one lame fight scene after another...I was bored and forced myself to finish. I'm not one to watch a movie or drama just for the action itself. There has to be a foundation of human beings who have been established as distinct individuals, some good, some bad, and many in-between.
I value gray-area characters the most, the ones who struggle with their flaws, make mistakes, maybe some questionable choices, and are sometimes tempted into shady activities. There can be no redemption without first showing us some sin. :)
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What a nice surprise.
I just wish it was a full-budgeted, full-length series. I can't believe they're going to release ten 13-minute eps a week apart. I'll wait and binge.
I laughed my ass off. Love the way the plain kid (who is NOT "pretty" as the handsome guy apparently sees him, but whatever) blows off the handsome one after the sex, and the handsome guy's annoyance at being blown off. :D
Even the badly-faked sex was amusing.
I like the vibe/humor of the show very much.
This looks like a lot of fun. And made me surprisingly horny.
Can't believe they're releasing one, lousy 13-minute ep per week for ten weeks. wth?
I'm going to try to hold out until they've all been released, then binge them.
They might have considered casting a pretty boy to play the pretty boy, but that's just me.
What matters to me is if the story and the way it is told earn the ending or not. Worst are happy endings tacked on at the end just because a happy ending is required.
Shit's about to hit the fan, and I like it. :)
The vibe between Akira and his "tutor" is...odd, but it might be mostly how the director is presenting it that feels off. I guess they live together...? But they hardly touch, and the atmosphere when they're together doesn't feel relaxed or natural.
Got a tad draggy in episode 3.
Also, the ambience here is nearly identical to a hundred other Jbls, in that everyone seems a bit depressed, people mostly talk around things, and of course, there's the classic Jbl terror of physical intimacy in the direction.
Oh well, I'm enjoying it for the most part.
Do you like to avoid sad endings?
This is all over the map in production quality and acting, but the core story is interesting, and I'm questioning the motives of almost every character, which is the kind of thing I dig. I especially enjoy the sleazy dude. :)
Seems like if you have a partner who's willing to support you while you go to school, graduate, then get out and start making the $$$, at which point you WILL be able to give back, that is an offer one should accept. Otherwise, what? Leave and just...stay poor?
God knows the US, where I live, is deeply fucked up, especially now, but Korea's suicide rate is almost TWICE as high as ours.
Korea also has the highest rate of alcoholism and alcohol-related deaths per year.
Really sad.
Ep 4 is up!
Oh, they also have bad taste.
90% of the time, up is down and down is up on MDL. Shit shows get 9.7 ratings and excellent shows/movies get 6.5s. Who the hell knows? Anything with a little depth or nuance or darkness throws these children into a tizzy.
I like the show very much.
Most BLs look as if they rented an apartment or house for two days and didn't want to make holes in the walls or smudge anything so they wouldn't lose a deposit fee. :) Everything pristine and sterile-looking.
Kuji's house was not only beautiful, but I totally believed he'd been living there for quite some time. I also noticed the beautiful woodwork/moldings/door frames, which aren't common in Japan, given that damn near every house in the country was burned to the ground in world war two, and since then, Japanese people tend to think of houses like we in the US think of cars. They expect houses to depreciate over 40 years and eventually be torn down, so you don't see a lot of investment and care taken to things such as wood moldings.
Anyway, kudos to the design crew.
I noticed immediately in episode 7, how much bulkier he was and thought often about how hard he must have trained to get that way. Now I know.
I'm much more a fan of the leaner look of his costar, however.
Not sure what he means here, "I don't remember using a stunt double at all, so I did mention wanting to swap faces with AI." If he didn't use a stunt double, why would he need to "swap faces" with AI? Maybe he WANTS to use a stunt double more?
I'm not a big fan of actors doing extremely dangerous stunts that can be handled by a stunt double, especially now that AI tech makes it possible to make the double look like the actor. Why risk the life or body of a professional actor just for macho points?
Looking forward to watching Season 2, though I'm concerned the story will veer from the human relationships involved, which is what Korean thrillers do so well, and which makes me care intensely about the characters, to focusing entirely on physical action.
This is precisely what happened to Season 2 of Weak Hero Class. Season 1 was about the bullying, the reactions of characters to that bullying, and complicated relationships among the three students fighting back. Season 2 became a martial arts extravaganza, one lame fight scene after another...I was bored and forced myself to finish. I'm not one to watch a movie or drama just for the action itself. There has to be a foundation of human beings who have been established as distinct individuals, some good, some bad, and many in-between.
I value gray-area characters the most, the ones who struggle with their flaws, make mistakes, maybe some questionable choices, and are sometimes tempted into shady activities. There can be no redemption without first showing us some sin. :)
Movies are my thing.
Thanks for the recs.