Be Loved in House (2021)

Enemies to lovers + forced proximity with a boss/employee grumpy/tsundere pairing, damaged seme

Following in We Best Love: Fighting Mr Second and HIStory 4: Close to You’s footsteps this was Taiwan’s 3rd office-set BL in as many months. They’re horning in on Japan’s territory and I’m DELIGHTED, it’s not like Japan is doing anything with it. (Can you tell I’m STILL bitter over Docchi mo Docchi? Seriously it’s been 7 years! I gotta let this go.)

This one was super soft, and Taiwan doesn’t normally do soft which made it slightly awkward for everyone concerned, but lovely and sweet in the end. The plot felt quite contrived, but that was really its only flaw. Everything else was pitch perfect.

By far BLINID’s best quality was that the tsundere uke’s tsundere-ness was entirely sympathetic, he was utterly likable from the start. As the narrative progressed the seme’s grumpiness becomes more sympathetic too (as we and the uke learn more about him).

This meant that audience and tsundere were on the same journey, softening towards the seme at the same time. Taiwan isn’t usually this clever about BL (that’s Korea’s jam) but this one was smart, and leaned on some great acting and beautiful trope execution to carry it. (There was a LOT of crash into me, though.) Grumpy/tsundere is a HARD pairing to execute well, so I was impressed.

A cute classy little BL with a few plot raised eyebrows, but no other concerns. It gets high marks from me, I loved it.

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An overrated drama, side couple had more stuff going on than the "lead couple"

When I give this drama a 7 I'm being generous. This drama was a waste of time and they dragged everything out. Like the lead couple didn't confess their feelings to each other until the last episode, they waited until there was 10 minutes left of the whole drama before we saw them together lol. WASTE OF TIME! We got to see Yu Zhen hook up with his ex like that's not why I'm watching this drama? His ex was such an unnecessary plot and everything was exaggerated. This drama is also very slow paced and predictable which I don't like.

The thing I liked about this drama was the side couple. They were really cute and honest with each other. I'm glad they had a lot of screen time.

The cast chemistry was okay, some things felt weird to watch and honestly I would've liked if they used more face expressions. Idk I think the drama could've been better if the acting was improved.

I'm not going to rewatch this and I'm very disappointed. I thought chinese bl dramas were better than this. I would recommend to watch something else instead of wasting your time on this.

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Love this Drama

I have become a BL fan for not too long like for 2-3 months and I am watching every popular BL drama. I was searching for new drama to watch and saw the poster of this drama. I was, like, having feeling that this a great drama and got to know that this drama is still going so I thought to watch it and I became a super fan. They don't lack anything, story to visual, everything is great. This drama gave me feeling of beautifulness, I don't know why but I loved the poster so much. The story is different too, generally BL are about a boy who liked girls and then came a boy who shakes his heart, but this drama is about a boy who got hurt by his previous relationship with a boy. Sorry for the spoilers !!!! I have to say that you should definitely watch this. I am counting days for new episodes ! 🙃💙

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Great acting and likeable characters

I'm quite surprised the main reviews I saw for this are rather negative. Although I know enjoyment is subjective! Still, I feel personally that it deserves a good amount of praise.
I'll start off with a few things I didn't like, which is primarily Yi Zi Tong. A lot of things pertaining to him felt unnecessary and were just generally extremely frustrating. Could have done without 85% of his screen-time. No offense to the actor of course, as he did a great job playing the character. Most other issues I have with the show are a by-product of his presence.

Shi Lei and Jin Yu Zhen definitely do have a slow burn romance, and there are some typical tropes used to progress their relationship, but I never minded. There were a lot of ups and downs between the two, where they got closer and then a bit distant again, but I found the ending to their story to be satisfying and lovely. The two had chemistry that was palpable at times, and any of their sweet or tender moments together were incredibly well done.

Shi Lei's mom is one of my favorite aspects of the show. She's sweet and caring, and you can tell she loves and supports her son in a genuine way. I could recite the entire scene of their conversation and him coming out, as I was that moved by it, but I won't do that. Just know that I could and would.

At first, the relationship between Gang and Si Qi was rather bland to me, but they grew on me and I really appreciated their story. They were kind and straightforward with each other. There were times that misunderstandings could have driven a wedge between them, but they instead just talked with each other. No running away, no forced drama. Their relationship ended up being a wonderful part of the show for me, though I know some others might not care about them so much. For me, they have a very realistic - feeling relationship.

I tried to keep things rather vague to avoid just spoiling the whole show, so I don't know if I truly sold my point very well, but the gist is that it's very charming.
Once again, my biggest complaint was Yi Zi Tong and oh boy could I write an entire dissertation about my issues with him and his presence, but I'll spare you.
Still, I've watched this 2+ times already and will do so again as it's just a guaranteed sweet watch.
I'll only briefly mention the music, since it has been awhile since actually watching the show; I can't recall the OST in full, but I remember liking a lot of it.

Overall, I'm aware this isn't a perfect show, and it might not be for everyone, but I highly recommend watching it for yourself since the viewing experience can't fully be delineated through words.

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The little Prince ? & the Fox ?

First let me just start by saying I love Asian Men They are absolutely beautiful 🥺 I first watch a trailer for this series a few weeks before the first episode aired and I can proudly say finally I was able to follow along with everyone else. Jin Zhen & Shi Lei took us for a roller coaster of emotions it’s not your typical fall for your boss storyline. One thing that I thought was absolutely fascinating was the Ex wasn’t here to cause trouble like you would normally see and I had initially thought he made Jin Zhen face his feelings for Shi Lei in what turned out to be a very very passionate explosion of two people who love each other. We all know even the side characters knew. As frustrating as it was watching them dance around their feelings this does happen so often! The soundtrack was amazing as well. Well the story is over I’m hoping for a special or maybe 🤔 a season 2 I also have to just take a moment and appreciate the cast for all the hard work put into this series And Aaron looked absolutely stunning in every scene! Be still my heart

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Out of the Ordinary

Most of the complaints I read from all the reviews here are all the ordinary aspects that a reviewer could notice, and I am not against it or against them. It's their POVs.

I gave 10 full score in 4 categories and in overall because when I am watching it, I really just enjoy it. Couldn't wait for another week to watch another episode, it excites me and look forward for the day another episode be released. I don't have time to be a know-it-all critic. My purpose is to entertain myself and be happy with it, and I did.

The story is unique, executed in not so ordinary sequence of transitioning from one episode to another
The acting of all the actors are great specially of Aaron and Ballhank, the little details of expressions and gestures are realistic
The music are well-mainstreamed and relatable
And definitely, I would watch it again though I already did, three times now.

Overall, It is one of my favorite series (aside from No.1 for you)

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It's an OK drama

This drama started very good for me but started declining as the episodes went. The chemistry of the 2 mains is very good but the slow burn was not done very well and the episode length did them no favor, during every single episode when i started to get engaged and think things were going to happen the episode ended and the next one we were again back two steps behind.
Also contrary to most people I actually did not like the side couple until episode 8; they were not adding or doing anything to the drama, they were just there, and i feel like they were being used as a device to make people stay while the main couple did not get together, which is a sign things are not going to do so well. The third couple was also just there and basically disappeared towards the later half, their purpose was only to give advice to the main guy.

Now for things I did like about this: the character evolution and how Jin Yuzhen's issues dont simply go away once he falls in love again, that was handled fairly well, and I was pleased that them being gay was never the problem during the whole drama, but an entirely different thing. Also as I said in the beginning the main characters's work very well and the actors's chemistry is very nice.
The osts are good too! Sometimes they got a bit repetitive since there are only 4 of them, but that didnt take anything of my enjoyment and im definitely saving one to my playlist.

Overall its an OK drama, wont be anything world changing but its nice to watch once if you have free time.

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[insert some smart metaphor about the little prince and the fox]

I knew what I signed up for when I read the plot summary, but I still found myself quite frustrated at the whole "single rule" thing. It never made any sense, no matter how much Jin Yu Zhen and the writers bend over backward. But I choose to not take it too seriously.

The main couple has good chemistry and falls more under the slow-burn category which is one of my favorites actually. The side couple though wasn't my tea at all. I don't really like couples that not only have a noticeable age difference but also further the power dynamics by making the younger one inexperienced, shy, and dependent on the older guy. So that was a no from me. The straight couple had like two scenes together and were only there to set up some sort of conflict.

Through the show, we encounter quite a few clichés that were mostly executed as you would expect them. Therefore, there aren't a lot of moments that genuinely took me by surprise. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I guess. I didn't mind it, since most of those tropes are one of my favorites (e.g. one bed), but a little bit of creativity never hurts ;)

The intro "I do, I do, I do" was quite catchy and I would recognize it and immediately think about this show, so that's a good thing.

The rewatch value is actually surprisingly high, thanks to the main couple who is carrying this whole show on their backs (and Shi Lei's mother of course).

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Weak story, great chemistry.

I actually really enjoyed the chemistry between the two main couples, but the story made it really boring to watch at times and I found myself confused in many aspects of the show. Nontheless I do think it was a good project I just wish the stoy was better. it seemed rush even though it was a semi lengthy series. I enjoyed the main couple the most, but at times it felt like a drag on watching. The whole series was kinda just tiring to watch because it would leave on a cliffhanger making you think oh they are finally gonna get together or do SOMETHING interesting but the opposite happens. I still really enjoyed this series and I rated it so high because well it’s a BL and and any LGBTQ show gets a minimum of 5 stars regardless of how much I dislike it😂

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Be aware: you may get obsessed with two main leaders

One must know that I do not have a lot of experience with BL dramas. Before watching, I read some comments and reviews saying that there are a lot of things that should be included or improved etc and I was not expecting much from the show. This is probably the first Taiwanese drama that I watched at all (normally, I watch Korean dramas) and I didn't know the actors at all, but oh boy, after that? And mind me, I watched the ENTIRE thing in one evening, I bingle-watched that on one breath, I'm now OBSESSED with the two main leaders, because I have not seen such a chemistry between main leaders in YEARS. You should totally watch Aaron Lai and Hank Wang together being interviewed or behind the scenes, their chemistry exists out of drama and that is probably why I'm missing them already. I actually miss the feeling in my real life that they have here. Everything was perfect for me, except the second couple, sorry but I skipped their scenes. The show was too short and that's too bad, the story has such potential. Would love to see more of them and in a more slow-burn way. But I'm greedy here, of course.

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Mediocre plot but in BL standards its considered pretty average

Sept. 4, 2021

If I am being honest, I think I just kept watching this due to the actors and the cast since I love them so much. Honestly, the acting is so good and it definitely carried the show in my opinion. I feel like the plot is very weak and a lot of episodes have filler arcs so I was skipping a lot especially in the latter part of the series. The first half was okay in terms of writing but I think the writers just gave up in the last part. So many weird slow-paced parts that did not make sense at all. Like I love slow-paced arcs like in other dramas but I think the writers just kept throwing little subplots that did not really keep me interested or hook to watch the subsequent episodes.

However, I must say I definitely loved the main couple than the other couples in the drama. I really like how strong their chemistry is. Honestly for BLs sometimes, we have to lower our expectations since the budget is usually limited so I did not mind if the production is not as elegant as what other reviewers have pointed out.

THAT BEING SAID, I still recommend this drama for those who like shows in the category of "thrashy-romance" type.

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