Reviews

The romance here is so good, and so strong, I could overlook a lot . . .

Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Sun-jae steals the show as the ideal traditional romantic male. Putting our main character's safety above his own, being strong, handsome, and famous while still earnest, honest and sentimental. Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol has great chemistry with him, but her character and acting is a bit one note on its own.

This drama will go down as one of my all time favorite romances, but unfortunately not one of my favorite shows overall. The premise of a 'groundhogs day' is somewhat unique to start, but there's a lot here rehashed from the K-Drama plot bin including serial killers, slapstick comedy about working class people, etc. as the scenario repeats, and repeats, and repeats it starts to wear thin.

BUT YET! I could watch Ryu Sun-Jae being in love with Im Sol for 50 episodes if need be, that's how good the romance is here. It's worth a watch despite the flaws. Music is strong and there's some scenes worth a rewatch.

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It wasn't the worst thing I have watched this year, but far from the best.

I will be a bit contrary to many here and say I kinda liked this series, it was a light and quick watch. It wasn't too cuddly or overly sexual, and it wasn't dark, abusive, or heavy. It feels very much like a 2017 era BL series, and that is OK by me if done right. However, this series suffers very badly from the subtitles, and maybe from a few flaws in the story, and/or maybe the directing and editing.

Lets start with the subtitles. They messed up pretty much every pronoun. They instead of me, you instead of I, we instead of me, they didn't get even one right in this series. Then they couldn't decide on the spelling of the names of the characters, which often changed throughout the series and even within the same episode. Calling the girl "necklace" instead of Soi, which I think is the literal 1:1 translation of that name, but not the intended outcome of translation. It makes it so hard to watch, and you have to re-translate things in your head while you are watching and listening. By the second or third episode, I had caught on to their mistakes, and could fix it in my head to mostly make sense.

If you like tropes, then OH BOY this story is 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 with them. The sick mother. A group of engineering students with the grumpy and cold older head student. The "I'm straight, and only gay for you" thing. Work-study trips to help poor village children. Misunderstandings galore. The next to last episode curse where the leads won't talk to each other and don't know why they are arguing. The only thing missing is the white truck of death.

The story is a bit thin in places, and I think they dwelled too long on certain elements like how Pluem is a cold hearted jerk and his weird fascination with a girl who clearly is over the whole relationship. I probably will never understand why Pluem's friends didn't sit down with him back in High School 15 relationships ago and say "hey buddy, you know that you are being a jackass, you might want to tone it down". I won't disagree with anyone who says the story could have been better written and edited in general. But it wasn't probably ever meant to be a complex story filled with twists and turns, it was probably supposed to be a basic 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 story.

I said this in the comment section, but what type of crazy person wears high-heels and a skirt on a jungle work expedition? Girl was trying too hard to be a temptress, and play the helpless victim to get her a man. I would have told that chick to march her own ass up that mountain trail. How did they even let her on the bus dressed that way?

I wish they would have put some of the stuff that the actors said in the behind the scenes into the storyline. Like Pluem's parents, for example. That would have filled in some big gaps in the storyline, and explained the actions of the character. Instead, we learn about it after the series ended.

Continuity and editing is pretty poor at times, for example the dog that Pluem brings home is a big white fluffy Malamute or Chow, and the puppy is a tan Pomeranian.

Parts of the ending was a bit odd as well, we get some potential side couple love confessions, but then cut right to behind the scenes with no apparent resolution to those confessions. Even a simple acceptance/rejection of the proposal would have worked, or maybe that did happen but the subtitles messed it up?

I think the acting was mostly good. The twins are hot as well as 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 and Suea is cute as a button and funny. Most of these are beginner actors, or in their first series, and they did good considering that. I liked the contrast between the soft and almost feminine Prod compared to the barking and rough Pluem. That said, Kimmon sure doesn't like intimacy. To me, he almost looks uncomfortable at times, and I suspect part of why the girls got a love scene while the leads did not.

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Decent story, could have been executed a bit better

This was in many ways a very beautiful story, or should i say two parallel stories one we know will end with our male lead dyeing. The other a story of youth, young romance and healing of not the worst kind but still healing.

While the time line is all mixed up, the uniforms make sure to keep us from getting confused however once the flashbacks turn in to some kind of talking to a memory the cringe takes over and I found myself rolling my eyes taking a deep breath and just exhaling in frustration.

The overall message is pretty good though and it does not take the issue of suicide or the self guilt afterwords lightly at all which should have upped the score but there where a few to many details that I just could not ignore while setting the score for this.

The acting varies between good and meeh, As Seo Ji Hoon and So Ju Yeons acting is noticably better than the rest of the leading cast. That said the teens are lovely most of the time and there is this little cute gay side couple that share a yellow umbrella in the most subtle but sweet way.

An okay watch, easy to binge as it has short episodes and a decent pacing with the plot.

One more thing the casting of the younger brother was waaay off,
Seo Ji Hoon and Kim Min Kyu look nothing like each other, and do not share the same mimics and can bearaly pass as brothers not to mention look just like his brother... These two are litteraly the guys to disproveonce and for all those ignorant people who say "but they all look the same"

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Ethics are dead

Embark on a paranormal journey of revenge to direct us into a deeper and cruel perspective of life -that some people are too corrupted to disregard morals and principles. Honestly, the first few episodes were meh and almost dropped my expectations from the show. Not until the revelation of Non’s backstory happened and everything seemed to get more interesting.

Bullying has continued to ruin several lives since then. The story fueled my anger toward the students knowing that at a young age, these guys are already minions of Satan. Not even a single character from this show is lovable; everyone has a rotted personality. Indeed, birds of the same feather, flock together.

A mess, but the kind of mess that attracts one’s attention. Plot after plot happened but I feel disappointed in how they concluded the show in an open-ended type of finale, without giving proper justice to the victims. I am rooting for New/Tan's vengeance on what happened to his family. He deserves and has the right to be the sole main role here and not anyone else.

Thank you to Jjay for re-introducing me to the show which I used to ignore during its airing period. It was a good drama having a well-established storyline from beginning to end. Yet, the execution was weak to moderate. It has the potential for a sequel that can discuss the aftermath of the chaos in the vacation house, the public sympathy for the fallen victims, and re-surfacing another revenge plot against those who survived the bloody party. And I would like to see the adults too being imprisoned and perish in hell.

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this series was doing pretty gud only to fucm everything in ep 9

hear me out.. everything upto ep 9 was just nice.. altho there were some problems and confusion.. like why didn't korn say anything when he was being accused by win in the first ep bcoz of the shares... why did win have so little trust in korn like actually I was veryyy irritated at thi.. like win has known korn for like more that 12 years and he accuses him like that??? unbelievable... and also I didn't like how bitchy wins character was at the beginning like him continuously screaming at his sister was unavceptable but okay... and also I have too bow down to korns patience.. I mean in the 2nd ep he tries soo damn hard to convince win to go w him but he just wouldn't lasn.. if it was me in his place I would hve just left him "do what ever j want" that's wt I wd hve said but okayy...

the whole road trip was very enjoyabble... but to be honest I'm not a fan of body swapping like altho it was win on the conscious level.. the body sti belonged to lin.. so all the kisses? well technically it was lin and not win... tbh there is this one manhwa 'at the end of the road' and it's my NO1 fav manhwa.. it also involves body swapping but i dont seem to have a problem w that.. but in case of this series.. I don't like the swapping(prolly coz after all win was in a girls body.. if it was a guy I still wd have liked it maybe?)... but I liveee the fact that even though it was lin's body.. to the audience it seemed like the interaction was between win and korn afterall so I loved that...

and win's doubt wheter korn likes him or lin was also quite understandable... but still it lacked COMMUNICATION like wtf I hatee thisss there was so much to be told.. but none of them said it... and also I don't like how it was alwaysssssssss korn reaching out to win when there were problems never win

that was all the problems upto ep 9 and it was quite alr till then
but the way they fucked it up in ep 9 is just ughhhh... broooooo first of all I don't understand at all why korn agreed to the engagement altho he liked win bro wtff??
like the mother asked if anything happened between them during the 7days ... korn couldve easily told her no and called off the engagement by saying he doesn't feel anything for her.. but no he just said yes to it...
Then I think I kinda get why win supported the engagement.. like he thought his sister liked korn so he just decided to sacrifice himself for his sister (altho it was not a good decision because win knew korn didn't like lin but he likes win.. so it wd make more sense for kornwin rather than kornlin) but ig win didn't care to consider korns feelings)? (I mean I can't blame him since korn agreed to the engagement) but this is soo fucked up like kornn broo just deny and cut off the engagement???

and brooooo that doctor and lin wereee sooo stupid??? like okay the plan was quite nice that they will go along w the engagement and force win to speak out his heart.. but didn't they think it was tok much like to act fake till the day of the engagement???? like what if they had got engaged fr??? and also it wd have been so embarrasing to call off the engagement like that???

and broo that mother was such a bitch.. like tbh since the first eps I thought she was a nice person but no!???????? she was a bitch broo who does that to their own kids... and also tbh I don't understand what made her change her mind so suddenly that she confessed to everything she did... and also I didn't like how she was forgiven soooo quickly like wthhhh

apart from this it was quite nice but mediocre the only nice thing was the 7say trip which again got a lil irritatinh coz of win's whining... but okayyy

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Cozy and Heartwarming

As someone who loves the manga this was a great short watch!

I do have to say I wish it had was more episodes. They wrapped it up nicely and pacing was great, but I would’ve liked to see Nomoto and Kasuga develop more like they do in the manga. I also went into the drama hoping to see Yako since I loved her in the manga. I love that Nomoto has an asexual lesbian friend who also has a passion for food, and I was sad to not see her.

Otherwise though, I really like how this was done! The cinematography was great. I enjoyed all the acting. They stayed pretty close to the original source material and I had the same feelings watching it as I did reading it. I will forever love the simplicity of the plot and the commentary on women and our relationships with food. I definitely recommend checking this out — and the manga too!

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A fun rom-com

You must suspend all notion of reality to really enjoy this time travel fantasy about a girl who wants a do-over to correct past mistakes. This romantic comedy will make you laugh out loud and really appreciate the efforts of the production team, even when the writing gets hard to follow. After so much mental gymnastics trying to follow the numerous timelines, I gave up and decided to just enjoy it.

What I love most about this rom-com is the chemistry between our main leads and the wonderful acting of the entire cast. I am especially impressed with Byeon Woo Sook's performance and feel he is really growing as an actor. The way he looks at his FL is just endearing. That twist from cold to hot had my head spinning. It was a total gotcha moment. Well-played! The supporting cast, particularly Kim Won Hae as Rye Seon Jae's dad, were hilarious and a joy to watch with their antics.

The darker elements used in the writing felt unnecessary, as the writers could have come up with an equally effective way of justifying the time travel without going to such lengths to make the stakes higher. Depression and suicide are dark enough and I think that would have been a sufficient plot device to want to travel back to change the past, all while learning a few things about yourself along the way. The writers, however, chose to make this even darker, giving it Strong Woman Do Bong Soon vibes. This felt too dark for a rom-com, in my opinion. Plot becomes a little hard to follow after subsequent forays into the past and the hasty explanation to it implausible---but it's fantasy so you have to forgive them.

OST is great. Looking forward to adding them to my k-drama hit list. I recommend this one for the fun story and exemplary performances.

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Petals of Love

I began to watch this drama best off of a recommendation and let me tell you, the first few minutes you will be like, what am I watching. It was definitely hot to say the least.

ML (Yan Zi Xian aka He Xing Zhou) walks in on our FL (Hong Xia aka Yang An Ning) taking a bath. But that’s not the best part, He Xing Zhou snatches up a robe and lifts her naked body out of the bath and wraps her in the robe and places her on a chaise. She then begins her seduction of him and him of her – it is so well done that you can feel the heat coming off of them.

After taking all of that in…I was intrigued to see what was going to happen next.

Yang An Ning is a famous opera actress in Yuncheng and is out for revenge to avenge the death of her senior brother, Snowdrop who was an actress too. She makes a hard play, I mean hard play for He Xing Zhou, the son of the local warlord. He Xing Zhou is known as the “Devil of Yucheng” due to his cold demeanor, standoffishness and unpleasant disposition. Many were surprised that the warlord and the actress had become an item. They thought he would be with Lu Yongxi, daughter of the Lus but she betrayed him and decided to marry his disabled brother (Cao Jun Hao aka He Ming Ting).

To further immerse herself with He Xing Zhou’s life, Yang An Ning sets several traps for him throughout the drama The first one was having an assailant come to attack He Xing Zhou. She then steps in front of him and gets stabbed saving him. He is shocked to see that she would do such an act of kindness for him. He takes her to the car where he gives her first aid. He asks her what she wants in return for saving him. She says she wants to go to the Commander’s Mansion. This was the last place that Snowdrop was at when he died. She needed to get entry so that she could investigate his death hence putting He Xing Zhou in her debt for saving him and the price was just what she wanted -- to get into the Commander's Mansion. He Xing Zhou agrees but tells her that it won’t be a friendly encounter to which she tells him she doesn’t care. Once again, her seduction of him is on. The car is steamed up once he begins kissing her, goodness, he was going for it…whew!

Yang An Ning upon entering the Commander’s Mansion has her first meeting with Lu Yongxi and He Ming Ting. These two will be a catalyst for both He Xing Zhou and Yang An Ning throughout the drama.

He Xing Zhou does not have a good relationship with his father (Yang Xiao Bo aka He Zhen Yun) due to how his mother died. While He Xing Zhou was meeting with his father, Yang An Ning also ran into Mrs. He where an argument ensued based on her making a comment about Snowdrop, actresses etc. which set Yang An Ning off. Not liking her attitude Mrs. He literally tortures Yang An Ning with beating and clamping both her hands. Hearing all of this commotion, He Ming Ting attempts to stop his mother who was not to be dissuaded by him and continued until, you got it, here comes He Xing Zhou.

Things escalated to the point until He Zhen Yun hears all the arguing. This is where He Xing Zhou got pushed to his breaking point because he was angry with his father mentioning about Yang An Ning being an actress, reminding him of how his father treated his mother. He decides right then and there and tells everyone he was marrying Yang An Ning in three days. Yang An Ning then takes this opportunity to set up another trap by saying she is pregnant. Of course, He Xing Zhou knew she was lying and told her never to act so brazen again, or else.

The wedding day arrives. You know there is going to be drama and there was. As Yang An Ning sat in the wedding carriage outside of the He Mansion, He Xing Zhou is told that Lu Xiong poisoned herself to commit suicide. He Xing Zhou comes out of the mansion, not even telling Yang An Ning what is going on and leaves to go to Lu Xiong dressed in his groom apparel. She sat all day long waiting for He Xing Zhou to return.

Meanwhile, He Xing Zhou finds out that Lu Xiong was trying to stop him from marrying Yang An Ning. This is a double wedding you will find out that is why she tried to kill herself because Lu Xiong had to finally marry, He Ming Ting, all the while still in love with He Xing Zhou. He wasn’t down with anything that she was saying. And again, tells her it is over. She moved on with his brother and it was her choice, so this is the last time he will have conversation with her.

Yang An Ning was still waiting until Mrs. He comes out and tells her she can come into the mansion. They embarrass her beyond all means to the point that in order for her to marry He Xing Zhou she had to kneel in the courtyard while it rained on her. If he did not return by midnight there would be no wedding and she would have to leave the mansion.

He Xing Zhou makes it with Lu Xiong on horseback and races in to find Yang An Ning drenched and kneeling in the rain. He asks her why she is kneeling all the while cutting death glances to Mrs. He. She tells him that she thought he didn't want to marry her. At that moment, when you see him carry her to get married, you will love him even more. The next morning, the way he looks at her and holds her, oh, and when he smiles, you can tell he loves her. Right there was a major turning point in their relationship.

You do get to see some lighthearted moments between them when he is jealous of his brother and when they truly fall in love once she really becomes pregnant.

Oh, and wait to you see him give her the medicine she needs to take for her pregnancy. Well, you will definitely want to take it from him that way moving forward. This man can kiss…. wow!!!

There are some exciting highlights that unfold in this drama:
- She has an “accident” that she makes them believe that Mrs. He did to make her have a miscarriage
- The murder of He Zhen Yun (his father) - which He Xing Zhou is blamed for killing him
- The loss of their baby after she really does get pregnant (Lu Xiong switches out the medicine that he makes for her)
- He Xing Zhou becomes addicted to opium (because He Ming Ting switching his cigars with opium)
- Lu Xiong gives her something to strip her voice so that she will not be able to sing
- The ring that put marks on Snowdrops body and death was caused by He Ming Ting
- Yang An Ning stabbing He Xing Zhou and loses her mind

Lu Yongxi is just one screw loose because she only loves He Xing Zhou, but she decided on He Ming Ting who you will find out is even nuttier than her. She does make the ultimate sacrifice for both He Xing Zhou and Yang An Ning which will make you feel sorry for all the abuse that she put up with He Ming Ting.

The ML and FL have off the chart chemistry and their romantic scenes, forget about it! So hot! You will keep looking at the FL as if you know her from somewhere, I will help you with that, she reminds you of the American actress, Jenna Dewan.

Yan Zi Xian in every drama I’ve seen him in (Lovesickness, Chasing Love and Taking Love as a Contract) he brings it. Definitely a favorite to watch. The man ladies, can kiss, just watch him.

Everything to me was good with regards to the story. The ending left me feeling blah. I felt like something was missing and it could have been better. Don’t get me wrong, it is a happy ending, but it just leaves you wanting some more.

But I can truly say in the end, the petals of love of a begonia did encompass both Yang An Ning and He Xing Zhou with affection, love, pleasure, longing, happiness, desire, passion and romance.

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*heavy sigh*

While watching the earlier episodes, I couldn't believe that the rating was 7.5 because it had some fun things going for it! I like the actor for the ML and the high energy of events was great.

As the story continued, I saw how the story fell apart, the FL didn't really grow, even though I know love doesnt need a reason...I couldn't really figure out why ML and 2ML were so infatuated with FL. Worst offense was after all the hard work, we don't get to see the big final performance.

I thought some of the music was really cool and some of the side characters were awesome! I like the vice captain girl that quietly held everything together and there was never once a hint that she had feelings for the captain. She was strong and on her own path to figuring out her self worth! Poor thing got buried in a frustrating show...

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(Updated) Strong Start, Weak Middle... I'm stuck on episode 6. Does it get better?

They had such a great set up—a news anchor who is forced to be honest. If you look on Youtube for news anchor goof ups and bloopers, you know they had so much potential material here. Yet, they immediately drove that concept into the ditch and set it on fire.

To do what? To turn it into subpar dating show with watered-down melodrama.

Reason for rating: I know it's a romcom, but is it too much to ask for a well-crafted romcom? The show dropped the humor and failed to develop reasons to emotionally invest in the characters. Production quality, tropes, and good actors are not enough to justify a decent rating. I'm so sick of predictable romcoms that lack romantic tension, excitement, risk, and forget to be a comedy, too. (Do main leads and second leads always need to be paired up? What about a romcom where they realize they're better off friends and end up with a second lead or supporting character?)

Original review: Lately, my biggest pet peeve is romcoms that start off with lots of humor and then completely dissolve both the characters' and the shows' humor and personality for the sake of pursuing an uninspiring romance.

This show would be far more engaging if they stuck with the news office setting, kept the humor of the initial scenes, and built up the characters individually, maybe added more friction and competition between them. They did highlight their personal backgrounds, but it was generic and rushed, rather than being anything emotionally compelling.

To be honest, I keep turning it on and turning it off. I find the current "reality show" plot repetitive... and the lingering stare while the other isn't looking is *not* building romantic tension for me. I'm not seeing any chemistry between them, and they hardly even spend time together. I'm just not seeing how they ended up liking each other covertly.

I'm stuck on episode 6. Does it get better? Should I keep keep going?

I can say, it's not for lack of a good cast, characters, or premise. I absolutely love the actors, and the characters have so much potential... I just wish they were doing a bit more with them! I think a storyline centered more on the original character they established for him, and the humor of inverting his character in that setting, with his challenges and triumphs as a 'frankly speaking' news anchor, would have been far more interesting. Maybe they get back to that?? Maybe it's too early for me to be making these criticisms??

Update: No it does not. We're down to the last episode. If you're looking for comedy, you will not find it here.

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Good frienship, Romantic life total mess 〣( ºΔº )〣

Series centered on a group of 4 long-time friends, in their thirties, and their professional, family and romantic lives: n°1 who became cold after breaking up 6 years ago, n°2 playboy who falls in love with a declining model , No. 3 widower still in mourning, No. 4 married to a dominant wife. They meet their soulmate: No. 1 sports coach, No. declining model, No. 3 sister of No. 2 big 10 years younger.

PROS:
+ The casting: a bunch of great actors
+ Good OSTs
+ Friendship in the group.

CONS:
- All the FL are unbearable!! ლಠ益ಠ)ლ Indecisive, illogical, immature,... What kind of women's image! The FL, in particular, is so annoying and slow ("I need time" 110 times), untill that you wonder if her has a brain...
- Drama too long, with a lot of lengths. The story is diluted, with worn-out twists (the ex's return with a child, for example).

=> Lots of zapping despite the cast...
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Série centrée sur un groupe de 4 amis de longue date, trentenaires, et de leur vie professionnelle, familiale et sentimentale : n°1 devenu cold après rupture il y a 6 ans, n°2 playboy qui tombe amoureux d'un modèle en déclin,n°3 veuf tjs dans le deuil, n°4 marié avec femme dominatrice. Ils rencontrent leur soulmate : n°1 coach sportif, n° modèle en déclin, n° 3 sœur du n°2 bcp + jeune.

PROS:
+ Le casting : a bunch of great actors
+ Bons OST
+ Friendship dans le gpe.

CONS:
- Ttes les FL sont insupportables !! ლಠ益ಠ)ლ Indécise, illogique, immature,... Quelle image des femmes ! La FL, en particulier, est tellement agaçante, lente ("I need time " 110 fois) qu'on se demande si elle a un cerveau...
- Drama bcp trop long, avec bcp de longueurs. La story est délayée, avec des twists usés (retour de l'ex avec un enfant, par exemple).

=> Bcp de zapping malgré le cast ...

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Incrível

Muito bom, me conquistou do inicio ao fim, geralmente eu demoro um pouco para terminar alguns doramas mas eu so nao vi esse de uma vez porque estava em lançamento, todas as minhas segundas e terças feiras foram felizes por causa desse dorama.

Kim Hye Yoon e Byeon Woo Seok foram incríveis nesses papeis principais, Hye yoon foi super divertida e entregou tudo, concerteza eu irei ver mais trabalhos dela

Em resumo é um K-drama super divertido e engraçado, me fez chorar algumas veses mais em todos os episódios eu dava pelo menos uma risada, recomendo muito 💗

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Story

This has been one of the most beautiful series I have watched. I fell in love with gong yoo. There was just something about him. I was mesmerised by him. Lee dong wook was amazing also and I have followed all his series and films but dong yoo was someone I hadn't seen before but I will look to see what he has starred in. Kim
Go Eun just fitted this part so well and jelled with the two male leads. All who took part in this series were brill.
Plenty of eye candy. The story was beautiful from start to finish and to the director and scriptwriter this deserved all the praise it received in 2016..I will watch it again.
Sending love from the UK.. ❤️ X

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