Nitiman (2021)

Painfully Average

I read a lot of reviews saying this series was underrated and I can see where they are coming from BUT there are a number of qualms I have overall.

Things that were odd -
- Jin treating Bbomb like a doormat and Bbomb being controlling, his lack of trust in Jin dominated the majority of the series and honestly I'm unsure why Jin ends up falling for him. Probably because Bbomb will do anything for him at the drop of a hat. I think Jin's most used phrases were "I'm hungry, come pick me up" and "I'm drunk, come pick me up" the amount of times he answered the phone like this, without even a hello was almost hilarious.
- Undeveloped side characters. I would have loved to know more about Aim, Kooper, Song, Jay, Keam and Ball! Maybe they will be explored in another drama but I have minimal interest in watching another series because the storyline centred around the main couple to much.
- Both the main couples friendship groups, honestly I liked the individual characters but they would have the most bizarre ideas while together like spiking drinks. Always a big no no.
- Typical University setting where one character fell for the other long before they knew each other. Please let this storyline die, I beg.

Things I like -
- Jin is such a social butterfly, I loved it! But it was also his downfall.
- Pace of the drama was good
- Some of the characters were super cute like Ball. Also, Bbomb's friends who were in a band together were super cool on stage which is why I've scored the music in this drama pretty high.
- The acting overall was really good but the actors playing Jin and Bbomb could have upped the intimacy a bit, by that I mean hand holding, eye contact etc. Like, Bbomb stayed in Jin's room every night but apart from a few awkward hugs there was no intimacy. Maybe this is the directors fault rather the actors but it made me think that the main characters weren't into each other all that much.


Overall an okay series to pass the time but there is a lot of dramas out there that are similar and a lot better in my opinion!

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BL writers need to do better!!!!

This reminds me a lot of TharnType. Has that similar one sided love story between college classmates living in dorms, subpar acting, lazy writing, with mediocre dialogue and awkward cringey scenes. The kissing and love scenes  however in TharnType were next level probably the best of any BL. With all that being said 😅 Nitiman wasn't all terrible. There were a few cute moments here and there once you got past all the corny ones. I loved whenever Jin was on the screen, he is too freaking cute, can't get enough of him. I will say though that this series should've been cut down to about 5 or 6 episodes. Nearly every episode was stretched and filled with a bunch of boring filler scenes with robotic dialogue and acting that lasted an eternity. I'd much rather quality scenes that actually added to the plot than 20 million drunk bar scenes or watching Jin and Bbomb's friends be jerks and try to sabotage their relationship for the 100th time for no reason at all. Overall a low quality BL with cringey acting and lazy writing but semi watchable thanks to Jin and Bbomb's cute moments.

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One time watch

This series is pretty much same like all BL'S but with a twist
Jin n Bbomb are good but the intense chemistry felt missing..
Jin wants to be with his partner but dont want to accept it in front of everyone.. Trust issue cause ur a playboy.. The story is good cute n not clingy characters n actors are also good but something was missing in emotions..

.. Comparatively its average sort of series though all characters had a closure but still confused for few like with song n jay.. Keam n ball too why his story not focused at all may be if they make a season2..
Only 2-3 kiss scene... One forced second mutual 3rd on hand... There was loss of emotion in many scenes.. Like they r always staying angry type.. Many things are working back of the mind
Worth watching onces, may many will really love it
Overall okay okay

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As I said “been there, done that”

Ok so I have complaints with regards to the series:

1. I don't really get why each episode are so long. It just gave me snoozes and boredom sighs, like damn is that it. I'm dissatisfied how long each ep, this should have been shorter than my favorite short ass Korean BLs.

2. The story or plot is plain used already and the pacing is too slow for me. There were no oomph with the storyline whatsoever that keeps my interest. This should have been a mini series of some sort at least for me. There's few more to flesh out in the plot that can be accomplished even if it's just a mini-series.

3. Acting, um, good. Let's move on.

4. Chemistries? The main leads fine, KaownahTurbo yes. Fourwheels and the other one is great, greater than the main lead. I wished they explored more about Fourwheels and the other guy because chemistry is overflowing and captured my attention. Wished they have more screen time, they deserved it.

So that's that. Never really mind about anything in this series. I never was really looking forward watching this, neither did I set high expectations with this. This series gave two redeemers (Fourwheels and the other guy, damn I forgot his name and Kaownah and Turbo). This series is not bad it's just not it for me. Well at least this is not that awful unlike Myday The Series ehem oopsie. That's all y'all!!

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Nice to watch

It's an ordinary plain vanilla BL, so if you're expecting something extraordinary, don't watch.

However, it doesn't mean this show is bad. I mean, it's a typical storyline for BL, but that also means, it's SWEET and CUTE couple, as that's typical too, right? :)

I watch this drama while waiting for another drama to complete airing. So, I'd say, this can go to your back-up list drama but not the kind that goes to your top choice or rewatch

I must say, there are some funny moments thou, which is really nice.

Overall, I will say its a decent drama.

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I love this drama-

This drama is best- Everything good about this show-
that way he act OMG i love it...that love for him is make you watch other episode......that is first BL drama i ever watch
and this drama wanna me watch more BL drama lol....
I am looking other drama like this scared crush- .if anyone know other drama like this please give me name
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another cute uni drama about two people falling in love

cute, fluffy and a nice filler drama. watched it in one sitting. i love how natural the characters were nicely written and acted. the plot and dialogues flowed so naturally. everyone's chemistry towards each other as a lover or a friend was amazing. it was well executed. it deserves an eight out of ten just by how much the writer put their minds behind every action and word that comes out of the actors' mouths.

could've scored higher if it wasn't a normal love story between two people falling in love - needed a kick, a spice that was missing and therefore the rewatch value is only a one star. the only "conflict" they had was about how both of the mains lacked confidence in their own ways. it lacked drama from external sources. other than that, i recommend watching it cuz it's a fun one.

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Not Great, But Not Bad Either.

Where to start?

Short Summary: We have a typical college playboy, Jin who is presumptuously straight as we open the show with him being dumped by his gf Aim, fall in love with Bbomb, a boy from another faculty. Bbomb pursues Jin who eventually succumbs to his charms, and eventually accepts Bbomb. The two get together, have some turbulence, and we find out that Bbomb has always liked Jin--since freshman year. Aim ended up dated Jin, and felt guilty that she took her cousin (Bbomb's) love interest away and decides to have both friend groups work together in secret to help Jin fall in love with Bbomb.

Overall, the plot is quite mediocre and the acting sometimes is also mediocre. Sometimes, it seems like Bbomb couldn't remember his lines and they did several cuts and back and forth to make it feel less obvious. I think these two actors may be novices which is fine, but it reminded me a lot of Lovesick, where you could see that the actors were still learning how to act. Sometimes, I wasn't convinced about what they were talking about.

Some characters seemed quite random and really served no reason to be in the drama except to pair up with someone at the end?

Keam's character was the most bizarre because he seemed to be into Bbomb, then he had a gf, he seemed to be into Jin, and then he was into Ball? It was like, who is he into?

Song drugging Bbomb in one of the episodes was weird, especially how only one person in that group was upset by their actions, and everyone else was okay with it.

Bbomb forcing a kiss onto Jin was also weird to watch. What was even weirder was that after that kiss, Jin falls in love?

The ending was quite vague too. It tried to tie loose ends by giving everyone a significant other to pair off with. Which again was with each other. Is this like, a Thai drama's version of Gossip Girl? Where every character dates each other?

Finally, I didn't understand why both group of friends would agree to try to change Jin, who right when the drama began presented as straight and had never dated a man, suddenly force him to fall in love with Bbomb. Like, how would they know that Jin would be bisexual, or might be open to the idea of falling for a man when he never showed interest in men to begin with?

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