HIStory4: Close to You (2021)

 Close to You was a good comedy. On the contrary of many, I liked both couples, with some reserves. Xiao Li Cheng, Teng Mu Ren, and Ye Xing Si are best friends and colleagues, sharing an apartment. They are completely different in character, but a deep friendship, bordering in bromance, links them. But Ye Xing Si has a secret he has never revealed, neither to his friends: he is gay. Despite being the only gay in the group of friends, when Xiao Li Cheng decides to fake a same-sex relationship to attract the attention of a woman colleague with the passion for BL, Teng Mu Ren is the chosen "boyfriend". We can see that the bond between Xiao Li Cheng and Teng Mu Ren is indeed deep, they basically complete each other. From friends to lovers the step is quick and their love story is cute and sexy, funny when necessary but not crass. Actually both of them inspire me to be sweet. Now Ye Xing Si: during the story we discover there is a stalker and this stalker is Ye Xing Si's stepbrother, Fu Yong Jie. There is no blood relation between them, their respective parent married when Ye Xing Si was a college student and Fu Yong Jie a teenager. Fu Yong Jie is introvert, moody, asocial and a lot of other issues. He is obsessed by Ye Xing Si, arriving to force him to have sex while drunk. It's non consensual, so that is where my reserve are. I don't care as many saying this is incest, there is no blood relation between them, but the way Fu Yong Jie forced Ye Xing Si is what I had issue accepting. It was difficult, cause, aside that, I liked this couple, and this episode marred my enjoyment of their story. HEA. You can see it on Viki. Heat Level: 4/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

You Make Me Dance (2021)

 You Make Me Dance was pretty much sweet despite the story revolving around the fact that Jin Hong Seok is a loan shark. Sincerely, if you removed Jin Hong Seok's job from the picture, I would have probably liked better the story, that part of the plot seemed unrealistic, but maybe I'm judging it from a western point of view. Said that, Song Shi On and Jin Hong Seok are a cute couple, their romance is sweet and almost fairytale, with that apartment on the rooftop that I see as a symbol of it being a refuge from reality, far from the crazy crowd, far from their murmuring and gossiping. But reality is waiting them outside. HEA. You can see it on Viki and WeTV. Heat Level: 4/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

Ingredients (2020)

 I enjoyed Ingredients way more than expected, and from the very first introduction episode, where they interview the characters. Their answers set me in the mood for what was happening. I was surprise from this series since I usually don't like the vignette approach: each episode is a vignette, but instead of ruining the storyline, each vignette was building their relationship. Tops and Marwin are young and cute, and their love is sweet. Sure, it's not a immediate HEA, I have the feeling there was the idea for a sequel that never happened, but nevertheless, I really enjoyed this one. You can see it on GagaOOLala. Heat Level: 3/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

Dakaichi - I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year (2018)

Dakaichi tells the romance between two main lead actors competing for the title of Sexiest Man of the Year. Takato Saijou has won the title for the past five years, and for the first time he is defeated by Junta Azumaya, a newcomer actor. Takato and Junta are also working on the same project, to Takato's dismay he has the supporting role to Junta who is the main lead. But what Takato doesn't know is that Junta is madly in love with him and he will do everything to conquer the aloof Takato. Quite sexy but also funny romance, it put a smile on my face, I imagined Junta as an overexcited labrador puppy interacting with a sleak and cool black cat that was Takato.