Color Rush (2020)

Quick Take: Color Rush (2020).  (BL)  Starring Hong Yoo Jun and Hur Hyun Jun.   8.0/10. 8 episodes of 15 min. each.

Synopsis:   Color Rush starts from an interesting premise: A small minority of people are “monos,” who can’t see colors; they see everything in shades of grey.  Monos are looked down on and bullied.   For each mono, however, there is a “probe.”  When the mono is with his/her probe, they can see in color.  A mono can become so dependent on their probe that they resort to violence if the probe tries to leave them.   

The story of Color Rush begins when Choi Yeon-woo, a mono, transfers to a new high school and meets his probe, Go Yoo-han, an idol trainee unhappy with his parents’ career choice for him.  Yeon-woo tries to push Yoo-han away for fear he’ll harm him.  In the end they become a couple.

Review: Color Rush is a typical Boys Love K-drama.  BL dramas tend to be sweet and romantic, with no sex beyond a kiss or two.  They are usually web dramas that go straight to streaming.  

Color Rush is based on a book by the same name.  Perhaps the book answers some of the questions that the short drama leaves unexplained.   For example, is a probe like a soulmate, each person has only one in the world? Does the probe have to be a love interest?   Alas, I’m not curious enough to watch Season 2 to find out. Or read the book.

Rewatchable - 1, Compelling - 3, Plot/ Story/Writing - 7,  Acting/Casting - 9, Production - 10,  Bonus -  2.   Bonus points for those long bangs!.

Notes:

Hur Hyun-joon

made his debut with K-pop group Boyz in 2017. He officially left the group in 2019 and has been pursuing a solo career and acting since then.

Hong Yoo-joon

made his debut as a model in 2009 and has been acting since 2012.