Long Time No See (2017)

 I have the feeling that South Korea culture is very different in dealing with the bad guys, cause I have seen loan sharks, gangsters, killers, all of them presented like your ordinary guy, like the fact they are delinquents is just another job description. Anyway, if I ignore the fact that Chi Soo is a killer by day and novelist by night, and just concentrate in the relationship with Gi Tae, I really enjoyed Long Time No See (that is almost a movie, each episode is only 17 minute and there are only 5). Chi Soo and Gi Tae are sexy, and I liked how Gi Tae is able to unveil the tender side of Chi Soo. There is a lot of fighting (and also here, sorry, I always wondering why they are just not carrying a gun, it's easier and faster...), but I just fast forwarded that part. All in all, I probably recommend this series for the eye candy, not really for the story. HEA. You can see it on GagaOOLala. Heat Level: 5/6.

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

Red Balloon (2017)

 I wasn't sure if recommending Red Balloon, because it's very sad for most of the series, but I decided to do it since, at least, it was an HEA and indeed it's very emotional and well done. Xia Zhi Chen and Li Xiang Wan have the ordinary starstruck love story, Chen, a troubled guy with a dysfunctional family, and Wan, the gay boy becoming his roommate, and after a bit, something more. The social and family pressure is too much, and probably even with the wrong idea to protect Wan, Chen surrenders to the pressure and goes to the "right" path (but totally wrong for him) to marry and have children. Fast forward some years, it's not that Chen and Wan have a perfect life, but it's not bad. Only that their love is still there, stronger than ever. I liked how Chen managed the situation, behaving in a rational way, setting things straight (no pun intended) in his life, before going back to Wan. And yes, maybe someone would have wanted for Wan to be more hard to get, but guys, they were, and are, in love, and if your first love come back to you, I don't think I would be able to send him away. HEA. 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

Silhouette of Your Voice (2017)

 Silhouette of Your Voice is a sweet and lyrical love story. Indeed, it's probably more pure than an ordinary love story, cause here we don't see any sexual interest involved (or at least they don't let us be part of that) and Sugihara Kohei's interest in Sagawa Taiichi is strong but not physical. Apparently Taiichi's voice is the only one that Kohei can hear distinctively, where else all other are only murmurs. It's clear to everyone that they are building a bond that is stronger than friendship, but not to Taiichi. When faced with it, Taiichi's first reaction is rejection. But the rejection is not hurting only Kohei, it's hurting also Taiichi, and in the end, he resolves to approach again Kohei, candidly admitting he hasn't the same feeling of Kohei, but nevertheless he wants to continue with their friendship... what will happen next, it's up to you to imagine. HEA. Heat Level: 1/6.


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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