GELBOYS - Episode 1 Reaction
Added 2025-02-13 03:26:07 +0000 UTC
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This is one of my top shows of the year. The fact that it was primarily shot with an iPhone blows my mind. Love that it’s by Boss Kuno too. So much to experience in the next eps. 😭
Nicole J
2025-03-15 03:26:09 +0000 UTCGives me 80s and 90s vibes, reminds me of that Madonna movie called Desperately seeking Susan but in the modern world
Nancy
2025-02-16 17:15:52 +0000 UTCyou said the main character reminds u of OFF but all i see is jj (jaylerr) LOL
haechanful
2025-02-14 19:07:00 +0000 UTCthis series is giving me OG SKAM vibes somehow
excobs
2025-02-14 18:56:14 +0000 UTCI love this series!!! It's so fresh, new and exciting. It's so different from all the previous BLs I've watched. Great selection Javi!
Glenn Stewart
2025-02-14 02:09:24 +0000 UTCBe sure to check out the YouTube Channel Looke_World. They seem to be doing a bonus video or "side story" each episode. https://youtu.be/1g42lo9q5C4?si=cDEr-yYtT87OlZxs So many of the Thai BL we watch are so 'sterile' the world is empty (likely to budget) and seldom looks 'lived in.' Moonlight Chicken came close. Honestly if I had to sit through another Thai BL with nonstop sound effects (Moos, cow bell, blinks) I was going crazy. Five years of listening to it, is too much. Such a relief! This is truly a love letter to Bangkok. I have heard they shot this on an iPhone, likely using some advanced rigs and shot in Log for better color grading, but this style really gives a documentary vibe. I also really like the BTS as a coming age moment of 'freedom'. Many Western teenagers get access to a car at 16, and seeing our Gelboy use his newfound freedom to find himself a faen and after school freedom is a right of passage for any teen. Lets hope our cringe hero can keep up with the games being played!
Everything-on-a-bl-bagel
2025-02-13 23:12:04 +0000 UTCAha now, I know 👊🤭 My son skipping school.
Eyra Montalvo
2025-02-13 20:43:50 +0000 UTCI’m glad they put “hype boy” on the soundtrack because this show is so new jeans coded. Youthful colorful messiness.
Renato Alves
2025-02-13 14:52:53 +0000 UTCI'm telling you, it's absolutely amazing. The whole script, the characters, the setting, the dialogue, it's all so realistic and honest. The story is super modern, like if it was set in 2025, but the way it's filmed, the way it uses space, the sounds of the city, all the visuals make it feel like indie cinema from the 1990s. So, it's modern and up to date, but at the same time, it feels really nostalgic. I've already watched it three times and I'm loving it more each time.
Tálay Sĕedam
2025-02-13 14:46:29 +0000 UTCYESSS omg Lotte is exactly who I was talking about! 😄
ReactionsByJavi
2025-02-13 14:31:44 +0000 UTCOhhh looking at his nails it’s been 3 or 4 weeks by the way as someone that gets their nails done every month I think that’s what it looks like and depending on the artist it could be more
2309
2025-02-13 14:02:27 +0000 UTCSomeone said in YouTube « "Gel nails or Lep Gel (Nail = Lep)" in Thailand is often used as slang to describe someone, usually a guy, who is seen as being a bit feminine, sassy, or flamboyant. It's kind of like calling someone "girly" in a playful or even admiring way. »
Jimmysea
2025-02-13 13:34:29 +0000 UTCI just saw that this series was released and you are already here as here😅 I would like to see your reaction to the Japanese series "When it rains it pours", so far 5 episodes have been released and I had a good impression😍
Sasha
2025-02-13 13:32:04 +0000 UTCAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH OMG OMG OMG YESSSSSSSSSS OMG YESSS I SCREAMED OUT LOUD
2309
2025-02-13 12:56:38 +0000 UTCYesss Javi, I'm glad u picked it up. Thanksss a bunchhhh
Narakswy
2025-02-13 12:28:48 +0000 UTCI was going to watch this last night (but changed my mind because i'm doing pit babe right here and going through it just like you lol), so i'm so glad i waited and i'll be able to enjoy this show with you. lets just gooooo
Bernardo Rosa
2025-02-13 11:30:22 +0000 UTCIt's amazing how universal some of our experiences and feelings are, because what do you mean this show made my old, european ass nostalgic? this show feels like a nice breath of fresh air, I'm obsessed after just one episode.
lanthoma
2025-02-13 09:29:55 +0000 UTCYay!!! I’m already obsessed with them! Love the aesthetics and the whole vibe. I’m not sure what it is, but I genuinely enjoy when a show incorporates the subway into its storyline. It feels more like real urban life to me, like I already know the city more
Leandro Benedito
2025-02-13 09:05:05 +0000 UTCTo be honest, I didn't want to watch this series. I wasn't really interested. BUT if you're watching it, then I had to at least take a look... 😉🤪 And I really had to smile the whole episode because YES... that's exactly how it was at that age when you had a crush... I recognize a lot of myself in him...🤣
Luja
2025-02-13 08:45:30 +0000 UTCIt’s so good so far! And apparently the whole series was filmed using two phones
Nyah
2025-02-13 08:03:43 +0000 UTCYEAAHHHHHHH
Jimmysea
2025-02-13 07:22:18 +0000 UTCsorry if this is too personal but watching this series makes me mourn for something i never had. the characters are the same age i was when COVID happened, things got normal around my senior year of high school but because of that i never had the classic high school experience. i wish i got to experience queer love in high school, i wish i was able to have those experiences of being so ridiculous and embarassing for someone i liked. i know people are gonna say i can still have that in university but it’s different. idk how to explain it but it feels like these experiences are just so connected to being a 14-17 and experiencing life for the first time edit: it’s not even just queer love, seeing them walk home from school in a big group of friends in a crowded city is also so bittersweet to watch knowing i only got to experience that for a year at best. i feel like this show is gonna hurt me and heal me at the same time 😅
sam
2025-02-13 07:01:50 +0000 UTCI don't know if this is who you mean but to me he reminds me of Lotte he does tiktok a lot and he played the ex-president of the music club in MSP
yessi
2025-02-13 06:19:36 +0000 UTCi definitely agree that the show feels different, i've never been to thailand but i feel like this is more accurate depiction and feeling of what the city life is like (especially as a student). as someone from nyc, i've seen plenty of shows be set here but its rare for any movies/shows to capture the feeling and city life of new york even when they portray it as a bustling city.
sam
2025-02-13 06:16:30 +0000 UTCim so in love with the bg music too… i cant wait for the bgm album to drop like they did with itsay! so magical
mim
2025-02-13 04:31:57 +0000 UTCSurprising, but glad. Its on my list to watch!
Dan T
2025-02-13 04:05:30 +0000 UTCI'M OBSESSED
Adrian Patrick Santos Ribeiro
2025-02-13 03:49:01 +0000 UTCi so want the perfect 10 liners double episodes but honestly i cannot be mad at you giving gelboys a spot! its def quite something! so colorful and refreshing, you can def tell its the same director as ITSAY! always amazing when it comes to story telling! honestly its been quite long since we saw such a severe loserism case like this one! lmaooo fou4mod? nice try, teh’s loser baby 😭😭
mim
2025-02-13 03:45:14 +0000 UTC
