Interesting theory you got there. I enjoyed the article. It was a fun read. Aside from the plot (my main reason for loving it), I personally enjoyed the drama for the bromance and camaraderie, which boybands are also known to have between members or at least they are marketed as such. I know they downplayed the romance as friendship, which is unfortunate. However, that friendship was the best. There are also many cases of fujoshi fans shipping members together and, as @Luly stated below, being flirty for "fanservice" has been profitable. I'm pretty sure the scheming psychopath would be an exclusion to this though.
Loved the FL and main couple, but it got too political and cliche in the middle and they waited until the last 2 episodes to clear things up. I don't mind politics, but the politics in this was just super cliche and draggy.
Is it a good idea to watch Tientsin Mystic 1 and 2 back to back? Just wondering if I will be disappointed like Ever Night 2 or if I should take a break in between.
D: I've seen that cold/flu medicine in a ton of cdramas as product placement. I didn't realize it was an antibiotic!! I really loved this article. Thanks for the enlightenment. :)
My Lucky Star is being remade!? It's my favorite twdrama so I'm kind of excited. :D
I mostly don't like remakes. In a way, I feel like nothing can beat the original. I also feel like Chinese remakes change too many things and often make the romances too fluffy or too youthful/cute (I'm not sure how to describe it). I think the only decent Chinese remake I've seen so far was the loose adaptation of the American show Suits (The Best Partner), but I had to treat it as a separate drama when watching since it's also very different. Fans of the original show were disappointed with it though. The Prince Turns to Frog remake wasn't that bad for me and I think it's because they stuck closely with the original. I haven't seen the Fated to Love You remake yet, but I've heard good things. :)
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I mostly don't like remakes. In a way, I feel like nothing can beat the original. I also feel like Chinese remakes change too many things and often make the romances too fluffy or too youthful/cute (I'm not sure how to describe it). I think the only decent Chinese remake I've seen so far was the loose adaptation of the American show Suits (The Best Partner), but I had to treat it as a separate drama when watching since it's also very different. Fans of the original show were disappointed with it though. The Prince Turns to Frog remake wasn't that bad for me and I think it's because they stuck closely with the original. I haven't seen the Fated to Love You remake yet, but I've heard good things. :)