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Chloe Kaydee
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Jan 22, 2021
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Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Needs to be longer (but it's great still)

Okay, so my review will be relatively short because I pretty much agree with the masses: unique story concept, well presented relationship development, cute, aesthetically pleasing, but needs to be longer to explore all the storylines and characters more.

Story: I only gave this a 7 because like I said, the length of this series really hinders it. The concept is amazing, the writing is amazing, and so is the cinematography. But the lack of storyline explorations frustrates me because there's so much potential there. This really should have been a full length drama . BUT, for a mini series, this is still amazing, unique, and very interesting. Despite the short runtime overall, the story is decently placed (except for the last couple eps which felt rushed) and the way their friendship/relationship grows is natural and well done. I loved the twist at the end with Yoo Han's confession about faces because it put them on an equal playing field; they both need each other. And I especially love that the story never took the 'psychotic' route and let obsession take over. When it comes down to it, Yeon Woo wasn't unhealthily obsessed - he was just scared of becoming that way since it was drilled into his mind that that's how it ends for monos and probes. If he really was in that condition, he never would have attempted what he did. He was showing that he desperately wanted Yoo Han to be safe and never be in danger.

Acting/Cast: Amazing and great chemistry.

Music: Also amazing.

Rewatch value: High because it's hella cute and would be quick to watch.

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jaeyoonteardropvlive
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Dec 27, 2021
5 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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WOW THE BOYZ

idk much about tbz tbh stream thrille ride ig and russain roullete (red velevet)
the acting was stuff, but the plot and story had so much potential. it was also very broke and one time there was a rain scene WHERE YOU COULD TELL SOMEONE WAS LIKE HOSING THWM DOWN WTF LIKE IT WAS SO LOW BIDGET AND FOR WHAT REASON
i think more time for thew actors to hone their skills + more bduge would have made me love this show, since the plot is actually very interesting anf stuff. it;s a nice fun watcjh,m but don't ecoext anything out of it l o l!
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AudienceofOne
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Jan 24, 2021
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Overall 8.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
This is not so much a review of Colour Rush so much as a repository for me to put my confused meandering thoughts about it somewhere. Hopefully it'll then the basis for a more coherent blog post.

This has to be the most unusual BL I've seen. If you told me it was Japanese I'd have believed you and yet its sensibility is completely Korean.

Set in an alt-Korea where there is widespread prevalence of a neurological form of Monochromacy (the eye functions perfectly but the brain cannot process colour), 'monos' cannot see colour unless they find their 'probe'. How and why looking at the face of your 'probe' enables your brain to process colour temporarily is not explained, nor is it the point really. Monos dwell in a grey and shapeless world until their Probe brings it to life for them. It's questionable science but the metaphor is pretty obvious.

Yeon Woo (Yoo Jun) is a 'Mono' who never wants to find his 'Probe'. The television news is filled with scary reports of Monos going crazy and kidnapping or murdering their Probes due to their intense desire to possess them. Yeon Woo has no interest in becoming that kind of crazy. He's happy to dwell in darkness if seeing the light makes him a statistic. But when Yeon Woo meets his probe, Yoo Han (Heo Hyun Jun), he finds himself unable to stop himself from craving what Yoo Han is selling. And 'selling' is the closest word I can find to what Yoo Han seems to be doing for the first few episodes. He comes across almost as a drug dealer, giving Yeon Woo a taste of his product to get him hooked and then manipulating him into a more intimate relationship.

It's admittedly sensual and intense - or at least as sensual and intense as two moderately-uncomfortable teens can be in a narrative tradition known for its stylistic and often antiseptic portrayals of romance. And it's a pretty good metaphor for the confused and intense emergence of adolescent sexuality. But that doesn't meant that Yoo Han doesn't come across as a pusher who is slowly and deliberately building up to asking for sexual favours in exchange for a hit. It's a little uncomfortable. Before Yeon Woo knows it, and despite his best intentions, he's completely hooked on Yoo Han, although how Yoo Han feels and why he's so aggressive about being Yeon Woo's Probe is not immediately clear. And yes, that feeling of being out of control and completely at the mercy of another person is possibly also a great metaphor for first love. Yeon Woo is as unsure of Yoo Han's motives as we are but also keenly aware of just how destructive his own obsession can be.

Either way, Korea has produced a pretty deft portrayal of a first love so intense that it feels almost illicit. The two boys creep around as though they're doing something wrong, a sense not helped by Yeon Woo's Aunt who's scared of losing her nephew like she did her sister. Yeon Woo's mother - also a Mono - disappeared four years ago. His Aunt is trying to find her and keeps Yeon Woo on the move so he doesn't risk the emotional attachment that might lead him to do something crazy. In a way, though, his Aunt's determination to keep him safe and at home with her is the reason that Yeon Woo is so scared of his own emotions and his relationship with his probe. It's a fear that eventually leads him to do something drastic.

I honestly can't say how I feel about Colour Rush overall. The camera work and direction feels surreal and disjointed, lingering almost fetishistically on the faces of our two boys. The soundtrack is minimalist in a way that works perfectly but doesn't mean the soundtrack stands out. Unfortunately Yoo Han's idol actor, Heo Hyun Jun (while admittedly playing an idol) is not just wooden but hindered by his no-doubt contractual obligation to be perceived as homoerotic rather than gay. Idols barely kiss each other in mainstream Korean dramas, there's no way their management is going to let him be perceived as happy and comfortable in a gay role. Yet that's no doubt only part of the reason he's so flat.

And yet the show creates the perfect sense of a bubble world created by two people whose feelings for each other are bordering on obsession, an addiction even. In that respect, it's the sexless and more intelligent version of Addicted/Heroin and one that shows that these feelings don't have to be a destructive force. The bubble the two boys live in comes more from implicit bias in how Monos and Probes are portrayed in society and from the way in which their families treat them than from the reality of their relationship. And there's no greater metaphor than that for being gay in a world that wants to paint you as unstable and in need of psychiatric help because of it.

So I guess in the end I have to conclude that I kind of love this. Aside from constructing a perfect and fascinating metaphor both for homosexuality and for first love, some of the dialogue is particularly beautiful. It shows once again that Korean writers treat BL far more seriously than either Thailand or Taiwan and if they keep at it they'll rival even the Phillipines.

It would have been nice for the mother mystery to go somewhere, especially since the show hints that more Monos than her have disappeared. It's a mystery component that's raised and then mostly ignored except as an impetus to his Aunt's fears about him being "just like his mother". It's possible the show is angling for a season 2 and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

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Ernesto Perez
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Jan 22, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10

Encantado con el drama

Color Rush al igual que las otras series Bl corianas me han encantado, veo que lo hacen bien y siguen mejorando, la recomiendo 10 de 10 lo único que no me ha gustado es que son muy cortitas, pero PER FEC TAS.
Me justo el elenco, y la historia esta perfecta, sentí que los actores entraron bien a sus personajes. me encanto porque me han hecho sentir el dolor de cada personaje.
Siento que corea tiene el potencial de dominar las historias BL ya que hacen sentir el dolor de cada personaje incluso mejor que otros BL, los conflictos que representan son muy realistas por ello son mas impactantes.

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Miyu
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Jan 24, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Dans la continuité des productions du même genre par Viki

Alors que dire de ce petit drama ? Je n'avais pas vraiment lu le synopsis mais vu un petit trailer tout de même, j'avais donc une assez bonne idée de l'histoire générale.

J'ai trouvé cette histoire assez originale malgré le fait qu'au final le "mono" et le "probe" sont l'équivalant de deux âmes sœurs. (Je m'explique ! Le mono ne perçoit les couleurs que grâce à son probe de ce fait, une dépendance se crée et un besoin naturel de la présence de l'autre se fait ressentir. Pour moi, ça fait penser au concept d'âme sœur. Après étant loin d'être une romantique, peut-être que ma perception est faussée. Ne me jetez pas la pierre x'D)
Dans "Color Rush", on voit très vite Yeon-Woo qui tente de réchapper à son probe... Pourquoi ? Sans doute la dépendance et tout ce qui est véhiculé sur ce qu'elle engendre. On parle ici de préjugé puisqu'on part du principe qu'un mono fera D'OFFICE du mal à son probe... Malgré tout, Yoo-Han ne cesse de dépasser les limites de Yeon-Woo en lui donnant des aperçus de ce que serait sa vie avec des couleurs ! Si au départ on croit qu'il s'agit d'un caprice du jeune homme, on comprend à la fin qu'il tentait juste de se rapprocher de Yeon-Woo à cause de sa propre "maladie" qui est la "Prosopagnosie" (Maladie pas mal exploité dans les dramas et souvent tourné aux gags...) mais qu'il a aussi été intrigué par cette seule personne dont il perçoit le visage.

Je finirai par dire que j'ai préféré cette histoire aux productions précédentes car ici, on voit un réel développement entre les héros (les sentiments ne sont pas sortis de nulle part !) malgré qu'on ne nous explique pas certaines choses (Où est passé la mère de Yeon-Woo ? D'où vient cette anomalie visuelle qui crée des monos et des probes ? La perceptions des couleurs peut-elle revenir de façon définitive ?)

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Garcial
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Jul 22, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Reseña sencilla

La serie es hermosa a la vista a mi parecer, también creo que supieron adaptar muy bien estos momentos de color que iban y venían además no me esperaba de la situación del otro prota, es por asi decirlo una serie sencillita le faltaron cosas si, maybe me hubiera gustado un poco mas de explicación de las tramas (porque les daban estos episodios de descontrol algún caso mas o tmb lo de la mamá que según yo no se explico) puede que talvez en la 2da temporada se explique pero creo que asi lo voy a dejar:) Edit Se que existe una 2da temporada pero con los comentarios como que no me apetece verla además de que ya investigue tmb por mi cuenta y ps como que prefiero quedarme nomas con esta temporada.

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Lizzindagi
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May 25, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
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Un goût d'inachevé

Je suis sortie un brin déprimée de cette première saison.
Le scénario est complexe et sombre, quasi-dystopique, ce qui change des séries BL habituelles. Il n'y a néanmoins que 8 épisodes de 15mn, ce qui est bien peu pour développer une histoire et a fortiori un monde aussi atypique. Les personnages, torturés et à l'histoire tourmentée, sont intéressants, mais la série s'arrête au moment où leur relation décolle. Beaucoup de problématiques sont ainsi laissées en suspens, à suivre dans la saison 2.
Les acteurs sont inégaux, si le jeu de Yoo Jun m'a séduite, il n'en a pas été de même pour celui de Hur Hyun Jun. Leur opposition, notamment physique, est néanmoins intéressante.
Le drama présente pourtant une cinématographie séduisante, à la photographie léchée, avec un jeu de couleurs assez fascinant, qui est bien entendu à lier au sujet et au titre de la série. L'OST accompagne par ailleurs parfaitement l'histoire.
Il serait passionnant de voir un film ou un long drama prendre à bras le corps un tel sujet, dommage, vraiment.

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YellowBird7
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Dec 30, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0

Captivant et original

Le concept et l'histoire sont complètement originaux et incroyables ! Sans doute l'idée du siècle qui mériterait d'être encore plus explorée, et elle rend l'histoire encore plus captivante.
Entre ceux qui voient la vie en noir et blanc et leur obsession pour ceux qui leur permettent de voir les couleurs, il y a une sorte d'ambiance dystopique qui règne malgré le quotidien plutôt normal des élèves.
La chanson "Color rush" de Ryu Su Jeong est parfaitement adaptée et est définitivement ma préférée. Elle instaure une sorte d'atmosphère mystique à chaque fois qu'elle passe dans les scènes.
Les scènes que je pourrais sans doute regarde encore et encore sont celles où YeonWoo commence à voir les couleurs grâce à Yoohan. Le kaléidoscope de couleurs dans ses yeux et le regard de Yoohan... Toutes ces scènes sont tellement intenses et parfaitement jouées et réalisées qu'elle laissent sans voix et nous transportent dans un univers complètement différent.
Toute l'histoire entre les deux protagonistes avance de manière tout à faire naturelle compte tenu de la longueur des épisodes et de leur nombre restreint. Le jeu des acteurs est génial, et bien que le jeu de l'acteur de Yoohan semble parfois très monotone, j'ai envie de croire que cela est dû à la personnalité de son personnage.
C'est un drama parfait pour ceux qui recherchent une story line et un concept différents et originaux. Le seul petit point qui aurait été à améliorer est l'ensemble de l'univers qui mériterait qu'on y consacre de plus longs épisodes afin de mieux plonger dans le passé de YeonWoo et s'attarder un peu plus sur le côté dystopique.

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guiziin
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Apr 25, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Tinha potencial mas...

A história toda entre os dois protagonistas é bastante interessante, mas várias coisas são jogadas e completamente descartadas para depois numa segunda temporada (que não deve nem ser citada) serem vistas sem um dos próprios protagonistas, mas no quesito romance entrega o que promete que é um amorzinho clichê com músicas e efeitos aparecendo aleatoriamente.

Os personagens são interessantes, tem seus traços de humanidade apesar de tudo e te prendem aos poucos.

A cinematografia em si oscila bastante, tendo cenas com uma linda visão aos olhos e momentos totalmente toscos que te dão vontade de rir.

No geral, não é ruim, podia ser melhor? Podia, mas pro básico já tá ótimo.

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dawnraptor
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Jun 29, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 7.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Attori non eccelsi, storia così così, necessita di sequel

Fortuna vuole che questo drama abbia episodi brevissimi, o non sarei riuscito a finirlo. Già così, sono arrivata alla fine a stento.
Come da titolo, a me gli attori non sono piaciuti quel gran che. Specialmente il ragazzo che vede a colori, come attore non ha incontrato il mio gradimento, e nemmeno come aspetto. Troppo truccato (male), e neanche fenomenale nonostante il trucco.
Meglio il mono, molto più carino e soprattutto rifinito come attore, probabilmente anche per la maggiore esperienza.
La storia però non mi ha appassionato più di tanto. Peccato, perché avrebbe avuto un gran potenziale., siamo nel campo della semi-fantascienza, e tutto ci può stare, ma le vicende in sé sono poco coinvolgenti.
Lodevole lo sforzo nell'invenzione dell'ambientazione, molto originale, ma diverse cose sono state lasciate in sospeso (una su tutti: la madre del mono) e il fatto che la storia rimanga in sospeso è stato il colpo di grazia per questo esperimento. Dubito che, se ci sarà un sequel, lo guarderò.

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star_Dust
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Apr 15, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Conceito fanfic sobrenatural que você não sabia que precisava

Color Rush me animou desde a primeira vez que ouvi falar, mesmo que eu não tenha visto muita informação sobre, o simples fato de ser tageado como "soulmates" já foi o suficiente para me deixar curiosa ao ponto de querer assistir logo que eu descobri a existência da série. Pra quem cresceu lendo e escrevendo fanfics BL, eu nunca imaginei que chegaria a assistir uma produção gráfica com esse tema que sempre foi um dos meus preferidos. Mas, deixando meu discurso fujoshi emocionada de lado, vamos à história:

Color Rush conta a história de Choi Yeonwoo, um garoto que nasceu com um tipo de deficiência neurológica que impossibilita que ele veja a maior parte das cores, fazendo com que tudo que ele enxerge seja em tons de cinza. Nesse universo fantástico, as pessoas com esse tipo de deficiência, os chamados Mono, são vistas como perigosas, uma vez que existe um segundo tipo de pessoas, os Probe, que tem o poder de fazer com que os Mono vejam as cores, uma vez que eles olhem o rosto desse Probe, que seria sua alma gêmea. Por esse motivo, os Mono tendem a ter reações agressivas quando encontram seus Probe, como sequestrar e até assassinar suas almas gêmeas por não saberem lidar com a falta das cores quando estão longe de seus Probe. Então, quando Yeowoo conhece Go Yoohan e eles descobrem ser Mono e Probe um do outro, Yeowoo fica com um pé atrás, com medo de se transformar no tipo de monstro Mono que ele costuma ver na televisão. Mas Yoohan, em vez de se afastar e temer Yeowoo, parece ter muito interesse nele e se recusa a se manter longe.

Certo, o tema da história é bastante cativante analisando dessa forma. Fantasia + BL + almas gêmeas + idol actor (quem faz o personagem do Yoohan é o Hwall, ex membro do The Boyz) = Receita perfeita. Mas eu preciso destacar aqui que o modo como a problematização do universo foi apresentada me pareceu exagerada e irreal demais. Certo, "é um universo sobrenatural fictício, não faz sentido dizer que é exagerado e irreal porque é essa exatamente a definição de sobrenatural e fictício" eu sei, eu sei. Mas, da minha perspectiva (e aqui eu caio naquela ideia de ego de autor falando mais alto "se eu tivesse escrito isso teria feito tal coisa..."), as coisas não precisavam ser tão extremas. Quer dizer, não faz sentido colocar todos os Mono numa classe de assassinos doentis e continuar permitindo que eles frequentem as escolas e lugares públicos de forma comum, certo? A história em si não deixa muito claro se toda essa ideia dos Mono serem agressivos é senso comum ou só coisa da mente do Yeowoo, então eu não pude analisar direito. E, ainda assim, também não faz sentido que seja senso comum que os Mono sejam agressivos (do modo como acontece até mesmo com o Yeowoo, no caso). Quer dizer, por quê seria uma reação natural (ou até animal) você ativar seu lado agressivo por não poder ver as cores? Certo, não dá pra dizer que NINGUÉM reagiria assim, mas tornar um senso comum também me parece demais. No drama não é mostrado os Mono tendo reações depressivas, ou criando grupos de ajuda àqueles que querem aprender a lidar com seus Probe, nem nenhum tipo de reação diferente à agressividade que tanto assusta o protagonista. Tudo bem que é uma série com episódios de quinze minutos, mas eu ainda esperava um pouquinho menos de esteriótipo, principalmente por ser uma produção coreana.

Ainda, deixando de lado essa crítica ao universo, eu preciso concordar com todo o amor e admiração que as pessoas tem dado à Color Rush. De fato, a Coréia nunca desaponta em questão de produções BL. Eu fico muito feliz em poder participar dessa época de descoberta e inovação.

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lyriabrokenwings
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Jan 22, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Colorindo o seu mundo

Essa série me surpreendeu muito! Ainda é pouco comum ver BLs coreanos, embora já tenham mais títulos sendo lançados, mas o que me surpreendeu foi a trama que é tratada de modo bem diferente de outros BLs.

A história foca no Yeon Woo que não consegue ver cores e por isso vive em um mundo preto e branco, até encontrar o Yoo Han que colore a sua vida. A trama segue abordando as inseguranças dos personagens, os momentos juntos e descobertas. Na minha opinião essa série merecia uma segunda temporada porque alguns temas ficam abertos e poderiam ser explorados.

Também tenho que deixar meu elogio a equipe de direção de arte e fotografia, porque visualmente a série é linda! A maneira como o mundo preto e branco e o colorido são mostrados na visão do Yeon Woo, a forma como as imagens aparecem e os enquadramentos foram super bem pensados! A atuação dos meninos também dá um show, embora eles sejam novos, conseguiram transmitir as emoções dos personagens e possuem muita química, o que é essencial para um bom romance.

Por fim, a trilha sonora completa a série e combina perfeitamente! Eu não costumo assistir uma mesma série mais de uma vez, mas não me canso de rever os episódios e sempre que assisto percebo algo novo. É uma série curta, leve e emocionante, que vai colorir a sua vida!

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