Buddy Boy (2024)

darker vertical mini series

Overall: this is a darker series with an unsatisfying ending. Watched for free on Shortime app, 46 episodes about 1.5 minutes each (episode 1-5 were free, I watched 6-10 with ads that showed under buying the passes, 11-15 with watching 10 ads on rewards page, daily random box and check in, fortune read and made it up to 18, it took 4 days to watch for free which wasn't bad) Shortime also has Falling For My Boss and The Secrets of Male Students both of which I liked better than Buddy Boy.

Content Warnings: attempted suicide, teacher/student relationship and grooming, child abuse, past death, non con kiss, non con picture taking, blackmail, manhandling, homophobia, slap, fight, beaten up, unwanted public outing

What I Liked
- how a characters age was given thru conversation
- bonding moments

Room For Improvement
- that teacher needed some major consequences
- cliche female character
- the ending was not satisfying (he tried to drown himself, other guy saves him and then that's the end)

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Prepare your box of tissues

This series is so so good 😭
The acting of the actors are oveall good. They convey the emotions really well. Especially the main lead, Yuho. As he's so cold, you could see how his eyes are dead and the vulnerable.
His emotions are portrayed really well. I could feel his desperation when he confront JinGu and also his father.
The script is also great. Despite this is a short-shot series, there's no plot gap in there. Everything is flowing so fine.
And I love Rina's character development. The girl did so good.

The pain when they fight, the desperation when they together. I love everything. They just need good Ost for it to be perfect.

So, great acting, great storyline, good directing, good visual and cinematography.

It's really worth to watch!

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