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I watched parts of the press conference where they talked about how the author of the manga gave her blessing and support for this project.

Supporting your oshi or oshikatsu is now an important part of daily life for many in Japan (you can find Japanese news clips on youtube talking about this and how much revenue is generated annually) and this drama as well as its prequel does a good job bringing that to life.

It's supposed to be a fun watch and it is so far. Indulges all the fangirl dreams.

So far I'm liking this season more than the last, but it might be because there are more dokidoki moments in this one. Suzuki Airi continues to be adorable!

Haven't watched EP 6 yet but saw clips, also saw the preview for 7 and I think we're finally getting a romance arc???

She sang Torisetsu by Nishino Kana at the end. Her character is actually named after the singer 😂

First episode was cute and it got me started on the manga. They really try to follow the manga even down to the dialogue.

Thursdays only. If you need subtitles, that will take longer

Express packages aren't a thing in Jdramas. One episode per week.

First episode was interesting (I watched it with Chinese subs), Shison Jun's character is very flirty but there's definitely something sinister lurking...

I don't know why there's a cold man/warm woman tag for this drama lol. He's spoiled but not cold. She's not exactly warm either but mature lol

I hope Koseki gets a lead role where someone else has to fight him for the FML lol

Do you mean the manga? it's still ongoing

An hour into this and already I'm enjoying the dry humor.

6 episodes in and I'm actually liking it more than I expected. Initially dropped after the 1st episode but managed to catch ep 5 live in Japan and it wasn't bad as ep 1. So I went back to watch 2-4.

No doubt that Kairi is "kuzu" but I like the character growth for the leads.

Su Shangqing is the voice actor and this isn't the first time that he has dubbed Miles. He dubbed him in the 2021 drama Twelve Legends. If you've ever watched The Untamed, he dubbed Jin Guangyao. He also is the main dubber for Zeng Shunxi's characters.

To each their own, but while I love Miles' real voice, I also thought Su Shangqing's voice suited his character here.

Finished this and thought the ending was a bit rushed but enjoyed it overall. I would've preferred if the writers fleshed out a few parts and gave more romantic scenes to our leads but I think they still managed to develop their relationship well.

The music performances were also really beautiful.

I also looked at Lu Zhaohua's (Huang Ying) profile because I particularly enjoyed how intense she looked while she played the pipa. Turns out in real life she plays ruan, an instrument that was originally called pipa in ancient times. Thought this was interesting!

On ep 14 now and Zhang Yue is doing such an amazing job with making Su Ruoshan so unlikable

Gotta say the plot isn't anything new (it's a remake of a 2005 drama after all) but the music is absolutely exquisite.

Thanks, made a mental note to check it out sometime

You know you are old when there's a remake of "Green Forest, My Home" from 2005.

This is a remake of that drama, albeit a historical romcom version but most of the characters have retained similar names.

So far this one is enjoyable.

Way too short! I hope they release a second part.

This one is a gem. I laughed and cried for this one. There was so much loss involved and yet all the characters gained something too.

This drama's banter is so fun to watch even when they're in a pinch.