TheGayMedic

I watched this when it was aired in 2016 and like a lot of people decided that I'd not watch it again, yet here I am rewatching it. I personally love tragic endings, I am a total sucker for them... but I still detest the ending here. It's not even its nature that I detest, I detest the lack of logic and realism in it... still totally unbelievable 4 years later!

It's been 13 years and I still remember it as if it were today. Seriously, who can forget the lie detector? lol... I first watched it in Japan when it started airing, and re-watched it back in Europe, and my appreciation for it did never weaver or weaken. This is by far one of the best, if not the best, school-life J-dramas ever made, and the one show that made me find my favorite Japanese actor: Toma Ikuta. Honestly, I will never forget the character of Shuichi Nakatsu... it was a genius creation, and he gave it the best acting. Someone said it rightly, Shuichi Nakatsu is the trigger of the second lead syndrome!

I personally prefer this version to the Taiwanese version (Hana Kimi)... even though, usually, I prefer Taiwanese shows over the Japanese ones... this one is the exception!

Just watched the two first episodes and I am not changing my opinion about this tiny drama. I am even laughing at the little twist at the end of the second episode. It stipulates that Cheng and Lin Xun might be half brothers. I think they aren't, it may explain why Xun's mother hid his existence from Weizhi and ditched him. Other than that, I see it coming. At the end Cheng will be the one to find Lin Xun and bring him home, and when his father will protest against their relationship, Cheng will say that he still didn't want anything belonging to the Yuan family, all he wants is his father's blessings and acceptance for them to be together.... Honestly, if it happens like this, I will rate this series 1/10 lol

First impression: Apart from being too long for a short drama, the plot is too vague. It would suit a long drama but not this tiny one that can't permit any development. Moreover, three half-brothers being all of them gay is a far-fetched idea, I don't find it realistic at all.
Speaking of the length, I think a movie would have been more suitable than a drama.

Now, let's watch it and see how right or wrong my first impression is :)

I want to see him again as a leading actor in a BL drama or movie........ He deserves much more screen time than he got in UWMA *-*

I do always say that I'd leave a review on a show and end up not leaving one but I will definitely leave one on this series. I love it, genuinely. But I know my liking for it is subjective, it's just the plot I like and I can't help but to notice too many shortcomings.
For the past few episodes, the side characters disappeared what makes the storyline uneven in comparison with the first episodes, and from the moment Pharm met Dean's grandma, the development slowed down completely and the show became a meetings centrale: Pharm meets Dean's mother, he meets Dean's father, he meets his cousin, he meets his grandpa.... he meets Santa lol..... seriously, there's a problem with the script.
I like Korn and Intouch's scenes, in fact I like them more than the rest of the show but the way the past and present time scenes are synchronized is weird.
I will say more in a detailed review once the last episode is released.

I watched this movie when it first aired ten years ago and never forgotten about it. I'm truly hard to please when it comes to F/M romance, and I tend to not like Japanese cinema very much (despite being deeply accustomed to it), but this movie was amazing, truly beautiful and well done. Just keep in mind that it's a Japanese movie and don't expect it to be otherwise. If you don't like slow-paced, well-written and nearly poetic movies... this one is not for you.

She was great in Hanamizuki and Koizora, both are in my top 5 of favorite Japanese movies. In My Boss, My Hero, I think Tomoya Nagase stole the thunder of everyone else lol

For me, he will always be the hottest tornado. Those who know him will understand lol

I felt the level drop a bit with the episode 4 in comparison with the previous ones. But, considering the teaser, the episode 5 will be more eventful. I can't wait for the next one to be aired *-*

If you want to see him in something light and funny, go for Miss No Good. I watched it more than a decade ago and it's still in my top 3 of favorite Taiwanese dramas. It's not very recent but I first discovered Dean in that drama and I liked him ever since. The drama was great too *-*

Loved him in Diary of Tootsies, he was hilarious *-*

I watched the last episode minutes ago and I am not sure about my feelings. I just know that I am feeling way too indifferent right now. When I say I watched the last episode, it doesn't mean I watched the whole series. I skipped several episodes past the third one because the storyline sounded too flat already. It's rare when no character at all touches me, but that's exactly what happened this time. I liked watching Sun's relationship develop a bit but I think the character was victim of the script, the development was rather uneventful and a tad childish... it lacked depth. The leading couple Pete and Kao lacked chemistry as well. To me, they acted rather like two friends (not even best friends). There was no magic in their interractions, no suspense. Non was like an unsightly thorn in the decor, he was just there to wreck havoc, just some drama instigator, and that sounded so cliché, so déjà-vu. The BL side apart, I liked Pete's father and Kao's mother, they were sweet and their acting was very communicative. The adult characters were supposed to be kind and loving, and it showed through the actors. I loved that about the show, and I am afraid it's the only thing I liked. I didn't watch the prequel so I was discovering the cast for the first time, but nothing ignited my interest. I guess I did well by skipping many episodes. In the end, I didn't feel I missed anything. So my rating for this show will be as much challenged as my opinion is.

To love this movie, you must see further than the screen and further than the story-line.
The first time I watched it, six years ago, I was blown away literally. I was amazed by the challenging scenario; I wanted to rewatch it right away and see it from the screenwriter's perspective.
If you expect just to sit down and watch some banality be thrown at you on a silver platter, you will probably regret it and feel that you're wasting your time. But if, for once, you keep in mind that cinematography is not only a means of entertainment but also a field of art and expertise, your brain cells would work a tad more than usual but you will see the magic where at first it seems there isn't any.
This is one of the rarest movies that I rated more than the general rating (8.5/10) but I think it deserves it. In six years, I haven't found a movie as heart-wrenching as this one.

Even if I love this series I have to agree with you as I only love it because of the plot, it's not everywhere that we get a BL drama that evokes reincarnation in an oh-so-plain and assumed way, other than that, if it weren't about that exact topic that I am very interested in, I think I would have dropped it because of the sluggishness of the storyline and the poor acting of some of the actors. Thankfully Earth and Nine are there to upgrade the level, their chemistry is beautiful to see despite the ambient monotony of the present-time scenes.

@Merlina Honestly, I think your input is the one that is out of place. Social media has "social" in it for a reason, and the society is colorful and diverse. All opinions matter (even yours!). Just like in movies, the antagonists are as important as the protagonists, if not more... they fuel the storyline, just as much as antagonistic/conflicting comments here fuel the debate and enrich our understanding of the series.
I personally love this series (despite my boredom through the 14th episode) but I enjoy reading the comments of the persons who don't like it as they push me to see the series from another perspective without altering my own judgment on the show. Some other times, I am on the antagonistic side when I don't like a show and I read the comments of the persons who love the show to see what they find likable about it.
If a single person's opinion can be influenced or change radically, why wouldn't you expect the two ends of the thread to meet in a social, animated and civilized discussion that both parties enjoy?
So, if people are brave enough to "show their lack of knowledge in public", I personally think that we all should applaud them, their comments are still more agreeable to read than know-it-alls'. After all, we may differ in our judgments, but here we all have a common passion that draws us together from a series to another. That's the magic of the 7th art!

Me too. The scene in the locker-room killed me. I can watch Zon for hours without getting tired. He's hilarious. Tommy is talented for sure, he's fit for the role!

They aren't dating from what I understood, though in the first episode Fighter told Tutor that he'd date her, so I am not sure at 100%. Hwahwa is interested in Fighter (yet she admits she doesn't know if she likes him or not) and Fighter is just hanging around with girls to hide his secret. The question is: Will their relationship get stronger in time or will Tutor get Fighter out of his shell earlier? I wonder! :)

I loved Autumn's Concerto too (The proof, I haven't forgotten about it in ten years). The little kid played by Xiao Xiao Bin was my favorite. So cute *-* As for the third wheel, I agree with you. It can be an original plot. Originality is a magic spice in cinematography, I wish movies and series producers make more often use of it!

That's great, thanks for the wonderful news. I can't wait to read it and discover all the little details that weren't in the series. I will look for the author's Twitter. Thanks so much *-*