Finally, after a decade, this drama trumped my previous favorite Korean drama. It contains all my favorite tropes: Rich man/poor woman, Cold man/warm woman, Contract Relationship, Enemies to Lovers. It's like WWWSK without the annoying secondary couple. Ahn Hyo Seop gives Lee Young Joon vibes as Kang Tae Moo, and is quirky as the workaholic and aloof chaebol. But Kim Se Jeong is amazing as the duplicitous Shin Ha Ri who pretends to be her BFF to get her said BFF out of blind dates. Kim Se Jeong is adorable as the ardent food researcher and funny as the fake Young Seo and she plays both characters well.
The situations that Ha Ri find herself in are hilarious and Tae Moo's unusual responses to her antics make for comedy gold. ABP is rom-com done right, and is lighthearted despite all the clichés. The secondary couple isn't too shabby either, and their story is also endearing. Other characters are also multi-dimensional, and I especially liked Tae Moo's grandfather who is a hoot. Love, love this drama.
I'm not really fond of FML chasing ML first, especially if they are clingy and looking desperate for male attention, but after a few episodes of this drama, I'm not as averse to Yuan Bing Yan as the Princess Chang Le as I thought. But what really kept me going is Zheng Ye Cheng as the aloof Commander of the Guards. He first caught my attention in Love O2O as Hao Mei who was in this bromantic relationship with Vin Zhang. But here, Ye Cheng is a totally different person, much older and with better acting.
As Shen Yen, he endures the silly antics of the stalker-y Princess, sometimes even to the detriment of his missions. The Princess thinks that she has charmed her way in Shen Yen's heart as he was as firm in his rejection. Portrayed as a pampered brat, especially over-indulged by her doting Grandfather, Chang Le is most likely a misunderstood woman who had to deal with political machinations (even from her own father) since her mother's death. Of course, we know eventually that Shen Yan will cave in and profess his undying love for the Princess but before they can live happily after, the couple has to go through the usual trial and tribulation set forth by their conniving relatives and friends and relatives of said conniving relatives.
The drama would not be complete without secondary and tertiary couples, between ML's brother and FL's bestie, and also between their two servants. Contrived couple-dom for the win. This drama is lighter than your usual historical drama, just by counting by the number of times that the FML strategically falls into the ML's arms, and eye-rolls at said "accidental" tripping.
This is my favorite E-sports drama so far even trumped my previous fave E-Sports Romance (Love O2O). Cheng Xiao is adorable as the amateur game goddess Tong Yao, who in the beginning was like a deer caught in headlights when she enters a professional gaming league as the only female player and a mainly-male dominated sport. She suffers some initial setback and distrust from more seasoned players, including the team captain of ZGDX, where Tong Yao is a member. Xu Kai as Lu Si Cheng is convincing as the cold and aloof leader, who later warms up to Tong Yao after she proved her value to the club. Supporting Tong Yao from the beginning is her bestie Jin Yang, even while she is navigating her own battles with love (the on-and-off relationship with Ai Jia).
In the course of the drama, we see the introduction of many characters, with some falling for the Mulan and God of OPL, and while some are harmless crushes, others fans were far more vindictive. The drama takes this opportunity and others to demonstrate how being a keyboard warrior can affect the lives of the people being talked about. Despite the popularity of some of these players, they are also human who are vulnerable to unwarranted criticism, especially if they are attacks on a personal level. The drama also showcases the level of cooperation between teammates while playing a game, as well, as how they operate in their private lives. For example even though Si Cheng's tenacious protectiveness of his colleagues is well-intentioned, he had to learn to trust his teammates to carry the burden.
In other notes, Though the in-game animation /CGI is pretty badass, sometimes it is difficult to follow the gaming strategies especially if you are not an active player of a MOBA game like Onmyoji Arena. Although the drama imparts many kernels of wisdom regarding teamwork, online bullying, lack of parental support and/or self-esteem, etc. sometimes it tends to get preachy. Otherwise it is a feel good drama.
So Porchay really gave up on his future, passion and studies just for a guy met a few weeks ago after all the…
I thought the same. That what a waste that Porshe found a way for his brother to go to Music College only for Chay to just dump the opportunity because of a broken heart.
Not too impressed with the last two episodes. I think they spent too much money on Yok's breast implants or renting Kinns's villa that they cannot even afford to buy some better pyrotechnics.
The pacing and editing of the first half of the show was definitely better, as the last few episodes seemed all over the place with some unnecessary scenes that don't contribute to the story. For supposedly dangerous Mafia, I can't believe that people could just easily go in and out of their properties without more stringent security, like how I found it funny that Vegas would have the keys to the prison cell and handcuffs.
The fighting choreography in this episode wasn't as badass awesome as the ones in the first few episodes. I even laughed at how come we see only K/P running out of the bomb-rigged building when there are also other people together with them.
The only thing I'm left wondering after watching this episode is where is the brown stain on Porche's tighty whities?
Lol Ep 8 was so funny! Not they are scared as shit while watching My roommate is a Gumiho 😂😂
Yeah I thought they were watching like Hotel de Luna or Master's Sun from how scared they are. I'm a scaredy cat but even My Roommate is Gumiho wasn't even scary. 😅😅😅
I still don't understand the low rating for this show????? I love it. The guy who plays Amber is a great actor.…
Ikr? IMHO, this is so much better than Plus and Minus and yet that show has a higher rating than this. I guess more people like the other one better? Who knows? Oh well. It is what it is. But hopefully this won't deter people from watching, because I do take account ratings here on MDL and usually don't watch shows lower than 7.5.
Wow. There's a lot of generalizations and assumptions here. Did you conduct a consensus on the percentage of number…
Well, it is certainly better research than your assuming that 75% of idols are gay. To what ends did you determine this? Did you poll everybody in the K-entertainment industry? Or even a sample? In parallel theory, you are saying that 75% also of Hollywood are gay? How about the number of people who straight?
It's not that I fear a higher percentage of LGBTQ people, heck, I'm all for it, if that was truly the case, there wouldn't be so much push back and hate going on. Just because I'm queer doesn't mean I will push down the LGBTQ agenda down people's throats just to suit my narrative. I accept that there are long strides to go to make identifying whether straight or gay be as easy as or non-issue as choosing whether I like peanut butter or jam on my toast. That being what gender we identify with shouldn't matter and should not be defining us as people.
Yes, the role of Kamol is miscasted for sure. The trailer alone proves it, I can't even take it seriously. I found…
But this is a Thailand production so The ex in Be Loved won't work. I was picturing Zee instead as Kamol. Now if I can photoshop Yoon in the drama by watching it with one eye closed......
Wrong pairing for this supposedly sexy drama. If Maxtul or MewGulf aren't available, I would prefer these pairs to be Kamol/Kim:
Ohm/Fluke Ohm/Nanon Kao/Up Oat/James Zee/Saint
I didn't like Yoon in My Ride and skipped all his scenes, and I added this title before watching My Ride, so I'm most likely going to sit this one out.
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The situations that Ha Ri find herself in are hilarious and Tae Moo's unusual responses to her antics make for comedy gold. ABP is rom-com done right, and is lighthearted despite all the clichés. The secondary couple isn't too shabby either, and their story is also endearing. Other characters are also multi-dimensional, and I especially liked Tae Moo's grandfather who is a hoot. Love, love this drama.
As Shen Yen, he endures the silly antics of the stalker-y Princess, sometimes even to the detriment of his missions. The Princess thinks that she has charmed her way in Shen Yen's heart as he was as firm in his rejection. Portrayed as a pampered brat, especially over-indulged by her doting Grandfather, Chang Le is most likely a misunderstood woman who had to deal with political machinations (even from her own father) since her mother's death. Of course, we know eventually that Shen Yan will cave in and profess his undying love for the Princess but before they can live happily after, the couple has to go through the usual trial and tribulation set forth by their conniving relatives and friends and relatives of said conniving relatives.
The drama would not be complete without secondary and tertiary couples, between ML's brother and FL's bestie, and also between their two servants. Contrived couple-dom for the win. This drama is lighter than your usual historical drama, just by counting by the number of times that the FML strategically falls into the ML's arms, and eye-rolls at said "accidental" tripping.
In the course of the drama, we see the introduction of many characters, with some falling for the Mulan and God of OPL, and while some are harmless crushes, others fans were far more vindictive. The drama takes this opportunity and others to demonstrate how being a keyboard warrior can affect the lives of the people being talked about. Despite the popularity of some of these players, they are also human who are vulnerable to unwarranted criticism, especially if they are attacks on a personal level. The drama also showcases the level of cooperation between teammates while playing a game, as well, as how they operate in their private lives. For example even though Si Cheng's tenacious protectiveness of his colleagues is well-intentioned, he had to learn to trust his teammates to carry the burden.
In other notes, Though the in-game animation /CGI is pretty badass, sometimes it is difficult to follow the gaming strategies especially if you are not an active player of a MOBA game like Onmyoji Arena. Although the drama imparts many kernels of wisdom regarding teamwork, online bullying, lack of parental support and/or self-esteem, etc. sometimes it tends to get preachy. Otherwise it is a feel good drama.
The pacing and editing of the first half of the show was definitely better, as the last few episodes seemed all over the place with some unnecessary scenes that don't contribute to the story. For supposedly dangerous Mafia, I can't believe that people could just easily go in and out of their properties without more stringent security, like how I found it funny that Vegas would have the keys to the prison cell and handcuffs.
The fighting choreography in this episode wasn't as badass awesome as the ones in the first few episodes. I even laughed at how come we see only K/P running out of the bomb-rigged building when there are also other people together with them.
The only thing I'm left wondering after watching this episode is where is the brown stain on Porche's tighty whities?
And I don't even like hyenas.
In parallel theory, you are saying that 75% also of Hollywood are gay? How about the number of people who straight?
It's not that I fear a higher percentage of LGBTQ people, heck, I'm all for it, if that was truly the case, there wouldn't be so much push back and hate going on. Just because I'm queer doesn't mean I will push down the LGBTQ agenda down people's throats just to suit my narrative. I accept that there are long strides to go to make identifying whether straight or gay be as easy as or non-issue as choosing whether I like peanut butter or jam on my toast. That being what gender we identify with shouldn't matter and should not be defining us as people.
Ohm/Fluke
Ohm/Nanon
Kao/Up
Oat/James
Zee/Saint
I didn't like Yoon in My Ride and skipped all his scenes, and I added this title before watching My Ride, so I'm most likely going to sit this one out.