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Wait up... no, no, there's a misunderstanding 😉 We don't mean he owns the company - it's just "his" company as in he has a contract with them/they're his agency (obviously, I don't know the details of nature of their professional relationship, but it's probably sth like that) 😜

I think what adds credibility to this whole thing is that - if I'm not mistaken, but I've seen it mentioned before a couple of times - Dong Qin's company owns the copyrights to the entire novel and they're the ones who funded the 1st season... So if he's the one saying sth like "see you in season 2", chances are he knows sth, or ate least might be more up to date than other members of the cast.

On the other hand, I will feel completely reassured probably only once they start filming. However, him mentioning season 2, earlier Patrick talking abt season 2 so often, recent announcement of the fan meet - it all shows sth *is* happening. It's obviously better than if we had crickets.

Having said so, I remember Stay with Me was supposed to get a second season, too. I didn't follow the news closely because I wasn't that invested in the drama (I enjoyed it, but not to such an extent of it being my favourite etc.), but I think I did read there was an official confirmation. And then the rights were sold, and it was cancelled. Now we have news abt second season being filmed after all, but with some changes to the cast...

Another case of audience's expectations being shuttered is History 2: Crossing the Line. This show was really successful back when it aired. I remember talks abt second season, then about a movie... Till this day none of those things happened, the cast moved on to other projects, the hype died out...

So I am always very cautious. But I will shut up now, cause I don't wanna rain on everybody else's parade anymore 😜

Thank you once again. Everything is crystal clear now! :)

But now I feel sh*tty to celebrate when the guy is literally talking abt having to quit his other drama due to health issues... Good to know he's better now, though.

Aaaah, I see. Thank you, thank you!

Maybe I could allow myself to get a bit happy about what he said then ;)

I don't really know any of that, I don't have access to such data 😜 But I'm sure that the company had to do some prior research and chose the location that was deemed potentially "profitable".

I do know, however, that at least on IMDB, most people who rated the drama are from Vietnam, so fairly close-by (if you look just at the distance alone between Hanoi and Macau, the flight would probably take less than an hour or so; ofc assuming there are direct flights, I dont really know if there are).

MiHile, can you speak Mandarin? If so, could you provide a wider context? I am forever a sceptic 😜 I don't wanna celebrate prematurely and then end up feeling disappointed twice as much as I'd have been originally...

I tried to listen to the video arnd that time stamp, but isn't he saying sth "ru guo" sth sth earlier, arnd minute 58? Isn't then the whole "see you guys in season 2" in the wider context of "if"? I don't really understand much of what he's saying and the bits I do understand only leave me more confused 😜

Yeah, I saw that... but I'm forever sceptical. I'm probably the most pessimistic person in here 😜

If that was the case, I'd gladly accept it as a belated Christmas gift 😁

Yeah, I'm leaning more towards believing this scenario, as well. Hope the news would be a confirmation then.

Ah, I see. People of my region seem not to share my taste then ;)

Oh, I know abt Douban rating. I don't really care, because I have no hope for it going up anytime soon or at all 😜
I was more thinking of international streaming platforms, because these will be taken into consideration when judging the investor's interest to produce season 2, I would imagine. So, not just rating, but also how many people watched it, how popular it is etc. was what I was wondering abt.

Fair enough. I still don't ;)
Hope you enjoy watching Minho in a BL ;)

The music really adds to the final experience (aside from maybe one or two instances of rather weird sound choices, like that one time when SW and JT were informing their parents abt wanting to move into dorms and we got this weird old-school suspense music😜). Together with imagery it paints a really beautiful background for the story.
I'm actually looking forward to the release of instrumentals, hope we'll get them soon!

Does anybody know how the drama is doing on different platforms in terms of popularity and ratings?

I know it's stuck on arnd 9K reviews (with that frustrating rating that collapsed aftr ep 12 and just doesn't wanna go up) on Viki. Gaga doesn't really display the numbers, but The On1y One was never at the top of different lists for me there.

Anybody know about other platforms? iQIYI, WeTV? Maybe someone has info on what was the reception on Heavenly (Korean platform)?

I'm just curious...

Not to be a killjoy, but I doubt that Dong Qin would be the bearer of official news. After all, he's "just" an actor, even if his company were the investors behind season 1, I do believe they'd announce their decision in a more official manner.

But still, maybe he will imply something in tomorrow's live, who knows?

It sounds great, I wish she sang the whole song and this version was also available on Spotify. I actually liked her voice here better than the studio version. She sounds more... velvety.

@MiHile, @Froehlein I created a new discussion thread where I compiled the info from both of you (I reference you both, to give you credit, as I was the one solely doing copying and pasting ;))

Too bad we can't pin this comment. This is very informative and concise, thank you!

I'd personally recommend this series to anyone, as I simply think it's absolutely beautiful. It's become my favourite BL drama and one of my favourite Asian dramas in general. To me, it's totally worth time spent on watching it. Regardless of the ending.

Having said that, there is an open ending that's kinda unhappy... I don't know how much spoilers you're willing to read, so I will leave it at this ambiguous tone, unless you want to know more - I can explain further! :)

You mentioned that you're not sure if you can handle another series with no hope for the main couple. There is quite a lot of hope here. The drama ends on somewhat bittersweet note with a suggestion of things possibly getting better later...

And there is a chance for a second season, as well. The director himself really wants to make it. The On1y One is based on a web novel and what was filmed so far is the adaptation of the first half of it. If the drama gets a second season, it will cover the rest of the book (and the book does have a happy ending).

I remember Patrick Liu mentioned some time ago that the OST instrumentals would be released soon.
Hopefully then we'd get them all on Apple Music/Spotify/Deezer.