BenedictTan

No, he didn’t kill himself - but this was likely reference to how her comments (that she was disappointed with him) had turned his world upside down, earlier on he was really distraught saying that to Mr Zhao

The rating went up to 8.4! Congrats! :D

Hope it will still rise more in the future. The On1y One deserves it.

Jiang Tian no longer hides his feelings from Sheng Wang - hence no need for that ‘very moment’.

Anyone else noticed that there is no mention of Jiang Tian's Very Moment in EP 8?

Maybe it's because it has become 'their' moment together, now that they found their 'home' together? :)

This series is getting ever better with each and every episode. I thought even the very first episode was already very good.

EP 8 is the best yet so far.

That is precisely the beauty of a series when it is well-acted and performed.

It gives many layers that the novel alone cannot convey (like facial expressions, tears, and even how the words are spoken, the tone and everything).

Great acting can magnify a great novel scene manyfold.

And some earlier on were saying that they looked too old for their roles 🙁

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_uc3hnzUD0/

The official IG for The On1y One just posted these pictures from the upcoming episodes!

https://www.asianovel.net/story/1899/

Anyone knows if the more we watch on Netflix, the more popular the series is? I assume that it is so. The more we rate the series highly there too, the more popular it will be, I think (I gave it two thumbs up there)

Unlike YouTube, Netflix isn't really transparent on details like popularity. They only show Global Top 10 details on views and hours watched on Netflix.

I only managed to find The On1y One being no. 8 most popular in Vietnam (and nowhere else) as of 1 September 2024.

My hope here is that for any possible upcoming Season 2, the Taiwanese and international fan support will be enough to launch a good Season 2 (and not end up having the second season cancelled like Stay With Me that I just found out very recently).

I saw GagaOOLala post on Twitter/X today stating that they'll have a non-surprise announcement in a bit.

Half of the comments are about 'The On1y One Season 2 / Mou Mou Season 2'? :D

Will be re-reading the whole novel one more time. Will share more of my thoughts on it later.

What I can say is that, this series is very faithful to the original novel in most aspects. But as I mentioned before, due to it being an adaptation and different context (original being set in China versus the series being set in Taiwan), there has to be some unavoidable differences.

That is exactly what happened at Douban too, where hordes of ppl just hate-rated it at the lowest possible score :(

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Those on Instagram - do follow and support the series’ official IG account!

Thank you for the sharing! Much appreciated!

It's alright, especially Chinese names can be a struggle for some if we are not used to it :)

Wonderful write-up as always! It's what I felt too :)

Oh ya, just a small point, but Sheng Wang's given name is actually Wang. So since you call Jiang Tian by his given name 'Tian', maybe you should call him 'Wang' too :D

Anyone familiar with Douban rating? Just not sure how the stars translate into rating (it's 4.7/10 there currently right?)

It's unbelievable that 44.6% of the people there rated it 1 star (probably many may not even have seen the series yet) and another13% rated it 2 stars.

Reading the translated comments... just unbelievable...

Very well written! It sums up what I feels about the series as well!

Plus, I believe this is one of the highest no. of likes I've seen on a comment in MDL. Well done! :)

I mentioned this some time before, that there are quite a few mention of Mainland Chinese companies and investors in the credits - and I hope that those investors won't be spooked by the poor Douban ratings, but take heed instead of its popularity elsewhere outside China (and beyond the novel die-hard fans)