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I keep forgetting to mention: Your member name suits you.

It's telling that you equate having rudimentary standards with having a "stick up" one's ass," which means you have no standards at all. Which is why you like this show.

This stick feels pretty good up my ass, by the way. I think I'll keep it there.

Have a great day!

First off, I liked the J-version at first, but by the time it ended, and it had become clear it was more like a Chinese censored-gay bromance than a BL, it pissed me off. One of the leads, I believe it was the actor who played the manager, wouldn't do any kissing or other normal, physical expressions of affections gay people and everybody else in the world does, so in that respect it was nothing but a cock-tease piece of gay-bait.

How do you credibly present a story, the entire basis of which is that a dude has a magical power because HE HASN'T GOTTEN LAID by the age of 30, without making a pretty big deal of him getting laid when it finally happens, and thus his magic disappears? Answer: You don't credibly do that. And that last kiss-tease with the stars or whatever appearing just before their lips touched was the last straw for me. I hate shows that attempt to make big bucks off the BL craze, but then hire actors and directors who with their refusal to honor gay displays of affection in the same way they would straight ones, shame and insult a huge part of their audiences.

So, I wasn't looking at this Thai version as a comparison to the Japanese one. I was totally open to whatever came along.

I found the acting, especially from Tay and New, to be marginal.
New isn't inhabiting the character, he is "playing" the character, and it doesn't come off as a fully realized, individual person. He's playing a "type."
The slapstick just isn't good. He's too stiff. Comedy isn't natural to him.
Tay has always been the stiffer of the two, but here he's boring. Simply put, he's not a very good actor. He's flat.
The entire atmosphere of the show is off-putting to me. All the extras and supporting players overact most of their lines and come off as amateurish. This is an ongoing problem with Thai BLs from the last two years, at least.
The whole schtick with New reacting to hearing the thoughts of others feels forced. It's not funny, as it was in the Japanese version. It's goofy/eye-rolling/silly.
The office environment doesn't feel like a real office; it feels like a college theater production idea of what a real office feels like.
Even New's Auntie was playing a type instead of a person.
There is an overarching, low-budget, lazy-direction feel to this series. That's common to Thai BLs because they pump them out so fast and it's a problem here as well.
Whereas, many Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese BLs have an authenticity thing going on, which means the cast, director, and crew have created what feels like an actual, realistic universe in which the story takes place, this one feels fake through and through.

I could go on, but that's the gist of why I dropped this.

Also, my taste level and expectations have risen over the last three years since I discovered BL/Asian gay cinema/Asian cinema. Though I never liked garbage like the queer-bait, gay-shaming SOTUS series, with its swirling cameras and weird mannequin poses designed to hide the horrifically shameful sight of two men kissing, I loved many other Thai BLs; both seasons of Love Sick, Make It Right, Love By Chance, Grey Rainbow, TharnType, Together With Me, and others.

But many of those shows had a raunchy, unself-conscious innocence that I haven't seen in a new Thai BL for ages, including this one. Moonlight Chicken was the last watchable one. I don't watch anything just to kill time. If I want to "kill time," something is seriously off with the way I'm living my life. I want shows that engage and challenge me, make me laugh, and yes, even think. All that can happen, even in BLs, as shown by the wildly superior ITSAY and IPYTM, which it's hard to believe came out of the same country as the other 500 bad Thai BLs.

So in a nutshell, the Thai version of Cherry Magic doesn't pass the "is this worth my time?" test. So off to the trash can it goes.

And look who's yapping back to every reply I leave. You're a Chihuahua.
Repeating your nonsense back at YOU is deliberate...bro.
Not surprised that went over your head, though.

"Because like I said I don't waste MY time and I especially ain't giving anymore of it to a peasant....."

Says the commenter who just wasted more of ITS time and gave it to this peasant. lol Cause anyone who disagrees with you is a "peasant."

Freak.

"spreading hate..." Standard comment section BS. I don't "hate" this show. I don't "hate" you. I don't know you.

If you look around here, you'll see hundreds of comments to which I have not responded. Let's see..."spreading hate," "under every comment," etc. Seems to me you've got nothing to say that isn't a gross overstatement or exaggeration meant to misdirect the reader. You've got nothing when it comes to explaining how this show is high quality, so lies and insults are pretty much your only option.

Again, I'll leave as many comments as I please. What's ridiculous is that you can't bring yourself to simply not respond to me.

Look, just express your opinion in one comment and go. It's not that hard.

hmmm...what about my "shit" is "white?"
Do you mean that as a reference to the color of my skin? If so, how is that relevant? Sincerely, I'd like to know what you intended with this statement.

okay, that's YOUR opinion, you don't need to reply to all my comments just because you like this show and I don't. go outside.

My guess is the makers of Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese BLs began trying to emulate what the Thai BL industry has been doing because whether I like them or not, a LOT of people do like those awful shows Thailand pump out twice to three times a week. And in doing so, the Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese BLs began to drop in quality.

It's been frustrating to get excited about the BLs coming out of those countries because Thailand gives me nothing, but then watch the quality of those shows plummet.

Are you watching the Japanese BL "Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun?" It is unique, different, and very funny.

No. I watch all kinds of movies, from gay-themed to crime/thriller to dark/twisted/psycho to sports to comedies to science fiction and horror, all depends on the quality. Most of my faves are Korean.

When it comes to romance/drama I definitely prefer gay stories, but I've watched every damn BL and gay-themed film out there. I don't like 99% of what Thailand produces, BL-wise, so that leaves me without an ongoing BL series most of the time.

I enjoyed a lot of early Thai BLs, but the last three years or so they've been terrible. Moonlight Chicken was the last one I liked.

*BRLT*

well, not really. Currently, there is one good BL airing, the Japanese Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun, but that's it.

I mostly watch films.

Yeah, saying "definitely" really puts me in my place. I'm devastated.

Any show which is so bad that I have to stop watching it gets a 1/10 from me. I don't care what you think about that. Give it a 10/10 to counteract my rating. I don't care about that either.

Yeah, god forbid you take the time to put your thoughts together on how this is an awesome show. That would require using your brain, which apparently is not your normal habit. Of course you don't HAVE to do such a thing, but most intelligent people don't mind, you know, THINKING.

"Long-ass paragraph..." omg...yeah, writing one paragraph that doesn''t sound like the mush you've written so far is likely beyond your abilities. I'm sorry to have put you in a position where you had to acknowledge that publicly.

Enjoy your watch!

Yes, I agree about people pulling down shows they dislike for reasons other than lack of quality.

The hilarious and charming new Japanese BL, Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun, is being dragged on its MDL page by idiots accusing it of promoting "pedophilia." lol I don't know whether to laugh or cry, so I do both.

People here latch onto sexually-related terms they have little to no understanding of, and then start to toss them around in an effort to appear righteous. "Pedophilia" by definition includes a pre-pubescent CHILD, not a post-puberty teenager. There are questions of appropriateness and professionalism in Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun, but there is NO pedophilia. hahaha Morons.

Good. I'm glad. I found it lame and dropped it.

"hating on this show, blah blah blah..." At least TRY to be original, lee. You're just butt-hurt that someone dared to not like this show which I guess you do, and then dared to comment about it. Why do you care how many times I reply to comments? Why do you care if I spend all day here, every day? How does that effect YOUR life?

Yes, you see right through me, lee. I am OBSESSED with this show, of which the first episode was so lame I couldn't get through it. Thank you for helpfully letting me know I need therapy! I'll start tomorrow! Can you share the name of the psychiatric facility you're staying in? Maybe I could find a doctor there!

Hi Sandy. You're not real perceptive, are you.

"Going around trying to get ppl to share your opinions scream insecure and hate," says Sandy, as she goes around trying to get me to "share her opinion." Gosh, Sandy, your doing that sure does "scream insecure and hate."

What the hell do you think I'm "lying through my teeth" about, Sandy? I posted my opinion after watching the first episode which was lame, and I came here and posted my comment, just as I'm entitled as an MDL member to do. And if I decide to come here every day to repeat my opinion, I can do that too.

It says a lot that you are seemingly incapable of simply ignoring opinions you don't like or agree with. Instead, you come in all hysterical, screeching about this being the "one of the best first episodes ever in BL," which is, guess what, Sandy? Nothing but YOUR opinion which you are spending your day in here to share.

So, according to you, everyone who sees this, loves it, eh? ummm...maybe not, given all the commenters here whining about how "low" its rating is. lol

Hey Sandy, did you know people move to other countries all the time? Every day, even. No...really! It's just a fact that the Korean and Japanese film industries are FAR more advanced, productive, and prolific than whatever goes on in Thailand, which is mostly nothing when it comes to movies. They're too busy pumping out lame BLs twice a week to make quality films.

You might want to shut your trap regarding what I do or do not think about what comes out of SEA and why, Sandy. When I first discovered BL and Asian cinema three years ago, ALL my favorite BLs were Thai. Even today, eight of the BLs on my Top 30 list are Thai. So what does THAT say about me, Sandy? It's not my fault Thailand stopped making good BLs. Moonlight Chicken was the last watchable one.

"And everyone looking pretty should go for Japanese or Korean is very telling. " Hmmm...not sure what you're trying to shriek here. Do you think only Koreans and Japanese dudes are "pretty?" Wow, that's kind of racist and/or stupid, isn't it, Sandy? Are you Thai and feeling insecure about the attractiveness of your people?

There are a lot of hot Thai guys. It's just that the Thai film industry is almost non-existent, so if they got work in Korea/Japan a lot more people would see them on the screen.

OK, well, I'll be looking forward to your next over-the-top, freak-out comment. Fire away!

Quite low how?
There are lots of numbers below 10 on a ten point scale, like 1- 9. Why not use them?

Because I watched the first episode and dropped it TODAY. Should I come back and engage three weeks from now? Is there some reason I shouldn't engage at all today because I already dropped it? I already covered this in my last comment.

I don't care who you engage with, that's up to you. Do you expect every commenter to do what you do? Why do you expect me to engage with only people who think exactly like I do? Is that YOUR thing?

"But that's just me." is "immature?" Interesting. Yikes.

If you think it's weird that I'm engaging YOU, isn't it even weirder that you are replying to ME?