Me too. I discovered him two years after his death but for a couple of months didn't know he had already passed. When I found out, it was rough. I keep enjoying his music and videos though.
Loved it more on second watch than on first. It's low-budget and short, but like its title, it has heart and that goes a long way. So many BAD BLs with huge budgets and casts that this one leaves in the dust.
You're right that the guys each had an illogical response to the other one having kept his family finances a secret.…
I liked that HJ punched YJ, even though I thought he was an ass to do so. It was very un-BL. It was also unexpected, surprising, and dramatic. Imagine that...in a DRAMA. WAY too many BL viewers think the shows they watch are supposed to be "safe spaces" for their tender souls and anything or any character that elicits a strong negative reaction from them should simply not be in the story. Thus the laughable concept of "trigger" and "content" warnings. "Oh dear...I might have a feeeeeeling!"
I like being triggered to feel things by drama. It is the entire purpose of any form of art or entertainment.
Wasn't there already another time the boxer hit the other guy or am I confusing two shows? There is quick slap/punch in "Love Mate" a couple episodes ago.
Hey I saw another piece by our favorite reviewer today (apparently, I've been unblocked or never was.). The "content warnings" are a hoot. I just checked and it's a review of Love Mate: " Content Warnings: harassment, non con picture taking, kick, non con touching, punch, manhandling" lol "manhandling" hahaha "non con picture taking..." Perhaps the writer worries the camera will steal the character's soul?
Actually, I do NOT remember that punch in Mr. Heart. It's one I never get tired of, so I'll have to do another rewatch soon.
You're right that the guys each had an illogical response to the other one having kept his family finances a secret.…
Unless I'm mistaken, Yoo Jae didn't tell anyone else about his dad's stock windfall. Some girl called Han Joon and asked "did you hear about YJ's dad's big money from a stock sale" (which is a REALLY odd thing to call a casual friend about just because he's besties with the son of the dad). She certainly did not get that information from Yoo Jae, who doesn't even like his parents, let alone want to talk about them. I assumed the girl heard it from HER parents, as YJ made the point his parents like to blab about their money.
So I still say it's lame to have us think that because one is in love with the other he expects to know all about his parents' money immediately, as if it's any of his business anyway. It would have come off as lording it over him because he's poor, and then he would have bitched about THAT.
I find it more understandable to be embarrassed of one's new digs when you know the guy you like lives in a mansion, but again instead of understanding and kindness shown toward the guy he likes, we get the mirror-image reaction from YJ of immediate rage that he wasn't told IMMEDIATELY. Jesus. I have been in love a number of times and the last thing I would do is behave the way either of these guys did, especially when the object of my affections and me were still dancing around our feelings for each other.
There is a similar event in I Told Sunset About You, and it's early in the story too, before they have mutually confessed. Teh gets his feelings hurt because Oh-Aew tells another friend of his about some semi-personal event in his life that he hadn't told to Teh. It is early in their friendship and Oh-Aew is openly gay but Teh is not. But it's some kind of thing among friends, not your parent's bank account or where he lives. Teh tells Oh-Aew exactly why he is hurt by that and it makes sense. I'm not buying the "tell me about your parents' money and where you live, dammit! If I find out on my own, I am going to be pissed!"
To me, this conflict in Star Struck has "BL contrived miscommunication" written all over it, with hysterical overreactions tacked on. They probably just re-wrote a scene from another series.
I was with a guy for seven years. I just realized I never knew anything about his parents' money and I never asked. And if I heard from someone else that his dad had made big bucks on Wall St. it would not occur to me to take offense that he hadn't already told me. And if I went to meet a new friend of BF and discovered they had moved to more modest digs, I would say "oh...cool. Show me around, it looks nice." I mean, the guy isn't living in a trash barrel. So I spent most of these two episodes going "wtf is with these dudes?"
you really got me at that soccer ball thing. I mean, I've never been hit before with it, so, does the hit really…
No, it would be a one in a million case of being hit hard enough in the head to make you pass out but it happens frequently in BLs. :) But they were playing dodgeball here, in which case the ball would be much softer and have more give, even though he did throw it from close range. It wouldn't feel good but you're not going to need a trip to the nurse's office.
Now, an American baseball...those things put people in the hospital.
Great big nothing-ball of Korean Fluff. Apparently, Korea has hired away some Thai BL writers to take over their burgeoning industry. So many lame things about this plot with its contrivances (overheard phone-calls), cliches (refusal to communicate), and stupidities (having sex in your clothes then later sleeping one on the bed/one on the floor as if you're high school buddies having a sleepover) it's not possible to list them in one comment that anyone would read. Instead of getting a new boyfriend, most of these BL nutjobs would do better to get a new therapist. In the end, all was made well by a glass of water. Come on Korea, I had such high hopes. And all those horrible clothes.
I like the pace, vibe, and atmosphere of this series a lot. The acting is realistic and natural; cinematography's nice. But the plot, as such, is kind of lame. Why would you expect your close friend to tell you that his dad made a lot of money in the stock market? Wouldn't that come off as bragging? OF COURSE you'd keep that to yourself. Or is bragging about such matters a Korean thing? Same with Han Joon moving to a smaller place, of which I guess he's ashamed. I mean, I guess there's no way around telling your best friend where you now live, but to throw a fit about it the first time you find out, especially if it's a true ghetto, which it didn't look like to me, seems odd.
In short, both lead characters massively overreact in irrational ways to drive the plot, so it seems contrived. And really? Hit with a soccer ball and the obligatory trip to the infirmary, etc. All these cliches always leave me wondering why the writers can't, or won't, be more original in crafting their stories. I know it's based on a manga, but you can change whatever elements you want when adapting such a thing. Oh well.
I'll keep watching; I like it well enough for that and I do appreciate them releasing a total of 40 minutes of story each week.
Oh, and I would liked to have seen Yoo Jae have more of a conflicted response to Han Joon's confession, since there is no way he is not aware that he feels the same. I get that even so, the gay panic instinct could kick in, but I saw none of that struggle between confessing in return or continuing to deny the truth. He just acted grossed out immediately and stormed off. Oh well.
I like the pace, vibe, and atmosphere of this series a lot. The acting is realistic and natural; cinematography's nice. But the plot, as such, is kind of lame. Why would you expect your close friend to tell you that his dad made a lot of money in the stock market? Wouldn't that come off as bragging? OF COURSE you'd keep that to yourself. Or is bragging about such matters a Korean thing? Same with Han Joon moving to a smaller place, of which I guess he's ashamed. I mean, I guess there's no way around telling your best friend where you now live, but to throw a fit about it the first time you find out, especially if it's a true ghetto, which it didn't look like to me, seems odd.
In short, both lead characters massively overreact in irrational ways to drive the plot, so it seems contrived. And really? Hit with a soccer ball and the obligatory trip to the infirmary, etc. All these cliches always leave me wondering why the writers can't, or won't, be more original in crafting their stories. I know it's based on a manga, but you can change whatever elements you want when adapting such a thing. Oh well.
I'll keep watching; I like it well enough for that and I do appreciate them releasing a total of 40 minutes of story each week.
Oh, and I would liked to have seen Yoo Jae have more of a conflicted response to Han Joon's confession, since there is no way he is not aware that he feels the same. I get that even so, the gay panic instinct could kick in, but I saw none of that struggle between confessing in return or continuing to deny the truth. He just acted grossed out immediately and stormed off. Oh well.
This is kind of meh but several eps ago I started thinking of it as "The Tane Show" and liked it much better. That child actor and his character are a delight.
Unlike Yukata, who is a bore. Yeah, yeah, he was traumatized as a child because his adopted brother told him he "couldn't eat, etc." Whatever. The script just hasn't done a good job of presenting why that rather small thing keeps him away from everyone in all aspects of his life, especially Minoru who has been nothing but a sweetheart. At this point I've no idea if it's the lame childhood trauma or the gay panic that is keeping him at a distance.
His catatonic response to Minoru's epically honest and appealing confession was entirely uninteresting. Largely because it was so predictable. ODT has become a trope-fest and thus I was able to accurately predict how he would receive Minoru's affections...boring hesitancy. At this point we're just going through the motions as we approach what we all know will happen by show's end.
Holy shit this is as tone deaf as it gets. Seriously???? Are we kidding here, or being real??? You wonder why…
After every Korean performing artist's suicide, people like you say "no one intended that..." BS. Cuts no ice with me. Quit paying so much attention to a few nutjobs on the Internet who bitch about every little thing.
Holy shit this is as tone deaf as it gets. Seriously???? Are we kidding here, or being real??? You wonder why…
After every Korean performing artist's suicide, people like you say "no one intended that..." BS. Cuts no ice with me. Quit paying so much attention to a few nutjobs on the Internet who bitch about every little thing.
Holy shit this is as tone deaf as it gets. Seriously???? Are we kidding here, or being real??? You wonder why…
Bravo! but biggest problem is that a few thousand losers on the Internet like to bitch and moan about every little thing, and then the press, and MDL, for god's sake, hype it beyond all proportion with click-bait bogus articles like this.
And You're right: This "controversy" is a low-key example of the insane standards Korean entertainers face, and why so many take their own lives.
8/10
I like being triggered to feel things by drama. It is the entire purpose of any form of art or entertainment.
Wasn't there already another time the boxer hit the other guy or am I confusing two shows? There is quick slap/punch in "Love Mate" a couple episodes ago.
Hey I saw another piece by our favorite reviewer today (apparently, I've been unblocked or never was.). The "content warnings" are a hoot. I just checked and it's a review of Love Mate: "
Content Warnings: harassment, non con picture taking, kick, non con touching, punch, manhandling" lol "manhandling" hahaha "non con picture taking..." Perhaps the writer worries the camera will steal the character's soul?
Actually, I do NOT remember that punch in Mr. Heart. It's one I never get tired of, so I'll have to do another rewatch soon.
So I still say it's lame to have us think that because one is in love with the other he expects to know all about his parents' money immediately, as if it's any of his business anyway. It would have come off as lording it over him because he's poor, and then he would have bitched about THAT.
I find it more understandable to be embarrassed of one's new digs when you know the guy you like lives in a mansion, but again instead of understanding and kindness shown toward the guy he likes, we get the mirror-image reaction from YJ of immediate rage that he wasn't told IMMEDIATELY. Jesus. I have been in love a number of times and the last thing I would do is behave the way either of these guys did, especially when the object of my affections and me were still dancing around our feelings for each other.
There is a similar event in I Told Sunset About You, and it's early in the story too, before they have mutually confessed. Teh gets his feelings hurt because Oh-Aew tells another friend of his about some semi-personal event in his life that he hadn't told to Teh. It is early in their friendship and Oh-Aew is openly gay but Teh is not. But it's some kind of thing among friends, not your parent's bank account or where he lives. Teh tells Oh-Aew exactly why he is hurt by that and it makes sense. I'm not buying the "tell me about your parents' money and where you live, dammit! If I find out on my own, I am going to be pissed!"
To me, this conflict in Star Struck has "BL contrived miscommunication" written all over it, with hysterical overreactions tacked on. They probably just re-wrote a scene from another series.
I was with a guy for seven years. I just realized I never knew anything about his parents' money and I never asked. And if I heard from someone else that his dad had made big bucks on Wall St. it would not occur to me to take offense that he hadn't already told me. And if I went to meet a new friend of BF and discovered they had moved to more modest digs, I would say "oh...cool. Show me around, it looks nice." I mean, the guy isn't living in a trash barrel. So I spent most of these two episodes going "wtf is with these dudes?"
Now, an American baseball...those things put people in the hospital.
Apparently, Korea has hired away some Thai BL writers to take over their burgeoning industry.
So many lame things about this plot with its contrivances (overheard phone-calls), cliches (refusal to communicate), and stupidities (having sex in your clothes then later sleeping one on the bed/one on the floor as if you're high school buddies having a sleepover) it's not possible to list them in one comment that anyone would read.
Instead of getting a new boyfriend, most of these BL nutjobs would do better to get a new therapist.
In the end, all was made well by a glass of water.
Come on Korea, I had such high hopes.
And all those horrible clothes.
LAME
5/10
In short, both lead characters massively overreact in irrational ways to drive the plot, so it seems contrived. And really? Hit with a soccer ball and the obligatory trip to the infirmary, etc. All these cliches always leave me wondering why the writers can't, or won't, be more original in crafting their stories. I know it's based on a manga, but you can change whatever elements you want when adapting such a thing. Oh well.
I'll keep watching; I like it well enough for that and I do appreciate them releasing a total of 40 minutes of story each week.
Oh, and I would liked to have seen Yoo Jae have more of a conflicted response to Han Joon's confession, since there is no way he is not aware that he feels the same. I get that even so, the gay panic instinct could kick in, but I saw none of that struggle between confessing in return or continuing to deny the truth. He just acted grossed out immediately and stormed off. Oh well.
In short, both lead characters massively overreact in irrational ways to drive the plot, so it seems contrived. And really? Hit with a soccer ball and the obligatory trip to the infirmary, etc. All these cliches always leave me wondering why the writers can't, or won't, be more original in crafting their stories. I know it's based on a manga, but you can change whatever elements you want when adapting such a thing. Oh well.
I'll keep watching; I like it well enough for that and I do appreciate them releasing a total of 40 minutes of story each week.
Oh, and I would liked to have seen Yoo Jae have more of a conflicted response to Han Joon's confession, since there is no way he is not aware that he feels the same. I get that even so, the gay panic instinct could kick in, but I saw none of that struggle between confessing in return or continuing to deny the truth. He just acted grossed out immediately and stormed off. Oh well.
Unlike Yukata, who is a bore. Yeah, yeah, he was traumatized as a child because his adopted brother told him he "couldn't eat, etc." Whatever. The script just hasn't done a good job of presenting why that rather small thing keeps him away from everyone in all aspects of his life, especially Minoru who has been nothing but a sweetheart. At this point I've no idea if it's the lame childhood trauma or the gay panic that is keeping him at a distance.
His catatonic response to Minoru's epically honest and appealing confession was entirely uninteresting. Largely because it was so predictable. ODT has become a trope-fest and thus I was able to accurately predict how he would receive Minoru's affections...boring hesitancy. At this point we're just going through the motions as we approach what we all know will happen by show's end.
But I will continue to watch "The Tane Show."
And You're right: This "controversy" is a low-key example of the insane standards Korean entertainers face, and why so many take their own lives.