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I watched this lakhorn a long time ago (its from 2013) ,and it is a very charming lakhorn with funny scenes,cute romantic relationships and also forbidden love.I love the main-characters very much and there are a lots of drama too. It was my first time watching Son and Pang on-screen too, both of them delivered with a natural and sensual chemistry!
This is a crazy train-wreck,but i remember really enjoying it.I also became a great fan of Son Yuke after this lakhorn,he is sooo damn handsome and charming!And the way he kissess his heroine was OOOOOOOOO damn swoony..!!!!!
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This drama reminded me of another Gianna starrer,which is "You Who came from the Stars" with 20% of the same cast,having paranormal obstacles (while "Blue Sea" takes up mermaids with super powers,"Stars" take up aliens with super powers) and having reincarnation in it. Hundreds of kisses and hugs from me to this gorgeous and epic love-story of Joon Jae and Shin Chung,that i will never forget!
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For 15 years our Male Hero, the night-club owner Sila Wisaetworawade have waited for a right time to start out his quest for revenge.He is respected and feared by everyone underneath and over his status, and has come to be a mastermind in both business and crime. He makes a deal with his aunt Mam, that if the villains still doesn`t get their karma and continues to murder people,he will wait no longer to take a step to create that karma against them himself. Its his step-mother and half-brother he wants to punish...and in turn that quest for revenge also turns into an obsession. The only one who stands in his way, is his reunion with his child-hood friend and the only human being who always treated him with kindness, the now bold and bright architect Mintra Kanaseegoon who finds his very resemblance to her once a dear child-hood friend Tor. Sure they are the same persons she is stubborn with insisting that its the same Tor who drowned to death that same horrific night. But in this journey of wills and fights...the bond between Sila and Mintra surfaces into a blooming love neither of them could ever resist.
Every episode meant a lot to me, and to watch the character developements of Sila is a trip i could never get tired of. Tor`s performance as the cold-hearted,ambitious,deceptive seducer and a gamer as Sila is sexy, charismatic and beautiful all at the same time. After seeing Tor`s performance in the romantic fanatsy comedy "Leh Lub Salub Rarng" in a supporting role, a saw a lots of potential from him as a actor and entertainer...and damn how happy i was for him to prove that potential in a as complex Anti-hero role as Sila in "Hua Jai Sila". He carried on a weight of pain and loneliness that showed in Sila`s eyes. He had lost everything because of his step-mother...even his own identity after she tried to kill him. He is like a hell-bent bitter man that are suffocated in this world of principles and glamour he now lives in. I love that his aunt Mam was the one who could bring true warmth to this cold-hearted young man...and as he said:she was the reason he could live on and not get full head mad and self-destructive. But in the mean time his beloved soulmate Mintra is the only one who could distract him,capture his mind in a sense no one else could, fill him with real happiness and make him open his heart for the whole world to see. She became his heart, and without her he would never be able to live.
Ferny`s acting as Mintra is honest. She showed how naive and selfless Mintra are, and how supportive and protective she is of her family. Her devotion to her evil half-sister despite the abusiveness and harsh bullying she receives from her, Mintra never wavered in her love for her. She is indeed a curious creature who takes decisions without thinking, which always gets her in trouble...but that`s the idea of giving more drama to the whole story i guess. She spends many episodes of hating Sila, because he is the result of her unhappiness, but i am glad that when she fully understands him..she stick to his side and never leaves him no matter what. These two people comes from the same backgrounds, both being born because of an affair. The bond is there the second they reunites many years later...and the undenyable amazing chemistry between Ferny and Tor is also one of the reasons this show has come to be such a fascinating experience. Every dialuge, touch,kiss and glance between them as Sila and Mintra are gold to the extreme. I am NOT kidding about that!
As for the villians...OH MY GOD what a despicable psychopaths the step-mother and the half-brother was! No wonder Sila hated them to the death and wanted to make them suffer blood! Both mother and son were heartless, narcissistic, black-hearted murderers who looked down on everyone. While i also think the son deserved his ending 100 %, i found the character of the evil step-mother Sida (played by Siriam Pakdeedumrongrit) was really well-developed and had a depth as she indeed in a way was a unique sort of villian. I also have to mention what a powerful Siriam acted as Sida and how perfectly she showed the mightyness and evilness of Sida. She is a pride and strong woman who is a surviver and fighter in her heart. All for wrong reasons of course, but she is a woman who however evil...do appreciate goodness. She herself admits that she lost her heart the moment she found out that her husband had an affair and has a bastard child with that mistress. She points out that Sila`s mother and aunt both are dead peacefully, while she still has gone on living with a dying soul and tormented heart. Sida herself is a well-made villain herself too, and while i do not condone her for what she has done...she does indeed get the punishment she fully deserves. I just have to mention again how wonderfully the actress acted as Sida- a worthy villain indeed.
Great acting by everyone in the whole cast, skill-ful directing and wonderful story-line that develops in a different way than how the older version did.I also love the background music, especially "I need to get you out of my head" and the old song (that is from the older version that also shows in this 2019 version sung by Tor) " Hua Jai Kong Ter".This is a slap-kiss romantic thriller drama...so expect lots of forced kissess, burning chemistry, sexy romance, murder, games of win or take,jealousy, heart-break, badass sexy hero...and a brave heroine who dares to love him.!
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You want to become a good father. You’re a lonely but affectionate person. That’s exactly who you are. Say it… my name.” – Jan Di
We all korean lovers know the name of this classical drama,that will forever stay in our heart."Boys over Flowers" changed the whole Asian industry and made it grow bigger than ever.I have wached all the "Boys over Flowers" versons,watched the anime and even read the manga.This korean version has cut deeply than any of the others.I LOVE everything about this wonderful tv-series.The deep and sizzling romance between the arrogant and hot-tempered Go Jun-pyo and the optimistic and hard-working Geum Jan-di,the warm friendship between Jan-di and the remarkable F4...and the uniqe brotherhood of F4.I love the songs,they couler the drama so much.I both laughed when they laughed...and cried when they cried.I was there with the main-characters from the start.I fell in love with them through their journey together.This unforgettable,severe and beautiful drama are one that will stay in our hearts forever...
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This felt so Forbidden in its Rightness!
I saw some shorts on youtube and was really intrigued especially since it involves one of my fave guilty pleasure tropes which is the forbidden aspect of student-teacher romance. And i do not mean when Male is the teacher and the student female, i mean when its the opposite. So much more sexier (hehe).Tiffany Hsu really brought out the complex, broken and tortured soul of Meng Yun alive on-screen, whose family was ripped apart by a betrayal and the tragedy thereafter. She is kind to people and dedicated as a teacher, instantly despising YiXiang when she meets him for the first time. There is a sensual undertone in mids of their hostile encounters where YiXiang tries to break her will (as he has done to many other teachers) and YiXiang cannot undermine the thought of viewing her as a beautiful mysterious woman. His great heart got stolen by her, and he falls so hard for her.
Its the first time i have seen Edward Chen on-screen and oh my what a terrific actor! He is handsome in a very manly way. Loved his brash and energetic persona, the way he protects the people he cares about, his fearless way of pursuing MengYun, with his heart & soul bare on his sleeve, for her to shatter whenever she wants to by his heartfull permission.
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Lovely,I watched this just for the Mainleads.
I mean, come on. I absolutely loved them together in "Rose Beloved" and we get the same hot sizzlin passion and chemistry between them in this drama. I love how the all so Virgin Buddha prudish Male heroes (with the beads) just get head on seduced by the heroine with her just falling into their arms,LOL.Hilarious when they stand zero chance of resisting them. In this story the heroine is the substitute bride and imagine Male lead`s surprise when he knows that the woman he so badly desires is the switched bride FOR HIM. Ah his absolute delight! On with the pursuit and the way he waited for her to accept his heart since she got so badly betrayed by her ex.
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Seductive Romance that made my toes curl- The chemistry is amazing!
Not much different as a story in "Spring Night`s Fiery Kissess"- the only thing i found quite compelling in the unique department was that the Villains consisted of Three very powerful Brothers who were known as murderers and bullies. They caused the female lead`s sister to die, so our brave and broken heroine has her eyes set on seducing the most powerful Gangleader, in order to use him as her Sword to bring all the three brothers down.Chen Si is a force entirely on his own, omg does he captivate me as a viewer. His every glance, touch of emotion and the way he just simply oozes dark charisma blended with sexiness. Jadie Jia is utterly adorable on-screen and the way her character totally captivated the cold and aloof Male Lead and had him wrapped around her finger. Kyaaaa!!These two made my heart melt!
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We have all the comforting good vibes in Last Cinderella.
In a way i was trying to figure out why the title for this storyline since it does not have much to do with the fairytale itself. We have the heroine Sakura hitting 4o years of age, realizing how utterly lonely she is and that she does deep down want a stable partner to rely on and who will love her in return. She is a manager to a very fussy hair salon where she has incredible friendships with her collective co-workers and her arch nemesis Rintaro, both annoy each other every chance they get, their bickering made me laugh lots of times. She also has two best female friends in the stay at home wife/mum Miki and the liberal playgirl Shima.I love the settings of the basement bar, the hairsaloon and the every weekly activities the characters do together. I mean, you live their lives with them. No one is perfect, everyone are human beings with their insecurities and do make mistakes along the way. How comedic the story yet was it does have a dark undertone to the very toxic sibling relationship between Chioko and the very manipulative casanova rider Saeki Hiroto- who by the way is so handsome he made my heart beat faster several times. His character evolves when he gets to know Sakura and how he slowly gets engulfed by her innocence and goodness, she was pure sunshine in his dark world. OST is amazing and the themes are so catchy & beautiful. Its a golden classic japanese drama, i will definitely miss the characters.
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Mainleads that hurt each other alot...
this story gave me such headache at times. FL is sick by being ML´s mistress only and breaks up with him as she wants marriage and real commitment. ML for his own reasons cannot give her that commitment since he is not able to have children and that gave him a huge complex. But her refuses to let any other man have her, and he does try to let go her after she pushes him away several times but to no avail since fate keep pushing them on their path. This was such a toxic trainwreck.ML is gorgeous though, and soooo shameless.Was this review helpful to you?
One of the best films ever!!
After having seen "Drowning Love" starring the real life married couple Nana Komatsu & Masaki Suda and really liking them as duo and their performances i was pleasently surprised that they have another film from 2020 "Thread: Our Tapestry of Love" which follows a romantic drama of the slice of life genre where Ren & Aoi met when they were 12-year old and fall in love with each other. Ren desperately tried to save Aoi from her horrible situation but they get separated by the authorities and she gets send away with her family. Even after 10 years the now grown up Ren has still kept the thread Aoi gave him as a bracelet as he is still waiting for her in his heart.This film is a long journey of growth,life and survival. It moved me to tears with how sincerely it was portrayed. The chemistry between Nana & Masaki,omg my heart went out for these two! Aoi is such a strong character! I understood her goal of independence in a world that only had shown her cruelty, alas i wish she had come back for Ren earlier, so many years gone by and i was so saddened for his lonely heart that only longed for her. Just ahhhh my heart! Still shed so many happy tears in the end!
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I could feel THEIR Drowning Love…
I have been wanting to watch Drowning Love for a while and i am glad i finally gave it a shot. In my honest opinion, it is a dark,complex and very heartbreaking story. The female lead and male lead are very young, they are also portrayed by two very amazing actors Nana Komatsu & Masaki Suda (who also married in real life). These two could literally speak with their eyes, their chemistry natural and clearly portrayed the violative, vibrant and passionate youth of their love, i could sense them drowning in that love. We get several symbolic scenes combined with the harsh and glittering nature, Masaki`s character as untamed and carefree as the big glittering sea and the flying windstorms. He absolutely adored her in which you could see in his small actions in reflectivation to his unbidden nature.Despite being filmed by a female director i felt no sense of female gaze, or even romantization. Its a raw, naked and deep form of art in its uniqueness, quite disturbing as well at times. This film clearly showed so well that two broken souls cannot heal each other.Was this review helpful to you?
Ah, this one…
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday" is a very different concept and it got executed very well in this love-story between Takatoshi & Emi portrayed by fine talented Sota Fukushi & Nana Komatsu. This is a romantic paranormal drama. A lovely and melancholic piece of art. Sad in its loveliness and beauty. For what could have been and never could be. Sota embodies the shy, nerdy but optimistic comic artist Takatushi and gave him so much wholesomeness and charm. I can not help but adore his bravery, the way he instantly confessed to Emi, just lovely! Nana Komatsu is such a fine beauty and the way she just takes over the screen, the way he beautiful eyes lit up when she looks at her co-stars, ahhhh she is so beautiful!!Was this review helpful to you?
A LoveStory That Starts Out With A Dangerous Game!
"Lately when i wake up in the morning, the first thing that`s on my mind is that you are not too far away from me.But there will come a morning when the first thing on my mind is that you are far away from me. There will also come one day when all i think about is that i have...deceived you. Even when that day will come, I pray every single day...that i will still remember your smile."- Si Hyun (ep 28)
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The story of "Tempted" is toxic with very self-destructive characters. We have the good-hearted but slightly broken female heroine Tae Hee who gets lured into a love trap by three very infamous rich bestfriends, The Male Hero Si Hyun who is the so called "The Great Seducer" but who will get seduced in return by his heroine, falling himself into the trap he set for her. We have the Second Female Su Ji who will cross any limits to succeed in her goals even if it means stepping over innocent hearts, but she has a great heart for the few people she loves, alas she will also hurt them in order to reach her goals. Second Male Character we find in the wild and kinda carefree rebel Se Joo who always tried to stick the group together.
I totally appreciated this story for what it was, a melodrama about very broken youth trying to heal and live life as fully as possible. All actors did a great job in portraying their characters, i mean all four main characters totally shined through the screen in their own way. Tae Hee & Si Hyun have something that totally made them click together on-screen, they are utterly adorable and beautiful together. I loved their scenes together, just so wholesome and touching with how devoted they become to each other.
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A Great Remake of “Shadow in Love “
I have always wanted to see a remake of Nago Ruk Luang Jai from 2010 starring my favourite Thai stars Prin Mark, Nadech and Mint. Now when Tricky in Love came out as remake I was so happy since this is a story totally entertaining in all its tropes. We have stolen identity, rivalry, enemies to lovers, jealousy and a bittersweet love triangle between our kind and gentle but headstrong Anda and the two fierce rivals and cousins the adventurous and carefree Pheem , and the cold and stoic Anon. Then we have the very jealous Lisa who is sick and tired of living under her best friend’s shadow. There is Shadow of Love in all its complexity in all the relationships in this story and everyone will have to make their own decisions-whether good or bad to continue in their journey.Was this review helpful to you?
