I loved it, but they glossed over too much

Color Rush is and will probably remain my favorite BL Drama. I loved the concept of the Monos and Probes and all that went along with it. Since they're coming out with a second season, I don't really mind the unfinished plot points. My main issue with it was how they glossed over a lot of things that they should have explored more deeply.

STORY: The story is so interesting to me. The main character, Yeon Woo, is a Mono, which means that he is only able to see the world in black and white. The story begins with him talking about his mother, who was also a Mono. She, along with a number of other Monos disappeared when he was a child so he went to live with his aunt, who spends her whole life trying to find her missing sister. I do wish that they dove into what happened to his father, but all we know is that he died at some point.

Yeon Woo starts off going to a brand new school, since he got expelled from his last one for causing a fight with another kid who bullied him because of his colorblindness. There, he meets three fellow students. To be perfectly honest, I don't remember the names of two of them, as their characters were barely even a part of the story. Other than them (who's main purpose is to basically fangirl over the main couple) he meets Yu Han, who's training to become a Kpop idol. Yu Han is Yeon Woo's Probe, which basically means that when Yeon Woo looks into his face, he's temporarily granted the ability to see colors.

This plot point creates such an interesting dynamic, especially after we learn that Yu Han has a condition which basically makes it so that he can't distinguish people's faces, and Yeon Woo is the only ace that he was ever able to properly see and tell apart. All in all, the story was well set up and I can't wait to see what they come out with in season 2.

ACTING/CAST: Okay, I'm a little iffy about this one. The actor who played Yeon Woo did amazing. He was really believable and I could really tell how scared he was over what he might become. It was interesting to see him portray the feeling of wanting something so bad but being afraid of what you might do once you obtain it. On the other hand, the actor who played Yu Han, while being very pretty, wasn't the best. He acted well when playing the cute, lovable, clingy LI, but when faced with more serious acting scenes, he seemed kind of flat. I'm not sure if that's a directing issue or an acting issue, but I felt like I didn't really believe him when it came to those deeper feelings. And I think that he was too touchy with Yeon Woo too early on. I would have loved for the skinship to progress more slowly.

MUSIC: I loved the music. I was singing the OST for a week straight after I finished watching the drama. The only reason why I only gave it 9.0 is because I wish there was more tracks.

RE-WATCH VALUE: Honestly, I've re-watched this show many times over- I can't get enough of the characters. However, if you're looking to re-watch it for the plot, not so much.

Now, there's one more thing I would like to bring up. And this is what bothered me the most about the show. Now I will say that I will be delving into a very serious topic, so if you are easily triggered please don't read any further.

At the end of the seventh episode, Yeon Woo decides that the only way to save Yu Han from himself was to take his own life. He attempted to do exactly that. Luckily, his aunt found him and took him to a hospital. The main reason why I think the show chose to do this was to keep the main characters apart. Yeon Woo tried to forget about Yu Han, and Yu Han went to break him out of the hospital. I don't like a lot of things about this.
1. I don't like how Yeon Woo's choice was taken so lightly, especially by Yu Han. This slightly plays into my dissatisfaction with Yu Han's actor's portrayal of emotionally sensitive scenes, but he didn't seem worried about Yeon Woo at all, despite his attempt on his own life. The only time he actually talks about it directly is to say that Yeon Woo was doing it for him. Which, while being true, I found as slightly cheep. If he really cared about Yeon Woo, he would have at least made sure that he was okay mentally. I found it very insensitive of him. And that mainly goes into writing.
2. Yeon Woo's aunt places him into a locked hospital where he can't contact Yu Han. I think that this was a good choice on her part. He tried to take his life because of Yu Han, so it only made sense to separate them so that Yeon Woo could recover. However, it is treated as if she was in the wrong by doing so. Like she didn't care about him at all, when in fact she was the only one who seemed to care about his wellbeing.
3. Before he attempted to take his life, both his aunt and Yu Han see him doing suspicious things, like playing with rope and even having marks on his wrist. He was actually practicing with the rope so that he could kidnap Yu Han (he eventually changed his mind and used it on himself), but the other characters didn't know that. They both directly asked him how he was doing, but neither of them actually tried to help him before he did what he did to himself. I mean, his aunt literally told him that she knew what he was going to do and didn't stop him.


All in all, it was a great show and I really loved it, but it skipped over a lot of things. Hopefully it'll dive into them more in season 2.

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