Palms on Love tied to Passion for Revenge.
We have all the tropes her for a angsty and trainwrecky romance! Separated lovers, FL being the appointed Concubine of ML´s father and FL wanting to avenge her family. 24 episodes of trainwrecky twists and turns. Full 15 episodes of our heroine cutting at Hero`s soul, breaking his heart again and again. The main leads looked good together though, and their acting was top notch. I loved how intense their fights were in the beginning , and how bitterly hurt the hero DongFeng was but still could not help but have her near him, protect her and care for her. Ah, angsty love at it finest.Was this review helpful to you?
Sweet Sweet Revenge!
This year has been filled with delicious sexy revenge c-dramas and i have been here for it! Fatal Allure was a must watch for me since we have Dai Gaozheng and Hong Xiao co-starring in a revenge drama romance. I loved every ep of it, and i love the way Dai Gao`s character was a sharp hero, though he was deadly...he would rather cut his right arm off than ever hurting his beautiful tortured heroine. I love that he stood by her side the moment he knew her true identity, poor smitten fool could not live without her. And the kissess were omg smoking! Felt like he was literally sipping her lips!!Was this review helpful to you?
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"Buang Ruk Gamathep" has been such a entertaining journey throughout all the 28 episodes. Its about Cupid`s magic, all the characters meeting together in a conflict so great we get a star-crossed lovers forbidden to love each other and the fruit of their love in the form of a child that will make enemies become lovers. First we have the main-leads siblings tragic love-story, the passiontae Pawat (played by Setjinda) & gentle Oranee (played by Noon Daran). Pawat is one of the heirs to a powerful family empire and his mother refuses to let him be together with a woman from lower class status. Not caring however good of a person Oranee really is. So she sends for Pawat`s older,cynical alpha brother Phubodee (played by Pong Nawat) for him to ruin Pawat`s relationship with Oranee. Phubodee in this case gets very agitated when he meets Oranee`s spirited and feisty younger sister Ornicha (played by Bee Namthip) who never lets him get away with his snobbish and spiteful behaviour. Their spirits clash into a fire of hatred, both unable to stand the other. But this is Cupid leading the fate of all lovers...The Magic of Cupid.
This is a slap-kiss romance that highly delivered and the cast did such a great job. I absolutely loved the chemistry between Bee & Pong, i mean wow...on-screen they look absolutely beautiful together.I love their cat-mouse game, how stubborn both were and how they never gave up without a fight. Phubodee is the villain in first part of the story, since he is mostly the cause of breaking up his younger brothers relationship with Oranee and he did it in such a despicable way i had such a hard time forgiving him for it. The tragic conclusion to it all, just so darn sad. I was really shipping Oranee & Pawat...Pawat was such a strong male character which come as a total surprise to me since most of the lakhorns i watch have the younger brother always being a weakling. Pawat was a breath of fresh air, he stood up against everyone for his love, his older brother, his mother...everyone!
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This story also reminds me of "Punya Chon Kon Krua" starring Mark & Kimberly with how the FL also disguised herself and how the ML was suspicious of her from the start.
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OH MY GOD! I never expected this lakhorn to wring out so many emotions from me."Mongkut Saeng Jun" (which means:"The Moonlight Crown") is a epic action romantic drama that revolves around the Moonlight Crown of Panjarat where the recent regent of the crown Konjanat will kill off both the queen and king to steal the throne for himself. He uses his fatherless nephew, the wild-hearted Teetayu (played by Andrew Gregson) and already from the start planned with him that he would make princess Sisira Sojirat Thisanamawadee (played by Rita Jensen) fall in love with him to secure the throne.Teetayu hates the royal family,especially the late king for killing his father and has no regrets over deceiving Sisira,but it becomes his own downfall when he realizes that he has sincerely loved Sisira all along.In all this chaos of betrayals,murder and greed we have the battle of wills between princess Sisira and Teetayu-learning to overcome their demons,surrendering to their love for each other and finally coming to terms with where their loyalty lies. It is a saga of honor,duty and love...every decision bad or good has its consequences.
This lakhorn starts out very strong and ended with a more clearer and strong message. Every 14 episodes of the lakhorn was worth it,and the magic between Andrew and Rita on-screen was so fiery that i longed for their every moment together.Rita`s portrayal of Princess Sisira is well done.She made me sympathisize with the character despite her not standing up for herself half of the time.I am more used to FL´s fighting their own battles,but Sisira`s trauma is simply to much to bear for her fragile mind.She lost both parents,her country is in turmoil and there are enemies everywhere.Then she has the love of her life Teetayu tormenting her in every way he can by forcefully marrying her because of his stubborness,revenge,pride and jealousy.Andrew Gregson is one of the best actors i have ever seen and he did such a darn good job portraying the wild and bitter Teetayu.He could be barbaric,rude and so illmannered that you just wanted to slap him.He had the countries absolute worst reputation and it didn`t get better when he was woking for the villain all along.But he has the soul and heart of a warrior deep rooted inside him.In there lay a honorable man.He couldn`t stand watching his uncle destroy the country and realized early on that loyalty and gratefullness for your country is more important than any other emotion.He is a fearless tiger ready to fight against his own blood for rightness.He is a hard man that gets slayed by his love for Sisira,even in the moments of hatred for her he still loved her desperately.The same goes for Sisira.Teetayu and Sisira met in the most wondrous circumstances and they manage to overcome all the obstacles between them in this hard journey.Every moment was worth it,and i got to cry and swoon and laugh together with them.
Then we have Teetayu`s three loyal musketeers.Damn how these guys were funny and how they stood by Teetayu`s side the whole time.We have the courtesan Jataree who loves Teetayu unhappily,but places his happiness above all else.I loved this badass woman!Then we have the cute elephants Teetayu used to talk with ,LOL.Those moments were so wonderful!Not Vorarit portrays Sisira`s bodyguard Manasing who gets his own character developement.He is the bodyguard who have loved the princess all his life,and it turns into a sick obsession that becomes his destruction.We have also the cold-blooded solder/killer Mayadin played by Big Sarut who will come to love Kanyapak until his last breath.I absolutely loved his character!He was so fascinating and merciless as a killer!Then we have the cause of much heartbreak, the evil selfish nang rai Kanyapak played by Joy Rinlanee who tried everything to possess Teetayu.This woman really scared me since she was capable of even murder for him.She is evil..but such a tragic character. We get high load of political intrigue,action,angst and romance to pleasure our eyes.Andrew and Rita did incredible job as a on-screen couple and with their portrayals of their characters.I will say that i have completely fallen for this drama and have no idea how to get over it.
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This lakhorn is so LOVELY! It was surprisingly nice watching Mint and Andrew co-star on-screen and Mint had much improved on her acting here.I have quite become obsessed with Andrew`s acting and his dynamic presence on-screen and he really did a remarkable job as Dr Ruj.The way he walked,watched,ate and talked fit the stoic character of Ruj perfectly!I was amazed since i a lot of times forgot that Andrew even portrayed him.We get introduced to lot of fun and romance in this story.The hate to love relationship between Ruj and Araya was so sweet and entertaining.It was so romantic watching Ruj fight for her to come back to him to the very end.He was so sweet in his declarations of love and told her that she is only his,not Charlie`s or Pakanai`s.Such a romantic and possessive praek,i adore him!We have another destructive Nang Rai in form of Sowwarot (played by Charm Irvin) who is Ruj`s ex-girlfriend that never knew what she really wanted but loads of money.I quite liked her close (but kinda toxic) relationship with her father,it was them together against the whole world. This lakhorn is nicely done and well executed.The Red Mansion had such beautiful nature around it.I really enjoyed the scene where Araya showed Ruj the Lotus Flower place on the river,such a beautiful place!
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Ah,i love the revenge trope.Its so dark,addictive and dramatic and only high-lights the main-leads chemistry.I am not surprised that Por and Pat were one of the greatest koo-jins during the middle 2000s because their on-screen chemistry was on fire every second.Sakan Santiwas have been misunderstood and abused his whole life by his foster-brother Sakon (played by Grate Warintorn) and his foster-mother who never let him forget that he is a unwanted child into the family.The only kindness he got is from his fosterfather,he has otherwise lived a very lonely life.As soon as Amwika came into his life it became turbulent and he couldn`t help but fall for this woman who threw her hate at him in every turn.He was no doormat and gave the trashing she deserved when she went too far,but mostly he chased after her like a love-sick fool sometimes...just letting her lash out her vengeance on him.He was alright with loving her despite all her insults.He was man enough to overcome her hate with his everlasting selfless love..and thats why i think Sakan such a worthy hero.Amwika drew her every breath with her revenge,her love for her sister pushed her for it.After all the chaos she did,i know she deep down knew that Sakan was not at fault or else she would never have been able to give her heart to him.
(Ps:This lakhorn can not be found anywhere with Eng subs.But there is a trailer with Eng subs that can be found in Youku.com)
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-Kim Tan
With the best cast,the best dialuges,expressive characters,interesting relationships and beautiful and epic love-story.."The Heirs" are one show i will never forget.I watched this one with great attention,both laughed and cried with the characters.Watching Lee Min-Ho and Kim Wo-bin co-star as nemesis,their epic performances are one thing i unlikely will ever forget.Everything intruged me,and i found a lot of these characters passionate,and i rooted for them with all my heart.We get to watch them fall in love,suffer,battle,fight through obstacles and grow up in the imaginary Elite world they live in.
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Jung-suh (played by Choi Ji Wo) is an admirable heroine with her heart on her sleeve.Every man easily could fall in love with her,as her beauty is inside and out.Her strength and bravery and care-free nature is what lures Song-joo into her net,he is her beloved child-hood friend..and her lover and soulmate.Even falling into the clutches of amnesia,her heart still belonged to Song-joo.
"From the moment i saw you,i thought you were Jung-Suh and that thought hasn`t changed at all...I look like a crazy fool,huh?I think i am gonna go crazy,I don`t think i can live anymore!What should i do?What do i have to do?Do something to me!" - Song Joo
Song-joo (played by Kwon Sang Woo) is a hero to die for and i love him so so so much.The actor playing him is so deliciously handsome,and showed the eternal love and longing Song-joo have towards Jung-suh so well that i cried for him.He can`t live without her,and we all root for him to find his beloved Jung-suh again,after she was so cruelly taken away from him.
"I...I`ll wait here.If you still haven`t sorted out your feelings after going in...then when you come out,don`t look at me and just go.If you...If you have some doubts and come back to me...I won`t let you go until i die.Even if you hate me...I still won`t let you go". -Tae Hwa
Tae-hwa (played by Shin Hyun Joon) is the step-brother of Jung-suh and is one of the best supporting characters i have ever stood upon.His soul is so haunted and lonely..and lives and breathes only for Jung-suh.Its so heartbreaking watching a second male lead love the heroine this much...and i kinda hated the pain he went through with his unrequited love for her.I believe that Jung-suh loved Tae-hwa more than she love herself,but not in any romantic way.
The younger actors of that time Park Shin-hye,Baek Sung Hyun and Lee Wan played the younger versions of these characters very well,and i have to say that Shin-hye and Lee Wan indeed has got the better chemistry in their characters,which surprised me.I understood why they got their own drama later on in "Tree of Heaven" two years later with the same director.I also recommend that drama,which is a heart-shattering tale as well.I also have to mention that the OST´s of "Stairway to Heaven" are extremely beautiful and catchy,my favourites are "That`s the only One" and the song about Tae-hwa`s unrequited love for Jung-suh "Heaven`s Memory".
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Gianna gives out a outstanding performance as the carefree painter Hye-young. A young woman who has her heart on her sleeve who waits for her true love that has given her daisies for a long time and even build a bridge for her. Thinking its her new friend Jeong Woo...she has actually no idea who it really was. The character of Jeong Woo played by Lee Sung-jae had sadly no emotional depth that could relate me much to him. Fate made him meet Hye-young,but also took him ruthlessly away from her. professional hitman Park Yi played by Woo-sung has a dark charisma that kept you glued to the screen every time he made a appearance,his loneliness shows from his sad expressions...and his doomed love and passion for Hye-young was what made the true spark in this whole film. Them two together on-screen was magic!
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THIS IS MY CUP OF ROMANCE!
Estranged Married Couple!Terrible Mistake, Huge Misunderstandings.
Lots of Fights & Hot Kissess. Chemistry is OUT OF THIS FREEKIN WORLD!Never watched the mainleads on-screen and wowza the on-screen talent and the angst they conveyed in their scenes? Mindblowing!
(I LIVE FOR ROMANCE STORIES LIKE THIS,BABYY)
Supporting Cast is awesome by the way, everyone fit their roles well.
Heroine is furious and wants to divorce her sexy, smitten and possessive husband whom she BY THE WAY CALLS DEADBEAT HUSBAND in front of her in-laws. Is he deadbeat?! Initially, he has no idea what is going on and what happened. But as a viewer you get to know the human beneath his desperation and passion. The actor portrayed him so well, the way he freely released the beast inside of him and literally becomes Yandere in front of my eyes is NOTHING BUT PURE AWESOMERY!
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***Fate is never working against your wishes in this Rainkissed Romance***
DaiGao portrays a hardcore vicous boxer YuChen with a heart of gold-whose reputation took a total splatter over a cheating scandal- and he gets even more embittered when the beautiful woman he had a one-night stand with six years ago has returned to demand a Marriage contract with him. Unknown to him, their passionate night resulted in twins and Bu Yan who is portrayed by ChenFang needs another child from him to save their son. Its a insane summary, but it works so well to the rainy comfy tone and the delicious chemistry between DaiGao & ChenFang.Was this review helpful to you?
Burning Chemistry between Step-Siblings..
the classic Badboy/Good girl trope, forbidden love between step-siblings. I love that they are in University which gave the story more of a F4 Vibe to it since they are youth and it is depicted very well into the story. It delves into the insecurities of growing up, not really knowing who you want to be. ML is brash, cold, ruthless, hot-tempered and secretly in love with his beautiful innocent step-sister who always tends to his wounds and who refuses to back away whenever he tries to chase her away. FL always watches and longs for her step-brother`s affection and friendship, not understanding why he is so cold and mean to her and the way he is careless with his own life.They are of course drawn to each other, ML does not have it in his heart anymore to chase her away, how can he, when she always was the sole owner of his heart. The actor by the way is so handsome he made my heart beat faster, i am tellin youuu! My first time watching him on-screen, wow the charisma he has! Raw and deep and gorgeous!!Their bond...the absolute honesty they conveyed for each other, they had eyes for no other but each other and everyone around them realized that but them. Ah, The Wonder of First True Love. Isn`t it Magical!!!
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