Love in the Big City (2024)

ROLLER COSTER RIDE OF EMOTIONS

The Storyline was one of the best LGBTQ+ series that depicts the reality of being one of the LGBTQ+. Finding true love while finding yourself. This series will let you see the shortcomings of the ML that somehow led to his own decisions in life. You will feel any certain kind of emotions (love, joy, pain, loneliness and etc.) in every episode. Also, as a bi this series lets me question myself if true love is even possible if I will love a man. The “what if” questions is also keeps coming through my head. This series might not be perfect, but it will let you see the reality of what LOVE truly is. Lastly, the friendship they had was the best.

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O QUE EU MAIS QUERO É AMOR ?

O ponto alto de reflexão desse drama, pra mim, é a amizade. Quem estaria comigo quando aparentemente não sobrasse mais ninguém? Quem me procuraria se por acaso, eu sumisse por uns dias? Quem me tiraria do fundo do poço? Quem comemoraria verdadeiramente os meus sucessos? Quem me daria os conselhos mais sinceros? O grupinho de rapazes me emocionou muito. Sempre ali. No início, meio e fim. Personalidades conflitantes e ao mesmo tempo tão conexas. A cumplicidade na sua definição mais perfeita.
Go Young criou para si uma máscara, uma armadura. Sempre sorrindo em público, com os amigos. Sentindo a dor de não saber o que fazer e querendo fazer tudo. Querendo viver tudo. Dia após dia, sem medo do futuro. E de fato, vivendo. Mas acima de tudo, amadurecendo.
Mi Ae foi uma boa amiga, daquelas amizades que preenchem um vazio, um espaço em branco. Mas assim como em muitos casos por aí, depois de um tempo, a conexão já não era a mesma. A busca por tentar manter viva essa relação só mostra o quanto não dá pra voltar ao que já foi. Foi uma fase. Uma amizade que não terminou, mas esfriou.
Sobre os romances... Por que tem que ser tão difícil ofertar e receber amor? No início temos o Nam Gyu, um apaixonado, intenso, que faria tudo por ele. Mas não era o momento certo. Não daria certo a longo prazo devido as diferenças, mas era tão estável. Tanto que fez falta em um momento de solidão. A morte dele foi triste, mas foi um marco para nosso protagonista crescer e amadurecer, já que ele procuraria o Nam Gyu em qualquer situação difícil, pois sabia que ele iria. E o Nam Gyu viveria em função do Young.
O Yeong Su, sinto ódio só de lembrar. Queria amar e ser amado as escondidas, não queria aceitar a si mesmo, era frustrado e descontava isso no Go Young. Sem dúvidas, a cena que mais me doeu foi quando eles brigaram no restaurante. Ver as lágrimas que o Young definitivamente não merecia derramar foi triste demais. Vê-lo jogar fora a carta que recebeu dele, com certeza lavou minha alma.
Chegamos finalmente em Gyu Ho. Natural, quase podemos chamar de amor a primeira vista. Depois de passar por situações conturbadas, Young não conseguiu ver nada além do tédio em uma relação tão bonita, tão verdadeira, mas normal. Young via o cotidiano e a rotina como monótonos. Gyu Ho não se sentia pertencente a nenhum lugar, sempre atento para não cometer erros, para não incomodar. Fazia silêncio até ao dormir. Mas amava estar com o Young. Queria mesmo estar com ele. E no fim, temos aquela pontinha de esperança de um possível reencontro entre eles, mas sem descartar a possibilidade de isso nunca acontecer.
O personagem Habib estava quebrado. Era rico e estável. Mas estava simplesmente quebrado. Exausto. Talvez da vida, das pressões, do mundo... Young não estava em posição de cuidar de ninguém. O Habib jamais estaria 100% disponível para essa relação. Young era solitário mesmo estando com ele.
Por fim, a doença da mãe, a kylie, as decepções amorosas e a solidão absoluta criam conexão com quem está assistindo. Assistindo e torcendo por ele. Torcendo para que ele encontre a felicidade, o amor.

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A slice of Life is F*** hard

This is less of a romance and more of a slice of life, the people we meet, the people we love, the pain of loss over and over and over and over again...

Numbing it all with smiles, alcohol , dance and jokes... Lauging away the pain.

In 8 short. episodes we get to see a whole range of emotions and relationships getting knocked down, getting up again just to get knocked down or doing the knocking down as it is easier than facing some truths.

The cinematography is great, the acting spot on and dialog is top, top. I am not an expert but something tells me that nothing was left for chance. As there is not a single shot, prop or angle that was there as a filler.

This drama is definitely a feel things rather than a feel good type of drama , A meaningful story that sticks out and is sure to be remembered by those who view it.

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TOO MUCH EXPECTATIONS ABOUT LOVE

First of all I want to congratulate all of the people who created and participated this drama, it was awesome , kuddos to all of you guys, specially those who starred and brought life to the characters, it was such an amazing drama and super relatable and timely drama.
I have so many thoughts and emotions about this drama, I really thank those who created this because the drama shows that no matter what your sexual orientation is whether gay or straight or whatever you wanna call yourself , life can be as fuck as it is for everyone , it only means we are not alone.
Every Break up of Go Young is also a heartbreak of mine, I did not know what was the main issue but I hated Go Young's character even more than of hi exes, he's like he only focuses on what he wants and his expectations in a relationship or in a person when I guess every person whom he had relation ship was okay enough and so he always ended up alone.
The Story was quite painful for having a 3 times break up and even parent dying , if I were Go Young I would have ranted how cruel the world is , Go Young's First boyfriend is probably the one I will choose, in fact that kind of guy is on his looking for his settlement in life, i would be even more secure with that guy, and you can even see that he tried to improve and be what Go Young expected , it was so so bad for him. the Second guy was i guess the finest one but not ready for everything and I must say he was an ass for making Go Young expect that he loved him , and finally the last guy who was exactly the same as he is , but I really did not know what happened to both of them that they ended up breaking up, maybe career is much more important or maybe as what I am saying at the headline is too much expectation on relationship and love that sometimes everything becomes toxic. It was indeed too lonely for Go Young that first his best friend married , and then multiple break ups .. and his mother, only people who remained was his friends that seems he is not so open to them also. they re just like friends in happiness.
And the HIV part or Kylie , it was so amazing that they have added it in the story , coz even I did not have the life that Go Young have .. I mean sleeping to random guys, having an HIV is such a sensitive issue , I later on realized that some of scenes I did not understood was actually pertaining to the fact that Go Young have an HIV, it was also hard for him too and Gyo Ho about that fact coz somethings are needed to be adjusted about their relationship and this also brought heart ache on me .
Maybe People like Go Young are what kind of people we have now in this generation, I admit I am like him too , want to explore many things, not ready for commitment and expects too much about life and if not meet , we'd say how fuck like is ! funny but true. I am still heart broken right now , I am honestly looking for some light dramas to watch after this but my heart can't take it yet, I need time to cope up. So Yeah this is the lesson I learned here , that we should not expect too much , sometimes what we are looking for is already in front of us , but with too much expectation and so many things we needed we wanted .. sometimes those things just fly away ..and we are being distracted , in the end we lost them .. we just have to have a little bit of adjustment, and a little bit of patience and a little bit of understanding and we'll be where we should be.
Absolutely a recommendable drama , not for everyone but everyone who can relate must watch this , so this is the reason why this drama is a talk of the town. two thumbs up !

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Beautiful Growing Pains

More than a BL, this felt like a realistic portrayal of LGBT / queer life with all of the complexities of growing up and the challenges of loving others and also yourself.

There's so much beauty in the story telling: the longing, the desperation and oh the loneliness of finding your own way in life. And the poetic justice of things not being perfect in the end, because isn't that truly l i f e? Sometimes the happily ever after is only in the acceptance of yourself and the capacity to find your own beat in the world. There's joy in that too, joy in the discovery that mundane days with a lost lover could be what you crave most.

This story truly is perfect in all of its imperfections.

Major kudos to Nam Yoon Su for bringing a needed story to mainstream media in South Korea. I give him major applause for choosing to fiercely charge ahead with leading this project, knowing that South Korea has such a long way to go as far as LGBT acceptance. He has faced backlash and has stood his ground, and I think he is exactly who was needed to tell this beautiful story.

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intense and lovely

What a beautiful drama, full of emotions, friendships and super real cases, the beginning was beautiful and the ending was sad but necessary.

It was an incredible drama where we can see the evils and wonders that love/relationships can bring us.

I highly recommend this drama and it is certainly one of the best of the year without a doubt.

Think about a good performance, Nam Yoon Su and the entire cast presented a very refreshing drama with correct performances from beginning to end, it's great to be able to see something where the actor didn't show any fear at a certain point in the story, in addition to talking about several important issues.

Korea always gets it right and this is one of the big hits, a drama of this quality where despite boycotts from conservatives it never lowered its head, a great attitude that was quite worth it.

I loved it so much.

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Why does no one ever have the courage untill it is too late!

A heartbreaking and yet beautiful tale of flawed people. Also, a stunning gay-themed show from Korea after a rather long time.

BL needle score: 7.5 - Reasonably strong BL-ness, interspersed with serious themes

The story meanders through Ko Yeong's life and struggles as he goes from one love interest to other, failing the first one, love-hating the second, and loosing the last one, which ultimately makes him find himself in ways....

If you are a gay man (or even a woman) growing up or living in a big city in Asia, you'd find so many characters that will seem familiar...the story, while depending on some of the usual cliches of gay-besties gang (girl gang) and that hallowed chosen family support, does deliver a rather realistic and relatable story of a sort-of-closeted gay man from a conservative family, weighed down by the pressures of being the good son, the fabulous gay man, and also living that 'I dont give a shit bitch-will have fun' big city life, while pining for love that feels like home....all at the same time.

Yeong abandons the first one that loves him dearly, Kim, the most dedicated and stable one, because he isn't cool enough...(haven't we seen that happen like every other day in the gay dating scene!!).....fast forward the next one he falls for, No Yeong is, no surprises, the emotionally unavailable one, deep into the closet, with several unresolved issues and baggage...which expectedly, can only end in a traumatic way, and it does (again, a story that we see happen all around)....fast forward.....Yeong grows some....and then comes Gyu Ho, the real deal, the one he loves and the one who loves him back, the way he is...and I thought Yeong's confession about his being HIV+ to Gyu Ho was plain beautiful....the vulnerability, emotions, and desperation is portrayed so beautifully....but off course feeling loved as your authentic self is the most difficult and scary thing there is, right? The fear of losing makes us leave them before they do....but here the story is slightly less predictable, Yeong and Gyu really understand how strong their love is, and really try to work things out...but the fear.....THE FEAR...never goes away.....and that makes Yeong almost force separate from Gyu Ho.....in other words, he runs away from that one love that made him feel like he's safe and home.

The story, delves deep into the layers and nuances of a queer life...there is the obvious references to homophobia, struggles of living with HIV, the trauma of enforced closets and dual lives, the lack of love, care, safety and often betrayal by family, the contempt from society, and how religious dogma can turn people into monsters,...and then the beauty of finding support and love from your chosen family and finding a space that you can belong to.....it takes you through many a familiar feeling that is validating in ways.....at the same time it flags the lack of courage to accept ourselves and all others around us, as their everyday, non-glamorous, non-thrilling selves that is ...it definitely touches upon the all-too-familiar pressures of having that perfect and fabulous relationship, reaching the pinnacles of unrealistic standards of 'romance-that stuns and outdoes everyone'......and how the everyday mundane comfort around each other, the snoring, the stains that stay, and the 'don't have mind-blowing sex most of the time' familiarity, end up being no match for that....that is, until you find the courage to be just yourself, warts and all, and find beauty and comfort in it....find the courage to allow yourself to love and be loved with all your flaws, failing, and shadows........but, by that time, it is usually too late...or is it??

The series has a bit of an open ending, which one can interpret the way they want ...with a passing allusion to the possibility of Gyu Ho coming back to Seoul, hope floats.....just may be, Yeong moves out of his old apartment and moves into a new one...it ends as fireworks light up the sky, with Yeong and his gay-gang, seemingly happy celebrating their own selves....

But the question lingers, why does no one ever have the courage until it is too late!

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This show kept me on the edge of my sit all through, it was such an interesting and realistic watch... I really couldn't get enough, I cried, I laughed then I cried some more, literally one of the best queer movies out there, hopefully we get a season two sometime in the future because the chemistry of the main character with all his love interests were superb, then his friendship.... AMAZING 😍, friends like that are truly a reason to live. I immersed myself in the whole drama, now I'm done, I have no idea what to do with myself again... Guess it's time to rewatch

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A Realistic, Raw Story

I genuinely loved watching this series so much! I've watched many BL series, but this one has made its way up to my top 3 for sure. I've never been so immersed and related to a series as much as I have this one. There is just so much this 8 episode series unpacked with just the right pace; nothing felt too fast or too slow. The scenes were depicted beautifully too, they lingered for long enough for the viewer to almost feel as if they are in the scene with the character themselves. Genuinely, every scene felt so raw and vulnerable through the lingering scenes. Just so, so perfect. Through the heartbreaking moments, which I was devastated on by the way, I could feel why the characters responded in the ways that they did. The series actually deserves to win so many awards, and the actors did such an incredible job at playing every character with so much sincerity. I fucking love the entire cast and their dedication to their roles to deliver such an amazing series portraying such a raw and real side of being a queer person in this world through so many themes. I'm planning on rewatching it soon again, I'm definitely going to need a new box of tissues.

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