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Ms Akina's position is interesting. You feel bad for her but at the same time is it really that excusable? Exploitation is fundamental when it comes to being a host. She knew what she was signing up for.

It's like suing Guiness or any other alcohol company for giving you cirrhosis🫠

Should the hosts have let her down more gently? Sure. But then again we already know how she treats hosts who show "weakness"🤷‍♀️

The FL’s character is pretty generic ngl. In fact at first the story low key reminded me of Ikinari Kon. The ML’s balance between Yakuza boss and “Yakuza Boss” is interesting - specially since his relaxed mode is completely different. Loved the way how the FL couldn’t even recognize him after her drunk shenanigans 😂

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Other dramas - Jdramas wise i think we are watching the same on going dramas:
Learning to love
Cinderella Closet
Usotoki Rhetoric - this is from 2024 but I found it recently 🙈

IDK if you are into JBLs but I’m also watching “10 things I want to do before I turn 40” - it’s very slice of life but strangely relatable if you are in your 30s and have been long term single/ you have a terrible work-life balance.

Kdramas wise, just “Bon Appetit your majesty” and “Tempest”.
“Beyond the Bar” is interesting too (just wrapped up last week).

If you are into Cdramas, totally recommend “the legend of the female general” - it’s over now but if you liked Mulan (animated Disney version), you will probably like this. There’s also another drama called “twelve letters” - it’s really good too and really short for a C-Drama since it only has 12 episodes (fair warning it has a very emotional journey!).
NGL I feel like I maaaay have mentioned these 2 with you before but not too sure 🙈


WBU? Did you come across anything interesting lately?😊

We really should stop bumping into each other every few time a week 😂😂🤭

Jokes aside, that’s what i felt too at first but you never know with dramas. She could be just generalizing🙈

He’s risking everything for her so I hope she doesn’t try to be a saint and “disappear” in order to save him🫣

The drama and crew would probably end up getting a lot of backlash if they didn’t give equal animation focus for the Ming’s food (i.e. the usual racist rant🫣)

Love the creativity though! And the Ming Envoy director’s reactions are hilarious (the king too, but the director’s are even more funny since you know he wanted to insult every morsel)😂

The Ming chef is the definition of a gentleman/ great sportsmanship. He doesn’t compromise his core values in order win. He’d probably do the same for any cook. :)

IKR?! You are supposed to hate him but every time he has a foodgasm, you tend to forget it.😂

The romance is subtle but it's there in an emotional sense. Their eyes speak volumes 🙈

The drama is light hearted, seems to be aimed at the general audience (including children), and based in a more conservative time so PDA is not available. But from ep 4-5 or so onwards, it's often implied that their care for eachother goes beyond a sensei/ assistant relationship.

She even pretty much told him "i love you" in one of the episodes ("the moon beautiful" is a japanese poetic way of saying "I love you" indirectly).

At least from what I've seen till ep 7, that's the idea I got. If it helps, even the manga ends with their official confession to eachother after 50 chapters 🙈

Subber is on vacation based on their website.

Can't wait till Makoto finds out about him 🙈

Thanks

I really love the fact that they kept Hikaru's character tan instead of portraying him "porcelain pale". His beauty somehow looks more exotic/ hypnotic this way. And the style shift is so effortless- nothing over the top. Simple and yet elegent- truly fluid.

Same goes with Haruka- she's sweet and so young but easily blends well with Hikaru and his style.

Finally got to watch it today (2023 feels almost like a lifetime now). Having read the comments before starting the episode, I was expecting the worst…but in hindsight it was for the best. It made my experience much better.

The first half did feel disconnected from IFYLITA’s ending but once the twist was revealed, everything made sense. The special feels more like an interlude between the time Jom returned to the present and the final ending of the main series. A moment where we got to see Jom in his own way cope with his loss by wishing for a chance to be with his beloved Kung Yae- even if it’s only for a day.

If you think about it, if they only had a short time to be together, rather than dwelling on their loss together, it feels like a very Jom thing to make the most of their short time by letting KY experience a part of his world. Given how in the series, one thing KY desperately craved for was to see the outside world, the screenwriter’s decision to focus on “enjoying the present” resonates even more.

So was it worth watching the special? To me, it was. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed the couple and the theme song until I heard the first notes during the opening scene❤️🥲

Am I still hopelessly hoping for a “blessing” Season 2? Hell yes!🌸

TBH Khemjira is the first Thai BL drama I’m watching in over a year since I got tired of the recycled pattern of most of the story lines/ lame jokes/ excessive product placements.

What drew me in was mostly the story (specially the dark magic/ Sharmanism/karmic past genres). I agree that the acting has scope for improvement but I’ve seen worse acting in Thai BLs so I’m fine with it for now.
I’m more invested in the story behind the curse and the second couple more than the MC “ship” for now - I like them as individuals for the most part but given their situation it’s hard to imagine a perfect HE if sharmans are forbidden from having a significant other.

Just hoping for the best outcome I guess🤞

Haven’t heard of Shine so thanks for the recommendation.

TBF more than the age gap, since the drama wanted to be portrayed as a serious drama with serious (in their professional life) leads, it would be out of character if Yun hit on KHM barely months after meeting her as her boss. If the episode covered several years, then the relationship would make more sense? Like with the second couple? Eventhough we barely knew their characters, the 2nd couple is supposed to be long term bestfriends.

With EAW it worked well because Attorney Woo was partnered with someone with a similar/ lower power dynamic than her. (Also who could resist their adorkableness?🤭🙈)

Their relationship transcends beyond a typical corporate relationship. It's the beginning of a new chapter-it's too early for them to try a relationship with eachother but in the longrun...may be🤔

The ex asking for a roommate is quite fair TBH. A dog is a huge responsibility, specially one like Hash who is used to a very protective and pampered environment (it's implied that the ex worked from home so he couldn't have been left home alone for that long).

Seeing as Yun has terrible work hours, it's fair enough to demand a responsible adult to help him look after Hash the way he's used to even when Yun's not around.🙈

Honestly Yun should have seen the loophole she gave him and just hired a full time house maid/ nanny if he didn't want a roommate.😅

Exactly

Oh…is it usually available on Wednesdays? If yes, ideally you should be able to access it soon!🤞
(I have access to NF’s SE Asian region - Wednesday weekly schedule and it was uploaded today)

She’s still naive and really young - harsh reality hasn’t hit her yet (her mum seems pretty nice too so family related trauma is probably unlikely too) 🙈

Netflix - Yes

Wasn't it the honey trap- or rather get the other contact to find a way to end the new partner's reign?

I wasn't that interested in that sub-pl9t so wasn't really paying attention to it😅