I have only one complaint: GOING TO SLEEP WITH CLOTHES ONSometimes they don't even take off their coat like daamnn…
Totally agree. I think the worst example of this was in Bride of the Century where the 2 main leads spent their wedding night in their wedding clothes. She was in a full suit with pearl necklace and pantyhose still on, while he was in full suit and tie. Like what?
My #1- Crappy Kiss Scenes: The Korean entertainment industry seems to pride itself on kiss scenes since they give out awards for '"best kiss" and "best couple", so how come there are so many bad ones? It takes me right out of a drama. Either one person isn't participating so instead of feeling that 2 people are in love, I'm feeling that one person is assaulting the other person, or the camera angles are weird and make the kiss look awkward/strange/fake. I'm so sick of bug eyes. dead fish lips, stares of terror, scrunched faces of pain/disgust, blank dead eyes, standing like a block of wood, etc. To be fair, crappy kiss scenes are not unique to K Dramas. They are present in all Asian dramas.
#2- Sleeping Fully Clothed & With All The Lights On: Why do they do this in dramas? This is so far from reality as to be ludicrous. When I say clothes, I'm not talking about pajamas or nightgowns. I'm talking about when characters sleep in their work clothes. Blouses, skirts, suits, ties, jackets, dress shirts, sweaters, even coats! Also, who leaves all the lights on when they sleep?
#3- No dishwashers. It seems even the wealthiest chaebol families can't afford a dishwasher and everything must be hand washed-huh?
#4- Hugs Where Only One Person Is Hugging: Again, takes me right out of a drama. #5- Flashbacks Of a Scene We Saw Anywhere from 5 Seconds to 5 Minutes Ago: Drives Me Up the Wall
Thanks so much for the article/interview. I had not heard of Playlist Global before, but I am definitely going to check them out. It's great that they subtitle all of their shows.
I haven't seen any other Taiwanese dramas in this genre that are similar; but if you like the overall "feel" of…
Other Taiwan dramas that involve time travel:
Love, Timeless -I think this drama is probably the most similar in that it involves a supernatural element and explores butterfly effect a little. See You In Time The Crossing Hero Back to 1989
If you like time travel dramas in general , Korea has some great ones: Nine: Nine Times Travel Queen In Hyun's Man Tomorrow With You
Oops! Sorry. I suggest YT first cause it's pretty universal no matter where you live. You can try Fastdrama or Dramanice then. They have all 21 eps of Season 1 subbed there.
Where can you watch the drama? I normally use kissasian. But I realised that many chinese dramas are not on it!
You can watch it on Viki & Dramafever. Also available on Dramanice as well. For Asian dramas, I think Viki & Dramafever are the best ones since they are legtimate sites and both have hundreds of dramas available in multiple subtitle languages. Each site has H igh quality video available and they both have apps so you can watch on computer and other devices. If something is not available on Viki or Dramafever, there are other sites that you can try, but these are not official.
I've watched to episode 4 so far, and I'm enjoying it. I love the teen actors and the "first lifetime" scenes- I could watch a whole drama just with them I think. Modern day story is OK, although Pi Pi character is getting on my nerves a bit as she is often too shy and naive, so that she comes off a bit stupid. Hopefuly, they will tone that down as drama progresses. I like the cafe friend and I'm hoping maybe she will have a romance with one of the male lead's sidekicks. The show's handling of the Pi Pi /Best Friend/Boyfriend love triangle is interesting. I like how there's no real "bad guys" as often happens in other dramas. Everyone is trying to do the right thing, but the feelings have faded and changed for all three. Pi Pi knows what is going on between the other 2 and her own feelings have changed as well , but she is in denial and trying to hold on to the past. Now that Helan has arrived, this will be her catalyst to face the truth about her relationships.
#2- Sleeping Fully Clothed & With All The Lights On: Why do they do this in dramas? This is so far from reality as to be ludicrous. When I say clothes, I'm not talking about pajamas or nightgowns. I'm talking about when characters sleep in their work clothes. Blouses, skirts, suits, ties, jackets, dress shirts, sweaters, even coats! Also, who leaves all the lights on when they sleep?
#3- No dishwashers. It seems even the wealthiest chaebol families can't afford a dishwasher and everything must be hand washed-huh?
#4- Hugs Where Only One Person Is Hugging: Again, takes me right out of a drama.
#5- Flashbacks Of a Scene We Saw Anywhere from 5 Seconds to 5 Minutes Ago: Drives Me Up the Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2WrjN9CtPM
Love, Timeless -I think this drama is probably the most similar in that it involves a supernatural element and explores butterfly effect a little.
See You In Time
The Crossing Hero
Back to 1989
If you like time travel dramas in general , Korea has some great ones:
Nine: Nine Times Travel
Queen In Hyun's Man
Tomorrow With You
https://www.dramafever.com/news/ahn-jae-hyun-considers-role-in-the-beauty-inside-series/
https://www.dramafever.com/news/meet-the-extraordinary-writer-behind-moonshine-and-valentine/
https://www1.ondramanice.io/drama/oh-my-emperor-detail
http://fastdrama.se/oh-my-emperor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp3DnpuWDcA&list=PLQ2Fa1qFwrH0zLmUZ_ldLWUSriFQcw1Jl
Make sure to click on the CC icon at the bottom right of screen for the subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2XY3-J61s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL_JZU729iI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ9cGF2ylD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSRb4Jm4vVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LyE-jfUCzs
https://www.youtube.com/user/DramaFever/videos
For Asian dramas, I think Viki & Dramafever are the best ones since they are legtimate sites and both have hundreds of dramas available in multiple subtitle languages. Each site has H igh quality video available and they both have apps so you can watch on computer and other devices. If something is not available on Viki or Dramafever, there are other sites that you can try, but these are not official.
Viki: www.viki.com
Dramafever: www.dramafever.com
Other Sites:
Kissasian
Dramanice
Fastdrama
https://www.dramafever.com/drama/5183/Till_The_End_Of_The_World_-_%E5%8D%97%E6%9E%81%E4%B9%8B%E6%81%8B/
I like the cafe friend and I'm hoping maybe she will have a romance with one of the male lead's sidekicks.
The show's handling of the Pi Pi /Best Friend/Boyfriend love triangle is interesting. I like how there's no real "bad guys" as often happens in other dramas. Everyone is trying to do the right thing, but the feelings have faded and changed for all three. Pi Pi knows what is going on between the other 2 and her own feelings have changed as well , but she is in denial and trying to hold on to the past. Now that Helan has arrived, this will be her catalyst to face the truth about her relationships.