Reviews

The drama is fun and relaxing. I enjoyed watching it. The actors have great chemistry.

I love dramas where characters are thrust into uncontrollable situations like this. They must work together as a team to overcome the difficult situation.
What I particularly like are the kind-hearted main characters.
Meri is truly a character who deserves to be in a romantic comedy. She's kind, compassionate, understanding, and forgiving. The bad situation made her fall into a cycle of deceit, but she always felt guilty, and she also felt guilty towards Woo Joo for dragging him into this.
Woo-joo is a character who deserves to be in a romantic comedy. He's a very green flag, a good person, and a good protector. He understands everything Meri does and is always ready to help her in every way.
These two main characters make the drama even more enjoyable. They're not toxic to each other, they're not annoying or irritating. They just love each other and find what they're looking for.
Meri wants a husband who's loyal to her, loves her unconditionally, and is there for her through thick and thin. Woo-joo wants a kind-hearted wife who will rescue him from his childhood nightmare.
They just met at the right time and place. I especially love the scene where they met. Cactus Lovers, I will never forget them.

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Surprisingly a Slow Burn

I watched this for Prang and Pat because in my eyes, these 2 can do no wrong. I really like Prang's character here and she's more than just a demure, soft spoken girl. Pat I feel like she plays various different character which is great, and her character here is interesting too.

I love Bonus (maybe I'm bias because I like Ticha), she's so quirky and funny. Aon is creepy as hell with Ket urghh. I'm glad Ket didn't marry Pete because good lord he's so pushy it pisses me off. Also initially I did guess that Ket is Non's end game but along the way, I thought maybe not.

Personally I'm disappointed with Benz and Pang and the way the story ended. I understand both of them were grieving, but really? That fast? Damn. Not even her father questioned why Benz was looking for Pang tirelessly when she decided to cut contacts. That's just so weird to me. I feel sorry for Kanta too, like you husband slept with your own sister mere 3 months after your death ON your bed.

Acting wise, everybody did well. Mind's actress acting was just okay to me though. I like the whole plot, but the pace for Non's plot is so slow surprisingly. For Kanta's plot was fine tho. Personally, I wouldn't rewatch this but I do recommend giving this a chance.

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Dear X, Why Was That Ending Like That?

So this drama was… interesting. I went in blind, fully unprepared for the chaos I was about to witness. The first few episodes had me hooked. For like 3–4 episodes, I was actually rooting for A-Jin. I didn’t like her, but I understood her. Her abuse made her sympathetic, and I thought the show would maybe explore healing or consequences.

LOL. Nope.

The more she did, the more obvious it became that she was only getting worse, not better. By the midpoint I was counting down to her downfall. There’s been debate over sociopath vs psychopath, but honestly she’s a messy blend. (Neither is even a formal diagnosis, but she clearly has ASPD) But that’s not the point. The story is.

And the story… was strong at first. But after episode 7–8? Downhill.

Acting? Amazing.
Music? Very good.
Story? Lacked any actual moral backbone.

SPOILERS from here on out:
A-Jin didn’t get what she deserved. Not even close. Her husband (Moon… something, I can’t remember) escapes just fine. Jae-oh’s death? Completely pointless. It was the saddest moment of the whole drama and it made me hate A-Jin even more because he died literally for nothing. And the ending? The two main villains live. Sure, A-Jin’s image is ruined but she didn’t actually face real satisfying consequences.

Her bullies? Don’t care. They deserved everything.
But the rest? A mess.

And Junseo… I don’t even know where to start. “Let’s die together”?? Sir, be serious. He was my least favorite character. Pathetic, delusional, and enabling A-Jin in the worst way. His mother was awful to him and he still hands her his kidney like a party favor. Why bro??!!! He wasn’t even close to her.

I read the ending of the webtoon only and I have to say it was much more fitting. Petty and bitter, exactly the tone the drama should have stuck with. This “open ending” was just… there. Nothing to think about. A-Jin survives. The husband survives. They’ll probably make it work again. And guess what? She didn’t personally kill anyone so legally… there’s not much they can actually do to her besides public shame and maybe a few years in prison for instigating it.

Her sudden nightmares/memory loss? Random. If she was truly traumatized, this wouldn’t magically start at episode 11. She’s been through worse before. That whole arc felt thrown in last minute. But at least she was starting to act more like a sociopath than a psychopath so that was one thing. I just wish if they wanted to go this route, they would've started much sooner, especially after what happened with her-- now i throw this word loosly here-- "father".

And WHAT was that nonsense with letting the school bully stay with her in her house? Why didn’t she let the police get her? I think i missed something but that made zero sense. it was just like she was there so something can just happen.

By the end, the drama basically said:
“Everyone loves A-Jin! Everyone will die for her! Everyone she ruins will forgive her! Coincidence solves everything! Morality whomst??”

Junoh’s death was the only truly pitiful tragedy. And a useless one because A-jin never runied the husband.
Junseo was a just... ughh... useless ...
A-Jin never truly answered for anything.
The final 15 mins of the last episode left me like (ㆆ_ㆆ)

But despite everything… it was entertaining. The aesthetics, the acting, the vibes were strong. I would've loved it if they made it a showdown between the psychopath husband and the sociopath FML but no they decided to go the boring route... oh well.

Do I recommend it?
ʸᵉˢ… but with a warning:
You’re watching a story that’s not really realistic, no moral message, not satisfying but it is ₘₑₕ entertaining.

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such a disappointment

I swear I want to scream at the screenwriter! UGHHHH... Why is everything so damn downplayed?? The story sets up these HUGE emotional bombs and then delivers them like… a casual Tuesday lunch chat. Le finding out who his mother really is should’ve been a massive turning point — raw, messy, emotional. Instead it gets tossed out in the middle of a meal like someone mentioning they forgot to buy soy sauce. And that’s literally just one example.

I kept watching thinking, “Okay, maybe it’s slow-burning, maybe the payoff is coming.” NOPE. It’s just anticlimax after anticlimax, like the script is actively allergic to drama. How do you ruin your own plot twists?? How do you make every reveal feel like a footnote??

And honestly, Qin Lan’s acting is not helping. At all. She just refuses to go anywhere near heightened emotion. It’s like she’s scared of showing anything stronger than gentle disappointment. It’s the same in every drama of hers I’ve seen — beautiful to look at, elegant, calm… but the moment the character is supposed to explode, break down, do something, she stays on that same soft, neutral wavelength. It kills the momentum.

I’m frustrated because the premise actually had potential, and the setup hinted at something deeper. But nope — everything is toned down, flattened, and delivered like the actors are reading text messages instead of living through trauma. I thought it was going to get better. It didn’t.

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practically perfect in every way

There is nothing I didn’t like about this drama. As someone who grew up in that era, yet not in China, the feels it gave of its era were spot on and totally nostalgic for me, which only added to the excellent writing, directing and all acting performances. The making of this felt as loved as the story itself and those actors gave everything to their roles.
Unlike others in the comments I don’t need to know anymore from the story, otherwise I think it would take away from the story. 12 episodes was just perfect, the writers did such a good job with what was a heavy story with heavy subjects, yet left you feeling heart warmed.
This drama is beautiful.

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A Chaotic, Hilarious, Heartwarming Ride

One of my favourite couples, PondPhuwin from Never Let Me Go, and two of my other favourite pairs, WilliamEst from ThamePo and PerthSanta from Perfect 10 Liners, all appear in this series. Those three shows are 10/10 for me, so having all three couples together instantly made this drama exciting for me.

This series is funny, cringe and completely unrealistic, but that is exactly what makes it so entertaining. Peach and Thee’s dynamic is pure chaos from the start. Thee is rich and out of touch with reality in the funniest way, while Peach is grounded and trying to keep him in check. Their personalities crash into each other and somehow fit perfectly.
I adore Pond as Thee, he is so handsome and his comedic timing is amazing. Phuwin matches him so well, and their chemistry makes every scene feel alive.

The only downside for me is the random annoying cringe sound effects. Aside from that, this has become one of my favourite GMMTV series of the year.

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Hidden love... ღ

It's my favorite series. Everything about it was amazing: the actors, the chemistry between them, and the soundtrack—it's one of my all-time favorites. I've probably rewatched it more than five times. Is that crazy? Yes, I know, but I love it in a different way.Chao Lucy is truly wonderful and Chen Zi, it's a green flag, pastures, And affectionate Whenever I see her or a picture of them, I smile, and I think the scene that haunts me most is when I traveled Sang Chi to Duan Jiashu and they met at the airport after a long absence ღ, ღ, ღ, ღ, ღ, ღ, ღ,I think it's my favorite scene...!!!

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Zhuang Guai, Wan Ku Lao Gong Wei Wo Lun Xian (2025), Aka: Pretending to Be Good, Dandy Husband Falls for Me, is a nice Adaption from the web novel "San Fen Guai", aka "Shi Xiao Jie Jin Tian Ye Bu Guai" written by Han Da Bai, with Chen Rui Feng (as Han Zhan) and Zhang Ya Di (as Shi Yin) in the leading couple’s role. The cast did a good job bringing their characters to life and the lead couple had a good partnership with some nice romantic moments. This miniseries is more about the lead female getting back what was hers and taking revenge on her family during the process. The romance is slow burn but the relationship becomes strong and steadfast as they grow to love each other.
In the meantime, this drama can be found in YouTube under the caption: “Playboy Wants Good Girl💍｜Sees Wife Kill Enemy😈｜Falls For Her🔥｜Pretend Obedient Husband Falls For Me” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9IbtMrsUQQ)

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Perfect Ending

This drama was a mixed bag of nuts that I didn’t know what I would pull out if I put my hand in the bag. And I loved it.

The ML - Yu Yu - was endearingly annoying initially. Like many creative people many of his thought processes and social difficulties came from overthinking and the inability to put into spoken words what he was thinking and feeling. This character was a beautifully flawed human being who wanted to connect with people but didn’t know how.

His behavior is classic ADHD with sides of social anxiety and OCD. His design theory of a “warm zone” was also a way he expressed his desire to connect on an intimate level with someone but could only do so through his designs. Wallace Huo performed exceedingly well (as he usually does) and made his character lovable even when he came across as a snob or a jerk. He made you love and feel frustrated with Yu Yu at the same time.

Every character in this drama was well cast - even the little pug.

There were no angst driven sub plots, no villainous characters and I loved how the writer connected all of their lives together and they grew into solid friendships.

The music was lovely and very appropriate to the scenes.

There were chats cters who came in and moved out of the storyline which gave it a slice-of-life realistic feel.

The romance is a slow one between the leads, and it was beautiful, painful, funny and realistic. They weren’t carried away by emotion or hormones, but slowly and steadily drew closer and then came together. Tgey built a good foundation and then started dreaming.

This drama was so good in showing that our assumptions and snap judgements of people that are different from ourselves are often very wrong. It showed that even though someone might be annoying doesn’t mean they are terrible people and how important it is to look outside the “normal” and see the beauty hidden behind the thorns and briars.

By the end of the last episode I was smiling so much my face hurt. The ending was truly beautifully done.

If you’re hesitating to watch because it’s not a typical rom com, put the thoughts aside and watch this. There’s so much packed into 16 episodes and worth the time to watch and rewatch!

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The ending is nuanced and here's why:

⭐ My Review of Highschool Return of a Gangster

(My rewatch values don't matter because I never re-watch and music doesn't matter to me. So, take those specific ratings with a grain of salt!)

So I just finished Highschool Return of a Gangster and honestly? I loved it. I know a bunch of people were dragging the ending, but I’m gonna be real their complaints don’t make sense to me at all.

The drama follows this suicidal, depressed student who actually ends up killing himself. A gangster dies at the same time while trying to save the kid—their souls switch and the gangster ends up in the student’s body. The whole story is basically the gangster trying to fix the student’s life so that when the soul eventually returns, the kid can live peacefully.

But the twist? At the end, the switch almost happens, but Yi heon refuses. He literally says he has no will or energy left to continue living, and that it’s enough for him that the gangster can be happy in his body. His soul just… disappears. And I liked that. I genuinely get where he’s coming from. Depression isn’t “fix someone’s problems and poof, they’re fine.” It’s about your will to live, the energy to keep going . And he didn’t have that anymore, even with the “better” life waiting for him.

People were mad that the KDP ended up taking over the kid’s life “too easily,” but honestly? The man actually wanted to live. He tried. He fought. He even hesitated when the Yi heon refused to switch back. But if someone has decided they can’t keep going, and somebody else actually can live that life happily, then yeah that person is the one who’s able to live it. That was Yi heon's choice.

Then there’s the whole “friend” discourse. People were losing it over how Se kyung was okay with the KDP staying but not his “old friend.” Like… THEY WERE NEVER FRIENDS. Y’all blind. He avoided the Yi heon the whole time. He didn’t hurt him on purpose, sure, but he also didn’t help him. The real friendship only forms after the soul switch, with the gangster. So of course he wants the gangster to stay. That’s literally the person he bonded with. We get to watch the scene where the friend apologizes and that's the only reason the yi heon's soul lingered around. Se kyung wanted Yi heon's soul back because he wanted to apologize and genuinely didn't understand who the stranger was in his classmate's body. That doesn't mean Se kyung was anything more than just a classmate to Yi heon, his real friend or should I say—his bestfriend is and always will be KDP.

And honestly, everyone whining about “bad writing” seems to forget the most important detail: the Yi heon died that day. Whether there was soul-switch sorcery or not, the boy who jumped off that bridge did lose his life. KDP fixing things wasn’t the “purpose” of the story. He didn’t even know he’d stay in the body forever. He just wanted to do one good thing before actually dying.

To me, the real point of the drama shows itself at the end: Yi heon's choice, the reality of his depression, KDP’s will to live and how their stories collide. It’s messy but meaningful and that’s exactly why I liked it.

The reason why I gave this a 8.5 and not a 10 is because of my own expectations. I was expecting this drama to be more mafia focused. Perhaps a balance between the highschool and mafia theme. I also didn't like the way the female antagonist was handled and the poor representation of addiction recovery.

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Spoilers so TLDR: Cute, Inane, & Low Stakes

Despite some rather melodramatic supernatural crises this was an incredibly flaccid supernatural romance. Character stories never went anywhere; so much of what was begun ended up just hanging in the air, never to be resolved. The actors were cute, but unconvincing, the third wheel was unlikeable, and one of the supporting characters was more compelling than the leads, and he kind of got a resolution of sorts. I honestly did come back to this each week, despite its deeply mediocre production and writing, but only because the cast was so decorative.

I will never be even slightly tempted to re-watch this, but I hope to see the actor who played Tong (Yuuki) put to better use in other dramas. He was the best of a very middling group of cuties, and his character had an actual arc, which nobody else did, not even the leads. It would have been so easy to pull an arc out of phloeng’s disbelief, or Win’s fears, but no. Neither was apparently at all changed, either by events, or the relationship.

Speaking of which, there was never any apparent deepening of the relationship. Win just suddenly welcomed Phloeng’s intimacy, so they were intimate. The relationship felt like it went on off-screen, while we were dealing with other plot elements. seriously, I had no idea what Win was thinking or feeling at any point.

Namo was into Wayu, but it never went anywhere. The rabbit ended up paired off, despite being a total loose thread, so I guess that was a resolution. I’m at a loss, really. I don’t know what the minds behind this were thinking.

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The Worst Drama I have watched from Xaio Zhan

Note: If you haven't read or seen Soul Land Novels and Manhuwa then this Drama series is ok to watch for the concept and story, but if you the full story line and expecting to watch the drama for the novels, I'm telling don't watch........
From the first episode to the last only the world rules and others were identical to DD all the characters story and time line is full messed up by the Writer and Director.. I'm just asking why the he** did the writer add that Hulena got her four soul ring same as Tang San and that mystery content just what the?????
like a detective to search and find the culprit why this was needed, if you just stick to the base story that was already enough........

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I need to learn that highly rated Thai dramas don't necessarily mean good dramas.

But I thought, I've seen bad ones, bad acting? No problem I can handle that, terrible story? Boohoo, Cry me a river, most Thai BLs barely have any, got boring halfway? I got time.

But this wasn't like that, it has good solid mystery story with Fantasy build up and the cast did good so far, even great, chemistry was amazing, and Billy fits with Babe more than his previous partner so you would say there is nothing to complain about, right?

Nope!!! This show was terrible, I couldn't go past the 4th ep, but somehow managed to finish 6 before deciding to give up.

First of all, story is fine, no problem, but it's barely there, I've seen 6 episodes of it and I'm not interested to learn more, they didn't make the whole crime stuff significant! And boom! Sex scene in ep4, like I know it's a BL, but you focus on the two leads and they got their happy end already, why do I need to watch any more? Dead people, meh! A mystery and a weird woman in the sea? Nah, it doesn't matter ~ I also have to mention that the action sequences in the first ep were not that great, so that's another reason for not wanting to continue ~

They should have balanced the story between the mystery and the romance between the lead and build it up, like if they are in love by ep4 then the rest would be what I hate the most, the sticky and cringe part of the romance, and don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the honeymoon phase, but only when I have LIVED with the characters throughout the show, get attached to them and they grew on me that their relationship becomes by mission, not after 3 EPs of random things happening.

Also, a big put off, why do they have to show this much nudity, I understand it's a training program and it's all men and so, but why showing us a person taking a dump and flushing the toilet!! What did this scene serve in the story?? Like why did the director think, you know I'll show a scene with someone sitting on the toilet, opening the door while sh!tting to speak to other characters about a very important issue.

Seriously??? I even saw the gadget or prop or whatever it's name that Billy uses to hide his frontal body for the shower scene!!! Like I don't mind Some nudity, a naked butt or two just to let us know that oh they are men full of muscles down their asses they are exposing testosterone and masculinity and ugh and agh!!! that much is ok, a scene or two It's fine, but this!!!!! Good god I need to wash my eyes with holy water now, right from the very first ep, I don't know when will the next butt hit me! Oh from here No from there!! I'm at the edge of my seat, waiting to get flashed.🤦🤦

I have seen enough naked butts to last me a whole lifetime, I believe the director is a BOC graduate, because they started this butt fetish thing.
Again, i don't mind some nudity, even sex scenes are fine, But this!!! This is just pørn at this point!!!

So why didn't I watch the cut version? because of two reasons, one, it's the only version I could find, I don't know why this version is more reachable than the cut but this is what I stumbled upon first, and two, I like to watch good intimate scenes that they usually cut, but I didn't expect that much nudity and explicitness, also I don't know how much exactly did they cut and how much they left, I don't want to watch that much asses yet I don't want to watch a shredded series...am I asking for too much?? Unfortunately Now I just don't wanna watch anything at all, thank you very much~~

Acting is ok, I don't have anything to complain about, Billy is just acting the same character again, but I can't Really say anything negative about that because he does that well, and the rest of the cast were fine.

I just can't go on with watching, obviously I'm not the targeted audience and this is totally overrated show here~
Not recommended ~~

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