Firstly, I am straight and I am not really a fan of BL genre but I kept seeing this on tiktok and facebook so I was intrigued. I was hesitant but kept an open mind about it and I thought its just another genre of drama and watching it will not make you less masculine or whatever stereotypes you get by watching this. I have to say, after watching the first episode, it gave me a frenzy as to what happens next so I have to keep on watching episode after episode. The story is well laid and paced with a lot of antics and as embarrassing as it maybe (which I don't care), I actually got excited and you can't help but smile. The characters are excellent in portraying their part with good chemistry and good acting. Thank God, the writers did not portray them as "extremely good looking protagonist" in which girls are chasing them and that they are super famous which I found it to be a cliche to asian dramas. Funny thing is, it prompted me to watch other BL dramas while waiting for the next episodes to be released but I did not find any (at least those that I saw) that can catch my preferences. I guess Bad Buddies set the standards for me. This series shows that the other guy need not be so feminine (which creeps me out) as other BL dramas out there. It proves that, a good story with a good romance will up the game even without explicit sex scenes and passive guys. Overall, Bad Buddies is excellent even for newbies but it will still come down to individual preferences and personally, I think some things should not have happened on some part of the story. Although I understand that they wanted something unique for the other characters, it is unique in a way that is not good ( I honestly wanted Ink to stay single while Pa could secretly like any boy). I liked this drama as a whole and I have to admit this is the gayest thing that I've done but at the same time, it was entertaining to be able to explore things that is not considered normal for straight men and I have no regrets.