Not Your Typical BL

I just want to say that I liked this. It seems there are a lt of not so good reviews, but this is so different from most BL stories that I enjoyed most of it. Yes, it has a few weak spots, but overall, I felt I was able to appreciate the storyline and feel the emotions the two characters were dealing with. I guess I am not as critical as some when it comes to acting abilities as I thought all of them did a decent job of acting. While I enjoyed the storyline of the secondary couple, I did not think that it was better than the main characters. I have watched some BL that was better, but I have also watched some that were worse. I hope if you watch this series you will enjoy it as much as I did!

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Too Much Silliness

I'm right there with every other review I read.

The whole show is silly and BORING!!! If you liked bed friends ... this is as far away from that series as you can get.

It's cringy, there is nothing of substance, the acting is not very good and the characters are nothing like they were in Bed Friends. Even the main characters from Bed Friends have almost totally different personalities. I was kind of sad how so much changed. Some scenes didn't even make much sense.

If you must watch speed it up, you won't miss anything. Honestly, I think the industry should stop making spin off shows.

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the kisses were nice

but... they didn't seem to really be in love. There was no depth, I think that was the problem with the entire series. I guess it's a romcom?

It's very weak in every aspect. The acting was ok, but no one really stood out. The storyline was so so and then went downhill the last couple of episodes - like they were not sure what to do with them - throw in some stuff that was kind of stupid and made the acting look even worse.

Besides the main couple there was a side couple - they were also not so great... I'm being kind - lol
I thought if he called him munchkin one more time, I was going to shut it down.

And the screaming store employees!!! No! No! No!

There have been a lot of BL's in 2023 that were worse, but this definitely goes with them on the "no rewatch list" for me.

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Looking for serious turned to Fluff?

I'm right along with the reviews that say it started out great, went downhill, as well as those who complain about the lack of romance

The story and acting were very good until part of the way through, there was enough going on to keep my interest. But then came the fluff - and both the story and acting went downhill.

The time jumps towards the end were a huge disappointment.

One hug, No kisses. Don't put actors in series like this if they are opposed to kissing - we may watch it once, but the reviews will be low and the rewatch value is zero - we are not grade schoolers.

I should have known when this showed up on Viki - their bl's are always platonic. I cancelled my membership with them because of this.

These boys are cute - they should stick to singing with a group or try acting in something other than a bl.

A rating of seven that had the potential to be a 10

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An Incredibe Series!

I am going to be honest...

I wached this series twice, a few weeks apart. I am glad that I watched it a second time, and I will tell you why:

The first time I watched this, my review would have said that I liked the first story, but not the second story. It would have said the second story was too brutal for me. I would have also recommended that they merge the two stories instead of having one after the other.

But after I watched the entire series again, I changed my mind. The two stories being so different, I don't think merging them together would have been better. I still enjoyed the first story better, but I also picked up on a lot more in the second story, which made me appreciate it more than I had previously. Someone who is lost and needing the strength and trust to love again and a guy who is patient and caring who comes into his life. This is such an important message for anyone who has been truly disillusioned by love. And the message near the end really hit home with me. With a tragedy in my life, (not a love interest, but a loss that devastated me) I really took to heart the message that if you are hurting and do not pick up the pieces of your life, your loved ones will suffer.

The first story is fun and loving, all four main characters are persons I would like if I met them in real life. The stories are so well done and production, lighting, music, everything was spot on.

So... I not only recommend you watch this, I recommend you watch it twice, just a few weeks apart. See if your viewpoint stays the same. I believe this is one of the better bl series to come out this year.

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Better Than Season 1

Much better than Season 1.

It's so much better when they devote more time to less actors. Having only two couples definitely helped the story lines to be expanded upon, and the characters' personalities and relationships were greatly improved upon. I still have a problem with bl's that refuse to allow for realistic kiss scenes, it's difficult to convince me to believe that love exists when the couples' relationships are so platonic.

Some of the conflicts get resolved way too quickly and abruptly, and that also affects the series' dynamics.

Also, the whole parents' disapproval and then their sudden change of heart makes the struggle of coming out to the parents less believable.

This series i definitely worth watching, just don't expect too much.

Not a high rewatch value.

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A good storyline, with very good characters

I really enjoyed watching this series. In part, because of the originality of the story. There isn't another bl out there that is quite like this one. It's not just the story of two boys falling in love, but also of three friends and how they come back together and accept one another for who they are.

I do agree with other reviews that say parts might be slow, but I liked the pace better than some that feel rushed. The two male characters have a great connection, and you can really see the emotion of which one likes the other first, and then how the feelings start to grow between both of them.

The female friend in the series is a smart, likeable character who just wants her friends to be happy, the background music is ok and fits the scenes, the photography is pretty good, overall, I think this is a nice, refreshing series that will leave you with good feelings and little to criticize. Give it try and don't give up on the slow parts.

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Heavy on the Drama, Light on the BL

Where to start? I have a love - hate relationship with this show. It was very heavy on the drama side with issues such as mental illness, guilt, plots of attempted murder, and more.

On the BL side it was heavy on the disapproval of parents to the point of violence and lots of sadness.

The 2 main male leads had a deep connection and love, but there were so many "almost" kisses that I felt a bit deflated at times.

The story was exceptional in that it held my interest throughout, and despite some of the things I didn't like, there was more that I did like.

Lot's of complaints in the reviews about the ending - which I agreed with those complaints. Not a high rewatch value for me.

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Well.. Love It or Hate It?

This is another series that seems to be a Love It! or Hate It! - Based on the reviews, which are either really high or really low!

It makes me a little crazy when reviews contain comparisons to other series. This one is receiving a lot of comments about this series versus Kinn Porsch and why this one would have been rated higher if it had come out before KP. HUH??? Are there that many bl series out there to watch that we can afford to compare them and then rate them on that comparison? I think not. If I am going to do any comparisons, it's going to be Unforgotten Night versus the truly awful series like Even Sun and Check Out. Hands Down this series is better than some of the series that have come out in 2022.

And although I give both Kinn Porsche and Unforgotten Night high ratings, I actually enjoyed this one a bit more, mainly because the actors in this series were all very good looking and I really didn't care for the actors that portrayed Kinn or Porsche - they were not good looking at all and even their chemistry seemed more like sex and less like love, and they had some really stupid scenes. In Unforgotten Night even the bodyguards had decent screen time, were good looking and were decent actors.

As far as the series - of course there was a lot of hype that the show didn't live up to - isn't that true with any series? Otherwise, no one would watch them. It wasn't perfect, most series have flaws, but it was entertaining enough to keep me watching without hitting the fast forward.

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A bit cliche', a bit boring, a few good scenes

I couldn't give this series a 10 - there were to many things wrong with it.

1) Teenage boys are usually rebellious, for these two to listen to their parents and hate each other after being friends in school - nope, doesn't work for me
2) Parents who live next door to each other as adults and are still immature and acting like kids, nope, doesn't work for me
3) Cliche - boys who are enemies become lovers
4) G- Rated - so few kisses and mostly rough and tumble play - can't really feel the love here

I don't know, I watched the whole series waiting for something major to happen and it never did.
No rewatch value for me

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It just went downhill

It started out pretty good... with a decent first episode. Unfortunately, there are just too many problems with the overall storyline. Parts of the story become a jumbled mess with characters coming and going. The jealous girl storyline disappears, and other characters emerge. Side stories and side couples are introduced way too late in the series and basically go nowhere. Someone had a good idea but did not know how to turn it into a complete series, so they just kept throwing in a bunch of unnecessary scenes to keep the story going. And unfortunately, the writer did not even know how to keep any excitement about the two mains going either, their dialogue and actions were repetitive, boring and juvenile.

I totally blame the failure of this series on the writer, because the actors were not given much to work with. If the script is dull, the series will be dull as well, no matter how good everything else is.

Once again, I am disappointed and sad by the bl's that have come out this year. Most of them have been nonsensical or boring or have not really been bl's at all. Let's hope the year 2023 brings about some new writers and fresh ideas.

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High Reviews and Low Reviews

I fell somewhere in between - although I guess a six is on the low side.

Read many of the reviews - a lot of comments about the toxicity of this series. First of all, like everything I watch, I don't try to dig too deep - most shows have things you don't like, and things you do. BL's are no different, but I feel like the viewers are more critical. If the show was a Male Female relationship would it be labelled toxic?

There was no plot? This isn't a mystery or an action series, it's a love story... that's the plot. Was it over dramatized, maybe, but if it hadn't been, it would be labelled as boring!

I mainly rated it low because I didn't like the ending, it felt very open ended - and I can't see a second season being necessary.

I also didn't feel this should be rated R. There is no violence, the love scenes were shirts off and kissing, and then cut off. I don't mind that, I just think the rating hints at something more.

I try to watch every bl that comes out. I have a whole list just from 2023 that I would give an -0 rating, at least this one was watchable.

P.S. The good looking male was Yoh, just my opinion of course. Enjoy!

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I shouldn't have finished watching this

Not a great show. No time for the relationship to develop, but that is ok, their kisses were simply lips touching like they were frozen, and that's ok too, because the ending totally ruined it anyway.

Let me just say, and I apologize if you consider this a spoiler alert - I had some minor issues, however up until the last 2 episodes, they were minor - and then? I should have stopped there, because I am not into sad endings. Not to mention the story made these two seem like idiots who couldn't figure out how to solve a problem.

The acting was ok, thre was no real development of their relationship - it just was there. As I mentioned, kissing was holding lips together - who kisses like that? Only actors who don't really want to kiss, which kind of makes the whole story fall apart.

The music was good. Probably the best part of the series.

I won't ever rewatch this one.

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