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Best Drama Released this year

The webtoon was great and I thought the adaptation wouldn't be great but man was I wrong. This drama had me in the edge of my seat. I got excited every week. The story is about a sociopathic girl and while the story makes you want to root for her, it also shows that not everything is black and white. All her choices is rooted in her wanting to live a normal life. That was up until she framed her boss for killing her dad and she became an actress. After that you could see she wanted to be at the top because she believed by being at the top no one would be able to touch her. I love everything about this story. I would definitely recommend 10/10 from me.

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Title: Bie Chai Chuan Wo De Guai (2025) is a romance drama with Li Sheng Jie (as Han Zhan) and Li Ruo Qi (as Shi Yin) in the leading couple’s role. The drama centers on Shi Yi as she gets her revenge and gets what belongs to her back. The romance is nice but it is very subtle and toned down with some nice sensual moments between the leading couple but the intimacy was just implied. The plot was nicely carried out but the viewers can’t expect a torrid romance. So, this drama should be categorize as a revenge genre one with a slight romance.
In the meantime, this drama can be found in YouTube under the caption: “5-Yr Love，Fiancé Offered Diamonds to His Ex—She Left, Now Another CEO by Her Side, He Regret!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ9cLOMmpy4)

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Ji Chang Wook is a man for action

JCW did an amazing job in this role, actually the entire cast did great.

The stroy is of a regular guy just living his life when he gets framed for a crime he did not commit, while in jail he finds out how he was framed and begins the journey to finding the people who framed him and proving his innocence.

Overall its a really good watch, the pacing og the story is done well, it's not rushed or too slow, the fight scenes are beautifully choreographed.

Watch if you enjoy a good revenge, good fight scenes, found family and a good ending. It really is a good drama

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Pretty decent

I didn't know that they are making vertical BLs so this is probably my first.

And for a vertical drama and a BL this was not bad, pretty much enjoyable even.

The story is very much like all vertical dramas with the revenge idea all over again, they added the gay dad part in a very convincing way, I hate when they just turn a normal straight guy into a gay man just to fit the plot but here it actually makes sense.

The only thing I found really confusing was the whole corporate thing from this chess man who helps them then be against their business or whatever, I didn't get that part I even skipped the confrontation at the end because I wasn't really interested lol

But generally speaking it's only one hour and it's even a good series compared to some other short Chinese Bls I've watched ~

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Hear me out on this one..

**sigh**
Ok.. first this show stressed me tf out.. there were so many things and misunderstandings going on left and right ONLY with the ML and FL.. the rest of the characters seemed like they were more grounded and had very little conflicts with eachother.. it was so frustrating watching the ML/FL go from one misunderstanding to another.. other viewers say oh its a trust thing cuz she was being manipulated by everyone.. ok i get it but its a tv show we have very limited time on episodes so they need to wrap this sht up..
It was around ep16 i think where the story got a little less stressful between the ML/FL so i began to relax and enjoy the story more.. was then upset that after all i went through the writers couldn't even spare me in the end.. and thats all im gonna say about that..
And just some other side remarks.. this show had the noisiest foot steps 🤣 like elephants walking around.. and the weapon of choice here is poison.. idfk how many people and how many times the characters got poisoned and every time its a "rare" poison but somehow everyone survives then gets poisoned again 🤔 😮‍💨
I literally watched this all becuz i love the entire cast.. ive watched their shows and theyre great actors/actresses but damn the writer of this story i just want to kick u in the throat..
Would i recommend this to a friend.. mmm..yes but with warning. Would i watch it again? Probably once was good enough to traumatized me.. i mean try it.. some may like it.. tomatoes.. to-ma-toes 💜

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I expected a better ending

This drama is good, but the beginning set up high expectations. I love the fact that they gave us an evil female lead since that is quite rare to see. However, I expected a better ending. Since I was spoiled by the webtoon version, I expected them to follow it and give us a better story.

SPOILER! Jae Oh’s death was unnecessary. He was my favorite character, and I sort of expected him to protect Ah Jin and save her in another way instead of sacrificing himself. They made his death meaningless because, after all, it didn’t help her at all.

Jae Oh would literally burn the world for her, and he put his life at risk with the thought that it would save her. I thought he would come up with a smarter plan to save her career.

But at least I discovered what my ideal type is. (Sorry, I just had to add that!) Jae Oh was so damn fine, and I loved the way he treated Ah Jin. I wanted him to stay with her and take care of her after she was exposed, just like in the webtoon.

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Hurray to Bottom!Max & gender expression

I will try to give a nuanced review of this series. It's quite flawed but it also has some very strong and interesting points. What drew me in initially (next to me loving MaxNat) is how this series plays with gender expression/ gender roles & style. This is the first BL I have seen that has it's tall, muscular male lead wear clothes that are considered effeminte as well as colorful gel nails. It was a joy for me to see. All in all I really adored the styling in this show, it was quite bold and fun. (Slight spoilers ahead).
One of the biggest things I will applaud them for is that they didn't use the body switch plot to chicken out of having Nat's character, who will be read as a top by everyone, bottom for his much smaller, thinner co-star Nat's character. It made absolute sense that Sun's character would remain the top, despite being in Nuae's body, but I was surprised that they were brave enough to show it. I also love that in a subsequent episode they mention that they had switched positions in one instance. I thought that was really lovely as well. So seldom do we actually get switch couples, when it is very common reality for a lot, if not most gay couples.
Apart from that MaxNat's chemistry was again enchanting to watch. Their NC scenes were beautiful and quite creative. I loved the strong connection between the couple, you really could feel the deep sense of affection and love they had for each other.
I also think it's cool that they tackled a topic I have never seen in BL either: erectile dysfunction.

Now onto what I didn't like:
-the plot was fun but quite silly to begin with, after episode 2 or 3 however it a lot of things just simply made no sense at all
-thingss got repetitve, so this series would've likely profitted from being cut down to around 6 episode.
-I wasn't invested in the side couple at all
-one of the biggest prolbems driving the plot - erectlie dysfunction - gets solved without explanation? We never know why Sun can get it up again in the end???????? That frustrated me to no end
-Why didn't Sun & Nuea just do other things if penetration wasn't going to work? Sun could've still given Nuea a BJ or HJ,....like come on
-I didn't like the way Nuea was mad at Sun for having this problem. I get that it made him insecure, but he blamed him for it quite a lot and at points treated his partner very harshly and unfailry even though it was very clear he was trying his best for him. The relationship wasn't toxic, but I would go as far as to say that Sun is not being treated well

As far as rewatch value goes - there are some scenes I am definitely going to be coming back to.

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Cute Chaos in Catastrophe

What a lovely plot. A zombie outbreak hits the city, and our FL ,the only real provider of her useless squad,gets betrayed and left outside as zombie snacks. Thankfully, the ML saves her… and he just happens to be the zombie king with a mutation gene of absolute supremacy (plus built-in antibodies). He is basically the leader of these zombies and they stay obedient to him.

Zombie apocalypse stories usually horrify me, so I avoid them, But this one has such a playful vibe. The FL is a full-time drama queen in the best way. Her extra-ness is hilarious, and she’s adorable to watch.

The ML is ridiculously handsome. I’ve seen him pop up in so many dramas. here he was so expressive through his facial gestures ..I mean for the fact that the character he played was zombie, who are almost mute or very less talkative he had to say so many things through his expressions..and honey his expressions are so beautiful.. I was literally watching him on repeat doing those quirky things with his blue-red eyes and brow ..
The chemistry between these two was outstanding.. he cant speak and she can't keep quiet ...perfect match made in heaven. Romance was more on cuter side. Side cast was also good. I think for medium budget production this drama passed the expectations by ten Folds.

Totally recommended. 🧟‍♀️🧟

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An Underrated Masterpiece

Started watching this with no expectations and ended up finishing it in two days, not able to move on.

This drama explores the theme of human rights, social class, and women empowerment. Despite the heavy theme, it is packed in a slightly light manner with enough elements of humor and suspense to keep you entertained. engaged, and curious as to how the story folds out.

Zhao Pan Er is not your average Chinese drama female lead. She is a 24 year old woman with a past that puts her on the bottom of the social class. While the male lead, Gu Qian Fan, is also a man with a complicated past and a reputation feared by the public, not to mention, caught in a power struggle. Aside from them, there are also two other characters whose roles are pivotal to the theme of this drama, Song Yin Zhang and Sun San Niang, friends of Zhao Pan Er, each with their own struggles.

Rather than the ‘pretty’ parts of a woman, this drama features their struggles and how they empower one another. This drama doesn’t really delve much into the male characters aside from Gu Qian Fan, who’s the male lead. In terms of story, it was definitely well written and well paced. I do think that the ending could’ve been better though. I wish that we could see more happy moments between the leads and primary characters of the show. Also, I think that it’s a bit of a pity that Xu Ouyang served as one of the major character of this drama, only to disappear in the middle of the drama, then reappear as a major villain in the end. It left me with several questions. Although so, I do like and enjoyed how the story was written and unfolded.

All the actors also did very well in bringing their characters to life, especially the two leads. I would like to give credits to Liu Yifei for her detailed acting like when her character was surprised, it looked so real. I also liked how Chen Xiao made Gu Qian Fan’s character look so reliable and charismatic. Not to mention, the inexplicit facial expressions to show his admiration and love towards Zhao Pan Er, lovely! Jelly Lin also did a great job. As someone who plays a character with the most character development in the show, she did a really great job at portraying that naive, jealous girl turned mature, smart, independent woman. The change in her attitude and expression were evident!

All in all, this drama was entertaining, inspiring, and definitely keeps you hooked to see how it all unfolds!

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