One of The Best BL Series Ever

This isn't your typical BL series. [Almost] no fan service, great plot, a lot of life lessons. You'll find it's beauty if you don't have such beliefs about the plot. Just enjoy the series and learn the lessons.
I wrote about beliefs because some people seem to have such beliefs-that one of the gay characters was died because of hate towards gay people. I don't think so. A story is just a story, whether the characters are dead or alive. I don't see any part hinting hate towards gay. This is just a BL-themed story, with a lot of life lessons.
The acting is great, I just thought that some scenes can be carried out a little bit better. This series is one of my favorite series when it comes to the acting, along with "Love Theory" and "The Effect". If you know those series, well, the acting in this series is as good as those series, I think.
The music is good, they executed the bgm properly... This is definitely not a cheap series. The artwork, the music, the acting, the plot, etc... They're great.
Rewatch value? Hmm, I'm not the type of person who rewatch a series-not even a movie. But if I'm the kind of person who rewatch my favorite series, I think I will gladly recommend this series to my friends and watch them together.
Overall, this is a great series for the ones who love life lessons through entertainment and don't expect a happy ending. The ending is kinda bittersweet, and I don't mind it. We see a lot of bittersweet "stories" in real life anyway.

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I wonder if my interpretations are right

I think this is the continuation of Bittersweet Chocolate. In Bittersweet Chocolate, James was given drugs by Playboy since he was still so young. Maybe he was still in kindergarten or first grade in elementary school when Playboy started giving him drugs. The actor looked so young. James grew up as a drug user (and maybe a drug dealer), but he managed to hide it from her mom. We can see the absence of his mom in this movie. She was rarely at home and didn't talk to him that much. He was preparing for college if I recall it right. But at some point, it looked like he ran out of money. He used the drugs he wasn't supposed to use without paying (I mean. he stole it). Playboy became mad and started hitting him (that's the ending of Bittersweet Chocolate). The director wanted to tell us the importance of family time and proper communication, I think. That way, such things can be seen as soon as possible.
And then Playboy and The Gang of Cherry. In this movie, we can see that James has become a part of the gang completely. He doesn't stay with his mom anymore. In this movie, a lot of time was used to portray the problems caused by James. He stole the drugs, Playboy somehow hides that fact and made Cherry mad. It looks like Playboy cares about the chained boy, so in order to annoy Playboy, Cherry keeps on torturing him. And then in the middle, we see Max and Playboy talk, which was played by the same person (Fuhrer Steven). I don't remember that much about this part, but I think Max (I think he is Playboy's alter ego or whatever, I don't know much about psychological terms) asked why Playboy stay in that place. Playboy started wondering about it. In the end, he decided to go and also take the chained boy with him. At the same time, James became irritated by his new environment and Cherry so he killed Cherry and go. This isn't your usual happy ending but it is... I guess. I think the director wants to tell us that villains (or at least some of them) aren't 100% evil. Sometimes they still show their "good" side. And that they can change. Just maybe. I'm not a native speaker, so I'm not sure my words are understandable but I tried at least.

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One of the most mediocre kdrama so far

It's just... mediocre. Copy pasted storyline and cliches, with different actors and actresses. I rarely watch kdrama, and I still feel bored to death.
Let's start from the storyline, non-human ML who helps FL in distress. This one is a devil, the previous one was a goblin.
The acting is so-so. The actor is an eye candy, though. But it's cheap even for cheap entertainment.
The music is the best thing in this kdrama, I guess? But this isn't a musical drama. They should have put at least as much as attention they give to ost to the story.
Rewatch value? If I can give negative value, I would.

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Enjoyable

I'm on the 3rd episode. The storyline is interesting, light, smooth, and fun. This is basically romcom with a little bit of problems related to BL industry. Both of the main characters have grey characters (honestly, they're kinda cunning but they aren't villains). I think you need to take a look at this series if you like something light and A LOT of fan service lol.

However, you will know that there will be conflicts with fans if you watch the trailers. They would be something serius in real life, but I think this series wouldn't go that far with this kind of story. I don't mind something realistic (read: big problems caused by fans) but I think this series will keep the story as fun as possible. Enjoy!

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