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I understand Karleen's fears and insecurities, it seems that she has trauma but this is still no excuse to play with Pearl's feelings or be biphobic. It's something she needs to work on with herself because if she still wants to hold onto those excuses of why she doesn't want to date bi/pan women, then it's better to let Pearl go. If they end up in a relationship, but they break up and Pearl gets with a guy later, what then?

I liked that Pearl was honest with Alex and didn't use her to get back at Karleen. It was my biggest fear lol I also understand if Alex is giving red flags to some viewers because she seems "perfect" or too blunt with her feelings, but so far she hasn't caused any problem to Pearl or at least I didn't see any words/actions that could make me go "hmm this doesn't feel right".

We are also getting 3 more episodes to flesh this out. Good because 5 were not enough the way it was going.

I have although I am on the side of mixed feelings. I think the premise was interesting but I had trouble believing the ML would do all those things. He was too much of a p****y for all that serious stuff and I enjoyed the FL a lot more.

I finished it a few months ago. I love Korean crime, psychological dramas so I decided to give it a chance because of the very unusual plot. Didn't regret it one bit but yes, a lot of scenes are disturbing. And yes, the dad gets even more annoying later on so prepare yourself...

Which episode are you? Because it's getting worse the more you watch. Tbh, I was really worried about Seo Yeji in some scenes because the mental and emotional abuse of her character was too much.

Maybe? I dunno where they got the info about the kiss in the amusement park but they seem very sure about it lol I guess we will find out for sure in episode 10 then.

GOD, that woman is so... who is the name of the actress, because she is beautiful!

It's ok! I get where you are coming from. I used to be like this years ago but as time passes it's easier to make the separation of actors =/= characters. Also, we are still under the "Cherry Magic" spell, so for some dedicated fans it will not be easy at first to see them with FLs (in case these fans decide to follow and support their careers). Personally, I am glad that as actors they take this professionally, do their job well, fans love it and we all have a good time. And as others said, I am mostly interested in them as actors and their diversity to perform different roles. I love that and I can imagine how excited it must be for them to perform as new characters :)

I will check "Alice in Bonderland" mostly because the plot is interesting and bc watching it on Netflix is easy. Machida being there is surely a bonus and I am excited to see how diverse of an actor he is. I don't really follow actors around in different projects tbh besides one exception: Seo Yeji, the actress of "Save Me", IOTNBO and "Lawless Lawyer". I have a celebrity crush on her, sue me lol But anyways, it's ok to feel this way but after "Cherry Magic" ends, the feelings will change. Just enjoy the ride while it lasts!

They seem like 99.0% sure it will happen. Maybe the summary from the JPN magazine is heavily hitting at it.

Episode 9 & 10
https://twitter.com/Yosy31167412/status/1331077326059282434?s=19

Episode 10 might be The Episode
https://twitter.com/Yosy31167412/status/1331101578246369281?s=19

Summaries for episodes 9 & 10.

Kurosawa, the confident gay that you are, the Legend:
https://twitter.com/OGTNAF/status/1329473906495860737

I say go for it! It's cute and funny, it doesn't bite (so far :p)

Yes, it would be hilarious. I can already imagine it lol

We need that in the drama too!!

Poor Kuro ;o; Getting excited for the date only for another guy to steal your man. But it makes me wonder: Adachi and Tsuge can mind read through touching which means that they can have conversations with each other on their heads without talking. It's funny to picture it xD

I was actually thinking about doing that since it will get lots in the comments section later on and it's better to have it somewhere more secure. You are welcome!
Edit: I will do it after our marathon on Wednesday. It seems like if I make a topic on the discussion part, it will hide the other one about the marathon and I don't want that, so I will wait :)

Idk why I am laughing hard at that preview pic of Kurosawa's "surprised Pikachu face" when he sees Adachi and Tsuge talking, probably realizing that the first date is going to bomb or "who is that megane talking to my sweetheart, I am gonna throw hands" lmao

I love her! She is simple, good at her work, considerate, kind and can tease people she feels comfortable with. I am glad the writers didn't use her as a love rival for Kurosawa, both deserve better than that and female characters in BL do deserve more than being reduced to the sneaky, "evil" girl who tries to get the guy. We need more female characters like her in BL stories. It's good to see a friendship between a man and a woman but even more so to see a woman that doesn't conform to the pressure of society and family to get married and have kids. Some people don't want to do that and it's totally fine, everyone has their own plans for life and do what makes them happy. I hope we get to see more of her again in the upcoming episodes. Rokkaku got more attention and while I don't dislike him, I need my dose of Fujisaki-san!

I completed the "Cherry Magic Timeline". It didn't take me long, it was fun to do and I felt productive after a long time lol. Without further undo, here is the Cherry Magic timeline of events:

Info:
Episodes 1 – 7 take place during the month of October. We can prove that by:
• Adachi’s calendar on the wall
• The time-skips are 3 weeks in total
• Kurosawa mentioned “October 28th” in episode 6

Episode 1:
• The series start on September 30th.
• Adachi’s birthday is next day, October 1st (Libra? No way). He gets mind reading powers.
• One-week timeskip: it’s October 8th. Adachi learns of Kurosawa’s feelings for him.

Episode 2:
• October 8th: Adachi sleeps over at Kurosawa’s house.
• October 9th: They have breakfast together. Later that day Adachi meets with Tsuge.
• October 10th: Kurosawa stands up for Adachi. Adachi can’t follow Tsuge’s advice and ignore Kurosawa anymore, so he rushes to invite him over for dinner.

Episode 3:
• October 10th: Adachi and Kurosawa’s dinner is interrupted by Rokkaku. They are instead invited over for a dinner with their coworkers. Almost kiss happens between Adachi and Kurosawa.

Episode 4:
• October 10th: Tsuge and Rokkaku interrupt the kiss. It is also Tsuge’s birthday.
• October 25th: 2 weeks timeskip. Adachi is avoiding Kurosawa. Adachi spends time with Fujisaki. Kurosawa arrives to save the day (lol). Adachi learns of Kurosawa’s insecurities regarding how to go around and help Adachi without burdening him. Adachi decides to help Kurosawa with a client.

Episode 5:
• October 25th: Kurosawa thanks Adachi for his help with the client. Adachi is very happy.
• October 26th: Adachi spends time with Rokkaku. They see Kurosawa with an unknown woman after work; Rokkaku says that she is probably Kurosawa’s ex. Adachi gets sad and dramatically walks away in the rain. He has a nightmare of Kurosawa having an intimate moment with that woman.
• October 27th: Adachi gets sick. He goes to work but is still sad over what happened yesterday. Kurosawa sees that he is not well and tries to help. Adachi gets angry (bc he is jealous) and almost faints but Kurosawa princess carries him (aww). They get on a taxi; unknown woman arrives and takes control.

Episode 6:
• October 27th: Adachi learns that the unknown woman is actually Kurosawa’s Onee-san! Him and Kurosawa go back to Adachi’s apartment since Alpha onee-san wants to take Kurosawa’s apartment for a while. Kurosawa spends the night taking care of Adachi.
• October 28th: Adachi invites Kurosawa to stay over till onee-san leaves his apartment. But Kurosawa’s “sweet life” fantasies scare Adachi and thus he is trying to avoid Kurosawa at work and going back home together. Rokkaku saves Adachi by inviting himself over for a boys night at Adachi’s house. Kurosawa gets sad, jealous and realizes that being near Adachi is getting harder for him to control his feelings.
• October 29th: Kurosawa has already left Adachi’s house. They talk through messages to go back together. As they go towards the station, the atmosphere is awkward. Kurosawa finally confesses that he likes Adachi.

Episode 7:
• October 29th: Kurosawa talks more about his feelings; tries to touch Adachi’s cheek but Adachi drops his face. Kurosawa takes that as a rejection and tells Adachi to forget about everything and next time they meet, everything will be back to normal. As he leaves, we see him struggling to hold back tears.
• October 30th: Kurosawa’s pov. We see his issues with the objectification he goes through at work and in his relationships. Flashback to a business dinner, 7 years ago (2013), where the client sexually harasses him, and his bosses talk behind his back. Adachi’s kind words about his work and looking vulnerable for the first time, catch Kurosawa off guard and his heart is starting to beat fast. He narrates how easy it was for him to start developing feelings for Adachi since then. We go back to the present (2020): Kurosawa says how he knew that one day he should leave these feelings behind. Meanwhile, Adachi comes to realize that he has liked Kurosawa for a while now. After work, he runs to find Kurosawa and confesses. They hug and walk back to the station, where Kurosawa flirts back with Adachi as the later proposed to go eat dinner.

I may be wrong by one day in the early episodes due to the timeskips but I think I got everything covered. If anyone finds any mistakes, please do say so and I can correct it :)

Super cute! I love when artists do that after an episode airs. Thanks for sharing.