Goodness me. All those negative comments. It wasn't that bad! Sure, it took a long time for Nan and Phu to realise they really loved each other but they had a lot to deal with, one way or another, including a lot of indecisiveness, but they got there in the end. The final episode was a bit of a mishmash of comedy at the beginning, Khunkao entering and being difficult, then that odd scene where he intervened in a fight to save a guy from ruffians and found out his name is Nan Fah (why that name?) and back to Phu, thinking he's lost Nan in an aeroplane disappearance but fortunately he caught an earlier one. Finally, we see them kiss and have their first bed scene, half of it viewed through the fish tank. The last shot is of the cat, blinking at the camera. Why not. The MLs were well suited to each other and the story kept one's interest. It wasn't great but all up, I quite liked it.
I'm really enjoying this show and Ep. 5 is the best one yet, though I find Bow, the resident fujoshi, rather annoying with all that overacting. Aside from her, the way the relationship between Saengtai and Patts is developing is great, but I just hope they don't have to go through any major drama. Saengtai is particularly adorable and he has the most gorgeous smile. Patts is just sweet and as Tai's soulmate also has the blessing of his father who also is in favour of him as Tai's boyfriend. It's mostly lighthearted and a bit fluffy, but that's the way I like it. May it stay that way.
I have to admit I quite enjoyed this office romance which I saw in one sitting. It was well paced, had the necessary dramatic elements to make it more interesting, and the two MLs with the requisite chemistry to make their love affair work had very distinct characters that helped drive the story so that what happens between them made sense. Many viewers saw Ha Ram's pursuit of Lee Joon as too aggressive to the point of workplace harassment but it didn't come across to me as that. Ha Ram fell in love with Lee Joon with a chance meeting before he actually began as an intern and was determined to win over his team leader who had been badly hurt from a previous love affair that made him decide a single life was for him and love was out of the question. As they got to know each other, Ha Ram began to understand where Lee Joon was coming from so he acted accordingly to ease the way for him to learn to love again, but when the ex unexpectedly turns up and Lee Joon virtually retreats into himself and becomes a quivering mess, it is the stalwart and caring Ha Ram who shows his metal by intervening where necessary and gives Lee Joon the fortitude to overcome the unfortunate intersection of his work and romantic lives so they can graduate from date mates to real boyfriends. Lee Joon thought he was happy in his previous life, going on single dates and leading a life of monastic chastity but when Ha Ram came along and forces him to re-evaluate this way of life, it turns out for the better, no longer the doleful, loveless office worker, he becomes truly happy and more lively, glad that he is able to love again, and that's a good thing.
It was always going to be difficult to bring this to a credible, satisfying and expected happy ending given the plot line starts in the past and then jumps 20 years into the future (i.e. now), with one character from the past (Kiew) falling in love with a character in the present (Bamee) as teens and what would happen when both meet again in the present with a 20 year age difference between them. As some here have noted, it was kinda creepy the way Kiew was staring at Bamee during the party but the most problematic bit was when they then met outside, looked at some pictures, and suddenly Bamee realises that the boy he was photographed with is the man standing next to him and they kiss, only now, Kiew is once again the boy Bamee fell in love with, which is the only way that scene could have worked, even though there's no logic to it.
The uncut version just appeared on kissasian.pe but having watched the entire cut version (which I didn't know was cut), I don't think I have the time or patience to endure watching a longer version of the series as I'm over it and don't need to go through it all again. It's just a shame the uncut version wasn't made available first. Also, the reviews and comments would probably have been more favourable.
I want Tseng Jing Hua and Pen Ciang You to star in another drama together where they end up with each other. Their…
I agree they had a certain chemistry, going from enemies to friends though this coming from Taiwan and not China, it could have become a BL drama but it didn't. Should there be a second season, which I doubt, it should certainly go in that direction and would attract a bigger audience. Pu Yiyong, handsome as he is, didn't appear to have a romantic bone in his body though he loved his family members and cared for Cao Guangyan and Officer Chen who in return cared deeply about him. Cao Guangyan, who is more on the cute side, also didn't appear to have a romantic bone in his body either as he was more concerned with being a doctor and helping Pu Yiyong and Officer Chen solve the murder cases. The three of them became an effective team. It was an interesting and imaginative series that relied on effects to make it work properly and it was only at the end that it all came together rather nicely.
The endless violence is bad enough but if Day loses his memory again after being bashed by that deranged little twerp P and doesn't recognise Itt again, I'm going to downgrade my score from 7.5 to 7.0. That would be just laziness on the part of the writers. I'm glad the next episode is the last one as this is one of my least favourite series from Thailand in quite a while.
From what I can make of it so far, Tai realises Dr Patts is his soulmate and appears to be attracted to him (in his dream they kiss passionately) but is playing hard to get, while the good doctor is definitely attracted to Tai and outside the cat clinic is definitely flirting with him. However, I don't know where Tai got the idea that Patts is a playboy and is seeing someone else but having made those accusations while he was drunk, instead of seeing Patts defend himself, it jumps to the next scene, it is now morning and Tai wakes up in a strange bed then realises he's in Patt's condo - end of episode. Before Tai makes his dream a reality, I think it's going to take a while to get there so we're going to have to endure Tai being standoffish for some time longer. As for his brother Tian and his documentary partner Lomfon who don't really like each other, it's hard to see them becoming the secondary couple, but you never know.
This is an adorable and utterly charming series and I love the growing friendship between Souta and Mahiro. At this point, eating naked is becoming incidental to the plot as we're about to see Mahiro gently kiss Souta while he's asleep, not knowing that Mahiro also gives him heart palpitations when they're in close contact with each other. A love of food and cooking does bring people together.
I don't recommend watching the version on KissAsian because the subs are so atrocious you spend the whole time reconfiguring them into comprehensible English; watch the YouTube version instead where they are much better.
I've just watched the first three episodes and I'm finding this charming series quite delightful. It's another slow-burning romance, just like The Eighth Sense (only in that the ML were separately very handsome and cute) but with, of course, a completely different setup. I'm looking forward to seeing how the relationship will develop.
Food is the driving factor and I have to say the recipes look fairly easy to make and are most appealing. I vaguely remember seeing a series in which food played a major part and the recipes were I think shown at the end of the show; pity it's not done here.
Am so happy the last two episodes were released at the same time and having begun watching this series only 3 days ago, I was impatient to see them. From the start, I was hooked by the story and how the two leads came to fall for each other in a big way, but also these characters had depth and seeing them evolve within themselves while learning to understand each other (with some help from friends on the one hand and a therapist on the other) to become true loving boyfriends was most satisfying. I think this sets a new high for KBL and though they are far less prolific than TBL, the quality of the writing and the acting leaves many of them in the shade. The finale brought it all together superbly without being at all fluffy as so many Thai finales are, ending on a particularly high note, not only for Ji Hyun and Jae Won but for the secondary characters as well.
Side note. This was the fifth series for Lim Ji Sub who played Jae Won and his first gay role. Such a handsome young man, a veritable dream boat. He assumed the role as if born to it. Heaven knows if he's gay or not in real life but his pairing with Oh Jun Taek who played Ji Hyun in his first dramatic role was inspired. Their kisses were real with much feeling. I loved how he transformed from a country mouse into a sassy young man. Likewise, it was fascinating to observe the insular and somewhat tortured Jae Won who despite himself couldn't help but fall in love with the cute Ji Hyun who in turn managed to draw Jae Won out of his depression and self-absorption to one who could love and enjoy life again, which makes this show so uplifting and caused me to upgrade my score to 9/10.
Ep. 9 was an improvement on the previous episode but it's not saying much. At least Park and Tin kissed but at this point in the series Tin should really act a bit more mature. In the finale, I hope to see Kana and Pao kiss.
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Food is the driving factor and I have to say the recipes look fairly easy to make and are most appealing. I vaguely remember seeing a series in which food played a major part and the recipes were I think shown at the end of the show; pity it's not done here.
Side note. This was the fifth series for Lim Ji Sub who played Jae Won and his first gay role. Such a handsome young man, a veritable dream boat. He assumed the role as if born to it. Heaven knows if he's gay or not in real life but his pairing with Oh Jun Taek who played Ji Hyun in his first dramatic role was inspired. Their kisses were real with much feeling. I loved how he transformed from a country mouse into a sassy young man. Likewise, it was fascinating to observe the insular and somewhat tortured Jae Won who despite himself couldn't help but fall in love with the cute Ji Hyun who in turn managed to draw Jae Won out of his depression and self-absorption to one who could love and enjoy life again, which makes this show so uplifting and caused me to upgrade my score to 9/10.