My Dear Gangster Oppa (2023)

Entertaining but Ping needs acting classes

Why Why why??? Does Guy just is ready to fall for anyone ,who just comes and gives him a bit of attention. He just jumps from one person to other in a matter of seconds and is ready to kiss the other person right after his breakup and then telling that he still loves is ex. I mean is it only me who finds it hard to digest....

I mean it would make sense for a character like Guy with low self esteem and introverted personality, to have feelings for someone who gives him attention. BUT is that true for every person he meets..... Come on Boy, just make a decision of whom you actually love.

I am sure a lot of people will hate me for saying this but, I seriously think that the actor Guy(played by Ping) seriously needs some acting lessons. I couldn't just feel any emotions from him when he acted. Mostly when acting for emotional scenes his depiction of sadness barely touched my heart, rather just brushed off from the surface. I have seen him in AiLong Nhai and it was the same him playing the cute annoying character.

The series however is entertaining I didn't have much of a expectation from it but it was a nice watch overall. I think 8 episodes is enough and did justice to the series. However, they gave Whal's character too much screen time. It would have been nice if they cut some of his scenes and given the time to show the relationship developement of the main leads (or just some sweet boyfriend moments).

Overall an entertaining watch and Binge-watch worthy.

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Wasted Potential

Such a good story overall but lacks in writing and script many scenes should at least have more screen time, especially for the first 3 ep for more depth in the overall storyline.

I think that they wasted the last 2 episodes, they put many cliches in the series' plots that make it so-so. Many potential storylines can be put in this EPS.

Acting can be more perfect if they do at least push the acting workshop a little more, the chemistry is there but the acting doesn't help.

Overall, I like it and enjoy this series as expected, don't let the negative comments stop you from watching this.

Might rewatch it again.

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Ridiculous but fun!

One thing is certain: bls and mafia do not mix well together! This latest example is just so ridiculous that I really do not understand why they are still making this type of romance dramas? Trying to ride on KinnProsche's coattails? That one was already ridiculous enough but at least it was slick! This one is ridiculous and cheap looking.

Guy is a student who's had a crush on his only friend since highschool. On the day he planned to confess, his friend introduces him to his girlfriend. Sad and lonely, he goes into the fictional world of on line games where he has friends he's never met. They decide to meet in real life and one of them is Tew who turns out to be a mafia henchman. He falls for Guy but the mafia boss is reluctant to let him be free.

While the university, regular life parts were done correctly, the mafia bits are outrageously ridiculous. The writers must have said: everyone does mafia like this, so it must be the way it is. Allow me to doubt! And even though it is probably far from being realistic (and I am NOT looking for realism in a BL) but at least they should make it credible. The prime example is Kenji, an over the top mafia rival of Tew's with his silly hair and outrageous and grimacing behaviour: too cringy for words! Tew on the other hand, is cool, tall, elegant and taciturn, the complete opposite! While Guy is your typical, ordinary student!

The story is basically a love triangle : Wahl, Guy's best friend likes having Guy under his thumb, unwittingly, perhaps, wanting to control his life. When Guy finally manages to break free, Wahl is upset and tries to regain control. Unsuccessfully! Meeting Tew did wonders for Guy and he grows as a person. Wahl is ultimately shown as a creep who eventually learns to let go!

The online group of friends are a mixed lot, cute and fun to watch whether they bicker (Tom and Pim) or obliviously put their fut in (Muffin)! The least likeable character is Boss, Kenji's spy, and a weird, sleazy guy!

Fortunately, the chemistry was there! Meen and Ping are very much at ease with each other and it shows!

Production was a bit clunky and on the cheap side. The exception being the opening credits which were a mixture of webtoon and real images of actors: nice and original. The voiceover was a nice touch, giving us insight into their thoughts and feelings. The music was forgettable, though I noticed the usual, ominous, heavy on the percussions music in mafia scenes. The "action" scenes were iffy to say the least: the most violent bits happened off screen or were hidden by furniture while the fist fighting scenes were unconvincing, well choreographed but badly filmed and slow so it was obvious that nobody was getting really hit!

In conclusion, this was another miss for the mafia genre so I wholeheartedly hope they will stop making them! Nevertheless, because it was short and easy to watch, I give it a pass: not too bad!

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Cringey

I was cringey so hard at some scenes especially the crying ones. The storyline was also pretty plain and predictable. I’m so bored of the storylines where they break up with their partner cause it’s “dangerous”. Even if it was a plot like this make it more interesting at least. The random quitting and going back caught me off guard. While guy was hanging out with wal acting all fine and then starting crying about it I was so confused. Wal was also such a bad person and then turned around to be “caring” all of a sudden. their chemi wasn’t the best either. I don’t get the random scenes and I think this drama was just a flop.

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ALGO INCRÍVEL QUE POUCO A POUCO FOI INDO LADEIRA ABAIXO

Vou começar dizendo que eu sou apaixonada pela química entre os protagonistas pois eu já amava "Ai Long Nhai" quando comecei a assistir essa série, mas aqui eu sinto que desperdiçaram um pouco da boa química entre os atores.
Os três primeiros episódios são impecáveis, são bons de verdade e eu não mudaria nada mas depois disso parece que o tom da série muda, Guy é um garoto muito mimado e todas as iniciativas partem do Thiu o que deixa os acontecimentos cansativos e se você junta isso com o fato de que o triângulo amoroso dura a série INTEIRA (mesmo a gente sabendo com quem o Guy vai ficar no final) a coisa se torna quase insustentável.
Do nada o personagem coadjuvante do triangulo ganha muito tempo de tela e mesmo depois de tudo que o Guy passou com Thiu ele ainda está confuso se ama o amigo. É INADMISSÍVEL.
Essa é uma série razoavelmente curta levando em conta tudo que temos no mercado e mesmo assim perderam tempo com coisas que ninguém estava interessado ao invés de focar no desenvolvimento do casal e no casal secundário que foi totalmente deixado de lado então as cenas deles pareciam bobas e rasas.
E uma das premissas da história que era os jogos que eles jogavam também foi desperdiçada.
Eu me mantive aqui até o fim porque gosto muito dos protagonistas mas foi triste ver algo bom se perdendo com o passar dos episódios.
Eu detesto triângulo amoroso e aqui ele se manteve até o final, o casal principal foi pouco desenvolvido e com poucos momentos realmente românticos, o casal coadjuvante foi uma piada e só o começo vale realmente a pena.

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Don't watch for the mafia plotline...

I almost wish I could rate this lower. The "gangster" aspects mostly involved a loose mafia plotline, complete with poorly choreographed fight scenes and a rivalry that made no sense. However, despite the lackluster gangster oppa plot, I found myself enjoying every single episode WAY more than I expected.

This show is fun. It's light, an easy watch, and unintentionally goofy. There's not too much drama between the couple over the course of the 8 episodes, which is ideal in a show like this. Tew (Meen) and Guy (Ping) meet while playing online games together and decide to meet up. The two totally hit it off and start hanging out together more regularly, which of course leads to them falling in love. However, Tew's attempts to hide his "gangster" identity don't go well, and this could put Guy in danger. I find mafia BLs to be hit or miss, especially when it comes to the action scenes. I don't typically expect a lot out of Thai BLs when it comes to that, but if you're going to do a gangster concept, I do think that's pretty important. While it may have missed the mark there, it made up for it in the cute and fun romance, which is worth watching.

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My dear MeenPing has the chemistry but not consistency

It is my second drama wherein Meen and Ping are the paired couple, and as expected, both of them still have the chemistry that wins the audience to continue consuming their show. When Ping’s character was introduced, I was in awe of how cute this man is. His acting may be totally below average when it comes to heave scenes but whenever he has a youthful and joyful mood, the whole scenes are just like a ray of sunshine full of fluffiness and majestic smiles.

In this drama, they gave a second lead syndrome in which, Whal played by Winner, absolutely caught my attention to the next level. This guy is a total hottie and at the same time a softie. I can’t blame Guy for falling in love with his best friend Whal as this man knows how to take good care of someone by showering them with utmost care and attention.

Another thing that ticks my attentiveness is the unexpected pairing of the mafia assistants. I must say that I love how they shaped the non-toxic masculinity with Tul’s character, who seems manly and macho.

However, I noticed that MeenPing drama is great during their first few episodes but not that consistent as I felt a little bored during the last few episodes. I also experienced this kind of emotion during their first major acting as a pair and maybe it was their acting or the storyline that gets too draggy at the end.

Nevertheless, I can’t hide the fact that I have a good time watching the show and despite the flaws it has, the drama itself managed to be an average BL one for me.

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Maybe contain spoilers ..Heck I don't know

This was good overall but there was a lot that didn't make sense. When it came
right down to it the mob boss was really a weak character. For someone in that
line of work to make someone you know not wrapped to tight your right hand
was just ridiculous. A mob boss is to be a take no prisoners kind of person.
Just because Kenji stuck a gun to his mouth means nothing as a supposed test of loyalty .?
Also about the Kenji character ?he was so unnecessarily over the top and looked like a
clownish fool to be honest. No offense to the actor but that was just bad on epic levels.
I also don't get why Tew didn't kill the guy when he was supposed to. Why keep giving
him chance after chance letting him live was beyond me. Unless he wanted to stop killing
because of Guy is the only explanation I could come up with. In the end I'd rewatch this again
from time to time though.

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Watchable but not re-watchable

I finished the episode and I must say that I hoped I had forgotten more emotional. From the first to the sixth episode the enrendo had been remarkable.

Overall the series was good, but I confess that there are points that left something to be desired..

Starting with the good ones.. I loved the friendship created between P'Tew and P'Tul. I wasn't expecting it, however, it was so refreshing to see the moments shared by the two, both in work and in personal life.

When P'Boss appeared I expected there to be some development between him and P'Tul. Even though I knew it wouldn't be with the same depth as the main characters, but they are a couple immediately following the main one.

And is it just me or did you also feel that something was missing... I'll explain, in the scene where P'Tew rents a store to make the disguise P'Boss and P'Tul spend a lot of time alone, but NOTHING happened between them, how is it possible? I don't know if it was their intention to make P'Tul insensitive

And we saw P'Boss spending most of his time apologizing, even though he proved with his actions that he was sorry. It left me heartbroken

And suddenly at the end of episode 8 we see the two interacting with the group...as if nothing had happened between them, it was strange

And then we have P'Phai, who is part of the common group of friends of P'Tew and P'Guy..and is the only one who has a very fast character development, suddenly she is police and does not appear at the last moment that they are all gathering together?

Without forgetting something that gave me a lot of fun about P'Guy...P'Tew had told him that he was a gangster so how is he going to contact P'Phai who is a police officer for the attempted murder of his boyfriend's former boss knowing that they deal with illegal matters and that they are in possession of illegal weapons?

Apart from the logic of the facts, I think that if they had lengthened a little the story would be better, because the story was a little more complex. 8 episodes is very little and many characters did not have time to develop as it should be, such as P'Guy. In the last episode, even explaining to him the situation that is of life or death to another human being he is insensitive

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Depois de terminar, posso dizer que começou muito e bem, mas foi dando uma ligeira "caída' no final. Como é segundo trabalho do ship principal, eu sinceramente achei que deram uma grande evoluída como atores: amadureceram e melhoraram bastante. Mas acho que perderam um pouco da "fofura" da primeira atuação (claro que o enredo desta história é bem mais denso e complexo, e até um pouco cruel as vezes, mas muito realista). Mesmo assim a produção foi boa, a história é legal, e os meninos continuam fofos juntos. Sempre vale a pena assistir se você curti o gênero.

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