I laugh every time I start a C-drama and see all the same actors I've seen before. Surely they have more than 200 actors in a country with nearly 1.5 billion people!
And if they're a good guy — it's a bit jarring if they were a bad guy in the drama you just watched. 😂
I would guess at this point — Kelvin and Veir develop some freaky co-dependent relationship, and join forces with insider Nana and her new love-interest Lalin. They topple everyone else in a dramatic climax, and start their own massive business. Final scene — a group champagne toast lounging on the beach in Phuket after their genius takedown/takeover.
It's a little odd that a major star would go to a shoot like that without a manager, but I guess it wasn't in the budget.
In any case, I'm loving all the silly chaos between Yushi and Yang Meng - they're golden together!
Full Cast: Lin Feng Song as You Qi Chen Wen as Yang Meng Wang Pei Wei as Xu Che Hu He Ran as Ye Ran
Supporting Cast Blue as Ye Ran's sister Joe as Liang Hao Li Zhi En as guest Tao Shuai as variety show director Wang Jing Xi as Fang Xiaotian Zhao Jing Yi as Li Mei Zhang Su Qin as Granny Tong Zheng Kai as Father Yang Fu Min Nan as dentist
Let’s talk about the vision that is Mark this season! 💅The wardrobe department isn't just doing their job;…
I was thinking the same thing! Mark was dazzling in haute couture — and yet Ohm looked just as good in a pair of jeans. And then there's Poon in a frumpy rugby shirt - get that man a makeover!
One of the things I like about this rom-com is the emotional range it covers. It's mostly silly, over-the-top comedy—but sprinkled throughout are these surprisingly grounded moments. For instance, when Jamie encourages Duang to just be himself and that his sincerity will come through. For a moment the chaos settles and there's real progress.
Just rewatched this brilliant, creative, and tragically underrated short drama. They're definitely one of the best looking BL couples I've seen - and they both have the most beautiful smiles and contagious laughs. The only glaring problem was - it was too short! 😁
The source novel is genius - I highly recommend it - the novel ending is a fever dream. 🥵🫣🤭
There is a whole lot to love about this drama - The whole concept of The Burnout Bar, the use of art as metaphor, the exploration of AI (limited as it was), real characters dealing in different ways with real traumas and challenges, and Pheem - yes just meeting Pheem.
However, I was disappointed that much of the interesting complexity introduced early on was never dealt with or resolved. And, while the set-up for everyone was great - ultimately they went no where.
I would have liked to see more growth and change, and story lines completed. Character growth is at the heart of any compelling narrative, because that's where the emotional payoff occurs. There was so much great material there to work with, and yet so much promise that was unfullfilled. There was enough material there for a 16 episode drama.
This is not unique to Burnout Syndrome - so many BL dramas start strong and end weak - like they don't know how to finish the story. Anyway, it was good and I'd still wholeheartedly recommend it - with an asterisk.
And if they're a good guy — it's a bit jarring if they were a bad guy in the drama you just watched. 😂
In any case, I'm loving all the silly chaos between Yushi and Yang Meng - they're golden together!
Full Cast:
Lin Feng Song as You Qi
Chen Wen as Yang Meng
Wang Pei Wei as Xu Che
Hu He Ran as Ye Ran
Supporting Cast
Blue as Ye Ran's sister
Joe as Liang Hao
Li Zhi En as guest
Tao Shuai as variety show director
Wang Jing Xi as Fang Xiaotian
Zhao Jing Yi as Li Mei
Zhang Su Qin as Granny Tong
Zheng Kai as Father Yang
Fu Min Nan as dentist
It has a nostalgic feel that reminds me of older CBLs such as Falling in Love With A Rival and My Sweet Professor.
If you expect high-end production value, you may discover this isn't your jam.
The source novel is genius - I highly recommend it - the novel ending is a fever dream. 🥵🫣🤭
However, I was disappointed that much of the interesting complexity introduced early on was never dealt with or resolved. And, while the set-up for everyone was great - ultimately they went no where.
I would have liked to see more growth and change, and story lines completed. Character growth is at the heart of any compelling narrative, because that's where the emotional payoff occurs. There was so much great material there to work with, and yet so much promise that was unfullfilled. There was enough material there for a 16 episode drama.
This is not unique to Burnout Syndrome - so many BL dramas start strong and end weak - like they don't know how to finish the story. Anyway, it was good and I'd still wholeheartedly recommend it - with an asterisk.