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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 Turns out he had an injury that ended his football days, and that's what pushed him into being more withdrawn, and it only got worse once his younger brother got picked...
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Why R U? (Korean Series)

By Golu
I am not sure still on how I feel about this show. The two love stories were interesting to watch at some level, but I feel that when it comes to editing there were way too many jumps and the characters just would change their mind in a second. One second they are lovey lovey, and the next moment they are avoiding each other. In any case, this 8 episode Korea series is about 25-30 minutes episode length. (Also, I don't think I have seen the original Thai version of this show, which is good because I don't have any reference to compare to and I can judge it as a standalone piece)

There are two parallel stories going on. Two students are taking film classes in a university. One of them hopes to become an actor while the other is looking for a director career. They had an initial argument and cant stand each other but many times they are forced to work together on acting projects. Ice of the guys sister is writing a BL novel because somehow she thinks these two guys make for a great couple. Somehow the brother starts worrying that everything that his sister is writing will come true. The boys slowly start to feel attracted towards each other. This story was actually funny in parts especially when you see their naughty interactions but it suffers majorly from bad editing. It was becoming hard to keep up with what their exact feelings for one another were. Also eventually when they start liking each other, did they really like one another or was it the sister writing a BL effect? We would never know!

Then there is this other couple where they both like each other but somehow they are both scared to share their feelings. From what I could gather, one of them thinks that the other one is in love with his best friend, so he keeps his distance. This story didn't make too much sense to me, but the actors here had great chemistry and actually looked very cute. Their romance was soft with loving glances thrown at each other, eyes screaming love but neither willing to take the first step. Having said that, I completely do not endorse the scene when one of them gets drunk and the other just starts kissing him. This is just not done. Erratic editing also hampers this story but at least the chemistry was nice.

Overall I enjoyed the cute banter of the first couple and the traditional lovey dover romance where they are willing to sacrifice love for friendship was the only good thing about the show. Other than that , the story and setting and editing was way off. I didn't enjoy the show as much and was just waiting for it to end. At one point I was like, Why am I even watching this. (4/10)
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Sailor Maan said…
That's a stupid one I realy liked. Sure the 2 romances development and editing were a bit underwhelming. But it was a good mount of silly fun that had me laugh quite a few times. Especially Jung Lee Won. His reactions whenever Kim Ji Oh would unexpectedly take him or when something similar to what his sister wrote happened were hilarious! Their bickering was great. The second couple was cute too.
Too bad they couldn't work on the romance and the characters believable reactions better (they do change up their minds from a scene to the next one...). Somehow felt like the plot is just an excuse to stupid fun, and I like it that way sometimes. I didn't really like the thai version so I was afraid before I started this one, but the added humourous writting here totally worked for me.
November 21, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Golu said…
I do think I have seen the Thai Version, and I feel like there is now ay I will ever get to it
November 21, 2023 at 2:02 PM
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