I think it's worth noting that the actors are not actually smoking real cigarettes during filming. Regulations…
Can't do though. It's the responsibility of the State to take measures against this type of things but unfortunately, they tend to react only when the damage is done.
I think it's worth noting that the actors are not actually smoking real cigarettes during filming. Regulations…
Is it really the case in Thailand though? If so ( which I doubt to be honest) good for the actors but still. As for the influence of such scenes, it works, they know it, they've been using it and it's well documented. Read a book written by one of the first whistleblower 20 years ago which title I forgot, in which he said they were already starting to apply the strategies in emerging country because the Western market was saturated... and look what's happenning。 Sure Korn says he doesn't like to see Great smoke because it's not good, but it's just a camouflé in order to say "Look! We didn't say it was good. We're not promoting anything" when it is litterally what they are doing. Korn is smoking, his boyfriend is smoking, everybody is smoking.
... So So far so very good... BUT I'm tired of the smoking PPL in Thailand. The smoking industry has been loosing customers in Western countries so now they're applying the same strategy they previously did there in emerging countries and it's VERY obvious in Thai series especially in BLs which are watched by young people... Even if you don't see any brands, it's important to show popular, good looking actors destroying their lungs smoking their poison they're now struggling to sale in Europe and North America because these countries don't yet have the same laws protecting their citizens and particularly their youth.
As usual, they're selling an image and an idea to vulnerable minds... and don't get me started on all those scenes where they're smoking indoors. I know to have money to produce, you do need sponsors... but I wish Viu and Be On Cloud got their money elsewhere. After all they obviously got some Durex PPL which was on point - promotion for safe sex + money, it's a win-win, something South Korea should do by the way, there's never a single condom even when it's suggested characters has a "hot night" so in that regard Thailand is way better... BUT THE SMOKING.
Every time I feel for the actors who have to put their lungs in jeopardy just so the production company can get money from Malboro and the likes for their nefarious agenda. They're doing the same shit on the African continent and it just infuriates me. JUST NO.
So that was my rant. This first episode was gorgeous but I can't help thinking of where the money came from.
His personality would improve later. He trusted people easily and always treated them kindly. He thought that…
I'm going to forget the spoiler you put in your comment which I didn't know about >_< My main issue is more that it's ok to be naive... But there's a difference between being naive and being stupid... And I don't think some of his "mistakes" ( I'm putting "" because at some point I can hardly excuse some actions as mistakes since he's looking voluntarily for trouble) can only be excused by his naivety but more by the scenarist's ( or novelist if it's originally in the novel) laziness. I don't dislike the show, I think it's different from what China usually has to offer and just for that it deserves to be watched... But my God do I find him frustrating.
Yeah... Episode 14 confirmed it... My Sweet Mobster has unfortunately been contaminated by the usual dragging syndrome of many a K-drama romance confirming once again that most if not all romance focused k dramas should stick to a 12 episodes length. Not all but most. Had to cut the episode in 3 parts to finish this... Dissapointing preview but not unexpected...So current rating 8... But I'll probably lower it down to 7.5 due to the pacing issue which utterly ruined everything... What I found cute and funny, I found now pretty annoying because it's obvious they're dragging it since all conflicts are resolved so we get the usual useless drama of the last 4 episodes because they have nothing else to tell so we're stuck with the evil father we don't care about.
Glad I watched this as it aired because otherwise I'd probably have dropped this last week.
Whether these allegations were true or not... He didn't kill anybody... Nobody deserves a life sentence for something they did in middle school. I was a victim of bullying myself and I honestly haven't forgotten nor forgave what happened in middle school, they never apologized and given some of the behaviors I encountered from people I didn't know in high school and even as a young adult, it's pretty obvious that even though we weren't in the same class in high school, they still spread false rumors about me to their new friends in order to justify their behavior... I'm never going to get an apology from these people...nor do I care for it. If I ever meet them again, I won't act like nothing happened。
But it's been years, and I don't think they deserve to have their lives ruined for mistakes they did when they were young. I watched a video once of former bullies who were talking about their behavior now that they were in their 20s and most were regretful and had a hard time talking about what they did. Sure doesn't make you look good especially since they faced no consequences.
I wish people watched " A Silent Voice" such a beautiful story about bullying and the power of forgiveness as a whole.
He's been bashed publicly enough. From bully he ended turning into a victim himself. It's time people let go and he made a come back. I doubt this will ever happen... It's South Korea. He didn't commit suicide at least. He held up in spite of everything so I wish him the best.
Really loved him since Angry Mom though I dropped the drama at the time... Miracles happen so I'll be cheering him on.
[EDIT] Btw, this post still stands BUT I read later, don't remember when that, he was cleared of all charges.
Seems like only Lee Je Hoon will be returning for now, there's a slim chance that the other 2 main characters…
Aww Come on' They're bound to come back! I remember when it aired that all three main actors said they'd definitely come back if a sequel was ever written. Signal 2 is still in the process of being written, no filming schedule is yet available so of course we don't hear lots of news about Kim Hye Soo and Jo Jin Woong. They're both less active than Lee Je Hoon and hence are less visible in the media but you can be sure they're definitely going to be there.
Haven't seen the last episode yet but I spoiled myself the preview of next week via One 31's channel and... I hate that twist! But I like it! It's a good twist! But I hate it!
Hmmm... Enjoying the show so far but currently on episode 9 (of Viki count so episode 18 based on the original broadcast) and I spoiled myself the end of episode 10 and as expected.... the object was left behind (you know what I'm talking about).
I don't know what is the meaning of this nor what the consequences are going to be... But from the beginning of that arc regarding the 5th door... I knew this is where we were going, because Jiu Shi is an idiot who doesn't take care of what is given to him. You would expect the dude to be careful since they're all literally risking their lives each time they cross a door but nope. He doesn't mind showing and giving something precious to an unknown girl who's been very suspicious since the first time he met her. If you realize you brought a precious object on you by mistake the first thing a normal person would do is hide said object in your pocket but NO, this BRAINLESS IDIOT is holding said object in his hand for everyone to see! I kept on checking whether he'd take the object back but that never happened。 I can't believe this amount of stupidity especially from a guy whose job is to design games.
It really makes me roll my eyes big time. I really have to switch my brain off and hope this is the last time this is happening because unfortunately, it's happened already a few times since I started this series... and mostly because Jiu Shi's naivety ( or stupidity depending on how you see it... I'm leaning more on him being brainless but that's another story).
Episode 13 was just and OK episode for me... Seems I'm part of the minority but I'm definitely feeling this series's been losing some steam since last week. Still a good show... but nowhere near what it was for its first 10 episodes... Also somebody mentioned last week if I'm not mistaken that they were tired of the childhood trope in K drama... Well personally I don't mind that trope but I do feel tired about it in this drama... 13 episodes for the grand reveal is way long overdue and I find the reason why Ji Hwan hid the truth utterly stupid. Hence the whole reunion scene fell flat. It was about time but it's too little too late. By dragging it that much I lost interest.
I don't care about the 2nd ship and I'm also not sold regarding the third ship with the Sausage-girl and flex-employee... I wish we spent a bit more time with the fourth ship, namely the prosecutor and his cute-assistant who secretly has a crush on him. They tried to tone down her cuteness with a pair of glasses but it's not working for me, you can see it miles away. Mr. Prosecutor, you might be good at investigating but you suck in your love life if you never noticed this poor soul who's literally wasting her social life just to be with you on the weekends.
I think it's very common to blame the driver/rider when a group of friends have an accident.
I know. It's just that it's supposed to pull at our heartstrings but the brother is so unreasonable that it just doesn't work. It would have been better if Dong Hee had truly been responsible for what happened but the way I see it, the only reason why he's the one being spit on is because he came out alive when both he and his passenger were at fault. Safety mesures are here for a reason and should be followed. They were both careless, yet the family is still blaming him. I wouldn't have said anything if the girl's death was still fresh, but it's been a couple of years, at some point, family members also need to reflect and accept that accidents happen but that it is unfair to blame it all on a young kid.
Hmm... Exactly how is an accident supposed to be taken as a murder? I want to empathize with the brother but the backstory doesn't help his case. The girl died stupidly because she didn't properly wear her helmet. At the end of the day, Dong Hee should have looked at the road... but the dead girl is also partly responsible. We're off to a bad start for this episode... It's not hitting the right emotional notes for me.
Personally think it's still fun but starting to feel that it's dragging since episode 11.... But it seems I'm part of the minority. I'm still liking the show but not as much as when I started it.
Actually the ML can be bisexual right and there are many bisexual people who are unable to realize their whole…
English not being my mother tongue... I had to check what ace and op meant ^^ So for ace, I got it... Op means "original poster"? I'm guessing here.
Also that argument doesn't hold up. The fact that a person belong to a certain group doesn't necessarily mean that all people from said group think the same way about their own identity. Also I don't think you need to be asexual in order to state your opinion about an asexual character. This being said, too many people proclaiming to be this or that online, as if that made their opinion more valid if they pretend to belong to this or that group. If I think your opinion sucks, I don't care which group you belong to or pretend to belong to , I'm just gonna say my piece... respectfuly of course... and if you don't know what respect is... I'm not going to further engage.
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So far so very good...
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I'm tired of the smoking PPL in Thailand. The smoking industry has been loosing customers in Western countries so now they're applying the same strategy they previously did there in emerging countries and it's VERY obvious in Thai series especially in BLs which are watched by young people... Even if you don't see any brands, it's important to show popular, good looking actors destroying their lungs smoking their poison they're now struggling to sale in Europe and North America because these countries don't yet have the same laws protecting their citizens and particularly their youth.
As usual, they're selling an image and an idea to vulnerable minds... and don't get me started on all those scenes where they're smoking indoors. I know to have money to produce, you do need sponsors... but I wish Viu and Be On Cloud got their money elsewhere. After all they obviously got some Durex PPL which was on point - promotion for safe sex + money, it's a win-win, something South Korea should do by the way, there's never a single condom even when it's suggested characters has a "hot night" so in that regard Thailand is way better... BUT THE SMOKING.
Every time I feel for the actors who have to put their lungs in jeopardy just so the production company can get money from Malboro and the likes for their nefarious agenda. They're doing the same shit on the African continent and it just infuriates me. JUST NO.
So that was my rant. This first episode was gorgeous but I can't help thinking of where the money came from.
My main issue is more that it's ok to be naive... But there's a difference between being naive and being stupid... And I don't think some of his "mistakes" ( I'm putting "" because at some point I can hardly excuse some actions as mistakes since he's looking voluntarily for trouble) can only be excused by his naivety but more by the scenarist's ( or novelist if it's originally in the novel) laziness. I don't dislike the show, I think it's different from what China usually has to offer and just for that it deserves to be watched... But my God do I find him frustrating.
Had to cut the episode in 3 parts to finish this... Dissapointing preview but not unexpected...So current rating 8... But I'll probably lower it down to 7.5 due to the pacing issue which utterly ruined everything... What I found cute and funny, I found now pretty annoying because it's obvious they're dragging it since all conflicts are resolved so we get the usual useless drama of the last 4 episodes because they have nothing else to tell so we're stuck with the evil father we don't care about.
Glad I watched this as it aired because otherwise I'd probably have dropped this last week.
I'm never going to get an apology from these people...nor do I care for it. If I ever meet them again, I won't act like nothing happened。
But it's been years, and I don't think they deserve to have their lives ruined for mistakes they did when they were young. I watched a video once of former bullies who were talking about their behavior now that they were in their 20s and most were regretful and had a hard time talking about what they did. Sure doesn't make you look good especially since they faced no consequences.
I wish people watched " A Silent Voice" such a beautiful story about bullying and the power of forgiveness as a whole.
He's been bashed publicly enough. From bully he ended turning into a victim himself. It's time people let go and he made a come back. I doubt this will ever happen... It's South Korea. He didn't commit suicide at least. He held up in spite of everything so I wish him the best.
Really loved him since Angry Mom though I dropped the drama at the time... Miracles happen so I'll be cheering him on.
[EDIT] Btw, this post still stands BUT I read later, don't remember when that, he was cleared of all charges.
Apparently they found the real Wat... and it's not Vee
I hate that twist!
But I like it!
It's a good twist!
But I hate it!
Hmm... Currently on episode 9 and I personally don't think it's gonna get better on that front but... I might be mistaken.
I don't know what is the meaning of this nor what the consequences are going to be... But from the beginning of that arc regarding the 5th door... I knew this is where we were going, because Jiu Shi is an idiot who doesn't take care of what is given to him. You would expect the dude to be careful since they're all literally risking their lives each time they cross a door but nope. He doesn't mind showing and giving something precious to an unknown girl who's been very suspicious since the first time he met her. If you realize you brought a precious object on you by mistake the first thing a normal person would do is hide said object in your pocket but NO, this BRAINLESS IDIOT is holding said object in his hand for everyone to see! I kept on checking whether he'd take the object back but that never happened。 I can't believe this amount of stupidity especially from a guy whose job is to design games.
It really makes me roll my eyes big time. I really have to switch my brain off and hope this is the last time this is happening because unfortunately, it's happened already a few times since I started this series... and mostly because Jiu Shi's naivety ( or stupidity depending on how you see it... I'm leaning more on him being brainless but that's another story).
Still a good show... but nowhere near what it was for its first 10 episodes...
Also somebody mentioned last week if I'm not mistaken that they were tired of the childhood trope in K drama... Well personally I don't mind that trope but I do feel tired about it in this drama... 13 episodes for the grand reveal is way long overdue and I find the reason why Ji Hwan hid the truth utterly stupid.
Hence the whole reunion scene fell flat. It was about time but it's too little too late. By dragging it that much I lost interest.
I don't care about the 2nd ship and I'm also not sold regarding the third ship with the Sausage-girl and flex-employee... I wish we spent a bit more time with the fourth ship, namely the prosecutor and his cute-assistant who secretly has a crush on him. They tried to tone down her cuteness with a pair of glasses but it's not working for me, you can see it miles away. Mr. Prosecutor, you might be good at investigating but you suck in your love life if you never noticed this poor soul who's literally wasting her social life just to be with you on the weekends.
I want to empathize with the brother but the backstory doesn't help his case. The girl died stupidly because she didn't properly wear her helmet. At the end of the day, Dong Hee should have looked at the road... but the dead girl is also partly responsible. We're off to a bad start for this episode... It's not hitting the right emotional notes for me.
Also that argument doesn't hold up. The fact that a person belong to a certain group doesn't necessarily mean that all people from said group think the same way about their own identity. Also I don't think you need to be asexual in order to state your opinion about an asexual character. This being said, too many people proclaiming to be this or that online, as if that made their opinion more valid if they pretend to belong to this or that group.
If I think your opinion sucks, I don't care which group you belong to or pretend to belong to , I'm just gonna say my piece... respectfuly of course... and if you don't know what respect is... I'm not going to further engage.