16:02 Lens-less glasses are actually a common fashion accessory! I've noticed them most frequently in miscellaneous Korean media I've watched. Sometimes it's to hide eye puffiness, sometimes is just for the aesthetics/vibe, and there're other reasons too I'm sure. I think in this case it's for the aesthetics... I mean he's handsome regardless, but he did look really good in those frames! 18:46 out and about with his own personal "villain"...without his hat!~ o:
Personally (as a digital artist), he draws digitally and that’s his job (so he must be doing it alot) he uses blue light glasses to not get headaches and stuff, and why it doesn’t have a lens on is probably because it would be hard to film without picking up reflections
@@Hankonater I'm sure that's why they originated and it's probably not as common as I made it sound in my original comment, but I have occasionally noticed an idol/artist/actor wear some in livestreams/behind content (to hide puffiness or because they weren't wearing makeup yet).
I'm really enjoying watching this with you. I didn't actually like this show much when it first came out, maybe I was in a weird mood? lol But it's much more enjoyable with you! So thanks for that 😍 Side note: what you were labeling as 'OCD' is actually a misnomer. Sang Woo is more "autistic coded" with how he acts and sees the world. He is extra organized because that's just how his brain works - it helps him focus and calms the anxiety he may feel from the craziness of the world around him. OCD is actually a pretty severe disorder with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that come from thinking that something very bad will happen if they don't do the compulsive thing that's stuck in their head... like needing to wash a cup 5 times or they will get sick and die. OCD can get quite serious and usually requires psychotherapy and medication. Have you seen Heartstopper? Season 3 deals with OCD and explains it quite well.
Thank you so much for the little lesson! I think I throw the OCD a bit too carelessly and should be more conscious on using it appropriately. And yes, Heartstopper is one of my favourite shows ❤️ Charlie🥺 I reacted to the first episode on YT, the rest is on my Patreon.
Love the reaction, I mostly skip some reactions since they don't talk about the scenes at all, but I watch yours from start to finish... And if you would be interested in another bl drama, I would suggest you Love for Love's Sake (It's a Korean drama, and it was on top of it's charts when it came out in January this year.)
19:20 [laughing, smiling] "The smile! I can't! This show is so cute." That. That right there. A series succeeds within the BL genre if it can generate that type of response from viewers on a consistent basis. *Semantic Error* makes almost no effort to be a Gay series. (See reply below.) But it does not need to. This production gets right the most basic traits of the BL genre: features a same-sex courtship/romance at the core of the story; creates compelling characters; stars actors who clicked with each other; makes viewers feel good. Those are the protoypical elements of a BL series. That is why I list this series among my Top Ten BL series (out of 300+ that i have sat through). [Note: the next paragraph continues a conversation begun in the comments to this channel's RV to the second episode of *Bad Buddy* , where Fabi mused about the boundary between BL and Gay content. That post describes how I distinguish BL from Gay for analysis and criticism while simultaneously contending that any such distinction is irrelevant when viewing. Instead, the point, for a viewer, is to ask whether the story and characters are interesting.] In my Venn diagram demarcating an imagined boundary between BL and Gay genres, both categories qualify as queer content, but represent separate, but overlapping, subcategories of queer. Any given series can be more one than the other--or a hybrid. Four examples from my personal Top Ten demonstrate how flexible (or meaningless) these categories are. All four series are excellent (to me) because the plot engaged me, the characters caught my fancy, and the finished product made me _feel_ the feels. First, Semantic Error fits almost entirely in the BL circle, with minimal extension into the Gay circle. Second, overtly gay themes occasionally pop into clear view as Bad Buddy unfolds; so, its position within my Venn diagram is _mostly_ in the BL, but it straddles both categories to a greater extent than SemErr. [Pauses to imagine Pat and Pran straddling--nope, nope. Nevermind.] Third, the most recent addition to my Top Ten: Love in the Big City (Korea, 2024), which depicts the life of a young gay man living in Seoul. This series is so centered on gay culture and gay-as-lifestyle that I would hesitate to label this one as BL at all except there's a tendency among fans (but not among LGBT academics or activists) to label all Asian-produced queer content as BL. (The margin, perhaps, between vernacular discourse and expert terms of art.) In any event, I could identify with the lead character as a gay man, despite generational and cultural/national differences. Fourth, my all-time favorite, sitting at #1, Cherry Magic (Japan, 2020) is all-BL, with nary a shred of the quaities commonly associated with gay fare. The romance in this series is so sweet and pure, even gay men might miss the fact that neither Kurosawa or Adachi ever identifies as gay, questions his sexual identity, or ponders how a same-sex romance might upend life as he's known it. The story just depicts the process of two people (who happen to be the same sex) fall for one another. Courtship, well-told, is the essence of BL romantic storytelling, and Cherry Magic nails it.
"Semantic Error makes almost no effort to be a Gay series." Except that Yu Na and Chae Young discuss his romantic history in a way that suggests she is familiar with him dating men, and that his growing attraction to Sang Wu fits a pattern. Neither finds the development surprising. We can infer that Chae Young is at least implicitly queer before the series starts. The series doesn't really make viewers confront the issue of sexual identity. These queer threads exist by inference, whereas a work trying to establish gay genre bona fides would have drawn attention to the queer themes. This muted approach to acknowledging queer identity is a bug common to many K-BL series. At least one character seems to be recognizably gay; yet, the writing seldom wants to focus viewer attention on any possible implications of that truth, such as the existence of a gay community. A lot gets left unsaid in K-BL, perhaps to avoid offending broad audiences who may be disturbed by gay themes if they become too overt. Viewers in the know will see behind the facade, while others see less. That is certainly an erasure of queer lives, a vestige of self-censorship. But in a culture still conservative regarding non-normative sexual practices, su h a tactic may enhance market appeal and minimize negative publicity. The summer's protests (political) regarding Love in the Big City illustrates the dangers of making gay themes too prominent.
I want to write like you do! There was so much detail there! I love the reasoning behind your top BLS, and it makes sense to me. After I watch the shows you’ve mentioned, I’ll come back to this message to reflect a bit more. Thank you! 🤩
I sort of picked up on what you said about Chae Young dating men before, or at least on how it was subtly implied. It is rather sad that they have to do it this way to avoid offending anyone 🙂↕️ I guess it’s something I’ll get used to across other K-BL shows too.
Hihi I subscribed when you began reacting to semantic error… it’s one of my Favourite Korean bl’s…. and your reactions are very fun to watch… Other Korean bl’s at the top of my list The eighth sense Let free the curse of taekwondo To my star 1&2 Unintentional love story Lately I’ve been leaning towards Taiwanese and Japanese bl I love Tokyo in April is Happy of the end ( bl? Not sure… maybe more mature queer? But stunning) Kiseki dear to me I highly recommend all of them really looking forward to the rest of semantic error 💜🇨🇦
I love your reactions, you're so funny!!! thanks for the react. please consider watching Love For Love's Sake in the future. It's one of the best BL dramas out there!
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I like your reactions they are fun to watch you make me laugh!
Thanks! 🤪
16:02 Lens-less glasses are actually a common fashion accessory! I've noticed them most frequently in miscellaneous Korean media I've watched. Sometimes it's to hide eye puffiness, sometimes is just for the aesthetics/vibe, and there're other reasons too I'm sure. I think in this case it's for the aesthetics... I mean he's handsome regardless, but he did look really good in those frames!
18:46 out and about with his own personal "villain"...without his hat!~ o:
Ahh! Fair enough! I guess I'm going to start seeing it more often in other shows. And I agree with you, he looks gorgeous with the glasses haha
Well lens-less glasses is mostly a movie/tv thing. It's so the lenses don't pick up any reflections in them during filming.
Personally (as a digital artist), he draws digitally and that’s his job (so he must be doing it alot) he uses blue light glasses to not get headaches and stuff, and why it doesn’t have a lens on is probably because it would be hard to film without picking up reflections
@@Hankonater I'm sure that's why they originated and it's probably not as common as I made it sound in my original comment, but I have occasionally noticed an idol/artist/actor wear some in livestreams/behind content (to hide puffiness or because they weren't wearing makeup yet).
I'm really enjoying watching this with you. I didn't actually like this show much when it first came out, maybe I was in a weird mood? lol But it's much more enjoyable with you! So thanks for that 😍
Side note: what you were labeling as 'OCD' is actually a misnomer. Sang Woo is more "autistic coded" with how he acts and sees the world. He is extra organized because that's just how his brain works - it helps him focus and calms the anxiety he may feel from the craziness of the world around him.
OCD is actually a pretty severe disorder with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that come from thinking that something very bad will happen if they don't do the compulsive thing that's stuck in their head... like needing to wash a cup 5 times or they will get sick and die. OCD can get quite serious and usually requires psychotherapy and medication.
Have you seen Heartstopper? Season 3 deals with OCD and explains it quite well.
Thank you so much for the little lesson! I think I throw the OCD a bit too carelessly and should be more conscious on using it appropriately.
And yes, Heartstopper is one of my favourite shows ❤️ Charlie🥺 I reacted to the first episode on YT, the rest is on my Patreon.
OMG! I LOVE SEMANTIC ERROR! 🥰 its one of my favs. im so excited to rewatch with u. 😁
it is a great bl watched it to many times
2:47 romantic devil😂😂😅
😂
Love the reaction, I mostly skip some reactions since they don't talk about the scenes at all, but I watch yours from start to finish...
And if you would be interested in another bl drama, I would suggest you Love for Love's Sake (It's a Korean drama, and it was on top of it's charts when it came out in January this year.)
Did I watch this on Patreon already? Yes
Am I watching it again here? Absolutely
Aww love your reactions. And the actors are both Kpop idols which is a great fun fact.
19:20 [laughing, smiling] "The smile! I can't! This show is so cute."
That. That right there. A series succeeds within the BL genre if it can generate that type of response from viewers on a consistent basis. *Semantic Error* makes almost no effort to be a Gay series. (See reply below.) But it does not need to. This production gets right the most basic traits of the BL genre: features a same-sex courtship/romance at the core of the story; creates compelling characters; stars actors who clicked with each other; makes viewers feel good. Those are the protoypical elements of a BL series. That is why I list this series among my Top Ten BL series (out of 300+ that i have sat through).
[Note: the next paragraph continues a conversation begun in the comments to this channel's RV to the second episode of *Bad Buddy* , where Fabi mused about the boundary between BL and Gay content. That post describes how I distinguish BL from Gay for analysis and criticism while simultaneously contending that any such distinction is irrelevant when viewing. Instead, the point, for a viewer, is to ask whether the story and characters are interesting.]
In my Venn diagram demarcating an imagined boundary between BL and Gay genres, both categories qualify as queer content, but represent separate, but overlapping, subcategories of queer. Any given series can be more one than the other--or a hybrid. Four examples from my personal Top Ten demonstrate how flexible (or meaningless) these categories are. All four series are excellent (to me) because the plot engaged me, the characters caught my fancy, and the finished product made me _feel_ the feels. First, Semantic Error fits almost entirely in the BL circle, with minimal extension into the Gay circle. Second, overtly gay themes occasionally pop into clear view as Bad Buddy unfolds; so, its position within my Venn diagram is _mostly_ in the BL, but it straddles both categories to a greater extent than SemErr. [Pauses to imagine Pat and Pran straddling--nope, nope. Nevermind.] Third, the most recent addition to my Top Ten: Love in the Big City (Korea, 2024), which depicts the life of a young gay man living in Seoul. This series is so centered on gay culture and gay-as-lifestyle that I would hesitate to label this one as BL at all except there's a tendency among fans (but not among LGBT academics or activists) to label all Asian-produced queer content as BL. (The margin, perhaps, between vernacular discourse and expert terms of art.) In any event, I could identify with the lead character as a gay man, despite generational and cultural/national differences. Fourth, my all-time favorite, sitting at #1, Cherry Magic (Japan, 2020) is all-BL, with nary a shred of the quaities commonly associated with gay fare. The romance in this series is so sweet and pure, even gay men might miss the fact that neither Kurosawa or Adachi ever identifies as gay, questions his sexual identity, or ponders how a same-sex romance might upend life as he's known it. The story just depicts the process of two people (who happen to be the same sex) fall for one another. Courtship, well-told, is the essence of BL romantic storytelling, and Cherry Magic nails it.
"Semantic Error makes almost no effort to be a Gay series."
Except that Yu Na and Chae Young discuss his romantic history in a way that suggests she is familiar with him dating men, and that his growing attraction to Sang Wu fits a pattern. Neither finds the development surprising. We can infer that Chae Young is at least implicitly queer before the series starts. The series doesn't really make viewers confront the issue of sexual identity. These queer threads exist by inference, whereas a work trying to establish gay genre bona fides would have drawn attention to the queer themes.
This muted approach to acknowledging queer identity is a bug common to many K-BL series. At least one character seems to be recognizably gay; yet, the writing seldom wants to focus viewer attention on any possible implications of that truth, such as the existence of a gay community. A lot gets left unsaid in K-BL, perhaps to avoid offending broad audiences who may be disturbed by gay themes if they become too overt. Viewers in the know will see behind the facade, while others see less. That is certainly an erasure of queer lives, a vestige of self-censorship. But in a culture still conservative regarding non-normative sexual practices, su h a tactic may enhance market appeal and minimize negative publicity. The summer's protests (political) regarding Love in the Big City illustrates the dangers of making gay themes too prominent.
I want to write like you do! There was so much detail there! I love the reasoning behind your top BLS, and it makes sense to me. After I watch the shows you’ve mentioned, I’ll come back to this message to reflect a bit more. Thank you! 🤩
I sort of picked up on what you said about Chae Young dating men before, or at least on how it was subtly implied.
It is rather sad that they have to do it this way to avoid offending anyone 🙂↕️ I guess it’s something I’ll get used to across other K-BL shows too.
Hihi
I subscribed when you began reacting to semantic error… it’s one of my Favourite Korean bl’s…. and your reactions are very fun to watch…
Other Korean bl’s at the top of my list
The eighth sense
Let free the curse of taekwondo
To my star 1&2
Unintentional love story
Lately I’ve been leaning towards Taiwanese and Japanese bl
I love
Tokyo in April is
Happy of the end ( bl? Not sure… maybe more mature queer? But stunning)
Kiseki dear to me
I highly recommend all of them really looking forward to the rest of semantic error
💜🇨🇦
This is one of my favs as well🥰
I really enjoy your reactions. Waiting for an update on bad buddy as well.
Please react to We Best Love too.
I love your videos and at the same time I can practise my English
I love your reactions, you're so funny!!! thanks for the react. please consider watching Love For Love's Sake in the future. It's one of the best BL dramas out there!
pleaseeee i want moooore Brazilian here lovely
Please react to "Love in the big city" that's a very good series im sure you will like it👌🏻👌🏻❤️❤️
Nyc reaction 😊 can you also pliz react to to "The eclipse " am sure you will love it❤
please watch the time of fever
Vid title is wrong. Says you're reacting to ep 2 & 3 but you're reacting to 3 & 4
Thank you for flagging this! 🫶🏽 fixed!
It's based on a manwha so yah.
can you pls make your patreon reactions free for semantic error ??
😂
automatic translation please
Sorted 🫶🏽