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Yeah, they did. The kiss scenes in the BTS were very intense in WOL, unfortunately, they were cut short or edited badly.

Extra episode was adapted directly from the novel, they don't need to create something out of thin air for ratings.
Besides, the ratings for this drama in China are literally on top. So, they aren't that desperate for the ratings as you think they are.

I watched The Double, and I rate ABAY above The Double any day because of the ending The Double gave us. Up until then, I would agree The Double was the best drama of this year, sadly the ending ruined the whole drama for me... no, I am not counting the last-minute-shot extra episode, which was filmed literally 1 week before the last episode aired to not face the ire of fans.

I also wouldn't call ABAY the best drama of the year. But it definitely had the best ending ever this year.

Great!! Glad you are enjoying it.

Yeah, we can agree to disagree.

Just wanted to say that WXY can be intimidating while exuding charm (The Double). ZLH was just intimidating, and his dubbing did not help either (still no idea if it was his own voice, I know WXY dubbed his own voice). At times, ZLH looked like Gu Jun (Leon Lai) from ALP.

Done with SKOP. Loved it.. there are a few things I didn't like, but I will have to admit that it is a great drama.

One of the things is I felt was a bit let down was ZLH as XW. I wish WXY was the ML instead of ZLH. And no, I am not talking about their respective characters ZZ and XW. I felt like, especially after watching The Double, WXY would be better suited to play XW.
Although ZLH was great, I felt something was missing in his portrayal of XW. His dubbed voice was very rough, or is it his own dubbing? I don't know, I felt it wasn't very suitable for him. This is one of the major drawbacks for me.
Anyway, this really made me think, WXY would have slayed playing XW, and I honestly think ZLH would be better suited to play ZZ. Just my opinion.

Otherwise, the drama was a banger, and I totally enjoyed it. 10/10 for me, and I rated it the same.

50+ and 80+???? What, were FL and ML in those dramas basically glued together by their lips for the entirety of the runtime?

WOL had lots of kiss scenes, but not as many as in ABAY.
WOL had 19 kiss scenes (or is it 17?). Someone counted, and ABAY had more than 20 kiss scenes.

Ep 36.

Great review.
Thanks!

Yes, I heard from her fans that she has her own company. I admire her for that. I wish Xu Kai to follow the same once his contract expires.

He needs to leave that company, I agree.

Xu Kai doesn't have a good promotional team nor do his team help him remove his negative rumours, traffic stars do not get this treatment. Xu Kai is also a very private person and does not create scandals for himself nor does he create hashtags for himself every few days. He has some following, but he always maintained his stance to be an actor, not an idol.

I don't think anything he does fits traffic star criteria. Except that he looks young and handsome, and has his own fanbase..

Xu Kai, like Seven, is not a traffic star. He usually keeps to himself. But there's always some kind of negative market narrative around him because his team does not pay up these marketing accounts to not post any negative unfounded rumours about him. Since his team does not pay up, these marketing accounts post all sorts of ridiculous rumours on him.
They even resorted to claim that Xu Kai was tested positive for HIV recently when BCE was about to air. Xu Kai had to personally visit a police station to file a complaint against these rumours. His company is the worst.

This was when the drama was announced. There were some, not all, Seven fans who didn't like Seven taking up this project, because they thought this was just an idol drama. There were also some who had issues with Xu Kai getting equal billing. They all claimed they won't be Seven fans anymore.
Personally, I wouldn't even call them Seven fans if they cannot trust their fav to pick a project for herself.

Yup, that is a sad way to live.

Agreed. There are toxic fans in all fandoms, and we should not associate ourselves with them.

If people didn't feel the chemistry, that's fine. That is only an opinion. I don't like comments like "I don't like the chemistry, maybe he/she should have been paired of that actress/actor". It is plain disrespectful to the co-star of your favourite, I agree. If there are such fans, I really do not want to associate myself with them at all.

They definitely are not Xu Kai fans, sorry. Fans of a cp? Maybe. But let's be frank, fans of a cp literally do not care for the male lead of the cp. They can enjoy the female lead of the cp with other co-stars but do not tolerate the male lead with other co-stars, which tells me who's fans they really are.

I have not seen Xu Kai only fans having issues with TSY, maybe a very small minority before the drama aired had issues, and that too because of TSY fans having issues with TSY taking up this drama. All of these were done and dusted once the drama aired, and those minority who had issues with TSY also loved her in the drama. This is what I saw on twitter. I don't browse ig for c-dramas, so no idea how it is there.

They definitely aren't Xu Kai fans. And judging by their actions, they are more like haters, not CP fans.