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Guys... what is this stuff that I'm hearing about Xizhao following Thai actors on their IGs?
The KinnPorsche guy and that one Shine guy (Apo and Son Yuke?)

Do we need any Thai characters for that Thai arc of the story that could possibly happen in the alleged, yet not confirmed s2? Can anyone tell? Does anybody know?

Do I start freaking out or should I pretend that I am not freaking out? 😋

I keep going back to it to watch my favourite moments, but that usually ends with me watching almost an entire episode, since everything is just sooo good...

(Also, this is random, but seeing you liking Sammy's Children's Day *and* having Leon/Ada in your pfp tells me a lot about your obviously refined taste ;))

I am hanging on Changxi literally saying "there will be season 2" before Zhao spoke and brought me back down from the cloud 9 I was already getting comfortable on 🙃

Let your poor heart hear me out then. This is my impressive detective deduction😅 So Yanzhao cut his hair recently, right? Originally I just thought dude wanted to look fresh for his red carpet appearance, nothing of it. But *now* I'm starting to wonder *maybe* it was indeed for filming.
Cause his Liuyi look is sharper, with a bit shorter hair, isn't it? So... first we had Zhao cutting his hair, then we had them come to Thailand...😏

(full desperate delulu mode on)

Really? What makes you think so? Did they ever sound any more certain to you because to me they've been vague like this all along 😋
I guess the only thing that's changed now is that over two weeks has passed since the drama (alleged s1) concluded and we are still waiting for a confirmation... 🙃

Yeah... the ambiguity and this back and forth (one is saying "we will have it", the other goes "nothing is confirmed yet"😅) is not exactly soothing my anxiety 😋

SCD being translated into 18 languages should already have at the very least like 10K viewers instead of a bit more than 5K... I mean, with plenty of other dramas, including mainstream cdrama big titles, if I decided to wait for subs in my native language I'd have to wait for months. Yet SCD already has all episodes subbed in my mother tongue.

Oh well, anyway... I guess no point complaining about it...

Yeah... I know, I know... Which is why I get anxious about all their magazine shots and brand deals like "will they sell well, will they flop"😫
The cast had some promo event in Thailand today (together with Matthew and Mingbo). Matt and Bo also seem to be having a magazine out soon. I take all these as good signs (but also... more anxiety inducers 😋).

I actually was not aware production is so quick with cdramas. But I guess where it usually drags on for months on is waiting for approval to be aired (not an issue in SCD's case though for obvious reasons).

Speaking of platforms (and it SCD being generally underappreciated which you mentioned somewhere else), it bothers me a bit how little visibility SCD has on Viki. Since it's listed as HK drama it doesn't really pop up in the main categories (Korea, Japan, Mainland China and Taiwan) on app, so in order to find it you actually need to specifically look for the title, which kinda sucks bcs it excludes the possibility of people just stumbling upon it and getting interested a lot...
Not that I think Viki or Gaga popularity matter more than the sales of merch, brand deals, fanmeets etc. because I don't think it does. But still... 😫

Wait up, it's been only six months since the announcement of casting to full release of s1? Wow, that's crazy fast... But then that also means there's hope for s2 to come out this year if that's how quick they're working. Right? RIGHT? 😋

It's crazy to think that WoH would take only three months to film. Considering not only the amount of episodes, but also all the costumes, the wigs, the fighting scenes (like, I'm not a big fan of WoH tbh, but those fighting scene were really so good).
But yeah, so if a production like WoH can wrap things on set up in 3 or 4 months then I guess it's not that surprising SCD would finish filming in less than a month.

That bus scene is one of my absolute favourite moments of the entire drama. So cinematic!

It's nice reading impressions from someone who seems to be gushing over the cinematography as much as I did while watching too.

Sounds like a non-job for me, cause I already can't shut up about how much I adore this drama and how everyone should watch it and how amazing it is 😋

Open ending because this is supposed to be s1. However, so far there's been no official confirmation of s2 (a lot of suggestions from the two main actors themselves hinting at it happening though).

Relationship-wise, both MCs clearly acknowledge each other's feelings towards the ending. Personally, I find the development of their relationship satisfying, but I cant really call the ending a happy one, since Liuyi (the gangster) gets taken away by the police in the final ep 😋

This is an amazing drama. I'd definitely recommend you to watch it.

Just one thing: it's dubbed in Cantonese when actors spoke mostly Mandarin - be prepared for some mismatched dubbing. You should get used to it by ep 3 though. It's worth it to tolerate it bcs this show is a gem.

Ossan's Love is hilarious. But it's also very... Japanese :) Like, it's a certain type of humour that I think you appreciate when you're used to Japanese dramas. I did have an amazing time watching it, so it's definitely a show I'd recommend.

Yeah, I think they mentioned it in some live... Unless the translation was off or I misunderstood.
That three seasons rumour is so vile... 😋 I try not to get my hopes up much even for a second season, but at the back of my head I keep having that rumour too 😅

Yeah, basically what stolenart said already.

Both Changxi and Yanzhao alluded to s2 happening on multiple occasions actually. They're asked about it rather regularly.
They once said that they themselves didn't know the specifics hence they didn't wanna give false information before they have an official confirmation... But on other occasions they would nod or say that they don't know yet when, but they'd do s2 as soon as possible. I remember Zhao once said that he'd break out of jail in s2 or something like that 😅

It's a bit of a back-and-forth at the moment to be honest...

As for any official confirmation - there was none. But I guess you could consider the topic being still "alive".
Them doing a lot of promo activities together should be a good thing for s2 prospects too, I think...

To My Shore definitely on my watchlist!

Oh, I promise to get back to you, since you're an actual reason why I decided to put it on my watchlist ;)
(I am in a SCD limbo currently though, can't move on, don't wanna move on... 😔)
I don't shallow-watch BLs either. I hardly ever care or don't care enough about the looks of actors (I mean, I enjoyed Ossan's Love e.g. - I don't know if you've ever watched it - thought it was an absolutely delightful 😉)

At the same time we all have eyes. We can all see how good-looking SCD leads are 😉

They filmed s1 in like 20 days though, didn't they? I think once they start, it should go relatively smoothly. Of course there's the whole post-production work to be done too, but I think the process doesn't really take so long once it already starts (?).

Same. I don't mind waiting an entire year even (ok, well, maybe I mind, I mind a lot, and it'd drive me nuts to wait so long...😋 but I can do that utlimately) as long as I know for certain s2 will happen. I just need that official confirmation. Or even better: an info of the filming starting or something of that sort.

There's no version with their real voices (the closest thing to it you could find is BTS footage of some scenes where you can hear actors speak). The original is dubbed in Cantonese because the drama is set in Hong Kong.
The reason why it irks you so much is because the actors were mostly speaking Mandarin while filming (minus Matthew Han who spoke Cantonese; Yanzhao spoke it in at least one scene in final episode, but mostly it's all Mandarin later dubbed into Cantonese by voice actors - basically two different languages).
I'd say push through, it's worth it ;) Most of us where bothered by mismatched lips and sound to some extent originally too. But the drama is simply too good to miss out on.

Cantonese

Strange... I don't remember writing this comment 🤔