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"a polite knock on a door..." Love it.

https://myreadingmanga.info/korean-drama-love-with-flaws-2019-joo-won-suk-choi-ho-dol-story-bl-cut-engsub/

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Me too. I just finished watching the "BL Cut" of this show, which is about 90 minutes, for at least the sixth time. It focuses almost entirely on Won Suk and Ho Dol. It's only about 90 minutes long, but overflowing with feels.

I was already a big fan of little JYS from a couple of short films and other things I'd seen him in, but he is one hundred percent perfection in this part. That adorable, goofy face and the sweetness he radiates naturally always make me smile like a crazy person. So, when he gets mistreated in LWF I was quite upset, which made Won Suk my hero as well as Ho Dol's.

I wasn't aware of Cha In Ha until this show, and when I checked his bio, with great anticipation of seeing more work he'd done, and saw how things went for him, I think my jaw hit the floor. This has happened with so many SK entertainers I admire that I couldn't wrap my head around it for a while. The first couple of watches of the LWF BL cut after learning of his passing were painful af. I kept dissolving into tears. When will Korea's blood thirsty fan/celeb/media/netizen culture stop killing its finest?

In case you are not aware of where to find the BL cut, I'll put it behind the spoiler tag below.

I have found that with most movies or dramas, especially ones of high quality, I haven't really "seen" them at all until I've watched a second or third time. There is simply no way I can absorb every detail, hint, and indication the first time around. So as with many other favorite shows, I look forward to my second and third watches, probably beginning a couple weeks after the show finishes airing.

Really, it's no different than looking at a painting or sculpture, or reading a novel; the more I look or read, the more I will see and feel and perceive.

YES!!! I'm glad someone else caught that. In my own comment above I mentioned how remarkable a feat of characterization it is for an actor to step out of a car and in one second onscreen, establish that the character has grown, changed, and strengthened to a powerful degree. He simply took over, and all the drunks did as he told them. lol I loved that.

China is Communist in name only. It is entirely capitalistic and unquestionably a dictatorship. It is home to some of the wealthiest Oligarchs on the planet.

I disagree entirely about Yuan not having "self-respect" in regard to taking care of Qian. He has simply been open and honest about who he loves and cares about. Caring for someone, and expressing that feeling in actions, does not automatically carry a sense of debasement to the caregiver. Qian didn't abuse or insult Yuan; Yuan wasn't being a codependent weakling, but Qianwas oblivious to the degree to which he was reliant on Yuan.

Yuan's care-giving was beautifully selfless in that while, in his heart, of course he WANTED something in return, he did not make of it a DEMAND, or requirement for his affection and care, which was freely, and joyfully given.

How in the world is any of that indicative of a lack of self-respect?

As strong as Qian has been as a provider and stable base for Yuan and Lili, it is Yuan who is the emotionally/psychologically stronger one, and always has been. While Qian wrestled with his denial and internalized homophobia, Yuan had simply accepted himself as he grew up, for who he is. In this homophobic world, that takes guts. Although Taiwan is probably the most gay-friendly Asian country.

ooooooooooooohhhh...Taiwan also has gay marriage! Wedding bells for Y & Q by episode 12?!

Episode 7: Another WOW. One of the best BLs from any country in the last two years.

Kurt Huang brings a remarkable, yet subtle, gentleness to the character of Yuan in everything he does. And when he got out of the taxi, it was apparent on first sight that he had changed and grown. An actor who can convey such a thing in a split-second of body language on screen is talented indeed. His struggle, earlier in the episode on the phone with Qian, to prevent himself from saying all that so badly wanted out, brought me to tears. Then...the text from Qian...I broke.

Sorry, not buying Lili as a world-famous model...not one bit. She's adorable, sweet and funny, but she is not global superstar model material. But whatever...

Chris Chiu is excellent as Qian, a suppressed but solid rock at the center of the story. I can't wait to see what episode 8 brings us. There is a LOT of time left for major shit to go down either way. I'd be more worried about Qian's "ailment," but San Pang apparently knows all about it and isn't planning funerals, so maybe it's something chronic but not fatal. However, as I said, there is a LOT of time left.

Bravo to the makers of Unknown! Thank you for a lovely BL to look forward to every week, though I'd be happier if you'd dumped all the eps at once.

I agree with you that celebs should be random people, but there will always be somewhat of an interest in entertainers' lives, almost anywhere we live. It's human nature. A thousand years ago, Roman gladiators were celebrities. Well-known artists of the Renaissance were celebrities.

But as you say, it's entirely a matter of toxicity and proportion. Koreans, for many reasons, and this is a GENERAL statement, regard their celebs with an insanely disproportional level of possessiveness and judgment, a toxic af combination. Add social media and you have suicides right and left.

lol To me, it's just that there is so much BL crap being put out, especially from Thailand but more and more from JP and Korea, that there's not much to like. However, just lately, there's been a string of good-to-great BLs out of JP and Taiwan, so that's nice to see.

Check out my Top 30 Lists on my profile page. I promise you, there have been a LOT of BLs I like, but most of them were made during or before 2022.

Here's my simple take: "Congratulating" a celeb "couple" because they are supposedly dating legitimizes the idea, which is fucked up, that such a relationship is any of the public's business in the first place. If the public is justified in congratulating such an alleged couple, then they're justified later in condemning one of them later for any alleged behavior the public doesn't like. Or they're justified in making it their business and dragging one if there are accusations of "cheating," or any other number of ways of sticking the public's nose where it doesn't belong.

"Congratulations!" leads to "so-and-so cheated on so-and-so and flirted with a waitress at a club while drunk, so they must be canceled," etc.

It shouldn't be hard to understand that, especially in Korea, where such online and press abuse has led to numerous celebrity suicides, this commonly accepted habit of intruding into entertainers' private lives has got to stop.

Finally, yes, these actors' agencies, not the actors themselves "confirmed" the relationship, which means the whole thing smells fishy . Why not a comment from the actors themselves? Or better yet, NO comment?

Asians don't get it, because they've been brainwashed by it always being the case, but it is nothing short of bizarre for an agency or production company to be putting out press releases about their people's private lives. The only press release they should be putting out is "The private lives of these actors are nobody's business but theirs. Please refrain from harassing them and stfu." This "please smile on their relationship as they continue to grow"-type shit is a big part of the problem.

Another fucked-up Korean entertainment convention is that who the performer's agency is seems more important that who the performer is. I'm hoping eventually, Korea can get to the American model, where the agency works for the actor/performer, not the other way around.

This is a silly, goofy, low-budget...thing with a heart of gold and I love it. :D

Just finished my fourth watch, at least. Makes me laugh and cry every time. I just think of it as a really high-budget community theatre production and I'm good.

For what it is, which is nothing more than it's trying to be: 8.5/10

Episode 4: WOWZA. Did Senpai just bottom?

Senpai's puppy-dog eyes! TWICE.

More shower scenes, please. :)

Both leads are very good actors. I like that each is handsome, and not in a pretty-boy way. The direction is excellent, as well.
Don't understand why we got dead fish kisses on the bridge, sandwiched between very sensual love scenes...for a moment I feared I had been transported inside an old Thai BL.
I dig the way Akihiro dresses. Sort of "Hip Preppy." Traditional American/English old-school, with a touch of sass.

The young actors playing the MCs in high school are doing a great job too.

This is a quality show. I'm enjoying it immensely.

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.