Novy Meliana Laksanawati

As I thought this will be a lot of milder than the book which NSFW content. Even though they change a lot but the interaction between Chang an and Wan Mei so heart wrecking the battle of wits and teasing just like your normal couple. But somehow I dont know what inside Wan Mei brain, I know she doesnt like killing people randomly but being a wishy-washy killer sure get on my nerves.

I like their props the beautiful half face-mask and colourful robes and of course Gong Zi house was like in another world so breeze and cool, maybe the effect of that bamboo and emerald jade green colour. All the people maybe ship the main but for me I shipped Wan Mei with Gong Zi instead, he extended his hands to help Wan Mei when even he have a past of his mom that would need to deal off.
The actress which played as Chief Cha Lou is superb because we hate her to the bone, its indicating she did a great job as a villainess,
The BGM are even awesome. The only bloopers just the position when they need to do action which require harness so off, made me kind a sorry not dissapointed since the sets and props were mega awesome.

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I swimming in Chinese Dramaland and try my luck to find under 30's episode which have good plot, acting and ending.
The poster gave a happy ending one but the end JUST LIKE THAT!!!! Please do have season 2 or I'll sue for my everything I gave to watch this marathon.

As usual I'm gonna do my drama inspection:
1. The plot such unusual, Japan have Ranma 1/2, the Korea have Beauty Inside in China they have this. This drama kind of Ranma 1/2 minus the fighting scene. I love they way the screenwriter direct the plot how the good characters in here healing each other start from Tong Tong family and spread to their acquaintances and friends.
2. The Fashion so damn good, when she become man. It isnt like tomboy or man cosplay but they really gave her a man fashion.
3. The casts they are SUPERB, and the director pick a good FL. She could pass as a man (only the eyelashes gave NG feeling). I even tried to check the male version actor but she play both, wow.... Xiao Bai Yu tsundere good, the doctor character too even her brother and friends are the golden couple in here.
4. The cinematography good, the contrast color everything~~

What I dont like
1. The makeup they did for the female lead not my liking if they tone down that, it will be perfect. A reporter have that kind of makeup, farfetched from reality even they didnt have to report a rushing news that need them 24/h on the road but they didnt have time to do that kind of look either, well that on my humble opinions.
2. The dance scene, its okay its on the grassland but on that~ aigooo

My favorite scenes
1. when they go to Switzerland
2. Their date
and of course
3. The escalators scene, kyaaaaa

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This drama sure have road like Cheese in The Trap with such ending but for this one I do know understand why the writer did like this.

First the story started with 2 person from diferent continent whose runaway from their shackled reality and tried their best to achive what they want; Han Yoo Kyung for her talent in Photography and Cha Hyunho in Temporare dance which make them met each other again after a long years. Others character have supplemented story like the Soldier and his besfriend's girlfriend which in the end they do truthfully share their feeling, the owner, his son and lover's, Yoo Kyung friend and manager Ban. The struggle with the life which make them runaway and the end they straight their life into the right path. The end just like the screenwriter to do a justice to Han and Cha to pursue their goals (Hyun-ho confrontation with his fiance shown he becomes mature to do what should he did in the past without using his illness and escape from fiance's father grasp; Yoo-kyung confidence and a knowledge of her own talent herself). A real love story which could happened, a very common average. The ending means for both of them started a new life with choices if they coincidentally met to pursue or just become a friend met when travel

The set all the details were same as that timeline, the bus model, phone and what I do amaze how they could gave us a perfect 100% Japanese 20's style. I really like it, the second looks and last looks did show us his maturity side. Shin Hyun-soo did a great job how he deliver his lines, the full energy and light voice 20's, grim and down 30's and an ill deeper mature adult male 33's. Somehow I do mistake him with Choi Daniel when only hear the voices. Han Sunghyeon hair style, fashion and attitude which brought her to potray Yoo-kyung hit the prescription of her character. I love their way to advert Seoul in this drama not too pushy but not too wishy-washy.

BGM and OST sure awesome just like garnish to the wonderful story. Just in some episode?? the audio did not clear and the feeling behind those line undelivered. Great cinematography, every episode have those subtle colours. Hyun-ho solo dance scenes and couple scene are so beautiful. All staffs and actors thank you for do the best when they battling w/ summer.

Btw Cha Hyunho last looks 100% with Fall in Love with Me, Aaron Yan (whatever the issues with gay I still love him).

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This year really have tons of worth Chinese dramas appeared, Guardian, Ashes of Love etc and this one of them.
You aspect that the acting not worth because of their years in acting business? NO
Their acting are superb, like how Wang Junkai potray the haunty Zhang Baoqing, Vicky Cheng the villager girl and Ye Xiao Wei as Yang Ye the super boring guy but responsible team leader.

The costume sure awesome, they really did make such a good detail like the fur mantels, boots etc. Seriously they even recreate the set and the fashion as it really did in that year. ~claps and salute Plots, you will be shock when you watch more episode since they ravel more and more background stories of their characters and how its effected the plot. I suggested you to stock the tissues since you will need it. The music so good none of them are out the place and grab situation and story happened, the ending such a cliffhanger.

I really need the second season since their collage friend have been shot with some of weird liquid and search materials are gone and what happened when Baoqing fell just being said that was a bad dream. hmmm
I prefer this than Tomb of The Sea since the way of the plot being direct in ToTS were absolutely mess in my opinion.

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I thought this series will be like the others, but it prove wrong. I'll gave you the reasons why

1. The background stories of the characters and characters develop sure made me mad. Seriously why bother to cast such season actors and actresses like Qin Hao, Alina Zhang and Yang Rong when the screenwriter not make worth of it. I really like character that being played by Yang Rong, she's have a good scenestealer in the novel. In the drama she just like a cameo whose the present is annoying. Dang!!!
2. The plot, was absolutely chaos as episode 20+. I knew the story based on Li Shu eyes and understanding but the way the director and the divided screen for other character just like, WHAT?????
Seriously even I rant on the disqus of certain stream web, and I'll quote myself "The certain logic that if a story about A character then it should resolve on A character for background story about another just like an intermezzo for climax of A. In this anothers take most story and it didnt resonance well"
The Li Shu point of view just a little bit than others. Good merit it just the drama explain what happend in the novel well. So if you want to watch this, you should read the novel before watch this.

Such shame my Fire Princess in Ice Fantasy and Bai Jin Xi in Memory Lost wasted in here.

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Ok first of all I promise wont be biases and compare it less better to the original story. I just wandering around to seek more C-drama and found this adaptation. I like the background stories for all characters in here which way more different from the original (still stick to the main plot of Gao Xing as the head leader of her house and struggle around part times to sustains her family and Jiang Shang Wu as the rebellious heir of coffee business) and their relation to each other too. The screenwriter done extremely good within their boundary which contain them to gave the mains overly romance acts due the censorship.

The cafe interior and exterior way much different and I love it when the gave Chinese touch to them which it so unique, the wardrobes are goods, the characters of Gao Xing and Jiang Shang Wu way much better since they didnt force to exactly same as Go Eun Chan and Choi Han Gyul. It just shame Qin Zhe Mo character which played by Wang Wayne ahjussi tried to have same facial expression to Choi Han Seong which played by Lee Sun Kyun ahjussi. Wang Wayne ahjussi acting so good even the cgi in the Infernal Affairs still like a sh*t but doesnt effect the acting. Gao Xing sister is less irritating than original Go Eun Chae.

Seriously the screenwriter should get the award, his story telling and the way he made those characters interact with each other so good. The suspense it gave when they have a barista competition and gave out ancient Chinese culture to make coffee too so educational. Overall I love it~~~

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Romance drama but without romance scene

First I see what Tencent will be airing 2025. I got so hype because this drama include in it.

The theme of the drama which is based on novel and which I have read them for couple time, was how couple of teenagers cruising the life into the adulthood like how they prepare to national exams, university life and adult life which have tons of responsibility. Plus, their eye point view on their parents life. Of, course the most important thing I wait this drama the 해방적인 teenager do when they falling in love.

In the acting perspective. I must declare first that I have no beef with Liu Haochun, she can potray Xu Zhi robot expression since Xu Zhi is apathetic because her mother issues (in novel her mother project is being held and the worker's salaries unpaid which they camped outside Xu Zhi's house even do a moral kidnapping by brought their few months old baby there.) Unfortunately, Li Haochun didnt do the romance scenes, she definitely misscasted here. On the other side Anyu acting OMG after the heart breaking drama "Such a Good Love" he take more light but challenging since Chen Louzhou aka Dog Chen/Chen GǒuGǒu and Chen Jiaojiao is complex male teenager that requires Anyu potray that emotion. His eyes spark with emotion, Anyu such a rare actor since not many can acting with their eyes.

The green screen Aigoo wrecked all the emotion that build. The lighting OMG its going to blind me not only they whiten the screen fir dreamy effect but the light. Even if the riding scene are fake please do teach the actress how to body acting ride motorcycles. If the body stiff like that, when the accidents happened the body cant handle properly the shock and will end up in Trauma Centre.

One of the worthy in this drama is the ost and bgm. Zhou Shen and Wang Anyu voices can tempted you to stay longer.

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At first I'm prepare for some ridiculous things that will happens but as story being played until the end, what I grasp when watching this.

1. The Protagonist will not have that kind of image of cross world characters have like being so damn awesome in medical, cook, fighting etc and have a icy cold/annoying personality. It just your neighboor 20's something kid who have an accident which result of her to cross to the story world.
2. The genre itself so light and kind off entertaining.
3. The Male Lead sure my favorite, I hate the type of wishy-washy man who cant prioritize his woman and side with the over zealous another female cast.
4. The finishing part of each story have a hanging conclusion before she's back to the real world which led into a problem in the future.
5. I'm baffle with the end which I conclude this installation will led into another season.

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First I want to claps for another Ding Mo's pieces that being made into a drama~~~
People who watch this maybe said "why is the opening different from the novel?" etc but the way they did the drama more logical and easily being made than the one in the novel. The actors and actresses did a good job to act their characters and QianZhicheng mysterious backer Lin Mochen being presented earlier and show he was a normal human than in novel.

The bgms, opening and ending songs were perfectly picked. I love the customs since it based on fashion theme the apparel not so much showy (tacky) and poor either (they change it from bag to fashion apparel). First 4 episode did a good job for attracting us to another episode, the tense per episodes perfectly made offer us to concentrate more, the lines, angles, and their position were good. Scriptwriter Ji An and Director Zhang Feng did a very good job make OGT like this~~~ What I was shocked that Meng Rui so excellent portrait the bast*** Chen Zheng.
Like The Eternal Love 2 this drama will be on my bucket list drama.

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Plot which called me here, Acting?!! Maybe. Romance?!! Oh, GOD NO....

First of all I'am gonna declare I have no beef with Song Weilong and Liu Haochun. I think Song Weilong should stick in action theme drama because he is un-stable when doing a cultivate acting; like acting with a detail which require a full control of his face not only the muscles but eyes, nose flare, mouth and simple breathing pose. A raw expression that come out when doing action stunt it captivating. Meanwhile for Liu Haochun; if I can describe it just when you cook a dish, you know it has good presentation, taste great but you feel something miss in that dish, I try to watch w/o any discrimination despite the war between her fans and Bai Lu's. We hooked because adrenaline rush because the plot but her acting disengaged from it like a water douse on fire. The one who keep
keeping the plot a float are Ao Ruipeng, Wang Yiting, Zhang Yichi, the actor who played as Shen Kun even the Young Mu Dai. She has more expression than Liu Haochun. Cameo Clara eonni is scene stealer, I miss her so much since her exile from k-entertainment.

As the one who read the novel they tried to stick with the book but "you know you know" they censor it by science based theme. Each volume in the book being describe as close as possible to the book. I just worried for the end because for them to ceased chain of relic ill omen they chose to become a vessel and die trying if the relic took them over. The reason to be living vessel because their blood could contain the relic so their descendants will pass them on until the "evil" thought of the relic ceased to exist. Mu Dai's 2nd peronality is a present Mu Dai occupied past Mu Dai bcause she meet the 7th relic which show her a time travel device; sun dial kind a thing like FoF. Hope they keep them and show us the Happy Ending (I'm kind a tired of SE drama).

The action choreographer need a pay raise it so damn good. Most of them based on actual combat routine like Song Weilong's mercenary one and Mu Dai's shaolin.

Yuning gege on fire. He is everywhere in 2025. The ost he sings rock the situation.

For the camera work, just one work Oh, PLEASE GOD, NO!!!!! Not gonna talk about the set because it will blown up production budget if I want it good. The cable blunders at few eps, lighting, even the failed mixed of cyberpunk and adventure history science type theme scene. The "business district" oh, my oh how they are so clean, FAKE!!! Heisha scene more believable because I know a place like that minus the rings.

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At first I do hesitanting, Park Bogum and Song Hyekyo are classified as A+++ class actor but since I dont really like romance kind of drama. 1st episode I just wowing the entire thing, production house and screenwriter did their best for make a romance story not so childishly teenage love story or overly adult story in another drama just your everyday romance story. I'm feeling Something In The Rain all over again~~ plus realize that Park Bogum begin his flowery 20's age journey and Song Haekyo vampire beauty could win you right away to watch it. The supporting characters are not just for accessories but they could absorb viewers quickly to the story; like how we hate her ex in-laws mom and biological mom, the ex, the supportive secretary and daddy long-legs Mr Nam.

The cinematography SUPERB, every episode did fill a lot of colours. I really love the scene in Cuba, not only took scene in popular site but they tried to picturize the charms of old Havana, the street, the garden, I love it all. The sunset just to give us viewer a description of main character feeling, a warm and happy since both of them not really have an exciting moment in life especially Cha Soohyun her life just like a cold winter and shackles everywhere for our male lead Kim Jinhyuk, he suffers a burden of breadwinner since he is a 1st born male but luckyly he surround by a good family and friends.

The BGM and OST are top rate, when watching I dont know why but my heart beat so fast and happy pheromones leaking. I seriously dont know that Cuba have those beautiful places but after watching these I do want to go there. The sunset so beautiful~~

Btw I'm in awe by Kim Hyeun actress as Manager Kim after play as Park Hongjoo congresswoman in Son: The Guest, she in here play as a single mom who have a lot of love to her subordinates, loyal to Cha Soohyun and the elders; Manager Nam and Soohyun's father.

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As you read the description, you will tell in your mind "okay it will be like those cheating, murdering film". I'll told you, that's a big NO~~~

Ji Hyun Woo take another level of crazy person since his dream becoming a best seller writer. The film start from the cheating married couple Kyung seok and Ji Eun which happend to be in the same day together with their cheating patner and uwala~ Kyung Seok stumble a "crazy" person Kim Soon Tae when he want to go to his wife villa to money laundry and bedding his partner. Soon Tae then stalk and blab a non-sense story to them and it drown deeper and deeper into a serial killing.

The way of the story being direct just like those Hollywood movies, the setting, the lines you wont have a rest when watching. If you afraid of blood, no need to worry since the killing NOT GORE AT ALL. Only weakness just no suprise effect at all.

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Daomu Biji but from Zang Hai perspective

In Daomu Biji Zang Hai is one of villain on the series beside Mr Cox. His descendants keep hunting Zhang's Family because of their secrer.

The drama begin from Zang Hai's father Kuai Dou build Fengshan Palace at Eastern Xia Kingdom, but the real mission was to retrieve Ghost seal using Bronze Fish aka Snake Eyebrow Copper Fish (the same one Hou Minghao's Wu Xie try to search). The whole family being annihilated by 3 persons that want Ghost seal power only Zang Hai that still alive because he is hiding underground. The search of Ghost Seal resulted death from Zang Hai's remaining relative and allies and his enemies. In the end we knew whose Zang Hai's last enemy which is his benefactor Mr. Zhao.

The power of Ghost Seal didnt potray much because the Bronze Door at Eastern Xia Kingdom is a duplicate. The Eastern Xia Kingdom's Queen Minglu Hu decide to attack Yong's kingdom asking Zhang Mi which I suspect he is part of Zhang Family because near his skeleton body there was a short sword. The seal just a stone with poison which can be diluted by blood. Based on Daomu Biji series behind the bronze door is world of demon which can wrecked our humanity into extinguished/ can see the future. One conversation Zang Hai's had with the Emperor (his ally) about Ghost seal and hope the emperor didnt use it and to prevent his descendants as well, and the Emperor retorted Zang Hai's the same which we know in Daomu Biji, Zang Hai's family search and hunted Ghost seal.

In the acting perspective all the actors and actresses do their best even child actress that play Zang Hai's little sister; Yuenu. You shouldnt worry of the plot being boring because the acting of Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai can make you engrossed. Xiao Zhan's smoothly diss cdrama producer and director that using fake muscles for buffing ML bodies. Zang Hai is potray as weak scholar but his body are full muscles plus the 8 pack of his and the actor play Zhuang Zhixing.

The costume they use perfectly align with Ming Dynasty which describe Zang Hai's life in that period on Daomu Biji. Plus their court ministers costume were adapted by Joseon dynasty. Plus the highlanders aka Eastern Xia Kingdom replicate based on remaining text about theirs. Well we know the producer is the og writer of Daomu Biji; Kennedy Xu laoshi.

One thing that I dont like how the lighting works. In some of the scenes they are good like how sharp and saturated they are but some the lighting are disturbing (if you want a good contrast check The Prisoner of Beauty lighting worked, they do a good job). The camera angle are awesome how they pan out and pan in no worry about 360°degree Camera angle for dramatic scene.

This drama is must to watch in 2025 not only for entertainment sake but historical since the culture of Ming dynasty deeply imparted there.

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First of all let's clapped for the live action~~
They can air this despite the tight new rules Chinese censorship....

Story:
You cant expect the same essence as the novel because not only they are gore but the homosexual content strictly banned. The epic battle that I wish to see between Nie MingJue vs Wen Ning they just pass it. Well they 80% follow the novel, in my opinion.

Acting:
For the first 10 episode they cant entice me, the main leads acting not consistent and the chemistry none but when it come to 11 until the end they build it up but somehow they still cant do a detail acting in some scenes. Luckily the teacher who play Jin Guanyao aka A-Yao portray him perfectly his mannerism, face details. He could bring almost all of us despise him and the actor who portray my baby Huaisang too. Good Job Guys

Music and Costume:
I love all the bgm and ost when I see the anime, flute music to summon dark energy still eerie. The ost sang by most of the main cast. The costume are okay it just what the H with the headband~~~

PS: I just realize the main bad guys in here Xue Yang and A-Yao so beautiful. Both have full eyebrows and long and pretty eyelashes plus their eyes too beautiful, damn~~ As a women I feel threaten teacher Zhu Zanjin and Wang Haoxuan beautiful face could ruin a kingdom, kkkkkk

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