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The only thing I'm really looking forward to right now... 😔 Guess I'll have to go rewatch Rainkissed Fate for the n-th time while waiting 🥲

I really enjoyed it, but I think this could be even a lot better if the plot was a more fleshed-out and it was just longer to have time to show some real character development. Jeonghan suddenly made a 180 degree shift and went from possessive, overbearing son of the CEO to clingy puppy...I mean that might possibly happen if you fall in love, but I just couldn't really get behind the suddenness of it all. There was literally no slow build up in his character development.
Also the whole cousin thing seemed so lackluster. Why was he presented as such a big villain in the first place, if you could just get rid of him so easily?

Haha that's probably what most will say and the most sane response 😅 Tbh I hoped for another series with these two actors, but I guess I'll take what I can get 😂

If you wanna check out the YT livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt5klmmLmg4&t=735s

There's auto-subs and -translation enabled, but I also posted a timed translation in the comment section bcs the subs are kinda off in some places. Even if you hate TOL, pls give the actors a fair chance!🙏

Or if you want to check out the BTS of Tide of Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufn8NjFaRjk

Well this has been one hell of a ride. Thanks to everyone who kept the comment section alive and fun as we suffered through this together! 🙏Gonna miss you guys! 🥹Maybe see you when the 2nd season comes out!
....Yes, you read that right. I don't want to scare y'all but let me break the news to you. We might actually be getting Tide of Love 2... yay? They mentioned a 2nd season in their recent YT livestream 😂😂😂
I'm not sure if I'm excited or frightened. But this trash of a drama made me laugh more than any actual comedy, I'll give them that! 😂
And I for one, love the their off-screen chemistry and believe they can act well if given a better script and directions! So, please don't come for the actors, they're also just trying their best to save this mess! 🥲
So, though I have no hopes for the TOL2, I'll stick around for the actors. Pls let the production team all step on a lego and have an epiphany how proper directing and editing works🙏🥹

Hahaha killing of Jaehun would have been too sad for me, but it would have at least ensured we wouldn't have to suffer through more of this mess... I don't wanna scare you but we might get season 2 😂

Agreed. The music is one of the worst things. If you mute this drama, suddenly everything becomes 1000% better, even the kiss scenes which were also not my cup of tea. Like I do like fierce kissing, but not ALL the time and not if the other partner is just acting like a wall.🤦‍♀️ But I actually think both of them can kiss (in other series they did really well!), I guess the director here failed them and forced them into kissing in such an unnatural way that it just comes off as strange.🤦‍♀️

"It had nice plants" which sadly didn't appear in ep 10. They could have shown us some nice plants at the seaside at least 🥲

OMG so we're both lucky for sharing our birthdays with great actos?? That's great 🤭

Okaay~ If you say, its okay, I'll post a comment about the live and 2nd season tomorrow. Let's hook more people to the offline-chemistry of our babies in hopes that they will get more budget for the next season!! Or better projects in the future 🙏🏻(in which they're still eating each other, but pls a little bit more sweetly without any water/milk boarding 🤣🙏🏻)

Also, I just finished the translation!! I'll send it to you as private message 🤗I think it'll get to hard to read here bcs it's sooo long.
And I might consider posting the translation in the comments on YT too, so people who look for the live can enjoy it more 🤔
But just to let you know for me the auto-subs and auto-translation is now working for the live, at least on my laptop (though not on my phone ). But I was already 80% done when they reuploaded the live(?), at least that's what it looked like to me bcs I got a notif that the live started, the one that I would have needed this morning 🤣 anyways, that's when I saw that the sub feature was enabled.🤔
But I decided to finish the subs anyway, especially bcs at the few parts where I checked the auto-translation was really off. So maybe you can enjoy it with subs and if sth seems really wrong, you can check my translation. Though I didn't catch everything either🫠
That also goes for the part where Myeongcheol said how his first impression of Hyeonseo was. The auto-subs didn't help either unfortunately.. ah I wanna know😭😭
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the live as much as I did!!! Have fun watching ❤️

Hahaha milk boarding, please don't let me imagine that. Good thing they chose a water sponsor🤣🤣🤣

They're on YT, Seek Media channel:

https://youtu.be/Ufn8NjFaRjk?si=xZOjYI9nmefssHW7

They're also released on GagaOOLala at a lower psce, but with actual or better subs. On YT only some eps have automatic subs.
About the quality, it's hard to say. They're so short that there's not that much to see and often they still put annoying music over them 😅 But less of their chaotic editing definitely makes the kiss scenes (no, actually all scenes) better and I really enjoyed the BTS more than the drama bcs of the actors' off-screen chemistry! They're actually really sweet together 😊

"Holy shit TOL2" <- you stole my words 🤣🤣🤣
I'm also very happy that we get to see them more tbh. The rest doesn't matter. I especially hope for more BTS and lives 😍❤️

Are you sure, we shouldn't tell others about the live? I just wanted to write a comment that people can look forward to the second season as they announced it in their live 🤣 and maybe tell them to check it out, bcs I want more people to see their REAL chemistry!🥹 They're so sweet and I just wished people would know that they work hard and that this bad production isn't they're fault. But in order to fall for them they have to go and watch them off-screen, so idk... I didn't mention it earlier here, bcs I was scared people might say nasty things during the live. But now that it's over and recorded, I think it's okay, what do you say? Is it a bad idea? 🥹

Hahaha agree on Myeongcheol's daddy vibes, but dont tell anyone about our imagination going off 🤫🔥🤣

Riiight ep 10 was so HSxMC coded 😍 I laughed so much bcs of them trying to squeeze in some plotpoints in the last ep with the cancelled wedding and the sleeping pills. So f'ing random 🤣 but at the same time, I was giggingly because the rest of the 10 minutes it was just Hyeonseo and Myeongcheol smiling and giggling (just like mee) while kissing 🤭🫠
Especially the part of HS putting that cold drink can against MC's neck when he was worrying how to talk about his past, is so like them too? Bcs today in the interview, they also said sth similar, like HS always cheers him up 🥰

Ah I really need to get back to translating now, let me just rewatch the ep once more with good bgm and then continue!🤗
Btw when I play "Infatuated" by Rangga Jones and he sings "Sweet like caramel, whenever I taste it, baby can't you tell, that you are the reason I stay up all night long" while our babies are kissing, I seriously wonder if they know what they've done to us 🔥🫠😂

I have to defend Hyeonseo a bit here. If you watch the BTS, you'll see that Hyeonseo can kiss back if he was allowed to. He even did so a few times, which looked faar more natural and way better btw, but they always cut out the good parts and edited the kissings scenes in a way that his kissing skills look worse than they actually are🥲 I guess they just wanted him to be as passive as possible and look indecisive, which made him look disgusted and even worse than a dead fish in some scenes (have to agree with you on that part😂). I also think Myeongcheol actually kisses better in other series, but here the director must have told him that being dominant means to just eat up your partner as fiercly as possible ALL the time which just isn't cute in the long run🥲

Ep 10
- Holyy diabetes, this ep was way too sweet. But on the bright side, we didn't have to suffer through another waterboarding session. I guess we're lucky today 🙂
- But for GOD'S SAKE, CAN SOMEBODY PLS TURN OFF THAT AWFUL MUSIC?? I want to know from which copyright free music website they got these random, generic tracks tracks that manage to ruin any mood? It's almost award-worthy 👏
- Love how Haejun brings a "5 month relationship" contract and a bit later Jaehun goes off about how he's in for life. Describes their dynamic perfectly, are they ever on the same page? Every ep. we went two steps forwards and three back, but nobody knows how, when or why. And suddenly we should believe it's all sunshine and rainbows? Yeah sure... 😀😀
- Painkillers mentioned to add to the sad backstory✅ Is that the excuse for Jaehun's waterboarding habits? Ok... They give us random details of the characters' past, but never want us to know how they connect to their current state or recent events. It's not a drama, it's a freaking puzzle with half of its pieces missing 😵‍💫
- Whenever there are documents, emails or text messages, you don't even have to worry they'll look too real. They're so half-assed they rather leave you wondering if they spend more than 5 minutes to create them. This ep. Jaehun staring at an email that literally just says "Hello, I decided to call of the wedding. Thanks, Han Jaehun." is peak comedy. What is he wondering about? Whether he should change that great phrasing? Or maybe - God forbid! - he might want to add a reason? But who needs a reason to call of a (chaebol!) wedding, right?👍
- More bread talk. There's only bread and milk in the fridge? No wonder, Jaehun likes the way Haejun eats bread. Apparently it's the only thing he can eat if he doesn't want to starve. Do they seriously have nothing else to talk about?🤦‍♀️

And just like that this series ends, no unwarrented never-heard-before grunting session, no groundbreaking belt caressing action, no grand waterboarding finale,... just the tide of garbage pushing us to reach shallow waters and as we go on shore, the ship's finally sunk. At least, we all survived I guess 🥲

Okay... I just finished watching (I started to translate a bit while watching already, so it took me a bit longer.)
I don't want to quash your hopes again.... but in the end they talked about "TOL 2". So I guess we get a 2nd part of this....🫠 I hope they bump up the quality or I'm gonna struggle through another season just to see our babies 😭ahhh Idk whether I'm excited or frightened now 😵‍💫

Anyways.... the live OMG.... you're so right "why are they acting like this off screen" exactlyy my question! Trying to pull up each others shirts on live?? okkk I'm in 😍🤣🤣 They literally got me giggling like an idiot too 🤭 An what's with Myeongcheol pointing at his choker and then Hyeonseo almost putting his hand into the collar of his shirt??? 🤣🤣

And omgg yeees, the glasses (+ that frking choker!!) on Myeongcheol ahhh I'm dying
😍🫠🔥
Love both their hair and outfit in the live so much! (but really they could have at least ironed Myeongcheol's shirt.... this crew smh 🤦‍♀️)
Its so good to see them smile more, especially our puppy Hyeonseo! I love his eyesmile so much 😍 And they're so comfortable with each other, after Myeongcheol came Hyeonseo relaxed so quickly. awww my heart!!🫠 Them playing and teasing each other in the background while the staff is talking is so funny! They're so cute 🤣🤣🤣

Also, OMG Hyeonseo is INFP 😭 so he has my MBTI?!!😭 and on a side note, i checked his profile, we have birthday on the same day ❤️(not the same year, he's still a baby to me but yeah haha 🤣
) (and one of my best friends has the same birthday like myeongcheol so I can remember both their birthdays well. So many coincidences😂 )

Also, at the end, them doing the heart poses was so much fun too 😂 They totally forgot they're not just doing that game for themselves, but should stop to let the viewers take a screenshot. They just did the pose and then started immediately started bickering and nagging each other when they didnt get it right 🤣🤣🤣 These two cutiies . My heart's so full. I already forgot how sad I was that I missed the live ❤️❤️❤️ They literally have my heart🥹❤️

I'll try to translate as quickly as possible, so you can enjoy the live to the fullest, too!! There are like a few words I don't understand, but I really want to know what they said exactly 😭😭 Maybe I'll ask in the comments whether they can tell me what they're saying or turn on the automatic subtitles🥺

OMG I have to tell you the good news directly, before I conitnue watching. Bcs I don't want to keep you waiting!!😭
Hyseonseo said they'll be able to meet us soon with the good news we're waiting for?? And then a bit later he said more directly, "it seems like we'll be able to meet you again with a long drama soon" ?! AAAAAHHH😭❤️
Seems like he can't say more for now, bcs whenever it gets mentioned later he just smiled but OMGGG not me crying and smiling at the same time. this is the best and worst at the same timmmee, I caaan't wait for the next drama 🫠😭😭
Btw why is Hyeonseo so cute as he waits for Myeongcheol omg our pupppyy 🐶❤️

Are we the same person?? We must be..bcs I missed it too.
Tbh I am actually crying rn bcs I missed it. I guess I'm just too emotional these days and this was the only thing I was looking forward to these days, and I didn't even realize how much till now.
Idk if they just set the time wrong or yt messed up my time zone, but I checked the time yesterday again and set my own alarm, just to find out when I was about to watch it hat it has already ended and it says it started an hour ago???? WHHHYY😭😭😭

I'll try to calm down and then translate as much as I can when I'm done watching, ok? I just need to calm down first... 😢

I forgot to add, I really loved the acting in this series. Especially the bed scene and the subtle changes in their facial expression when they met during the lunch break to talk things through.

Hah when you asked I suddenly got confused whether I just imagined the talks about a 2nd season for Choco milkshake, but no, there's even a page for it here on MDL. So, there must have been an announcement or at least sth in planning, but it never happened? Idk... everyone was just hoping for more crumbs of the 2nd pairing 🫠 Right, announcing the cancellation would be the least they could do.😕

Hahaha I feel you on "Sometimes I don't get the hype of some bl" 😂😂 For me, the one that immediately comes to mind is "The Next Prince", I haven't finished it yet, but I generally hate dropping dramas, so it's on-hold and lives in the back of my mind nagging me "FINAALLY FINISH MEE" 😂 Urgh I hate this, or rather myself for being this way 🤦‍♀️ but it happens especially, when I start sth while airing but I lose interest mid-way😂
But tbf I think sometimes, it's also not the drama's fault, but just me or me in that specific moment? Like the drama could have been right for me at another time of my life but not right in that moment I tried it. Or it could be the other way around, I've loved dramas that I later tried to rewatch and absolutely didn't get why I hyped them this much when I first watched them? If you know what I mean? Maybe I'm just strange idk😅

Btw I just bingewatched When it rains, it pours. And I absolutely loved it!!❤️ I was so invested, it had me actually screaming "oh shit" for 1 or 2 eps, but I really loved it 😂 I think there's sth very unique in the story telling of Japanese dramas, or at least in the ones I've watched so far. They always have this very interesting mix of being very blunt and at the same time very metaphoric(?) Hard to explain, but it makes them feel very multi-layered, just as human experiences are. I don't condone the cheating, but even if I don't necessarily agree with what's portrayed, I really enjoyed HOW it was portrayed :)
Since I found a kind stranger who posted a link to the translation of the novel, I might go read that for now while waiting for other BLs to finish airing 😌 and to get over the hole I'll fall into when TOL ends 😭For a second, I actually I forgot that tomorrow is already the day of the live and the last ep dropping. So exciiited, but also so sad already 😭

I loved how human this drama felt. Relationships aren't black and white, they're complex and can hurt more than being alone, often to the point that it's unbearably hard to talk about. This drama showed so well, how communication is key and how love alone cannot save a relationship when you don't communicate. The only thing I didn't like as much is that I wished they'd explored the side characters and the reasoning behind their acitons more, but in the end this also just serves to underline the point. If you close yourself off and don't speak your mind, it will be too late and won't change anything anymore when you eventually do.

On a more general note, I don't often watch Japanese BLs (or J-Dramas in general), but whenever I do I'm always fascinated by their way of telling stories. Maybe I just got lucky till now, but there's something very blunt and at the same time very poetic/metaphoric about them. I've watched a lot of dramas from other countries but only with Japanese I found this very unique storytelling, almost as if they added another layer which makes me connect in a different way and reflect more while and after watching. Therefore the drama last longer in my heart and mind, regardless of whether I actually liked the story itself or agree to the things portrayed.

Haha noo, dont be sorry!! I often say the same to people, you have to see for yourself. It's hard recommending stuff bcs everyone has different prefere ces and things they focus on 😅

Oooh Heated Rivalry looks so good 👀🔥 tbh I rarely watch non-Asian BL and series in general. But I'm so curious I just checked it seems to be only available on Streaming platforms in other regions. Hopefully I'll find all eps else where 😭

Oh that 혈은 먹잇감 one looks interesting too!! But dont remind me of Choco Milkshake, I waited so much for the 2nd season bcs I loooved the 2nd couple but they let us Starve waiting. Why do they always do that to us getting up our expectations for nothing 😭😭😭

I'm also desperately waiting for 10Dance. I think it's gonna be amazing!🔥😁

Hahaha I used to be like you, the devil on others' shoulder telling lling them to watch airing dramas, but now I've grown too old and impatient for this shit, so I cant force that suffering on others either 🤣