Daring To Dream

this is done a lot in non BL manga /series as well- a love so beautiful, mischievious kiss, on and on- lots of manga artists can really draw well- but plot and character might not be so great

Why does GMMTV insist on remaking the best of the best?
Cherry Magic and My Love Mix are tough to fit in with their factory settings- churn out longs stares, product placement and bright color saturation

F4 was fairly good. They even messed up ID Gangham- which had a lot of room for improvement.

Maybe try: Senpai this can't be love or Mr Sahara and Toki Kun?

thin plot swimming in circles- says it pretty well:)
I was impressed by the actor who gave an endearingly odd performance as Shirasaki- he was completely different in Ao Haru Ride. The other lead was playing the "cool remote" Japanese prototype in an almost catatonic way- I wanted more charisma, emotion etc.
I loved the first and last episode- though the BTS thing in last ep was strange and a bit flat.

Just watched the Hello Stranger movie yesterday- this review is the closest to what I felt- though one more thing- the two leads are very good- but I do think they cried about 70 percent more than necessary- more joy few tears- this is a rom com right?

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plot points discussed below:

The story the story the story- so cliched and disappointing- what college workshop draws rooms randomly? Puhhhlease.

the bad door locking people in together? lazy

also felt the friends comradery- the strong point of the original series- was lost as we focused on the gay hot celebrity writer causing Jealousy.

But the 3 leads did well and the ocean setting was gorgeous and the final scene was lovely.

thanks for the review:)

gagaOOlala has whole thing as movie split into chapters. Worth $7 for month membership with some other stuff to add in

gagaoolala has whole thing as movie split into chapters. Worth $7 for month membership with some other stuff to add in

I finally finished this one- some good things you mentioned-
some nice tension and mystery at times, (my fave was the shaman lady who led rituals - how much did she know about the shadow?
Fiat came off the best of the star actors- others appeared lost at times- as did the script and direc tion- very unfocused but ambitious. I gave it the same score 7/10 as I did Not Me.

Weakest spots for me: Brother Anurak had a great role- the actor often appeared stiff or unconvincing.
The girl love interest for Josh and maybe Dan?- she was rather woodenly reciting her lines.
Also the teacher having an affair with the student and the bully/student- weak acting and spent a ton of time on their rather uninteresting tale.


Strongest points besides Fiat and opening credits were the ideas and potential- doing Hamlet as a real life ghost is lurking is a great idea.
Some of the shots out and around the lake were spooky and beautiful

I loved her in ExtraOrdinary you when she was playing a manga character who slowly becomes aware- here she did same style- and it felt over the top at times- vs more natural style of ML and 2nd ML.

Some other positives: Just started watching this a 2nd time so it is on my mind:)

1 Casting director/acting coach/direction: this is such wonderful , natural acting from pretty much everyone. Even the one note villians act well- they are just stuck with cliche plot/characters. Big kudos to the two leads, also to the actress playing the bar owner.

2 The music- I just love the vibe/tunes/vocals from the band Wetter- which is featured prominently in the series.

The icks- in addition to the boring villians you mentioned (Jae Wons ex GF and "best friend")- and the ridiculous "plot twist":
Spoilers below..
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1 there is a scene where one lead suddenly treats the other like garbage without explanation in order to "protect" that person. I've seen this tactic in a number of series- but never in real life.
2 after showing therapy as a mostly positive with a therapist that appears competent- suddenly toward the end of the series she complains that the patient is not showing up often enough and that is costing her money----- no no no- don't do that!

Finally finished this- I know why I watched- 1 I thought Ryan acted well in this 2 There were a lot of hunks who frequently were playing sports and taking their shirts off!

I think the comments section alone warrants watching half an ep- I'm in first 5 minutes with Kimmon collapsing (in a busy road) in heavy rain- I'm picturing the white truck of doom that would appear if this were a rural road in a Kdrama

I thought the plot went all over the place, pacing- lots of awkward/not so great acting. But for me- the last episode kicked butt- the ruling gang leader and his partner had a nice scene- and throughout- the actor playing Ai Di was terrific- every scene he was in was a great watch for me.

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The ridiculous- "I'm going to have pretend amnesia so the person I love will move on - even though thanks to me he has permanent brain damage" was ludicrous.

I thought the script was the main devil- but have to say Baifern was pretty and gave almost nothing. Win also tends to coast on his looks. Why did 2nd male lead have a perfume lab in the apartment building?
The other characters were stripped of their interplay with the Faye character and Guy's family stripped of their purpose- they just vanished.
I did like the performance of Jane as Faye. Also the actresses playing Mimi and Guy's Friend came off pretty good and I think the one who went cuckoo for cocoa puffs (he was also good in Be My Favorite with another underwritten support role) is promising.

haha- yes it was something else

So you really enjoy that sort of feeling :)

He made the series- every scene he is in just jumps up a couple notches

and one note performance- with different lead actor and director this could have been quite interesting

I thought episode 1 was basic but well done. Toosafe did a good job at angst and longing. Object of his affection Ohm.....looked cute! But after that it was a steep fall. I took your advice- skipping 5 and most of 6- got through it......
The director also co-directed Twins and should not work again- maybe delivers product cheaply?
Kudos to makeup and lighting as two leads and FL looked amazing.

also those gates when they first see them say "End of the Line"

which would make us monsters too:)