Fun and cute
Although it is short, and therefore the story is a little to quick for my taste, it is a very funny show and you can easily watch all of them in a row. Important not to miss the alterante ending, which I prefered (but both endings are fine for me).Characters' interactions are very interesting as well, they are caring for each other at first (some sort of "team spirit"), then starting to realize have body switch is an open door to new experiences, but it all very cute in the end.
The cast is really good in their acting, once they switched bodies they really can play the original character and it looks great. Definetly the best for me is Patrick's performance, with Xio CHi (the student) trapped in A Bu's body (the Sauna owner)
Kind warning, BL lovers might be a little disappointed by the show, as it is not the main plot. I originally started to watch it for this reason, but honestly I didn't mind at all the fact that it was not the center of the show.
In any case, I recommand highly to watch it, it won't take you long and you'll definetly laugh in front of it!
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BL moments: 6.50 I was actually dissapointed. This not a hardcore BL. If you are looking for the “sweet, puppy-eyed, super-yummy long stares” between two young men... Nah! You’ll get a not so young gay (A-bu in HuaHua’s body) in a woman’s body selfishly looking for the love of his/her gay life. Though the ending for A-bu was good, it was nit explicitly shown, only hinted.
Xiao Chi into A-bu’s body: And this is where i think a lot my disappointment comes from... Xaio Chi/ChiChi in Abu’s body, the moment their spirit/sould swapped I was like “uh-uh. Young-young BL is dead.” And then I thought “Old-young BL probably.” But geez, the BL moments were more of an after thought of the writers. BUT that kiss when he was drawing the customer tried to make up for this, but still in the end, no BL for Xiao Chi.
HuaHua into Xiao Chi’s body: I got to say this. I watched this series because of Edward. I remember him from the Red Balloon series and saw that this is tagged as another BL. I thought he will be cast as gay here. But yeah... he was not. His character’s soul though is gay (see above) but as HuaHua in Xiao Chi, he is cast as M-F couple.
Acting: 9.00 acting of the main characters were good. Edward Chen (Xiao Chi) definitwly had improved since the Red Balloon seriesz
Cinematography: 8.00 Shots were of the usual tv-like caliber. Some scenes are good but some transitions are too abrupt. Or I just felt that way because each episodes were short.
Setting/locale/interaction with people surrounding them: 5.00 it was only addressed on ChiChi/HuaHua’s situation. And too few scenes were depicted that the characters had swapped bodies/soul. Its as if the people around them knew they had been swapped. No weirdness, no “massive” change in lifestyle, etc. (Except for HuaHua/A-bu’s mentrual period.)
Story/Writing: 6.50 for the underlying FRIENDSHIP theme, 5.00 for the rest. the premise although not unique has promises which the writers did not expounded more. The beginnings (ep 1-4) were good and then they went down into mediocrity. Maybe they had ran out of ideas to support the core story and end up doing pairings until they reach a so-so ending.
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Could be better
Realism and Representation: this is pretty good. There are no caricatures, stereotypes, heteronormativity or demonization of women. One of the main characters is a very flamboyant gay man but he is neither a caricature or a stereotype because he has depth. A lot of the story is set within a gay sauna so there are a variety of gay men, although most are extras. One of the love interests, Paul, can be considered to be pansexual.Story: This is a hilarious and feel-good series. There is potential for the story to go further, especially regarding the endings. More interaction between the love interests and the main characters in their correct bodies would be nice because right now it feels incomplete. I want to see more gay intimacy. There are 2 endings, which is kind of gimmicky. The only major difference is whether Xiao Chi accepts or rejects his "girlfriend." Obviously the one where he rejects her is more logical, thus is my preferred ending. I'd like to see him actually get together with the art dealer. It takes only 30 seconds, why not include it? As for the other ending, if he accepts to date the girl, all the build up and tension between him and the art-dealer, and Hua Hua asking if he likes boys would be for nothing. He has zero chemistry with her and is obviously uncomfortable with her clinginess. So, for me, to include the other ending is unnecessary. Why not go all out different if you're going to do it?
Acting: there isn't enough range of emotions to showchase the actors' skills but for its purposes, everyone gave a solid performance.
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Na toto téma zde máme jen pár projektů z několika tisíc a navíc bylo pojato jinak, "trojmo". Velmi dobrý rozjezd s lehkou komičností, která brnkla do mého vkusu tak, jako i dalším dvěma recenzentům zde, prostřední díly - trošku zbrždění a závěrečné - přibylo více dramatu, lidskosti a jemnosti. Výborně jsem se pobavil a vcítil do postav, a přiznám se tím, že to bylo zcela originální i z té úzké množiny "záměn", tak jsem se v jednotlivých záběrech někdy až ztrácel mezi "těly a dušemi". Pěkně trojicí zahráno, nádherná Lene Lai to jistila a z vedlejších rolí i sympoš Ray Yang.
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berpindah tubuh, lah kok bisa?
Ceritanya menarik, unik dan bikin penasaran. Itu sih yang menjadi review singkatku. Menceritakan tiga orang teman bernama A bu, Hau Hau, dan Xiao Chi yang berendam air panas bersama menggunakan arak peninggalan leluhur mereka, arak tersebut ternyata arak ajaib yang membuat orang yang berendam menggunakan arak tersebut berpindah tubuh. Setelah ketiganya mandi di bak yang sama, mereka terbangun dengan kondisi tubuh mereka sudah saling tertukar. Wah?! bagaimana ini? apakah masing-masing dari mereka bisa menikmati dan menjalani kehidupan baru mereka? saksikan series ini. Pengemasan ceritanya cukup menarik dengan detail yang biasa saja, ceritanya jga tidak terlalu berat walaupun membahas tentang konsep perpindahan tubuh. Ada beberapa scene yang garing dan beberapa scene yang menurutku biasa saja. Secara konsep series ini menarik namun ada beberapa hal yang membuatku merasa series ini kurang berkesan, kalian akan menyadarinya jika lengkap menontonnya. Jika penasaran, silahkan menonton series ini.Was this review helpful to you?
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Iniciei essa série porque procurava um casal BL, que é só o que me importa em séries. Como se trata de uma sauna gay, era óbvio que eu ia encontrar. Posso dizer que encontrei apenas A bu e Paul, esse é o único casal BL que fica junto, mas enquanto Xiao Chi estava no corpo de A bu, se envolveu com outro personagem e chegaram e se beijar. A personagem Hua Hua também teve uma experiência GL enquanto estava no corpo de Xiao Chi, quando transou com a namorada dele. Nada muito confuso, ok?Alguns pontos interessantes: a mulher representada como alguém importante na série, sem a necessidade de ser estereotipada como louca ou má. Apesar de existirem homossexuais, um deles bem extravagante, posso dizer que ele é um personagem complexo e que nos permite ver além das firulas.
A série é do gênero comédia, mas existe o drama e o suspense que envolve a troca de corpos. Muito interessante o fato de que eles tiveram que continuar levando a vida do colega de quem estavam usando o corpo como se fossem eles, talvez isso foi um fator importante para que eles se entendessem enquanto pessoas.
Atuação: Pelo menos o núcleo principal não deixou a desejar na atuação.
Ambientação, fotografia, ost, todos esses fatores foram medianos para mim.
Não tenho a intenção de rever a série, mas eu indico sim.
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