I wholeheartedly agree with the first review, it started out so great, but I should have known better because indeed most of jdramas work places related tend to ressemble one another too much, and not in a good way, mind you....
The fact that it was kinda episodic didn't help to see a plain development, so there was no real surprise. I mean you watch one episode and you see what they're aiming for, nothing really concrete and that's the entire true. Maybe they put the level so high, it was impossible for them to reach the goal and achieve anything, or maybe they intended to do so in the very beginning, and the first episode was just to catch the viewers attention.
The only good thing was how the proganist was so bold when confronting people, despite her being a newbie, especially in Nippon society, and that's it. So when in episode 5 she didn't explode with all that it implies, it was less interesting.
Bof de chez bof!!! Not convinced at all after watching the first episode.
What I dislike the most about some fictions, and it's not specific to Asia, is how you have Mr Nice who is so eager to help Ms Suspicious of him that he just met out of nowhere, and so they go round and round with their "There must be some mistake & autres quiproquos" until they make my head spinning....
I'm so sick and tired of character like Mr You (main man character), who by the way is happily married with a daughter (well not so happy, but that doesn't matter), he's so unbelievably courteous and patient to a complete stranger who is anything but bearable, and I'm talking about Ms Hei (protagonist). I get that she thinks he's too good to be true or trusted, and that simply helping her without wanting nothing in exchange is too strange, but come on, kick the guy out of your way or give him the benefit of the doubt for crying out loud!!! During most part of the first episode, Mr Nice try to convince Ms Suspicious of his pure intentions, and she doesn't believe it no matter what he says or does. I had enough of their never ending "let me clear this misunderstanding" "no no, you must be guilty of something, there's no way you can be that nice just for free” yelling at him, blowing him off and he still wants to persuade her anyway. It's like the guy has no purpose in life except losing his not so precious time with a blockhead like the main woman character, when he himself has quite some problems of his own to deal with. You have a family man, for goodness sake, why care so much with people who didn't ask for anything?? Because you're a good samaritan!!!
And as if it wasn't enough, here come Mr 3rd wheel, well I don't even know who he is, and I didn't bother to find out.
Must I repeat that was just one single episode, there's no way I'm watching the rest. I'm searching for entertainment not headaches, and I don't mind some predictable dramas, as long as it's well executed. But I didn't find anything enjoyable in this serie. And when I struggle at this stage, there's no hope so I know I have to drop the thing.
It is a shame because the actor that plays Mr You is really talented, he acts really natural and simple, but the protagonist actress is another story, she's meeeh.... nothing good to say about her.
Now I kinda get why in some part of Asia, people prefer to pretend they haven't seen when someone fall or is attacked, because if you dare to step in, they accuse you of being the aggressor, that's really twisted. You can learn so much about culture gap just by watching series, it's quite interesting.
Je désespérais de pouvoir visionner une fiction chinoise sur le monde du travail, c'est dorénavant chose faite!!!…
C'est cool, merci Kikkachu!!! Had to put a major spoiler there, thumbs up for your courage to read all my blablerring... Excuse my broken english, by the way!! This language is more hellish than it appears to be!!!
I really enjoyed watching it, much more than I thought I would. Now, if only I could get my hands, or my eyes should I say, on the last two episodes, that would be perfect!!!
It was funny, a little preachy sometimes, maybe less stoic than "Hanasaki Mai ga damattenai", thankfully!!!
I also like that more than real romance, there was rather a hint of it.
The actress who plays Takamura Yayoi, I almost didn't recognize her. At first, I thought she was the actress who plays in Narita Rikon, but not at all. It took me some time to figure out where I had seen her. Her character and hairstyle was really different, but then somewhere in the middle, she became a little annoying, like the the kind of she always portrays, but not too much fortunately.
I really like her role in here compared to other dramas where I've seen her, where she without a doubt always get on my nerves at some point because of the temperamental character.
I was so sure it was a taiwanese serie when I read the synopsis, because in no way I could ever imagine a Hong-Kong fiction so simply slice of life.
Anyway, there are a lot of characters, so it's kind of hard to tell connections between one and another, it can get confusing sometimes, and people speak really fast, it's wow!!! Ouf pour les sous-titres!! I don't even speak cantonese so why do I bother about their fast diction, hein?! Well I'm just saying, that's it.
I really dislike how they always call Mei Tin fat, when she's not even chubby, she's average/ordinary, not a skinny model for a change so I like that even better, but hey this Hong-Kong setting we're talking about, which I tend to avoid cause I realize that most of the time, the fictions from there seem more shallow and money centered, just not my cup of tea.
Anyway, what utterly shock me is the couple lead, "I beg your pardon, cause you have got to be freaking kidding me with that big age gap you're displaying as if it was no big deal at all!!!". Dai Hei is in his late thirties and Fei tin is only twenty something, she looks really young too, like a university student I would say, so it doesn't help me picturing them together, how can I root for them if that's the case then?! As handsome as Dai Hei is, I'd rather see him with an older woman just to better appreciate the romance.
If it was the other way around I would surely read some real protests against it. This is something I'll never get, no matter the country, the guy can always get away with being way much older, while if the woman is slightly older, it always cause a ruckus. It is absolutely unfair. I remember reading somewhere some ridiculous comments on "Can Love Become Money" (K-drama from 2012) about how the woman lead was too old to pair with the man lead when she doesn't appear that much older from what I've seen. But I'm disgressing as usual...
If Mei Tin was looking older or Dai Hei younger, then Ok, but more than 16 years difference that can't even be masked, is a little too much for me to digest, and a definitely no go.
Je désespérais de pouvoir visionner une fiction chinoise sur le monde du travail, c'est dorénavant chose faite!!! Really don't know how to translate that in correct english. Next time, I think I'll write my comment en français dans le texte....
Bref, it really start out as a comedy, while remaining serious from time to time, but then around the middle of the serie, it became more and more dramatesque, too bad for my tastes. I really like how humour was well balanced, just the good amount, but the more the serie was evolving the less I was smiling, because it was really too dramatic, the romance, the office, etc...
And I have to disagree with someone saying it doesn't focus on romance. In the beginning, it's true, but to me, there were way too much lovey-dovey scenes as the show progressed. I would have preferred more focus on work all the way through.
The protagonist can be really annoying at times, and I would say she suffer from what I like to call «Shōkōjo Seira syndrome», the anime version, and it can be really infuriating. She doesn't come to me as true human being, it's like they wanted to make her look flawless, ridiculous that is!! Best example, she doesn't hold a grudge against her best friend or her ex-fiancé at all, and worst, she even come to their wedding. The best friend sometimes, I really wanted to slap her, was a nasty woman. And her ex, I'll let you see, it's better not to spoil too much.
Il is also quite surprising that despite being 30 and having previous work experience, she was still so naive to begin with, it was really something I must say, but definitely not a good one.
One thing I also didn't comprehend is how in the beginning, as an assistant, when she wasn't sure if what she was doing was the best, she was trying hard even though it was difficult. Then, when she had her second promotion, or maybe before, she was always unsure, always doubting herself, going to Scott pour un oui ou pour un non. There was more lack of initiative from her, despite what she accomplished in the past. She wanted to be promoted, and she was, but after that, there was less focus on work and more on her romance. She would complain a little too much on how she could never really rest, but in the office we barely saw her work after being promoted. I wish they would have show more, when she was doing the interviews of the candidates.
The serie was really interesting ,nevertheless maybe 10 episodes less would have been better, because around episode 23, I had to fast forward.
It was really realistic to some extent, and maybe it would be too much for some people who enjoy lighter entertainment.
I could be totally more into chinese dramas if there were more like these to be found, but until then I'll have to stick with J and K-dramas which I'm already fond of.
The fact that it was kinda episodic didn't help to see a plain development, so there was no real surprise. I mean you watch one episode and you see what they're aiming for, nothing really concrete and that's the entire true. Maybe they put the level so high, it was impossible for them to reach the goal and achieve anything, or maybe they intended to do so in the very beginning, and the first episode was just to catch the viewers attention.
The only good thing was how the proganist was so bold when confronting people, despite her being a newbie, especially in Nippon society, and that's it. So when in episode 5 she didn't explode with all that it implies, it was less interesting.
What I dislike the most about some fictions, and it's not specific to Asia, is how you have Mr Nice who is so eager to help Ms Suspicious of him that he just met out of nowhere, and so they go round and round with their "There must be some mistake & autres quiproquos" until they make my head spinning....
I'm so sick and tired of character like Mr You (main man character), who by the way is happily married with a daughter (well not so happy, but that doesn't matter), he's so unbelievably courteous and patient to a complete stranger who is anything but bearable, and I'm talking about Ms Hei (protagonist). I get that she thinks he's too good to be true or trusted, and that simply helping her without wanting nothing in exchange is too strange, but come on, kick the guy out of your way or give him the benefit of the doubt for crying out loud!!! During most part of the first episode, Mr Nice try to convince Ms Suspicious of his pure intentions, and she doesn't believe it no matter what he says or does. I had enough of their never ending "let me clear this misunderstanding" "no no, you must be guilty of something, there's no way you can be that nice just for free” yelling at him, blowing him off and he still wants to persuade her anyway. It's like the guy has no purpose in life except losing his not so precious time with a blockhead like the main woman character, when he himself has quite some problems of his own to deal with. You have a family man, for goodness sake, why care so much with people who didn't ask for anything?? Because you're a good samaritan!!!
And as if it wasn't enough, here come Mr 3rd wheel, well I don't even know who he is, and I didn't bother to find out.
Must I repeat that was just one single episode, there's no way I'm watching the rest. I'm searching for entertainment not headaches, and I don't mind some predictable dramas, as long as it's well executed. But I didn't find anything enjoyable in this serie. And when I struggle at this stage, there's no hope so I know I have to drop the thing.
It is a shame because the actor that plays Mr You is really talented, he acts really natural and simple, but the protagonist actress is another story, she's meeeh.... nothing good to say about her.
Now I kinda get why in some part of Asia, people prefer to pretend they haven't seen when someone fall or is attacked, because if you dare to step in, they accuse you of being the aggressor, that's really twisted. You can learn so much about culture gap just by watching series, it's quite interesting.
It was funny, a little preachy sometimes, maybe less stoic than "Hanasaki Mai ga damattenai", thankfully!!!
I also like that more than real romance, there was rather a hint of it.
The actress who plays Takamura Yayoi, I almost didn't recognize her. At first, I thought she was the actress who plays in Narita Rikon, but not at all. It took me some time to figure out where I had seen her. Her character and hairstyle was really different, but then somewhere in the middle, she became a little annoying, like the the kind of she always portrays, but not too much fortunately.
I really like her role in here compared to other dramas where I've seen her, where she without a doubt always get on my nerves at some point because of the temperamental character.
Anyway, there are a lot of characters, so it's kind of hard to tell connections between one and another, it can get confusing sometimes, and people speak really fast, it's wow!!! Ouf pour les sous-titres!! I don't even speak cantonese so why do I bother about their fast diction, hein?! Well I'm just saying, that's it.
I really dislike how they always call Mei Tin fat, when she's not even chubby, she's average/ordinary, not a skinny model for a change so I like that even better, but hey this Hong-Kong setting we're talking about, which I tend to avoid cause I realize that most of the time, the fictions from there seem more shallow and money centered, just not my cup of tea.
Anyway, what utterly shock me is the couple lead, "I beg your pardon, cause you have got to be freaking kidding me with that big age gap you're displaying as if it was no big deal at all!!!". Dai Hei is in his late thirties and Fei tin is only twenty something, she looks really young too, like a university student I would say, so it doesn't help me picturing them together, how can I root for them if that's the case then?! As handsome as Dai Hei is, I'd rather see him with an older woman just to better appreciate the romance.
If it was the other way around I would surely read some real protests against it. This is something I'll never get, no matter the country, the guy can always get away with being way much older, while if the woman is slightly older, it always cause a ruckus. It is absolutely unfair. I remember reading somewhere some ridiculous comments on "Can Love Become Money" (K-drama from 2012) about how the woman lead was too old to pair with the man lead when she doesn't appear that much older from what I've seen. But I'm disgressing as usual...
If Mei Tin was looking older or Dai Hei younger, then Ok, but more than 16 years difference that can't even be masked, is a little too much for me to digest, and a definitely no go.
Bref, it really start out as a comedy, while remaining serious from time to time, but then around the middle of the serie, it became more and more dramatesque, too bad for my tastes. I really like how humour was well balanced, just the good amount, but the more the serie was evolving the less I was smiling, because it was really too dramatic, the romance, the office, etc...
And I have to disagree with someone saying it doesn't focus on romance. In the beginning, it's true, but to me, there were way too much lovey-dovey scenes as the show progressed. I would have preferred more focus on work all the way through.
The protagonist can be really annoying at times, and I would say she suffer from what I like to call «Shōkōjo Seira syndrome», the anime version, and it can be really infuriating. She doesn't come to me as true human being, it's like they wanted to make her look flawless, ridiculous that is!! Best example, she doesn't hold a grudge against her best friend or her ex-fiancé at all, and worst, she even come to their wedding. The best friend sometimes, I really wanted to slap her, was a nasty woman. And her ex, I'll let you see, it's better not to spoil too much.
Il is also quite surprising that despite being 30 and having previous work experience, she was still so naive to begin with, it was really something I must say, but definitely not a good one.
One thing I also didn't comprehend is how in the beginning, as an assistant, when she wasn't sure if what she was doing was the best, she was trying hard even though it was difficult. Then, when she had her second promotion, or maybe before, she was always unsure, always doubting herself, going to Scott pour un oui ou pour un non. There was more lack of initiative from her, despite what she accomplished in the past. She wanted to be promoted, and she was, but after that, there was less focus on work and more on her romance. She would complain a little too much on how she could never really rest, but in the office we barely saw her work after being promoted. I wish they would have show more, when she was doing the interviews of the candidates.
The serie was really interesting ,nevertheless maybe 10 episodes less would have been better, because around episode 23, I had to fast forward.
It was really realistic to some extent, and maybe it would be too much for some people who enjoy lighter entertainment.
I could be totally more into chinese dramas if there were more like these to be found, but until then I'll have to stick with J and K-dramas which I'm already fond of.