Honestly I can't believe we're still getting BL series this bad in 2026. This mini series runs about 7 to 8 episodes with a total runtime of just about an hour and it is so boring that I genuinely struggle to find the words. The actors are awkward, the story is as basic as it gets and there is almost nothing about this show worth saving. The makers do try to stir up some drama here and there but even that falls completely flat. Ho Won is a 23 year old university student who spots a man sitting alone at a gay bar and gets attracted to him. The man is Min U, a 33 year old who brushes Ho Won off immediately saying he's too young. Ho Won lies about his age and since he's made a bet with the bartender that he'll get this man home before the night is over, he switches tactics and eventually the two end up at Min U's place and sleep together. Despite being complete opposites in every way there's some kind of pull between them and they go on a couple of dates. But t...
Tana and Eros are a married couple. He runs a small street-front shop. She’s an opera singer struggling to stay engaged in her art. They have a good relationship. But unaware to Eros, Tana starts to frequent a gay bathhouse Copa 181. which starts to become his happy place. That's where we meet a few other characters primarily being transgender Kika who is falling in love with straight and married hustler Leo, who hustles in the gay sauna. We do see a couple of other characters whose scenes just come and go. eros harbors a dream of singing other kinds of songs as well and not just opera. When she eventually gets an opportunity to song at Copa 181, her husband's secret comes out. The film ends with them having a mature conversation around if they are happy or not.
The problem with this film is that it tries to do too much without putting enough focus on certain storylines for them to hold any emotional weight. Even though Eros and Tana are the main characters, we hardly get to know about their marriage and relationship. Why are they unhappy, why does Tana want to move to Japan, why does Eros' father not talk to her etc. Also we see a wee bit of Kika and Leo's character but it is never gone deeper which eventually frustrated me. Eventually, what we do get is how the inner workings of a gay sauna happen, how the make hormones rage inside, the hustling culture and how saunas serve as escape for many men. Visually the film is taught and nice but remains unfocused during the more tender moments between the characters. It just brushes on the surface. There was a lot of potential here from a story perspective which sadly was missed.
Nevertheless, this film is an empathetic tale about love, life, and relationships that doesn’t beat you over the head with any particular message. (5/10)
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