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Well what I can conclude from this drama is, you don't need 4 reason to hate Christmas, you only need 1, which is you don't have someone special to spend the time with. Haha...Every single person here is lonely and of course they don't have that special someone to spend Christmas with, so they become bitter with everyone seem enjoy their Christmas with their loved one.... Sometimes I glad live in my country where Christmas & American's holiday (such Halloween) not feel so much of celebration like in the drama.
I really wish this drama bring more than the lonely people who feel bitter & jealous with everyone have couple or loved one to spend the holiday season together. But I kinda glad to see not everyone of them in the end get match with someone....
But overall in the end this still one good short drama to spend your time with....
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It was good until the last episode
Not many drama leaving me at the edge of frustration when they closed the curtain. This drama is one of among some of it. This drama have a decent story, plot & villain. But why they have to messed up the ending....?????? Why not add another episode to close the drama with very good story to tell.... Aaaaggggghhhhhh Really make me frustated. One quite good drama must have this bad ending....Before watch the last episode I still plan to give this drama at least 7 score, but the last episode make me drop it. I still rise it a little bit due my love for Xu Kai. Haha....
Ok enough about the rampage. I'll gonna write big spoiler or you can say more complain about the ending & everything else. If you haven't watch it or don't want to know the ending. Just skip my review then....
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The bad:
- The relationship between Ding Yun Qi (YQ) and Wu Shuang (WS). They don't build enough story about their childhood relationship. Just a little bit here and there to suggest they know each other since child & of course they're childhood sweetheart. But isn't YQ go away for almost decade or you can say very long time, so what make his relationship with WS so special until when he see her again he has deep feeling for her....?? All that trust, where is it comes from, how can you so trust someone that you already haven't see for many many years, what if she change...???
- The love rival. How childish Chu Feng Ling (FL) is. When she became jealous of how YQ relationship with WS I wanna scream... Xiao Jie how can you compare your relationship with YQ and YQ relationship with WS, you don't even start in the same line. So you even have no right to say that you heartbroken when YQ choose WS over you....
- The weird thirst of power that FL suddenly has after Luo Jiu Tian died. Yeah I know how she several times say by witness her brother died, she understand how important power is. But still the transformation is so weird & feel not in place. I don't know, maybe from Ruan Ju herself act that part not conciving enough for me.
- What happen with Yu Family, are they all died from the last battle. They only show us Madam soldiers survive & can go to the cave. Am I right to assume they all died....???
- They force the good luck. Haha... You can say this is my own prejudice, but Elaine Zhong who play WS a little bit too old to be 'little sister' of Xu Kai. & I can't feel the chemistry between Elaine Zhong & Xu Kai too. For me their chemistry almost none, not even as friend. It just feel like this is a job they have to finished.
- What the use for Soul Pursuit Order they have to collect in the first place.... This kinda joke. Until the very end that thing never proven its use. They only use Ding Yuan Shan Soul Pursuit Order to open the door, but the other we're not even see it anymore...
- Last but not least the CGI is a little bit too smooth. To the point I really can notice that definitely the result of CGI. Yeah I know this just my preference, but kinda hurt my eye too see something that obvious. Haha...
- All must happy ending. A little bit force for happy ending here.
How in the end YQ get out from that cave, much better if they give us scene like how YQ try to get out by solving the puzzle or whatever, but the last scene of him he just standing there regretting not be able to protect the Kun Lun Mountain. HOW THE HELL DID HE GET OUT?????!!!!!
Why must He Biao survive. Yeah I know I also glad he is not dead, but saving him a little bit too much.
What happen with the relationship between WS and her sibling. The last time she still tell us she still need time to process everything & suddenly everything good & she just accept her sibling. Aiyo...
No one stop San Jin. I mean when YQ send him to send the letter. The madam already know he go down, but like she just forget about that piece of information or consider it not important, so no one even try to pursuit him...
The marriage between WS & YQ. The sudden marriage also feel strange, it feel like the director want to make wedding scene & he decided to do it at that time.
Ok all the drama still have good side.
The good:
+ Never expected villain. They twist and turn it several angle, but kinda fun to see how the actual villain in the end.
+ The feeling between WS & Zhou Qiu Hai. The struggle WS has in the end really makes sense.
+ The martial art & all that puzzle really fun to watch. The martial art choreography also quite good.
+ The song quite good to listen too. Haha...
+This is also just my preference. But the hero not always arrived at the right time. Haha... Sometimes just bored to see how our hero always arrived at the right time when there were someone in danger. Because in reality not always like that. Here we can see several times how not everytime our hero comes to us. Like when WS almost got raped, YQ have no ide about it & the one save her is FL and not YQ.
Overall this just another drama to watch
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the different special episode
Quite funny to see really different special episode from another special episode like this. Usually the other special episode either fill with the director cut or story after the drama. But here they have another universe where our main lead have reverse job.Quite cute actually see them from different perspectives and also different personalities. Where at the main drama we see Su Jin Bei kinda narcissistic and easy going, but here she kinda a little bit cold. And Zhou Shi Wen still with his cool self....
But I like how they still included the part of scene from the main drama to remind us what the scene referring to in the main drama.
What I don't like actually only one from this special episode. I don't like the style of Ding Yu Xi hair. Haha... kinda not match with him I think...
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ugh where have I begin....This drama actually quite good. Sweet rom-com with no much problem or drama. But the problem with that, it's leaving us with a lot of plot holes and questionable plot....
Plot holes:
- Their story progress too fast.
OK I love when the ML & FL not playing or hiding their feeling toward the other for too long, but this is something more... Like after Su Jin Bei (JB) suddenly called Zhou Shi Wen (SW) Zhou bao Bei (baby zhao) after spend the night in his house, I feel the need to check the previous ep again to see how that exactly happen over night in case my eyes and ears just ridicule me... or like when JB angry to SW because of the incident with the director (Ethan) and suddenly she just forgive him & accept his proposal... aiyo....
- The questionable relationship between Zhou Su Ying & Xu Jia Wei. It's once more bring every fantasy of fan girl/boy come true.
OK every drama have minus and plus poin. Here the good part:
+ SW sometimes just too cute or naive. Like when JB angry to him again regarding the director (Ethan) incident, Xiao Yuan Song must remind him if you make mistake you must apologize...
+ Really admire JB. She knows where to stand & what is the most important thing in her life. Like when her relationship with SW exposed, she's not just quiet & agreed when she asked to hide her relationship, but instead she bravely said that SW is the one that she love.
+ How the relationship between JB and SY progress.
+ Although our main couple story progress a little bit questionable but I like how the story between Xiao Yuan Song & Wu Di. How we see an aloof man chasing the love & trust of his girl.
Overall if you can ignore the plot holes this drama has I think you'll gonna like this. I myself quite enjoy this drama, until the last problem occurred (the angry and suddenly the proposal) and then I decided to just reduce the score...
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Finally finished....!!!
Yeah!!! Finally finished....!!! So many times I have to pause this drama and watch another in between, But in the end I have to admit this is one of beautiful production. And yes the story not for all of us. I tbink this is my first drama that I've watch with 1.5 speed for almost all the episode due to the slow duration this drama has.What I like:
+ the beautiful story yet frustrating relationship between Fang Hai Shi (HS) & Fang Jian Ming (JM). But since One & Only I subconsciously make the comparison between the 2 drama about Master & their student. LOL :p.
+ The chemistry between Yang Mi & William Chan. I can't say top notch or what, but yeah I still can see their chemistry
+ The beautiful friendship & trust between JM & the emperor. Yeah be an emperor is a heavy burden & really not easy to find someone u can truly trust with all ur heart
+ The story between the emperor & Tilan and also Zhuo Ying & Zhe Liu. Really one bitter first sweet then relationship.
+ The smart & cunning of JM & emperor when they have to face the enemy.
What I don't like:
The time frame is very long.... Yeah I know every time stamp is important & I also don't know how to cut it. But I don't know why I really think the time frame for this really long & a little bit unbearable...
Overall: This still one good drama to watch. But no, I'll not gonna re-watch this
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Quite excited to see this drama because of Wang An Yu. But turn out this drama quite boring for me, or maybe just my taste in drama changing again into can't just satisfied with mediocre drama like this.Yes this drama quite sweet & tell the story of normal couple, with their problem, personal or relationship. Like Zhu Le Le (LL) and Qu Zhi (QZ), where at first LL can't quite honest with her own feeling. At first I quite like their duration & how Shen Zheng Yi (ZY) & Shao Bei Sheng (BS) develop their own feeling for each other. But later I feel this drama quite boring, with the unnecessarily stretch. Yes I understand this is also sport drama, where I quite happy to see how ZY develop her own progress in speed skating.
Maybe just like I said in the beginning. My taste quite changing after watching so many drama.... Haha... If we want to compare eye to eye, this and skate into love, in my opinion skate is far more interesting to watch, from the struggling in speed skating to the love and relationship between Li Yu Bing & Tang Xue.
There is one big plot hole that they forget completely. They forget about the bet that Shen Zheng Yi and Shao Bei Sheng made in the first place, to fulfill 1 wishes. If the writter don't forget they don't need to make the relationship contract between ZY & BS.
Oh and at this age I also notice 1 big thing that I don't like from c-drama lately. The statement that when they are in a relationship, when the women angry the man better coax her until she's not angry again. OK if that the man fault, of course he must apologize and coax her until she's not angry again, but if the case the woman fault, like when LL & QZ break up, the first respond that BS give to QZ is can't he just tolerate & coax her. Hey you don't know yet whose fault is that, why must the man tolerate & coax the woman.... It's not fair & really give a bad influence for Young woman that watch the drama.
But with every sport drama like this, I quite adore the actress that can act or exercises like the real sportman/woman, because if that me I absolutely can't do all the hardship of exercises like Song Zu Er do with this drama. So extra star for all the actor/ess who done it...
In this drama what I like best, except the struggle of every actor/ess with the exercise, is Wang An Yu. Really funny how he sometimes became that spoiled with ZY. I also like the intimate, pampered interaction between ZY & BS is very youthful. Last but not least the friendship of Zhu Feng girl, how at the end even Luo Xiao Yi learn about cooperation in the group, how to trust your partner in ice.
Overall this just one ordinary youth drama to spend your days with. Nothing too special. Just the song quite good.
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But for the story itself quite boring actually. The cases is quite complicated, but somehow toward the ending the more bored I became. The romance between Bai You Ning & Lu Yao help me hang on to the drama. But I really like the twist in the plot in the end.
Really like the interaction between Bai You Ning & Lu Yao. Their feelings build slowly through admiration & friendship. Admire the loyalty of Qiao Chu Sheng to Bai Qi Li,. Like the friendship of our trio.
Overall this is one good detective drama that quite have everything actually, not only about the cases. They have a little bit politic, romance, friendship & of course good plot that still can surprise us in the end.
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why...? why...?
OMG so many why... :(. I'll gonna write about big reveal, if you don't want to know just skip read my review then... For who you want to watch this you have to watch from season 1, if not you will gonna be a little bit confuse with the story.Ok. Let's talk about the why I mean.
1. Why they must restart the story again... Yeah it's good in some way, they more confirm their feeling toward each other. And always as new bride not bad :p.
2. Why they not just continue the story about yu er being the bead host.
3. They make another open ending... OMG... How much season to be exact they want to make until they satisficed.…?! I already quite bored with this season actually.
But this season of course have they plus point:
+ They still so funny, especially in the beginning.
+ The chemistry between Liang Jie & Xing Zhao Lin still one of the best on screen. So many kisses in this season, almost every episode there are their kissing scene. But that kiss makes us who watch want to scream don't kiss!!! Really hopping they can be real partner in real life. :D
+ The bad guy every season must be change. So we not be bored with the same bad guy over and over and over.
+ They can't cast Richards Wang & Tiffany Zhong as Mo Yi Huai & Qu Pan Er they change it completely into different person, not just pretend it's the same person :)
+ This season differences really interesting. They exchange the role of man & woman in that world. In this season we can see Yu Hao act a little bit as woman, a little bit coward.
+ Apart form Richards Wang & Tiffany Zhong they have the same cast & production team from season 1 until this season.
+ The fate of Mo Yan Chen not as bad as Mo Yi Huai. The most pity in all the season is really the eldest son of MO Family
+They bring me a lot memories of the previous season, with many scene from previous season show up in the drama & the song still the same with added some more.
Overall I quite enjoy this season, they make me cry & laugh. But as I mention above, quite bored with it restart the story over and over again. Really hoping this season about the continue from season 2. If they make another season, if that season not about yu er fight as the bead host, I don't think I'll gonna watch this.
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Sometimes i really wonder, why Sandra Ma voice is so soft, not because she playing cute, but more like someone who is not confidence with herself, here is no exception.
After watched this i'm thinking yeah how important for doctor to receive emergencies training.
Funny thing, the moment i said to myself: "this drama so unusual to have no love rival" that moment the annoying love rival show up :d. I really like how they handled that annoying woman ^_^.
In here we have very funny male character. Yeah sometimes soldier is stupid & rigid man. It just like in their base only 1 man quite understand women :P. We have:
° Xing Ke Lei (KL) is one of the most clumsy male lead I've watched so far, so funny when he try to pursue Mi Ka (MK). But it's also so unreal when they already in relationship KL just automatically became romantic. But i really like how KL & MK be honest to each other & learn to grow in the relationship together.
° Shu Wen Bo who is also so stupid. He is definitely military man who is so straight forward even in love. So funny to see how Ruan Qing Xia (QX) pursue him.
By the way somehow i don't know why i think the chemistry between Sandra Ma and Bai Jing Ting is not that good, not bad but i feel like there is something, like some tension, between them. I more like other couple, they are so funny in their own way, and the chemistry between the cast is better than our main lead.
Overall i quite enjoy this drama. But i don't think this is as good as people talk about. So no, i'll not gonna re-watch this drama.
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Finally finished
Finally i've finished watch this drama. I don't know why but it's really a long way to finished watch this drama, where i pause several times in the middle to watch other drama. I can't say this drama boring or the cast ugly :p or their chemisty bad. I just don't know why the reason i hit that pause button.Disagree with ChineseDramaFan, in my opinion Yu Menglong played as Jing Ci (JC) is quite good. JC is one of the most calm character in the drama, not cold but calm ^_^. It's like nothing can agitate him. That's why Feng Mian Wan (MW) sometime confuse with his feeling & maybe we sometimes frustated with him being no expression like ChineseDramaFan wrote.
In this drama we can find 3 type of love. Love like JC & MW, the one where we can do anything for our loves one. Love like Mu Bei Yan, where at the end he just happy if MW is happy. Love like Yuan Yu Luo or MW mom, where we are stupidly sacrifice our feeling for our love one.
In this drama, we also can see how stupid prejudice is. Aunt Zhi Xia have really bad prejudice toward MW, so that's why she just always instanly jump to conclusion if about MW, expecially if that's about bad think.
Overall this is a good drama where we can understand love sometimes really doesn't need reason, like MW who fell in love again with JC even though she already lost her memory. But is this the drama you have to put on your list...? I don't think so. Re-watch...? Of course not, one times is enough.
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The story really interesting. A young girl who bring back 3 emperor from 3 different dynasty back to present time. Usually when there is time travelling like this, they stay in the past not come to the future. But this drama opposite, bring the past person to live in the future, very interesting right... Also the one got to pick is usually the man not the woman, here the woman got 3 man to choose. ^_^The story of 3 kind of different man. Qin Shang (QS) very arogant, Mu Rong Yu (MRY) is very manipulative and adaptable, Guo Yan (GY) is smart and cunning. Every man bring their own characteristic and finally their own way to protect Luo Xi (LX). Everytime she bring man back, they smarter than before ^_^
Flaw:
> Sometimes the producer seems not thinking about economy factor of the Role. Here the main role is just an college student, but here she take care 2 man. How can she buy meal, buy clothes for them and go to hospital a few times (how to pay the bill)... :D. When the 3rd man arrived, 2 other man already got job so yeah maybe they can help with the money, never really explained here :p
> how she use google or baidu to search info for the emperor and their country while in the past...
Lack: The drama is too short... Only 30 min every episode. Feel like just watch it's already ending ^_^
Re-watch: don't think so. Interesting drama, but not enough to make me want to re-watch
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I watch this because seeing the scene where Xing Er (XE) join the contest for Yu Wen Yue (YWY) bedchamber maid. Feel Intrigue i search for the title & find out turn out it main lead is Zanilia Zhao. Makes me really really want to watch this.Jeana's writing really really spot on. I can't write more beautiful than her. Yes I also like every one who watch this drama really frustrated with the cliffhanger ending in this drama. Hear from marcus sim @youtube there is no news also about the continue of this drama due to law suit. :(
The story actually really interesting. How a really low level slave can really grow forward. Stand to watch till the end actually just because wondering who XE will gonna choose in the end Yan Xun (YX) or YWY. :(
Like jeana's writing i also don't know who to cheer YX or YWY for to be together with XE. My feeling is more toward YWY than YX but that's just because YWY is more handsome than YX & I think the new character & emotion of YX is too strong for XE.
Shawn Dou really play YX perfectly. We really can feel the changing in his character from easy going to really hurtful person.
Like Jeana's writng i also really hate Yuan Chun. She is so selfish and childish. Li Qin really play her beautifully.
Really hate the king also. What the hell with that crazy decision and allegation...
Re-watch: Maybe someday before i watch the season 2. Just to make me remember what, how & who ;). But whole season.... I don't think so
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The story follows Chi Yue (CY), a fierce and talented modern-day martial arts actress whose life is turned upside down when she suddenly transmigrates into a script. She awakens in the body of a young widow in the Li family of ancient Xikong Town. Not only is she now responsible for three stepchildren who fear and resent her because of the previous owner’s cruel behavior, but she is also surrounded by greedy relatives eager to exploit her vulnerable position and seize the family’s remaining assets. With her husband recently dead under suspicious circumstances, CY must quickly adapt to a society that offers little protection to widows, relying on her sharp wit, modern knowledge, and martial arts skills to survive. Rather than surrendering to her circumstances, CY decides to take control of her own destiny. Using her modern knowledge and practical survival skills, she improves the family’s situation by hunting, creating braised dishes from wild game, and brewing wine to sell in town. Using simple but effective business strategies like food tastings and discounts, she slowly builds a successful winery and tavern—a growing source of income and independence.
Just as importantly, she works to rebuild her relationship with her stepchildren. Instead of ruling through fear, she shows patience, care, and genuine affection. She pays attention to each child: teaching the eldest son survival and hunting skills, encouraging the second daughter to study and value education, and gently nurturing the youngest, who gradually becomes attached to her. Slowly, their walls come down, and trust begins to grow.
Meanwhile, Ji Hong (JH) arrives in Xikong to prepare for the imperial examination. As the nephew of the village chief, he plans to stay at his uncle’s home. But Li Cui, CY’s late husband’s sister, mistakes him for a common thug and tries to use him in a scheme against CY. Instead, JH becomes intrigued by CY after witnessing how fearless and unconventional she is compared to other women in the village.
JH & CY soon became friends. Though seen as a studious scholar, JH is actually more passionate about inventions and craftsmanship than passing exams. However, due to family expectations and filial duty, he continues preparing for the imperial examination. CY is one of the first people who truly sees him—not just the role he’s forced to play—and supports his real dreams without judgment.
Over time, JH becomes CY’s closest ally. He helps her investigate the truth behind her husband’s death, supports her business, protects her during dangerous moments, and gradually builds a bond with the children.
But one question remains…. How will CY return to her original world?
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
This is one of the best & complete stories for short drama. Unfortunately for me, this is not really unavailable on YouTube, so I have to search in piracy web…
But if you have limited time to watch, this can be one of the choices for you…
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The prequel was one of the best romance dramas, balancing heartfelt romance without sacrificing the characters’ personal growth and ambitions. So now, let’s see how Ethan and Joy’s story continues… The story picks up in the spring of 2020. Ethan travels from Hong Kong to Calgary, Canada, to reunite with Joy, who is working hard to build a life there. Deeply in love, Ethan eventually proposes to her. However, their happiness is soon disrupted when the global COVID-19 pandemic strikes, locking down borders and bringing the world to a standstill.
Ethan gets stranded in Canada. With no way back and no income, he moves in with Joy. The pressure starts building fast. His bar in Hong Kong goes bankrupt while he’s away, leaving him with nothing. He takes on low-paying, menial jobs just to survive. A year later, tragedy strikes again—he finds out his father has contracted COVID-19 back home. He rushes back, but arrives too late. His father passes away before they can say goodbye.
Overwhelmed by grief, loneliness, and financial ruin, Ethan makes a terrible mistake—he has a one-night stand. Joy finds out during a video call. Heartbroken, she breaks off the engagement. Their relationship collapses, and both are left in pain.
Three years have passed. The world slowly recovers from the pandemic. Joy is now working at a nursing care facility in Canada, fully focused on her lifelong dream: passing the exams to become a registered nurse in the United States.
One day, while picking up a friend at the airport, she unexpectedly runs into Ethan—and Jhim. They’ve both come to Canada looking for fresh opportunities. Through a series of awkward, unplanned encounters, Joy and Ethan are thrown back into each other’s lives.
In order to help Ethan secure long-term residency in Canada—and perhaps to deal with her own unresolved feelings—Joy proposes a crazy arrangement: they will live together and pretend to be common-law partners for a year. Ethan agrees.
As time passes, Joy begins to notice how much Ethan has changed. He has become more mature, humble, and selfless, even volunteering at her nursing home. Eventually, Joy learns from Jhim what Ethan truly went through during the three years they spent apart.
As they navigate their unresolved feelings, bittersweet news arrives: Joy’s application to move to the United States has finally been approved. Her dream is within reach. Heartbroken but unwilling to stand in the way of her lifelong dream again, Ethan quietly accepts the possibility that this may truly be their final goodbye.
So, what happens next?
Will Joy leave for the U.S., chasing the future she’s worked so hard for?
Or will she choose love—and stay?
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
What I like:
+ Once again, one of the best romance movies….
+ The chemistry between Alden Richards & Kathryn Bernardo is still on fire…
+ Still happy to see how close-knit the Filipino immigrant community is. Even while living far away from home, they continue to support, comfort, and stand by each other like one big family.
+ Happy with the ending… We finally really get the ending between Joy & Ethan…
Overall if you're really a romance junkie like me, this one the movie you need to watch. Haha…
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Another drama by Off-Gun, of course here I am… Let’s discuss drama…The story follows Jira, a struggling artist who feels lost, exhausted, and disconnected from the world. At his lowest point, his friend Ing suggests he visit the Burnout Bar—a quiet refuge for people worn down by life.
The bar has a simple rule: you can either sit alone or be matched with a companion by the bartender. That’s how Jira meets Pheem, a warm, gentle IT specialist who listens without judgment. Pheem quickly becomes Jira's source of comfort. Pheem turns into Jira’s “safe space” and eventually falls deeply in love with him, hoping to help him heal.
Later, Ing offers Jira a job as a dinner companion (escort). Reluctant at first, but desperate for money, Jira accepts. The job goes terribly wrong—but his bold and fiery reaction catches the attention of Koh, a wealthy yet emotionally distant businessman who happens to witness the scene.
Intrigued by Jira’s personality, Koh offers him an unusual arrangement. He wants to hire Jira—not as a lover, but as a stand-in. To attend social events, business dinners, any situation that drains him. Koh can’t face them anymore.
As they spend more time together, their purely professional relationship slowly evolves into something more personal. Both men, in their own ways, are dealing with burnout—and through each other, they begin to rediscover pieces of themselves they thought were lost.
This creates the central conflict: Jira is torn between Pheem, who offers him gentle, unconditional love, and Koh, who challenges him to reignite his passion and sense of self.
Ultimately, the story explores emotional exhaustion and the healing power of connection, showing how even the most burned-out souls can help each other find their spark again.
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
What I like:
+ Quite different from all GMMTV dramas. This is quite heavy. But I really like it…
+ Off-Gun chemistry never disappointed us…
Don’t know if I like it or not. But the way Jira just choose Koh is kinda trigger something for me… ^^
Overall this is quite worth your time to watch…
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