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A Slice of Life
Now that its on netflix, i decided to give it a try.The story is about natsumi, as the stroy progresses we get to know about her character. A person going through a rough patch in her life trying to find her place in the world. The story is all about Natsumi with other characters mostly as background.
This became one of my most favourite watches ever, the characters are self sufficient, the plot if not draggy or too melodramatic at all and it was really nice memorable moments to look back it to. The bond between the brothers is really nice. Each brother has a distinct personality and they are likeable in their own way except for the eldest one.
It also deals with topics such as grief and betrayal. The story wraps up nicely and we get to omurice a bunch of time. Also natsumi is a baddie.
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Sex sells...
or so, because most screentime is awarded to nc scenes or stupid banter. Story? Afterthought. There is not really a comprehensible story. How they got to be lovers is just ridicilous. It does also not help when the subtitles are not well done and many jokes are drowned through bad translations.I guess this was just a payday for the actors and they had fun doing something stupid. There are worse things then getting paid for doing something stupid. But overall this was just awful. A series doesn’t always have to take itself seriously, but there was not a story to speak of, the jokes were mostly in poor taste and of the lowest calibre.
And the finale was the usual fanservice. Production quality was ok, but because it was not a DMD production, it was not as good as DMD could have made it. The audio editing was especially poor with many songs often mixed in one scene which does not make sense at all.
Thai's can't do comedy imho. Maybe I need to have a special humor to get it, but even with humor there is no story which could elevate this series. It's just a waste of time and there are more interesting things to watch.
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One of the best Xianxia dramas out there
this drama.. I've watched it years ago. and still can't forget about it. out of three franchise of Ancient Love Poetry,The Last Immortal and Moonlight Mystique,this is the top one for me,even more favourite than MM,even though I'm a BaiLu fan. one thing I want to say is that Zhou Dongyu.. SHE'S A PHENOMENAL ACTRESS. no wonder she's a movie actress. The plot is so good, it's stuck in my mind even after years. whoever loves xianxia dramas,give it a try. it's very very good. And will not disappoint you.Was this review helpful to you?
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So bad it's actually comical
Let me make it clear from the start: This drama is cringe.Storyline: A train wreck. No logics, no originality. Almost everybody is on a guilt trip, except a few who are just evil. absurd ending.
Acting: It has the general feeling of a pantomime. Either expressionless or overacting. It's so bad I think any village theatre production would be above this. Song Wei Long is either hunched or pulling ugly faces. The support characters come across as a pantomime.
Make up: Song Wei Long looks more like a transvestite than a demon lord with that ridiculous eyeliner. His puffed up wig makes him look more like a middle aged western lady than a masculine hero. The overall result is second hand embarrassment. Deng looks like a 15 year old with a fake moustache. Some of the other characters also look straight out of a slapstick comedy.
Bad direction, choppy editing, CGI done by the intern, etc.
I'll stop here, I think you get the picture.
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Highly recommended! Road to Success
The cast is soooooo!! They're so handsome and talented the way they act is full of emotions! I always finished drama after it air or all episodes are out but this one I cannot control myself to watch it everyday! 😞I usually pride myself on my self-control when it comes to watching dramas. My golden rule has always been to wait until a series fully finishes airing so I can binge-watch all the episodes at my own pace. But Road to Success completely shattered that rule. I honestly cannot control myself—I find myself counting down the hours and tuning in every single day the moment a new episode drops on iQIYI!
The biggest reason this drama is so utterly addictive is the phenomenal cast and the unique direction by Lee Ching Jung. She has this magical way of capturing intense, raw, and full-of-emotion moments that tug at your heartstrings, making the everyday struggles of the characters feel so deeply personal. The leads are incredibly handsome and beautiful, but it’s their immense talent that truly holds you captive.
Esther Yu delivers such a brilliant, refreshing performance as Lin Wanxing, the sharp psychology PhD student who unexpectedly finds herself managing sports equipment at Hongjing No. 8 High School. Watching her interact with Chen Jingke, who plays the mysterious, brooding former British football coach Wang Fa, is pure gold. Their chemistry is electric—the perfect blend of her playful psychological tricks and his strict, stoic demeanor. They don't just deliver lines; they make you feel every ounce of their hidden baggage, healing, and slow-burn romance.
Beyond the main romance, the underdog football team completely steals the show. The emotional rollercoaster of watching these bottom-ranked students fight through intense Gaokao (college entrance exam) pressure while chasing their athletic dreams is incredibly motivational. It strikes the perfect balance between high-stakes sports tension and deeply moving, human moments. Every episode leaves you desperate to see them overcome their next hurdle, which is exactly why my plan to wait for the finale completely failed. If you want a drama with a gorgeous cast, stellar acting, and a storyline that makes you care about every single character, Road to Success is an absolute must-watch. Just be prepared to lose all your self-control!
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Journey With The Antagonists
The production value of this series is certainly exceptional. The cinematography, costumes, music, and editing were near perfection. There are many scenes that will bring you deeply into the story with laughs, tears, joys, and sorrows. It is an entertaining and dynamic story that brings you along and introduces you to characters that you know will enhance or add significantly to the story. Nothing is meant for diversion; it is all for moving the story along. While this story had all the elements of being an epic, it never quite got there for me. It feels like it should have been, but it just never quite reached that pinnacle. I found the ending a bit belaboring and oddly unsettling. As with their whole love story, it just never felt complete to me. Honestly, I was so much more moved by the ‘antagonists’ and their love than I was by the love connection between the protagonists.Was this review helpful to you?
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A good romcom in early 2026
I have high expectation about this drama after know the cast and trailer. I liked the story in the first few episodes. The lead actors' performances were good, even though there was a lack of chemistry between them. The male lead's acting felt a bit stiff and awkward in certain scenes, despite him being a rising actor. Many fan service's of course if you guys like it, but the plot story deteriorated in the last few episodes. The conflict that arose could have been resolved better if the main couple had communicated effectively, and it is not clearly shown what karma SML receives after committing all those evil acts against the King.If you’re looking for a romcom drama reminiscent from the early 2010s drama's, this might be the perfect choice. It features a female lead with a strong personality and a funny side, alongside a handsome, seemingly cold male lead who harbors a dark past. Well, this is like the type of romcom drama from ten years ago, where the story didn't need to be overly complicated or demand that the audience think too hard, and watching it simply brought a sense of warmth and happiness.
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Pretty good for a short
Considering this was a short it was one of the better shorts i've seen. I was lucky someone made this as a movie, so i didn't have to endure 2 minute episodes.The story was good, the visuals and music were good too. I always happy to see a historical BL.
The actors all did a good job, the mains had some chemistry. The kisses and NC scenes were ok, not bad, but not great either.
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oh my god.
dare I say one of the best bls I’ve watched.. there’s cute scenes, there’s spicy scenes, there’s serious, there’s funny. it has literally everything. it’s so perfectly done. the title is CRAZY CRINGE but oh my god this series was AMAZING. Not to mention their chemistry was OOZINGG. I knew Fluke (Sila) from GMM but this showed a whole new side, the way he looks at the other guy honestly I would fold immediately. Chemistry 10/10, kisses 10/10, intimate scenes 10/10. Loved everything about this series genuinely!! I just wish we got more of those two younger boys!! they were so cute:(Was this review helpful to you?
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Heart flutering
Episode 14 on the bed side , want to give her medicine through his lips.💋Wanting to kiss her and more .❤️
My heart flutters , the actor of Speed & Love , Fated Boy .
Delivers his charme, his sensual body language.🙈 love every episode
The intriges , betrayels, cunning , shrewd , CP & the FL smart , cold demeanor, when these to hit it of .
After period cooling down, and he doesn't take NO for an answer .
We gonna see sparks fly , and fire for an whole forest.
Rewatched the first 8 episodes to understand the storyline better .
Missed a few spots , hopefully ML doesn't die , but i think he does. 💔 leaving her heartbroken final.
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Love, Loads, and Laundry: Why "Xiao Fang" Feels Like Home
“Xiao Fang” is the kind of show that lives right in the middle of ordinary people’s everyday grind. It wraps you up in the soft, warm bits—three meals a day, the changing seasons, all those little family moments that make you smile—but it also doesn’t flinch when it comes to the sharp, gut-punch realities of love and marriage negotiations. What I love most is how the characters are written. Whether it’s the younger generation tangled up in wedding anxieties or the stubborn, calculating parents and elders, every single one feels three-dimensional and deep. There are no flat good guys or bad guys here—you can find their real-life twins in any crowd. Through tiny, mundane details, the show slices right into the underlying conflicts of modern marriage and generational clashes. It’s raw, but it hits home hard.My absolute favorite? The two Chinese dads. They’re total opposites in personality, but both are hilarious with their sharp, witty banter. And every argument they have? It’s all rooted in that fierce, protective love for their kids. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Putting these two in a room together, watching them go at it—not only is it pure entertainment, but it also lays bare every single disagreement between two families over what a wedding should look like. It’s honest, it’s messy, and it’s so well acted.
Honestly, this is the smoothest, most easy-breezy watch I’ve had all year—and the cinematography is gorgeous too. Can’t recommend it enough.
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ဖရင်ရဲ့ရှက်ပြုံးလေးတွေနဲ့ ဘက်ကီ့ရဲ့ ရဲရင့်ပျက်သားတဲ့အချစ်တွေကို အရမ်းကြိုက်တယ် ရှု့ခင်းတွေလည်းအရမ်းမိုက်သလို ရိုက်ချက်တွေလည်းကြိုက်တယ် ဝတ္တုဇာတ်ညွှန်းက နဲနဲ adult ဘက်ကိုသွားနေပေမယ့် လှလှပပနုနုညံ့ညံ့လေးရိုက်ထား သရုပ်ဆောင်ထားတာ ကြည်ရတာလုံးဝမရိုင်းဘူးWas this review helpful to you?
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freenbecky ကိုအရမ်းကြိုက်တယ် .the air မှာ သူတို့ရဲ့သရုပ်ဆောင်စွမ်းရည်တွေတအားတိုးတက်လာတာ သတိထားမိတယ် ဘာစကားလုံးမှမလိုပဲဖော်ပြသွားတဲ့ ရင်ထဲက အချစ်တွေကို ပိုလို့တောင်သတိထားမိသေးတယဖရင်ကအရင်ကတည်းကေတာ်ပြီးသား ဘက်ကီလေးလည်းပိုတိုးတက်လာတယ် 😍🥰Was this review helpful to you?
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Extraordinary photography, a deep story.
I started watching The Forbidden Flower because of the mixed opinions I'd read about it. Some people said it wasn't a particularly deep drama, that the characters were flat, but that the cinematography was stunning. And I have to say, the cinematography, the use of colors, the framing, and the way light and shadows are used... it's a work of art.As for the story itself, I actually think it's very solid. There isn't a clear-cut "good" or "bad" character; instead, everyone is morally nuanced and flawed in their own way. What I appreciated most about the majority of the characters is that, when faced with hardship or someone who is suffering, they put aside their disagreements and stand by that person. In this case, that person is He Ran.
At first, I couldn't stand He Ran's mother. I thought she was overly controlling and overprotective of her daughter. But as the story progressed, I realized there were much deeper reasons behind her behavior. She had already lost her husband to the very same illness that now threatens her daughter. It's only natural that she wants to protect the precious child she brought into the world—the living reminder of the love she shared with her late husband. And it is totally legit that she let herself go, with eating and drinking, that's a big weight on her heart! And it is fair to open to new relationships, as well.
I also loved Han Yu and her uncle. As much as Han Yu loved and cared about He Ran, she let her go to Xiao Han because she knew it was what He Ran truly wanted: to experience her first—and perhaps last—great love. The line that stayed with me the most was something He Ran's uncle said, along the lines of, "I never said what you were doing was wrong."
I can also understand He Ran's decision not to tell Xiao Han about her illness. She wanted to experience a carefree kind of love, free from pity or the weight of her condition. But, as we know, life had other plans for her.
The only character who left me a little conflicted was Xiao Han. He does his job as a "lover," but he often seemed lost, as if he had no real purpose in life—until he found one in He Ran. We don't learn much about his past, but I think that was probably a deliberate choice by the writers. The drama's message is to live in the present instead of dwelling on the past, something we also see reflected in He Ran's bright, curious, bubbly personality.
Also loved the music!
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Good Second Season.
I very much liked seeing Toma open up, set goals, and strive to achieve them. I don't know if I just haven't read/watched shows that switched up like this before (the first season focused on 1 main character, the second on the other), but it felt unique and fresh. I was a bit worried about how the story would progress, so it was a nice switch up/surprise. I liked the progression of their relationship and the ending was really well done.However, I still have similar problems to those in the first season; Mamiya is just too trusting. Also, didn't like the new guy BA much as a character; for a while, I was honestly just suspicious of him. I was given the impression that Sahashi gets really jealous and possessive in this season, so I was excited because I wanted to see more of his yandere side... but none of that was true? Overall, I think the show should've been a bit darker, and Mamiya being a kind of "blushing virgin" throughout the entire show got quite frustrating.
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