The On1y One (2024)

Story with an amazing storyline of 2024

I am absolutely in love with this series. I'll share the things that kept me hooked up till the end. I really hate rushed storylines or too slow story too, for me this story have an absolute balance it's not too rushed to make them fall in love immediately or too slow that the characters doesn't come close till the end of the series. Another thing about the story is the way the dialogues deliver their emotions especially in a poetic manner, the deep meanings attached is my favourite. As for acting, I don't think kissing or being close define chemistry, it's way more than that in BL for me and the actor had the capability to show the chemistry even without being close, especially their eyes the love, pain, fear were all in their eyes it was so evident. The actors did an absolute fabulous job, the cast not just main but also the support actors are well suited for their parts, all are doing an amazing job. The show delivering not just love but complications of age, family, friends all in one, that so, so beautifully that I can't wait for the season 2. I am literally ready to beg on my knees for it.....??‍♀️

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left my heart in a state of colossal turmoil

I'm writing this after shreding a mug ( lets be real a liter) of tears or something. I hadn't even finished the series when the tears kicked in. Personally I'm not AT ALL someone who likes to cry or people who cry, but the ending....just. broke. me.
This series was.......in more than just a few ways.....of retreat for me. The first few minutes of me, right after watching the last episode, was distraught. Usually I don't watch dramas that are still in the phase of being aired, due to the uncertainty of the endings, but I just had a feeling back then....that this would be great. And honestly it was, until the last 12 mins of ep 12.
This series................it's got that essence to it which says: Those transient years of teenage are like the golden leaves of fall. It's a series which lets you read into the tinest interactions between the leads, defying the reality (in the story) and keep hoping that it's gonna be possible, wishing that those hugs, lingering touches, stolen glances turn out to be something more than just brotherly love.
In the 11 eps, Jiang Tian and Sheng Wang slowly learn about eachother, through ups and downs, the darkess of their pasts, and slowly become eachother's safe place. *giggles* From the very first day the chemistry between them was very much something that only a chemistry-blind, low eq dumbo would not be able to see. The tranquility of the series was so satisfying, somehow it makes you fall in love with the process of falling in love as a 17 year old when you feel like you can be at the top of the world. The slow and steady unraveling of the 'emmotionally fort'-ed Tian and the 'love deprived' Wang, gets you soo deep into the story that you don't even realise before you start noticing every minor detail, every small act, looking into the meaning. Grinning and screaming at the screen.
The cinematography, was very very very beautifully placed. The steadiness and the stillness so crystally placed. Changing weathers with changing feelings. Beautiful. Growing emotions with growing times.
The last 12 mins though, killed me. Big brother, broken bracelets, intentional failing to change classes, and distancing.
In many ways the series has left open an option for a season two and I would watch it again even breaks my heart.

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A Realistic Depiction of Teenage Romance & Relationships

The human heart is a stormy place, and when paired with thought, it becomes even more tumultuous. Love isn’t logical—it’s a force that heals, torments, and binds, sometimes all at once.

When mixed with thought, love can often feel like madness.

Adapted from the novel Mou Mou by Mu Su Li, the Taiwanese BL The On1y One defies expectations while exploring love amidst emotional turmoil. Starring Liu Dong Qin as the studious and friendly Sheng Wang and Benjamin Tsang as the reserved loner Jiang Tian, the series follows two boys with their own personal traumas who are brought together as unexpected brothers.

I’ve started this review a thousand times—not because I’m sad, though I am, but because The On1y One gave us so much to think about and feel.

Read the complete article here-

https://the-bl-xpress.com/2024/10/03/the-on1y-one-series-review-ep-3-to-12/

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Just wow!

Honestly I wasn't sure what to expect but I am amazed! This story is definitely not just another step brother BL. The depth to the characters and how they help one another is beautiful. I was very suspicious when I saw that both main actors are basically 30, but I honestly don't think I'd want anyone else. They are phenomenal actors! The chemistry they share is astounding. It's not just attraction but the care they have for each other that feels so natural. It is a slow burn, but I definitely don't mind. I hope the rest of the series is just as good. Tian and Wang deserve so much happiness.

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A RECORD OF YOUTH

Strangers who turned enemies, then friends to brothers before they realised that what they felt for each other was so much more.

This is what I signed up for to begin with. I never imagined life at 17 could be that tedious or that two divergent characters could abandon their own natures and embrace those of their better halves.

Now this is more than an average junior high school crush when you realise that "spoiler alert" almost all the Couples feel restrained, afraid perhaps even uncertain of themselves. They fight heads on and yield the same way until you realise that they are all willing to give up as much or more for each other's sake. I couldn't find any reason to deny this show the perfect 10 perhaps even 1,000,000/10 cause it deserves it being a story of growth, sacrifice, longing and the feeling of wanting something you'd never have.

We need a season 2. This is my favourite BL of 2024.

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Pathetic Ending ruined Whole wonderful series.

Last episode spoiled the whole wonderful series. Seriously. This series could be a masterpiece but everything was ruined in the last episode. It was so dramatic so overacted. It was just changing the class and they showed like someone died or left the country and never gonna meet again. Plot became so so so weak. Only one thing was good that is expressions and emotions played by the actors. They did great whatever the pathetic script they had been given. But seriously, I am so so disappointed by the production, writing team. It's lik, we all been cheated, tortured and they played with our emotions . After so many things till 11 episodes, we just came back at the point where, it's like nothing happened. I always used to say that Taiwanese BLs never disappoint but now I am sorry. Now I don't think, I can trust blindly to choose the Taiwanese BLs to watch. Highly disappointed.

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Very soild slow burn high school romance, but could be way more better

(If you don't like slow burn romance, coming of age, step-brothers romance; you won't like this story.)
[Update:- WHY THEY DECIDED TO END IT LIKE THISSSSSSSS?]

This is my first ever review cuz English isn't my first language, but mou mou forced me to write this.
This drama made me a lot of emotions, but most of it was warm and nostalgia.
This drama reminds me of the good semi-old high school c dramas, like when we were young s1 and suddenly this summer but way more towards Taiwanese vibes (ofc cuz it's a taiwanese drama).

What i really liked:-
1- the acting, most of the actors showed a very soild steady performance except for some people. but overall the acting was good.
2- the way the director shows the harmony between the classmates was awesome, very awesome actually. It made me feel like that was a real class. how they tease each other, rooting for each other, their friendships, how little pepper had a cute crush on sheng wang, and how gao tian yang liked little pepper but he knew that she liked someone else. even the jealousy and hatred that jiahao had for wang, it felt real, cause sometimes -especially in middle and high school- you would meet (or had met) someone that hated you for a reason or not. it all felt so real, and that's very good.
3- the complexity in SW's and JT's families was good. whether you liked those characters or not, the dynamic between them was good. how JT's mother regretted how she left him and wanted to make up for him but JT had moved on and wanted to assure her that he doesn't blame her. or how JT resented his own biological father because his trauma. or how SW had a close-not-very-close relationship with his dad. It was portrayed very well.

What i don't like/ hate:- (maybe you'll see it a very small thing but it distracted me very much)
1- i hated it how the director was telling us in some scenes "look, JT is taller than SW. It looks like the novel, right?"
I didn't read the novel btw -cuz i don't have money ??- but i know that in novel that JT was taller than SW, i think it's not that big height difference but still. In the first episode, when SW first transferred into the class and met JT for the first time and JT stood up against SW, i rolled my eyes. nothing throws me off like the forced height difference. and in the third episode when JT kissed SW, the dictator made liu dong qin (actor who played SW) for the second time looked smaller against Benjamin (the actor who played JT), it looked and felt really bad.
2- the flashbacks when SW's mother was alive, those scenes felt like the editor chose a very cheap filter for them. it annoyed me a little but not very much.
3- the biggest flaw in this series is teacher jing, not her in specific, but the trio (jing- xi- linzi)
If you -the production team- were aware that when you brings ml actor, this actress will tag along; you had two options:- 1-you stick to original novel plot. 2- if you would change the plot, pls at least write a good script for her and the other two.
You decided to not follow any of the options above and it led to disaster, to the point that a lot of people skipped their scenes towards the end. i won't write any specific scene but at least, couldn't you -screenwriters- made them looked more mature adults? cuz the way they behaving was like a childish, emotional teenagers who can't take any decision.

I watched 11 eps out of 12. The rating now depends on the final ep. Is the rating gonna go up or down? I don't know. but if i update this review, I'll update it after finishing the final ep.

The update:- that final episode.... i swear to god, IF YOU CANNOT WRITE A SCRIPT, THEN STICK TO ORIGINAL NOVEL PLOT!!!!!
It's not even a sad nor an open ending, it's like a normal ep that makes you feel like there's next episode after it.
The 12 ep is so exaggerated, SW's actions somehow make sense to me. He's just realized that he likes his step brother and thinking that what he was doing is wrong so he decided that he gonna switch classes.
JT's actions didn't make sense to me AT ALL, when he knew that SW switched classes, he made me feel like it's the end of the world, like SW had been in lethal accident, like he's in SW's funeral. Why did he act like this when he obviously can just walk upstairs to see him? And they're still in the same dorm, and even if SW decided to move out, he can still move out as well to their home, IT'S NOT THAT DEEP.

now, how bad the final ep is? Let's just pretend that the novel doesn't exist and this series based on original script, if we do that then you gonna realize how bad it is. It's like you have been building a house for the past few months only to suddenly realized that you build a house of cards and a mere air destroy it. That's how the final ep felts. After all this buildups, interactions & feelings only to crumble down and go back to the beginning line. That's not how to end a series especially when you're not so sure if there's a second season or not. By doing this you disrespected the novel fans and the drama fans!!!

There's only two reasons for me so that you decided to end it like that:- 1-that the drama is actually not a 12 episodes drama but more than this.
2- that you decided to change a major events in the original plot, like you decide to not make SW & JT couple when they're teenagers, you decided that when SW switched classes, SW&JT will have a minimal contact and after that somehow JT or SW will travel overseas then after 10 years they meet again. Im gonna be very angry at you if you decided to do that.

However, this episode left a bad taste in my mouth to the point that made me downrate the overall rating.

I hope anyone read this have a good day or a good night or a good sleep❤.

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slow as fuck...snoozefest...nothing happens but if ur into that it's great

it's very, veeeeery slow paced. the progress of the characters and their relationship are in focus and, you guessed it, excruciatingly slow which is realistic but can be frustrating for those watching a show for entertainment. the platonic/romantic aspect is up for interpretation and either ways there's no denying that it's a lovely build up. it's fun to watch though. my only issue is with the directing and camera/scene switching because it seemed quite abruptly cut and happazard. i would suggest you watch this while doing background menial tasks because fast-forwarding or skipping scenes ruins the whole appeal.

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This drama is worth watching

From the beginning where they first met and had some conflict's later on, how both of them understood each other's misery leading the story to having a bond of friendship, taking care of each other and finding happiness in each other, this type of drama is what i was craving for. Most of the adaptations frequently rushes the story to end while cutting off most of the scenes. From episode 1 till 10 its worth watching and i can't wait to see where the story is heading to. There is only 2 episodes left and i think we will witness their separation soon. I just hope they will drop season 2 as quick as possible.

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