Yeah, good. The FL is so beautiful😍 She carried this drama. She's so cute and innocent. I know the female audience…
I like the diversity of characters also. In reality, there are all sorts of personality types, and in fictional stories I can go in so many different directions and be fine so long as the story is fun. Plus this is FICTION.
This is just a complex animal due to historical/cultural expectations, not to mention that this is an international audience who probably live in a more progressive society (Japan is still more largely attached to its 'traditional' gender roles/views/expectations....but they are slowly changing too). It is complex because in Japan, courteous/respectful/quiet/submissive is seen as a good thing....even for men, not just women. I understand the hate this kind of female character can trigger since it speaks of oppressive male-dominated societies where women have been deemed second-class citizens historically like forever (expected and FORCED to be submissive; be cute/seen and not heard) and they are still fighting against it (unequal pay, not being able to vote, not being able to go anywhere without a male chaperone, expected to raise children at home alone as if that is their only desire/purpose in life). All we can do is understand that. Understand that for many, it is such a big wound/sore that it HURTS to see it in even their fiction; all we can do is warn them that this kind of drama is probably not for them. It is more difficult to keep an open mind (applied to other cultures) when something hits too close to home personally, causing a negative emotional response (like a gag reflex for bad smells).
LOL so if anyone is submissive in this drama it would be the ML. She’s just weak and keeps running away from…
Totally agree about the CEO part. There was a big disconnect between her personality and her profession: it didn't fit. Indecisive people will never be able to climb the ladder to CEO. Period.
Judging from the comments it seems like 90% of watchers are skipping the stepbrother part and enjoying the other…
Ep 5 Kinnporsche was complex. Porsche wanted to (he and Kinn had tension before this), but later with Kinn ignoring him and punishing him, he felt hurt/confused, which made him question if what he thought he/Kinn felt was real. It was understood later when Porsche found out more of Kinn's true feelings after the whole lost-in-the-woods part. A big gray zone area for sure. You are right....when something is borderline/unclear, it is best to avoid it to be safe. But us dumb primates are emotionally complex idiots.
Just finished it, loved it so much. The execution behind the moral of the story was kinda iffy though (how they…
Korea has a very high suicide rate, and I feel like a lot of their stories touch on it because of that. It is a cultural phenomenon where I think as a society they are trying to understand why and trying to figure out how to stop people from doing it. It is hard to see light when you stuck in a deep dark pit of depression. (I agree that throwing more guilt on top of depression is counter-productive and probably doesn't help at all).
Preference😭😭😭, people have so different taste,I was personally blushing the entire time
I feel you. I am a big personal space fan. But everyone is so different. It tells you a lot about the characters based on their preferences of personal space :D My partner and I are both same, so it would be so difficult for me to deal with a Yuan type in your bubble all the time; I would have pushed him away/smacked him so many times! :D
it started off interesting and complex with likeable characters but then got really reaaalllyyy convoluted in…
I feel like the romance part ruined it somewhat. It would have been enjoyable and much better if just all 3 of them were friends. Why they don't write independent women more in Chinese dramas is beyond me. Romance for the sake of romance is hollow and empty and boring.
Can anyone recommend similar dramas like :The blood of youth, WOH, The untammed. Historical dramas with only focus…
Untamed, Word of Honor are def favs of mine. Try A League of Nobleman, Nirvana in Fire, Tienstin Mystic.....
Only historical dramas I can think of off top of my head. If you LOVE Bromance, but ok with more modern vibe: Reunion Sounds of Providence, Beyond Evil, Guardian (2018), The Devil Judge. I liked these a lot.
I’m 4 episodes in and not really hooked yet, is this one a slow burn I should push through for or is it one…
I got hooked by end of episode 5. The end of ep 5 OMG....I HAD to know more! Let me know what you think! It started off slow...but after completing whole series, the first 5 eps are now precious to me....knowing what I know NOW ;P
Stumbled upon this on Viki, but haven't watched yet. Came over here to see what you all thought and whoa such a low rating :/ But then I see that only 2 episodes aired so far! Like how can you all rate something that isn't even finished?!? We don't even know if this is a slow burn or a fast burn yet..... and since a language barrier, I am gonna guess a slow burn ;D I'll prolly wait for whole thing to be aired completely and then power watch it.
If kisskh was cooler I think a separate rating system for series airing would be fun. One rating for people who are actively watching it but haven't finished it yet. A graph showing how rating changes as each ep airs. And another rating for those who completely finished it and thus can comment on the big picture.
Want to fine tune my understanding of some symbolism in this series with the jade flute. If any of you deep thinking…
In ep 27, FDB breaks that jade flute in front of LLH and drops it before departing. LLH collected the pieces and we see an image of the broken pieces later at the Lotus house. Is there a deeper meaning to this besides just a 'broken friendship'? Why a flute? Does it mean anything because it is jade? And I also don't remember when FDB got the flute, so am I missing some context? I am assuming that there is some cultural Chinese symbolism at play here that I am missing. Is anyone able and willing to clarify the meaning here?
This is just a complex animal due to historical/cultural expectations, not to mention that this is an international audience who probably live in a more progressive society (Japan is still more largely attached to its 'traditional' gender roles/views/expectations....but they are slowly changing too). It is complex because in Japan, courteous/respectful/quiet/submissive is seen as a good thing....even for men, not just women. I understand the hate this kind of female character can trigger since it speaks of oppressive male-dominated societies where women have been deemed second-class citizens historically like forever (expected and FORCED to be submissive; be cute/seen and not heard) and they are still fighting against it (unequal pay, not being able to vote, not being able to go anywhere without a male chaperone, expected to raise children at home alone as if that is their only desire/purpose in life). All we can do is understand that. Understand that for many, it is such a big wound/sore that it HURTS to see it in even their fiction; all we can do is warn them that this kind of drama is probably not for them. It is more difficult to keep an open mind (applied to other cultures) when something hits too close to home personally, causing a negative emotional response (like a gag reflex for bad smells).
Hand to the face! Classic! :D :D :D
Only historical dramas I can think of off top of my head. If you LOVE Bromance, but ok with more modern vibe: Reunion Sounds of Providence, Beyond Evil, Guardian (2018), The Devil Judge. I liked these a lot.
If kisskh was cooler I think a separate rating system for series airing would be fun. One rating for people who are actively watching it but haven't finished it yet. A graph showing how rating changes as each ep airs. And another rating for those who completely finished it and thus can comment on the big picture.