Ok, thanks to your comment I’ll pass on this one. I’ve never been a fan of female chases male first and if…
Did you ever come around to watching this? Rather than an A-hole, this male lead is legit anti-social... Like, ruined people's lives for messing with his crush/ would've committed murder if it weren't inconvenient ... As in, he cares for one person in the entire world and revolves around her. He didn't play with her feelings nor deny his own, their circumstances kind of blocked him until uni and then... plot
Y'all please think and do some research before using certain words...that's a slur 😭
I think it's only so in one country -If more, not many). In others, it's the most obvious shortening of 'Japan'... especially considering the commenter seems to be commenting from France. That is to say, one wouldn't think to "do some research" on something like this unless they're from a culture with a bad relationship/ history with Japan...
Despite having high hopes, I'm dropping it after Episode 2. Yet another supposedly female-centric show where the…
....but... he's not....huh? Like, his love is unrequited.... She's out here getting rid of everyone who tries to harm her and poisoning whoever tries to capture her.
You'd have problems if chen yi had girlfriends....but since its miao jing ofc you loved that.
Yeah, I get you.
This drama specifically requires it for the other tropes to work. It's why past dalliances are implied and not shown. Others...idk. Yeah, I've seen some where even the best lit teacher wouldn't be able to find a hint of past relationships on the male lead... but, it's romance. Most lovers of the drama are looking for familiarity of the genre- classic tropes in a new setting. Non classic romances have what you're looking for, though. Those would have romance as a SUBplot and not the main point of the story.
You'd have problems if chen yi had girlfriends....but since its miao jing ofc you loved that.
Men written by women. We go into a romance knowing it's being catered to us... Note, possibly for tone and context: I love SWL but my main eye-candy in this is Miao Jing
You'd have problems if chen yi had girlfriends....but since its miao jing ofc you loved that.
... but, they imply that Chen Yi has been with women before. They even state it in 19. At first, when he mentioned his relationship with TL being "transactional", I had assumed that was part of the deal (especially since he hadn't turned MJ's room into a shrine and had TL stay there enough times to leave her stuff all over)... but, it seems not. Still, we can infer from dialogue and how people react to him. Also, his friend who used to bug him about never dating, hadn't done so since the time jump, I don't recall.
I'm so happy the 2ml gives him a chance to be childish with his territorial jealousy. When or where else would he have gotten the chance to behave like this? His life hasn't allowed for it.
You'd have problems if chen yi had girlfriends....but since its miao jing ofc you loved that.
Considering his past and situation, I don't think he'd date. I think he'd have slept with women, but not dated them. Especially when he was abroad. During that horror, probably losing himself in someone would probably have kept him a bit saner. However, his mind was full of surviving and MJ. He never fell out of love with her.
I need my black flags to be obsessed with their love interest. I have only seen the first episode properly, but what i have seen of the other two has me waiting...
Rather than an A-hole, this male lead is legit anti-social... Like, ruined people's lives for messing with his crush/ would've committed murder if it weren't inconvenient ... As in, he cares for one person in the entire world and revolves around her. He didn't play with her feelings nor deny his own, their circumstances kind of blocked him until uni and then... plot
That is to say, one wouldn't think to "do some research" on something like this unless they're from a culture with a bad relationship/ history with Japan...
Like, his love is unrequited....
She's out here getting rid of everyone who tries to harm her and poisoning whoever tries to capture her.
A male lead can't be a villain. 👀
Maybe an anti-hero?
Still has the word "hero" in it 😂
This drama specifically requires it for the other tropes to work. It's why past dalliances are implied and not shown.
Others...idk. Yeah, I've seen some where even the best lit teacher wouldn't be able to find a hint of past relationships on the male lead... but, it's romance. Most lovers of the drama are looking for familiarity of the genre- classic tropes in a new setting.
Non classic romances have what you're looking for, though. Those would have romance as a SUBplot and not the main point of the story.
Note, possibly for tone and context: I love SWL but my main eye-candy in this is Miao Jing
Still, we can infer from dialogue and how people react to him. Also, his friend who used to bug him about never dating, hadn't done so since the time jump, I don't recall.
However, his mind was full of surviving and MJ. He never fell out of love with her.
I was so happy she wasn't wearing the new shoes