Reviews

Fluff ft. product promotion and vice versa !

Two people getting transported to a new universe and having to life someone else's life - quite interesting if you ask me but there is one condition - you gotta remember that part of the story

What I am trying to say is - the story doesn't really revolve around the universe thing. So if that's the thing that interests you then you will be disappointed. They really won't make you feel like they are living as 'Tun' and 'Tess' and not as 'Puen' and 'Talay'. They really don't struggle to keep up with the things happening in that universe as much as they should . So yes If you are into fluffy romantic stories with little to no plot development then go for it ! It's a fluffy romantic story revolving around Puen and Talay who fall in love with each other and love promoting products. The actors portray the characters well and their chemistry is off the charts so you will most likely enjoy their moments, I sure did.

They are living as Tess and Tun, lets talk about them. Some points were made about them when the series began and much to the viewers' disappointment, they were left unexplored. Tun having a crush on Tess, Tun ignoring Tess , Talay losing his job because of Tess , all of these points were left unexplored. They were cameos and not secondary characters so there wasn't much to expect anyway, yeah right, but why would you even include those points in the first place? anyways, it doesn't really matter because even in puen and talay's case, they barely did anything.

Overall, the series did have a potential but the execution really left a bad impression. The actors make the series seem better than it is and that's a fact.

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Full of grandiose schemes that fell flat.

I was one of the people who got excited prior to the airing of BM but when I finally watched this, it was truly a disappointing experience to me. I did not enjoyed 80% of the drama. Because I don't want my precious data used to download full eps go to waste so instead of quitting early I had to force myself to finish this one like I did with Snowdrop, Jirisan.

Going further, my review is full of spoilers so read at your own risk.

I don't feel the plot at all . They tried to do everything heroically but the execution just felt flat and cheap to me. That Big Mouse organization was only powerful in name but not in reality. Thanks to big mouths who overhyping this organization from the start, they made me expected more when I really should not. When the real BM was revealed , I was so disappointed . He had no charisma & no authoritative vibe as a person who supposed to be a leader of such organization.

Miho's death was cruel ,pointless and unnecessary. Can't they atleast wait until CDH got his punishment to kill off her character mercilessly like that? They claimed many got cancer as a side effect of that radiated waste water , most of them took some time before they died on their deathbed like that Tak guy but not with Miho. One day she just dropped and not too long & gone just like that. If they tried to show a lot of time has passed in prior to her death I don't buy it. She deserved better .

We never really see what they really do in that secret lab. What was that NF9 anyway? What was the end product and its use ? And that darn paper that started everything. I was rather surprised that other than Prof Seo no one else in Gucheon even bother to check water sample while this shit been happening for 30 years that made many lost their lives . Where were the victim's family members? I want to see few of them at least tried to oppose that 85 years old grandpa. Sure sure that grandpa was so powerful...

I don't get husband and wife vibe from the main leads. Their relationship was more like two close friends who were supportive of each other.

The ending also was kinda out of place and so sudden. You would think 16 episodes with 1 hour of each episode would have less chance of having a rush ending but you're dead wrong . They just need 10 minutes, just 10 minutes to explain the most important part of the story. Meh. If they want to pull the same vincenzo ending to the bad guy, why bother tried so hard to be the good guy from the start .They should do it earlier so that not many episodes wasted just to get the bad guy behind the jail and BM would end at 12 episodes which would be doing us a lot of favor and save our time maybe I would rate this even higher than a 6. I don't really mind realistic ending because in rl that ending would happen but I don't like the way they did it here.

In conclusion , BM for me was the most disappointing drama of this year. I don't recommend it unless you're a big fan of Lee Jong Suk or Yoona or Kwak Dong Yeon.

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A beautiful collection of different life-related stories…

A beautiful collection of different life-related stories… Each story gets about 2 episodes. All executed so well with the directing, actors and whole production.

I did learn a thing or two from each storyline. This series sure dropped a couple of life lessons, pulled our heartstrings and this last storyline - Somewhere Only We Belong - is the most emotional of all.. Sometimes we all need a little slice of life even if we watch dramas to escape reality & for entertainment.

The store keepers story being the last story was brilliant.. satisfied my curiosity about him.

The last story Ep11 & 12 - Somewhere Only We Belong hit home deep and was so nostalgic for me…

I did enjoy watching… Many might drop it as it’s somewhat slow paced.

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Funny, charming, enthralling, heartfelt and all in all my favorite BL of the year.

After Not Me ended I didn't think I'd love another BL as much, boy was I wrong. Vice Versa surprised me:

Strong, compelling and extremely likable characters, a beautiful love story: Puen and Talay always fought for their love even when they werent fighting for it they still were, and a healthy couple is what undoubtedly drew me to it.


When I first watched the trailer I never thought I'd end up loving it as much as I did. But when the first episode aired I was hooked: hook, line and sinker. The first thing that struck me was Sea's charming performance: he pulled me right in. For being a newbie and an unknown to me, the kid is freaking talented. I had heard people say how good he had been in 55:15 Never Too Late but somehow I wanted to see for myself & well he won me over. Talay was lovable from day one and that was all down to Sea. In every episode he delivered and made me feel so much thru his emotions. As did Jimmy, but more on that later. I really hope Sea gets more lead roles because he proved himself and he deserves them.

The second thing that struck me was Sea's chemistry with Jimmy. I was one of those people who was skeptical of their chemistry because I didn't see much before hand. Then their first scene aired and I was gone. They had intense chemistry in that restroom scene and I immediately thought: "Wow! these two have it!" And they never let me down when it came to their chemistry. It was sexual tension. romantic really, it was more than that. Jimmy and Sea connected on another level, rarely is a newbie pairing at the level comfort they were. I never sensed any awkwardness in their scenes together or discomfort either. No, they were very comfortable together, their scenes flowed so naturally together that I loved it. The thing I loved most about them tho was how much emotion they portrayed together. Every time Talay and Puen were together: I felt the love between the characters. Their kisses never seemed sleazy or forced to me because I could feel the love between them. Thank you to whoever paired them together because they got it right. Easily my favorite pairing of the year next to OffGun. Highkey hoping to see them together again.

Now onto Jimmy. it's not a secret that I was never a fan of Jimmy's acting before... Vice Versa changed all that. When I heard that Jimmy was gonna be the lead I wasn't gonna watch this but something told me to and I'm glad I did. Jimmy really grew as an actor here and proved that he's talented. The minute he walked in as Puen he made me take notice. I loved his charm as Puen but also the vulnerability he portrayed. He showed that he could emote. Does he still need growth? maybe but man was he awesome as Puen. I loved his character from the get go. I loved how hard he worked to show all of his character's emotion and strength of said character. He never let out and won me over too. I already mentioned his chem with Sea so I'll end it here. But I really hope he gets more lead roles too.

The supporting cast 10/10 too. Love the chemistry everyone had together.

The writing.... ok, yes this series as good as it was did have its flaws like most other series. In this case, I think the good outweighed any bad the series had. The writers knew exactly what they were doing. Every episode had character moments where we saw the characters actually grow and learn from their mistakes. Puen and Talay always admitted when they were wrong but most importantly: they communicated and that to me was a breath of fresh air because you barely see that in the BL world. In a BL world filled with constant miscommunication and endless drama- Vice Versa was different. Mostly because the characters talked and fixed their problems. To some that may seem boring but I loved it. Even the smallest angst made sense to the story and the characters and never felt dragged or unnecessary, at least to me. One of the things I loved was how the writers weaved in the lighthearted with the angst. Every episode took me on a ride. Also the lessons this series had for both the characters and the audience? *chef's kiss. At the core Vice Versa was a story about two people finding themselves and learning how to love themselves and another: romantic love. And becoming stronger people because of that love.The journey Talay and Puen went on felt realistic to me because I've been there. And that's why this is one of my top favorite series ever.

And the last favorite thing of mine was the OST I can't count how many times I listened to Have I Found and By My Side. Two of my favorite songs now. Ps. the friendships on this series were fantastic too! I'm so glad I got to experience this wonderful series. I'm gonna miss it so much, my Saturday's won't be the same now that Vice Versa is over.

Overall I give this series a 10(as obvious by my whole review LOL) in everything. I'll sure be re-watching this one over and over.

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Some Contracts need to be Voided

There were some funny moments but having watched four episodes of this, it has fallen flat. I just could not get into it. My GF will likely finish this without me. The FL is attractive but her character is one dimensional and robotic. She's perfect in everyway: she a martial arts guru who can kick any creep's butt, she attended a prestigious overseas university, she's smart, she's fluent in English, she's cooks like a Michelin chef, and she's HOT. Her career choice with all these qualifications is to be a fake wife to men desperate to get out of some rut by bringing in a contract wife? Is it all attributable to a bad childhood and her sketchy relationship with the mother?

I'm not sure what to make of the SML and how that relationship is supposed to develop with the FL. It's another typical Asian drama cliche of teen love persisting into adulthood. There was a complete lack of chemistry between SML and the FML. The relationship chemistry between the ML and FL isn't much better. ML is supposed to be socially awkward guy who struggles with relationships. He has a mysterious background (it's revealed later on what he does for a living) who hires the FL so he can cook for her on the days she is supposed to be his wife. The show reveals the reason why he does it but it didn't make any sense to me.

It could have been executed better with a better plot and storyline.

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Only 18 eps, at 16 minutes per episode! Very fast-paced and good romance!

As an 18-episode drama, this has incredibly fast pacing, and this is not meant in a bad way. The writer does not waste time at all, moving from one main plot point to another. The scenes move very smoothly with good transitions between scenes. The soundtrack is really nice and the editing team did a great job adding them to certain scenes.

The storyline is more so focused on Shi Qi hiding her true identity rather than the political plotting to get the Crown Prince title. Romance-wise, there are plenty of cute/heart fluttering moments between Shi Qi and Xiao Han Sheng. I highly recommend trying if you're into the forced marriage and secret identity trope. Plus the I-met-you-before-but-you-don't-recognize-me trope? (if that is even one, lol). The mystery element of this drama would be finding out why Shi Qi got her face swapped. When the reason is revealed, I was a bit surprised, which is good cause plot twist! I do have to say I lowered my rating a bit because of the finale. I'm not sure how rational it was for such an ending.

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Wont be airing at all due to actor was accused of support the jap

after his photo showed Japanese ??? temple, actor was banned from singing, acting, and all his works were deleted, banned, etc. This is communism.

Fortunately this historical series based on my family legend wont be airing at all. I was looking forward for 2 years now.

I found that it won't be showing because of politics. We can't protest the Chinese Communist. The acting guild is too powerful that they can determine a person future. I will take over China and set a new empire.
I will be the new Emperor after Wu Zi Tian

What is your point of view on this?

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Not much of a role for Mik Thongraya, again

Eh... Maybe if they at least cast Toon Pimpawee in the lead role? But this Miss Thailand... Universe... I don't like her. LOL.
Even the main guy... Nothing against Mik Thongraya, but he was not old enough here to portray "30 year-old businessman", and I would prefer Bom Phongsakon, or Guy Ratchanont.

Anyways, Mik Thongraya's deserted groom kinda acts bit too cheerful when he meets the abandoned bride and spends a night with her, while he should actually be brokenhearted, too. We get to see (real) kiss scenes and a bed scene right in episode 1 with these two strangers. I couldn't help but think about how I never got to see such scenes with couples I liked and/or at point where I cared about them. Mik Thongraya is someone we haven't yet seen with compatible onscreen partner (I don't care whom he dated in real life). Pooklook is certainly no exception. Also Mik is not very well suited for a... suit. I mean he does well for blue collar roles or soldier roles but being "a suit", gives him kind of an awkward feel, something in his body language, perhaps his height and body built.

Main couple marries after 2 episodes for blatantly stupid reason and I couldn't help but think the girl would be better off without the guy. The guy was weird. I wondered who would liked him if he was not portrayed by the handsome Mik Thongraya. But, safe to say the character portrayed by Guy Ratchanont was even more sleazy.

What is interesting about this is that nang'ek isn't the usual type of poor cinderella: in fact she is someone whom her former fiancee deserted for such a cinderella. And in contrary to what we see in most similar stories (where rich boy & poor girl are opposed by everyone and "can't" be together) here we actually can watch how the rich guy absolutely cannot leave the poor girl because she always desperately needs him to take care of her destitute situation, of her baby, etc... It's actually the poor family members who are able to put pressure on the guy, not the rich family's, like we see in all the other dramas: it actually makes sense. And therefore, this nang'ek can ironically only envy the "poor" poor girl. She in fact does have some property, her hotel isn't successfull, still it's an asset various men are after and they all turn to her with various methods. At the end of the day, even her fiancee is actually a nice guy, who does only wish to live peacefully minding his own bussiness which can be small only enough to provide for his new family. There's nothing wrong about it, only it's kinda wrong of him to ask his former girlfriend to help. Just because she isn't poor, it doesn't even occur to him that it might hurt her feelings.

Episode 5 I still experienced disengaged feeling while watching. We still watch the former fiancee situation, his secondary character is going through some struggle that still fills the runtime even though he's practically out of the main story, while the main heroine is now married to a guy who started saying that he loves her, and acting like it, overnight. She also started to show some signs (like being upset that he might have someone else) and we watch scenes of them flirting/bickering back and forth, he also interacts with her family situation, takes care of her more than her father does but it all looks so weird, he is a complete stranger. I am afraid this reminds me of Mik's previous role in 'Mon Garn Bandan Ruk' where he also became nang'ek's husband overnight, literally. I didn't care to watch more than 3 episodes of that. And I'm not enjoying this, either. Mik seriously needs a proper role, where he can portray a character whose romance line with the girl would be properly developed.

There are many "drama" props added to this, like other suitors and jealous girls, old family enemies, gossip affairs, someone attacks nang'ek on the street, sometimes all this happening at once. It seems the writer just keeps writing - what they consider - drama on and on, instead of development of the relationship, which would be needed to make it at least mildly believable. So that I would at least mildly care about any of this. But I don't. So, I can just quit watching.

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This topic is very sensitive to me.

I hate that I'm aging and knowing that this may happen to me, I know now my life span is cut short. I want to have a feeling of peace before it is time for me to leave this earth. Hospice in the United States is not the place that I ever want to be. Elders in Assisted Living and Hospice settings are mistreated. So when seeing this story regarding Hospice and Last wish made my heart turn a flip. The storyline starring Ji Chang Wook, I mean this actor, just made the character Yoon Kyeo Re his own. I love him! Actress Choi Soo Young, Actor Sung Dong Il, and Actress Won Ji An also made their character come to life in this story. Actress Won Ji An was something else and very believable. I'm glad they brought two types of awareness into this story which are aging and suicide. The gangster life is basic in this story, so be prepared.

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Warmest Feeling BL Series

In my opinion, the vice verse storyline is very good and both lead actors did very good jobs in all ways for newcomers.

The final episode was very romantic and felt very warm and loving until the end.

Each BL series gives us a different feeling and a different storyline, but Vice Verse gives us the warmest feeling and how love grows into maturity.

I can feel that the character are truly there for each other and love each other so much.

You can't doubt either of the lead actors (Jimmy or Sea) have very good chemistry with each other. And they perform very well in all ways.

I can feel that it is a great success for them both for the first series. Keep it up! Great job, guys! Thank you guys!

(My favorite GMMTV BL so far, and even my favorite BL overall)

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A Thrilling Fantasy Tale

Normally I'm not drawn to a fantasy genre, but this had such good reviews, and I'm a fan of actress Jung So Min so I thought I would give it a few episodes. I was caught up in the story from the first episode. The strength of this drama are the visuals, from costumes, to sets, to the actors, to the CGI magical effects, it has been done with great quality and attention to detail. I also enjoy period pieces that mix some modern-day touches in with the historical. The production transports you into the fictitious Daeho and makes you feel this is a real place. The ending surprised me, that is all I will say about it. However, it did end in a way to set up Season 2 and I'm thrilled there will be a second season. It is well worth the 20 episodes.

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Forgettable too simple plot, pornographic sex scenes, non consent problems

The first 2 episodes are awful and present the usual problems so many BLs have with consent. If you are triggeretd by sexual harassment I would strongly recommend to NOT watch it. Pretty privilege is also very real, if the same things Payu did were done by an old, unattractive man, people would petition to ban the show, but because he is tall, young and handsome all of a sudden those things are forgiven. What things am I talking about? Rain said clearly and explicitly NO, many times and Payu did not stop. Payu presented several lame excuses such as ''you threw yourself at me'', ''you have to pay me for fixing your car'' (for the record Rain never asked him to fix it and even if he did, it was not his right to decide that he wants to be paid with sexual favors) and there are fetishistic elements as well, with Payu saying ''I bought you underwear and I can tell your size''. First of all, underwear size has to do with one's WAIST, not size of genitals and second, imagine an old, unattractive man saying ''I bought you underwear'' to someone who has told them no 100 times, how creepy would that be?

There is no smooth transition to the feelings of the protagonists. Rain goes from ''no, I don't want to do anything sexual with you'', to ''I am going to make you fall in love with me because you call me stupid'', to stalking and showing up at Payu's garage work place uninvited to being a pornstar saying ''I know that you like riding bikes but this is also riding '' (when he is on top of Payu in the pornographic scenes). Go figure.

Payu starts as a sexual predator who won't take no for an answer, to a paternal figure concerned about Rain's failing grades because he is too busy stalking Payu to make him fall in love, to a loving boyfriend? And all that within what? Weeks?

Has the author ever had an actual relationship or at least observe how feelings develop between humans, because last time I checked it DOES NOT happen this way.

The sex scenes exceed Cutie Pie when it comes to pornography and I never expected to write this and NOT in a good way, it is softcore porn at this point accompanied with porn dialogue and it doesn't match the shy, inexperienced personality that Rain is supposed to have.

I could write about the other couples but I won't because they are so bland and boring and it's amazing how I watched the latest episode a few days ago and already my memory is hazy and I have forgotten their interactions.

Overall the plot is too simple, the porn is too much, the character development makes no sense (or it doesn't exist) and the show again promotes several dangerous and wrong ideas and romanticizes sexual harassment, stalking, codependency, love addiction and a bunch of other cancerous behaviors.

The actors are good looking and their acting is decent and there has been monetary investment in the production and IT ALL GOES TO WASTE BECAUSE OF THE AWFUL STORYLINE!

HIRE A GODDAMN TALENTED WRITER AND FIND A DECENT SCRIPT! And less porn. A bl should be 80% plot-20 % kiss/sex scenes, if I wanted to watch porn dialogues/scenes with no plot, I know the right places to go.

One last note: I feel that BL (similar to porn) is escalating rapidly. Not long ago we watched Love by chance that had proper balance, then we moved on to CutiePie tongue kissing, now we have Rain bragging about his riding...what comes in a couple of years? Full frontal nudity and actual sex without any plot? Just wondering.

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