Brick wall tactics
I got so hyped reading the reviews just to get disappointed 5 minutes into the first episode of the show.
I don't want to make it seem like it was a complete disaster, it was simply...mid. I believe the idea behind it was: "let's get the hottest boy we can find, pair him with a cute guy, and let the fangirls do the rest". There is no real thought behind the plot of this BL, and this pisses me off because it had true potential.
I want to avoid spoilers so I will not say too much but it wont be hard since not much happens anyways. Half the scenes are just fanservice, bland conversations between eyecandies, with one note personalities of a brick wall, that add nothing to the plot whatsoever. I don't think we ever see the main leads laugh or show real emotions, it's like they were constantly worried of not serving face so they had to be locked in at all times. Also chemistry? I don't know where people saw it, maybe there was a chem class in the back of the university setting 'cause for sure these two had none. The basketball guy was hot I admit it, and I loved his smirks, but I'm sorry I just can't handle real life kpop aegyo... the pouting from Jiwon was cute maybe the first time, then it hits that he's like 21 not a 15 yo girl so... but maybe that's on me.
Not everything is cringe or soulless tho! The two secondary characters were so fun they genuinely made me laugh, and that's because they felt real. They had no romantic role to fullfil and this enabled them to get more raw and unfiltered in my opinion. Also the actors who portraid them were great, not to say the main ones weren't but their line delivery was more lively and it didnt feel like an asmr like the others' did tbh. However I didn't think the ending between them was need and weirdly I don't wish for a spinoff.
All in all I think this show is worth watching if you really have no expectations and are just looking for a cute and lightearthed storyline, not too pretentious. On the other hand, if you were hoping to see a nice engagind dinamic between two pro athletes that keeps you glued to the screen and wanting for more, go watch A Breeze of Love idk
I don't want to make it seem like it was a complete disaster, it was simply...mid. I believe the idea behind it was: "let's get the hottest boy we can find, pair him with a cute guy, and let the fangirls do the rest". There is no real thought behind the plot of this BL, and this pisses me off because it had true potential.
I want to avoid spoilers so I will not say too much but it wont be hard since not much happens anyways. Half the scenes are just fanservice, bland conversations between eyecandies, with one note personalities of a brick wall, that add nothing to the plot whatsoever. I don't think we ever see the main leads laugh or show real emotions, it's like they were constantly worried of not serving face so they had to be locked in at all times. Also chemistry? I don't know where people saw it, maybe there was a chem class in the back of the university setting 'cause for sure these two had none. The basketball guy was hot I admit it, and I loved his smirks, but I'm sorry I just can't handle real life kpop aegyo... the pouting from Jiwon was cute maybe the first time, then it hits that he's like 21 not a 15 yo girl so... but maybe that's on me.
Not everything is cringe or soulless tho! The two secondary characters were so fun they genuinely made me laugh, and that's because they felt real. They had no romantic role to fullfil and this enabled them to get more raw and unfiltered in my opinion. Also the actors who portraid them were great, not to say the main ones weren't but their line delivery was more lively and it didnt feel like an asmr like the others' did tbh. However I didn't think the ending between them was need and weirdly I don't wish for a spinoff.
All in all I think this show is worth watching if you really have no expectations and are just looking for a cute and lightearthed storyline, not too pretentious. On the other hand, if you were hoping to see a nice engagind dinamic between two pro athletes that keeps you glued to the screen and wanting for more, go watch A Breeze of Love idk
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