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5-ji Kara 9-ji Made
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Sep 7, 2022
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

5 to 9 odd characters...

Well this was... ehem, yes what did I actually watch?

Mr obsessed monk at first sight, stalks, locks up and more or less does everything in his power (wich he has a lot of) to get Ms sweet and slightly sassy to get Stockholm syndrome and fall in love with him.

On The way there he becomes The King of Cold showers who takes cold showers to another level, spending a lot of time under a freezing water fall to control himself. This guy is indeed a character, in need of a bunch of lessons in consent, boundaries and so on... He is at least honest and kind of cute.

The female lead is loved by all... and I mean all, and while many dramas will not say the words, obsession and stalking she tells it as it is. entering her Stockholm syndrome romance well aware of how she got there.

Most of the side characters and side stories are a mix of interesting and highly questionable but not annoying. However the grandmother does make it in to the worst guardian hall of fame and needs to learn to think ahead an let things go...

What else can I say there is a lot of English here that feels awkward and some humour I am not really sure of... but hey what else is new in the land of dramas... Deffenetly an entertaining drama worth a watch.

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He Who Is Without Sin
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Mar 7, 2022
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

An important movie about an important issue

This movie is really well done it starts of a bit fuzzy and will probably make you wonder why the **** I gave this 9,5 stars but as the story continues the viewers get to learn more and more about the story... And this is done brilliantly, not only with zooming in/out photo angles etc. But mainly how this is cut with more and more details as the movie goes forward making you at first (much like many victims) think oh that was not so bad... but wait... ok that happened too... inviting viewers in to the thought process of how a person can react to this situation.

This movie is in NO WAY a romance or.a feel good, or a gay story for that matter. It is the story of a person who has been molested by a predator as well as his journey to acceptance if there is any acceptance.

It is a movie that deals with common reactions to molestation, common misconceptions and beautifully shows and talks about power relations without, ability to consent, signals etc. Clearly showing non consensual behaviour, grooming etc. Calling the behaviour out for what I is , teaching us a lot but without coming of as an afternoon special and is a movie I do think many people need to watch, but beware of triggers, I also think many young (or any people for that matter) could use a knowledgable person to talk to after watching this.

So what do I say, it is a f*** important movie, dealing with an important subject done in a really good way!

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Twilight's Kiss
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Jan 14, 2022
Completed 5
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.5

Touching, complicated and sad

This movie is just so depressing, while being both beautiful and kind of dull made. The entertainment value here is not very high so if you are looking for fluff or entertainment go somewhere else. The story however is one that needs to be told and is very well made.

I really appreciated how they showed intimacy and sensual sexual scenes between two elderly men. Scenes I would say where very tastefully done showing how they care and lust for each other as well as the growth within their relationship. While at the same time reminding us that one of them is married with the many close ups to the ring on his finger as well as portrayals of his double life as a very caring husband. they do not let us forget for one second that these two men are having an affair, but they also make sure to show us what put them there.

These two men are portrayed as loving fathers and family men who put their families above themselves while hiding who they are, not only out of fear but also out of care. Something that does sound selfcontradictary but if you see this movie you will understand what I mean by that.

The movie combines all kinds of different interactions, the looks those who are out recieve, and extremely powerful dialog to show the complex reality many elderly gay med (but I would assume all parts of the spectrum) have had to deal with at one point or another... And unlike many other portrayals of LGBTQ+ issues this one leaves very little room for hope and rather leaves us in despair...

So yes this is worth watching, but just be sure you enter it on a day you can handle some pain... Also it does have some dull moments...

Bonus: this may or may not be considered a bit of a spoiler so be where:



I am in no way religious but I am going to state some dialog there that shot me like a an arrow straight in the gut... (this may not be the accurate wording but it went something along the line:

Do you know what my son told me to convert me?

I want to be able to find you when we are dead...

Once combined with some other dialog where the men mention how as young people they faced hate and had to hide by marrying women, later on in life they had to hide while raising a family... once the kids moved out they had to hide for even more reasons... As an elderly man shares how he used to get a long with his neighbors but ever since he was shown at pride they completely changed and he was forced to hide... Was just so well done, and did not feel the least like an educational movie while having a very high educational value.

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Fall in Love
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Dec 29, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Fall in Love with the leads!

This drama probably has two of c-dramalands best leads. They are interesting, fun, stuff happens around them and they most definitely create fireworks with the MLs great Playfulness and the Fls total coolness.. She is the perfect icicle, she is smart fun, humble, pretty, and even has some super powers! The ML is gorgeous! (But I knew that) he is this fun free spirit type of guy who shows great curiosity and even though he most definitely is a playboy is actually pretty respectful though he does need a lesson in turning the ladies down...

Most of the side characters are also fun, cool and all round a pleasure to watch...
All but well 2 people that got on my nerves for both bad acting and just plain annoying childish characters... And I will admit a few good characters actually regressed and had negative character development, dragging down the experience of this show as well as the score.

The drama is full of cliches, So if you do not like cliches then don't even try to watch this no matter how attractive the cast may be this is clic fest and well I love it... It has it all amnesia, kidnapping, power struggles, miss understandings. evil conniving SFL s that made my blood boil but did keep me interested most of the time.

This drama may not be what I would actually call good, and is far from a masterpiece but it is highly entertaining easy to binge and just plain fun to watch. But you may want to skip the scenes with the little sister...

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Catman
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
May 22, 2021
Completed 1
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Gives Chinese fluff a whole new meaning, cat fights and cat power!

This was a really sweet rom com with the classic love over time with impossible obstacles and a touch of sweetness surrounded by allot of fluffy Kittys. Giving new meaning to the word cat fight. And with allot of cat power!

This movie really has allot more substance then I thought it would and while I was scared it would have problems similar to the ones in Meow the secret boy this one is nothing like Meow and is a romance between two consenting competent adults with their own lives, abilities and dreams. Portraying both longing, pain, the struggles in understanding others, and allot of fluffy humor.

Most of it was well made but I admit some parts where just ridiculous, Song Wei Longs character was not his typical character and to be honest it lacked his usual charm. But the male lead was cold yet sweet and extremely fluffy. He did not force himself on the female lead, no not even once! And the side characters where okay, I was not annoyed at any one (could be that it is only a 90 minute movie). The chemistry between the leads was good and both of the leads acting were on spot.

I was never board and I did feel a range of emotions, mostly fluff. But they where not very intense and though a few scenes did feel like an attempt from the makers to make us cry It did not hit home for me but it may for you so be were. It did tickle out some light laughter and was simply an easy to watch movie with more depth and verity than one may think a cat man would have incorporating both action, longing and comedy in to one. giving it high entertainment value.

All in all a true fluff piece, worth a watch for both cat lovers and rom com buffs like me!

Oh and the OST was really sweet but for some reason I have I'm a scatt man playing in my head...

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A Tale of Thousand Stars
5 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Apr 2, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

One of the greatest romcoms with a questionable backstory

I was very skeptical about this drama because of it's description concerning hearttransplantees. So skeptical that I really did not want to watch it.

I have mixed feelings about how this drama portrayes heartrransplantees. On the one hand they do a good job showing the rediculus expectations and questionis hearttransplanrees get from the people around them as well as feelings one may have while expecting to die before a heart transplant and the feelings one may have after surviving. On the other hand they portray the process really poorly and unrealisticly. It was so badly done that it made me laugh, allot!

I really didn't like it when they talked about the donerheart beeing with them... which is the sole reason I am giving this a 9 instead of a 10.

The couples dynamics, looks, chemistry and process was flawless. It was existing and had all kinds of twists and turns. Something that makes for a really really really good romcom!

If you neglect the whole heart thing the story is also really good and well done.

So please watch this, if you liked this review and want to learn more from a transplantees point of view then after you watch episodes 1 and 2 I recommend you read my comments on those episodes. I had allot to say... but I don't want to spoil this great drama for you.

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The Eighth Sense
7 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Apr 26, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Not sure about an 8th sense, or making a lot of sense but it did involve a whole lot of senses...

This drama has a pretty good story, it is complicated, but not to complicated and kept me interested from start to finish. Part of me wanted to rate this higher as while I do get a lot of my beloved cliches there is also some originality and I guess an authentic feel to the story. There is however also a lot of cringe and forced dialog. Some of this cringe is called out which is lovely but then they just keep at it...

The friendships in this are probably as good if not better than the romance in this I love most of the side characters, and love to hate the side characters that I should hate too.

I love the way this is filmed, even though some parts gave me motion sickness I do feel that they managed to use the filming to convey the emotions and development really well. The crew here made use of everything and indeed did get my senses involved in the story. This was especially noticeable in the peak moments of the drama as well as the sex scenes who where very tastefully made, not much nudity but they did indeed convey that some one in there was getting it on...

I am not really sure what to say about the consent in this, they talk about it but I am not sure I fully agree with them. And these are indeed real youths with a whole lot of problems, some could say kind of broken... like most youths (that I knew in my youth). I honestly kept wondering if some of the characters in this where going to jump of a bridge or start making out with some one as several parts could go either way in this.

The OST was both great and horrible some of the music was just not my taste while other song may just may make it to my playlist.

All in all a pretty decent watch that deals with a bunch of stuff (mostly mental health), is entertaining an easy (at times dark) watch.

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Oh! My Sunshine Night
7 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Oct 26, 2022
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.5

Oh my... Not som much logic... but light?


To be able to watch this drama you are going to have to discard any hint of logic... and by that I mean you may just want to think of this as a fantasy drama as there is more or less nothing that makes any sense at all.. be it human relations, pace, medically... you name it the logic is just not there.

The pace of this drama varies to slow, very slow, fast as ***, to so slow you do not understand how they are going to be able to wrap this up in just a few episodes to slooow with fast peaks... I guess it is i form of interval training in a drama... Having relationships go from I hate you, I love this other dude, in more or less 10-15 episodes (give or take) to we are never ever gonna be together, to now I shall kiss you... to naked in less than 60 seconds with little variation for most of the couples.. there is also a hint of Who are you, do I know you and get the *** away.. to kiss, to naked, to get the f*** away again... Entertaining at times, draggy at times... Highly inconsistent and a bit of an anti climax I guess...

That said there are a lot of fun icicle moments, behind the scenes helping, complete lack of communication skills and some secretly romantic moments. Some of those are really sweet and good. There are also a bunch of shower scenes... lots and lots of shower scens... And pretty views. Some highly predictable evil and action. Some less predictable twists here and there . A lot of apples... so many apples that it should come with a warning eating to many apples can damage your health so do not try this at home, If you are experiencing problems with you heart please go see a doctor...

I am not going to say that this was good, nor so bad it was good bu tit was okay... nothing I would highly recommend but nothing I regret watching either. What I do regret was starting this a few weeks before it finished airing as most of the characters were not memorable enough for me to remember who some of them were once I got back to watching the last episodes. So if you do watch it do not let too much time pass between the episodes.

I tried making something with emojis... but only a few work I see some people like emojis so here are some hearts to all of those who watch this brains, I know you need them:

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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☄️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Rainless Love in a Godless Land
6 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Jan 6, 2022
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 5
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.0

Is this the real life is it just fantasy... Yep It´s complicated....

There are those who write fantasy scripts and then there is Chi Feng Chien whose writing is a completely different level of writing though I do have a few issues (ill get back to those) that take a way a few stars the OST, Twists and over all brilliance of this drama makes up for it.

The story is this amazing mix of suspense, spirituality, romance, ETHICS, religion, insanity, culture, environmental awareness, nature... and relevant issues that reflect upon the times. Incorporating elements that remind us of the daily struggles of the early 2020s without letting any part take over. I am nether spiritual or religious and could probably classify as team science... and will admit that it did get a bit to spiritual for my taste at times but over all it was well balanced and by the end of it I came to appreciate those elements as well. I dare say this complete mess is actually pretty well balanced in a way I think only Chi Feng Chien can achieve, because it does have a lot of elements and it does get messy yet stays simple at the same time... while adding touches of humour here and there.

The twist are about 90% unpredictable, the music is just so well fitted and takes part in some pretty amazing scene, not to mention the great cinematography... oh and the relationships are just so sweet. The characters (including side characters) are lovable most of the time, they have all kinds of interesting development that goes all over the place and all but a few scenes show great acting skills. Also the way they incorporate Greg Hsu is just so perfect bringing smiles to who ever has ever seen that guy...

When watching do make sure not to miss the post credit scenes, they may not always be necessary but they are mostly really fun and will add that little extra dash of glitter to make you enjoy this even more.

There is one twist/side character that is a person in need of a heart, the way this was handled really bothered me on several levels, among them the plain miss information about heart transplants that she talked about. So do not take what she said as a truth. They did also show her as a human that is more than just a patient which is a + and there was a voice of reason among the annoying scenes surrounding this, but it still bothered me.

The other thing that bothered me was some over acting by a few side characters, had it not been for these two this would have been a clear 10 star drama and made it up among my favorites.

There are also some confusing parts that may remind you of the intro to Queens Bohemian Rhapsody... lots and lots of rain and umbrellas... So do not trust the tittle... there will ofcourse come a time when the rain stops, but most of drama will show you scenes of rain and umbrellas. lots and lots of umbrellas in all shapes, sizes and colors... but what do you expect when the main character is the god of rain... By the way the main couple also goes thru being sweet, wett, cold and everything in between...

All in all this definitely a drama I recommend you to watch.

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Unforgettable Love
7 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Aug 8, 2021
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Adorable kid... inconsistent and that is it

This drama starts off really well, had it continues in the way is started with a smart a tad clumsy but adorable female lead.
An Icicle male lead lacking communication skills and the cutest kid ever... The side characters are not even annoying or anything like that. The Sysmance is one of the grater ones and the second male lead is this adorable kitten loving man. I do not even remember the male lead forcing himself on the female lead even once. then I would probably have given it a nine star rating

But at some point the female ale lead suddenly looses all signs of intelligence. Just poof and they where just, gone never to be seen again. Some parts got rushed , others seemed like they would never end. The humor disappeared and all we had left was a cute kid and some badly preformed kisses.

So all in all, watch it if you have nothing better do do and love adorable kids. But I would not really recommend it.

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Sunshine of My Life
7 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Jul 16, 2021
45 of 45 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Chinese culture propaganda with a dash of romance

A very long lesson/propaganda series about Chinese culture and chinese textile with a dash of most women are evil, men are good no matter what evil deeds they do they are to be forgiven and some romance on the side.

Some friendships where sweet and the second couple was adorable.... The ML was a chauvinist who lacked communication skills and would rather communicate by kiss then by words. But gets a big plus for not forcing himself on the female lead even once! He did however never really stand up for any one... though he was offered plenty of occasions to do so. The female lead was actually pretty smart and could stand up for herself but still self sacrificing and never put her foot down.

Some parts where sweet, and it did not quite follow the regular cliches but was dragged out and mostly boring yet easy to binge at the same time...

It was okay but I honestly do not know why I watched it all the way thru, when I have a PTW with lots of dramas I want to watch maybe I just needed something that wouldn't strain my brain to much and well this definitely did not. It did make me want to punch some people so i guess it did effekt my emotions in some ways but just not enough to make me really care.

So all in all if you are very interested in design, textiles and Chinese culture this is a great drama for you to watch if not then there are better rom coms out there but it is okay.

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The Forbidden Flower
9 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Mar 14, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 8
Overall 8.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.0
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The story may be iffy at times but the execution is gorgeous

This was just so pretty, from the scenery to the colours, lighting... And OST making me ad an extra or maybe even two star just for being a pleasure fore the ear and eye.

The story itself has some issues, I am not going to lie not so much for the age gap as the main leads are indeed consenting adults, and not in a type of power relation where one part is dependent on the other.

The female lead, young as she may be is smart, forward, and is going in to this with her eyes wide open. It is easy to see that she and the male lead connect on several levels. She does of course have some issues but they are more about other stuff than age. However the way they style her most of the time does make her look a bit to innocent and child like, something that did bother me.

The male lead has an awful headband most of the time reminding me of 80s rock,I personally love 80's rock but the look was just bad. that sad, aside from the head band the guy did indeed show some great aesthetics and was indeed shot in slow motion from a bunch of very flattering angles. His character was kind, pretty passive, and seamed to try to hold back most of the dram a. And as long as he holds back we the viewers are offered a lot of build up, gazes, slow mo stuff... And fluff, colourful lighting and stem or fluff making the frame look all dreamy... steamy...

The second male lead is probably one of the most oblivious characters in all of dramaland, I honestly think they made him stupid and childlike to show us that the female lead was a better match to the old guy than the guy her own age. Other than that he was just in the way and slightly annoying.

The female leads mom shows us yet again that controlling your grown up child is a bad idea, she is in desperate need of therapy and did not really add anything good to the plot at all , not even good drama and flavour, just flavourless spice that burns your mouth but gives you nothing.

The rest of the characters range from ok I see you are there to wtf, just don't.

There is a really cute cat, a bunch of fish some of dramalands most amazing umbrella scenes with not only black and yellow umbrellas but also leaf umbrella and painted umbrella. Besides naming the drama "The Forbidden flower" the drama incorporates a whole range of interesting flowers, both on canvas and out in fields. Making both animals , umbrellas and flowers an in-separate good part of the plot, more interesting than most of the supporting characters.

All in all a good watch with plenty of steam, but it is definitely not for everyone, and while there are a few boring episodes some odd editing choices (censorship?) here and there it is overall highly binge able and a decent drama to watch if not for the plot than for the beauty of cinematography and OST,

P.s there are quite a few flashbacks and montages that look a bit like an 80s romance intro/power-balad video.

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The Eclipse
11 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Oct 28, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Powerstruggle and the lies told, seen though lies through the eyes of teens

❤️This drama is so good showing some of societies structures, behaviours struggles... Seen through the eyes of teens... okay maybe not through the eyes bus since the story is about a guy named aye it felt right to say that. ❤️

It shows us some pretty powerful social criticism as it is very easy to see parallels to how people talk about some of the fights and movements out there... As well as how structures and power is held.. All in the form of a school instead of society. Lies told in the name of keeping the peace and keeping things the way some people think they should be. Making references to George Orwell's 1984 (one of my all time favourite books) showing extreme lengths people will go to out of fear and so on… Making way for some pretty amazing dialog and a bunch of very powerful scenes.

The scenery in this drama is very pretty so is the cinematography, even though we get to spend a whole lot of time in a pretty generic school building the editing and lighting makes sure each episode has at least a few ecstatic scenes.

The characters in this drama are relatable, lovable, fun to watch and show very few annoying tendencies. Even Neo Trai Nimtawat who normally plays an over the top character that gets on my nerves goes from slightly annoying to lovable. And there are some pretty amazing pick up lines too.

The leads have great smiles and great chemistry, one of them almost seemed to grasp the notion of consent reading into his partners signals, and actually using word such as may I… But then he goes and does something a little bit boundary-less, making me question his knowledge after all… he is however very attentive and…Well there is no dead fish kiss in sight. As well a sa whole bunch of real emotions done right.

There are some unpredictable twists here and there, I am not sure I actually liked them but they did definitely catch me off guard so kudos. Also people it is not okay to out people no matter the purpose is.

Bingabilaty high,
Entertainment high
Important message- high
Heart flutter- decent.

Definitely one of the best youth dramas out there and I highly recommend it

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Cutie Pie
31 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
May 14, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Where toxic fumes and fluff create HOT steam...

This drama may not have a lot of story to it, as it practically is two guys in an arranged engagemnet keeping secrets from each other creating lots, and lots of trust issues and playing games instead of communicating with each other... Lots of cliches not much plot, highly entertaining and defiantly fun to watch for all us cliche fluff lovers out there... a feast for the eyes a fest for the ears... Toxic goo everywhere... However having parents not only support but encourage a gay marriage is kind of sweet and not very common in Dramaland... And I dare say it is really well done, not completely ignoring the society we still live in while trying to make the idea of an arranged gay marriage no less strange the idea of an arranged hereto marriage, with all their +s and -ses.

What is slightly troublesome in most of the show is the way two of the couples younger half are treated like kids with curfews, withholding of information, lies, lies and more lies... And well control and disipline ,.. more like they were their younger siblings or their kids but with steamy kisses and well made steamy sex scenes... People you should not have to control or discipline your other half.... However this does make for a starting point for character development and I did manage to separate the acting like parents and the steam but for those who find that stuff hard to separate and/or are sensitive to this type of stuff MOVE ON there are plenty other titles to watch you do not have to watch this one. It is entertaining but not that entertaining that it would make it worth it for those who get triggered by this type of stuff.

Kirin the young half of the main couple is such a talented sweetheart, hiding his true self 8for good reason), does a pretty good job jumping between personalities and conveying conflicting emotions, fear and desire to be loved. He has some pretty awesome friends (especially Syn )who are sweet, supportive, interesting and make for some pretty fun couples of their own.

Hia /Kilen is a typical cold CEO type with a fun and warm side waiting to be discovered... making for a whole lot of fun humour and some pretty fun scenes. Also not every time but many of the times they say Hia it sound more like they are saying sheeeea, kind of entertaining for those used to hearing that word as something else than a name...

Both guys very 2 different personalities (each) that are a blast to watch especially watch them swith between them.

The other side characters are pretty decent and this is the biggest revolution of them all the parents here seem to be the voice of reason. the other Hia Yi (Hias best friend and older half of the second couple) bothers me for some reason, could be the lack of reason...

But the overall message seems to be pretty decent, once you get past some of those other issues...

Bingabilaty High
toxic levels: medium high
Healthy relationships: none
Fluff: 9
Steam: 10
Entertainment value: 9
Quality: 7
Chemistry: fireworks
Kisses: A LOT, no dead fish in sight

Defiantly worth a watch for those who can stand the heat and separate fiction from relationship goals.

P.S. There are 2 cute dogs and some pretty heallereos PPL also make sure to stick around pasta the credits of the last episode.

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I Feel You Linger in the Air: Uncut Version
13 people found this review helpful
by Shiro
Nov 8, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 6
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.5

The boy who Lingered a bit to long in the air

This is one of those dramas that had me wondering what is it I am missing here... Why are people rating this with a 10 star rating when literally nothing what so ever makes sense. As I spent half the drama wondering when the leads will get shot with a shot gun and if they have any type of risk assessment skills what so ever... Or I don´t know awareness of the time they lived in, as both leads in 1928 acted as if it was 2028... The acting is 1/2 cringe 1/2 decent. The pacing is off and it feels like they filmed half of the drama in slow motion just so they could stretch the time and get more for their money... making it draggy as ****

But if you can look passed that, the romance is decent, the skinship pretty and both boys had indeed worked quite a bit on their upper bodies whom they show us more or less every episode or so...The side stories of the lesbian couple, the house slaves/staff and the second wife are a lot more interesting than the time traveling dude.

There is also a really cute pig in this. Not really a drama I recommend, but it did have it's moments and apparently others call it a masterpiece so if you do not mind the cons I mentioned go for it... I hope you have a better time than I did.



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