The cast did a great job but the highlight goes to Alice, she did a fantastic job job of portraying two vastly different characters. Greg... eh he was ok- not bad but I've seen him in Sandstorm and he was much better in that. Patrick, I wish he was the ml instead- dude was great but I feel he/ his character didn't get too much shine.
The music for the drama is A1 but my problem is that they played the CRAP out of it. I mean over and over and over- I had to mute my tv I got so sick of it.
Overall I would recommend this but be warned, you have to pay attention otherwise you will "get lost in the sauce" and have no idea what is going on.
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A MASTERPIECE!!
I would say, a masterpiece I watched after so long. SomedayOrOneDay, was a brilliant watch. This Taiwanese drama, had a very diverse and complicated storyline, but the way writers managed to lay out all points, and weave it into the story deserves appreciation.Time travel dramas mostly have a similar plot and storyline, but this drama presented it in quite a unique way.
Also, the characters were so beautifully written, that one cannot help but gush over.
The emotions of love and regrets were elegantly presented.
Friendships, love, insecurities, under confidence, and hope to meet again someday, all of these made this drama a plus pointer.
Also, the suspense & mystery part was well dealt with unexpected twists& turns. Many Clues were given from the start, thus deserving an another re-watch
Although, always stucked in different timelines, both the ckts still managed to intersect each other every time, and someday or one day, maybe in another timeline, maybe in another dimension, they'll definetly get their ending.
Cannot wait for the movie!!!!
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Untangled a Broken Cassette
This story is like a cassette with tangled tape. If you want to rewrite the content, first you should open the case. Then you can start to untangled the messy part, connect the loop, ah, and don't forget make sure that it facing the right direction. Only after you do all of that, you can start to record a new story.To be honest, the first episode was hard to watch. After all praises and good review, 9.0 MDL score and the fact that it will get a Korean remake, make me come with high high expectation. But everything feels flat, from humor to acting, dialogue, attempt to build emotion. I even watch 1st ep in 2x speed. Some miss in detail keeps disturb me, yet the main plot still intrigued me.
But fortunately, it start to redeem itself since end of episode one. I forgot all miss that ever happened. Even step by step the details come and fill the holes. The character reveal their depth, the actors and characters become one, all the mess untangled themself slowly but sure. Some expectations, some tragedy, happy moments. Instead of twisting the story, I believe that this one try to unravel the story for all of us, clear up the fuzzy part for you.
This drama has two characters that are the hardest to make us understand them in healthy manner. They are the types that make us said, "They are just crazy, I don't know how to help them, I 'll just let them, my effort doesn't work." They both get a very different ending, but what I love the most of words from Yu Xuan, "The reason you wanted to disappear from this world is not because you're too disappointed in the world, but because you had too many expectation of this world." I believe this one sentence is core of all of this story.
It's a beautiful story, it start with a tangled messy tape. It ends with a fixed one, ready to record a hopeful sweet story.
*Play Last Dance, plug your headphone, then close your eyes ????
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Best Taiwanese drama hands down
Watch it because you won’t regret doing so. This was one hell of a drama with so many twists and turn that you won’t expect. You might be confused through the journey as there are many mystery plots to unravel but it will all fall into place. The ending where everything is revealed is truly mind blowing for me and also love how they incorporate so much social themes into the plot even though as a whole it is a romance drama.The two main lead are perfect for their roles they portrayed. Alice Ko was exceptionally good portraying the outgoing and later grieving Huang Yu Xuan and depressed Huang Yunru. Her getting best actress is a testament to her performance. This drama was also when I fell in love with Greg, he is just so hot and can really act.
The music is another big part of this show. Music soundtracks compliment the plot while all the songs were so good and fits the nostalgia vibe that part of the drama is going for. Once again, watch this as you definitely won’t regret.
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An intriguing and complicated story of time travel
The characters crisscrossed time into the future and back to the past so many times that I lost track. However, it is an interesting drama. I followed it through continuously and completed watching it across three days while recovering from a flu.Two lovers from different time periods were star crossed and their shared memories were eventually erased. The drama cleverly kept its audience guessing the identity of two individuals- the missing boyfriend and the real killer, and wondering whether the killer could be stopped on time to save the lead lady.
The main actress Ko Chia Yen was excellent. She acted two completely different characters very convincingly - a timid depressed young teenager with an inferior complex and a confident university student who grew up very assertive.
The actors and actresses were good looking. The main cast acted their parts well. Some of the insignificant minor characters were not so convincing; however their less than a minute duration parts did not impact the overall drama. The backdrops were appropriate for the scenes.
The pace of the story was quite slow, so you have got to be patient. I nearly wanted to skip to the last episode.
As for the music, it's just that one piece 'Last Dance' and that's about all.
The main negative is the ending did not flow well. Suddenly, the main couple was on a bike appearing from nowhere - how they met again was not explained - if it was from the time when the female lead was a child, it would be very tacky.
If I were the writer, I would let them meet in the future with a role reversal - with Li Zi Wei returning from Canada, walking into a cafe and ordering his coffee. The waitress whose back was toward him, answered in affirmative, prepared his coffee and turned to hand him his coffee. Their eyes met, they found each other very familar, stared and asked each other simultaneously 'Have we met before?'
Overall I would highly recommend this drama.
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A really good Taiwan drama that gets you really confused, frustrated at what is going on and at the same time, keeping you wanting for more. The drama was very well paced and even towards the last episode, it did not feel like a rushed ending at all. Kudos to the writer and director who really thought through the whole process very thoroughly. Even from the first few episode, they actually already showed us the ending. Rather than most drama where they film from start to end, this drama can be seen where they filmed the ending and slowly move towards how it all started. A really interesting way and the ending kinda reminded me of how when we were in primary school, and our Chinese teacher always reminded us of how not to end our composition with, "It was all a dream." The ending of the drama felt like that to me!
STORY - An interesting concept and portrayal of 2 completely different personality and how they co-exist and how even though they look the same, the personality can be completely different. Thus attracting, different people. The way they portray Yuxuan/Yunru "trapped" in the house is also an interesting concept. The time travelling was however a little complicated as they transition from 1998 to 2003, 2010 without indicating the year. It kind of did not make sense at first, the time travelling. But I guess they did a good job with wrapping up the show and closing all our doubts.
ACTING - Excellent job to the 2 main leads who have to act 2 different character at once. However, they portrayed it really well and the chemistry between all the cast really was amazing.
SONG - I thought I will be really irritated with the Last Dance since it has been playing the same part constantly. To my surprise, I was super hooked onto that song and Xiang Jian Ni. It just kept replaying in my head even when I am not watching the drama! Now, its on my playlist!
Overall, a really good watch and worth the time! It makes you think about every little detail and when you look back at the show after you finish, you will realise that throughout the series, they actually dropped little hints here and there. Definitely going to rewatch it again someday or one day.
P.S. Don't forget to watch the additional scene on youtube! Just type, 想见你 彩蛋 ！
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MASTERPIECE
it took me awhile before i finally on this drama and it's currently 2021. the first time i heard about this show was it's exceptional OST. truth to be told, i had stopped watching tw dramas for many reasons since many years ago. BUT THIS SHOW IS MAKING ME LOOK AT A NEW LIGHT.first the story proves to be different from conventional rich guy poor girl trope in tw dramas which sadly i dont enjoy as much now. so it was a very intriguing story for me. time travel, crime elements, no messy love triangles. COUNT ME IN
Story aside i think i do not have much more to say. The acting from the leads were awesome. Aside from Ko Chia Yen, i had not seen anyof Greg or Patrick's past works? but i would say they are doing awesome portraying their characters. needless to say for Chiayen's acting when she's so versatile in the duality she has to portray - depressed suicidal high school student and a successful modern lady mourning over her lost boyfriend.
i think more could have been explained:
- what happened to original wang quansheng then?
- so what happened to the murderer ? i was confused why YR was still hospitalized or in an accident after the timeslip stopped?
nevertheless, i felt the ending couldn't have been better. YR back up on her feet, no more suicide thoughts and with JJ by her side. it's an open ending for this couple. ZW and YX will be fated to meet, regardless of the time and age and the ending + special ending proved to be true. I just felt more sad for JJ having to dearly miss someone whom he doenst remember. But because he doesn't rmb, maybe it's not so painful after all?
Nevertheless, i am impressed with everything about this film. There are news for remakes in Korea or China and I am actually excited to see how the remakes will turn out. Til then :)
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"How do I get better when I've had the best?"
I honestly started watching this drama blind-sidedly. I did not know what the drama was about nor who were the actors. I was just intrigued by the title of this one.And honestly, I was literally crying from EP1. Not because the story was too sad to watch but it was more of because I was able to relate to the story. As someone who lost her SO in real life, this drama was able to put into words a lot of emotions I was not able to. I felt for the FL when it seemed like everyone else around her was able to move on with their own lives, and here she was still living in the past while trying to thrive for herself for her future.
People might think that the FL was a little bit obsessed and/or delusional but honestly, up until you've been thru the same thing, you cannot really tell. Like how the heck do you move on from something that did not even end? The sole thought of knowing that if he was still alive you know that you will be together still and you know that it is really hard to look for something even remotely close to what you had before
Sorry back to the drama... honestly the first half of this drama i really liked. The 2nd half was a bit meh for me. Especially the part where they killed the ML for the 2nd time again and made the FL lead go through that hell again just after a few days of reconnecting. And the way it was phased, I felt like it did not even give the death of the ML justice. It was like he was killed one second, the FL cried, then next scene was the FL was already out and about investigating. No grief no anything.
Lastly, I hope they were more clear about the ending. Like I would really want to know what happened to everyone? If everything was really brought to them by fate, would they still fall in love with each other but in a different way? IDK... these are the questions left in my mind after watching this drama. But overall it was cute, i really really like the OST of the drama <3 Love all the feels it gives me <3
Great premise!!! Ending was okay. but great actors also!!!
I sincerely hope that this kind of time travelling really exists <3
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So an acquaintance kept asking me to watch this since I watched '18 Again' and I decided to give it a try. I have to say I really liked the story, it is quite different with other 'time travel' dramas and do not overly focus on the romance part despite the main female lead is a miserable woman who can't move on from her dead boyfriend. Viewers can become detectives together with Huang Yuxuan to solve the mystery and experience her growth along the journey. I appreciate the 1998 story also featured some aspect on teenagers issue, including some which are considered taboo. However, I docked some points from the story aspect since the pace is unbearably slow, especially nearing the end despite the ending is very nice and realistic (oh and also why Li Ziwei's hair is so 2019 when he was in 1998 lol).The casts are marvelous in my opinion, Ke Jiayan and Xu Guanghan obviously took most credit since both of them successfully delivered various characters. Patrick Shih also had a good chemistry with both, and I felt the balance in term of acting between this three main characters. In term of music, I loved the opening and closing songs but not the magic Wu Bai's song.
In conclusion if you love time travel/fantasy drama but also wanted a good storyline, this is for you. No excessive romance, no random subplots, and quite straightforward. Enjoy the story, think together with the characters, and then became touched with the story.
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episodic reactions documented
1st episode n its regret porn, like wow shawty thats a lot,in the second epidoe we witness constant sexual harassment against a poor schoolgirl。
3rd episode and wow this is getting BEEFY and FAST. two timelines interwoven together and so many possibilities so many mysteries between them!!! this has definitely peaked my curiosity now. seriously some next level inception shit.
4th and this is not disappointing, the murder mystery is really catching on。
5th is eh. its fine.
episode 6, hmmm the random deranged stalker thing is kind of lame but the mama didi thing was cute
7.... WOW JESUS WHAT HUANDGASGHDH AHWHAHHATTTTTT JASJJA HUHHHH H HAJSDKM JUST/..... HOLY FUCKKKK NOOOOOOO HAHAHAHH WHATTTTT NO FUICKING WAY.
8 - i personally like the version of them that are incels,, imagine youre you and the next day a disgusting raging neurotypical takes over your body. its really weird that the incel version of the dude kisses the guy he likes without his consent and that we're supposed to sympathize with him getting punched in the face after thhough... like u deserved it? sotrry you k*lld yoursekf thiough thats ass but also really generic.... anyway this plot is getting so thick,, there has to be some kind of infinite money glitch happening here somewhere.
9 - uhhhhhh uhhhh hnnnggg uhuhhhh.
10 - uhhhhh um uhhh.
11 - hmm i didnt really feel anything when i found out he died... again. the acting is really demanding throughout the sshow and im getting increasingly numb to all the deaths happening, and its getting pretty frustrating lol.
12. oh.
13. uhhhhhh lolol femcel moment, by the end i felt i had witnessed something incredible, but the end where he meets the kid version of her and then she grows up and theyre together again kind of confused me............... like what r u saying mate.. anyway yeah this was outstanding even though at times it felt very overbearing
extra scene: its just a scene that confirms what was suggested in the ending of the original series - kind of pedo-y but at this point who am i kidding lmfao it makes more sense than a time loop where trauma and killings have to go on over and over again to be maintained lol - it was like a toxic relationship we're sad to see go but know deep down that it was never good for us
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regretted watching this so late
this is like the best taiwanese dramas i've watched so far (although i haven't tried that many). I was addicted to the OST and finally had the chance to try this drama a few days ago. I finished this series in 3 days. The complications got me thrilled and the romance between huang yuxuan and li ziwei got me screaming! it was kinda sad to see mo junjie disappointed in the middle, but he finally got to be with chen ruyun. they deserved each other! plus li ziwei and huang yuxuan find their way to each other even without the tapes. I guess the wait to meet each other again is worth it. I will definitely rewatch this someday or one day :)Was this review helpful to you?
You may get confused at the beginning of the drama : two stories are crossed and don't follow any chronological time. The two stories main characters are also played on purpose by the same actors. You do need clues in order to follow the plot. As soon as you think you understand the 2 stories connections, next episode events may change it all and you really have to put all the different pieces you've been given at the right place to get the puzzle completed ! You willl finally really understand this extraordinary love story only on last episode.
Mistery and suspense give a big value to this drama and the storyline is rather very well handled. The director does a real great job making us hanging to the plot and getting involved with the characters and thrilling events. Traveling through time has to do with both an evil music tape player and Wu Bai's song "Last dance".
To me, the story key point is Chen Yun Ru, a 17 years old student whose life is not what she is expecting to be. She is lonely and depressed because nobody seems to care about her, nor even her family. She thinks that her existence is unnoticed. She has no friends and hates the whole world but hide her real feelings. Only Wu Bai's song Last dance makes her feel less uneasy in her life and can comfort her. She doesn't take any chance in getting to know her classroom mates and wears earphones whenever she can. Actually, a senior student, Mo Jun Jie, has noticed her and is interested in her. Mo Jun Jie is shy and his friend Li Zi Wei helps him to meet the girl. Those 3 become friends. One day, Chen Yun Ru wakes up in hospital because of a car accident. From that moment, things will definitely change for her and her two friends. She pretends now to her friends to be Huang Yu Xuan a 27 years old, mature, self-confident and communicative girl. The important point is that Huang Yu Xuan does exist and lives in 2019 while Chen Yun Ru lives in 1998. Here begins traveling through times loops that will eventually end when things turn back to what they were originally supposed to be.
If you don't like watching love stories this drama is not for you. If you like mystery, solving enigma through space and time you may find this drama quite thrilling and addictive. Actors are cute and good performers, a very good drama indeed.
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