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Yeah...
It was good! Not great, not bad, but good. I think it's extremely telling of what can and will occur, and also, the men are beautiful, so there's a plus. Thamepo is what you expect it to be, which I'm not mad at, but I definitely wanted something more.
Let's Dive In.
Again, this wasn't bad. Just not as "oh my gosh the best BL of 2025" like most people had hyped it up to be (which is usually always the cases for me in these situations). William and Est make it extremely easy to watch because; well, you see them, they're gorgeous. On top of that, you have a great looking supporting cast, and you have yourself a girl seated and ready to watch.
But this suffered from boredom very quickly. Outside of the leads' story, everything was pretty slow. Getting the band back together, trying to make their way back to the top, yada, yada. I'm not an idol-series lover, so this could be solely just a me thing, but I basically skipped anything that had zero to do with the leads. However, I do like the friendship dynamic the group had, like when trying to help Thame with his date with Po and just some other smaller moments.
Oh look, the main conflict is that they can't date because of Thame's idol life, def didn't see it coming. This type of trope/conflict bores the hell out of me cause we all know it's going to be fine in the end, which is so unrealistic to the actual idol world. Which is why I tend to skim through all of this, and oh look, happily ever after.
Now, when we talk about the leads, this is where the story really catches my attention. At first, they're a little stale, but the further along we get in the story, I'm hooked. They do slow-burn so fucking well, and I was sat until the end. Est puppy dog eyes mixed with William's soft-ass voice, *chef's kiss*. But even still, while I loved their story, there was something just slightly missing that I cannot, for the life of me, put my tongue on, but there was something that drew me in, but didn't hold me for long. I think I'd like them to tackle a more complex, more tragic type of plot line cause I feel like it would fit them well.
Nothing to nit-pick this time. I really enjoyed how mellow everything was, I loved seeing Drake, and Nut is my new favorite person.
Ratings:
Story: 6/10 - The leads do well, but the overall story is slow and tedious to sit through. Also, everyone is fine as fuck.
Acting: 8.5/10 - Est's eyes are their own person, my god, the way I want to reach through the screen and give him a hug. Everyone did fine.
Music: 7.5/10 - Skipped all the singing and dancing (I know, I'm a terrible person). So I didn't listen to anything.
Recommendation Value: 6/10 - I feel like I would recommend this to someone who wants to start getting into BL cause it's lighthearted enough to get your feet wet, but you know there's better out there.
Let's Dive In.
Again, this wasn't bad. Just not as "oh my gosh the best BL of 2025" like most people had hyped it up to be (which is usually always the cases for me in these situations). William and Est make it extremely easy to watch because; well, you see them, they're gorgeous. On top of that, you have a great looking supporting cast, and you have yourself a girl seated and ready to watch.
But this suffered from boredom very quickly. Outside of the leads' story, everything was pretty slow. Getting the band back together, trying to make their way back to the top, yada, yada. I'm not an idol-series lover, so this could be solely just a me thing, but I basically skipped anything that had zero to do with the leads. However, I do like the friendship dynamic the group had, like when trying to help Thame with his date with Po and just some other smaller moments.
Oh look, the main conflict is that they can't date because of Thame's idol life, def didn't see it coming. This type of trope/conflict bores the hell out of me cause we all know it's going to be fine in the end, which is so unrealistic to the actual idol world. Which is why I tend to skim through all of this, and oh look, happily ever after.
Now, when we talk about the leads, this is where the story really catches my attention. At first, they're a little stale, but the further along we get in the story, I'm hooked. They do slow-burn so fucking well, and I was sat until the end. Est puppy dog eyes mixed with William's soft-ass voice, *chef's kiss*. But even still, while I loved their story, there was something just slightly missing that I cannot, for the life of me, put my tongue on, but there was something that drew me in, but didn't hold me for long. I think I'd like them to tackle a more complex, more tragic type of plot line cause I feel like it would fit them well.
Nothing to nit-pick this time. I really enjoyed how mellow everything was, I loved seeing Drake, and Nut is my new favorite person.
Ratings:
Story: 6/10 - The leads do well, but the overall story is slow and tedious to sit through. Also, everyone is fine as fuck.
Acting: 8.5/10 - Est's eyes are their own person, my god, the way I want to reach through the screen and give him a hug. Everyone did fine.
Music: 7.5/10 - Skipped all the singing and dancing (I know, I'm a terrible person). So I didn't listen to anything.
Recommendation Value: 6/10 - I feel like I would recommend this to someone who wants to start getting into BL cause it's lighthearted enough to get your feet wet, but you know there's better out there.
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