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Haven’t watched the other two, but I loved The On1y One! Bummer about that second season though…

I like where they were trying to go with it, just seemed a little disconnected in trying to get there though. I actually only watched parts of Addicted, didn’t love it, but I did really enjoy LAA, even so!

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It was an actor-funded project. I believe primarily by LFS. Apparently they had been wanting to finish the characters’ story for years. Definitely underfunded though. In their livestreams, they mentioned having a very limited budget and asking friends for help with parts of production.

I believe it's an original concept. I think the show is trying to comment on the entertainment industry and the fabrication of both scandals and good deeds to control public image/reputation, which is generally seen as distasteful to the public, but Yoki is wrapped up in it. I'm not sure why he's wandering the desert...I'm guessing it's an "eat, pray, love" scenario and he's working on some self-discovery by going on a long hike? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I thought I was the only one who noticed, lol! I was so distracted by them every time there was a hands closeup 😂

For anyone that’s worried about the ending — I was just watching their 1/29 livestream and someone asked if it would be a happy ending or bad ending. LFS and CW’s first reaction was happy ending, although there was a tiny discussion among them about whether it was an open ending with LFS ultimately insisting — “no, it can’t be considered an open ending, it’s a happy ending.” 39:55 in this video (didn’t watch with the auto-English subs, so not sure how good they are): https://youtu.be/lRvS9x6H61o

My understanding is that Yoki was exposed as cheating/faking things during the reality show, so people are suspicious of anything he does. Since he was the main person in the live streaming of selling the villagers’ fish, people are thinking that he was likely doing something also suspect with that too, like selling contaminated fish to make a profit, etc. And anyone who is connected with him is also considered suspect, which includes the villagers. And now no one wants to buy fish from the villagers. Does that help?

Is there any comedic relief in this one or is it pretty serious from beginning to end?

Yes, there’s definitely no omegaverse in Revenged Love.

Nope!

I totally just signed onto here with no hopes being like—“oh, it’s February now, maybe I should check if there’s news.” And there’s news!!!! 🎊

Yeah, it has that feel to it

I think it’s a pretty good adaptation. There are some changes, as is usual for an adaptation, but nothing that totally derails the story. It’s possible to just watch the drama and read the novel from Chapter 60 onwards. The major change is in Benny and Zhao Xi’s storyline. The drama doesn’t have Benny and Zhao Xi together in the drama at the beginning, so they’re experiencing some relationship parallels to SW and JT. I have mixed feelings about that.

The drama is based on a novel. The director wanted to film it altogether, but they only got enough funding to produce an adaptation of the first half of the novel. Folks are really pushing for funding a second season for the rest of the story. The script is written, but it’s still TBD. If you need the rest of the story, I suggest picking up the novel and reading from Chapter 60 onwards. It’s close enough an adaptation that you can just jump in.

Already signed it, thanks for getting it out there! :)

If you really need it, I’d suggest reading the book it’s adapted from. The drama ends at the end of Chapter 59, so read Chapter 60 onwards.

I skimmed a bunch of English translations a little while back. The one I felt was must readable was this one: https://kisskh.at/discussions/mou-mou/129473-link-to-the-translated-novel

However, I ended up reading it in Chinese, so I can’t totally vouch for it. I think there are a bunch of less well translated English versions out there too though. Enjoy!

I skimmed a bunch a little while back. The one I felt was must readable was this one: https://kisskh.at/discussions/mou-mou/129473-link-to-the-translated-novel

However, I ended up reading it in Chinese, so I can’t vouch for it. I think there are a bunch of less well translated versions out there though. Enjoy!

My suggestion (which is what I did) is to watch The On1y One and then follow with reading the novel from Chapter 60 to the end. You really can pick up where the show leaves off. The main change that's relevant to know is that Zhao Xi and Benny are already together from the beginning. The novel does have a happy ending.