I do hate comparing series, but in this case the timing of having viewed both episodes within hours has the two…
ooh, wow, yes I'm watching Summertime and ooh, yes the window scene! .😮 At first I thought maybe I missed something, as "in" the window implied to me they were on/in a window seat in a window box kind of thing...lol. 😂
No, not beyond the inexperience of the teens, to me. I think, when humans have sex, it's amazing how instinct takes over and there's not much question of what to do. It cums ( 🤭 ) naturally, as they say. And yes, THAT is how teenage boys act, only they don't wait for legally defined birthdays to go to town on each other.
And that's the only qualm I had with that scene, which I otherwise loved: The whole New Year's and being 20 thing made it seem as if the top (I'm too lazy right now to flip over to the Summertime page and look at actor names) had been holding off until the bottom, or both of them, turned 20 and thus were...legal to have sex...?
But an episode or two before the hot window scene, it was made clear that they did the deed then. This is when the top picked up the bottom and carried him into the bedroom, which was, unfortunately, all we got to see of that lovemaking. Bottom even came out of the room the next morning complaining that his butt hurt. So that renders the let's-wait-until-we're-legal angle nonsensical.
Plus, the age of consent is 17 in Korea, and bottom/top are the same age, so legally they could have been pounding away for at least three years prior. Actually, the age of consent for same-age couples is 14, so they could have been pounding away for SIX years before the window scene...so what the hell was that all about?
Episode 8: As this one slowly sinks into the sea of humdrum, forgotten BLs, I have but one regret: That I won't get my weekly dose of the fine piece of actor ass that is Gennosuke. Looks, talent, screen presence; he has it all. I'm looking forward to more stuff from him, and I don't mean just in the BL Universe. Gennosuke could be a mainstream star.
As for the show, the botched casting of the actor who plays Mayama was a weekly challenge I never overcame. He's unappealing in every possible way: Looks, manner, acting style, all of it. Thus, I saw nothing in Mayama that Asamiya would be hot for. I salute the commitment of the actor in Gennosuke, who fulfilled his professional contract each week by pretending to...well, you know...and actually pulling it off.
The writing was weak, too. I will NOT miss Mayama uttering fascinating lines such as, "uhhh?" "hmmm..." "ehhh?" or "I'm sorry" 20 times each week. The PSA on chastity and prudence regarding sex that took up half of the finale was ridiculous, too. That is not how horny teenage boys act. That is how prudish, virginal MDL Church Girls like to PRETEND their gay boys in love act.
Well, Iwamaga is what...? In his mid-30s at least?
He's handsome, intelligent, and accomplished; to me it would be strange if he DIDN'T have multiple exes, unless he had settled into a long-ish, multiple-year relationship along the way that didn't work out in the end.
Meanwhile, the interest and humor of this season's plot is exactly that of Miyata running into ex after ex after ex... 😂 I think the writers could have been having a LOT more fun with Miyata's reactions to that, but so far he's just...boring and pouty.
It really is amazing how differently a film can hit on repeat viewings. This one stuck with me, and I rated it a 9/10, so obviously I liked a lot about it. And yet, some sort of ambivalence stuck with me, too. I'm surprised I came back, because I was like..."meh" about watching again.
But...this time...this is a great movie. I'm a bit overwhelmed, having just finished watching, so maybe I'll come back later. It's a beautiful film.
9.5/10, up from 9/10 the first time, and maybe by tomorrow it will be a 10/10.
why do you guys keep on defending a sl**tty old b1tch Iwanaga? hahaha, dated 3 different people over 10 years…
Wow. You need to get back with your shrink, who clearly you haven't seen in ages, and work on figuring out what your psychotic attitudes about sex are all about. Three people in TEN years equals SLUT to you?
Child, go get laid, spend two years seeing your therapist twice a week, then come back and share your grownup perspective. The middle school Church Girl one you're working here is pathetic.
What is Rui up to? Miyata's insecurity is working overtime. You signed it without consulting him? His self doubt…
Miyata's insecurities are always working overtime, but this time around the problem is Takashi. Anybody would be pissed at their partner signing a lease on an apartment for them without even mentioning it, let alone having them see it, don't you think?
Episode 4: Where was my Shiraishi-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan? 😻
The best part of this show is watching Akune Haruse, who I loved as a very reserved character in "Contrast," play the massively sus bitch Rui here. 😂 Miyata's insecurities are annoying af. My god, he has hot floor sex with his man at night, but the next day he's right back to moping around, feeling pathetic again. I don't believe for a second that Rui was after Miyata all along. lol Feels like a tactic. I hope so.
OK, so four eps in a row of Miyata being insecure and jealous...ep 5 more of the same?
Why were just the four of them on that immense boat?
I am shipping a Rui-Takashi-Yuto throuple. 🤫🤭
I keep coming back to feeling that the Miyata actor was miscast. He's not cute or charming enough to get away with playing such an annoyingly insecure and boring character. He's especially not believable when he tries to be cute or coy. 🤮
Second watch: Both of these actors are excellent in these roles.
It's impressive that the young, smaller actor pulls off being a corporate badass, while Jung Jae Bin has an easy, natural screen presence I find immensely appealing.
Because they weren't on the list. Pretty sure the only other one (besides industry veterans like Jackie Chan)…
Sigh...
From the article: "Xiao Zhan was placed among many well-known figures, including Li Ning (46th) and Jay Chou (79th), on a list that mainly includes prominent business leaders."
How is a reader of this sloppy article supposed to know, FROM THE ARTICLE, that none of these "well-known figures" are actors/actresses? The article, like all Lily Malice pieces, is a mess. That is my point.
If you have knowledge of this matter independent of what's on this page, that's fine, but it has nothing to do with my question.
Suzuki has been clearly hurt by his own "friend" group for being who he is and liking what he likes. He's…
Thanks. I agree that is what's being presented here, and factored all of that in, but yeah, still don't buy that a group of super-popular "straight" (I have big doubts about Blonde and Glasses) dudes in a high school are so automatically "sure, whatever" when their buddy and leader announces that he's totally into BL, which is, you know, a fairly gay thing.
Even more ridic is that they would ALREADY KNOW what BL is. "Oh yeah, I've seen ads for BL all over my IG, dude. Looks interesting" 😂 Weirder still is that Serizawa, in his process of crushing/obsessing over Suzuki, and loving this BL thing, has yet to mention to himself that, oh, you know, I like DUDES. 🤣
Along with bizarre fish kisses (in 2026!!!), it's yet another way in which many Jbls are in this weird denial state about the subject matter at the core of their stories. Maybe, like Sherizawa and Suzuki, the producers still don't realize that BL is GAY.
And while the sweet member of Suzuki's former friend group has played along, it is obvious when they interact that he does NOT participate in mocking Suzuki, and he stares at him from afar with longing puppy-dog eyes. In flashbacks, we see that he was always doting on Suzuki when they were buddies.
Episode 7: I guess this tale is taking place in BL Bizarro World, where Superman is evil, and all the straight guys read BL and think it's totally cool.
At this point (actually, sooner), it's pretty clear that Suzuki is on the spectrum and not very close to the edge of it, either. That's the only explanation for why he hasn't picked up on Serizawa's hots for him, despite Serizawa doing everything but saying, "I am in love with you, dude, and want you to be my boyfriend," which is, apparently, what it's going to take.
Meanwhile, I'm still shipping Suzuki with Matsuno, the cute/nice one of his earlier friend group who was clearly fond of Suzuki. I will call them..."Suzono...?" "Matzuki?" "Sunozuki?"
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At first I thought maybe I missed something, as "in" the window implied to me they were on/in a window seat in a window box kind of thing...lol. 😂
No, not beyond the inexperience of the teens, to me.
I think, when humans have sex, it's amazing how instinct takes over and there's not much question of what to do.
It cums ( 🤭 ) naturally, as they say.
And yes, THAT is how teenage boys act, only they don't wait for legally defined birthdays to go to town on each other.
And that's the only qualm I had with that scene, which I otherwise loved: The whole New Year's and being 20 thing made it seem as if the top (I'm too lazy right now to flip over to the Summertime page and look at actor names) had been holding off until the bottom, or both of them, turned 20 and thus were...legal to have sex...?
But an episode or two before the hot window scene, it was made clear that they did the deed then.
This is when the top picked up the bottom and carried him into the bedroom, which was, unfortunately, all we got to see of that lovemaking.
Bottom even came out of the room the next morning complaining that his butt hurt.
So that renders the let's-wait-until-we're-legal angle nonsensical.
Plus, the age of consent is 17 in Korea, and bottom/top are the same age, so legally they could have been pounding away for at least three years prior.
Actually, the age of consent for same-age couples is 14, so they could have been pounding away for SIX years before the window scene...so what the hell was that all about?
As this one slowly sinks into the sea of humdrum, forgotten BLs, I have but one regret:
That I won't get my weekly dose of the fine piece of actor ass that is Gennosuke.
Looks, talent, screen presence; he has it all.
I'm looking forward to more stuff from him, and I don't mean just in the BL Universe.
Gennosuke could be a mainstream star.
As for the show, the botched casting of the actor who plays Mayama was a weekly challenge I never overcame.
He's unappealing in every possible way: Looks, manner, acting style, all of it.
Thus, I saw nothing in Mayama that Asamiya would be hot for.
I salute the commitment of the actor in Gennosuke, who fulfilled his professional contract each week by pretending to...well, you know...and actually pulling it off.
The writing was weak, too.
I will NOT miss Mayama uttering fascinating lines such as, "uhhh?" "hmmm..." "ehhh?" or "I'm sorry" 20 times each week.
The PSA on chastity and prudence regarding sex that took up half of the finale was ridiculous, too.
That is not how horny teenage boys act.
That is how prudish, virginal MDL Church Girls like to PRETEND their gay boys in love act.
Watchable, but only for Gennosuke.
6/10
He's handsome, intelligent, and accomplished; to me it would be strange if he DIDN'T have multiple exes, unless he had settled into a long-ish, multiple-year relationship along the way that didn't work out in the end.
Meanwhile, the interest and humor of this season's plot is exactly that of Miyata running into ex after ex after ex... 😂
I think the writers could have been having a LOT more fun with Miyata's reactions to that, but so far he's just...boring and pouty.
It really is amazing how differently a film can hit on repeat viewings.
This one stuck with me, and I rated it a 9/10, so obviously I liked a lot about it.
And yet, some sort of ambivalence stuck with me, too.
I'm surprised I came back, because I was like..."meh" about watching again.
But...this time...this is a great movie.
I'm a bit overwhelmed, having just finished watching, so maybe I'll come back later.
It's a beautiful film.
9.5/10, up from 9/10 the first time, and maybe by tomorrow it will be a 10/10.
Highly recommended.
I couldn't be with someone like that.
The constant need for reassurance is a turn-off.
You're reported.
Such a charming, creatively annoying bitch. 😅
You need to get back with your shrink, who clearly you haven't seen in ages, and work on figuring out what your psychotic attitudes about sex are all about.
Three people in TEN years equals SLUT to you?
Child, go get laid, spend two years seeing your therapist twice a week, then come back and share your grownup perspective.
The middle school Church Girl one you're working here is pathetic.
Anybody would be pissed at their partner signing a lease on an apartment for them without even mentioning it, let alone having them see it, don't you think?
Where was my Shiraishi-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan? 😻
The best part of this show is watching Akune Haruse, who I loved as a very reserved character in "Contrast," play the massively sus bitch Rui here. 😂
Miyata's insecurities are annoying af.
My god, he has hot floor sex with his man at night, but the next day he's right back to moping around, feeling pathetic again.
I don't believe for a second that Rui was after Miyata all along. lol
Feels like a tactic.
I hope so.
OK, so four eps in a row of Miyata being insecure and jealous...ep 5 more of the same?
Why were just the four of them on that immense boat?
I am shipping a Rui-Takashi-Yuto throuple. 🤫🤭
I keep coming back to feeling that the Miyata actor was miscast.
He's not cute or charming enough to get away with playing such an annoyingly insecure and boring character.
He's especially not believable when he tries to be cute or coy. 🤮
Both of these actors are excellent in these roles.
It's impressive that the young, smaller actor pulls off being a corporate badass, while Jung Jae Bin has an easy, natural screen presence I find immensely appealing.
Looking forward to part #2.
From the article:
"Xiao Zhan was placed among many well-known figures, including Li Ning (46th) and Jay Chou (79th), on a list that mainly includes prominent business leaders."
How is a reader of this sloppy article supposed to know, FROM THE ARTICLE, that none of these "well-known figures" are actors/actresses?
The article, like all Lily Malice pieces, is a mess.
That is my point.
If you have knowledge of this matter independent of what's on this page, that's fine, but it has nothing to do with my question.
I agree that is what's being presented here, and factored all of that in, but yeah, still don't buy that a group of super-popular "straight" (I have big doubts about Blonde and Glasses) dudes in a high school are so automatically "sure, whatever" when their buddy and leader announces that he's totally into BL, which is, you know, a fairly gay thing.
Even more ridic is that they would ALREADY KNOW what BL is.
"Oh yeah, I've seen ads for BL all over my IG, dude. Looks interesting" 😂
Weirder still is that Serizawa, in his process of crushing/obsessing over Suzuki, and loving this BL thing, has yet to mention to himself that, oh, you know, I like DUDES. 🤣
Along with bizarre fish kisses (in 2026!!!), it's yet another way in which many Jbls are in this weird denial state about the subject matter at the core of their stories.
Maybe, like Sherizawa and Suzuki, the producers still don't realize that BL is GAY.
And while the sweet member of Suzuki's former friend group has played along, it is obvious when they interact that he does NOT participate in mocking Suzuki, and he stares at him from afar with longing puppy-dog eyes.
In flashbacks, we see that he was always doting on Suzuki when they were buddies.
I guess this tale is taking place in BL Bizarro World, where Superman is evil, and all the straight guys read BL and think it's totally cool.
At this point (actually, sooner), it's pretty clear that Suzuki is on the spectrum and not very close to the edge of it, either.
That's the only explanation for why he hasn't picked up on Serizawa's hots for him, despite Serizawa doing everything but saying, "I am in love with you, dude, and want you to be my boyfriend," which is, apparently, what it's going to take.
Meanwhile, I'm still shipping Suzuki with Matsuno, the cute/nice one of his earlier friend group who was clearly fond of Suzuki.
I will call them..."Suzono...?" "Matzuki?" "Sunozuki?"