this is just my opinion. Volume 1 and 2 is cute and all but also TO ME it is more a BL phantasy. I find volume…
Korean romance shows just love love triangles. Most have one. Here, we have love triangle in vol 1&2, we have one in vol 3, and the 3 new boys would probably be a love triangle in vol 4.
Personally, I think there's a lot of potential in domestic drama, that doesn't need a third-wheel. Especially if they want to go with realistic depiction of being gay in Korea. Just wanting to hold hands in public but cannot is dramatic tension.
But eh, I'll accept any story, love triangle or not. Just make sure the basic storytelling itself is good.
hi, some questions, maybe somebody can answer1- volume 3, episode 3: who does Jae Jun sleep with? Is it revealed?…
1. Jihan
2. Yes. His boyband TAN's contract is over and not renewed. He mentioned that TAN will be his last idol stint, though he's up for reunion if the members decide to get together again (besides, he only has about 2 years before mandatory military service, so re-debuting now would be awkward). He still has his music production team, and ofc Cityboy Log. He said he wants to get CBL a gold play button.
A bit OOT, but... Jaejun announced that he's moving on from the idol life. His band TAN will be effectively on hiatus after they finished any remaining schedule (that's being polite; I just don't want to say "disband").
I wonder if they'll appropriate this as a plot point. It'd be an excellent excuse for Jihan to wrap Jaejun in blanket and feed him bottomless chocolate. But it might be too personal, so I'd get it if they don't.
I believe it's because the writers don't actually have a story for 2J. To make a compelling story you need to give the characters arc: they need to have a goal that they're actively striving for, or at least have a growth trajectory so that they'll find new shoes to fill even if they're not actively looking for one. In this volume, 2J have none.
They have their happily-ever-after. The writers struggle to imagine how the character could evolve next, so they make them run in circles. Creating a story where the status quo could only be maintained, where the conflicts don't matter and the characters don't change.
Or at least, 2J don't change. Dongseop changed, for example. He had a goal (win Jihan) that he realised he could never accomplished, so he moved on by the end. See, that's growth. 2J, they only reacted. Jaejun reacted to Yunje, Jihan reacted to Jaejun reacting to Yunje. And in the end, they brushed the drama off with a laugh and a kiss, like it never happened (man, I wish I could brush off my real world problems with a laugh and a kiss; but apparently, I have a character arc).
So next volume, I hope they figure out where they want 2J to go. And if they draw a blank, well, it means 2J's story is over. They're where they're supposed to be in the fantasy, and the writers could just let them be cute and happy while shifting the storytelling burden to the new boys.
They apologised and there's that, we'll never know the tea. I prepared popcorn for nothing lol.
Oh well, I guess the lesson of the day is, when you reject someone, reject them firmly. Don't, in an attempt to be polite, ended up leaving them with false hope (I assume this is what happening here) .
People have been saying this again and again, so I feel like I have to say: they only did one week probably because they're working under a strict budget. This isn't exactly the kind of show that attract sponsors.
Ofc the complaint is still valid, I just want to add another perspective.
Something suddenly hits me. Maybe no one is into Changyu because he's... basically unemployed? I remember he described his occupation as "learning videography". If I met someone that describes their job like that irl, I would've definitely thought "isn't that just glorified unemployment?" (I would never say it out loud though).
YTN Star's interview with Jeongho and the director of His Man & Merry Queer (no eng sub).
Two things I found interesting: 1. Jeongho said he decided to join the show because it's impossible for gay in Korea to have a 자만추 (meet-cute; to meet a potential partner naturally instead of, say, through dating apps or blind dates), so he wanted to know how it feels. 2. He said that he can't just mindlessly upload a photo of him with his friend to social media because the people around that friend will question "he's gay, why are you friend with him?". This is especially the case if that friend is closeted (but also even if that friend is straight).
I really like ep 7. It's something we can only get in a gay dating show. It's nice to see them bond beyond the dating.
Anyway, ep 6 is drama time. Finally some movements. I don't know if it's enough to shake the status quo, but at least it makes me excited for the next episode.
Oh wow, the new guy mentioned marriage on a first date with a stranger. Now that's straightforward.
Normally, that would've been a warning sign. But given that gay can't actually legally marry there, somehow I ended up rooting for him. He seems like a hopeless romantic.
Personally, I think there's a lot of potential in domestic drama, that doesn't need a third-wheel. Especially if they want to go with realistic depiction of being gay in Korea. Just wanting to hold hands in public but cannot is dramatic tension.
But eh, I'll accept any story, love triangle or not. Just make sure the basic storytelling itself is good.
2. Yes. His boyband TAN's contract is over and not renewed. He mentioned that TAN will be his last idol stint, though he's up for reunion if the members decide to get together again (besides, he only has about 2 years before mandatory military service, so re-debuting now would be awkward). He still has his music production team, and ofc Cityboy Log. He said he wants to get CBL a gold play button.
This vlog format is better suited for slice-of-life genre anyway. Please don't overcomplicate the next season.
I wonder if they'll appropriate this as a plot point. It'd be an excellent excuse for Jihan to wrap Jaejun in blanket and feed him bottomless chocolate. But it might be too personal, so I'd get it if they don't.
I believe it's because the writers don't actually have a story for 2J. To make a compelling story you need to give the characters arc: they need to have a goal that they're actively striving for, or at least have a growth trajectory so that they'll find new shoes to fill even if they're not actively looking for one. In this volume, 2J have none.
They have their happily-ever-after. The writers struggle to imagine how the character could evolve next, so they make them run in circles. Creating a story where the status quo could only be maintained, where the conflicts don't matter and the characters don't change.
Or at least, 2J don't change. Dongseop changed, for example. He had a goal (win Jihan) that he realised he could never accomplished, so he moved on by the end. See, that's growth. 2J, they only reacted. Jaejun reacted to Yunje, Jihan reacted to Jaejun reacting to Yunje. And in the end, they brushed the drama off with a laugh and a kiss, like it never happened (man, I wish I could brush off my real world problems with a laugh and a kiss; but apparently, I have a character arc).
So next volume, I hope they figure out where they want 2J to go. And if they draw a blank, well, it means 2J's story is over. They're where they're supposed to be in the fantasy, and the writers could just let them be cute and happy while shifting the storytelling burden to the new boys.
Thank you for reading.
Oh well, I guess the lesson of the day is, when you reject someone, reject them firmly. Don't, in an attempt to be polite, ended up leaving them with false hope (I assume this is what happening here) .
Ofc the complaint is still valid, I just want to add another perspective.
Changmin's explanation on why he picked Hyukjun as a roommate makes too much sense. Jeonghyun did that to himself lol.
YTN Star's interview with Jeongho and the director of His Man & Merry Queer (no eng sub).
Two things I found interesting:
1. Jeongho said he decided to join the show because it's impossible for gay in Korea to have a 자만추 (meet-cute; to meet a potential partner naturally instead of, say, through dating apps or blind dates), so he wanted to know how it feels.
2. He said that he can't just mindlessly upload a photo of him with his friend to social media because the people around that friend will question "he's gay, why are you friend with him?". This is especially the case if that friend is closeted (but also even if that friend is straight).
Anyway, ep 6 is drama time. Finally some movements. I don't know if it's enough to shake the status quo, but at least it makes me excited for the next episode.
At least I can look forward to the next episode where we can see some group bonding.
Normally, that would've been a warning sign. But given that gay can't actually legally marry there, somehow I ended up rooting for him. He seems like a hopeless romantic.