Bump Up Business (2023)

It could've been better

As I wrote on the headline of this review "this could've been better" because it could've. Listen I might not know much about the kpop industries and kpop but damn!!! this so called bl was an utter disappointment and I wouldn't rewatch this for thy kingdom come. Firstly I must admit the things I like about the series. 1. The hot boys ( or should I say eye candy ;)). I must say those boys are so god damn hot, I had to take a breath of fresh air to take wind of all the eye candies, abs and so on ( I have no shame lol ) anyways 2. I ike the plot aside from the message in other words " The kpop industry encouraging idols to fake being in a gay relationship " thing it was alright in my book
Now for what I was disappointed with , first things first i hate the fact that the plot wasn't developed properly it had a potential to be a 10/10 but damn like why they couldn't have added couple more minutes to the series ???? because it was rushed and the plot should've been at a steady pace but what the heck!!!! Anyways as they say leave what's best for last, as a bl fan I love things with kissing scenes and U know what scenes in it ( explicit content ;) and I know that not all bls must have explicit sex scenes and so on but come on why couldn't they add a kissing scene just one could suffice like damn!!! at least it could raised the ratings to like 8.5 or smth but judging off the plot I have my doubts
What is a bl without kissing scenes and to add to the disappointment to make it an utter disappointment they didn't had a satisfied ending ????
Anyways don't take my word for it after all this is my opinion but some other dramas that showcase LGBTQ and isn't one like method was way better than this and it is a bl ???

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rushed ending

i think the visuals are truly beautiful and to die for.

but the whole story and ending was not complete they got together last minute.
acting in some scenes was. it was short ,so it was like easy watch but i would have really loved if the episodes were at least ten minutes longer it would've made bigg difference. the whole drama was too focused on the villain and not on google their relationship witch was really missing i wanted to see them being together doing something "falling in love" anyways since the minute i saw that its 15 mins an episode i knew it wouldn't be 10/10

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Gave it a 5 out of pity, I'm so sorry OnlyOneOf

No, like, everything is wrong. The budget? Non existing. The acting? Only Nine could do it. The story? WTF was that. The song? Absolutely terrible.
First of all: the story. There were so many reasons they could come up with for a "men trauma", but they decided it was a good idea to make a flashback when the guy liked a girl but she was revealed to be a boy. And they were only kids. That's the dumbest reason for a trauma I've ever seen lol.
Nothing made sense ever in this show. Everything was very bad written and I only watched because I liked the boys. Jihoon and J were the only characters I actually liked. Eden wasn't that bad but he was kinda inconsistent, he would change all of a sudden. He made such a big deal out of the "trauma" but when he meets J again it's like nothing ever happened, he doesn't even hesitate to hug him and go out to eat. I thought would be at least shocked or idk.
No but I really wanted to like this show, they made it so hard to watch lmao

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HEAR ME OUT

This might be a little biased BUT for the way people talked about their acting I thought it was gonna be trash and awful to watch. It was actually kinda good considering that they're NOT professional actors. I love how they depict the guilt of lgbt love and how the industry works. People need to understand that lots of things that happen (mostly in bg) is just fanservice. I'm not saying it's all the groups but some of them are. There's also that thing in the kpop or bl industry where it's okay to act gay but BEING gay is considered wrong, as if it should be hidden. I'd honestly say that KB did an amazing job cuz I was getting pissed at his character. I really liked it and was invested to find out what had really happened between Hyubin and Jihoon. Yes, it was rushed and I almost had a heart attack thinking they'd be separated but overall it was kinda good. Also if you like ooo I'd recommend it, just to support our boys, cuz even tho the show isn't one of the bests I really think this type of stories are important to be depicted.

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Typical K-BL

I read the other reviews before watching this and was expecting a trash heap of a show. That may be why I liked it as much as I did because it wasn't any worse or any better than the typical 7 or 8 episode K-BL.

I kept waitng for the cringe scenes. Still not sure which ones those were. There was one scene that did give off high school play vibes at the start.

Overall it was not bad and as with every short episode bl longer would have been better and the ending feels rushed, but that is the norm for most of the K-BL's I've watched.

The only thing I felt uneasy about was that Only One Of chose this story line as they have often been accused of queer baiting. It just seemed like an odd choice based on that.

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Cumpriu com as expectativas (com ressalvas)

Desde a surpresa do anúncio, passando pela incessante espera até o tão antecipado lançamento, toda a experiência ocorreu de maneira bastante espontânea e proveitosa.

Com uma trilha sonora primorosa, Bump Up Business, para um drama de jovens idols atualmente ativos na indústria musical, foi uma surpresa definitivamente agradável, é uma história leve, clichê e estranhamente empolgante, uma vez que, assistindo acompanhada, nos encontramos completamente em silêncio, entretidos com o que estava na tela.

Entretanto, há um inegável mau aproveitamento de cenas, o que normalmente já é de se esperar em bls coreanos, mas aqui se fez muito presente por deixar falhas de enredo e furos de roteiro do início até o final. Todas as problemáticas levantadas quanto aos personagens não foram desenvolvidas propriamente, assim como suas próprias personalidades também foram tratadas de maneira rasa e muitos dos motivos só sejam descobertos por aqueles que lerem o manhwa.

As atuações estão muito melhores do que eu imaginava, principalmente Mill e KB me surpreenderam muito positivamente como mocinho e vilão, respectivamente. O final acaba sendo o grande desconforto aqui, sem spoilers, mas creio que todos pensaram na mesma coisa, faltou a chave de ouro.

Houve sim uma tentativa de promover o grupo em sua vasta e talentosa lore LGBTQ+ em formula semelhante a Semantic Error, o deslize se deu por conta do baixo investimento em um melhor roteiro, a história tinha e tem muito potencial e eu espero ver o OnlyOneOf em novos trabalhos de atuação.

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squandered promise

I was disappointed with how Bump Up Business turned out. In the premise there was so much potential for a far richer story. There should have been three or four members of Lion Heart, not just two, and two of which are gay, two straight. And the CEO decides to publicly announce that one gay and one straight member are a couple. And then the other gay member begins to fall for the gay member in the fake couple, setting up the standard BL love triangle trope. Meanwhile, fans begin to pick up on the artificiality of their relationship, and start shipping different lion heart members together, and posting absurd, hilarious, and/or cruel content on media. The unceasing media commentary begins to strain the members of the group. Sasaengs should have stalked them at the airport, and sent gifts to their private homes, confusing the love triangle further. The story really should have been a bl romance mixed with themes of the pressures idols feel to interact with fans, idols' right to privacy, and the folly of using same-gender romance as a marketing gimmick. All of that is just one suggestion. The story needed to be twice as long -- 16 episodes. After finishing the series it feels like the writers were going to go somewhat in the direction I described, but the production ran out of money halfway through and needed to end the series in a hurry.

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That rare BL where it's good without being toxic!

It's SOOOO gooood, much better than expected, especially after reading the bad reviews

I started wondering what people are expecting from BL nowadays, especially for a short series like this....
For me, watching show is about enjoying, and since I enjoy it a lot, this is a 10! I am not here to be come a movie critique or anything. For sth that's only 15 minutes x 8 episodes, it's very welldone.

For me, the concept is somewhat refreshing, at least it's not another high school BL, or employee/boss story...
Also, its healthy and non toxic, which we know is RARE these days in BL.

Okay, sure the idea of selling Business Gay Performance is downright unethical in my opinion and I don't support that, but putting that aside, the actual relationship between the couples are actually real, honest and healthiest one I've seen for a while.

I love the built up of their sexual tension, the little way they care for each other and how they eventually fell for each other.

Oh my, don't get me started on visual of Nine, I definitely want to see him in more BL.

I really enjoy every episode, without skipping it. The OST is nice too.

It's a really nice cute, fluffy, heartwarming BL to watch. Something light, no heavy plot.

Overall, I really love this couple and this show! I'm not sure if I wanna see them again as couple, but I dfeinitey want to see Nine acting in BL again!

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Amazing production quality, decent acting considering their lack of acting experience

Jung Wookjin and Lee Yungsoo were able to play their characters very well. I was quite surprised to see the two act together so well. The chemistry was there, with that there was no awkwardness when it came to the more intimate scenes.

Acting:
They really surpassed my expectations if I’m being honest. Especially Wookjin, he was quite outstanding compared to the rest. I felt as though I was watching an experienced actor at moments during his scenes. Although they weren’t the “off-the-charts” kind of actors, the two of them did a phenomenal job considering the fact that they have no prior acting experience. Great job to the two of them. As well as the other members, they also did a decent job, despite some scenes lacking and being slightly cringe worthy, they too did great for a first time acting gig.

Music:
The music throughout the drama was great! Usually when a song is played at the wrong time or when the song doesn’t match the scene it will stick out like a sore thumb, but there was none of that here. Every song and instrumental felt right in each moment.

Story: The story line was an interesting one, nothing too special about it. But I feel that the actors were able to play each character well despite how strange some can seem. There were the ups and downs like every story does and everything was timed well. It didn’t feel too rushed even when it’s a short 2 hour drama.

Overall a great production and a fun little drama to watch, would recommend you try it out!

- A Fellow LyOn

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Fell In Love

With OnlyOneOf… I have been a Kdrama/ Asian Drama lover for some time now. Never dove into Kpop or Asian Pop Culture in general. I also steered clear of BL dramas, didn’t seem like they were for me.

? but the more I watch Asian dramas the MEN ARE SO BEAUTIFUL like gorgeous, so pretty, & yet sooo hot. Ugh this show did it for meeee. I am now on a binger of BL dramas as well as Kpop groups. The music videos were so hot. I wouldn’t even go as far as to calling it “gay”. To me it just seems “intimate”. I do know many cultures are extremely close physically & emotionally with same sex friendships. In America if a male is too close to another male they are automatically labelled “fruity” or “gay” or just “weird”. It’s sad I know.

So watching this show was like “oooo this is a totally different world”. I did like the concept of them falling in love, I didn’t like all the labeling & line drawn “business gay” aspect. There is a lot to be said about simply just falling in love. Being in love can also be platonic, being soulmates can also be platonic. IM RAMBLING..

Basically I loved this show as it was refreshing, sexy, and realistic. Definitely gave a perspective as to the Kpop culture, not sure how much is factual.

I don’t mean to offend. Totally here for it.

THEN I realized the almost/all OnlyOneOf was involved & now I need to rewatch.

The show clearly depicts how close the guys are from OnlyOneOf.

Ugh wish the Nine & Mill had more shows!! I’m obsessed ?

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It's painful

What the hell is this?
I know I will sound like a hypocrite but I hate it when people blatantly try to profif off gay concept. They decided to just get two cute guys, not even bother to come up with a fish out of water story, just put them in a situation that will turn them gay.不好看。没意思。太垃圾了。我很生气。还好没有浪费我的时间。　
What the hell is this?
I know I will sound like a hypocrite but I hate it when people blatantly try to profif off gay concept. They decided to just get two cute guys, not even bother to come up with a fish out of water story, just put them in a situation that will turn them gay.不好看。没意思。太垃圾了。我很生气。还好没有浪费我的时间。　
What the hell is this?
I know I will sound like a hypocrite but I hate it when people blatantly try to profif off gay concept. They decided to just get two cute guys, not even bother to come up with a fish out of water story, just put them in a situation that will turn them gay.不好看。没意思。太垃圾了。我很生气。还好没有浪费我的时间。　

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