Puen was a reasonably popular actor in the original world. Perhaps his privacy was somewhat violated, and there must have been many people who approached him for profit. He was living in an environment where he felt it was hard to find someone who understood his true self without any unwanted feelings. So, his transfer to another world allowed him to escape his previous restraints and enjoy the joy of breathing freely, and I think he wanted the new people he met there to see him as he really is. I believe the tears he shed during the kissing scene expressed not only his joy at having shared their feelings, but also his happiness of having someone love his true inner self.
Didn't knew that "Unforgotten Night" and "Check out" were in a competition for the most ridiculous Thai BL of…
I dropped out of Check Out after 2 episodes, but I have continued to watch Unforgotten Night until episode 11 and will definitely watch the last episode. Therefore, the conclusion is clear; This one is more ridiculous. Whereas the other one was halfway ridiculous, this one was so thoroughly ridiculous that it couldn't lose my interest for a moment. :P
I'm lightyears past the point of having any expectations of this series redeeming itself, however the descent…
A messed-up show can sometimes be rather unforgettable. The truth is that those of us who have continued to watch this series to this point despite our huge complaints are completely fascinated by its incoherence.
I read your comment with interest. I agree with some of your views and disagree with some of them, but let me…
Thanks for your reply. While not a few people go on an emotional tirade as if their entire personality has been denied when they receive even the slightest disagreement, I am glad you carefully supplemented your explanation with what you felt I may have lacked in understanding.
Since English is not my first language, it takes me a long time to write in English, and I am not confident to what extent I am accurately describing what I want to say. Let me make only one comment now.
>And again I just wonder if the series isn’t just (maybe unintentionally even) sexualising the protagonists in the same way as the BL shows that they’re trying to criticise.Idk if you see what i mean
I think I understand completely what you are pointing out and I suspect that the production team incorporates sex scenes, knowing very well that the content they are portraying could directly be a criticism of themselves.
Or rather, I should say, I doubt that the team is even seriously trying to "criticize" the negative aspects in the first place. I wrote "since it is produced as one of the pieces of entertainment, it may be natural that there are limits to what can be done" at the end of my previous comment, and inserting sex scenes into a drama is just one example of such limitations. The team is probably doing this, thinking "A lot of our audience must be expecting some of BillySeng's hottest scenes." And it is surely working, at least for me, lol.
I wrote this analysis for fun and just wanted to share so here it is :)As you probably know already, this series…
I read your comment with interest. I agree with some of your views and disagree with some of them, but let me refer to two points here for now.
First, I think the so-called BL has not so much to do with the reality of LGBTQ+. So to watch a BL series and accuse it of not properly reflecting the reality of LGBTQ+ is missing the point. As you wrote, "this series is a type of fictional documentation of the BL industry," not a "real" documentary, and the production team is simply trying to develop that fictional documentary within the framework of a BL drama. Therefore, I don't think it is blameworthy that what is common in BL dramas, including some sex scenes, happens there as a matter of course.
Of course, it could be argued that the special genre of "BL" should not be approved, or BL cliché should be eliminated, but I will not go into this here.
Second, you are concerned about the potential for sex scenes in BL dramas to misrepresent gay relationships, which appears that you are underestimating the media literacy of the audience. Indeed, there may be a lot of situations where it is difficult for children who are not yet old enough to distinguish between drama and reality, but those age restrictions are also intended to avoid such confusion.
Certainly, this series will describe issues that will prompt some reflection on our consumption of BL dramas by taking the appearance of depicting the other side of the industry, but since it is produced as one of the pieces of entertainment, it may be natural that there are limits to what can be done.
It is a pleasant surprise for me to come across Pak here in this series. I enjoyed his performances in "The Cupid Coach" and "Love Area 1&2" despite the extremely poor quality of the scripts, and now I am relieved that the latter's complete failure especially did not end his acting career. Hope he will not disappear in the course of this series and that we will see him in a leading role again in the future.
As far as I remember, according to the pilot trailer, Jimmy is a huge star in their universe(their original universe)…
My memory of the pilot trailer is fading, but I do remember the scene where Jimmy didn't want to talk much about himself. Your hypothesis that Jimmy and Sea may have already known each other in the original world is very interesting. It would be a very psychologically complex situation to look directly at Nanon's figure but to see in him a vision of the original Jimmy and fall in love with that person.
As to the latter point, in my first comment I wrote that I would be comatose for a year, but I also think that I myself might adapt to the situation sooner or later. The impact about it probably varies depending on one's perspective on how much weight the mental and physical aspects of a partner carry in a relationship.
To piggy back what happens Tess/tun after they leave their bodies?
We don't even know why they woke up in Tess and Tun's bodies and what happened to Sea and Jimmy's bodies in the original world while their minds went to the other world. It may be treated as a momentary event in the original world's time line. But in the alternate universe, Tess and Tun's bodies have actually been taken over for some period of time, so the team cannot take the same solution. I am not sure how far they can go in giving an in-depth explanation of the various details. Anyway, let's wait for airing.
I like your reflection, it reminds me of the Japanese drama Kamisama no Ekohiiki, it reflects about falling in…
>they would start to see each other in their "real appearance" once they found they both are from the same world
Woah, this idea never occurred to me. I had not considered the possibility that in the alternate universe their appearance would transform back into their original appearance. I'm looking forward to seeing how the team will actually solve this issue. I will also look into the drama you mentioned.
I understand Sea and Jimmy have the appearance of Ohm and Nanon respectively in the alternate universe. And Sea and Jimmy are going to fall in love each other in the form of Ohm and Nanon. Sea in the form of Ohm falls in love with Jimmy in the form of Nanon and vice versa. Neither of them knows what the other looks like in the original world.
A question arises here. Even though people do not necessarily fall in love solely on the basis of a partner's appearance, there is no doubt that appearance is a factor that cannot be ignored in a relationship. When they are safely back in the original world and have regained their original appearance as Sea and Jimmy, can their relationship remain unchanged? Even though the mental identity is preserved, a drastic change in appearance is likely to cause a change in feelings toward the person.
If I fell in love with someone who was in the form of Nanon but it turned out that his appearance was actually Jimmy, I would surely be comatose for a year. (I am not saying that I am actually more into Nanon than Jimmy. lol) I guess I'm just being childish in my view of love.
A quick glance at the comments section seems to indicate that this is a minority opinion, but To My Star 2 is among the most satisfying so far of all the sequels I've seen. I'm saying this not because the final scene in ep4 was beautifully executed, but I felt that ensuring the main characters portrayed in the prequel were inherited, the team was trying to carefully describe the conflicts that would arise precisely because the main characters are who they are like.
Kang Min's expression was excellent right from the start, making us imagine that Ji Woo was not completely out of love and broke up with Seo Joon, but was consciously acting cold-heartedly in an attempt to cut off any lingering regrets inside him. Woo Hyun's performance is also very satisfying, showing sensitivity and innocence as well as a strong inner will. Even when Seo Joon seems to be completely overwhelmed, he tries to find a way to deal with his problems with his own candor, which even gives viewers a rather reassuring feeling in their ongoing story. The introduction of some new characters is, of course, a source of some worries for us, but we hope it is the key to the multilayered depth of the main CP's relationship later in the story.
Having recently dropped out of a few college-themed BL dramas halfway through, I started this series somewhat skeptically, and just finished ep3. Despite my low expectations, I am really enjoying this so far. The team has done a good job of parodying BL drama clichés and smartly incorporating them into the story. There is little awkwardness in the actors' performances, and I think all the four CPs show good chemistry. Looking forward to the future development of the story.
Just finished ep4. Since this drama is tagged as a BL drama and the story begins with one of the main characters clearly having a crush on a girl, it is natural that viewers are interested in how they portray his emotional change. It seems that they succeed to the extent that they make me feel that such a case would be possible if not sufficiently convincing. Ji Woo is portrayed as a caring person, and Han Hyun Jun's acting skill seems to have successfully portrayed the growing feelings that Ji Woo has for the first time as he interacts in a caring manner with a man with an enigmatic charm at a distance he has never experienced before. Hoping that the remaining two episodes will wrap up the whole drama nicely.
Just watched ep1. Good use of Puccini's aria. That slow crescendo emphasizes the romantic growth of their relationship and keeps us anticipating what is to come, but the aria is interrupted just before the climax and we are brought back to reality. Looking forward to the next episode.
Since English is not my first language, it takes me a long time to write in English, and I am not confident to what extent I am accurately describing what I want to say. Let me make only one comment now.
>And again I just wonder if the series isn’t just (maybe unintentionally even) sexualising the protagonists in the same way as the BL shows that they’re trying to criticise.Idk if you see what i mean
I think I understand completely what you are pointing out and I suspect that the production team incorporates sex scenes, knowing very well that the content they are portraying could directly be a criticism of themselves.
Or rather, I should say, I doubt that the team is even seriously trying to "criticize" the negative aspects in the first place. I wrote "since it is produced as one of the pieces of entertainment, it may be natural that there are limits to what can be done" at the end of my previous comment, and inserting sex scenes into a drama is just one example of such limitations. The team is probably doing this, thinking "A lot of our audience must be expecting some of BillySeng's hottest scenes." And it is surely working, at least for me, lol.
First, I think the so-called BL has not so much to do with the reality of LGBTQ+. So to watch a BL series and accuse it of not properly reflecting the reality of LGBTQ+ is missing the point. As you wrote, "this series is a type of fictional documentation of the BL industry," not a "real" documentary, and the production team is simply trying to develop that fictional documentary within the framework of a BL drama. Therefore, I don't think it is blameworthy that what is common in BL dramas, including some sex scenes, happens there as a matter of course.
Of course, it could be argued that the special genre of "BL" should not be approved, or BL cliché should be eliminated, but I will not go into this here.
Second, you are concerned about the potential for sex scenes in BL dramas to misrepresent gay relationships, which appears that you are underestimating the media literacy of the audience. Indeed, there may be a lot of situations where it is difficult for children who are not yet old enough to distinguish between drama and reality, but those age restrictions are also intended to avoid such confusion.
Certainly, this series will describe issues that will prompt some reflection on our consumption of BL dramas by taking the appearance of depicting the other side of the industry, but since it is produced as one of the pieces of entertainment, it may be natural that there are limits to what can be done.
As to the latter point, in my first comment I wrote that I would be comatose for a year, but I also think that I myself might adapt to the situation sooner or later. The impact about it probably varies depending on one's perspective on how much weight the mental and physical aspects of a partner carry in a relationship.
Woah, this idea never occurred to me. I had not considered the possibility that in the alternate universe their appearance would transform back into their original appearance. I'm looking forward to seeing how the team will actually solve this issue. I will also look into the drama you mentioned.
A question arises here. Even though people do not necessarily fall in love solely on the basis of a partner's appearance, there is no doubt that appearance is a factor that cannot be ignored in a relationship. When they are safely back in the original world and have regained their original appearance as Sea and Jimmy, can their relationship remain unchanged? Even though the mental identity is preserved, a drastic change in appearance is likely to cause a change in feelings toward the person.
If I fell in love with someone who was in the form of Nanon but it turned out that his appearance was actually Jimmy, I would surely be comatose for a year. (I am not saying that I am actually more into Nanon than Jimmy. lol) I guess I'm just being childish in my view of love.
Kang Min's expression was excellent right from the start, making us imagine that Ji Woo was not completely out of love and broke up with Seo Joon, but was consciously acting cold-heartedly in an attempt to cut off any lingering regrets inside him. Woo Hyun's performance is also very satisfying, showing sensitivity and innocence as well as a strong inner will. Even when Seo Joon seems to be completely overwhelmed, he tries to find a way to deal with his problems with his own candor, which even gives viewers a rather reassuring feeling in their ongoing story. The introduction of some new characters is, of course, a source of some worries for us, but we hope it is the key to the multilayered depth of the main CP's relationship later in the story.
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