WOW JIRISAN surely knows how to deliver and why did I even doubt it (well I guess I have learned never to have high expectations the hard way, huh) Now call me crazy but somehow I thought this drama will be exactly it...drama with a bit of slice of life hence slow paced and exploring the lives of park rangers blah blah..Oh My, How Wrong Was I...LoL Jirisan promises thriller, mystery and fast paced story with stellar cast and cinematography. Talk of the latter, I nearly packed my bags and book a flight to Jirisan...whoever did that camerawork and edit is genious. What I love love the most is this drama does what is less (dare to say mever) done by using the bottom up approach...like it gives you the taster then goes straight the middle/end then now reverse to the beginning which immediately piques the viewer's curiosity on the story behind and that's clever, well genious even....It's like at the end of the ep. I only have one question ....WTF happened to get to our Leads??? And now my brain is in overdrive...trying to come up with answers (well my detective brain has actually taken me places in kdramas before) and yet I can have so many theories and one could be right but certainly it will be told in a way I never imagined before. Well...Buckle Up because we are in for a RIDE IN JIRISAN.
P.S. Reading the comments here I got confused about the signal thing....Yes, this drama has signal (as in those wood signs) as one part of the mystery but this DRAMA AIN'T SIGNAL (as in the other drama).
THIS DRAMA IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST CDRAMA I'VE EVER WATCHED... Everything is so good. In one ep. I find myself LOL that tears come out, swoon like never before and relatable in many ways. Whoever is not watching this...You're missing out...hahaha
Hmm... I'm have mix feelings on this after seeing the first 4 episodes. On the one hand, I like knowing that this…
Right! I'm not feeling the main leads characters as well. The FL character like you said, is a bit cocky and over the top. I've only watched 1st ep. and many times I wanted to scream, "gal stop". Instead of me admiring her good memory, I'm actually annoyed now since she brings it up every chance she gets= eye roll. I really don't know ML but I'm already not a fan of his acting from the little I saw. If it's a remake of a kdrama then ML definitely has a vendetta against FL character'family. Plus I think the kdrama version had a more nuanced FL character who had a bit more depth. But then again, this is just 1st ep. I'm judging this on.
I'm here to find out if it's worth watching...I've watched the 1st ep and I have mixed feelings. Not a fan of both main leads (though I think FL is doing a good job so far here) but I like the storyline hence why I'm deliberating. I heard that it's a remake of the kdrama Prosecutor Princess, is it??? If it is then what exactly are they filling into 42 ep. sinxe the OG had only 16ep. But if not then, yeah well. I've no clue who the ML is and his acting plus character is rubbing me off the wrong way. In ep 1, I felt like he was over acting, so we will see.
I have developed a certain habit where I look at the drama's ep count first before anything else, then read the summary. The ep. count is enough to deter me from watching these days. I feel like gone are the days where we would have those long dramas but so engaging frim start to finish or is it just me. Anywho, I will check this one out...it's 24 ep. after all.
I don't think so... Maybe 20% are here exclusively for the BL.And it's not something to be proud.
Aww, thanks for clarification. And I do agree to your now comment to an extent however, I can say for myself that BL story in this drama is super interesting. I think what made it more significant is that the characters are likeable and given the short screen time, they managed to pull of a nuanced love story and that to me speaks volume of their acting. In a nutshell this is a couple I didn't expect to find, like, and now love. The other couples, I expected them to be there and I also love them. It's just that Mark and Ou Wen stole my heart...hehe I'm such a simple person...I go by Love who you Love mantra.
1st episode, 16mn - and we already have all the uninventive tropes (the car accident of doom, the rare and romantic-supposedly-uncurable-disease…
Oh you forgot the childhood connection between ML and FL....That's the trope that killed it for me. I was also intrigued by the Go game concept since it's refreshing; actually different from the online gaming dramas we have been bombarded with. And I was ready to learn more about Go and it's intricacies.... But I feel that the game part feels exaggerated and might become a side plot to the romance.
Aaah because somewhere in the middle the plot will start to lose sense, there will be too much dragging, unnecessary angst, a lot of fillers as usual. So I want to save myself the headache. I've watched up to ep. 5 and it's good so far hence the dilemma.
I don't think so... Maybe 20% are here exclusively for the BL.And it's not something to be proud.
Hmm have you read the comments...well they speak for themselves but I also respect and like others who like the main couple more (actually I don't have anything against to the other couples at all). And what do you mean by that last statement???Anyway, I like the BL couple more and am damn proud of what I like...no harm there. We all like what we like so let's just respect eachother and stay in our lane, shall we :)
An excellent random thought though. Makes eloquent sense to my English brain. I was thinking the exact same thing…
Seriously Brit TV really vex me...I have tried to watch some shows (believe you me, I have) but most times I can't sit through the first 15mins without losing interest. BL dramas are Chef's Kiss and I trully thank the day I stumbled upon Sotus (Thai BL) which let me into this world I can now never imagine to part with. Yes, my family and friends also think I've lost my marbles (let's just say, they have been prioritised last at times due to my obsession) but who cares....as long as I enjoy myself. Oh that's so cool, you have been around Surrey and yeah, we do have pretty damn good restaurants with great views too. Covid-19 left me too anxiois that the only places I've travelled are my bedroom, kitchen and toilet...LoL but with lots of free time to feed my drama obsession. Oh how I wish we could link up or message directly so we can exchange thoughts on BL dramas (believe me, I may need years to finish reveiwing...hehe) because now I feel a little guilty for those who might be forced to read this thread thinking there might be something related to LIS not knowing, it's just our Brit chit chat..huh
An excellent random thought though. Makes eloquent sense to my English brain. I was thinking the exact same thing…
Aww, hello hello my fellow Brit. I was surprised as well to meet you here because I have tried and failed to convert my friends (also Brits) to Kdramas which made me start to believe I was alone in this. So it's a pleasure. Ooh Northampton...yes I've been there once. I'm from Surrey and thats South East. Oh I've been watching Asian Dramas for over a decade now so I'm your Sunbae on this...Lol
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Now call me crazy but somehow I thought this drama will be exactly it...drama with a bit of slice of life hence slow paced and exploring the lives of park rangers blah blah..Oh My, How Wrong Was I...LoL
Jirisan promises thriller, mystery and fast paced story with stellar cast and cinematography. Talk of the latter, I nearly packed my bags and book a flight to Jirisan...whoever did that camerawork and edit is genious.
What I love love the most is this drama does what is less (dare to say mever) done by using the bottom up approach...like it gives you the taster then goes straight the middle/end then now reverse to the beginning which immediately piques the viewer's curiosity on the story behind and that's clever, well genious even....It's like at the end of the ep. I only have one question ....WTF happened to get to our Leads???
And now my brain is in overdrive...trying to come up with answers (well my detective brain has actually taken me places in kdramas before) and yet I can have so many theories and one could be right but certainly it will be told in a way I never imagined before.
Well...Buckle Up because we are in for a RIDE IN JIRISAN.
P.S. Reading the comments here I got confused about the signal thing....Yes, this drama has signal (as in those wood signs) as one part of the mystery but this DRAMA AIN'T SIGNAL (as in the other drama).
This drama took me by surprise and now I'm addicted.
Everything is so good. In one ep. I find myself LOL that tears come out, swoon like never before and relatable in many ways.
Whoever is not watching this...You're missing out...hahaha
I'm such a simple person...I go by Love who you Love mantra.
I was also intrigued by the Go game concept since it's refreshing; actually different from the online gaming dramas we have been bombarded with. And I was ready to learn more about Go and it's intricacies....
But I feel that the game part feels exaggerated and might become a side plot to the romance.
I ain't got time for 41 ep....nope
Let me know.