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For anyone looking for this (it’s produced nearly 2 decades ago, most platforms don’t have it)… found a HD version….

https://ww1.m4uhd.tv/watch-movie-marathon-2005-262407.html

The girl is ultra annoying……… why…… 😒 does this always happen in C-dramas……

lol, I felt Trace was the only “normal”, more logical one which he is in…. The rest that I’ve attempted….. are just strange. I never continue. This one is……. Ok…. Acceptable. I think it being so short saved it, otherwise I’m pretty sure the plot would have been all crazy and weird again.

I don’t know, somehow all the dramas he stars in never gets you hooked/really obsessed…. But he has been paired with relatively famous actresses though. I don’t know. All the plots he stars in are not great to begin with…..

But why though…. lol, do you know how difficult it is to be consistently casted as the main lead in a bad TV series…….? 🤣🤣🤣 I felt the only one I’ve actually completed the entire series from him was Trace. It’s actually a modern drama….

I don’t think he actually has any dramas above 8 on MDL. Maybe like 1-2….. 🤔

Someone below posted March 15th….

Oooooo great pairing!! She’s gorgeous. Hope filming begins soon!

I wonder why Jeremy Tsui is in so many bad series as well… like at least almost all of his historical ones are bad….. I almost never watch his series because I know it will be bad 9 outta 10 times….

But I find him supeeerrrr charming though.,.. esp in Maestra.

I was super disappointed in the romance bit…. Was really childish and cring-ey… I loved the theme though… it really surprised me on how they weaved the whole technology bits to GPS and office politics. It’s the first for me whereby I really only enjoyed the non-romance storyline….. perplexed on how this is rated 8.3 on MDL….

I wish I met a “Kate” in my teenage-early 20s…. She’s awesome!

This is a rather unique series…. It’s a realistic slice-of-life + coming-of-age Mainland version of Sex in the City…. I believe all young females should watch this….. There are dramatic, exaggerated bits (I.e, she’s just unbelievably lucky with regards to whom she meets……) but there are a lot of valuable albeit simple life lessons which are surprisingly often overlooked whilst growing up….

I love that the FL’s EQ is incredibly high (she knows she lacks in many ways but she’s assertive, never jealous of those better than her, always full of energy AND she never burns bridges)….. She always picks herself up, moves on, running towards her goal in life (beautifully 😜)…. Reiterating the fact that the most important thing in life is to have a dream/ambition/goals regardless of gender….

I think the actress playing the lead is so-so, her acting is neither bad nor good but it’s great that they casted an average Jane in terms of physical appearances so that her whole transformation because of money and experience; hair, makeup, wardrobe etc…. Really shines through. This bit is super realistic because she is someone you’d likely meet in everyday life…

Another thing worth commending is the nuances and details embedded within the production…. Each holding a deeper meaning, some metaphorical (I.e the big reveal of the time capsule in the last episode, taking only half the money offered by one of the ex-bfs etc), some literal (i.e the “trade-secret” regarding Microsoft Excel at work etc)…

Other points worth noting:
- Luckily this is a mid-high budget production, was apparent from the outdoor wedding scene, would have been a big fail if otherwise
- they used original dubbing, I’m pretty sure… because even Joe Ma’s broken/flawed Mandarin was included…. 🤣 oh, as well as those spoken English, matches their lip movements…
- quirky OST

So many things I love about this series, underrated, likely also because there are no English subs, it should have been closer to 8 to 8.5 per MDL’s gauge.

She is really good! Esp in Ep.16…. Like her role is a role that could have easily gone wrong in a million ways, like….. can easily come off as annoying esp in the earlier episodes… even when she was playing the whole naive, childish, dumb bits I was never annoyed with her…. I actually thought her acting was quite natural, like even her voice…. But I don’t know if it was her own dubbing or if there’s a voice actress.

I went back to rewatch…. It was done in a very unnatural manner coz it had to be cross stab… and yes, the knife was underneath the jacket. Not only that, the stab was actually very high up his chest…. So it would have made more sense if it was in his stomach area.

Ah…. Right… ok, rather than shock factor, it gave me a “?!?!?” factor instead…. It was kinda shot/edited a bit oddly. Like it came off as improbable rather than surprising…. Not to mention that the hand with blood wasn’t actually on Ma Kui’s side, he held on to the hand with the gun

Yes, I defo noticed the blood. But there was no action from that hand at all though, and the way that Ma Kui was faced downwards just made the whole thing really strange/improbable. Coz there was almost no time for that to happen… they each pranced towards his hand individually…. I’m just baffled.

I was quite confused actually, where did the knife come from? Was it from the Jia dude? So he had a gun on one hand, but I didn’t see the knife in the other though!! Did I miss something?

SEASON 2 PLZZZZZZ!!!!

I want an elder brother like Seung Joo too….. 😢😢😢 #envious

LOL! I thought so too!! And then whilst watching it I realised it’s coz it’s a super good idea! Imagine having a chaebol as a policeman, it would be so convenient and efficient when they carry out investigations….. Not to mention, so much fun… 🤣🤣🤣

Anyone read the non-fiction novel which this was based off? Really curious how much of the drama was fiction vs fact….. 🤓

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/movies-tv/egoist-japanese-drama-movie-review/

Sucha short but spot on review…. One which I failed to realise even whilst watching the movie…. A revelation actually….

Sighs, ultra heartbreaking esp coz it’s a semi-autobiography. I wonder which bits are real and which bits are fiction…..