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Glad you enjoyed it! So happy that this drama stayed on as Top 10 in many countries for more than 2 weeks already.

I watched IS till ep 8 but don't find it compelling.

Ah ok...I might have remembered incorrectly then. Haha...that's why I wrote initially 8.5 or higher cos I cannot remember the exact number. But it was still very high...totally unexpected.

Yes, it has lowered. If I remember correctly, it opened with an 8.8 then dropped till 8.1 now.

Yeah, I think this drama is more fun and interesting.

Douban rating is 7.4. I would like it to be higher as the standard of this production is comparable with A Dream of Splendour which opened with an 8.5 or higher rating. But still, that's really not bad considering how many of the dramas have really lower rating.

So 2 years after Backstreet Rookie first debuted on iQiYi, Viki and other free platforms, it make its way to Netflix on 15 July. Today, it ranks 12th as top TV shows on Netflix globally and Top 10 in 19 countries (as at 23 July). At one point, it was even ranked 11th globally, well ahead of other newer TV shows that have just debuted recently or are airing. Isn't that amazing for a show people call bad? Congratulations to the Backstreet Rookie cast and production team!

Wow, super love ep 24. SO SO GOOD! As I watched it, I cannot help but exclaimed that this is such a high-quality production.

I need to get this off my chest: The mom is beyond redemption. I wish her dead. She is obviously condemned about her daughter's lack of upbringing. Yet, she shifts all the blame to her poor daughter so as to make herself look good. She gets the award for the WORST MOTHER DESERVING TO BE SPAT UPON A MILLION TIMES!

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm re-watching and still enjoying it. I agree it's not a compelling story but just a fun, warm drama.

Well, if you have the time, write your review so that the rating can go up a bit cos I think when this show debuted in 2020, a lot of the watchers were bias and scored it real low.

Try writing better comments then.

You should just stop watching his dramas altogether then to spare yourself of further agony. But don't make it sound like all scripts are bad cos watching drama is subjective. Just cos you don't like them doesn't make them bad.

Lovestruck is excellent just that some people don't like the interview format but the execution and the questions they examine in love relationships are precious IMO. K2 maybe bad for you but it's great for so many. Personally I wouldn't call it great but it was entertaining. Same as Backstreet which to me is quite mediocre but the storyline is quite meaningful.

I respect JCW for his willingness to take the risk to try different genres.

She's immature cos she's only 14 or 15. I think a part of her wants to escape her mom and another part of her wants to rebel against her mom. If her mom was kinder to her and they were closer, she would likely have listened to her mom. Too bad the mom is always talking down to her and their relationship is antagonistic. As a mom, I would fault the mom cos she is an adult and has more reasoning abilities but she's choosing an extreme way to "teach" her daughter. The mom is too prideful to soften to her own daughter.

#BackstreetRookie on top 10 tv shows Netflix (on July 17) 👏🏻👏🏻
#8 in Malaysia
#8 in Philippines
#9 in Thailand
#9 in Singapore
#9 in Qatar
#9 in Sri Lanka
#9 in United Arab Emirates
#10 in Taiwan

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Despite the drama was released in 2020 and was on other platforms where many have watched already.

I love Ming Lan for the dialogues but it's rather serious. Whereas this is funny and have many LOL moments.

Very sweet to watch how far LBY goes to escort CSS and her family into the city. The director made it quite grand by having the soldiers line up to make a clear path. Just that act alone speaks volume about his affections for her and I like how they dwell on it more by having the parents question her about it and the emperor analyzing it with his eunuch.

Within the Korean production, the only script that is bad IMO is Melting Me Softly. Even then, the premise sounded interesting but execution was bad. I don't see other bad scripts. Perhaps mediocre ones. Empress Ki, Healer, Suspicious Partner, Lovestruck, TSOM were great. K2 and Backstreet were not exceptional but were entertaining.

But it's because he chose to work on these wide genres that we see how versatile an actor he is. Much much better than those who play safe and only stick to one kind of role or character. Can I also add how much I love that he always make the effort to look different for each character?

I don't see why it's not right to state my opinion. It's not like I'm being disrespectful or rude. Everyone interprets differently and I don't say yours is wrong just cos it differs from mine. Overall, I feel some of his expressions are a bit overt and it just looks like acting especially in the initial episodes. But it's getting better. Either I got used to it or he's just getting better.

Is it only me? The mannerism of Wan Qiqi reminds me of Shin Hae Sun in Mr Queen.

I watched him in Long Ballad and liked him there. I thought his acting was great and he looked so handsome then. For this current role, I find his facial features a bit too hard and at times, a bit unnatural to me. But all in, he's still a great actor.

Same! CSS was so hilarious and I love her interactions with Yuan Shen. Their convos are so LOL.