Reviews

101 ways to blame Princess Wei Young for 50+ episodes

Dont get fooled by 8+ ratings
it deservesmd 1.5 ratings just for the actors in my opinion
This series was so ridiculous thats i had to write a review to rant
I endured watching till 30 just for the sake of it, mostly fast forwarding beyond that it was too much
I pity the actors but atleast they got acting experience and got paid for it
There is no great story only revenge seeking princess changes her identity and gets targetted by everyone
Every other character gets a chance to blame the FL who just allows getting framed then by plot armour gets saved every single time , Even some foreign country princess gets a chance to blame her
If it was allowed, she might have been blamed for SOMEONE PASSING GAS TOO
Romance was just bs 🙄 and leads might have been together for just 30 mins ( couple of hugs and a peck, stares here and there) and in all of 54 episodes
And as usual this cant even hv a HE for all the nonsense viewers endure
Special mention: someone got inspired by the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE mask and it is used more than a couple of times to murder or attempt to murder or frame the FL
Well watch if you like MAKJANG type series and need a manual for 101 ways to frame/ blame someone

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A stunning beginning, excellent acting and a meh build-up

Ultimately, I have mixed feelings about this drama. The beginning is absolutely captivating, and the enemies-to-lovers relationship is well-crafted for the first third. The production is high-quality. The supporting actors are endearing.
But once the relationship leans toward their unspoken feelings, it becomes draggy. I continued watching for the charm of the couples. There were some beautiful intimate scenes.
But...
But the villains are just inept, and it became difficult to be interested in the power struggles, as they seem so random. Decisions as sensible as a teenage challenge on TikTok, stupid deaths, a big battle that you watch while doing something else.
As for the actors, there's nothing to complain about. I really like Liu Yu Ning, and Song Yu Er is a revelation for me. Liu Duan Duan, discovered in The Rebel Princess, deserves an ambiguous lead role: he does it so well!
Everyone was rooting for Wang Cheng Si and Liu Xue Qin! What a lovely couple!
Liu Xiao Qing is a wonderful grandmother, as C-dramas know how to create.
So, there are some excellent bits in this stew, but the overall result is a bit disappointing.


J'ai finalement des sentiments mitigés sur ce drama. Le début est absolument accrocheur et la relation d'ennemis à amants bien menée pendant le premier tiers. La production est de qualité. Les seconds roles sont attachants.
Mais une fois que la relation penche vers leurs sentiments inavoués, ça devient traînant. J'ai continué pour le charme des couples. Il y a eu de très belles scènes d'intimité.
Mais...
Mais les méchants sont juste ineptes et il est devenu difficile de s'intéresser aux luttes de pouvoir, tellement elles semblent venir du hasard. Des décisions aussi sensées qu'un défi adolescent sur tiktok, des morts stupides, une grande bataille qu'on regarde en faisant autre chose.
Du côté des acteurs, rien à redire. J'aime beaucoup Liu yu Ning et Song yu Er est pour moi une révélation. Liu Duan Duan, découvert dans The Rebel Princess, mériterait un premier rôle ambigu : il fait ça si bien!
Tout le monde a roulé pour Wang Cheng Si et Liu Xue Qin! Quel joli couple!
Liu Xiao Qing est une formidable grand mère, comme les C dramas savent en créer.
Donc, des morceaux excellents dans ce ragoût, mais l'ensemble est un peu décevant

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I read the manga. I watched the anime, and yet everytime; I forgot what I watched/read. I don't know why.
So I watched this drama as if I didn't know the story, only with familiar feeling..
It was great, definitly a good drama. I loooooved the op and the musics.
I loved how being flirt with is seems as an attack by Akin.

And I'm sorry for people who want Johnny with the other guy (sorry I forgot his name) but Johhny is like a rapist... I hate him. Some may say he didn't do it. Buuuuut he stop himself only because Akin was calling Jin. Not because "having sex" with someone who passed out is rape??! He have no morals.
Akin please baby get therapy... No episode without him having to cry. Please Mangaka let him be happy (I say that as if I wasn't the first to watch show where the MC suffer).
Jin, please keep being yourself and make Akin and you happy.

I wrote this part before and time show me how wrong I am, because even BL fans are homophobic toward real gay?? Like WTH?!
"Maybe I am wrong because I'm not Thai (Yes me from the past, you are wrong) and not in the entertainement industry BUT the fact that ot take place in Thailand and not in Japan make the homophobic less credible. I think most people would die to make a serie with 2 men who are a couple IRL."

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It's so worth watching at least once but after seeing it, MORE THAN ONCE!

This is my first review. Personally, I don't watch K-dramas but I got this drama recommended from a friend. I didn't expect much, she told me the plot and that it was worth watching and so I gave it a shot. There is 16 episodes and on average is around 1 hour long each. I'm so grateful that this story talks about disabilities (being deaf and using sign-language). The struggles and the topic of family. It's a very heartwarming, gut-wrenching and trauma filling story. There's so many moments in Twinkling Watermelon that was worth watching. I seriously seriously recommend it! Here is my opinion/feedback:

I CRIED. SERIOUSLY SO MANY TIMES. I freaking love this K-drama and is 100% going on my rewatch this.
Each episode leaves you hooked with either a cliff-hanger or something you did not expect. The cast delivered each of their roles so well, especially the main actors. I felt like it wasn't a movie and that we were actually there. You can feel the emotional impact that leaves you wanting more. I'm telling you I literally cried like a baby every single episode 13 above, it made me have a huge mental breakdown (episode 14 is THE BEST EPISODE in my opinion) - no spoils just you will cry. overall I recommend it. There is laughter, tears and most definitely LOVE but more on family love :). Love your parents, struggles are real and you don't know what they go through. To be loved is to be seen, change yourself for the better to set yourself free from what your running from. You can learn a lot from this drama. Twinkle to shine - be yourself for yourself not for others!!

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mother love, sister inlaw love and hospitality love

To all Ma Xiao Yu's Internationals fans. The wait is over! We can now watch " The Love Of A Fool" with English subtitle! Kindly write down your review and rate for our future husband Ma Xiaoyu.
There's a saying, " Team work makes the dream work." So let's continue to support him. All I can say about this drama is, it's so beautiful and the scriptwriter and director together with the actors, had executed their role portrayal well. The drama was well done! Because the actors were all great! You can really feel the emotions that the actors tried to convey to the viewers.I like the ending because it showed the love Haoxi had for Zixhia that he was willing to pretend to be someone else just to keep her beside him. However, Zixhia was not true to herself even from the beginning. She fell in love with Haoxi but she didn't want to admit it. Haoxi was her husband's youngest brother and it was not long after her husband died that she found her hidden love for Haoxi was growing stronger. I watched it more than 1 time bevause I really wanted to understand the plot . For me, Zixhia was only making a fool of herself! even until the end of the drama for pretending that she was not in love with Haoxi. But the truth is, she has already fallen in love with him!
Guys, it's a really good movie! It's excellent. It's a must-see! Please watch and I am sure you're gonna love it! Let's support Ma Xiaoyu!

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Started slow but ended off really strong

Watched all 25 episodes on the website, so here's my review on it. I was about to drop this drama since the first 8 episodes were quite slow. We start off with this really interesting case about bullying and monopolization, but as soon as they introduced the Saturn1115 forums, then when it started to get boring.

Bowie Lam throughout this drama has been great as the chief inspector of the OCTB, it was awesome to see him return and after finishing this, made sense why he would return for this drama, will spoil it later in the review. Owen Cheung was also really great here as the chief inspector in the police officer but the twist is that he has D.I.D. and no one knows (which I found it dumb because there's no way they wouldn't suspect something's off) but Owen manages to control it and sees his second personality, played by James Ng, as a companion. He also has a much more darker personality, played by Ronny Lay. He has a great evil smile but whenever Owen tries to mimic it, I'm sorry but it was hard to take it seriously. Kelly Fu has HEAVILY improved for this performance. Her role here is much more memorable than No Room for Crime and Forensic Heroes 6.

Like I mentioned earlier, the first case was about bullying, but this shouldn't be classified as bullying. Wanna know why? Because it's about a grandson of a rich and wealthy family, Adrien Yau, kidnapping several people holding them as his own 'pets'. Why? Because they were actually part of a human trafficking ring that was about to be shipped, but he decided to keep them. Since his grandfather, Pat Poon, has a business that isn't so legit. However, after he was caught, he became a victim of the new seven deadly sins and the vigilantes killed him eventually. Same goes for the two victims of monopoly, animal abuse, 'pollution'. It's all ridiculous and felt like an after thought. Because the main plot that happens after Episode 14 felt like that was supposed to be the main focus and the seven deadly sins were just something they thought of to hide that twist.

Man, it felt like they did a complete 360. There was a track record in No Room for Crime and Darkside of the Moon where it starts off strong - incredibly mid in the middle - and then ends off extremely strong as well. But this time it starts off mid and doesn't hold back after it gets to that certain point. You're wondering, how did big stars like Bowie Lam, Monica Chan and Deon Cheung agreed to star in what it seemed to be a simple crime drama about a cult killing people for justice. Well, the twist is that there wasn't a cult, all of the people involved with the killings which was Monica Chan (Bowie's older sister that supposedly returned from the US in episode 4 who was revealed to be a hallucination in ep16), Deon Cheung, Bond Chan, Lucas Yiu, Amber Chan, Vincent Lam and John Chan, who were all revealed to be Bowie's personalities as he was suffering from D.I.D. as well. That is one hell of a twist that I'm surprised TVB managed to do well, especially after the abysmal twists they showed in Call of Destiny and Anonymous Signal. Ever since the twist was revealed after Episode 17, the show immediately hooks you up, every scene filled with tension. I was wondering in Episode 10 and 13, why they killed off Bowie and Owen's most trusted colleagues so early? Well, now it made sense that they wanted to make room for the development between Bowie's personalities. It was revealed later on that they were actually being manipulated by Deon Cheong, the most brutal personality of Bowie's who believed in justice over twisted values to kill the supposed sinners. So near the end, they helped Bowie stop Deon from killing more.

There is another twist though, originally, Deon was a personality created to resemble the person who killed his sister during the fire. The person who actually killed his sister was Raymond Cho's character. The fire was also instructed by Pat Poon. Originally I was wondering why were they even part of the show as they could've easily been removed after Adrien died. I feel like the most underutilized character was Jack Wu, the father of Adrien, who died from suicide. He didn't really do anything to progress the plot other than to be drunk every single time he appeared on screen after his son died.

So the final big battle was a wild one where Raymond and Bowie (controlled by Monica) was trying to set six people on fire in an abandoned building (forgot who they actually are sorry about that), among those four people includes Pat. After the fire started, the whole building collapsed. I'm ngl, the fire CGI wasn't the greatest but can we even expect great CGI from TVB nowadays? Among the people who were in the building includes Kelly, Owen, Bowie, Raymond and Yoyo Chen, Bowie's neighbor who he had a crush on. The final few scenes were actually really creepy and really diminishes Raymond as a twisted villain. They all managed to survive the building collapse except for Yoyo, where she gets stabbed by a piece of sharp concrete when trying to save Bowie. However, Raymond got up and took Bowie and Kelly to Germany, where Raymond hypnotized him into thinking he's his brother and that he was gonna get married to Yoyo, when in reality it was Kelly who appeared to be malnourished and unable to speak properly. That was such a fucked up twist and really establishes Raymond as an actual psycho. Owen managed to find their location, stop the wedding and finally convinced Bowie that Kelly was not Yoyo. I really love Bowie's acting in this drama, his emotional scenes actually felt genuine. Same goes for Owen when James was finally going to leave him in episode 22. Special mention to Gabriel Harrison who played a prisoner in this drama. Damn he lost a lot of weight for this role. Along with Benjamin Yuen who returned as his character from No Room For Crime who was actually the first victim of this seven deadly sins massacre. I felt that this connection was unnecessary but hey, at least we don't have to see a season 2 for that post credit scene to get clarified.

Overall, an actual enjoyable drama. Surprisingly more better than Anonymous Signal and No Room for Crime. If it weren't for the Saturn1115 storyline with Joey Thye as a victim of PTSD from being sexually molested who created the forums in the first place, I probably would've liked this drama more. That's probably the bad part that made this not that good. The ending was also a bit rushed. Despite the big fire scene, they suddenly transition to Raymond seemingly go undetected to Germany with two kidnapped victims. Ig that's just the perk of being super rich. Also we never get to see what happens to Raymond afterwards, even Owen. They did a time gap to show that in classic TVB fashion, Kelly doesn't experience PTSD. Bowie ended up in a mental institution to not further hurt anyone else, but Owen is nowhere to be seen at all. I was expecting some post credit scene that can hopefully clear up the emptiness with Owen and even Raymond, but nope, it just ends like that which is strange. But I still like it for trying something new with D.I.D., still strange that both Bowie and Owen, victims of D.I.D. can somehow be one of the highest ranks in their respective divisions in the police force. Also for the title, I've always been wondering about the 12 in it, although Owen had 3 personalities, and Bowie had 8, that would've made it 11 personalities in total. But the final scene in the finale revealed Bowie has another personality. A wonderful cameo made by Flora Chan who is supposedly Bowie's guardian. Even if it wasn't explained much, she said she had been with him the longest, so she was probably the one who kept Bowie from knowing that he had multiple other personalities. It was nice to see her again since her last drama was in 2018's Watch Out Boss. With the track record lately, I thought that Kenneth Ma would make another cameo appearance. That would've been wild but thankfully that wasn't the case.

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Alchemy of Souls: Season 2 – A Bittersweet and Powerful Conclusion

Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow picks up where Season 1 left off, delivering a darker, more emotionally intense chapter that beautifully wraps up the epic saga of love, fate, and magic in Daeho.

This season introduces a significant change — Go Youn-jung takes over the role of Naksu, now in her original body. While fans were initially unsure about the cast switch, she quickly proves herself with a graceful and powerful performance, seamlessly continuing the spirit of the character. Lee Jae-wook once again delivers an outstanding portrayal of Jang Uk, now hardened by loss and wielding a frightening level of power.

Season 2 is shorter, with only 10 episodes, but it packs in a lot — deep character development, long-awaited answers, and emotional reunions. The tone is more mature and melancholic, focusing on healing, redemption, and sacrifice. The romance between Jang Uk and Naksu evolves beautifully, filled with longing, pain, and quiet strength.

Visually and musically, the drama maintains its high standard with stunning visuals, intricate costumes, and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack that enhances the mood perfectly.

Overall, Alchemy of Souls: Season 2 is a satisfying and poetic conclusion to one of the most beloved fantasy K-dramas of recent years. It’s not just a sequel — it’s a soul-stirring finale that stays with you long after the credits roll.

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Alchemy of Souls Season 1: A Fantasy Masterpiece

Alchemy of Souls Season 1 is a rare gem that flawlessly blends fantasy, romance, action, and drama into a captivating tale that keeps viewers hooked from start to finish. Released in 2022, this K-drama stands as a true masterpiece in modern Korean storytelling.

Set in the fictional country of Daeho, the drama revolves around a forbidden sorcery called the "alchemy of souls," which allows souls to switch bodies. At the heart of the story is the mysterious and deadly assassin Naksu, whose soul ends up trapped in the frail body of a blind servant, Mu-deok. Her encounter with the charming yet secretly powerful mage Jang Uk sparks an intense and emotional journey of training, growth, secrets, and unspoken love.

The world-building is phenomenal — richly layered with ancient magic, political intrigue, and mythological elements that feel both immersive and believable. The production quality is top-notch, with breathtaking cinematography, elegant costume design, and epic fight choreography that rivals any high-budget fantasy series.

What truly elevates Alchemy of Souls is its brilliant cast. Jung So-min delivers a nuanced performance as Mu-deok/Naksu, effortlessly balancing vulnerability and ferocity. Lee Jae-wook shines as Jang Uk, capturing his character’s internal conflict, stubbornness, and eventual maturity with emotional depth. Their chemistry is electric and deeply moving, giving the romantic storyline a compelling edge.

Supporting characters like Seo Yul, Park Dang-gu, and Jin Cho-yeon are equally memorable, each adding depth and warmth to the story. The drama never loses momentum, thanks to tightly written scripts, unpredictable twists, and moments of both laughter and heartbreak.

In short, Alchemy of Souls Season 1 is not just a fantasy romance — it's a beautifully crafted journey of identity, destiny, and love. Whether you’re a longtime K-drama fan or new to the genre, this series is an absolute must-watch.

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Come....Fall in Love....

If you thought you are immune to fluff and cuteness, think again, Gameboys will bring out that school girl in you, without fail. What is even more surprising is that with all that fluff and rainbow hues, it doesn't shy away from addressing serious issues that queer people face. This is a wholesome, adorably melting, and blissfully romantic story with a strong message.

BL-needle Score:9. Very High BL-ness

The dimply-charm of Gav, the awkward, self-doubting adorableness of Cai, and the darling shipper Pearl...the protagonists of this story will completely make you fall in love with them. Given the backdrop of the pandemic, it has very little action beyond through screens, but that does nothing to deter the appeal of this story, and neither you rooting for their puppy love, with a very satisfying ending, even though the impending separation between Gav and Cai looms ahead. With how adorable they are, they will make you want to live in this moment.

But I must mention that beyond the appeal of a all-through fluffy love story are deeper issues of the queer life - Cai's fear of judgment, inability to come to terms with being gay, Gav's endless strings of smart-sweet endearments and love-punchlines hiding the insecurities and the fear deep down of people leaving him the moment he is not able to please them, the intense and often irrational jealousy they both feel, part being teenagers and part since it comes with being queer and having a lot of self-loathing and inability to see themselves are worthy, and in turn, always afraid of being abandoned or rejected....the script weaves in all of these nuances of a queer life, albeit avoiding the pitfall of making it darker than is needed for a story like this. I would they did a great job of that - including serious issue and yet keeping it light and fluffy enough for everyone to watch it without feeling too heavy.

I am late to the Gameboys party, but boy am I hooked!!! Followed this up with the second season, and loved it even more.

As someone who grew up on 90s Bollywood, Gav's love punchlines so reminds me of SRK as a cocky lover boi in his early movies, and I want to use that famous catchline from one his most popular rom-coms to describe Gameboys -
Come... Fall in Love <3

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2nd Dumpster Fire of 2025 but a much Cheaper One

I solely wanted to watch and support WRC, because he's so talented that he deserves great roles and I haven't seen anything of his in a while. I didn't know what I was expecting other than I knew it was a low budget, but I'd never thought it would be a disaster of this proportion. This is literally the second dumpster fire of 2025 but a much cheaper one.

The only pro is WRC's acting and sword skills and the some version of a small bromance between him and the SML. Even that seemed very wishy-washy and very haphazard. There were some times when I really liked how they worked together, and you could totally tell that they were having some sort of secret plans that they never told anyone. Some of the costumes looked either burrowed or decent.

Literally, this thing had no other redeeming qualities. The ear bleeding sound and editing from someone who took a ton of drugs was horrendous. The music would sometimes drown out whole speeches and conversations and dialogues. The sound would cut in cut off without any warning. The FL though surprisingly in real life older than the ML acted 12. Their romance came completely out of the blue. It was not forced down our throats, but it was never explained either. ML as the emperor and the woman who played his mother are practically maybe 10 years apart and it's obvious and it's cringe. The constant runaround with the fake princess from a previous dynasty was such a moronic thing; just kill her and get it over with. The dude with the white hair that eventually became good though he started morally gray kind of antagonistic was just shallow, but I like him a lot better than her. She was just beyond saving and a crappy villain.

The amount of loopholes and plot holes was staggering. The storyline was a complete disaster did not make any sense. It's sort of started to come together toward the end, but you still didn't quite understand what the point of most of it was. The ministers for the emperor were just a bunch of whiny crybabies just like his royal uncle who I just wanted to hit with a bat so many times. Costumes were too big for all the guards. Everything looked cheap. I feel so bad for WRC and hope he gets better roles in the future.

Would I recommend it? Absolutely not if you value your sanity look at his other works everyone else in there are either new or they picked them up off the street I have no idea who any of them are.

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so. fucking. good.

for a japanese BL series, i was thoroughly impressed. especially with the intimacy. it was just enough, satisfying, and made sense.

the storyline was tasteful. set largely in high school, yet still unique from other series'. their chemistry was beautiful, everything felt from the heart which isn't something you see everyday.

every episode is about 20 minutes, so extremely easy to binge in one go, which i really like.

i have no notes. the characters and their actions made sense, there weren't any unnecessary discrepancies, and we got our matured, confident love in the end. very good series and one i'm sure i'll find myself coming back to.

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BL Twilight?? SIGN ME UP!!!

Is it a masterpiece? No. but if you’re into cliché vampire (mostly romance) plots and a fan of JossGawin you will enjoy it!!

Things i liked:

The romance between Mark and Tong felt natural, chemistry between them was great! Their kisses and intimate scenes were realistic and never felt forced to me. The acting was solid across the board.

At first, i wasn’t sure how i felt about JossGawin together. I knew Gawin since (Not Me the series) But for Joss, i didn’t really know anything about him.. But after watching this, I’m very excited for their future series together!!

Visually Joss and Gawin are STUNNING together. They're so sweet and soft to watch. And seem very close and match eachother well. Their chemistry On and Off Screen is beautiful!! And I’m 100% invested in the JossGawin pairing🫂🫂 Very excited to see them in Only Friends season 2!!

THE OST IS BEAUTIFUL!! Closer, Ever After, and (Just You) are the top on my playlist rn✨✨

The filming locations i LOVEDD. The flower-shop had a great design...it was really beautiful!! All the houses and rooms were very well designed. The lighting and cinematography was great too!

As for the people complaining that joss was shirtless/half naked for TOO many episodes is WILD.
Idk why are y’all complaining that’s eye candy for me😌😌 Neo was NOT joking about Joss having the nicest body in GMMTV 5555

The side characters:

Out of everyone, i enjoyed Nakan the most. His story was interesting and wish we got more from his point of view…
Miss Thara killed her role in this series (Her stepping on Nakan was hawtt ME NEXT-) but her storyline was predictable…
TonKla was cute (love you Neo) but did him dirty ngl😭😭

SO the main problems for me was…

The CGI:

I understand that this is a low budget series and we can really feel it, it's really a shame (there was not even a workshop for it!!!!!) so due to that the editing is pretty bad.. In EP 12 the green screens were so badly edited in😭😭 It distracted me SO much and took me out of the wholesome moment that they were having. (HOWEVER, the upside down eiffel tower scene - inject it in my veins cuz I ATE THAT SHIT UP)

The audio:

The audio was- well, let’s just say (Crispy at times) During a very emotional scene, it felt like they were using one of those five dollar microphones that got dropped in the river ngl😭😭 It FR took me out of the moment. Also background music was not my favorite. (I’ve heard worse though)

The plot/Story: Not getting into to spoilers.

There was lots of plot holes and things that weren’t explained well. Or just didn’t make sense. I didn't like how they did the flashbacks to the past cause it was so random and messy. And tbh I just felt like they put so many moments just to get the ep runtime. It felt forced and unnecessary, mostly the college scenes. Wish they would have put more focus on the (vampire plot)


Ending thoughts:

10/10 potential, unfortunately didn’t quite deliver.
BUT Did i enjoy it- %100 YES😩😩

So go ahead and watch it. Give it a chance :)

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A Beautifully Tragic Tale That Challenges Perception and Identity

The Prisoner of Beauty is one of those rare dramas that immediately draws you in and doesn’t let go. With a beautifully written storyline and emotionally complex characters, it explores deep themes of identity, perception, and the silent burden of beauty in a way that feels both thought-provoking and heartbreaking.

The acting is top-notch, especially by the leads, who bring so much depth and raw vulnerability to their roles. The chemistry is strong, the emotions are believable, and the inner turmoil each character experiences is portrayed with great nuance. The cinematography and soundtrack also add a lot to the mood, creating an atmosphere that’s both melancholic and poetic.

What I appreciated most was how the drama tackled the psychological aspects of its characters. It doesn’t just tell a story about how people look—it dives into how those looks shape their lives, relationships, and even sense of self. It’s a powerful message delivered with elegance and intensity.

That said, I did have one issue: the later episodes included a few character deaths that felt unnecessary. While they were certainly shocking and emotional, they didn’t always feel justified from a story perspective. In some cases, it felt like the drama was pushing too hard for emotional impact when the existing narrative was already strong enough.

Despite that, this is still a must-watch for anyone who enjoys character-driven stories with emotional depth and societal commentary. It’s not your typical romance or melodrama—it goes deeper, and it stays with you long after the final episode.

Would I rewatch? Maybe not immediately due to the emotional weight, but definitely in the future. It’s a beautifully crafted drama that deserves all the praise it's getting.

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