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slowly going somewhere (watch suggestions)
Overall: it has a unique premise but the pacing is very slow. 12 episodes about 23 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5405/the-promise-of-the-soul-2025-e01 (available in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, India, Southeast Asia) ; iQIYI https://www.iq.com/album/the-promise-of-the-soul-2025-w4opu9ieap and VBL Series YouTube channel with membership (not available in Japan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akfMhc4hIXw - VBL (Variety Between Love) has also produced: Fight For You, Eternal Butler, Stay By My Side, You Are Mine etc.Content Warnings: non con touching/kissing/sexual assault, past deaths, death?, bullying
Watch Suggestions (if you aren't into slow pacing/a cold ML)
- read the synopsis
- skip episodes 1-4
- episode 5 watch 5-11:10 and 19:45-end
- episode 6 end at 21:55
- episode 7 watch 4-10:35 and 13:20-end
What I Liked
- visuals
- the grandpa
- that everyone knew what happened right away
- the GL couple
- VBL cameo with the dorm supervisor
Room For Improvement
- slow pacing
- the sexual assault
- tropey (the accidental kiss)
- nonsense (not talking about the premise) perfectly coiffed hair after waking up in the morning, he wasn't brought to the hospital at the beginning of episode 7
- nervous how this will end
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The Promise of Being Bored to Death
Let’s make one thing clear: this series had the right ingredients. A good storyline, decent actors who could act, and the soundtrack wasn’t that bad. Despite these positive elements, the series ultimately falls short. The main issue for me was the pacing and how the characters spoke to each other; the dialogue felt flat and, at times, downright boring.Don’t get me wrong, the main leads have great chemistry, and they do share some sweet, adorable moments. But I just couldn’t get into the series. I kept thinking, “When is this episode going to end?”
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Soul and Body Mix-Up, or is it Fate?
New 2025 - 6/12 Episodes released so far. Airing on both iQIYI and GagaOolala.Currently watching this series and I am really enjoying the story so far. I love the push and pull of the growing relationship between Hsia Zefang and Ye Haiyuan.
Hsia Zefang is a male who wants to become female in the hope that his crush Ye Haiyuan will fall in love with him.
Both Grandpa Hsia Chia and grandson Hsia Zefang fall down the stairs and this is where the story gets interesting.
A Soul swap and a body that comes back to life, changes the whole relationship dynamic between Hsia Zefang and Ye Haiyuan.
As the story unfolds, there is a hint toward a Soul Mate bond between the two. Will they end up in love, or will their be heartache?
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good but story have a little falt thing
I don't think it's as easy as it's shown in the movies to change an old man's mind and lead him towards love.And the biggest thing is that the old man had a wife before and he loved his wife very much and then even after going to a completely new body in this old age. Forgetting his wife. It is a very strange thing. Even then, he is attracted to another completely unknown thing, boys love. And the biggest thing is that usually the old people or the previous people disagree with this for various reasons. But it is a little strange to agree to it so easily and then fall in love with it so easily.The story is really beautiful and I really liked it, but if you looked at it a little better, I think it would have been even better.Was this review helpful to you?
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Xiacha is absolutely adorable!
It's seriously so good, like, amazing! Xiacha is absolutely adorable! Is anyone else obsessed? Oh my god! And every single song is a total banger!Just two episodes left, and then it's over—nooo, I don't want it to end! I’m gonna miss it so much 😫
These two are just too adorable! Their chemistry is off the charts and they're so good-looking—I literally can't look away! The plot is sweet, lighthearted, hilarious, and totally heartwarming. Can we get like ten seasons of this? I would watch every single frame!
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