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One of the Best BL story this year

Tbh, some people might find episode 1 dragging, but when you look at it deeply, they're trying to make the basic plot strong and layered first, as it was in the novel. But overall, it is such a fun story, and in episode 2, you can really see now how it is not just a fun series but a beautiful one too. Believe me, the plot of this series is complex too, and you'll see that in the upcoming episodes. I also love the cinematic progression of the story. The chemistry of the cast, especially NetJJ, is superb—two different and opposite characters that always clash but always find a way to understand each other's hearts. I'm inlove with this series.

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almost dropped.. GLAD I DIDNT!!!!

Plot:🗯️
A journalist is trying to save her dying column in a magazine and takes part in a scheme to fool an idol into giving her an exclusive interview.
Unfortunately they end up switching bodies and have to survive in their respective lives.

Let me tell you, I was about to drop this drama after 5 episode but I am so glad I didn't.

First few minutes of the drama hook you with a scene of two people breaking up but then the following 5 episodes are really sloooooly setting the dynamics in motion and I was getting bored as hell.

Moving forward I wasn't expecting a body switch. I didn't read the synopsis of this drama😅., so the tone switch came pretty unaspected but it becomes a fundamental plot device.

After episode 5 the drama becomes really engaging and I finally felt entertained till the very end, till the literal last episode which is something extraordinary for me.

This is a nice rom com made of cute moments (fortunately not cringe, heartfelt emotions and a nice feeling overall.

Positives:
-The actors definitely grew on me. I didn't like them at first but they did a very good job throughout the drama, especially with the body switch. They were "believable". The ml was especially cute. The FL was also great.

-The actors have good chemistry.

-Finally 2 adults that behave accordingly to their age when it comes to romance. I am kinda of sick of 30 years acting like kids.

-Good till the last episode.

-I liked the ml emotional development especially with his mom.

-No dumm cliches like FL falling into the ml arms.

-No filler scenes.

- the ml having his menstrual cycle 😅😅

-Negatives
I feel they should have switched bodies a bit later after showing on screen their lives a bit more making us feel more connected to their lives.

-They state stuff and never follow through with it. For example The article about that married couple, the interview with the other member of the group etc...

When they switched bodies the Second time it's dragged for too long.
-too many flash backs.
-the drama doesn't do an excellent job at tydying up lose threats. Some parts where a bit wishy washy. The third member of the group is cute but irrelevant, we never see them interact as idols, I still don't know why the 2 members didn't get along...

-Too many "I feel we are in a drama" jokes.

-The second ml was useless (poor lao gaO always catching strays😅)

-The asteroid influencing the body switch was a bit meh as an excuse 😅

- the second part of the last episode. I wish that wasn't I thing.. I think I took away a bit of my good mood. (no spoilers🤫)

Conclusions:
Definitely recommend this one. It's a bit hard to get into it but if you endure for 5 episode you'll get love, tears and a nice time.

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Bem tanto faz?

A história, no geral, trabalha com esse plot de perda de memória e “inimigos” que, na prática, nem chegam a ser inimigos de verdade. Não consegui comprar muito bem o que a narrativa tentou vender.

O twist da menina obcecada e o motivo do menino ter perdido a memória foram ok.

No geral, a narrativa não me pegou mesmo. Não consegui me importar com os personagens e consequentemente com a relação deles.

Inclusive, acho que isso impacta até na forma como eu falo da obra, não consigo fazer uma resenha mais aprofundada justamente porque não me conectei o suficiente com a história, nem ao ponto de conseguir explicar em detalhes tudo o que não gostei.

Por outro lado, admito que a Coreia está ficando bem ousada nas cenas mais picantes.

Gostei muito não

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Elements of Legend of Female General the novel

I watched it on a whim not knowing that it will evoke all of my emotional response to reading the novel Legend of the Female General. This drama focuses on the part where fl after being "reborn" goes along with the family wish to marry and stay in the mansion of her insignificant spouse but here they show neither what the novel did, nor what the drama with Cheng Lei did. This version is brutal in showing how former general stripped of her freedom and privileges that came with faking being a man must adapt to being disrespected, humiliated and abused by men just because she is a woman and holds no power other than her husband's heart. She doesn't go back to reclaim her fame and merits stolen by her scumbag brother, nor sits tight in inner chambers until she gets offed by men, women and various others envious of her talents or position or threatened by possibility of being discovered for the fakes they are.
Nothing really earth shattering here, just a nice variation on the same theme. FL is the leader so expect her take bedroom initiative (rather refreshing). 2fl is a transmigrator and gets really nothing, so I count that as a plus.

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Bom pra quem quer algo leve

Achei no geral, uma série bem fofinha. No começo, eu senti que tavam forçando beeem o triângulo amoroso mas depois tiraram a mão e todos os personagens ficaram de boa entre si, e eu AMEI isso. Teve momentos que me tiraram boas risadas, principalmente da segunda metade dos episodios pro fim. Eu diria que no geral, a unica coisa que realmente me incomodou foi o Park Sunghoon fazendo romance, mas deve ser só porque eu tô mais acostumada com ele fazendo papeis mais puxados pra ação ou papeis de vilão. No geral, se você quer assistir algo mais leve, eu recomendaria essa!

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unexpectedly fresh & funny

Boyfriend on Demand follows Seo Mi-rae, a single 30'ish woman with a routine but somewhat tumultuous (& dateless) lifestyle, working long hours as a webtoon producer at a highly competetive online publishing company. She manages the company's most popular writer, leading to a collaboration with a tech company in basing a new virtual dating app on one of the writer's characters. Mi-rae is given a free VR set to trial the app & give a review, thus becoming addicted. On comes an exploration of how emotionally & financially exploitative an AI created "perfect date" can be.

After going wild with role playing through several of the 900 risk free programmed virtual dates - involving hilarious cameos with a couple of celebrity idols - Mi-rae then settles into a comfortable ease with one perfect VR boyfriend, with whom she just just lets herself be herself. Through conversation with him, she examines her own real past relationship with her college sweetheart, its failure, & learns how to let it go. After achieving such a significant personal closure, however, a rude awakening occurs when Mi-Rae discovers her VR boyfriend is not personalized to her & that others are dating this character in the same way in the app, much like experiencing everyone else wearing the same outfit at a party.

Her real life co-worker & rival producer, Park Gyeong-nam, is calm & muted with a strong nerd vibe . He's a tranquil sea in contrast to Mi-rae's near constant turmoil. They work in rival teams as they manage fiercely competing writers, keeping at arms length from each other. Mi-rae meanwhile trials a new VR boyfriend, customized after a lengthy personal questionnaire. Of course, what pops up is in the exact image of Gyeong-nam, but with an idealized personality based on what Mi-rae thinks she wants.

Reality & VR start to meld as Gyeong-nam eventually confesses to Mi-rae when she is already in the throes of virtual dating. Mi-rae is forced to confront her true feelings & the feelings of the flesh & blood person standing in front of her.

Seo In Guk does very well in portraying Gyeong-nam with a quiet consistency. Ji Soo (my 1st time seeing her) pulls off the role of Mi-rae well enough & I enjoyed both performances.

And near the end, the assumptions the app's creators made in what women want from an ideal boyfriend are all hilariously turned upside down. Ha Young is very funny as Mi-rae's best friend who burns through the app's characters like a professional arsonist. Gong Min Jung is perfect as an eccentric talent who never accepts the handouts she's given. Neither character apologizes for being themselves.

I was surprised at how fresh & funny this drama feels. Full of romantic tropes while making fun of them at the same time. The writing is intelligent, with the precautionary warning of never losing sight of what role AI should actually play in our lives. I enjoyed this show very much.

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If you love a murder mystery with a subtle romance in the background. Watch it.

I loved how the shows main focus was the murder mystery factor and how the romance was a secondary theme.
I loved Kim Jae Yeong acting in the first few episodes where he was showing the stages of grief.Felt super raw and emotional.
Choi Jae Hui's storyline and everything that happened to him and his feelings of jealousy also really interested me and made me curious.
I loved Park Jung Jae's character.
I surprisingly enjoyed episode 12, it really made sure there was no open endings.

The only thing I slightly disliked was the couple becoming a pair initially did feel a bit pushed into the storyline.

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Perth and Santa are my favorite for a reason!

This isn’t just about staying in love it’s about healing within love. Pobmek and Solar both have trauma and they are learning how to heal these trauma while in love. Pobmek is helping heal Solars inner child literally and in a healthy relationship this is such a huge thing. Having someone who is your safe space and is there to love, support and comfort you… ugh this show is amazing and there is so many layers to it!

Relationships aren’t always 50/50 there is so much give and take and ebbs and flows
This really was a perfect show for Perth and Santa it truly portrays their genuine chemistry that we already know is there but still such an amazing performance from both of them. I am so proud of them and can’t wait to see their next project. PerthSanta 🖤🤍

I truly am loved this series! My favorite scenes are the ones from their college days. This series is done so well I love the colors and setting it feels fresh. Perth and Santa are absolutely amazing, Santa playing both Solar and Sun is hard within itself but I can tell the difference and he’s doing a great job. Perths character growth I can already tell is going to be a beautiful journey. I’ve already cried basically each episode but I am just so glad they finally got a series and I can’t wait to see more from these two amazing actors 🖤🤍

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WORTH EVERY WAIT! MUST WATCH!

I had high expectation since i watched their pilot, i love the plot and how interesting the story line is, and especially it's BL 🥹

I love how chaotic yet thoughtful Nakhun as Klao is, and then i read the novel and fall in love to the character even more (knowing how much Klao suffer break my heart into pieces and how much the love Phop has for Klao is so warm, Jom and his reason to avoid Kaew for Kaew's sake and how much Kaew needs to endure every thought about life) everything, the investigation goes on and the story behind the time travel, so well written and interesting!

And the trailer makes it clearer, i remember how much i cried seeing Klao called his dad who was punished for something he never did, that's truly heart breaking 😭 all the emotions and story line goes deeper in the trailer even it's just a slight but it's already THAT PROMISING, the chemistry Net and JJ shows, don't forget about LatteKim too, they did great for their first series *cmiiw 🪷🩷

And when the cut was shown up Phop's back carrying Nakhun from the water, that broke the internet cause how hot that scene would be and aftee watched it in ep 1 and 2, the underwater scene deserves all the hype! JJ couldn't swim, he was afraid of that much water or swimming pool because of what happen to him in the past but he overcome everything well ans sucessfully got the shoot very beautifully, if Net, we all know how much he loves water and that's why he is known by Netriel, he is soooo attractive and handsome in the water, like water makes him glow even more 🩷

I love how chaotic yet clueless Nakhun is, it makes the story just flow naturally and no rush to make him adapt to Ayutthaya era, which is so gen Z of him 🤣 i wouls freak out too if that happen to me, wdym all of people calling me by the strange name i'd never known before??? That would be my nightmare 😭

JJ is soo great, i remember k'Den mention how much he had to fought his allergies (to dirt, canal water, weather because he's easily got sick since he has weak immune, also pollen etc) yet he is really good with the script and acting, and it shows in the series so much. He is really good with his micro expression, eyes and the body language, i love him so much! He was born to be Nakhun/Klao since i read the novel, he just as chaotic as him, as expressive as him, as lovely as him, and the fact that he has birthmark just like Nakhun, the nose scar just like Nakhun is full of destiny of them 🥕🪷

Net, i wouldn't talk much because he's been in the industry for so long, he's talented and experienced! He is sooo good on acting, i love him as Phop way too much, he is living Phop, as green as him, as gentle as him, as hot as him! Everything about him screams Phop and i believe everyone call tell. The way he would talk casually with other but got all softer when it comes to talk with Klao is just so Net to JJ, his eyes is so full of love and 🥹 (this emoji represent it)! I just wanna thank him for never giving up to LUAT and comes it come true 🖤🪷

LatteKim is so talented too, p'Den mentioned how Latte even asked him personal homework to improve his acting skill, Kim as new comer but nailed his scene, is truly admirable! They are just living JomKaew too, Latte is portraying Jom very well, and Kim is truly Kaew, in every aspect he is Kaew, how sweet, warm, caring he is!
And even chaotic Thi is just Latte and i love him for that, they make Thi is just so best friend coded just like in the novel, and how much Pun doesn't mind him is just so crush coded 🤭

K'Den and p'Den and also the crew, i wanna thank them too for their hard work, they truly make the novel into series, very seriously with the MOST NATURAL script, just so relatable! They through so much research for this series and i'm so grateful for that. They make every detail of this series so REAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING!
The workshop, every practice, every discuss they did and effort for every detail in this series, we could clearly see it, kudos tp the team! 🩷🪷

Ans i wanna thank the rest of the cast too, the filming set for peioed era is one of challenging thing, no AC, and they need to film the scene outdoor and that must be so hot yet they still deliver the script very well, you guys did your best and i'm sure LUAT IS LOVED BY MANYYY PEOPLE 🩷🪷

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A Grand Acting Feast Bestowed By Wang Ying Lu & Zhou Yi Ran

What a drama it was. I have felt a rollercoaster of emotions while watching it. It is one of the rare dramas that could make me emotional. The story is quite dark and emotionally quite heavy to watch, but at the end, the journey was worth it. I cannot even think of any negative points about this drama; it was that good. Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Ying Lu have knocked it out of the park honestly. They were so on par in terms of acting that I can't say who was better than who. It was almost as if both were competing to see who could give a better performance. They had amazing chemistry together. I hope they will get cast together again in other good dramas with good scripts, where they will get to show their acting brilliance. The entire cast was absolutely amazing. The direction, cinematography, ost everything was just perfect. The only regret I felt was not having any scenes of young Ye Hai Tang and Tang Yi Xun living the altered happy future where they are together. Even one scene would have been enough. Nevertheless, it was an absolutely brilliant drama.

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Graças a publicação da Jwells descobri que não havia feito resenha deste drama e nossa, que arrependimento, porque eu gostei MUITO deste drama na época em que assisti.
Eu conheci o Duan Ping em "Surviving Guide for the White Moonlight" e nossa, o drama era muito ruim, então quando vi que era ele meio que já fiquei com um pé atrás, mas decidi assistir porque eu ADORO a Xia Jing Ran, de todos os seus dramas, eu só não assisti a 2 por falta de link com tradução em português na época. E aqui a cena inicial me convenceu de que ok, apesar de eu torcer o nariz pelo Duan, ela arrasaria no papel.

E realmente, a FL é muito coerente em suas ações, seu receio em se envolver com o irmão mais novo da amiga, e para um drama de faculdade, há muitos beijos e cenas quentes, o que foi uma grata surpresa porque eles tinham uma química boa.
Todos os personagens secundários foram muito bem em suas atuações e houveram figurinos da FL que eram lindos e valorizavam demais sua beleza.

Acho que uma das cenas mais quentes é a do banheiro. E uma das mais marcantes é do ML, sua dor era crível e isso me fez ver o ator com outros olhos.
Há um outro drama onde a FL se envolve com o amigo do irmão mais novo dela, que também é muito bom, porém não me recordo o nome, mas assisti na mesma época. Esse plot me agrada bastante e não é tóxico como os demais dramas que geralmente assisto.

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