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Agreed with McGee i also think there were some parts that were either a little too cliché or doesn't make logical sense. Especially my feeling toward the ending, really mixed feeling, love the ending but also feeling weird about the ending, like why they must make ming yue (MY) sleep.... Doesn't make sense.
I like how they show us what the early married life supposed to be. Usually with other drama they just show us the happy part or the 'fight' part, not how the couple try to endure each other habit.
Overall: very good drama, refreshing to watch. But to re-watch i don't think so...
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Like ayaj too. At first I also feel i will get bored watch this drama, because this drama is nothing like light, funny or lovey dovey drama, but more like more mature & slow drama. But this drama instead makes me wonder what will happen with the characters in the future. Bored never in my head when i watched this
This is also the first drama i don't want to comment about the character or any scene. If you want to know the character just read review by yesungs, (s)he write quite spot on.
This drama is about love, friendship, youth and future. For who always ask can man & women be friend, you need to watch this drama, Fei Da Chuan (FDC) and Qiao Yi (QY) friendship is really friend to the end without any love feeling what so ever.
What i love with this drama are:
- They make a little like how i met your mother scene where the sit on the sofa talk about the past.
- The chemistry between the cast is good.
- How in the end they each get their own love without need to complicated things with love rivalry what so ever.
- The Family relationship is really bring into the drama, not only to makes the drama interesting but also to give us some point about the family problem & our feeling with that problem.
- How they give us preview about QY & Yan Mo (YM) life after married. Usually other drama just stop until the wedding ;).
What i don't like:
Why man & woman at the age 30 or end of 20 need to play as high school student. So old... Why don't they cast another actor & actress to play them in the high school year. Like My Sunshine drama, they have different actor & actress to play them in the university & the future time. It's more suitable than this ^.^.
What lack: if this really based on true story why don't they give us photo of the real people... :(
But overall i really like this drama, never regret watch this. For you who sick to watch lovey dovey drama, this drama is for you. Enough love & romance but not make you feel too childish. To re-watch... Maybe just some scene. Not because i feel bored or what, but more like the feeling i feel will not be the same if i re-watch this. Still want to hang on to the feeling after i watch this. B)
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At first idk why but really lazy to watch this drama. Until now i'm finished watch this too still feel complicated toward this drama.First of all this is the first time i don't like ke main male character. Not the actor, but the character Jiang Chen (JC) himself. The most coldest person in the word. He really introvert and don't like to talk, that at the end really make the communication problem with Chen Xiao Xi (CXX). Hu Yi Tian played JC perfectly, can't complain there.
What i like about this story is how they friendship form. It's just so simple. And friendship till the end...
Overall: my first impression about this drama quite spot on. I don't really like the story. They make it too little episode, until it feel everything are fast forward. I really hope they make it into a little longer or maybe they can make it into 2 season. What make the story better is the final episode, where JC explained to us how he feel about CXX. Really loved it <3.
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The main change is because Du Fei (DF) factor. In the book no character named DF and maybe that's why the book itself quite boring. And book the ending for Ru Ping (RP) is really really sad.
Cast: For me every cast play they part perfectly & they fit to their role. Because i watched this after i watched Princess Pearl, i quite happy with the different kind of role played by Vicki Zhao and Ruby Lin ^_^
Very much in love with the soundtrack. Maybe my most loved soundtrack at their time.
Re-watch: Love to re-watch it. Although every time i re-watch it i must prepare box of tissue next to me :p. Re-watch it right now still not feel this is outdated ^_^.
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I read somewhere at one point that compare main actress outfit. They say Taiwan version outfit so ordinary and repeatable, japan mostly wear uniform, but Korea outfit is so good. Yeah Geum Jan Di suppose to be just ordinary girl from ordinary maybe you can say poor family, so the outfit not suppose too good.
For you who loved watch K-drama i think this one of the classic that you have to watch. Looking for the best of this drama, just search for the Japan version. Much better.
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Watched the drama and the movie version of this. There is several things better in the movie but there is also several things better in the drama. What i love most in this drama than the movie version is Xiao Xiao (XX) relationship with Lu Yuan Feng (LYF). Really cute and adorable. Really glad they give other couple relationship and connection too, not only focus with He Yi Chen (HYC) and Zhao Mo Sheng (ZMS).
What i think better in the drama is the ending He Yi Mei (HYM) felling toward HYC. She give herself a closure, even can get a new relationship ^.^
What i don't really like is actually they not really give us clue how the cheerful ZMS in her youth became so gloomy/calm (depend on how you feel her, for me is more like gloomy than calm) in the future. And what really happen with ZMS dad is also not really give too much explanation, why ZMS dad sent her to America, for me there is not really clear explanation.
HYC feeling toward ZMS too not been given so much explanation. It's like jumpling to conclusion where one minute HYC still mad at ZMS but the other minute he already forgive and forget. Yeah i know HYC is like that in person, but still feel to fast forward.
Cast: Because i don't read the book for me ZMS is better portrait by Tiffany Tang in the drama version. HYC also better portrait by Wallace Chung in the drama version. XX and LYF also perfect cast.
Re-watch: I don't think so... Maybe several episode or scene only
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BL drama with many couples again, with Force - Book, and at first Perth - Chimon becoming 2 of them… At first a little disappointed Chimon got replaced, yet curious with the new pair of Perth (Santa). But by the end of their story, I’m glad Chimon got replaced by Santa, cause Santa is a lot more fit with the role of Gun than Chimon, and Santa’s chemistry with Perth is also more perfect than Perth-Chimon. Anyhow… Let’s talk drama… Oh and anyway, this is gonna be a long review. So, prepare urself to read it… Haha…Story about a group of Perfect 10 Liners & its members. This group got its name because from the first generation, the members are charming & perfect in their own way. And all the members are a group of mentors and their mentees.
This story starts from the time Arm joins the group and continues for 3 generations after him as our other couple. Arm and Arc as the first generation & couple, Yotha & Gun as second generation & couple, and the last is Faifa & Wine as third generation & couple.
1st couple, Arm and Arc.
Arc at the time Arm joins the group is already in his 3rd year, his peer mentee is Pun, who later be Arm’s mentor. So that’s the brief introduction about Arc and Arm relationship in the group. Arc is one stiff man that doesn’t like small talk. Arc's first problem with Arm started when Arm posted Arc photo on the Engineer Cute Boy page. Arm doesn’t know that Arc doesn’t like his photo being posted online. Arc harsh words toward the admin of the page made Arm furious.
But on the other hand, it turns out Arc gets attracted to Arm. Without knowing that Arm is one of the admin of the page, Arc makes his move toward Arm. But because Arc doesn't know how to treat Arm special, Arc instead acts more harsh toward Arm. You know the kind of guy that likes to treat the girl they like harshly, yeah Arc is exactly like that.
But fortunately for Arc, Arm is an easy going person. Although at first he is pissed by Arc, but as the senior in the university & group, Arm can’t do much toward Arc.
One day, Arc and Arm got into an accident, and that's happening because of Arc, so feeling guilty & the protective instinct started to kick in, Arc started to treat Arm better than before. And that different attitude makes a lot of difference for Arm. So, how will their story progress after this…
The side couple, Pond and Sand
Pond is Arc’s friend while Sand is Arm’s friend & roomate. They met on the soccer field where Pond & Arc were playing. Pond falls at the first sight with Sand, while Sand is a little slow, but he sure did feel something different too about Pond.
2nd couple, Yotha & Gun. Yotha is a grumpy guy, while Gun is a cheerful guy. When the time to take draw to choose a mentor, Yotha gets Arm as his mentor, which makes him become part of Perfect 10 Liners.
Yotha got into university together with his brother, Faifa. They all met because they all lived in the same building & their rooms exactly above each other and by accident Gun & his roomate, Kong, went to the wrong floor.
But what makes Gun really take notice of Yotha is when the next day, Gun got his bad luck by having water spray on him because of a broken bathroom faucet, and the one that help him is Yotha.
Gun can't sleep in the dark due to an unfortunate childhood incident. But that night, suddenly the light in Gun's room went off. Terrified by the fact, Gun fleet to Yotha’s room & slept on his bed, because Yotha is not in the room & he said that he'll sleep outside that night. But when Yotha comes back, he finds Gun having a nightmare, because the room is a little dark. With the agreement between Gun, Yotha & Faifa, finally Gun still slept in their room with lights on.
The next day everything went normal. But Gun turned out to have another problem with Kong, because Kong can't be sleeping with the lights on. Yotha, however, has no such issue, and he also rarely returns to the dorm at night. So Faifa made a one-sided decision to switch rooms with Gun, and that made Yotha & Gun as roommates.
The closer interaction between Yotha & Gun, made Gun see the other side of Yotha. And Yotha is also mesmerized by little attention that Gun does for him. The only problem with their relationship is the fact that Yotha has a bad impression of love, his parents are divorce & his first relationship failed, making Yotha a little traumatized to start another relationship. So, how their relationship started…
The side couple: Warit & Klao
Warit is Yotha’s ex-boyfriend & also Yotha brother's friend / business partner. Warit & Yotha break up because after trying to be in the relationship, Warit feels what he felt toward Yotha is not love, but more of brotherly. So, at first we often see Klao had a clash with Yotha regarding his jealousy of Warit still talking to his ex. But slowly he begins to understand & accept that Warit & Yotha relationship is really only brothers, without any other feelings attached.
3rd couple, Faifa & Wine.
We get to see Faifa & Wine from the previous story. They encounter each other a lot. At that time Wine was still in 12th grade high school, but he visited or walked past the university a lot, so purposely or not Faifa often bumped into Wine.
By the time Wine finally entered university, he got to be Yotha mantee, which put him into the perfect 10 liner group. As an introverted person, Wine doesn't like the spotlight as part of the perfect 10 liner group. But as part of the group, it gives Faifa reason to be close with Wine, cause the fact is Yotha often left Wine behind to take care of Gun & when that happens Faifa will sweep in Yotha position as Wine mentor to take care of Wine.
Being close to Faifa, Wine is quite shocked at how social butterfly he is. Faifa is a kind of person that is good to everyone & that makes a lot of people misunderstood his kindness. And in this part of the story, we often hear Yotha say he's worried for Faifa & we finally quite understand it.
Wine on the other hand, just went through a break up with his high school girlfriend. He's the one who initiated the break up, cause he realized that he fell for his GF’s brother. & At the time in the university, Wine still hides the fact that he's gay.
Faifa is really curious about Wine, because he feels Wine changes. When Faifa met Wine back then, he felt Wine was more cheerful than today. And one day Faifa finally learns that Wine just went through a break up & the fact that he falls for his ex GF’s brother. The kind hearted Faifa offers help to Wine, by giving him a lesson to help Wine win the heart of his crush. But slowly but surely, their closeness makes Faifa feel something more. In the end they just teach each other love beyond what they’ve expected.
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ As usual the chemistry between Force-Book never amiss
+ The outstanding chemistry between Perth-Santa.
+ Interesting story about breaking past trauma.
+ How interesting they put the line of the couple. First with Force-Book, the couple we are already familiar with. 2nd, Perth-Santa, the new couple that makes everyone buzz about. And close with the 3rd, Faifa-Wine, an ordinary couple that makes us familiar with their relationship.
+ The side couples are quite interesting. Especially the story of Warit & Klao.
What I don’t like:
- The silly decision to make Junior Panachai Sriariyarungruang as Faifa or vice versa, which makes him as Perth’s younger brother. Cause the fact Junior is much older than Perth & we can quite see it. Haha…
- The cringe different attitude from Faifa after they’re in a relationship. That clinginess makes me cringe a lot….
- All the couples are a little too clingy with their partner…
- The freaking long episode. Haha… I feel 8 ep per couple is a little bit too much. Sometimes they like stretching the duration to fulfill the slot.
- Some actors a little bit too old for the cast, like Force-Book & Junior-Mark. Please give them more appropriate role for their age... Some others also like having repeated character over and over. I mean like Poon Mitpakdee, I feel he always get a little bit silly character.
Overall this is quite an interesting drama to watch. Will I re-watch this? Maybe some episodes, but definitely not all from beginning to end…
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Another Boss & Noeul drama... Let's watch it...Story about Phukan (Phu) & Cirrus (Cir). Phu is a pure, naive & kind hearted man that never dated anyone. Because he's quite a naive guy, all of his friend & family quite protective of him. So, yeah Phu is another character with full support system around him.
Cir, on the other hand, is a rich son of a powerful woman. But Cir's mom is having iron fist not only at her company, but also in her way to raise Cir. Cir's parent were divorce, and Cir's mom had love but also grudge against his dad, so Cir's mom raising Cir with a way to take control Cir's life & that's one of the way Cir's mom had her revenge against his dad.(Yeah that's sicko kind of thinking). Cir had one deal with his mom, to let him roam free until he's graduating from collage, after that Cir's life basically belong to his mom, Cir's mom always said Cir's as her property. So, taking advantage of the deal, Cir enroll to the same university with Phu & choose to live in Phu's apartment building too...
Our story started when one day Cir, a handsome senior suddenly walks into Phu's life. Cir is a famous senior at their university. Cir handsomeness yet cold deminer attract a lot of girls. Cir told Phu he's his boyfriend from a parallel world and that's he's the most important person in his life. Although at first Phu don't want to believe Cir words, but Cir tells Phu a lot about his personal stuff & habit that quite impossible for other person except the closest one of him know, like Cir could know that Phu had birthmark at the place that usually cover with clothes.
Slowly Phu start to accepting Cir in his life & getting used having Cir around him & of course Phu's feeling for Cir start to grow too. But deep inside, Phu also start having inner fight with himself. Cause he's always remember that Cir is not Cir but he's from another world that already had boyfriend. So, the first problem is Phu don't know if he's just another replacement of Phu from Cir's world or Cir's feeling for him is genuine from his heart. And 2nd problem, Phu feels guilty cause he feel he took Cir from Phu in Cir's original world.
On the other hand, soon we learn, Cir is actually not from parallel world. But he's actually from the same parallel world with Phu and already had feelings for him since middle school. One day Cir got into accident, Cir walk into his parallel state of mind, it like a white room in your mind... In there Cir actually really meet another Cir from another world (to make you not confuse, I'll said our Cir using White Cir, cause he wear white, & another Cir as Black Cir, cause he's wearing black). White Cir watch how Black Cir is having relationship with Phu & how happy Black Cir in that picture. White Cir wants that to be his reality too. So when he got back to his body, he just lie to Phu about everything & just said that's he's from another world & Phu is his boyfriend.
But our story still rolling with Cir started to rebel against his mom, because he doesn't want to lose Phu in his life. So, the crazy idea comes to their mind, to make Phu pretend as Cir's boyfriend. So, the question now is how Phu put his feeling in all of this...? Will he find out that Cir is lie to him regarding him from parallel world or will Cir just confess to Phu? And also how about Cir's mom, will she just stand still when she find out that Cir's having relationship with Phu...? And lastly... What the heck is actually that parallel state of mind...?
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Interesting concept of story. But as usual with Mame, a little bit toxic. It's like she can't write a story without any toxicity in it. Haha...
+ Boss and Noeul chemistry never disappoint me.
+ How to correctly create Naive & Pure character without the need to make him like 5-year old boy.
+ Friends around Cir & Phu
+ I got to see Boss in Payu's style. Haha...
+ I got to see Thorn, although actually I prefer to see Tharn. Such a shame. Hoho...
+ The cute relationship between Wim & Jin. Although it feels a little unfinished too...
One biggest stupidity:
- They never tell us how powerful or rich Cir's mother actually is. I really want to know this.... Cir seem so afraid about his mother, but come on you're an adult. Can't you break free from your mother's wing...
Well overall this really one interesting story concept, parallel world but not quite parallel world too. But with Mame really toxicity is unavoidable. Now I think I need to read the books. Haha...
Below I’ll write what I don’t like & that’s quite a big spoiler. So… Read it at your own risk...
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What I don’t like:
- This feels like unfinished story. This is the biggest reason why I lower the score. I mean the story between Cir & his mom & his brother. Oh come on... Can't you add a few more episode to conclude this. How can they just leave Ozone in his mother's mercy...?
- I really hope we get more screen time for Wim & Jin.
- We got no more clear explanation about that parallel state of mind. Why must happen to Cir...? Is everyone actually can experience it...? Yeah yeah I know this is not a science-fiction drama...
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Another with many couples in 1 BL dramas. At first I’m not really interested in this one, especially none of the main cast, except Earth I know of. But with a lot of YT clips, it eventually made me give in & click watch. Haha… Story about 4 friends; Hill, Johan (Jo), Tonfah (Fah), Arthit (Thit) & their couples. 4 of them are the idols of the medicine department in their school, their good looks, rich & smart are the complete package for everyone. And each of them with their own characteristics make their groups stand out among their peers.
This drama however, only talks about 2 couples first. And this is the exact reason I lower the score...
Hill-Easter.
Easter intentionally attends a university in the north of Thailand. He hopes to find a new place to erase the memories of his ex-relationship, which ended unclearly. But in this place by surprise Easter still meets Hill, his ex-relationship. Meeting again in the university, Hill begins to chase Easter again. The purpose is to restart the relationship and erase all the misunderstandings about their previous relationship. So, how does Easter feel about all this? Because their previous encounter not only affected him, but also his family.
Jo-North
At the same time, Easter’s roommate, North, also faces chaos. One day, North was drunk and caused a quarrel, then woke up with the debt. North owed the debt to no other than the university senior, Johan. Being the richest among 4 of them, Jo never really cared about the debt North owed him. From the first we can see how Jo really likes to tease North about his debt. So the question is, why does Jo want to go through all the trouble of paying all the damage caused by drunken North…? What's their story…?
That's pretty much the story without giving any spoilers. Now what I like and don’t.
What I like:
+ I like all the chemistry between all the 2 couples. For me they quite fit the description in the books.
+ Nothing too much or over the top. In the book, some scenes are more mature than in the drama.
+ I like how they put their background story in the end, not between the storyline.
+ The ending... Quite a good intro into the 3rd story. About Tonfah (Fah) & Typhoon. Just prepare your tissue for their story. Read the book itself already cried myself out. Haha...
What I don't like:
- Some Hill-Easter stories/scenes feel rushed and don't make sense. Like when Hill asks to talk with Easter after Easter being teased with the group. The timing felt odd, like why Hill needed to do the talk at that time…
In the end I’m quite happy, even obsessed with this drama. The one that disappointed me the most, is the promise this is about 4 couples, but at the end it’s only the 1st half or 1st 2 couples of the total 4 couples that’s aired. And that disappointment led me to read their books & I’m quite obsessed too with the books & now I really can’t wait for the last 2 couples to be on my screen.
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A little bit too good to be true
If the summary doesn't state this adapted from the true story I'll not gonna believe this could happen in real life. At least not in my country. Haha...One hella cooperation from policemen to doctors to flight crew members to the flight passengers make the mission possible. We life in the world that, full of chaos and fraud and all the bad thing happen in the world today, make we think sometimes good heart or humanity is like missing from the picture. But when you watch this act of contribution between people we still can believe that humanity still alive in human heart.
Watch this just to heal your heart. Relax and believe that human basicly good & helpful.
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The Boy Next World Special Episode: A World Where We Don’t Know Each Other
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Why... Why... Why....
I forget about the existence of this special ep, but when I'm arranging my picks of the month, it just came to me... So here I'm finished watch this...Story about Cir & Phu in other world. Cir in this world has a foul mouth, people called him dog's mouth, cause be can only talk in harsh words. Phu in the other hand is a very shy guy, he's only talkative when talk about Cir with his friends. Haha...
In this world, they have reverse role, it's Phu who been in love with Cir since middle school & all this time, Phu kinda becomes stalker to Cir. But all this time, Cir never really notice nor care about his admirer.
And it's all change since Cir go to The White World (our original story, I called it white world cause Cir represents by wearing White Clothes) & wake up thinking it just a dream.
When Cir wakes up, he starts noticing Phu just in every corner pay attention to him, yet still try to hide his existence. And with the help of Wim, Phu finally get closer to Cir. So, how will their story develop in this world...?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ I can see Boss in more Payu's hairstyle. Haha...
+ Wim & Jim are already in relationships in this world.
+ I really like Cir & Phu in this version
Overall I'm quite happy about this special episode. But this special episode also leave a bitter taste in my mouth. That's why I'm lowering the score again. Below I'll write what I mean by the bitter taste. But that's also mean SPOILERS ALERT!!! Read it at your own risk.
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Why... Why... Why they must leave the world in Payu's world (I called it Payu's world cause Cir represents by having Payu's hairstyle) hanging in the middle just to back to the White World. I NEED TO WATCH THE CONTINUE OF CIR & PHU IN PAYU'S WORLD. What the heck happen after that kissed.... What is Phu reaction to it... Ughhhhh....
I really need to read to the book ASAP!!!!
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Another Earth-Mix drama here we come... After watching the first episode, I decided to watch this week by week, rather then wait to binge it. Cause this is really quite a chaotic drama, I don’t think my mind is going to hold up if I binge it in 1 sitting. Haha…
Anyhow…
Story about one property consultant company & its employees. Heng is the one of the consultants, he's one messy & sloppy guy, yet he's quite attached to his mom, not like mama boy but like his mama takes care of his life from cooking till cleaning. One day, his mama got sick by the sloppy Heng & decided to go from home & threaten Heng to get a girlfriend if not she'll not come back.
Mo, is the other consultant, mo comes from out of town & reassigned back to the company in Heng place. Since Mo had no place to live, Heng asks Mo to live together with him, what Mo just needs to do is cleaning house & cooking for Heng, yeah basically do what Heng’s mother did. Haha…
One day, Heng accidentally sees his boss' phone's screen & is shocked to see his face in it. And not long after, his Boss confessed his feelings for Heng. And since Heng can't quite say NO to his boss, his boss thinks Heng is also reciprocating his feelings. So, the misunderstanding started….
When Heng told Mo about it, turn out Mo also had feelings for Heng.
So… How will their story roll from here… Who will Heng choose in the end…?
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Quite a unique story about a man who couldn't say NO to his boss & still needed to do all the work with the chaotic feelings.
+ Earth did an amazing job. Never expected I can see this side of acting from Earth.
+ The journey of Heng-Mo-Boss relationships growing
What I don’t like:
- How childish & chaotic Earth behave in the drama. Quite a headache to watch in the first few episodes.
- Not really a fan of the song & all the dancing. Haha…
- Sometimes watching too many Thai’s BL means we already know the couples & that erases the surprise or excitement element in guessing who is gonna end up with who. Like this one, if I just blankly enter this drama without any knowledge about Earth-Mix CP, I’ll just be at the edge of my seat, who will Heng end up with, the boss or Mo or even Chicha.
Don't know to put it in the like or not. But the confuse feeling of Mo. I don’t agree with how he potray his relationship with Heng. Especially these day, when same sex marriage is accepted everywhere, and even legal in Thai. It's like such an outdated topic. Maybe cause this is adaptation from Japan & at that time it's like that in the drama, but for me this topic need adjustment when they did the Thai adaptation.
Overall, it's a chaotic yet fun mess in the end. I am really confused about what score I should give this. Haha…
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Everyone on the feeds keep buzzing about this, and this also has Zhang Ling He. So let me just check this out…Story about Shen Xi Fan (XF) & He Su Ye (SY). XF is a manager in a 5-star hotel. Our story started with XF suffering from insomnia and migraines due to her problem with her boyfriend, Yan Heng (YH). Her parents suggest XF to see a Chinese medicine doctor & consult about her insomnia. So, obeying her parents, XF goes to see a Chinese medicine doctor and meets the gentle and handsome Chinese medicine doctor SY. Although reluctant to take the bitter medicine, XF’s parents make sure she takes the medicine.
Charmed & falls in love at the first sight with XF, SY tries to pursue her. But he finds out that XF has a boyfriend & he’s the root problem of XF’s insomnia. So, as a good doctor & friend, SY often tries to cheer XF & give her suggestions regarding her problem with her BF. And slowly but sure, their relationship grows into something more.
XF on the other hand, although also been charmed by SY, but at first she still has a BF. So XF tries to match SY to her best friend, Xu Xiang Ya (XY). But soon, XF's problem with YH grows even larger & one day YH just asks for a break up through text & that’s almost devastating XF. But thanks to SY’s companion, XF finally cheered up.
So, now SY & XF have mutual feelings for each other & both are single. Does that mean they will be in a relationship? No, not really. Cause the problem now, XF has plans to go abroad to study for her master's degree. And since XF had a bad experience with YH regarding a long distance relationship, XF doesn’t want to start a new relationship before she goes. And not only that, suddenly YH also started coming back to XF life, demanding for them to reconcile. So, how will SY & XF take control of their relationship…?
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Mature relationship. All the couples here are really mature adults who’s not make small problems into ridiculous fights.
+ How they promote Chinese medicine & its benefits against western medicine.
+ SY’s relationship with his dad. Usually in the drama, you either had a good or bad relationship with the parents. But here, SY’s relationship with his dad feel falls in the middle. He had a grudge against his dad & I don’t think he quite forgave him, but on the other hand he’s not really angry with his dad. So, although SY doesn’t really have the best relationship with his dad, he still can be civil with him.
What I don’t like:
- Annoying BGM. Sometimes they overuse BGM. It feels like all the romance feelings must be highlighted with BGM.
Overall this is a really good drama in my book.
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Watch this for MDL 2024 Watch Challenge and also Xu Lu & Bi Wen Jun. hang on till the end just because of the Challenge. Bi Wen Jun really needs a good script. Such unfortunate he still got this kind of script.Story about Shan Dan Dan (DD) and Pei Pei (PP). DD is an eccentric business-minded woman that is determined to become a jade specialist, crosses paths with PP, a playboy who hails from a jade merchant family yet does nothing but engage in frivolous activities.
DD’s character attracts PP’s mom & by any means she pulls DD to be near PP’s side. Short story, DD ends up as PP’s maid. And with the help from DD, PP’s family managed to get through some problems. In the end, PP’s family managed to rise from their downfall. And of course DD & PP relationship is getting closer with each problem.
That's pretty much the story without giving any spoilers. Overall just another drama on my list. For me the only good thing about this drama is the good and kind hearted PP’s mother.
Below I’ll write a little rant about this drama. But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.
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- If I must put a word to the script I think is: childish script. Ugh you know the feeling like they put any trope that can be put into here.
- PP is so childish…. Ugh…. I really hope this is just an early project of Bi Wen Jun that just aired now. Not really his new drama. Watching PP is really tiring.
- Really boring overall plot. Ugh… How should I put this… The plot itself is really uninteresting to follow. Boring villain, boring main reason to did the bad things & everything is simply just too easy for the protagonist…
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Another drama of Zhao Lu Si & Liu Yu Ning, of course here I come...Story about a girl named Duan Wu (DW), that born as a slave in a brutal pearl farm. At the farm, every person must be able to swim to get the pearl in the ocean. If they can't the man will get harsh punishment and then sold to another place, while a woman will be as 'child factory'.
One day, DW meets merchant Yan Zi Jing (ZJ) and noble Zhang Jin Ran (JR) on the auction day. On that day too she's finally been able to escape from the farm, while sacrificing her mother. Before her death, DW's mother give DW a blood pearl and asked her to find her father relying on that blood pearl. One thing lead to another, in the end DW boarding ZJ's ship.
With success in her mind, DW try everything to gain ZJ trust. Slowly but sure, ZJ see DW potential and finally put her in his important plan. So, slowly but sure DW climbing the 'stairs' in ZJ's ship & of course their relationship also slowly deepen & grow into something more.
DW also find her connection to ZJ not as simple as she's first taught, DW connection to ZJ is go beyond to their parents. DW also learn the identity of ZJ not as simple as merchant, but it's more complicated than the eye meet. So, together DW & ZJ try to uncovering secrets about their family past.
When they think everything go smooth with their plan, something happen to break DW & ZJ apart. DW thinking ZJ betray her & even try to kill her. So, DW end up go to new place & renamed herself as Su Mu Zhe, and starts her own business. But of course slowly, DW misunderstanding for ZJ will wipe clean & they'll continue their relationship with each other.
At this new place, trouble seem unwilling to let DW go. DW whose been pioneer to inspiring women to take control of their destinies, meet trouble in the hands of old fold who's reluctant to lose to the woman. So, they're a few times make trouble for DW. But with help from friends and ZJ also JR, DW successfully avoid the trouble and thriving as a business woman. In the end, the last trouble is only the one connected with their family past. So, how will DW & ZJ successfully going through all the trouble...?
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Zhao Lu Si & Liu Yu Ning at my screen. Haha... Whatever people said about them, for me their quite a match for each other.
+ Zhang Jin Ran is a really gentlemen till the end
+ Cui Shi Jiu (SJ). This woman is so interesting one way or another.
+ Zheng Zhi Heng (ZH). I love how he genuinely love SJ.
Overall this quite good drama, but surely forgettable & have some holes. Below I'll write the holes that I notice, but that's also mean SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.
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SPOILER ALERT!!!
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I feel the plot sometimes like jumping from scene to scene. It's like something supposed to be there but they cut it in the final edit.
- The attack that ZJ & JR experience. What the heck what's that... It's like one moment they ready to attack the next moment it's them who's under attack. Of course later is feel more clear after we find out about who's the betrayal. But still it's a little bit weird, feel something missing.
- The crazy and important cause that make ZJ's family assassinated. Or it's just me that really not take the grab of it...
- The amazing JR. Haha... JR a few time ambush his enemy by hand behind the scene. Haha... I don't know other word to put it, that's how I feel it. Like when he arrest ZH. Oh come on.... That's clearly lazy writing there. I hope they show us more like investigation or stalking or anything that indicate Zhang family is on the radar.
- The way DW been capture & the blood pearl suddenly be remembered again after been forgotten for half of drama.
I already a little bit forget some of it, gonna fill it later when I remember then... Haha...
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