How cute are Xiang Hao Ting (Wayne Song) and Yu Xi Gu (Huang Chun Chih) in the last episode! (number 5 on vikki). The last 5 min of this episode were the BEST! and i thought the styling/outfits were much better than in previous episodes. At first i was a bit meh about the acting, but i actually really love watching Wayne Song processing his emotions, all the little tantrums hahahaha, i love the dynamic between his character and the younger sister too (the whole family actually) But like are we not gonna talk about THAT scene between Wilson Liu and Zhang Han Yuan??? they are easily my favorite couple in this show - i just love the way Wilson Liu plays his character with so much pent up emotion and desperation - he is such a cutie :)
Honestly re-reading that the plot of this drama sounds bat shit crazy... so many random and dramatic things happen to these 2 poor lonely orphans.... who writes this stuff? Kudos to them!
Toko is going to have Kiyotakas baby without telling him, she will raise the child as a single mother. Sadly she has a miscarriage and loses the baby. Kiyotaka travels abroad where he is involved in a terrorist attack, he gets PTSD and returns to Japan, on the way he meets up with Han-Chan who supports and looks after him while he recovers. He suffers deep depression and struggles to find meaning and purpose in life. Toko Hears of his return and seeks him out, only to find him in a relationship with Han-Chan, she leaves without seeing him and resolves herself to "let him go" because she loves him so much she just wants him to be happy. Toko's father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Shinji proposes, she refuses, telling him she has already met the love of her life, and that she will always and only love kiyotaka even if they can never be together. how noble and stupid...
They all end up traveling back to the town where they volunteered and it all began. There toko has a reflective moment where she asks shinji if his proposal still stands, before they can answer one another, unexpectedly Kiyotaka and Han-Chan appear. Toko brings up the proposal in front of them, and publicly accepts it, later Shinji calls her out on it stating that he knows she did it on purpose to hurt kiyotaka, or to prove a point (that she has moved on and is happy) however at this stage kiyotaka still belives toko dumped him and has no idea about the whole baby miscarriage, his feelings for Han-Chan seem a little watery - but seeing Toko move on kind of strengthens his resolve to fully commit to the relationship. Han-Chan is permanently insecure and jealous of Toko's hold on Kiyotaka.
Toko marries Shinji, and on the day she goes into labor, Shinji has travelled to find Kiyotaka and tell him about tokos first pregnancy. Han-chan and Kiyotaka fight, she tells him to please choose her, she is angry and sad and desperate. He hugs her and tells her that he chooses her....but at this point in time he doesnt really have a chance with Toko because she is literally about to give birth and is married.... Shinji is very angry at the world and at toko a bit because of the situation they are all in because of the decisions made in the past that just wont go away, his job is going downhill... he gets a call from toko and rushes back to the hospital. Tokos father dies the same night she has her baby, and that same day Shinji is arrested and sent to prison for fraud. wow... can you say whiplash?? timejump! Toko now lives in the countryside it's 2019 - the child is about 3-4 maybe? Shinji is still in jail. Kiyotaka is on assignment as a reporter and sent to the town, on the bus we get a flashback of him and Han-Chan breaking up - she states that she loves him but cant be with him because their lifestyle is suffocating her and she just wants to travel. It appears that they are separated but still in contact. It is unclear the nature of their relationship at this point. He meets with toko, they spend 2 days walking around the senic town NOT discussing any of the many issues between them, until one conversation where she basically tells him all the horrid things that happened to her the day her father died etc, she tells him about Shinji being in jail - but get this - she will wait for him and will not divorce him! and we all know how stubborn she is and how much she sticks to her guns... so yes... tragedy all round for these two would be lovers. As Kiyotaka is leaving town, she abruptly tells him she loves him, as a human, and thanks him for existing, he returns the sentiment gets on the bus and leaves. She turns around sheds a single tear then smiles when she sees her daughter. Meanwhile Kiyotaka on the bus seems much more emotional, he looks a little lost, a little desperate and a bit indecisive about whether he is making the right choice? or perhaps just trying to accept that fate has laid different paths for the two of them? or maybe he is questioning WHY he had to fall in love with such a cold and pig headed woman who makes all the most selfish choices??? Heads up Toko - i dont think Shinji is going to thank you for sticking around and only half returning his love when he KNOWS you love someone else? that's just selfish! the end!
Ok. So i really struggled to understand the thinking behind the decision making of each character? Even after her husband shinji is arrested and in jail for YEARS and the supposed love of her life shows up, she still firmly tells him that she will wait for her husband (but she still loves kiyotaka and always will???) like... just BE with him! you never really liked your husband anyway? there was zero chemistry there and he is in JAIL!! Then there is han-Chan who supposedly loves kiyotaka but ultimately leaves him? this at least i can understand because she had a pre-existing desire to travel and a passion for life that being with Kiyotaka was suffocating. I dont feel that Kiyotaka ever really shows signs of truly loving her back in the same way so i felt at least their seperation was well developed and justified..... It really irritates me that we are to buy into the premice that Toko and Kiyotaka are soul mates or destined to love one another, their romance is so short and Kiyotaka never even fights for Toko! not even once! not when he finds out about the miscarriage, not when he breaks up with Han-Chan and ultimately not even when they are reunited and she admits she still loves him (she says it first!). I get Toko's whole self sacrificing love thing in the beginning, but years have passed, they have all grown and healed a bit.. surely it is time to move on and try to be together if you really do love one another??? the only real thing stopping them is Toko still being married - which honestly, her and Shinji were apart longer than they were together? so why stand by the moral high ground here when you have endured so many hardships?? This made me so mad! ahahha can you tell! cannot stop shaking my fists at the TV. the only redeeming factor is that look on Kiyotakas face as the bus drives away - i have a feeling he might be back, that look was so full of longing and dare i say it, indescision. He looks so torn as to what the right choice is - sadly though - toko seems to be sad, but still at peace with her decision, even though all she has done is hurt those around her??
Does anyone know if this is based on an existing story - and what the general plot is? Or is this an original story and we just have to wait? Just trying to work out if this is going to be a happy ending romance or some kind of tragedy.. .
Just finished watching this and really loved it! Xu Feng as Yuan Zong is amazing! he has so much screen presence - and Simon Gong as Xia Yao is adorable. All the side character romances are really cute too! go watch it! hopefully one day they will release the uncut version with all the steamy kissing scenes that are omitted that we have to imagine ourselves...
can Anyone tell me if this drama has a happy ending and explain it for me please if it doesn’t. I want to watch…
Yes, happy ending in regards to the status of their relationship etc. You have to take into account that this in a censored show - so all kissing scenes etc are omitted so you have to really use your imagination to see the characters relationship as fully developed/realised. Parts of the editing seem choppy for this reason and the show ends as if there could have been more episodes. ie... there are sometimes confusing parts and bits that are underdeveloped/explained. That said the two Male Leads are both so so so attractive and have great chemistry - i really enjoyed watching this, it ends without a real conclusion - there is no season 2 and so you dont get a happily ever after into the sunset kind of story conclusion but there are some excellent moments/scenes throughout that make it all worthwhile.
So glad i watched this ! really loved seeing the characters fleshed out a bit more - i think someone in the comments said it best when they described Kido and Rio as soulmates who have just lent themselves to other people... i feel that their story inst over yet. I wish they had explored/ explained what happened to their relationship a bit more though - it is so abrupt and Kido just says "things became awkward" and then cut scene... it's all over...??? PLEASE EXPLAIN!
OK. so i didnt realise until i finished watching this how many scenes were cut!! it was sooo bad!! i should have read the comments and watched the uncut version on viki!!! makes so much more scense with the kissing/sex scenes in...
I really wanted to like this but i just cant after watching 2 episodes - there is no chemistry between the leads - and whilst the FL is supposed to be shy, she actually looks terrified and really NOT into his sexual advances...?? That combined with the stalkerish possessiveness he has after knowing her for about 1 hour was just too much for me! hahaha
But like are we not gonna talk about THAT scene between Wilson Liu and Zhang Han Yuan??? they are easily my favorite couple in this show - i just love the way Wilson Liu plays his character with so much pent up emotion and desperation - he is such a cutie :)
Kiyotaka travels abroad where he is involved in a terrorist attack, he gets PTSD and returns to Japan, on the way he meets up with Han-Chan who supports and looks after him while he recovers. He suffers deep depression and struggles to find meaning and purpose in life.
Toko Hears of his return and seeks him out, only to find him in a relationship with Han-Chan, she leaves without seeing him and resolves herself to "let him go" because she loves him so much she just wants him to be happy. Toko's father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Shinji proposes, she refuses, telling him she has already met the love of her life, and that she will always and only love kiyotaka even if they can never be together. how noble and stupid...
They all end up traveling back to the town where they volunteered and it all began. There toko has a reflective moment where she asks shinji if his proposal still stands, before they can answer one another, unexpectedly Kiyotaka and Han-Chan appear. Toko brings up the proposal in front of them, and publicly accepts it, later Shinji calls her out on it stating that he knows she did it on purpose to hurt kiyotaka, or to prove a point (that she has moved on and is happy) however at this stage kiyotaka still belives toko dumped him and has no idea about the whole baby miscarriage, his feelings for Han-Chan seem a little watery - but seeing Toko move on kind of strengthens his resolve to fully commit to the relationship. Han-Chan is permanently insecure and jealous of Toko's hold on Kiyotaka.
Toko marries Shinji, and on the day she goes into labor, Shinji has travelled to find Kiyotaka and tell him about tokos first pregnancy. Han-chan and Kiyotaka fight, she tells him to please choose her, she is angry and sad and desperate. He hugs her and tells her that he chooses her....but at this point in time he doesnt really have a chance with Toko because she is literally about to give birth and is married....
Shinji is very angry at the world and at toko a bit because of the situation they are all in because of the decisions made in the past that just wont go away, his job is going downhill... he gets a call from toko and rushes back to the hospital. Tokos father dies the same night she has her baby, and that same day Shinji is arrested and sent to prison for fraud. wow... can you say whiplash??
timejump!
Toko now lives in the countryside it's 2019 - the child is about 3-4 maybe? Shinji is still in jail. Kiyotaka is on assignment as a reporter and sent to the town, on the bus we get a flashback of him and Han-Chan breaking up - she states that she loves him but cant be with him because their lifestyle is suffocating her and she just wants to travel. It appears that they are separated but still in contact. It is unclear the nature of their relationship at this point.
He meets with toko, they spend 2 days walking around the senic town NOT discussing any of the many issues between them, until one conversation where she basically tells him all the horrid things that happened to her the day her father died etc, she tells him about Shinji being in jail - but get this - she will wait for him and will not divorce him! and we all know how stubborn she is and how much she sticks to her guns... so yes... tragedy all round for these two would be lovers.
As Kiyotaka is leaving town, she abruptly tells him she loves him, as a human, and thanks him for existing, he returns the sentiment gets on the bus and leaves. She turns around sheds a single tear then smiles when she sees her daughter. Meanwhile Kiyotaka on the bus seems much more emotional, he looks a little lost, a little desperate and a bit indecisive about whether he is making the right choice? or perhaps just trying to accept that fate has laid different paths for the two of them? or maybe he is questioning WHY he had to fall in love with such a cold and pig headed woman who makes all the most selfish choices??? Heads up Toko - i dont think Shinji is going to thank you for sticking around and only half returning his love when he KNOWS you love someone else? that's just selfish!
the end!
It really irritates me that we are to buy into the premice that Toko and Kiyotaka are soul mates or destined to love one another, their romance is so short and Kiyotaka never even fights for Toko! not even once! not when he finds out about the miscarriage, not when he breaks up with Han-Chan and ultimately not even when they are reunited and she admits she still loves him (she says it first!). I get Toko's whole self sacrificing love thing in the beginning, but years have passed, they have all grown and healed a bit.. surely it is time to move on and try to be together if you really do love one another??? the only real thing stopping them is Toko still being married - which honestly, her and Shinji were apart longer than they were together? so why stand by the moral high ground here when you have endured so many hardships??
This made me so mad! ahahha can you tell! cannot stop shaking my fists at the TV. the only redeeming factor is that look on Kiyotakas face as the bus drives away - i have a feeling he might be back, that look was so full of longing and dare i say it, indescision. He looks so torn as to what the right choice is - sadly though - toko seems to be sad, but still at peace with her decision, even though all she has done is hurt those around her??
I wish they had explored/ explained what happened to their relationship a bit more though - it is so abrupt and Kido just says "things became awkward" and then cut scene... it's all over...??? PLEASE EXPLAIN!