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family drama
It's basically a family drama filled with palace/kichen politics. Every prince seems to be lovesick, and that obsession makes them all look incompetent. The female lead is the only emotionally intelligent character she knows exactly where, how much, and why to invest her emotions, which makes her stand out.The male lead is also well-written and likable.The fantasy tag feels unnecessary because there isn't really anything particularly fantasy-driven about the story. The second male lead's obsession with the female lead is completely ridiculous and overdone. The emperor's greed is what ultimately destroys his entire family.
The male lead's return is never properly explained, which feels like a major plot hole. On the bright side, the bonus episode is really cute and leaves the story on a pleasant note.
The romance between the main leads was definitely one of the strongest parts of the drama. Their chemistry was enjoyable to watch, and I was genuinely invested in their relationship from beginning to end.
The drama starts off really strong and gives the impression that it will focus on a serious struggle for the throne, filled with political intrigue and power plays. However, as the story progresses, it shifts into more of a romantic, jealousy-filled family drama instead.
There are also a few cute bromance moments sprinkled throughout, which add some charm to the story. Overall, it's a good watch if you're looking for a romance-driven family drama, but if you're expecting an intense political thriller centered on the battle for the throne, you may end up disappointed.
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life in all its hues
My Take:The tone of the drama seems to evolve in three distinct phases-first/ third, everything feels cold and emotionally distant. second /third, characters begin to soften. final /third, everyone has completely melted emotionally. This shift in tone was evident, but I found the transitions between these phases a bit jarring. The tonal changes didn’t flow smoothly, making it feel like the drama was divided into disconnected chunks. If you watch each part separately, they’re good in their own right. But if you watch it all at once, something feels off as if the parts don’t blend into a cohesive whole.For example, the drama begins on a strong note where the female lead decides she won't care about anyone anymore and will live the rest of her life for herself. However, this idea quickly becomes contradictory. Despite being ignored by her husband for years, she suddenly becomes soft toward him just because of a single gesture. That shift didn’t sit well with me. It would’ve made more sense if the FL had taken more time to accept the ML emotionally. As they say, "They plan was to go to London, but somehow we ended up in Indonesia." That’s how the drama felt starting with one direction but taking an entirely different route. Some aspects felt missing or left unexplained .
What I did like about the drama:
1. Even though the ML ignored the FL, he was never cruel to her.
2. I cried a lot from the moment the FL divorced the ML and left, right up until the end it was emotionally impactful.
3. Although the story didn’t maintain the tone it began with, the couple's moments were touching and beautiful.
Overall, it’s a good drama if you can overlook the abrupt rhythm and enjoy it for its emotional beats and character moments.
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DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILER CAUSE THE NEXT YOU WILL SEE COMPLETE STORY
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complete story :
Lin Xiao Shao (played by Guo Yu Xin) is a simple, obedient young woman who has never truly known love or belonging. Orphaned at a young age, she was adopted into a family that only saw her as an asset to be used. Unlike her brother, she was never treated with warmth or respect. Instead, she was groomed to be sold off in the marriage market to the highest bidder.Her marriage to Fu Yuchuan (played by Wang Kai Mu) is nothing more than a business transaction orchestrated by her adoptive family. Fu Yuchuan, on the other hand, is the illegitimate child of a powerful business family. Despite the odds, he has carved a name for himself in the business world through sheer talent and hard work. His success, however, has only made him the target of envy and hatred from his own family.Unable to harm Fu Yuchuan directly, his family turns their frustration toward Lin Xiao Shao, subjecting her to cruel treatment under the guise of family rules and traditions. Yuchuan, unaware of their actions, wrongly assumes that Xiao Shao was planted by his family to spy on him. This misunderstanding causes him to stay emotionally distant and indifferent toward her.Xiao Shao, caught between a loveless family, hostile in-laws, and a cold husband, leads a life devoid of affection and happiness. Her world turns upside down when she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. This revelation becomes a turning point for her. She undergoes a complete transformation no longer the submissive girl everyone could push around, she begins to live for herself.Her newfound strength and cold detachment unexpectedly attract Yuchuan’s attention. As she begins to assert herself and withdraw from everyone, including him, he starts to see her in a new light. Slowly, the distance between them shortens, and their relationship begins to evolve. Despite the improvement, Xiao Shao chooses to divorce Yuchuan, not wanting to burden him or be dragged along in a loveless bond. It’s only after this that Yuchuan discovers the truth about her illness. Heartbroken and desperate, he secretly donates bone marrow to her, never revealing his identity as the donor.Eventually, it is Yuchuan’s close friend who reveals the truth to Xiao Shao, making her realize the depth of Yuchuan’s love and sacrifice. Moved and overwhelmed, she returns to him. In the end, the two find their way back to each other not as strangers in a business deal, but as soulmates who have endured pain, misunderstanding, and transformation.
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this show remind me INDIAN show " KABHI BIWI KABHI JASOOS"
from the first episode i knew it who is villian and where the story going it so i can't say story/concept is great it have some loopholes even a child can pick out .
its OK OK drama :)
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nothing new to say about as tagged it "slap and kiss" you get it from it lot of moments. what i want to mention is i never saw such revenge drama where revenge is taken from each and every one belongs to enemy messing/ruining with each one life/head. i watched other revenge drama where only one to endure things for wrong doing.
different people have different definition of strong FL but for my definition is " if a FL is physically strong to tackle physical fight, emotionally strong to over come their obstacle to not plead anyone, mentally strong to manipulate things and messing with people heads"
yes there is strong FL who fits with almost my definition emotionally strong and mentally strong, many times you get to know her strong side just because its a romantic and slap kiss drama the strong FL definition is manipulated sometimes we know if there is no need of each other in lead pair how story will go
should i need to tell you ML is charming handsome who play cruel and involve with all life but only in their heart FL stay
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good attempt
Everything about this vertical drama is impressive, but I do have one issue the female lead’s acting. Whenever there’s an intimate or seductive scene, her expressions don’t come across as sensuous; instead, they feel a bit vulgar, almost as if she’s portraying a prostitute rather than creating a romantic or passionate vibe.i loved ML acting .
Some aspects also felt off, like the repetition of her outfits and how the villainess had a much more glamorous wardrobe. It almost made it seem like the second female lead was the main character, while the actual female lead looked more like part of the supporting cast.
I’m a huge fan of POB, so when I first watched this drama which slightly deviates from POB while keeping its essence I honestly thought it was terrible. But after watching it again today, I realized it’s actually quite good in its own way. Both dramas are great; they just differ in tone and style.
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Rebirth Theme Faded Away
This drama does not justify the rebirth tag. It was going fine in the beginning, then in the middle some rebirth track was lost after the marriage of the leads. And the hate and love concept started playing. There is no rhyme in the story, suddenly some twist is revealed for which no hint was given before. And so many plots were added that it was all spread out. And it crossed the limit when sibling was revealed between ML and FL. And it was not even made clear. Initially there was a hint towards a love triangle but later that track was also lost. The three main characters were weak. I will give this number only for romance.Was this review helpful to you?
delightful
The main element of this film is comedy, not crime investigations, the male characters are clumzy and funny, this is what connects the audience to this film. The writing is not great but it is beautiful. It is enough to touch your heart and bring a smile on your face, of course not worth repeating but definitely worth watching once.Was this review helpful to you?
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two thai actress i really hate to watch their work cause their expression and acting skill which is so so are anne(sawan biang) and kimberley initially thought not to watch it but then i tried it for only chatborirak one of my fav thai actor who done wonderful job as well as kimberley is i admit it curiosity to know who is villain it make you to watch until last great script writing you can't skip a sec that is other thing that i knew from the epi 1 and not shocked to conclude thing which i assume may be cause we all watch many dramas/movie so somehow we are able to guessing things right
story-10/10
acting -9/10 cause in some places i find it silly but that can be neglected
music-i dont want give any rate cause no knowledge thai music
rewatch value-it is kind of crime suspense show if you know the output why you want to know input, other than if you want to watch some cute scenes of lead pair
overall-9/10 very very few places i find silly scenes, there is one que which unsolved "why danai give nam same braclet as paka if he adore her as Daughter then he must try to save her and in again a event he order same braclet for what if he order for his daughter then how it end up to nath hand "
suggestion-good drama to time kill
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it has most the similarities to eternal love which make it more uninteresting may be people like it cause eternal love is my also favorite but when drama not stand out in anything(new/unexpected) and became shadow of any drama then whats the point to give your valuable time to it
in my opinion its nice drama but not worth 56 episodes, there is not any extraordinary story line..............................by watching this drama people can judge itself thats better idea cause i've mixed feeling may be i'm watching asian dramas for long time so i'm familiar to dramas situations when it comes to compare any drama
it could be better if i haven't watch any similar drama before the it might be fresh for me and may be my opinion is different or better than this...
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contrary to theme
In the beginning, it was understood that it is based on physical desires. It is instructive and an attempt has been made to explain things from a woman's point of view. So far everything is correct, but in the end, the whole issue ended by adding a touch of love in it.
This shows that she was not dying for a physical relationship, rather she was looking for her perfect soul mate.
which is contrary to the theme of "physical desire/satisfaction "
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i come straight to point i'm influenced by it prequel so i came to watch it initially its interesting and eye locking content to watch until you reach episode 21 -22. these both episodes are emotional after it drama is rushed and became boring . so i skipped contents from epi 23 to last epi last 5 min . when i watched 21-23 epi i damn sure that it'll gone worst and my institution became right . initial 1-20 epi are fun to watch 21-22 are emotional after that rest is rubbish
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So you think why we need to watch them?
Here I'm giving the reason to see fire sizzling performance of main lead
And yes it has that element which all youngsters wants romance jealousy painful heart kisses that make your heartbeat rate high
The main element of this drama is sexy handsome male lead who can took anyone heart he is killing with his acting as well as with his altitude
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crazy bitch and her weapon
I just don't like the way they are harassing and forcing DBM to take her(FL) side. If a person does not want to take revenge even after knowing the truth or not knowing the truth, then forcibly harassing him for her(FL) own benefit, trying to take back his forgotten memory, is real torture.You are causing him an accident so that his memory comes back are you crazy? (even doctors do not instruct/prescribe that kind of stunt) What hypocrisy, you are saying that he will decide himself, I have left him free, but the very next moment you reach to trouble him.
Don't play with the memory of those whose memory is lost, do not know if he goes mad, goes into trauma, or whatever.
I am feeling FL is more a villain than a villain, who can go to any extent for her own benefit. But she is showing as if she sympathizes with Ml. she shares the same pain (bullshit) . she is really a crazy bitch who just to make sure he becomes her weapon is going low to hurt him.
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Liveless Meaningless Time-waste
This story is completely meaningless and poorly written. The acting felt unnatural, more like a script reading than real performance. Don’t waste your time.Was this review helpful to you?
