JulyMoon

Haha yeah four months. I just recently got to watch the drama because I was looking which drama is in the middle position of my watchlist (it's a challenge in the MDL Watch Challenge) and it was My First First Love. xD
Not sure about your preferences but when you enjoy friendship dramas you might like it. :)

Did you watch it? I just did and actually ended up liking it. My favorites (Jung Jin Young as well) didn't disappoint and it was a nice watch. I would say it's worth a watch.

Totally agree with what you say and just finished the drama. I watched for three people in the cast (Choi Ri, Jung Jin Young and Hong Ji Yoon) and ended up loving the drama for the great friendship vibes, the humor and overall positivity in it. Watching the drama does not mean one supports Jisoo or what he did but like you say, there are others who worked hard for this drama too and not watching the drama will also hurt those who did nothing wrong.

Congrats on your first article and wow what a topic you choose for your article. Really interesting and indeed true that the depiction of real life issues often are inaccurate.
Totally agree with what you wrote about True Beauty. Like you I had similar expectations for this drama and they were all crushed. For me the depiction of real life issues such as bullying, self-acceptance/self-love and suicide attempt was horrible because they treated them so lightheartedly when in real life some teenagers commit suicide because they were bullied. Yet in the drama it hadn't been addressed again that she stood on the roof of a building and about to make the final step. Someone who considers ending their own life needs help, not make-up.
This drama had the chance to actually be a guidance for teenagers who suffer from bullying yet the messages of the drama are questionable and the FL shouldn't be taken as a role model because she didn't build up any self-esteem and lived a life under her make-up disguise (I dropped at ep 12 so if she magically changed from a wall flower to a strong girl I missed that but wouldn't have bought it anyway in just 4 episodes if there had been no progress in the 12 episodes before).

I love when a singer can put the emotions into a song and make the listener feel them and the mood of the song despite not understanding the actual lyrics because they are in a foreign language. Yu Ning really can do that.

I'm sure I'll like the culture aspect because that always interests me. Thank you! :)

The first time I really noticed him by name was while listening to the Word of Honor OST and that's also where I noticed his amazing vocals. It's always a pleasure to encounter great artists in singing and acting. When they come with such a humble and kind personality it's a real joy. <3

Mission accomplished. xD I'm still new to Thai dramas (only watched three so far, 4th watching currently) so I'll let it surprise me. ^^

You had me at the first gif. xD I will definitely watch this drama because it sounds really promising. Thanks for the introduction! :D

In case you're still looking for subs, Neko Meow Meow subbed it, you can find it on their webpage.

Thanks for this interesting article, Brownie.
Just like you I have some triggers and mostly try to avoid them but when there's something about the drama that picks my interest or I have another reason then I'm willing to step out of my comfort zone and try it.
A good example is Reunion: The Sound of the Providence because it's from the genre Horror and unlike fans of this genre I don't feel euphoric about being scared by a drama/movie. While I'm 100% sure I'll never become a fan of the genre, the drama was a real nice watch which I actually enjoyed so it's indeed good to watch things outside your comfort zone once in a while.
PS.: Thanks for introducing me to "Duang Jai Nai Montra". I just added it to my watchlist. ^^

Thanks for writing an article about this amazing artist. I discovered Gaho through the OST of The Last Empress and was impressed with his voice. I really love his songs and my favorite cover is Dusk Till Dawn. I liked the song before but he made it perfect.

I totally understand that. I haven't watched all of his dramas and I recently decided to pass on his drama Shaw Eleven Lang because I'm quite sure I'll have similar feelings to it like I do with Border Town Prodigal and at least for now I'm not ready for that.
My True Friend made it to my watchlist though because I've seen behind the scenes videos of Zhu Yilong and the actress who plays his mother in the drama and fell for their chemistry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpXcdGnSeRo
Sound of providence was a pleasant surprise, I didn't think I'd love it as much as I ended up doing.

That may be but I don't like the trope of evil SFL so I won't bother watching a drama that has it. I tried it multiple times and it's just not working for me. It's great though when you enjoyed the drama. :)

Right, I'm always happy to see fans of him and know he's getting more and more acknowledged for his acting skills and personality.
Having Zhu Yilong in a drama, I know there's no way I'll be disappointed. Even his not so good dramas were worth watching because of him.

Thank you for reading. :) I waited more or less patiently for The Rebel to air but now that it's airing I got into Thai dramas (I blame A Tale of Thousand Stars for that xD) and sort of put my plans to watch The Rebel on hold. I'll surely pick it up again though because 2 episodes of it were enough to know I'll enjoy it. ^^

Like someone else commented here I'm also used to dubbing since I live in a non-english country which is probably why I'm pretty neutral about the topic. I grew up with dubbed movies/shows and only later switched to watching US TV series with subs to get better in english pronunciation. Most of the stuff I wanted to watch was simply not available with my native language dub/sub so it was only natural to turn to (english) subs and watch in original language. That way I also learned a couple words/phrases in Japanese, Korean and Chinese so I find hardly any reason to complain. xD

I don't mind dubbing as long as it's done well. My worst dubbing experience was when an anime character who had been dubbed with a real good voice suddenly got dubbed with a different voice actor who had a lisp. I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry about that but it was so bad that I switched from watching the dubbed version to the original one with subs.
As for C-Dramas, I didn't even notice at first that most dramas are dubbed. Now I sometimes see that face movements and voice don't match 100% but it's still something I can ignore.
Still, if I can choose between Asian dramas that are dubbed in my native language or the original one, I would always go for subs. As for C-Drama dubs, I think there are good and valid reasons to dub so I'm totally okay with it. As you said, sometimes a dub can be a benefit for the drama.
Your article (congrats on your first!) gives interesting insight to this topic, it was a joy reading. <3

No, not that one. I'll send a dm. ;)

An unwilling one. I worked on my next article and realized I need a bit of help but since it's supposed to be a secret I can't really ask in public. xD