Middle Love (2023)

Ignore the hate

You will like this or you won’t and I’m a liker.
Reddit yelled about Yim’s acting being awful and over the top and yea he was ott as Jade but it wasn’t bad acting, it was purposeful. Jade is a very insecure, quite innocent, anime obsessive and this story is told wholly through his eyes. So to me it makes perfect sense that the series felt anime coded. I enjoyed Jade and Mal’s journey to love very much. Uea and King becoming number 1 Jade protectors was also delightful to see.

Overall it’s a really enjoyable journey. Watch the uncut if you can because it also has some really nicely done spice scenes.

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Do not misjudge this show too soon.

I dont understand how this show only has a 6 star rating. Im assuming that they were premature ratings since the last episode just came out and the payoff is huge! Yes it starts out over the top but anyone who watches japanese bls wont be bothered by it. It also calms down after a couple episodes. I understand how having a slow build can make peope lose interest but dont get hasty with this one. The cuteness is unbearable. Not to mention its worth the wait. Trust me. I wasnt ready for that last episode. It gets crazy steamy. You wont expect it at all but that is what put this on my favorites list. I originally thought it was just really wholesome and kind of cheesy but hot damn. And how it goes back and forth between the two kn the last episode was playing with my emotions big time. Honestly i really loved the characters and i think everyone did an amazing job. Give it a chance. Seriously.

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cute but cringe at the same time

I was really looking forward for this because I really liked TutorYim in Cutie Pie and this is their first Main Role but sadly the series disappointed in many aspects: Jade is way more over the top as he was in Bedfriend. most of the time I have 2nd Hand embarrassment because of him and the soundeffects are making this worse. I totally adore Mai and he ist really sweet with Jade but we never really got to know why he liked him so much from the get go. I liked the second lead couple and their story wichkept me watching every week. And of course I wanted to see more of King and Uea but sadly there reduced to just comedic moments and maybe one or to more romantic ones.
It wasn't as bad as some series and I still wanted to know, how their story would end but it sadly didn't meet my expectations.

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If only they could cut down on the exaggeration...

There are two perspectives to this series
• A cute, comedy, fluffy and comfortable show
•A cringey, horrendous show

Well, in my opinion this show was a pain to watch. Though im a fan of comedy and cute shows this was a nah for me, its mentally draining with the exaggeration.

This series might go well with the previous casting Tommy and Jimmy. As I watched them in "Why R U" with similar acting style (and dont kill me, I happen to like it somehow, yes its campy) My opinion is that Tommy and Jimmy might have carried the characters well.

As of why I put myself to watch this whole series though its painful was just coz of TutorYim. I missed them, and wanted to watch a series of them so bad that I had to put myself through this pain over and over every week. Yim and Tutor fr deserve a better storyline and show, please give them oneT-T I'm pretty damn sure they'd do an amazing job. Them getting a decent show in 2024 would be my only new year wish.

And the credit of keeping me alive though episodes (regarding storyline) would be Tong and Gus. Though I was here to watch just coz of TutorYim, these two characters kept me going on. Their storyline was decent compared to Mai and Jade, and its fluffy too.

Well, well, I didn't forget about NetJames, KingUea. They did King dirty there ngl, it's King who is a cat here, don't kill me. But I'm not complaining tho. As characters they grew a lot more mature, their relationship has become gentle, and those silly fights out of jealousy, are a complete married couple package.

I wouldn’t say this show is a total disaster, it has many good moments as well, honestly last two eps were soo good. TutorYim really did a good job with their acting, and I'm strong with my opinion that they are an amazing actors. I'm hoping that DMD would give them chances to prove their acting without letting their talent go astray.

Special note : I'd give it to Mandee for their production quality, they never fail in that. Im anticipated for Love upon time, The next prince and Zomvivor from this channel, their storylines are intresting and I have a ray of hope that they wouldn’t dissapoint. It's time for Mandee comback.

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I cried when I watched the series

As a fan of both actors, I was excited to see the series. However, once the trailer was released, I questioned this excitement. The truth is, I wasn't a big fan of Bedfriends (its predecessor) for two main reasons: the acting and the editing. Today, it is these very aspects that bother me.

I believe the director of this series has significant issues in directing the performances of his main actors. I realized this after analyzing that the character Jade in Bedfriends—despite being peculiar—had a much more focused, stable, and profound personality, which is not present in this continuation.

In Middleman’s Love, we see how the Jade we knew disappeared (not to mention the one from the novel). I know that Yim can act because the Jade he portrayed in Bedfriends was a good character (and the same with Syn in CutiePie). Jade (Bedfriends), Jade (Middleman’s Love), and Syn (Cutie Pie) share the commonality of being strange, awkward, and even a bit weird characters. However, Jade in Middleman’s Love is the only one who doesn't achieve those characteristics because he ends up being absurd, foolish, and almost like a five-year-old child.

On the other hand, Tutor had the easiest job since his character hardly speaks in the series (he does, but every time he does, they overlay him with unbearable music). This is a point I want to make clear. Whoever edits at Domundi (excluding Cutie Pie) doesn't know how to do it. Anyone who knows a bit about shots understands that for a fast-forward or flashback, you shouldn't use the same shots in a row, or the effect won't work (and if you're going to do it, you must know how to do it, or it ends up being a failure). They abuse this in the first episode.

In addition to that, there is a problem with the editing. The music is excessive on many occasions (not to say all), they cling to this resource and don't let go because there is not a single second where you can hear the characters simply talking. The music is always there. This is compounded by the maximalist style of editing, leaving the audience exhausted after a few seconds.

I could go on because they clearly lowered the quality from Bedfriends (the only good point in that series), but honestly, it gives me enormous sorrow to see what Domundi turned the series, its plot, and characters into. The favoritism towards certain actors is evident, and it's clear that their directors have no idea how to make a series work. Outside of shows where their favorites appear, they don't make even the slightest effort.

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Cute and Adorkable.

I'll be honest, after the first episode of this show I was giving it 4/10, and I thought that was generous. I found it awkward, weird and very cringey. I don't think I laughed once during the first episode.
I also felt a lot of whiplash knowing this was set in the same world, with many of the same characters, as Bed Friend. Because the tone of this show almost couldn't be more different than that show.

But I wanted to give the show a couple of episodes in case it got better. Episode 2 was a 6/10.
And when I reached episode 3 it was a 9/10. And I found myself laughing and smiling through the whole thing. Where I at first found Jade's character annoying and cringey, I now found him dorky and utterly adorable. At first I thought that maybe the show had just improved over the three episodes. So I went back and watched episode 1 again, and I kind of loved it!

Honestly I have no idea what happened. I feel like I might have slightly lost my mind. But regardless, right now I am counting down the days to the next episodes.

In conclusion. I suspect that this show will be somewhat polarizing. And that everybody won't gel with it like I ended up doing. But I hope you do. Because I'm loving it!

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Farce

If you are here because of the Bed Friend then,

Uea, the kitten -----> Uea, the lion
King, the Wolf -----> King, the puppy
Lmao, King lost his groovy, and now he looks like a lost puppy.
They tried to create vice versa of the Bed Friend and make the feeling the same people but a different story. And that they added too many satirical scenes and lines. Some scenes don't make any sense, sometimes you may feel like whether you should laugh or not, and some scenes give you an inner dilemma like 'what just happened?'. Still 7 eps to leftefe. Hope for the best.

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Waste of time

I was initially really looking forward to this series because of the storyline and the main actors (from Why R U). Then I was dissapointed to hear the main actors were changed but decided to give it a chance anyway...despite the horrible looking trailer with the new cast. Today I tried to watch episode 1 and had to stop. It was too painful! The character of Jade is horrible! Embarrassing, gross and just plain cringe worthy. Its not even funny to see someone acting like that and I can't understand why anyone would like him in a romantic way. I like comedy but only when its well done. This was not...I will be saving me time and passing on this dissapointing series...

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This was hot pack Ass!!!

As the headline says ,this drama was hot pack ass!! I am not exaggerating guys!!!
I am disappointed to say the least about this drama ??
This drama was purely comedic and for ppl who want to see comedic bls this is the one for you !!!
Otherwise dont bother!!

Plot: Ass!!
Chemistry: so so
Acting: Ass!!

Let me be straight with yall!!
I would not advise you to waste ur time on this !!!
It is impossible to comprehend how Ppl can possibly still watch this !!
Its a mystery for me !!

Let me say this for the netjames fans who says " i am watching this for netjames " ????? netjames is not going to save the plot or the acting
I bearly watched this bl for couple minutes , it didnt even reach halfway for me to drop this
It nearly made me sleep , and omg that was it for me me bro !!!
It was not giving off the vibes u would be feeling in a bl

I wish i could have exaggerated more on this but all i can possibly say about this is that i hope that the two mcs for the drama act in a better series
And once again Never to trust trailers in bls it can be misleading !!!
My advice to u all!!

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Sometimes don't mind the comments before starting a series!

I started knowing about the series through the BL fan pages posting clips of the series. But after reading some of the top comments left on MDL I was unsure but I still start watching it because of TutorYim that I knew and adore from Cutie Pie.

And dare I say it was quite a journey through the first episode! The pacing of the episode was quite good although not quite packed with backstory for me to get to know the characters (also understandable as it is only 8 episodes). The cinematography was great (thank god for 4K Youtube) and the editing were not that horrible.

As I am not that deep into DMD's BL environment for me to compare and slam the series for it's storyline, actor/acting etc. like some of the commenters here, I think it was just a cute, bubbly, cringey BL for me to take it too seriously. Jade IS quite a handful as a character and at times over-hyper but I don't mind it. His chemistry with Mai is quite good and I'm quite surprised that I'm not into NetJames which is apparently DMD's other big BL couple that I'm not familiar yet.

The series' characters and vibe almost remind me of "A Boss and A Babe", in which both of them were not the top-notch series of the year type of series as much as an introduction series for the actors to really get experiences for acting. All and all I can say it is a good BL for you to fill up the time but you can't expect an Oscar for the series. And I do understand that for some people, this kind of series is not their cup of tea.

I can expect myself watching it through the end with hope that the story will progressing great in the future episode.

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