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Why not withhold judgment until seeing how this plays out? All they did was exchange business cards. ;) What, you want two episodes of hearts, flowers, and fluff?

Episode 3: I think I just witnessed one of the hottest J-BL sex scenes ever presented. I feel honored...and horny.

Mild Spoilers:

I wish, just once, a BL character we know from episode 1 is the "top," who is in pursuit of a reluctant lover, would offer to bottom just for the sake of his beloved's pleasure, and as a sign of his affection and willingness to do whatever it takes. As smokin' as this scene was, it was also predictable.

And no, I don't care how it was in the source material. Anything can be rewritten. And no, I don't care that "the Japanese ALWAYS follow the source material to the letter...blah blah blah." It doesn't have to be that way. Think of how surprising and hot it would have been for Senpai to offer up his booty to Akihiro. But all that aside...WOW. :D

Another thing about this show that smolders is Takamatsu Aloha as Yuto, the bitch secretary from Hell. Yuto may be a vicious snake, but an extremely handsome one. Put that dude in a suit and change up the hair and you've got feature film leading man material. Unfortunately, and for the good of this drama, whoever is dressing him should be shot. The huuuuuuuuuuuuge, oversized sweat pants/coat-sweatshirt/turtleneck/layers-on-layers look in Jap/Korean BLs needs to be permanently trashed. ugh

Finally, excellent move on Akihiro's part to get what he got from Senpai and then leave in the morning with very clean, clear, business-like boundaries set. Senpai was expecting him to go all mushy after the nasty, but Akihiro didn't fall for it. Nice.

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Wow, this one really snuck up on me.

Without thinking much about it, I stopped watching after episode 2 but didn't take it off my Currently Watching list. Then, today I thought to give it a shot and each sequence in 3, 4, and 5 drew me further into the story. I am not a Fluff Fan, but this one came close enough to having some realistic emotion and a touch of heat that I could bear it. I teared up multiple times in the three final episodes. If only more people were willing to say "I don't know..." a lot more often, we'd all be a lot happier. Ryuji wasn't sure, so he told Amane that after the confession and it was...OK.

I thought it a tad odd that they stayed out of touch entirely thru Summer break, as there had been no agreement to do so. However, that turned out to be the best possible thing for Ryuji. I suspect he had feelings for Amane almost from the beginning, but the post-confession space and time allowed him to come to understand where his heart already was.

Their slight awkwardness and good humor after the talk on the beach during the fireworks, in taking the physical steps we saw without nervous giggles, was SO real for me. The actress who played Ryuji's mom broke me when he asked her if she missed his deceased father. She didn't exactly tear up, but the look in her eyes said everything and I was a mess.

Oh...and even I, who loves angst and despair and tragedy, enjoyed a this story, which has some angst but no cliche moment concerning a misunderstood action with a girl seen out of context, or any of that silliness; though I was sure that's what was going to happen when Amane went to surprise Ryuji at the restaurant.

So...bravo. This was a nice little surprise.

8/10

" If I understand correctly, they are re-editing in order to minimize his presence?" That's the thing though, this article, as poorly written as it is, does not actually say that. To me, they seem to be saying there is no way to edit out such a prominent, lead character because he is integral to the story, but then says post-production edits will proceed...wth does that self-contradictory statement mean?

I don't get why Netflix is letting a tiny minority of Puritanical netizens in Korea determine the content of their films? The rest of the sane world wishes the best for Yoo and want to see this movie. At worst, why not just edit it for Korean subscribers and let the rest of us see the real thing?

here we go again: NO, he did not take drugs, you cretin. All his tests came back negative. You're a horrible person.

"Actor Yoo Ah In will inevitably appear because he is a major character who shapes the story. To minimize disruption of the flow of the work, the director, writer, and production team conducted ample discussions to proceed with re-editing [the drama] in the later stages of production."

I'm hoping this means it is impossible to edit out YAI and still have a movie, so any cuts will be minimal. Which seems kind of pointless, and thus, begs the question: why edit him out at all? I would be amazed but not surprised to find that Netflix is prepared to lose millions of $$$ on a project for the sake of a few self-righteous Puritans in South Korea.

A lot of self-righteous MDLers DO care, that's the sick part. Anyway, it sounds from this press release that YAI will remain prominent in the film, as his character is central to the story. I bet Netflix has had it up to here with Korea's hyper-cancel culture affecting its plans to release projects.

No one here in the U.S. gives a shit about YAI's personal problems; in fact, those of us who know and appreciate Yoo's work are pulling for him to come all the way back. If indeed, he has a drug problem, and that has not been established, then treatment, not punishment is the sensible response.

Korea needs to get its act together on this. Companies like NF are going to take their millions of production $$$ elsewhere if they have to worry about not being able to air shows after the fact every time crazy people on the web get a bug up their ass about the private life of one of their stars.

Koreans regularly cancel performers for absurd transgressions such as having the nerve to date someone, being accused of an extramarital affair, texting a bar hostess, touching the leg of one of your friends who is drunkenly dancing on the table in a bar, being accused of grade-school bullying, etc. Korea makes all my favorite movies, but this juvenile, hysterical cancel culture, which just took LSK from us, has been freaking me out from the time I discovered what it was, years ago. After each suicide, I ask myself if watching Korean films is contributing to the cycle.

Like many others, I have been worried about Yoo's mental/emotional state for many months, concerned he may choose LSK's route to peace. I hope he has lots of love and personal support around him to prevent that.

Hey Yoo, my man! Escape Korea and all that bullshit and come to America! Hollywood and the film/drama-watching public adores you and doesn't judge you. If you've got a problem, we have the best treatment centers in the world, and you can give Seoul the finger and get right to work on your next project. Your talent is too precious to waste and let's face it: Now that it's gone this far, this "scandal," Korean media and MDL's favorite word, will follow you forever in your native land. Every news article from here on out to the end of time, will rehash your "scandal." Here, we'll cheer your recovery and look forward to seeing you win your first Oscar!

Robert Downey Jr., who just won Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild prizes for his Best Supporting Actor performance in "Oppenhemier," experienced drug and legal problems years ago, but such was his talent and determination that the public never stopped pulling for him to recover and succeed. The American public's mature, sensible attitude in this regard is one of the few things I'm proud of about this place.

So come on, Yoo, never forget many millions of people around the globe are wishing you the best. Keep your head up, leave Seoul in the rear-view mirror, and come to America!

Among the best political-themed films I have ever seen. The only notable flaw was the awful age makeup on LSK near the end.

Highly recommended.

9.5/10 (The half point is for that makeup.)

I get what you say about Kyung Gu's lack of charisma, but to me he seemed perfect for this role. Just as perfect as LSK was for his role. But hell, LSK was perfect for every role he played.

I LIKE long comments! I like reading and, unlike many MDLers...thinking.

I always get a laugh after writing a maybe four-paragraph reply to someone who's been trashing me and they respond with "I ain't reading all that!" hahaha...imbeciles. One idiot a few days ago wrote me a four-paragraph response to my one-sentence remark mocking his refusal to read my original four-paragraph comment. lol

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hahaha...I don't think she'd agree I've been "patient." :) We've exchanged barbs above.

Try to be kind. She's not intelligent.

"hating on people" lol Very original and thoughtful, just like your clueless OP.

Stop being so stupid. You have no idea if any of this is true, but like a true, brainless, toxic af "fan," you jump on board as though it's any of your affair.

The son is most definitely hot for his buddy, and it went absolutely...nowhere.
The daughter makes a sexual move on her blood brother/father, the bisexual dude responds physically, the only reason they didn't do the deal is because the other dad showed up and stopped it. wtf? The brother/father (if I understood that correctly) should have gotten the boot, and the girl should go into therapy. However, in this story it's all over and forgotten the next day. I wouldn't trust that dude alone with her again. I'm not "offended" by the material, I love a scandalous story line, but the only sick thing about that family is that they just sort of blew off that incident.
Ugh...the Lesbians...acting like Ozzy and Harriet with all the behavioral stereotypes, then shocked that their 18 year old son would have questions about his paternity, then squealing and stomping their feet when shit hits the fan.
Lots of reasons to be disappointed here.

A potentially great story, full of challenging subject matter, handled lamely in every way I can think of. Wild shit out of left field that had no repercussions, definite hints of intriguing/exciting feelings that went nowhere, grown women acting like middle-school girls, hard-core behavior just sort of shrugged off, some bad acting, all in all a very disappointing flick.

I'd love to see the very same basic circumstances and characters in the hands of much better writers and a director who knows what to do with them.

Also, the film often had the production feel of a low-budget TV movie.

Not recommended except to soak in the looks of the young ML and his best friend.

5/10

You sound like a heartsick lover who got jilted. You're very dramatic. Sorry, but our affair was entirely in your imagination, such as it is.

"...you live in ur head to much." As opposed to you, who rarely visits their head, not even on weekends.

I like my way better. Thinking before typing is a good thing.

Wow, that's a long-ass comment coming from you, even if it is borderline psycho. You seem upset. Are you OK?

"I've talk to u on this app in many occasions b4 and u always like to play victim and act like ppls friends after being a complete dick. That's who you are."

Are we in grade school? Did I ignore you on the playground?

" i said multiple times i do agree with you but the way u do shit isnt okay."

Oh dear. I'll stop doing the "way I do shit" immediately.

I know ONE person who very much "...cares about me and my stupid opinions:" YOU. lol Following me all over MDL, drinking up my comments, loving them but hating them, wanting me but being repulsed by me. I think it's all become too much for you and you may snap. Why don't you do yourself and your psychiatrist a favor and block me?

hahaha...I know. But those were some of the very first BLs I stumbled across before I knew what a BL was, almost three years ago. I remember when the first "kiss" happened and they leaned into each other stiffly, but you could tell their mouths were nowhere near each other, and the camera went swooping this way and that so we couldn't see their faces. I was like "What the fuck is happening?"