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Irresistible Love – Secret of the Valet

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Love Triangle, Mature, Mean Male Lead, Meng Rui, No Actresses Names Available, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Unhealthy Relationship, Wang Bo Wen, YouthLeave a comment

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A young Shu Nian is a lonely kid who is living in an orphanage, where he hopes to find a good family that loves him. This is when Xie Yan, the son of a real estate magnate, adopts him. The latter is two years older than Shu Nian. Twenty years later, Xie Yan returns home from London after spending six years abroad and is reunited with Shu Nian. Shu Nian bumps into Ke Luo, who is also adopted from an orphanage and is a 20% shareholder of Ke’s Holdings. Both Shu Nian and Ke Luo become close; Shu Nian treats Ke Luo as his little brother. On the other hand, Jiang Yao, a ruthless and crafty girlfriend of Xie Yan starts to plot her revenge against Shu Nian after Xie Yan dumps her, as Jiang Yao found out a secret that involves a box full of photos of Xie Yan. Xie Yan is homophobic and doesn’t know that Shu Nian is gay, and to make matters worse, Shu Nian falls for Xie Yan, and Xie Yan manages to find out and asks him to leave. Soon after Xie Yan realizes that Shu Nian is the only one who can help to cool off his hot temper and gradually has a different feeling about him. (Source)

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Irresistible Love – Secret of the Valet starts by introducing the characters and how they meet. Xie Yan is a unique character where he has terrible qualities like being greedy and selfish but still have respect for his employees. He greedy about Shu Nian like a childhood teddy bear where you had it from your time as a baby and kept it with you even in adulthood. Shun Nian knows him, and that help Xie Yan realize his feelings. The movie follows your attention. I’m having trouble describing the film. Their relationship is unique and special that needs to be cherished for the rest of their lives. Would I watch it again? Oh yeah, it a movie that I pause through once. I have trouble viewing things alone because I get second-hand embarrassment or just too much fluff in one scene that I need to pause and take the fluff in spoon fulls, not the whole bottle. However, there is a part two; it can change my mind.

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Part 1 of Irresistible Love

Mr. X and I – The Groomsman

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events. (Source)

A happy gay couple celebrates their third anniversary but the relationship is threatened by a mother who wants her only son to have a proper family with kids. The other guy is willing to sacrifice the relationship so his boyfriend can be happily married to a woman. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review) 

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Mr. X and I – The Groomsman ending is not the happiest. Mr. X and I – The Groomsman shows the dynamics of traditional Chinese culture. The fact that people have sham weddings to make their families happy is sad. Families don’t realize that arrange marriage does more bad than good. It’s worsted if the spouse that you don’t love doesn’t know from the beginning. It shows the sacrifices that Eastern civilization does to make their blood family happy. People of western culture/civilization, don’t have the duty of getting married to make their family happy by sacrificing their happiness. I don’t know how common it is in eastern culture. In this episode, the main reason for the sham marriage is gossip and respect from the community. Would I watch it again? I don’t know. I know I would recommend it to people to see how different parts of the world deal with specific situations.

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Part of Mr. X and I Season 1

Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real life events. (Source)

Two boys develop a relationship that is torn apart by family as one boy sacrifices their love to protect the other. Three years later they meet again.   (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review) 

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Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing shows the sacrifices that people have to do for the ones we love. Sometimes you have to leave to protect your loved ones. If you are destined to be together, you will meet again. When? We don’t know. It shows how love is a flame that can be blown out, and It’s eternal. Would I watch it again? Maybe on a day where I want to watch something sweet and short.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

A Round Trip to Love

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Action, Adapted From A Web Novel, China, Drama, Gao Tai Yu, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Nate Huang, No Actresses Names Available, Poor Male Lead, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Thriller, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Xiang Hao, Yi ShuaiLeave a comment

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Two boys at school fall in love, but their families found out and split them up and send one to another country. They meet several years later at one company as a subordinate and boss. They become secret lovers, but the coincidence is again divided into several years. (Source)

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A Round Trip to Love was like this is what happens to lead up to this moment. It what establishes the “get to know the characters.” The beginning is a scene from the second movie. It shows how someone from an absolute wealth has to hide from family and friends. Lu Feng is a character that is very dominated and takes what he wants, which can cause a narrow line of consent to be cross. It does have concerning scene that I would advise the audience to be cautious about if you don’t like those time of theme and scenes. A Round Trip to Love feels like a pilot of a series. You know where you are trying to get to know the main plot of the series. The ending is a cliff-hanger because they came out with a part 2 for the movie. Would I watch it again? I feel like I don’t have enough information from the film to know if I can answer that question correctly and trustworthy.

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Part 1 of A Round Trip to Love

Mr. X and I- Us Against the World

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 4 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, Bullying, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, School, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events.(Source)

Two schoolboys start dating and are faced with harassment, bullying, and violence. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review)

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Us Against The World shows the relationship between two schoolboys that started by admiring each other and fall in love with each other. We see what gossip does to a group of people. It makes people so hateful and breaks relationships off. One of the characters had someone force come out before he could be comfortable with his feelings and accepting himself. We see that the couple at the end are still together even though one of them will lose his popularity to the fact he fell in love. I wish there are more series like this where we see stories of the struggle of a group of people whether it the LGBT+ community, by the color of your skin or your gender. Us Against The World shows the innocent love between two people and the fights of the relationship. I like that fact that this is all true stories. The acting is suitable for people who are still so young. Would I watch it again? Yes, it only 10 minutes long and make you feel happy that their love is strong enough for the struggle they will face.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

I Go To School Not By Bus

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Acceptance, Gay Character, Hong Kong, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, School, Short Film, Youth, Zeno KooLeave a comment

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A coming out of age story of 2 secondary school students who study in a Christian school. Ming, is in the closet and Hei is openly gay, “I go to school, not by bus” is a story of self-discovery, struggle thru love, loneliness, religion in the no-regret-rebellious-moment. (Source)

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I Go To School Not By Bus is a cute story about young love. It’s 35 minutes long and makes you want more of Ming and Hei’s love. The ending can signify in two different ways. I would watch it till the end of the video; it has an extra scene after the credits. The movie does have the whole Homosexuality is a sin talk in the film. The movie is very innocent, like in the way they show the characters. This movie has a significant meaning to it. Would I watch it again? Yes, it has just the right message, and the actors are awesome with making the theme go through.

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Long Time No See

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2017, 4 out of 5 stars, Action, Assassin, Drama, Gangster, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Hidden Identity, Kim Myung Hwan, Mature, Nudity, Ra Sun Young, Romance, Sexual Content, South Korea, Steamy Kiss, Tak Woo Suk, Web Series, Won Tae San, Yeon Seung HoLeave a comment

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The renown hitman, ‘Flying Dagger’, bumps into ‘Wild Dog’, who happens to be a hired assassin for mobster ‘Black Leopard’. While both of them try to be incognito, they cannot help falling in love with each other. However, ‘Wild Dog’ has a secret that he couldn’t confide to ‘Flying Dagger.’ After all, ‘Flying Dagger’ and ‘Wild Dog’ reveal their secret identities to each other during the fight led by their bosses. They run into danger as gangsters brand them as traitors. Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love? (Source)

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Long Time No See is an excellent short series that has a unique plotline. The acting is brilliant. In this series, you feel the love they have for each other. I wish it wasn’t so quick and had had the time to developed better. However, this series is an underappreciated series. This series has violence in it. Even though the series is about assassins/hitman, it has it just sweet lovey moments that make you fall in love with the main characters. I would recommend this series if you have about an hour and 30 minutes to waste. The only bad part of the series was the ending. I don’t know why I didn’t like it and its not something you expect from the series. Would you watch it again? Yes, I would watch this and get my friends interested in this. It’s so sweet and lovely.

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  • Vimeo (This is not free. I think it worth the money.)

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Seven Days: Friday – Sunday

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Manga, Bisexual Character, Calm Male Lead, Drama, First Love, G - All Ages, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, High School, Hirose Tomoki, Hiyori Yuki, Japan, Romance, School, Takiguchi Yukihiro, Tanaka Hinako, Yamada James TakeshiLeave a comment

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Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest, the relationship began on a Monday, and dumped on a Sunday. What he did not expect were the feelings that went beyond friendship that emerged. It’s now Friday, and the end is approaching. But is it? Yuzuru may be mourning the inevitable, but what about Touji? Friday begins the end, but Sunday reveals all.  (Source)

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Seven Days: Friday – Sunday is the second part of the Seven Days movie series, and I feel like it ended on a sweet note. The movie has the overused plot pointer. The “they don’t communicate their feels which cause a disconnect.” The kisses have a lack of romantic feelings. However, you can look at it like this is their first real relationship which causes the whole am I doing this right feel. I want to say this movie has that innocent and first true love feeling to it. Their passion is what most people who want to fall in love want to have. Would I watch this again? Yes on a rainy day where I want to see the love between two people. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to feel a relationship in a short amount of time.

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Part 2 of the Seven Day Movie Series

HIStory2: Right or Wrong

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2018, 5 out of 5 stars, Age Gap, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Han Chang, Jiang Chang Hui, LGBT+ Parents, Not Yet Rated, Oscar Chiu, Romance, Single Parent, Steamy Kiss, Student/Teacher, Taiwan, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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The story is about a cynical father and a young boy get together after some weird accidents.Shi Yi Jie is an associate professor of The Department of Anthropology and he is a divorced single man. He has an 8-year-old daughter called Yo Yo. He single-handedly raises his daughter.After encountering Fei Sheng Zhe by accident, the three of them have sparked some fire. (Source)

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HIStory2: Right or Wrong is a spectacular series that I fell in love with it in the first episode. It plays in the whole student and teacher relationship. However, they don’t make all about forbidden love. There’s an age gap of 12 years in it. I do have to say it is very jumpy in the first episode. The plot is like a slow burn story for a while. They develop over the fact that they both care about Yo Yo, which is super essential when children of a past relationship are involved with the living situation. It talks about the fear of coming out and the prior damage from involvement in any relationship. The series is the best to watch on any day because the episodes are under 25 minutes. There are eight episodes. The main focus is the fact that Yo Yo adores them. I just amazed that Yo Yo was one of the main focus. I see a lot of real-life relationships not put the kids’ opinion in becoming a new family unit. Would you watch this again? Hell yeah! The series has been one of my favorite series to watch. The acting is fantastic and looks real. It has hilarious moments. I will probably watch this again before the year is over.

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Part of HIStory Season 2

Seven Days: Monday – Thursday

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Manga, Bisexual Character, Calm Male Lead, Drama, G - All Ages, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, High School, Hirose Tomoki, Hiyori Yuki, Japan, Nice Male Lead, Romance, School, Takiguchi Yukihiro, Tanaka Hinako, Yamada James TakeshiLeave a comment

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Bright and early one Monday morning, Shino Yuzuru asks Seryou Touji out on a lark when they run into each other at the school gate. Seryou, who’s immensely popular, has the odd habit of going out with anyone who asks him out first at the beginning of the week, then promptly dumping them at the end of it. “Anyone” apparently includes male upperclassmen like Shino, and as a boyfriend, Seryou is perfect–unfailingly thoughtful and kind. Shino, obviously, has no intention of being in a serious relationship with Seryou. (Source)

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Seven Days: Monday – Thursday is the first part of the Seven Day movie series. Seven Days: Monday – Thursday is a sweet and innocent movie that shows the emotional part of the relationship. You start to fall in love with the main couple in the film. The ending is a cliffhanger because there is a sequel. The one thing that the summary gets wrong is that Seryou is not the one doing the dumping it the girl he dates that drop him. Seryou does have some drama with his brother’s on and off again girlfriend. This movie showed in Seryou’s point of view of the relationship. You start to see him fall in love with Shino. Would you watch it again? Oh yeah, it shows more of the build-up of a relationship before doing physical things like kissing and holding hands. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to watch something that is more developed in a relationship. I would warn that the kiss is awkward.

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Part 1 of the Seven Day Movie Series