And it is... in some ways. First, the school is completely ridiculous. No teachers that we can see of, and the students do what they want. Also, some actors that were in HanaKimi are also in Meichan, like Nanba-sempai, Oscar and Hibari-san.
And there is where the similarities end.
It is true that, like it happened to me while watching HanaKimi, I kept thinking "this is so ridiculous". But with HanaKimi I was thinking this while I was laughing. Instead, with Meichan, every time I had this thought was with a straight face and rolling my eyes.
Let's start with our heroine, Mei-chan.
While Horikita Maki can't act, and while she was kind of annoying as Mizuki, Eikura Nana was dull as Mei-chan. Maki is a bad actress, but she has charisma. Eikura Nana is a better actress but she was so dull. And her character was exactly like those girls in shoujo manga I hate so much: so nice, so naive. She cries for nothing. She gives up when there is a problem. She constantly runs away. Two nice guys love her, no idea why. The villain of the story tried to ruin her life several times, yet she "forgives" her and wants to be her friend. The sidekick of the villain shot an arrow to her love, yet she "forgives" her. All people that are mean to her, she forgives them. Arggg!
Another thing that bothered me about her, which is not completely related to her, is the lenght of her skirt. Yes, Eikura Nana is tall and has nice legs, but she is supposed to be a nerdy, innocent, kind of silly girl! Instead, she wears the shortest skirt in school.
Her childhood friend, played by Sato Takeru, confesses his love for her. Yet every time he says something like "I will always be by your side", what is her reply? "Mameshiba...." (his nickname). I swear, this happens almost every episode:
- Kento: I will fight for you, I will not give up.
- Mei: Mameshiba....
- Kento: I will always love you. Maybe sometime you will love me too.
- Mei: Mameshiba....
- Kento: I will go to England to become a better butler to be with you forever.
- Mei: Mameshiba....
And when he decides to leave to England, she gets mad. Doesn't say goodbye. But oh wait, she regrets her decision at the last minute, and of course everyone, including her awesome butler, have to do the impossible so she can get to the airport to have the above kind of conversation again.
All I have to say about Sato Takeru is... dude, that orange hair! Seriously, it was awful. Looked like a mushroom or something. And he looks like a 90-year-old man in a boy body. The bags under his eyes! Please, eat more! He was pouting and stomping all the time like a little boy. He did not have a chance against his cool brother, who at least behave like a man.
The headmistress was a joke, and not the good kind. All she did was read manga (really???). Well, the whole school was a joke, actually. What with those four mean girls who were always crossing arms? Who were they to have so much power? And they acted so bad. Like, BAAAAD. Lucia-sama was another cartoonish evil character: supposedly fragile and beautiful, but disguising her mean motives. Yawn, at the end she "redeems" herself. How? Only by trying to commit suicide, but wait! Sweet Mei comes to save her and tell her she wants them to be friends **eyerolls**. The other girls were all 2-dimensional: the tsundere, the fatty, the rich brat, the weirdo, etc. None of them very likeable.
Not one moment I believed the bond between Mei and her classmates. Why would they? Because Mei "helped" them to keep their butlers? There was ZERO chemistry between the girls. And there were some good actresses. But yikes, no friendship at all there. I did not feel like they enjoyed shooting the scenes. The "best" of them (and at "best" I am referring to the most tolerable) was the little girl. The others were mediocre.
I found the idea of a girl and her butler very creepy, not romantic nor funny at all. These girls lived among girls only, except for their butlers. Of course some of them would develop romantic feelings for their butlers (which was prohibited). And how could these young, capable, handsome man be happy serving a spoiled rich girl? Some of them have medical abilities. Yet they were enslaved by these girls. Yes, ENSLAVED. They had to risk their lives for their mistress, they had to give up their own lives to serve their mistress. It was a very weird concept... The butlers did not own their lives; their mistresses did. There is a scene where Mei and Lucia-sama have a duel and the one who wins will keep Rihito-sama, like he is some kind of dog or something. In fact, Lucia-sama claims that she will have him forever and never, that she will own him.... Ehhhhh?
As for Hiro playing Rihito-sama, the perfect butler... While he looked very good as a butler, and he is very handsome with a model-like pose, I wasn't convinced with his acting. He squints his eyes very much (like he did in Kuroshitsuji).
In fact, the only one I think was very good was Osamu Mukai, as the evil butler. He looked good instead of ridiculous in his outfit. Other people, like the evil guy from "Liar Game", can look like he is cosplaying, but not Osamu Mukai. He nailed it in that white suit and white wig.
In summary, this dorama failed big as a comedy. Not a comedy, more like a parody but again, failed as one. It is more dramatic, but the silly kind of drama. The villains were cartoonish, the jokes were lame, there was zero chemistry between the actors, the acting was very bad. The dorama was saved by Osaku Mukai and the presentation of the show + the song. Oh, and for fans of the movie "BECK" almost all the gang is here, except the drummer and the rapper XD
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At first I was not impressed with Ryo; he seemed to sullen and with one expression only. Besides, I've read his character was made-up; he did not exist in the real Aya's life. But eventually, I warmed towards him, and the few times he cried, it was impossible not to be moved; by his tears (my, one tear after another; he can really cry) and by this doomed love. Honestly, most of the times, I am never moved by doomed loves, but it was an exception with Aya and Asou-kun. Every time they were together I was thinking "why? why can't they be happy?".
My favorites actresses were (besides Sawajiri Erika, of course) Yakushimaru Hiroko as the mother and Narumi Riko as Ako, the sister. Poor mother, she has to face this disease with a encouraging smile for her daughter, and she had to gave in many things. I can't imagine her pain. She was the first to notice that her daughter had a problem, she was the first to know the terrible truth, and she had to stand up in school against selfish parents.
As for Ako, who is a tsundere, was a supportive younger sister, and the episode where she talks to her brother (who was ashamed to have a disabled sister) was beyond moving (I had a big lump in my throat... to be honest, that lump did not go away for the entire 11 episodes).
I love this story. I love the soundtrack (all songs, including the one that the students sing twice). Each episode ended with the words of the real Aya, taken out from her diary, + pictures of her in school, in bed, in her wheelchair; with her family, friends...
Highly recommended. And be prepared to shed multiple tears.
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So my final word is: This is one of the best drama's ever produced!
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It was refreshing to see the old volley guys inside of an university right now, and their parts always made me laugh. But the main history is boring and its not deep enough.
On the other side, the actors was the reason I keep watching until the end. Their skills are amazing and I will follow the main characters into their new dramas for now on.
This is not a drama I would like to rewatch, but its a good small history when you just want to relax a little bit.
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The first thing that I felt in love with was the music. I am no person that is much interested about a OST but I seriously loved this one! It is a perfect mix between modern and historical sounding songs. It was amazing!
The cast was amazing too. The acting seemed really natural, nothing was out of place and I feeled the emotions they tried to show with their acting. Every scene felt real and not like acting and I was astonished about how good it was.
The story was absolutely fascinating and thrilling, I was not one second bored while watching this drama. I had a few unanswered questions at the end tho, and that is the teeny tiny aspect that bothered me, but aside that it was really, really good.
Maybe rewatching this drama will answer my questions, so that is worth a try.
So you can say that this drama is definitely worth a watch! If you like this kind of genre, it is almost a must-watch in my eyes!
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I loved the chemistry between all the actors and the camraderie of the characters who lived in the Sejong Apartment. There were lots of beautiful food shots, so if you love food and eating you'll be salivating over the dishes. I even thought the dishes that I would never try in a million years looked tasty! LOL!
The characters relationships are the main driving force of the show more than the story itself.
It's a good watch, light on the romance, heavy on the food porn. I don't know that I would watch it again, but I would watch YDJ play Gu Dae Young in another installment again in a heartbeat! :)
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Their relationship was so cringy and cute but at the same time SADDDD????????????. The way they don't know how long they'll get to be together and their heart wrecking bc they don't know what'll happen to each other was just.....*sigh. Unbelievable. The ending....omg!!! U have no idea how sad I was. I literally cried so much.
This was the first drama I've watched with lee Jong suk and I gotta admit....he's pretty good. Han hye joo....this was also my first time seeing her in a drama and idk....she's OKEY??? Idk if it's just in this drama but when she cries......SHE DOESNT HAVE TEARS!!! (She does for some scenes) but still.....I kinda got annoyed. Other than that....she was alg. The supporting leads were the BOMB!!! I just can't not leave them out.
I would love to rewatch this drama. Like srsly....I would. But I usually don't rewatch dramas. This might be the problem for other pp as well.....but bc I don't have enough time!!!! I mean....how many new dramas are coming out right??? I just can't miss them out.
I really liked this drama but idk....why I'm giving it a rating of 8. I can't give my reason but it just seems right there.
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This review may contain spoilers
This review may contain spoilers. MAY. Subjective. Depends on what each person views as a spoiler. > There basically is two parts to this drama, the first part is where the male protagonist is a mushroom head (Da Lang) and the drama is viewed in his POV, and the second part is where the male protagonist turns into a revengeful, super idiotic Hunkabaloonka (Xue Hai)~ this part is shown in the female lead, Bao Zue's POV.
> I believe this drama isn't one that you should watch with a serious mind. It's not a drama that you should seriously analyse and try to rationalise. You should come to this drama with zero expectations of it being a normal rationalised drama. It isn't. The characters will do some things when they shouldn't. And they won't do some things when they should. Things that would otherwise be so impactful and tangent changing won't be a big deal in this drama as well. You just have to keep your mind open to being carefree and detached. That way, you'll be able to enjoy this drama to its full potential.
> This was an extremely funny but weird drama. The First 6 mins into the first episode, I couldn't help but think, "Oh my God, what the hell am I watching? " But by the end of the first episode I was like, "Oh my God this is the funniest thing ever!"
> The role reversal was also strong in this one. The guy is the weird, innocent one and the girl is a total badass. I didn't ever wonder about a reversal as such but it's refreshing to see such a change nonetheless.
> At first I didn't like the girl as much as I liked the guy because I thought all her physical abuse towards the guy (she hits his head and kicks him in the arse a lot) and her screaming all the time was not necessary. It was a little too much. But then I realised the male lead was an even bigger idiot~ he never trusted the female lead and always conceded to everyone else on their views on the female lead.
> I think the main thing I found irritating in this drama was the main leads' weak personality traits. For instance, for the female lead ~ she doesn't care to defend herself. When someone thinks she's at fault, she lets them think what they want. It's the basic "They don't trust me enough and they doubt me, then why should I explain myself?" scenario with her. As for the male lead~ he's a moron. He believes just about anyone and is so naive and unchanging in his thoughts. Especially when half the things are so obvious~ and yet he makes up another excuse just to justify that what he thinks (which is incorrect, mind you) is correct!
> In the first part of the drama, I was really feeling the chemistry between the male and female lead, but during the second part my SLS (Second Lead Syndrome) rose and began going crazy on me. He basically gives her a home, brings food to eat with her because she has no money yet, gives her a job, looks after her when she's sick, and even went out searching with her for the male lead~ for three years!~ I couldn't find myself to blame her when she decides to forget the male lead and let the second lead in.
>The male lead's entry in the second portion of the drama comes right after the female lead decides to give up looking for him and move on. I have to admit though, his entry was hilarious! Purple pants, hot pink shirt and a very pale pink jacket to boot... I was so shook!
> At first when I had read the synopsis and done some research on this drama before watching it~ I had thought the main male lead would turn into a completely cold, ruthless player in the second half— he doesn't. He's still nice. Just completely, insufferably confused and misguided.
> I believe in the second part of the drama; what fuelled his stupidity was the fact that he believed the main female lead only dated rich guys, and so with his 'woe her until she wants to marry and then dump her' plan he thinks, "Oh I'm super rich, all I have to do is flaunt my money and buy her diamond necklaces and she'll come running right into my trap!"
Obviously, the female lead isn't money minded and this only pisses her off more. Over and over the main male lead tried to show off his wealth and compete with the second male lead, and over and over again the girl gets irritated and pushes him aside. It was such a sad cycle of events to witness tbh.
> By the end of the drama, I almost wanted to extend my hands and go, "Come here, Yan Feng (2nd male lead), just come here! You won't ever get her. It's so obvious. But you're so nice and oh what the hell, I'll keep you!"
> I also believe this drama could have ended in 19 episodes. I don't know if they wanted to keep a slow and steady pace, but I really wanted the leads to just figure it out and get back together or something already.
> I also really really disliked the male lead's two sisters. I have to admit though, I hated the player sister more than the grandma sister. This was because she was the stupid mind behind all the revenge plot and all his other actions that completely messed things up. Then, even when she witnesses what actually happened with the main lead and everything was explained ~ she still acted as if the boy's reason for being so melancholy was not justified and that he was hurt because of the female lead. He wasn't hurt because of her. He was hurt because of misunderstanding her. Honestly~ I don't see how anything was the main female lead's fault. _._
> Another character I absolutely couldn't stand was this tiny girl who worked in the ice cream shop and threatened to hate the main female lead if she didn't like the second male lead back. I wanted to reach into my screen and smack her head. Ha ha, I'm kidding. Okay, I'm not.
> Ah, that aside~ a lot of things happen in the second half, the first bit of the second half is funnier than the last phase of the show, which made me cry a lot. There was a fire, memory loss and kidnapping. There was also lots of tears. But I'm glad I was about to stick through!
> The ending made me realise how much I loved the female lead's character. Although she was rough and tough and refused to defend herself and let people believe what they wanted ~ she was, in her heart, absolutely devoted to the main lead. Yes, there were times when she felt like giving up, honestly, anyone would too, there is so much one can take. But she was completely devoted nonetheless.
> Some folks may dislike her for not refusing the second lead till the last episodes of the show but honestly ~ she tried to give him a chance and forget the main male lead, but every time she tried the main male lead did something and BAMN! Mission unsuccessful! So don't take that equation too seriously.
> ENDING: Happy. Very happy. :)
[[Little Notes]]
> This dude gets so many hits on his head by the girl. I'm thankful in every moment that he doesn't get any more stupid than he was. I just wish she would stop hitting him on the head all the time. Especially in public. Although — I really appreciate this actor's acting skills. Pretty good!
>During their second kiss— I like to call it the transition kiss because they transitioned from 'sort of friends' to 'dating'— I was really shocked because this was the first time I saw a female lead doing all the lip movements and the guy being still and innocent. This is the complete opposite in other dramas. I don't know why but I couldn't help but laugh during this scene. It was like "Oh wow, never thought I'd see this day."
> I felt so bad for the cars in this drama. I really felt like I wanted to shout "Leave the cars alone! Don't drive like you're shook and on weed! Shook and driving is illegal! Give the poor cars a rest!"
> Okay so this drama also had a scene with skin colour shaming (the main lead was the one who commented on it). Just a note to all you girls who are of colour. Please do not find it offensive (I held myself by the wire trying not to) Not everyone is open minded about melanin differences. :) Let us also keep in mind that this drama was made in 2009, completely 8 years ago and the mindset must have changed from then and now, right?
> Honestly I think the location for the male lead's home wasn't actually a mansion but a resort or hotel! It's hard to explain, but you'll know when/if you watch the drama.
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This 2017 version, in my opinion came closest to the 1983 classics. It is almost 95% true to the novel and it’s a delight to hear the majestic 1983 OST as the starting background music.
The main casts, while relatively unknown, did a great job in portraying the characters they played. Li Yi Tong as Huang Rong deserves a special mention, as she was the closest to the 1983 Barbara Wong. In fact, when she first appears as a girl to meet Guo Jing, the image of Huang Rong under Jing Yong’s pen literally comes alive. I immediately had the Déjà vu feeling that this is the Huang Rong that I have imagine it to be all this while while reading the novel.
Another great selling point of this version is its wonderful cinematory and the attention to details of the martial arts moves, without relying blantantly on CGI which makes it a very authentic viewing experience. Personally, I cannot stand the over-reliance and abuse of CGI in many of the current martial arts dramas.
Definitely a drama worth watching and re-watching while waiting for another great Jin Yong’s novel to grace the TV. In fact, I am still in post- SheDiao’s withdrawal symptom after finishing the drama.
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ACTING/CAST: They're new. Chai is cute.
MUSIC: For being so short, I liked the songs. The translation was rough.
REWATCH VALUE: Nah.
OVERALL: Pretty low budget with fresh actors; very short so watch anyways.
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Surgeons actually follows a pretty standard "format". You have the established specialist, perfect in every way, return from the US to work in his home country as our protagonist Zhuang Shu, the idealistic but highly-talented surgeon who is oblivious to everything outside of work as our heroine Lu Chen Xi, and other side characters whom you can find in practically every other medical drama. Some people call this the modern version of Nirvana in Fire, since Zhuang Shu, like Mei Chang Su, returned to seek vengeance on his enemies. I think the similarities pretty much stop there though (but I never finished NiF so I won't know).
The main plot isn't really prominent in the drama until the later stages. Surgeons actually focuses more on doctor-patient interactions. I don't think it's anything to shout about, but I think the script is pretty well-written in the sense that the dialogues were great. The characters were also designed well, none of them are completely evil, or completely good (other than LCX). Acting wise, I'm not too impressed with Jin Dong. I think he was serviceable, but he didn't come across as an elite surgeon. Imo, LCX is the true protagonist since she is the one who "changed" the most throughout the drama, from someone who is borderline annoying because of how stubborn and unmalleable she is to someone who is, well, a little more flexible and understanding. I was never a fan of Bai Bai He's acting because I think she's herself in every project she stars in, but she was good in this drama. LCX and her buddy Chen Shao Cong showed most growth in the drama (probably because they started out at lvl 0). CSC is freaking hilarious and I think Li Jia Hang played the role well. My favourite character is Yang Fan though. I think you just can't hate the character because Liu Yi Jun is so awesome with his portrayal. You can really see the difference in just acting and good acting when you watch dramas like Surgeons and In the Name of People. I was blown away by the veterans.
Also, kudos to the scriptwriter for making the female characters likeable and "aggressive". LCX and Yang Yu are just kickass when it comes to dealing with their boyfriends. LCX's responses when asked about ZS were so freaking funny as well. The two couples had good chemistry too. I think they did a good job with the romantic development in that it was a slow process but you can see how they come to like each other. Much better than other dramas where you have no idea why they are falling in love with each other, or the dramas where the main couple lacks chemistry so badly (yes, I'm talking about O2O).
In short, I think Surgeons is a good watch. It sort of faltered towards the end, but I think it's just me who's a little exhausted because of its length (44 episodes) and how frequently the episodes were aired. I was completely drawn in by the earlier episodes though and so I'd give it a 8.5. The drama is also rated 7.5 on Douban, slightly lower than what it should have been because of Bai Bai He's scandal.
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The point is not that this can be what we experience after death; It's more that we need to think more about what it is in this life that we would really like to keep with us forever.
This point needs emphasis. When asked what we want most in life, most of us will talk about our career, achievements, maybe something else. This movie suggests that these kinds of things can not, at the end of the day, be as important as some other experiences we might have. Either way, it challenges us to rethink what we really value.
Much of this film is dedicated to explorations of the lives of a number of fairly ordinary people, trying to identify their most cherished memories. Some critics have condemned the film as boring. It all depends on perspective. If all you want to see is car chases, sex, explosions, special effects ... Avoid this movie. It's just worth noting that the lives and thoughts of others can help us better understand ourselves, so I recommend the film.
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Also at the final his boss tells him that more jobs like this waiting him including acting like a gay guy :D
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Right from the cast that interacts nicely with history, balancing the impending tragedy with gentle humor and a quirky procession of quirky characters, the film features an impressive collection of characters and bold audacious performances.
Miyazawa is painfully fragile and unselfish, while Odagiri's wifey husband is nice. But who really shone was 11-year-old Sugisaki Ito as the most courageous young generation, taking on the pain and responsibility, while maintaining his youthful life.
Directed by Ryôta Nakano who made a dazzling script, it provides an emotional load of tears as the family history intertwines with humor and marked with multiple surprises.
The sound is solid, but the full surround effects seem to be lacking, in the scenarios part does not deserve to be.
Overall "Her Love Boils Bathwater" is cheerful and adds to every scene. A balanced film that deserves to be watched.
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