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Contrast (Japanese Series)

By Golu
This is basically a high school BL where two guys who have nothing going on in common somehow end up getting really close to each other, and that's kind of the whole point of the title too. There's barely any drama or fluff packed in here, it stays pretty straightforward the whole way through. A little bit of friction pops up here and there, but it's nothing compared to what you'd normally get in this kind of show. Runtime wise you're looking at 8 episodes, each one sitting around 25-30 minutes. The two guys carrying the story are Akira and Kanata, and funny enough they knew each other's faces way before they ever knew each other's names. Kanata's the type everyone likes, always got people around him, popular guy, but there's this distance to him that people can't quite place. Turns out he had an injury that ended his football days, and that's what pushed him into being more withdrawn, and it only got worse once his younger brother got picked...
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Kissable Lips (Korean Series)

By Golu
A gay vampire love story in my books is already a disaster. But thats based on all the weird  and extremely stupid American horror gay vampire films that are more about skin show and nothing else. So I was hoping slightly better form this 8 episode Korean drama. But this show also suffers from a convoluted story and an extremely shallow romance. Even though the episodes are only about 10-ish minutes, the show keeps getting worse and dumber by the minute.

Jun Ho is a vampire living between humans. His health is deteriorating since he killed a human. Now the only way for him to save himself from dying is to drink from a "pure blood" human who has fallen for him. A rare species, Jun Ho finds a pure blood guy Min Hyun in his class and he develops interest in him. When Min Hyun gets all attention from the hot Jun Ho, he of course falls for him and spends time with him unknown of his real motives. As time passes, the two fall in love more and more with each other and Jun Ho increasingly finds difficult to drink his blood even after Min Hyun finds out his secret. A guy from the past come back into picture to help Jun Ho , by killing Min Hyun but instead Jun Ho kills him. The ending is sad since Jun Ho decides to die rather than drink blood of his true love.

Yes, you read the story above right. This is exactly what happens on the screen. And yes it is as dumb ad illogical as it sounds. Despite having a good looking cast and decent production values, the dreadful story and direction of this atrocious series is hard to sit through. The characters are randomly introduced without background. Like the older lady president who wants to save Jun Ho, or the random guy who comes to save him ( I mean who is he and why and how could he help). There is no rhyme or reason. Calling the series extremely boring would be an understatement. Even the love story between the leads is contrived. They are awkward together. Why would Min Hyun suddenly trust a complete stranger. Also why does the blood have to be had through killing someone. Why can't he offer his blood through IV or something? This show is full of loopholes and absolutely ridiculous and amateurish plot line and an uninspiring romance. It is hard to sit through this extremely boring and sleep inducing, cringe worthy, eye rolling series. (2/10)
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Sailor Maan said…
Disappointed with this one. I really liked the start: fantasy music, fated love, beginnings of what could habe been an interresting story. Then it got worse and worse and worse until the stupid ending... The vampire is handsome, that's something at least I guess
March 23, 2022 at 11:37 AM
Golu said…
"The vampire is handsome, that's something at least I guess"
True!!

But I am starting to feel now that with any series, by the time you have seen a few episodes, some of the guys start getting attractive anyway..

Thanks god I got to see TonChon chemistry soon after, which was a savior
March 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Sailor Maan said…
I've just started TonChon following your recommandation and the first scene had me laugh so much! ("I'm going to die because of abstinence" OMG I'm dying). I feel a big "thank you Golu" coming, because I had set aside this one (not so good reviews) and I'm loving it so far.
+ ossan's love HK that I wanted to save for latter but seeing your review I think I won't resist long...
March 24, 2022 at 4:51 AM
Golu said…
I am glad you are liking TonChon. That was a real surprise for me in good way.
WRT Ossan's Love H, I would recommend hold off as much as you can. It is almost scene by scene replica of the original , so the more time it passes between the two versions, the more you will appreciate the humor.
March 24, 2022 at 1:21 PM
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