Before Your Eyes Stop (2020)

SHORT BUT SWEET

story- with such limited minutes and episodes , this series managed to develop the plot to such lengths

acting/cast- i can say the acting is commendable considering that the story required a variety of emotions. you can really see in their eyes what they are feeling and their chemistry is phenomenal, it's burning. for the cast, i was really surprised that they have a 9 year age gap, they look like of the same age making the casting great.
*edit - while reading other reviews i agree that the acting of tae joo with his father was kind of cringey

music- considering this drama is short in terms of hours, it contained a lot of ost which is effort. and the songs are actually good as well.

rewatch value- becuase this drama is not that long and the plot progress really fast i think you will not be bored if you are gonna decide to watch it again

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This kdrama is a miracle from god. I honestly don't know how to describe how much I love it.
The casting was CRAZY, Han Gi Chan potrayed Tae Joo really well and the role just perfectly fit like a cinderella shoe same goes to Jang Eui Soo playing Kang Gook. The two's chemistry was just *chefs kiss* I honestly cannot gather enough words to describe how amazing their acting and chemistry were.. It's crazy.
The storyline (although somewhat heartbreaking) was so cool, I thought it was going to be somewhat stereotypical BUT THEY TRUELY DID NOT DISAPPOINT. It was also filled with so many heart fluttering scenes >A<, I would like to hug the writer for being an incerdible human being I honestly love her/him/them.
DON'T GET ME STARTED WITH THE MUSIC. THE OSTS OF THIS DRAMA WERE AMAZING, EVERY SINGLE OST WAS BETTER THAN THE OTHER I SWEAAARRRR I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THE OSTS. AAAAAA
This is the type of drama EVERYONE WANTED and I honestly love everything about it, I'm so so so happy that this drama exists istg ㅠㅅ ㅠ
My one and only complain is just how short it is BUT IT'S OKAY SINCE THE MOVIE VERSION IS GONNA BE OUT SOON YAYAYAYYA EUGSHKIGEHOD WOOO
I'm so sorry, I'm kind of losing my mind because it's too good-

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I wasn't really interested in BL dramas until this one fine piece of art. I had absolutely no idea that i will love this so much. let me tell you if you haven't watched any BLs before ,start with this one and you will never be the same again.I dived into this one without knowing anything about the story( which is rare for me) and fortunately i was hooked from the 1st ep. I was so into it that i just couldn't believe each episode was only 12 or 13 mins long, with a total 8 episodes.

The story is about Tae Joo and Gang Gook who are childhood friends and also gang gook is Tae Joo's bodyguard. Tae Joo belongs from a wealthy family and gang gook is hired by Tae Joo's dad as his bodyguard to keep him out of trouble . But there is more to their relationship than just friendship. the way it is shown to the viewers how they care for each other is so subtle yet so powerful . You can just feel the tension between them from the way they look at each other. There is nothing too dramatic in the whole series, just pure captivating acting.The story is not stretched at all which works best to binge it. The OSTs play a huge part in making this my fav too;the right song at the right time to enhance the scenes. When i watched it ,it was still airing so the anticipation was a plus. If you are tired of the usual stuff or watched some heavy drama or just bored , believe me it's a breath of fresh air .

So along with beautiful acting, out of the world chemistry between the leads and OSTs that you'll surely repeat till you get sick of them , you also get a PERFECT ENDING with a sweet kiss that works as the icing on the cake.

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WHERE YOUR EYES LINGER is one of the most beautiful dramas I've seen. And I loved WHY R U and UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. But there is something so real and raw about this one that has my heart. It has received my highest rating thus far. And for this drama to come out of Korea??? I am so proud of S. Korea right now--because this one is a hit.

Everything about this drama was amazing--the writing, the acting, the music, the actors. I believe WHERE YOUR EYES LINGER is a love letter to BL and BL fans everywhere. It is beautifully drafted and you can tell some real thought went into the scenes and the acting.

I am in love with Eui Soo - I barely recognized him from Memorist - but after this I am such a fan! Gi Chan is new to me but I really hope he gets more roles. He was fantastic in this! That scene before Tae Joo went away broke my soul so hard--but I regret nothing!

Over the past few months I have basically given up on BL dramas. But this one has me wondering if I've given up too soon. I was glued to my screen, couldn't stop watching.

I am adding this one to my must rewatch list. You have to watch it!

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Tae straight out harassing Kang

Yes, you read it right.
This drama made me so uncomfortable. Firstly, on the positive side, the main characters are gorgeous and their chemistry is great.
Now the problem, for me, was the story.

Tae is awfully possessive, jealous and often times his behaviour borderlines with or is pure harassment. And all of that is directed towards Kang.

Now, it all went down from the moment Tae told Kang that he should be happy, because he can eat chicken and play games with him whenever he wants. This is what Tae told Kang after Kang just got HIT by Tae's father for Tae's actions (The implied long-term abuse here is definitely not Tae's fault, that is all on his father). But. Kang is getting hit, probably quite often, in Tae's stead and Tae tells him, HE SHOULD BE HAPPY? What the hell.

Now it only gets worse. For some reason, when you touch Kang's ear, he goes, well kinda like he just got drugged or pulled into a huge trauma. We can see, and hear directly from him!, he hates when someone touches his ear and Tae KNOWS IT. So what does he do? He touches his damn ear and Kang looks completely out of it and scared. That is not OK. And Tae tries to do the same thing AGAIN.

Now to the worst. Tae pretends that Kang broke his arm, so he can get with him into shower. Get Kang to wash his hair, which was still kind of like ok, I can deal with htis, but then Taetries to force Kang to get naked and wash too? With him? And even after Kang says pretty obviously NO, Tae is still trying to force himself on Kang? That's just...no.

In later instances, you get to see how possessive and jealous Tae is. He is going through Kangs phone with absolutely no permission.
When Kang goes on a date with a girl, Tae gets super jealous, while he himself sleeps around with god knows how many girls. Tae then proceeds to go on Kang's date and then starts insulting Kang.

So yeah, I only made it until this scene in the fourth episode, at this point, it honestly is not worth it for me to continue watching, since Kang looks uncomfortable and scared almost always when he is around Tae. Also NO ONE IN THE DRAMA IS ADDRESSING THIS. (Well, maybe the girl Kang was on date with tried to implied this toxicity in their relationship, but that might be just me reading too much into this).

It might be possible that they figure this out in later episodes but for me, I don't want to see anymore of this.

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How do you even make 10 minute episodes slow burn?

I probably have a good headline in one of the reviews, so I will look for it as I look for the reviews. Which is going to take me forever because it has been forever. It gets an 8.3 out of 10 from me. I am a dumbass, and I just realized that you can go to the episode tab and find your reviews and not scroll through all of them and get sidetracked.

I started this on June 22, 2023, and finished it today, October 17, 2023. Its been a while, so I am going through the reviews. I am going to be honest; I wasn't emotionally invested enough until the end, so I don't know anyone's names, and its very embarrassing. I was confused to start it off. Kang Gook and Han Tae Joo had the spoiled brat and just "puts up with" dynamic, and I could get behind that, so it was a pretty good start, and we had the whole thing with the ears, which they didn't really touch on past the first few episodes because I forgot about it.

I watched the next episode on August 3rd. Damn, I spaced this one out. I was surprised that Tae Joo didn't break his back with Kang Gook through him on the ground like a rag doll, bro. I was confused about why I hadn't finished it. It was so short, but I couldn't get into it, and that's what took me forever to finish it. They were making the 10-minute episodes slow-burn. It was crazy.

Once again, I was complaining about the 10 minute episodes feeling very long and hard to get through, and I couldn't even remember what happened in them because they were so short and I watched them so spread out, so I was struggling because it also wasn't really that interesting. They weren't doing a whole bunch, and it was just one-sided love on Kang Gook's part. It was getting annoying.

I was complaining about the long 10-minute epilogues again. It was getting to my head, bro. They tried to have a plot, but it had so many holes in it that it was hard to have one, and they just end up sitting there and nothing gets done. They only get stuff done in the last 2 minutes of the 10 minute episodes, which makes it unbearable to watch. They should have filled the earlier episode with the same amount of plot as the last few, and I would have finished it sooner than I did.

And today I set out to finally finish this very long show. Episode 5 was the first good one since the first episode. The dodgeball game was very cute, and it symbolized how their relationship is going throughout the show up until this point. Tae Joo being jealous was very funny, just because of the way he acts and how his personality is. I just think its funny. And seeing the character act out of character with smiling and laughing was actually very cute and made me gush. Kang Gook kept getting his feelings played by Tae Joo throughout the whole thing, and he only keeps putting up with his shit and coming back to him because its his job.

The acting got better towards the end, and so did the plot. Tae Joo was going to get kidnapped and sent away, and then they would relinquish their true feelings for each other. Too predicale. Kang Gook is a dumbass, bro. I understand where he is coming from, but he finally likes you back and realizes your true personality, and you shattered his heart into a million pieces. The confession scene was good; it gave me chills.

The fight scene was one of the best I have seen in a while; it was pretty realistic, and good for them for making it like that. Bro was fighting for his love like his life depended on it, technically, because Tae Joo is his life. They can endure so much more than they know, and this episode showed that.

They really got their happy ending robbed from them. Too many shows are doing that now, bro. Someone gets sent off to usually England, and they have a shitty reconnection, and the show just freaking ends, bro. It gets on my nerves. This show definitely turned around for the better. I am going to have a hard time finding all of the episodes because it has been so long, but they changed this for the better, and I am glad they did, because I was not going to get through it if they didn't. Good for them despite their happy ending of getting robbed. I would recommend it because the last few epiodes were actually pretty good. That's it. okay bye!

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great acting. surprisingly good for youg actors. great directing .really dissapointed by the lenghth of episodes. watch it ..re watch it and i would have loved a season 2 .although its not packed with sexual scenes it does break boundries in its own wright. diid i say great acting? the fun thing for me was it was clear they loved each other but they did not actually realise it which might seem surprising but this is how it actually plays in real life as well .so i wont waste my time but saying this . watch it have fun ,be frustrated cause the episodes are so short ..but i expect much more will come for these 2 actors after this project . very talented .the music also is grest and the supporting characters mix well with the main line

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Work of Art !! ???

Honestly, my expectations were not that high since it was a K-Bl, and as we know Korea is a very conservative country up to this day. I was also preparing my heart for addicted part 2.

It was everything my heart needed

The story: The story had a good plot, master/bodyguard. I honestly like the story flow, didn't put unnecessary drama or it was not accelerated which I appreciate. For a ten-minute episode series, it was great in conveying their story and development.

Acting/Cast: Honestly, both actors were completely new faces to me, I thought I would get a cringe, awkward acting, boy!, I was wrong. The impressive portrayal of characters from both actors made me feel all the emotions. They just don't speak their lines, they express does emotions. I really have nothing bad to say about their acting. Let's not even get started on the visual both actors are top-notch visuals. I will love to see more from them, they left a mark with their acting.

Rewatch: ABSOLUTELY, I have myself rewatched it. There is one episode worth watching more all of them are great to rewatch. I especially love that last scene where they reunited, it shows so much emotion, I couldn't hold back but be in love with this short sweet well directed, and scripted series.
All emotions that needed to be portrayed were portrayed to the fullest

Heart Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ / ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

I am excited to see if there are more K-Bl on the way.

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This BL series is indeed wonderful! It was a mixture of sweetness and botterness that compliments with each other and there is some spiciness added to it to fuel the intesity of the show. The story was perfect, it has a very good pacing, thinking that it only has 8 episodes! I really commend how well the story was establish throughout the show, it was very well shown and the developmeng of each characters where vivid and very smooth which is really good. I love how smooth the story went even though it was trimmed to 8 episodes. Very well done! One thing I would have liked to see in the show was the family background of Tae-joon and the development of him and his dad.

I love the acting of every character. They all did well in portraying their roles, as well as delivering the exact emotions and feelings of the characters. I love how the drama between the lead couple was executed, it was not too dramatic, it was the right exact amount of drama I wanted.

This a must watch show. People will be really hooked to it because of the plot and story. It was good to the hurt, a dramatic but not that much exaggerated.

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I WANT MORE!!!

I swear the only bad thing about this drama was how short it was. I LOVED THIS!!! As soon as I was done I looked up the recommendations.

STORY:
I don't normally watch BL dramas so I can't say if it's cliché or not. I can say that I was in my feelings from start to finish! I couldn't decide which character was right and which one was wrong so I kept yelling at both of them. (Don't judge me.)

ACTING/CAST:
Casting was great. It's kind of hard to explain but it seemed like their faces were their personalities. They didn't have to say anything you could just tell.

MUSIC:
Not memorable

REWATCH VALUE:
Yes. That is my number

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1 small step for us, 1 big step for SK hallyu (or at least thats what i keep hearing)

one word: symbolism!

What this show symbolises is the possible emergence of BLs to the kdrama scene. It makes me so happy!^^. For a show like this—8 episodes, each averaging about 13 minutes, it manages to pack so many emotions. I literally cannot find any fault with this show besides its length, and the less than stellar story-line.

It's basic at most, and uninspiring at best, but for a project like this, they didn't need a groundbreaking storyline. what really carried this entire web-series was the actors.

Han Gi Chan did a pretty amazing job, for his first acting role. I've seen him Produce X 101, and I would have never imagined he'd do this good a job. Of course, bits were still awkward, but you can tell he worked hard, and that he tried to be as believable as possible. His character Han Tae Joo is very expressive, and HGC showed every bit of that as he could. I'm actually so proud of him! I watched it in reverse order (watched where your eyes linger first, then popped into produce x 101 to see how gi chan was doing before this blew up) and i honestly can't wait to see where his career takes him! He can easily play other high school roles, and I'd definitely watch them ^^

Jang Eui Soo, this is my first time watching one of his works, but I'd say he did a great job too. The actors really carried this show, and even though I wouldn't mind a S2, I can certainly die happy with this S1 alone. Overally, this is definitely worth your (short) time! Give it a watch, and if you can, support it on Viki and not pirating sites if you can help it TT.

have fun watching!~

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