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The story of Arisu and Usagi continues…
After finally returning to the real world, the two got married and began living a quiet, peaceful life—completely forgetting their time in Alice Town.
But that peace doesn’t last long. One day, Usagi mysteriously disappears, drawn back into Alice Town under the influence of Ryuji, a researcher obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the afterlife. Determined to bring her back, Arisu follows her back into Alice Town.
As Arisu re-enters Alice Town, he confronts a sequence of life-threatening games. When they progress through the first game, his memory of his time there also returns.
This season introduces the Joker cards, and the games become even more brutal and mentally taxing. The players face new deadly challenges, complex rules, and moral dilemmas that push them to their limits.
This season they introduce Joker cards & the games itself become more brutal and mentally taxing. The players face new deadly games, more complex rules, and moral dilemmas.
So Arisu is once more forced to strategize not just for survival, but for rescue and sacrifice.
Now the questions:
? Will Arisu finally find and reunite with Usagi…
? Will they make it out of Alice Town alive—again
And the biggest question of all…
? Who is the Joker?
That's pretty much the story without giving spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ As usual the game itself quite intriguing to say the least. The effects not bad too...
What I don't like:
- Well this season feels unnecessary. But maybe for some people this is a need for closure.
- I kinda hope I can see the character from season 1 & 2 to re-join the game in this season. But instead they introduced new member
- Don't like the ending. The way Netflix messed this up… Like Squids Game or Money Heist
Overall I'm just happy I can put this as the title in my Alphabet challenge. Haha…
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hm...
It’s not so often that we see Thai BL dramas switching up couples so frequently. So, it was quite a surprise for me to see Pond Ponlawit Ketprapakorn with a new partner, while his partnership with Earth (Cooheart) in Fourever You hasn’t even wrapped up yet. I know that series is still pending, waiting for a second season—and of course, I know Pond has every right to take on other projects. I’m not protesting, don’t get me wrong—I’m happy for him. I just found it unexpected—since it’s not the norm in the Thai BL drama world.Because I’m a little impatient, I decided to start reading the novel. Thank goodness someone uploaded the entire book on Wattpad. To my surprise, they changed some key elements from the book for the drama adaptation—and those changes actually alters the overall tone of the story
Let’s discuss drama…
The story follows Armin Thiwanon, a renowned actor who tragically dies on the night of his greatest triumph—just after winning a prestigious award and discovering his long-time partner’s betrayal.
Instead of death, Armin wakes up 26 years in the past, back when he was a struggling, unknown performer in his early 20s. Once again, he must walk the path to superstardom
In this altered timeline, he meets Thada, a mysterious man who suddenly befriends him. Unbeknownst to Armin, Thada is the one who paves the way for his success. With Thada’s help, Armin’s rise to fame happens much faster this time.
As their bond deepens, Armin eventually discovers a shocking truth: Thada is actually TD—the mysterious, devoted fan from his past life. That revelation changes everything. The feelings Armin once thought were gratitude begin to shift into something deeper.
But amidst all these changes in his second chance at life, one question remains…
Who was responsible for Armin’s death in his past life? And are they still causing trouble for Armin in this life?
That's pretty much the story without giving more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Seeing the possibility for Thai actors to change ships in the middle of an unfinished drama series…
What I don’t like:
- Although everyone seems to like Pond & Peterpan chemistry, for me it is a NO go. They don’t sell it for me. I still prefer Pond & Earth in Fourever You.
- Everything must add a BL element… It’s too much forcing the vibe… In the book Janine is a woman & more importantly, she’s married with kids. So why the drama needed to change her gender into male, even added a little bit of a romance vibe with Veynai. I really don’t understand it…
- For me Peterpan can’t sell me Thada character. He’s good, but he’s not Thada.
Overall this is an ok drama for 2nd chance. Forgettable in my book. But still a fun watch. Much prefer the book than the drama
Now the difference between drama and the book… Fair warning though, I’ll write with spoilers. So if you don’t wanna know, you can stop reading here.
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The different from the book:
* They take the mystery around Armin’s death more seriously. In the book is strictly just the beginning of the story. And this is the primary reason that changes the tone of the story. The book is just about how Armin took better chance in his 2nd life, not surrounding the mystery of his death.
* Phat & his mother, Armin’s friend who is never mentioned in the book. But they bring such a good vibe for Armin’s character. I’m happy the drama added these 2 characters.
* Thiwthit, Thada’s brother as such an important character. Thiwthit is never mentioned in the book. And I just don’t like that they added this character.
* In the book, Armin never really left Venus, instead, Thada just silently bought Venus behind the scene. Haha… And he’s more of a shadow figure behind Armin’s back instead so flown upright like in the drama.
* In the book, Thada is more mysterious. He’s the embodiment of a mysterious rich guy who controls everything behind the entertainment world. And when he announced his relationship with Armin that when the world was shaking… He really made a difference with Armin than any of his “fling”.
* The beginning of their relationship… It's just so weird in the drama. I don’t like it.
* The way they change the fact that Thada is also experienced back to past life. Yes the book mentions this for their special chapter, but for a totally different story. Not like in the drama.
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What a watch...
Watched this for my Alphabet Challenge—and when I saw that Zhao Li Ying’s drama was only 8 episodes, I just clicked play… Hoho.Lately, Zhao Li Ying has moved away from simple idol romances. All her recent dramas are serious, well-produced, and artistically driven. While this shows her growth as an actress, it also means not all of her dramas are my cup of tea. Nonetheless, they are all amazing in their own right. And this particular drama… Left me completely speechless.
Let’s talk about this drama…
The story follows Xu Tian (XT), an Uber driver who becomes obsessed with a girl named Jia Xiao Duo (XD).
XD frequently books his service, and with each ride, XT’s obsession grows. Desperate to understand her better, he signs up for a beta test of a virtual reality (VR) system where users can experience life from another person’s perspective—specifically, he plans to enter the world as XD.
But just before he begins the VR session, XD books his car again—so he leaves to pick her up instead.
While in the car, XD is on a phone call, but XT mistakenly thinks she’s talking to him. It turns out she’s arguing with her boyfriend, Wang Yang Ming (YM). Not long after, YM shows up and blocks XT’s car. Worried for XD’s safety, XT follows them and eventually catches up—only to witness their fight escalate before XD returns to his vehicle.
After taking XD home, a frustrated XT finally enters the VR. Inside, he experiences himself as XD and gets into a Virtual Escape Room (VER), where XD works as an NPC or host. In the VER, he experiences something out of the ordinary—it feels incredibly real.
The next day, YM books XT’s ride — this time to explain everything. He tells XT that he and XD have already broken up, but XD refuses to let go. YM claims he’s now with someone else and that XD often harasses him. He begs XT to “man up” and take XD off his hands. He even calls XD "crazy" and says she likes to twist the facts. As proof, he shows XT a video, claiming that what XD said about their relationship is different from the truth.
XT, however, doesn't seem to care whether XD is "crazy" or not.
After his meeting with YM, XT returns to the VR world. This time, he chooses to revisit the first time he met XD, wanting to see what her first impression of him actually was.
In the VR world, many strange things happen, and XT "dies" there. When he wakes up, he is shocked to find himself as XD — not XT. Even more disturbing, the VR operator tells him he has always entered the simulation as XD, not XT.
Now completely confused, XT visits a psychiatrist the next day... and that’s when the real truth begins to unfold.
And here’s where I’ll stop — because revealing more would spoil everything.
What I like:
+ The entire cast plays their roles beautifully, especially the two leads, Zhao Liying and Yin Fang.
+ The drama takes the concept of obsession to a whole new level—psychological, intense, and deeply unsettling.
What I don’t like:
- The plot can be confusing and hard to follow at times. Some twists don’t feel fully explained until the very end.
- This is one of the hardest reviews I’ve ever written — there’s just so much to unpack, I don’t even know where to begin or how far I should go with it… haha.
Overall, this is a truly wonderful suspense drama. You won't fully understand it unless you watch until at least episode six. This is definitely not for everyone, but for me, with only eight episodes, it was absolutely worth my time.
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My July 2025 recommendations challenge
Watch this for my July 2025 recommendations challenge by 𝑱𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒄. Let's discuss movies…This is a classic story about two best friends who have been stuck in the friend zone for years.
Palm and Gink have been inseparable since high school. Gink's parents didn't have the best marriage — they divorced because of her father's affair. In fact, it was Gink herself, along with Palm, who discovered the truth about her father’s infidelity.
Palm has had feelings for Gink since high school and even tried to confess back then. But Gink, deeply affected by her father’s betrayal, rejected him. She didn’t want to risk losing Palm as a friend, believing that friendship is safer because "you can’t break up with your best friend.”
Over the years, they continue living their lives and each enter different romantic relationships — but remain each other’s closest confidants.
Whenever Palm breaks up with yet another girlfriend, Gink is always there to scold him— and comfort him. And whenever Gink fights with her boyfriend—no matter where she is in the world—Palm, being a flight attendant, will drop everything and fly to her the moment she calls.
Then one day, Gink begins to suspect that her current boyfriend might be cheating on her — and calls Palm to help investigate.
Then one day, Gink grew highly suspicious of her boyfriend and called Palm to investigate with her.
Amidst the chaotic emotions Gink felt about her boyfriend, Palm's long-repressed feelings for Gink also resurfaced. The tension became palpable until Palm could no longer hold back his feelings. He finally asked Gink to choose between him and her boyfriend. Shocked and overwhelmed, Gink is left stunned, unsure of what to do next.
So, what happens next?
Will they remain just friends at the end, or will something finally change between them?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ A heartwarming, classic take on the friend-zone trope
+ Good chemistry between Nine & Baifern.
What I don't too like:
- The story doesn’t offer anything particularly new or surprising. From the very beginning, it's obvious how special Gink and Palm’s bond is—so it’s just a matter of when, not if, they’ll cross the line.
Overall, this movie is quite good. It covers every aspect of the classic "friend versus relationship" dilemma and explores all the questions about whether to cross that line, what happens if you do, and what if that relationship ultimately fails.
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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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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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Watch this for the alphabet challenges. Turn out quite good… Story about a goblin name Ban Sook (BS). He wants to be human, so queen goblin gives him task to kiss 10 woman to learn about their emotion.
BS can smoothly kiss every woman with hypnosis and everytime they kiss, the woman will forget about BS. So, BS easily do the task given by the queen. Until one day, BS meet Oh Yeon Ah (YA).
YA actually already sees BS kissing women since the first woman. And since YA herself just broke up with her boyfriend cause he's cheating on her. So, YA was so pissed when she saw BS kissing her friend. But YA was just so confused when her friend said she didn’t kiss BS.
They meet again later at YA workplace, when BS also shows up to work there. And by accident, YA finally learn everything about BS & she agreed to help BS. So with that, their destiny and story entangled together. How will this relationship go from hereafter…? Will BS in the end be able to become human…?
This is a really interesting short story. We learn, to gain something there's always a price we need to pay. Is it worthed or not, that's up to you to decide.
Below I'll write every emotion the goblin learns. It’s up to you want to read or not. But I don't think it's a spoiler.
1st lesson: emptiness
2nd lesson: compassion
3rd lesson: Sad
4th lesson: Angry.
5th lesson: Joy
6th lesson: desire
7th lesson: excitement
8th lesson: fear
9th lesson: happy
10th lesson: Love
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Oh Sh*t...
Quite wonder about this drama. Finally finished aired. Let's watch it...Story about Sheng Wang (SW), a boy who just move back to town & enter new school. The first scene actually just give view that he just come to town, but later when SW flash back, we know that actually he's lived there when he's little. So, SW move back to town due to his father re-married. In this new school, he get a shocking news, the school have a harsh test rule. They quick to learn new subject & then test. But thankfully, SW is a clever boy, he quickly adapt with the school system & got himself friends.
On the other hands, there's Jiang Tian (JT), a top student in the school. SW's dad married JT's mom & that's make them brothers & they also lived in the same house. At first, SW quite reluctant to ask for JT's help, cause JT also like build a wall so no one can go near him. But slowly but sure we can see how special SW in JT's eye. JT silently help SW to adapt with their friend & in the end also JT & SW both help each other in their study.
So, slowly but sure we can see how their relationship get closer and closer. But of course like any other teenager, SW quite struggler with his feeling for JT. On one hand, JT is SW brother. But on the other hand, SW notice JT is quite special for him & SW also notice how JT think him as special man too. So, how will their relationship evolve from here...?
That's pretty much the story. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ The perfect chemistry between JT & SW. Oh I love how they put the atmosphere between these boys....
+ Usually I quite hate or don't like if actor in their 30s or edge of their 20s act as teenage boy, but for these cast I beg the different. And unlike the recent Thai drama that force their luck with the actor, both our main lead surround by the actor of their age.
+ The funny and perfect little school life.
Overall this quite good a drama. But why I only give this 6.5...? Because one big thing that I really hate... But that's also mean BIG SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk. Without the drawback actually I'll gonna rate this 8.5 - 9
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What I don't like:
THIS IS THE OPEN ENDING WITH THE CLIFFHANGER!!!! They leave us when SW start notice his feeling for JT & want to 'cure' it, return it to just brotherly feeling between them.
But still this one series that I still excited to wait for season 2. I really hope I'm not wait for too long
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Watch this for my Zhang Bin Bin. Turn out to be one of the best medical drama. Let's talk drama...Story about Zheng Ren (ZR), a prodigy doctor who's not easy to give up. This drama open with ZR witness his father jump from the building, cause the malpractice accusation. So yeah, this drama open with ZR try to unravel the mystery of his father accusation & also the reason ZR go to Haicheng Hospital. But that's mystery soon be solved & with that mystery ending, now is the turn for ZR to open the curtain & all the nerve-wracking story about doctor's job begin...
In Haicheng, ZR met Su Yun (SY), a good doctor with traumatize history that make him can't hold the scalpel. ZR also changing Su Li (SL) the perspective about running hospital or become the doctor itself. ZR remind SL about her initial purpose to become doctor is to save people, not only about making the hospital into profitable business. With the changing perspective in SL mind, she start to form star team with ZR as the centre.
At first ZR as the star doctor get opposition from senior doctor at Haicheng Hospital. Of course, he is a young & new doctor, many senior & old doctor at Haicheng not accepting him as the face of Haicheng Hospital. But soon that old fella have to admit ZR is a prodigy doctor & deserve the title as the star doctor.
Slowly but sure, the team start to form. And when the Haicheng Hospital get the case to separated the conjoint twin, the team has been formed & ready to go for the surgery. The team include He Qian, an anesthetic doctor; Xie Yi Ren, equipment nurse; Lin Yuan second surgeon; Chang Yue orthopedic surgeon; later we get introduce to Rudolf, a foreign doctor that be mesmerize with ZR technic. And of course the most important member SY, after he get heal from his trauma.
Now what I like and don't like.
What I like
+ The Bromance between ZR & SY. Hohoho... If this from other country, I think they already ship that bromance into romance. Haha...
+ The bickering between the doctor, but at the end the most important thing for them still to safe people, not just for their ego.
+ All doctor also normal human. They can be traumatize or have grudge.
+ How doctor can be reminded again about their original purpose to become a doctor.
+ No hospital politic. Pure about medical field...
Actually I don't have something that I don't like. So maybe just what I don't too like:
- I don't too understand all the medical operation & term.
- Oh how much I wish this from other country. So we can see the relationship of ZR & SY transform to deeper relationship. Haha...
Overall this really one good medical drama.
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Quite a lot comparison with the Japan version
Yeay finally this is done airing…. Let's discuss drama…Fair warning, I'll talk a lot about the comparison between Japan & Thai version. But first of all, like usual, I'll talk a bit about the story in my version.
Story about Kongthap who is mistaken about Atom’s feelings towards him. Cause Kongthap picked the eraser that was accidentally dropped by Atom, and has his name on it. The eraser actually belongs to Matmi & later on we find out that it's not Kongthap name on it but Half, or the first name of Half, Pholkongthap.
But that incident actually made Kongthap & Atom closer to each other. And cause Kongthap is a very serious person, he seriously thinks about Atom's 'confession’ to him. And slowly but sure, their feelings towards each other start to become special & finally bloom…
In this drama, we see how teenagers struggle about their feelings (Atom from like Matmi, which is girl, to Kongthap, which is boy), how to manage what society will think about their sexuality, decided about their future (university destination & what to study in university), to how to be honest with ur family…
Overall for me this is quite good. Not the best, but not really a dissapointment. Can I say better than the Japan version…? For me, as always, I can relate more with the Thai version than Japan.
Below I'll talk about what I like & don't like. But it's fill with SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at your own risk.
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The good:
+ How half try his best to remember Matmi. It much better than Japan, which only show us Aida Hayato remembering Hashimoto Mio in the end.
+ The society pressures. What Atom feels when he is embarrassed with his relationship with Kongthap. He thinks about how others will see him & Kongthap. The struggle is more visible in Thai than in Japan. Maybe cause Japan is more individual country, many people see personal things as their own privacy.
+ The breakthrough symbolism. Half like to call Matmi ‘Hulk’. That's doesn’t mean Matmi as muscular and strong woman, it just indicate the most fav hero by half
+ The good teacher. Annop is a really good teacher. He really guided his students. Not only about study, but also about relationships.
+ Thai involve family more than Japan version. In Thai version we see how Atom & Kongthap struggle when they have to be honest about their relationship to their mothers. And also how Matmi & Half relationship in Matmi ‘s family…
+ Matmi & Half relationship is cuter in Thai version than Japan…
+ The struggle to pick ur University choice. Especially when u are like Atom, who doesn't know what to study at first. I ‘m really happy when Half decided to follow his heart & dream & not choose Matmi University choice, just cause they're in the relationship.
+ The Chinchilla band… haha. Seeing the Chinchilla band from my school president singing on the stage is really a bonus point.
The bad:
- Wasted potential: the camp. The camp in the Japan version has been meaningful. It has the purpose of uniting the whole class, not only 4 of our main leads…
- Too rushed. When Kongthap & Atom just start their relationship, Atom just wants to rush their relationship to the next step, like kiss, instead just wait for nature to take its course…
- The pause. They like giving pause in the sentence, like to indicate the next part is so important. But in the end it almost always turns out to be nothing. Especially when Half is talking
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Fill with small and big spoiler. So read it at ur own risk!!!
This one of the drama that confuse me, what score should I give it. Many potential this drama has, but dragged down by too many sh*t & calm everyday life & definitely too many episodes.Story about Zhuang Jie (ZJ) & Chen Mai Dong (MD) , high school friends that meet again in their adult life. ZJ back to her home town from Shanghai & meet again with MD. ZJ once had crush with MD in high school, but life throw them apart. And now when ZJ meet MD, just to find out she still can fall for him again. And this time, ZJ feeling not only one side, because MD also show interest to ZJ.
With that note, the struggle of MD & ZJ relationship begin. Why...? Cause even though MD & ZJ decided to start their relationship, ZJ still can't leave her life at Shanghai, just for sake to be with MD. So, how will their relationship be...?
That's to make the story short. But in the long story... This is not only about MD & ZJ relationship. But also about family & friendship. In this drama we also watch the death of 2 people & how their close one deal with it...
Now what I like & don't like.
What I like :
+ The chemistry between Li Xian & Zhou Yu Tong. I can feel MD & ZJ struggle in their relationship
+ The peaceful life in the small town
+ The friendship between Grandma Lin & Granny Chen. When u ask what is soul mate without any other feelings. These 2 old folks show us what is soul mate in friendship mean.
+ The wonderful respect for those who do their job connected with funeral. This sometimes are taboo thing to discuss & definitely not enough respect for those who work in this field.
+ Zhuang Yan & He Niao Niao is two cute little sibling. I like how they interact with ZJ...
What I don't like:
- The relationship feel one side heavy in MD's side. ZJ is one the most selfish FL in the drama world & it feel MD has to always understand her.
- The boring scene between important event. They show us boring everyday life that sometimes make me want to drop the drama, this also one of the reason I give this drama quite low score.
- How family keep interfere with MD & ZJ relationship. First is ZJ's mom & later is MD's grandma.
Overall, once again this drama actually have important meaning to be told, but the implementation make us just boring in some occasions...
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I forgot why I even want to watch this in the first place... But for sure just another drama to be added to my list...Let's begin...
This drama told a story of Gene, the writer. He wanted to write story about mystery, but instead his publisher gave him task to write BL novel & it exploded with success. This drama started with Gene book choose to be adapt into series. And there where's he met Nubsib, the main actor of his drama. When the story started to run, we learn that admiration Nubsib had for Gene is nothing light & he really loves him with all the jealousy... How will the story run from here forward...?
Ok. What now let's discuss what I like and don't like. First as usual, what I like. Cause I gonna write a little bit spoiler in the part of what I don't like
What I like:
+ The harsh reality of the industry. Both publishing and entertainment industry. We see how much Gene get pressure from his editor, even to put the things he didn’t want to write in the book. And later we also see how harsh the entertainment industry…
+ Nubsib, Gene & Aoey all have good manager that thinks for them not only for the industry.
+ The cute story of Gene & Nubsib past relationship.
+ What a supported Gene & Nubsib family…
Overall this just another title to added to my list...
Below I'll write what I don’t like. But that's also mean a little SPOILER ALERT!!! So read it with ur own risk!!!
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Now what I don’t like:
- Nubsib is one stubborn kind. The stubborn not always in good side. Like how he insisted his relationship with Gene, he even talked about break the contract. Some people maybe find it romantic, but for me that just scream irresponsible…
- I don’t understand why Gene angry with Nubsib, when he learned that they actually know each other from childhood. Nubsib never really mention he didn’t know Gene in the first place, why Gene must feel Nubsib lied to him & angry about it…
- Until the last I still don’t really get a grip of how Aoey character really is. Is he one cunning man? One man that looked for attention? Or what his character really is? I just know for sure he is one lonely man. Unfortunately, we also don’t get much of history of Aoey. There’s a little bit about him & I hope to see a little bit more of it.
- The ending… UGH!!! Feel like anticlimactic after what happen with Gene & Nubsib family.
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