Superb viewing, but please can i have 4 more episodes of epilogue with post palace life, pretty please
Until now I was not the greatest fan of Dylan's acting (I luved ever night 1 and dropped season 2 because of the actor switch) but this drama he was perfectly cast and deserve all the praise for the performance.
A damn good watch, not your usual Kdrama fare, it probably did not need the soft porn scenes in the first episodes but then it most likely needed the buzz to draw the audiences in. It tackles a lot of female issues that are all too often very conspicuous in their absence in Kdramas, admittedly most of them got on overly rosy spin on them,, but it's what gave this drama a light smiley feel-good aura. It always bugged me that Asian dramas spend more attention to new smartphone features instead of the use contraceptives. This was a very breezy adult watch, and in danger to sound very shallow - my god Park Sun Ho's abs!
This was the drama of the great expectation, it had its moments, but it got too repetitive and boring, could not stop myself from going into fast forward mode, if it had been compacted in maybe 24 episodes some of the great acting performances would not have drowned in the overly long convoluted storytelling.
Very decent drama, puts a smile on your face nearly every episode, true in the initial episodes the mis-understandings are way over the top, especially for somebody that is supposed to be a highly educated person, but the drama quickly moves on to a very positive non-toxic relationship. Lovely parent-child relationships. Fantastic interactions between the boss and his secretary assistant.
my only personally pet peeve ... the ML make-up ... what on earth with the colour of lipstick and eyes, he looks like a ghost most of the time ... admittedly a very handsome one
Light comedy done very well, it feels more like watching an extended theater play instead of a TV series. It does not take itself too seriously. Highly recommended if you are looking for something that puts a smile on your face.
Pretty intense drama, it will not be everybody's cup of tea, if you do not like cliff hangers you better wait till the whole thing has aired with part II, the first 8 episodes are only the beginning, nothing is resolved, how many plot twists are still to come ... looking forward to it ... very impressive piece of story writing.
watched all the episodes with the atrocious subs from Mango, although the quality of the subs makes you cringe - a bit like the sound of nails on a black board - I just could not wait for better subs, the overall story and acting is great, with my imagination (and vast experience with Cdrama stories) I was able to connect the dots and translate the garbled subs into something understandable in my brain. I hope in the coming months another platform will pick up the drama and fix the subs so that this drama can be enjoyed by everyone.
Superb drama, perfectly cast actors - best ensemble troop of 2022 , interesting plot with all its twists and turns. I was glued to my screen every single episode without twisty finger to fast forward.
Only slight minor point on the storyline for me personally ... it could have done without the romance, it felt a tat out of place.
I think this needs an urgent 18+ content rating ... LOL(... submitted content rating change to MDL ...)PS. first…
I requested MDL to give it an 18+ or R rating ... the answer I got:
"Based on what? for rating we only accept native sources"
... this cracked me up completely ... procedural admin at its best ... think maybe other people should try to make the same request: 1). to try to warn unsuspecting innocent Kdrama viewers (the majority of viewers for Kdrama) 2). to make you crack up like I did on the absurdity of the response ...
Completed ... very much enjoyed this drama, I would say it is missing 10 episodes or so to really fully make sense and tie up all the loose ends that are flapping around. It is clear that this drama got butchered in the editing room most likely due to ever increasing censorship crap. Even with this, the acting is good, the sets and costumes are gorgeous, we take what we can get with Cdramas these days.
Just one episode today? youku used to release so many eps though
kisskh.me. does NOT release anything, they are an illegal distributor (like dramacool, dramanice etc ...). they only poach from the licensed distributors in this case Youku and Viki
This is turning out to be a much better watch than I thought it would, FL acting is top-notch. Interest-wise it is the brother-sister scenes that I look forward to most, also the bromance between Lu Guang Han and Gu Qiao Bei has me hooked - interesting how it is given an extra layer by taking them into the game world as male/female.
Enjoyed it, good thing it was only 12 episodes, and yes it is very much "The D.O. show" , a bit uneven and over the top with the scooby-doo side-kick trope thrown in
Did enjoy this drama, more than what most of the other commenters seem to think about it.
Especially liked the insight (not that we did not already know that ) on how these reality shows are full of manipulation and scripts to cause conflict, over the top drama and exploit the participants, What I did not like about the ending was Kang Chai Ri, her background story does not redeem any of the shitty stuff her character does, a few sorry's just does not cut it - there should have been some serious consequences.
Did you watch the confidence? I started watching it on dramacool but it doesn’t seem to have subs after ep 32.
Dramacool and all the other not so legal distributors (better have good protection on your computer/phone because they also steal info from you playing it) poached it from productive procrastination the volunteer subber who left it at ep32, probably because the original streamers (WeTV, Mango) completed it, it is on MangoTV but VIP access only (will depend on region I suspect)
Mesmerising - the chemistry between FL & ML gets you hooked, the storytelling is superb but it is that chemistry which glues you to your screen.
(my only pet peeve with it is the bad acting and the ridiculously written character of Jiu - not sure why the viewer is treated like an idiot and they need an irritating git to explain things)
Until now I was not the greatest fan of Dylan's acting (I luved ever night 1 and dropped season 2 because of the actor switch) but this drama he was perfectly cast and deserve all the praise for the performance.
It tackles a lot of female issues that are all too often very conspicuous in their absence in Kdramas, admittedly most of them got on overly rosy spin on them,, but it's what gave this drama a light smiley feel-good aura.
It always bugged me that Asian dramas spend more attention to new smartphone features instead of the use contraceptives.
This was a very breezy adult watch, and in danger to sound very shallow - my god Park Sun Ho's abs!
my only personally pet peeve ... the ML make-up ... what on earth with the colour of lipstick and eyes, he looks like a ghost most of the time ... admittedly a very handsome one
Highly recommended if you are looking for something that puts a smile on your face.
I hope in the coming months another platform will pick up the drama and fix the subs so that this drama can be enjoyed by everyone.
Only slight minor point on the storyline for me personally ... it could have done without the romance, it felt a tat out of place.
"Based on what? for rating we only accept native sources"
... this cracked me up completely ... procedural admin at its best ...
think maybe other people should try to make the same request:
1). to try to warn unsuspecting innocent Kdrama viewers (the majority of viewers for Kdrama)
2). to make you crack up like I did on the absurdity of the response ...
(... submitted content rating change to MDL ...)
PS. first 2 episodes are brilliant
It is clear that this drama got butchered in the editing room most likely due to ever increasing censorship crap.
Even with this, the acting is good, the sets and costumes are gorgeous, we take what we can get with Cdramas these days.
Interest-wise it is the brother-sister scenes that I look forward to most, also the bromance between Lu Guang Han and Gu Qiao Bei has me hooked - interesting how it is given an extra layer by taking them into the game world as male/female.
Especially liked the insight (not that we did not already know that ) on how these reality shows are full of manipulation and scripts to cause conflict, over the top drama and exploit the participants, What I did not like about the ending was Kang Chai Ri, her background story does not redeem any of the shitty stuff her character does, a few sorry's just does not cut it - there should have been some serious consequences.
(my only pet peeve with it is the bad acting and the ridiculously written character of Jiu - not sure why the viewer is treated like an idiot and they need an irritating git to explain things)
for sure this one is not for everyone