Tom

No clue what this is actually about, but will give it a try because of Kim Myung-soo's dimples.

I thought this was cute. Easy to watch in one go. Minyoung is sweet, I'm excited to see what he does next. Sangheon gave me a bit of a Choi Hyunwook vibe - cool and charismatic. Hoping for a Season 2.

It takes place at an international school where the teaching language is English. Several of the main characters do not speak Korean. So that would have been very strange.

I know it's a supporting role, but does Wi Ha-joon appear in most of the episodes, or just a few?

BLs are usually somehow rated like this despite 9+ ratings in virtually all metrics. Curious.

I really liked this, but the ending felt too neat, and Tae Hyung and Eun Ji got off way too easy in my view. You can't have them act like assholes the entire show and then just gloss over it in the final minutes.

Gonna try and watch this weekly - hopefully it's a nice heartwarming slice of life drama!

I had to put this on hold after four episodes. The writing is so annoying? If I had a drink each time a character overhears something other characters are talking about I'd be dead of alcohol poisoning.

You probably are wasting your time. I think most people are more interested in the overall storytelling of a show than the "briefness" of a sex scene or whether or not they included a post-coital scene. Your focus is transparent.

"The show isn't focusing enough on the relationship" isn't really dissent in my book, it just makes it clear that we're looking at the series completely differently. No wonder those of us who are invested in Jae-won's character arc are more engaged with the show and the story it's telling.

Just goes to show people's opinions will always differ. I thought it was a bit bland starting out, very similar to other shows in its setup, while through the next four episodes it has become a lot more stylistically adventurous and ambitious, playing both with linearity and making bold editing choices to underline its main character's ongoing mental journey.

Calling Jae-won's issues a "distraction" that is "external to the relationship at hand" is absurd to me, suggesting you only care about boys kissing each other and not the story. If you view the show through that lens, of course you'll be disappointed that other things are happening that are not just about Jae-won and Ji-Hyun making heart eyes at each other.

I see what you mean, but I think it's a bit reductive to reduce someone's trauma over losing a brother to being "kinda a red flag". And that trauma, and how Jae-won ultimately will overcome it, is central to the show and to the dynamic between Jae-won and Ji-hyun.

I don't think it's dumb. He's under an enormous amount of pressure from his family as the sole heir, and he's still dealing with trauma. Him temporarily going back to his ex would be a normal human response, because she's familiar and someone his dad could possibly approve of (unlike a man). But that's different than them ending up together, obviously.

The ex has been painted in a terrible light so far. No way he ends up with her.

I really like the sort of retro vibe of this show. Many throwbacks to shows of the late 90s/early 2000s. Excellent pair of lead actors with great chemistry; they complement each other. Four more to go!

Wow he's just 24? He could become a huge star. Great visual and acting.

People have no time for bad kissing or bad acting now that there's so much choice.

My most anticipated drama of 2023 together with Gyeongseong Creature. December will be 🔥!

The negativity seems to mainly be from bitter people with second lead syndrome 🤣

I really enjoyed this, though it would have been much better at 20-25 minutes like Semantic Error, as they would have been able to flesh out the characters more and some of the scenes. At times it felt almost like sketches of a story, because story beats were introduced but then over in minutes.

I'm also glad that I downloaded the episodes so that I could adjust the brightness and saturation, because I felt the overall visual look of the show was too bright and desaturated (colorless). But very good show!