Deducted a point not so much because of the fake-out kiss itself, but mainly because leading up to it they made such a fuss about the lead actors rehearsing the kiss as well as all the drama over whether their series would drop it or include it.
Otherwise it was cute but a few months from now I'll probably forget I watched it.
I was surprised to learn that the actor who plays the blond manager was in "Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru" as the straight friend of the gay protagonist. The scar on the other manager's left eye was also an interesting detail. I like how they just had it there so we'd see it in passing.
I'm only four episodes in but I'm enjoying this much more than I expected.
As the plot has unfolded and I've wondered where it's headed, it's made me think of my favorite "Drarry" (Draco Malfoy-Harry Potter) fanfic (which the author said was based on a Nicholas Cage movie that I can't remember the title of.)
In this story Harry is an adult, married to Ginny with kids, and he's in a funk but doesn't quite know why. Draco is also married, and although he and Harry have been long out of contact Harry hears that Draco has also been unhappy in his own marriage, and in fact that Draco's marriage is on the rocks.
Because of a kindness that Harry does for a stranger, the stranger offers him a chance to experience an alternative life where he is happy. Harry falls asleep and wakes up in bed next to Draco! (This scene, with Harry's shock as Draco proceeds to make some moves on him, is quite funny.) It turns out that they are a couple, and quite happy together.
The story goes on to create an amazing and fulfilling alternative world for Harry, where he has a different career, Fred Weasley is still alive, and Ginny is married to someone else. This alternative life is so wonderful that when it comes time for Harry to return back to his real life he is quite sad.
When he does get back to his real life, he and Ginny agree to get divorced and Harry decides he needs to recreate that relationship with Draco by convincing Draco that they should be together. The rest of the story is about his pursuit of Draco and how he manages this daunting feat.
ANYWAY, I'm wondering if "Two Worlds" will set up a similar situation, with Kram and Tai falling in love in the alternative world only to have Kram forced to return to his original world. Then, once he's back home he decides that he needs to pursue the scarfaced Tai and win his love, and that is how the rest of the series goes.
Working against this idea is the terrible thing that "scarface Tai" did to Kram's family (no spoilers here), so I realize it would be a lot for Kram to get past. For this reason things probably won't work out the way I hope but it did make me consider the possibility.
Revisited some favorite scenes and it holds up beautifully. I don't know if I could handle the angst of watching it again from start to finish, though. 😂😂😂
Somehow I think something is wrong with me when I just can't get the hype about ZeeNunew. I don't know if it's…
To me, ZeeNunew seem so plastic. I'm sure it's partly due to the way their studio relentlessly skin-smooths all of their actors when they're in a series, but there's more to it. The rest is maybe just a gut feeling.
I think this reaffirms my position that this is the worst adaptation I have ever seen. First of all, Guy and Liu's…
Preach! Getting through this series has turned out to be a chore. It makes me wonder if Win has the chops to be a male lead.
To your list I'll add that Saint puts me off. The character is so smug and annoying, and when he started as a sneaky a-hole, lying to Guy about a room not being available, he lost all respect from me. (So what if he thought better of it later. He was no longer trustworthy.) The Kdrama's Woo Young had unimpeachable virtues and because of that was a much better rival for Kyung Seok.
The story here is so stripped down and homogenized. It boggles my mind that anyone who's watched the Kdrama would think this cartoon is a better adaptation.
I wonder if they put the kiss in the trailer to reassure us after that awkwardly kissless ending to "A Shoulder To Cry On"-- but, putting that aside, this looks promising.
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Deducted a point not so much because of the fake-out kiss itself, but mainly because leading up to it they made such a fuss about the lead actors rehearsing the kiss as well as all the drama over whether their series would drop it or include it.
Otherwise it was cute but a few months from now I'll probably forget I watched it.
I was surprised to learn that the actor who plays the blond manager was in "Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru" as the straight friend of the gay protagonist. The scar on the other manager's left eye was also an interesting detail. I like how they just had it there so we'd see it in passing.
I should caution that it is a Dickens-length novel of over 300,000 words, but worth every hour it takes to read it.
As the plot has unfolded and I've wondered where it's headed, it's made me think of my favorite "Drarry" (Draco Malfoy-Harry Potter) fanfic (which the author said was based on a Nicholas Cage movie that I can't remember the title of.)
In this story Harry is an adult, married to Ginny with kids, and he's in a funk but doesn't quite know why. Draco is also married, and although he and Harry have been long out of contact Harry hears that Draco has also been unhappy in his own marriage, and in fact that Draco's marriage is on the rocks.
Because of a kindness that Harry does for a stranger, the stranger offers him a chance to experience an alternative life where he is happy. Harry falls asleep and wakes up in bed next to Draco! (This scene, with Harry's shock as Draco proceeds to make some moves on him, is quite funny.) It turns out that they are a couple, and quite happy together.
The story goes on to create an amazing and fulfilling alternative world for Harry, where he has a different career, Fred Weasley is still alive, and Ginny is married to someone else. This alternative life is so wonderful that when it comes time for Harry to return back to his real life he is quite sad.
When he does get back to his real life, he and Ginny agree to get divorced and Harry decides he needs to recreate that relationship with Draco by convincing Draco that they should be together. The rest of the story is about his pursuit of Draco and how he manages this daunting feat.
ANYWAY, I'm wondering if "Two Worlds" will set up a similar situation, with Kram and Tai falling in love in the alternative world only to have Kram forced to return to his original world. Then, once he's back home he decides that he needs to pursue the scarfaced Tai and win his love, and that is how the rest of the series goes.
Working against this idea is the terrible thing that "scarface Tai" did to Kram's family (no spoilers here), so I realize it would be a lot for Kram to get past. For this reason things probably won't work out the way I hope but it did make me consider the possibility.
I'm going to watch the first couple of episodes of this one, mainly to see if it will be more of the same. If not then I'll give it a chance.
To your list I'll add that Saint puts me off. The character is so smug and annoying, and when he started as a sneaky a-hole, lying to Guy about a room not being available, he lost all respect from me. (So what if he thought better of it later. He was no longer trustworthy.) The Kdrama's Woo Young had unimpeachable virtues and because of that was a much better rival for Kyung Seok.
The story here is so stripped down and homogenized. It boggles my mind that anyone who's watched the Kdrama would think this cartoon is a better adaptation.