Because Of You definitely exceeded my expectation. There's quite a bit of back story leading up to present day and the rather comical beginnings of the love between Li Yun Kai played by Allen Deng and Zhang Guo Guo played by Sun Yi. There's also a fantastic "evil sister" Zhang Yu Xin played by Wu You who you love to hate from the very start. And it MUST be said that Li Zhinan aka Li Kelvin does an outstanding job in the role of hero/vigilante Lu Sichen. There's amnesia, childhood sweethearts/enemies, deception, and if course romance. This one easily kept my attention.

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I’ve said it in the live chats during the premiers and I’ll say it here too. It is really distracting for me to watch BrightWin in a drama where they are Bright and Win with other people. I’m hoping truly that this adaptation takes an entirely different approach and lets Gorya and Ren be together and puts Thyme and Kavin in a different type of role. However, since we all know how this Manga series ends, we know that won’t be the case and I’m attempting to mentally come to terms with that fact. I do love the entire cast, although in line with the Mandarin versions of this series, our female lead is too cute. She’s supposed to be very average and only the Korean version has done an adequate job of portraying that. Obviously this series is only a third of the way finished airing so there is a lot of artistic creativity still to be seen. I appreciate the real social issues that have already been addressed and I’m looking forward to seeing the direction the screenwriters and director take this.

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I will start with what I like about this series. The leads aren't the typical flawless Korean actors that we see in most series, and given their character types, I think that is an excellent decision. They are attractive, but not perfect and I find that their flaws add to the story. The story is very engaging. I'm sure at some point each of us has felt desperate or angry enough to make a wish for it all to just end. This series allows us the opportunity to see what would happen if there was an actual consequence to that wish and possible follow through. Now, the biggest thing I can't stand so far is that you can tell the writer/production team doesn't care for Americans. As an American, I am having to overlook that as much as I can and attempt not to cringe every time they use "is he American" as a derogatory statement/question. I would never use any nationality as a way to speak negatively about someone, but they do... a lot. I love the visuals and the original soundtrack is one of the best I've heard yet. The music really draws you into the moment. Overall I really loved this drama.

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It took 3 years, but we finally got episode 1 of the series we've been waiting for. WinTeam was such a beautiful mystery in Until We Meet Again, that MAME wrote Hemp Rope just for us fans. I know I'm not the only one who has been watching every single thing BounPrem has been in while waiting. Their chemistry is off the charts so much that their guest appearance in the Cutie Pie series held the highest live stream views on YouTube for the series. Episode 1 of Between Us met and exceeded every expectation I had for this series. I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the story to continue.

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