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I think I saw his bandage inside his clothes. They could’ve at least showed someone tending to his wound, though. I kept thinking the arrow head is still buried in his shoulder and should be taken out, the wound should’ve been disinfected too.

Agreed. It's an entertaining drama as a whole and the cinematography is beautiful. But it's a fairly average series. I think the plot is not even close to unique. I'm not fond of the musical genius trope, it's been overdone. Most skilled musicians aren't natural geniuses, they're just very very good at what they do and they work hard to attain their skills. The drama between the male lead and his ex-manager/mentor is too much for my taste and has also been done many times before. Then there's the rivalry between Takeru and Masaki's characters that also feels more like an anime/manga plot than something that would really happen in reality. It's the music that I gravitated towards. As someone who is heavily into J-rock and J-metal, I can definitely see that they based a lot of these characters on real-life Japanese musicians. The music is also very reminiscent of popular rock and visual kei in Japan.

Unfortunately, the only one that looked and felt like a real rocker to me is Machida Keita's character, Sho. The rest felt like they're just putting on costumes and acting what they think a rocker/musician should act. Suda Masaki is an established musician and actor in Japan but he's no rocker and I can see that with how he portrayed his role. It's like he was only cosplaying Hyde and other visual kei artists. I prefer how the actors portrayed their roles in Beck imho. They felt more genuine to me.

This reminds me of the live action movie Beck, which also stars Sato Takeru. The music, so far, reminds me of Nothing’s Carved in Stone, Radwimps, and King Gnu. But Machida Keita’s character reminds me of Survive Said the Prophet’s guitarist.

You're putting words into my mouth. I mentioned specific scenarios in which a woman can beat a man in a fight and scenarios in which they can't. My sources? I was raised among martial arts fighters. There's a reason why women never compete against men in a head to head fight in wushu. I don't need to prove anything to you because I know from personal experience.

I said if he has vastly inferior fighting skills meaning he can barely punch or kick, and he doesn’t based on how she struggled against him despite being a champion fighter. And she didn’t use any tricks to win, she fought him head on. So no, she wouldn’t have been able to win realistically speaking.

That’s exactly what happened to Under the Skin 2. I had to watch it illegally.

Most likely because of copyright restrictions from WeTV. There are certain dramas that aren’t available in my region either like Under The Skin 2. It happens when two major streaming platforms are showing them at the same time.

It’s available

I haven't started this yet but it appears to be a fun and quirky drama. I might have to renew my iQIYI subscription just for this. lol

Tan Jianci claimed that there's a season 3. He just didn't say when it will be released.

"It begins in Osaka in 1945 during World War II just before the bombs fall and the Japanese empire surrenders, ending the bloody war. It tells the story of Sun Ja as she struggles to protect her family, even making dangerous choices to ensure their survival." Fixed it.

Agreed. I just recently started this and I got hooked from the first episode. I think those who find it boring are used to the typical K-dramas that are targeted towards a younger audience. This doesn't follow the same formula nor does it feel like a K-drama because it actually isn't. It's a mature story about a Korean family based on a wonderful book.

That's in wuxia or even xianxia dramas, though. The rules are completely different there because of the presence of qi. In their modern non-wuxia/xianxia dramas, the fight scenes are usually more straightforward and grounded.

That’s more believable. But in the drama it’s like she has superhuman strength. She’s literally a little girl! And the men she dominated are at least twice her size.

Thanks! I was getting confused about how Mu Dai is able to handle men far heavier than she is and literally leap to the third floor of a building like it’s nothing. 😅

I'm really curious. To those who read the novel, can you please tell me who Mu Dai is? Does she have special powers? Because if she doesn't, it's really hard for me to buy the "I trained in martial arts for 8 years so I can kick everyone's butt" reasoning. No matter how skilled in combat a woman is, she can't maneuver men twice her size with minimal effort. If this is a wuxia drama, it wouldn't have mattered, but despite the supernatural elements of this drama, these characters are supposed to be ordinary humans. Unless I'm missing something.

Agreed! Also the better actor. When he cries, I cry.

This is such a great find! I just stumbled upon this when I subscribed to Apple TV. I'm glad they're doing a season 2.

Damn, you took the words out of my mouth! Xiao Zhan is excellent in this! That boy deserves much much better roles than he is given. He definitely has the acting range and can even play a crafty villain if given the chance. I am bummed that this drama started out so strong but "sputtered out" as you said. I lost interest halfway because of the shift in the storytelling and writing. The second half was like watching an idol drama instead of a Nirvana in Fire level of greatness. I was really hoping it would be of the same caliber and I really thought it was in the beginning. Sadly, the FL never won me over. Nothing against the actress, I just don't like the character and how it was written. Overall, it's not a bad drama, just not what I expected it to be. I hope XZ gets more mature and meatier roles in the future, though.

Lei Wujie IS a cartoonish character typical in shonen anime so Ruipeng is supposed to act that way! lol Precisely why The Blood of Youth drama is often compared to Japanese anime. He can be an annoying character to some but that's not the fault of the actor. If Ruipeng had acted differently, fans of the source material would've criticized him for it.