I can't believe nobody is talking about the fact that Newyear's character just got beat and raped. Nothing about…
Yes!! So frustrating that these types of “tropes” (?? for lack of a better word) continue to be prevalent yet so misconstrued and romanticized/fetishized to this day. I haven’t watched Ep. 5 yet (just the previews which even those made me uncomfortable) but now I’m really not looking forward to it. :/ It’s just crazy how in some contexts, sexual assault will be treated seriously and realistically and in others, the writers want us to think it’s romantic. Not sure how it’ll play out here, but I’m hoping it’s the former!
That's not for season 2. That's for the Cathy Doll projects I listed below. And it's a little outdated now because…
Ahhh yay so glad you found it helpful! I'm one of those people who really gets into things so sometimes I write too much lol but with this there was a lot of drama! And of course--feel free to reach out anytime! ^^
That's not for season 2. That's for the Cathy Doll projects I listed below. And it's a little outdated now because…
Hey Blue! Apologies in advance for the long answer lol. Also, a lot of this I'm pulling from memory as I read about it awhile ago, but I'm going to try to recite as accurately as possible (I also tried to find links where I could ^^). I'm also sorry if this was more info than you wanted and/or you already knew lol
Re managers: Saint got new managers awhile back (late 2018) so I believe that might be why he's in the Reminders Series. From what I've read, his old management team wouldn't let him do very many fan meetings and I guess wanted to distance Saint from LBC. Also, Perth's manager was saying some really ugly stuff about Saint. This drama between the two management teams were (imo) a big part of the reason why New didn't want to do SS2.
In addition to the managers acting like children, one of the actor's fan clubs apparently got involved (I believe it was Perth's but I can't remember for sure) . I don't know exactly what they did but they apparently made it worse. It's mentioned here: https://twitter.com/lazysubber/status/1055870798144200704?lang=en
Re the money issue: I believe I read from Lazy Subber that some original sponsors ended up pulling out (maybe because of all the manager drama, but I'm not sure--I also feel like I heard that the original network LBC was going to air on decided not to air it and that caused issues with sponsors). They got lucky with that cell phone sponsorship (Samsung I think? When Tin bought Can the phone.) which helped with some of the money issues. I tried to find where I read it online but unfortunately I can't. :(
Hopefully that helps a little! I get a lot of my info from Lazy Subber and sometimes JayBL on Facebook and Twitter. If you ever have time to kill, I know Lazy Subber posted about a lot of this on her Facebook (but you'd have to go pretty far back in her timeline).
As for dramas with other series, fortunately I don't believe this happens a lot! Usually the biggest issues I've seen are dramas being dropped or put on hiatus because they just don't get enough financial support from sponsors and similar sources (or, like in the case of Chinese BLs, the government comes out with new censorship laws that basically yank the show before it even airs).
Luckily New is coming out with a lot of projects, so we'll get to see more of his magic. And maybe we'll get lucky and get a SS2 in the future. You may already know, but another director is doing TharnType which also comes from the LBC universe. It doesn't have the same actors, but the ones that are cast look really good! (And Mew is starring in it and he's really good, so I'm excited lol).
I am enjoying this show but the episodes should have been longer. I feel like as soon as it gets to a point that…
I agree. Especially since there are so many side couples/characters as well! But then I also think that we'd get more out of each episode if a lot of the "silliness for the sake of being silly" was cut out. Some of it I'm just like: okay, we get the point, move one. lol
That's not for season 2. That's for the Cathy Doll projects I listed below. And it's a little outdated now because…
I feel ya! According to Mame the novel is supposedly being translated into English (which you may already know) but I’m not sure on the status of that since it’s been a while since the announcement. I’ve seen some parts of the novel translated into English on Wattpad, including all the TinCan chapters, if you haven’t checked there (let me know if you can’t find them—I can send you the link ^^). Luckily the endings are happy so at least we have that thought to comfort us haha
That's not for season 2. That's for the Cathy Doll projects I listed below. And it's a little outdated now because…
Exactly! I can’t believe what a mess it has been! I’m glad P’New is bringing us many upcoming series, but I hate that he had to go through that with LBC :( I have a good feeling that if we do get some kind of continuation then they won’t write an Ae/Pete break up since Kuhn Mame has spoken out about being upset that people were making her characters act differently than how she created them (not sure what she was referring to though). So I have a feeling she’ll make sure things stay close to the book! ^^
Say it louder for the ones at the back! People need to realize that not every action-romance drama is all kiss,…
Agree so much! I've read some of the comments on the page for Kill It and it seems unfair to give it a lower rating or knock it just because it isn't a sappy romance (which it's not even marketed as!). Some of us like a good thriller/action/etc. with a more subtle love story (if there's one at all) and those who want pure romance certainly have a huge selection to choose from lol
Oh gosh, I'm so thankful for your review. So informative without any spoilers! I was extremely excited when I…
Awww thank you so much! It was hard to get my point across without spoiling it lol but hopefully once you've seen it you'll understand more what I mean. ^^ Also I would love to know your thoughts after you watch it--you may end up loving it!
That's not for season 2. That's for the Cathy Doll projects I listed below. And it's a little outdated now because…
The "Where is Saint" and "Why?" sections talk a little about Season 2 (or the lack thereof), which is what I was referring to. ^^ I'm sure most of it is known now by the community, but I was sharing for those who weren't aware. :)
Apparently some of the chapters aren't allowed on Dek-D due to content, so they're also posting on Wordpress. Not sure of the URL yet but I'll update when I find it. :)
UPDATE: So according to Jay's Twitter, the links to the more explicit chapters will be posted directly in Dek-D for the appropriate chapter, so everything should be accessible from the link above. :)
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https://youtu.be/5yvUUFk1BOo
The person who uploaded it made it unlisted so if that link doesn’t work you can access it from here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/bldrama/amp/blog/history3-trapped-ep-1-raw/Mjm3_j7Sku7nEajxxBrdBP60RlZmBkNDgP
https://youtu.be/5yvUUFk1BOo
The person who uploaded it made it unlisted so if that link doesn’t work you can access it from here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/bldrama/amp/blog/history3-trapped-ep-1-raw/Mjm3_j7Sku7nEajxxBrdBP60RlZmBkNDgP
Re managers: Saint got new managers awhile back (late 2018) so I believe that might be why he's in the Reminders Series. From what I've read, his old management team wouldn't let him do very many fan meetings and I guess wanted to distance Saint from LBC. Also, Perth's manager was saying some really ugly stuff about Saint. This drama between the two management teams were (imo) a big part of the reason why New didn't want to do SS2.
You can read a little bit about the management problems here (scroll to the screenshots):
(1) https://aminoapps.com/c/bldrama/page/blog/love-by-chance-news-perths-manager/EzG1_z7iPuwP78EWGKLK1Qq0l78QGw0R3P
(2) https://aminoapps.com/c/bldrama/page/blog/perths-manager-apology-to-saint-his-family/wn2j_nkFoup8Jp1LX1EgpzMbaW8wEqwMDl
In addition to the managers acting like children, one of the actor's fan clubs apparently got involved (I believe it was Perth's but I can't remember for sure) . I don't know exactly what they did but they apparently made it worse. It's mentioned here: https://twitter.com/lazysubber/status/1055870798144200704?lang=en
Re the money issue: I believe I read from Lazy Subber that some original sponsors ended up pulling out (maybe because of all the manager drama, but I'm not sure--I also feel like I heard that the original network LBC was going to air on decided not to air it and that caused issues with sponsors). They got lucky with that cell phone sponsorship (Samsung I think? When Tin bought Can the phone.) which helped with some of the money issues. I tried to find where I read it online but unfortunately I can't. :(
Hopefully that helps a little! I get a lot of my info from Lazy Subber and sometimes JayBL on Facebook and Twitter. If you ever have time to kill, I know Lazy Subber posted about a lot of this on her Facebook (but you'd have to go pretty far back in her timeline).
As for dramas with other series, fortunately I don't believe this happens a lot! Usually the biggest issues I've seen are dramas being dropped or put on hiatus because they just don't get enough financial support from sponsors and similar sources (or, like in the case of Chinese BLs, the government comes out with new censorship laws that basically yank the show before it even airs).
Luckily New is coming out with a lot of projects, so we'll get to see more of his magic. And maybe we'll get lucky and get a SS2 in the future. You may already know, but another director is doing TharnType which also comes from the LBC universe. It doesn't have the same actors, but the ones that are cast look really good! (And Mew is starring in it and he's really good, so I'm excited lol).
https://my.dek-d.com/JayBL_/writer/view.php?id=1943450
Apparently some of the chapters aren't allowed on Dek-D due to content, so they're also posting on Wordpress. Not sure of the URL yet but I'll update when I find it. :)
UPDATE: So according to Jay's Twitter, the links to the more explicit chapters will be posted directly in Dek-D for the appropriate chapter, so everything should be accessible from the link above. :)
https://aminoapps.com/c/bldrama/page/blog/love-by-chance-info-season-2/o67k_6dcdun05arjrz5ZNzW4veM6m42ke