100% Senorita (2003)

I remembered watching this drama a couple years ago and I never got to finish it because there was no subs. Then, I finished this a while ago because I was watching it on Youtube. Wallace and Joe and the rest of the character did a fantastic job playing their role. This drama was different from the ones I have seen because it was different. You will find yourself hating the characters and feeling sorry for them at the same time. Overall, I did liked the drama, but some parts were draggy. You just have to be patient. If you want to know what happen. Normally I don't like twins switching drama, but this one was wow. I was surprised. The OST was amazing. This was well made drama. I find myself shipping the bad guy and the main girl. I know that 40 episodes are long, but it's not at all if you just watch it just not consistently then you won't get bored. But in my opinion it's worth it. This was the drama that got me into checking out Joe Chen other works. But I don't think I will rewatch it because it's too long and I don't have time for it. Maybe someday I will.

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Disclaimer: I watched this for Wallace Huo and ALMOST dropped it regardless.

This drama made me so upset in parts I was in actual emotional agony. Part of it has to do with the script writers taking such a sadistic approach to Joe Chen's character, who was the far more compelling twin but was used as a sacrificial lamb throughout most of the story.

As much as I love Wallace Huo, Deric Wan's character had a much *much* more compelling arc as well. I mean, Wallace is insanely good looking so if you just wanna stare at him in his idol days for 40 episodes, it's well worth the price of admission, but never use "death and the maiden" as a trope in a story where it's competing for screen time against the lead couple. As an archetype, death and the maiden will always be far more interesting.

Fair warning, there is also instalove in this story, one of my least favorite tropes, with the additional theme of "fate" prevalent in everything, in a sort of mystical way that felt more depressing than optimistic.

I'm also not a big fan of the "poor little rich girl" trope, and ofc we get oodles of that here, complete with a rich twin who is always perfect in every way. Overall, I couldn't in good conscience recommend a drama with so many tropes that get subverted in almost perverse ways and with so many absurd twists and plot holes big enough to drive a trailer truck through them.

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