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Silent Sparks
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by estar
Mar 16, 2025
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this movie was dark, depressing & not to mention toxic. idk why gay themed movie have to have this depressing vibe to them.
it's like these people (in this movie) don't have a good start in life & every choice they make takes them from bad to worse. & i get that real life isn't rainbow's & fluffy bunny rabbits - but this was so toxic.
Pao developing feelings for someone that manipulated him into a sexual relationship in prison, where he was alone & scared shitless, someone that was supposed to have his back. but took advantage of him & gaslit him into thinking he was precious/loved.

but when there were out in the real world Jimmy treated him like the dirty secret he way. something he did wrong & knew he had to hide. maybe Pao not acting like the infatuated puppy, begging for attention, but getting angry & throwing in his face what he did, made him feel remorse. that's why he helped him in the end.
but sadly Pao interpreted it as a declaration of love & he rushed to give-up on his life & freedom to be with the one he loved - this was messed-up & depressing IMO

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Artemisia
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by estar
Sep 13, 2021
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Overall 5.0
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Acting/Cast 6.0
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Rewatch Value 4.5
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hmmm why did it just stop like that? that was a weird (unfinished) way to end this movie - but have to say, really enjoyed this - i laughed hard at a lot of parts that i'm sure weren't always supposed to be funny and that great-grand-mother is a hoot - yeah bigoted, tightfisted, grumpy and mean but also hilarious - the only time she smiled was when she was getting the red-envelops. what a character this woman is - really hard to dislike her even though i for sure couldn't get along with someone like this in real life -

the main character i loved here was Ai Chao, i loved her interaction with her son - she really is the embodiment of motherhood - loved how cause of her lack of education her trying to better herself with her son's help - how close she is to him and how loving and caring she is in general - her children really r lucky to have a mother like her. so seeing her getting blindsided by her daughter infuriated me - on a couple of levels.

first of she was unapologetic - and get angry at me if u will, but she deserved to be slapped hard at the way she dropped the bomb on her mother "surprise" my ass - and for anyone not getting it - its not on the mother's (grand-mother) behalf i'm incensed but that child's - why was she put in that situation?!? did that stupid woman who knew only how to act tough and talk big - not know what she was doing?!? she hid her child for how long? like a dirty little secret - if she was So!!!! proud of her decision to bring a child out of wedlock - why wait until she decided to come back home to revel the secret?!? like plz with the holier than thou b.s she was spouting always comparing herself to her mother marring an older man - she know how brutal it is to be the only person of color in a country where white is revered, and anything darker is treated like dirt?!? this woman is a stupid ass and living proof that not everyone should be given the right to have kids. but rant over cause there is not logic just spur of the moment decisions that someone else has to pay the consequence's for - i.e that kid - sad.

gonna backtrack the mother knows her son is gay - sad as the son has decided not to come-out cause of his mother. that's why this feels unfinished cause she is capable of accepting - and fighting for her kids even if they don't deserve it (like in her daughters case) but she softened cause of her grandbaby. considering with her son its not a matter of choice, she should be able to welcome his sexual orientation - he just needs to find the strength to have the talk... but the what if's r endless as this unfinished 🤷‍♀️ and that's why i can't give it a higher rating cause i think this deserves more of a closer on the son plot-line.

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Melody of Our Love
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by estar
Sep 3, 2021
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Overall 3.5
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Music 2.5
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hmmm where to start - first off i don't get anyone giving this a 10 - like i Know "to each their own etc..." but the acting is bad - the plot - fine in general - but when u break it down, it doesn't flow.. "Ruiku, who plays piano with incredible passion but is cold and distant to everyone..." so why after the second or third time, he ready to teach Maki? that was out of nowhere and didn't go with the image of who this character was. but need to forward the plot, so lets just magically push things the way we want and need, and suddenly Ruiku not so focused on himself - he ready to be bighearted and share his knowledge?!? "OK".

also really disliked Maki, he was a manwhore at the start and the only reason he got "infatuated" - or rather, interested in Ruiku was cause (1) he presented a challenge. (2) he was the first guy to flat-out turn him down. the "smitten " part started after Ruiku hurt himself - even after getting rejected, Maki wasn't "smitten" he was more fixated cause someone he was attracted too, rejected him. yeah he used the word "love" but there was no love as far as i could see -

the big sacrifice was disgusting, and i guess in some twisted way was proof of love - but i don't get why Ruiku couldn't think about how Maki got the postponement - when he couldn't, not without that sick condition.! he doesn't seem stupid (even though his attitude and behavior after breaking his wrist, was making me wonder). so why couldn't he figure that out all on his own, when that pervy sico told him "lend me ur body..." why he not connect the dots is beyond me -
also why he not mention it to Maki, when he told him he'd spoken to the teacher, that old-fart turned him down but was ready to reconsider if he lent him his body - guess he didn't want to face that sh*t?!? oh well

the rest is more evidence that Maki not only loved Ruiku unconditionally, but that he was willing to sacrifice for that love - but it also showed the dude finally matured - so i had no problem with the end. considering the acting, i really had enough and didn't need an additional scene of them reuniting. so a one off -

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Bittersweet Chocolate
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by estar
Aug 28, 2021
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Overall 1.0
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Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
well this is one way to waste 1hr and 2mins... if there was a message here, other then how drugs can destroy ur life i missed it - i don't get WTF Bittersweet Chocolate Cake had to do with anything - the mothers endless, pointless baking scene were just leaching the life out of this movie - let alone my love for Chocolate Cake bittersweet or otherwise - what was the point of her endless ramblings with that other annoying female? filler?!? or the younger guy she was dating is Playboy and the reason he wanted to take her son to the countryside, was cause he wanted him and her walking into the bathroom catching them together was "shocking" not cause her son is gay, but cause her bf is doing her son?!?

James for sure didn't take a bite out of the cake she baked - and there was no context as to how he got to know Playboy. or what happened after the mother caught on her son gay -

even the added violence - cause Playboy's "shit" was missing, was a WTF moment - and why James hooking(?) cause his mother tossed him out after catching him in the bathroom - like an actual coherent plot would be great - symbolism is all good and well, but if u got a message to convey - sometimes dumbing it down helps better getting ur point across - but whatever... weird one off

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Hello Stranger: The Movie
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by estar
Aug 3, 2021
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Overall 3.0
Story 1.5
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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this is chalked full of clichés - and its not that u don't see them coming from a mile away - compared to the drama, this was a let down. and i seriously don't get anyone giving this more the 5 stars, and that's being generous - 10 is whack ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but to each their own... watching i cringed so hard i hurt my shoulders and rolled my eyes so hard - so many times, i saw my brain.

the excuse Xavier used to distance himself from Mico was a copout (having said this, after the 1st season we needed Xavier's shine to dim cause it was Mico's turn to be mature, understanding and considerate... a 180 considering his personality in the drama, but it is what it is).
so Xavier became the type of guy that serves as a justifiable warning to everyone out there, that has a major problem with their bf/gf staying friends with their ex. with all due respect her parents getting a divorce didn't mean they leaving her - no one freakin abandoning this grown ass baby. hell of a way to make everything about her, as if her mother wasn't suffering or worried, she needed to put her feeling on the back-burner cause her daughter fragile ugh plz - and that not enough she having a panic attack cause her ex has moved on aish plz talk about being overly dramatic just cause things not going her way - like a kid sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting "i can't hear u..."(¬‿¬)(¬_¬ )

unlike the drama Mico's character had not only mellowed out, but matured and his reactions and attitude were on-point, even his not readily forgiving Xavier was logical - heck i though his "...i'm ok to be friends..." was whack - like plz, if it was me Xavier would be lucky if i didn't punch him in the throat the first time i saw him after him bailing on my b-day without a word - and the fact that he did that just to be with his ex psssh, that bit would just add fuel to a raging fire, that would never die... so him needing time to rage and then cool down enough to hear his friends out - then finding in himself the truth about his feelings, and following through was a good conclusion to the mess this started off from

the other plus points were Mico's friends - they a fun, loyal group of people that r great wing-men (but they were no different in the drama) - Mico lucked out. but this is far from a master piece that deserves a 10 - doubt i'ma rewatch this, not the case with the drama which is for-sure a rewatch - but its fine for a one off

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White Night
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by estar
Jul 11, 2021
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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this was a good movie but talk about messed up. and the only ones to blame where the adults that started all this sh*t. Yo Han's parents not to mention that f*cking mother - like how can any woman do that to their child?!? (and as astonished as i'm - this isn't the first time i've heard about this happening. and still my mind just can't comprehend how a mother could do that to their own child).

as much as Detective Han Dong Su was supposedly the "good guy", didn't like him much, first off his hitting his partner even jokingly on the face and head, would've made me homicidal. that sh*t aint funny. then this genius takes his son to that old boat - alone - with no protective gear, and tells him to go down the freaking shoot, with zero visibility. is his kid a rock climber?!? like which idiotic reckless father/parent would do that??? this guys - like seriously.

felt sorry for both kids, yeah easy to call Yoo Mi Ho evil, considering what has become of her, but going through the sh*t that was enabled by her mother, on the daily - to suffer like that. how could u come out of it normal? even now that she has it all. and will likely get off scot-free. she won't lead a normal life. she will try too, but that is impossible - as she doesn't know what "normal" is. which is kinda scary - for everyone around her lol

Yo Han the poor poor boy, yrs to not only carry around the guilty of killing his own father, but then to become her tool to be used, she turned him into her personal hitman - and everything just kept weighting on his conscious. little wonder this ended for him as it did. i think that's why his mother at last called Han, cause she was worried that he wasn't gonna live long. and if Han caught him he would have a chance in prison. something better the nothing (guessing - otherwise dunno why she suddenly changed her mind, and told Han the whole truth).

haven't seen the Japanese movie, but this was well acted (not that i had any doubt with actors like Son Ye Jin, Han Seok Kyu or Go Soo) enjoyed it as much as one could with this kind of sad plot.

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Spring Fever
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by estar
Jun 21, 2021
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Overall 6.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.5
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first off any movie from china - with Chinese actors (cause of the censorship) needs to be applauded as it aint easy - cause this was far from P.G (it wasn't pornographic - but it was erotic and there were a ton of male on male sex scenes, which is a no no in china). but having said that this was interesting if a bit confusing -

yeah the movie starts off with the cheater and his lover, off to their secluded get-away. after which the investigator meets up with the wife to show her all the evidence... and then i was left bewildered - why she did nothing other then order him to keep following her hubby. i don't get why latch onto a person who has no respect for u, or the commitment he made to u? there a shortage of men in china ? cause last i heard its the other way round - there is a shortage of females, so why?? and get - some will say love - but how blind can love be - when u see the person u love, in-bed with someone else - love can survive that - is that even love? don't get it.
acting like nothing is wrong while getting a third party to investigate ur spouse, and then seeing what they get up to behind ur back¯\_(*_*)_/¯ considering how things were going, i doubt she would've ever opened her mouth, if her husband didn't stumble across the evidence in her cell - ironically losing it, for invading his privacy

u can understand the husband if u want, cause of how hard it is in many countries to be out and proud - but i can't forgive his not only using her as a beard but then trying to bring his bf closer to home, by befriending his wife so she will be more accepting of his new "friend" basically not even caring that he is insulting her or the relationship he has with her - but all is fair cause he can't be out and proud?!? and then when he finds out that she knows, he not only goes on the defensive but he slaps her - psssh that would be game over for me i would murder the f*cker - but she is still that desperate to keep him, that she wont attack or leave him - going so far as to target his lover - shaming him at his work-place. smart move cause then Jiang doesn't want anything to do with his married lover. which is sad for the husband who genuinely loves him and is kinda lost without him (not that watching this too the end i doubt Jiang didn't love him back) just a messed-up situation that should've been dealt with in a different way - like talking and working things out even being open with the wife - and just putting his foot down and asking for a divorce - not easy but better then what happened.
anyhoo Luo Hai the investigator decides to keep following Jiang, after watching his client creating havoc in Jiang office - getting curiouser the more he sees of Jiang throughout the night - the more he wants to know -

on the other hand we got the mysterious Li Jing - like seriously - until the end of the movie didn't get what was up with this female. she was Luo Hai's gf - but then she had a weird suspect relationship with the boss of the sweatshop where she worked, where he kept not only looking out for her at work, but taking her out for food and putting money into her bag - and then there is the whole mess where the cops bust the sweatshop and take him in. she's so desperate she goes to an acquaintance of his for help and then basically offers herself, so he will help get her boss out of jail - lets say the relationship between Li Jing and Luo Hai isn't binding in the least, they see each other when they want - but seem to live separate lives, together then not - then i donno - just weird and off - add to the mix Luo Hai bi curious side awakening, befriending Jiang - but with the amount of flirting going on, both knew they would end up in bed together -

there is a lot going on - it makes sense - but confused as to why/where Li Jing vanishes - breaking the guys apart - and get the wife (who's pregnant when we see her again) attaching Jiang, easier to blame him for her husbands choice then cursing a dead person - u can't vent ur anger like that - but how she walk away scot-free after what she does? even why doesn't Jiang go after Luo Hai... donno left kinda wanting - but it is what it is - sad and interesting watch

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Perfect Proposal
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by estar
Jun 6, 2021
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Overall 3.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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it is a good movie as in good acting and wasn't boring (interesting plot), but read comments saying her smile (at the end) indicated she knew everything and went along - total B.S. and wishful thinking.

Sung-yeol had planned the perfect murder and he would've gotten away with it, but he didn't foresee the dog being hooked-up with the spy-cam. that was his one and only downfall.

By the same token Ji-yeon lucked out cause of the spy-cam, otherwise history would've repeated itself and she would ended up paying for some other persons crimes. trying to paint her into some cunning vixen is B.S. - where she figure anything out? she didn't know he scouted her out, after finding any and all info about her, making sure she was desperate and all alone in this world. knowing there wouldn't be anyone she could turn to for help.
even if she suspected he was gonna kill his father (especially after him kissing her), she was sure he was into her, therefore he shortened his father life. so he could be with her, that's why she asked him if he had ever had feeling for her. after him trying to choke her out - she still care? and any one still wondering if she some master-mind? psssh plz.

btw the whole muslim yacht staffer who got beat, was a useless distraction. after witnessing them scheming together why he not suspect her? or Sung-yeol for that matter (him talking to him at the funeral, let alone getting in the car with him was idiotic) instead he was trying to get them the info about the spy-cam, how he sure she/or he didn't off Seok-goo?!? just cause she stepped-in when he was shoving/choking down pork? and cause he was the son - B.S.

back to the smile at the end, it was just a smile u give someone who is trying to have the last word. him saying he made her Cinderella, well so what? who is gonna spend years rotting in jail and who is gonna enjoy their freedom as well as all the wealth?!? his last words were a joke, so what would anyone do - but smile?

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My Love, My Bride
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by estar
Jun 6, 2021
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Overall 3.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
well where to start - that Landlady is the most annoying busybody in this world, wouldn't wish that b*tch on anyone. she was either embarrassing them or starting fires, if not adding fuel - horrendous person. and that they paired her to Young-min's unsuspecting bachelor friend at the end (guess for comedy effect) - poor guy.

i unlike the other commenter don't think this movie is about cheaters, but a young couple coping with being married and all that comes along in a new relationship/marriage. dating while living apart can't be compared to living together and getting used to the others idiosyncrasies. both have their own idea/ideal of what/ how their spouse show be, but that isn't reality. its accepting and conforming, so u can become a unit, in order for any marriage/relationship to survive.

Young-min "cheating" episode or roaming-eye, was more like last minute jitters, cause he is committed to one woman, some get this before marriage, others several yrs after being married. it has nothing to do with him not loving her, he was just going crazy and when push-came-to-shove his subconscious called Seung-hee - Mi-young telling her he loved her, his subconscious cock-blocked him, cause he really didn't want to cheat.

Mi-young on the other hand wasn't any better, yeah she didn't kiss anyone or almost get into bed with them, but she spent the whole day prettying herself-up to go see an old crush (which after the concert - the whole scene was cringe worthy). and her fawning over Joon-soo at the cinema was also annoying, her laughing and touching him again and again even if he is someone younger that u work with - it doesn't look good, and of course ur husband would get pissed - like how she got pissed when she found out one of his "bros" was a girl. this fun and fine for a one off

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Five Senses of Eros
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by estar
Jun 6, 2021
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Overall 1.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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this was weird on a different level. it's not a movie per-say. just short stories with no common denominator other then relationships/sex. even though i love Jang Hyeok the first story was boring, or rather (truthfully) thought the woman was a tease and annoying. but it ended with a (wishful thinking?) "happy ending" so whatever.

the second one was annoying at first, like u get home once and have to play hide-n-seek with ur spouse, fine - cute - funny etc. but on a regular basis?!? it would get old fast. but then u get that she is sick and even dies but then her ghost is still around playing-hide-and-go-seek. but its endearing as she her spirit comforts him the way he needs... so cute

the 3rd was about vampires, weirder and weirder we get, guess that's what comes after death - the living death. first though it was gonna be some weird shit about abuse of power, but it took a weird turn and not lets forget the ending that turned into a cannibalistic feast. but the females had the last laugh - so female empowerment?!?

the 4th story - another twist on the weird merry-go-round, cheating dead spouse still around and the person/teen he cheated with turns into a plant that wants to serve the cheated wife as punishment for cheating on her with her husband?!? but the reason she was with the husband was cause she was into the wife all along?!? anyone???

the last wasn't weird or twisted it was just a question mark, as to why anyone in a relationship would chose this method to see how strong their relationship was. 3 couples change partners randomly and meet for the day, one couple get into sex straight away, another after a kiss part ways as they're sure they r secure in their choice of partner, the last (which i find ironic) the female who is the initiator of the idea (who seems messed up on another level, cause u get that she is/was having an affair (?) with her art teacher) and she kisses the guy in front to the same teacher, talking about how she gonna be getting it own with him and when they get to the room - kissing/attacking him, first he isn't responsive but as he gets into it she puts a stop to things. which i thought was a dick move. why start shit - he isn't a bad guy why u testing his loyalty?!? when the person u want proof from is ur bf (the first couple i mentioned) who u kind of know will be the one to cheat on u. that's why at the end 2 couple meet - while the ones from the art room don't.

to say i liked this would be a no. neither do i recommend this. was just weird. left clueless as to why i watched it. time just pasted.

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Estranghero
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by estar
Apr 8, 2021
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Overall 3.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.5
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talk about depressing

as there is no description anywhere (that i found) its a short movie - the farmer is a grieving widow that lost his pregnant wife , while shopping in the city for baby things. cause at the same time there was a student protest, where the cops get out their guns and a random bullet "finds" the wife - causing her to die in her husbands arms.

the stabbed and bleeding student the farmer finds and saves at the start of the movie, was one of the students arrested in that protest and guessing the cops that arrested him, took him off to a remote location to finish him off - why (mystery) or not as this isn't unheard of in history.

but finding this out the farmer loses it and then somehow his hate turns to lust? cause when the students comes to seek him out, he tries to get it on with him? and i'm guessing the final act - where the student wears the dead wife's shirt and gives/offers himself to the grieving husband, is an act of sacrifice / saying sorry even though he wasn't at fault, for the cop's using violence's to suppresses the students, but this all ends in the farmers suicide?? - like confused and yet depressed

giving such low rating cause there isn't much in the way of acting or story - and even in one scene a lot could be conveyed - but left confused about what i saw, and how i feel about it. so it is what it is

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Dual Stars
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by estar
27 days ago
6 of 6 episodes seen
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Overall 3.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 2.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

ima be the odd one out

this was ok - nothing to write home about - as the one that carried this to the end - was the actor playing Xu Xinlang.
it took me until ep 3 to start getting interested in the plot/mains, as the acting left a lot to be desired & i get that Jian Mo was an introvert that (maybe) cause of the initial sexual harrasment & almost assault, was more weary then the average introvert. but most of the time he just didn't emote & even at the end (his last declaration of love) was dead faced (for want of a better description) & given everything he & Xu Xinlang had been through - it was ridiculous acting - sorry.

so Xu Xinlang was the one that carried this drama to the end & did much of the heavy lifting throughout - IMO & if this was a Chinese BL i would somehow understand the end product, but given this a Taiwanese BL, my expectation's r higher given the level of acting & production i usually encounter.... the standard's r higher & this fell short on every aspect.

so i don't get others giving this above 5 stars let alone more. this was short & ok for a 1 off, heck i am being too generous giving this 3 stars. the actor playing Jian Mo needs more experience or better direction. the actor playing Xu Xinlang did a better job playing his role & he was more comfortable in the NC scenes. will be happy to see more of him in BL's or anything, but wish better luck to all in their future projects.

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Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
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by estar
Jul 3, 2025
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Overall 1.5
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Acting/Cast 2.5
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
sorry, but don't get the hype or why anyone would give this 8 or 9 stars - to each their own i guess... but IMO this a toxic mess.

at the start i really felt sad for Shu Nian, Shu Nian the orphaned child that just wanted parents & a family - ended up getting adopted (more like people that go to a kennel or an animal shelter & adopt a pet). that is what he became, an obedient pet that sat when his "master" ordered.... this type of conditioning where u r more or less r molded into the subservient slave Shu Nian turned into, is beyond sad.

with Xie Yan idk if he was born a sociopath or turned into one, cause of how his parents indulged & spoilt him. they for sure never taught him better or even considered to treat Shu Nian as a human, a child that needed love & care let alone safeguarding. he was their sons position & as such he could do what he wanted with/to him. their contribution was to make sure he was fed, clothed & educated, nothing more - like u would with a pet.

Shu Nian being gay was that part of the conditioning he went through - considering how he had no personal space to speak off, Xie Yan never let him out of his sight, he treated him like a pet touching, cuddling him to sleep - constantly invading his space/privacy... but Shu Nian is human not an animal, so maybe this treatment made him develop feelings for his "master". either way i don't get how Xie Yan didn't realize that he was gay, not just cause of how he treated Shu Nian, but his gf saying he got close to a British buddy that was effeminate & he treated him like he did Shu Nian, that's not a coincidence - right??!?

mentioning Jiang Yao - i don't get women like her, i get that the main reason she was with Xie Yan was money, she hit the jackpot if she married him, so she was hanging on for dear life. but if u r a woman & u know/suspect that the man u r hanging around, is treating other men more affectionately then u, getting rid of one man or the other wont matter - cause in the long run, there will always be a new man that will draw his attention away from u - cause he is gay - so keep living a life where u pay money to thugs to get rid of the new guy? is the life she wants???

anyway this was a toxic mess (as i mentioned above), i get that Shu Nian was brainwashed into turning into the slave he was & i get that as a viewer it's easier to say 'why he not breaking those bonds, he not a kid anymore. shouldn't he want out of that weird dynamic?!?' especially when he saw his "master" with a woman, why stay around until u r sent away? & then he choses not to go, to further his studies - great! but why answer Xie Yan call. why not disappear. didn't get the logic in that move.
like didn't get Xie Yan letting Jiang Yao off with a weak-ass warning that amounted to nothing. there no cops in this world?!? usually tired of seeing how easily cops r bought by wealthy people, here when it isn't even needed as Jiang Yao broke the law & there's no hide nor hair of them - ugh!
anyway this a one off & if i watch the sequel it's only cause this ended confusing; like there scenes missing or something, or maybe it was a teaser for the sequel idk... will see

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The New Employee (Movie)
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by estar
Nov 17, 2023
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Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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maybe cause i've watched the drama, this fell short. the editing didn't do it any favors, there were parts missing that didn't flow well, a lack of info that would make scenes from one scene to the next - here were missing.

so the only reason anyone would watch is (cause here the "sex" scene wasn't edited out ) which was erotic (i guess) to me it was kinda cringe, so skipped it. But after that (here) the morning after, Seung Hyun doing a runner cause he saw the ballpoint pen was a bit ridiculous IMHO.
1. the dude (supposed to be) a virgin, so when he finally does "give up his V-card", would one run out on the person u finally gave it too (?) when they were good to u & were being sweet?!? without any type of explanation. or hang around to clear the air idk anything but disappear (especially when u work together OMG, this movie was a glaring warning to why one shouldn't get involved in office romances - that's my main take-away from this...)(ノへ ̄、)
2. he finally got the hot guy he was salivating over - a guy that was out of his league (in his head). not to mention this time around it wouldn't be an unrequited love. so make it make sense that he tried to ghost Jong Chan, cause Yoo Seong didn't know he existed?!? \(〇_o)/like plz -

& after hearing out Jong Chan, talking it out with Ji Yeon (his bff) he's still passively waiting for Jong Chan to make the 1st move - why?!? cause he's the "bottom"??? i hate this b.s. trope, can't stomach it when we talking FL's in K-drama's, not gonna find a taste for it cause this a BL & we talking about an ML - like plz with this crap!
he was in the wrong, Not Jong Chan - so it was his mess to clear-up ugh with this toxic, passive personality that is the norm cause everyone else eating it up (╬▔皿▔)╯
him being cute, clueless, inexperienced, insecure, younger (or any other reason u can think of) doesn't make his actions the day after OK. & as an adult that wants to be in a relationship he should know better, apologize & work on his sh*t so people would want to be in a relationship with him (but this dramaland, so never mind~(>_<。))

on a whole this was ok - if i wanna revisit, would watch the drama - Not (!) this.

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The Scarlet Letter
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by estar
Jul 11, 2021
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Overall 1.5
Story 1.5
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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well this was different to say the least. donno where to start. hated Ki-hoon and Ga-hee, usually don't hate character's who r cheaters. but hated that they were so self involved they didn't give and f*ck who they hurt, and it was obvious by Ga-hee's showing up at Soo-hyun's recital with flowers, she wanted to "twist the knife" to make it clear to Soo-hyun she was f*cking her husband. which was vomit inducing... but the more u find out (towards the end) u get why this is a whole new level of f*cked-up.

found and clicked on this cause of Han Seok Kyu - the beloved Master Kim from Romantic Doctor, his character is vastly different here - shockingly so... but guess he aint a "one trick pony". which, good for him. but this was to "raw" for me... hated the Detective character, he was a major f*cke-head, all the macho B.S. was/is annoying and not mildly endearing, so found the trunk scene hilarious (yeah evil i know), even though it turned out so gory... i smiled through every bit. usually don't care or "get" the bad ending cheaters get, but this one was justly deserved. and i really relished every bit of it. even if, after u know the whole story it may make u rethink things. i was OK with the outcome.

the only annoying bit, don't get why the wife of the murder victim walks free, when she isn't innocent?!? her husband wasn't abusive or a pervert pedo that deserved being put to death, the way he was. so that was a brow-raising moment. especially if there was justice meted out to one couple, why did she get off scot-free?!?

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