Reviews

Decent story about open secret in entertaiment industry.

I watched this by Youtube recommendation yesterday. Surprisingly this drama was decent watch with good kisses.

Ren Shuxian who plays Talent scout FL has dispute with her ex who happened to be her talent aka SML. Cai Heng plays as SML and i quite like the kisses between FL and SML. SML character development was surprisingly better from scumbag ex boyfriend to become FL friends. I quite like supporting cast and love-hate story between Leo (idol turned actor) and the nepo baby. Liu Shiqi as SFL was not green tea and the helper of FL despite being nepo baby. Her chemistry with Yu Xingchen was burning and their story was quite refreshing.

The cons is the lack of chemistry between Ren Shuxian and Zhang Junjie. But for newcomer, Zhang Junjie plays rookie actor well and show his real struggle. The backstory was actually nice but it was underdeveloped since they only explained on near of the end of drama. It feels they cramped the ML backstory in the end. But overall-it was decent drama to watch.

Recommended to Watch.

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That was satisfying!

A simple theme of enemy to lovers done well! I loooove all the characters here! Not one of them are boring. The chemistry between 2 MC are great. FL is smart but not overbearing or dominant. ML is dominant but not overly cold, and sometimes weak in front of FL. Both shown their vulnerable sides and show the dynamics within a complicated relationship. They misunderstood stuff but quickly resolved. The conflict between warlords due to incompetence or greed are very good! The plot flows perfectly at good pace, not rushed like the others. And i definitely like the romance between the two!

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Lucky & likeable Mr Nice Guy married to rich, beautiful woman

I was intrigued by Wei Jia Yu after seeing posters of his dramas on reddit. I decided to explore his work first with this drama. I liked it even though the romance part could be stronger.

What I liked:
1. ML characterisation - Lucky guy. He got married to beautiful and rich woman who was unfortunately comatose. He was given access to expensive cars and luxury suite but he was truly Mr Nice Guy. Never abused privilege given.
2. Tone - Lighthearted & hilarious.
3. Supporting characters - I liked FL's relatives and nursing crew. ML's parents were likeable too.
4. Kindness - I loved the acts of kindness demonstrated in this drama.
5. Romance - Tender & sweet love. I loved their dates - ML took FL to outdoor places for speedy recovery. Acts of service were definitely his love language.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - ML's uncle & cousin were obnoxious.
2. FL characterisation - She was underdeveloped. Too much time on her comatose state.

Favourite scene
FL's birthday celebration

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Really fun kdrama about deep subjects

It is a kdrama for young at heart, since the place of the drama is a school, a lot of it is told from the students' perspective, and FL is a very ... naive teacher LOL

The ML actor is fantastic, he was soooo fun. His costuming was superb, the funky uncombed hair and open necktie LOL He was sooo fun to watch.

the issues presented were deep issues though, and involved corporate crime, school bullying, privileged elites, bad greedy parenting, as@ kissing to climb social hiararchy, the hierarchy itself and how even the kids participated in that willingly.

it really is a drama about intentionally creating and maintaining elites. A super deep subject camouflaged under school myths and gossips...

And the underlying story of ML's parents and what it means to be a secret agent, and a little historical lesson on Japanese occupation, etc

WHY was the drama taken off Viki and other places so fast after it finished airing?

Where is the ML actor now, he is really a fun actor, and I didnt see him since this drama. We miss him :) Come back soon

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Superb acting, story, production, everything.

Another banger from Wang Haozhen. Well acted and developed, everything about this show was top notch. But their expressions? Just the way their eyes crinkled was the real winner in this production.

I am filing a formal complaint against this man’s face. It should be illegal. The way he looked at her wasn’t just attractive, it was emotionally destabilizing. Soft. Tender. Completely unguarded. You could literally see the exact second he fell in love because his whole expression changed like someone flipped a switch behind his eyes. And the worst part? Those eyes only sparkled for her. Not generally. Not vaguely. Her. I felt personally attacked and deeply jealous of a fictional woman, which is always the sign of a job well done.

His micro-expressions did more heavy lifting than half the scripts in this genre. Hope, fear, restraint, want, devastation, that quiet ache when he realized he was already gone for her. His face ran the full emotional marathon without ever feeling exaggerated. Honestly, I would watch a two-hour compilation of just his reactions and call it cinema. That’s not a joke. That’s a lifestyle choice.

And then there’s her. Actual expressions. Actual personality. No frozen deer-in-headlights nonsense. Her face had range, depth, and intention. You could see the progression so clearly: the casual comfort, the warmth, the hesitation, and then boom. She fell for him like a speeding train with no brakes and no regrets. What made it work was how perfectly she matched his energy. They weren’t just reacting at each other, they were playing the same emotional frequency. Two people fully locked in, fully present, fully selling the fantasy.

The facial chemistry alone could carry the entire show. And frankly? It did.

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Fluff over Substance, again.

The characters experienced zero growth. Thee stayed the same, as out of touch as ever only now he’s also obsessed with Peach on top of that. Same with Peach, he started as the good samaritan guy, stayed the same, no changes. The only change is that he married Thee at the end, that’s it.

Their relationship was strange. Dynamic felt more like a parent child dynamic. Thee was so out of touch with everything that he needed Peach to explain to him the most basic concepts like saying thank you, apologizing, having manners etc etc. and that’s what usually parents teach their young children. Thee would do or say something outrageous and Peach would patiently and slowly explain in almost childlike, simple terms why the things Thee said or did were not ok. It’s not just the fact that he told Thee what was technically not ok or weird but specifically the way he explained it. Like a parent to a child, which made their dynamic at times a little uncomfortable to watch.

Humor, while I did enjoy it at first, wasn’t absurd enough to carry the whole show for me. The first couple episodes were fine but then the humor started disappearing more and more, being replaced with fluff, a touch of melancholy and audiences’ wish fulfillment. The main reason I decided to watch this show was bc of the viral and funny clips of Thee and I thought there would be more considering the show is 10 episodes long but alas, there wasn’t more. The best funny parts are all there to find as YouTube shorts. Just watch them instead If you’re thinking of starting the show mainly bc of the comedy.

Peach as an audience-insert.
Yeah, Peach was the bland straight guy (in comedic terms). He was the typical good guy with no interesting personally traits. His main function was to explain to Thee why his outbursts were wrong and also act as the audience self-insert. He’s the one Thee lives for, dotes on, buys things for and basically is ready to do everything for him. Peach though, is a strong, independent ̶w̶o̶m̶a̶n̶ so he doesn’t need all of Thee’s gifts bc he’s self- sufficient being the most sought after photographer in the country no less. But it’s still nice to feel doted on regardless, right? Thee is doting on the audience, not Peach. Peach is a mere vessel for said audience.
These types of audience self-inserts aren’t rare in the romance genre. Being a millennial I remember the hype Fifty Shades of Grey garnered as well as Twilight and those two were the epitome of reader/audience self-insert. Well, nothing has changed in the trends over the years it seems bc Me and The reflects the same idea and garners the same popularity.

The glamorization of money and wealth is nothing new in Thai BL but in this case it really rubbed me the wrong way. I’m not against wealthy characters or mafia love interests but in here it felt so gratuitous and tone deaf. Thee’s completely unlimited source of money, him buying unnecessary things, wasting said money on stupidity like paying for all sizes of engagement rings bc he couldn’t find out the right size of Peach’s finger. I know that it’s supposed to be funny and probably not to be taken too seriously but the overall humor isn’t continuous or absurd enough to ignore this glamorization of pure wastefulness. If the whole show (or at least most of it) was absurd comedy I wouldn’t have said a thing but it’s clearly not the case here so the tone-deaf constant flaunting of wealth stands out like a sore thumb.

The whole Aran/Tawan situation was stupid. Not even incomprehensible just stupid. They were an on and off couple that had their problems (never explained the depth or exact nature of those problems) and after Aran refused several times to get back together with Tawan he sure as hell still ran back to him tail wagging the moment Tawan got into a problem (of his own making). Then they hugged and everything was fine lol. No depth, no character development, just unnecessary superficial fluff.

Mhok and Rome were the only ones I was somewhat interested in but they clearly didn’t get enough screentime for anything really. You can barely call them a side couple with how little screentime they got (same with Aran and Tawan btw).

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In Defense of Bob the Builder Toh: Naïve but Not Guilty.

Moral math is not mathing.
I’m Toh’s attorney and let’s get this out of the way first: did my client embarrass himself? Yes. Was loving Jimmy a humiliation ritual? Also yes. But does that make Toh a villain? Absolutely not. I understand the frustration with Toh’s character, however I do not understand the grace given to other characters while holding Toh at much higher standard of emotional restraint than others. I cannot believe people are more frustrated with Toh’s actions than with Jimmy for exploiting, manipulating and lying to everyone and their grandmother’s pet dog.
What’s exhausting about the discourse is how quickly people somersault into blaming the wronged party because it’s easier to dunk on a naïve character than to hold a charming liar accountable. Stupidity is not a moral crime but cheating, manipulating, lying is. I cannot comprehend how the blame shifts or lessens on the actual morally bankrupt playboy to the person getting deceived because they decided to fall blindly in love.


In defense of the gentle ones: Understanding Toh.
Flawed decisions in love do not erase a person’s right to empathy or justice. There’s a disturbing tendency in fandom spaces to treat characters who suffer visibly as if they somehow “earned” that suffering. The logic goes: you saw the red flags, you ignored them, therefore whatever happens next is on you. That mindset conveniently absolves the person who actually chose to lie, manipulate, and cheat. Toh’s real setback isn’t kindness, it’s hope. The belief that consistency will eventually be reciprocated if he’s patient enough. That belief doesn’t make him weak, it makes him human. That vulnerability is exactly what people seem most eager to punish. The tragedy is not that Toh loves deeply, it’s that he loves someone who uses that depth against him. By framing Toh’s humiliation as something he “deserved,” the narrative some people push ends up doing something far uglier…. it turns kindness into a liability and trust into a joke. It suggests that unless a character is perfectly rational, emotionally guarded, and self protective at all times, they forfeit the right to sympathy.
It irks me how Toh’s kindness gets reframed as a character flaw rather than what it actually is: a personality trait that other people exploit. Gentleness is not stupidity and emotional openness is not moral failure. Toh isn’t “wrong” because he’s soft, he’s wrong because he keeps extending grace to someone who repeatedly proves undeserving of it. That distinction matters. Being kind does not make him responsible for the harm inflicted on him, it only explains why he stays longer than he should. A lot of the hate Toh receives stems from a deeply ingrained discomfort with characters who don’t perform emotional hardness. People are far more forgiving of characters who are cold, detached, or even cruel, as long as they appear “self aware.” Meanwhile, a character who leads with empathy is expected to magically grow a backbone the moment things go south and if they don’t, they’re treated as complicit in their own mistreatment.
What I mean to say is people should be more furious with Jimmy for taking advantage of Toh when he is naive and kind rather than being angry at Toh for being vulnerable. Instead of asking why Jimmy is comfortable benefiting from Toh’s affection while offering none of the stability that affection requires, the conversation shifts to why Toh “should’ve known better.” Yes, he should have. But knowing better does not equal deserving worse. This idea that victims must behave perfectly to deserve compassion is toxic. Toh doesn’t stop being wronged just because he makes bad decisions. Pain doesn’t become invalid because someone “should’ve known better.” Expecting victims to be rational, detached, and emotionally disciplined at all times is an unrealistic standard we rarely apply in real life, yet people demand it mercilessly from fictional characters they find annoying. You can acknowledge Toh’s mistakes without minimising Jimmy’s wrongdoing. You can criticise Toh’s choices without rewriting the narrative to make him responsible for being deceived.
Reducing Toh to “stupid” or “pathetic” ignores the more uncomfortable truth: many people see parts of themselves in him.
And it’s easier to mock a reflection than to sit with it.


The Playboy Immunity Clause
There’s this bizarre expectation that Toh should have perfect emotional discipline simply because Jimmy has a reputation. As if knowing someone is a playboy automatically immunises you from developing feelings, or obligates you to shut your heart off on command. People don’t fall in love because it’s sensible. They fall in love because it feels safe, hopeful, or validating in the moment, even when it isn’t. You can ask all the logical questions: Why get involved when everyone warned you? Why give him another chance? Why ignore what’s right in front of you?
All valid and fair but logic does not govern the heart. Infatuation may be foolish but cheating is a choice and these two things are not, and will never be, morally equivalent.
Why is Toh expected to walk away perfectly, regulate his emotions flawlessly, make the “right” decision every time while Jimmy is tolerated to lie repeatedly, blur boundaries, cheat, string people along…because “he’s a playboy” or “that’s just who he is”?
Lowering expectations for Jimmy while raising them for Toh is so biased. Being openly morally questionable does not entitle someone to gentler judgment. If anything, the person with less power in the situation deserves more understanding, not less. Jimmy’s “playboy” label is treated like a get out of jail free card. Somehow, people shrug and say: “Well, that’s just who he is.” If you can give grace or justify jimmy’s actions, I don’t know how some people are being so dense with Toh’s actions. It’s not rocket science to understand why he is giving jimmy, a chance.

If anyone is thinking that “He didn’t make it official”, “Jimmy never said he loved him”, “There was no commitment.”, I need you to understand this clearly: a lack of labels does not equal a lack of responsibility. Jimmy may not have made things official with Toh, but he still created emotional dependency. He still encouraged intimacy, allowed attachment to grow, and continued to keep Toh close while knowing full well that Toh was emotionally invested. If you knowingly let someone fall for you, continue to blur boundaries, and then act shocked when they expect honesty or consistency, you are not “technically innocent.” You are being deliberately evasive. Jimmy benefits from ambiguity. Ambiguity gives him freedom without accountability. By refusing to define the relationship, Jimmy keeps his options open while keeping Toh emotionally tethered. Toh gets confusion, anxiety, and insecurity while Jimmy gets affection, loyalty, and access without having to offer the same in return. That imbalance matters. People act like harm only exists once a relationship is formally named, but emotional exploitation doesn’t wait for official status. Jimmy knew Toh’s feelings and expectations but he continued anyway. You don’t need to promise love to owe someone basic honesty. You don’t need a title to be accountable for the emotional mess you create.
Some people try to give Jimmy “credit” for refusing to sleep with his ex. Sure, one good decision but that does not erase the months of lies, manipulation, and emotional exploitation he’s inflicted on Toh. A single act of restraint does not reset the moral scoreboard. Jimmy’s occasional acts of decency are actually part of why he’s so effective at manipulation, they give Toh false hope and make us confuse sporadic kindness with overall goodness.


The Selective Accountability Olympics.
Toh is constantly put on trial for every bad decision he makes, while Jimmy is treated like a force of nature, unfortunate, inevitable, and therefore excusable. Toh is not blameless, he makes choices that are frustrating, self destructive, and avoidable. He gets involved with Jimmy despite repeated warnings, he ignores his brother’s concerns, he lies to his brother’s face to protect a relationship that isn’t even stable. These are valid criticisms, there is no argument there. But criticism is not the same as condemnation.
What’s happening instead is that Toh’s mistakes are being used to absolve Jimmy of responsibility, as if one person’s poor judgment automatically cancels out another person’s wrongdoing. That logic is deeply flawed. Toh’s emotional weakness and Jimmy’s intentional harm are not morally equivalent. Jimmy’s actions are deliberate: he lies, withholds truth, cheats, and manipulates situations to maintain access to multiple people without accountability. Accountability doesn’t mean everyone gets blamed equally. It means blame is assigned proportionally. How is everyone placing the heaviest burden on the person who is being wronged rather than the one doing the wrong. This is just scapegoating.


Infatuation vs Deliberate Harm
One thing this discourse keeps refusing to acknowledge is the fundamental difference between emotional irrationality and deliberate harm. Toh’s biggest “crime” is infatuation. Infatuation is not logical. It makes people override common sense, dismiss warnings, and cling to hope long after it stops being reasonable. That doesn’t make it admirable, but it makes it human. But they exist in an entirely different moral category than what Jimmy is doing.
Cheating is not a misunderstanding. Manipulation is not an accident. Stringing someone along while keeping multiple options open requires awareness, planning, and repeated choices. Jimmy knows Toh is emotionally invested. He knows Toh is vulnerable. And instead of creating distance or being honest, he continues to benefit from that attachment while offering nothing solid in return. What’s especially frustrating is how people collapse these two behaviors into the same level of wrongdoing, as if “making bad choices in love” and “actively deceiving someone” cancel each other out.


Burn this script.
Script doing mental gymnastics to downplay Jimmy’s action is diabolical. Framing Toh as easily exploitable, jealous, insecure when he is just responding to suspicious situations that Jimmy created is malicious. Not them trying to justify a pattern of infidelity and emotional harm while shaming the person who actually trusted and loved.
Jimmy’s ex saying “I should have been more patient, at least you didn’t physically harm me” is an insane moral calculus. The argument assumes cheating is somehow acceptable if it isn’t physically violent. Emotional harm is still harm. Being cheated on is betrayal, plain and simple. It implies that victims of manipulation are responsible for enduring bad behavior. If someone cheats, the onus isn’t on the partner to be patient, the responsibility is on the cheater.
I don’t have a problem with angst or messy plots. I do have a problem with badly done messy plots. There’s a difference between emotional chaos that feels earned and emotional chaos that feels like ragebait dressed up as “realism.” Messy plots already demand emotional labor but when the mess is poorly executed, it stops being compelling and starts feeling like intentional provocation. Burnout Syndrome is extremely messy. The characters are morally complicated, their decisions are questionable, and their relationships are tangled. But it works because the production, acting, and writing are doing the heavy lifting. The characters feel complex and their choices feel like extensions of who they are. The mess comes from psychology and circumstance, not because the script needs a shock factor every episode. That’s why the production, acting direction, film score matters so much when the plot itself is chaotic. In Love Alert, the characters often feel shallow, not because they couldn’t have depth, but because the script doesn’t bother to give them any. They behave the way they do because the plot demands it, not because their inner lives logically lead them there. You can’t just stitch together emotional beats and call it storytelling. Take Love Mechanics as another example. The plot was undeniably messy…..cheating, poor decisions, emotional selfishness but the execution carried it. The scenes flowed naturally, the emotional escalation made sense, and the criticism toward War’s character was earned. He made foolish, selfish choices while actively justifying cheating, and the narrative treated that seriously. The angst was purposeful. That’s the key difference is well executed angst feels heavy, not hollow. The frustrating part in Love Alert is that the concept on paper is genuinely intriguing. There is a good story buried in here somewhere. But the execution falls embarrassingly short. Scenes don’t flow into each other, emotional beats don’t land, and the overall viewing experience feels disjointed.
Now, about the acting. Yes, it’s a little awkward. And that awkwardness is amplified by how uncinematic the show looks. The framing is flat and the scenes don’t flow. Even decent performances would struggle in this kind of visual environment. I will always have grace for actors who are still improving. Acting is a skill. There is always room to grow. I’m not gonna go heavy on criticising actors. I have seen people disguising shallow insults as criticism. Dragging actors’ looks is not critique, it’s lazy, and it contributes nothing. The one undeniable saving grace? The face cards, they never decline but a strong visual cast can only carry a show so far. At the end of the day, no amount of pretty can compensate for weak direction, tonal whiplash, and characters written like emotional placeholders instead of people.


Cheating is not a love language.
Representation is not desensitisation, showing flawed characters, messy relationships, or complex love triangles is not inherently bad. Romanticism of cheating and people defending it proves how desensitised cheating has become. Media consistently romanticises cheating, excuses manipulators, and punishes the emotionally invested, it desensitises audiences to betrayal. When I say “romanticism”, I’m talking about people completely disregarding the victim’s feelings and finding cheating as hot. Evidently seen so in Love in the moonlight and Shine BL dramas. People were hating on female leads for reacting to being cheated on rather than two men cheating on their significant others. They found affairs hot and hated on everyone who didn’t. That is the desensitisation I’m referring to.
Cheating has become normalised, romanticised, and morally diluted. Emotional betrayal is treated as a minor inconvenience, a plot twist, or even a badge of passion. Cheating is cheating, whether it’s physical, emotional, or manipulative. Yet somehow, narratives repeatedly convince audiences that it’s acceptable if the cheater is charming, attractive, or already labeled a “playboy.” The more shocking part? People often empathise with the cheater’s struggle while blaming the victim for trusting, loving, or hoping for loyalty. The moral message becomes insidious, if you want a healthy relationship, you’re unreasonable and if you tolerate betrayal, you’re mature. Fans internalise this, shrugging at repeated betrayal and labeling victims as foolish for expecting basic honesty. This risks glorifying betrayal and normalising manipulation as a core component of romance. Cheating should never be romanticised. Emotional harm should never be minimised. And the moral responsibility of a manipulator should never be lessened because they’re “charming” or “complex.”

I have answered some questions you might be typing in a comment below since this review is so long.

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Angst & tension - this is a love story that stood the test of time

I was in the mood for Shi Yue Yue dramas so I decided to watch this drama. I didn't expect this drama to be full of angst and tension but overall it was a good watch.

Trigger warning: Mental health issue, Suicide attempt

What I liked:
1. Romance - Childhood sweethearts who broke up due to FL's unsavoury situation. When they were not together as a couple, the tension was high. When they reunited, they were burning with passion. Some sweet moments - when they gave cheek peck or quick kiss.
2. Acting - Fantastic chemistry with great performances by both of them.
3. Family - Core theme. FL's grandmother, FL's parents, ML's brother.
4. FL characterisation - I liked that she's hardworking & troed her best to protect her grandma & mother.
5. ML characterisation - I likee that he provided support to FL intuitively.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - FL's father was dead but left a haunting presence. Unfortunately FL got harrassed by loan sharks because her father never settled his debts.
2. ML's action - I didn't like when he shoved his younger bro. He wasn't at fault for their father's wrongdoings.

Favourite scene
When ML found out about what truly happened to FL

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A Cozy Summer Drama That Feels Like Early-2000s TV

A Girl & Three Sweethearts is a 10-episode summer drama that screams early-2000s vibes , the kind of show you’d casually watch during summer break and end up enjoying way more than expected. It’s light, warm, and comforting.

Plot*
The story follows Misaki, a talented pâtissier who is painfully unlucky in love. After getting laid off from her bakery, she struggles to find a new job until fate steps in and she unexpectedly runs into her old crush, Chiaki. He’s now a successful restaurant owner, running several establishments including Sea Sons, a seaside restaurant inherited from his late father and shared with his two brothers.
Chiaki, who happens to be looking for a pâtissier, offers Misaki a position at Sea Sons, located far from Tokyo in a beautiful coastal town. Happy to start a new chapter (and maybe rekindle old feelings), Misaki accepts the offer, only to discover that she’ll be living under the same roof as Chiaki and his brothers, Kanata and Touma.

Thoughts*
The story is really cute and easy to follow, with classic love triangles (and love squares 👀). It’s very positive, low-stress, and perfect if you don’t want to overthink while watching. The three brothers are basically the definition of early-2000s “handsome drama leads,” and the whole setup feels nostalgic in the best way.
Overall, it’s not an extraordinary or groundbreaking plot, but that’s honestly part of its charm. This is the kind of drama you can rewatch over and over, something cozy, familiar, and comforting. A perfect comfort drama for when you just want to relax and enjoy the ride.

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Usual scumbag story.

I watched this since Youtube recommended this. Zhang Beixi's scumbag acting was very good its contrast to see Tian Xiwen same expression on every emotion. The voice was no dubbed which is better to heard.

The plot was quite generic. ML and FL date for eight years, with the ML repeatedly postponing their marriage registration and showing no boundaries with the SFL. FL was preparing for her own wedding from the beginning, so why didn't she just break up from the start and leave instead of going home to attend her own wedding.

Most cringe-worthy line in the whole show from ML was: "An alcohol allergy is just an intolerance; if you're intolerant, just drink a few more drinks and you'll be fine." Such a drastic change in affection after FL left. SML doesn't have any childhood sweetheart or savior storyline, yet he's so doting? The moment the FL leaves, ML suddenly realizes he loves FL. Ridiculous.

FL rejected the ML's attempts to keep her and wanted to marry SML. To escape his advances, she got into a car accident and faked her death. The ending was quite predictable.

Only to watch once.

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Uncle romance with good foundation & nice kisses

I became an instant fan of Huai Wen after watching Be Your Kiss. So I became intrigued with this drama. I liked it but loved Be Your Kiss so much more.

What I liked:
1. Romance - Slow burn. Arranged marriage so awkward strangers but I loved that they established the dos and don'ts at the start of marriage including the frequency of intimacy. Good kisses.
2. FL characterisation - She stood up to bullies. Loved it!
3. ML characterisation - He was kind, respectful & handsome.
4. Supporting characters - ML's family so welcoming - loved the warmth. Her close colleague was nice. I also liked his doctor friend.
5. Styling - Loved her outfits. He looked dashing in the green suit.

What I liked:
1. Antagonists - Ye Qing was possessive family friend but good that ML put his foot down. FL's family was cunning & manipulative.

Favourite scene
The first intimate encounter

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An Honest Effort

A lovely mini-series about self-reflection and personal growth through the scope of a breakup. The episodes blend the comedic and dramatic elements well, making it easy and fun to watch. The writing is not bad at all, but the plot developed in a more predictable way than I expected, adding elements that didn't really enhance the storyline, leaving me with a somewhat underwhelmed impression, personally.

Visually, it was really beautiful and well-made, with a unique cinematography and the Japanese setting just added to its charm.

As for the acting, it was good. Seeing Dew in a more comedic role for a change was a nice and unexpected surprise. He was actually pretty good at it.

Overall, it was a nice story with good pacing and character development, and I do recommend it for a casual watch.

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Yearning, tension, misunderstandings and a slow burn worth waiting for

I actually really liked this drama.
I got a bit lost about half way through and I had to rewatch scenes and read up explanations, but once I readjusted my expectations of the drama, I started to properly enjoy it. I went into the drama knowing I loved the two leads, so excited for a drama with them both. I was expecting a typical drama, cheesy, funny, nothing out of the ordinary. But it’s very different. I did like it though, it was something a bit different, and went deeper than I expected, focusing on trauma, family relationships and taking on the message that everyone speaks their own different language, and emotions and context can really impact how you communicate.

I loved the cinematography, and scenery of Korea, Japan, Canada, and Italy was so beautiful. There were LOTS of misunderstandings but i felt like these were justified as they went towards the message of the show, they weren’t only there for drama. The yearning, tension and slow burn was so painful to watch, but also something i love in romance stories.

A very interesting drama that is nothing like things I’ve watched before. Now I’m off to watch the cheesiest lighthearted drama I can find!

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Right in this period where idols are under such pressure, I found this series particularly touching.
Haters and fans, depression, competition and jealousy/envy, lack of privacy and a "normal" life. As for this lawyer, bullied at school.
Here, a boy band singer is suspected of killing a classmate, and it's his die-hard fan, who is also a lawyer, who defends him.
The fact that the prosecutor was "pushed" to frame the suspect even though the evidence suggests otherwise highlights another problem: corruption. The hatred he harbored toward this poor lawyer, who personally bullied her in school, screams injustice.
This series exposes so many flaws in real Korean life.
The actor Kim Jae Young is used to playing unfortunate or strange kids, and here it fits. I also thought it was fitting that the actress Choi Soo Young who sings in the band Girl's Generations, was in her element, even though she's on the other side as a fan, in addiction to a defense attorney.

PS: The tickle tree really exists; it's called the Crape Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia. I learned something new.

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