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It's doing quite poorly. There is this account on X, I think the owner is from HK, and they're following this thing pretty closely. According to what they reported, it seem like the sales are pretty much stuck, I don't think they even sold half of the available tickets...

Perhaps... I can't really counter anything you said with a definite "you're wrong", because you are referring to the very specific events from the story. However, I just can't help to see their relationship differently.

But as for Go Young wanting Yongsoo to meet his mom, I think it was more GY deciding on coming out to his mom than anything else and that decision was prompted by Yongsoo's closeted behaviour more than anything else, so I didn't see it as a particularly strong indicator of how strong was their relationship... More a sign of frustration.

What you're referring to their "little world" to me was a result of Yongsoo not wanting to partake in activities Go Young wanted to share with him (lest someone sees them and puts two and two together and figures out that they're dating), so it was no sweeter than a cheating couple meeting secretly in a motel room.

But as I said, that is how I see their relationship, maybe I'm too cynical to see the beauty of it that you clearly saw :)

That's ok, I didn't really feel offended. I assumed I wrote is not particularly clearly 😋

Sadly, that's not the case. They have the script ready, but haven't started filming yet (and if it was decided on, the news was not communicated officially anywhere).

What we have is director Patrick Liu alluding to season 2 every now and then (but he's testing my poor nerves, because he'd say sth sounding super optimistic and then mention sth else that makes me feel there's no way season 2 will ever happen, so here's where I am on everything he says 😋).

So far the most recent glimmer of hope I'm clinging to is Liu Dong Qin (Sheng Wang) saying "See you in season 2" to the fans watching his most recent live. But that's still nothing official.

Not exactly :) Fandy is the guy from Crossing the Line. The other dude is an actor from Hong Kong called Terrance Lau. I don't think he ever played a gay part before, as far as I know (but he is a really really good actor, one of my top faves).

This is on a totally different note and I might be wrong, but I think you might like this:
https://mydramalist.com/764539-wo-tsai-che-li-teng-ni

I think them choosing Macau was one way to try and cater to international audiences as well, since it's easier to get there visa-wise plus it's fairly close from there to e.g. Vietnam...
But in the end maybe they overestimated the interest, who knows. Regardless whether we get season 2 or not, I'd feel sad for actors if the fan meet flops.

I'm curious if sales went up after the issues with ticket platforms were fixed.. .

Don't worry, no terminal illnesses, sudden deaths or anything of that sort. Just regular heart-break over beloved characters being hurt 🙃

I think after you click on the actor's name you go into "Edit Biography", then click on the "Cover Image" and there you go to "Choose File". I've never edited anything myself on MDL, but seems like the way to do it (?)

Yesss, you are right. I didn't even think of Tian Yu's reaction after waking up, but now when I read your comments - spot on!

With everything summed up in one place, I think it's pretty clear and I agree that if it was two people of different genders interacting in the same way, most people wouldn't even question their romantic feelings - if anything, they'd be crying how tragic it was that they didn't even get a chance to confess 🙃

I feel there is also one thing that those who complain abt lack of physical intimacy miss. Let's not forget Tian Yu is literally on a journey to end his life. The only reason why he comes to Taiwan is because he wants to go to that mystical place, where one can find paradise and do it there. Otherwise, he'd do the "deed" while still being in HK, we see him almost go there...

So, I think it's a fairly natural development that neither Tian Yu, who is suicidal at the moment, nor A Xiang, who is focused on doing everything to stop him from dying, don't immediately jump each other's bones. I mean, there's something called mood? 😋

So, basically what happens is: Sheng Wang is slowly realising his feelings for Jiang Tian are more than just brotherly love/good friends type of a thing. It's becoming quite evident to him arnd ep 10 and he gets an epiphany in ep 11, when he no longer can deny his feelings.

There is a bit of a phase when he is thirsting over JT etc. and this part is really fun ;) You can stop watching here, to spare yourself the pain that comes after...

Which is:

SW wants to control what he's feeling desperately bcs he think it's unrequited (plus they're "brothers"), so he sabotages himself on a big test in order to - according to new school rules - move classes in an attempt to put some distance between JT and himself. He also lies to JT that he didn't do it on purpose.

Now, there was some debate between people who thought that what happened wasn't a big deal, and those like me, who thought it was a big deal, because of what his actions entailed...

I will not be giving you my interpretation before you even watch it, though ;) So as not to suggest how you should feel :>

I don't know how much spoilers you are ready for 😋

Well, first of, yes, it is possible to read the novel after finishing the drama from the point onward where the drama ended (I think it's arnd chapter 60). I've seen quite a lot of people in the comments here (or reddit/YouTube etc.) doing exactly that. Some decided to read from the very beginning - there are slight differences, but not that many. Those who decided to just continue had no problem following the story. I personally read just bits of the book, because in the end I decided I prefer to wait for season 2 and didn't wanna spoil myself too much.

Now, for spoilers... I will include them in the next post below - you still have a chance to decide not to read ;)

"But since it's two men, heterosexuality is assumed to be the default and the rest is just 'queerbaiting.'" - this! I wish people who accused this movie of queerbaiting realised what their outrage was really based upon...

Also, yes to the mutual nature of the protagonists' feelings. I'm confused seeing some comments saying the interest is unrequited (?). I think both men's reactions to the accidental-almost-kiss, Tian Yu inviting A Xiang to watch fireworks together (basically, what would've been their first date 😎) when earlier he didn't wanna be a third-wheel to A Xiang and Xia Xia, or even more so A Xiang's behaviour right before that date when he was about to approach Tian Yu quite strongly indicate their shared attraction. I mean... who the hell checks if they smell nice upon walking up to their bro and proceeds to look longingly at that bro in question if they're not romantically/sexually interested in them?

Fandy Fan outdid his performance in Copycat Killer with this one. For me, it's his best yet. It's so interesting to see this guy's constant improvement since the days of History 2: Crossing The Line.
Terrance Lau is so effortlessly good... but I didn't expect anything less from him.
This is so well acted and beautifully filmed, with a tint of magical realism to it. I'm happy reasonable people are starting to watch it ;)

Captain > Commander >>>> Leader (meh)

Seems like it ;) I assumed it was some glitch on a website or maybe a supply issue, but I didn't even dare to think they sold it out and had to re-stock. That's good news :)

What has been filmed and aired so far is more or less half of the book this drama is based upon. If (and that's an "if", but with some backing from the director himself who wants to film it) we get a second season - yep, you will get a happy ending.

At this moment, episode 12 ends in a somewhat open ending. There is a hopeful element to it, but to some people - me included - that episode was quite heart-breaking.
It's still a beautiful drama, so you might consider watching it anyway (I personally would recommend it). Or watch it until last 25 minutes of the final ep ;)

You were complaining how annoying it was that Han Su - previously being hell bent on finding the guy - now didn't even wanna meet him, and I tried to make a point that what she was truly hell bent on was *proving her worth to a successful lawyer dude who according to her assumption was her father who abandoned her*.
Which is why it wasn't that important to see her meet her real dad who turned out not to even be somebody who wanted to abandon her.

Ok, now even I think that I'm looping and repeating the same stuff, so I'll stop here :)

I didn't really pay much attention to the fan meet details, because there's no way I'd go, but I think I came across some info that the ticket sales were paused because there were some issues with international purchases... They supposedly fixed it already.

Have you heard of anything like that? Or am I just making things up 😋
If that were the case and it was paused, then the sales don't look so totally grim...

Yes, I'm aware of the petition :)
But it's sweet of you that you decided to spread the word :)