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Agreed, it's better not to watch it... but I admit, it's hard to look away.

When the regime is brutal, how can you expect the citizens to be compassionate?

I think I watched that — is that what happened on the plane? It's heartbreaking . The Chinese are so ruthless… they have no boundaries. But also, the fact that he wasn't given even basic protection and was sent so exposed on that flight is insane. By now, he should be wealthy enough to fly business class, with all the profits this drama is making. A lack of responsibility on the part of the production team or his manager.

Can you share the link? I didn’t know that was the case.

I noticed within a minute that it’s a Korean Script/production — these shows are unwatchable, even worse than Hallmark.

Yes, exactly, I mentioned that above, just poor editing, like the whole series in general. It's just that now it's becoming more noticeable because there's less teasing and we've moved into the lovey-dovey phase.

The editing hasn’t been good from the start, but now it’s more noticeable because there’s less teasing.

If someone thinks a show can’t be criticized, they’ve clearly forgotten this isn’t a Chinese platform. Criticism isn’t an attack — it’s part of open discussion. You don’t have to agree, but demanding blind loyalty in the name of “loving the show” isn’t fandom, it’s fascism. You’re allowed to like the show and still criticize it, and you’re allowed to dislike it and still watch it. That’s the foundation of free speech and democracy.

Ugh, such an annoying comment. You and your censorship are exhausting.

I still like the series, but you can’t ignore the fact that the “steamy” scenes are an inseparable part of the story. The whole plot is built on tension, teasing, and boldness between them—so saying you “don’t get” why someone misses that comes off as a bit condescending.
That doesn’t mean I can’t point out things that bother me. Criticism doesn’t contradict appreciation—sometimes it actually comes from it.
It seems like you’re not really able to accept different opinions or understand that someone else might experience the series differently than you. You’re so busy defending it that you forget not everyone relates to it the same way—and that’s okay.

You probably didn’t see all the scenes, like the one where they make the candy… in any case, even the laughter and goofing around show they’re embarrassed.

This whole series causes a lot of embarrassment for the actors, and you can see BTS they're uncomfortable most of the time . That's the whole point.it's not supposed to be free of awkwardness; on the contrary.

I watched it again and I see it's not exactly censorship—it’s more that the scene is filmed with blurring and hazy transitions with a filter. You can’t really say it was done to protect the actors, because there are still kisses and it’s clear something is happening between them. Besides, there’s the video they already released, and I find it hard to believe someone from the production leaked it on their own—things don’t work like that. In short, it was most likely just poorly edited

Watch his other series Moon and Dust, he acts really well in it.

Ugh, it's so frustrating to know it could have been so much funnier… if only they hadn’t censored things. It’s becoming clearer and clearer.

I was really disappointed that it was censored,

Yeah, it’s because of the censorship, which is really infuriating... it’s just frustrating.

What annoyed me the most is that they started censoring . That entire behind-the-scenes scene that supposedly leaked from the production wasn’t even aired, and it ruined episode 10 for me.

I’d rank China second—if at all—since there aren’t many series, and when there are, they’re bold and unrestrained, which makes them unique. Korea comes third—they’re very creative and talented, but it seems they don’t release truly great works, likely due to economic considerations. Thailand comes last—they produce a massive quantity of shows with little quality. Recently, I watched GEL BOY, and it's a truly high-level production, though on the other hand, it’s not exactly BL. If they continued in that direction, they could easily surpass the Koreans.
Taiwan isn’t part of the equation—I haven’t seen anything from them in a long time, and it doesn’t seem particularly interesting. I don’t think it’s what it used to be, so I can’t include them in the ranking.

For me, despite the huge obsession with certain series like this one, I still think the Japanese are always ahead. They have depth, immense wisdom, and a profound understanding of human pain and suffering-naturally, because it stems from the tragedies they’ve experienced as a nation. In contrast, I find the Chinese emotionally closed off. Even though I do like the characters, they often feel shallow and not entirely human. Most of the films are fantasy-based with very little realism, and there’s a tendency to exaggerate everything—there’s always a rich versus poor dynamic, never a middle class or anything in between, and the same goes for the storytelling in general.
Japanese works, on the other hand, tend to strike a balance between fantasy and realism in a much more nuanced way.