the song Goyoung sings at MI Ae's wedding is actually the same song Namgyu liked and played in the car when they were together. At the beginning of the song, Goyoung says, "MI Ae, live splendidly," and even that word, splendid, was something Namgyu used to say all the time-a phrase Goyoung hated. MI Ae’s wedding feels like Goyoung’s farewell to both his youth spent with her and to Namgyu. When he sees the last two blueberries in the freezer, he finally realizes that MI Ae, who always kept it stocked with blueberries, is truly gone now. The more I rewatch it, the more I feel how well-crafted this episode is. After this, Goyoung’s actions no longer seem childish-he’s grown.
To answer your question - yes, it is common for smokers to keep sealed packs/cartons of cigarettes in the freezer to help keep the tobacco from going stale. (I don't smoke, but have known people in the past who did. Don't smoke, kids!)
I don’t think it’s underrated, it’s been talked about quite a lot in Korea and internationally as well. It’s just that this show is kinda in-between. Its not a typical K-drama, because it revolves around a gay man, which is not exactly acceptable in KoreaI, but it’s not exactly a BL either, cause BLs in Korea, and Asia as a whole, are usually underfunded projects with rookie actors, showcasing a story about a couple’s relationship. I’ve seen it described more as a queer Kdrama than a BL and that makes more sense, cause it basically follows the life journey of a gay man in a conservative country and how he deals with different troubles that arise from that while perusing different relationships.
@@karina_kh Yes. And also they weren't allowed to advertise the series publicly becase of the very gay, and therefore "inappropriate" subject matter (rolls eyes). So all attention to the series has been led by the actors and the viewers.
To me the BL genre is a fantasy but this show was soo realistic it hurts.. there really are genuine friendships you have that feels like it would last but just don't.. life just pulls people apart sometimes.. but know that you two met at a point in your life where u needed each other.. I had a friend like mi ae.. we drifted apart too.. but we still try to keep each other in the loop in each other's lives.. his monologue to mi ae in this episodes really got me.. that we can still find love in this world.. be it from a friend or a lover or family.. that u just to let them in and love you for who u are..
@MBin2theMoon to MBin2the Moon: some of the shows that touch us mostly deeply are those that speak to parallels in our own lives. So here's a toast to you and your friend: as you were, back in the day, when it began...and in the present, when it has evolved into something else. Also, apologies for hijacking your sentiment to make a dry philosophical point... To Fabi: a recurring theme in my posts across all three series I've seen you react to is finding that ineffable boundary between BL and gay media. (All because of one off-hand comment you made in that SemErr video that sparked my longstanding intellectual interest in this particular act of boundary drawing. Blame Foucault. Reading his ideas 30 years ago sold me on the importance of contexts attached to words and names. BL romance and gay romance...the same? Yes. But, mostly, no!) Since your channel's description describes you as a connoisseur of "gay" media, and BL is only sometimes "gay," I just assume my efforts to delineate a boundary (always shifting!) between them will be of interest. 😇 Two things about MB's heartfelt post speak to this debate. First, they associate BL with fantasy. Not in the swords and sorcery sense, but in the way BL romances are often idealized, fanciful, not particularly realistic. They represent wish-fulfillment style romances, if you will. I think that is one trait common to the genre: to qualify as BL, the narrative must be anchored by a romance that is in some way fantastical. Yes, the couple can face challenges, but the happy ending is (almost) never really in doubt. Meanwhile, Gay series _might_ do that also, but such qualities are far from expected. Second, notice how MB immediately pivots ("but") from fantasy to something unexpected from BL: a story "so realistic it hurts." To me, a quintessential aspect of gay genre stories is that they illuminate the life experience of gay men. And due to societal disdain for queerness, that often means gay stories end up cataloging unhappiness, strife, and pain.* In other words, MB has, in passing, highlighted a gap between BL and gay media: one exudes fantasy; the other, realism. BL can deliver a perfectly satisfying same-sex romance that never actually resonates with "gay reality." It may present the wish-fulfillment romance we yearned for in HS or college, but BL can get away with never examining other aspects of gay male experience. Such as, for example, the near ubiquity of a close straight female friend/ally during those semi-closeted years. By contrast, the realism of LITBC is a chief reason I am reluctant to describe the series as Bl at all. The absence of a single "fantasy" romance to anchor the narrative is another. *--if gay media sometimes is resented for so often being a downer (a legitimate critique: the genre literally came into being during the 1980s, at the height of AIDS), we can understand why the comparably sunny, fantastical romances inherent to BL appeal to gay male audiences despite lacking a connection to gay reality.
@johnmaster3748 so true.. most bl's also tend to not make the mc's queerness a big focal point of their identity.. its just the love story they experience which makes love in the big city a more 'serious' kdrama than a bl.. its just a regular drama starring a gay man and his life in modern day seoul who is still very much anti-gay even tho the k drama & kpop scene from an outsider who doesn't understand it seems so queer coded yet so unaccepting of it at the same time. Also when hearstopper came out lot of queer people experienced a collective bitersweet sadness bcuz what charlie and nicks experience is so realistic and the love so genuine both in each other and their friend group and family we never got to experience during our younger days. Heartstopper and love in the big city really both represents that best and also the worst parts of the gay experience.
About Nam death and speeding part "In the first episode, Nam and Goyoung's drive together reveals Nam's meticulous nature. He adheres to strict driving rules, emphasizing the ideal speed for the road conditions. This attention to detail mirrors his structured approach to life. However, after their breakup, Nam feels outdated and rigid, as Goyoung later mentions in episode 2 - specifically, how he started speeding, symbolizing his attempt to break free from his old self.
me too have cried for DAYS watching this part of the series... i feel like the way they portray 'youth' in go young just felt so real and raw. we've been (or we will be, eventually) embracing the moment of maturity in our own way and in our own specific timeline. and to get there, there will be lots and lots of things to fight for, to lose for, to be getting hurt from, to be guilty of, and yet the time just keeps moving forward... p.s. you gotta brace yourself dear, there are LOT of things coming your way after this part of the series... bless you and let's get through this journey together 😭😭😭
I have watched this now because you were watching it, and it made me cry the whole way through, so brace yourself. It is the best BL I have ever watched and I have never seen one like it before. I hope there are more out there like this, but I have not found one yet, so if anyone knows any, let me know. Another great reaction get the tissues out for the next one.
@FabiReacts i knew you would. While I was watching it, I was thinking of you and how you were going to do your reactions as this is going to make you cry so much. This a very realistic emotional journey of a very lonely young man trying to find love. I don't know how you are going to do this, but I'll be there for you with tissues readyl. This is the best BL I have ever watched, and it will stay with me for a long time.
I highly recommend Light on Me (2021) and The Eight Sense (2023) next. They were like one of a few that have longer runtime compared to other Kbl when they were released~ I think you're gonna enjoy them!
5:23 5 weeks is early to find out. It's not like women can feel it, a tiny tiny little clump of cells, so it's not until the period is unusually late most even think they might be but being late is not unusual either.
I feel quite silly now that you’ve pointed it out 😅 I knew this, but when I watched it 5 weeks sounded like a lot! Anyway, thanks for clarifying it! ❤️
The big difference between this show and most BLs is that this is based on a novel written by an actual gay writer, who infused it with elements from his real life. In contrast, many, if not most, of the novels that other BLs are based on are written by women, and while they are cute, funny, and sometimes romantic, they don't really encapsulate gay life and aspects like internalised homophobia, coming out, ... They're a fantasy by women for women, and this isn't. Shows I'd recommend that are a bit more "grounded": - I Told Sunset About You. - Moonlight Chicken. (Same openly gay director as Bad Buddy for this one.)
1518: "awww. I thought they were going to be besties forever." Only in BL (a genre characterized by painting relationships in idealized hues) do a person's friendships and romantic -ships ossify into permanent, lifelong connections. As previously discussed, LITBC has very little DNA from the BL genre. So, no, people come into our lives, and people go from our lives. Add that to the "realism" of this series.
I would like to say once you start enjoying bl series there is no going back 😅❤ it’s just a very diverse genre and I hope you enjoy more bl content ❤❤❤ and I’m seeing your channel growing more
This show truly is amazing, especially the actor who plays Go Young. He deserves all the awards for all the nuances he brings to this character And yes, this show doesn't always have a clear timeline. Sometimes you get told how much time has passed, and sometimes it leans more into the feeling of life and time passing as a wave When it comes to Nam I like how it's kept more vague. Did he kill himself on purpose with that car accident? Or was it a sad accident, connected to the symbolism of his relationship with Go Young? One thing you might like to know (not a spoiler about the plot, I promise :D ) But this show has 4 different directors. They direct two episodes each. Episode 1 and 2, one director, episode 3 and 4 a new director, and so on. It's interesting to see how each of the 4 directors tells 4 different chapters of Go Young's life :D
Sidenote / Totally Unrelated Tangent Tomorrow, GMMTV launches another "Frigay" night BL series...in the hallowed broadcast time slot that many of the legendary GMMTV series once occupied--including Tale of 1000 Stars and Bad Buddy and My School President. Of course, the Friday night time slot (Bangkok time) has also seen its share of clunkers. After all, not every series can reach elite level. (In your endless "watch this next!" comments has anyone commended My Gear, Your Gown? Or Dangerous Romance? No? Good reason why not!) So, while not every gmmtv series excels, the company's bad BL series seldom tank completely. So, far you've reacted to BL series that are brilliant because you have followed advice on what is good. (My BL journey started the same way. By culling various "Best" lists, I started with only successful series. The list in 2020 looked different, but I was seldom disappointed. That came later, when my consumption expanded to include current series.) But if you wanted to branch your reactions out to a series where we have little inkling when starting whether it is destined to join the Bad Buddies List of Legends or the Tonhon Chonlatee List of Best Forgotten Quickly, you could tune in this week to Thame Po. It looks promising...but promising trailers and interesting plot summaries can fall flat. But...one alsomhates to miss out on The Next Big Thing.... So, Take a 12-week gamble on a brand new series? Or stick to what you're doing?
Thank you! So, here’s the thing-I’ve already started two other shows 😂. Everything from Patreon gets filtered to TH-cam, so it takes a while for new content to appear here. Right now, I’m juggling Bad Buddy (thankfully quick to edit) and Love in the Big City, which takes a bit more time due to copyright precautions - and that’s my max capacity. In short, I can’t really take on reacting to something current and airing weekly unless I plan it months in advance 😅. The best I can do is maybe react to the GMMTV 2025 lineup trailer (someone mentioned it, I believe) and see which show grabs my interest. 🤷🏽♂️
@FabiReacts don't spend time on the gmmtv lineup trailer. Not as a reaction video anyway. It's been done to death. And would be even more stale by the time you get to it. If you want to watch it (on your own, no cameras) to help identify a series "months in advance," that should suffice. I would also argue that these slick trailers are designed to fuel interest, so getting excited over one is no guarantee the fully-realized production will be any good. (In Thailand, these pilot trailers exist to attract money to fund the production. If the pilot fails, the series may get abandoned. Typically, in the west the trailer exists as part of marketing the finished product. By the time consumers see a trailer, the production has been filmed.) Another complication, gmmtv seldom tips it's hand about when these series will air. Thame Po, for example, was announced at the equivalent event in 2023. Its gestation to screen has been 13 months. So, even if you identify a series for future weekly reaction, you cannot know when it will hit. That uncertainty undermines your "plan ahead for months" notion.
@@johnmaster3748 Oh, thank you! I was actually a bit hesitant about watching the trailer because, to be honest, I’m not a big fan of trailers-I love the element of surprise, and too often trailers spoil the plot for me. I’ll have to figure out a way around this, though, because I do want to react to a current weekly show at some point.
10:35 [dialog per subtitle] "To me they said, 'We heard you were gay, but guess not!'" If you listen closely to the spoken Korean, you will clearly hear Go Young utter the English word _gay_ in this dialog. In other words, the Korean language has assimilated the English-language conception of "gay" into Korean. Listen closely to BL series in Mandarin, Thai, and others, and you will hear the same thing. English-language "gay" has gone global. Remember also that prior to the 1930s, _gay_ in English meant something else, and that "gay = queer" did not catch on widely until the 1960s or later. [Famously, _queer_ did not itself shift meaning until the 1990s, but never mind that.] The new meaning emerged earlier within the gay community and spread to mainstream usage after adoption by the community as the preferred term of self-description. The Gay Liberation Movement [on the heels of Stonewall] accelerated the linguistic shift by forcing mainstream society to reckon with the Gay underworld, then emerging into the open. In English, _gay_ (connoting pride) displaced _homosexual_ (connoting disease), which had displaced s*d*mite (connoting sin) earlier in the 20th century. All three English words describe people prone to sex acts with same-sex partners, but the implications of each differ enormously. Similarly, all of these other languages have their own, longstanding expressions (native words) to conceptualize same-sex atteactions/identity/relationships. Yet, BL dialog demonstrates "gay" has supplanted all of these domestic variants. (Which may also continue to exist, just as some English-speakers cling to the now-disfavored term _homosexual_ .) Now whether all of that linguistic baggage got imported into new languages along with the word _gay_ itself is beyond my ken. But, theoretically, when Go Young describes himself as "gay," he implicitly is laying stake to a social identity that rejects efforts to mark it as diseased, sinful, or otherwise undesirable. Because that is how _gay_ differs from _homosexual_ . I suspect that gay activists in each country came to prefer the western term precisely because its usage in the West is rooted in social acceptance of same-sex relationships and identity. Does this analysis aid to unpack the plot of this series, this episode, or this scene? No. But it does speak to how rapidly cultural innovations in one region spread globally in this age of satellites, jet travel, and the internet. "Gay is good" proclaimed the cover of a 1958 Homophile magazine that shocked people in its own time. Seventy years on, and that idea is changing lives right across the globe. BL is part of that ongoing transformation in east Asia.
@FabiReacts if my theory about trailers is right, they cannot be relied on to predict quality of the actual series. They can pique your interest by suggesting an intriguing story or characters. [Or indicate a favorite actor is in it.] But as you note, they can also spoil things by revealing too much. At some point in early 2025 gmmtv will air not one but two (2!) vampire-themed BL series. Both were announced at previous gmmtv trailer release events. (Not the most recent one.) At least one is already filming, I believe. Fans are (for a variety of reasons) agog at how good these will be. (Their certitude is little more than blind faith! More cynical than the average fan, I need to see a series before I will proclaim it as good!) But I will almost surely watch these episodes one-at-a-time, weekly when they do air. In part because the trailers intrigued and because the BL-proven actors appeal. But mostly because if I don't watch from the start the BL discussion boards will spoil them anyway, such is the enthusiasm level. So...If you want to see aside time for a currently airing BL, I'd aim for one of those. If you lack time when the first one lands, wait for the second.
I have to say this bl is right up my alley. Less funny, cringy moments, more serious with important topics portrayed. Can't wait for the next one.
the song Goyoung sings at MI Ae's wedding is actually the same song Namgyu liked and played in the car when they were together. At the beginning of the song, Goyoung says, "MI Ae, live splendidly," and even that word, splendid, was something Namgyu used to say all the time-a phrase Goyoung hated.
MI Ae’s wedding feels like Goyoung’s farewell to both his youth spent with her and to Namgyu. When he sees the last two blueberries in the freezer, he finally realizes that MI Ae, who always kept it stocked with blueberries, is truly gone now. The more I rewatch it, the more I feel how well-crafted this episode is. After this, Goyoung’s actions no longer seem childish-he’s grown.
Oooh I completely missed this! There’s actually so much meaning hidden through symbolism in this show 😭 it’d be great to analyse it all
@FabiReacts yeah I will let you know for each review
@@JjJj-me5gx you’re the best! 🌟
To answer your question - yes, it is common for smokers to keep sealed packs/cartons of cigarettes in the freezer to help keep the tobacco from going stale. (I don't smoke, but have known people in the past who did. Don't smoke, kids!)
it's an very underrated BL DRAMA🤩your reactions are so good ❤
Righht???! Thanksss 🫶🏽
I don't think it's underrated this show get alot attention and alot people liked
I don’t think it’s underrated, it’s been talked about quite a lot in Korea and internationally as well. It’s just that this show is kinda in-between. Its not a typical K-drama, because it revolves around a gay man, which is not exactly acceptable in KoreaI, but it’s not exactly a BL either, cause BLs in Korea, and Asia as a whole, are usually underfunded projects with rookie actors, showcasing a story about a couple’s relationship. I’ve seen it described more as a queer Kdrama than a BL and that makes more sense, cause it basically follows the life journey of a gay man in a conservative country and how he deals with different troubles that arise from that while perusing different relationships.
@@karina_kh Yes. And also they weren't allowed to advertise the series publicly becase of the very gay, and therefore "inappropriate" subject matter (rolls eyes). So all attention to the series has been led by the actors and the viewers.
To me the BL genre is a fantasy but this show was soo realistic it hurts.. there really are genuine friendships you have that feels like it would last but just don't.. life just pulls people apart sometimes.. but know that you two met at a point in your life where u needed each other.. I had a friend like mi ae.. we drifted apart too.. but we still try to keep each other in the loop in each other's lives.. his monologue to mi ae in this episodes really got me.. that we can still find love in this world.. be it from a friend or a lover or family.. that u just to let them in and love you for who u are..
I like what you just said “Bl genre is fantast, but this is so realistic it hurts“ 😭😭😭 and his monologues are the best!
@MBin2theMoon to MBin2the Moon: some of the shows that touch us mostly deeply are those that speak to parallels in our own lives. So here's a toast to you and your friend: as you were, back in the day, when it began...and in the present, when it has evolved into something else. Also, apologies for hijacking your sentiment to make a dry philosophical point...
To Fabi: a recurring theme in my posts across all three series I've seen you react to is finding that ineffable boundary between BL and gay media. (All because of one off-hand comment you made in that SemErr video that sparked my longstanding intellectual interest in this particular act of boundary drawing. Blame Foucault. Reading his ideas 30 years ago sold me on the importance of contexts attached to words and names. BL romance and gay romance...the same? Yes. But, mostly, no!) Since your channel's description describes you as a connoisseur of "gay" media, and BL is only sometimes "gay," I just assume my efforts to delineate a boundary (always shifting!) between them will be of interest. 😇
Two things about MB's heartfelt post speak to this debate. First, they associate BL with fantasy. Not in the swords and sorcery sense, but in the way BL romances are often idealized, fanciful, not particularly realistic. They represent wish-fulfillment style romances, if you will. I think that is one trait common to the genre: to qualify as BL, the narrative must be anchored by a romance that is in some way fantastical. Yes, the couple can face challenges, but the happy ending is (almost) never really in doubt. Meanwhile, Gay series _might_ do that also, but such qualities are far from expected. Second, notice how MB immediately pivots ("but") from fantasy to something unexpected from BL: a story "so realistic it hurts." To me, a quintessential aspect of gay genre stories is that they illuminate the life experience of gay men. And due to societal disdain for queerness, that often means gay stories end up cataloging unhappiness, strife, and pain.* In other words, MB has, in passing, highlighted a gap between BL and gay media: one exudes fantasy; the other, realism. BL can deliver a perfectly satisfying same-sex romance that never actually resonates with "gay reality." It may present the wish-fulfillment romance we yearned for in HS or college, but BL can get away with never examining other aspects of gay male experience. Such as, for example, the near ubiquity of a close straight female friend/ally during those semi-closeted years. By contrast, the realism of LITBC is a chief reason I am reluctant to describe the series as Bl at all. The absence of a single "fantasy" romance to anchor the narrative is another.
*--if gay media sometimes is resented for so often being a downer (a legitimate critique: the genre literally came into being during the 1980s, at the height of AIDS), we can understand why the comparably sunny, fantastical romances inherent to BL appeal to gay male audiences despite lacking a connection to gay reality.
@johnmaster3748 so true.. most bl's also tend to not make the mc's queerness a big focal point of their identity.. its just the love story they experience which makes love in the big city a more 'serious' kdrama than a bl.. its just a regular drama starring a gay man and his life in modern day seoul who is still very much anti-gay even tho the k drama & kpop scene from an outsider who doesn't understand it seems so queer coded yet so unaccepting of it at the same time.
Also when hearstopper came out lot of queer people experienced a collective bitersweet sadness bcuz what charlie and nicks experience is so realistic and the love so genuine both in each other and their friend group and family we never got to experience during our younger days. Heartstopper and love in the big city really both represents that best and also the worst parts of the gay experience.
This drama need to get recognised I guess after Netflix this is going to be famous
Omg I didn’t know it’s coming to Netflix! It’ll surely do amazing! 🤩
About Nam death and speeding part
"In the first episode, Nam and Goyoung's drive together reveals Nam's meticulous nature. He adheres to strict driving rules, emphasizing the ideal speed for the road conditions. This attention to detail mirrors his structured approach to life. However, after their breakup, Nam feels outdated and rigid, as Goyoung later mentions in episode 2 - specifically, how he started speeding, symbolizing his attempt to break free from his old self.
😭😭😭 bless him
me too have cried for DAYS watching this part of the series... i feel like the way they portray 'youth' in go young just felt so real and raw. we've been (or we will be, eventually) embracing the moment of maturity in our own way and in our own specific timeline. and to get there, there will be lots and lots of things to fight for, to lose for, to be getting hurt from, to be guilty of, and yet the time just keeps moving forward...
p.s. you gotta brace yourself dear, there are LOT of things coming your way after this part of the series... bless you and let's get through this journey together 😭😭😭
I couldn’t agree more. The portrayal is GREAT! It makes you reflect on a lot of things 🥹 thanks for watching along 🫶🏽
My next recommendation would be "I told sunset about you"(bl)
You definitely gonna like it
I have watched this now because you were watching it, and it made me cry the whole way through, so brace yourself. It is the best BL I have ever watched and I have never seen one like it before. I hope there are more out there like this, but I have not found one yet, so if anyone knows any, let me know. Another great reaction get the tissues out for the next one.
🥹 this just hits differently. I’m struggling editing ep 3 😭
@FabiReacts i knew you would. While I was watching it, I was thinking of you and how you were going to do your reactions as this is going to make you cry so much. This a very realistic emotional journey of a very lonely young man trying to find love. I don't know how you are going to do this, but I'll be there for you with tissues readyl. This is the best BL I have ever watched, and it will stay with me for a long time.
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I LOVE THIS BL SO MUCH!!
Finallyyy!! Your reactions are sooo goood!!❤
Haha right? Took my time! Lol thaaaanks!
I highly recommend Light on Me (2021) and The Eight Sense (2023) next. They were like one of a few that have longer runtime compared to other Kbl when they were released~ I think you're gonna enjoy them!
I’m watching The Eighth Sense right now! 😊
❤❤❤
I ALS RECOMMEND 'THE EIGHTH SENSE' BL , ITS MY SECOND FAV AFTER LOVE IN THE BIG CITY
@@mommywitcher4478 yes please Eighth Sense isn't just a BL it's way more than that. It's a healing story
@@user-kt8mo2eu2s he's already reacting to it. On patreon.
Finally I'm early😅🤣 thanks for the reaction 💙
First in class! 🥇🫶🏽
Yes... this show will surely make you cry😢😢 no doubt about it😓
I really enjoy when I see how excited you are watching this show🥲👍🏻👍🏻🥰🥰Thank you so much darling💖💖💖💖
I just love it so much 🥹
YAYY IM HEREEE !! 🏃🏽♂️💨💓
😂❤️
5:23 5 weeks is early to find out. It's not like women can feel it, a tiny tiny little clump of cells, so it's not until the period is unusually late most even think they might be but being late is not unusual either.
I feel quite silly now that you’ve pointed it out 😅 I knew this, but when I watched it 5 weeks sounded like a lot! Anyway, thanks for clarifying it! ❤️
this episode really made me bawl like a baby 😭😭
😭😭😭
My favourite show❤
Im waiting for the next ep🥺🥺🙏🏻
I’ll try edit it a bit quicker, it’s just holiday season is crazyyyy
@FabiReacts Happy holiday baby thank youuuu😘😘💕💕💕
The big difference between this show and most BLs is that this is based on a novel written by an actual gay writer, who infused it with elements from his real life. In contrast, many, if not most, of the novels that other BLs are based on are written by women, and while they are cute, funny, and sometimes romantic, they don't really encapsulate gay life and aspects like internalised homophobia, coming out, ... They're a fantasy by women for women, and this isn't.
Shows I'd recommend that are a bit more "grounded":
- I Told Sunset About You.
- Moonlight Chicken. (Same openly gay director as Bad Buddy for this one.)
Yeah, the difference is noticeable!
Please after this watch " to my star season 1&2 " it's really good. especially season 2.
you should watch jack and joker or the eclipse!!
watching your reactions is my new hobby
That’s a great hobby! ❤️
1518: "awww. I thought they were going to be besties forever."
Only in BL (a genre characterized by painting relationships in idealized hues) do a person's friendships and romantic -ships ossify into permanent, lifelong connections. As previously discussed, LITBC has very little DNA from the BL genre. So, no, people come into our lives, and people go from our lives. Add that to the "realism" of this series.
@@johnmaster3748 😭😭😭 I quickly realised this! I started watching this show alongside Bad Buddy and couldn’t help but compare the two. Lesson learned 🥲
I would like to say once you start enjoying bl series there is no going back 😅❤ it’s just a very diverse genre and I hope you enjoy more bl content ❤❤❤ and I’m seeing your channel growing more
Omgg next ep plzz
This show truly is amazing, especially the actor who plays Go Young. He deserves all the awards for all the nuances he brings to this character
And yes, this show doesn't always have a clear timeline. Sometimes you get told how much time has passed, and sometimes it leans more into the feeling of life and time passing as a wave
When it comes to Nam I like how it's kept more vague. Did he kill himself on purpose with that car accident? Or was it a sad accident, connected to the symbolism of his relationship with Go Young?
One thing you might like to know (not a spoiler about the plot, I promise :D )
But this show has 4 different directors. They direct two episodes each. Episode 1 and 2, one director, episode 3 and 4 a new director, and so on. It's interesting to see how each of the 4 directors tells 4 different chapters of Go Young's life :D
I can feel that now! Just finished the show, and looking back, it makes sense! 😂
I'm late again😭
No, you’re not! 😂❤️❤️
Oh no who recommended this pain!!??😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
😂🤷🏽♂️ it’s good pain though haha
Por favor habilita a tradução automática. Sou brasileira, entendo inglês mas gostaria de legenda em português também
@@sougê83 I have done it, but I’m not sure why it doesn’t work? 😭 it only shows sometimes on desktop but not on mobile
@FabiReacts obrigado
Do you react to the last Twilight?
Haven’t yet!
Sidenote / Totally Unrelated Tangent
Tomorrow, GMMTV launches another "Frigay" night BL series...in the hallowed broadcast time slot that many of the legendary GMMTV series once occupied--including Tale of 1000 Stars and Bad Buddy and My School President. Of course, the Friday night time slot (Bangkok time) has also seen its share of clunkers. After all, not every series can reach elite level. (In your endless "watch this next!" comments has anyone commended My Gear, Your Gown? Or Dangerous Romance? No? Good reason why not!) So, while not every gmmtv series excels, the company's bad BL series seldom tank completely.
So, far you've reacted to BL series that are brilliant because you have followed advice on what is good. (My BL journey started the same way. By culling various "Best" lists, I started with only successful series. The list in 2020 looked different, but I was seldom disappointed. That came later, when my consumption expanded to include current series.) But if you wanted to branch your reactions out to a series where we have little inkling when starting whether it is destined to join the Bad Buddies List of Legends or the Tonhon Chonlatee List of Best Forgotten Quickly, you could tune in this week to Thame Po. It looks promising...but promising trailers and interesting plot summaries can fall flat. But...one alsomhates to miss out on The Next Big Thing.... So,
Take a 12-week gamble on a brand new series? Or stick to what you're doing?
Thank you! So, here’s the thing-I’ve already started two other shows 😂. Everything from Patreon gets filtered to TH-cam, so it takes a while for new content to appear here.
Right now, I’m juggling Bad Buddy (thankfully quick to edit) and Love in the Big City, which takes a bit more time due to copyright precautions - and that’s my max capacity.
In short, I can’t really take on reacting to something current and airing weekly unless I plan it months in advance 😅.
The best I can do is maybe react to the GMMTV 2025 lineup trailer (someone mentioned it, I believe) and see which show grabs my interest. 🤷🏽♂️
@FabiReacts don't spend time on the gmmtv lineup trailer. Not as a reaction video anyway. It's been done to death. And would be even more stale by the time you get to it. If you want to watch it (on your own, no cameras) to help identify a series "months in advance," that should suffice. I would also argue that these slick trailers are designed to fuel interest, so getting excited over one is no guarantee the fully-realized production will be any good. (In Thailand, these pilot trailers exist to attract money to fund the production. If the pilot fails, the series may get abandoned. Typically, in the west the trailer exists as part of marketing the finished product. By the time consumers see a trailer, the production has been filmed.) Another complication, gmmtv seldom tips it's hand about when these series will air. Thame Po, for example, was announced at the equivalent event in 2023. Its gestation to screen has been 13 months. So, even if you identify a series for future weekly reaction, you cannot know when it will hit. That uncertainty undermines your "plan ahead for months" notion.
@@johnmaster3748 Oh, thank you! I was actually a bit hesitant about watching the trailer because, to be honest, I’m not a big fan of trailers-I love the element of surprise, and too often trailers spoil the plot for me. I’ll have to figure out a way around this, though, because I do want to react to a current weekly show at some point.
10:35 [dialog per subtitle] "To me they said, 'We heard you were gay, but guess not!'"
If you listen closely to the spoken Korean, you will clearly hear Go Young utter the English word _gay_ in this dialog. In other words, the Korean language has assimilated the English-language conception of "gay" into Korean. Listen closely to BL series in Mandarin, Thai, and others, and you will hear the same thing. English-language "gay" has gone global. Remember also that prior to the 1930s, _gay_ in English meant something else, and that "gay = queer" did not catch on widely until the 1960s or later. [Famously, _queer_ did not itself shift meaning until the 1990s, but never mind that.] The new meaning emerged earlier within the gay community and spread to mainstream usage after adoption by the community as the preferred term of self-description. The Gay Liberation Movement [on the heels of Stonewall] accelerated the linguistic shift by forcing mainstream society to reckon with the Gay underworld, then emerging into the open. In English, _gay_ (connoting pride) displaced _homosexual_ (connoting disease), which had displaced s*d*mite (connoting sin) earlier in the 20th century. All three English words describe people prone to sex acts with same-sex partners, but the implications of each differ enormously. Similarly, all of these other languages have their own, longstanding expressions (native words) to conceptualize same-sex atteactions/identity/relationships. Yet, BL dialog demonstrates "gay" has supplanted all of these domestic variants. (Which may also continue to exist, just as some English-speakers cling to the now-disfavored term _homosexual_ .)
Now whether all of that linguistic baggage got imported into new languages along with the word _gay_ itself is beyond my ken. But, theoretically, when Go Young describes himself as "gay," he implicitly is laying stake to a social identity that rejects efforts to mark it as diseased, sinful, or otherwise undesirable. Because that is how _gay_ differs from _homosexual_ . I suspect that gay activists in each country came to prefer the western term precisely because its usage in the West is rooted in social acceptance of same-sex relationships and identity.
Does this analysis aid to unpack the plot of this series, this episode, or this scene? No. But it does speak to how rapidly cultural innovations in one region spread globally in this age of satellites, jet travel, and the internet. "Gay is good" proclaimed the cover of a 1958 Homophile magazine that shocked people in its own time. Seventy years on, and that idea is changing lives right across the globe. BL is part of that ongoing transformation in east Asia.
@FabiReacts if my theory about trailers is right, they cannot be relied on to predict quality of the actual series. They can pique your interest by suggesting an intriguing story or characters. [Or indicate a favorite actor is in it.] But as you note, they can also spoil things by revealing too much.
At some point in early 2025 gmmtv will air not one but two (2!) vampire-themed BL series. Both were announced at previous gmmtv trailer release events. (Not the most recent one.) At least one is already filming, I believe. Fans are (for a variety of reasons) agog at how good these will be. (Their certitude is little more than blind faith! More cynical than the average fan, I need to see a series before I will proclaim it as good!) But I will almost surely watch these episodes one-at-a-time, weekly when they do air. In part because the trailers intrigued and because the BL-proven actors appeal. But mostly because if I don't watch from the start the BL discussion boards will spoil them anyway, such is the enthusiasm level.
So...If you want to see aside time for a currently airing BL, I'd aim for one of those. If you lack time when the first one lands, wait for the second.