If you like actors like Chen Kun, check out Ethan (another actor who look and acts similar to Chen) in the Chinese drama Legend of Fu Yao. I also recommend that you watch the Chinese dramas; Joy of Life, Story of Yanxi Palace, The Story of Ming Lan, Prince Agents, Good Bye My Princess, and The Legend of Dugu.
I agree with everything that you wrote. I also dropped the drama during episode 1. Due to the high ratings I tried watching the drama again 2 other times after dropping it, but I couldn't force myself to.
I am a bit mad cause I am genuinely very disappointed, for a drama with so much hype surrounding it they really…
Ah okay! Perhaps you should add that to your review (i.e. you were let down by the hype). People are not going to know why you gave it a rating of 3.0, unless they read this conversation between you and I.
I didn't know about this drama until 3 days before its premiere. I guess I was lucky not to have such expectations.
While I don't understand the rating of a 3.0, I totally understand and almost agree with everything that you wrote. I think the storyline could have included the male lead quarter-life crisis, the female lead gaming lessons, and then their romance in a more comprehensive way.
I don't know masterpiece like it's okay to not be okay in this list haters are truly jealous with this masterpiece.
I hadn't watched that drama. However, this list isn't about whether or not viewers liked the drama. " Just because you vote for the drama, doesn't mean the drama wasn't good, or that you do not like it, it just means either the storyline or characters have high level of toxicity."
Weirdly, I loved the movie Cruel intentions (1 and 2). Although, it was pretty cruel too, it did not come off as cruel as this drama, and I don't know why.
Ah okay! I dropped this drama around episode 4. I was confused by the reviews, and I thought about picking it up again. Thanks for your honest review. I had been thinking to myself, no way is this drama worth a score of a 9 or 10, at least from from what I've watched.
If you like C-dramas with a strong female lead character, check out Princess Agents, The Legend of Dugu, and Story of Yanxi Palace!
You think that way because Zanilla pretty much copied Yang Mi's eyes and lips. Her face is wider, and that's the…
I agree! If people know how much they struggled before surgery, after they've had surgery they should have compassion on other people. Honestly, I cannot even imagine what it would be like living in China or Korea as a non-westerner. Thus, I don't want to judge their choices because I haven't lived their life. Although America isn't perfect by far, I am glad that we have more than one standard of beauty (e.g. some people like skinny women/men, others like thicker women/men, some people like lighter skin, others like brown skin, etc).
You think that way because Zanilla pretty much copied Yang Mi's eyes and lips. Her face is wider, and that's the…
Wow she did look like Leila Tong pre-surgery (beautiful)!
Do you think the actors/actresses are to blame or the consumers/casting directors/acting agencies are to blame for the push for actors/actresses to get plastic surgery so that can look closer to White Europeans? If consumers protested about wanting actors/actresses who are talented, and are more natural then the acting agencies/casting directors would have to give the consumers what they want. Unfortunately, I believe Chinese and Koreans have been brainwashed by their own people, to think that only White Europeans are beautiful, thus they idolize the way that a community of people look, who they were never born to look like. BTW, I am not saying this to be disrespectful to anyone's culture, or heritage!
It sucks for the non-Chinese and non-Korean celebrities (normal citizens) have to live everyday life being told that their natural appearance (beautiful smaller eyes, u shaped head, and tanned skin) is ugly. There are ads everywhere in Korea to convince people that looking Southeast Asian is bad, and looking White European is good. Honestly, with that kind of pressure, who could blame people for having insecurities? depression? suicidal thoughts?
I don't think large eyes make actors more or less expressive. Honestly, as a westerner, before it was hard for me to relate to some Chinese actors/actresses because their face wasn't expressive and their acting wasn't very versatile. I like that Chen Kun, and Ethan are very versatile Chinese/Taiwanese actors, who can play a number of different roles. However, they are men and probably don't get pushed as much to fit into a standard of beauty.
You think that way because Zanilla pretty much copied Yang Mi's eyes and lips. Her face is wider, and that's the…
The four major differences that I noticed in the image below is her eye shape changed in the after picture, her nose shape was changed in the after picture (it's narrow), her hairline was pulled back in the after picture, and her jawline is more v shaped than u shaped in the after picture. From what I read online these are common surgeries among k and c-drama actresses and actors.
Sigh, I just hate that people cannot celebrate beauty from all cultures, races, and ethnicities. While I am not anti-plastic surgery, I am anti-getting plastic surgery without the person getting counseling/therapy because while the physical can be changed with surgery, the mind and heart cannot.
You think that way because Zanilla pretty much copied Yang Mi's eyes and lips. Her face is wider, and that's the…
The four major differences that I noticed in the image below is her eye shape changed in the after picture, her nose shape was changed in the after picture (it's narrow), her hairline was pulled back in the after picture, and her jawline is more v shaped than u shaped in the after picture. From what I read online these are common surgeries among k and c-drama actresses and actors.
Sigh, I just hate that people cannot celebrate beauty from all cultures, races, and ethnicities. While I am not anti-plastic surgery, I am anti-getting plastic surgery without the person getting counseling/therapy because while the physical can be changed with surgery, the mind and heart cannot.
You think that way because Zanilla pretty much copied Yang Mi's eyes and lips. Her face is wider, and that's the…
Ah, okay! I hope that both actresses can put aside any contention they have for one another, and at least be cordial. I think they are both good actors in their own right. FYI I do see a difference in the before and after photo (link below). I think she looked better before. I love almond shape eyes; it's a shame that in many Asian cultures they are told that their natural shaped almond eyes are not the standard of beauty.
Until I read your comment, I unconsciously overlooked the bigotry of intentionally mispronouncing the male lead character name. The reason why is because I am currently learning Korean, and I know that speaking Korean has a lot to due with the way that we move our mouth (it's needed to pronounce certain vows). Additionally, as a native English speaker, I find it difficult to pronounce at least 4 of their vows [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au_dHkWwrwA]. I have the consonants pretty much downpack. Nevertheless, the character Ryan is a well-known public figure, who's respected in his field. Thus, your commentary is 100% correct. Additionally, you're right in saying that if we had a boss whose name we couldn't pronounce, we would go out of our way to look up the pronunciation. I had a Korean American boss obviously in America, whose name I did not know how to pronounce. A day before I started working at my new job, I invested 5 minutes into looking up how to pronounce his name (almost everything can be found on Google and YouTube).
The only thing that I respectfully disagree with you on is using the fact that Korea is a homogenous country as an excuse for bigotry. They are exposed to a lot of western media. Heck, they have the fastest internet in the world lol. Additionally, one of the fastest growing economies over the last 20 years.
I didn't know about this drama until 3 days before its premiere. I guess I was lucky not to have such expectations.
BTW, I really enjoyed Joy of Life (minus the scenes with the princess, I don't like damsel in distress characters).
If you like C-dramas with a strong female lead character, check out Princess Agents, The Legend of Dugu, and Story of Yanxi Palace!
Do you think the actors/actresses are to blame or the consumers/casting directors/acting agencies are to blame for the push for actors/actresses to get plastic surgery so that can look closer to White Europeans? If consumers protested about wanting actors/actresses who are talented, and are more natural then the acting agencies/casting directors would have to give the consumers what they want. Unfortunately, I believe Chinese and Koreans have been brainwashed by their own people, to think that only White Europeans are beautiful, thus they idolize the way that a community of people look, who they were never born to look like. BTW, I am not saying this to be disrespectful to anyone's culture, or heritage!
It sucks for the non-Chinese and non-Korean celebrities (normal citizens) have to live everyday life being told that their natural appearance (beautiful smaller eyes, u shaped head, and tanned skin) is ugly. There are ads everywhere in Korea to convince people that looking Southeast Asian is bad, and looking White European is good. Honestly, with that kind of pressure, who could blame people for having insecurities? depression? suicidal thoughts?
I don't think large eyes make actors more or less expressive. Honestly, as a westerner, before it was hard for me to relate to some Chinese actors/actresses because their face wasn't expressive and their acting wasn't very versatile. I like that Chen Kun, and Ethan are very versatile Chinese/Taiwanese actors, who can play a number of different roles. However, they are men and probably don't get pushed as much to fit into a standard of beauty.
Sigh, I just hate that people cannot celebrate beauty from all cultures, races, and ethnicities. While I am not anti-plastic surgery, I am anti-getting plastic surgery without the person getting counseling/therapy because while the physical can be changed with surgery, the mind and heart cannot.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/81/97/838197972af63bba94dd9b457156c910.png
Sigh, I just hate that people cannot celebrate beauty from all cultures, races, and ethnicities. While I am not anti-plastic surgery, I am anti-getting plastic surgery without the person getting counseling/therapy because while the physical can be changed with surgery, the mind and heart cannot.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/81/97/838197972af63bba94dd9b457156c910.png
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/81/97/838197972af63bba94dd9b457156c910.png
The only thing that I respectfully disagree with you on is using the fact that Korea is a homogenous country as an excuse for bigotry. They are exposed to a lot of western media. Heck, they have the fastest internet in the world lol. Additionally, one of the fastest growing economies over the last 20 years.