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Why did I watch this again… Haha… really questioning myself for the fact…. But here I am finished watching this one… Let's talk drama then… Story about Teerak, a naive university student & Muenfah, campus’s popular stoic senior, who's entangled in a fake relationship. One day, to avoid Oh, a creepy senior that's been chasing Teerak to be his boyfriend, Muenfah said that Teerak is his boyfriend. And from that on their fake relationship begins. But, as always, slowly that fake relationship turns into a real one.
And as Muenfah & Teerak relationship progresses, they get harassed by Oh. Oh is a creepy guy who never accepted the fact that Teerak always turned him down & he didn't accept the fact that now Muenfah is Teerak’s boyfriend. But thankfully he finally stopped when Muenfah finally got Oh's mother involved.
So, once Oh problems get settled, now the only obstacles for their relationship is their families. Thank goodness, Muenfah & Teerak both have loving siblings that protect & support them from the first.
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Babe, Teerak’s sister. This overprotected sister, I think will be the first obstacles for their relationship. But she's really one best sister that Teerak could get.
+ How Teerak’s grandpa take their relationship
+ Teerak’s friends. They are really protective of him…
+Teerak’s parents' reaction. Don't call me homophobic so soon. But finally we get a more normal reaction for parents whose child comes out as gay.
+ All the young actor, for most of them having this as their first drama, I can't said their acting was bad... Their acting even better than the disaster last year (Addicted Heroin I'm talking about you. Haha...)
What I don't like:
- I'm sure most of us don't like Teerak childish mannerisms… Ugh… I really questioning myself, how I could even finish this one… haha… But really, when Teerak & Muenfah were having intimate scenes, it's like watching a pedophile taking action… Haha…
- The unimportance of other couples. Why why why they even bother to write their story, especially Lee & his man, I don't even understand their relationship…
- Oh and his mommy issue. Yeah he just put all the blame to his mother without ever acknowledge it's his problem in the first place...
I don't even know what to write for conclusions… Watch or not just decided urself from the trailer…
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empty shell
Watched this because my impression of Zhao Lu Si is a little better, so I just said to myself let's check her earlier drama that most people like.Regret what I got after watching this. This drama just like an empty shell. Just drama fill with beauty people, but the story just so uninterested & fill empty. I can really feel they really have low budget when making this drama.
They never explained to us what is Ophiuchus, why they treat people from Ophiuchus clan different. Maybe they will gonna explain it in the second season, but for me it's too late already. Why the moment Luo Fei Fei (FF) met that old man they don't explained it, why FF herself never even bothered to ask what is Ophiuchus, why they treat them different. Why they must wait until season 2 to reveal it. Ugh so slow & uninterested.
And right this moment I feel continue watching this drama just wasting my time. Maybe some other time, when I already don't know what to watch will I continue to watch the 2nd season. The only thing that I glad about this drama, is the duration is not that long. So yeah I can end my suffering sooner. A little bit more I think I'll gonna add this drama to my drop list.
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Just cause Neo Hou & Zhou Ye
Another drama that make me hang till the end cause of the actor & actress, this time of course Neo Hou & Zhou Ye, they are also the reason I'm watching in the first place.So long not watch a drama that I don't care about the story of the drama, but hang till the end. Truth to be told, I don't too understand the story in the first place. Don't know the story just make me uninterested to follow or just to care. But they just pick the right actor/ess so for me seeing them still make me interesting to keep watching, at least to see them in my screen.
This drama open with stupid woman [Su Ying (SY)] that willing to do anything in the name of love, in this case killing Tian Yao. Stupid why...? Cause later on we learn the man that she love not even love her. Even after knowing that, SY still do anything just for hang him around her.
As usual with XianXia world we always deal between dark/evil & good force. As the story goes we learn that evil already infiltrate from long long ago. And as usual too always interesting to see how they try to combat their inner evil force, especially this time for Yan Hui
Even though the story not very interested to follow, but every time I start get bored they give us cute scene or story to attract us again. Like with the story of Tian Yao become pure like baby again, really cute to see Neo Hou act baby like.
Overall this just another XianXia story that ever exist....
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Last part
When you think the writer can't make more mess to the story. Yet they still manage to ruin the whole thing with the ending... One of the most illogical ending the writer can possibly come up to. My head really get headaches after wacthing this whole series.Not only the writer give no explanation about the whole thing in the last season/part. They even added such illogical conclusions....
UGHHHH!!!! I'LL GONNA SCREAM & CURSE VERY LOUDLY!!! Just don't read my review if you don't want get big spoiler about the ending
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The messed up ending!!!
* They lived happily in the end. Forgetting about everyone outside the household. This season/part talk about NO ONE outside the ML family. Including the emperor. He just dissappear into thin air. Never discussed again. No matter what grudge the emperors had with our ML, the writer just decided to finished the story in this season/part. So they simply just erase the part of the emperor.
* What the h*ck with the illusion that FL's dad give them? What's the h*ll what's that???!!!!
* How come in the end Chu Liu Lun that get into the throne???!!!! What happen with the crown prince???!!!
*And the biggest one how come in the end ML that come to the world that FL lived. And we only get blurry image of it too... Why not make they hugging in the future time to wrap the whole thing.
Overall long time not getting headaches after watching drama like this. I rated the whole series 2⭐ I guess....
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Part 2
Wow just wow.... Really long time not find this serious historical c-drama yet full of fun and very binge worthy. I think this is the first one this year. Once again I'll not gonna talk much about character or description, because many already wrote about it. So let's just jump to what I like & don't like about this part.What I like:
+ All the puppy eye. Oh seeing that lovely dovey sparkling in Cheng Shao Shang / Niao Niao (NN) & Ling Bu Yi / Zi Sheng (ZS) eyes every time they're seeing each other. How every time ZS face became soften when he see NN. And many intimate scene that make me want to scream to my screen "KISS KISS KISS, Oh my God Kiss please!!!" Haha.... I have to say their chemistry really top notch. Maybe one of the best CP for Zhao Lu Si...
+ The best emperor couple. Well the emperor family is far than perfect, with almost every child is spoiled brat or soft as hell, except the 3rd prince of course. But emperor, empress & consort is one of the best in historical c-drama. They each have their own spot without need the feel to snatch the other, no jealousy between empress & consort like usually do. Of course they're not the main couple so I think there's no need to go there. But still, the harmonious between empress & consort not often we see in dramaland.
+ The funny emperor. Oh the emperor so so funny. I still can hear how he scream in last ep, where he shout that the marriage between NN & ZS is not valid without him. Or when he mischievously give 'strike punishment' to ZS, the one supposed to be very touching scene where NN finally admit and cry over ZS become quite funny with his comment regarding the reaction NN give when she witness ZS punishment.
+ The soft & kind hearted empress. The mother figure for our NN. She gives all the love to NN that she never get from her own mother. In return NN gives her all the care, love and attention to her.
+ The quick mouth but kind consort. Oh so funny to see how her mouth handle Princess of Ru Yang.
+ The statement don't judge the book by its cover really materialized in this drama. I never really never expected to see that the crown princess actually have grudge heart, or how crazy Luo Ji Tong will be.
+ Finally all the question about why ZS have that grudge toward his 'dad' answered. Oh one very dark past it is....
What I don't too like:
- You can say this is just my prejudice, but sometimes the emperor is just to kind. Like how he easily persuaded given lighter punishment by NN or ZS toward someone guilty. Correct me if I'm wrong, because quite frankly sometimes I quite confuse with all the names, Haha. Like for examples when Wang family problem, doesn't NN persuade him later on... Or regarding ZS's problem itself, when ZS finally decided to murder his 'dad' (Ling Yi), in the end ZS not really got any harsh punishment. Yeah2 I know we all glad about that. But as an emperor he is just too kind for me.
- Like PeachBlossomGoddess wrote I also feel the written for the bad guy, the key person in term of ZS grudge about the extermination of his family years ago, not as good as all the not so important young woman. There for I sometimes quite confuse why or what his connection with that incident years ago.
- Quite agreed with Kate when she wrote how 'ZS had literally such a huge support system, and he willingly refused to use it.' I mean come on the last act when he decided to murder his 'dad' the night before the wedding is completely out of sense. Toward the drama we can see how biased the emperor toward ZS, yet he still decided to act on his own instead just give the emperor all the fact that he know. Maybe if he believe the emperor like how the emperor believe & protect him, maybe the emperor just can give punishment to his 'dad' regarding everything. In my opinion that's how biased the emperor toward ZS.
- And yeah also like Kate, I also feel the separation & mature NN in the last episode not really taking a big part. If only they shorten few ep regarding the 5th princess or unimportant young woman would be better.
Overall for me this still a very good drama this year, but yeah read some comment & review also make realize how many holes & deficiency this drama has. But in the end I still this drama total score 9 of 10 for both part. :D
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Too many thing happen
I don't know exactly what happen, but this drama leaving me at the edge of bad rating. I think maybe the storyline quite busy with everything happen until don't know what to make of the focus of the one big plot. If you want to say this about warlords begin to seize their powers or about Feng Shi Zhen try to just seek revenge or her family history or just about Rong Family at the end that's not really the case...What make me hang on till the end is Timmy Xu as Rong Jia Shang (JS). Really like him to act as the boy whose at the age to reach adulthood. The way he act when he tries to find his place in this world. How he handle the love he has toward Feng Shi Zhen (SZ) who is older than him. And how he handle his family problem. Really catch my attention.
The plot overall just messy all over the place.
> Meng Xu An feud with Rong Ding Kun & his sister's kids
> The history of Rong Family
> The Revolution party act at the end of the drama
Don't know but for me this overall just another drama to watch.
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drama like movie
One simple drama with each ep around 5-10 min, feel like watching 2 hours movie than drama.What I really like: because this very short drama, so they don't stretch it into unbearable plot. Everything just on the spot. & the actor/ess play they character good, especially Xu Dan as Gu Fei Er, sometimes really want to slap that face, really one smooth snake...
What I don't really like: They make the ending kinda open, with not much explanation about something...
Overall does this worth to watch...? Yeah in my opinion this still worth ur time to watch.
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Watch this cause they said this a story link to Ancient Love Poetry & this also starring Bai Lu & Ao Rui Peng. But after watching I can say this has nothing to do with ALP, in my opinion this is not even in the same universe with it. So whoever wants to link this with ALP, in my opinion better forget it & just see this as a separate drama within its own universe.Anyhow…
This is a story about Bai Shuo (BS) & Fan Yue (FY). Bs is a human’s race who was saved by a god when she's a child. This event led to BS’s obsession with cultivation & goddesses. At the current time, god has already disappeared, so BS only can gather a little about goddesses. But with her position as mayor's daughters, she still gathered quite a lot about goddesses.
FY on the other hand is a demon king, master of the bright moon palace. BS started harassing FY cause she thinks FY is god & can help her with cultivation. But by accident, BS absorbs the desireless stone. Originally the desireless stone was to help FY with his illness, but FY himself still didn't know how to activate it. But since BS had already absorbed the stone, now she needs to put 5 emotions into the stone; kindness, kill, love, hate & greed. How to…? The stone will give clues to BS by giving her vision.
So, with that BS’s journey accompanied by FS & his 2 right-hand men to collect the emotions begins. And with every journey, their trust, understanding, and feelings for each other also grow into something more. And by the end of their journey, BS & FY also learn about their past selves, who they were before they're reincarnated into themselves now.
Since this is still Xian Xia or Xuanhuan, what tragic story is actually hidden behind all that CGI. Haha… well, you need to watch this urself then. Hohoho…. That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ The chemistry between Bai Lu & Ao Rui Peng is not so bad. I can imagine them as couples..
+ Interesting story & great CGI
+ How everybody in the end connected with each other. That's really interesting.
+ How they really separated BS & FY with their past selves. This is a really interesting aspect.
What I don't like:
- I really hope this somehow connected with ALP, like how The Last Immortal. But this turned out to be such a big disappointment in that aspect.
Overall this quite good drama to watch.
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Joong-Dunk & First-Khaotung in a drama… Of course here I come… First of all… What the heck with that first episode… It really gave me a shock, I must check multiple times if this is really a GmmTV production, not anything else… Why…? Because I think this the first GmmTV drama that had such mature scene like that, if I remember correctly, even only friends still didn’t have that kind of scene… I was really shocked with the scene in my eyes… Haha…Anyhow… Story first…
Kant met Bison at a bowling alley, and they ended up having a one night stand. The next day, Christ (Captain of the police force), asks Kant to spy on Bison & Fadel, who turn out to be a hitman.
Bison is an easy going man, although suspicious about Kant, but feeling a bit charmed by Kant, Bison let his suspicion go away. It's Fadel who can't let it go & keeps curious with Kant.
So, to ‘chase’ Fadel away, Kant asked his friend, Style, to flirt with Fadel.
Style met Fadel by accidently crashing into his car. Fadel's rude attitude toward Style at first made him not want to take Kant's request. But Kant offers Style something he can't refuse, his old car. So, Style begins his chasing. Soon Fadel's harsh & rejecting behavior toward Style really ignites Style feeling to take Fadel down regarding whether Kant offers still exist or not.
So, how will their relationship be when Fadel & Bison finally know the truth about Kant as the police informant…?
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
4 names: Joong-Dunk & First-Khaotung. Haha… They're amazing here. Especially Dunk & Khaotung.
What I don’t like:
- A little bit too much for my taste. Some scenes are just too exaggerated…
- All the stupid little things that happen in drama. GmmTV really needs to learn more realistic crime dramas, than only rely on the chemistry of the couples. I mean like when Bison & Fadel do their crime, they never wear gloves. Haha… I know this seems insignificant, but still…
Overall, finally GmmTV really dared to take up a notch of their usual casual drama into a more serious one. Really hope they can bring us a more realistic story…
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Short drama
Zhao Yi Qin is one of the pitiful actor in my opinion. He's not so bad, in term of acting, but his big 'boom' in drama haven't come yet. So yeah we much see him in short drama & he is one of the good face to be seen.... With him in short drama, at least I know, the drama will not too bad.But unfortunately this time, not so much...
The story nothing too new... 2 sibling hate each other, parents always defend one against another. And of course they're fighting over the same guy, that's in the end make the elder sister [Ning Xi (NX)] framed by his own sister.
NX got drug one night, and slept with an unknown man, thinking it's her boyfriend, Su Yan. As the result, she's pregnant. One day accident happen & she can't preserve his pregnancy.
Five years later, she's out for revenge against the ones who betrayed her and aims to fulfill her dreams in the process. Fate leads her to a man who helps pave the way.
That's pretty much the story... Feel like your everyday tik tok video right... Haha...
Now the bad part...
Even for short drama, this is one bad editing. I don't know from where the heck they pick the responsible man to do the job. It like a result of student who just learn to do the editing. I even can say for sure, some YouTubers still better do the editing than this man....
So they must say thanx to Zhao Yi Qin. If not him i don't know what score will i give this drama....
Overall this just another short drama. 16 ep with 4 min each, so it's about 64 min total.
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Long time heard about this drama, finally watch this.For short drama, this is quite good. Have beginning, middle and ending. But as usual with short drama, this also had it's shortage.
Story about Xiao Hong Ye (HY) and Gu Meng (GM), a couple that even though love each other but had family grudge toward each other. Xiao family alienated by Gu family & for revenge, HY also alienated Gu family, just left GM alone.
The story start when GM try to kill HY but unsuccessful & hit her head, causing her to get amnesia. Since that day, HY captivating GM in his house & their journey begin...
The silly story about how you can't change ur feeling even though ur memory already been erased. GM a few time lost her memory & everytime she keep falling for HY.
I quite like the chemistry between Guan Chang & Li Jiu Lin. And the quality of this short drama actually not really bad. But unfortunately a few times I feel they have several more scene that don't include in the final edit. And it make me feel like watching jump scene & that's sometimes make the logic didn't make sense. Like how HY so defense GM after GM took the bullet for HY.
But overall for short drama this quite good drama to watch.
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Beautiful story with badass FL
Really really happy to watch this drama. Really sad when it's over, I just want to keep watching them, not ready yet to say goodbye... Really hope what in the final scene is really happening.... :(In this drama we get friendships, brotherhood, maturity of a character & yet the perfect examples of people foolish & selfishness and every character imperfection.
In here we got very badass FL that not often we see in dramaland. Ren Ru Yi (RY) is one ruthless killing machine that usually move by herself, trust no one but once she trust someone she's willing to risk everything for that person.
Ning Yuan Zhou (YZ) as ML on the other hand is a perfect spy & leader that everyone looked up to.
Together with the task on hand, to save the King of Wu Kingdom that's been capture by An Kingdom, start their journey. And in this journey also come YZ's brothers / companion & Princess Yang Ying, who disguised herself as a man / prince.
What i really like about this drama:
+ How RY shamelessly tease & seduce YZ at first. At first, her goal only to have baby with YZ, not make YZ be her husband. Haha... She got a 'task' from Empress Wu to have baby instead husband, so yeah she's try to complete that 'task'.
+ But of course with given time both RY & YZ start really falling in love & have trust with each other. Really like the growth of their relationship.
+ The badass Princess Yang Ying (YY). Oh this maybe one of my most beloved support character. Really like the growth in YY's character. She's really grown from scaredy & childish princess into amazing prince & in the end amazing princess & woman. The aura when she must act as the prince is really something. And I really like how in the end, when she get back home to be with the 'family' she still became herself, a little chilish & spoiled.
+ All the brother of YZ's group. From playboy Yu Shi San, to the stoik Qian Zhao, to the youngest Yuan Lu & the foolish Sun Lang. I really like to see how they interact with each other. How they sometimes act like a woman who like gossip to how they act like boys when they decide to make fun of Li Tong Guang jealousy.
+ The growth of Wu Di [Emperor Wu]. He also grow from selfish brat that doesn't care about everyone else except himself to someone that have remorse & decided to do better.
+ Xiao Yan [Empress of Wu State] & Chu Yue (CY). 2 strong & interesting woman. I really like to see the relationship between CY & Shi San.
+ Alen Fang... I really like Alen Fang as Yu Shi San here... I think this is the best role for him
+ This drama had one of the best sword dance... Haha... Seeing them fighting really like watching sword dance....
The stupid selfish human:
* Li Tong Guang. OMG i don't know what the heck inside his head. He's over and over can't overcome his own feeling for RY. But this is also i feel is the minus in writing his character. He's such fickle human being. One minute he so determined to make RY as his own, but the other minute, after RY or YZ talk sense into him, he just change his mind so instantly. And that's just continue the pattern till the end... UGH!!!
* Li Zhun [Emperor of An State] & his prince. This is the perfect example of apple fall not far from its tree. Like father like son, both are very selfish till the end of the stage they don't care about their country & just about themselves.
* The third prince of Wu (I don't know his name, nor I found in the cast). I know he's been wrongly treated for his entire life. But when ur Kingdom in state of war & yet u still think of urself is really something...
Overall this really good drama to open this year....
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The story revolve around Chun Family. The single mother that raise 4 daughter, with their character & uniqueness themselves.
1st daughter, Chun Jin Rong (JR). With materialistic characters, that turn out offer more that the eyes meet the first time.
3rd daughter, Chun Ban Xia (BX). With smart & stubborn character, that in the end learn not all her ways is always right.
4th daughter, Chun Ke Ling (KL). The youngest & childish one in the family, that in the end learn to group up & take her responsibility in the world & in the household.
And finally our FL, 2nd daughter, Chun Pei Lan (PL). One woman that at first, take the responsibility to care of the house herself, to the end learn to let go her 'responsibility' & choose her own path, with her man... Haha...
Really interesting to see how these woman grow to be the better self of themselves through out the drama. Of course with each conflict in the family we can experience ourselves in our real world or no stranger in drama world.
Overall this really one interesting drama to watch. With grounded characters & actor/ess.
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Everybody has a history in their life, unless you know them from the baby & follow every thing that they do, never judge people from their past.Just like AthenaTheStorierX wrote. This will be much more enjoyable if the story had more focus on the FL & her friend. Or if they just steer the plot better, with better ML whose even though know his wife past he still stand by her side not just judge her instead.
Really hate this kinda plot, where someone judge us by our past. Especially here they also talked how biased man & the worst kind of prejudice against woman can be. Men can be 'naughty' but want their woman remain pure, or in this case the 'pure' man get 'pure' woman. & to make it the story even worse the man keep listen to stupid advise his friend give him.
Just like Shiro, I also want to kick the man in the ball & give him just 1⭐But I also really like the FL & her friends. So yeah 5⭐ for all I guess...
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End of the journey
Finally our drama comes to the end. Or is it...? Haha... Keep reading till the end to know what I mean, or if you don't want be spoiled you can just skip reading the end of my review.The story continue by the problem:
1. Qin Yu is paper people, which mean he don't bleed. Qin Chuan (QC) & his friend start to notice this. So Yian Yi Yi (YY) has to think fast how to fool these people or anybody from noticing this problem.
2. QC's mom start making problem with YY. Cause she think YY is the main reason why her son (QC) start to rebel against her. And I'm quite happy later on after QC & his mom have 1 on 1 talk she finally understand QC's feeling.
3. Like season 3, QY comes to real life has consequences for both QY & YY. And this season/part that consequences start to reveal itself. It start effecting QY & YY health, especially YY's health. Cause like Book Officer already explained in season 4, QY kinda take a little bit like life source/energy from YY.
Overall this little short drama serve us with full plate. Haha... One good & complete story to tell. This season (4 & 5) given take with 45 Min duration it's about 12 ep or with 30 min duration it's about 17 ep. Yeah longer than previous season & in my opinion kinda bored. I'm more enjoy previous season than this one.
The spoiler!!! Just keep reading if you want to know. If not just stop until here! Read with your own risk!
They keep the open ending with possible future story!!! Don't know should be happy & excited to watch the continuing of their story or just being indifferent. Because for me this season already quite bored. That's why I lower the score.
And also comes the inconsistency with the plot. Book officer clearly tell QY that he will not gonna remember YY when he return to book. But in the end the writer still decided to leave QY memory intact, cause he still comes back to real life again....
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