Love by Chance Season 2: A Chance to Love
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Disappointing ... But Watchable
OMG ... I was so looking forward to this series after watching the first one a few days ago, mainly because of Tin & Can, hoping that they story would develop and how they came about to loving each other.Firstly - the major let down for me was Aee and Pete what the hell happened!!!? they ended on a good note in the last series, so how the hell did they break up in this drama, and the worst part of it, was that even though i stuck to my guts hoping to see or at least get an idea of why they broke up, well that's where the disappointing part comes in, there was no such thing. All you get to see is Aee being so dam miserable and pathetic, although he did look more mature in this drama, then the first, but still why did pete leave, what was the reasons behind it, where did he go, and seriously Aee if hey didn't know then why make him a cry baby, from being this cool bloke in the first series to being such a hot mess!!!
Secondly - Tina / Can story was more a less a repeat of from the first half, in the few episodes of the start which to me was a real waste. But at least it develop to something, and we go to see why his brother was a nasty piece of shit, oooh but I love how Can stood up to him and threw down a few punches for his man!!, Tin was still so serious but in a very patient way. although it did feel like there scenes were forced compared to the first drama, the shy can and how tin was trying to explore him, and being romantic.
Thirdly - what on earth was the story between Kla and captain of the football team, gosh he spent most of his time running away from the man, instead of just talking to him, I take my hat off to him, for being so diligent, but that was just a waste of time, only towards the end did accept the man. I felt that this couple was used as an intermission and as a chance to change the mood.
To summarize, I feel that the producers created this season just to make us shut up! They had 2 years to prepare for this series but in the end we got something awful.
VERY DISAPPOINTING !!!
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Alice in wonderland ....
So apart from the fact that the ML (Johnny Huang) is super hot, this story is really touching and has an exceptional meaning behind it.This story is a very realistic one, a typical girl with very low self esteem, and how people view her because of her weight or judge her based on her looks, that generally what goes on till to day.
A magic portion comes into play and at cost to her friendship she initially, loves the fact that she is recognized, and get noticed by everyone, her true friend however, sees her for what she really is and doesn't judge her one bit, but at the time she can't see it. her greed overtakes her to remain thin, but like all things life it comes with a price. after realizing that she was lucky enough to revert back to the way things were.
I particular loved the ML and his support her and often when she was determined (short lived) he still stood by her and was ready to help or assist again and again, he never wavered. the FL played her role well, in her views on of how she saw herself which I am sure most can relate too one in there own encounters.
This story behind the meanings were really good, love yourself, never give up and always be true your self, and not allow other to judge you, it also stands to show what a true friend is or how love can overcome the views of others, hats off to the ML for portraying that in a way.
Overall a lovely movie with the whole Alice in Wonderland theme ....
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Sweet Love ....
I laughed a quite a few times in this, especially at the parts where there remember Tharn first meeting with Type father, OMG that was totally hilarious, the father fainting and then making poor Tharn sweat eating spicy food. LOLI loved the fact tharn did loose his cool, or respect and took everything that was given to him like a man and showed his undying love for his MAN.
Type's big moments of coming out to his friends, family and Kom happen either offscreen, for laughs or in rushed broad strokes with all the emotions stripped from them. I should probably just be happy the writers dealt with those issues at all. They certainly didn't mention Type's trauma, apart from an impetus to his - apparently ongoing - hatred of Bad Gays.
We got to see some aesthetically pleasing scenes, like the beach/sea scene of Type and Tharn, that, I must admit, was shot quite well. BRAVO. On a scale of 1 to 10 ummmm its off the charts. Rewatch value...are you effing kidding me i can watch this all day with stupid grin plastered on my face.
This is truly shaping out to be a really good drama.
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Happy Ending ...
I particularly liked this second series of this amazing story ...Tharn & Type Journey after 7 years together, and how they touched on some real issues that I am sure every new couple experiences when hitting the 7 year mark.
I particular love Tharn strength and determination and such a strong love towards Type, he always stood by and allowed him to vent out his anger but he never waived and always there for his MAN!! The emotions and the ups and down that these two experienced were very real and you could feel the love that they had for each other. They suited and complimented each other really perfectly.
I feel this second part really flowed through nicely, the sister grew up and the brother and friends all found they best half, however Type friend Techno was the real character in this second series, he kept us entertained and his comments and quirkiness made for an exception watch, I loved his character here.
This was really good binge worthy watch
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Dramatic ... But in a good way ....
This BL series was definitely different... Not too sure about the hype behind it and all, but I did find this drama to be a real sweet story with a good story background.The two main characters had some serious good chemistry going to between them, I particular liked Tharn role, his cool and relax attitude and understanding to Type was really awesome. The way he patiently waited and understood where type was coming from after his ordeal was really strong of him, it showed his character to be one of strength and understanding. Type in the beginning was a bit childish and very immature but he was understandable from his point of view, and in the end I loved how he came around and claimed Tharn as his.
The emotions between these two characters was felt, especially in some episodes, you could really feel the love and sadness for these when something took a turn, but I love how they always work things out and always stood by each other, and made up.
Type friend was really supportive and extremely the funny one, and the rest of the characters were really good.
I totally enjoyed this drama and the two songs that goes with Tharn & Type is really good.
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Bland
I started this series just as an something to keep me going, didn't expect to kinda enjoy it.It's one of those series where you can literally just binge watch and joy. I particularly liked the ML and his dominate way, he knew what he wanted and never diverted, he stuck to his decision and went on from there.
The FL really pissed me off, she knew what kind of man long ri yi was, but she acted so immature and just did everything she could to piss off long ri yi, even though she tried to be this independent strong person it didn't fit her role and fell short. I just feel that she didn't play her role very well and always tried to come across like a pitiful person.
Overall it was enjoyable.
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Funny
This series was really hilarious at times, and funny.I enjoyed the FL who was funny and out going. She had a very strong personality along with the other FL .
The story line was a bit bland and I think the ML could have been a bit stronger and not so childish I found him very immature and often annoying, the Second ML was a bit better.
This series is one where can watch and just switch off this nothing great about it or bad about it, it's one of those boredom kinda nothing to do binge watch.
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Boring
This was such a boring and low budget movie.The acting was terrible, the story was boring , this just felt like a low budget movie, that was slapped together.
neither the cast or the characters grabbed my attention.
very boring and no imagination at all, no story. I didn't really care for the plot of this movie because it is the same plot as the original. They didn't add anything to it at all, it was just repeating it. But the way it was executed was terrible and so bland. I didn't feel anything, I just wanted to get it over with so I skimmed to the end.
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Disappointing
This series was not what i had expected.Although it had a good FL with strong character, and the crime solving was on point, it was just a kinda boring series, that dragged on and the endless dialogue. the ML lead was okay, not much can be said about him, as i felt he didn't have much of strong character and relied on the FL.
This is the drama version of the perfect trashy romance, It is not overly ambitious in terms of plot and will not satisfy hard core fans of the detective genre but overall it is an unpretentious hidden gem that will bring you on a delightful romantic journey. At times I found myself fast forwarding episodes just to finish it. this is one series you can walk away do what needs to be done and come back and you will be able to pick up where you left off.
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What a Disappointment !!!!
I was looking forward to this when the first trailer came out, unfortunately it really fell short after watching the first two episodes, to the point I started fast forwarding just to get to the end.The absolute worst part of this drama was from Ep 10 onwards!!! I really started hating Torn character, as literally everything he did was based around Fah who never really asked him too, and then when fah does get into club we see how through a tantrum and yet he was meant to encourage and support him why bother doing that, his injury set him back and he turns to the enemy for help!! and then you Fah who does nothing but tries to makes things right gets attitude from, he really lacked the basic understanding of what support and encourage is in firstly a game match and as boyfriend, it seemed like he was never happy to see Fah progress in life, instead wished to have him dragged down.
As for the other side couples gosh I can't even begin to say how disappointing they were, one falls for his sister boyfriend the other doesn't want to see boyfriend go off on scholarship, and this whole drama was nothing a bunch of problematic kids they did not understand the basic of respect and love and encouragement or just being there for one or the other!!!
Not to mention there’s like 3 kiss scenes in total which was QUITE the disappointment. i did end up skipping through the last episode as i was very bored and wanted to move on to the next drama. but yeah there is my review, THIS IS MY OPINION
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Definitely Worth the Watch
Wow this drama was sooooo freaking amazing and so good it!!! We may fail on Korean BL but on other drama we definitely have a winner!!!First of all, my respect to the writer/s of this entire story, it must not have been easy for them to publish the idea and they must have been meet with a lot of controversy, since the main topic of “Tomorrow" is suicide. With this focus it may gain a lot of attention and a higher platform to spread awareness for mental health, each of the episodes showed a different story or a different challenge that people go through on every day lifestyle, not only that, I like how the main characters each had there own issues to deal with as well, and how falling off the wagon every once in a while is Ok as long as you accept it and recognize it and work your way back up again, I don't believe in suicide, but I do know that each have there own struggle to survive in this very challenging time.
The Cast were amazing I really love Lee Soo Hyuk, his amazing and a pleasure to watch, not only that he most definitely fitted this Grim Reaper role to the tee!!
The Story is one a very hard as it deals with real life issues that normal do struggle with on a daily basis, and each person has to go through his/her struggles. Mental Health is a real thing and its not often recognized and possible the hardest thing to show and talk about. There were some really hard scenes in this drama, I literally cried my eyes in certain episodes, others were really difficult to watch and try comprehend how anyone would be able survive such scenarios. I was left with an impression of us humans need to be mindful of our actions and how our actions can effect others. The lighthearted humor in the show is most welcome during the difficult that are dealt with in the show. I liked how they addressed various amounts of pain, pain that some might considered silly but it is a pain to someone none the less and hurts them a lot.
This drama is truly excellent. The writing, the acting, the production, everything was amazing.
Overall: REALLY GIVE THIS A TRY AND WATCH IT..... i REALLY ENJOYED IT
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Live by the Gun .... Die by the Gun .....
Honestly I did not enjoy this drama one bit, and the main reason I decided to give it a try was because of Tay Tawana.This mafia style drama for me was poorly excuted, even the story line was pretty good, but for some reason it just lacked the mafia vibe, or I just missed something about it entirely!!!
Well, this is a series where lead characters are actually less likeable than the hired killers after them (I'm not talking about the mangirl that survived), The main guy is inexplicably portrayed by Joss Way-ar Sangngern (I don't know who got the absurd idea to cast him as lead) and his character swings not both ways, but any way (girls, boys, married women, "friends"..), Mild is tolerable, perhaps Tay Tawan's is the only likeable one. For me Neo who knew that Shin liked him, seemed to have done everything possible to not be with him, and the whole 3 way REALLY???? it was so forced like they were doing Shin a favour by sleeping wih him, Neo & Mew, basically just kept Shin as a cash cow, and honestly I did'nt feel any love for Shin at all, Mew consistenly thought only of herself, and Neo just tried to come across as a bad boy who was more a tag along then any bad boy should be!!! Then the whole running away from the mobster, who happens to be Shin father!!! I would point out how absurd that?
The only thing that was missing from this absurb drama was a zombie attach or martins landing, This was such balls up attempt of mafia series, the only thing that kept this drama more or less alive and in mafia mode was Shin father, he definately had the godfather vibe going, but was it in for the drama.
Overall: For me it was a major dissappointment!!!
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Swoon / Natural /Sweet
I really loved this drama, not only because of the Leads were amazing but the whole story was good.This drama centers on an uplifting romance between a doctor and a cellist. To be honest, the story isn't particularly unique. It's just a typical rom-com like we see in c-dramas. Except for the medical aspect of the drama, there is nothing unusual about it. But it's the characters and, of course, the cast and their acting is what makes this drama so endearing. I loved the ML both the first and second, although at times I did find the pace a little slow, but it was worth it when you get to see XZ dressed up in doctors robe, suit/or just hanging out with the girl.
Xiao Zhan & Yang Zi have beautiful chemistry and definitely worth waiting 2 years for, but gosh I hate that they made us wait for soo long. with this drama, I hope China makes more dramas with this theme.
BONUS POINT:
-Cute Second Lead Couple
-Family Love
-Friendship
-The OSTs make the drama more lovely (and I was hooked to intro osts before the drama aired ❤, it's just awesome)
Overall value is high since I’m already re watching to see the cute Lin Zhi Xiao and Gu Wei!
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Short movie
This was a bit of disappointment, as they was so hype of to this movie on and trailer looked really promising.So if you read the synopsis, there's nothing left for you to watch, except the intimate moments and the hot actors, The 24 minutes story involves a college student and a man who meet in a basketball court and becomes affected to each other and end up in a relationship.
I literally don't what else to say about this movie as the 24 minute short movie was literally all summed up in the above, so it left no imagination to the one watching it, or expecting anyting drastic to come out of it.
What I Liked
- acting
- production value
- the scenes of physical intimacy
What I did not Like
- choppiness, starts with them yelling at one another, then a guy is in bed, then motorcycle riding, then basketball playing...like what is going on???
- unrealistic responses/conversations, who doesn't ask what a person does for a job, it's one of the first things you ask someone. Also, if someone tells you not to do something don't they normally give a reason or wouldn't you ask what their reason is?
- the lack of communication between the two.
Overall - it's still watchable because of the acting elements and the exploding intimate scenes. So go for it because even if you don't like it, a 24mins piece won't hurt you.
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Totally Lovely ...
This series, as a whole, is totally lovely and awesome, and each episode is an individual of its own. The plot, the cinematography and production, the casting, the symbolism and everything about it just you in awe of how well thought out and well put this series is.The series feels like five individual yet connected movies. The production of this series is no joke. The plot is accompanied with aesthetically pleasing scenes. From the color tones of the series, to the way the camera pans in and out on scenes, to the way how the shooting locations complement the plot, the series is giving us movie-quality production. There were a lot of scenes where no words were spoken and the camera is just focused on the expressions of their faces yet you would be missing a lot if you don't get to see those. The more they don't say anything, the more you get what they're feeling.
My only with this series, was that I did find the episodes to long, and at times they did kind of drag on. but either that this was really good.
And the characters are named oh and teh ,they are just doing so good and there are some intimate moments but that are worth for that part .
Overall: it may not be the cup of tea of others, but it's definitely a well worth watch.
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