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It was shockingly enjoyable

It has been a while since I have watched a Filipino series, my last one being in August, and it was the 2021 series 'Love Beneath the Stars.' So, I was a bit sceptical in watching this. But I must admit that it surprised me in the end.

Is it the best Filipino BL series out there? No, it's not. It does have some flaws. BUT! And hear me out on this one. But it was a bit different. I have watched numerous stories between a human and a ghost, yet this one was somewhat different, yet similar. They met at a party. Jack didn't realise Magic was a ghost until later. Jack was doing everything in his power to get Magic to cross into the afterlife. He found out the secret Magic was keeping from him. They were able to resolve it, and Magic was able to move on.

Something happened in the ending that is understandable why people may not like it. But I believe it's a better ending than some previous endings that I saw where the person just lived out their life and met with the ghost in the end for them to be reunited. It may not be an outstanding series, but it was still enjoyable, and it is also an easy watch.

You can watch this for what it is—a cute, quick web series.

P.S. - Saying this now, so people don't have to ask. No, Chukchuk isn't in this web series.

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I'm glad that I watched this after the hype, so I wouldn't be swept up with it

Let me say this first- I have watched 5 series by Dup Hup House, with this being the 6th. And...it has fallen into 1 of 2 patterns that I see Dup Hup House has. The series is either meh, but you watch it for the chemistry of the actors or it starts off good, gets meh and ends good/ okay-ish. I felt the ending for this was more why, but then I guess it's set up to have a season 2, I guess (I won't hold my breath for it as trashy BL's seem to get second season before outstanding/ good BL's.

There were some parts I like, some parts I hate and some parts I just wondered why. Like why did Jom end up inthe past? To experience what true love is just to loose it again?! That does not make sense to me. A time travel drama is supposed to have a specific reason for WHY did they end up inthe past. And yes, I see that he helped all those people in the past. But yet, he looses his love.

And the that ending- HOW and WHY? I'm sorry, this series just had to much flaws for me and because I have no idea if it's going to get a second season, I'm rating it on what was present to me with this season.

P.S.- While the overall rating says 7.5 (which I was initially going to give this series), the ending did not sit with well (both parts), so I'm giving it a 7. I really feel like I may never like a Dee Hup House production series, as there is always something in it that I will find flaws in.

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I feel that something is missing.

I have been waiting for this series for such a long time. And now it has done. While I do love this series, I felt that something is missing from this series for it to be perfect for me.

Pros:
❤️ Beautiful cinematography
❤️ Excellent acting from not just the main actors but from all of the actors (looking at Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan. While I didn't really like 'The Eclipse', he got my attention with his acting there. In this series...he impressed the hell out of me).
❤️ Time jumps did not actually annoy me
❤️ Getting to see Earth and Mix again in another series, where they did not disappoint me as well as watching another series from Aof.

Cons:
💔 I felt that something was missing. I really can't explain it better than this. I guess that I had extremely high expectations and it just wasn't able to reach it. Because the series did start off good and... something just went off. But it was able to get back on track by episode 7 and 8. Please note that this is my personal opinion.

In the end I give the story an 8, the acting a 9.5, the music a full blown 10 and the rewatch an 8. Overall, I give this series a 9. I honestly thought that this was going to be my first 10 BL for this year.

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Another series completed

And...that's the wnd of the series 'Individual Circumstances.' It's a quick watch for anyone who wants to give it a go.

What I like about it:
☆ the acting was actually okay
☆ the music was okay
☆ guess that I'm immune to kissing scenes because I don't have anything bad to say about thier kisses as it's neither here or there to me.

What I didn't like about it:
☆ I have come to the conclusion that I don't like miscommunication between the main leads. And this miscommunication has lasted them for YEARS and has lated this series for nearly the whole of the series. That didn't sit right with me and annoyed me.

So! Story is a 6. Acting is a 7. Music is a 7 and rewatch is a 4 as I was very annoyed with the synopsis of this series and how it was developed. This in the end not giving me any motivation to consider rewatching it. Overall I give it a 6/10

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I actually liked it!

I was actually shocked with this series. Why? Because I actually liked it. The concept was so simple and sweet, and it could be either a hit or miss. And this was actually a hit with me. I didn't have that much expectation for this series as I did for some previous Korean BL's. And this surprisingly was better than them.

The story was just so cute, simple and sweet. It was set in the workplace and guess what? They actually acted like adults! Just shocking to me! And there was a misunderstanding between the MC. And what happened? THEY ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT IT AND SOLVED THE MISUNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE NEXT EPISODE! LIKE NO LONG BROODING ON THE ISSUE!! I was a bit shock at how the company did not accept Kim Jong Chan as an employee after his internship was done. I enjoyed all seven episodes from beginning to end and the development of Kim Jong Chan and Woo Seung Hyun.

I adored all of their acting from the main characters to the supporting characters. And to realize that this is the second work that I have watched from the actor Moon Ji Yong and the differences from both of his characters in his two series. He has truly impressed me as I honestly did not realize it was the same person. I give this series an 8.5 and I will totally recommend this series to anyone if they are looking for a light, cute, grown-up BL series.

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It had it's moments

When this series was announced, I was so super ecstatic as this was one of two Thai BL series that i was waiting for to air in 2022 (the other one will be airing in 2023). And now here we are at the end of this series. And well...it had its moments while some parts I couldn't care less for.

Story-7.5/10
This is the story of Win and Team which i have been waiting for since the end of 'Until We Met Again' in 2019. And... I actually liked their storyline. Yes, there were a few parts that was a wee bit draggy, but I still liked seeing their story unfold. However, what annoyed me was about two and a half out of the four supporting couples. I really did not care about the relationship progression of Pruek and Manow, Bee and Prince and later on about Dean and Pharm (they did not annoy me in the beginning). I did enjoy the supporting couple of Tul and Wan. So, I am glad that they got their happy ending. Also, while i don't like the introduction of the trio A, B, C, I guess they were there for Team to have friends on the swim team. As for that, I'm giving it a 7.5 due to Win and Team and Tul and Wan as I basically just watched this for them.

Acting/Cast- 8/10
The acting was actually kind of good for me. I felt that they were all able to portray their characters good. So for that, I am giving an 8.

Music-7/10
While the music is nice, i had to replay it again to remember it. and while it is catchy, I have to give it a 7 just because of the fact that I couldn't remember the music.

Rewatch Valu-6/10
While I will not be eagerly running to watch this series over again, I must say that I do see myself watching it again, or at least the part with Win and Team and Tul and Wan. So, for that, I will give a 6.

Overall-7/10
Overall, I give this series a 7. It is not one of New's best work, but I am glad that I watched it as I was able to get the story of Win and Team.

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The Revenge plot is the best thing about this series

I wanted something to watch and was going through recommendations that MDL was suggesting to me and came upon this series. I was a little put off as it is 27 episodes and I am not a fan of series with so much episodes. However! I started it and was wrapped up in the story of Tor/ Sila and the revenge that he wants to get against those who tortured him when hw was younger. And...I was entertained.

When Sila was in his revenge mode, this series was at its best. Yes, I agree that there are some things that he did that I totally do not agree with ( sleeping with Min's sister , Khawn, to get his revenge on her). But other than that, Sila was excellent in his revenge plot.

However, from episode 22, that's when I started to loose interest. And that's because the love story starts to take centre stage and where Min and Mam tells Sila to not continue with his revenge. And this series shows me that in revenge stories, I only want to focus on revenge and not on the love story.

Because of how the love storyline takes centre stage, everything wraps up in a happy ending where everyone forgives everyone (well, at least, those who are alive) and leaves me a tad bit dissapointed.

The actor who plays Sila really carried this series and was the reason why I continued on. I was naturally annoyed with the FL from the beginning to the end because she just took everything that her stepmom and sis did to her. In the end, I give this an overall rating of 7.5/10.

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Those last few seconds...

From the premises of this series, I knew it qould be too much for a happy ending. So when it ended the way that it did, I wasn't even mad...until those last few seconds.

Story-7.5/10
This series had me curious to see how it would handle the time travelling concept. As the series progressed, I knew there was no way for a happy ending- one of them would have died. Shin Jae Woo because Kang Ji Hoon wasn't there to save him or Kang Ji Hoon because he saved the then ten years old Shin Jae Woo. As we wnet further into the story, I realized that Kang Ji Hoon was not going to let the small kid died. So, he basically went to save Kang Ji Hoon, knowing fully well he was not going to survive.

But before all of this happened, love blossomed between the two youg gentlemen in the span of three weeks. And I was okay if it had just ended there...but it doesn't. It seems to me that they are in time loop . So, these 3 weeks will continue over and over again qith Kang and Shin having 3 weeks of happiness and then Kang Ji Hoon dying to save ten years old Shin Jae Woo. And that right there, did not sit well with me. If they had stop just a few seconds before this, I would have given the story an 8 or 8.5. But because I know that they will always be in this time loop and not be able to come out of it, I'm giving it a 7.5.

Acting/Cast-8/10
I felt that there acting was actually really good. They were able to bring across thier emotions very well and this made the story enjoyable (at least up to those last few seconds). For that, I'm giving them an 8.

Music-10/10
This has to be one of the best OST from a Korean BL that I have seen in a while. Loved all of the songs. A ten from me.

Rewatch Valu-8/10
Despite those last few seconds at the end of this series, I would actually still rewatch this series. It had me entertained and I actually wanted to see what happened next!

Overall-8.5/10
Overall I give this series an 8.5/10. I liked it. I was entertained. And I just knew that there was no way for a happy ending. I would recommend this series to others- once they are not looking for a happy ending.

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Had high expectations but unfortunately the series did not live up to them

When I first heard about this series- I was super excited because of the main couple. I love Singto and Tae's avting in some of thier previous series so I know the potential that they have when it comes to their acting. But this season...I really wanted to love it. But I can't.

Story-6/10
There were some good parts, I will say that. However, it kinda got repetitive with the jealousy. Also I actually wasn't that invested in the secondary MM couple ( I was actually more invested in a MF couple who had a small part). There were times when I wasn't able to keep my attention to the series and that's unfortunate.

Acting/Cast-7/10
I love the cast. And they actually did do a good job, given with what they had to work with. So for that I give a 7.

Music-8.5/10
I love the music so much! I know that I am going to miss it on my Fridays.

Rewatch Valu-4/10
I don't see myself coming back to this anytime soon, unfortunately.

Overall-6.5/10
Overall I give this series a 6.5. I felt that it had potential to be an awesome series but it was unable to reach it.

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I wanted something quick to watch that would keep my attention and this show was it. Well, at least for the majority of it's episodes.

Story-8/10
I felt that the first nine episodes were awesome and it kept my attention. And then I went into episodes ten and eleven and was like...what?! And then episode twelve was good. And then thier was the finale episode where I just felt done as it felt rushed to me to try to tie up all the loose ends. But then, what do they do at the end? They give us a scene for a possible sequel- one that I must say I am not interested in...like at all.

Acting/ Cast- 8/10
While everyone's acting was okay, I am only giving this series an eight due to the acting of Leo Li. I loved his acting in this series and I actually don't mind to watch him in any other shows.

Music-7/10
The music was okay, so I will give it a seven.

Rewatch Valu- 6.5/10
I will say this- I am not that eager to watch this series anytime soon. It was nice watching it once, but that's it for me.

Overall- 7.5/10
All in all, it did start off good. However, I didn't like some episodes and that's why I gave it a 7.5.

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A cute story that has some missing parts and an ending that wasn't expected for me

Well, what can I say about this series? What I was originally going to write for this series has changed a bit due to the ending of the series.

Story-9.5/10
I originally was going to give this series a 10, even though, as some of the comments have stated, an important scene is missing. How can Jerry, who in the beginning of his relationship with Damian, did not want children that they had a huge fight about. Yet years later, they did surrogacy and KaiKai came into his life. What happened to make Jerry change his mind? We, the viewers will never know. And then the ending where they just threw us that curve ball out of nowhere!!!! Yeah, these two are the prime reason why I give it a 9.5. Everything else story wise- magnificent!

Acting/Cast- 10/10
Everyone's acting was phenomenal! Even Jerry's mom who I initially did not like, but then I can understand why she did what she did. Jerry's dad acting was the best one yet, although he did not have much screen time as it got me teary eyed in how he accepted his son's relationship. everything was just beautiful!

Music-9/10
The music was cute and nice.

Rewatch Value-8/10
I'm giving it an 8 due to the issues of not explaining what made Jerry change his mind in having kids and the what took place at the end of the series. If we are lucky to actually get a continuation of this series to answer these questions, then the rewatch value will go up.

Overall-9/10
Overall I enjoyed this series. It had a few flaws but it was still an enjoyable series.

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The synopsis sounds promising. The end result was not.

On reading the synopsis of this series it sounded soo promising to me that I decided to give it a go. I mean, I'm a fan of vampire movies/series. So imagine my dissapointment in completing this series.

Story-7/10
I honestly was going to give this like a 6 or a 6.5, cause the storyline was a bit draggy and I felt like it was losing my attention in some of the episodes. However, the last episode threw a curve ball at me that I actually didn't see coming. But it doesn't solve the big bad issue in the series as both Son Yeon Seo and Yoon Chi Woo doesn't know who the big bad is. And that annoyed me. Cause it ends AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S HIM!!!!

Acting/Cast-6.5/10
It really wasn't that excellent per say and then they are given a script that is kinda week as well. Yeah, thier acting couldn't have saved this series, I'm sorry.

Music-6/10
It was okay, I guess. It's not really sticking in my head, so it's not really that memorable except for one song.

Rewatch Valu-4/10
I doubt that I would come back to watch this series. I mean, if I do comeback to it, it will be mostly for Kim Ji Woong's character. And I ain't got no shame in saying that.

Overall-6/10
Overall I give this series a 6. I actually don't see myself recommending this for people to watch. I mean, I basically forgot this series and bing watched the last three episodes. That's the impact that this series had on me.

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I liked it

I will be taking my time watching shows as I have lost the zeal recently due to a personal issue. I was able to watch the final episode of this story and I liked it.

Story-8/10
I felt that eventhough some things were rushed as it was only six episodes, it dealt with some issues that other BL's didn't and I felt that it was done in a tasteful way. I was glad that Jeno did not get back with his ex-boyfriend Arthur and that there was closure. I was glad that Sky and Paper ended up together as they were able to overcome thier issues.

So happy that Chris and Jeno got together in the end as well as Jeno had some issues to get over. M and Near I felt like thier story wasn't really developed. But then again, it's only six episodes focusing on three different couples, so a couple unfortunately suffered storywise. Otherwise than that, it was a good story.

Acting-7.5/10
I actually liked some of the acting. The actors were able to bring across the story. I also liked the sister and her friends, eventhough they could have come across sometimes as annoying. They helped Jeno be it with his love life or with the bullies.

Music-7.5/10
I liked the music. It was mesmerising and beautiful.

Rewatch Valu- 8/10
Hmmm... you know what? I actually DO see myself watching this again. It was a different take and I like what they were trying to bring across to us viewers.

Overall-8/10
I know that this series may not be for everyone. But it was a good watch and I would recommend it to others if given the chance.

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It was a hot mess...but I was entertained

Lord have mercy! What was this that I watched?! I mean...I am flabbergasted and confused and just...wow. However, I will say there were some good aspects as well as bad. And Gen Y did carry me through so much emotions than any other BL series have done.

Story-7/10 (Overall)
Secondary characters- 8/10
I'm doing this in parts, cause some were awesome and some I wanted to strangle as their storyline annoyed the hell out of me or, worse yet- their story wasn't even told in this series. Starting right off the bat- they were too many characters to focus on and, due to this, they weren't develop properly. Heck, we are literally left hanging cause we still don't know what went down with Thanu and Padbok. But some of the minor characters did entertain me- heck even more than Wayu's storyline. Sab, Jack and Koh were the highlights for me as secondary characters.

Mark and Kit-10/10
I came for them and I stayed for them! They were awesome! I loved their chemistry and their scenes together. If the show was just on them with less episodes, I would love this series. The last two episodes I was a bit annoyed due to the lack of scenes with these two boys. But I do understand- thier story was basically done, so they began to put focus on Wayu and friends as well as Tong and Pok.

Tong and Pok-7/10
These guys confused the crap out of me. In the beginning, you can see Pok likes Tong. But then Tong tells him he can't kiss him as he is saving his kiss for the person he loves, which apparently is Pok, I think? A lot of things happened for them to apparently not like each other. But their relationship progressed and they wound up sleeping together. However, I won't count on a happy ending for these guys as Pok still doesn't know what Tong did (change the exams paper to make sure Pok would pass the exams and get in a university).

Wayu/Thanu/Phai/Pha-4/10
I have NEVER hated a storyline soooo much! This damn thing making me think of back in the day shows on the WB/CW where their focus was on an annoying love triangle. Who really asked for this?! It was cool in the beginning showing Wayu was moving on. And then they introduced Phai, whose the soulmate of Thanu. And THEN they said that Thanu was the soulmate of Wayu. AND THEN they bring back Pha, making me fricking annoyed, cause if Wayu chooses Pha then all of this would be for nought! (he better not choose that di#$head, cause he made Wayu cried to damn much in this series and also thier relationship was basically based on a lie as it was Thanu who saved him when he fell down and not Pha ). Pha has truly made me hate an ex of a main character. All of this crap and I still don't care who ends up who!

Acting/Cast-7/10
Hey, I may not like the series, but these guys can act! They made me giddy, happy, angry, sad and annoyed. They kept my attention on this series, although they were times I was screaming angrily on the inside as I watch the story progress.

Music- 7/10
I liked the music!

Rewatch Valu-5/10
I can honestly say they are some parts that I would watch. And some that I would gladly skip (chough, chough 'Wayu/Thanu/Phai/Pha's storyline' chough, chough).

Overall-7/10
My overall score is 6.5. HOWEVER, I am gonna give it a 7 due to the fact that I want a season two. Why? Not for any of the characters here. I read somewhere as well as saw that Tae and Tee MAY star in it. And I miss these boys. I was robbed of seeing them together in the continuation of 2 Moons. They played friends in Hotel Stars and not lovers. They better really be in the second season as a couple cause I have been denied of them for too long!

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Cute, light and fluffy

If you want to watch a series that is cute, light and fluffy, then this could be it for you! I know that it's not the best, but it's not the worse BL series out there- it has it's moments.

Story- 7/10
For a ten episodes series with a length of 10-15 airtime per episode, I thought that they were able to pull off something that was sweet and cute. We get to see Kyan and Sung's relationship develop (even if it isn't predominant as the supporting couple). We even see Sung tell Kyan in the last episode that he wants him to choose what would make him happy, be it his singing career or him (he chooses Sung in the end).

The supporting MC was more predominant than the MC, as they did seem to have, maybe, to me, a better story. Soda has a phobia to relationships, due to his parents relationship as well as the fact that they didn't seem to accept him for just being him. His mother, in the end, seems to have accepted her son and his sexuality as she did attend the wedding. And then besides this, Soda seemed to be reminiscing about the past with Kyan, when he is supposed to marry Noah. However, in the end he realized how much he loved Noah and they do get married.

Acting/Cast- 6.5/10
It wasn't that good, not gonna lie. But I still felt that they were able to bring the characters to the screen.

Music-7/10
Some of it was cheesy, but some of it was good.

Rewatch Value-6.5/10
I see myself watching this to get awag from some of the drama filled series that are going on/ finished. Cause sometimes I do just want a drama free show and this could fit that bracket.

Overall- 7/10
It was an okay series that I enjoyed. It was cute and fluffy, with not that much drama. And what drama it had-they were able to resolve it by the end.

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