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The same thing as Study Group or Weak Hero Class 1,2 etc.... fighting violence with violence.

School violence, bad distant parents, broken families, nuclear families and abandoned lost kids without any positive adult guidance is a problem, globally, and it is good that some art tries to call attention to children's and teenagers' and young adults' needs, .....
But... with all due respect.. there is a flood of fight dramas now and such "art" will not solve the problem but make it worse.... it promotes fighting as "fun" and promotes solving violence by applying violence.

Esp the ML in this drama gets addicted to fighting and thinks he is a great person fighting against bad ppl, but in reality, he goes bananas and sooner or later will cause an accident and kill or injure someone. He is an abused kid who vents out all his anger by fighting and beating up other people.

THE SAME OLD SAME OLD.... the root cause of all problems, advertised as the solution.

THE GANGSTA BOYS SEE FIGHTING AS GOOD and try to be the top dog in the violent world.... THEY SEE NO OTHER WAY TO EXIST.
Of course nasty ppl are like that... but also... kids who are gray area and who get beaten to serve the gang lords... AND the entire school is like that.... AND PARENTS .... AND ADULTS ....

The root question is: Why did so many "gray area" kids and even "good" kids turn out like that too.... ? and what is the proper way to solve this?
WHY would anyone organize into these gangs where they get entertained by beating others up... ? WHY would some stupid moron enjoy looking ah so grand by dolling it over others and harming them, "entertaining" others who are trying to kiss the ass of the lead bully... ? WHAT IS ENTERTAINING, OR USEFUL IN THIS KIND OF BEHAVIORS.... ? they are all mentally ill.

THEY ARE ALL MENTALLY ILL.... and then we get to watch them on tv

WHY SHOULD WE WATCH MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE SMASHING THINGS AND PEOPLE?
IS IT ENJOYABLE TO BE WATCHING A PSYCH WARD?????
no it isnt...

This drama has slightly better portrayal of the problems than most in this new flood of fight dramas, and it is good that the ML is not DEAD inside and does think of himself highly enough to deserve to exist .....

but he then ENJOYS fighting as "fun" and the drama is essentially the same thing or even worse than Study Group or Weak Hero seasons 1 and 2...

The same environment: All male school, and lots of fighting, enabled by boys not standing up for each other and by parents and teachers who do NOT care.
The same plot: a very shy boy who becomes a fighter and uses violence to solve the school violence problems.
The same approach - cartoon-like fights where MAGICALLY NOBODY EVER GETS REALLY HURT although they fight and there is blood all over, and they kick into all internal organs and ribs and bones..... All of them should have lost teeth, facial bones, cranial bones, brain damage, rib damage, kidney, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestinal etc damage and should have ended up as Mr. Plankton... but all that is conveniently swept under the rug, glorifying hitting and kicking each other ANYWHERE

The same pathetic tunnelvision reactive crude script - NO communication, NO talking things trough, NO big vision solutions, .... Basically, the script is mostly meaningless and shallow

The same pathetic tunnelvision characters - very closed off, emotionally supressed, dead ppl , who get SOME emotion when they fight

The same idea - that violence is only solved by violence

THE SAME GROSS VIEW OF MALE - DOMINATED ENVIRONMENT -
THE BULLIES BEAT UP VARIOUS BOYS AND **** NO OTHER BOY STEPS IN TO DEFEND THE VICTIM ***** and the parents and teachers could care less.

In short... this type of kdrama is great for perverts, for those who love sex and violence and love to watch pretty boys drenched in blood and bleading and breathing heavily
And this type of drama is great for psychopaths, who love seeing how others get hurt

In short, this type of drama is getting boys ready to enter French Foreign League, or gangsters, or some kind of assassin special forces.
Or at least to become crude brutal dumb corrupt policeman and fight violence with more violence.

In short - this type of drama is a strong advocacy and advertisement for feminism, for a female-dominated environment where things would be solved with kindness and talking things through.
Well not the kind of woman "The Glory" is about LOL she is no better than these... she orchestrated murder on several people. Yeah they deserved it but removing them was done ... in a very gross way.
The Glory contributed positively by showing that women are no less bullies than men, and that the sex partnership between male and female bullies creates even more chaos and suffering and damage

The pluses in comparison between this drama with other dramas of this type:
This one shows more of WHAT THE PARENTS ARE LIKE who created kids like these - we see the bullying that father does to the son, and his medication-addicted useless mother; AND WE SEE HOW THE KID TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE . So that is better. THat really helps to understand bullying. Kids never do it just because. They come from homes that create this disorder.

This one unfortunately tries to put together violence and sex - there is the starting video where we see all bloody face of the kid and he is breathing deeply as he listens to music, so it is behavior seen at sexual activity coupled with bloody violence look. Very pervert ready

So imo this is the "Hollywood type" of drama that Netflix and Disney are trying to put on, to essentially make american moves with korean actors and then sell it in the West where the audience IS conditioned to be perverts, they are all so conditioned to watch MOSTLY sex and violence in their entertainment, without ANY meaningful content.

I think this is abuse of kdrama reputation and an artistic fall of kdramas
FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY, getting americans to pay to watch this
And I also think for the sake of runing korean culture and families

bc if S Korea keeps making dramas like these, kdrama reputation will go down AND they will lose their culture
all for the sake of grabbing a few $$$$$$ by making dramas similar to what americans already watch

this type of "art" is really a clever cultural colonization move, counting and enhancing the most vile, the most low, the most primitive impulses in the audience, conditioning the audience to be MEANINGLESS
The script that is shocking, gross, distracting, scandalous, "catchy" bc it is so grossly disgusting.... the meaningless script that DUMBS DOWN THE AUDIENCE

so yeah welcome to america where school shootings are a normal thing and all kids have to practice shooting drills, and where parents are totally absent. It is a miracle if a family has a father at home. THERE ARE PRACTICALLT NO FATHERS LIVING AT HOME IN THE USA. Black ppl are 99% without a father at home, white kids maybe 80% have no father at home and probably 99% in big cities, so only fathers at home are Mexicans, Arabs, Asians and other RECENT immigrants

Also, in the USA, there is a huge epidemic of drug use and everyone uses drugs, from sleeping pills, painkillers, legal pot, all the way to cocaine, crystal meth, extasy, and who knows what else, you just see huge billboards in all big cities about drug epidemic AND ALSO syphilis, Hep C, and AIDS epidemics.

Kdramas do not talk about that bc it is NOT YET prevalent in their culture but ... if they keepmaking and watching this kind of "entertainment" that is where S Korea is going .... there is no other way...

If you want solutions, you would not support this type of art, because this does NOT show the solution, only the demise

SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE KDRAMAS ABOUT REAL SOLUTIONS TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND BULLYING

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The real thing!!! omg! so fun.

This is a masterpiece kdrama..... I am still smiling. I was laughing so hard, this is HILARIOUS ...... It shows very serious stuff through the comical lens, finding small details, small moments, that are funny and light, finding something precious in every moment, bringing the best out of people coming together in their lives to make it better. It is filmed BEAUTIFULLY

Nah, it is not cheesy LOL it is very down to earth common sense :)
super comical, warm, and meaningful. The right kind of fun for the soul.

The music is amazing, the filming is amazing, the plot is amazing LOL and the acting is amazing.

Whoever filmed this is very creative and I am very thankfrul for their efforts and expertise.

ENJOY WATCHING!!!!

I am still looking for the OST - it is absolutely amazing music, so fun :) I will post it when I find it. So far found only this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TccH8cqg-ew

I like the song at the end of the episode, still looking for it

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Imo the value of this drama is that it provides a meaningful solution for all wannabes who want to be Weak Hero Class One or One High School Heroes - this drama is an alternative solution, if you REALLY wanna be cool...... all those fighting-for-fun dramas are just DUMB and this drama is a lot better outlook on life
and it is totally home grown, we dont get to watch some high up in the sky ambassadors and professional assassins, we get to see our own neighbors and ourselves. I LOVE IT.

A Hundred Memories speaks about our life also, but from the point of view of digging deep into human relationships and provides insights into our daily life and leading to profound changes there.

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Very interesting and educational kdrama but . ... lacks "something"

The drama explores the old concept of "thread of fate" and the new age / yoga / martial arts of aura and energetic cords between people, between chackras and tan tien, etc.
So the series simplifies the concept and makes it "easy to see" red lines between people who have had sex. There is no indication of the quality fo the relationship, just very simple plain count - did you do it and with whom. And then there is a line between you.

So we get to see various cases of use and abuse of those lines.
The acting is quite good. Except FL.
The filming is a little too dark and murky. Needs to be filmed more clearly.

The concept works and is HILLARIOUS bc ML "the good guy" is not really a good guy. He is a murky unethical irresponsible guy, and then has to shape up. Hopefully.
It is good that FL decides on her on to turn a new leaf and be useful.

The drama addresses issues that most psychic people have - being shunned and ostracized and humiliated....

THE MUSIC IS AMAZING!!!! the end credit song is phenomenal jazz piece

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oL7glpiBbeM

Written after the last episode:
It gets really weird and then you realize it WAS weird from the start, bc sex is associated witih VIOLENCE .... the ending is realistic..... ep 6 was weird like modern theater performance. But it lacks... something... it is about VIOLENCE and GUILT and BLOOD and KILLING associated with sexuality.... so .. the whole drama is like some chistian thing. Yeah like it was made by a born again christian or something like that... so much guilt blood and viiolence... DEFINITELY A TWISTED CHRISTIAN CHURCH VIBE

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This is a horror story from HELL, a masterpiece documentary of why China is so messed up

This is masterfully filmed and you can watch it on youtube, for example this site has all episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28hUI7HS-0o

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Written after ep 5:
So this is a MASTERFUL DOCUMENTARY OF HELL, this is what hell looks like.
If you have bad karma, you get born in China - people living on top of each other in super crowded conditions and MEAN
and esp in a family like this - this is HELL
to get out of this is almost mission impossible

In poverty, everyone becomes vicious
The father is a lost case anyways
but then we have the mom's sister, etc who is consistently a greedy shark
and the little girl going for the money
and even good guys like oldest brother trying to elbow forward and ditch his sister, and letting QiQi die

Letting Qiqi die is ... wow... how can this cdrama be even called "the bond" and "heartfelt family drama" when nobody cares for Qiqi... ???? the 4 siblings and the aunt are all ditching Qiqi.... only aunt's son cares for him.
QIQI WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD!!!!!! so how can this be a "heartfelt family drama"??? about a strong family bond??? gees...

IT IS A HORROR STORY OF THE LOWEST UGLIEST PARTS OF HUMAN BEINGS

THIS IS HORRIFYING, this is actually a horror story, straight from HELL.

where people are starving, not helping each other, destroying each other, etc.

THE STORY OF UTMOST POVERTY AND IGNORANCE

THERE IS VERY VERY LITTLE THAT IS KIND OR LOVING

IT IS LIKE LIVING IN A VERY VERY VERY CROWDED JUNGLE FULL OF MONSTERS

My stomach is turning upside down and I am just about to puke.

This is all real, unfortunately, and China has a LOT MORE bad stuff due to sheer poverty, nasty customs, creepy politics and government, and complete chaos and corruption in the country.

Like, heroin epidemics that lasted for hundreds of years,
etc

>>>>> Basically, Chinese lived as SLAVES in a cruel system for thousands and thousands of years!!!!! AND STILL LIVE LIKE THAT. And it shows!!!

China is too complex and too.... hellish

it is all about SUFFERING
literally LIVING IN HELL

I dont need to watch to the end
I am not sure I could watch to the end, this is making me feel really really sick
I know that these things exist and I see some of it and I try to fight to prevent things like this
but to see a whole country living in HELL like this is just too much

I PRAY THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE FIND PEACE JOY AND HAPPINESS AFTER LIVING IN *** H E L L *** AND *** S L A V E R Y *** FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND STILL SO

This is a masterpiece documentary that captures why China is so messed up

THEY LIVE IN HELL

This drama is not on Viki. Why?

The recent cdramas that fake afluent Western lifestyle are soooooo FAKE IMITATION and just a cheap cover up

yeah there are wealthy ppl in China but the reality is, China comes from THIS and also the heroin epidemics, and thousands of years of HELL, and there is no way to overcome that with the current hell that China is today

China just has too complex history of SUFFERING that keeps going on bc it is doggy eat doggy there, it is just very harsh elbowing forward
and seems like it will never change. Too much wounding over thousands of years. The feeling is just too heavy...

And I finally can state why kdramas are more fine and sophisticated - Koreans still have creativity and a wicked sense of humor. That permeates kdramas, even when cheap or trashy. Koreans are somehow FINER AND LIGHTER. I think their Buddhist past makes it so.

Koreans are being americanized really fast so they might lose it all real fast if they are not careful....

Also, this drama, The Bond, is a masterpiece in acting and certain messages, and it is very deep. It doesnt have humor.... That is what makes it heavy and sad. The episodes about children are horror and there is no place for humor there, but episodes with adults SHOULD have some humor and they don't.

Seems like China suffered so much that they lost sense of humor.
Also they lost sense of accountability, ppl make mistakes but have to stick together, so all kinds of violations are "forgiven".... so standards for human behavior are lesser...
And seems like the suffering made them go deeper.

When Chinese make something masterful, it often surpases the Korean masterful. For example, I cannot think of anything that Koreans produced that could even compare to Chinese 2016 movie "Xuan Zhang" about the Buddhist monk who walked to India.
Or Journey to the West about that monk conquering his inner demons before he started.

Korea perhaps has the pressure of capitalism and selling their dramas and movies, and maybe some Chinese are more likely to forget the money and do the art, and do it DEEP, bc of all the oppression they experience.

I don't know.

But I do know that China has a lot to offer
and to offer that, it must stop the cruelty inherent in the politics and daily life.
And I am not sure if that will happen :)
China is currently colonizing Africa and stealing African resources,
China is genociding Tibet,
China is censoring their own ppl

I am not sure how it can be resolved ... soon enough :)

Meanwhile cdrams will be mostly fake / crude / cheapo trash and then occassionally a GEM like this drama....

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Written after ep 14:
As for acting:
Now I understand why ErQiang is not on screen a lot, that actor is not so good, he has "poker face" and "smiley face" but not much else. He is actually one of the weakest actors in the drama. Pretty face :) when he smiles but ... not too much skill yet. He is new.

The Oldest Brother actor is a masterful actor and gets most scenes

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As for the story, my opinion after ep 14:
I kept watching this drama bc when the kids grow up, it gets lighter - but not really light. It stays heavy..... That is the signature of cdramas.. they are so heavy.
There is no humor anywhere. There is no spiritual practice anywhere. There is no self reflection.
They just keep SURVIVING by sticking together no matter what mistakes they make.
Truly, surviving hell.

So cdramas are about sheer survival, just to LIVE, so there is no space for humor and it is heavy. The ppl do not have the space for finer things like that. They are gonna DIE. It is that serious.

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And it is "interesting" how their adult lives are filmed without any reference to the oppressive politics and lifestyle. Clearly it is all censored out.
only once we see a soldier coming from a Tibet post...

I am a student of traditional Chinese medicine and tai chi, and I spread all Chinese videos about healthy movement (kung fu warmups and tai chi) and I make a living from it and use it in my daily life, and so many times when I had medical issues, Chinese traditional doctor helped me, and I always held respect for the Chinese SUPREME KNOWLEDGE about many things

After watching this drama, I felt immense compassion for the people who have survived all these horrible things. I am not sure how to put it in words, but my heart feels for them SURVIVING in spite of the hell they are born into, without any help.

Korea practiced Buddhism and somehow was able to evade some of this? Chinese seem left to their own devices and they coped somehow.
But .... They are killing Tibetan buddhists and are basically cutting down the branch they sit on. People cannot live without a spiritual practice. It is equivalent to food.
And organized Chistianity can never provide it :) bc it is fake and hypocritical and actually teaches dead-end strategies. Christianity is a religion designed to manipulate people. Meditation is forbidden in Christianity. The emphasis is on the suffering on the cross and feeling guilty, instead of extensive effort in self reflection, letting go of preconceived notions, and surrendering to the Great Light. Jesus became an international super star not bc he sat on the cross and shed blood for others - zillions of people sat on the cross and shed blood for others and produced no change.... - but bc he TRANSFORMED INTO LIGHT.... HE DID INNER PROCESS TO RISE UP IN CONSCIOUSNESS.

So forget the organized Christianity. Even Christian archbishop Desmond Tutu in arguments with Dalai Lama claimed that human being / mind cannot be changed. That's total bs, as Jesus himself demonstrated that it IS possible. But Christinity lies about it and says only Jesus can do that and nobody else can bc only Jesus is the son of God. Bologney. So none of us are sons and daughters of God?? Jesus as an older brother demonstrates what all of us CAN do if we keep trying. The story of the cross is a "fast forward story" that takes zillions of years, and meanwhile we have to take small steps.
Jesus was missing for 12 years and he reached enlightment in Tibet, even Indian yogis admit this.
And Tibetan Buddhism is "a cookbook of recipes" a very organized simple-to-understand precise immensely helpful effective instruction how to relatively fast change your being and your mind and keep transforming yourself in a consistent way, until one day... you become like Jesus (that day is NOT going to be soon lol but keep going!!!).
AND THIS TEACHING IS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO CHINA, and China is trying to kill it, because it would totally undermine the oppressive Chinese government.

Chinese are gloomy and heavy, and Tibetans smile.

So I PRAY THAT CHINA TRANSITIONS INTO AN ERA OF MORE LIGHT AND PEACE
and that they allow Tibet to exist as is as Tibetans are the key holders of spiritual knowledge on Earth - plus some yogis etc from India
In the best situation, Tibetan knowledge would spread into China

and we will know when it happens because cdramas will have that feeling, it cannot be fabricated
One thing that cannot be fabricated is that sense of lightness and humor and joy

Watch Dalai Lama or Tibetans for a few seconds and you will know exactly what that feels and looks like - it is SMILES and RADIANT SOFT GLOW

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