The tags on this drama are killin' me. "Shy". "Clumsy", "Childish", "Airhead", "Weak" female lead. I can't stop…
This is show is like trying to read an erotic novel, but someone did you the favor of cutting out all the good parts. There are so many head fakes in this show, I can't even. The ML says, maybe half a dozen times "you need to be punished" or "i'm going to punish you", and I'm like,, oh goody, bring it on, and then . . .nothing happens.
Also, as promised in the tags above, Risa is a galactic dope, and there's absolutely no reason why any of the male characters in this drama would be attracted to her (never mind all of them)--unless guys like women slow and stupid like that. (Trust me. They don't. Not even in Japan.)
I think Japan is the very best at producing sexy, erotic dramas that are still PG rated, but this one is just not it.
The little girls in this lakorn are truly outstanding. Also, Jett Sunisa as the malignant sociopathic sister is a revelation. You will hate her to death. It's almost worth watching this drama just for the girls, and Sunisa. But no. This is an unpleasant lakorn to watch.. The first version of this drama with Andrew Gregson is much better (it's also quite bad, though.)
It's a Netflix drama? Nuts. I'm losing my taste for splitting the drama in two and calling the halves "seasons". I barely watch Netflix as it is, but it looks like they're just dyin' to give me a reason to cancel my subscription. I'll wait and see how they roll this out.
When I watch many Thai dramas so many times have the same questions as you do. Eg So Sanaeha.
With several exceptions (but not many), the only way you can watch a Thai drama is by removing your brain first. I absolutely love lakorns, but most of them are the dumbest things in the world. I recently watched a Thai drama where the FL's hair color changed back and forth from brown to black and from long to short in the same scene, over and over again. It was preposterous, but by no means the only example--or even worst example--of the terribleness of many Thai dramas.
Episode count of 4 is completely wrong. The 4 episodes I've watched already are great fun, but if you're a person who waits until a show is finished to binge it, the ending is weeks away.
Well, shoot. I liked it quite a lot, but I'm still a little disappointed that it didn't quite live up to the sexiness of the opening credits, or even the darkness/tension of the first two episodes.
Is this a typical 16 episode kdrama that Netflix has split into "2 seasons"? I hope this stupid Netflix strategy backfires on them. Because if it's a 16 episode drama, I'll just wait to watch until it's complete.
The traffic in Seoul is no joke--just like it is in every major city world-wide, yet somehow a character can make a u-turn on the spot, and does, with not so much as screeching tires or another driver's irate honk. (The USdrama equivalent is finding a parking space right in front of the building the character needs to enter, even if it's downtown.)
The 2nd most irritating and un realistic thing is: why do they only fill instant coffee cups only half way, even if it's a small paper cup? And why are any beverages poured out of a cup so obviously only water?
As is usual in cdramas, strong female leads stop being strong female leads midway through the drama, or when they fall in love with one of the characters (usually the male lead, of course) and Wei Wei in Love 020 is no exception. (To be fair, kdramas can also make FL's stupid when they fall in love.)
I wasn't a fan of Wei Wei's character to begin with, but I thoroughly disliked the character by the drama's end.
This has been on my PTW list for 991/2 years. Since before I was born, at least. Such a long time to anticipate a drama. I hope it's really coming now.
I liked this quite a lot. It's more of a movie than a drama (breaking it into 4 30;00 pieces fits the "drama"/tv format, I guess).
It's dark. The subject matter is adult(ish). The story suggests, rather than makes anything explicit. You aren't hand fed. I thought the ending was full of hope and forgiveness. I'll definitely re-watch this in a few months.
It was okay. The male lead was really good. But I have complaints.
The FL's wardrobe. So bad. So very, very bad. If you watch this at Viki, disable comments, because most of them are about Nian Nian's awful clothes. Or stylist. And I'd have to agree.
The FL was so . . . childish. The aegyo game is strong in this one.
The 2nd ML, DT, has virtually no lines, and his character is stiff and wooden.
The flashbacks. The flashbacks are just out of control.
The last 20% of the drama, the last 5 or so episodes? So much is edited out of these episodes, it takes an act of will to make sense of them.
The kisses are sweet, although since Nian Nian is channeling a 13 year old virgin, you need to have very low expectations about her side of them.
These aren't reasons to not watch or like the show, but it could've so easily been better.
Thanks for the article.
Also, as promised in the tags above, Risa is a galactic dope, and there's absolutely no reason why any of the male characters in this drama would be attracted to her (never mind all of them)--unless guys like women slow and stupid like that. (Trust me. They don't. Not even in Japan.)
I think Japan is the very best at producing sexy, erotic dramas that are still PG rated, but this one is just not it.
Except for the story. And the ending.
I liked it quite a lot, but I'm still a little disappointed that it didn't quite live up to the sexiness of the opening credits, or even the darkness/tension of the first two episodes.
The 2nd most irritating and un realistic thing is: why do they only fill instant coffee cups only half way, even if it's a small paper cup? And why are any beverages poured out of a cup so obviously only water?
I wasn't a fan of Wei Wei's character to begin with, but I thoroughly disliked the character by the drama's end.
It's dark. The subject matter is adult(ish). The story suggests, rather than makes anything explicit. You aren't hand fed. I thought the ending was full of hope and forgiveness. I'll definitely re-watch this in a few months.
The FL's wardrobe. So bad. So very, very bad. If you watch this at Viki, disable comments, because most of them are about Nian Nian's awful clothes. Or stylist. And I'd have to agree.
The FL was so . . . childish. The aegyo game is strong in this one.
The 2nd ML, DT, has virtually no lines, and his character is stiff and wooden.
The flashbacks. The flashbacks are just out of control.
The last 20% of the drama, the last 5 or so episodes? So much is edited out of these episodes, it takes an act of will to make sense of them.
The kisses are sweet, although since Nian Nian is channeling a 13 year old virgin, you need to have very low expectations about her side of them.
These aren't reasons to not watch or like the show, but it could've so easily been better.