Fujibayashi did a pretty good job of acting two different roles. Its not easy to do the double-identity and make it convincing. More than just a wig or costume, he had two different personalities. Good show. Now I want to read the manga.
When the characters are written so well that you can't hate the villian - Wang Shuo... i really felt pity for him in the end and hope Wang Zhen takes really good care of him.
Great show, not perfect, but definitely top-tier. And that OST, excellent.
Wow, wrote that review 8 years ago, and now we got a reboot. I loved this quirky series and glad to see it redone and escape the censorship by moving it off the mainland.
Something just so especially good about Chinese BL. I remember how much I loved Counter Attack, even if it was a tiny budget and quirky show at the dawn of Chinese BL. Read the early translation too. Great to see this material get a proper reboot.
Yess.. I really wish Earth would act in more different roles not just the cutesy or innocent damsel in distress…
I couldn't put my finger on it until you said "innocent damsel in distress." YES! That's it, exactly. He needs to do something else. Not that I compare him to Gun Attaphan, but Gun has broke out and some some seriously dark roles and he's fantastic at it. Earth should to.
Sigh... could the powers that be please give Earth another assertive part like UWMA? I loved him so much in that show, he knew what he wanted and he went after it. It was inspiring. He was fearless. But here we're back to him playing the usual timid "uke" being the unwanted recipient of the "seme" advances until he acquiesces trope.
Stylish, good OST, nice visuals, stellar acting... but the story was not to my liking. Everything's paid off in…
If you like a story where the enitre cast is in an unrequited love with other cast members, well then hot damn, this is for you! 7 very long and tedious episodes full of cringe moments Enjoy!
FWIW: I liked Baa (PJ is hella cute) since the beginning and I'm glad by the end he was redeemed and not the complete asshat he was pretending to be.
Stylish, good OST, nice visuals, stellar acting... but the story was not to my liking. Everything's paid off in the last episode and makes sense but it was a slow, boring, cringy, nightmare getting there.
Wow, this is quite excellent, dealing forthright about a super important topic for men: physical intimacy in a relationship and what kind of damage it can do to a man and a relationship if it is neglected or outright eliminated. Also, it can impact women too, this show did touch on that. Very realistic portrayal.
Very cute. I love watching Junior chase Sun, all cute and self-confident. Reminds me so much of In chasing Korn in UWMA, same cute vibes, but without the tradegy. Story is a little absurd in places, pacing a bit uneven, but the OST is good, and Porsche and Arm. Really, worth a watch.
Original was my first Thai BL series. Then 10 years later... my how the BL landscape has changed, and me with it. Noh and Phun is a great story but throw in all the school and teen angst, it just made it tedious and took me a long time to finish this. Felt like wading through hours of boring content looking for little cute moments, and teases. Having said all that, it was alright--sticking ose to the same story beats as the original, though the classic launched the careers of many actors. What will this one do?
This was like watching a manga. Kinda all over the place. Serious one minute, goofy the next, some nice couple's moments, overall it was good. Missing something though. If i had to guess, it seemed the couple was a bit too unrealistic, like each guy was, well as I said earlier, a tropey manga character. I wanted to believe the chemistry but it seemed a bit flat. Just my opinion, after all.
Actually liked this more than Unintentional Love Story (ULS). This was more powerful, more thought-provoking, and had much more to say in less amount of time. Tight script, incredibly well acted, especially Do Woo. In ULS, he was just OK, fault of the material I think, but he shined brightly and made me genuinely cry for him in this. I was heartbroken after that thing with his dad... and that wasn't the only tears. OST was good and touching.
Great show, not perfect, but definitely top-tier. And that OST, excellent.
But here we're back to him playing the usual timid "uke" being the unwanted recipient of the "seme" advances until he acquiesces trope.
FWIW: I liked Baa (PJ is hella cute) since the beginning and I'm glad by the end he was redeemed and not the complete asshat he was pretending to be.
Having said all that, it was alright--sticking ose to the same story beats as the original, though the classic launched the careers of many actors. What will this one do?
Must watch even if you didn't watch ULS.