Love Storm (2022)

Entertaining But Could Be Better

Phayu and Rain (Eps 1-7)

Phayu and Rain make a really believable couple and I love this couple so much. Their interactions are organic, a little cringey at times but still super cute. Their story for the most part feels like a slice of life, where not that much happens plot wise and it's more like we're just taking a peek into these characters' lives and I love that.

However, the plot tends to introduce things/ build up things only to have them peter out. For example, the race between Phayu and Stop. They built that up so much and Rain was so worried, but then the race happens and it was so underwhelming. Everyone said that Stop cheated but how? They never should us that he cheated or how.

Another thing was that they made it a big mystery about Phayu's family owing a garage but then Phayu randomly says it to a bunch of juniors. If he can mention it so casually there, how was it that this never came up before in all the years he was in uni?

The acting was pretty decent, not the best but also not the worst I've seen. Honestly, I love Phayu and Rain and could watch them being all cutesy and in love any time. 9/10

Prapai and Sky (Eps 8-13)

I actually think this storyline could have been handled better since the themes were darker compared to the first part. What bothered me the most was that in the beginning Prapai doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word 'no.'

He was pretty pushy in the beginning and I think they could have showed his determination to pursue Sky in a better way that didn't make him come off as a bit of a stalker. I mean he changed phone nember multple times because Sky kept blocking him. That's very stalker like. Or they could have shown Sky being more receptive in deeds but saying no verbally. Just something so it didn't seem so one sided.

However, in the later episodes, Pai was sweet for the most part and I do think the actors have good chemistry so Prapai and Sky were still a pretty cute couple.

The acting was okay. Peat's crying was a bit awkward sometimes and Fort's smile sometimes felt too fake and didn't portray the happiness that Prapai was supposed to be feeling. 7/10

Overall, the sound quality wasn't great and it was a little annoying that every charater needed to speak all of their thoughts aloud. It's fine if one character does it but when you have all four main character with this trait then it's awkward. However, I still enjoyed watching the show.

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Hello? I can't hear you over the moaning

The chemistry in both couples are fire, but I did not enjoy the "baby talk". It was cringey and not my cup of tea.

The sound editing is trash; phone calls are weird, the sound is often uneven and the voiceovers were straight up bad. The editing in general is also questionable, with weird cuts and transitions spread throughout the series.

The structure of the series is ok. I liked how they focused on one couple at a time, but there were also a number of scenes that were repeated unnecessarily.
In terms of the script; there were many lines that felt forced and unnatural, and scenes where body language or silence would have been more suitable than speech.

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a tale of two very different love stories

This is an adaptation from 2 novels, Love Storm and Love Sky. This introduces a whole new MAME universe.

The acting in this was really good from both pairs although I tending towards the first story as opposed to the second. This is a MAME adaptation so for those of you who know her other works will know that there are elements that are highly problematic.

That being said the first story is well told with elements of humour. The second story is darker and there are a number of tropes that are disturbing or triggering. These weren't well written

At times the OST was over powering with how loud it is and the constant changes. However there are a couple of gems.

I would give Love Storm a strong 9.5 but Love Sky a 6.5 hence an overall of 8. Treat them as two separate stories instead of one story and you should get through some of the heavy subjects in the second story.

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Здесь важно все от прошлого до настоящего

Сколько раз я посмотрела этот лакорн, я уже точно не скажу. Но истории главных героев некоторых мне очень близки. От этого мне было фокусироваться на моментах порой тяжелее и ставила на стоп. Хотя сам сюжет прост: легенда факультета соблазняет милого и активного новичка (мы это видели уже и не раз), богатый парень преследует дерзкого, но обычного парня. И кажется, что тут две истории которые связаны только два друга и два друга, и оп такой дружеский квартет. Тут гораздо больше. ; разные жизни, две абсолютно разные истории с разным прошлым. Вторая история мне знакома, поэтому воспринимала остро многие моменты. Ну и как таким стал Паю (Босс) и почему - мне тоже знакомо и близко. История два - ох, когда кто-то потерял доверие к миру, людям и нет поддержки даже от близких, или они очень далеко. И ты вроде готов найти и довериться, но даже вроде теплые посылы ты уже воспринимаешь в штыки и готов просто слать доброжелателя дальше и оставаться в полном одиночестве. Решиться снова любить - это вообще на грани трагедии, когда просто убиваешь всеми возможными способами это чувство. И правильно было сказано, что дело не в кексе, дело в душе израненной и растоптанной. Актерский состав потрясающий и если учесть, что только двое имели маленький, но опыт актерского дебюта, то двое абсолютные новички. Играли потрясающе. Между ними столько шуток (я умирала и тысячу раз перематывала как камере незаметно как актер просто ржал над своей репликой), столько химии и реально дружеского взаимодействия. Спасибо кто делал кастинг, подобрали актеров потрясающе, отсюда образы были очень убедительны и честны на экране. Ребята так подняли банальный сюжет, что верю и дальше у них будет отличное будущее актерской игры. Очень понравились дополнительные детали в виде прослушивания радио о прогнозе погоды. Мне очень нравятся произведения Мэй, но заметила, что есть у нее одна проблема: она очень любит во все свои произведения травмы прошлого и делать на них мощный акцент (хотя в "Истории Тарна и Тайпа" она сделала это меньше), здесь прошлое прям как основной акцент, думаю лишнее. Я конечно рекомендую посмотреть этот лакорн, но прежде чем смотреть, задайте себе вопрос, что вы хотите - если эросцены - да они тут аппетитные и это как вишенка на торте, но если вы не хотите понять суть, понять жизнь и проблемы героев, то тогда не стоит. Сразу перематывайте на эросцены или уже другие сайты вам в помощь. Помимо красоты актеров, сцен, природы - тут есть жизнь и есть сюжет, именно для этого снимаются фильмы и сериалы, чтобы вы смотрели сюжет. Кто меня понял - приятного просмотра. Кто нет - мотайте и смотрите, только не надо потом писать , выставляя себя "великим критиком и богом актерского таланта".
How many times I've watched this lacorn, I won't say for sure. But the stories of some of the main characters are very close to me. Because of this, it was sometimes harder for me to focus on the moments and put on the stop. Although the plot itself is simple: the legend of the faculty seduces a cute and active newcomer (we have seen this more than once), a rich guy pursues a daring, but ordinary guy. And it seems that there are two stories that are connected only by two friends and two friends, and op is such a friendly quartet. There's a lot more here. ; different lives, two completely different stories with different pasts. The second story is familiar to me, so I was acutely aware of many moments. Well, how did Pau (Boss) become like this and why - I am also familiar and close. Story two - oh, when someone has lost trust in the world, people and there is no support even from loved ones, or they are very far away. And you seem ready to find and trust, but even like warm messages you already perceive with hostility and are ready to just send a well-wisher on and stay completely alone. To decide to love again is generally on the verge of tragedy, when you simply kill this feeling in all possible ways. And it was correctly said that it's not about the cupcake, it's about the wounded and trampled soul. The cast is amazing and if you consider that only two had a small, but experience of acting debut, then two are absolute beginners. They played amazing. There are so many jokes between them (I was dying and rewound a thousand times as the camera imperceptibly as the actor just laughed at his remark), so much chemistry and really friendly interaction. Thanks to those who did the casting, they picked up the actors amazingly, hence the images were very convincing and honest on the screen. The guys raised the banal plot so much that I believe they will continue to have a great future of acting. I really liked the additional details in the form of listening to the radio about the weather forecast. I really like May's works, but I noticed that she has one problem: she really likes to include the traumas of the past in all her works and put a strong emphasis on them (although in the "History of Tarn and Typa" she did it less), here the past is just like the main emphasis, I think it is superfluous. Of course, I recommend watching this lacorn, but before you watch, ask yourself what you want - if the eroscene - yes, they are delicious here and it's like the cherry on the cake, but if you don't want to understand the essence, understand the life and problems of the heroes, then it's not worth it. Immediately rewind to the eroscene or other sites to help you. In addition to the beauty of the actors, scenes, nature - there is life and there is a plot, that's why films and TV series are shot so that you watch the plot. Who understood me - enjoy watching. Who is not - shake and look, just don't write later, exposing yourself as a "great critic and god of acting talent."

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Story could’ve been better

I’ll keep this short. The story between Paiyu and Rain could’ve been lest dragged out, could have been better if they mixed Prai and Sky’s stories instead of making it into basically two parts. I know Prai and Sky’s story was more intense, but they would have balanced each other out well in my opinion. I enjoyed Prai and Sky’s story more then Paiyu and Rain I do like that both couples got almost the same amount of screen time (almost) you don’t see that often in multiple couple BLs. It’s definitely worth a watch even though Rain and Paiyu story sometimes left me bored or annoyed because it dragged on for to long.

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I never knew it'll be this beautiful when Storm meet Rain

I felt like I should have stopped it after EP : 8 after completing the whole drama coz I was waiting for Payu and Rain to pop up in the end but in vain. Their story was more natural and I just loved their chemistry esp Boss just slayed in the first half , I loved it. I don't why they separated both the story into two half , they could have done it in a simultaneous manner coz for me it was so good at the beginning and it was a total slump after that. It is like watching two dramas in the name of one

My rating is 8.5 and that's totally for Payu and rain....

Except for Fort's acting and his charm (he has done his job perfectly) nothing was good in the second half. Sky's acting could have improved and the story was a total mess, but many liked it, i respect their choice but for me , the bossy Payu and cute Ran's story was awesome and i enjoyed every lil things during their time together.

How can Boss deliver the emotions to the point woah, I'm in awe seriosly and I got goosebumps in many of the scene, i loved his character the most. He's damn handsome . Perfect just Perfect
Anyway i'm gonna rewatch the first half again..

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Two for the price of one

When this show came on my radar, I was just excited for the racing component. Granted, that ended up really not being a heavy part of the storyline, it was still an enjoyable element.

Each of the couples have episodes dedicated to them, and to be perfectly honest, I struggled at first with Rain. He struck me as an annoying younger brother. For a lot of it I felt an urge to smack my forehead, but he started to grow on me after a few episodes, so I was glad I stuck it out. There were components until the last portion of their story where I also really appreciated that the "drama" felt like authentic things (related to education, for example) as opposed to something over-the-top. Of course, we ended up getting something like that, but I almost pretend that part didn't exist and just had the wholesome story. Well, wholesome to an extent. The praise kink was next level for Rain/Payu. Whew.

Sky made the show for me. I thoroughly enjoyed his banter and armor. There is always a character with some layers of trauma, and while it again felt over-the-top because this is a drama, I appreciated that they didn't just shove it entirely to the side. Could it have been handled better? Sure, but compared to how I've seen things handled in dramas, it was not bad. Prapai was a wonderful partner and the way he provided reassurance was, imho, very healthy and loving.

The intimacy in the series was top notch. Each couple felt believable in their connections with each other (simple intimacy and otherwise).

I think my biggest gripe is how it ended. It felt incredibly rushed and like an oreo where they forgot the stuffing. I'm hoping the special episode makes up for the rush job, but regardless it was a lot of fun.

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I have rewatched this for 3 times a day

So I have been rewatching this three times a day, BossNeoul and FortPeat's acting is soo good. I like it so much. They did have bad things and good things happens in the storyline and I enjoy watching it repeatly, it doesn't get bored!
They're only 13 episodes. the cast is handsome and cute, their OST is very nice ( you can listen to it)
If you like to watch BL dramas that was about school and work you can watch this. You will like it very much.
Other than that, you can also realise that the cast are also very close in real life so you can still ship them eventhough not in the series :).

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amazing BL drama

This is by far my favourite BL series I have watched. While watching this I went through a turmoil of emotions, I felt like I was on a rollercoaster but it was definitely worth it. I loved the character development on all 4 of the main leads. To top it off both couples had 6 episodes for themselves which made it more enjoyable; seeing that I was able to see the growth of their relationships beginning to end without being confused or lost. I loved this so much that I could honestly re-watch this series right now even though I just finished it about 10 minutes ago or so. I'm shocked at how many bad reviews there are on this series. some saying that they felt that the intimacy was fake or off but I feel the opposite; I felt like they were truly in love, whether it be with actions or words. Many have said that they would compare this to KINNPORSCHE which I could see where they got this idea from however this is a "calmer" version of it. I would say if you are hesitant on watching this because of a few bad reviews, just watch it. Everyones opinion will be different so just create your own after you watch it.

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we know y'all here for the sex and the blazing hot kisses

Came in with zero expectations but left with one of the couples being my favourite BL couple ever.
Hopped in on this drama not knowing anything, i was intrigued by Phayu cause he looked straight out of a Manga and the opening scene really caught me so i kept watching!

ngl, i deadass was about to drop the drama on the Payu-Rain segment segment cause i was getting impatient and it was soooo much cringe. Noeul-Boss I love you but sorry Rain-Payu didn't do it for me. I didnt know the drama is awkwardly divided into 2 sub-dramas so i kept impatiently waiting and wondering why is the other couple who is also in the poster not even interacting or showing any development so i was losing my mind.

Only when EP 8 started i got the hang of it that the other couple Prapai-Sky have a whole segment to them! It is one of the most naturally beautiful portrayals of Romance i've ever seen and one of my favourite tropes too. Prapai being a charming flirt and sky being in denial of his feelings, the steamy kisses and the whole intimacy portrayal made me feel legit butterflies watching this. Yes the plot was a little too much but their chemistry was off the charts and god-fucking amazing i felt the sexual tension 100/10, and these two legit won my heart. Honestly ive not liked a single BL since i watched this because this is what i was craving for- a mature, un-cringe, sexy plot with insane chemistry and FortPeat nailed it

The soundtrack for this series is god-fucking-amazing. My Strongest Love by Boss-Noeul is my favourite OST ever!

Also PLEASE WATCH THE SPECIAL EP ITS DEADASS A WHOLE-ASS FANFIC BROUGHT TO LIFE. Long story short, its plain damn delicious i couldnt have asked for a better outro

I'll recommend this drama to people but id say watch the Prapai-Sky Segment before Payu-Rain.

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