Now Rainie was awesome ! she seemed so very grown up and not like a kid anymore. Her crying scenes were really tear jearkers, and she really conveyed what the character meant. She is a really good actress. Joe Chang was really good as well but he did have a bit of an overacting bug, still you could really connect with him too. Tiffany Hsu was awful. Not only did it seem like the character was written poorly but her acting skills were the pits and she had no chemistry with Tom Price. (Plus she was annnnoying!!) The mother started out evil for like 1 episode but you will come to love her. You will see all kinds of reoccurring characters and if you watch it on Viki your friends will help pick those folks out!
Drunken to Love You has way less drama going on than Fated to Love you. However, with that said it seemed that Rainie cried just as much.lol. If you loved Fated to love you, if you keep in mind that this is a completely different drama you will like this too. I think both dramas had an innumerous amount of flashbacks and it seemed like there were new characters just coming out with no real purpose. Drunken had a lot of nice sub plots going on but none of them were as developed as the sub plots seemed to be in Fated.
This was a good watch it wasn't heavy with the drama, but it was funny and mainly cheery and had a really sweet ending. That you may not even see coming!
p.s loved the soundtrack.
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What really worked for this drama was the peppy chemistry between Joseph Chang and Rainie Yang.
Also, side-note: Rainie totally rocked her short hair after having long tresses for years! Some good acting from Rainie : her crying scenes are absolutely wonderful.
Joseph's Song Jie Xiu really won my heart. Because he was not just another self-absorbed pretty-boy (I find Joseph to be more manly in appearance/vibe than most Taiwanese actors) . He was interesting and perceptive. He was actually aware of the feelings of the people around him. He fell in love with Lin Xiao Ru (female lead played by Rainie) FIRST (refreshing!) and pursued her kindly and patiently.
The side characters were also tons of fun. Samantha (Song Jie Xiu's mother), Xiao Ru's pregnant best friend, Jie Xu's assistant ... were all quite funny.
The story lines with the secondary romantic interests were unbelievable and unnecessary and the drama would have been better without it.
Not a perfect drama ... some of the plot faltered in the second half but still good, funny, sweet stuff.
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It was a good story and a halfway believable set-up. Drunken marriages are not exactly unheard-of. The acting by the leads was pretty good overall and they had chemistry. I actually enjoyed the drama up until about episode 13/14. If the drama had stopped there, I would've been much happier. As it was, it kept on and on with obstacle after forced obstacle, some of which were so ridiculously....well, ridiculous that it was obvious the writer/director was simply trying to stretch out the story for more episodes. They were not obstacles necessary to the growth of the OTP's relationship. They were frustratingly annoying. However, that being said, there were a few heart-tugging moments in the last 3 episodes, so maybe it was a complete waste of 3+ hours.
All in all, it was mostly good but I doubt I'll rewatch it.
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Oh well. Back to the show. I like the flashbacks to the story. It puts two and two together. the show could have been just the two of them and it would still make a good show. Once you start the show you'll get hooked. Would I watch it again? definitely!
I'm currently watching You Are My Sister (just for Hawick Lau) and My Sunshine (love Tiffany Tang). Come back and find my reviews!
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..... After I read the synopsis, I was like, ''hmmm...... this brings back Fated To Love You''..... Well I guess it really does. Either ways, I like both dramas. FTLY was my first TW-drama ever so.... I kind of hold it in high esteem.Back to the review, I started this on a whim...... but later on, I was glued to my Laptop!!! Okay...... Song Jie Xiu played by Joseph Chang is quite amazing. Song Jie Xiu is a clean freak, he grew up thinking he wasn't really loved and all (all these feelings of unhappiness and what have you), but now he's all grown up, one of the most amazing Architects...... He has a lousy temper, but kind and affectionate (He's SOOO romantic); and has/had a girlfriend of 7 years, who is a model/actress and quite ambitious.
On the other hand we have Lin Xiao Ru played by Rainie Yang. In my point of view, I think she did a good job also. Lin Xiao Ru was left by her parents, umm mother specifically, and since then she has been moving back and forth from the orphanage to a foster home and back to the orphanage (streets) and now she's all beautiful, has a nice job, and she thought everything was in place. She has this extremely bubbly image, this image of hers earned her the nickname Wild Mountain Boar. She's really too nice!!!! And can go lengths to help those she loves. Between, I thought like poles don't attract ~confused~
Well, both Song Jie Xiu and Lin Xiao Ru were in for a surprise, they met briefly and that meeting was ONE of a KIND, then they met again.... It looked as if they were ''fated'' for each other. Their worlds sort of turned upside down, which was really wonderful. Due to some personal issues they had to stay married for 3 months. Well...... I don't know about you, but if it was me, I will NOT partake in such outrageous scheme. As we all know, everything and anything can happen in dramaland.
They stayed married, got to know MORE and MORE about each other, they became source of strength and happiness to each other...... to shorten the whole story they fell in love with other, but at the same time, they wanted to keep to the stupid contract. Song Jie Xiu's ex-gf wouldn't also leave the two be. Things got messy and somewhat complicated, but in the long run, through persistence,
natural and supernatural occurrences everything sorted itself out.
I learnt a lot form this drama......
1. Don't ever partake in marriage contracts, it never does any of the parties good.
2. Don't become a slave to your past; it enslaves one, which causes fear and makes one make the stupidest decisions.
3. Taking what belongs to others..... isn't a good idea
4. You need to know if you the other person is/ is still in love with you, if it's not your own wild imagination..... Also, clarify if you are in the friend zone or not.... that should be the first step.
5. Don't mistake someone's kindness for stupidity or foolishness..... When the person notices (which happens, after a huge blow has been dealt), I don't think there's anything that can be done about it.
6. You need to make a decision.... Love or Ambition/career??
This drama is a amazing and the other cast didn't fall short of expectation, it's filled with COMEDY and the ROMANCE kills it all. There are some awesome lines also (You will find some of them below ). At first you might not like Joseph Chang, but after some eps..... You would fall in love with him. The drama is also well-paced, plus the story and plots were WONDERFULLY interwoven!!!...... I love the OSTs also....The end was one hella end!!!!!!
Awesome lines: Between I won't mention who and to whom.....
Between, if you think lines contain spoilers, then don't bother going further.
- “He has no right to take your future and bury it together with the dead love.”
- “If there’s no trust, there’s no friendship.”
- “If you want to continue avoiding me, that is your choice. I won’t intervene. So, you don’t have the right to intervene with my choices, and that is I’ve decide to love you, and let you fall in love with me.”
Lets stop here lol!!!
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The acting was really good by all parties and it wasn't too over the top. There were lots of silly moments, but they all worked.
The music from what I remember is fine, and I would rewatch this drama again in the future although I will be fast-forwarding through part of every episode like the first time or skipping a selected few episodes.
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For starters the story was better. It did not drag out too long and the subplots were actually interesting. Only the certain scenes felt unnecessary, but as a whole all episodes played a role in telling the story. Also this one is not as melodramatic. Some similarities between the two stories are of course how two people who had significant others meet and fall in love. However the main lead guy is not such a jerk like Ethan plus he falls for the lead girl first.
Their is not one character I can't stand in this drama. It is shocking, but I even like Ai Wei the force in between the two leads. Once again though I wish Kingone and Raine can somehow end up together in at least one drama.
Probably the only problem I had was with the opening song. I just don't like it. Otherwise amazing drama.
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The main couple was really cute, and I thought they did a great job with their acting. The points deduction came from the supporting characters. Mainly Wang Kingone - who got the soap opera treatment in every scene he was in: dramatic music and voice, and Tom Price, who seemed like a rookie actor. I thought that Joseph Chang and Rainie Yang did excellent work, though. The best friend, Mei Leng was overacted quite a bit, and totally played for comedic effect.
I did try to skip over the 2:30ish opening sequence as it lasted way longer than needed. So, the episodes are really only about 35 minutes long probably. There are also little stops in the drama that appear as if they must have commercial breaks, something not done in Korean drama. When they return there is a few seconds of replay from where it stopped. There is also a preview/ending of about 3 mintues at the end. So the episodes run about 43 min, but if you skip the opening and closing, you should get through faster.
Probably won't rewatch this, but I enjoyed Chang and Yang enough that I wouldn't be adverse to watching something else with them.
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Worth a watch
This series wasn't really related to Fated to Love You in any way since none of the characters or storylines actually overlap. The only similarity is that the main relationships in both were contractual ones. I enjoyed this series a lot actually. There's quite a bit of comedy sprinkled throughout, as well as moments that made me cry. Rainie was superb in this (she really grew as an actress!). Her crying scenes really punched me in the heart. It does have some melodramatic moments but nowhere near the amount of its predecessor -- always a plus in my book! Overall, definitely worth a watch.Was this review helpful to you?
A good story destroyed by bad writing and direction
When I started this drama, I was hooked instantly. The first 10 episodes were an absolute blast to watch. I thought I finally found another 9/10 rating worth gem. But....sadly as the episodes went by the quality degraded considerably. While the first half was super fun, the second half became a nightmare to watch. Romance became scarce and main leads chemistry suffered a bit too. Totally lovable characters became horribly flawed. Plot became uninteresting. New sub plots kept on appearing which were out of place altogether. So I will rate this drama accordingly by rating the episode groups themselves.First 10 episodes (1 - 10): Engaging story, good romance, great chemistry, lovable characters especially FL, sensible decision making, really good character development. Overall easily 9/10
Next 10 episodes (11 - 20): Still interesting story, okay romance, good chemistry, questionable character ethics, questionable character decisions, abysmal character development or maybe a little bit character regression itself. Overall 7/10
Final 10 episodes (21 - 20): Absolute mess of a story, scarce romance, lacking chemistry, boring and badly written characters, idiotic and flawed decision making, total character regression save for the ending. Overall 3/10
And thus the final rating, since we can't just rate this based on the good parts alone, is 9 + 7 + 3 /3 = 6.33 or better rounded off at 6.5/10. To summarize, I would say this was a really good story with major promise but got destroyed by very very bad writing, pacing and direction.
P.S. Would like to commend the OST though, absolutely wonderful.
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Marriage in Hog Heaven ¤ The Wild Boar Bites The Prickly Pear °7° °good & silly°
Here's to Hammin it up.We've all heard first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage... in LY (aka Drunken To Love You), First Comes Love, next the breakup, followed by marriage, /then/ comes love... the Baby Carriage can't be far behind. They trampled the standard template like wild boars.
Song Jie Xiu and Lin Xiao Ru are in love. Not with eachother, with their sig-others. They each think that first comes love then comes marriage. In their case, the breakup comes in between. After their relationships are skewered on the same day, they end up at the same bar, and they're STOINKED!.HAMmered!! They decide to marry eachother. They are very rowdy drunks, so everyone knows they got married. (The flashbacks are hilarious. There's enough to fill a week but supposedly it all took place in the span of several hours). They even swung by to pick up his boss as a witness and then moved her out of her apartment. Though schmasted, they even remember to break her lease. They go hog-wild and make a big drunken mess.
LY is a 2011 release that is rated 7.5 on MDL. It is 1 season consisting of 30 45-minute episodes. It's flawed, childish and silly. It's also very cute. As a lover of romance, I enjoyed it. It is doubtful that anyone who isn't a fan of the genre would like it.
Why don't they divorce? Xiu's gf, Ivy, is an up and coming actress. She can't be involved in any relationships or her career will be dead in the water. When a paparazzi catches Ivy & Xiu together, Ivy talks Xiu into staying in the marriage for a few months so that the scandal goes away. They offer Ru money to keep up the farce. The contracts are signed, and now Xiu & Ru are living together. They actually get along really well, when they aren't smoked up over how much they dislike eachother.
Rainie Yang (Devil Beside You Series, Life Plan A and B), portrays Lin Xiao "Ru". She's so adorable and bright. She's got a feisty side which leads Xiu to nickname her the Wild Boar. Raised in an orphanage, she took the pain of ner childhood and channeled it into doing better, being better, and helping others avoid pain. She is the best thing about the show and what keeps it afloat - or should I say happily rolling in the mud. Joseph Chang (The Victims' Game, Crystal Boys) is Song Jie "Xiu". He is grumpy: He even frowns in his sleep. He's a designer and is as fastidious and picky as they come. Daddy left early. His mom wasn't around much. His movie-star gf wasn't around much either. He's been alone most of his life.
Tiffany Hsu (Autumn's Concerto-7.2, Shards of Her) is Tang Ai Wei, Xiu's gf at the show's opening. She gets annoying. In fairness, they've dated since HS, so it's understandable that she would feel a sense of ownership and want to hang on to Xiu. But she wants everything, and she wants it her way. She doesn't think about anyone else. Alien Huang (Rock Records in Love, Go! Crazy Gangster) plays Geng Shuo Huai, Ru's new boss. Chung Hsin Ling (Tavern by the Lethe, Rainless Love in a Godless Land, Oh No! Here Comes Trouble) is Ru's BFF Cai Meng Jun. She's supposed to be the plus-sized comic relief, but her part is cartoonish and squeaky. She's portrayed as an eating machine. It's not that amusing. The director is Chen Ming Zhang of Across the Ocean to See You & Remembering Lichuan.
The writing has its moments. It's quite good at times. They have a discussion about marriage and what it means. Xiu says that if one of them is walking faster than the other, that person needs to adjust their pace. I love that - adjusting their pace to the other's. She responds that she's tired of walking alone so she's willing to do that. Xiu's mother hasn't been around and she certainly screwed up quite a bit. Asian programming tends to be very generous to parents and elders. When we get to meet his mom, we find out that not everything is as awful as Xiu's recollections of the past. Some of his worst memories were not her fault. I actually know some people like this. Their father did do some horrible things (nothing criminal, he's just a vile jerk). From the outside looking in, it's easy to see that, while the negatives to outweigh the positives, there were some positives. Furthermore, their father gave more than what he himself received. He never knew who his father was, grew up in foster care and was subject to constant abuse (that IS criminal). The grown kids don't feel a thing for his pain because they despise him so much. I can't make any judgments as to their feelings. They are exceptional people who completely broke the cycle and raised wonderful children. It's just sad. All around, it is so sad that we do these things to eachother. Hurt is shared like germs and it's completely unnecessary. Xiu is able to get his relationship with his mother on better footing with Ru's help.
HAMlet, it ain't. They ham it up in the opening episodes, which showcase some overacting. Feeble writing leads to ham-handed scenes containing arguments and other mini dramas that are near nonsensical. They slow-walk the physical contact- even I was getting frustrated on behalf of the ML - a totally new sensation. A wedding is busted up in ep23 in a near insulting manner. There were better ways to forward the plot. At least the episode recovers before it ends. Ep29 is ridiculous, but it ends well - We can forgive them. The moms pull a stunt in ep30 that crosses the line. Entirely. It almost makes Hollywood look tame. LY probably would have been better at just 25 episodes, but it holds up acceptably.
Whether or not flaws can be overlooked is something mysterious and personal - even the most analytical among us are powerfully influenced by emotion. I watched LY alongside the over-long monstrosity, Love Now, which starts fine but quickly declInes (yet goes on forever). I liked LY despite its shortfalls, while I loathed LN.
Why?
Both have likable actors and characters, but LY is better in that category. LN is 80% inane dialogue; the writing in LY is bad in places but has its bright spots and is far better, overall. The soundtrack of LY is better. I shazamed one song by Yen-ji but didn't get an English title. I think what captivated me the most is Rainie Yang's slop-happy Lin Xiao “Ru”. She brings home the bacon. She's the reason LY is worth a romatiphile's time.
QUOTES~
You don't love someone for who they are but for who you are when you are with them.
Family doesn't just mean relatives. It's everybody who watches over you and cares for you.
〰IMHO
RATINGS
Directing 7
Writing 6
Acting 7
Romance 6
Flutters 5
Art 5.5
Sound & music 6.5
Ending 7
LEVELS
Warmth 5
Action/ Excitement 2.5
Laughs 3.5
Tears 2.5
Fright 2
Tension/Anxiety 2.5
Gore 1
Thought provocation 4
Snores 1
?7 ?6 ?7 ?6 ?5 ?5.5 ?/?6.5 ?7 ▪ ?5 ⚡2.5 ?3.5 ?2.5 ?2 ?2.5 ?1 ?4 ?1
Age 14+
Language: $h!+, d@mn,
References to sex and rape
Rated TV-PG-13: Parents Cautioned
Re-?? I probably won't
Taiwanese shows
Age of Rebellion-9.5
Autumn's Concerto-7.2 - it starts strong but declInes in the 2nd half
The Fierce Wife-8 starts iffy, ends strong
Love, Now-3.6 - it's terrible
Two Fathers-7.5
In order of ~lite & trite~ to ~heavy & serious~ you may also like:
♥️ -
C:
A Little Thing Called First Love 8.5;
Find Yourself 8.9;
The Romance of Tiger and Rose 9.8;
The Sleepless Princess 9.1;
Wait, My Youth-8.4
Romance junkies only: Accidentally in Love-6.5 ‘18 B-level scripting, acting, and directing, but still fun/strangely relaxing to watch,
Well-Intended Love-7.5 Rom-porn - extra points for the dopamine but many object to an outrageous stunt the ML pulls,
When I Fly Towards You-7.8,
You are my destiny-6.8 cute and sweet and 1/2 padding,
Meteor Garden-7.4 - 70% flowing 30% dragging and BOF is better,
Hidden Love-7.8
K:
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love To Hate You 8.9;
Touch Your Heart 8.2;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 9;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;
Fantasy
C: Love Between Fairy & Devil 8.9;
Douluo Continent 9.4;
Handsome Siblings 8.7;
Ancient Love Poetry 8.6;
Love and Redemption 10
Japaneselite romcoms: Maid Sama-10, Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo-7.8, Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions-8.4, Toradora-8.5
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