beverly hills 2020

Stroy 8/10
friendships and love, cheating and everthing is a mess, there is no boring or simple sweet love, everything have to be dramatic, with manipulation and destroy, and wars, as they called it for the sake of "drama". most of the difference is that we have lesbian and gay couples, so it's make it better and more interesting to watch.

ACting 6/10
We have the good actors, avarage and the bad. most of the avarage,
Stud and Earth , and boyo, playing by good actors. the rest is so so ((I'm talking of the main acotrs only)
Locker for example is ok, but there where times he was dul.

The lesbian couple- they were too much, I didn't like both actress , they are boring and their faces and makup annoys me, I didn't get why she have to be with heavy makeup, it was so annoying to watch, maybe I connect it with streotype, and I didn't like the melodramatic acts , why they can not be at the same level of interest like Earth and Stud, I don't get why lesbian don't get the attention they deserve , to me it was like "just to show there is a lesbian couple" and that is it, maybe It is because I didn't like the couple. I wish they would have chose other story and other actresses for the roles.


Music
I really didn't like the music, the opening song remind me of Kpop, the ending song is just nothing special, and the background music was too dramatic.

overall 7/10

S2 was better than S1, I had a difficult time to like it at first but At the middle I changed my mind because of Locker story and Earth &Stud, the rest was boring to me (Boom and Good characters not reliable and boring, maybe it's also their acting) I didn't like Dr.Sam - not his character and not the actor, I stated to like Singto in this series, because in Sotus I didn't like him a lot, here he made a change and prove himself to be a good actor, he also fit more to the charater (to my point of view) I like his character development, at first I thought he was going trough non realistic madness but the last episode I understand more about the resons behind it, so it was nice to watch. I skiped all the wedding and Boom , She is just a boring actress , I'm not sure if the actress was better maybe the character would have been more interesting, the character itself could have been boring in some way, I didn't understand why she got married at all. she didn't make any progress. I could say I like Stud at the end also, the actor is very good, and I really want Stud and Earth to be together, but I have to agree that it was right maybe to end it like that and probably they will make S3.

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The story is about 4 couples
There a main couple the boy ranway( logic name by he run a way from reality they could not make it more simple)
he is inlove with a man older than him look as his father in age and also clothes and acting and he called the "dream" he also follow this boy from young age since his father passed a way. it's very sick plot to my opinion
This dream is sort of a father figure and than become his lover, if it's not sick i don't know what is

theres anothee real boy inlove with runway - he is handsome and sweet loving guy, unfortunatelly runway run from answers and run from him and lead him on, toture him like crasy, it's very pathetic and sad.

theres also the runway friend that discover that he is gay...he is very cute but he doesn't make any progress at all so it's very very weird
I skip on the streigth couple it was so weird and not interesting ...boring as hell

the last couple are the sick of the sickness of this writer.
it's about the guy that rape runway friend and getting out of it by saying sory and hug him...it's very very disturbing, from this scene i wanted to stop watching this rubish but i couldn't

i skiped also most of the slow moments so it could be beriable...if i was not i couldn't watch this at all

the editing was slow and bad but the story worse.
its had a potential, that is why i like part of it.

Music 8/10
i can enshure you this song is a a rip off of South Korean old song...it's sound so falmilier but i like sk music (the old one) so i liked it also

Acting
the acting was really bad.but every one of them are looking great and handsome

Overall-
i will not watch it again, and the ending was very bad, not clear not telling anything at all and want as to watch the next season

AND YES
although everything i will watch the next seasone because i like 1% of this and it's runway friends...all of them i like

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A waste of precious time.

Story
I usually really like these fake marriage plots because they are often full of humor and charm, with something mischievous, exciting, and entertaining. This series failed in all aspects.

Acting/Cast
This is one of the series' main shortcomings. Both actors are terrible, with no chemistry and no charm. The man is not masculine, and the woman is far from feminine. Visually and expressively, they are both extremely dull. You find yourself wondering how the male character ends up liking the female character when she has no charm, looks almost like a man, and dresses, behaves, and appears masculine. On the other hand, he himself is nicknamed "white asparagus" for a reason. He is tough as a nut until the last minute of the series. His appearance is almost Western, which is even more disappointing. Having already watched him in several series, one can only wonder how he lands leading roles.
The supporting characters are uninteresting, and it feels like there is no proper chemistry between them, so I skipped all their scenes.

Rewatch Value
There is no character that goes all the way, pushes boundaries, is brave, or the complete opposite—extremely shy. There is no character who is overly crazy or tough, or with a dark past, something to spice things up. In such plots, there is usually some exaggeration of emotions or characters to a grotesque level. Here, there is none of that. The characters don't understand themselves or each other, they aren't moving, and the development is frustrating and drags to the point where it becomes unbelievable and you no longer want to watch this couple. I completely abandoned it by episode 8. I only got to this episode to see them together, and it was really one of the mistakes that made me regret starting to watch it at all, because even in the last episode, when they are finally a couple, it looks strange, forced, and unpleasant to watch.

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One in a million

If you watched a lot of romance in your life, a longggg list, you will really appriciate this drama, so much that will not forget it ever, this is one of those drama that giving you tears just to think it's over, it is so good, so lovable.

the reviews didn't make it a justice, because probably they are teens that didn't watched a lot of drama, some of them looking for a skin ship, others look for fast meal, it is not a fast meal, it is a traditional japanese tv drama, but now with gay theme. it's is something very very new.

there were gay drams before it, I've watched them all for years. but not like this one. they were more for fluffy love, for a girl young audience, those with the bl mangas , like in "OSANAS love" If you like Osana's I guess you will not like it, it is more older couple , ordinary, real life, with hardship and not so likable things, for example when one side is passive and appologising all the time, the other one is tough and doesn't want to get out of the closet,
IT IS -R_E_AL.. its the deal here.

You can watch it even 3-10 times, every year or 2 you want rewatch it and find another level of understanding. because like the reviews here are not mature to understand things, most reviews are from teens that doesn't get it.

The colture are different, and you can not compare Japanese drama to the Thai dramas, They are just differente and yes you need to be connected to their mind or their thing. Japanese like Art, beauty, they are very clean in thinking and down to earth, for example they doesn't even miss one spot that isn't in the right place, the angles the colors, the food they are showing, It is very pricice, second, they trying very hard not to follow other styles, like South Korean they have their own game.

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Second chance and Lay Talay Sanguandikul

I tried to watch it when it was aired and i couldn't because it's look to cheezy for me, but last week i was bored so i try to watch it again, and i really like this drama from second chance. i think that it doesn't give good first impression.

story-
stroy is very cliche and simple, nothing new - it's evolve around student gays couples , there is the slave king character and the good friend that doesn't confess, there is also the guy that can't realise he is inlove or something. everyone have an isuue, but what i like about it that it's natural, not some melodrama and complex, just ordinery fluffliness.

Acting
maybe i will edit it later, but most of them don't have so much acting skills. i think that Cooper is the best here and also Handsone Lay ,even better, there is something about him, he remind me of River Phoenix , the look in general and also the acting, he have some deep skills. but he also can't deliver it to the end because he didn't had a partner at all (Perth really bad actor) and also the script or the procucing didn't help him so much. at the end i think he was the shining star in this drama really.

i didn't like Poy acting, there were just one moment that he play himself, not some stupid kid but there was amoment at first, but most of the time he lookss stupid and it's not his fault, it's because they want him to play younger than his age, like 14 -15 teen...

I didn't understand why Ryen was dubbed...it's just ruined everything, he was cute but the dubbing just ruined it.
Boss and Mek was for me the most interesting couple, i think they were cute until the end,

i didn't like Shane and Md, everything about those twoe looks fake, like they are 2 models that try very hard...

Over all it's very sweet drama i like that there is not so much drama and suffering and everything is open and normal, like it's normal to be gay and not so special, they present it as if there is no complex or questions about it, it's nice, i know there are a lot of bl drama like this, but here it's extremly fun and normal,

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Yes or no number 1 was very good, but number 2.5 is quite the opposite,
1. different actors...the replace Pie, pie had great chimestry with Tom boy...now they replace it with very very bad actress. what make Tom shine is Pie...when she isn't there Tom is just boring! her acting is very lacking so whenie missing...she just doesn't intresting at all, they also cut her hair she look more like a man than before, less cute.
the replace actress are not just bad, she is just standing and not reply...it's frustrating.

2. the second couple are adorable but they get very little time screen, it's a shame. the fall inlove together and it's gave me hope at the begininig but than they just dissapired.

i skip most of the movie, it was really boring.

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to those who watche the first it's worth watching.
now they after 3 years of relationship
the plot is quite cliche, there are a lot of scenes that i skiped, they were really boring, but the main couple is really adorable and have chemistry. they belivble,
i think the Tom girl is just so adorable i want to watch her again and again...she is very cute although she gain more skills she still not so good actress but she is beautiful and cute, you believe her that she is pure in heart

there is a tamptation in the movie when she found someone else that fell inlove with her, i think it's very authentic, it's somehow not like others drama when it happenes.
because i watched a lot of romance i know it, the difference is that the other girl called "YAM" is not evil, she is just cute and you like her even at the end, she let go, not holding Tom.
i think the movie success is the message of lasting love, you believe there is pure love like this
i cry and i can relate to "YAm" more than the others, but still i hoping to feel some of their love, so i think it's really pure in heart, you can feel the producer is really trying here.

the con in this movie is that there is no real kiss...i was really dissapointed at the end, but never the les is good movie and worht watching

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Story
It's a story about love, there is not much plot but the sweet thing you don't just see the typical couple romance "how they met and in the final they kissed" it's more like you see the developing of their love and you go trough the journey until they even live together in a relationship until they get married.
I've skip most parts not include them together- their have a perfect chemistry between them, it look real and genuine so i like to watch only them, maybe the other couple would have been interesting but i didn't like the actors...so i pass.

The music is not my cup of tea it's just one song repeat itself, and the song is very boring and not creative.they could have adding more music more songs to make it better.

The cast - like i said the couple- love their acting they are really good at this kind of rolls.
also the family are good.

overall, it was high quality not only the filming and the cast but the developing of the scenes and the way you can relate and connect to them and even miss them when it's already end.

24 episode in just couple of days i like it a lot and at first i can say for sure they copy al ot from Koreans,the vibe the filming the looks the feeeling.. i know the specific scenes. but yet it was worth it i guess

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Western plot, achievements for the sake of fulfillment

Story
There's not a single good thing about this series except Nishigataki.
The plot is Western, with an actor who looks particularly Korean, as is typical of series in recent years... Even the song sounds Korean.

The series is boring, with no development or excitement, very banal. The romance isn't romantic, and the girl lacks any character, yet she wants to be a designer, which is the basis for creativity. Like all movies about aspiring fashion designers who suffer on their way to achieving their dream, this strange hype that started with "The Devil Wears Prada"—perhaps because the movie succeeded ( Maybe because massive investment of fashion giants?)—has forced us to endure this phenomenon for years. It's always the same and always boring. I don't understand why anyone would want to watch this.
I've never understood these series.
Is it because women like to buy clothes? Is it because some women think that designing clothes will bring them self-fulfillment? It's hard to understand.

The ending surprised me a lot, even though I skipped most of the scenes. Despite the main character lacking any personality, her strange choice to keep dating a gigolo instead of her best friend, who is reliable, kind-hearted, caring, and doesn't lie or live off her, still surprised me. Usually, Japanese series have wise choices in the end. Since this isn't a truly Japanese series, like many in recent years, they probably had a reason to abandon their usual values here too.

Acting/Cast
The casting of new young lead actresses in romantic series in recent years is a big mystery to me. Is it because of behind-the-scenes connections, agencies, influencers, ratings? It used to be important for her to look Japanese: the same hairstyle, relatively sharp features, small slanted eyes, and a pleasant voice. Today, the preference seems entirely different; it’s better for her to be less beautiful with minimal acting talent, expression, and a high-pitched, childish, or whiny voice.

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About the younger generation lacking intimacy,

It seems this series has a message about the younger generation, which lacks desires or the will to have intimate relationships, suggesting that "everything is fine, you can live with this distortion" without addressing the causes and roots of these mental issues.

Story
A story about someone who is unable to maintain a intimacy relationship with his girlfriend, and both of them have to deal with the consequences. In my opinion, it's a diamond plot that could have been polished to reach particularly interesting places without forcing a contrived ending.
A good few years ago, Japanese series sometimes ended with an open ending or an unsatisfactory one. Today, this is hardly accepted; they always have to force a happy ending on the characters, even if it feels contrived and not right.

Acting/Cast
I am referring only to the main actors because the rest did not interest me, and I skipped their scenes.
The main actor is stunningly handsome; it's hard to know his acting abilities since, in my opinion, he wasn't really given a chance to show any emotional depth. On the other hand, the main actress was truly unbearable, and her acting abilities were nonexistent.

Music
The series' song was so successful that it distracted from the boredom of some scenes.

Overall
I don't have a problem with it being an educational program about intimacy, as most Japanese series are like that. However, I felt like I was watching a Korean or Western series because they tried to impose very different values from those usually conveyed in the Japanese series I've watched. I didn't fully watch the ending, and I don't believe it's possible to be in a romantic relationship that remains platonic or in a relationship where one partner forces themselves to have sex just to please the other. It's impossible. A person without sexual drive cannot maintain a relationship with a woman who has natural desires and needs.

The attempt to present them as a normal couple at the end, thinking that if we just educate him to be different, it will work, doesn't work and won't work. It seemed like they were trying to force a contrived ending where a partner with needs can accept a partner without needs.

It could be that this approach didn't work for additional reasons, such as a lack of depth in exploring the emotions of a person without desires or his lack of understanding of himself altogether, as if it is a normal thing when it is clear that it isn't. There is something beyond that here.

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Coffee & Vanilla Type

Story
When there is no plot, the series needs to have significant advantages. In this case, there is nothing that can make up for the lack of a plot.

Acting
Since the 2019 Coffee & Vanilla wave, the casting quality has dropped to almost zero. The lead actress is stunning and looks like a doll, but her facial expressions are identical throughout all the scenes. The funniest part was in one episode when the man describes how he loved the faces she made, and then when they show her expressions, you see they are all the same—just wide eyes and raised eyebrows. It's really frustrating when they cast such a beautiful actress.
We also have an actor whose only facial expression is pursing his lips forward, even in an entire episode dedicated to him. If he were more masculine without such feminine lips, it would be less distracting. However, it never could have worked with him from the start because he has no acting skills and looks too feminine to convincingly portray forced masculinity.

Music
My guess is that it had a very low budget, which is why there wasn't much music. A nice piano melody played throughout the series, but it didn't have any real musical value.

Rewatch Value
Japanese series are usually accompanied by emotional depth or intelligent logic, and above all, there is always a message behind everything, even if it seems forced and feels too "educational." In this case, the characters are very flat, without development, emotion, intelligence, or facial expressions—they are paper characters. It makes sense for someone to feel too old due to lack of experience, and it even makes sense for her to become attached to the person she is experiencing things with, but the question is how to convey something when there is no dialogue, or at least how to emotionally engage the viewer without dialogue, monologue, or even facial expressions. Apparently, this is an impossible task. The only goal of this series is to show her in a bra. Honestly, it could have worked better if there was some added value like humor or extreme silliness that could justify the stupidity in the lack of plot.

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Challenging social norms while not falling into clichés

One of the best series I've watched, it's such a classic that always stays in your heart. It's one of those shows that gives hope and reinforces the idea that everyone has a partner who suits them and that everyone deserves love, despite their flaws and weaknesses, and that everyone also has these natural fears. It's very funny with a really strong message, showing a certain sophistication by challenging social norms while not falling into clichés. I loved all the characters except for the two clowns , the colleagues at work Hanazuma Ran and Akamine Reina.
Yamamoto's two brothers were really good and funny.

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Love is love ?

South Korea began transitioning to a democratic regime only in the 1980s, and my hypothesis is that the process itself took many years and likely still continues. In the 2000s, they really started to flourish and seemingly express a kind of Western defiance, which, in my opinion, infiltrated at least the film industry in a recognizable way. This movie, in my view, displays those markers, as if you're traveling back in time to the Hollywood of the 1980s in the United States.

The desire to convey a defiant idea that "love is love," unrelated to age or sexual identity, was successfully emotional and managed to deliver the message in its unsophisticated way. It was also very direct, typical of those years when there was a certain innocence and naivety, and everything was spoon-fed.
That is, the character whose soul was transmigrated spoke the same sentences and heard the same music at a level of 100 percent, not just hints here and there. Moreover, there was a lot of caution not to show any intimacy between the two characters(Second round), due to the period it was filmed.

In my opinion, it still holds up even though 23 years have passed, but on the other hand, it's very easy to judge this movie now because we are in a different era where things could have been a bit more blunt.
That is, if they had shown us a romantic scene between the two characters in the second reincarnation, it could have been bold for an even earlier time while still maintaining the same flame to this day.

Many of the things said by the male protagonist's classmates could not pass today's censorship filter, what is known as political correctness. After all, it's permissible to say these things only in class, but heaven forbid depicting them in a fantasy movie scene. Blunt remarks that men would make about women, which are still made today albeit censored, manage to induce a sort of internal cringe because this censorship has become part of our consciousness.
The same goes for other aspects in the movie, such as age differences. In the 2000s, this wasn't relevant and wasn't censored in South Korea. From the modern viewer's perspective, people who watch this and criticize the movie may not be aware that the era was different, and such things were accepted as part of the culture.

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Mixed feelings.

There mixed feeling from my side but also from the all plot.

Yhe movie itself produced very well, you can drown into the scene, feel every moment, i really liked it a lot, the way they film it , the tenssion, the waiting . everything was perfect like a really good japanese classic film should be.
But.. i have mixed feelings and after i read the other reviews i understand more why.

The actors are not have perfect chemistry, they are good actors, especially the old one, but i feel the young actor is not enough into the character, and maybe it's not his fault, the plot itself is lacking,it's half story, not so mature story, and you figure out that it's based on manga probably for teens, it can't be deep enough to fill a full movie plot, the is a conflict- in one hand the production is in really high quality, artistic, and other hand- the plot is lacking, there are holls...it could not carry the weight of the production.

the moments of the couple are very good, they are passionet, you don't need the kiss to feel the passion, but still again- conflicts.

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