Wow. One of many areas in which this series cannot be faulted is the acting. Across the board, from every last kid, to the principal, to Jong Syuk and Kyung Min, all the bullies, everyone except the exceptionally boring female detective, is an excellent actor doing exceptional work. I get that she's the mechanism through which a lot of background and exposition is being revealed, but does she have to be a combination of dull and bothersome?
As the story has progressed and we've seen more and more of Cheolie, I'm stunned at that young actor's talent. Not only does he shine in the moving scenes of dialogue and interaction with his mom and the two friends, but my god, those fight scenes are amazing. He's a little guy up against larger actors, but his hard work and that of the choreographer/fight coordinator makes those scenes utterly believable. Keeps pissing me off though, that Kyung Min and Jong Suk don't at least try to join in on his behalf.
End of episode 6: This is an exceptionally gripping drama, bringing high school/bullying revenge to a whole new level of quality. That doesn't mean it is without flaws, of course. There is FAR too much time spent driving around in cars. The cops put on their red lights and sirens even when there is no traffic to get through, which means they warn the people they're trying to catch of their approach. This has happened repeatedly. Also, there have been a good number of implausible/stupid choices made by characters who, IRL, would never be so absent-minded or dumb. But overall, I find this compelling. I'm binge-watching and I've been eager so far to move from one episode to the next. A few people below have mentioned the uselessness of the female cop character. I don't know about that yet, as I've six more eps to go. However, I just find her, or the actress playing her, to be vaguely annoying. Knock-kneed too. The bullying and high school fight scenes are incredibly convincing and raw. Kudos to the fight coordinator/choreographer and to the actors for their hard work. I haven't seen one fake-looking blow land. However, we have definitely gone beyond the point where it's impossible to believe that full-out brawls and beatings would be tearing a classroom apart, and there is not a teacher or administrator in sight. Windows are breaking, people are screaming, and from the authority figures...crickets. Not credible. What is most frustrating is that every screwed-up detail could have been fixed, with some creative script-writing and direction.
Toki's aquiline beauty is enough reason to watch this show, but I find it interesting in that the writers have managed to combine hyper and mellow, and the result is an original/unique-feeling BL.
It may be the first fluffy-rainbows-and-unicorns BL I've liked. I sure wish they had released all the eps at once though.
Even though the cast is gorgeous, this is too boring and faux-introspective to make it worth watching just for their hotness. I'll just look at their bio photographs and spare myself the pain of actually viewing the episodes.
I can so see what this drama is trying to achieve. I feel they're trying to make it introspective, so us as the…
Hi Jolly. I'm dropping this after #2. I was going to write a bit about why in my own comment, but you've said it here far better than I could have. I get EXACTLY what you mean about Filipino BL "preachiness." They hit you over the head with their moral lessons and pride parade, ra-ra-gay! stuff a few times, and then do it once more just to be sure you got the hint. It's the primary reason I never watch Pinoy BLs unless I inadvertently hear of one being good. That hasn't happened in a very long time. lol
So I'm checking out at #2. And anything that's so bad I drop it automatically gets a 1/10 from me.
Kim Dong Wook is incredibly hot. A talented actor too. Haven't seen anything with him in it in a while, and it's nice to have my eyeballs bathed is his beauty while watching this very good series.
What "political messages"? And by whom? Are you aware it was a historical war and the "Defense of Sihang Warehouse"…
Oh stop it. Just because a film is "based on" an incident that actually took place, does not automatically mean everything in the film is historically accurate. Film-makers invent all kinds of shit to make movies more dramatic/personably-relatable/emotional, and Chinese are notoriously prone to over-wrought propagandizing and story-tweaking when they'd do better to just tell the freaking story and stop with the flag-waving.
I love your comment above about how "we," an alleged, distant relative of some Chinese poo-bah, are deeply offended by this or that. Is that a use of the royal "we?"
yh ppl wierd for that but we have all had crushes on our teachers b4 right😭💀
All your inaccurate, absurd comments on what constitutes "pedophilia" here are solely your opinion and have everything to do with displaying your ignorance.
This "is everything ok...?" schtick is always done to death by people like you who are out of bs to fling around in support of their opinions.
I don't need to ask that question of you, as it's more than clear things are NOT "OK" for you at home. You're obsessed with fantasies about pedophilia to an unhealthy degree.
yh ppl wierd for that but we have all had crushes on our teachers b4 right😭💀
yeah, yeah, yeah. Still waiting for your concession that pedophilia and teen-adult relations are far different things. Or is that the hill you'll die on here?
Why Japan was not carved into ten or more separate chunks and handed out to Korea, China, Taiwan, The Phillippines, the U.S. and all the other countries its military and industry waged misery on for decades even BEFORE WW2, is beyond me.
If anyone dare tell me to my face that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "war crimes," I look forward to slapping the shit out of them. Japan got off easy.
This is a great war film. A few cheesy bits near the end should have been cut, but pretty much a 9.5/10 from me.
Yes, it was released before the scandal. And no announcement about cancelling disc/digital releases so far.
Again with another reply that should be addressed to YOU rather than me. You have yet to tell me who you think you are to be passing judgment on these people? Are you a close friend of her husband's? Are you a monk? A priest, or just a run-of-the-mill busybody?
You don't think people have committed suicide online after being endlessly humiliated, harassed, and judged? Now THAT is the biggest l ie you've told so far here today. Why do you think these people had depression, and what do you think might have made it worse? If the actress you're trashing here hangs herself tomorrow, will you be OK with that?
No one needs YOU to "excuse" or condemn anything other people are alleged to have done. Pay attention to your own personal life, and make sure it is flawless before you post more of your self-righteous bs online.
P.S. Remember: for every finger you point, four are pointing back at you. "insufferable." lol Yes. Yes, you are.
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Are you OK with the following tags listed above?
Mistress Female Lead
Extramarital Affair
Personality change
Infidelity
Seem like spoilers to me. Have you contacted admins to have those tags removed? No? I didn't think so.
My comment remains as is.
Wow. One of many areas in which this series cannot be faulted is the acting. Across the board, from every last kid, to the principal, to Jong Syuk and Kyung Min, all the bullies, everyone except the exceptionally boring female detective, is an excellent actor doing exceptional work. I get that she's the mechanism through which a lot of background and exposition is being revealed, but does she have to be a combination of dull and bothersome?
As the story has progressed and we've seen more and more of Cheolie, I'm stunned at that young actor's talent. Not only does he shine in the moving scenes of dialogue and interaction with his mom and the two friends, but my god, those fight scenes are amazing. He's a little guy up against larger actors, but his hard work and that of the choreographer/fight coordinator makes those scenes utterly believable. Keeps pissing me off though, that Kyung Min and Jong Suk don't at least try to join in on his behalf.
Great show. On to 11 and 12!
That doesn't mean it is without flaws, of course. There is FAR too much time spent driving around in cars. The cops put on their red lights and sirens even when there is no traffic to get through, which means they warn the people they're trying to catch of their approach. This has happened repeatedly.
Also, there have been a good number of implausible/stupid choices made by characters who, IRL, would never be so absent-minded or dumb.
But overall, I find this compelling. I'm binge-watching and I've been eager so far to move from one episode to the next.
A few people below have mentioned the uselessness of the female cop character. I don't know about that yet, as I've six more eps to go. However, I just find her, or the actress playing her, to be vaguely annoying. Knock-kneed too.
The bullying and high school fight scenes are incredibly convincing and raw. Kudos to the fight coordinator/choreographer and to the actors for their hard work. I haven't seen one fake-looking blow land. However, we have definitely gone beyond the point where it's impossible to believe that full-out brawls and beatings would be tearing a classroom apart, and there is not a teacher or administrator in sight. Windows are breaking, people are screaming, and from the authority figures...crickets.
Not credible.
What is most frustrating is that every screwed-up detail could have been fixed, with some creative script-writing and direction.
It may be the first fluffy-rainbows-and-unicorns BL I've liked. I sure wish they had released all the eps at once though.
Dropped after 2 episodes. 1/10
So I'm checking out at #2. And anything that's so bad I drop it automatically gets a 1/10 from me.
Haven't seen anything with him in it in a while, and it's nice to have my eyeballs bathed is his beauty while watching this very good series.
Dropped.
1/10
"As a distant relative of Commander Xie, we are deeply insulted that his effort was simply dismissed as "chinese propaganda".
I love your comment above about how "we," an alleged, distant relative of some Chinese poo-bah, are deeply offended by this or that. Is that a use of the royal "we?"
This "is everything ok...?" schtick is always done to death by people like you who are out of bs to fling around in support of their opinions.
I don't need to ask that question of you, as it's more than clear things are NOT "OK" for you at home. You're obsessed with fantasies about pedophilia to an unhealthy degree.
If anyone dare tell me to my face that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "war crimes," I look forward to slapping the shit out of them. Japan got off easy.
This is a great war film. A few cheesy bits near the end should have been cut, but pretty much a 9.5/10 from me.
You don't think people have committed suicide online after being endlessly humiliated, harassed, and judged? Now THAT is the biggest l ie you've told so far here today. Why do you think these people had depression, and what do you think might have made it worse? If the actress you're trashing here hangs herself tomorrow, will you be OK with that?
No one needs YOU to "excuse" or condemn anything other people are alleged to have done. Pay attention to your own personal life, and make sure it is flawless before you post more of your self-righteous bs online.
P.S. Remember: for every finger you point, four are pointing back at you. "insufferable." lol Yes. Yes, you are.
Is this too long for you to read? Should I edit it down for you?