This drama was rather disappointing, for me. I watched it for Ariel Lin, whose dramas I enjoy (ISWAK2, Love Contract, etc.). And finally, she was being paired with someone else other than Joe Cheng! This drama kicked off with a fresh new start, with a different feel as compared to the new Taiwanese Idol Dramas in the current scene. However, by the 6th/7th episode, it had turned itself into another boring drama with Li Da Ren as the Noble Idiot and Ding Li Wei being a man bitch. Not going to spoil any further, but I must mention that the last episode totally made up for the lack of fluffiness and sweet scenes between the two leads!

Bolin Chen shone in his role as Li Da Ren, the perfect boyfriend and best friend. Sunny Wang, fresh to the entertainment scene, is rather good-looking and charimastic but he is covered in tattoos (which is rather frightening), but he played the role of Ding Li Wei rather well. Sadly to say, Ariel disappointed me (maybe my expectations were too high), she carried her role well in the first few, but turned into a crying mess halfway through the drama. Well, maybe the script writer is to blame for this incident.

Yup, that's it for the review. I must say I love the title in spite of the disappointment I faced! "In Time With You" : isn't it so much better than let's say... Love Keeps Going, Momo Love, Romantic Princess... please don't bash me; I love Cyndi Wang and Wuzun, but I just had to state some examples T_T

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I admit, when I heard of the news that my favourite manga/anime was going to be turned into a live-action, I wasn't exactly thrilled. Look what happened to Paradise Kiss! Sure it was fluffy, but the content and depth of the story was gone. But well Ouran isn't exactly full of depth and content, but certain elements are still important, for instance Tamaki's concept of "family" and the deep "family" feelings that the hosts possess. And when the news was out, I was thinking "No one can play the role of hunny-senpai, no one will be as lovely as Tamaki, no one can portray the twins' devious-ness..." Yamamoto Yusuke didn't look the part of Tamaki (but played it well), the choice for hunny-senpai and mori totally crushed me; mori is supposed to be tall, dark and handsome, while hunny-senpai is supposed to be totally adorable ;_;

But... this drama turned out surprisingly nice! I must say, I WORSHIP DAITO SHUNSUKE. Is there even a better choice for someone else to play the role of Kyoya in this drama?!?!?!?! Daito was so... cool. suave. so dreamy x___x (especially in the bed scene KYAAAA) The twins had the look of devious-ness, while haruhi (played by kawaguchi haruna) was alright (much better than maeda atsuko in hana kimi remake). At least her cross-dressing didn't make me want to kill her and rip off her wig -_-

Whoops have I fangirled too much? I apologise. But isn't the point of Ouran fangirling? Yes it is. WELL ALRIGHT this concludes the review! This live-action didn't make me cringe, it didn't make me yearn for SOME characters (ohhh hunny T_T), and it has succeeded in making me anticipate the movie!! NICHKHUN AS A PRINCE, ANYONE? :>

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A slice-of-life drama perfect for those who are into the genre of mature romance - this drama portrays romance in a way that makes you consider where you want to be and who you want to be when you are in your late 30s/40s. The story was a little draggy and the direction in which it was heading was very obvious, nevertheless it was well-executed. The cast executed their roles perfectly - as expected of a veteran cast! There was no over-the-top acting as seen in many japanese dramas, everything was realistic and believable. However, this show lacks a nice soundtrack - I have absolutely no recollection of the OST!

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