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Maybe love is better the second time around

I actually enjoyed love is better the second time around, I felt it was different from the recent Japanese BLs lately because it literally was their love a second time around, from them dating when they were younger and in high school were they broke up from a miss communication and then years later they finally meet again from work. I have to also say that I am a huge fan of Makoto (Miyata) because he’s in the jpop group the rampage from exile tribe and he’s one of my favorites from the group. The plot is how Miyata and Takashi used to date when they were younger and in high school and we’re gonna run away together because Takashi new his parents wouldn’t accept them together, but on the day they were supposed to leave Takashi never showed up so and stopped talking to each other. Later in the present Miyata is a reporter and has to write an article about Takashi who is a successful university professor and they finally see each other after that long break, you do expect that reaction from Miyata that he is done with Takashi and isn’t their to talk about their past relationship together since now Miyata moved on and is dating a girl and is about to propose to her, but on the day he proposes to her she rejects because he doesn’t seem to be paying attention to her anymore after being together for a long time and at the restaurant he proposes to her at Takashi comes and puts the ring on him and later they have a very steamy scene. Then Miyata is frequently at the office that Takashi works at, but Takashi’s assistant Yuto has a crush on Takashi and keeps telling Miyata that he can’t have him because he’s his and calls him a b!tch. Later Miyata goes to Takashis house drunk and Yuto is their, but he got rejected and Miyata goes in and Takashi takes care of him and Miyata is the cutest person while being drunk. Miyata does also get a key that he can enter Takashis house whenever he wants to. Later Sugimoto who is the person who kept Takashi with him on the day they were Miyata and him we’re supposed to run away together, but he sends Miyata a pic of Takashi sleeping while shirtless and sends it to Miyata while he’s at the train station and that is the reason why they lost contact. Turns out Sugimoto had a crush on Takashi and wanted him, but helped Miyata and Takashi get approved by his parents even if he still liked him. They also had a whole lot more steamy scenes, but I won’t spoil anymore. I also loved the younger them because they were a actually so cute together and I would like to see the younger them in a BL together. I really recommend this drama.

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The Martial Arts though!

I love martial arts when I know the actor(s) are not faking the moves. That is what makes this movie great. I was impressed with Max Zhang, I even wished that Lee Joon Gi starred in this movie. A lot of great visual effects in this movie. It looks so real, the hits, the chops... all of it! The storyline with Max Zhang playing a father character he played made it so believable for a father who loves his son. The two different languages that are spoken or subtitled were done very well. I even got emotional in some of the scenes. I have seen Johnny Jaa in a lot of movies and "Rush Hour 3" is one of my favs. Love Jackie Chan although he didn't play in this movie but thought I would mention him.

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HIDDEN GEM? or YOU CAN SAY UNEXPECTEDLY GOOD!

BEST THING IS IT HAS A lot of comfort scenes!! Definitely good when you just want to let out your stress out and want a little cringe but a lot of fluff! Lee Sung-Kyung really a good actor. FLAWLESS ACTING! The way I felt butterflies in every cute scenes ooooof. LOVED EVERY PART OF. You know how you just feel the hunch from the start that this is a masterpiece??? Definitely worth my time! If you're going through a lot of hardships or pressure this is truly a stress relief!! Theres a little bit cringe but it's totally neutralise with the innocence and hard works its just shows aND MOST IMPORTANTLY DEFINITELY MOTIVATED ME TO DO MY WORK!

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Club Friday is a whole series of seasons that gradually deal with many themes, and among them is the theme of love between men in the fifth season (directed by the same director as the excellent series Tonhon Chonlatee).
Here, these five intrigued me with their story directly from life, and therefore I think that many viewers "punish" this series for not ending as they would like (MDL "only" 7.2).
The main character is Boss (the actor Pchy, who we already know from the film The Love of Siam shown here on GT) and he played his character absolutely wonderfully. The other actors also performed well and looked even better. In the first episode, especially the muscular Pok - if you click on the link to the YT first episode in the Comments (12 million views), he is lying in bed with the Boss. And then, of course, Win, the second most important character in the series, who has had a terrible time in some scenes.
The whole story, which is read by two editors of Green Wave radio in the "Friday Club", tells the fate of Boss from high school to adulthood, his development in the matter of awareness of his own sexual orientation, his seemingly peaceful family, but in reality the obese sister just eats, sleeps and he doesn't help his mother, his almost thirty-year-old brother plays games and lets his parents support him, his mother has cancer, his father cheats on him with his lover, Boss falls in love with Win, who lives with a friend. Just the problems of everyday life, excellently handled, which is why this semi-forgotten piece interested me so much for its TRUTH.



Club Friday je celá série sezón, které se postupně věnují mnoha tématům a mezi nimi je v páté sezóně i téma lásky mezi muži (režíroval stejný režisér, jako výborný seriál Tonhon Chonlatee).
Tady tato pětka mě zaujala svým příběhem přímo ze života, a proto si myslím, že řada diváků tuto sérii "trestá" za to, že nekončí, jak by si přáli (MDL "jen" 7,2).
Hlavním hrdinou je Boss (herec Pchy, kterého známe už z filmu zde na GT uvedeném The Love of Siam) a svou postavu zahrál naprosto úžasně. I ostatní herci si vedli dobře a ještě lépe vypadali. V prvním díle především svalnatý Pok - když si v Komentářích rozkliknete link na YT první díl (12 mil. zhlédnutí), tak leží s Bossem v posteli. A dále samozřejmě Win, druhá nejdůležitější postava seriálu, kterému to v některých scénách ohromně seklo.
Celý příběh, který v "Pátečním klubu" čtou dvě redaktorky rádia Green Wawe, vypráví osudy Bosse od střední školy až po dospělost, jeho vývin v otázce uvědomování si vlastní sexuální orientace, jeho naoko poklidnou rodinu, ale ve skutečnosti otylá sestra jen žere, spí a matce nepomáhá, téměř třicetiletý bratr hraje hry a nechá se živit rodiči, matka má rakovinu, otec jí podvádí s milenkou, Boss se zamiluje do Wina, který žije s přítelem. Prostě problémy běžného života, skvěle zpracováno, a proto mě toto poloopomenuté dílko tak zaujalo pro svou PRAVDIVOST.

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Could have been shorter

This was a great high school drama, like the ones that made you feel like you wanted to be in high school again. I love the friendships in this story, it made the show enjoyable and easy to watch. There was a second male lead, but he wasn't annoying. The leads had a healthy relationship, and the friendships in this story were just the icing on the cake. And in the end, I really did for the characters, but that being said I did not like the structure of the show.
I personally like stories that have a plot throughout the show and the conflict is presented midpoint and so on. But in this show, they resolved the main conflict of the show at the midpoint of the series. And after that, it just felt like a bunch of filler episodes. I think this series would have been better if was about 12 to 18 episodes long. I thought it was too long, not to say that it dragged, but you could tell the writer was just adding things in to fit the episode requirement. It was still a good show, but it had a bunch of subplots, which I can't say I enjoyed too much. About every 6 episodes or so was a different subplot, if you enjoy shows like these you'll probably like this one. But I prefer a show with continuity rather than a series that is broken up. It felt like a compilation of high school stories, which is not a bad thing it is just not for me.
I will say after a while I lost interest in the main couple and started liking the second couple and the boy best friends better. The only regret I have with this show is that they did not expand on the storyline of the boy best friends. I know this is due to censorship laws in China, but their story could have been great.
Overall if you want to watch a few stories of high school figuring it out while laughing along the way, this would be the series for you.

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Plot twist after plot twist!

I've experienced more emotions in these last 18 episodes than I've been in a month lol

It feels like the writer is trying to put 3 shows into 1:

It feels like law drama + memory loss + prison break into one lol.

I personally think the prison break is unnecessary and it's kinda not making sense, although I do enjoy it.

I'd rather seeing the evidence being laid out during the trial for Cha Min Ho, althou I also understand why they want to wrap it up clean and neat. I just love watching law show ,I guess lol.

Both child actors are so cute and sweetheart too! Oh, the surprise twist for me is this

Our Optimus Prime LOL. If you've watched him at DOTS, you'll remember how annoying he is. He often is the case in other show too, but FOR ONCE, he is such a great help here

He is funny and helpful and surprisingly loyal. I really like his character here and this is a major character surprise for me. Coz, when I first saw him, I expect him to be the typical bad guy that he is

All the other characters are all very well done too. Touching and satsifsying ending too

I highly recommend this show! Old shows are indeed better, we don't see such great shows these days anymore

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Hit me like white wine

This was a lovely surprise. The world building was fantastic along with the a interesting story line. I would easily recommend this to anyone, in or outside the drama community.

Story
I love a strong female and Naksu/Mu Deok was not playing around. I enjoyed watching how everyone dealt with her constant scheming and involvement. I found myself slightly annoyed that Jang Uk was always on the edge of being a badass but didn't get his full moment (see season 2.) I also loved that there was more that one villain. As in life, there is usually more than one person willing to stomp on others to get what they want. Someone commented on how they felt sorry for the Prince and I totally agree. That continued into S2 for me. The ending on this caught me completely off guard. My jaw was on the floor. I was not well. I don't think I ever rushed to start another episode faster that Season 2, Episode 1.

Acting/Cast
High rankings here as well. I found myself really into the the B stories and characters. So Min nailed the sassy spirit of Naksu stuck in the body of MuDeok. You could feel her frustration with not being able to do what she was use to. This drama also gave me a while new appreciation for Jae Wook's range. I'll be doing a deep dive on his filmography for sure. I also had so much sympathy for Seo Yul. Probably the only second ML that I almost wish would have gotten the girl. Special shout out to Seung Ho who surprised me as the Prince/Go Won. Just enough arrogance to be royalty but human enough to fall for MuDeok's mischief.

Music
The music did help push the tense moments along. The funny affects added to the comical moments were also well timed. I also recall enjoying the outro music, strangely.

Rewatch Value
This definitely has rewatch potential. As a spoiler to my review on season 2, I'd say season 2 is the one I would actually prefer to rewatch vs season 1.

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Interesting

I found this drama because of Eunwoo, and initially wanted to watch it for him. In my opinion it was cheesy, and I'm glad it was short. He did great acting and the end was funny but overall it wasn't anything i'd recommend or watch again. The setting was cute. The title and such made no sense what-so-ever to me nor the food captions in each episode so I was confused by that. I know this pretty old and I'm glad Eunwoo has gotten better roles, but this one was just...silly. If you like cute short ones such as this you may enjoy it. As always Eunwoo looked amazing as well. He's such a cutie.

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Never ever help any Friend

Stories moral : never help a friend
Drama was not about Love ,it was based on two people who were feeling lonely and took advantage of each other
Ending was without any conclusion, Husband found the AP at end but there was nothing shown,
wife was feeling lonely so she start using someone else child as her to make herself happy
it was about what is not Love

Acting was very good by all there people

An lonely woman meet recently widow Man started spending time caring for his daughter and then affair begin husband get to know about affair but not with his best friend

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Moral Lesson: Not every relationship has a happy ending. All living things on earth will eventually fade and ends. We cannot have everything as we are also not perfect. Story will teach us how to cherish every moment that you are together. How you plan your future together. How you see yourself being with the person that you love. But most specially the great lesson is those happy moments might be taken by universe on the time that we all do not expect.

Good Story and wake up call still but I will not watch it again as I do not want to suffer over and over again. Hopefully the next HIStory Series will put a good smile in our hearts :)

I really like Wayne specially when he smiles he is very charming hoping to see him do more BL roles.

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They don't overcomplicate things

I don't really know how to write a review without actually listing all that I liked and didn't like in a series. So I'll be very straightfoward with my opinions here.

Things I liked:

- The leads are wonderful. They got chemistry together and they don't complicate things. They talk about everything and trust each other, that's so great. Actually, the show is worth just cuz of them. When they are not on screen I keep waiting for when they will. The episode when ML didn't appear was one of the most boring.
- Really liked the interactions between the leads and Lu Zichen, all three got great chemistry. Lu Zichen is realy funny actually, I could see that from the beginning. He is half shy half silly and it's so fun to watch, and it's precisely this side of him that worked with Xiao Wudi's more serious and smart personality.
- I liked her mother, she's funny and doesn't get on the leads' way. I wish they had put someone for her cuz she deserved to be happy again with someone else.

Things I didn't like:

- The second couple is super boring. I liked them as characters but not as a couple. They have poor construction and I didn't understand why they took so long to be together. Was it because of his father? But he had already cut ties with his father! Was it because of his immaturity? But how would she know he has no maturity to enter in a relationship without trying this with him?! idk, i thought they were too slow!
- I didn't like sisi, Nanxing's bff. She doesn't see how that other guy likes her and keeps ignoring him, sometimes being even rude to him. She only thinks about eating. I think she's annoying and I didn't miss her when she didn't appear anymore in the end.
- I didn't get the logic behind the fairy. First, Wudi appears to make Nanxing's wish come true, and when he does, he comes back to the fictional world where he came from. Then, out of nowhere, when Nanxing needs help, the fairy decides to bring Wudi back to do some mission. But why didn't he give that mission before? Why wait for idk what happens to send Wudi to the real world?! And I think that Nanxing should have tried to appeal to the fairy before. Why did she never thought of going to the fountain and making a wish just like Wudi did on the other side?

Anyways, despite everything I said here I really liked the show, it was funny and cute. I just think they should have built the second couple better or focused more on the main couple. But besides that, it was a great drama, among the best chinese dramas I watched.

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Realistic in a way, heartbreaking and amazing

Okay hear me out I have to admit I am quite biased because of Fumiya. He is just everything and I will watch all of his other work! He is a great actor! I loved his facial expression, his body language. I loved the subtle development of the love line in this drama. I am usually a full on romance person but it made sense here considering all the circumstances. I liked how this wasn't overpowering - japanese dramas tend to be super bubbly and bold (a lot of those ive seen at least) but this was super emotional and heartbreaking and ngl I was rooting for 8loom, in parts of the drama I felt like proud Mom. It had me crying from Ep 2, I watched all 10 episodes in one go because I loved it so much. I don't like those basic storylines where from Ep 8 always everything collapses - ig Kdrama fans know what I mean. I like watching soft dramas instead with not a lot of ups and downs. This drama was perfect for me because struggles could be overcome without having me worry for too long.
The only thing that didn't make sense to me was the ending. I liked it, though it really didn't make any sense.

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