Reviews

Very nice love story

Overall, this drama is absolutely amazing. The storyline is very well-written and feels complete from beginning to end. Every episode connects smoothly, making the plot easy to follow while still keeping it engaging and emotional.

What I really appreciate is how the story develops naturally, without feeling rushed or dragged out. Each character has a clear purpose, and their growth throughout the drama makes the whole experience even more enjoyable.

The ending is extremely satisfying and wraps up the story perfectly. It answers the important questions and delivers a strong emotional payoff, leaving a lasting impression after the final episode.

In conclusion, this drama is highly recommended for anyone looking for a well-rounded story with a powerful and fulfilling ending.

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Hardest k-drama watch ever

Honestly, I have never been more annoyed at a series than this. The initial idea was great but the execution and the storywriting was just painful, illogical and frustrating. The first couple of episodes were nice, I was interested to see what is next, but when they got into the apartment, it just got bad.

Let's start with the man who operated the desease prevention teams, looking for a cure etc. Nobody in their right mind would keep it a secret when it is dangerous and people could get hurt. Also, locking up healthy people with infected ones just to keep them inside and also to see if they can develop a cure, whatever the reason was, is a felony. It was completely irrealistic for the government and the official disease team to make these decisions, especially when things got only worse and the higher up dude was a total ass. Overall, their decisions and actions only put oil to the fire and it was absolutely not okay.

Then the other part, the residents at the apartment. I have never seen such annoying characters. Most of them didn't have a single kind bone in their body, they always were acting childish, irrational and selfish. I get that people can get scared and also can be really mean, evil too, but this was too much for me just with this few characters. There was no comic relief, it was only whining and being undecisive and always trying to get an irrational advantage. It was a tough life-death situation where they should have fought together, that would have been rational, but instead, they were always sabotaging the two main characters, who could actually do something. They were the only ones who were able to protect them, and they never saw it like that. I think this was because of the terrible writing, it was dragged out so much that they had to repeat every elemnt like four times.

To mention a few good things, at least the main characters were good actors with heartwarming chemistry, they were the ones who endured the most and actually tried to make things right. Their conversations had meaning, actually getting deeper by the episodes. I appreciated the badass attitude and bravery, so at least that was something. I also liked the theme song, it was great at some scenes. Happiness would be a great message, but it wasn't highlighted at all.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend watching it, if you are triggered by annoying, irrational people and an unrealistic plot. I don't get why this got such a high rating, probably because of the two main actors, they deserve the praise but this is just not what I would like to see ever again.

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found family❤️

I’ve been so busy lately that I stepped away from the BL world for almost a year. I only watched a few series here and there and wasn't nearly as active as I used to be and I honestly regret it so much! I really wish I had been part of the fandom while Perfect 10 Liners was airing, especially for the debut of PerthSanta.
They are one of my favorite discoveries, and I truly don't understand all the hate they’ve been getting. I'm saying this as someone who was shocked and saddened by the end of PerthChimon but I feel like Perth and Santa just complement each other perfectly. You can tell they’ve really found their spark; the chemistry and affection are so visible! If you hate them, you hate me too!
After finally going over my bl slupm, I can say this series made me feel at home for the first time in a long while. I started watching BL in 2022, and while I don’t think any year will ever top that one, this show is one of the few that gives me a genuine sense of comfort.
I loved every single couple:
• ForceBook: As the first pairing, they were stunning. I’ve followed them for a long time now and they never disappoint.
• AouBoom: They deserve a special shout-out! They felt so real the entire time. I’m dying for their own lead series to finally come out—they truly deserve it!
• JuniorMark: They are a beautiful couple too, though I’ll admit I struggled a bit to focus on their storyline. I was so completely hooked on PerthSanta that I couldn't think of anything else! I’m definitely looking forward to seeing more JuniorMark projects in the future.
Even though it’s a simple series with straightforward, everyday stories, it truly made me feel good. Sometimes simplicity is exactly what you need to heal.

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The story follows Khem, a young man born into a family cursed by a terrifying fate: every male in his bloodline is destined to die a horrific death before reaching the age of 21. To protect him and “hide” him from the spirits, his mother gives him a feminine name, Khemjira, which means “forever safe.”

As Khem approaches his 21st birthday, the protective measures his mother put in place begin to fail. He starts seeing vengeful spirits that are not only haunting him, but actively trying to kill him. In order to survive, Khem and his best friend Jet travel to Ubon Ratchathani to seek help from a powerful shaman.

There, they meet Master Pharan, a young yet exceptionally skilled spiritual protector. Pharan is initially cold and reluctant to help, believing that one should not interfere with another person’s karma. However, as they spend more time together, it is revealed that their souls are bound by a deep-seated grudge and a tragic love story from a past life—one that involves a vengeful spirit named Ramphueng.

Slowly, something begins to shift in Khem and Pharan’s relationship. At first, Pharan tries to deny his growing feelings, refusing to form attachments of any kind. But eventually, even Pharan can no longer deny what is developing between them.

Now the questions:
Can they successfully overcome the curse, and will Khem survive in the end?
How is the curse truly connected to Khem?
And how does everything ultimately end?

That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ Unique drama, because it focuses heavily on Thai folklore, shamanism, and horror elements rather than just romance.
+ The 2nd lead story. And how they're also linked to Khem from his past life.

What I don't like:
- Napatsakorn can't act. He can act well when nothing happens. Well I mean, when he just needs to be a calm boy who is just enjoying his day… But when he needs to act sad, hurt or even jealous, that's when his lack becomes obvious.
- The ending… It's just, they made it too pretty… Everything just peacefully ended like that… Ugh… talk about lazy writing…

Overall this really offers us a unique story about Thai folklore, shamanism, and horror elements rather than just romance.

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Let's assemble...

As a closer, I didn't watch the survival show on time. Even though I discovered them when they were preparing their comeback with Snowy Summer, I wanted to check the process of the group.

It seems unfair for some points but it's a korean survival show after all..

I indeed had some fav trainees but I also love the current members.

I think, they all should debuted but in different groups because after all, I don't really see other than the current members for CYE (or maybe because I'm biaised).

That being said, I also think some moments in the show should be shorter and they could show us more some other scenes such as lessons with directors?

Hope everyone have found their path to their dream, it's still sad and heartbreaking watching this kind of show (yeah that's a survival show LOL)

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Oh, I see. OK.

Right, so this is not a season, not a spinoff - they just cut out 6-ish episodes of the third season of Strange Tales.
Why? Because they were decent?
NGL, I enjoyed this a ton more, despite the stupid "episode" length of 15 minutes, because it's not all about the insufferable politics.
The emperor is a side character, nobody's constantly grovelling before obnoxious royals, there's only like one Uplifting Inspirational Speech about how the empire is the best and everyone has to gambatte.
They're "just" two decently fun cases. The first one has a bunch of Yingtao and Su Wuming's relationship, which I appreciated.
(they still have barely any chemistry between them, but I like both characters.)
Secret assassin guilds, weird cults, ominous paintings and gruesome poisonings.
This is the kind of stuff I watch detective shows for, not palace intrigue.
It's not a show, but it's also not absolute propaganda garbage like "season 3".

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My Favourite Office Romance has to be...

No other drama catches my eye in the group of Office Romance+Trauma bonding rom com kdrama when it comes to this masterpiece! Great Leads! Great Osts! Great second leads!Great Story! trauma bonding wasn't my thing until I watched this and believe me guys once you start this you won't get bored even a second. I've rewatched for the third time now. it hasn't disappointed me ever.i loved when they were on that trip together. It was so hilarious! though I was kind of passed off with the main leads brother in some episodes but that just added more to the story.dude was crazy obsessed with his girl. Really a great Kdrama to start.

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How to Shape You Heir’s Future without Him Knowing

Picked this up on a whim after reading some of the reviews here.

It’s basically a walk of growth of the ML Xu Fengnian, the heir of King of Southern (eh was it northern?) Liang. He was against the idea of succeeding his father and practicing marial arts, until he heard the death of his travel companian, the groom Old Huang, who is also the world reknowned swordsman Jiu Jian Huang. Only then did he realized he needed power and martial capability to bring back his Old Huang’s sword box from the walls of Wudi City, and his sisters and brother whom Xu Xiao sent away in order to strengthen ML’s heir position. Thus upon agreeing to be King of Liang’s successor, his father told him to go on a quest to visit his siblings in various regions outside Northern Liang, during which the ML inadvertently acumulated martial art in the various assassinations that he was subjected to.

Xu Xiao is probably most unpredictable king-cum-father figure I’ve ever seen. He looked formidable enough to make people cower around him but in the presence of his heir, he was not be ashamed to cower under him even in the presence of others, just to quell Xu Fengnian’s dissatisfaction. Everything he did was calculated to the minute possibility of Xu Fengnian diverting off, and i would say it looked brilliant at first, but later appeared too staged. Despite being a loving father who dotes on his heir, Xu Xiao was so ruthless that he would not mind having his heir almost killed if it meant for ML to survive with better prospect of kingship later. Looking at their love-hate relationship, i can’t help but thought about Fated Hearts’s ML relationship with his father the emperor. If only Susha emperor was a bit more like Xu Xiao, the broken relationship with his heir wouldnt have been so. And that is why Xu Xiao earned my respect even more!

I am also surprised at how meticulous the makeup team is. Lord of Jing’an’s son was slapped by ML when his assassination attempt failed, and several scenes later the red mark still apparent on the right side of the cheek. It was not an obvious red like most would do, but a faint hue of redness like a real slap would look like.

The songs were great. I love the CGI too, those adorable baby hukuis were definitely better than Legend of Shenli’s cartoonish chicken-looking-phoenix despite SSS being produced earlier.

However, the choreograph is rather mediocre especially when they rely too much on inner strength battles than the actual physical battle. I also failed to ship the Fengnian-Jiangni relationship. Honestly they looked like brother and sister rather than couple attracted to each other. Jiang Ni looked too childish while Fengnian too cunning yet rather predictable. Predictable in a sense that all his actions laid upon this particular sense of fake righteousnous that seemed out of this world for the era he was in. It’s like seeing Fanxian with his unpredictable acts but in a different setting. I just felt like the writers got his surface personality mixed up with the from-the-future-Fanxian.

It was the supporting cast appearances that kept me interested, really. I was thrilled to see Little Fanxian appearing here! That boy’s acting was superb in Joy of Life I really liked him. And I was also excited to see Ah Mai from Fighting for Love, Zhang Tian Ai as Nangong Puye. Too bad her scenes were just in those first few episodes. how I wished for her to follow ML’s journey instead of the death guard Qingniao just so i can see more of her. And boy was I feeling giddy when Liu DuanDuan’s Zhao Kai made an appearance. He is definitely one of my favourite actors, i always get interested with the roles he takes up, cuz they were always of the eccentric kind. Like here Zhao Kai was infatuated with ML’s sister and keep telling people that she was his wife, but at the same time had no problem going on a rampage killing for his future brother-in-law’s life. What a disturbed mind.

I liked the plot up to the last 10 episodes when they started to intensify Fengnian-Jiangni relationship. Also the way Fengnian eventually found himself right back into the trajectory that Xu Xiao has planned for him looked too damn staged that my interest started to wane. I enjoyed Sword Snow Stride but I dont think i’d be eager to watch season 2.

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The actor and the journalist

There's an actor who becomes famous after a difficult start. He's tired of playing the same role and the same character and wants a breakthrough.
On the other hand, there's a journalist who was transferred from the "political" department to the "entertainment" department without knowing the field.
They meet for an interview and can't stand each other.
For her career, she decides to get to know him better and starts watching all of his series. She becomes his fan.
As they continue to meet, they end up together and manage to shed light on an old murder case.

Lee Jung Jae can act really well, but I've often wondered what it would have been like with another actor playing this role. In fact, I found him and her to be unbelievable as a couple. I missed the chemistry between the two.

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Potential drama with potential CP

I watched this when i want to see Sun Yue acting with other female than Xu Yizhen and Zhang Chuxuan is one of good partner for Sun Yue. They got dynamic duo and too bad their chemistry didn't utilized well since there is less romantic moment between them.

The plot is combination between thriller and angst with less romantic moment. There is no dragged moment expect SFL moment. I felt sad when ML was announced dead after saving FL for antagonist. The ending is not enough since we love to see the couple moment longer.

Recommended to see Thriller with little angst.

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