JotPurpleIris

I really wish series/movies would add a "Disclaimer: Timeskip near end", because I'm so sick of going on a rollercoaster journey, to end up annoyed at the "happy ending". It's the same every time - happy couple, timeskip of X years with absolutely zero contact between them (in a world full of technology), only to discover one left with little to no explanation as to why, leaving the other behind and in the Limbo Waiting Room, and then the other one comes back, and either "breaks things off" with a lame explanation, or wants to continue with their relationship (as if they haven't ghosted them for X years), along with a similar lame excuse as to why they never reached out for those X years; and of course the one stuck in the Limbo Waiting Room is just all dappy happy they returned, quickly forgives them, and takes them back...

Just...Gahhh!!! Why!?! Just why!?! Their communication was pretty good leading up to the whole Ghosting, so why do that lame Timeskip X Years scenario here!?! (Literally paused at the "5 years later" text onscreen and came straight to read the YouTube comments to confirm my suspicions before continuing (which I don't want to now).

Like, seriously...why never do they communicate for X years!?! It's infuriating!!! I was so looking forwards to watching this, 'cos OffGun, and I loved them since first seeing Not Me. (I dropped Cooking Crush, 'cos honestly I found it not funny and bleh - sorry - and I did watch most of the wotsit Wednesday series, but I just didn't like Off's character, or understand why his character liked that woman; the chemistry between them was just...absent.) So, I was looking forwards to seeing this, and I liked it, though I did fast forwards through Sea's character and his girlfriends' previous scene (though nice they changed their dynamics for the better and are both happy together).

I still haven't finished Last Twilight, and I loved that (!!!), because...Timeskip. Like...ugh! Reminded me of a different drama - where the dude ghosted a woman because "it was better for her for him to go AWOL for X years and grow before returning after ghosting", like...how is it sane to think they would still be single and still deeply in love with them and take them back with a lame excuse as to why they didn't contact them once during that time??? I'd understand if one of them was in South Korea and the other went to North Korea (or vice versa), because they wouldn't even be able to email, without going through a different country or forwarding service/person or something...but still - which reminds me - in Crash Landing With You, the "fiance" went to America for 10 years, they didn't communicate once, she came back and their family and her were all ready to set the wedding date still - but at least the viewers didn't know about that until after the 10 year absence, and didn't know she existed, (so no one cared about the absence). At least with..."insert went back in time in that house period BL drama name" the Timeskip happened right at the beginning - we didn't see it - but again, no communication, fiance got a woman there pregnant, came back and broke things off with his boyfriend.

Like...what is with the "no communication when in a different country" that's written into these dramas!?! It's not just couples either. It happens with parents and their kids being sent abroad to study too. The parents don't contact them once. What the frig is up with that!?!

Including a Timeskip right near the end just ruins the Happy Ending. I'm so sick of discovering them in dramas I've been lovin' watching, up until that point. There really needs to be a Disclaimer; I just wouldn't even bother starting them at all if I knew one was included - unless it was a case of "accident, amnesia, peep lost and suddenly back on scene, with enough time for the findee to help the missing one regain their precious memories", now those Timeskips are justified as to why they exist.

Now...I'm going to play the rest of the episode (hopefully make it to part four), and hope Ryan doesn't get served lame but realistic excuse(s) as to why there was zero contact.

If they removed it, maybe it wouldn't be true to the books then, or deviate away from the storyline too much.

Please someone let me know when the Castle is updated with the ML's Bio link. Thanks! :)

Better than expected. All the bad people were annoying, but thankfully got what they deserved, for the most part. Just...ugh...the "thing" with the Director/Producer, and the News Reporters, and the fact that the public and Netizens would just believe anything, cancel somebody, and put them of roles/sponsorships, due to their private life (that's being invaded) and not doing anything illegal...just...well, I shouldn't swear here, but it's just something that frustrated me to no end; not just watching it happen in a drama, but when it happens in real life also. Jeez, like, so what if someone worked in a club, or cut ties with a parent (no adult child does that without a good reason), or drinks alcohol, or O M G has sexual relations; that's no one's business. I've never understood why people think they have a right to know every detail about someone else's life, or invade their privacy, just because that person is a celebrity it doesn't mean they're can't be a victim. -breathes- It was a tad fast paced, but expected, though I still enjoyed it for the most part. I liked the ML and FL, and the message.

FL is dubbed, and audio was just overly loud and off for other characters also; almost like they were dubbed over too, or the audio was added over the top. Dropped it at 11:30 of the first episode.

It's on their "YoYo English Channel" YouTube channel with English subtitles.

Ah, meant to say - he's also active, his group, on Weverse a lot. They do Lives there and other stuff. Totally recommend if you haven't got the app.

Ah, that interview was good. Thanks for linking to it, much appreciated. 😸

No worries, and same (hoping he'll be in something again soon), but at least he's active online, so that's better than nothing. 😺

I really loved it, but yeah, it was sad as fook in many places, especially the end (obviously). Still...it was really good, and I don't regret watching it.

Yep, that's the only one so far, for him. Hoping he'll be in more things soon. He did recently, it is about to, come back off of hiatus, from group activities, so it may or may not be a while...

Sorry, I don't understand your comment.

Does that mean they'll be removing Run BTS too? Surely YouTube is a proper media network? and what about Viki, Gagaoolala, and IQIYI etc? There's so many great series that are only on YouTube also; it's stupid they'd remove already existing added content. It's was a nightmare trying to track stuff before, with a notebook and different sections. With MDL I only now have to keep track of Vietnamese TV shows in my notebook. I can never understand why apps/websites "update" only to remove existing much needed features.

The acting was very good, and the production as a whole. Just, I wasn't sure wether I was supposed to be "rooting" for the humans, or their AI versions, or both. And no one really explained Taeyu's sensory issues, beyond the initial consultation after he woke up... I feel he should have been having regular doctors appointments and some kind of therapy, as it also didn't appear that he was feeling any emotions either. And the dismissive doctor the girlfriend met... And then there was the "twist" kinda thing that happened towards the end; wasn't really that climatic or shocking, but more like a "humans messed up" so then the code did and...like I get it. Again, the acting was great, but I kinda wanted more or something...

Yeah, but you can still get budget foundation in a matching skin tone. Even with the lack of definition and highlighting, the least they could have done was use the correct shade of foundation. Even if it wasn't obvious to them, it should have been obvious from looking at the playbacks. Shame really.

Sounds like a TikTok web drama - yes, they exists; I've seen a few... Sometimes they get uploaded to YouTube, by the creator, if they have a channel there also.

Need to add his film Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather, from 2020. It's a Japanese BL Anime.

There's an extra scene after the 1st small set of credits, and it's also tagged as being Romantic Films, in the Credits & More Info, then Genres section, on Netflix.

I would definitely consider this a BL, especially since they included the "accidental kiss" trope that's often seen in BL's now (and other Asian dramas, that tend to happen between the leads before they end up getting together, eventually, as a romantic couple); along with the waist holding while on moped/scooter. lol

There's quite a few more great BLs from Taiwan, that are on other platforms besides Netflix now. Kiseki: Dear To Me is one.