MadelineMaureen

Not only plot spoilers for Go Ahead, but also ridiculously long comment. so spoiler tag.

The only thing I didn't really enjoy about the original Go Ahead was with the character of Ling Xiao(neighbor brother/ML) and his mental and physical abuse by his mother not being truly addressed. IMO he became obsessed with being with Jian Jian(FL) to "save" him from his mother. I know that therapy isn't really brought up in dramaland, but I needed that character to get help and not put all of his happiness on Jian Jian's shoulders. Which if you think about it, could end up being the exact situation he had with his mother. That is putting a lot on a significate other. For reference i've only seen the 40epsiode online version not the aired 46 episode version, so they might have dived deeper into this story plot point. If anyone actually reads this and knows if the 46 episode is any different please let me know.

I really need the 3 leads to have great chemistry together. And whomever plays He Zi Qiu("adoptive brother"/2ML) needs to toe that line of innocent interest vs actual interest in Jian Jian. Cause Steven really played that brotherly love perfectly. Also 'Go Ahead' is one of those shows that you can go back and watch and see all the times that Ling Xiao treats Jian Jian as a girl/woman rather than a sister or just a friend while they are still in senior high school.

Hwang In Youp as of writing this comment is confirmed but he doesn't have a character name yet. As there is only one other actor in the cast list and it's Jung Chae Yeon, I'm going to assume he is cast in the Ling Xiao role(neighbor brother) and she will play Jian Jian. Going based off of his previous works, I truly think he can pull off this role. Also the fact that he still can so easily pull off a school uniform at 32 is actually insane. Looking forward to this one. Also adapting something from 40ish episodes down to most likely 16 tops will hopefully only cut out the extra bits involving the roommates and not the families interactions/back story.

Thank you! the mobile app isn't showing the links for related works and I couldn't remember if it was Chinese or Taiwanese. I really thought it was based off of a separate IP didnt realize it was an original IP. (i can only blame the amount of shows ive been looking up lately for that blunder)

there is already a chinese adaption of this story.

I can not stress this enough, the violence is EXTREMELY grafic for a kdrama. brain matter after being yeeted from a building level graphic. this is a hard R show. f bombs galore. violent murder, abuse, bullying in every episode. blood soaked ppl in every episode. i think this might need to be a skip for you. in ep 7 one guy literally punches someones face into their skull...the camera does not cut away...
This is more on the level of a Korean action movie that would have an R rating.

marking as spoiler to save space.
It could honestly be his preference to play the SML. Cause all drama watchers know that sometimes the SML has a more compelling story than the ML. A lot of the time the lead characters get narrowed down to just a few core traits so that more ppl can identify with them, but the supporting characters can have flaws & change in more organic ways aka the redemption arc.

best way to tell the difference is to think of it like a singing bowl. The truth sound is as though you are skimming the bowl to make a ringing sound...the lie sounds like you hit the bowl with a mallet. one is a ring/chime the other is a ding/gong.

I think that if someone truly believes something...aka that they are the cause of someone's death, that it would ring as a lie when he says he didn't kill her.

From the teasing flashbacks and references...he might have been drinking heavily the night his ex girlfriend tried to kill herself on the beach. She used a piece of glass to cut herself as well...hence the blood that got all over him. Maybe he blacked out and doesn't actually remember what really happened to her. Maybe what we are being shown are two different nights that he has merged into one memory. Why we haven't gotten him speaking in any of the flashbacks yet, i'm not sure.
Cause if my ex kept saying she was going to kill herself and then I'm brought in for her disappearance I would be talking about the fact that the girl kept threatening her own life when I left her. I know they want to keep a lot of things a mystery for a while, but it's a bit frustrating. Cause if someone is THAT unhinged more people should have been aware or seen signs of that type of behavior. Unless of course they are going to play the "My sister would NEVER do that. She was a angel on earth...blah blah blah." If so this is truly the worst case of denial i've seen in a minute.

Haven't seen Alchemy of Souls....couldn't get past the style of it to get into it.

There isn't anything that's sticking out as bad from him. But there are a lot of very strong actors in this show, so as he interacts with those actors more it might begin to stick out if you are hyperaware of his acting.
Keep in mind there have only been a few scenes where half of his face isn't covered with either a face mask or sunglasses, so right not it's hard to judge. I would honestly need to watch a few more episodes to get a better feel, as the character is relatively quiet and in his sad emo boy phase. aka not too much range to base a solid opinion on.
Really curious what someone who's seen both thinks as well.
Kim So Hyn(FL) and Seo Ji Hoon (2ndML) are both really good actors imo. Though I think this is now the fourth or fifth time I'll be watching SJH get rejected by a FL.

How where you able to watch episode 5 already?

Spoiler tag to save space in comment section
'When I Fly Towards You' the story is by the same writer, Zhu Yi. Main couple and a secondary couple. If you aren't interested in the secondary couple it's easy to skip without missing anything.
High school to college. Light with low drama. Similar to Hidden Love in that the ML has family issues that need to be resolved, FL from loving supportive family. Both smart and driven. She falls first, but he falls harder. Seriously could get a cavity, it's so sweet.

I feel like this might drop within the next few months....well lets be honest...I HOPE this show releases in the next few months.

At work I'm like "You need to watch this so I can talk about it with someone please please please."

Oh it's more messed up than that. Also he might be a lot of things, but he isn't stupid. He survived as long as he did in that house and in business because he pays attention and can read people very well. I'll put it that way as I don't want to spoil it for you yet but episodes 37/38 will clear everything up

Marking as spoiler to save space on the main page. also not everyone wants to know about the BTS stuff while actively watching the show.

I'm starting to feel like this show could have been 32 or 35 episodes instead of 40. They left in so much stuff that doesn't really matter to the over all plot. And there were constant back slides with character growth for some. I would have been interested to see more of the brother and how he was handling things, but because of all the drama on the mainland with this series I'm pretty sure they cut some of his scenes.
For those who haven't been brought up to speed the jokes and ziggers coming out of of China about this show are peak entertainment for netizens. There is a strong population of ppl shipping the FL with her adoptive brother, and the more the show runners tried to emphasize the main couples relationship the more the netizens dragged the show to filth. Calling the FL "porridge girl", dunking on YY's acting.
I have never wished to understand Mandarin more in my entire life. I really want a bilingual content creator to talk about what's been happening. I've only gotten bits and pieces. If anyone here speaks Mandarin and can shed some more light on the mayhem that is the behind the scenes of this show airing please share with the class.

Real MVP coming in with the knowledge!

I think they did a good job of laying the ground work. She was giving me weird vibes from jump.

Thank you!
I've been thinking this since the moment she spilt the brother's drink in the bar. Everything just seems too calculated. I know that it's a common trope to have 2 characters constantly run into each other, but this seems nefarious.
Spilling the drink
The ID left in the car
The designated driver job
Taking him back to her apartment instead of just calling her ex-boss to come get his butt into his apartment
Taking photos at his work complex
The way she lost all interest in Song Yan when she figured out he was just a firefighter
Also let's not forget she let her friend take the fall and financial burden of that make-up scam

TBH I have read some spoilers from the novel and someone confirmed in the comments below that it stuck to that story....so we aren't wrong to question her.

every time they remake it I think they might do a different take or update it in a way that it's similar vibes but not as toxic, and each time they some how make it even worse. I've heard good things about this one, but I've been preferring other newer adapted works over older story adaptions like Boys Over Flowers/It Started with a Kiss.

I also can't tell if the ML's little cousin's roommate has ulterior motive with the old brother of the FL. There are times where is just feels extremely calculated, and other times where it feels like just a coincidence. This could just be down to the writing being clumsy or the editing making it seem that way. idk.

The step sibling plot point seems to be common in a lot of dramas. In US shows too. Only it's less of an issue in the states if the marriage of the parents happened after a certain age. But like adopted siblings is always going to be a big yikes.