Is anyone else watching Dưới Tán Cây Mùa Hè - Under The Oak Tree (Vietnam)?

 flourpowerphd:

I just finished episode 10, too! The time leap was a bit jarring; I'm not sure I was totally on board with the whole purgatory storyline. But I'm glad we got to see what would have happened if Linh was honest. And the adult leads, maybe their roles should have been switched. Physically, adult Khahn looked a little more like teen Dang and vice versa..? Lol

But the series really broke a barrier here, doing a more musical format. I wish they would have leaned into even more bc the songs were gorgeous! I need the ost. I may have to dl the videos and crop just the songs. 

And yes, the chemistry between the leads was palpitating. ? Their IGs reflect that. They do extreme fan service if they're not really together.  Today's post was so cute!! 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C97pkJOyP8Z/?igsh=N2U4Zms1a2xwbXox

I 100% agree about the casting for adult Khanh & Dang. The actor they cast as adult-Khanh just actually looked like Dang which made it all the more confusing/baffling.  Jarring is a good way to describe the time skip! I can see why it wasn't a popular move, but I appreciated them taking a big risk. It wasn't necessarily the direction I wanted the end of the series to go, but I'm glad we got a version of a happy ending where Linh told the truth. 

That post was so cute!! I really hope we get to see more of these two in another project.  The whole cast did a great job but they really were the standouts.  I hope a talented editor will see this show and will be inspired to make some fan edits/supercuts of this couple!

Thanks for watching and chatting with me! I'm glad to know someone else enjoyed this unique musical BL as much as I did. 

I have been watching vietnamese bls for about two years now and what surprises me every time is the originality of topics very often anchored in real life, as well as excellent writing and cinematography(they often film outside) in spite of an obvious low budget. You can find the list of all vietnamese bl series here:

https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/Main/Shows-Country#Vietnam

Have you seen the two following music videos/short films? These are something else!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d6IiLmjQYg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z7B-lNpecs

But back to this one: Under the oak tree is a musical bl with beautiful songs smoothly incorporated into the plot (which is not easy!) all within spookily empty sets(low budget!). But who cares, I was into the story and wanted to know how it would turn out. And even though the time jump was messy, to say the least (they did not give it enough time to properly develop), I liked the idea of a possible redemption and Yin & Yang in the Purgatory were hilarious!

 mayor_christin:

I remember when GMM announced "Last Twilight" I thought, "That's the plot to 'Want to See You!'".

Same here!!! That's why I never watched it: I did not want to see GMMTV (and the main actors Jimmy and Sea, who I am not a fan of)  ruin the vietnamese original. They said that Last Twilight is based on a book but it is so obviously a copy of Want To See You with a bigger budget!

 JKTWHMJ:

Started watching it yesterday. Up to Episode 7 so far. I am enjoying it. The actors have very good voices. I just hope by the end Ngok gets everything he deserves, I really want to know why he seems to hate Khahn so much. Does he secretly have feelings for Dang? Hoping for a happy ending. 

Ngoc was certainly a villain that  was easy to hate!  Just so mean for no good reason (I think jealously over Dang). I won't say much else because I don't want to spoil you on the ending... I'll be curious to know what you think of it. 

Many thanks. I've made a note to check out Under the Oak Tree (a musical sounds fun right now) and for the list of Vietnamese dramas to look through. 

Even if (very) unlikely I guess all we can do is hope Vietnam is included to the database at some time in the future.

 LotusRayne:

Many thanks. I've made a note to check out Under the Oak Tree (a musical sounds fun right now) and for the list of Vietnamese dramas to look through. 

Even if (very) unlikely I guess all we can do is hope Vietnam is included to the database at some time in the future.

I hope you enjoy it! It really surprised me with how enjoyable and easy to watch it was. The MLs have incredible voices and their chemistry is amazing!