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Thank you for your kind words. I'm such an emotional person for a guy. My friends and family always tease me and tell me off for crying, but this series was so good that I genuinely felt every emotion. Not many dramas can make me feel this way, but this one hit me so hard. It stayed with me long after I finished watching, and that's what makes it truly special.

Finished this with a 6.5/10. It started with a lot of promise thanks to its charming cast, enjoyable music, and fun love triangle, but it gradually lost momentum. The pacing became frustrating, especially with the excessive flashbacks, and the story never delivered the emotional payoff I was hoping for. What makes it even more disappointing is that we have barely had any Taiwanese BLs this year, so I was really looking forward to this one.

It's still a decent watch if you're after something light, but for me, it ended up being one of this year's bigger disappointments.

I know this is a fictional story, but I’m sure there are children living this reality every single day.

Watching Episodes 4 and 5 truly opened my eyes. We are so spoiled without even realising it.

Miao Jing’s mother abandoned her while she was still in high school. She is a bright student, yet she has no money, no food, and has to collect cans just to survive.

Chen Yi’s story is just as heartbreaking. After his father passed away, he was left with nothing and also had to collect metal scraps to get by.

Watching the two of them open an empty fridge, worry about having nothing to eat, and struggle to pay the electricity bill completely broke my heart.

It made me realise how fortunate so many of us are. We have food on the table, a roof over our heads, and often don’t have to worry about where our next meal will come from. Yet we still complain about the smallest inconveniences and take so much for granted.

This series reminded me to be grateful, to spend money wisely, and to never forget that for some children, this isn’t just a story. This is their life.

My heart aches knowing that somewhere out there, there are kids carrying burdens no child should ever have to bear.

Yet another miscommunication.

I’m so sick of BLs where the main lead sees his lover with another woman and immediately assumes she’s his girlfriend.

She could be his sister, cousin or even his mum. You can’t just make assumptions, walk away and ghost him without even asking for an explanation.

I get what you mean, but I don’t think it’ll be an open ending. Jay and Sun’s relationship has already been built throughout the entire series, so the finale doesn’t need to spend much more time on the romance. It can focus on resolving the revenge plot and giving us a proper ending.

They’re following the manhwa, so have you actually read it?

Thank goodness it’s airing on Thursday because I have nothing else to watch on Thursdays.

You’re just wasting my time. I have better things to do, so let’s end the conversation here.

I can read. English is my first language.

And yes, I’m also a fan of both AugustTle, and I’ll still be watching this series.

No, I’m still watching this to support Almond and Progress. They did nothing wrong and worked hard on this series. Don’t tell us what to do. If you want to give it a bad rating and stop watching, that’s your choice. Do whatever you want, but don’t come here and tell the rest of us what to do.

Let me know what you think after you watch Episode 8. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Wait until episode 8, you will be blown away, best NC scene I had ever seen

I see so many comments saying we won’t get the revenge plot or wondering how they can fit everything into the final episode.

The finale will likely be around 1 to 1.5 hours. Plenty of Hollywood and Western movies introduce the characters, build the relationships, have action, complete the revenge, defeat the villain, and even show the characters getting married, starting a family, and living happily ever after, all within a 90 minute to 2 hour movie.

We’ve already spent almost the entire series developing Jay and Sun’s relationship. The romance has been established, so the finale doesn’t need to spend much more time on that. It can focus mainly on resolving the revenge plot and giving us a satisfying ending.

Longer doesn’t automatically mean better. Good pacing and strong storytelling matter more than runtime. A well written 90 minute story can feel far more complete than a stretched out three hour one.

To me, it’s like fine dining. You get smaller portions, but every bite is satisfying. An all you can eat buffet gives you a lot more food, but you don’t always leave feeling as satisfied.

That’s just my logic.

Why are your nipples wet?

This show is so naughty 😈 I’m loving it 🥰

I think they’re following the manhwa, so it’ll probably be over an hour.

A lot of Hollywood movies are only 90 minutes to 2 hours long and still manage to fit everything into the story. I think a runtime of over an hour should be enough to cover the revenge plot.

That’s just my opinion though.

Just noticed that A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills’ Dream Small Theater is coming to GagaOOLala on August 1 with 7 episodes.

Does anyone know if this is a sequel or a collection of special episodes? I’m so excited!

Has anyone else noticed this on GagaOOLala?

I just finished it, loved it

Yes I am, one of my favourite series right now.

He was only 21 years old when Payback was filmed.

I haven’t read the novel and this is my theory for episode 10 based on the trailer.

In the hospital scene next week, Jay wasn’t only hurting because Sun was injured and almost lost his life. The deepest pain came from knowing that Sun didn’t want to keep living.

Episode 8 revealed that when Sun acted out the script about jumping from the building to end his life, it reflected the same pain Jay understood all too well. It mirrored the same thoughts and emotions Sun carried when he saved Sky.

Sun had already lost his mother. He had lost his brother. He spent years carrying the burden of his debts and fighting just to survive. He worked hard, kept everything locked inside, never allowing himself to truly smile and never giving himself permission to cry.

Sometimes, after losing so much, disappearing can feel easier than staying and risking more pain.

But when Sun saved Sky, he wasn’t just saving another person. He was saving a part of himself that had already given up. He saw someone who needed a reason to live, and through saving him, he slowly found a reason to keep living too.

Yes, especially in South Korea. It feels like almost every week there's news about an artist, actor, or singer taking their own life. It really makes you wonder if what they go through behind the scenes is anything like what's portrayed in these stories.