SnowWhite123

Yup I feel the same. She literally called him a dog and tells him he can't handle it.

I don't think I have an appetite for her shows after this one. If it's not romance, then maybe I'll be worth my time.

The problem with XZ is that she never really reciprocates in any relationship. Her friend is a busybody but I can see she makes every effort to keep in touch of what is going on her life. Same for CLZ, he is persistent in loving her. Everyone seems to gravitate towards her orbit and she doesn't even fazed by it that she has these genuine people who care for her. I find her like a spoiled princess. Everything is about how she feels, what excites her or annoys her, she'll put them on standby mode or tell them to take a jog. You're right, she doesn't seem like a simple person to have any relationship with. It takes two to tango but all I see is one-sided. She still hasn't demonstrate much even if they just randomly got back together cause I still see CLZ taking more action to salvage it and we're almost done this show.

Just watched the recent ep, the shoddy fake kiss and near kiss is still there but it seemed less faker than the earlier ones. I can't say it's an upgrade. At the very least, it didn't fade to an object or the sky. FL is still acting like an experience flirt but all words really, but she's still pretentious as ever.

I hear you. They can still salvage this by not doing them to stir it up

More like be "passionately" fake in love lol

Just curious though, how would you portray passion without intimate scenes? Kissing a forehead should be up next but it's not passion, just cute. What they have now is just puppy love.

I mean I get it, there are always others who stan an actor/actress regardless if they are good or bad. I just can't tolerate those who attack others for having an opinion that doesn't favor their bias. And I came in bias free since I don't really follow either leads, I just comment what I see based on the show I am currently watching. But there is obvious issues in this drama and it's even more glaring with how it's depicted from the novel. I can't solely blame it on her for all the faults but she is definitely a big part in it.

I am analyzing and criticizing her based on her character now in this romance drama, not other ones. It doesn't even look like she has done much of this type of genre either. Also, I never pitted her as a terrible actress overall, she just doesn't have it for this type of romance and it clearly shows. She can't even put any effort to act out a fake kiss, her ability to emote feels non-existent here, now you can say it's the poor editing or its the production team and director's fault, it doesn't excuse her from everything else, why else is a trending topic? - do you honestly believe she had no say in anything? It's a collective effort when the audience sees the end result, no one is going sugarcoat for what it is. She is not "the" problem, she is just part of the problem.

Quite simply put, if a top employee but keeps making the same mistake in one area and the boss doesn't speak up, the person will continue making them instead of acknowledging that there is a problem.

It goes both ways. I'm not sure how it entirely works, but I assume she may or may not have auditioned for the role and just had it cherry picked for her. They knew the ramifications of choosing this type of idol drama when she has these strict boundaries - but they chose it for popularity knowing full well she cannot deliver. It certainly didn't seem like she took this project to challenge herself. So it's actually disrespectful to the novel fans and audience. I don't know how involved she is in the process but I do know that she lost a lot of opportunities because of this no-kiss clause. Nothing wrong with having these personal boundaries but her (or agency) needs to be smarter in choosing scripts she is comfortable in and not just prance around it and expect to reap in the recognition.

Everything about this show is sooo slow. FL talks like a tortoise with how she pauses and stretch out each word and her acting is very stiff. I don't feel connection to her character. Also not much of a plot here but a lot of filler scenes. SFL is much more natural to watch.

Total deception: no passion. OSTs are not bad though that's the only thing going now ngl

You have to actually read the novel to really understand why people here are frustrated. TFF and TBT are much better as the actors are more seasoned there's just no competition.

I think that LHC cannot be that naïve to think she isn't going to face backlash. She and her agency accepted this script knowing that this is a romance drama with passion in it. Just common sense-mind you, these are entertainers with powerful agencies behind them that are industry experts too. The director could have chosen her for the lead role despite her no kiss clause, that's on them but she isn't without fault on how this looks. She didn't even portray the fake kiss scenes with any effort, she literally freezes up, along with the sloppy editing made it worse. Having a body double wouldn't make it that much better imo. LHC is just way too emotionless here like a pretty mannequin and feels like her acting is unnatural. A lot of times she seems lost. What could have been better is they don't deceptively say they adapted from the novel, stop with the fake camera angles and rename the title. I was alright with the show up to the first fake kiss take, it was so badly done that it left a bad taste afterwards. The whole production crew is collectively at fault.

This is just my opinion, I can't connect with her character whether it be how she is portraying it or whether she was given a script to act that way. I just find her robotic. Am I not even allowed to critique her performance without being told I'm hating on her? If another top caliber actress did it the same way, I'd be saying the same thing.

I was doing some digging around bts to see that netizens are heated about this topic. Both leads got bombarded with questions in the promotion live stream but they kept silence which added to the controversy. Her fans are defending her saying she doesn't deserve this if director and ML even had to accept this no clause kiss in advance.

There are many kissing scenes in the original novel. Xu Zhi also particularly likes to kiss and hug. The interactive tension between the two is what attracts the audience. LHC was said to be lacking professional ethics and disrespecting the original work and the audience, who describes it as shot like a "polite social interaction."

This part is really interesting: a casting director revealed that when signing contracts with post-00s actors, the performance scale has become a regular negotiation content. It was noted that "the original party demands respect for the text, the audience desires emotional immersion, the actors advocate bodily autonomy, and the investors consider commercial returns." I mean if industry changes to accept AI, it might or might solve this problems? Also read the statement released by the production team where they are taking legal measures if infringement escalated and to monitor public opinion.

I see him trying to be passionately in love with a mannequin. You have the potential and I hope you have better partners who are on the same page as you for your next projects.

Even without the kiss scenes, I was hoping that FL was able to deliver a romantic feel with emotional connection with ML but she can't even do that. Her acting is really wooden here and I can't help but interpret her character as overly confident, arrogant, narcissitic and borderline selfish and think she's above everyone else. It felt discrete in the beginning but now it's more pronounced. It doesn't help when they made the friends like clowns, always in the lead's business. She keeps leading him flirtatiously, giving cute smiles and dares him but when it comes to deliver some passion (even without the kissing), she can't even do the minimum to show any emotion or excitement to even make it look convincing. LHC, I don't think she has a passion for this project and it shows it like she's just going through the motion. Her eyes feels so soulless and like I'm staring at a black hole. Do herself and us a favor, please just stay away from romances if she's not giving it 100%. I don't mind objections, feel free to disagree.

FL is so freaking inconsiderate, she seems to only thinks of what she wants sometimes and act arrogant but I guess you can say it's overconfidence. Even the dialogue where he confronts her about things that is bothering him, she just stood there with no reaction. Even his friend mentions that he was never spoiled as a kid and low key shade her in a way, lol. ML shows his love and is insecure which is refreshing but she just acts rashly without even considering his feelings. LHC is just not made to do romance dramas lol, she's just too stoic and can't connect with ML emotionally.

The agency cannot be that ill informed about this. They knew her boundaries and still had her accept the drama. The director definitely had options to choose an actress to deliver but deliberately chose one that doesn't do them. Like what's going on? I think there's a lot of stuff going behind the scenes. I'm thinking any publicity is better than no publicity.