It's worth it and there is Hwanie
I've waited Hwanie too much, it's worth it he's absolutely wonderful. Miss him lot, I can't explain but story is also so good, it's obviously funny and a sad story at the same time. My expectations was too much high and I'm really happy about this drama, every main character make me curious so much............................. I think I'll rewatch every week until the next new episode.................................................................................................................Was this review helpful to you?
Every romantic trope is here: from opposites attract, forbidden romance, memory loss, rescues, reincarnation etc. There are fresh conflicts and an opportunity for the women to stand in the rescuing role. I was cheered to see this, but a few things hold this drama back:
1) Too many climactic, should have been the end/resolution moments
2) The acting and chemistry of the main couple is off. Chen Xing Xu (ML) plays a quite stodgy one note character in order to show difference later on - but it makes for a boring first half and a lack of chemistry.
3) Music and production values are sub par. So much so, that I would be taken fully out of the story and clearly could see how they were acting in front of a green screen. When the actors, would struggle or say no - it was really hard not to laugh given it was clear nothing was actually holding them back.
The themes were all over the place as well, though I did enjoy the challenge to an older too rigid generation. This drama is worth a try but just one too many issues to make it into my top tier.
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Low saddness...
The cast did a great job but the story was handicapped from the very beginning. No amount of effort in the writing department would save it if the basis were this fragile. The most crucial part was to show how deep their love was but they failed to establish that, not even remotely close. This led to make all the subsequent events lukewarm and impractical. They didn't even dare to show a single kiss. The drama is padded with sad scenes to make us forget that fact and be drenched in the sadness instead.I hated the ending. There was only one possible, reasonable and appropriate ending that is for both of them to die but the writer didn't allow that.
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Intimacy is the key.
‼️ WARNING: THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS BUT NOT IN A OBVIOUS WAY ‼️STORY: Cute. Extremely cute and funny and romantic.
ACTING/CAST: Absolutely perfect.
MUSIC: Meh.
REWATCH VALUE: 9.5/10.
MORE GENERAL INFORMATION: So, first of all I have to say that this BL shows the best intimacy ever, it literally has the most realistic way of portraying sex. The sex scenes are incredible and it shows so much intimacy and respect between the actors. I loved how they portrayed sky mental illness, how they made us see what was the real reason why sky couldn’t have a relationship. His struggle to understand his own love, and the way Prapai shows him how much loved and strong he is, it’s fcking amazing. I loved how their relationship slowly becomes more and more strong with everything that’s happening around them. Their love growing up is so beautiful and precious, for me it was really important to see this topic being shown. Relationships aren’t perfect and they need to be constructed, it’s lovely to see Prapai taking care of Sky when he’s sick, and it fcking beautiful to see Prapai cry when he saw how much hurt his lover was, Fort (the actor who plays Prapai) did a fcking amazing job showing the characters emotions, how he was feeling so down when he saw Sky giving up on them, when he cried because Sky was hurt and he couldn’t do anything to protect him but now he can, it’s was lovely to see him always looking at Sky’s eyes when he was talking, that is true love. About Payu and Rain, i need to express how fcking adorable they are. Rain’s character is literally a puppy that doesn’t understand anything around him and it’s hilarious how he does things so unintentionally without even noticing, their love story is pure funny moments but it also has a strong point. When Payu asks Rain to stop coming to visit him, we can clearly understand it isn’t because he wants to punish Rain, but because he wants Rain to learn how to focus on his own life and on his university life, in a relationship it is important to have a balance between things. Payu never debuted Rain’s intelligence or capacity to get good results and grades even though he calls him stupid/idiot, in fact he is always there for him. How they were basically destined to meet us fcking precious. I loved how cute Rain is when he’s mad, just like it’s fcking adorable how Sky acts the whole time, they are literally two babies. I think Rain's character is too childish but it’s okay. I wished there were more scenes between Rain and Sky because their friendship isn’t a thing they focus on which I understand but i girl can dream. Last but not least i had to say the only thing that i personally didn’t liked was Peat’s crying scenes, he didn’t seemed “real” for me and this is obviously my own opinion, I think in that aspect Fort did the crying scenes better, but maybe the scenes were supposed to be this way because we can clearly see how hard is for Sky to show is feelings. Overall, it’s fantastic, loved it a lot.
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The chemistry between the leading actors.
I'm getting a bit fed up of many BLs as they are just silly and stupid. It's always more or less the same story lines with no chemistry between the two actors. We know a passionate kiss when we see one.We need BLs that are passionate love storys which
contain drama and hard hitting storylines.. All BLs pretty much follow the same generic formula. Schoolboy BLs are the worst. Most contain a tripping up scene where the one who catches the offender takes about a minute to look into ones eyes and feels the love or gets blindly drunk and taken to his bed to wake up and wants to know what's hes doing there. Don't get me started on giggling schoolgirls who have a melt down seeing two lads together. This was an OK series but they are turning out BLs by the hundreds.. It's not about the quantity but more about quality. There are many who probably love cheesy BLs but being more in the 40 years old range we need more dark BLs..
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Short and sweet trans-world story with fierce FL
This is a nice mini-show. The storyline about a woman entering a novel/show she is reading/watching/writing is something we have seen before. But there are things that set this show apart from others, like the lightheartedness and FLs rather brutal personality. Neither the scheming girl or “the villain” are that bad and FL is fierce and totally against the character she ends up playing in the show she enters.Character wise:
Many comments say that FL is too violent (and I tend to agree) but we have to remember that FL knows she is in a fictitious world so she can pretty much do as she feels like doing. So when she is abusive and violent, she knows it’s not real. In the real world she would never do that since there would be serious consequences.
ML is kind of the usual CEO-type although he is not cold.
Acting wise this was mostly fine but I couldn’t help thinking that they should have casted ML and 2ML the other way around. 2ML was much more charismatic and would have played a more credible ML - in my opinion.
Anyway, if you want something short and sweet, this is well worth watching.
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A Teen-Like Thrilling & Comforting Love Story
As a verified lover of bl dramas, I can certainly say that this was worth the wait!! I loved each and every episode. This is drama is like no other!! I loved how they ended each episode with a simulation, the options and results were to die for! The cast was amazing, the plot was great, the OST was beautiful to my ears and the production was a 1000!! I won't compare this drama to any other, but it sort of gives me a Semantic Error vibes.The chemistry between the main characters was so aamazingg it made me breathless, they displayed such a comforting love without much problems. The episodes were short and very relaxing to watch. Cute and enjoyable.
So if you're wondering if you should take the risk and watch it I say yess! By all means go for it. You won't be disappointed if this you liked this review!!
xo,
Nicki
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Best drama in 2023
This is my 1st ever review. If you are looking for a good drama then go for it without a delay. It still airing I'm on 14th ep, but I can say this will be a hit. (Ig🫣) no the usual drama it's different.Story line:
A sports based story , different from other dramas. Age difference between the leads plays a big part . It's not the usual cliche c drama. This feels different.
ML:
I haven't watched his dramas before, so watching his 1st drama he's so good at acting and expressing everything. The portrayal of the leads is really awesome. Btw he looking good 😉
FL:
I have watched her dramas before she's super cools I love her character very much. She's bold, cute, matured. she's doing justice to her character😍.
The chemistry mmmm🤔 as of now there's not much , I think it will come in the future. they'll make a simple but beautiful pair.💙
This is my 1st review let me know if it's helpful!🫶🏽
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Just WOW!
I just can't find my words to describe how well put and wonderful I found this Japanese Drama. The actors both portrayed their characters, their feelings and their emotions so well. I especially loved Ritsu with his humble and sweet character. This Drama showed both sides of a relationship - The one side that comes with a lot of hardships and the other one that can be beautiful and rosy. We had a good amount of both and that's what made the Drama so worthy to watch for me. I also loved the way we got many flashback scenes to understand their feelings and thoughts better. For a 6 episode Drama, this is really amazingly good. I can recommend it to everyone.Was this review helpful to you?
Simple, cute and great acting
i just love a Korean bl drama where both actors feel comfortable and chill with each other, especially during kiss scenes etc.. This sadly happens to rarely but Our Dating Sim did everything right with choosing these actors. I loved their chemistry in the drama, the simple but cute storyline and especially the little scenes at every end of each episode that made me smile everything. This is a great quickwatch I can recommend to everyone here. But I also loved the side characters and the portraying of how difficult love sometimes can be. It wasn't too much sugar-coated but it had both things - the realistic side and the beautiful side of love.Was this review helpful to you?
too little content in too long of a drama.............
I'm a romance junkie, so this drama should have been a 10 within that genre, but sadly, here's what happened:All Actors = 10
ML = 20 - for hotness
FL = 10 - for keeping the fire going
Visuals, Cinematography, Scenery, knowledge about Chinese landscapes = 20
Details about SWAT team = 10
Sizzling chemistry = 10
Steamy intimacy = 10
So what happened????
1). the story was nothing special. Even that is forgivable in a romance, however stretching it to 30 episodes is a mortal sin. Tooooo loooooonnnnngggg. Maybe they should have 2 versions of all C dramas - one for the global audience, which is about 12-16 episodes, gets to the point and keeps the drama interesting. Another version just for the local/regional audience who may enjoy this kind of length or it brings in advertising revenue.
2). the chemistry was sizzling, but rehashing scenes over and over again?? why ???
3). the second couple could have lent a breath of fresh air - but their story was poorly developed
4). that poor boy - he was mostly used as a prop, but he could have had such a nice role to play instead
5). all the parents - their roles were vague, not given proper direction, just hanging around to fill in some vacuum
So although C dramas are definitely improving with smart, independent females and sizzling chemistry, maybe tightening the story and reducing the length could increase global appeal.
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Character growth is the main theme here
I love this so so much, took me time to watch the second season but every minute was so worth it once again. Hadn’t even realized how much i missed them before i started watchin.I love their complex characters and dynamics as a couple. What was extremely nice to see was the character growth they’ve both accomplished this season.
I hope they get to have a third season as well, the drama has so much potential for many seasons. My eternal complaint would be how darn short this series is, i could watch them on hours end.
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Does having super high TV ratings means it's a great drama?
Crash course in romanceMy ratings : 7.5/10
First of all as I have watched a lot of kdramas already so I surely except something unique or refreshing from every drama that I watch. Many must have a different opinion about this drama and I have no intention of hurting others feelings. It's jusy some of my opinions.
The cast and high Tv ratings made me watch this drama with really hing hopes. I loved it's first half a lot but actually I never really felt something so different or unique about this drama.
I really don't wanna talk about how typical cliche tropes the writer used in the last half that totally ruined my experience of watching the drama.
I don't know how it has super high Tv ratings.
I really don't know whether I should tag this one a average or a bellow average drama. ( My mood was just so frustrated in the last half of the drama) 😤
Pathetic!!!! One of the wrost writting from my pov. The writer made it a disaster even when it could really have been a great drama.
However the drama does have many good things about it that i really loved.
- I loved the performance of all the cast.
- potrayal of mother and daughter relationship beyond blood relationship.
- Exam stress and mental health issues.
- parental pressure and over expectations.
-The teenager characters were so much adorable. Also the love triangle wasn't annoying at all plus they ended it really well.
There's nothing extraordinary about the show , It's just a typical Average TVN Rom com drama .
Special mention:
Jeon Do Yeon is my favourite character from the show and I totally disagree with the people who say that she's too old for her role.
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cant wait for ep 3 its so good
literally ep 1 and 2 already has me SCREAMING, the tension, omg the chemistry is crazy and it has barley even started, honestly i cant wait for the next episode, some people say that this series is gonna have a sad ending but truly if they give me what to my star s2 gave me for the whole show ill start crying cuz please lets have hope for this couple. if u haven't watched it yet, start watching it already cuz WHAT ARE YOU WAITNG FOR (but i know waiting for episodes is trauma). anyways have to give this show a 10/10 early because i am fully committed to this couple. lets pray for that happy ending (PLEASE!!!!!)Was this review helpful to you?
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