Forget plot. Watch it for hot men kissing.

I went in expecting to love this, but it really just a 'meh' for me.
Likes:
1. Good looking. Zee was so fine
2. Steamy scenes. The kisses were real...with tongue...and there were many
3. Music. NuNew has a nice voice
4. 3rd couple was so cute
5. The supportive relationship between MC and is bff
6. High production value
Dislikes:
1. Nonsensical plot-What was up with the gay grandpa setting up his grandson with another boy before knowing either of their sexual orientation? How unrealistic was it that not a single person in either families batted an eye and questioned "Is it a good idea? They're still children!"
2. Controlling older lovers who treat their younger lovers like children. Must know their daily schedules and giving them curfews. If the older called, the younger must drop everything to go to the older.
3. So many unnecessary secrets and lies: Why the hell did the MC have to lie about all his ordinary hobbies and university degree? Why pretend to be a bland doll when the ML aka his fiance has known him since birth?
And the ML with his own lies ,once again treating MC like a child who couldn't handle the truth. And the list goes on...to many to write
4. Relationship developments: They did not show how the characters fall in love or what they love about eachother. "I love you since you were born" isn't cutting it. It's nonsense. Throughout the series, you just see the older lovers thirsting for the younger. There was no deep and meaningful love shown. The younger sort of just went along it. They were quite passive in the relationship.
5. Non-con and dub-con: A full fledge respectable adult would not kiss a blind-drunk person. The kiss in the car was not consensual. To make it worse the ML didn't tell the MC that it was him resulting in the MC guiltily thought that he kissed some random stranger. Subsequent kissing and other intimate scenes felt pushy.
6. The pacing: so slow. So many unnecessary scenes that added nothing to the story. So many drawn out scenes. The singing was nice, but we didn't need to see the whole song sung in the series. We can listen to the OST after if we want to. My thumb hit the skip button so often.
7. For a show that preaches marriage equality, it did not show anything compelling to support the ideal. The main couple mentioned a couple of times and thats it. It didn't even show the couple married at the end!
You know what would've been compelling? If they show a heartbreaking backstory of the gay grandpas. Of how the 2 couldn't be together when they were young. That they were force separate and marry women. And they only managed to be together after all their obligations were fulfilled, ie raising their children to be independent adults that can take over the family business. And even then, they still couldn't get married and that is sad. But that does not mean that that gave them the rights to arrange a gay marriage when they didn't know whether their grandsons were going to be gay or not

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PWP?

The actors were absolutely gorgeous and they did the best with what was given. The acting was adequate. MC Do Hyun was a particularly endearing character. He was feisty, but very kind and sweet. ML Dong Wook was a frustrating one. He broke poor Do Hyun's heart when he abruptly left without an explanation. 5 years later, he just barged back into Do Hyun's life and just expected Do Hyun to accept him back despite still, not giving any reasons/explanations. Foolish lovelorn Do Hyun pretty much did just that! So happy he was, with the crumbs of affection offered to him, that he just let Dong Wook walked all over him.
5 years! Do Hyun had this sweet gorgeous friend pining for him all that time and nothing came of it. What a waste! That poor sweet friend was in unrequited love with Do Hyun for years and for what? It didn't add anything to the plot. It was distracting if anything.
Anyway, Dong Wook; so he found himself a human sleeping pill, someone that helped him get some sleep. Not only that, someone who he liked a lot, allegedly, and he just walked away from that! Not just walked away, he had to coldly broke the poor boy's heart (the person he claimed to like) before he left, for no good reason!
So what happened during the five years separation? Did Dong Wook managed to sleep? Apparently not! How does one survive for 5 years without sleep? And during those five years did he not think of seeking Do Hyun to explain everything and ask for reconciliation and ask for help with his insomnia? It seemed Do Hyun was his only cure. So if he didn't serendipitously met Do Hyun again, he would go the rest of his life without sleep? *Sigh* I just can't get over this major plot device not being delved into more deeply.
So overall: The plot/story awful, the actors gorgeous, the acting decent, the chemistry sweet.
No steamy scenes just a couple of sweet kisses.

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