Summer for longing love
This was the first time I had watched a Taiwanese drama (since I am more of a kdrama and cdrama viewer haha). But I am so grateful that this was the first one I watched. Because this, was a masterpiece.
I initially watched this before the Korean remake 'A Time Called You' came out since I was a fan of the cast of the kdrama version so I decided to see the original since I wanted to know what I was getting myself into and I thought, if this was getting remakes then the original must be that good. Sadly, the time I tried to start this, I was in a slump. Not until summer of last year, I saw this again and decided to watch the entire series and it did not dissappoint.
Actually, I was aware of the timeline going on in the story because I had read an article about it out of curiousity back then. But I did not expect how the drama would play this out so it did feel like a surreal experience when I was watching it. But I'll admit that I was confused either way. But the complex time travelling that the drama had, made it different from any time travelling drama out there. There are so many loop holes that made me think deeply and I still cannot grasp or get used to the idea how many of the timelines seem to be happening at the same time. But probably admist all of that, one feeling that retains is the deep longing love they have for one another. To this day, I still cannot get rid of that feeling when I think about this drama and it really tingles my heart that pain yet this deep true love I felt from the story. I can say, I felt the complexity and it was stressful yet worth the journey throughout just like how the story had depicted.
Acting and the cast was spectacular. I may not be familiar with them but the way they had all embodied their characters, was outstanding. The lines and feelings they were able to deliver was so pure, true, and nonetheless one of the best acting performances I have seen. It must have been confusing for them to portray several characters in their story, because I was too, but they way they were able to distinguish their performance for each character was terrifying because it actually made me shiver. I heard that the lead actress was really thought of being Huang Yuxuan/Chen Yunru ever since and I do agree that Alice Ko is definitely one of the best actresses I have ever known. And the way she didn't mind that the lead actor Hsu Kuang Han who acted as Li Ziwei/Wang Qangsheng , was a rookie at that time since Alice ko was one of the best actresses in the country. He was a great actor, I love how dedicated and how much I start crying when it's him. I understand why he is Asia's First Love/Boyfriend because he raised a standard and now I understand why God gave me high standards now... Anyways, I really like Patrick Shih who was Mo Jun Jie. I was quite shocked when I found out that he was the youngest among them, but his acting was so good like being able to act so pure yet tragically painful, I almost cried at his scenes a lot. All of them were so amazing, I still cannot forget the way some scenes moved me thanks to their amazing acting. Will be looking into more of their projects because of this.
Music was without a doubt, ingrained in me. I'm really into OSTs and without a doubt, this drama's soundtrack has been my favorite now. I like how music is one of the key elements in their story, so if anyone who hasn't watched it yet, Last Dance will make you understand why I feel so broken until now haha🥲 Miss You 3000 will always be the reason why I still feel pain until now but I highly recommend it!
Rewatch value for this is high. Yeah, I do want to watch this again but until now, I cannot. I don't want to let go of the first feelings I felt when I watched it for the first time. Until now I still remember how the last episode made me feel that I actually teared up. But because I'm slowly forgetting the scenes, maybe soon or someday (yes) I'll rewatch it again.
Overall, I recommend it because that's how much I love it. I'll try to finish 'A Time Called You' now and even try to see the movie for this one. I'll probably remember this for a lifetime. But honestly though, may this love they have find me HAHA.
:)
I initially watched this before the Korean remake 'A Time Called You' came out since I was a fan of the cast of the kdrama version so I decided to see the original since I wanted to know what I was getting myself into and I thought, if this was getting remakes then the original must be that good. Sadly, the time I tried to start this, I was in a slump. Not until summer of last year, I saw this again and decided to watch the entire series and it did not dissappoint.
Actually, I was aware of the timeline going on in the story because I had read an article about it out of curiousity back then. But I did not expect how the drama would play this out so it did feel like a surreal experience when I was watching it. But I'll admit that I was confused either way. But the complex time travelling that the drama had, made it different from any time travelling drama out there. There are so many loop holes that made me think deeply and I still cannot grasp or get used to the idea how many of the timelines seem to be happening at the same time. But probably admist all of that, one feeling that retains is the deep longing love they have for one another. To this day, I still cannot get rid of that feeling when I think about this drama and it really tingles my heart that pain yet this deep true love I felt from the story. I can say, I felt the complexity and it was stressful yet worth the journey throughout just like how the story had depicted.
Acting and the cast was spectacular. I may not be familiar with them but the way they had all embodied their characters, was outstanding. The lines and feelings they were able to deliver was so pure, true, and nonetheless one of the best acting performances I have seen. It must have been confusing for them to portray several characters in their story, because I was too, but they way they were able to distinguish their performance for each character was terrifying because it actually made me shiver. I heard that the lead actress was really thought of being Huang Yuxuan/Chen Yunru ever since and I do agree that Alice Ko is definitely one of the best actresses I have ever known. And the way she didn't mind that the lead actor Hsu Kuang Han who acted as Li Ziwei/Wang Qangsheng , was a rookie at that time since Alice ko was one of the best actresses in the country. He was a great actor, I love how dedicated and how much I start crying when it's him. I understand why he is Asia's First Love/Boyfriend because he raised a standard and now I understand why God gave me high standards now... Anyways, I really like Patrick Shih who was Mo Jun Jie. I was quite shocked when I found out that he was the youngest among them, but his acting was so good like being able to act so pure yet tragically painful, I almost cried at his scenes a lot. All of them were so amazing, I still cannot forget the way some scenes moved me thanks to their amazing acting. Will be looking into more of their projects because of this.
Music was without a doubt, ingrained in me. I'm really into OSTs and without a doubt, this drama's soundtrack has been my favorite now. I like how music is one of the key elements in their story, so if anyone who hasn't watched it yet, Last Dance will make you understand why I feel so broken until now haha🥲 Miss You 3000 will always be the reason why I still feel pain until now but I highly recommend it!
Rewatch value for this is high. Yeah, I do want to watch this again but until now, I cannot. I don't want to let go of the first feelings I felt when I watched it for the first time. Until now I still remember how the last episode made me feel that I actually teared up. But because I'm slowly forgetting the scenes, maybe soon or someday (yes) I'll rewatch it again.
Overall, I recommend it because that's how much I love it. I'll try to finish 'A Time Called You' now and even try to see the movie for this one. I'll probably remember this for a lifetime. But honestly though, may this love they have find me HAHA.
:)
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