The poster for this show really doesn't prepare you for the funny, heatwarming, slice of life, 'sci-fi-ish' mashup that is this drama. I had such laugh out loud moments that were truly unexpected.. I love the dialogue in this show and it is delivered in such an amazingly interesting way and the acting is beautiful all across the board. Kiyomi and her friends are the bestest and I love them, especially "Minappu".
Ep 8. was absolutely ridiculous, this crazy people had tearing up one minute then fully laughing the next. I was literally laughing while wiping tears of sadness, It was just ridiculous!
I'm really enamored with this show. This is the type of stuff that makes me love jdramas more and more each day.
Thanks for replying. I already know of drama-otaku but they haven't been open to accepting new people in a while now so I just wanted to know if you'd found another subber or something. I tried to join a subtitle discord server but I was told I didn't have enough social media activity. Finding and watching jdramas can sometimes be frustrating. Thanks anyway.
There was such a great buildup that paid off beautifully at the last episode. The acting across the board is great and I have no complaints. I wish to see Sakura level up and also see what they do with the entire delusional mess that is Lightening bolt..
So, I'm joining the chorus... We need a season 2!!
Not really sure how to rate this drama because of its individual nature. I really liked some, laughed at some, and straight up didn't understand some soo...
There was a strange humor threaded through it all which made it really seem like they really did come from the same place.. I liked that.
It was a good watch and I'm happy to have tried it.
Still looking for english subtitles to this drama. D.O hasn't allowed for new members in a while now, I keep checking. If anyone knows an alternative, please let me know.
sorry no new update but today I saw this drama rumored to air March or April next year
That's a long time. I came here thinking I'd hear something especially as almost all the leads have had a drama recently aired and the second ML is currently in a drama that is doing pretty well. Wouldn't it make sense to try to ride those waves?
I really love this series. It was thrilling, fun and exciting! I loved how real the characters and the drama world felt. I enjoyed the tension and excitement of the games and I loved the dynamics between the entire team and cast. It all felt so real and heartwarming and their journey was worth watching. The games were not hard to follow along with even for a complete baseball novice like me and infact made me begin to research on baseball. Just so worth the watch!
I'd love some recommendations of good sports dramas if anyone has any, thanks in advance.
Good story, a lot of action scenes (if you like that), some romance, an incredible friendship, and sensible writing for the most part!
I’d heard negative things about this drama before I started it and I went in with very low expectations but I ended up liking this so much more than I thought I would. A 4episode test became 10 and 10 became ‘ok, how will this end’. I also had no expectations either from TBOY which I watched a few years ago and sadly didn’t like and remembered almost nothing from it. I decided to go in on a clean slate because I really wanted to see how an assassin organization and its inner politics would be conveyed and also I didn’t want my dislike for TBOY to colour this one so I can safely say that though a bunch of names here probably can be linked to TBOY and Dashing Youth (which I didn’t watch) at no time was I lost or felt like I needed to see them to help make sense of things. The story is tightly written and stands on its own merit sufficiently.
It wasn’t perfect and I did struggle with the ML’s portrayal some and none of the romances were that interesting to me but the story just really kept me going (which I believe is always the best part).
The actors for SCH and Mu Ciling are definite standouts I will be on the lookout for.
This is my first 2025 Chinese drama and I’m glad I chose a good one.
If you're curious about this series, I absolutely recommend trying it for yourself.
If you have any interest or curiosity about this drama, you should absolutely take the plunge and watch it. You might not love it but I think it is so worth trying out. I'm really glad that I did!
I picked this without knowing much about it for a chill Saturday watch and I'm so so glad that I did. I didn't think I'd laugh as much as I did. The humor was threaded through so nicely and the actors were 'Amazing' especially the ML Hong Kyung who played his part so beautifully. I'm really impressed with him. The Japanese hijack captain was really great too and he reminded me of Ayano Go sooo much that I had to google to see if they are related. The political theatrics were on point and I think it ended realistically enough except for one thing 😏.
Who knows who's rating this? It's just a fan site nonetheless, so it doesn't count.
I didn't know you were talking about the Asian showrunners specifically and infact Asia as a whole, sorry. I agree that acclaimed sites within their sphere probably take precedence for them in ratings.
Who knows who's rating this? It's just a fan site nonetheless, so it doesn't count.
Not exactly. Maybe I didn't come across clearly. I'm simply saying that though IMDB was created for ratings, it was still made by people for people. Just like this site. People who give a 1 or 10 here can do the same there. So, why do fans ratings not matter? Aren't they also fans on IMDB or at least have the same characteristics as "fans" there (be it likes, dislikes, enjoyment, prejudices and so on). We're still all human at the end of the day? What about that site would make anyone be more objective in rating? Why is it more legit? In a purely objective world, we'd all rate media based on it's own merits but that's not this world. Why are a 100 people rating there better than 100 people rating here? When I was watching the old Poirot series, they gave me the list of episodes in order of their ratings (highest to lowest) and it's safe to say that I didn't enjoy it all in that order regardless of what raters said. I personally believe in watching what you want regardless of rating because as long as its people rating this things, I don't know if any site is objective enough to be the best one but that also doesn't really make the ratings here wrong. Its still just people rating for their own personal reasons. If IMDB were to give this show a lower score than you expect (like a 5), would you simply accept it as proof of how "bad" it is regardless of your personal rating?
Who knows who's rating this? It's just a fan site nonetheless, so it doesn't count.
Can I please ask what makes a Ratings site count?
I'm asking because if people are rating based on their enjoyment, prejudice, hate, love and whatnot, how is that not credible. What makes it less credible than IMBD for example? Is there anyone without subjective tastes and leanings including those we'd call critics. When you rate, do you not have things that you'd like or dislike based on your personal tastes which others may feel differently about? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm honestly asking cos I've seen people say this site isn't a credible source for ratings and I've wondered why and what exactly makes a credible rating site?
I had such laugh out loud moments that were truly unexpected..
I love the dialogue in this show and it is delivered in such an amazingly interesting way and the acting is beautiful all across the board. Kiyomi and her friends are the bestest and I love them, especially "Minappu".
Ep 8. was absolutely ridiculous, this crazy people had tearing up one minute then fully laughing the next. I was literally laughing while wiping tears of sadness, It was just ridiculous!
I'm really enamored with this show. This is the type of stuff that makes me love jdramas more and more each day.
Thanks anyway.
I wish to see Sakura level up and also see what they do with the entire delusional mess that is Lightening bolt..
So, I'm joining the chorus...
We need a season 2!!
Such a unique character.
There was a strange humor threaded through it all which made it really seem like they really did come from the same place.. I liked that.
It was a good watch and I'm happy to have tried it.
Well, the wait continues...
I loved how real the characters and the drama world felt. I enjoyed the tension and excitement of the games and I loved the dynamics between the entire team and cast. It all felt so real and heartwarming and their journey was worth watching.
The games were not hard to follow along with even for a complete baseball novice like me and infact made me begin to research on baseball.
Just so worth the watch!
I'd love some recommendations of good sports dramas if anyone has any, thanks in advance.
I’d heard negative things about this drama before I started it and I went in with very low expectations but I ended up liking this so much more than I thought I would.
A 4episode test became 10 and 10 became ‘ok, how will this end’. I also had no expectations either from TBOY which I watched a few years ago and sadly didn’t like and remembered almost nothing from it.
I decided to go in on a clean slate because I really wanted to see how an assassin organization and its inner politics would be conveyed and also I didn’t want my dislike for TBOY to colour this one so I can safely say that though a bunch of names here probably can be linked to TBOY and Dashing Youth (which I didn’t watch) at no time was I lost or felt like I needed to see them to help make sense of things. The story is tightly written and stands on its own merit sufficiently.
It wasn’t perfect and I did struggle with the ML’s portrayal some and none of the romances were that interesting to me but the story just really kept me going (which I believe is always the best part).
The actors for SCH and Mu Ciling are definite standouts I will be on the lookout for.
This is my first 2025 Chinese drama and I’m glad I chose a good one.
If you're curious about this series, I absolutely recommend trying it for yourself.
I didn't think I'd laugh as much as I did. The humor was threaded through so nicely and the actors were 'Amazing' especially the ML Hong Kyung who played his part so beautifully. I'm really impressed with him.
The Japanese hijack captain was really great too and he reminded me of Ayano Go sooo much that I had to google to see if they are related.
The political theatrics were on point and I think it ended realistically enough except for one thing 😏.
Interesting and fun, loved it! 😁
I agree that acclaimed sites within their sphere probably take precedence for them in ratings.
Maybe I didn't come across clearly.
I'm simply saying that though IMDB was created for ratings, it was still made by people for people. Just like this site. People who give a 1 or 10 here can do the same there. So, why do fans ratings not matter? Aren't they also fans on IMDB or at least have the same characteristics as "fans" there (be it likes, dislikes, enjoyment, prejudices and so on). We're still all human at the end of the day?
What about that site would make anyone be more objective in rating? Why is it more legit?
In a purely objective world, we'd all rate media based on it's own merits but that's not this world.
Why are a 100 people rating there better than 100 people rating here?
When I was watching the old Poirot series, they gave me the list of episodes in order of their ratings (highest to lowest) and it's safe to say that I didn't enjoy it all in that order regardless of what raters said.
I personally believe in watching what you want regardless of rating because as long as its people rating this things, I don't know if any site is objective enough to be the best one but that also doesn't really make the ratings here wrong. Its still just people rating for their own personal reasons.
If IMDB were to give this show a lower score than you expect (like a 5), would you simply accept it as proof of how "bad" it is regardless of your personal rating?
I'm asking because if people are rating based on their enjoyment, prejudice, hate, love and whatnot, how is that not credible. What makes it less credible than IMBD for example?
Is there anyone without subjective tastes and leanings including those we'd call critics.
When you rate, do you not have things that you'd like or dislike based on your personal tastes which others may feel differently about?
I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm honestly asking cos I've seen people say this site isn't a credible source for ratings and I've wondered why and what exactly makes a credible rating site?