Is there romance between Wu Xie & A Ning? or Aning & Zhang?... Love line??
none… by the way, this is not a move but a 10-chapter drama in viki or drama nice. there is no romance. the male lead is nice to the "villain" female lead but it can easily be excused as "he is nice to everyone". The drama ends "abruptly" just as any other chapter would end-- nothing is resolved.
great article for pointing out the stereotypes.
please add-- "most (99%) women have lousy jobs or hardly ever attend top universities or aspire to top careers in korean, japanese, and thai dramas". encouraging women to aspire to powerful positions through meritocracy is rare in these stereotypical modern TV shows (contrary to chinese, hong kong, and taiwanese programming where feminism is more the norm in their everyday modern culture).
i understand that daughters of uber wealthy families across the world do not work for the most part.
that said, unless lead characters are MAYBE daughters of chaebol or keiretsu… it is sad that in korea, japan, and thailand, top paid jobs for women in TV shows are divorce lawyers, an occasional prosecutor (for the most part-- hardly ever corporate, tax, etc attorney). once I saw a female judge who was not in the leading nor secondary role. forget professional board directors, chairwomen, CEOs, presidents, corporate executive directors, vice presidents, or other senior management roles in any department/industry other than fashion, cosmetics, education (limited to a few school headmasters), medical (surgeon, maybe psychologist or psychiatrist, or senior management daughter of the hospital owner), or entertainment business...
this stereotyping is especially sad because girls are subjected to the same academic severity as boys are in school dramas, yet only 10% or 20% of the girls shown in dramas are top students who go and do something excellent-- and there is a reasonable number of high school and university dramas out there...
Overall an interesting story but 20 chapters, albeit 45-minute episodes, are too long. Yes, they end up together-- yet there is barely, hardly any romance. A few (maybe 2 or 3 times) lingering looks by the lead actor. I do not remember seeing tender, sweet scenes. Their feelings are manifested by a few "a-ha" moments, a few flashbacks, and secondary characters commenting on their bond. I do not recall scenes for love development or for their love to grow AND show because most of their scenes together (99%) were all about character, personal, and professional growth. It's an interesting show-- but then do not advertise this show as a "romance", let alone a young-man-older-woman romance. Unless I am missing something, they only become a couple at the very end of the last chapter. If you blink your eyes, you will miss their one and only affectionate moment...
also known as "Tornado Girl" in Viki-- inconsistent translation.
Some chapters are 100% translated with English subs; other chapters are not translated or barely translated.
Ep.13 was boring but I at least now everything is settled.
Thank you, I kind of agree with MeiLi… it was toooooooo cliché that he had an accident, and WAY more cliché when he refused to let her be with him. I DO THANK the writers, producers, and everyone involved in the decision to allow the accident matter resolve quickly instead of dragging it. So I am happy that a year flew by with happy results...
Flower Boy Raymun Shop is one of the funniest shows I have seen. It's not really about school life, but the show sure is entertaining. The end is silly compared to the story itself but it's a splendid rom com.
One of the worst endings to a series I've ever watched. 75% of the special is flash backs. One can basically watch the first 10 minutes and the last 25% of the 2-hr special and still end up frustrated with one of the worst endings ever. If you are watching this show because of Jin (I am not), then have fun gazing. Otherwise, know in advance that there is barely, minimal romance.
please add-- "most (99%) women have lousy jobs or hardly ever attend top universities or aspire to top careers in korean, japanese, and thai dramas". encouraging women to aspire to powerful positions through meritocracy is rare in these stereotypical modern TV shows (contrary to chinese, hong kong, and taiwanese programming where feminism is more the norm in their everyday modern culture).
i understand that daughters of uber wealthy families across the world do not work for the most part.
that said, unless lead characters are MAYBE daughters of chaebol or keiretsu… it is sad that in korea, japan, and thailand, top paid jobs for women in TV shows are divorce lawyers, an occasional prosecutor (for the most part-- hardly ever corporate, tax, etc attorney). once I saw a female judge who was not in the leading nor secondary role. forget professional board directors, chairwomen, CEOs, presidents, corporate executive directors, vice presidents, or other senior management roles in any department/industry other than fashion, cosmetics, education (limited to a few school headmasters), medical (surgeon, maybe psychologist or psychiatrist, or senior management daughter of the hospital owner), or entertainment business...
this stereotyping is especially sad because girls are subjected to the same academic severity as boys are in school dramas, yet only 10% or 20% of the girls shown in dramas are top students who go and do something excellent-- and there is a reasonable number of high school and university dramas out there...
Some chapters are 100% translated with English subs; other chapters are not translated or barely translated.