To kill time.
Usually I don't expect that much from a drama with 11 minutes per episode, that's why I don't feel this confident to heavily and arshly criticize it... But I would describe it as a kill time when you're not in the mood to watch something serious, that's it. The storyline was really messy, the interactions weren't natural and JinWon character was scripted such in a mean way that I felt bad for SangHa for the whole show.. The loan sharking moments were totally senseless, for some reason.. funny, I think? But then the second after we see punches and all.. lol. Did they put that in the show just to add some spiciness or something? I honestly don't know.. The only good thing about this show at this point was just SangHa, and so his very good acting. The sexual tension between the two characters was cute, but some scenes were cringe and unnatural like the classic tripping over the bed one above the other.. Would I reccomend this show to someone? If you just want to chill while watching something funny/cute and all, then go for it. At the end of the day it's enjoyable even if the story is totally senseless.. But I am happy to see SK being more open and condiscending in making lgbtq+ contents.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Cute story That Derails Itself
It is an enchanting story between two young students. Both guys are so adorable and cute and exude such charm on the screen that they could probably just recite a telephone book and I would watch them. But the story itself takes strange twists that are just not realistic or believable. But then it goes south for me very fast. I simply have a hard time at one point in the story where physical abuse is used to convey anger and frustration. While I understood the anger, I did not and will not accept that as a reason to resort to hitting to convey one's level of hurt feelings. It seemed incongruous and unnecessary and degraded the story. It is a beautiful love story to be ruined by physical abuse? I understand anger issues and even hurt feelings but to resort to hitting just seems so wrong to me and sends a bad and unhealthy message. . I loved the two main actors and the first part of the story. Just make the story about their relationship. It does not have to be complicated and you do not have to cheapen it by abuse in any form.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
I like that BLs are becoming more common day by day, despite them only being short web dramas in the meantime. Hopefully there will be more, as well as GL too.
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Un petit BL sympathique.
Ce drama est la deuxième production BL de Viki que j'avais visionné. (Oui, car je viens de le revisionner avec ma sœur, celle-ci étant intéressée par le speech du drama.) Mon avis lors du premier visionnage et le deuxième diffère quelque peu dans le sens où l'histoire m'avait plus intéressé de base et donc je n'avais pas vraiment fait gaffe au surjeu ou encore aux scènes plus clichés les unes que les autres x'D !L'histoire n'est pas vraiment originale malgré le fait que je n'avais encore jamais vu la configuration d'un coureur avec un "lièvre". (Après, vu que je ne m'intéresse pas vraiment au sport, ceci explique surement cela...) Ce petit drama nous fait rentrer dans l'univers de nos deux héros : L'un assez "retord" et descendant d'une famille aisée tandis que l'autre est un jeune homme de famille pauvre mais avec une personnalité chaleureuse... (Cela ne vous rappelle rien ? Ha si... La plupart des dramas nous parlent de la différence entre les classes sociales ^^.)
Malgré une histoire assez peu originale puisqu'on en revient souvent au même dans les dramas, on passe un bon moment sans prise de tête lors de notre visionnage.
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I don't get the positive reviews
Have I watched a different show than everyone else? (No, I haven't.) Or why are there so many high reviews of this? The story is shallow, super rushed and mediocre at best, the chemistry between the couple in my opinion non existent, Jin Won is super rude most of the time, Sang Ha gets treated badly but lets it happen anyway and continues to love Jin Won regardless of how many times he gets shouted at or gets treated poorly.(a little bit of a spoiler for a scene follows)
One scene I found particularly weird was when Sang Ha refused the contract in Ep. 7 and Jin Won ran after him to convince him to take the contract after all. In the background, a loan shark shows up, Sang Ha runs away, the loan shark follows. Jin Won SEES all of this but doesn't find this suspicious, let alone reacts to it? If he already has feelings for Sang Ha at this point, then why in all the seven hells would he not react to a scary adult man chasing after the guy he loves / likes? Even if it was just friendship, it he should have checked what was happening there.
Apart from that, I found the milk motive that keeps on returning quite repetitive and boring at some point and the fact that Sang Ha keeps on kissing Jin Won without consent rubs me the wrong way too, even though it' portrayed as playful. No consent is still no consent.
All in all, I would not recommend this show and I really, really do not understand the overwhelmingly positive rating of this drama. I've watched a lot of BL drama and this might actually be the worst one for me personally.
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One of the earlier South Korean BLs that I would still rewatch in 2022
Runners often have a special relationship with their pacers. The relationship between a runner and his pacer is one that is built on trust, respect and consistency because runners know that their pacer can be counted on to run that perfect pace. And usually, many runners end up becoming very close with their pacers, even off the track, because of all the time they’ve spent together.I would have wanted to see more of Jinwon & Sangha’s training process, but Mr. Heart doesn’t really delve too deeply into this aspect. It chooses to focus more on the backstory between Jinwon and Sangha in high school, their blooming relationship in college, as well as Sangha’s financial woes.
Jinwon can be a bit of an asshole at times so if you require absolutely perfect men as BL leads, he’s definitely not it. I would argue, though, that these little flaws add to the charm of his personality, and make any form of character development all the more rewarding.
On that note, my biggest complaint is that you don’t actually get much emotional depth or character development from this series. The special relationship between an athlete and his pacer could have been the perfect opportunity to build intimacy between athletes and explore the emotional side of sports when it comes to competition and training.
One series that touched on this really well was You’re My Sky, a sports BL from Thailand. The delicate relationships between athletes and how it influenced them as sportsmen was captured beautifully — something that wasn’t quite highlighted in Mr. Heart.
Nevertheless, for a pretty short series that can be binged in just 87 minutes, it’s a great filler for when you’re craving a quick fix.
Full review: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/05/09/mr-heart-korean-bl-review/
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Heartwarming story
This drama was short, sweet, cheesy and heartwarming, and that's something I think everybody needs sometimes!I liked the fact that they kept things fairly simple, and didn't stretch the story for too long. I hate when dramas sometimes try to stretch the plot too much. Thankfully, this drama did not do that.
The story was adorable, with a little twist of angst in there. I enjoyed it, and bingewatched the whole thing in one sitting. (Which wasn't that hard considering the fact that the episodes are only 10 minutes long.)
The cast was good, and I enjoyed the friendships between the characters a lot. I especially loved the fact that there were purely platonic friendships without unnecessary drama, unlike many other dramas..
But since of course nothing is perfect, I gave it overall 8.5 stars. I took a small amount of points off because the story and acting *could* have been better than they were at some points, but that's just me nitpicking to be honest. I sincerely think I could watch this again sometime, and I'll gladly recommend this to anyone who wants to watch something short and sweet!
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Short and sweet
It's a real shame that all BL dramas from S.Korea are so short. I would like to see a commitment to the genre, rather than feeling like it's slightly half hearted.This was a good watch. I like the characters and the actors seemed pretty comfortable together, making them quite natural. For short and few episodes, the story is also good and made me feel concern for Sang-ha; I also wanted to see them happy.
A sports setting for a change, with the unusual backdrop of marathon running. I do think they would have looked somewhat sweatier in 'real life' though! ? There were also good 'threat' elements, adding another feel to the drama.
It really was a story that could so easily have been further developed into a full 15/16-episode drama.
A compact and enjoyable series I'd happily watch again.
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SPORTS WITH LOVE!
It's a really nice series. Though it's short, they're still able to carry out a good storyline. It has a good drama and fluff, and just right amount of romance. The casts did well on their acting, the music is fine, each episode is really good. I loved this already when I watched this the first time few years ago and I'm happy that I'm able to remember it again. This is recommended for those who are looking for a chill, cute, fluffy, sporty and a good dose of sweet BL series. Gonna add this to my favorite list!Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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Indifferent prince x adorable supportive bottom
*happy ending*What I liked about this:
Sang ha. Only Sang ha. He is such an adorable cutie. He is also very upfront about his feelings. I love how confident he is amidst his problems. Such a bundle of joy!
What I didnt like:
The debt part is such a weird addition. I was surprised when Sang ha just started to lay on his life to Jinwon when they've just known each other and it felt like he was needing a pity party. It was also weird how Jinwon keeps pushing his ideals even though Sang ha already told him his situation. For instance, he keeps telling Sang ha to buy new shoes as his current is not fit for running but he was already told that Sang ha is in debt and is an orphan. Talk about a weird plot.
What could've made it better:
I think, Sangha and Jinwon need a few more episodes to bud their love, especially Jin won's. I think he does not care much for Sang ha and he is sooo indifferent. I liked the running sports plot so I hoped they'd focused on that.
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Korejský seriál ze sportovního prostředí s výbornými sk tit od Škaredého Káčatka, který byl vyroben i jako celovečerní film (ten zde máme též s cz tit od monvi-ho), jistě každému divákovi vykouzlí dobrou náladu. Příběh byl pojat komediálně a Sang Ha se na můj vkus vnucoval a podlézal Jin Wonovi až moc a rušily mě v některých scénách ty příšerné řvavé klavíry. Naopak příjemné písně dobarvily jiné scény, vyzdvihnout je třeba to, že Hang bojoval s těžkým životním osudem (doslova bojoval o přežití), a přitom dokázal ještě i milovat a závěrečný polibek byl tak akorát (ani nedýchající štítivé ryby, ani nic přehnaného, čemu by zase divák nevěřil). Příjemné zpestření.
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It was so so... I can’t say I loved it!
I love Sejin alot! He's so so cute and a really good actor. But this drama did not do much for me. The best part about it was Sejin and his cuteness tbh.The other main actor seungho was very boring to watch, he did not make it at all like he loved Sejin’s Character. Thats what made this BL kinda weird for me, his weird attitude he had towards the other who was supposed to be his love interest. I don’t think I would ever want to rewatch this drama if i’m being honest. I was hoping it was alot better the way others went on about it being so good to me. There was a weird disconnect between the couple. And the whole storyline being about Running was a little uninteresting.
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