I don't normally follow or watch Chinese shows, but if you're gay I'm sure you would have heard of or seen it mentioned on fb by your liked minded friends hahaha, unless you've been living in a cave :P
I read an article that says this web series was recently banned on streaming sites in China, leaving many fans of the show in the country furious. That just shows how long more Asia has to go in terms of truly accepting homosexuality and its portrayal / presence in pop culture.
Luckily for the rest of the world, the series is easily available on YouTube (also banned in China LOL), though the subtitles put in by fans isn't entirely spot on, but I was still able to understand it with my limited longkang Mandarin :)
I admit the plot is borderline cheesy, but the acting was surprisingly really well, especially by the hunky guy that plays Gu Hai (so fucking hot!!). Be warned though, watching this series leaves you with a strange feeling of gleefulness and loneliness at the same time, especially if you're single when watching it.
It's very much like when people tell little girls not to believe in Disney fairy tales where the princess magically finds prince charming and lives happily forever after. Likewise, Addicted's Gu Hai character is just way too caring, loving, charming, macho and he's like the perfect boyfriend that checks all the right boxes.... which means he doesn't exist in real life.
Either that, or I just haven't met one like that. :P
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