I'm angry at myself for having watched the first episode before the series was complete. This is so good that it's torture waiting a whole week for another 10 minutes to be released. The script is on point, the acting is great, and the OST is beautiful. This is another proof that it doesn't need a huge budget and 12 long episodes to tell a heartwarming story.
Every now and then among all the hundreds of BL series, there comes a gem like this. The editing may not have been perfect, but the actors were brilliant.
The rating indicates that most people like this series, so I'm probably in a small minority. I tried to like it, but I just can't, and it's Takashi who makes this unpleasant. I wonder if his character is intended to be this arrogant and dishonest, or if the actor isn't able to display any honest feelings. I also don't like the ghosts of the past appearing without a warning in the 5th of 6 short episodes. I would have preferred to see more of the "assistant sub plot" which would have been enough drama.
I've seen Elijah Canlas in many roles - from "Gameboys" to "Senior High", "Blue Room" "About Us But Not About Us", "How To Die Young In Manila", the amazing "Kalel, 15" and now this one, and I wonder if there's anything he can't play. What an extraordinary talent he is!
The first episode was awful - the story boring, and what the boys are doing can't be called "acting". I'm not willing to watch Thai series like "Lady Boy Friends" or this one any more. Dropped.
21 minutes 24 seconds: that's too much for me! I don't want to put myself through such torture! I'm stopping this…
I completely agree. I have dropped several Thai series, too. Fortunately, there are great series from Korea, Japan and Taiwan, and I'm also a fan of series from Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, which may not be perfect productions as film makers have small funds, but they are trying their best. I can recommend "Bagan Beginning", a beautiful series from Myanmar.
I rolled my eyes when I read "used to be lovers in high school" - the story's been told so many times. But the way they tell this story here is just amazing. There are so many surprising little moments that are proof of good writing, and the actors are absolutely up to it. Another Japanese BL show that I really love.
This kind of story has been told many times, so it is the execution that counts, and I think the first episode indicates that it will be worth to have this story told again. Both the young and the "older" actors are great, and so is the cinematography. IMO Japanese BLs are the best, and it looks like Japan is doing it again.