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this is so cringe omg

Usually low-budget and poor script/acting come hand in hand. Even more often low-budget productions neglect editing to reduce costs too. So yeah it's a criteria for me. If the acting/script/editing is good, it will not actually feel like its low-budget, like in this case (the only telling is the sound design right now but it's not too bad and even high budget bls struggle with this for some reason)

man it's been a while I don't recall most of itㅜㅜ if i remember correctly it felt like both actors didn't want to kiss at all haha

I'm pleasantly surprised! For once a serious subject for a BL that doesn't look like it will turn into some sort of parody. The trailer made it seem really low budget but the actual episodes seem really well made!!

Honestly can't even be mad at Zhao Yang's brother. He did everyone a favor by making them admit to what's really going on. If that was revealed after the wedding, I feel like An'an would've just died on the spot from the shock.

A Lie's watch got some signal back without him knowing and alerted his base that he found an immune subject. They waited for him to get back to his car and sent an agent to lure them into the airport, to then kidnap Lin Zai. The chemist is the one supposed to do experiments on Lin Zai...

Ok here's my theory

korean low budget drama actors have a tendency to be so stoic and stiff, they don't make you feel anything and deliver their lines as if reading the script for the first time...

On a societal level I think in some capacity the toxicity between a mlm couple is what is exciting for a lot of viewers. Male controlling behavior has been directed towards women for so long in popular media that seeing a male character being dominated is part of the appeal (without denying that it is indeed harmful and reinforces unbalanced dynamics in couples). We have yet to see women fully dominate a male partner in a sexual dynamic (that I'm aware of, or if we have women are portrayed to actually be the villain), so this is the closest we can get to seeing a man being subordinated and vulnerable. I think the recent popularity of CBL that are overly toxic speaks to this.

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I'd agree with you normally but in this drama's case:

1. Eunho is literally having wet dreams about Dohyeon, his rejection is out of fear, not because he's not interested at first

2. Dohyeon knows Eunho is somewhat receptive to him, Eunho didn't reject him when he kissed him and held his hand in the classroom (they confirmed Eunho wasn't sleeping)

3. I wouldn't say Dohyeon cannot accept rejection, Eunho is the one who asked they don't talk to eachother because of this and Dohyeon respected his wishes (albeit only for a day because Eunho couldn't handle it)

This series kinda read like a student project... pacing all over the place, utterly annoying music, can't take the lead seriously because he looks like a literal RUNWAY MODEL (and he is so that checks out)... but it's still charming lol

Where did you find the videos? I speak Korean

haha seems like we've got the same taste then!

got it

i consider it lazy writing to have to explain a 6 months time jump in a tv show... you can easily build up a growing relationship between 2 characters over time with like 3 scenes. the evolution of their relationship was very unnatural.

I thought so too for the second half, it took me a month to watch the last ep because I didn't feel excited about it anymore... but the overall storyline was easy to follow and I'm excited for a season 2 with that enemies to lovers trope :)

for 2026 Thailand I'd say Ticket to Heaven and Payback are both quite entertaining/well executed but I haven't finished both so my opinion my change...

putting A Winter Sun and Ash on the same level is insanity

A Winter Sun, Deep In, Revenged Love, To My Shore... heck even ABO Desire had me more engaged lol

This might be an unfair comparison because I brought up Cdramas so if I compare with other Hong Kong productions Sammy's Children Day was way tighter than this