HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (2019)

In my TOP 5 BL Dramas. An Exquisite Mixture of...

This drama mixes various topics and aspects of life perfectly. It starts as a high school drama, with lots of funny moments, struggles of student life and teen romance, how to find your own way, finding out what you like, what you love, experimenting with new things; and ends with making serious questions about adult and psychological issues. The casting is pretty good, main and side characters alike and the actors are really top-notch and versatile. They can be funny, lovable, goofy and can also carry out heavy drama at a very high standard. Moreover, the script and the characters are beautifully written, and side characters are not only in an insignificant comic-relief role, but certain characters are utilized later on in the show as a plot device as well as in an emotional drive, making them a feel more significant. The quality of the episodes only vary a little, every episode is entertaining and satisfying by itself, with the finaly one being the best episode in my opinion. It could be a stand-alone clip/movie as well and would feel very strong.
It is 100% worth watching the whole show and reaching the finale.

The questions the drama shows the viewer include:
- How do you find your own way as a teenager at school, at love, at your own family?
- What can you learn from another person culturally, emotionally, especially if they are totally different from you?
- How do you think about the future?
- What to do with your life after graduation?
- How to overcome the past? Is it even possible?
- What's the true meaning of life?
- And more....

What I can say is that this drama will:
- Make you smile
- Make you root for the couples' happiness
- Make you learn from their dynamics
- Lift up your soul to the Heaven, squeeze it and send it to the deepest parts of Hell

As for me, this BL should be placed on the same shelf as titles like Your Name Engraved Herein, I Feel You Linger in the Air, and I Told Sunset About You (ITSAY), which introduce you into real drama and heavy emotions in a nearly perfect way, with beautiful script, visuals, characters and actors. Although it is not as realistic as ITSAY, it really deals with serious topics not many BL dramas do. It's one of the really unique BLs ever created.

Personally, I have rewatched it already 3 times, at different stages of my life, whenever I felt like reliving some real or even sad emotions, or just to remind myself to believe again, and I enjoyed it every time I watched it, I feel its rewatch value is pretty high, but you tell me. :) I'm feeling a bit confused that its MDL rating is lower than its more action-packed counterpart HIStory3: Trapped, but I can accept that action and lighter BLs might be more popular.

You'll LOVE this show if you are empathic, enjoy details and can easily get engaged by heavy drama situations.
You'll NOT LOVE this show if you are only into fluffy, goofy, innocent, easy BLs.

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Intenso e possível.

Eu ainda to tentando assimilar tudo que vi, último episódio fez-me chorar bastante, fiquei muito abismado e em choque pela morte do Xi Gu.
Uma morte repentina, mas possível de acontecer, apesar disso o Hao Ting continuou a viver, seguiu em frente, algo que o Xu Gu iria querer. Muito triste, mas o amor deles foi real, foi algo que eles viveram bem, apesar que curto.
Ainda bem que tem um final verdadeiro na novel, em que todo o episódio 10 (na Viki) foi apenas um pesadelo e eles continuam lindos, juntos, felizes e terminam noivos.
Muito amor esses dois, um dos meus TOP 10 BLs que já vi na vida!
Amo demais!

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This would have probably been one of my favorite from the HIStory series, if not for the muddled ending. It's such a lovely portrayal of finding the right one for you. It poses the difficult question of how much you would do to achieve your love.

Acting was really good, I had fun watching all the characters interact with each other. Both couples were so endearing in their own way, and I found myself falling in love with them over the course of the drama. The chemistry between the couples was really good as well. This is definitely the most explicit HIStory series. Music wasn't really at the forefront of Make Our Days Count. I think they concentrated more on the characters, which is fine with me. HIStory doesn't really focus on the music side of things, more so on the plot the majority of the time. The story is pretty basic, but the actors really bring you in, and I enjoyed getting to know them along the way. Both couples get relatively equal screen as well which is happy.

That being said, I haven't officially finished this series. I avoided the last episode, because I think it might break my heart the watch the last one. I might get around to it, but after watching Yu Xi and A-hao work hard to be together for eighteen episodes, it's unlikely I'll submit myself to that.

All in all, a really good drama, and super fun to watch. If you're fine with mixed endings, then you're a braver soul than I. If you are not, skip the last episode and nothing will be missed.

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A beautiful drama

From the story to the acting to the cinematography, this series was absolutely beautiful and has stuck with me long past the first time I watched it. I enjoyed both couples very much but the main couple was definitely my favorite and their love for one another was lovely to watch. I found them realistic and they dealt with real life struggles. Watching the way they cared for one another, stuck by each other and loved and supported one another was the most powerful part of the story.

I couldn’t recommend this enough. As others have mentioned, there is definitely a twist in the last episode but don’t let that put you off. Enjoy the ride because it’s well worth it.

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The Ending…

The HIStory Series has been enjoyable overall and this started out along the same path. However, like most reviewers, the ending was heart wrenching and confusing.
Every story cannot end with a white wedding, I get that. In real life people die unexpectedly in various ways. It’s horrible, awful and heartbreaking. The sweet side of the tragic death is the determination of his partner to fulfill his dreams…but it’s to the detriment of his own life moving forward, and that can be reality too. People get stuck in grief I understand that.
This is the part that was confusing: who was the “twin”? Where did he come from? Why does he suddenly appear? There’s no explanation or reasoning at all! I ran through as many scenarios as I could think of: the main character sees ghosts, the “twin” is the original character but with memory loss from the accident, etc., etc. In conclusion, this is another good HIStory series, heartbreaking but good, except the totally confusing and weird ending.

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Even though from the start there was no love at all for this series, in fact I was confused about why this series got a higher rating than Right or Wrong.

But as time went by I realized, many conflicts from this series have a superior quality than the previous one.

Xiang Hao and Yu Xi's character development was truly extraordinary, let alone A-Hao. To be honest I cried out loud during the last episode. This series made me realize that sadness doesn't have to be portrayed clearly. It turned out that it was saved at the end of the time to make this series like a bomb, which devastated the people who watching it.

For sure, this series would be on the list as my favorite BL series of all time.

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I just finished these series. I watched a lot of these kind but I think this is one of my favorites. The storyline has a real feeling. Even if the school enviroment and life is a cliche, the way they use it is really clever. No boring high school drama, the school is here just for the story to take place . And while the story develops, we can actually see real thoughts and problems teenagers have as they try to find themselves and understand the theme of love. It is nice and cute but (that's a liiiitle spoiler) it is ending with a sad and at the same time comforting way about understanding and moving forward. Also, I really like the acting, especially Hsiang Hao-ting's friends, and the music. I don't know if I ever rewatched the series. Not because they weren't good, but they were a really big emotional rollercoaster (and I watched every episode when they realesed) and sometimes it is difficult to feel this again. However, I recommend this drama to everyone!

(English is not my first language so I am sorry for any mistakes)

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After finishing this series, reading the title will never be the same again.

The fundamental cores about this series that really stood out on me are the genuine feelings of the main characters and the unconditional support as a lover, real friend and family. In this series, both relationships of the two couples are too strong emotionally and intimately. The rigid conviction of both couples for their family acceptance has really worth their patience. But an unforeseen event will lead to a drastic change in one's life.

Haoting-XiGu: They have to climb a steep cliff to reach their desired destination without realizing that not every climber can reach the end. The hardships they have to go through are very painful. They always leave me with a lump in my throat whenever they are facing something in their relationship. This is a relationship that is almost perfect.

BoXiang-ZhiGang: Although they may not have experienced real struggles as a couple, but their steadfast relationship is something to look for. This is real relationship goals.

The brotherhood in this series is also one thing to look for. They sometimes act harshly just to help one another but their strong bond comes with beautiful and fun memories. How I wish I would've never missed this kind of relationship when I was a little bit younger than I am now.

The ending is happy and sad at the same time; I can really say out loud. The thoughts of reading the title will surely take me back from my emotional moments while watching this great work of art.

A must-watch! Fun. Heartbreaking. Time-worthy.

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Beautful Story. Beautifully Well Acted.

Beautiful. Sweet. Hilarious. Sensual and Tragic. The actors are amazing in this beautiful story. I loved it so much. But you better have a box of tissues for the final episode. Or skip it altogether and pretend it ended happy;)  But there are some beautiful parts in the final episode as well. Some characters get a happy ending.
My only complaint other than the tragic death was a particular character in the final episode who didn't make sense and merely muddied the story creating confusion. In fact because of this brief non plot pertinent appearance I wasn't even sure of the outcome of the previous episode until halfway through the last.

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This is my first time posting a review. I guess I'm still emotional over the last episode I just finished watching. At first, the storyline seems to be very common: a school drama, a popular guy and a nerd. Buuuut it isn't as simple ! And after a couple episodes I found myself very invested in the story. The actors are also very good. I particularly loved Hsiang Hao Ting's character, which was very cute but deep. I think I was played really well. All the cast was very well chosen I think. I highly recommend watching this drama. It is smooth and enjoyable. I bet you'll get rapidly attached to the characters and the couples. Thank you for reading my review

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