I LOVED this SO, SO much. It was THE best and THE most engaging Jdrama of 2016. It was hilarious to watch us fans all fall on the latest episode and then immediately start messaging like "10:08 - Oh Hiramasa!! 38:52 Mikuru - go get your man!!" and so on; with others going "IKR?!! HIramasa WHAT are you thinking? She's YOURS!!!" And then the global collective SQUEEEE when they first kissed - it was even mentioned on the news; this strange noise that circled the globe......we didn't want to admit it was just us fans!! XD
I often watch again whenever I feel down - I NEVER feel bad for long. It was my heart's star!! ❤️
I didn't like Ha Ri when I watched 'She was Pretty' the first time, now I think she's a saint compared to Xia Qiao - I mean I remember when I watched the Korean version and thought Ha Ri was the worst friend in the world; NOW I'm thinking she was actually pretty good in the end. She NEVER stole the 'thing' from Hye Jin to pass of as hers, she DID try and tell Seong Jun the truth and more than once, AND she even tried to give him a letter to explain (though too late).
Alright she WAS a bit of a brat about 'losing' him to Hye Jin in the end, considering she'd never really had him; but she was NEVER as b*tchy about it as Xia Qiao in this version is appearing to be.
When nearly caught Ha Ri acted guilty for not being true to her friend, unlike Xia Qiao who is just annoyed and aggressive about Hui Zhen 'interrupting' her. Like I said, compared to this version, Ha Ri is wonderful.....Ha Ri at least had GENUINE reasons for her actions; Xia Qiao is just a nasty b*tch who appears quite happy to stitch her friend up and steal the love of her life......
YiMu is stealing the show for me, idk if its the char or the actor.
Likewise - he's SO much better than Sheng Peter......Zhang Vin is less wooden and more natural with his delivery.. for me his timing on the comic moments are so much better than Sheng Peter's. I knew he'd be good having seen him in 'Love O2O', but I never thought he'd be SO good compared to the other actors.
I honestly believe they cast the wrong actor as the main lead - I think Zhang Vin would've done much better as Bai Hao Yu and Sheng Peter would've coped with any of the supporting roles. Probably casting Zhang Vin as Bai Hao Yu or even Chung Wallace would've been far more successful casting than they achieved with Sheng Peter.
It's not that he's a bad actor, but he's clearly uncomfortable with romcoms. I saw him in 'Go Princess Go' and he was better in that than he's been in this.
It MUST be better than the Taiwanese reboot.....can't wait!
I'm 51 so I'm kind of tuned to doing all the boring stuff too like rating it!! XD XD
'Ah Jin's' probably the BEST actor in this; and I think you're right - he does look like Jiro from ISWAK, especially around the mouth. :)
I find the lead male SO annoying; he just seems so BORED with it all - it's hard to think someone SO nasty to the female lead ALL the time is going to suddenly be in love with her.....at least there'd been more 'moments' - even in the Korean version - by now to make it a BIT more believable. He's SO bad in this one I'm afraid that, instead of making him 'charms' like she did for his exams and apologising for 'jinxing' him, I'd have been searching for a shovel to bury him with (and I wouldn't have bothered checking to see if he was dead first.) ;)
Oh you're so right about the female lead - I'm the same with her; skipping the worst her bits (and the male leads for that matter). I thought the Korean version was the worst of all, then this one came out and suddenly the Korean one doesn't seem so bad. :D
I ADORE the InK franchise and so I will watch this to the very (bitter) end - the same with the movies; even if bad too, I will wade through them. Like you say - we're both fans and it's what we fans do! lol!
Neeeeed a part 3 ! No non.. they can't leave us like that... no.. Lu Feeeng ;x;
No part 3 as it would've had Xiao Chen and Lu Feng being reunited and happy as Lu Feng tries to atone for what he did - and there would've been a happy ending.....therefore it's been banned. Chinese censors/government REFUSE to allow ANY yaoi/BL dramas/movies/webseries to have positive gay couples and happy endings.
Ok, this was a disappointing sequel.I don't see love here. There's drugging your partner, tying them…
I was told this was hardcore Yaoi and it's what happens in most hardcore yaoi books. However a part 3 would've included the ending of the novel where Lu Feng would've realised he mistakes and went out of his way to apologise to, and make it up to, Xiao Chen. The novel also had a happy ending for both gay pairs (Xiao Chen and his brother). Sadly the Chinese censors banned anymore from being made so this second part is all we'll get.....unless Thailand or Japan decide to remake it.
It MUST be better than the Taiwanese reboot.....can't wait!
I agree - it's not as awful now I'm up to ep21 than the in very first few episodes. I've raised it's netflix stars from 1 to 3 because, as you say, it does have a few moments that are cute. I STILL think the guy playing Ah Jin in it is a better actor than the male lead; shame they couldn't swap them in their roles. The lead girl is SERIOUSLY irritating though, she either is like a cardboard cutout or overacting so much I half expect her to start chewing the scenery. Still as I'm also a HUGE fan of the franchise and I've watched every version out so far, I will stick with this one to the end - but, also like you, I have found myself skipping certain scenes. :)
Since Falling For Innocence was my very first drama, I'm going to give this one a shot. With 120 episodes,…
Likewise - I bought the dvd and NEVER looked back; now I'm a Kdrama/Jdrama addict. lol! I'm definitely going to watch this one then - thanks for the tip. :D
Actually I don't mind any of them EXCEPT amnesia - most of the time it's just a plot convenience that drives me nuts. But the others are all pretty okay. :)
It MUST be better than the Taiwanese reboot.....can't wait!
Have you seen it Oppa-kiss-me? If you have what did you THINK of it? I don't think I'm alone in disliking it, but it would be nice to get another opinion. :)
I often watch again whenever I feel down - I NEVER feel bad for long. It was my heart's star!! ❤️
Alright she WAS a bit of a brat about 'losing' him to Hye Jin in the end, considering she'd never really had him; but she was NEVER as b*tchy about it as Xia Qiao in this version is appearing to be.
When nearly caught Ha Ri acted guilty for not being true to her friend, unlike Xia Qiao who is just annoyed and aggressive about Hui Zhen 'interrupting' her. Like I said, compared to this version, Ha Ri is wonderful.....Ha Ri at least had GENUINE reasons for her actions; Xia Qiao is just a nasty b*tch who appears quite happy to stitch her friend up and steal the love of her life......
I honestly believe they cast the wrong actor as the main lead - I think Zhang Vin would've done much better as Bai Hao Yu and Sheng Peter would've coped with any of the supporting roles. Probably casting Zhang Vin as Bai Hao Yu or even Chung Wallace would've been far more successful casting than they achieved with Sheng Peter.
It's not that he's a bad actor, but he's clearly uncomfortable with romcoms. I saw him in 'Go Princess Go' and he was better in that than he's been in this.
'Ah Jin's' probably the BEST actor in this; and I think you're right - he does look like Jiro from ISWAK, especially around the mouth. :)
I find the lead male SO annoying; he just seems so BORED with it all - it's hard to think someone SO nasty to the female lead ALL the time is going to suddenly be in love with her.....at least there'd been more 'moments' - even in the Korean version - by now to make it a BIT more believable. He's SO bad in this one I'm afraid that, instead of making him 'charms' like she did for his exams and apologising for 'jinxing' him, I'd have been searching for a shovel to bury him with (and I wouldn't have bothered checking to see if he was dead first.) ;)
Oh you're so right about the female lead - I'm the same with her; skipping the worst her bits (and the male leads for that matter). I thought the Korean version was the worst of all, then this one came out and suddenly the Korean one doesn't seem so bad. :D
I ADORE the InK franchise and so I will watch this to the very (bitter) end - the same with the movies; even if bad too, I will wade through them. Like you say - we're both fans and it's what we fans do! lol!