Michelle Topham

Fabulous. Doubles down on the nasty personality. You must be a delight to hang around in real life :)

Thanks so much for your comments on my site. Yep, it's a heckuva lot of work :), but me and the two writers who currently work with me write about the things we enjoy, so that makes it a lot of fun too :)

I also own 4 other websites and am just kicking off a 5th one about Chinese donghua, so sleep is a problem :)

And yep, I think you're correct about the misunderstanding about the genre with this one.

Especially as some K-drama fans go into a drama expecting a typical romance plot, and then spend their time trashing it when it doesn't meet their expectations, instead of just moving on to something they do like. Sad really, as they waste portions of their very finite lives concentrating on negative things.

Thanks again for the nice comment!!

All in for this - - the cast list is amazing, and it sounds more unique than much of what we normally get.

Wow, imagine the nastiness that takes for a person to wish every other actor in it, and the production crew and staff who rely on these jobs to feed their families, to be in a drama that "fails" because the cast list doesn't suit YOUR needs. Reflect on your awful personality.

One of the most "feel good" dramas of the year. Love this and this wonderful characters (and that dog!) so much!

Viki if it's available in your area (it's not in mine (Europe).

Love this drama so much. Incredibly well-written as it looks at unhealthy relationships, and what people do in them to cope. Because, let's face it, a huge number of people in real life are in so-called "unhealthy relationships" (whatever that means) - although many people will not admit it to themselves.

Maybe that's why there's so much hate for this, as the people calling it "toxic" (a stupid, woke word that is massively overused in left-wing society and so has lost any meaning) are probably seeing themselves in the Dear Hyeri characters.

The whole point of the drama is that it's real, instead of the fake, shallow romance we see in so many Korean dramas, because life isn't usually fairy cakes and unicorns, unlike what so many K-drama fans would like to believe.

An easy 10/10 for me.

A Zionist? Oh right, another lunatic Hamas supporter. God, I'm so sick of you people.

It's such a shame as her character is brilliant in the donghua -- quirky but incredibly cool. Instead, the drama has turned her into a whining twerp with the Emotional Intelligence of a fruit fly. So bored with her, I could scream :)

Problem too is, even if we eventually get major character development (I'm watching Ep 21 so still have a waaaaaays to go), she's become a character I hate so much I won't even care :)

Never hated a character more :) I'm now shoving all her scenes into 3x speed just to get thru them.

So many people are immature, and have temper tantrums over the stupidest things. They also have no thought for the actors, staff, director etc who put incredible amounts of time and work into a drama/film only to have some idiot downrate it because the subtitles weren't "perfect" or because one line spoken in it "offended" them.

My mantra in life has always been "You can't fix stupid. Just avoid it". :)

Agree 1000%. Writing on the last two is massively superior to the other three .

Was just going to add Flex X Cop -- was so excited when that got greenlit for Season 2 :)

It's bizarre, because she's one of the coolest characters in the donghua, but in this she's so childish and annoying I also fast forward thru every scene she's in.

She does have a purpose as the drama continues, but the way the director/writer changed her character to become this stupid girl is so freaking stupid.

On WeTV - subscription is only 50 bucks a year for all the Chinese dramas and donghua you can binge or, $5.99 a month if you can't afford a full year, or first 5 episodes free to watch :)

https://wetv.vip/en/album/jenizogwk2t8400

He's the game's best player, so it doesn't matter what armor he's wearing, it's all about his skills. And if you've ever watched esports, you'll immediately see the top players are just LIGHT YEARS ahead of everyone else. Not "overpowered", just incredibly skilled.

I've played video games for over 25 years, and am quite fast in MMORPGs, and I couldn't even dare to compete against the best players in games like EverQuest or WoW. I'd be annihilated on the spot :)

While this isn't the best acted Chinese drama I've ever watched (main cast is good, but some of the supporting are massive over-actors), it's still a brilliant watch. Especially if you're a gamer, like I am.

Definitely different than the 3-series doghua and movie (which I loved), especially as Ye Qui's personality is kinder in that, (I am only on Ep 5 so things could change!), but loving this for completely different reasons.

If it continues in this vein throughout, it will be an easy 10/10 for me.

The cast is awesome too! And the dog is great :)

Just came back to say the same thing as I am a huge fan of the webtoon, and of BL in particular, and so kept feeling like I should try it again.
Dropped again at the same point, as Gong Chan's acting is incredibly poor. Ruined the whole thing for me. A pity as Cha Seo Won turned in a decent performance that was spoiled by who he was paired with.

No, not joking at all. I have literally hundreds of Thai female friends, and not one of them has any interest in leaving Thailand. They are all doing incredibly well in their careers -- far better than many of my western friends, and living in a safer country than most people in the west, which has become quite unsafe in the last decade or so.

The same goes for the majority of Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Hongkongese, Singaporean women etc. If I could be Asian and born in one of a number of Asian countries, I'd switch in a second.

And sure, some do move to the west but that is a small minority compared to the billions of people who live in Asia.

And, as Asia is now motoring far ahead of the west in both the economy and its future prospects, my guess is fewer Asians will move to the west in the future. Too many opportunities in Asia nowadays and, in some cases, for much more money than the west compared to the cost of living.

Meanwhile, much of the west, in its present iteration, comprises countries in rapid decline.

For me, I've lived all over the world, am currently in the U.S. for a few months (couldn't pay me to live here again) then back to Austria, but I plan on moving back to Asia permanently within the next couple of years. There isn't an Asian country I've been to (and I've been to or lived in about 10) that doesn't beat every western country I've ever visited or lived in.

Sadly, though, I think so many westerners are lied to by their governments and the western "news" media, they believe most Asian countries are inferior. Nothing could be further from the truth.