I'm about halfway through episode 8, and while I'm enjoying the slowly-evolving relationship between the main leads, I'm also starting to get super irritated and disgusted with Chae Yeong. She's really getting on my nerves (such a nasty, conniving, two-timing piece of human trash) and beginning to destroy my overall enjoyment of the drama. :( I'd really like to know if she continues to be a prominent character (causing grief and conflict between the main leads, and devolving into not just two-timing, but also husband-stealing) throughout most/all of the drama? I don't mind a bit of conflict and push-pull with love triangles in the beginning, but to have to watch that for the whole story (especially now that the main leads are married) is not something I'm looking forward to.
If someone could answer my question, I'd really appreciate it! Because at the moment, I'm considering dropping this one...
I'd really like to watch this, but the "terminally ill" in the synopsis scares me. Does it have a sad/tragic ending? (Please don't forget to hide behind a "Spoiler"!)
This looks fantastic! Definitely want to watch it (unless it ends up being a Tragedy). Does anyone know... is…
Yeah, the trailer seemed to imply that, but I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks! :) I really hope we're right... I love werewolves, but sadly there aren't many in Asian cinema. Hopefully we'll get some more info soon (or another trailer) that will clarify it. :)
This ended up being very "meh" for me. It started out as a fun, cute rom-com, and then slowly started spiraling down into a bunch of melodramatic angst. Towards the end I really disliked the female lead (so much for "It's not your fault" - what a fickle, hateful wench) and I just wanted it to hurry up and be over. I also had a *really* bad case of SLS (Kevin was so sweet and cute and freaking adorable!).
I’ve seen a LOT of remakes/adaptations in my life. Some have been disappointing, some were enjoyable despite the differences from the original/source material, and occassionally I’ve even enjoyed the remake/adaptation more than the original. But this one is, hands-down, the absolute worst I’ve ever seen.
If you’ve never read the manga, seen the anime, or even seen the two original Japanese live action adaptations, you may find yourself enjoying this one. However, if you’ve seen one (or more) of the above, you’ll most likely be dissappointed, or even disgusted and angry.
Death Note was my very first anime and still remains my top fave (with Fullmetal Alchemist as a close runner-up), and I was somewhat excited to hear about a new remake/adaptation… until I visited the IMDB page and saw how it was being ripped a new one, salted and burned, and stomped into oblivion. I was honestly a bit scared to watch it after reading those reviews, but finally decided that despite that, I’d try to give it a fair shake and just go into it knowing that there were going to be differences (a LOT of differences, apparently). But my god, “differences” just doesn’t cover it. It really hurt my heart to see how they completely butchered the story, characters, and the very essence of what made Death Note so wonderful, memorable, and much-loved.
I honestly don’t know what they were thinking. But if their intentions were to piss off millions of fans world-wide, well… they succeeded in spades. And all I can say is, thank goodness I already had a subscription to Netflix, so it was essentially “free” for me (I didn’t have to pay extra to buy/rent), otherwise I probably would have walked away even more angry, disgusted, and disappointed than I already was.
If you’ve never read/seen Death Note, please do yourself a favour and do NOT not start with this one. Read the manga, or watch the anime (or the Japanese live action adaptations) FIRST. I can honestly say that the hate for this film is not undeserved, and it would be a terrible shame for anyone to have this remake/adaptation (and I use those words very loosely) be their first impression of “Death Note”.
Love-Love-Love the ending theme song! It's so hauntingly beautiful. ❤ You Are Beautiful by 劉沁 / 刘沁…
I've seen two slightly different names (in Chinese characters) for the artist of this song. On one of them, a Pinyin convertor wouldn't translate the first character. On the second, it converted both to "Liu Qin". I've also seen a few sites where she's credited as "Lưu Thấm". That's all I was able to find (and figure out), and I apologize if that info is incorrect. :(
When I was searching for the song on YouTube, I came across a video that actually had some "making-of" footage where it showed the singer sitting at the piano, but I can't find it now! I'll keep looking, and if I'm able to find it, I can compare her to photos of "Rene Liu" and see if that is indeed the correct person!
As for downloading the song, the only thing I can recommend is downloading the video I linked above and then using a free converter to rip the audio (.mp3) from it. It should be fairly easy to find one either online, or as a downloadable program. :)
I want to watch this but I hate tragedy, will someone important (such as the main leads) die in this drama?
This drama has 2 endings. Episode 28 is the original sad/tragic ending, and episode 29 is the alternate happy ending. After watching episode 27, proceed directly to 29! ;)
Does anyone know why they use US money instead of Chinese money?
I hadn't noticed that! Interesting... :P
"Nanzhan Bu" seems to be a fictional island (nothing came up with a Google search), and I couldn't find any info about currency specific to the South China Sea islands. All I could find was some info for China in general:
"Major international currencies like US dollars, euro and pounds are readily accepted in hotels or when buying things from vendors outside scenic spots, and tipping the hotel porters, drivers and guides. While businesses like department stores, small convenience stores, local restaurants and street vendors only accept RMB (Chinese yuan)."
If someone could answer my question, I'd really appreciate it! Because at the moment, I'm considering dropping this one...
Does anyone know... is he just a human raised by (or lives with) wolves, or is he a supernatural creature (werewolf)?
If you’ve never read the manga, seen the anime, or even seen the two original Japanese live action adaptations, you may find yourself enjoying this one. However, if you’ve seen one (or more) of the above, you’ll most likely be dissappointed, or even disgusted and angry.
Death Note was my very first anime and still remains my top fave (with Fullmetal Alchemist as a close runner-up), and I was somewhat excited to hear about a new remake/adaptation… until I visited the IMDB page and saw how it was being ripped a new one, salted and burned, and stomped into oblivion. I was honestly a bit scared to watch it after reading those reviews, but finally decided that despite that, I’d try to give it a fair shake and just go into it knowing that there were going to be differences (a LOT of differences, apparently). But my god, “differences” just doesn’t cover it. It really hurt my heart to see how they completely butchered the story, characters, and the very essence of what made Death Note so wonderful, memorable, and much-loved.
I honestly don’t know what they were thinking. But if their intentions were to piss off millions of fans world-wide, well… they succeeded in spades. And all I can say is, thank goodness I already had a subscription to Netflix, so it was essentially “free” for me (I didn’t have to pay extra to buy/rent), otherwise I probably would have walked away even more angry, disgusted, and disappointed than I already was.
If you’ve never read/seen Death Note, please do yourself a favour and do NOT not start with this one. Read the manga, or watch the anime (or the Japanese live action adaptations) FIRST. I can honestly say that the hate for this film is not undeserved, and it would be a terrible shame for anyone to have this remake/adaptation (and I use those words very loosely) be their first impression of “Death Note”.
When I was searching for the song on YouTube, I came across a video that actually had some "making-of" footage where it showed the singer sitting at the piano, but I can't find it now! I'll keep looking, and if I'm able to find it, I can compare her to photos of "Rene Liu" and see if that is indeed the correct person!
As for downloading the song, the only thing I can recommend is downloading the video I linked above and then using a free converter to rip the audio (.mp3) from it. It should be fairly easy to find one either online, or as a downloadable program. :)
"Nanzhan Bu" seems to be a fictional island (nothing came up with a Google search), and I couldn't find any info about currency specific to the South China Sea islands. All I could find was some info for China in general:
"Major international currencies like US dollars, euro and pounds are readily accepted in hotels or when buying things from vendors outside scenic spots, and tipping the hotel porters, drivers and guides. While businesses like department stores, small convenience stores, local restaurants and street vendors only accept RMB (Chinese yuan)."