What I like about this is that the story is very cohesive. I like how the characters were developed and how it ended. Everything is perfect(at least for me). I wouldn’t even complain about the time (10 minutes the most and about 15 minutes for the last episode), I think it makes sense since it doesn’t have much drama to be stressed about and even if it’s like that. The story felt complete.
Acting wise. I must say everyone did a great job.
I hope that Korea can produce more series like this — they’ll probably give Thailand a run for their money.
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The two main actors did a wonderful job. Because the drama is so short (each episode is only ten minutes long) it would have been necessary to cram as much in each episode as possible. And they did. The interactions between Gang Gook and Tae Joo are sweet, angsty, and filled with repressed tension. The takes are shot nicely, and make everything feel more intimate between the two. The music is wonderful as well. Kudos to everyone involved in this, I enjoyed it thoroughly.
My only complaint is that it's too short. I could have happily watched way more of these two.
Definitely give this one a try. It's short, sweet, and to the point, but oh so worth it!
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Same old Jazz
*Introduction*South korean are master of productions, in tv drama land they are lack of soul and meaning,
that is why kdrama never reveal the truth in any story, it's only a formula without a soul or a real human beings behind it.
, in streight drama you have 16 episode, (here you get 8 episodes because it's "gay drama") the story line is repetative : first hate than confuse and at the end confession and a kiss.
*Story*
A poor boy called Gook , hired as a bodyguard for Han Tae Joo , they are " friends "15 years.
Han Tae Joo father is a mafia leader, (presented as a "family business ceo " and "strict parents" at vikii "about" and it's very interesting ...why they not writing "mafia",and criminals?!
They have attraction between tham and we don't really know if the are gay or not, if they love each other or not. this last until episode 6 when Han Tae Joo confess. but ! Gook that loves him all a long attack him instead of confessing too about his love. it's only happned suddenly in episode 7, but he isn't confess to Han Tae Joo, he confess to a girl instead. there are also playing in martial art so they have some interaction with each other, they are sleeping together in the same bed and also Gook washing HTJ onces and get those feelings of attractions
and yet..
With all that attraction and touching and sleeping in the same bed!!! they are not in physical relationship, they not confessing and they are not revealing their mind. they are very "strong." "superhumans"
So we have here lack of comunication, but we have something really really important.
we so called human beings without real emotions and desires.
Episode 6 is the proove that it's all fake. episodes 7&8 we can clearly watch the formula. the mafia peresnt sending his son to UK, after 3 years he cam back to sk and have a small kiss with Gook and without any future in sight.
Overall conclusions from the drama:
1. They are porotrait as superhumans, lacking of emotions and desires, the road to be real is not insight, they need to suffer until they get love or find love.
2. The violence is part of the journey, if you getting near you get some panch, you don't talk, you fight
3. For being gay you need to suffer, it's not natural, you need to go through stage when you can admit your feelings and suppress them until you can't anymore. this is save for the last moment.
4.You can't get real happy couple scenes
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Worth to watch, Making you asking for more!
This is my first ever review here in MDL and i know for the fact that only this series will have my first review.LIKES:
- the STORY development is astoundingly great. The LINES we incredible although im just basing on english subs for that. We know for a fact korean series are great with this but i keep thinking how the story develop and portrayed in a 10 mins episode is mind blowing. One fact is that storywriters in Korean series are the mastermind themselves. such a great craft!
- the ACTORS portrayed so well that even before they utter their respective lines you can see the facial expression, eyes portrayal and body langauges SHOUTS how they feel.
- wtf SOUNDTRACK lingers on my mind. upon release of their OST in spotify i have already played them in loop. the OST is so great that ive been playing the opening song more and more times. Everytime the opening song as the series starts my mind is open to what will happen to this series and even ending/closing song in which it is the same makes me wonder grrrrr what will happen next.
- the CINEMATOGRAPHY is superb. every shot, every angle, and every camera motion fits the story, the characters and the soundtrack. codus to editors and producers for this...
DISLIKES:
- i think i have to wait for the last episodes to give you my dislike as so far NO MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENTS.
-EDIT: No disappointments up to the last episode!
OVERALL: This series is a very well made craft! Hoping to see another KBL as we know this is one of the few KBLs around. It would be for a long time for another KBL to replace it in my heart. As my ultimate Thai BL series is TharnType. This is my only KBL in my heart.
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The story: Even though every ep is only about 10 min long, the short episodes created a coherent story without any unneeded filler. Every line was picked out to represent the character's feelings perfectly, every scene where the main characters faces were seen was amazingly shot and the story was just remarkably beautiful, though the bodyguard/master trope was in the beginning, the story built up very well
Acting/Cast: The emotions portrayed by both the ML's were extremely nuanced. Every scene that they were in could be analyzed in essays, which many fans actually did. The time constraint, in my opinion, made for a more compelling watching experience, because the words that couldn't have been said due to lack of time were said by both the leads eyes. I'll be following both of these actors in their future dramas, I can't get enough of the nuances in their faces that say more than a 1000 words
Music: Loved it, spent the days between the episodes listening to the OST, will be continuing now as well
Rewatch value: Absolute. Have to restrain myself from going and rewatching the whole thing again. I miss those guys. Every ep is worth a rewatch, every scene between the main leads makes me feel something profound.
PS: I have never rated a drama 10/10, before I thought, that such a drama didn't exist. I am glad to be proven wrong
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Perfect feel-good binge-worthy drama
If you're thinking of watching, please do! This show was wonderful in so many ways. Both Han Gi Chan and Jang Eui Soo did a fantastic job at acting. Especially for Gi Chan, I can imagine it must've been hard to debut as an actor in a BL drama, not long after trying to debut as an idol. He was so good at expressing his emotions, I really couldn't tell that it was his first time acting. Every actor did a fantastic job portraying their characters!Without spoiling too much, the story is very sweet and had my emotions on a roller coaster, even though it was so short. The development between Tae Joo and Gook was amazing and I am a sucker for romances like these.
The only negative I have is the length of the episodes because let's be real, eight 10-minute episodes isn't exactly a lot. Yet, I noticed after contemplating a lot that it was fitting that the episodes were short, as a lot of k-dramas have the same plot of a 10-minute episode but stretch it out into 50 minutes. This drama got to the point instead of adding too many unnecessary elements to stretch out the time, which is a plus. Though it would've been nice with maybe 20-minute episodes. But it just got released as a movie on Korean Netflix, and I am excited for the day it gets released onto other international Netflix services because I could watch this again and again!
So if you're thinking of watching, you definitely should!
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Not innovative, but well executed
First off thank you to the writers for not turning the woman main character into a horrible target for fanhate. I judge BL often in large part on how they handle their women characters, and while there was some fujoshi stuff peripherally, the woman mc was likable and had a personality. ??I really liked the acting and writing. As my title says, it was not an innovative plot, but they did something much done very well. I always understood the layers of meaning the actors and lines meant to convey and they handled ambiguity well. I think also they did a good job balancing one of the main character's brattiness/manipulation with likeable qualities like humility (of a sorts, e.g., recognizing how nonsense the capitalist aristocracy in Korea is), ready forgiveness, and openness.
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The Korean Art of Styling
Korean productions are famous for their stylish remakes of other asian drama, c-drama in particular. This is the second time I'm watching a Korean BL drama that has its origin in Chinese BL.Story
Where Your Eyes Linger follows the Chinese BL trope Young-Master-Falling-In Love-With-His Servant. There are several versions on the market, with body guards, butlers, marketing managers, usually with a tragic or open ending. The main question is: will the Master and Servant end up as a real couple? In this case they surely have the support of the mother of He Mi, the embodiment of the female BL stan scene.
Acting/Cast
Jang Eui Soo combines real acting with a sturdy body, ideal for the body guard/servant role. Han Gi Chan has been put forward by his company as try-out for BL-Heartthrob, and why not? With his fine body and feminine features he fits the bill, appealing to men and women alike. Their mission is instant chemistry, because this is one long BL commercial with 8 short episodes, and they deliver. The female roles are exactly what they're supposed to be, not intervening too much.
Music
Leave it to k drama to present us with some catchy pop tunes. This series is like any other.
Rewatch Value
I've started watching Where Your Eyes Linger because I was impressed with the short series Long Time No See (2017) This Korean BL drama combines bloody scenes with steamy scenes, filmed in an aesthetic, yet glamorous style. Where Your Eyes Linger is too slick and stealthy to my taste, like I'm guilty of prying when I see those guys wrestling and washing each other's hair.
Overall
I guess I'm fed up with stories about boys who are supposed to be straight, but feel amorous about a certain guy, like homosexuality is not a way of life, but just an accident. When will the time come that I can watch gripping drama with well rounded characters where the leads just happen to be gay? Now I'm feeling used by Rakuten testing the waters for Boys Love as another marketing formula. Where Your Eyes Linger is bound to bind the main target group, hard working females who are willing to pay a Viki pass to watch implied male sex, unhindered, and in style points too.
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wonderful progress
it warms my heart that such progress is being made for lgbt representation in kdrama. i hate the term "BL" and i don't usually even attempt to watch dramas such as this because they're usually overly sexualised and portrayed as some sort of perversion. however, i do think this strayed away from this a lot and i appreciate that it was short and wasn't dragged out with heaps of fanservice and unnecessary plot. the ending was rushed and no explanations were really made, but i'm ok with that. it was still history in the making and i was proud to witness it.onto the negatives, i guess? the acting wasn't the best i've ever seen. at times the leads didn't seem to have very good chemistry. one of the first scenes that stood out to me was the ear touching one? very awkward and cringe worthy. i don't think 'BL' always has to be about sexual chemistry... i HOPE the "top or bottom" joke was a mistranslation. why are gay couples always hypersexualised? i rarely see this in any other drama. i guess i should just be happy that progress is even being made at all... and hopefully this is a good building block for more to come.
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Good Enough
" Where your Eyes Linger " was a pretty good romance.The pacing, for most of it, was nice, smooth and the inner dialogues just created the perfect angst atmosphere for a dramatic love story that had a huge climax in the end. They actually wrapped things up masterfully and gave the drama a satisfying conclusion that ended all loose ends.
However, towards the middle of the drama, the story was way too fast for the progress of the love story. It felt a bit chopped and rushed.
But, other than that, the performances were great and the story strong.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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A brief moment of enjoyment that didn't linger
This one left me with a profound feeling of "Yup, that sure was a show I watched!"It's one of the lightest, easiest to watch dramas out there and I'm sure many people will, understandably, love it for that.
The writing is solid, the actors deliver fun and believable performances, and the visuals and editing work well.
And that's about it.
The main leads have an engaging and enjoyable dynamic which leads them approximately nowhere.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good "nothing really happens" story and slow, quiet explorations of life and what it means to be human delight me like nothing else, but that's not what this show gave me.
There is such a profound lack of plot, such a wealth of characters doing nothing more than vaguely existing together that after each episode I just found myself asking "Okay, and?"
So if you're in the market for a show that's nice to look at and will certainly help you while away some 80 odd minutes, this one will deliver. If you're looking for something more you probably won't find it here.
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for a short drama like this with a plot that's not entirely unique, it seemed to be done pretty damn well. i have to give it up for the actors for this one because wow oh wow the emotions in each episode were explosions after another.... the chemistry is good. i'm convinced with the portrayal of the characters. one is sure of their feelings and one is running away.
han tae joo's actor truly made some stunning expressions and wowie does this boy give you fEeeLinGs.
the main leads' tug of war sort of pull or push kind of thing really intrigued me and i squealed a lot ngl. yes, i'm guilty.
the ost???? fAMMM the ost in this is glorious it's absolutely godsent. the vibe the songs had were haunting, sentimental, badass, boPS.
y'all know what i liked? the fl was not annoying or a villain. i liked that she asked kang gook "do you like tae joo?" on their first date. i also loVe that she didn't come in between the two when she found out about kang gook's true feelings. it felt refreshing.
the ending is your average "the other becomes casper the ghost and is summoned after a few years" but i'm not really mad about it? at least they're alive and kicking skjdjjd
hmmm...... about the kiss..... this is korea? we rarely get BLs so i'm just going to take a seat and be greatful lol
them smiling after the kiss was cute^2 thoooo
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