HIStory4: Perto de Ti (2021)

Could be Much better - overall it wasn't bad.

4/10.

Negative

1. I dont liked Teng Mu Ren Facial expression. I wanted him different from his Behave. (Relaxed and little more manly)
2. That Teng Mu Ren ran away from his feelings and met with Xu Shao Fen. (instead of talking to Xiao Li Cheng) I didn't like that.
3. Too few love scenes. I wanted to see a little more wild love scenes of the Two couples.
4. Too few kisses
5. When some love scenes got exciting, the scene was suddenly changed. that really bothered me a lot.
6. Too much talk from episode 9-10 to 20. that could have been reduced.
7. Where Teng and Xu slept together but still had their underpants on. I was disappointed.
8. It was a pity that Xu Shao Fen didn't stay sexy and manly. That suited him best than the childlike behavior.

Positive

1. It was funny often. I loved it.
2. The Characters and Couples.
3. The Music

Leia Mais

Watched for the main couple

The main couple, mwah, i love then so much. I just really liked the progress of the relationship and even though it was a pretty much classic storyline, it was fun to watch and overall really cute.

The side couple.. what should I say… it was just a complete no. Honestly, it‘s kinda disgusting because his brother literally r@ped him but they still ended up in a relationship!? Also, they‘re step brothers… What I did like though was the relationship with the father. I could relate a lot to it and I think it was important for others too.

So overall, you can definetely watch this for the main couple, I liked them in general. Yes, the storyline is pretty cliché, again, but I remember liking it for the cuteness. Sometimes, it was like cringe, but there was room for some laughter. So if you‘re bored, it‘s definitely a show you won‘t completely regret.

Leia Mais

An Awesome Show!

I really enjoyed this show and will watch it again in the future.

I am a huge fan of BL Series, but not so much the high school or college ones where everything is a joke, the annoying characters who want to "ship" couples and run around taking photos for posting online, the evil or jealous girlfriend wannabe, etc. I like the ones like this one, a little more mature, still has funny, sweet, cute moments, but also has a more serious side too.

I also like the sensuality in the intimate scenes, which this series has in abundance. These are the moments when you feel a sense of real-life intimacy, love and intense emotion.

Was the show perfect? No! I haven't watched one yet that didn't have some little thing I could pick on. That's true with most series, bl or otherwise.

I'm reading the comments in these low ratings reviews and all I can think is the people watching this series really do not have an understanding of bl series. First of all, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE REAL LIFE! I sincerely dislike reviews that put down these shows because they are "toxic" or portray things that "just aren't right." BL has always had problematic and toxic tropes, even if it's just guys ganging up on and beating the guy who they don't like!

SPOILER ALERT!

The not so charming scene is one where the younger boy gets his love interest drunk and takes advantage of him - however this was not r*pe! The low ratings and reviews that slam this show because of this scene are not understanding a few things. First, the younger guy made sure the older one knew who he was with - the guy was not so drunk as to not recognize him, he knew who it was and even carried on a short conversation with him. Second, someone so drunk that they do not know what is happening to them would never have responded the way he did. Truth be told he just wasn't willing to face the fact that he wanted him too. And again, not real life!

This show is very cute, sweet, hot, and will keep you interested.

Leia Mais

It's all about ...

I don't like to write even if I have to share something about the series I prefer comment section more ....but I needed to write this drama ......first of all tha stepbrother plot is kinda cliche ..recently I have started to watch bl series ..and I have feel kinda that all have the stepbrother plot and mainly all the history series contain the stepbrother plot......ok I will handle that but the r*** part and recording it is so .....🤬...mainly I thought to dropped this series but I continued bcoz of muren and Li cheng ....there story was so mesmerizing and the time when they were learning about the change among was also described well.... I love that and from my point of view they are tha main couple...and I totally understand the feeling of xiao ye father...and I kinda have a bad feeling when mom didn't knew anything when he hear the idea from his. son....overall this drama have 2 main couples but I feel that the teng -cheng couple was more interesting and interesting.......and the cameo of Bo Xiang and zhigang was perfect bcoz I like them both...🥺...

Leia Mais

Only Watch if You are the Target Audience

There was a lot of pearl clutching when this came out, but if stepbrothers trope if your bread and butter, this will be a solid (but flawed) entry into your list. . This one is for the girlies who love darker BL or who thrive on more traditional yaoi tropes. This is not for the girlies who don't want anything darker than 2Together - which is fine, but if you balk at the idea of a toxic possessive relationship, skip this entry in the series and go about your merry way.
We will start with the flaws in this series because they do exist and they can't be ignored. Overall, the writing for this series is a downgrade from the previous entries. Full stop. Even the mains less controversial storyline has some stilted dialogue and the show is not easy to get into. The writing improves as you go along but the first few episodes do not draw you in. This show also has shipping. Enough said. Then, we will address the elephant in the room: this series does contain SA (which later becomes less SA but is still SA). The show acknowledges this is SA and does not try to brush it under the rug unlike some modern BLs which disguise SA as something romantic (if you know you know). But it does happen and the two characters will become romantically involved later in the show and receive a happy ending. This isn't workable for everyone and you should be aware going in.

Now, onto what I liked. As a dark BL girlie, I actually loved the side couple the most. Yes, it's toxic AF and the SA was totally unnecessary to the plot, but once these two characters are together, they fit well. I will go on record saying that YongJie was my favorite. His complete obsession with XingSi, and his anti-social personality make him one of my favorite BL archtypes. While the SA is not up my alley, I will once again state that the show chooses to paint it as a negative experience and they are only redeemed once that is acknowledged. And while the main couple took me a while to get into, once you get past the initial premise with the stupid shipping nonsense, it's actually a really nice story. Himbo leads are always a joy to watch, and I liked that they're both working adults with adult worries.

The ending is sappy AF, maybe too much to some degree, but it hits most of the points I wanted.

In conclusion, the writing in this show isn't stellar and that will be evident throughout. But, it's still enjoyable as long as you understand what you're getting into.

Leia Mais

Hear me out

It was definitely not fantastic but i will say it was NOTTTT horrible at all! I felt the need to make a review because I saw so many bad ones really making people not want to watch it when I believe this show deserves a chance so heres my short review of ‘Close to you’.

The story between the brothers is weird and low-key high-key toxic I don't wanna get into it cs ill go on for dayyysss. I did like the 2nd couple though. A lotta cliché and cringe scenes but also a lot of cute and funny ones. The characters are unique in their own way and they all have great chemistry with each other so that was nice to see. The acting was good and the music wasn't bad. There were so many sexual assaults, i think that was my main issue with the show. Overall its a good watch if you’re bored, so don't go into watching it thinking it'll be a masterpiece. Nonetheless, i really enjoyed watching it. A lot of time and effort was put into making the show and you can really tell. I give it an 8/10. Watch and see if you like it please don't form an opinion based on the bad reviews or even the good ones over hyping it :)
take care x

Leia Mais

"It's okay guys, he did it for love !"

Some dramas know how to mix a big dose of darkness and grit with a healthy dose of levity and humour. This drama does not.

On one side, we have the "best friends fall for each other while trying to pass as a couple trope" which can only be humoristic and on the other side, we have the "step-brothers not related by blood" trope, which could be played either with humour or completely seriously. Guess which they go with...

What that gets us is a group of 3 supposedly best friends who work together composed of the goofy couple and one half of the serious one. Talk about a tonal issue! The goofy couple are goofy all the time and the serious big bro feels completely out of place each time they are together. That's one part of the problem.

The other one is the introduction of the the little stepbro. For some reason, he is introduced to us as a menacing figure, stalking his big bro and he even assaults one of his big bro's friends for no other reason than because he didn't like him. His unlikable behviour notwhistanding, that's just setting him up to be hated.

And after that we have the famous drunk scene with the stepbro. That's when it stopped being even a little interesting to me. That's where I stopped watching. However cute we are supposed to find the little stepbro, these questionable years of preparing this "plan" (those who have kept watching will understand) make him a psychopath.

At no point is it even a little romantic to plan to do that to someone whatever your motives are. We all know big bro will forgive him - they are one the two main couples, how could he not ! But the writers are asking us not to take too seriously a story that they present to us with a serious tone. The set-up is unbelievable. The actors are not at fault here and they make the best of what they're given. The writing is questionnable.

I don't care that they are step-brothers. That's a common BL trope and I find it harmless enough. I care that they are premeditating abuser and victim. Yes, that's also a common BL trope, but this one is not harmless. That's just lazy writing and the incendary reviews are well deserved.

Leia Mais

This drama is probably meant to push your moral buttons

I don't know where to start... so far this drama has been knocking hard on the glass and viscously shaking my moral compass. First off a friend pretends to be gay and into BL to get the girl he lovebullied as a kid.. which is pretty dysfunctional but he keeps smiling through it all like a crazy... then there's his friend who goes along with it.. who is equally confusing as to why... and then there is the third friend who has yet to come out to his father and probably never will, and he is trying to deal with his step-brother whom has got some unmedicated issues for us to deal with, and he is totally in love with him. So third friend willxhave to deal with his step brother's Limerence syndrome (or his filial imprinting idk which to choose), his Othello disorder and his over all bipolarity or borderline personality.... to put those ilnesses in easy terms; the step brother basically a love sick jelaous stalker...

Now, this is not my cup of tea. But because I always finish something I begin. I will watch this story through. The acting is great the boys are selling jt for sure! But you know. My moral compass is fighting with the plot scenarios... A LOT.

Leia Mais

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Anyone who enjoys watching something so harmful and disgusting shouldn’t be allowed to consume LGBTQ+ media. Too many horrible tropes, like fujoshis, rape, incest, and the romanticization of it all. I’m sure there are more that I haven’t mentioned.

Gay relationships aren’t your little toy scenarios to play with. Of course we want representation in the media for other types of love, OF COURSE WE DO! But negative and just creepy and overused portrayals like this are not what we need. People need to stop romanticizing toxic behaviour— there’s a difference between dramatic and heavy topics shown within media and just plain romanticization of toxicity. There’s also a way for films and shows to clearly highlight very toxic things within relationships and friendships without putting them on a pedestal and labeling them as cute or desirable and OKAY.

I expected more from the History series. I guess the departing of the screen writer or whomever that woman that left to write We Best Love instead really damaged everyone else’s heads. This isn’t cute. It’s shameful.

Leia Mais

Messed up at times but still good!

This drama is messed up with the stepbrother storyline. It is cringey with stalker brother being all sorts of crazy. At the same time, i do love it with the main couple storyline, who are so cute and hot, too. Teng Mu Ren is my favorite -he suffers no fools and he knows when things are wrong re: consent issues yet he is still supportive of his friend's choices. Plus he is so cute, I'm waiting for a happy ending for him in particular. I would kind of like to see the stalker step brother in jail, but we'll see what happens. Above all, this is certainly entertaining even if at times it is truly messed up with the stepbrother storyline. But i do love the history series so much that i am giving then the benefit of the doubt for now. I am hoping for a good ending!

Leia Mais

This does not fit in with all the other amazing History series.

I love the history series a lot, they are so great and amazing to watch, but this one fell short and major disappointment of all the history series.

Let me start by saying there is no chemistry between these two characters that said relation. They looked better as brothers. It was very disturbing to watch them grow into a couple. Clearly, there is something wrong with the whole family. Ye Xing Si and Fu Yong Jie are NOT a good match at all. It was really sick to watch them. I am fine with the idea of step-brothers turning lovers and getting together, but this was not healthy at all. Fu Yong Jie clearly has a lot of anger, mental health, and has emotional issues. Clearly, he should not be in any relationship where he is steaking and obsessed over his brother, that is not love. The fact that he had to rape his brother because he did not feel secure about being honest with his brother is wrong and then to have a video and show your parents is plain nasty. He should have been taken to a mental hospital . The ending only made it worse with them getting together and the family being ok with it. This storyline was just WRONG in general.

Xiao Li Cheng and Teng Mu Ren pairing I loved the setup and the emotion and growth it had. they should of had the big grand magical ending that the other couple got. I love how you see them grow from where they started and build slowly on it to come together, each realizing their passion and love for one another after all those years. They were amazing and the chemistry was great.

The actors were amazing but the character of Fu Yong with his lack of emotion for his family and care for anyone for me was more like a villain than a love interest for the series. I could do without the office drama too, was not needed and over the top when there was a lot going n already. Secretaries also need to be fired clearly instead of being allowed to have office gossip and drama.

Leia Mais

Amazing BL

All I can say is don't let anyone discourage you from watching this, it's worth it, it's a great drama and the storyline works with the name it's all abt being close to the one you love.
Sure it has it flaws but they make up for it as they improved, people just jumped to conclusions about this series before giving it a chance and that was where the issue began.
Licheng and muren relationship is just fucking amazing, cute , funny, hot and they did great.
Fu yong je and xing si relationship had a rocky start but when you chose to understand where their love is coming from you would understand why it had to be that way from the start
Overall this drama is great watched it twice already 😊, I miss them already.

Leia Mais