yeah it's the same case but memories of murder was before the culprit got arrested and this one is after he was…
Thanks! I remember being frustrated with the ending of Memories of Murder. The film was extraordinary, suspenseful, well acted and produced but the ending was sad because the murderer had not been found at the time!
The story is engaging in the drama. The characters are based upon real people. At the same time, in a very many Korean police dramas of this kind, there is always the same cast of characters, those I mentioned in my OP. It is the question of art imitating life? Were Korean policemen and prosecutors always been like this (idealistic, rough, insubordinate or corrupt) in real life or is it just the fiction?
That is why I found the first episode boring: the originality is missing. On the other hand should I expect originality if it is based on real events.....I'll probably end up watching it all because it is an amazingly compelling story. It is the clichéd characters I find boring....
Embarrassing? Why? What research am I supposed to do? Why should I do any research before watching any type of entertainment?
EDIT/ My bad: I just realized you are a Korean netizen. My apologies! I come from Europe and of course I need to be educated. What are the things I should learn about?
I am 1/3 through and with main characters being all teeny and maudlin, and Dennis dancing...all I can think of is "how do they manage to film these scenes facing the mirror? We never get a glimpse of the crew in spite of the camera doing circles around him dancing..." I should be thinking of character's turmoil instead of techincal issues!🤣🤣🤣
On the other hand, the music is awful and depressing, seems more like noisy, there is no melody but the concept is interesting: they put the poems they pupils discuss in school to music!
Nice film, lovely poetry and great teen characters who think they are inconspicuous!🤣
I just watched the first episode and it seemed very familiar. And then I discover I have already watched Memories of Murder dealing with the same case apparently. So far the series is full of tropes: a young rogue police detective, corrupt prosecutors, inept and violent policeman, a genius painter girl at the right place at the right time etc.etc. I almost fell asleep halfway through....
If youre willing to grind, I think you can save up enough tokens in a week or two. Problem is you'd be renting…
Thanks for the tip but I feel that these vertical series are not worth the grind! People used to upload them on dailymotion or bilibili but shoretime got to them. I am really impressed by their reactivity to pirating. Not enough though, to waste my time on the grind for a couple of weeks! Even less to pay the overpriced subscription to watch! Hard pass!
I love these short web dramas in a shared universe. Unfortunately in this one, the main couple have zero chemistry and the way the younger man pursues his teacher is cringy. Quick and nice watch. Still, I am looking forward to the next part of this universe....
I don't know if you know of this but there is an extra ending scene floating around, set in the present and giving us a happy ending of sorts. They filmed it but never added to the last episode.
Nice review, it broght bzck so many fond memories of this drama....
So the Japanese invented bls or rather yaoi mangas. The number of BL mangas published is staggering.
So why do they go looking for Thai BLs to remake?
They have their own spicy content they could adapt. Most (not all!) of japanese BLs are on the tame side, no or dead fish kisses being the ultimate NSFW content. Why aren't the japanese adapting their own yaois more?
I have seen more make out scenes in two episodes of this drama than in 20 japanese BLs I had watched before.
Hi, where did you watch the movie version? Is it on Gaga?
It is on gaga. I watched it on my usual site kisskh and it is 10min longer than announced here or on gaga but it is still the version poached from gaga....go figure!
This is a pretty good quick read that explains the background better: https://medium.com/@alexgowrites/whats-boys-love-got-to-do-with-it-332885dfa4fd
I love you being wordy like this! I was actually confused by the term "queer". I once discussed the same topic with another user here a long time ago but what you all call queer now was called LGBT content and the difference was basically the same (happy fantasy vs. sad reality). I compared BLs with Hallmark movies. I think it somehow fits: unrealistic love stories or Disney style fairy tales.
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The story is engaging in the drama. The characters are based upon real people. At the same time, in a very many Korean police dramas of this kind, there is always the same cast of characters, those I mentioned in my OP. It is the question of art imitating life? Were Korean policemen and prosecutors always been like this (idealistic, rough, insubordinate or corrupt) in real life or is it just the fiction?
That is why I found the first episode boring: the originality is missing. On the other hand should I expect originality if it is based on real events.....I'll probably end up watching it all because it is an amazingly compelling story. It is the clichéd characters I find boring....
EDIT/ My bad: I just realized you are a Korean netizen. My apologies! I come from Europe and of course I need to be educated. What are the things I should learn about?
On the other hand, the music is awful and depressing, seems more like noisy, there is no melody but the concept is interesting: they put the poems they pupils discuss in school to music!
Nice film, lovely poetry and great teen characters who think they are inconspicuous!🤣
So far the series is full of tropes: a young rogue police detective, corrupt prosecutors, inept and violent policeman, a genius painter girl at the right place at the right time etc.etc. I almost fell asleep halfway through....
Hard pass!
Still, I am looking forward to the next part of this universe....
Nice review, it broght bzck so many fond memories of this drama....
So the Japanese invented bls or rather yaoi mangas. The number of BL mangas published is staggering.
So why do they go looking for Thai BLs to remake?
They have their own spicy content they could adapt. Most (not all!) of japanese BLs are on the tame side, no or dead fish kisses being the ultimate NSFW content. Why aren't the japanese adapting their own yaois more?
I have seen more make out scenes in two episodes of this drama than in 20 japanese BLs I had watched before.
I was actually confused by the term "queer".
I once discussed the same topic with another user here a long time ago but what you all call queer now was called LGBT content and the difference was basically the same (happy fantasy vs. sad reality). I compared BLs with Hallmark movies. I think it somehow fits: unrealistic love stories or Disney style fairy tales.