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Journey With You (Chinese Series)

By Golu
I've always had kind of a love hate relationship with Chinese historical BLs. Some are genuinely excellent, but then there are others that cram in so much plot that keeping track of all the layers of betrayal and scheming gets exhausting, and I end up checking out mentally. Part of the issue is also just how much content is out there in this space, so something really has to stand out to keep me hooked. In this case, the production value is genuinely impressive, top tier stuff, but story wise, I just couldn't bring myself to actually care about these characters. There's a ton of political scheming and backstage manipulation running throughout. Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a hostage ends up falling for his own Prince Charming. The show runs eight episodes, each around 50 to 60 minutes long. After spending three years guarding the border, Fifth Prince Yin Qi gets called back to the capital because of a secret letter, only to end up walking straight into a deadly...
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Love with Flaws (TV Show - Gay Storyline) (Korean)

By Golu
So, this whole series wasn't a gay series but I managed to see only the entire gay storyline of this series which in total was over an hour long. This is apparently one of the first Korean dramas to openly have a gay storyline, although few films that shown this before. I wont be able to comment on the entire storyline but watching just the gay storyline was quite enjoyable by itself.

Joo Won-suk and his 3 siblings live together. He is extremely handsome, almost a playboy and runs an elite gay club in the city. One day an average university student Ho-dol comes to the bar and Joo Won-suk asks him to leave because he is very average looking and doesn't belong there. Incidentally Ho-dol gets hired as a private tutor for his youngest brother by his sister who hates good looking men. Ho-dol is a very shy, reserved student who is forced to come out by one of his classmates who likes Joo Won-suk. This shatters Ho-dols life and things take a turn here. Joo Won-suk start scaring for Ho-dol including giving him confidence to accept his sexuality and be brave and honest about it. In fact we see realize that Joo Won-suk may even have feelings for Ho-dol and gets jealous when Ho-dol gets attention by others. Eventually Ho-dols father gets to meet Joo Won-suk and they are together as a couple.

There were a lot of moments in this storyline that were heartwarming. The way Joo Won-suk comes to Ho-dol's rescue after he has been outed was nicely done without being overdramatic. We have seen these extremely handsome guys struggle for love because they never know if someone is with them for their looks or for the person that they are and in this case, you realize that the love that is slowly developing between the two men is real and is there to stay. We are told struggles that Joo Won-suk went through when he came out to his parents and he will be there with Ho-dol to make sure he doesn't have to go through same situation. There were side stories of the other siblings that were not very clear. The 2 guys acted really well and keep your attention. While reading more about the series I read that the actor who played Joo Won-suk passed away and the cause of his death was never made public. I am shocked and I hope his soul rests in peace.

This was the first time, I saw only a particular storyline (in this case a gay-storyline) of an entire series. I was always worried whether the whole storyline would make sense or not. I was wrong. This wasn't as bad to watch at all. (5.5/10)
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Unknown said…
You talk about being able to see only the gay story line. How? Please link it for the rest of us who would like to watch it. Thank you.
April 26, 2020 at 3:50 PM
Golu said…
It was shared on one of the gay torrent websites.
https://www.gay-torrents.net/torrentdetails.php?torrentid=689d9e811f6617b0fa11fec68ada981973c8f1243c6fe95f
April 28, 2020 at 7:53 AM
Unknown said…
Thank you, I'll check it out.
May 5, 2020 at 5:17 PM
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