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Contender for Best BL for 2025.

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this movie. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a better score and why it is better than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

So, in the beginning, I was not interested in this series when I saw the trailer. But, as the time drew nearer for it to premiere, I realized that it was adapted from the manga series Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year. I knew it from the anime, as I did watch it while it was airing, more than from the manga, and this got me excited for the series.

Now, I know the two main leads from some of their previous work. I know Smart from his previous work 'Don't Say No' (and yes, I was one of the foolish ones that was waiting for his character's story, Leon and his love interest, Pob in what was supposed to be called 'Just Say Yes' that never came to be). And I know Boom mostly from his lead roles ' My Dream' and 'Chains of Heart.' And, I must say, they both did an excellent job with their performance in this series. I was enthralled every week and couldn't wait to see what else these boys could bring with their performances. Their acting and chemistry were on point, and I felt that they did a good job in bringing the manga to a live screen adaptation.

So, I know from the title people may be wondering if I think that this is the best BL of the year; why did I not give it a 10? Simply, the last episode, in my opinion, was not really the strongest, as it gave us an ending that is open for a second season. I personally don't have high hopes for a second season, and for that reason, I am giving this series a 9.5.

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A cute quick series to watch

I watched this series on Netflix. So, of course I watched the first six episodes and then had to wait a lot of weeks until the final six episodes were released (with subs) to watch them. I must say, this series was cute and very quick to the point. It was easy to watch. as well as enjoyable.

I love the two main characters, especially the character of Shiba Ryoma, who is first described as the cold and merciless Ice King of Law in his workplace due to his mannerisms to his many work partners he has had (Haruto becoming his 100th partner). This gradually changes as he falls for Haruto along the way. This series had some surprising moments that I was not expecting at all, and it was still able to work together with the storyline. Also, the closing song was addictive, and I know that I am going to miss hearing it.

The cast did an incredible job with their acting and being able to portray the story of Shiba and Haruto in such a good way. And although it ended in a way that a sequel can be made, it was still a realistic and happy ending for Shiba and Haruto that did not affect my final score in the end if they do decide to have a sequel to this series.

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GMMTV and TayNew has don it again!

I just started this series on a whim, and honestly, I am glad that I did. It had me coming back every week because I wanted to know what will happen. Might I say, that I actually enjoyed this series more than their last project (and that's saying a lot for me as I totally loved and adored 'Cherry Magic.' I believe that seeing this was an original work and I did not know what was going to happen made this series have a special place in my heart.

All of the actors did a stellar job—from the main actors to supporting actors and even actors who guest starred in a few of the episodes—all of them were excellent. They were able to get from me emotions from laughing, (a wee bit) scared, and even sad. I must also add that I honestly thought that about halfway through this series, it would have lost some steam because I thought at the time that they had discovered the big plot point for this series. but, no! This was not the case, as it still powered on, carrying me on a journey that I totally did not expect to occur.

I don't want to give away any of the plot, because that's just how good it was that I want people who have not watched this series to go now and watch it. I really recommend this series to you guys out there and (hopefully ) you guys enjoy it as much as I did.

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Gonna miss all this messy chaos from these characters

From the first trailer last year, I just know that this series was going to be messy (love) story. I was actually afraid that I was not going to be able to follow it, but...I actually did!

Story-9/10
I'm not even gonna try to explain it, because like I said, I was hella confused from the first time I saw the preview last year. But all I can say is that all of the main characters had their good side as well as their bad side. At one point, I was rooting for them. And then at another point, I was screaming bloody murder and wishing death upon them. It can also be seen as realistic, because not all of the three couples got their happy ending together (and this is why I was most happy for Nick's ending because he chooses to love himself than to be in a relationship with Boston who wanted to change for Nick, but still was the same- although I must say that he did try at least).

I just didn't really like the character Boeing (and nothing is going to make me to). All in all, I'm going to give it a 9.

Acting/Cast-9/10
Everyone was phenomenal, especially First, Khatoung and Mark. I really loved their character and felt that they portrayed the emotions well. Force and Neo played their characters well also as they had me hating on them at one point of the series. Due to this, I'm going to give them a 9.

Music-8.5/10
The music was interesting and went well with the series. As such, I will give an 8.5.

Rewatch-10/10
I will most definitely give this another rewatch. Because it may give me a better understanding of the characters. Also, I like messy and complicated stories once told properly, which this one was. I would give this a 10.

Overall-9/10
Overall, I give this series a 9/10. I was thoroughly entertained. And was interesting in seeing Force and Book yet another character that were totally different from their previous two. I would most definitely recommend this to others who want to watch a messy and chaotic series done right.

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If you are a Cutie Pie/ ZeeNew fan, then this series is for you. If you're like me, then it's not

The thing with me and sequels/ special episodes from a previous series is that it never ever lives up to the predecessor and thus, gets a lower score from me. And this is the case with 'Cutie Pie 2 You'.

Story-6/10
I can't really say that there isn't a plot because the plot is Kura and Lian finally got married. Episodes 1 to 3 were episodes leading up to thier big day- marriage. But what got to me is thier urgency of getting married and then Kura going off to South Korea to start living his dream as the singer Kirin, leaving his new husband back home in Thailand. I honestly wanted to know why they had to get married so quickly if they were basically going to have a long distance relationship. I mean I get that they love each other so much- it just did not make any sense to me.

These special episodes actually shocked me due to the fact that the two supporting male couples actually stole the series from the MC. And that shocked me as I really wasn't that invested in Khondiao and Yi in 'Cutie Pie ' as I was here. I also adore seeing what little development of Neur and Syn's relationship (believe me, it was little). For that, I am giving a 6.

Acting/ Cast- 7.5/10
As stated above, the actors who played Neur, Syn, Yi and Khondiao played thier characters well as I was actually invested in them when I saw them on the screen. I would even say that Zee's character was also okay. New's character- not so much. I felt that he somehow got more annoying this part. So for that, I will give a 7.5.

Music-8/10
The music was bopping in the first season and it's still bopping here. So, for that I will give an 8.

Rewatch Valu-3/10
Unfortunately, I felt like this was a waste of my time. I also felt that this was unnecessarily dragged out to four episodes, which could have been told in less. As such, I am giving a 3.

Overall-6/10
Overall, I must say that it was nice to see the supporting characters again. But Kura is still annoying as ever and Lian basically will still do anything for him.

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This took longer to finish. But, I'm finally done!

Another series completed! And I honestly don't know what to say. The amount of positive posts/ comments that I am seeing has me wondering 'Is something wrong with me? Why don't I like this series as much as the others do?' Then I saw a comment that made me realize why.

IU issa queen stated that this series is a '...hit if you are lookig a bl with amazing chemistry and wholesome friendships. Miss if you are the type of viewer that focuses on well-written plot.' And maybe that's what I was looking for after finishing my recent series.

Story-7/10
I honestly just wasn't feeling this story for some of the episodes. I felt like I was on a seesaw. One moment- totally focus on the episode that I'm watching. Next minute- not even focusing on the episode. I honestly feel this series would have better been told with lesser episodes (like eight or ten) than the twelve.

Also, the amount of products and cameo appearances it had! The product placements didn't annoy me so much ,until coming down to the end. The cameo appearances though...whew! I know what they were trying to show, but still.

I also felt that the storyline of the people in the other universe wasn't wrapped up well. I started to get invested into Fuse and Aou. And then...bam! We back in this universe. We also don't know why Thattawa was a di@k to Puen that he lost his job. I just felt that there were too many unanswered questions. And that's unfortunate. Because the storyline seemed unique and awesome to me. It just wasn't executed that well. So, overall, I'm going to go with a 7.

Acting-8/10
While I don't really like the storyline, I will say that thier acting was actually good. I mean, the actors got me in my emotions (when I was paying attention at least), so they did thier part. For this I'm going to give then an 8.

Music-7/10
The music was okay. I'll give them a 7.

Rewatch Valu-5/10
I struggled with this the first time that I watched it. And while it had good acting skills, I honestly do not see myslef rewatching this soon. I mean good acting skills, not so good execution of plot (for me)- that is not encouraging me to rewatch this. So, because I am half/half on this series, I'm givng the rewatch valu a 5.

Overall-7/10
Overall, I give this a 7. I don't know, I just had higher expectations with the amount of positive comments I was seeing and the rating being a 8.3. But, I guess this series was not for me.

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This really wasn't for me

Here's tthe thing. I got the gist of the synopsis. But I felt like it just wasn't portrayed or brought across to the audience properly. I honestly couldn't get into it. Also, the BL market is getting saturated with series that a series have to be really, REALLY good and I felt this one just didn't.

Story-3.5/10
They had a good idea of a premises, but...I personally felt it wasn't developed properly. And, that's unfortunate. CausevI believe that this series could have been incredible if they did. I'm giving it a 3.5 just because of the synopsis.

Acting/Cast-4/10
I can say this- I personally found the acting to be sub par for some of the main actors to just atrocious to the supporting actors. Gonna give it a 4.

Music-5/10
It wasn't that memorable to me. So as I am neither here nor there, I will give it a 5.

Rewatch Valu-1/10
God no! And since the lowest I can go is 1, I'll give it a 1.

Overall-3.5/10
Overall, I give this series a 3.5. No amount of kissing or making out can save this series for me. I don't see myself in any good faith recommending this series to another person.

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Cute and simple!

This story! Gosh! I'm gonna miss it now that it's done! I personally felt everything was so perfect, eventhough it was so simply done.

Story-10/10
As I have stated- everything was so simply done. And yet, it was done so incredibly well. And the format way that they choose to do it (like Gameboys and Hello Stranger being done over an electronic device instead of face to face), you would think that you would get bored as you have seen this format already. But I wasn't. I wanted to see the outcome story of Chen Bo Chun and Itsuki Sato so badly, especially due to this format.

I will say that I nearly gave it a lower score due to the ending (or at least what I thought was the ending). But then we got those cute extra scenes that I felt wrap up the storyline so well!

Acting/Cast-10/10
They all did so good. Lance Chiu and Akihiro Kawai was able to portray thier characters so well. And while the storyline is so simple, thier acting was able to portray it so well. And sometimes you don't get that in some other series, but they were able to do it and made me come back every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to see what happens next with them. And then I was so happy to see Aaron Lai as a guest role in this series.

Music-10/10
That opening OST is addictive and I love it so much!

Rewatch Valu-10/10
I would most definitely watch this again. And I feel like I would enjoy it more as I won't have to wait like I did when watching it while it was airing.

Overall-10/10
Overall I loved this series! I would recommend this series to anyone who wants a cute and simple storyline that can be watched in one go!

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I can say this- I am not gonna miss this series

Well, Y-Destiny has finally ended. Fifteen weeks of seven couples being told in two episodes each (the last one all seven couples are in it). It sounded like a cool concept that was given to us previously from 'Our Skyy' and 'Close Friend.' However, I felt that Y-Destiny was not able to met the bar that these two series set (yes, even Close Friend, which I felt had A LOT of flaws.)

Story-6/10 (carried it to the nearest number)
I'm gonna grade all couples and then come to final rating.
Ep 1-2 (Tue-Ake)-4 Why? Cause I got lost and bored with this couple that at a point I had no clue what was going on in the series. I'm sorry!

Ep 3-4 (Sun-Nuea)-8 Loved everything about them! They were my fav until episodes seven to ten. I want to see more of Max and Nat in a FULL series together! Loved them here as well as their characters in Close Friend.

Ep 5-6 (Team-Mon)- 5 While Mon character was hella annoying, I still was able to follow the storyline for them than for Tue and Ake. Before I was going to give them a lower mark to said couple, but...nah!

Ep 7-8 (Pao/Pae-Thurs)- 8.5 I actually was pleasantly surprised with this couple, cause before watching this, I thought that I wouldn't like them. They proved me wrong!

Ep 9-10 (Puth-Kaeng)-9 OMG! This couple came out of nowhere for me and just...stole the whole series! They were able to do what episodes five and six failed to do for me- bring together steamy scenes with a good storyline.

Ep 11-12 (Choke-Sat)-4 I felt like this was a failure for me. You have the concept of 13 going on 30 as your guideline. How can you mess that up?! And this right here is where I felt steamy scenes could not help with thier storyline.

Ep 13-14 ( Tir-Masuk-Jia)-2 Why? Cause I felt thier storyline tedious to get through during the two episodes. Also, Jia does not really love Masuk. I know he's trying to move on, but like, he's failing miserably. And it's unfortunate cause these three actors were awesome in thier other respective series. They just got the crappy end of the stick here and wound up with a truly crappy storyline.

P.S- Please note some marks were taken away due to the wrap up episode (15), cause it was draggy and I felt that it didn't really add anything to this series.

Acting/Cast- 6/10
I am giving a six, only due to the three couples that were strong for me (that's how strong thier acting is that I am being REALLY kind here!)

Music- 6.5/10
The music was okay for me. It wasn't that annoying but wasn't that stellar for me.

Rewatch Valu- 3/10
I am giving it a three cause I would ONLY watch three couples (Puth-Kaeng, Pao/Pae-Thurs and Sun-Nuea) storylines over and over again. I believe that I shouldn't waste my time with the rest. This is just how I personally feel.

Overall- 5.5/10
This series was not it for me. Maybe someone out there likes it. But...not me. I would only recommended the three couples that I loved to people. The rest...no.

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Bit anticlimactic, isn't it?

When I first learned that they were making a sequel to The Moment, I got super excited, cause that season was so beautiful and sweet and I adored it so much that I gave it a 10. But I need to learn now that some sequels can't live up to thier predecessors and this series, unfortunately, was one of them.

Story- 7/10
The summary ain't even give us exactly what this season is about. All I got was that it was Bay's birthday soon and he invited Mok and Boston. I think Boston invited Jimmy (I don't know). All three guys clearly has a crush on Bay, but Bay only likes one of them-Mok. So, they all spent time together having dinner, celebrating Bay's birthday and playing volleyball. Bay was able to get some alone time with Mok, where thier relationship was able to go on the next level, by kissing each other, not once, but twice (I squealed and grinned so much!)

Now, here is where I got angry/confused. What was the point of bringing in Jimmy if he was not gonna be a love interest for Boston (cause Boston clearly deserves one), but for him to crush on Bay, who clearly doesn't like him in that way? What was the point?!!! Also, the reason why I stayed with the series was to find out who was following them, only to realize that Mok hired a photographer (guest role appearance from Copter, who was looking hot/cute as hell!) to take pictures of them so that they could have memories of thier time together. Like...really?! I mean, could have just kept this sweet and cute like the first season, but, whatevs.

Acting/Cast- 8/10
I liked thier acting and I think they did the best that they could with this so-called script.

Music-9/10
The music is again addictive and I love the OST so much!

Rewatch value-6/10
I am sorry but I will quicker watch the first season than this one. This season had it's moments, but they aren't that big for me to run it down and rewatch it any time soon.

Overall-7.5/10
I stayed for a specific reason- who is taking thier pictures? I got the answer and was highly disappointed. But it did have some cute moments- just not enough for me, I guess.

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I have to see the premiere of season 2 to believe that this series will have a season 2

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that. Please also note that there will be spoilers in this review from the series – IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SPOILERS, THEN DON'T READ THIS REVIEW!!!

I fell in love with getting to know the world of He Chu San and Xia Liu Yi. Their relationship didn't start off as your typical love story, as Xia Liu Yi saw He Chu San as his underling. But as time progressed, so did their relationship. It was truly a slow burn, and I got truly wrapped up in this series even down to the last episode. The actors did a wonderful job in bringing these characters alive to the screen for us viewers. I will also say that I wasn't expecting much, so I am really surprised with the outcome.

Now, while this series was entertaining, it has left us wanting more. The ending is not truly satisfying, as the main couple are not fully together as yet. Also, the secondary couple kind of left us wanting more, as it seems that their storyline needs to be dealt with, as it has been left unfinished. Now, here's the thing – there are talks about a second season. But I have become sceptical of this as I have suffered many, many burns of promises of second seasons that do not come true (The On1y One is the most recent one that is coming to my mind). As such, I have to see the premiere of season 2 to believe that we will get a season 2 and that's why I am giving this series an 8.

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Yeon Tae Seo and his family are the only shining characters in this series

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

I am just going to come out and say this – I am a bit disappointed with this series. I can safely say that the saving grace for this series was how Park Jinyoung was able to portray the character of Yeon Tae Seo. When he was in scenes with the other actors who portrayed his grandparents and his brother, they were beautifully done. He is an actor that is able to portray emotions so well, and he did that with this character. A good example of this was when they broke up the first time – he portrayed his emotions so well there.

I liked this series in the beginning when they now met and up to when he entered college. Then, we got them ten years later. And I just lost interest in them as the episodes progressed (which is a first for me in watching anything that Park Jinyoung has starred in). Clearly communication was an issue with them, as we, the audience, saw throughout the series. I am shockingly okay with the ending, as they didn't end up together or with the SML/SFL (who I also felt nothing for or was even rooting for them to end up with the main characters).

In the end, it was nice watching another series that starred Park Jinyoung as he did an excellent job (along with the actors who portrayed his family) with his character, even with the few flaws that he had. However, I don't see myself recommending this series to others, unless you are a fan of the actors, because of how it didn't hold my interest for the whole series.

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An interesting concept that I felt wasn't portrayed properly

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

Don't get me wrong – this series was addictive and had me coming back weekly every Tuesday and Wednesday, as I wanted to know what would happen next. The concept was interesting, as we found out, along with one of the main characters, the things that he forgot, as well as how and why he ended up this way. And I will admit that the way and reason why all of this occurred was a new and interesting concept to me because I personally did not accept it. I just personally felt that it wasn't portrayed in a proper way, and that's why it lost some marks with me. I mean, I know that it is only an eight-episode series, but still I felt that it was personally rushed at the end, as everything had to be revealed in that last episode.

I feel like I am in the minority with the acting of the actors, as I personally didn't have an issue with their acting skills. I mean, I have seen worse generally, and they just weren't that bad to me (I'm not saying that they were stellar either). They were okay. I am grateful that I decided to give this series a watch.

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Hey, I was entertained

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

So, I decided to give this series a watch to be used in the MDL Watch Challenge. But I must admit it- I was entertained. I do not like series that have a lot of episodes. I mean, the furthest for me is like 12 or 14. After that, I just push through them (unless they are good) to just complete them. But this one- woowee- hooked, line and sinker from the get go.

Yes, I was a bit dissappointed with part of the ending (but I saw reason for that in the comments section- it was due to one of the ML's), but the other part I was glad because they got thier just desserts. This series was entertaining while it did have a few flaws. So, i am glad that i gave it a chance as these actors did something that I never knew was possible- they kept my attention for the enitre 52 episodes.

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Was good for like 99% of the series

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

I must say that I enjoyed this series. It was a bit different from the previous seasons, as was seen in some of the cases (which I will not indulge in so that it won't be spoilers). I felt that made it more realistic and heartbreaking. The fighting and driving scenes were exciting to watch, as they usually are. I will say that I was a bit confused about the last episode, but I read about it online, and I will say this – I am a bit disappointed with the last episode of this series, as it carried us on such a wild ride and just ends...so. But I am grateful for going on another journey with the Rainbow Taxi crew. And if we get seasons anymore, I will be there for those, too.

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