Reviews

One of my first ever Thai drama and I will always go back to it

to start off this drama was really nice like everything makes sense. The chaos was chaos. Their love was loving, but the thing that just makes me laugh. A bit is how the age gap he like left for like I don’t know how many years, but came back looking the same like literally but as for the female lead, she literally grew and you can tell because there was two different person playing the main lead. I mean like his action and I don’t know style changed like you can tell he grew up but I just wished they made it look more like he grew up and not just grow up. I don’t know if that makes sense but it makes sense to me so but after all, it was really good the mom absolutely love the Auntie love her too the mean girl she played a good role like everything needed to be solved from her second lead. yay they got together. They were accepted, but poor girl who committed suicide just so people can know her innocence like it was quite scary for me, but not scary to the point where like I cannot handle it like when I rewatch it I just skip the beginning and like get to the part where mean girls is coming back to city to watch over main guys sick mother I really feel bad for a mean girls grandma too like she had a short role but then like every drama of her as a grandma like I absolutely love. but this drama was really nice re-watching worthy. also, the song for like the second or third lead I don’t know how you would put them as but it was really good like I love that song like it just feels so lovely like I would love to slow dance with my lover with it one day.

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One of the BEST revenge plots + subtle BL

This may or may NOT contain spoilers, depending on how you perceive it. However, I won't spoil the story; I'll just share a few character interactions and my thoughts on it.

*Story Plot*
-INCREDIBLE in my opinion. The scheming and plotting are mind-blowing because it's not just some basic revenge plot, NAH the female lead used "legal methods" to slowly kill those who conned her and disguised herself as someone who, on the outside, is being helpful but on the inside is trying to get the criminals to slowly destroy each other.
If you've seen it, you know how elaborate the plan is.
What made me so angry is how the bad guys got away easily just because they could LIE. One of the characters IMO has serious brain damage to believe in their lies after being tricked by them several times.
-Tagged FL turned evil, she really showed who's BOSS and saw through the revenge plot to the end, even when her family members told her to stop. Eventually, FL - Mei realized that the revenge wasn't worth this much loss and decided to face the consequences. The lakorn hints at concepts of morality and forgiveness (no, this isn't AI-generated), not for the sake of others but for our own happiness. The ending was humane and ended perfectly (although it would have been nice to see those two get married).

*Characters/Acting*
-The acting was really good, freaking Nisa (main antagonist) really got on my nerves when she was skeptical of literally everything and everyone. Can't underestimate how horrible a person she could get. But Foei, her husband, gave me chills because when he got what he deserved, his acceptance of his faith was sad to watch, and when he cried and smiled for the first time after receiving forgiveness, I cried. I guess that's what makes us human. It shows that even if it's justified punishment, when you see the criminals in pain and writhing under the weight of their crimes, you can't help but feel sorry for them.
-IMO, the male lead (Cho) could have been expressed better as a character. He didn't get major character development like the FL. Basically, he tried to find out the answers to all the odd things that have been happening just to be spoon-fed the answers to him LOL. But he did redeem himself at the very end, A+ effort for trying.
-Handsome actors, with subtle BL interactions, were what made this show so unexpected and worth the rewatch. I won't tell you who x who but if you don't like it, interpret it as human compassion, brotherhood, partners in action, whatever u feel like.

Overall: I love this lakorn, really enjoyed watching it with my mom and seeing the bad guys die in horrific ways too. Worth the rewatch in the future when my memory starts to fade. Hope you enjoyed this :)

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Chocolate skin baddie gets cock blocked by sexy red head

It has been 3 years, and I have finally finished this show. Uh, yeah, lots of feelings, and they aren't positive. I would give it a 7 (8.3) out of 10. I am gonna say what I liked, what I didn't, and then an episode overview (this is a pretty short review because this show does not give me a lot to work with).

James and Net are both good-looking and great actors. They both did well in this. The mom's character. Till the very end, she was terrible, and I loved that. Her son got molested, assaulted, groomed, and she didnt believe him every single time, and that was good fucking character writing, because so many parents actually do this to their kids, and it is terrible. And that's it, the show is long, but there is not a whole bunch that happened in this.

UEA CHARACTER HAS POTENTIAL TO BE GREAT. And then they one oversexualized the FUCK OUT OF HIM and two babbied him. Awful character writing on that part. I think they played into the fact that James is good-looking a little too much, especially with the way they oversexualized him, especially with Net's character; it felt very like victim-blaming, I can't lie. Like because he is oversexualized, he deserves what happened to him, like that was just all off. Just terrible. And the babying. He got assaulted, I understand why he shuts down, but they treated him like he could never move on, never get over it, and that lowkey pissed me off. Bad character writing for a character that could have been otherwise great. JUST BECAUSE WE ARE BOTH HOT DOES NOT MEAN WE HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY. And I am not just saying that because they are no longer a pair. These two don't have chemistry, I can't lie to you. ZERO CHEMISTRY. Like I can't, they are just so awkward, and most sex scenes felt out of place and like Uea is forcing himself to be with King, and that goes back into oversexualizing him, fuck ass show. The start was terrible. They jumped the gun too fast, and the plot buildup was god awful, and that set the tone for a show with so much fucking filler, it makes you WANNA DIE. DRAG PLOT. It hit episode 6 and became a drag plot. Literally no one cares, let's wrap this shit up. They ran this shit through the mud, with the terrible plot writing and character writing. The romance building was terrible, and I wish they had done it better. Random arranged marriage plot, dude shut the fuck up. GET THESE ADS OUT OF MY FACE, I SWEAR TO GOD. One-dimensional fuck ass side characters. The ending was rushed and mid, and so was the show. So much wasted potential. Okay, that's it.

Overview time, over the span of 3 years. "I feel like I was thrown into the water and couldn't swim. I am giving this show a chance because I have been really excited for it. But so far, I am disappointed. I was really disappointed. There's not enough plot buildup—a full 41 minutes—and I don't know any of the characters." "The scratches were such a good scene." "Just too bad plots on top of each other." "James is gorgeous. TEAR ME TO PIECESSSSS." "Also, we are proposing but have been together for about a year and 20 minutes on screen. Bruh. One-dimensional parent characters, I fear. Oh, I did not know the two shows connected. Rushed mid ending."

People no longer have to pretend this show was heat, because NetJames are in the dirt. I think this is a pretty skippable show. Okay bye!

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Why is this a stigma?

I'm really confused... This is 2025 so Why is being a single dad a bad thing? And why is a woman choosing to be a step mom a bad thing? Why is he beating himself up so bad like he's a terrible person? None of that storyline made sense..

Now onto her. Just.let.him.go Like why does there need to be 50 "break ups"?! All it needed was"Weve grown apart I don't love you anymore let's break up". And OK MAYBE 1 more convo after for closure for the obsessive, overbearing, controlling psycho of an ex who can't let it go. BUT THEN STOP ANSWERING HIS CALLS. OR BLOCK HIM. Like it's simple really...

Lastly, tell me again exactly how they fell in love with each other when they've had exactly 0 dates, 1 hug, and many sad, distraught, rude(from her) conversations. What exactly did he like about her? Every convo she was so rude to him and strung him along and made him feel like the bad guy. My guy you are a walking green flag. You are SUPER hot. Have a great job. A great kind, caring and calm personality. Trust me you can do WAY better than her.

Rant over

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Overall a quite good drama, worth watching if you don't expect something mind-blowing.

To be honest I didn't really want to watch this drama because of the reviews but i was pleasantly surprised. I really think that some people here are too harsh with their opinions about this drama. Okay, it's not oscar-worthy or something really that I've never heard of it's actually pretty cliché but it wasn't that bad.

The plot was okay, I do think that maybe it had too many threads (?) for only 8 episodes because that way we couldn't focus on the "main dish". For example many scenes that were not needed, the first scene with two guys that he asked about the path. The way they were introduced made them seem (at least to me) like they were tae-yi and doyoon.
The bigger problem for me was chemistry, especially with the second couple. For the first 3 episodes I actually was rooting for Seoheon and Doyoon to geth together, and while for the first couple my thoughts changed and I started seeing some sparks between them, the second couple was something that I really didn't want to focus on. And yeah, the first couple had their bad scnes for example the SA scene. It was really useless and uncomfortable for me, I can understand what the director wanted to show but with only 8 episodes it felt like Seoheon forgiven Tae-yi too quickly. It still made me feel like the second couple was worse, I mean Juha literally bullied Doyoon. It wasn't like with the first couple where the violence could have been explained by the trauma, it was just pure hatred. Both couples had one person struggling with internalized homophobia but only one character seem that way — Tae-yi. We could see that he actually was falling for Seoheon, and then after understanding what's happening in the classroom he panicked but we still knew that he had feelings for the other boy. With the second couple it's much more harder to believe, it felt like Juha just randomly thought "oh i might actually like this boy" or even more like he just wanted someone to like him. I felt like Doyoon was even faster to forgive for something he shouldn't be that quick to brush off. It was like the first couple actually loved each other, while the second couple just wanted to have someone love them or at least Juha seem that way.

Other things I liked :
- the kiss in the ep 8, it was surprising to me to see that they actually kissed as it's not that common in korean bls, they rather stay with the awkward duck kisses or just touching their lips.
- the way we actually could feel the dislike between first couple, it still wasn't long enough but it was the best they could do with 8 episodes that also had to contain the second couple.
- the way they showed korean gay relationships, it's not always rainbows and sunset but also the sad part – homophobia, being scared to show your feelings towards your partner because "how will people react" i don't see it that often in bls, especially korean ones so it was also a nice surprise
- the fact that Seoheon wasn't a pushover, I was really afraid that this will happen but he actually stood up for himself in many situations!

things i didn't like :
- in first episodes it felt like Tae-yi only could see his brother in Seoheon, which was kinda weird?
- the cliché, typical thai bl drama concert in the last episode
- the awkward kisses, i really hope we will see less of them in new dramas.

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Watched this so many times already and I will always go back!!!!

when I say this drama is worth the time, I mean it no one will ever understand how much I love this drama. It is the top most best drama I’ve ever watched. and after this absolutely fell in love with P’Nune. Like my heart was achy for this drama when it was time for me to stop and like go to sleep or do stuff I was really dying to watch this drama, and every second was so worth it. The storyline was everything like I did not get bored at all the chemistry the love everything built up and it was amazing. I have no other words to explain this but excellent. this drama is always going to be my recommendation to everyone no matter what because of how good it is like I know I’m just saying it’s really good, but it really is and everyone has to trust me on this. main lead was wonderful. Second lead was cute, but I wasn’t really focusing on them because main lead was killing it. I was just all about main leads. and the faking scenes or whatever it doesn’t really matter to me like I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen fake ones that looked bad and good real kissing like as long as I can feel the romance in between them I feel great and I need nothing else and this drama was really that like it was really cute. I love it so muchhh!

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Strong '90s Visuals, Weak Plot

I recently finished it. The drama was good and just that. I gave it a 7.5 at most, mainly because the plot lacked depth. Some of episodes felt like a filler, you could have skipped a few episodes or fast-forwarded through some scenes and it wouldn't have made any difference. The serie was saved by its 90's visuals, the performances of most of the cast (except the FL), and some genuinely funny moments.

One moment that felt random and isolated to me was when Ma-Jin made misogynistic comments toward Mi-Seon and Tae-Poong did nothing about it. It felt out of character for him. Why would he let Ma-Jin cross the line with her over and over again?

About ML and FL relationship:
I didn't feel any chemistry between the ML and the FL. Junho was incredible, his role reminded me a bit of PSJ in Itaewon Class. It was enjoyable to watch him go through all the situations and problems. However, Kim Minha was COMPLETELY annoying to me. She had the same facial expression for happiness, sadness, surprise, shyness so I couldn’t connect with her character or feel any empathy. It felt the same way when I watched her in 'Pachinko'. I don't dislike her, but maybe she's better suited for other type of roles.

16 episodes were bit too long, it should have been shorter.

P.d.: I’m from Argentina, so I’m very familiar with how terrible IMF involvement can be for a country and its society. The drama portrayed this really well, you can truly feel how hard life becomes for working-class people under such an economic crisis.

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Not perfect, but close

I’m not a fan of baseball or prison stories, so you’d think this drama wouldn’t be for me.

You’d be wrong. It's excellent.

PRISON PLAYBOOK walks a narrow line-sometimes basking in sappy pathos, and at other times careening into hilarious caricature.


The creators of PRISON PLAYBOOK get it mostly right-with a few flubs. Is it always believable? No. But the story is original and entertaining enough for viewers to overlook the relatively few flaws.

Park Hae-Soo nails it as Je-Hyeok, a lovable, honorable lunk-head, who winds up in prison. But shows he has some brains when push comes to shove.

Jung Kyoung-Ho's portrayal of Je-Hyeok's loyal best friend is so convincing and touching that I now want to watch every drama he's ever been in. Another stand-out was Choi Moo-seung. He brought tears to my eyes more than once. What an incredible performer!

Captain Yoo, played by Jung Hae-In, enters this drama as a supposed vicious murderer. Yeah, right. This sweet-faced actor is about as scary as a kitten. In every other drama, he plays the perfect boyfriend - see LOVE NEXT DOOR. Not to worry. He improves throughout--as do most of the others.

A few negatives: Lots of product placement going on-which mostly didn't interfere with the meandering plot. The wrestling and fighting between the cell mates often looked staged. And when Go Park-sa was suddenly rushed out the door, a promising secondary plot involving corporate malfeasance was cut off at the knees. What was that all about?

Soundtrack: When a mournful oboe is wailing in the background or a saccharine piano melody is plucking at our heart strings - additional sound effects interject a note of humor and frivolity (dharma drums, off-key chords), as if to say, "You guys aren't taking all this too seriously, are you?" Nice.

I could have done without the incessant bird whistles.

In a real prison, things aren't quite as benign as presented in this series. Or so I’ve been told.

Here, the seven or eight rotating cell mates-a unique collection of lock-down losers-are all endearing and likable. Most are societal victims. Some get justice, some don't.

Sort of like life.

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Watched this about a year ago but forgot to review here goes nothing

It was not bad but it was also not great it was okay

There were times where it was unnecessarily stretched and I think it showed in some of the episodes that the writer was just trying meet quota

But all in all it was a good watch great acting from the actors and amazing pictures

The entire family having character development was one of the best thing for me but I also don't blame them their grandmother raised them like that causing division between siblings to the point where when they all were adults they couldn't stand being in the same place with each other for long and always made a point to hurt each other emotionally (it was more visible with the sister)

And the ML mother was too kind for my liking and even when she did take the very much hurtful decision she was always late which made things harder for her son and the family in general because she was such a pushover for that family

Granny was a pain in the butt but became better as the show went on

If you are planning to watch just watch without any high expectations since there are a few episodes that really really dragged

Episode 1 to around 13 it was very entertaining but from 14 to 26 it became bland and a bit boring then picked up again in episode 30 till the last episode

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Mr. Plankton hits a home run

I’ve been waiting for months to be able to give an enthusiastic endorsement of a (recent) K-drama. Now I can. This series is laugh-out-loud funny. But it also has more depth and originality than the fare we’ve been served up lately by Netflix and others.

It’s nice to see a female lead in a K-drama who shows some agency and energy. Some of what she does is misguided, but so what? She’s a fully formed human being. I can think of other series–IT’S OK, THAT’S LOVE and MY DEAREST come to mind--featuring strong female leads. But most K-drama heroines seem like passive players in their own lives. Not this one.

Woo Do-Hwan commands the screen and gives a nuanced, affecting perfomance.

Crazy hilarity abounds. Some of it works, some–not so much. Nobody’s perfect in this drama. Characters hurt each other–but eventually understand that the secret to a meaningful life is to love another flawed person more than yourself. (Nobody hits you over the head with this message–but it’s subtly implied.)

Because the writers are willing to take risks, believability flies out the window here and there. Another problem is with the editing. There are a lot of slow sections that could have been tightened up. I loved the way the soundtrack moved from classical, to folk, to rock. I especially liked the music played when the credits rolled at the end of each episode--always a pleasant surprise. Kudos,

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refreshing story with good start but underwhelming ending

i started watching this on a whim, hearing it was one of the better jbls of 2025
scroll to bottom for summary
i'll try to go deep into some things i noticed about this drama
things i liked
-interesting backstory with hayakawa and his love for music
to me it wasn't tropey and it felt original
i feel like it could have been fleshed out a little more to add more like depth to the way hayakawa acts in the beginning
like maybe they could have added more scenes with him and yama chan (forgot his full name) to make his actions later on make more sense like showing their relationship more so that the betrayal in the end hits harder
at times i could see an effort to create a complex character using his backstory but it somewhat fell flat as well for hard hitting scenes where the directors wanted us to feel something but it's not hitting the way i felt like it could have
but either way hayakawa as a character was quite interesting and was well rounded compared to some other jbls where the mc is just one dimensional
-in the beginning the music was well done, especially with the crescendos of the piano in the bgm during tense moments
or in the first episode where we see how hayakawa seems basically depressed
however one thing i noticed is near the end the choice of music somewhat felt a little out of place compared to the choices the directors had made earlier in the show
like (spoiler) at the end of the last episode we see them lying in bed together after konno stayed the night and for some reason the poppy happy music they had been playing during their kiss scenes was still playing during that calm scene
for me it just kinda threw me off and felt odd since i'm used to bed scenes like that having softer music especially in jbls
-the shots were well done, nothing felt off in terms of the cinematography which in fact i enjoyed a lot
many pretty shots with hayakawa in yellow lighting (that actor is so fine btw)
-the tension (not sexual more like just their dynamic) between hirukawa and konno was well written like hayakawa feeling happy around konno but still having that frustration with him

things i didn't like as much
-that scene with the girl in ep 1
see at first i was like chill with it cuz okay the directors wanna show that he's like unfeeling and depressed and lets himself please others
however, (spoiler) they included a scene where hayakawa imagined konno instead of the girl with him and to me i thought that scene would somewhat set up a tension later on. they did attempt it with him kissing konno later on and him constantly having dreams about him, but it felt kinda underwhelming. it was more romantic tension than sexual tension to me
more like he was realizing his feelings but the writers decided that they should start that realization with that scene, which felt out of place by the end to me because nothing between them was inherently sexual at any time
except one scene which connects to this scene with the girl
-the scene where hayakawa bursts out at konno and kisses him (TW and spoiler)
i won't say much about the actual scene but to me hayakawa asking konno that and pushing himself onto him felt so odd to me
like one second he was mad and upset at him and just frustrated and then the next second he's pushing himself onto him
like i can somewhat understand the kiss, hayakawa wanted to see konno not composed as he always was
but the question afterward really felt confusing to me
i wasn't sure if the writers wanted us to understand that hayakawa was escaping his truth again and resorting to distractions like he's seen doing earlier with a girl, or if he just wants to shake konno up more because he was frustrated and annoyed at him
either way i hope it's the latter reason because if it was the former reason , the writers could have developed that point about hayakawa a lot more
-the last two episodes (lots of spoilers here)
honestly during these two episodes i was just kinda confused with the mcs
it all felt a little fast and not as developed at the first 4 episodes
i feel like they needed to add at least 2 more episodes to flesh out that misunderstanding that hayakawa had and konno's realization
-also the new york thing, i heard that wasn't even in the novel and genuinely i wish it wasn't in the drama
-i'm sorry but the kiss/confession scene in the last episode made me cringe
like one second konno is confessing that yeah i kissed you cuz i wanted to and then the next second, like a flash of realization and suddenly hayakawa is like joking around and asking to kiss him
i felt like considering all that hayakawa went through, they should have slowed down that realization a little more and also not have made that weird dialogue where it sounds like he's asking a teacher or smth, lwk ruined the tone of that moment
it would have made more sense in a cute scene between them but this was a vital scene
also the part after he kisses him and hugs him and then says i want kisses from the last 3 years
i'm sorry i could not handle that i legit paused the drama and i was just cringing
like it could have been cute but idk it felt so odd and also a little cringe
reading that dialogue doesn't sound weird but the way the dialogue was made to be said sounded so off compared to the emotional scene he just had
that might have just been me thought but that part of the drama, if i rewatch it i'd prob skip it


in conclusion
watch this show if you want a refreshing interesting story, but don't expect much from the last two episodes
good cinematography, cool premise, amazing music, and cute chemistry too
no dumb one dimensional mcs hereeee
this bl will stay in your head for some time

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Faithful adaptation of the novel, worth watching

This novel (Four-Faced Budda, Su Erliang) was born for a tv adaptation. I loved seeing the characters come to life, and the casting was perfect. Hao Yi Ran and Yun Qi both do a great job with facial expressions and nonverbal acting. I dropped after episode 10 only because I didn't have the heart to watch the post-breakup arc so soon after reading the novel, but I'll surely pick it back up one day. The story is captivating, morally twisted, and fun to watch. It's the kind of story that makes you think about your own life in the context of You Shulang's. Many of us know what its like to be betrayed by a romantic partner. Watching the show had me asking myself -- what does someone have to do to break my trust? How often do I excuse someone's behavior because of their past trauma? What are the limits of my forgiveness? The story has received some criticism and moral policing, but at the end of the day it's just an extreme portrayal of a feeling many people can relate to. It's a thought expirement and an exploration of common real-life problems like trust, betrayal, the risks of falling in love, regret, forgiveness, healing, and the old adage -- time heals all wounds.

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Suspend All Your Disbelief, And Then Some More

This... is pretty awful. There's not a single character or plot point that is believable.

NONSENSE PLOT AND MALE LEAD
The ML becoming super strong and well trained like an assassin after being left alone in a cage for 4 years where he was able to observe and imitate drug cartel training is... entirely unrealistic to say the least (you mean to tell me that he became an expert in hand-to-hand combat without every sparring with another human being? And he learned how to quickly assemble and aim a gun in record time without ever holding a gun - just by imagining it?). And then after the memory loss, every time he gets into a fight (and there are sooooo many of them), his fighting abilities download in memory form like a video game - way too cartoonish and surreal.
And then there are the villains who are completely irrational; they seem nerfed, petty, and appear to have endless free time. There were way too many fights in the first few episodes simply because the ML thwarted their plans once and they kept trying to gang up on him in a fight and vent/get their revenge (like once okay maybe, but they went after him like twice per episode for a while there to no avail, as if the only purpose for their stubborn revenge was to create circumstances for the cops to arrive and cross paths with the ML, and paint him in a negative light in their eyes).

NPC SIDE CHARACTERS
And then some characters do some completely out of left field stuff, and the way that the others just brush it off as if it is not a big deal is alarming. Like an heiress climbs to the top of a skyscraper building complex because she's sad she got dumped, then she nearly falls off the building and the FL and ML rush to save her in the nick of time (and their reflexes, upper body strength, and defying of time and gravity in this scene is totally unrealistic and unbelievable to say the least). BUT THEN - they just bring the girl down and take her to the police station casually, and only the FL feels like this suicidal girl needs to be dealt with or lectured in the slightest - everyone else thinks that she should just go on her merry way, no contacting her family, putting her on suicide watch, obtaining medical/psychological examinations. Her friends are not worried for her either, but are instead like, "let's throw a party, we heard you found a new love interest!" Like HELLO??? Was this scene really that inconsequential? It can only be so if these major plot points are only done for the sole purpose of making the ML look like a hero and giving the CP more chances to interact. All other side characters are 2-dimensional, so of course none of their actions are met with the amount of gravity they deserve.

BAD ACTION SCENES
Another gripe is the unrealistic action scenes (the girl loses her grip on the FL's hand and begins to fall before the ML lunges forward, yet he has time to jump down to a lower beam, THEN jump across to the adjacent beam, AND THEN grab the girl's waste before she can fall even TWO FEET... ok, sure. ).

POOR VISUALS
Then the last thing is the OVERALL UNATTRACTIVENESS of everything I'm seeing on screen. Many of the scenes have poor color grading, and the characters end up looking super pale but also super green, like they are sickly (or aliens). And the ML is styled TERRIBLY. The actor himself is already not good-looking, and then in the first few scenes he has long hair, but not a cute long haircut. And its evenly long around the head, so that the front strands are longer than the back, and the hair falls to the sides of his face in a middle part, looking like an emo teenager who wants to hide his face. And on top of that, with the thin facial hair, the best way I can describe it is looking like Vasco from Lookism (which is not attractive, but more like creepy, doofus ahjusshi). So I thought he could only look better once he cut his hair after returning to China - AND I WAS WRONG. They give him this hideous bowl cut (what's with these "mom cut my hair" teenage boy looks - are they doing it to make him look younger because his character is supposed to be 27 but he looks like he's 40). I think he looked best in the flashbacks of him celebrating his dad's birthday when he was a teenager, he needs to LOSE THE FACIAL HAIR and style his hair up, not down. And when you look that unattractive, you should at least be a great actor to make up for it. The ML's portrayal is very wooden, no emotion, no expressiveness with the eyes, no sub-context, no micro-expressions, - his acting is like watching paint dry. Ma Si Chun looks BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS (like her eyes, her nose, her lips, how can one look so angelic?), and even though they over did it with her whitewashing (she and ML straight up look like they are different races), I can't deny how beautiful she is. And of course her acting is good too, the only cringe moments the FL has are when they give her an excessive amount of flashbacks (but that's not her acting, that's the post-editing, making her character more lovesick than is believable).

flashbacks, Flashbacks, FLASHBACKS
Also the LAST last thing - TOO MANY FLASHBACKS. Every fight scene is filled with flashbacks galore, and every time the CP parts ways with each other, they have to give them at least one flashback scene to show that "I've been thinking about you", "I'm probably falling in love right now".

CONCLUSION
These writers are so bad at writing a convincing plot, and the producers are even worse at cutting the scenes together in a way that produces good storytelling. I kept trying to find comments on the Youtube clips for each episode hoping someone else felt the same way I did, but all the fans are clearly delulu. I'm dropping it after episode 9, I'm giving it a 4.5 because I can't bare to give one of my most favorite actresses (Ma Si Chun) a low rating, but if it weren't for her this would probably be a 1.0/2.0.

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Sweet with no angst and a good cast!

For the most part, I enjoyed the drama. It was sweet and there was no angst which is a good change from most dramas. The cast was also perfectly chosen. And that is why I think I was able to overlook obvious flaws... at least until the final episode.

My pros:

- 2nd couple - i really wish we'd gotten more of them
- the friendships - i loved how everyone melded together in their friend groups.
- the music - i'm not a big fan of traditional music of any country, but I found myself kinda liking the music here
- the cast played their roles very well. there wasn't a single character i didn't like.
- the food. food corn that lasts the entire series!

Cons

- the main couple (mostly towards the end where their faults were glaringly obvious) which I sort of delve into below
- it was too long. it would've worked just fine as a usual 24 episode drama.

My biggest issue:

The ML's pushiness (control issues could be a better thing to say, maybe) and the FL's childishness and sheltered self really came out full force in the final episode and the sweetness without angst was no longer able to blind me. At that point, though, I just finished the drama. Honestly, this is one drama couple where I feel like if the FL ever grows up more and comes into her own... I don't really see this couple being endgame forever. But if FL stays her sheltered self who is fine with others choosing everything for her, then good luck I guess.

That said, I gave this a 7.5 for my pros. Would I recommend it? It's a toss up. But, I guess I'd say if you're thinking of it, try it for yourself and see what happens. Maybe the sweetness and no angst won't cloud your judgement and have you watch the whole drama like it did me.

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