You know, about Teh, while I agree that he really need to process his feeling better and actually talk to people when he's upset instead to explode when he fails to bottle up his emotions and hurting everyone in the process, I also kinda understand him. Teh is a lot like my boyfriend, he hates changes the most and he doesn't really know how to handle his own emotions. We happened to live a very similar situation to what happened in episode 2: a week ago, one of our university classmates decided to take a break from university because he couldn't do it anymore and my boyfriend got really upset about it, even if he tried to not to show it. After, when we were alone, I asked him about that and he bursted into tears, saying that he felt hurt because he was afraid he would never get to hang out with our friend again and he also really looked up to that our friend like a role model and seeing him giving up, it made him think that he also wouldn't get to fullfil his dream. And even if he know that his way of thinking his selfish, he can't help but feeling hurt. And if I was ever to change university (me and my boyfriend are studying in the same course) I think my bf would react kinda like Teh did with Oh-aew, maybe he would not that harsh with his words, but he would be extremely upset. So, I kinda get why Teh acted the why he did, even if I know he should learn how to express himself without hurting other; I really hope that in the next episode they'll show us a little of his growth, I want him and Khim to talk and make up!
I kinda agree that there are a little too many time-skips, it makes the plot a little disconnected, but still, one of the most well done bl serie I've ever seen, the scenes are cinematic beautiful, almost breath-taking, the acting is so good that I can't help but fall in love with the characters and the story more and more and the music just complete this masterpiece perfectly.
When I started this I didn't think I could get this attached to these characters but here I am hoping for a third season just so I could met them again.
I want to like this so bad, but I can't watch two minutes of this drama without cringing.I just don't like the…
Okay, about the acting and the bgm I'll already expressed myself, so I'll talk about the plot and the characters in particular. The idea on which the story is based isn't that bad actually, but for now I find it executed very poorly. First of all, from what I understood until now, the icy-boss Jin Yu Zhen meets casually our protagonist Shi Lei and fell in love with him within two seconds; then he proceeds to buy the company where Shi Lei works, implement a no date policy in and out the company and somehow manage to move in with Shi Lei. While none of this is actually illegal, you can't tell me that it isn't creepy and borderline obsessive. It's a pity because his character is the only one I found intresting and I was curious about (also I would have liked that they explained the gloves thing at least before the end of episode 2, because like this it's just confusing: is he allergic to nichel? Is he misophobic?). Talking about Shi Lei... God, I'm sorry, but I just found him kinda annoying, he seems to have a big heart and does always his best, but I'm not a fan of characters that get nothing done by themselves just so that we can have the other ml at their rescue. The side couple is pretty cute, but not intresting enough to get me to watch the drama and the the other support characters... Well... They're so damn flat and lowkey unnecessary, I don't enjoy one bit seeing them on screen, it's just boring. Like for real, the only one who seems to have a past here is Jin Yu, about the others we know literally nothing if not that they want to remove the no dating policy, it's really hard to bond with them like this. Also, the plot is messy, it feels kinda disconnected and I don't know if it's because the poor acting or just the fact that the scenes are not well handled. In conclusion, I don't think it's terrible, but not worth it for me, even if I still encorage you all to give it a try, maybe it will be your cup of tea.
I want to like this so bad, but I can't watch two minutes of this drama without cringing. I just don't like the characters, they're too flat and monotone, and the plot isn't going really anywhere, all those cliché comedy scenes are so forced that make me want to look away. The acting unfortunately is a bit stiff and with this background music's choice, I really can't get immersed in the flow of the story even if I want (but the ost it's pretty cute). So, I think I'll drop it here, in the spoiler below I'll explain why in detail.
yeah. it was way too obvious. one of the things they use a lot in k-dramas. is to make you think it's that one…
I agree, it was way too obvious, even more so because of the plot, I mean we could just suspect doctor Sung or Ba Reum as they are the only two psychopaths on which the story focus on. It is pretty clear that if you depict only one of them as the main culprit, then the real killer would be the other one for the "shock value". I still have to watch the rest of the episodes, but for now there are a lot of things that don't add up if Ba Reum is the killer, so I hope I won't end up disappointed and that they will explain better what happened.
I'm watching episode 6 and, even if everything point to doctor Sung, for some reason I really can't shake the feeling that the serial killer is Ba Reum. I don't understand what's going on with doctor Sung, but I don't think he's the real killer?? It would be too obvious... So my bet is on Ba Reum, the boy seems too innocent for it to be real. Also, he was the one to suggest to make the live broadcast even if they didn't have the answer and to fabricate the video about the kid.
Edit: just finished episode 6. So I was right and Ba Reum is not so innocent as he looks. I still have a lot of questions and there are more than a few things that doesn't seem to click, so we'll see how it goes.
I don't know if I should keep watching this... The plot doesn't seem too bad, but the storyline is kinda messy and disconnected. Also I'm not convinced about their choices on the background music, most of time it just distract me from the scene. Most of the characters (not the two ml) seem to be one-note, without much deep, but I guess I can live with that. About the acting, it's mostly okay, even if could be better, but the side couple feels kinda... Flat? And "the rude but traumatized boss who bully and then fall in love with one of the employees" trope is so common and so discussed that I won't spend time on it. I guess I'll watch until episode four or five and then decide if it's better to drop it or not.
Gave this an 8 because the serie itself was cute and kinda sweet, it was almost like a breath of fresh air in the bl drama world, but the heck is this ending?? It doesn't make any damn sense?? They should just have ended it with Kai's birthday. That end literally shoved out the window everything this drama was about and also it just doesn't fit with the characterizations of the characters. It's a mess and I'm so disappointed because I really liked this so far.
I thought that I couldn't cry more than I did in episode 5 but clearly episode 8 proved me wrong. At the end, when Sang-Gu finds all the pairs of shoes his brother bought for him over the years... I just broke down
As I only read Faraway Wanders, I can't say much about Priest as a writer, but I surely enjoy that novel; yes, the plot wasn't the most original, but I was amused by her style, the novel is narrated with a lot well placed irony and a bit of cynicism. Also, I personally fell in love with every characters, especially it was a joy reading the bickering between the two male leads and neither one of them was inherently a "good" person (I love characters with gray morals).
The drama adaptation (Word of Honor) was great, the story didn't quite followed the novel, but it was well made and at some point even more interesting; I gladly appreciate how they given more depth and importance to the female characters. The actors too did really a great job, they all captured the essence of their roles and I couldn't help but fell in love all over again with the male leads and the other mains (I particularly liked Xie'er, Scorpion King, they made him a lot more complex and intriguing character, and Immortal Ye Bai Yi, this man was so darn funny I couldn't help but laugh everytime he talked). There's always the censorship's issues and the fact that cdrama usually don't have a very large budget, so the special effects are alway a bit meh, but they did their honest best and one can see that.
Overall, I iked both the novel and the drama and I almost consider them two different version of the same story, of course, both have some flaws, but I'll be lying if I were to say that it was a waste of time. I enjoy every moment I spent reading and watching Word of Honor and I think that Ah'Xu and Lao Wen will always have special place in my heart.
Agree with you, they shouldn't have rushed the ending. Still, it's a drama worth watching and the actors have…
Oh, yeah, thank you for the reminder, I totally forgot it! It should be marked as spoiler now. Also, I agree with you wholeheartedly, the actors did a splendid job and, even it's a pity the ending wasn't handle well, the drama its worth watching!
Loved this drama, but then they started killing all the main characters without a reason or making them act in a way that make no sense knowing their personality. It kinda ruined the ending for me (I can handle a sad end if it's well written) because I wasn't able to get fully in the story and get emotionally invested in it.Overall it was a good, the last ten or so episodes were a bit of a mess, but it deserves a full eight in rating.Also kudos to the ost, it's really beautiful, I could listen to it for hours.
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Teh is a lot like my boyfriend, he hates changes the most and he doesn't really know how to handle his own emotions. We happened to live a very similar situation to what happened in episode 2: a week ago, one of our university classmates decided to take a break from university because he couldn't do it anymore and my boyfriend got really upset about it, even if he tried to not to show it. After, when we were alone, I asked him about that and he bursted into tears, saying that he felt hurt because he was afraid he would never get to hang out with our friend again and he also really looked up to that our friend like a role model and seeing him giving up, it made him think that he also wouldn't get to fullfil his dream. And even if he know that his way of thinking his selfish, he can't help but feeling hurt.
And if I was ever to change university (me and my boyfriend are studying in the same course) I think my bf would react kinda like Teh did with Oh-aew, maybe he would not that harsh with his words, but he would be extremely upset.
So, I kinda get why Teh acted the why he did, even if I know he should learn how to express himself without hurting other; I really hope that in the next episode they'll show us a little of his growth, I want him and Khim to talk and make up!
I kinda agree that there are a little too many time-skips, it makes the plot a little disconnected, but still, one of the most well done bl serie I've ever seen, the scenes are cinematic beautiful, almost breath-taking, the acting is so good that I can't help but fall in love with the characters and the story more and more and the music just complete this masterpiece perfectly.
The idea on which the story is based isn't that bad actually, but for now I find it executed very poorly. First of all, from what I understood until now, the icy-boss Jin Yu Zhen meets casually our protagonist Shi Lei and fell in love with him within two seconds; then he proceeds to buy the company where Shi Lei works, implement a no date policy in and out the company and somehow manage to move in with Shi Lei. While none of this is actually illegal, you can't tell me that it isn't creepy and borderline obsessive. It's a pity because his character is the only one I found intresting and I was curious about (also I would have liked that they explained the gloves thing at least before the end of episode 2, because like this it's just confusing: is he allergic to nichel? Is he misophobic?).
Talking about Shi Lei... God, I'm sorry, but I just found him kinda annoying, he seems to have a big heart and does always his best, but I'm not a fan of characters that get nothing done by themselves just so that we can have the other ml at their rescue.
The side couple is pretty cute, but not intresting enough to get me to watch the drama and the the other support characters... Well... They're so damn flat and lowkey unnecessary, I don't enjoy one bit seeing them on screen, it's just boring.
Like for real, the only one who seems to have a past here is Jin Yu, about the others we know literally nothing if not that they want to remove the no dating policy, it's really hard to bond with them like this.
Also, the plot is messy, it feels kinda disconnected and I don't know if it's because the poor acting or just the fact that the scenes are not well handled.
In conclusion, I don't think it's terrible, but not worth it for me, even if I still encorage you all to give it a try, maybe it will be your cup of tea.
I just don't like the characters, they're too flat and monotone, and the plot isn't going really anywhere, all those cliché comedy scenes are so forced that make me want to look away.
The acting unfortunately is a bit stiff and with this background music's choice, I really can't get immersed in the flow of the story even if I want (but the ost it's pretty cute).
So, I think I'll drop it here, in the spoiler below I'll explain why in detail.
I still have to watch the rest of the episodes, but for now there are a lot of things that don't add up if Ba Reum is the killer, so I hope I won't end up disappointed and that they will explain better what happened.
Edit: just finished episode 6. So I was right and Ba Reum is not so innocent as he looks. I still have a lot of questions and there are more than a few things that doesn't seem to click, so we'll see how it goes.
Most of the characters (not the two ml) seem to be one-note, without much deep, but I guess I can live with that. About the acting, it's mostly okay, even if could be better, but the side couple feels kinda... Flat?
And "the rude but traumatized boss who bully and then fall in love with one of the employees" trope is so common and so discussed that I won't spend time on it.
I guess I'll watch until episode four or five and then decide if it's better to drop it or not.
It's a mess and I'm so disappointed because I really liked this so far.
Also, I personally fell in love with every characters, especially it was a joy reading the bickering between the two male leads and neither one of them was inherently a "good" person (I love characters with gray morals).
The drama adaptation (Word of Honor) was great, the story didn't quite followed the novel, but it was well made and at some point even more interesting; I gladly appreciate how they given more depth and importance to the female characters.
The actors too did really a great job, they all captured the essence of their roles and I couldn't help but fell in love all over again with the male leads and the other mains (I particularly liked Xie'er, Scorpion King, they made him a lot more complex and intriguing character, and Immortal Ye Bai Yi, this man was so darn funny I couldn't help but laugh everytime he talked).
There's always the censorship's issues and the fact that cdrama usually don't have a very large budget, so the special effects are alway a bit meh, but they did their honest best and one can see that.
Overall, I iked both the novel and the drama and I almost consider them two different version of the same story, of course, both have some flaws, but I'll be lying if I were to say that it was a waste of time. I enjoy every moment I spent reading and watching Word of Honor and I think that Ah'Xu and Lao Wen will always have special place in my heart.
Also, I agree with you wholeheartedly, the actors did a splendid job and, even it's a pity the ending wasn't handle well, the drama its worth watching!