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Bromance taiwanese drama review
Ongoing 18/18
Bromance
7 people found this review helpful
by Jasmine
Feb 21, 2016
18 of 18 episodes seen
Ongoing 2
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
I know the general consensus for Bromance was either dislike or totally love, no in-between. Personally, I really wanted to like this drama because of the stellar cast and out of the ordinary storyline. But in the end, it kind of fell flat for me. My rating is boosted up because of the awesome cast. The plot was just all over the place. The premise was very promising and different from drama norms. I wanted to see the mafia storyline play a big part. Not only did the drama water down the mafia, it wasn't really utilized consistently through out the story. When it was used, it felt extremely unrealistic. The saving grace was definitely the actors. I appreciated how the director/writer wanted to show how love can surpass society expectations and gender restrictions. Baron and Megan's chemistry was definitely capable of portraying their love. Like wow, seriously off the charts sparks flying between them. And the make out scenes in this drama are some of the most intense I've ever seen in a drama. Definitely very hot and heavy for drama level. However...the choppiness of the plot and the dragging still made my drama experience with Bromance less enjoyable than it could've been. This is Bii's first huge role in a drama. Though I like him as a singer, his acting skills still need some sharpening. He's cute but his expression is very singular throughout the drama. I wanted to like his relationship with Nana because visually they were gorgeous together. However, the love/attraction the drama was trying to show us between them just didn't come through effectively. Katie Chen (Nana) is trying her best to show her love for Qing Yang (Bii) but she's countered by Bii's cool expression. It just didn't work for me- as much as I wanted to love them. I think Bii just needs some more practice then he'll be a more emotional actor. The other actors were pretty well cast as well. I actually really wanted to see more interactions between Zi Han (Mandy Tao) and Guang Chao (Ming Wei); they're really cute together. Shout out to Edison Wang, who plays main protagonist. He has improved tremendously from Be With You and he is super convincing as the bad guy. As usual, Bii's soundtracks are lovely and the songs were emotional. I wouldn't re-watch this, hence the low re-watch value rating. Regardless, I still recommend this drama if just to see Baron and Megan flirt HARD and their amazing chemistry behind the scenes as well. (8/9)
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