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Happy Ending!!
I’m so happy that they decided to end the story in a happy tone. Sorry for the spoilers but lie many of my fellow drama followers, a lot of Asian LGBTQ dramas end in a horrible way so when I was watching the show, I would take brakes so I can mentally and emotionally prepare myself for a horrible ending that, happily never came ?.Please, if you are one of me that thought about it twice because of that particular problem, do yourself a favor, read this comment and fully enjoy (and sometimes cry your heart out) this wonderful drama.
The acting is superb, and the emotions are all over the place (for a good reason). I truly enjoyed this one and I hope they keep doing more (with a happy ending of course).
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"Family."
This drama is reigned by emotions rather than a story and it's no fantasy either. There was some reality in every single character portrayed and it should be the reason alone to give 'Unknown' a chance.It follows Wei Qian, the eldest brother who is forced to grow up and give up the frivolities of life in order to provide a safe space for his younger sibling, Wei Li, after his neglectful and abusive mother ruins their lives.
After taking up a shady job under a certain Lao Le’s gang, he stumbles across an abandoned, feral kid whom he then takes home. What follows next is a slice-of-life plot depicting how Qian finally gives up gang activities and grows up to become the ultimate ‘Da Ge’.
However, his little bubble, in which he is forever the parent to his siblings, is popped when Wei Zhi Yuan, the boy he had adopted, confesses his feelings.
Pretty sure that the title ‘Unknown’ is definitely meant for Wei Qian, the eponymous character of Da Ge by Priest from which this drama was adapted. He is the only one who doesn't know what exactly he was feeling until his younger brother took matters into his own hands. His own future is wholly dependent on making his loved one's be safe and happy.
The drama gave me all the warm fuzzies that I wanted and even moments of laughter at times - particularly with San Pang and the co-worker gang and Dr. Li. Also - when Zhi Yuan left Qian speechless with verbal/physical displays of affection. Though, in reality, I would've been the one to change countries had something like that happened to me.
The acting was top notch. Particularly, Wei Qian. I could understand his confusion the most and could literally feel his emotions and suffocation through the screen. Wei Zhi Yuan was not far behind – as someone who is poor in expressing emotions, this dude legit scared me with how open and honest he was.
San Pang, and the entire family together were wholesome and heartwarming to watch.
It's a well made story about a found family and everything that takes to hold them together.
The Soundtrack was beautiful. Particularly the opening song. There was nothing too much over-the-top about the production, either.
Pretty sure that I won't be rewatching this anytime, but it's definitely one of the more warm dramas out there.
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Sloooow Burn
First, if you don’t like the “brothers” falling for each other but seem okay with the sister getting on with the other brother. There is underlying hypocrisy in your thinking. Second, why are people upset with the age difference ter the brothers but are okay with the sister getting it on with the other much older brother.This is a heavy hearted series. The mother is a piece of shit. I am not sure if I am the only one but I get the implication that she also sexually advise Qian which is why he’s sexually traumatized and for the most part asexual until he got it on with Zi Yuan.
I did not see Lin with Le but it was a pleasant surprise to see Sam Lin back in a BL even if the relationship is ambiguous.
People had to wait for the cursed episode 11 to get their smexy scene. And boy did the series deliver on it.
I can see why so many people like it in a sea of bad BLs we had this year. But if you’re not into a good storytelling series. This isn’t for you.
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"Brotherhood of Hearts: Realistic Romance and Waiting for Love."
Taiwan is doing crazy projects in bl's side like last year and this year with this gem. So, real friends turned into brothers in this series quite coincidence but there romance was top notch in this drama. There are too close to each other and comfortable shooting with the nude scenes as well as romance too! One of the best couple after love for love's sake(KBL series). Their scenes and story is too realistic there is no flaws in this series too. Their characters portray raw emotions which made me cry and laugh with them. I was so angry with san pang but the end he was one who said qian that he also loves yuan too! Qian is so tough character to play he is stubborn and homophobic too but the end of the day, he opened his heart to yuan which made me happy. Yuan was waiting for qian his whole life, i personally felt bad for our yuan till ep 6, everyone are treating him badly and pointing at him like he did something mistake to love qian! After ep 7 we can't handle our yuan's attitude changed and at last he pursue qian in another way to make him love yuan! i loved it personally. I need season 2 for this series or the couple should act in another series. There chemistry was unbeatable and hot too!!Was this review helpful to you?
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It's giving
Another Taiwanese BL that did not disappoint.I have not read the novel so I don't know if it stayed true for the most part of the series but it was really great.
I especially loved how the actors acted. They felt really natural; the subtle movements, facial expressions, even their breathing looked natural. The comic elements did not feel forced.
Plot wise, there were parts that I was still confused about. There were scenes that I felt was unnecessary, parts where it could have been delved deeper. But hey, as I said, I have not read the story so I can't say much.
Overall, I can say I did not regret watching it and certainly I would watch it again and again.
Edit on April 26, 2024, 1 day after watching the series...
I finished reading the main story of Da ge and wow I could say that they did not stay true to the novel, like a good 80% is different. I especially dislike that they made Xiao Bao and San Pang a couple in the series. It's creepy, weird, and wrong like dude watched her grow up, even babysat her and they made them a couple?? Xiao Bao in the novel achieved her dreams of becoming a model and an actress, San Pang in the novel met another girl and had a family. I don't understand why they had to change the two's fate and created a weird relationship in the series.
Also, Xian in the novel at least in the beginning was far cold hearted than in the series. Yuan, on the other hand, well, still a loyal and obedient puppy.
And you know what, the relationship between Qian and Yuan, both the novel and the series had the same vague transition from being brothers to lovers. It just kind of happened. And yeah, in the novel, it was Qian who made the first move, while it was Yuan in the series.
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bom mas não me apeguei
é sempre interessante acompanhar obras que não seguem um plot convencional de romance pois sempre gera um questionamento nas pessoas que estão assistindo.sobre a obra em si eu não tenho muito o que falar, comecei a acompanhar os episódios semanalmente mas não me conectei com a história e vim terminar quando todos os episódios já haviam saído. eu reconheço que é uma boa história, que contém bons personagens, uma boa atuação e tem um ritmo bom mas realmente não consegui me apegar a história. apesar de ter algumas ressalvas com o romance que se desenvolve eu acredito que eles fizeram de uma forma que você consegue enxergar a relação que vai além de "irmãos". de um modo geral taiwan sabe muito bem fazer drama e dificilmente vai decepcionar.
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Super great acting!
邱宇辰和黄宏轩把魏谦和魏之远给演活了！虽然剪辑不是很满意，但演技我是非常满意的。很棒的演员们，希望他们能越来越好，越来越火！Have read the book before this show was released, tbh, it's impossible to use 12 episodes to cover all the content in the book. So, I am open to new changes in the drama. The first 8 episodes were very good to me, while the episodes behind were kind of rush. The editing caused the logic to break for some parts, so you may wonder why certain things happen suddenly.
Overall, I still think it was a pretty good drama. I believe it's not just a BL drama, but a drama that portrays a lot of real-life elements. Thankfully, big brother, Wei Qian, has someone who loves him so much, so he can finally live his life for himself.
Lastly, I must say the actors are too good at acting!! Every eye contact, hug and kiss felt so real. Looking forward to see more of Chris' and Kurt's acting!
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Only for mature audience
I've seen many comments about being uncomfortable to watch this. It's okay if you don't watch don't spoil for others. The trailer shows it has mature theme and deals with dark side and grey areas of human society. If you like complex characters you will enjoy this. All characters have some negative trait in their characterstics but you can't deny the overwhelming positive sides that reside in them. Qian is the one of the most complex character I've personally seen in bls. He is also very strong willed and stubborn. I'm most excited about his character devlopment.Was this review helpful to you?
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I was enjoying it until.....then dropped it
WARNING: This is my biased personal review and a rather exceptional one. I am sad because I had to drop this one.As a BL enthusiast, who watches almost all BLs and specially never miss the Taiwanese ones just because they are soo good, dropping this one was just hurtful. I dropped this series not because it was bad , not because the direction was bad, not because the actors were not upto the par.......?
It's just because the story made me extremely uncomfortable , to keep watching it anymore.
Romanticized relationship between siblings are just really uncomfortable for me to watch. Well, yes it's established that they were not blood related, but how does it matter if blood related or not siblings are siblings right.
Well yes, might have been easier if it was the case for stepbrothers or stepsisters who were of age but in case if it's someone with whom you grew up with(like Yuan and Qian), meant that your relationship was always fake... The question should not be is this okay, the question should be is it right?..The worst part is that what if the other person never reciprocated your feelings, a family is broken , affecting not only them but other members of the family as well.
So, I was wondering if it was right to gamble your family for your feelings and found it really selfish to do so. This is why I just couldn't continue keep watching it anymore.
Overall: It must be a good drama to watch , but you can only watch it if you have no issue with this storyline.
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The first few episodes were great but such a confused drama
This drama started out well. Some things seemed implausible but can be forgiven cause it's a drama. It was such a promising concept. The cinematography was good and I thought the first 6 episodes were solid. I picked up the novel because when I started only 4 episodes were out. The characters are flawed but well written in the novel, their love and commitment for the family really shines through.But the last couple of episodes TANKED HARD. This drama had violent moments so it wasn't as if they made changes to make it more palatable to a larger audience. So I don't understand why they took well written characters and stripped them of any originality. The show's writing really failed the viewers. I absolutely detest episode 10. Just make it not exist please. I don't understand the point of it. There is no rhyme or reason to anything that the characters did in that episode. The writing was god awful. After episode 8, it was as if they had plot points set up but didn't know how to get from one to another. The ending was extremely anti climatic. When the credits started rolling my immediate reaction was- "ha? what just happened? it ended? Just like that?"
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Best 2024 Taiwan series
Unknown series is one of the best taiwan 2024 series i love the acting of all the actors in this series the male lead actors Chemistry is mind blowing Unknown series is so beautiful everything about unknown series is amazingQian and yuan story is so painful but at the same time so beautiful priest story always so beautiful
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Comme ma sauce piment-doux favorite...
Unknown est un drama curieux qui m'a rappelé ma sauce piment-doux favorite. Peu importe si le lundi elle m'arrache la bouche, et le mardi elle est trop sucrée, j'y reviens toujours. Ce drama est un peu similaire. J'aime sa douceur et son côté piquant qui fait que je ne peux pas m'empêcher d'y revenir pour connaître la suite. Pour cette raison, j'étais au rendez-vous tous les lundis (ou presque) pendant les semaines de diffusion.C'est un point mentionné en long et en large, or, je vais malgré tout le mentionner une nouvelle fois. C'est une histoire que vous apprécierez ou non en fonction de votre propre opinion. Techniquement, l'inceste n'existe pas. Mais les limites de certaines situations sont propres à nous-mêmes. À titre d'exemple, Addicted et History4: Close to You mettaient en scène des relations incestueuses - ce qui m'a fait les détester. En revanche, ce n'est pas le cas de Unknown. Bien que septique au début, mon avis s'est consolidé au fil de l'histoire. Pour moi, les deux zozos ne sont pas frères. Maintenant, que ceci est dit...
Le casting est excellent ! Chris Chiu (Qian) dépeint un personnage authentique et poignant, tandis que Kurt Huang (Zhi Yuan) délivre une large palette d'émotions. Qian est têtu comme un âne, mais il réfléchit beaucoup et est très prévenant. Zhi Yuan aime beaucoup trop écouter aux portes. D'ailleurs, Zhi Yuan part aux États-Unis en tant qu'adolescent, mais il revient (quatre ans plus tard) dans la peau d'un adulte/homme. Cela change complètement la dynamique, et c'est ce qui rend l'histoire encore plus excitante.
Unknown possède une intrigue émotionnellement chargée. Cependant, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de mentionner que le caractère de Zhi Yuan m'a rendu perplexe plus d'une fois, remettant ainsi en cause leur relation. En fait, j'ai souvent eu le sentiment que Zhi Yuan était maître l'art de la manipulation affective. Le fait qu'il conte Fleurette à Qian sans discontinuer a sûrement joué là-dessus. Parfois, j'étouffais devant mon écran, et je me sentais mal pour Qian qu'on voit être au bord du gouffre plus d'une fois. Il est perdu dans ses sentiments et Zhi Yuan en rajoute toujours une couche. C'était intense ! Ouais, c'est le mot, intense.
Pour les petits défauts, la musique bien que jolie prenait trop le spectateur par la main. Lorsque les personnages ressentaient quelque chose, il y avait toujours une chanson pour nous l'expliquer. Le début de l'épisode 11 était un choix fortement discutable (/étrange), il est donc préférable de voir la nouvelle version. Enfin, le dernier épisode m'a quelque peu déçue pour une raison que j'ignore. En réalité, pour moi, il manque quelque chose, reste à savoir ce dont il s'agit.
Taïwan gagne en terrain sur les BL. Je me répète une nouvelle fois, mais ils sont plus audacieux avec des castings exceptionnels, ainsi que de bonnes histoires qui tiennent la route. D'accord, le chapitre de la mafia n'avait aucun intérêt, mais l'idée était là.
Pour résumer, Unknown s'amuse des limites de chacun, mais parvient à offrir un drama entraînant avec une romance passionnée. Porté par un duo solide partageant aussi une alchimie frappante, il rappelle joliment que parfois les liens les plus forts ne sont pas nécessairement ceux du sang.
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