Yo thx a lot for the review btw do u know any dramas with somewhat similar story line, strong tomboyish fml cuz…
I scanned my list and came up with these possibilities. They are all Cdramas.
"Meeting You"
"Always Have, Always Will" - The female lead's best friend is fearless and tough and she ends up as one half of the "side couple".
"The Best Of You In My Mind" - I never finished this but I remember that the ML had a childhood history of the FL always picking on him.
"Go Ahead" - The FL in this might not be as tomboyish as you'd like, but she's assertive and confident ... and this is one of the best series I've ever watched.
As of Episode 2 this is definitely the straight couple's story. The only consolation is that the guy is the blandest of the bunch so it's no big loss. He seems more like an accountant than a musician. (As often happens, the drummer is the cutest.)
If you're planning to fast-forward to skip to the BL parts, good luck ... there are none. It's like a middle school instructional video where anything BL-related is explained and literally spelled out (in Thai) on-screen, and they make a point of portraying everything BL as staged for marketing purposes. (Maybe it is, but "F" them.)
Could be the series is meant as a quietly subversive take-down of the industry. I'll keep watching because I'm curious to know what they're up to, and at least I now know to busy myself with other things while the guy-girl couple's snoozer of a love story dominates the screen time.
Does anyone know when this story takes place? Cause it seems like they own old computers and saying MSN is trendy…
I suspect that if anyone did close analysis they'd see that the artifacts on set come from different decades and were selected because they were simply old.
To me those long-hair wigs seem styled like something you'd see in the 60's or 70's, not the 90's or 00's.
the show is pretty good so far actually but the freaking background music is SO ANNOYING my god, this constant…
Yes. It's like they're trying extra hard to establish an air of whimsy.
If one of the characters dies, what music will play for those scenes? In "My Gear and Your Gown", cheerful piano noodling plays under a scene where one of the characters learns that his mother has died. I've never forgotten it.
Man Shun deserved a little more time, just an allusion to POSSIBLY getting with Oh , ugh. Not enough. Not enough…
A Shun and Oh love scene would have been a nice parting gift. As would hearing Oh say "Oh!" when Shun first unbuttons his shirt to reveal that fantabulous chest and abs.
At least the director was kind enough to give us a moment of shirtless Shun in the finale.
I stand corrected. I said Fahlanruk was the worst-written BL of all time, but I was wrong. This is. Is the author…
The trope of a childhood connection before becoming adult partners is all over Asian drama. As is the stepsibling relationship trope. And the two are often combined.
(Add a dash of "I grew up with you but now I don't recognize/remember you" for extra disbelief.)
I've wondered if there's something about Asian culture that makes these tropes attractive and comforting. For instance, I've been amazed at how many villains in Asian drama end up being redeemed in the end, and the thought occurred to me that maybe that's about Karma and not wanting to wish harsh treatment upon someone lest it befall you as well.
Or, maybe it's much simpler than that, and these tropes flourish because they're easy to write into a story, and once there the rest of the plot practically writes itself.
P.S. I thought of you when the finger cut occurred. :)
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Loving this so far. I doubt my opinion will change.
Big ups to the director and screenwriter. That scene was the perfect opener for what was to come.
"Meeting You"
"Always Have, Always Will" - The female lead's best friend is fearless and tough and she ends up as one half of the "side couple".
"The Best Of You In My Mind" - I never finished this but I remember that the ML had a childhood history of the FL always picking on him.
"Go Ahead" - The FL in this might not be as tomboyish as you'd like, but she's assertive and confident ... and this is one of the best series I've ever watched.
It really is an excellent character analysis.
If you're planning to fast-forward to skip to the BL parts, good luck ... there are none. It's like a middle school instructional video where anything BL-related is explained and literally spelled out (in Thai) on-screen, and they make a point of portraying everything BL as staged for marketing purposes. (Maybe it is, but "F" them.)
Could be the series is meant as a quietly subversive take-down of the industry. I'll keep watching because I'm curious to know what they're up to, and at least I now know to busy myself with other things while the guy-girl couple's snoozer of a love story dominates the screen time.
To me those long-hair wigs seem styled like something you'd see in the 60's or 70's, not the 90's or 00's.
If one of the characters dies, what music will play for those scenes? In "My Gear and Your Gown", cheerful piano noodling plays under a scene where one of the characters learns that his mother has died. I've never forgotten it.
I need to go back and see if Frau Doktor was still in her stiletto heels when she was traipsing through the forest.
At least the director was kind enough to give us a moment of shirtless Shun in the finale.
(Add a dash of "I grew up with you but now I don't recognize/remember you" for extra disbelief.)
I've wondered if there's something about Asian culture that makes these tropes attractive and comforting. For instance, I've been amazed at how many villains in Asian drama end up being redeemed in the end, and the thought occurred to me that maybe that's about Karma and not wanting to wish harsh treatment upon someone lest it befall you as well.
Or, maybe it's much simpler than that, and these tropes flourish because they're easy to write into a story, and once there the rest of the plot practically writes itself.
P.S. I thought of you when the finger cut occurred. :)