Colore Rush (2020)

I feel like I'm watching a Wattpad fanfic

Idk about this one. Let's just say is that I feel like I am watching a Wattpad fanfic (this web drama was adapted from a "webnovel" so I lowkey feel like it is a Wattpad fanfic :/)

First I will say the concept was very creative. The whole mono and probe thing is unique and intriguing. The main character has a hard life and it is very easy to feel sorry for him. However the character that Hwall plays (the probe or the main characters love interest) is WEIRD ASF. He is overly poetic and kind of has no personality other than knowing way too many facts about colors.

Extending on the mono/probe concept, Monos are supposed to be overly obsessed with their probes because they make them see color. While the mono is scared to get overly attached to his probe, his probe is super obsessed with him which isn't supposed to happen in this world. When it came time for the show to explain why the probe was obsessed with the mono and not the other way around they used the laziest explanation that really sounded like something a 12 year old would write.

However the worst thing about this drama is the giant plot hole that is the mother. She keeps on being mentioned throughout the show and they made it seem like we would find out where she is but NO they straight up forget about her which I find so weird. However it was not a main plot line so it wasn't too bad.

I feel like im only bashing this drama but the show is not that bad. its fun to see the romance develop between the two boys and like I said before, the main character is likeable. (also the kiss at the end was satisfying lol)

overall its okay, but i still recommend that you watch it as it is easy to watch (its also very short)

oh and the ost is AMAZING! 10/10 ost

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Is it love or is it obsession?

I like the plot, it’s something interesting and new, but I feel like them leaving a lot of things unsolved at the end (not sure if season 2 was planned in advance) was a bit annoying. I also think that the shortness of the drama leaves a lot of important things out which did make it hard for me to understand certain events and actions of the characters.

Go Yoo Han & Choi Yeon Woo: I am not sure how I feel about their pairing. They both have things they have to deal with – conditions, family drama, obsessions. Go Yoo Han appears as someone who doesn’t really care about his future, is not very sociable and can be very persistent. Choi Yeon Woo is an introvert, and I believe that had a lot to do with the fact he is a mono. Monos are known to kidnap and even kill their probes, so he is doing his best to avoid meeting his probe and turning into a monster. The focus is on the development of their relationship, which I really liked. We saw how they both struggle (especially Choi Yeon Woo) with what their relationship could potentially turn into. I think the actors did an amazing job portraying the characters. The visuals were on point as well, I just couldn’t take my eyes off Go Yoo Han, his eyes were so captivating. And him wearing the mask only directed the attention to his eyes more.

I am a bit confused on the relationship of monos and probes. Are they meant to be like soulmates? Is that something that both of them feel intensely or only the mono? Is it even love or just an obsession in most cases? There are a lot of questions that I am not sure how to answer and I wish would have been addressed more in the series.

There have been some heavy topics addressed in the series, but they were not given much thought after they were mentioned, done. I am guessing it’s due to the shortness of the series, but with what Choi Yeon Woo has done towards the end… I really wish it would have been talked about more. And for Go Yoo Han to not take it as lightly nor as something almost positive.

I found the locations and OST beautiful. I found the color rush effect with the colors flashing around the screen distracting though. And the fact that the first few interactions between the two main characters were almost a copy-paste of one another seemed like a waste to me.

It was a nice watch, but I feel like it had the potential to be much better.

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Unique concept but poor execution

I was initially excited for this because it was a unique concept unlike other BLs I've seen. I decided to check it out because the ex member of The Boyz (Hwall) was here. This could have been a great story because the concept was new but the execution was just poor. The visual effects were cheaply done I feel like. The acting was okay but the acting of Hwall (Hur Hyunjun) was lacking which made me cringe at times. The kiss scene could have been done and shot better which was disappointing. The ending also left unanswered questions like what happened to Yeonwoo's mom like is she dead or just missing?

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COLOR RUSH 1:
The relationship of two people, friendship, falling in love, love, co-dependence, were presented delicately and in the angle of one of the mysterious views and it was a revival. In my opinion, it's by no means a below average "gray" BL series, but it's a little gem that intensified and made the colors in my soul shine through. The school was there, but it was in the background, only as a means to develop the plot. Also, the story was dedicated to both young people and did not run into unnecessary delays. Both main characters gave good performances, I was particularly impressed by the 20-year-old singer, model and actor Heo Hyun Jun in the role of Yeon's "probe" Yo Han. Rating: 8 8 10 10

COLOR RUSH 2:
It was a big disappointment for me that my "darling" - Hyun Jun - is no longer playing in the second series. I was hesitant to even watch. Fortunately, Se Hyun appeared there and with the help of this Korean symposium I watched, because the second main character Yeon Woo didn't really get under my nose with his bobbed hair and long Asian "claws". The story was very rushed and contrived, it kept reminding me that it was fictional and I also missed a larger percentage of the BL relationship between the main characters, which was caught up in the last episode with the "dead fish" kiss. Rating: 4 6 8 6

IN THE FINAL ASSESSMENT, I WILL ASSESS ONLY THE FIRST SERIES, THEN DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE SECOND SERIES.


COLOR RUSH 1:
Vztah dvou lidí, přátelství, zamilovanost, láska, spoluzávislost, byly podány jemně a v úhlu jednoho z mysteriozních pohledů a bylo oživením. Dle mě to není v žádném případě podprůměrný "šedý" BL seriál, ale je to malý klenot, který zintenzivnil a prozářil barvy v mé duši. Škola tam sice byla, ale byla upozaděná, jen jako prostředek k rozvinutí děje. Také příběh se věnoval oběma mladíkům a neodbíhal do zbytečných zdržovaček. Oba hlavní hrdinové podali pěkné výkony, oslovil mě především dvacetiletý zpěvák, model a herec Heo Hyun Jun v roli Yeonova "probeho" Yo Hana. Hodnocení: 8 8 10 10

COLOR RUSH 2:
Zklamáním bylo pro mě velkým, že v druhé sérii už nehraje můj "miláček" - Hyun Jun. Váhal jsem, zda se budu vůbec dívat. Naštěstí se tam objevil Se Hyun a za pomoci tohoto korejského sympoše jsem se dodíval, neboť druhý hlavní hrdina Yeon Woo mi pod nos moc nelezl se svými vlasy na prcinku a dlouhými asijskými "drápy". Příběh byl moc ukvapený a vyumělkovaný, stále mi to připomínalo, že to je smyšlené a chybělo mi tam i větší procento BL vztahu mezi hlavními hrdiny, které bylo dohnáno v posledním díle polibkem "mrtvých ryb". Hodnocení: 4 6 8 6

V KONEČNÉM HODNOCENÍ HODNOTÍM JEN PRVNÍ SÉRII, NA DVOJKU SE PAK UŽ ANI NEDÍVEJTE.

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A Refreshing Rush of Color

I can definitely understand not giving this show a 10/10, yet I enjoyed the story and world they created so much that I had no choice. The plot is rather unique, and despite there being a very limited time as the show is very short, they explained everything I could have asked about it

While this may not be the highest budget show, I think it adds to the charm of this particular story. Specifically, there’s one scene where Yeonwoo and Yoohan walk down the street together, observing street signs in the night, that feels so gorgeous and real that it has stayed etched in my head since I watched it. The use of grayscale and color is really pretty and visually pleasing.

The acting was pretty great, and I feel like the characters personalities were displayed very well. I could understand Yeonwoo’s inner conflicts and sympathize with him as he figured everything out. Yoohan’s energetic and playful, yet thoughtful emotions are shown really well. I know a lot of people were a bit disappointed with Hyunjun’s portrayal of him, but I think he took on the role pretty well and did a great job for a beginner actor. I also really loved the side characters, though their part in the drama may have been small.

Overall, this is a short and sweet, yet unique and captivating drama that will leave you wanting more of this world! The visuals are dazzling and there are so many possibilities that could be explored within this universe of monos and probes.

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great story

The idea for this web series and the development are creative and intriguing. It's a story I hadn't seen before and the emotional development of the characters and how they deal with problems is really well written. It's what carried me through to the end of the story. The moment when he sees the colors is also exciting and the special effect is good enough. Even though it's repeated almost every episode it's always nice to see it again.
This concept deserves a high budget, 16 episode TV series. There are plenty of insights to be had.
The rest leaves something to be desired. Most of all I found the acting weak. Aside from Yoo Jun, everyone else really leaves something to be desired, bringing this series back to a cheap product. A real shame because the potential was immense.

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Short and Sweet

The good and bad thing about Korean BLs is that they are almost universally short and sweet, easily consumed in a few hours. And while typically a very pleasant diversion, they are often lacking when it comes to fleshing out the story, having fully developed characters, and wrapping up the story neatly. This drama suffered from all three issues, but I still very much enjoyed it.

Pros:
- The acting was overall quite solid I felt. Yoo Jun was definitely a stand out and the most consistent. He perfectly showcased his character's inner turmoil and I really appreciated how much emotion he managed to convey just with his eyes. His chemistry with Hyun Jun was also quite good and they played off of each other well except when it came to kissing. That was painful to watch. Hyun Jun was pretty good, though he seemed to struggle with some of the more serious scenes where he came off almost robotic at times. He did much better portraying Yoo Han's mischievous, cheeky side. Seo Hoo and Hyo Gi had smaller roles but were also quite fun and I enjoyed their addition.
- In terms of the story, there are both pros and cons to this aspect but for the pros, I found the world created absolutely fascinating with this concept of monos and their probes and I honestly would have loved it if it had been explored more in depth. This drama had some great scenes, but one of my favorites was when Yoo Han asked Yeon Woo to teach him the colors he saw. It was such a sad, but poignant scene and I thought it was done beautifully. I also appreciated the reveal of Yoo Han's condition at the end, that both boys were struggling with their obsession for the other, it wasn't just Yeon Woo, and how neither could bear to let the other go. Very interesting and overall well done on that front. The mix of dark and light, particularly towards the end was interesting and added some spice to things. There were some twists that I was not expecting but were handled quite well. The romance developed organically more or less and the dangling question of whether it was truly love or obsession made it more interesting.
- The OST was fantastic. The opening in song in particular really caught my attention and has already been added to my Spotify playlist.
- I really loved the media arts scene. It was a stand out for me just in terms of seeing the characters' development as well as just being a visual treat. Loved it. I also found the way they showed the color rush to be appealing. It's not what I was expecting but I found it to be quite beautiful and well done. I also appreciated the way they switched between how the rest of the world saw things with color and how Yeon Woo saw the world.

Cons:
- With the story, as I said before, there were both pros and cons. One of the cons is the world, which I loved, but I did feel needed a bit more exploration. I really wanted more info on the monos and probes to better be able to understand them. Another was the characterization. Considering the shortness of the drama, they did a good job of introducing the characters and giving enough background to keep them interesting, but, again, I wanted more, especially when it came to Yoo Han. I felt like, despite him being the second lead, we found out next to nothing about him and his life except at the very end and even that was pretty minimal. However, my biggest con in this regard is how the mystery of Yeon Woo's mother's disappearance just ended up on the wayside. There were a few other little side plots and such that were also neglected, but I felt that was the biggest one. I honestly got invested in her disappearance and thought the drama was going to be more of a mystery/crime type deal with the boys teaming up to find out what happened to her, but that didn't happen. In fact, we're left exactly where we started and I found that to be more than a tad disappointing. I know there's a Color Rush 2 that I've heard answers the question of what happened to her, so I may check that out, though the apparent of absence of Hyun Jun makes me a little leery of it.

And honestly that is my one con: the storytelling and the plot holes. I truly wish they had made this into a longer, more fleshed out drama because it had so much potential. It's good as a romance but I feel like it could have been much more than that. I wouldn't have objected in the slightest if the mystery of his mother's disappearance and learning more about the monos had been more of a focal point than the romance. That being said, it's a solid romantic story in terms of their developing relationship and I very much enjoyed it. Overall, it is absolutely worth the couple hours it will take you to watch and, due to its shortness, I would not object to watching it again at some point.

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Its rushed but...

It had SOOOOOOOOO much potential but it felt so rushed to me and i felt like I didn't have enough time to appreciate the characters/ story. The episodes should've been 20 minutes long instead of 15 minutes. But overall, the story is really interesting. The ost was great too. If you want to watch a BL in one day well...this is the one (don't have extreme high expectation tho). Kind of glad that was one of the first Korean BL i watched. I know that this review is probably not helping and filled of mixed opinions but that's what Color Rush did to me. Give it a try. You will either find your self in the group of people who adore this series or in the group of people who HATE this BL. Or you'll find yourself in the category of the few people like me, who just don't know what to think about........that.

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When you have a good idea but the script is due tomorrow

The premise of "Color Rush" is a welcome fresh breeze in the world of BL dramas. The BL genre as a whole generally suffers from a "same premise, different execution" syndrome, often revolving around the mostly unremarkable life of some high school or university students, which for some reason also tend to be members of the communication arts or engineering faculty of their school. While "Color Rush" is also set in a high school, the story manages to stand out with its magical soulmate concept and subtle mystery undertones, turning the BL romance, in theory, into only a sub-plot and not the defining, overarching storyline.

However, the drama does not quite achieve this effect for several reasons, the most glaringly obvious ones being the poor writing and the lack of chemistry between the lead characters.

If it had been one of the side characters that had been hit with the poor acting, it probably wouldn't have had such a negative effect on the drama. But since it's one of the main leads, Hwall, that lacks the proper abilities to portray his character Yoo Han, the entire drama suffers under it. Yoo Han's character feels underdeveloped and his acting is incredibly stiff. Like a puppet that can only follow its master's orders, he just reads his lines with little to no emotion or engaging intonation. It is not so bad as that you would feel incredibly appalled by it to the point that you needed to drop the drama immediately but it is certainly enough to take away from your investment in the romance between the two main characters.

Secondly, the writing is poorly paced and structured. While the first few episodes are also rather fast-paced, it's still in the realm of the understandable for such a short drama. The last few episodes, however, jump from one plot point to the next, scrambling to tie together the many loose ends of the drama, resulting in neither a satisfying conclusion to the mystery nor the romance aspect of the series. At some point, I felt like they were just throwing in a bunch of facts that were never even alluded to before just to find an excuse as to why plot point x ended up the way it did.

Overall, it's not the worst drama I have ever watched and it surely isn't the worst BL I have ever watched. However, it certainly would benefit from a re-write and some acting training for Hwall, as well as simply from a longer duration as 15 minutes per episode are just too short to cover the extensive worldbuilding that is going on here, especially since the drama is only 8 episodes long.

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