i posted my own furious rant a little while back. agree 100% with your points. legit still fuming over this lakorn…
oh my gosh, not at all!! i was honestly so relieved to see there was someone else who had a similar experience with this show because i kept seeing all these positive comments and felt like i was going insane 😂
Ko Chia Yen is an incredibly gifted actress. I don't think anyone else could have pulled off what she accomplished in 'Someday or One Day.' Such a sincere, subtle performer. Haven't seen Zhai Zi Lu in any of his lead roles yet but have some on my list, and I understand he's beloved by others. Regardless, I'll be watching this for Ko Chia Yen's performance alone! Plus, the racing/automotive aspect is definitely something new. Looking forward to checking this one out!
legitimately the worst, most infuriating lakorn i've ever watched. maybe i should have known when the first 1.5 minutes made me wonder if i had pressed play on the wrong episode that the budget and pacing were not going to wow me, but still, i persisted. well, that was a mistake, because i remained disgusted from around ep 10 onwards, and by the end i hated EVERY SINGLE character in this whole show, except possibly ji, and maybe even her too.
you can ignore a lot of absurd plot holes for the sake of a fun story, but this one pushed the boundaries of stupidity at every turn. you won't BELIEVE how dumb these people are. you will guess the twist around episode 3. meanwhile, the MC's don't guess the twist even after they see a VIDEO OF IT!
never getting over the ML cruelly gaslighting FL about her own twin sister's GRUESOME abuse and likely murder, even after he himself sees his brother's domestic violence on tape. this moronic coward isn't even called to action by his own complicity in sa's death, that she had asked ML for help and he turned her away. this man should have been broken, groveling, on his knees, for the rest of his life. the police chief too—gaslighting and ignoring evidence. prejudice against a crime victim....because of something that happened with your mom 20yrs ago? this man should have handed in his badge.
but the ML's treatment of the FL, was particularly repulsive. yes—even for a lakorn. i am NOT easily offended, in fact i actually enjoy toxic tropes on the regular, but this was a travesty. i was yelling at my screen and not in a fun way. this show DOES NOT treat these heavy topics (domestic violence, the silent struggles of women in a misogynistic world) with the respect they deserve. i really thought this show was trying to bait us somehow—that ML was treating FL this way for her own good in a noble idiocy type of way, but nope! even after repetitive bland plot and repetitive bland performances by every actor, i was still giving this show far too much credit and it kept getting worse. ML didn't have a character, he did whatever the script needed him to do in order to move the plot along. FL had zero backbone and consistency, and was doling out forgiveness—to the dregs of humanity around her—like it was on sale at the dollar store.
never before wanted a lead couple to end up together less than here. i wanted her to pack her sh*t and fly to another continent to escape these lunatics.
hellish. i will never get these 17 hours of my life back.
never cried watching a lakorn before, but ep30 had me sobbing like a baby on multiple occasions. it really made my heart ache with longing...honestly impressive for a show that so often leans into slapstick. i generally prefer a happy ending, but wow if this one didn't inspire some profoundly sincere feels.
So weird. I JUST watched his episodes of Adult Trainee last night and was captivated by his performance. I found myself being like, "Who the hell is this gorgeous talented kid, and why isn't he absolutely EVERYWHERE."
Man, I love it when the stars align to answer my prayers. Can't wait for this!
its a really shitty ending. that's it. so if this is anything like the webtoon...yikes
In the webtoon, the ML (WonJoon) doesn't end up with the FL (DooNa); he ends up with another girl, I think the SFL, who is his college senior. Don't quote me on that, I may be wrong about the specifics. But yeah, ML is confirmed to be with another woman at the conclusion, so it's not even ambivalent or open-ended—the leads don't end up together. It's really lame and people weren't happy about it, so audiences seem to be hoping the production changes the drama ending.
I'm beyond happy to hear this, among all other news of Park Bo Gum recently—for example, reports that he left the religious cult he was indoctrinated into as a kid. It's such a relief. He's an incredibly talented actor, and a new agency in addition will be a great fresh start for him. I can't wait to watch the rest of his career unfold with more freedom and self-awareness.
As a netizen commented about him recently, "And now, he's perfect." 😂
I have seen every single iteration of Boys Over Flowers. It's my guilty pleasure—a terribly flawed premise, but I still always love watching the story play out anyway because the enemies to lovers content is too delicious to ignore.
But F4 Thailand was the first version of this told-and-retold story where I actually wanted the female lead to end up with the second male lead! Dew was breathtaking as Ren—unbelievably charismatic, with such a magnetic and enigmatic presence that makes it hard to look away from him when he's on screen. An amazing debut performance, and a smile that grabs your heart and doesn't let go.
I actually had to stop watching F4 Thailand, even though the show was produced beautifully, because of course I knew how it would end and my heart couldn't bear it. Guess I'll have to settle for Gorya/Ren MV's on YouTube. Seriously can't wait to see where this guy's career goes! He's a natural.
I adore her. Her work in Fight For My Way and Lovestruck In The City was spellbinding. She has "it" — that thing that can't be faked. Such a natural on screen and so much charisma. Can't wait for her chemistry with KSH. This is going to be a must watch.
you can ignore a lot of absurd plot holes for the sake of a fun story, but this one pushed the boundaries of stupidity at every turn. you won't BELIEVE how dumb these people are. you will guess the twist around episode 3. meanwhile, the MC's don't guess the twist even after they see a VIDEO OF IT!
never getting over the ML cruelly gaslighting FL about her own twin sister's GRUESOME abuse and likely murder, even after he himself sees his brother's domestic violence on tape. this moronic coward isn't even called to action by his own complicity in sa's death, that she had asked ML for help and he turned her away. this man should have been broken, groveling, on his knees, for the rest of his life. the police chief too—gaslighting and ignoring evidence. prejudice against a crime victim....because of something that happened with your mom 20yrs ago? this man should have handed in his badge.
but the ML's treatment of the FL, was particularly repulsive. yes—even for a lakorn. i am NOT easily offended, in fact i actually enjoy toxic tropes on the regular, but this was a travesty. i was yelling at my screen and not in a fun way. this show DOES NOT treat these heavy topics (domestic violence, the silent struggles of women in a misogynistic world) with the respect they deserve. i really thought this show was trying to bait us somehow—that ML was treating FL this way for her own good in a noble idiocy type of way, but nope! even after repetitive bland plot and repetitive bland performances by every actor, i was still giving this show far too much credit and it kept getting worse. ML didn't have a character, he did whatever the script needed him to do in order to move the plot along. FL had zero backbone and consistency, and was doling out forgiveness—to the dregs of humanity around her—like it was on sale at the dollar store.
never before wanted a lead couple to end up together less than here. i wanted her to pack her sh*t and fly to another continent to escape these lunatics.
hellish. i will never get these 17 hours of my life back.
Man, I love it when the stars align to answer my prayers. Can't wait for this!
As a netizen commented about him recently, "And now, he's perfect." 😂
But F4 Thailand was the first version of this told-and-retold story where I actually wanted the female lead to end up with the second male lead! Dew was breathtaking as Ren—unbelievably charismatic, with such a magnetic and enigmatic presence that makes it hard to look away from him when he's on screen. An amazing debut performance, and a smile that grabs your heart and doesn't let go.
I actually had to stop watching F4 Thailand, even though the show was produced beautifully, because of course I knew how it would end and my heart couldn't bear it. Guess I'll have to settle for Gorya/Ren MV's on YouTube. Seriously can't wait to see where this guy's career goes! He's a natural.