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Lin Yi & Shen Yue of course here I come… once again MDL had a confusing summary, let me tell u the story with my version.Story about Gu Yi (GY), a woman who works at a magazine who also does stand up comedy at night. One day, GY met a handsome man who wouldn't smile hearing her jokes. Intrigued by this aloof handsome man, GY introduced herself to the man, Liang Dai Wen (DW). From then on, GY learns DW suffers from alexithymia or simply explanations as “emotional blindness”, meaning DW simply doesn't have many emotions. His psychiatrist suggest DW watch a lot of drama, or go watch stand up comedy to learn more about feelings or emotions, that's the reason DW ended up at the club where GY performed.
Slowly, DW & GY get closer to each other. And from GY, DW learned many emotions & uncovered the truth about DW's own past that made him alexithymia in the first place. But this is not only about them, this also about the struggling urban youths living in Shanghai, their work dynamic, work struggle, etc… So in the end this also about DW, GY and all their friends are thriving not only in love, but also family dynamics & making their dreams come true….
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ The dynamics between DW & GY. How they manage & finally admit their own feelings for each other.
+ Jacqueline. Oh she's an amazing mentor & woman.
+ Wang Mei Xia. GY’s mom is one amazing & interesting woman.
+ Xu Guan Rui, how he respects GY & by all means still not blindly love & want own GY for himself kinda type.
What I don't like:
- The stupid GY at first. How she stupidly & blindly falls & gets closer to DW. I mean I scream so much damn time to my screen that man not only him, just move away please….
- The relationship between Yu Du Le (DL) & Guan Xing Xin (XX). It's just heavy on DL side, he deserves a better woman than XX.
- Guan Xing Xin. I didn't understand this woman till the end. What the writer wants with her. It's like they created this complicated woman, just for our ML not alone in his mental sickness, but not created enough information for us, cause she's not the lead.
Well in the end this just another drama on my list.
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Watch this for my 2024 Alphabet Challenge. Quite surprised how much I liked this in the end…Story happened in 1952 in Kyoto revolving around Kuwanoki Ichika & her family Ryoten restaurant. After World War II, Kuwanoki restaurant was on the brink of bankruptcy. Not wanting to lose the family’s restaurant, Ichika’s aunt (Marukawa Machiko) has a plan to arrange marriage for Kuwanoki and Yamaguchi family to get help from Yamaguchi family.
At first, the candidate was Ichika's younger sister, Futaba with the 2nd son of the Yamaguchi family. But it turns out the second son is already married, so the choice falls to the 3rd son, Yamaguchi Amane. Futaba is already hesitant to marry the 2nd son, cause he is younger than her, but once Futaba heard the groom will be Amane (which is even more younger than her), she decided not go through with the wedding & elope with her crush. So, the burden fell on Ichika. Although hesitant at first, after talking to Amane, they decided to go through with the wedding.
With no feeling for each other, at first this all only a marriage of convenience. But over time, they learn more about each other, and their feelings grow. So, how in the end, Ichika & Amane help to raise the Ryoten restaurant from the brink of bankruptcy…?
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers.
What I like:
+ The funny feeling of humans. Actually until the end they don’t explicitly show that Ichika & Amane falling in love with each other, implicitly sure, but never out in the open. But their feelings of ownership of each other exist. Like how Ichika likes to tease Amane for being young, she still doesn't like when others insult him for the same reason.
+ How supportive Amane is to Ichika. I like how Amane defends Ichika and the restaurant from his family plan.
+ How all the platonic relationships do not bloom into something else. Like Amane & Suzune, or Ichika & her former boss.
+ All the yummy recipes… Haha….
Overall for me this is quite one perfect peaceful drama to watch in your everyday life…
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It took bad to worst
OMG when I think the director can't make anymore messed except with the cast of Hero, he definitely proof me wrong....I quite exciting when Thai want to adapt this, I think finally we get the proper romance, expect to get the romance better than Addicted. But boy oh boy... First they shock us with the cast of Hero, which like an alien among the teenage cast. Come on... You choose adult to play teenage boy & act romance with teenage boy... Until before this go aired still hope we get new cast for Hero or Pop. That's about disappointed cast, now what more can go wrong from here... UGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Fair warning... This review will gonna fill with a lot of my rampage about the story & everything....
But first thing first... Story...
Story about Hero, a general's son who run away from home, cause his dad remarried. Hiro go to his aunt home & go to school where his aunt work as a principal. In that school, Hero meet Pop, a prodigy student that always sleep in the class but can still be a top student. Pop attract Hero attention & soon Hero learn that Pop is a poor student. Short story, Hiro get more and more attach to Pop.
And one day, they learn that turn out, whose Hiro dad's remarried is Pop's mom. That's create conflict in their relationship, but that's not enough to make Hiro stay away from Pop. They're soon accept the fact they're now brothers, and that's make their relationship even closer.
And this drama end when Hiro's dad learn about their relationship & start to against it. But it's not really end at the cliffhanger like the book or stay with me version.
And that's the end and maybe the only good thing about this drama version... How this version ended not really a cliffhanger.
In short, just watch anything else. Don't watch this crap....
Below I'm going to rampaging about everything but that's also mean BIG SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.
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1. They ruined the whole story.... Nothing good really comes out from this version. Even the fact of Hero's mom death is like taken lightly.
2. One of the worst chemistry between the lead.
3. The way they combine the scene... UGH!!! From where should I start this... It's like they pick one scene & just stick it to the next scene, some scene make me wonder when that's coming from, how come this after that's scene... UGH!!!! Really get me one of the worst headache.
4. The actor need to learn to act first, before accepting any more role. Pop's expression is one of the worst & plain in the drama world. He sometimes even worse than the old Hu Yi Tian. Only & Tiger are not better too... They're really like a kid that get their first role...
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So excited when this come out. The trailer look very interesting & entertaining. Many familiar face & couple as usual, so not so much surprising about the pairing...Story about 4 couple & at first 2 group of friends. Peem & Phum, Toey & Q, Tan & Khaofang (Fang), and lastly Pun & Chain. Their originally from 2 group of friends, Peem's friend & Phum's friend, but by the end of this drama they all merge into 1 big group of friend.
The story begin with the fight between Peem & Phum. And with Tan as the middleman to merge each group, their journey begin... Ep 1-10 is pretty much to establish their friendship, we get to know each character. From ep 11-16 is when the relationship get deeper. Especially Peem - Phum & Toey - Q.
1st couple. Peem & Phum
The story begin with the fight between Peem & Phum. Phum who accidentally messed with Peem's painting but didn't want to apologize, made Peem's angry & kick Phum in the nut. That incident pissed Phum & made him decided to give Peem lesson by made Peem become Phum's slave. And with that, their wheel of story begin...
Because of Peem become Phum's slave, Phum got close to Peem & got to know him. Phum got to know how genuine Peem with his feeling & his friendship. Yeah Peem is one good & positive man, he's not really pissed with Phum who made him his slave, but Peem act as Phum's friend. And Phum's who raise with money, didn't met many people with genuine friendship. That made Peem become special in Phum's eye. And of course slowly but sure, their feeling become special to each other.
2nd couple. Toey & Q.
Toey is Q's mantee or junior. And from the very first ep, we already can see how Toey looked at Q with admiration eye. Q on the other side is still not sure. Although slowly but sure we can see that Q also have special feeling for Toey. Especially when their friend tried to made Q jealous by making Toey has special bond with Chain.
3rd couple. Tan & Khaofang (Fang).
The story open with Tan who had feeling with Fang, Phum's brother. We see how he tried to persue Fang through Phum. And soon we see Fang also return Tan's feeling & they become couple.
4th couple. Pun & Chain
The slow Pun with Chain. Really cute yet frustated with this couple. Through out the entire drama, we can see how they treat each other special, yet nothing happen until the last episode. Haha...
That's pretty much about the drama. Now let's discuss what I like & don't like...
What I like:
+ All the couple is so adorable...
+ They're not only tell story about each couple, but also a little about family. Epecially Phum's family
+ I like they really take time to establish each relationship & the progress of each couple. Epecially Peem - Phum & Toey - Q.
+ Not only focus about each / one particular couple. But still also them as a group of friends. This the 2nd time GMMTV with interesting drama that's also focus with group of friend.
+ Nothing jealousy over the top & no over protective...
+ The good music...
What I don't like:
- Too much episodes. Usually GMMTV only has 12 ep max, this has 16 ep. Yes their couple is much more than usual, but 16 ep still a bit much. They sometimes prolong the event.
- Sometimes Tan is a bit much for me, the way he act around Fang, make it become annoying
Overall I really happy with this drama...
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Finally finished watching shen li.... The 2nd chance see Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin in a drama together. First time they announced the couple I (We) already so excited about the drama, feel like the second season of the impossible Princess Agent. But this drama far far away from the Princess Agent, in term of plot / genre / etc, and nevertheless the pairing of Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin still as perfect as I (we) hope for. Haha...This drama open with Shen Li (SL) fight against her people for her freedom from unwanted marriage. Injured & escape to mortal realm she's transformed into her original form, Phoenix, and rescued by mortal named Xing Yun. Later, we found out that the mortal turn out to be the one and only remaining almighty True god, Xing Zhi (XZ). And the story about the forbidden love between the True god & other god begin....
Me all this time watch all the Xian Xia drama, never really understand why god can't falling in love or have any relationship with anyone, expecially if u one special god like XZ, or like Dong Hua in Eternal Love of Dream. But from this drama i think i can understand a little bit reasoning behind that rule. With special feeling for someone, comes special treatment, but unfortunately the god like XZ can't only treat someone special, he had to treat all the creation equal. One heavy burden to put on someone shoulder....
What i like:
+ The fiery chemistry between Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin. Really one of the best paired in dramaland.
+ Unlike any other Xian Xia drama, where the almighty god will try to hide their feeling for someone special but silently protect them, XZ finally dare to openly protect SL.
+ The unpredictable plot twist about the main villain. Really shock when I found out who they set up to be the villain, or to be said the true identity of the villain.
+ The fiercely FL. SL is one of the FL that so brave & have the power to do so.
+ They give us a little preview of actually how XZ is so lonely & have heavy burden.
Overall this one of best Xian Xia ever... Never bored watching this from begin to the end. With interesting plot, fiery chemistry & good costume. All budget is place appropriately.. Haha...
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Watch this due to boredom & don't know what to watch. Know the ML so just though to myself, let me check this out. So here I'm finished watch this drama...What I like:
+ The chemistry between our lead. I can feel the tense, the building romance & everything these couple want us to feel it...
+ The tough FL. Even though she's not familiar with the industry & her sister job, she's not complaining much & just get the job done.
+ The proof that male & female can have platonic relationship. Haha... ML & his sister not the real brother & sister, but their feeling purely only sibling love without other feeling...
+ The supportive family. ML & FL parent is just supportive of their relationship without much trouble.
+ The cute relationship between Gao Ling (GL) & Mu Xiao Man (XM). The time GL take to consider their relationship is good. Cause you know sometimes is not easy to take the feeling from brother love to romance love. You need time to think and contemplating, to separate your feeling & thought, to really really think the difference between brother love or something else.
What i don't like:
- The crazy entertainment industry people. The manager, Fang Jie, just kidnap FL cause he didn't want her sister work to be stop. Yeah I know maybe like he usually said he just don't want all the struggle Su Jin Qing done to that point to be wasted. But still what he did is never OK, what ever the reason
- The crazy sister. To be just disappear from the beginning is never OK. You only leave letter to tell about your absence without much thought for other people it just not OK. Even if you stress out, you need to tell other people about your plan, especially if that's affect other people, like the case in this drama.
- The ending is kinda something amiss. I don't know what, & can't put my finger to think what is it. It just something feel lack....
Overall this just another drama to watch
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Watch this due to my boredom watching usual romance drama. Although there're some things that make me frustrated but this is really one good police drama.Zhuang Wen Jie (WJ) really makes me frustated. I really want to several times slap his face. He is naive where his not supposed to be & distrusted to someone you should trust.... Yeah I understand his family background really make him can't trust Luo Jian as a police & instead he just trust his dad old friend who clearly involve in his dad death. Where is you logic boy.... Haia....
Luo Jian himself really have one of the best Detective insting. Almost every insting he has toward everything in this drama is eventually come true. And his relationship with WJ make me think there's a little bit spark there... Haha...
This drama from the first case until the last one all interconnected together into one big case. I really like how they connected everything. And the ending, hoho, really give us feeling exciting about the future.... Really hope this drama have another season....
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The man so cute...
Yeay finally able to watched this with eng sub. Thanx to VIKI to provide us with full eng sub. But the bad thing about VIKI are, you can't download it nor you can up speed it. So yeah I watch this streaming & with normal speed.As usual every drama have + & -. Let's discuss them
The (+):
+ The Male character is so cute.... Chang Yi (CY), Li Shu (LS) or Kong Ming (KM) so cute when they have to deal with their love one. The pure CY at first, seeing Ren Jia Lun so cute like that really make me happy. The cutest of them all is when I see KM being 'cornered' by Luo Jin Sang / "Luo Luo" (LL), is really so cute and adorable....
+ Within time I really like how Ren Jia Lun choosing drama. Really hope he's not gonna fall into another boring drama, where he only have stone face. His smile is so adorable, really like to see his smile....
+ Like the chemistry between Dilireba & Ren Jia Lun. Even though they're not so much time together at this part, I can see they quite compatible
The (-):
- The story is so slow... I really hope I can watch this with at least 1.25 or 1.5 times speed
- Nothing new for Dilireba part... Same old same old
- They like 'forcing' everyone to get partner. Even like LL must get partner.. Although actually I quite like each other partner in the end.
Looking forward for the next part.
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freakishly weird. A lot comparison to season 1
This is the first time I try to write the review before I've finish watch the drama. But this is also the first drama between season that have that much different. For the fans of Go Go Squid season 1, watching this drama really weird, because not only the cast different but also overall theme of the drama is different, from hackers game to robot competition. I don't know will I feel more weird or not through out the drama. Cross my finger it will not and I'll gonna enjoy the drama.Learning from people in the YouTube talking about this drama, I just find out that this actually 3 series book, & weirdly go go squid 1 is the third book of the series, this season 2 is the second book & the first book not even in drama yet. Wonder what's in the first book & will it appeared in our TV or not...? That's why this season plot is about before the season 1, during the season 1 & after the season 1 story.
After watching this season here are my comment:
What I like from this season:
+ The friendship between all the robot sportsman we really can feel it. They help each other when needed, even though they are opponent in one point.
+ Even though the cast is changing a lot from season 1, at the end I really glad they change some of the cast, especially the female lead. If they still use the same actress with the season 1, yeah I think she will not be too much suitable to be the female lead in this season.
+ We finally get to see who grunt / shen zhe (SZ) mysterious girlfriend. In season 1, she mention a lot but we never get to see her.
+ Go go squid 1 & 2 have not such thing as love rival, even though here solo / wang hao (WH) supposed to be the love rival, but WH moved too slow... Uniquely in this season the second lead (SZ) whose given love rival / crazy ex-girlfriend situation.
+ I really like the changing in KK base camp. Here is more cool.
+ They not always order takeaway, but zhou yi cooking in the base. And i really glad the writer not forget the fact that wu bai (WB) can't cook, in the season 1 we can see that WB can't even cut vegetable when Han Shang Yan (HSY) asked him to help.
+ A lot of plot being explained in this season, like why Ai Qing (AQ) suddenly became commentator in the competition between KK & SP
+ They mostly used the name of the character not the nick name, like solo here mostly called WH, grunt here mostly called SZ, etc. In the season 1, i even don't know grunt & solo real name.
+ The last episode when in the wedding the mc asked who will be champion in next year, WB really put in the weird circumstances, but he got answer so funny yet correct as the groom ^_^
At first i really glad they pay enough attention with the time frame in go go squid 1, but unfortunately the more toward the ending the time frame a little bit messed up. The messed up time frame & plot with go go squid 1 that I notice:
- The all star competition where WB, SZ & WH compete. It's supposed to be after national competition. And a little bit disappointed HSY not included in the competition, really hoping I can see all of HSY, solo, AQ included in the competition.
- Grandpa Han supposed to be already go back to Norway at some times. But in here he stay in china all the time.
- The year KK invented in season 1 is already 2 years at least, but in here is not even 1 year.
- Mi Shao Fei invited to be the leader at KK is different from season 1, of course our main lead from each season must be responsible for this ^_^, in season 1 is HSY, in here is WB :P.
- The disappearing of WB & HSY. They both disappearing a lot in the drama, in the season 1 WB who is disappearing & give the team to HSY to be take care of, in this season of course HSY who is disappearing & give the team to WB to be take care of.
- The changing in HSY & Tong Nian (TN) style. Yang Zi in this season a little bit fat, while li xian look a little bit older, especially in wedding scene where we can see his wringkle near the eyes :p. Yeah yeah i know they are not the main lead here. But i still glad the writer didn't forget to put the bracelet back in TN hand, even though still in the wrong hand ^_^. Little detail that makes me smile :)
- All of the kk's member still so afraid with HSY. In the season 1 they supposed already not too afraid with HSY anymore. HSY & WH relationship also supposed to be better already.
Ok. lets try to apart ourselves to the fact this is a sequel Go Go Squid 1. I think this is a boring drama, maybe because, like several people write in here, this drama is lack of problem, the romance just went a little bit too smoothly. They even not try to make the problem that AQ & WB who from very strong rival club a bigger problem, yeah I know at some point that maybe the plus, we can see how devoted WB to AQ. But they simply have no problem as couple & that frankly is what make this drama quite boring. Maybe if they make a little bit problem here & there & cut some boring unnecessary scene, the drama will gonna a little bit better. The romance itself for me not so much a big deal. I've watch more interesting drama with more romance scene.
I glad I watch this drama, but if this isn't the season 2 of go go squid I don't think I'll gonna watch this drama, or maybe this drama will gonna a little bit down on my list, because i don't too like robot competition theme that they used. I skipped a lot their competition scene. What I feel the most missing from this season is funnily is Demo, Xiao demo. No demo who is childish, they make one / Zhou Yi became a little childish and dumb.
I also really like the quote from AQ: dream is like a seed, they hibernate but never die.
Overall: This season for me a little bit boring compare to season 1. Many scene in my opinion is a little bit stretch just to make the drama longer. And for the song, I still more in love with season 1 soundtrack. Re-watch...? no i don't think i gonna re-watch
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gemessss
I almost didn't watch this drama, because I think the main actress not too pretty, but because the actress not the actor I still decided to watched this drama ^_^. Don't judge me, I like to see pretty face in my drama :p.This drama is about love can make us be better person, real friendship is for forever, communication is really important & every problem have a solution.
The first drama that makes me want to scream 'gemezzz' through all the episode. I don't find an exact word to express my feeling in English. A little frustrated see Liang You Nian (YN) so slow to realize his own feeling. A little touch when YN confess to Xia Miao Miao (MM). A little frustated to see YN just decided by himself about study aboard & didn't tell MM at all.
This drama is really well written. They give us several couple with their own problem. There is Kai Tuo (KT) & He Xin (HX), where HX always stick to KT until KT didn't realize his own feeling, a little distance really good for them. Kinda happy see KT at the end have to chase back HX. Wang Yi Chao (YC) & Fang Xiao Yue (XY), a little bit similar with KT & HX. But in here we can see in Asia we still have sex differentiate, when HX chase KT everyone said she have no shame, but when YC chase & finally confess to XY no one said bad thing about him ^_^.
They also give us several family with their own problem. There is YN & KT family where KT have really a huge anger in his heart about his own mom & dad. Once the problem solved they relationship turn to be good, communication is the key. Really touch when KT finally apologize to his mom. There is MM family where dad almost never home due to work.
YN & MM relationship also one of the sweetest & funniest. A little bit funny but also heartwarming when YN fulfill MM wish to hide their relationship. Really funny to see how jealous YN, his face suddenly change into sour like. Because the actress is still quite young (MM & HX) this drama didn't have much affection like other drama. But I think it's good because they can show us romance doesn't always need affection. Really happy because finally they give us actress & actor that matching their age in the drama.
I also think this drama will be better if some of the scene faster & the drama have fewer episode. Of course typical drama, stretch it as long as you can :p
Overall I really happy & satisfied watch this drama. If there's season 2 I will watch it. :)
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Watch it because i saw them in 10 miles and really curious with the continue of their story. But boy oh boy a little regret watch this.I don't like their attitude toward each other. Especially when Dong Hua (DH) became so childish in some way. Yeah their so sweet with each other. But i kinda hope DH not so childish when he face feng jiu (FJ). DH is sooooo old afterall. :D
Story: so many flaw if i may say if you compare with their background story in ten miles. I don't know which is messed up but first of all the age of FJ is different than in ten miles. In the ten miles the age of FJ supposed to be equal to Ye Hua at least 70,000 years, because she was born first than Ye Hua. But in here their downgrade her age just to 30,000. I don't know why, maybe so they can make FJ more childish like. The story of FJ born also different. The meeting story of si ming, cheng yu and FJ also different. Especially the story of how DH & FJ met is also different. There is some more that i not remember at this time
A little bit disappointed also with some of the changing setting like the Zhe Yan peach forest, DH palace. Even though setting here more beautiful but for me better the setting in ten miles. I more like it
Cast: a little dissapointed when they change zhe yan, zhen zhen and cheng yu. But in the end every one quiet fit their role expecially cheng yu.
Re-watch: watch one time is enough for me...
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I'm so happy when I found out they had a special ep for Johan & North.Story about Johan & North life as a couple. They have 2ep for this. The 1st ep is how they manage life together, like husband & wife, where the wife is a full time housewife. Haha…yeah in this special ep, North mostly just stays at the apartment doing nothing, except house chores, like tidying the apartment, cooking, cleaning, etc.
In the first ep, they have a problem because of Jo’s busy schedule. Jo is back to not taking care of himself & that anger North. So at the end of the ep, Jo tries to neutralize North's anger by taking him to shop. But North is North, not like us women, you can't calm him down by just taking him to shop. Haha…
The 2nd ep is North’s birthday & how they spend the birthday together.
That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ How sweet Jo & North are living their life.
+ I'm so happy to see Jo try to neutralize North’s anger. The panic in his face. Haha…
+ The prewedding photo of Jo & North
What I don't like:
- Freaking no one else except them… I know the team probably doesn't want to pay extra for another actor to show up. But at the end it feels so freaking lonely….
- The 2nd ep is not needed. The existence of the 2nd ep is just like too much sugar. It bored me in the end.
Well… overall in the end we can freaking feel they just try to milk money out of our fav couple…
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My May 2025 recommendations challenge
Watch this for my May 2025 recommendations challenge by DaffodilDaze. As usual, it was quite a headache trying to read MDL’s summary, so let's start with the story…This is a story about family dynamics, self-discovery, and friendship.
The story about Tong and Mew, who meet when Mew moves into Tong’s grandma’s house and becomes his neighbor. Mew is a quiet boy who is often bullied by his classmates because they think he’s too feminine or "sissy." Their friendship begins when Tong saves Mew from bullies one day.
One day, Tong’s older sister goes missing during a hiking trip with her friends. Because of that tragedy, Tong and his family decide to move out of their old home. As a result, Tong and Mew grow apart and lose touch.
Years later, they meet again and begin reconnecting. This time, Mew is forming a band with his friends, where he serves as the lead singer and composer. When Mew reunites with Tong, he’s struggling to write a love song. Meanwhile, Tong is dealing with his own issues—he’s in the middle of questioning his sexuality, and there are problems at home due to his father turning to drinking after losing his daughter.
So, how does their story progress from here? Will rekindling their friendship help them face and overcome their personal struggles?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I liked:
- The story feels very close to reality.
- I really appreciate how Tong and Mew take their time to understand and admit their sexuality, instead of rushing into things like many typical teenage characters do.
What I don't like:
- The mystery involving June. I’m really curious about who she is.
- It’s a beautiful theatrical drama, but I don’t really like this kind of drama.
Overall, I’m happy that DaffodilDaze picked this for me. If I had waited to watch it on my own, it would’ve stayed at the bottom of my list
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I’ve wanted to watch this for a long time, but I was a bit hesitant. Still, I’m happy I finally added it to my list.A long time ago, I watched a version of this story starring Tony Leung. Haha… So yeah, I only vaguely remember the plot. But since this new version stars Chen Zhe Yuan and Hu Yi Tian as the leads, of course I still wanted to watch it.
This is the story of a crazy woman’s obsession: Yao Yue (YY) who falls in love with Jiang Feng (JF), but JF doesn’t love her — instead, he loves YY’s maid. In a fit of jealousy, YY kills JF and his wife. When she tries to kill their twin sons, YY’s sister, Lian Xing (LX), suggests they separate the twins. That way, when they grow up, they’ll end up killing each other instead.
So the plan begins.
YY and LX take one of the twins and raise him themselves, naming him Hua Wu Que (HWQ) . The other twin is taken by JF’s sworn brother, Yan Nan Tian (YNT). Before YNT can bring the child home, he decides to seek revenge on the mastermind behind JF’s death — Jiang Qin (JQ) . Unfortunately for YNT, JQ had already planned to destroy him. YNT ends up trapped in the Villains’ Valley, and because of that, the second twin is raised by the Ten Great Villains, who name him Xiao Yu (XY).
The Ten Great Villains try to raise XY to be the top villain in the martial arts world. Fortunately, they fail at making him truly evil. Instead, over the years, XY becomes a mischievous prankster — clever, playful, but with a good heart.
One day, XY decides to leave the Villains’ Valley and begin his journey into the martial arts world. Once outside, he meets many people — both good and bad. Some are like durians: rough on the outside, but soft and kind inside. Others are wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Most importantly, during his journey, XY meets HWQ and also probably his first love, Tie Xin Lan. Along the way, XY makes friends, gains enemies, and slowly uncovers the truth about his past.
So how does the journey between XY and HWQ end? Will they ever discover that they’re actually twin brothers? Or will they fall right into YY’s plan and end up killing each other?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Chen Zhe Yuan and Hu Yi Tian gave great performances. Especially Chen Zhe Yuan — this role showed a side of him I haven’t seen before, which was a nice surprise.
+ Blood relations can be a really fascinating theme. You can't deny or hide your blood ties no matter how hard you try.
+ Even though I watched it now, I didn’t feel like the story was outdated at all.
+ I really hope more modern dramas can have interesting stories like this one. No matter how many times it's been remade, it never feels boring.
What I don't like:
- I wasn’t a fan of the final scene. While the story technically wraps up all the main conflicts, adding just a few more minutes would have made it perfect. For example, if all 2 main couples had gathered together at the end, ready to start a new journey in the martial arts world...
Overall, this classic story gets a fresh twist with newer faces in the lead roles, bringing back some fun and excitement to the drama.
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Long time heard about this one, finally watched this. Story about Hira, who is at the bottom of the class, because of his closed & introverted personality and stuttering speech. Because of his personality since childhood, his worried parents consulted a doctor & he gave a suggestion to give Hira a camera. Since then, Hira views the world through his camera lens.
New school years have always been stressful days for Hira because he had to introduce himself in front of the class again. But this year, because of Kiyoi Sou, who walks through the classroom door at the exact time Hira introduces himself, Hira regards him as his ‘hero’.
Apart from that, Hira is also mesmerized with Kiyoi beauty. When Kiyoi notices it, Hira finds himself pulled into Kiyoi's gravity, following him everywhere and attending to his every need.
Popularity comes easily to beautiful Kiyoi, who is always surrounded by his classmates. But one day, everything comes crumbling down, when Kiyoi fails to get into the stardom. Suddenly everyone starts to bully Kiyoi & when that happens, only Hiro still stands by Kiyoi's side, and even defends him.
After that, their relationship started to become more intimate. but at the same time the graduation day is also approaching. So, how will the relationship between Kiyoi & Hira go forward when they separate after high school…?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ The chemistry between Hagiwara Riku & Yagi Yusei
+ The good 2nd lead, Koyama Kazuki. Sometimes the best thing about Japanese drama is how they really respect people's boundaries…
What I don’t like:
- The stupid master - servant relationship between Kiyoi & Hira. Sometimes I really don’t understand Japan… Maybe to Japanese people this is quite usual, but I don’t agree with it…
Overall this is quite good for the Japan BL I’ve watched so far…
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