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Great story build-up
My respect for KK went sky-high at the very last episode!He is a great boss, a great friend to Tin and a very composed and intelligent man.
I wanted Tin and Siu Muk to get together from the very start but, man oh man, does KK played a role in making Tin matured.
And at the end, it was KK who gave way! I salute you KK!
Most of the characters had a happy ending but KK and Darren but the way the series ended their story is not bad.
Story is great! The development and setting is slowly paced that I thought 15 episodes would not be enough.
Music is great too!
Overall a solid 9.5!
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A nice remake!
Story / Plot and Cast: As a remake of the original Japanese series Ossan’s Love, expectations on this are significantly higher and, of course, slightly different from that on the original show. The reviewer had not yet watched the original Ossan’s Love. The series revolved around Tin Yat Hung [abbreviated as Tin] (Edan Lui), and the two who like him: Ling Siu Muk [abbreviated as Muk] (Anson Lo) and Chak Kwok Keung [abbreviated as KK] (Kenny Wong). Below, comments will be solely given without comparison to the original series.Tin: I am not going to lie, the character of Tin is really not the best one you could find. Tin remained very innocent and naïve. Now, the ability to take care of himself is only minor (no, this is not a Marie Kondo show). We can see that Tin did not have a strong opinion on many issues. This may also be accounted for by the fact that he has no experience of dating prior to all this. He spits out words before he could think; this is reflected in the show at least two times (and both were important to the progression of the story!). This vagueness in feeling and lack of motivation to clarify matters eventually led him into the dilemma at the end where he has to reject KK just to find Muk. Only then can we say he is truly clear about his feeling, but don’t we all wish this can happen earlier just to prevent the mess. Tin may also have misunderstandings about love and dating in my opinion. Someone who can take care of him (and actually do so) only points to the fact that the person likes him (or, the person is simply very caring). Whether Tin allows the person to take care of him can only mean that Tin can trust the person; this is not love or anything of that sort! I think this misconception is most pronounced when he was with KK in Taiwan. There are some nice endings at last, and this may well help to restore a likeable character for Tin! (Thanks, I don’t need to be reminded that I sobbed when Tin was crying outside Muk’s room.) Casting is great! (This is going to be some biased comments! You know why.) Edan (Lui Cheuk On) truly displays the side of Tin that is messy and chaotic (at least externally). Finally, I need no more explanation to convince you that Edan is good-looking and hot.
Muk: How do we review the character of Muk? Sure, he is caring. He took care of Tin after he moved in with Tin. One thing I want to point out is that Muk really likes to keep things to himself; he tells no one, including his boyfriend (?) then. I am not trying to condemn this behaviour. I myself keep things to myself, and so do many. Yet, I think we need to realise this may not be healthy to communicate. Keeping things to oneself not only makes one sad on his/her own, and unfortunately can’t help to solve anything. I think it is also obvious that Muk is somewhat pessimistic; he thought of the bad side more and then disapprove or dismiss the whole thing. Sometimes, doing things “for the good of one” cannot turn out to be good for the one. For the cast, Anson Lo (Lo Hon Ting) looks warm and is very eye-catching. He is also the vocal of the songs in the show, and this will be discussed below.
KK, Francesca and Louis: KK is not an easy character to decipher. KK always take care of Tin no matter in Hong Kong or Taiwan. However, is taking care of someone enough to turn itself into love? You can see it in the show. But one thing we know is that KK really likes Tin, so much that he gave up his wife Francesca. Francesca is also an interesting character, as she supports KK to court Tin even when KK is not in Hong Kong. On the other hand, KK supports Francesca to have a relationship with Louis, one of the sales under KK’s branch. This has to be the healthiest relationship between a divorced couple in drama I have seen in my life! We can also see how Louis changed. He used to be a player, but he fell in love with Francesca and decided that he was serious about her. KK is played by Kenny Wong (Wong Tak Bun); Francesca by Rachel Kan (Kan Mo Wah) and Louis by Stanley Yau (Yau Sze Chun). KK is eye-catching although occasionally embarrassing (the wedding gown!); Francesca looks gorgeous and Louis is handsome. They all played a great role in this.
Tsz Tsin, Ah Ping and Carmen: Tsz Tsin is the childhood friend of Tin; Ah Ping is the brother of Tsz Tsin and Carmen is Tin’s co-worker. The reason for Tsz Tsin to confess to Tin is somewhat puzzling, as this does not seem too appropriate in the normal context of a couple. However, Tsz Tsin is one of the crucial characters who caused Tin to clarify his feelings. Ah Ping and Carmen are really funny! (I mean it!) Tsz Tsin is played by Asha Cuthbert; Ah Ping by Alan Yeung (Yeung Wai Lun) and Carmen by Florica Lin (Lin Mei Kuen). Even though they may not play a large portion of the show, they contributed significantly to the progression of the story.
Music: The theme song of the series is突如其來的心跳感覺 [literally, a sudden feeling of heartbeat] by Anson Lo and Edan Lui. Another song is不可愛教主 [literally, an unlovable leader] by Anson Lo. Both songs are light and catchy. I would recommend the two songs to every audience!
TV shows and drama series obviously influence, but this is usually minor. For most shows, we look at the show per se, about the character development and the cast, etc. For this drama, in particular, it is worth noting that this is the first locally produced BL show in Hong Kong. Pride month is over, but that doesn’t mean we are going to allow illogical arguments and unreasonable beliefs to persist. Efforts were paid, and now what we see is a new climate that LGBT stereotypes were erased and intimacy became universal - love is love, we say. This show is going to be a remarkable one in the history of entertainment in Hong Kong.
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What a show
This show was ???.I came across this show from a bl account on ig and didnt expect myself to enjoy it as much as i did. The show made me have all the feels, happy, sad, annoyed, creeped out. But overall it was very enjoyable.
Plot: this plot is a unique. I had never heard of this show until this version( canto version) had come out. Im excited to watch the og( japnese version), because ive read that the plots are on point with each other.
Acting: OMG, when i tell you the act was GOOD... just.. WOW. The first ML has amazing facial reactions that add so much to the comedy side of the show. And the supporting actors also had greating as well, the portrayed the characters as if that was their actually personality.
Overall: this show was the first Cantonese drama that ive seen and its also the first bl to be on mainstream media and public networks in Hongkong so it has made a big milestone for them. This show was really good and i would most definitely recommend the people who read this to watch.
10/ 10 would watch again.
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OMG I held my breath from Ep 13-15
All I can say is thank God he didn't end up with that KK guy. And it was very bad of his ex wife to encourage him to pursue Tin Tin and give him hope after Tin told her she didn't like KK. :/ I could still hear KK calling (Tin Tin). Yuck.Apart from that it's a must watch really funny. I liked the friend and her brother and Camron who's always eating.
I guess there weren't any taxies available so he had to run all that way just to confess to the father. LOL. I'm glad he came around in the end and accepted Tin Tin.
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the romance ruins it
i actually enjoyed so much the comedic moments of this drama. edan lui's face acting is genius. the plot is beautifully absurd and that's the magic of it. then we get to the romance... what romance? two people being hopelessly in love with a man that has literally no interest in neither of them is a great scenario for comedy, but then he allegedly falls for one of them? sure, law of proximity or whatever. so why does it look like he's being held hostage? the lack of romantic chemistry between them is actually painful to watch. okay, everyone has a different "love language", but tin had more believable feelings towards the girl he was too quick to reject than with the guy he's dating.kk is my favorite character in this, i actually want to see what happnes to him, but the cringe i feel from the main plot makes it impossible for me to continue this drama. this is the first version of ossan's love i've watch and it might be the only one i'll be watching. i've read the romance is better on the japanese versions, but honestly even if the acting is way better, i don't really see the reason for it to even happen, let the man be straight.
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Um remake que poderia ser muito bom..
O roteiro não é igual ao Ossan's original, assista tendo isso em mente, algumas coisas são similares, mas assim como in the sky esse Ossan's tem sua particularidade tem seus pontos fortes e fracos. A historia não é a melhor ou a mais engraçada mas consegue ser um entretenimento bom. A química do casal principal é boa, eles combinam, eles são fofos, mas eu acho que a produtora poderia ter aprendido com os pequenos erros das primeiras temporadas e do filme. No geral é um remake mediano, a historia não teve nada memorável ou inovador, mas a atuação de todo o cast é boa. boa parte da serie é chata,, na maior parte do tempo você pode assistir na velocidade 1.75x que não faz diferença já que eles não falam, se arrastam. Não vale a pena assistir de novo.Começou muito bem, a pegada que eu achava que ia ser era a mesma do Ossan's original ou até a mais fraquinha do in the sky, mas foi um remake bem.... mediano, os primeiros capítulos são muito chatos são muito entediantes são fogem muito da proposta que é ser uma serie engraçada, dramática e cativante. Nos primeiros episódios eu diria que o problema estava no Tin, depois de alguns episódios achei que os pontos chatos eram do Siu muk, porém depois de assistir o ultimo episodio pude concluir que são todos os personagens secundários desde da amiga solteirona, a irmã e PRINCIPALMENTE o chefe, seria um remake menos fiel porém melhor e mais divertido sem ter tanto envolvimento dos personagens secundários E, ou até um envolvimento menor e um foco extremamente maior no relacionamento e em com o Tin se aceita aos poucos. tem outros pontos em que tornaram esse remake de Ossan's um remake bom e que nos prende nos últimos episódios.
Os alívios cômicos, quem não passava horas rindo de cada episodio dos outros Ossan's? A culpa não é nem da atuação que faz com que o ator seja extremamente mais infantil do que precisa ser, é do roteiro mesmo, fazendo com que seja não um alivio cômico mas verdadeiras migalhices de comedia, pode até parecer exagero mas quando você assiste mas o exagero dos personagens antigos eram mais engraçados e muito legais.
Pontos bons da serie: os atores são lindos, química de todos os casais são boas, o final acaba bem.
Por favor não façam nenhum especial ou outra temporada, coloquem os atores pra fazer qualquer outra serie baseada em alguma novel boa.
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Le maestro du surjeu en action
je dois reconnaître que j'ai beaucoup ri en regardant Ossan's Love, on pourrait penser que l'attitude de Haruta pourrait devenir fatigante à la longue, mais son personnage de "grand maitre incontesté du surjeu" m'a fait chialer de rire ! Je pense maintenant qu'il est possible de se faire tout un appartement en se tortillant sur le dos !les acteurs jouent vraiment bien et c'est pas tous les jours qu'on a droit à un BL japonais, alors il faut foncer !
J'ai trouvé Hayashi Kento trop mignon et adorable, je le veux bien chez moi pour faire les taches ménagères !
Le personnage du Boss : Kurosawa Musashi m'a un peu ennuyé.e sur la fin, il lâche jamais l'affaire, lui !
Je me dis que le pauvre Haruta a bien du mérite à le voir se débattre entre toutes ces personnes amoureuses de lui et la confusion qui l'habite sur ses propres sentiments.
En définitive, une belle tranche de rire, je plussoie à 1000%!
Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.
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Un excelente remake
Desde el momento en que vi el primer capítulo de la versión japonesa he sido fan de esta historia. Me vi la primera película, la serie, la otra película y también in the sky aunque la verdad prefiero decir que no la he visto. Es por todo eso que esperaba esta versión de Hong Kong con enormes expectativas, pero no era que deseaba que superase la original sino que le hiciera honor, y así fue.Primero he de agradecer que no hicieran una copia y pega de la japonesa, sino que, respetando la línea de la historia original, la adaptaron a su humor e incluyeron cambios que solo mejoraron la serie. No alteraron las escenas más icónicas y añadieron otras que hicieron que cada capítulo fuera mejor que el anterior; aun así no les perdono que no adaptasen la escena en la que Maki y Haruta caminan juntos después de ir de compras. Supieron darnos tristeza, humor, ternura e, incluso, suspenso, pero no más del que te podrías esperar de una serie de comedia.
En cuanto a los personajes, todos me satisficieron a excepción de dos: Louis, que no tenía esa inmadurez que tanto amaba de Kuribayashi Utamaro, y KK, que carecía de la inocencia de Kurosawa quien actuaba y amaba como si Haruta fuese su primer amor.
En general, fue un excelente BL. Para mí, no solo le hizo honor a la versión japonesa sino que la superó.
Ahora ansío que Corea, Taiwán y Tailandia saquen sus propias versiones :)
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