This is the first time I’ve seen a K-drama drop a whopping 13 episodes, 1 hour each all at once. I’ve seen shorter ones, like 4 to 8 episodes, do that, but never a full 13. I’m not complaining though, would love to see this more often!
This is my first time seeing a K-drama with actually good American/English-speaking actors in it. Very rare; I'm all for it. Thats Disney budget for you
Wow, it only took him 21 years to finally accept a drama role😂, wish he'd be in more, but I guess he's more of a movie type of person.
EDIT: Just watched a conference for 'Tempest' and it turns out he accepted the role for Ji-hyun. Hopefully we’ll see them in another drama together soon, otherwise I doubt we’ll see Dong-won in another drama for another 20 years..
The romance starts pretty early for Tang Qi as soon as he meets Su Miao, so I wouldn't say it was rushed. Arguably,…
Yeah, that makes sense. I guess it really does come down to how each of us perceived their relationship and the pacing. I enjoyed hearing your take on it though, and it gave me a new angle to think about. Thanks for the discussion!
How heavy is the losing eyesight part mention in the description?
It’s not really that heavy/serious in the drama, definitely lighter than the description makes it sound. if you want a little bit more of a detailed spoiler for better understanding of what I mean, ill add it below...
SPOILER:: It’s really not that heavy. The description makes it sound like he’s slowly going blind, but that’s not the case. His eyesight doesn’t actually get worse over time. It’s more that his eyes are very sensitive to colours and certain visuals, which causes him trouble in some situations. So it ends up being more of a background obstacle than a serious medical storyline. The real focus is still on Chengcheng hiding behind her filter personas and how that affects their relationship.
The romance starts pretty early for Tang Qi as soon as he meets Su Miao, so I wouldn't say it was rushed. Arguably,…
I see your point that Tang Qi is always Tang Qi and Chengcheng is technically the same person, but most of their interactions aren’t between Tang Qi and Chengcheng as themselves. He’s connecting with Su Miao and Fang Jin, not her true self, so the romance doesn’t develop naturally. The reveal should have marked the start of their real relationship, but instead the drama jumps almost immediately from dating to a proposal, which makes the pacing feel rushed.
Even though Tang Qi is attracted to Chengcheng regardless of how she looks and she had feelings for him from the start, that doesn’t count as the actual romance between them. Most of the story focuses on his interactions with her personas, not Chengcheng herself, so we don’t get to see their relationship grow authentically.
I also understand that most romances skip over the “happy couple” stage, but that doesn’t fix the pacing issue here. In this drama, Tang Qi was suspicious for a few episodes, but once he pushed Chengcheng to explain, the truth came out quickly. From there, the story jumps almost straight into dating and then a proposal in just a couple of weeks, which makes the romance feel rushed rather than naturally progressing.
The part that felt the most rushed and unrealistic to me was the proposal. They had just started dating, and within a couple of weeks, Tang Qi proposes. It didn’t feel like they had spent enough time actually building a relationship as themselves, which is why the pacing of that moment felt so off.
I totally get your perspective too, this is just how I see it though.
The romance starts pretty early for Tang Qi as soon as he meets Su Miao, so I wouldn't say it was rushed. Arguably,…
I get what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t really count those early moments as the start of the romance. Back in school, Chengcheng had a crush while Tang Qi was mostly scared of her, and even when he liked Su Miao, she didn’t return his feelings at the time. The real romance between Tang Qi and Chengcheng as themselves only starts much later, and from there it jumps from just dating to a proposal in a couple of weeks, which is why it still felt rushed to me.
EDIT: Just watched a conference for 'Tempest' and it turns out he accepted the role for Ji-hyun. Hopefully we’ll see them in another drama together soon, otherwise I doubt we’ll see Dong-won in another drama for another 20 years..
SPOILER::
It’s really not that heavy. The description makes it sound like he’s slowly going blind, but that’s not the case. His eyesight doesn’t actually get worse over time. It’s more that his eyes are very sensitive to colours and certain visuals, which causes him trouble in some situations. So it ends up being more of a background obstacle than a serious medical storyline. The real focus is still on Chengcheng hiding behind her filter personas and how that affects their relationship.
Even though Tang Qi is attracted to Chengcheng regardless of how she looks and she had feelings for him from the start, that doesn’t count as the actual romance between them. Most of the story focuses on his interactions with her personas, not Chengcheng herself, so we don’t get to see their relationship grow authentically.
I also understand that most romances skip over the “happy couple” stage, but that doesn’t fix the pacing issue here. In this drama, Tang Qi was suspicious for a few episodes, but once he pushed Chengcheng to explain, the truth came out quickly. From there, the story jumps almost straight into dating and then a proposal in just a couple of weeks, which makes the romance feel rushed rather than naturally progressing.
The part that felt the most rushed and unrealistic to me was the proposal. They had just started dating, and within a couple of weeks, Tang Qi proposes. It didn’t feel like they had spent enough time actually building a relationship as themselves, which is why the pacing of that moment felt so off.
I totally get your perspective too, this is just how I see it though.