Is this technically a gay show? Even after getting through the whole thing, that's still kind of tricky to answer. There's never any physical intimacy shown between the two leads, not even a single kiss. What it gives you instead is something that goes way deeper than that. It traces an emotional bond that spans a full decade between two guys who are both dealing with their own baggage, and what they share basically amounts to being soulmates. The story moves across Japan, South Korea, and Berlin. Honestly, whether people want to call what they have a romantic relationship or not doesn't really matter to me. A relationship doesn't need a label like boyfriends attached to it to actually mean something. And closeness doesn't need to be physical to feel genuine. What this show captures is something quieter but way more powerful, a bond rooted in understanding, respect, and just showing up for each other. Across eight episodes, each running 35 to 45 minutes, this is one...
The story is about 6 different individuals. Vlad in a young rich boy and have a driver/care taker. One night on their way back from a meeting, the car breaks down and they have to spend a night in the driver's poor home. This is where they meet the driver's younger brother who takes instant crush on Vlad. The brother also has gotten a job offer in the city to work in a restaurant, where his best friend Bam will take care of him. Meanwhile Vlad slowly, out of the booze, starts to get feelings for his driver. Also this best friend Bam apparently plays has had feelings for his best friend but is worried that this will ruin their friendship. Then there is this third couple, who are like church boys or something preaching and living in dorm but also have some weird relationship going on. The show summary says that this is a story about 6 individuals navigating their own separate lives but having their destinies intertwined through strange twists of fate that are mostly out of their control. Honestly, somewhere in the middle I lost complete interest I any of these and while the sho was going on, my mind was wandering in all different places.
The show wasn't as horrible to be honest, but parts of it just dragged on forever, making me lose my focus. You could fast forward so many scenes in this show and still have not missed anything. The three couple had all interesting story lies and the actors were all half decent but still. There was way too much confusion going around. Some episodes lacking content and progress, while the final episode was overloaded and left many questions unanswered. Also, this may sound bad, but three of the six actors looked very similar. At certain points, I just couldn't differentiate who was playing what character in certain scenes adding even more to my confusion. The script needed a lot more work and also the editing. Sometimes the scenes jumped from one frame to another without giving us a moment to get used to. I would ignore this one too. (3/10)
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