Shiro

Good chemistry, sloppy plot

This drama started off really well, showing great chemistry interesting characters and sinner struggles.

The chemstry between the two main leads is phenomenal, I would even say that this is a rare gem amoung GLs with leads who are both interesting and deliver beautiful intimate scenes with some of dramalands most beautiful kisses, touches and a true feeling of aicing and longing for each other.

But then came the twists with one part making less sense than the other. with poorly written (and casted) villains, twists I could smell miles away but hoped they wouldn't go there... (but they did) and just boring and annoying plot lines that honestly did nothing to the story more then prolong it and add episodes to the count.

The most accurate line in the whole dramas was probably "you are just as crazy as your mother" and honestly I did not know who I hated more at that point, I was like thats right man but also who are you to say anything you #€#€Q€"€"€"€#€"#€"

The acting is extremely inconsistent so I blame the director for only focusing on the intimacy parts. Basically if you skip the plot and just hop to the interactions between the brother and sister + girls + granny it could be an 8.5 or even a 9,5 but as for the rest a 6 would be a generous rating.

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Insecurely, crushes, gender conventions and sweet smiles

Nothing (okay maybe somethings) bet the smiles on these leads faces, as we are invited in to 20 shades of handling ones insecurities and finding ones own path and love on the way. The drama also offers a whole lot of great self aware lines, and a whole lot of "Ha??".

Here we get to see long time crushes meet new love, as well as questions about kindness, gender conventions, and what is love? what is attraction?

Our female lead is so insecure yet blunt at the sam time I can't help but love her smile, honesty and all round awesomeness being true to herself and others.

Our gender fluid/crossdressing lead is such a sweetheart juggling armour, jealousy, expectations and shock over and over again. Can I be loved for who I am or do I have to throw away my wig and make up? For the person I love, for society or for myself?

The male lead is such a cutie too, while he may not war make up he has more or less 0 macho tendencies (honestly the gender fluid one has more macho/manly than this guy) and is such a clueless little sweetheart I just wanted to give him a hug.

Actually all the character in this play around with gender conventions, beauty, crushes, and insecurities in various ways offering us the viewers a whole palette with an added bonus of amazing dimples, smiles and people who truly smile with their whole face especially their eyes.

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Fun, hot

This is a fun story about a player female lead who meets her match. A woman who knows what she wants to do but does struggle with figuring out her feelings. A bit of a role reversal bad girl goes soft type of deal and yes I loved it. And I love therm. The male lead is smart, fun, knows how to play and satisfy our female lead and actually gets the notion of consent pretty well (not perfectly but) :

"You are to drunk to consent to anything so not tonight".

The friendships are good, and we get just enough elements from the other dramas in the series to be able to connect them without letting the other series take away focus from the plot.

The scenery and food is gorgeous and I do believe this has more sex-scenes than a Thai BL.

This could probably have been a 9, even with its clice predictable plot but then came the las cringeyest cringe episode ever to be shown in Dramaland, and trust me there is a lot of cringe out there but I do believe this probably beet them all.

So mind the cringe, mind the female leads fears, the reason for the break up... ok you will need to overlook quite a bit... If you can overlook it all you are in for an enjoyable ride, as this is a very easy binge... even with the cringe...

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Short, Sweet, Simple

This is a showcase of 4 different genres of first love youth, sch-fi, tragedy and office all of which seem to be slightly obsessed with the number seven.

The delivery is simple and so are the different settings, there is a sense of longing and bubbly meets introvert in all four couples but other than that each story takes very different paths and turns. The delivery is decent for a low budget production as I could feel the emotions even if I wouldn´t count on any of these boys winning any awards any time soon.

An okay watch, but nothing really special either.

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Sweet friendships, less sweet male lead

This is a drama about the secretly kind not so kind Kou, the girls who fall for him and the friendships that they build. It is also a story about trying to find true friendships in high school while making sure no one has to sit alone.

I enjoyed watching the girls interact mainly with each other but also with Kou, his brother and the other guy and a musician (that could probably give most people sls) . I also enjoyed watching the relationship between the leads unfold. However I did spend a bit to much time wanting to shake some sense in to guy and tell him to stop hurting Yoshioka Futaba, making me wish for her to break loose from her crush and go for bread, the other guy or heck why not choose Yuri?

Honestly the way Futaba interacted with bread felt a lot better than the ones with Kou most of the time... Bread is consistent, you can count on bread ...

Kou does have a sad story aura to him which is one of my favourite types of male leads but he also treated Futaba like his possession, taking her for granted and not really caring about her feelings. She could give, and give, and give and he could interact with other girls, ignore her and basically just disappear but whenever anyone dared get near his possession he would flip sides and just expect all to forget that he otherwise completely ignored her...

So for the next season I guess I am hoping either Kou or Futaba (or both) comes to their senses and either move on or or Futaba gets treated better.

It was still a good watch and I am indeed looking forward to watching season two.

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Cringey start but gets better

This is one of those dramas that made me think to drop or not to drop during those first 4-6 episodes but for some reason I kept watching (do not ask me why, it could have just been my mood). However once 'the story progressed I found myself really enjoying the dynamics between the cast as well as the male leads cold yet sweet nature.

There is something adorable about the way the two interact and look at each other. As well as the coming to terms with ones emotions. Holding back, holding hands, and then not holding back the least... Unlike many other c's where the slow physical progress (4 years for a kiss on the cheek) has had me wonder if the leads are either ACE or one part sexual predator. Once the couples get together both parts actually do seem to be attracted to one another not only emotionally but also physically. Not only do the girls also want to kiss their partners but the partners do not force them selfs on the girls unless you count moving ones head from one side to the other moving a kiss from the cheek to the mouth.

The drama also shows some decent friendships, the type that make you stronger rather than weaker and okay parants that did not make my blood boil even once (even if one of the dads had his bad moments).

The logic in this is not really great, and the casting of early and later female lead was really really, really bad, The pacing at times feels a bit off and there is not really much of a main plot to this, as nothing really happens to the villains and any sign of drama is kind of swept away in to nothingness. All lowering the score, but to be honest it is a strong7,5 maybe even a 7,74.

So if you can endure some second hand embarrassment and cringe you will be rewarded with an easy binge and not only a sweet sweet romance but also a bunch of friendship and a decent second and third couple.

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Gender rolls, oh gender rolls....

A generous 8, I should probably have rated this a 7 oe a 7,5 but the acting and characters where all portrayed pretty well but the story just did not sit well with me... having me wish for divorce over and over again... Making me wish for the female lead to end up single, with her ex, with her pregnant best friend honestly I would settle for someone who knows how to do the dishes at some point.

As for the male lead I wanted to send him off to live hon his own for a while so he could grow up. learn to take care of him self and stand up agains his mom... or just stop using her as an excuse. Fine he had his sweet awkward adorable moments, and I do get why a person would fall for him (also he does look pretty decent) but people! We deserve more equal relationships.

As for the mother in law, she brought out my even less civilised side and would easily make my list of people I wish would fall of a cliff, move out in the woods, or I don´t know just loose their voice so they'd stop hurting other people...

Why I rated it an 8? besides the over all characters done well... The female lead has some really good monologs and moments 8mostly in the first half), and the female leads ex is such a sweety... Also they did show some pretty interesting issues, not always doen well... bit indeed did show soma angles we do not get to see so often.

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“Flowers make no sound, yet they contain words that can convey many feelings”

I started watching this drama and before I knew it, it was already over, as it mangaged to captivate me from the start and just kept a hold of me with interesting characters, connections, fears and dare I say one of few dramas with a whole lot of helaing elements that do not make me want to fast forward or throw a shoe at the screen.

The characters are human, real humans with real emotions struggling with love, life and dealing with the world around them all in their own way. Lovable most of time but in need of a lesson or ten in making their own decisions instead of making decisions for others.

I am not sure if I love teh main couple, the siblings or or the best friend, female leads mom or the sign language teacher the most as they are all so different yet so lovable.

I love the dialog, the symbols, gazes, the way they do show a bunch of issues without becoming preachy or pitiful, even the tears in this are well done. And while there are a bunch of stuff I admit could be done better the overall feel of this drama is positive making me overlook the less great parts and giving this a well deserved 9.

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Slow paced, depressing and slighlty messy

If you are looking for something cheerful and happy, you may think that a tittle named city of sadness should give you a clue to look away and find something else and well you would be right. AS this movie is true to its name and will offer you a bunch of sadness and cries as well as symbolism as far as the aye can se. As I do not think it is a coincidence that the movie starts of with a boy named light making his way out from the darkness of the war/womb and in to the light as Taiwan was libirated from the Japanese.


This is a movie that shows human being living in a time where when one war ends another takes over. Day to day life meets a guy running towards you with a knife. Babies cry as they are taken out to a court yard to be shot with a bunch of other people.. The enamy changes and the wrong answer to the question are you japaneese, Mandarin or Taiwanese can get you killed by, showing an added dificulty to those who can not hear. a mob... but than again even the right answers can get one killed at this time...

But rest assure!

"I want to assure those who love peace that this decree is for your protection,, take no notice of roumers about spies. because suspicuion leads to fear, I assure all citizens that obay the law that nothing will happen to them. Meanwhile I announce the reintroduction of martial law Our objective is merely to punish rebels and traitors, for each day they are at large peace loving people will have to put up with another day of disorder" -

This movie is highly acclaimed so while I did not really find it entertaining I am sure it has a lot of qualities for those who are more well educated than I am as I found it kind of boring and hard to follow

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This was fun

Finally a drama about bad parents, bad spouses, bad friendships, and a hint of divorce is no only necessary but may save a persons life... Done kind of odd. As this drama mixes a bunch of my beloved clices ads a moment of confusion interesting twists (some more predictable than others) and mote or less enjoyable characters.

The good ones may do questionable things but are so good they make you cringe at times.... The villains are so evil it is hard to feel for them. That said they did make it very clear how difficult it can be to break loose...

Even while knowing the ending... fighting back agains those close does take its tool.

That said there are several parts in this drama that made me go :Oh come on... and oh no shi***.... As some twists could be sensed a 14 episodes in advance.

This is not a. masterpiece but a fun watch for those who can appreciate a man who can wait, wrist grabs, evil, gaslighting and a different twist to the secound chance go back in time romance.

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Poetry at its darkest

This is one of those grey movies that tackle a very serious issue or maybe even several serious issues by looking at them from bystanders point of view. With very low entertainment value but high artistic, depth and I guess emotional value. An in-depth window to the value of the less affluent female population of the world.

This is a mans world, a world obsessed with the third leg... A world where that third leg can be used to completely opress someone else ln the name of boys will be boys or in the name of a mans got needs...

Like poetry every word is a symbol in this movie every shot seems to symbolise something, nothing in this was left to chance from the color of the flowers to the direction of the wind.. Though there are a lot of flowers and somewhat colorfull patterns they all seem to be shown though a filter of grey... and the only light that seems to be in sight is the fading memory of our female lead...

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A bag of chips/crisps...

This is a pretty little production, with steamy kisses, lovely banter and a surprisingly entangled story for the short format. It is also one of those shows that you know lacks all substance and is probably not really good for your health but you watch it anyway,

The leads do a decent job acting have great chemistry and do look at each other like pray, ready to devour the other at any moment, the OST has this 007 feel to it and so does the cinematography. While the leads seem to be able to act, the money did not cover acting lessons or any type of coaching for the rest of the cast as they had less expressions than an icile lead at the begining of a drama. The little sister supposedly grown up acted like a toddler and well that is a bout it.

An okay watch for the gazes and the banter but nothing wow.

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Cotton Candy With a Cherry on Top

This is one of those fluffy dramas, a true cotton candy type of drama with some sweet insecurity, and lovely inner monolog and just enough drama to keep the cotton candy from melting in the sun.

Though the characters are at time a little bit over the top in their execution of emotions and I am not really sure if this actually has any substance (it is cotton candy drama after all). I still enjoyed it as the over the top did not over top the fluff... And indeed I did feel like the show left me wanting more an not less...

So for those in need of a little extra dose of sugar this is a good place to find it.

P.s. the side characters are lovely, you may want to look at the vase on the table and there is a really pretty picture of an umbrella in the background.

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Fun Watch that is Dear To Mt Too.

Gangsters are people too, rich people not so much... and forced co habitation can lead to a love that goes beyond stabbing, blood baths and what not... This is also a drama that teaches us the complete distrust towards authorities the schools of Taiwan seem to have since they rather invite a gang to investigate drug-dealing in the school instead of what one would think the more conventional choice of police could be...


We also get to meet a poor geek who is forced to let in a rich gangster in to his home against his will. The gangster is fun, sweet, and could use a lesson or ten in respecting others boundaries but other than being a gangster who is gets a bit to close to a minor (17 year old so not that big of a deal, where I live it is totally legal), The poor geek is the perfect cold male lead and it is a pleasure to watch him grow.

The second couple too has some (a lot) of issues, and should probably serve more time behind bars than out in the open. But they do seem to show some kind of remorse and understand right from wrong as well as show that there are circumstances that call for stabbing... Aware or not hey just do not really seen to be able to stick to what one would think is the right path or close to some kind of path that could keep them out of danger but that is what makes the gangsters of this show human...

The kisses in this show are surrounded by fluff, so are the make out sessions and moments of cringy romance giving us a nice balance between fluff and puddles of blood.

An entertaining, easy bing watch with decent chemistry and not to bad twists.

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Exams, lots and lots of exams...

This is a drama about the failed 32 year old who is a pretty cool adult but way, way, way to obsessed with getting a guy with pink hair accepted to the University of Tokyo... Bringing new meaning to the idea of it takes a village to raise a child and apparently it takes half of them to try to get one delinquent to get accepted in to the University of Tokyo. Or just one obsessed lady with a pretty smile and a bunch of people who will do pretty much anything to see that smile of hers.

Unfortunately the plot gets both repetitive and draggy,...

The male leads are all interesting, the female lead is a blast and her bestie has a charm of her own. However it is just not enough to keep me interested trough out the endless ups and downs of exams...

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