peatuhbread
Philippines
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Such an underrated gem!
When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was funny and amusing since it was a jab on those hardcore yaoi fans. I immediately shared the video to my friend and told her that I think this is a good follow-up after 2gether plus it has P'Jennie in it so I thought this would be a funny, light-hearted show that doesn't take itself seriously. I was debating whether to watch it while it was on air but held back because I don't want to wait for a week again just to watch a new episode and I'm glad that I did. I already watched this twice (can't help it lol) just to understand the characters' actions and to look at the story in a bigger view. Be warned though that this is not a BL story overall.
STORY/PLOT:
There might be some aspects of the drama that may not sit well with everyone (case in point: teacher-student relationship, pedophilia, & unsolicited video recording). First of all, we all know that this is a dramatized and exaggerated drama. I understand the sentiments of others that the team shouldn't have included the teacher-student part but if you look at the bigger picture, things like this exist in reality-- it may not be exactly like it was portrayed but it does happen (teacher predator thingy..). I like how they included themes that reflects our reality. There are parts that are nonsensical but it adds comedic relief to the plot when it gets kinda dramatic. Some viewers are disappointed at the last part-- Kim dies and Way didn't get to be with Kim in the end. If you look at it, this was Pan's story to begin with. She's the main character in this one. They let us focus on WayKim's story since this was what Pan wants since the beginning (hence making a yaoi fic and shipping WayKim hard). She fought tooth and nail to make this happen even if it leads her to making absurd and frustrating decisions throughout the drama (trying to make decisions in place of Kim without any consent) but in the end, realizing that it was not what Kim wants, decided to forgo with it. I understand her actions of doing things without rationalizing everything. Imagine being stuck on a body that you have no assurance of getting back on your own and things escalating fast and being a teenager at that.. give the girl a break.
I was hoping to see a closure between Kim & Khet though. I wish they could have just included one part of Pan and Kim having a conversation before Pan gets back to her body just to have a closure too :( I think that would be pivotal to the story so that we would at least know what Kim thinks. I think he knows what Pan was doing all throughout. It's just that he decided to talk to Way personally for the last time, to make things clear and for Way to accept the new reality--without Kim. Overall, this drama made us appreciate our life and our love ones while living worthwhile. I bawled my eyes out on the last 2 episodes just because.. :( it was such a bittersweet ending but I'm not complaining.
To those confused or hoping during the end credits scene, I think the proposal what God was talking about is when Kim went back to personally talk to Way. I don't see this having a 2nd season not unless you want Kim to rise from the dead lol
ACTING/CAST:
Can I just say how great First' acting was? The way he acts as Kim and Pan is just.. ? magnifique! You can really can tell the difference. I can feel Fluke's pain and sadness especially on the last episode. His chemistry with First is just good. That conversation scene at the last episode was just heartbreaking. You can feel their emotions, their acting will take you. Apart from them, everyone was great too. I like how the cast has good chemistry with each other. I'm looking forward to watching them again on other shows in the future.
MUSIC:
I looooooove the OST! It really pairs up with the story. When I first heard Chan Pen Khong Thoe Thuk Wan on ep 5, this nice I thought to myself BUT, lo and behold comes episode 8, it changes everything lol I will never hear this song and not feel sad :'( Can we talk about the scoring?? omg I cannot rave enough about the scoring! From instrumentals during mellow scenes to reaction and comedic scenes. 10/10!! Banana Studio really thought about it.
OVERALL:
I was surprised this had low ratings during its air. It is such an underrated melodrama. A rollercoaster of emotions.. at first, it will make you laugh and the next thing you know, you're already sobbing and then at the next scene, it will make you laugh again to compensate the past somber scene (I see what u did there). I will miss this cast terribly. I never expected to sob hard watching this. I already felt mid show that it will have a sad ending and boy I was right. Would I recommend this? Definitely. I just want to give a heads up that this is not solely a BL drama.
STORY/PLOT:
There might be some aspects of the drama that may not sit well with everyone (case in point: teacher-student relationship, pedophilia, & unsolicited video recording). First of all, we all know that this is a dramatized and exaggerated drama. I understand the sentiments of others that the team shouldn't have included the teacher-student part but if you look at the bigger picture, things like this exist in reality-- it may not be exactly like it was portrayed but it does happen (teacher predator thingy..). I like how they included themes that reflects our reality. There are parts that are nonsensical but it adds comedic relief to the plot when it gets kinda dramatic. Some viewers are disappointed at the last part-- Kim dies and Way didn't get to be with Kim in the end. If you look at it, this was Pan's story to begin with. She's the main character in this one. They let us focus on WayKim's story since this was what Pan wants since the beginning (hence making a yaoi fic and shipping WayKim hard). She fought tooth and nail to make this happen even if it leads her to making absurd and frustrating decisions throughout the drama (trying to make decisions in place of Kim without any consent) but in the end, realizing that it was not what Kim wants, decided to forgo with it. I understand her actions of doing things without rationalizing everything. Imagine being stuck on a body that you have no assurance of getting back on your own and things escalating fast and being a teenager at that.. give the girl a break.
I was hoping to see a closure between Kim & Khet though. I wish they could have just included one part of Pan and Kim having a conversation before Pan gets back to her body just to have a closure too :( I think that would be pivotal to the story so that we would at least know what Kim thinks. I think he knows what Pan was doing all throughout. It's just that he decided to talk to Way personally for the last time, to make things clear and for Way to accept the new reality--without Kim. Overall, this drama made us appreciate our life and our love ones while living worthwhile. I bawled my eyes out on the last 2 episodes just because.. :( it was such a bittersweet ending but I'm not complaining.
To those confused or hoping during the end credits scene, I think the proposal what God was talking about is when Kim went back to personally talk to Way. I don't see this having a 2nd season not unless you want Kim to rise from the dead lol
ACTING/CAST:
Can I just say how great First' acting was? The way he acts as Kim and Pan is just.. ? magnifique! You can really can tell the difference. I can feel Fluke's pain and sadness especially on the last episode. His chemistry with First is just good. That conversation scene at the last episode was just heartbreaking. You can feel their emotions, their acting will take you. Apart from them, everyone was great too. I like how the cast has good chemistry with each other. I'm looking forward to watching them again on other shows in the future.
MUSIC:
I looooooove the OST! It really pairs up with the story. When I first heard Chan Pen Khong Thoe Thuk Wan on ep 5, this nice I thought to myself BUT, lo and behold comes episode 8, it changes everything lol I will never hear this song and not feel sad :'( Can we talk about the scoring?? omg I cannot rave enough about the scoring! From instrumentals during mellow scenes to reaction and comedic scenes. 10/10!! Banana Studio really thought about it.
OVERALL:
I was surprised this had low ratings during its air. It is such an underrated melodrama. A rollercoaster of emotions.. at first, it will make you laugh and the next thing you know, you're already sobbing and then at the next scene, it will make you laugh again to compensate the past somber scene (I see what u did there). I will miss this cast terribly. I never expected to sob hard watching this. I already felt mid show that it will have a sad ending and boy I was right. Would I recommend this? Definitely. I just want to give a heads up that this is not solely a BL drama.
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