Song Han Gyeom as Seo Do Yoon in Jazz For Two (2024)

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JAZZ FOR TWO 재즈처럼 (2024) dir. Song Soo Lim & Kang Hye Rim

Why... why are you doing this?

It brings me back an old memory... When we first met.

Jo Taehyun and Lee Dayeol [Shin Yechan and Kim Jaehan] from A Shoulder to Cry On cameo in Jazz for Two

What am I going to do with Seo Do Yoon?

Since he is apparently a boy who likes to get hit.

Well, I'm not going to be normal about him.

That's for damn sure.

Our dating sim traumatised me so bad I recognised this location in one second

This show is so BEAUTIFUL. SeHeon brings out the soul in Taeyi, without him he's truly dead inside. I loved this pairing SO MUCH

In Gagaoolala we trust 💪

21.03.24

Jazz For Two - Ep 7-8

I was very into this series from episodes 1-6, but regarding episodes 7-8: wtf lmao.

First of all, I'll honestly admit that after Tae Yi's reaction to the kiss and his werid, sexual attack on Se Heon, I wasn't able to enjoy this series as much as I used to 🤷‍♀�� I don't know if it's because of that or in general, but the tone of the show changed for me from previous episodes.

It seems to me that the series wasted its potential, that it had some intentions that it was unable to implement, either due to lack of time, lack of willingness, or lack of opportunity to delve into the topic of homophobia and abuse. In my review of episodes 1-6, I wrote that the series has a The Eight Sense vibe, but that's what it was- just the vibe. Because The Eight Sense didn't leave issues behind, they didn't deal with them half-heartedly, barely touched upon (well, maybe apart from the issue of "friends", but that was at the end anyway and it wasn't something important for MLs). Unfortunately, JFT touched, skipped over and completely ignored literally every topic: domestic violence, homophobia manifested in violence, including sexual one, depression, internalized homophobia, fear…

Personally, I prefer BL series that take place in a "bubble of acceptance" where homophobia doesn't exist. For many reasons, one of them is how homophobia is most of the times treated and "cured" in the series. I think that homophobia in JFT had the potential to be a very good main theme of the series, but unfortunately the series failed to meet the challenge: homophobia exists, is very unpleasant and is not resolved in any logical way. People affected by it just magically "heal" themselves, or after a while… it stops being an issue. Seriously.

The story is there, they just had to delve into it and not be afraid of difficult, heavy topics. I have the impression that I know what the creators wanted to convey, but they chose the wrong scenes and the wrong "means of communication". For example, why Se Heon's agony when he realizes that his brother indirectly caused the suicide of his boyfriend's brother was not shown. How he struggles with it, how he thinks that breaking up with his boyfriend is the right thing to do. Instead, he is shown as someone who knows that his brother rejected Tae Yi's brother's love, resulting in tragedy, and he does the EXACT SAME THING. I thought about this connection immediately, didn't it occur to the creators?

The second couple: a tough, harsh babygirl and his "love nemesis": they simply ceases to exist. WHY. Again - the potential was right there.

This series had incredible potential, killer couples, a great story and a theme that could have turned this series into another The Eight Sense or Love For a Love's Sake. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. (So I decided to focus only on nice scenes and ignore the rest 😚)

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Why? Why are we hiding? Because it's a prohibited area. Is it? Of course. We might have got into trouble! I didn't even realize it, I was so confident...

JAZZ FOR TWO 재즈처럼 (2024) dir. Song Soo Lim & Kang Hye Rim

I'm in so much pain after watching Jazz for Two. I am desperately suffering from how good this dorama was.

It’s just a story about four people with broken hearts coming together and creating the best jazz song ever. We watch their whole journey, the formation of their relationship, the misunderstandings, the inability to talk. I think I went through all five stages of acceptance while watching it.

And how much the story was influenced by the personal tragedies of all the characters was the last straw.

I think this is one of the best doramas in recent times!

I don't understand your intentions at all. - It's because of you...

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The lyrics on the shirt Han Tae Yi is wearing in Jazz for Two when he keeps having nightmares of his brother . . .

Wish I could, I could've said goodbye I would've said what I wanted to Maybe even cried for you If I knew it would be the last time I would've broke my heart in two Tryna save a part of you

They are the lyrics to Lady Gaga's Grammy-award winning and Oscar-nominated song "I'll Never Love Again" from the 2018 movie A Star is Born, and her character sings it as a memorial to her husband who died by suicide.

So . . . yeah.

Parallels.