Reviews

Parabéns esse bl foi uma merda

Pensei tanto em dropar ele, mas infelizmente continuei assistindo, e ainda por cima foi no 2x... BossNoeul entregam muita química, mas o Noeul misericórdia, todo papel dele é a mesmíssima coisa, esse cara tadinho bem alívio comico, E QUE BOSTA DE PLOT FOI ESSE???? a pessoa fica mais confusa do que tudo, é impossível saber oque danado o Cirrus é, prometeram muito, muito mesmo, queria que continuassem com a história que está NO TÍTULO DO BL, mas a MAME igual a besta fera "decidiu" ir pro outro lado... Chato demais, não sei como teve gente que gostou disso, não se aprofundaram em outras histórias, a da mãe do Cir, do irmão, do pai, do casal secundário, das amigas do Phu, ficou só naquela lezeira do casal principal. Não queria dizer isso mas a única coisa boa foram os beijos 🥵 KAKKAKKAKAKKA (e o Boss que estava explodindo de tesudo).

Lire la suite

Be honest about how you feel and act accordingly, or you will hurt yourself and others.

I liked the "Dreaming of the future" theme; it's a shame it never comes up again in the plot at any point. The secondary characters are interesting. The production is good (except for the audio glitches that occur a few times), but I found the series' opening quite generic and lacking in any unique elements.
However, as the episodes progressed, Song's behavior unfortunately made me start rooting for Piang to end up with another doctor. She kept "playing games" with Piang: she would say, "Go away, leave me alone," while her actions actually said, "Stay by my side." Furthermore, I couldn't find a single solid reason for Piang to love Song, and I found the idea of becoming "friends with benefits" in hopes of making Song fall in love to be completely wrong. If you start a casual relationship and tell the other person, "I don't want anything serious," but you're actually lying—with the real intention of making them fall for you because you love them—that is wrong. The right thing to do is to be sincere and speak your mind; after all, if the roles were reversed, NO ONE would forgive someone for saying they loved the other person and wanted a serious relationship when, in reality, they didn't love them and just wanted to play games. Sincerity is the foundation of everything.


PS.: Couldn't believe Song's crying at the beginning of the episode. One moment Song is crying for someone, and the next she's not. Did she forget she was crying? Hahahaha. At several points the audio is very low, disrupting the experience and disconnecting the viewer.

Lire la suite

Genuinely one of the best endings I've seen till date

Hidden love was one of my top picks, which is why I decided to start this.
Won't say it doesn't have its shortcomings; around ep. 16 I did stop watching it, thinking it would be yet another misunderstanding trope. But THANK GOD I gave it another chance.
REALLY hats off to the author; she wrote a masterpiece with One and Hidden Love too. Also, BOTH the actors, the ML and the FL, really did a great job ESPECIALLY the FL; she really portrayed her role well
In the end, I just want to say If you are debating watching it
You SHOULD absolutely give it one chance

Lire la suite

The Acting

I was not prepared for how immersed I became in this drama. Pursuit of Jade follows Fan Changyu, a butcher’s daughter, and Xie Zheng, a fallen marquis living under a fake name, who end up in a marriage of convenience — both with their own secrets and agendas. Sounds familiar, right? But this one hits different.

The leads were incredible. Zhang Linghe fully immersed himself in the role and it showed. There was this one scene where he showed so much tenderness and care that it took my breath away. I had to pause and just sit with it for a second. Their relationship evolved gradually and it felt so earned — none of that rushed, episode-ten confession energy. You actually believe these two people are falling for each other.

Tian Xiwei plays Fan Changyu as this strong, no-nonsense woman who is also deeply human and warm. She’s not the typical delicate heroine waiting to be saved. She shows up, she fights, she loves hard. Her fighting scenes were incredibly executed — watching her hold her own on the battlefield with nothing but a butcher’s knife was something else. She might be my new favorite female lead in the genre.

The show is gorgeous visually too. The snow scenes especially — so pretty it almost doesn’t feel real.

My only complaint is that the second half loses a little of that cozy, intimate magic the first half had. Once they leave the small town setting it gets a bit all over the place. But the performances pulled me through every time.

Bottom line — watch it. You will not regret it.

Lire la suite

Loved this one.

Really enjoyed this one. ZeeNuNew killed their performances. You can literally see how comfortable they are with each other and that reflects so well in the nc scenes and romantic parts. Loved both of their characters, their strengths, their weaknesses, and their faults.

The storyline was pretty dang good. Loved the twists and danger. The archery forest scene was pretty exciting.

Not a fan of Ramil/Paytai. Such a toxic situation that really HURT at times. They felt so helpless. I'm kind of glad these two aren't partners anymore (I didn't realize that until halfway through the show, I'm new to BL) because something was off about their chemistry.

Calvin and Jay were cute but didn't get enough air time. Wish they would've been the second couple.

Lire la suite

SHOCKED, MOVED, GAGGED!! 3XS

Watching Zhan Zhao Adventures made me realize how much some earlier dramas this year struggled with recycling overly familiar plots, overusing romantic tropes, and delivering performances that didn’t always feel convincing. When compared side by side, those weaknesses became even more obvious.

This drama genuinely surprised me. It had the badass swordsmen, swordswomen, martial artists, and action sequences I expected, but what made it stand out was the humility and emotional restraint beneath all the excitement. The story didn’t rely on exaggerated romance or the usual “googly-eyed” love trope to keep viewers invested. Instead, it allowed the characters, writing, and atmosphere to carry the drama, and it worked.

Lire la suite

SENTIMIENTO A MIL

Está serie me hizo sentir absolutamente todo por los personajes, odio, amor, rencor. Lloré muchisimoooo.

Ambas se hirieron, ambas sufrieron.
Pero la serie es el claro ejemplo de vivir en la culpa, seguir en esa rueda de culpa nos hace a nosotros mismo encerrarnos en esa burbuja y nunca jamás salir de ella y solo destruirnos por completo.

Vale la pena ver está historia!!!

Creo también que muchas veces las emociones (el momento de la ira, el momento del enojo, del odio, del sufrimiento...) nos hace impulsar hacer cosas que más adelante nos arrepentiremos.
Es por eso que en ciertas áreas de nuestras vidas donde las fibras de las emociones están al mil por uno, es mejor tomar decisiones en calma.

Lire la suite

Besties to Lovers

Yu Wan Yin and Xiahou Dan are so chaotic 😅 I have watched a lot of transmigration series and I loved this one because they didn't pretend like they weren't from the future. I like that they were both smart about their actions too.
You will like alot of characters in this drama.
I got mixed up with Yu Wan Yin met Xiahou Po at the SOS flower garden. But I guess that was because the emperor and Xiahou Po looked exactly alike when he was a child.

Anyways LOVED Yu Wan Yin and Xiahou Dan their chemistry!

For the ending, I usually get disappointed because they dont do much other than meeting each other in real like and the end.

Lire la suite

10/10 Where you get best of everything

I have watched many bl/romance drama till now but I was lucky enough to stumble upon this masterpiece. I don't want to just label this as a bl drama, I would rather go ahead and say it's a romance drama. This is a story of two teenagers and we all must have seen/experienced such a story before but what makes it so exceptional is the acting, direction, cinematography, background scores, characters... I can go on and on!
Everything is polished here and sets a standard for entire entertainment industry out there. This is the first drama where I have re-watched episodes multiple times. I HAVE NEVER DONE this before for any drama except for Friends. If I start talking about the chemistry between the leads then I won't be able to finish this review. What I like the best here is the confusion/desire/attraction/love is all so innocent and real that it will make you cry and make you remember when you were 17.
If you are planning to watch this series then please go ahead because if you won't then you have missed watching a masterpiece.
The only best thing that happened in 2020 is "I told sunset about you"

Lire la suite

Amazingly Beautiful

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

It is always refreshing to watch a BL series with a more mature story concept. I also love how this BL series focused on many other underline themes about one’s own struggles. The artful simplicity of this script was incredible. Everything from the relationship development to the overall themes about family was well paced. The entire cast did an outstanding job with their characters. Unfortunately, there is one exception with the male leads which is very puzzling to me. The cinematography was beautiful and helped capture the undertone mood while the events unfolded.

Random Note:

I originally was undecided about watching this because the MDL series synopsis, which is very inaccurate, scared me. The one on GagaOOLala is much better.




******Potential Spoiler Alert******

The exception was the very inconstant chemistry between the two lead actors during the more intimate scenes. There were times that they were great, but then we get the standard dead lip kiss scenes that you usually see in Korean BL series. Although very puzzling to me, this was only a minor irritation.

Lire la suite

Brilliant, Heartbreaking, and Difficult to Watch at Times

I have such mixed feelings about this drama. A story can be brilliantly crafted and emotionally rich, but if the emotional cost—especially due to brutality or themes of cruelty—is too high, it creates an internal conflict.

As a whole, the drama is absolutely wonderful—powerful and introspective. The narrative is an odyssey of sorts, telling an epic story across timelines that brings you into the characters’ hardships and evolving lives. The misfortunes speak to your soul and make you feel deeply. And there are comedic pauses and beautiful cinematography that engage the senses so that the trauma isn’t overwhelming.

But what made this drama difficult for me wasn’t the plot, which centered on hate and revenge—it was how the main character, Siling, translated those elements on screen. There was never enough justification, for me, for how she enacted her malice. Though I understood, intellectually, why she felt hatred and pain—I wished her choices had been executed differently. I think she could have delivered the same wrath without the vicious brutality. And that’s where Siling, and Feud as a whole, lost me. It’s just not my cup of tea to watch people be that brutal to one another. That’s also why I’ve struggled with other dramas like Love & Bid Farewell and Goodbye, My Princess.

So while I was immersed and highly engaged in the beginning and end, episodes 17–27 made it hard for me to imagine watching this again. And for a drama to make it onto my top watch list, my personal criteria is that I must be able to rewatch it. With that said, the performances were phenomenal—especially from Bai Lu and Zeng Shunxi. The supporting cast also shone, with many carrying the main storyline at different points. The show wouldn’t have been the same without them.

Lire la suite

Tenía mucho potencial, pero se quedó a medias.

Estuvo bien, me harté mucho de lo largo que fue todo. Era muy repetitivo, lento y aburrido en muchas ocasiones. La trama me resultó muy pobre, o sea, se veía venir prácticamente todo lo que ocurre. El romance fue bonito, pero como me le faltó más chispa, siento que en cierta forma fue todo muy rápido y como que se quedó muy monótono todo. Me hubiera gustado que tuvieran más vivencias juntos, más momentos divertidos entre ellos, etc.
Creo que nunca me había costado tanto acabarme algo, por lo menos no desde hace un montón de tiempo. Casi que no vio la luz al final del túnel, pero se logró.

Lire la suite

The long journey of "Fourever You" finally comes to an end

Nao finally accepts Tiger's feelings, and after so many episodes of waiting, they officially become a couple. Tiger's overjoyed reaction is both funny and heartwarming, while Nao's shy response makes them an adorable pair.

The finale also gives satisfying conclusions to the stories of both brothers. Watching them choose love over expectations made for a warm and happy ending.

To be honest, Season 1 wasn't really my style. It felt slow, overly sentimental, and very much like a classic Studio Wabi Sabi production. However, Season 2 improved considerably. I especially enjoyed both the Arthit & Daotok arc and the Tiger & Nao arc, which had much better pacing and stronger chemistry.

If you've already watched Season 1, I think Season 2 is definitely worth continuing for.

Lire la suite