leaving a company isn't as easy as you'd think. recently, it was "exposed" by cfans on weibo that smart…
It's crazy because surely he's been courted by other management companies and I'm sure if he wanted to leave GIR all he would have to do is hint as much to the WeTV side and they'd be quick to make GIR go away, if only to keep TF success going. So the question is why hasn't he jumped ship (assuming he wants to) or is he unable to go behind GIR's back even for a moment to make those wants (assuming he wants out) known to the right people.
leaving a company isn't as easy as you'd think. recently, it was "exposed" by cfans on weibo that smart…
Indeed. I've seen some speculate that his contract with them could be up soon - with the hasty album rollout as the basis of the theory - as it seems likely that his contract with them would've included a guarantee for at least one album release. Though I've also seen some say he resigned with them but I don't know how anyone would know anything about his contract to say for certain either way so it's all hearsay.
I think it's possible he wants to stay with them for reasons only he knows but at the same time he's been looking so sad and down (or maybe it's just exhaustion) since everything transpired, and with the weird lack of tweeting about his own music releases, I can't help but think something more is going on there or GIR is sabtaoging him on his way out.
leaving a company isn't as easy as you'd think. recently, it was "exposed" by cfans on weibo that smart…
I don't trust anything they have to say tbh and that update is not new. At the end of the day they walked away from the table and have the most to answer for as far as I'm concerned. TF mess aside, I'd like to understand why Smart hasn't used his own X account to promote his music releases even once? Is that not strange to anyone else?
I just started watching this, but I’m a bit lost. When is everything happening? The first scene of the whole…
It was confusing to me at first too.
opening – past, 2 years prior jun + girl @ club – past, 2 years prior work bathroom kiss – present jun + guy @ club – present
The blonde is just a guy Jun was casually talking to and more of a friend/confidant of sorts to him. When Sorn saw the blonde picking Jun up from work he assumed him to be Jun's boyfriend because he was told as much by their colleague but they were never officially anything.
leaving a company isn't as easy as you'd think. recently, it was "exposed" by cfans on weibo that smart…
I think he wants to be an idol more than he wants to be an actor and the latter just helped pave way for his idol dreams.
In any case, be it idol or actor, GIR is a useless company. Bu for whatever reason he seems content with them and their snail pace approach to advancing his career. He's been with them for years and has wanted to be an idol for all of that time yet it took ditching TF for them to even get him into a studio. A whole mess.
The series has so many faults. Even the series trailer was full of spoilers. A full 10minutes trailer. Who does…
I agree with you about the trailer. It gave a lot of the big scenes away but while it delivered on aesthetics and intrigue it failed to convey ann actual premise. By the end of it the most I got was: scheming omegas, duel leads/couples, a company's stock collapsed. They essentially spent 10 mins to explicitly say and showcase their "top-tier production".
Ultimately I'm glad people are enjoying it even if I'm disappointed because the actors deserve the praise and not everyone is going to like the same thing and that's life. The fierce defense of it under any and every comment offering even the slightest bit of criticism feels unnecessary though. Like you said, everyone is entitled to their opinion. People who love it should be able to shout just as loud as those who don't. But to actively be debating others over personal opinions as if there could only be ONE is wild.
Even though the second CP has less screen time than the main couple, the novel + the series still included their…
Oh yes, I 100% agree re: the actors - all being treated fairly and all equally involved in promotional aspects. It's good that no one has been left out in that regard.
My gripe is in the way the series was marketed leading up to its premiere. I think it was selling a slightly different picture than what was inevitably presented. It seems like many who read or were familiar with the novel are quick to write this point off or argue it away citing the source material which I understand. The expectations would have naturally been different. But was this series only meant to be enjoyed by fans of the novel? It feels that way. Honestly, I wish the authors had released an official English translation of the novel with the release of the series
And yes, disorganized is a good way to describe the current state of erratic drops and whatnot.
I need to rant for a second about the general marketing of this series.
I understand the source material is centered on one of the two couples but they touted this series in ALL promotional material leading up to its release as having two pairs which to me implied an even playing field for storytelling. Even now it's all 'Desire 4' this and that which of course makes sense NOW that the less featured of the two couples have seemingly amassed a worthwhile fan base of their own, despite the limited screen-time.
I just don't understand why they promoted this series as having duel leads thus two pairs when the script's sole focus was clearly skewed one way. Duel leads implied SSY and SWL when really the sole leads are HL and SWL. It's their story with SWL and GT serving more as supporting characters than duel or even secondary leads.
Also, why do they keep releasing BTS material ahead of the release of its episode? Shouldn't the BTS of an episode follow the episode? Especially when 90% of whatever you're showing didn't make the cut? And am I crazy or are the promo stills they drop mid-week always from the LAST episode? Shouldn't the promotional stills precede the episode to come? Like why are you showing us what we already saw? I understand the sisters(?) are new to making and therefore promoting a series and likely doing a lot of the work themselves while wearing others hats but much of these things just seem obvious and straight up backwards.
They really stuck the angel that is Gao Tu to a cot in a supply closet for his first dalliance with Shen Wen Lang and gave their precious psycho a nice big bed to take full advantage of his victim in the most unapologetic manner possible.
I'm so lost even after rewatching eps 1-3 last night, but I'm pretty sure it's (mostly) me 🤣
I do think it's busy though - there's A LOT going on - and the main leads have weak to borderline nonexistent chemistry, possibly due to the story building around them being too busy for their chemistry to actually come across and be felt at the moment. Or maybe they just don't have chemistry at all. I'm not familiar with any of the actors or their previous work outside of this series so I don't know for certain either way. I just know that if it exists I haven't seen it (yet) and in contrast the other two guys had very noticeable chemistry in their first scene together, but they've also got far less drama going on so...
All this to say... I'll still be tuned in next Sat. 🫠
Barcode is actually really good here. I was not a fan of his work in KinnPorsche (sorry!) so I'm genuinely impressed to see him in this new and improved light.
Also - does anyone recall who Boss's character was in the OG pilot trailer?
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I think it's possible he wants to stay with them for reasons only he knows but at the same time he's been looking so sad and down (or maybe it's just exhaustion) since everything transpired, and with the weird lack of tweeting about his own music releases, I can't help but think something more is going on there or GIR is sabtaoging him on his way out.
opening – past, 2 years prior
jun + girl @ club – past, 2 years prior
work bathroom kiss – present
jun + guy @ club – present
The blonde is just a guy Jun was casually talking to and more of a friend/confidant of sorts to him. When Sorn saw the blonde picking Jun up from work he assumed him to be Jun's boyfriend because he was told as much by their colleague but they were never officially anything.
In any case, be it idol or actor, GIR is a useless company. Bu for whatever reason he seems content with them and their snail pace approach to advancing his career. He's been with them for years and has wanted to be an idol for all of that time yet it took ditching TF for them to even get him into a studio. A whole mess.
Ultimately I'm glad people are enjoying it even if I'm disappointed because the actors deserve the praise and not everyone is going to like the same thing and that's life. The fierce defense of it under any and every comment offering even the slightest bit of criticism feels unnecessary though. Like you said, everyone is entitled to their opinion. People who love it should be able to shout just as loud as those who don't. But to actively be debating others over personal opinions as if there could only be ONE is wild.
My gripe is in the way the series was marketed leading up to its premiere. I think it was selling a slightly different picture than what was inevitably presented. It seems like many who read or were familiar with the novel are quick to write this point off or argue it away citing the source material which I understand. The expectations would have naturally been different. But was this series only meant to be enjoyed by fans of the novel? It feels that way. Honestly, I wish the authors had released an official English translation of the novel with the release of the series
And yes, disorganized is a good way to describe the current state of erratic drops and whatnot.
I understand the source material is centered on one of the two couples but they touted this series in ALL promotional material leading up to its release as having two pairs which to me implied an even playing field for storytelling. Even now it's all 'Desire 4' this and that which of course makes sense NOW that the less featured of the two couples have seemingly amassed a worthwhile fan base of their own, despite the limited screen-time.
I just don't understand why they promoted this series as having duel leads thus two pairs when the script's sole focus was clearly skewed one way. Duel leads implied SSY and SWL when really the sole leads are HL and SWL. It's their story with SWL and GT serving more as supporting characters than duel or even secondary leads.
Also, why do they keep releasing BTS material ahead of the release of its episode? Shouldn't the BTS of an episode follow the episode? Especially when 90% of whatever you're showing didn't make the cut? And am I crazy or are the promo stills they drop mid-week always from the LAST episode? Shouldn't the promotional stills precede the episode to come? Like why are you showing us what we already saw? I understand the sisters(?) are new to making and therefore promoting a series and likely doing a lot of the work themselves while wearing others hats but much of these things just seem obvious and straight up backwards.
Let me stop here before I go in on the games lol
I do think it's busy though - there's A LOT going on - and the main leads have weak to borderline nonexistent chemistry, possibly due to the story building around them being too busy for their chemistry to actually come across and be felt at the moment. Or maybe they just don't have chemistry at all. I'm not familiar with any of the actors or their previous work outside of this series so I don't know for certain either way. I just know that if it exists I haven't seen it (yet) and in contrast the other two guys had very noticeable chemistry in their first scene together, but they've also got far less drama going on so...
All this to say... I'll still be tuned in next Sat. 🫠
Also - does anyone recall who Boss's character was in the OG pilot trailer?