I'm sorry but a grown man in his 20's not knowing the meaning or feeling of ''jealousy'' is so ridiculous... he…
Oh no. Now this, on top of everything else… I don’t even want to watch the episode. That kind of trope is already meh in a high school setting but with a grown-ass man… screw it, I’m dropping the series.
I also do admit that Drunk Pisaeng was a bit awkward. I mean, Gawin's acting was a little bit awkward there. And…
I agree, Gawin's acting was awkward. He didn't walk like a drunk, he walked like someone badly imitating a grandpa or a zombie in a B movie. And his expression looked more bored/blank than inebriated/desperate most of the time. Like you said, Krist's acting wasn't remarkable either. It might be because it was their first "intimate" scene (depends on the order in which they filmed them) and that made them stiff. I skipped the scene with Max and, now that you mention it, it might have been a subconscious reaction to awkward acting...
The pairing... works?? Krist's overacting... works?? What is this sorcery??? The only thing I'd throw out is the music and Gawin's acting when he's drunk. That was overacting but in a bad way. I hope my heart survives all that breaking for Pisaeng... this is getting dangerously close to Noh Shinwoo in Light on Me and Third in Theory of Love levels of pain...
I was relieved they picked other actors for the younger version of the characters because Kondo Shori looks way too old to pass as a high schooler and just having Yutaro play his younger self would have been weird. The cast is even not too bad. Props to them for that!
That 7.6 is a travesty. If they keep it up till the last episode this will be in my top 3 Japanese BLs for sure. Yutaro (the actor playing Mahiro) improved a lot since Cherry Magic, but will he someday play in a BL without being a delivery man? :'D
Separating again after just reuniting is not really a happy ending..
It’s only one month and a great opportunity for Ian so it looked a bit like Eddy was holding him back with his separation anxiety. I know they gave Ian a reason of his own for not going but I would have preferred if Eddy had told him « I want what’s best for you, so go and I trust you to come back to me ». Then either Ian goes or he says he doesn’t need to go because now he knows why he draws. Just so Eddy shows growth and maturity. But like I said: minor complaint.
A slightly clumsy (metaphors were bulldozered in, like Eddy’s plants for instance) but enjoyable short series, mainly thanks to Lee Seunggyu’s acting, Eddy’s playful personality and the chemistry between the leads in some scenes (those one takes!). In terms of K-BL ranking it’s definitely in my top 5.
Instead of having Ian decline the proposition because he found the meaning behind his drawings I would have maybe preferred they had Eddy learn to overcome his anxiety and let Ian go abroad trusting he would come back to him. That’s a minor complaint though, everything else was good enough for me. It’s impressive they managed to make something cute with so little time.
You don't find all the cliches and tropes cringey?
They didn't add any slow motion, weird filters or sound effects so I find them pretty harmless (unless a ballad starts playing, then I'm out). Yeah, it's cliché after cliché, trop after trope, that's for sure. But somehow I'm not that offended and still watching haha.
This show is just one gigantic liar revealed but I can't stop watching. :') Second couple has mad potential. It's quite a chill series so far, no big ups or downs that'd squeeze your heart but nothing bad either. I think we didn't even get a cringy slow motion moment yet!
Also love the episode length that allows for something more than instant love for no reason. I think the only other Korean BL I watched that was also this close to a slow burn is Semantic Error. Oh and I saw people complaining about Gongchan's acting so I was worried but turns out I find even that ok.
Remove the cringy slow motion + romantic ballad combos and this show would be quite solid, especially considering they're all rookie actors and there are a couple of challenging scenes.
I would agree that the soccer ball interception was a cliched BL trope of the sort we see in crappy Thai BL's…
I actually like that idea, but the execution was poor in my opinion. They make up for it with the ridiculous amount of fluff, chemistry and natural acting in episodes 5 and 6 so I'm not even mad haha. Overall this is one of the few BL's I enjoyed in the last 6 months, despite the clumsy soundtrack and editing. Watching the confession scene in the beginning of episode 2 again knowing that Eddy does understand Ian's like breaks my heart every time, Lee Seunggyu really does a great job. Love the reversal of his character too.
Episode 4 was amazing in the tension-building department, and the fight on the football field had me holding my breath… but then they ruin it all with an unnecessary confession (it was already heavily implied, sometimes less is more the viewers are not dumb) and the ridiculous « let me shield you from that ball » slow-motion moment that immediately followed. It went from solid little K-BL to high school thai BL in 2 regrettable seconds.
Ouch, that first episode was not convincing. Kwon Hyuk’s acting does nothing for me and I don’t like the way they grey-green washed everything, feels like an instagram filter from ten years ago. Watcha really went from Semantic Error to this? Ah well, I will still give it a chance because Moon Jiyoung was great in Once Again, maybe they’ll let him show his skills in this one as well.
Instead of having Ian decline the proposition because he found the meaning behind his drawings I would have maybe preferred they had Eddy learn to overcome his anxiety and let Ian go abroad trusting he would come back to him. That’s a minor complaint though, everything else was good enough for me. It’s impressive they managed to make something cute with so little time.
Also love the episode length that allows for something more than instant love for no reason. I think the only other Korean BL I watched that was also this close to a slow burn is Semantic Error. Oh and I saw people complaining about Gongchan's acting so I was worried but turns out I find even that ok.