Cat's Eye(s)

Cat's Eyes is the French live-action adaptation of the Japanese heist anime Cat's Eye.

I've always been a huge fan of Cat's Eye, so I had to give a try to the French adaptation, based on the dubbed version, even though the trailer looked awful. lol The first two episodes were actually quite fun (taking into account that I'm an easy audience).

It's a little more adult (more dangerous and more sexy) than the original, but they added a reason that actually makes sense as to why the sisters need to rob their father's paintings.

There are a few POC and some Japanese paintings, but unfortunately no Japanese French actors. They changed a major male character into a woman (played by Carole Bouquet). My favourite addition is that there are now SAPPHICS! <3

It currently airs in France, Belgium and Switzerland, but Amazon Prime Video is a partner, so it might become available in other countries.

Love in the Big City (Drama)

The k-drama Love in the Big City was excellent. Young is a gay writer living in Seoul, telling us about the different relationships (boyfriends, friends and family) in his life.

We had a book club over at Tumblr in February, and we gathered again to discuss the drama adaptation (there's also a movie adaptation, but it's wholly different). Here's my tag.

Love in the Big City doesn't belong to the romance genre, but to contemporary fiction. However, the drama gives a little more room to romances and a little less room to heavy themes, so it turned out to be a lighter watch than expected. In the end, the pain came from missed opportunities.

But the biggest difference with the book is the much increased presence of his friend group, which makes the drama feel like Queer as Folk Korea.