It's really good, I mean really really good. I haven't watched a Kdrama all the way through since 'Lovely Runner'. I feel like this could be the one to make it to the end; If they keep this pace up. I really didn't know what to expect but, both Mun Ka Young and Choi Hyun Wook are really great actors. I can see growth from both of them. I loved CHW in 'Twinlkling Watermellon' and MKY in 'True Beauty'. The whole double life that Ban does reminds me a little bit of Kuea in 'Cutie Pie' the series. There are some kdrama tropes, obviously, but they seem to be trying to put a fresh spin to them and I love it! I can't wait until they find out they are "Black Dragon" and "Strawberry". One trope they broke was the whole "I remember you after all these years and even though you look nothing like you did when we met when we were 5". Fingers crossed that their chemistry gets stronger. I think it's off to a fantastic start. It's really blowing my mind that CHW is holding his own with that time jump. Again, showing his acting skills are at the top.
One more thing. I love love love that he's still keeping his core dorkness. I hope Su Jeong can start to embrace her's more. I know she wants to, but she doesn't feel like she can. She feels like she has to be strong for everyone, including herself. That trauma from CHW's grandma looks pretty intense. It's going to be a good show. I just know it. FIGHTING!!
I absolutely loved the first episode! It was funny and cute. I wish they would do more dramas with in-game and irl type trope. I have a feeling it was only used for the first episode. I can't wait to see where this is going.
I saw them promoting the other 2 couples at the last episode screening, so... maybe? We all know BL almost always comes down to the funding. I've heard P'New, the director, say they were working on the funding, but then they pretty much announced season 2 when they all got together for the last screening. So, it's a pretty good shot. *fingers crossed*
I loved it so much! Johan and North fourever! I swear, those two. They got me in a stronger choke hold than Johan with North. It's a bummer we didn't get some of the scenes from the trailer and pilot episode. It always feels like kind of bait and switch, BUT I did not see the chemistry between Maxky and Bas coming when I started this ride last year. I had no real clue who Maxky was. I've been waiting for Bas to come back with a decent partner. That was an awesome thing to see. I was honestly shocked how many good kisses we got from Johan and North, not that that was the goal of the series. It was very nice. I think this is one of a handful of series that gives us bf's not shy about calling each other hot. They are certainly not embarrassed about being into each other and around others. I loved that so much! I'm a skin-ship kinda person, so I'm glad to see it. It's pretty wild how many series seem to shy away from the boyfriends not expressing things to each other, even when they are alone. Other than some recycled lines/dialog, they did really good.
Mister Tonfah was at his limit with Typhoon. How can you leave us with the sadness of those two. You have to make season 2 now for sure lol. Please bring back the whole cast.
Side note, I saw that Studio Wasabi is looking for a new editor... interesting. I can't imagine the pressure everyone is under. Maybe they just need more helpers. I know some people were mad about the editing. I was a little confused at some points, but all in all I enjoyed it.
What the hell is wrong with you? The GF is a psycho who treats him like dirt. SHE is the passive-aggressive one,…
Wow. You are a pretty dark person who seems to be pretty aggressive. I don't think cussing at me for an opinion is that right way to have a disagreement. I can hear you without yelling and without cussing at me. This is not a real person. It is a show. I have an opinion, that's it.
I haven't seen Double Mints, but I just finished this and I can tell you that this is very dark. It's quite explicit.…
Thank you for replying. I watched it. I don't get triggered easily. I just like to know what I'm walking into. This one wasn't as bad as some other's I didn't know what I was about to watch. It was good, but still sad.
I want to watch this but... anything that recommends 'Double Mints' stops me. I still wish I never watched DM. Are there explicit scenes? Scenes leading up to sa and cutting away? Things I'd like to know so I can avoid it or watch it.
I must say that I absolutely love Johan's character development. He was really rough and demanding at the start and now he really is more soft.... and still demanding lol but I really think he had a great character development. You don't really see that too often in BLs. I just love how touchy feely Jo and North are. It doesn't feel awkward, it makes everything feel normal and I am all here for it. I never felt like anything Johan and Bas did was cringy.
MiniRant: It's like the couples in BLs, or any drama's really, can't touch each other or it might lead to something more... it doesn't have to. Intimacy should be normalized as being other things. It can be just holding hands, being close enough to have your shoulders touch each other.
When does Johan & North start? Do I have to watch every episode?
Sadly it's not really that clean cut. They are scattered throughout the episodes, very lightly in some. If you only want to physically see them together in the same scenes: The first episode they have an interaction is epsiode 5 on the uncut version, I would start at 32min and 05 seconds in. Just because its a nice build up of their first face to face. 🥰
Also, I watched the uncut version so thats the time stamps I'm going by. The cut version has slightly shorter scenes and some things are cut out. Idk which are which.
Episode 6: Towards the end, about 40mins in, they interact a bit longer and more "touchy" but not romantically. 😅🍺
Epsiode 7: They are in the same room at the beginning. The uncut version at 17:30. Around min 24 they text/phone call. But they do a thing where its like North is in the room with Johan, so they are "in the same room".
Episode 8: 9min in North is with Johan for a little bit. 29:40 they are together again. Flirting and cute moments. 43min in Johan gets super jealous and mad. Sulking with his friends because of North. They aren't together but its cute.
Epsiode 9: From the beginning until about 22mins they are together. 47:38 they are together again.
Episode 10: This Epsiode is JohanNorth dry, in terms of physically being in the same place, until about 55mins in things start happening and Johan comes to help North.
Episode 11: About 16mins in is when the stuff at the bar starts to build up to when Johan comes to help North. About 26min in Johan confesses his feelings and they have their first kiss. Cute moments and their second kiss follows. After Jo drops North off at school, there are no more interactions with them in that Epsiode.
Epsiode 12: About 38mins in Johan and North are together. A special kiss follows soon after 🥰🥰. They are mostly together after that. The ending especially 🙈🙈.
Episode 13 : They are together throught the first 34:06 mins. You can fast forward some of the basketball scenes if you want. After min 34 it's all HillTer.
Episode 14 is out for most, only some who could get it through fast track. Whatever that is 😅. Not something I did, so I will wait until Thursday.
If you want to have context behind their story, I'd suggest you watch the whole thing and skip through parts where they don't talk about whats going on with North and Johan.
North and Ter's friendship time is freaking cute too.
I feel like Lee put them in the same hotel room and directly adressed Fah to tease him because you know, Fah and…
Lol that's true. Lee does like to tease. I kept guessing that Fah had always liked Teerak and Lee knew, but after that epsiode it feels like he didn't know either one liked each other lol. That's why it feels inconsistent. Or maybe I was reading them wrong this while time 😅. In any case, I really love the squishyness of this show so much!!
I don't like how they did Oh's "redemption". There was nothing to feel like he atoned for anything. So when they try to make you feel bad for him, you just don't want to.
Teerak apologies for not liking Oh but Oh takes no responsibility and doesn'teven apologize. Then they tried to show the backstory of why he fell for Teerak. It makes you feel like you can't be nice to anyone or they will become obsessed with you. No no no.
The story doesn't keep track of stuff thats already going on. Like Oh's mom was supposed to do something to Fah, but she seems to have pulled back from that. Last episode made it seem like Lee knows Fah liked Teerak so he let them stay in the same hotel room. It's not consistent. Or maybe the translations aren't quite right. Idk.
Other than that, I love this show so much. I don't skip through any part of it. It's cute and vulnerable about starting to like someone. It's sweet. I love love Fah and Teerak. ❤️ I just love it a lot.
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I can't wait until they find out they are "Black Dragon" and "Strawberry". One trope they broke was the whole "I remember you after all these years and even though you look nothing like you did when we met when we were 5". Fingers crossed that their chemistry gets stronger. I think it's off to a fantastic start.
It's really blowing my mind that CHW is holding his own with that time jump. Again, showing his acting skills are at the top.
One more thing. I love love love that he's still keeping his core dorkness. I hope Su Jeong can start to embrace her's more. I know she wants to, but she doesn't feel like she can. She feels like she has to be strong for everyone, including herself. That trauma from CHW's grandma looks pretty intense. It's going to be a good show. I just know it. FIGHTING!!
I think this is one of a handful of series that gives us bf's not shy about calling each other hot. They are certainly not embarrassed about being into each other and around others. I loved that so much! I'm a skin-ship kinda person, so I'm glad to see it. It's pretty wild how many series seem to shy away from the boyfriends not expressing things to each other, even when they are alone. Other than some recycled lines/dialog, they did really good.
Mister Tonfah was at his limit with Typhoon. How can you leave us with the sadness of those two. You have to make season 2 now for sure lol. Please bring back the whole cast.
Side note, I saw that Studio Wasabi is looking for a new editor... interesting. I can't imagine the pressure everyone is under. Maybe they just need more helpers. I know some people were mad about the editing. I was a little confused at some points, but all in all I enjoyed it.
Congratulation everyone!
MiniRant:
It's like the couples in BLs, or any drama's really, can't touch each other or it might lead to something more... it doesn't have to. Intimacy should be normalized as being other things. It can be just holding hands, being close enough to have your shoulders touch each other.
The first episode they have an interaction is epsiode 5 on the uncut version, I would start at 32min and 05 seconds in. Just because its a nice build up of their first face to face. 🥰
Also, I watched the uncut version so thats the time stamps I'm going by. The cut version has slightly shorter scenes and some things are cut out. Idk which are which.
Episode 6: Towards the end, about 40mins in, they interact a bit longer and more "touchy" but not romantically. 😅🍺
Epsiode 7: They are in the same room at the beginning. The uncut version at 17:30.
Around min 24 they text/phone call. But they do a thing where its like North is in the room with Johan, so they are "in the same room".
Episode 8: 9min in North is with Johan for a little bit.
29:40 they are together again. Flirting and cute moments.
43min in Johan gets super jealous and mad. Sulking with his friends because of North. They aren't together but its cute.
Epsiode 9: From the beginning until about 22mins they are together.
47:38 they are together again.
Episode 10: This Epsiode is JohanNorth dry, in terms of physically being in the same place, until about 55mins in things start happening and Johan comes to help North.
Episode 11: About 16mins in is when the stuff at the bar starts to build up to when Johan comes to help North.
About 26min in Johan confesses his feelings and they have their first kiss.
Cute moments and their second kiss follows. After Jo drops North off at school, there are no more interactions with them in that Epsiode.
Epsiode 12: About 38mins in Johan and North are together. A special kiss follows soon after 🥰🥰.
They are mostly together after that. The ending especially 🙈🙈.
Episode 13 : They are together throught the first 34:06 mins. You can fast forward some of the basketball scenes if you want. After min 34 it's all HillTer.
Episode 14 is out for most, only some who could get it through fast track. Whatever that is 😅. Not something I did, so I will wait until Thursday.
If you want to have context behind their story, I'd suggest you watch the whole thing and skip through parts where they don't talk about whats going on with North and Johan.
North and Ter's friendship time is freaking cute too.
Forgive me if I messed up some of the times.
Happy watching ❤️❤️
I kept guessing that Fah had always liked Teerak and Lee knew, but after that epsiode it feels like he didn't know either one liked each other lol.
That's why it feels inconsistent. Or maybe I was reading them wrong this while time 😅. In any case, I really love the squishyness of this show so much!!
Teerak apologies for not liking Oh but Oh takes no responsibility and doesn'teven apologize. Then they tried to show the backstory of why he fell for Teerak. It makes you feel like you can't be nice to anyone or they will become obsessed with you. No no no.
The story doesn't keep track of stuff thats already going on. Like Oh's mom was supposed to do something to Fah, but she seems to have pulled back from that.
Last episode made it seem like Lee knows Fah liked Teerak so he let them stay in the same hotel room.
It's not consistent. Or maybe the translations aren't quite right. Idk.
Other than that, I love this show so much. I don't skip through any part of it. It's cute and vulnerable about starting to like someone. It's sweet. I love love Fah and Teerak. ❤️ I just love it a lot.