HIStory5: Love in the Future (2022)

Ok. Time for me to give the HIStory franchise a rest

Mmmm...nope. This was not it. SO many things were just not working for me in this series. It's a miracle that i was able to complete it as I have no idea how I watched this series from December 28, 2022, to March 01, 2023. This right here was pure torture! And I know why I always continued watching it- I foolishly thought that it would have gotten better. news flash- it doesn't. And I don't care what anyone says but the last good series with both couples they had was HIStory 3: MODC 9and yes even those last two episodes that people don't/ haven't watch was WAY better than this!). They have been downhill since then. (HISTory 4: CTY was okay with 1 couple. The next one, not so much).

Story-1.5 /10

It started off with Tai Che Ne, from the year 2000, being transported to the year 2022. He is so distraught and wants to return home to his grandmother in the year 2000 that he does anything in his power to achieve this...for like the first few episodes. He then begins to spend a lot of time with Hai Yi and their relationship developed. This relationship takes the forefront as we aren't really mentioned about his desire to return home to his grandmother until quite episode 14 (I think).

And then, let's not forget about the secondary couple -Liang Wen Hsen and Lin Huai En (a.k.a Wynn)- who really brought...nothing for me. Thier main concern with their relationship was the age-gap, which isn't really a concern for me. For them to know that it was okay they brought in a couple from HIStory 4: CTY- the secondary couple. Now, let me start off by saying- I have nothing against an age- gap relationship as well as stepbrothers being in a relationship. What I have an issue is HOW this relationship started. I still have an issue with this to date and seeing them again in this series just made me feel meh.

Out of all twenty episodes, I was only able to follow 3. Yes- you heard me. Only 3 episodes out of 20!!! And that's when Hai Yi's dad died, and he took over. Because I was hella confused from the get-go. I even felt that the synopsis was wrong only until these two episodes aired (it was either 11 and 12 or 13 and 14. I don't even know anymore). The third episode that I was finally to grasp what the heck was going on was episode 19. It finally cleared things up for me. But now it's a little too late as I have lost any care for whatever is going on in this series.

And the sad thing is, the concept sounded interesting. And I just don't know what went wrong. Because a lot went wrong. Due to all of this, I am giving the story a 1.5.

Acting/Cast: 1/10

Because of how the cast was not able to portray their characters in a way for me to enjoy this series, I am giving their acting a 1. I was just turned off from the get-go and tried really hard to like them. And I don't know why but I was not feeling either of the couples during their intimate scenes with each other. I actually just wanted it to be over. I guess as how I didn't feel any connection with their relationship being developed to that point- that when they reached that stag in their relationship, I just meh and wanted those intimate scenes to be over with.

Music- 8/10
The music was the only saving grace for this whole entire series. It was addictive and memorable. I know that I am going to miss it so much. As such, I give the music an 8.

Rewatch Valu-1/10

You guys will NEVER see me watching this series again. I am grateful that I did give it a watch, so I won't wonder be left wondering what happened with these characters.

Overall- 3.5/10

Overall, I give this series a 3.5. It is safe to say that the HIStory franchise is not what it used to be and maybe, just maybe, we need to give this franchise a long rest to see if we can get it back to the glory days that were HIStory 2: Crossing The Line, HIStory 3: Trapped and yes even HISTORY3: Make Our Days Count. If you still want to watch this series, you can go right ahead. But i just cannot and will not recommend this series to another individual.

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The first 2 episodes were promising but then the quality dropped.

The first two episodes were very promising, but suddenly in the following episodes, the theme of time travel was almost completely forgotten. This created gaps in the plot, because how the hell in one day he learned to embrace technology without any problem? The rest of the episodes were just boring to me. The acting is average too. I don't see any chemistry between the characters. For now, the relationship between Huai En and Wen Hsen looks a little better, but the whole thing is still weak.

[slight spoiler of 4 first episodes]
Tai Che Ni found Hai Yi's ex-girlfriend in one day. Hai Yi definitely could have done it himself, because considering what Che Ni was doing, it wasn't a matter of lockdown issues. Che Ni didn't mention a word about Hai Yi to her and was just trying to pretend he was hitting on her. This plot makes absolutely no sense to me.

The previous HIStory dramas I watched were engaging from the very beginning. Unfortunately, I won't be watching this drama for now.

Maybe if I see more positive feedback later, I'll come back to watch this.

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Good but not Perfect.

5/10

Negative

1. I wanted more Lovescene of the maincouple. There wasn´t much.
2. More Kissing of the maincouple.
3. I wish the maincouple had slept together. Unfortunately, Tai Che N stopped the Lovescene. I just thought to myself: oHHH nooo....WHYYY ???? seriously? Come On. xD
4. More Kissing and Lovescene of Liang and Lin. There was just 1 at the End.

Positive

1. The Lovescene of the maincouple was very sexy. It was very believable.
2. The Couples. Especially Hai Yi + Tai Che Ni. *-* They was my Favorite!!
3. Music
4. It was sometimes very funny lol.
5. The Beautiful, Sexy Look of the character Tai Che Ni with his long hairstyle. *-* It was the perfect Look for him. Modern and
stylish.
6. The Story
7. The Acting of the Couples was Excellent.
8. I am very happy that it got a happy ending.

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X me non è un HIStory

Considerando le altre HIStory questa non mi è piaciuta affatto...anzi alcune puntate le ho trovate persino un po' noiose, al punto che ero indecisa se continuare o no.
Mi è invece piaciuto ritrovare An e Lin di HIStory 4. Sarebbe stato bello vedere anche Charles e Anson e come proseguiva la loro storia.
Non ho ben capito invece cosa ci stava a fare il mago... per un po' è sparito... poi è tornato ma non ha aggiunto niente di più nella storia...quindi per me ci stava come i "cavoli a merenda"... non so se rendo l'idea!
A differenza delle altre History, che le ho riguardate piacevolmente anche a distanza di tempo, non so se questa invece l'ha rivedrò...o almeno non subito!
Nell'insieme comunque, se si tralascia qualche particolare, si guarda volentieri.
Bella l'ultima puntata e molto bello anche il tempio in cui giace la nonna. Non ricordo di averlo mai visto in altri drama.
Bella la musica che mi ha ricordato proprio le HIStory

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не все, но было хорошо

Закончился показ 5-ой истории. О истории скажу немного, а вот об актерах больше. Как раз будет или вообще не будет спойлеров. Я люблю все истории без исключения. Этот показ прошел легко и плавно, с приятной и красивой музыкой, необычайно красивыми и талантливыми актерами. Играли все потрясающе, кроме одного (о нем позже и это только мое ИМХО). Исория попадает в любимые, но чисто из-за игры в основном Энсона Чена. Чень Си Аня знаю давно по его работам. Играет всегда превосходно и каждый раз его шипперят с актрисами из дорам. И порой доходило до скандалов и осуждения, что он холоден на фансайтах с своими партнерами. И тут такая роль. Было интересно наблюдать насколько он готов к такой роли, но он реально профи и талант. Сделал все на высшем уровне. Сюй Тао - его партнер. Они друг другу идеально подходят по сюжету, очень понравилась химия и игра. И вот Шо Хан (Chang Shuo Hang), при всей брутальности и прекрасной игре партнера Чжао Вея ( Linus Wang - Wang Zhao Wei) просто убил всю игру. Опять таки это только мое мнение. Думаю при всей дурашественности персонажа и милой мордашки актера, этого не достаточно. Игры не было, была с его стороны сплошная клоунада. А вот Чжао Вен. О мой Бог, держите меня. Как потрясающе он играл. Эти эмоции глазами, эта мимика и тональность слов. Браво. Так же мы увидим пару из Истории- 4. Прошел год , но их безупречная игра просто идеальна и как вишенка на торте, украшает эту дораму. Цзюнь Пэн и его взгляд, а вот Цзя Вен очень изменился и в лучшую сторону. Его улыбка превосходна. Игра на лайте и позитиве.
В общем и целом я довольна дорамой, за маленьким исключением написанным выше. История получилась интересная и довольно новая по сюжету.

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Pas exempt de défauts, mais agréable jusqu'au bout

Pour être tout à fait honnête, je n'en attendais rien après H4. Mais je me suis surprise à sincèrement aimer les personnages et son intrigue pas originale, mais suffisante pour me donner envie de redonner une chance à cette licence.

Tout d'abord, le voyage dans le temps n'est qu'une façon d'amener l'intrigue où elle le souhaite. Y'a quelques tuiles temporelles qui peuvent interpeller si on s'y attarde et où certaines sautent aux yeux. Inutile de vouloir s'y attarder trop longtemps bien que l'histoire le fasse malgré tout. Le concept est vraiment de placer son intrigue sans plus.
Les malentendus sont de la partie. Ils deviennent très récurrents maintenant (tant dans les dramas que les séries US, UK...). Ils servent à l'intrigue, mais on se retrouve avec le même schéma sur les personnages, c'est dommage. D'ailleurs, en parlant des personnages...

Le casting est bon. Sean Chang (Tai Che Ni) est choupi avec ses grandes lunettes ou ses cheveux longs. Il est comme un petit rayon de soleil, toujours souriant mais sans avoir l'air de ressembler à un chiot. Son personnage manque un peu d'assurance pour s'affirmer pleinement à l'écran.
Linus Wang (Hai Yi) est correct. Il est celui avec le moins d'expérience. Son personnage est un archétype de beau mec friqué, mais sa personnalité dénote avec son statut. S'il me laisse plutôt insensible, j'ai quand même trouvé son évolution intéressante avec de bonnes émotions.
Jason Tauh (Lin Huai En) est agréable, malgré un personnage qui avait tout d'une biche chétive. Le défaut de ces personnages est qu'on l'a trop utilisé par le passé (notamment dans les dramas thaï). On n'a jamais rien de bon quand on laisse les autres nous marcher sur les pieds, je peux en témoigner.
Pour finir, Anson Chen (Liang Wen Hsen). Bon, je dois l'avouer, j'ai un crush sur monsieur Chen. J'ai aimé son personnage par sa douceur qui s'explique grâce à son passé. Tout comme son naturel. Rien ne semble forcé tant par ses expressions que sa gestuelle. Même s'il est responsable de plusieurs situations créant des conflits, Anson Chen est lumineux dans son rôle.

Côtés romances, elles sont un peu maladroites sur leur manière de se former et évoluer. Notamment la seconde (Liang Wen Hsen & Lin Huai En). Bien que j'ai eu le syndrome du couple secondaire dès la première seconde (en même temps, on m'a jeté au visage un Anson Chen, que pouvais-je faire d'autre ?), j'ai trouvé leur romance mignonne et la chimie du couple vibrante. En revanche, les événements ne sont pas les plus géniaux. Avant de se fréquenter, puis une fois qu'ils commencent à sortir ensemble, les choses se compliquent en un clin d'œil avec des non-dits s'ajoutent les uns à la suite des autres. Liang Wen Hsen et Lin Huai En étaient craquants, mais on aura vu mieux sur le développement d'une relation.
L'autre couple (Hai Yi & Tai Che Ni) ne m'a pas emballé plus que ça. Bien qu'ils soient amusants de les regarder et qu'ils soient taquins l'un avec l'autre jusqu'au bout, je n'y croyais pas vraiment. La magie n'a pas opéré.

Bref, le contexte de H5 n'a pas aidé quant au développement des romances. Elles ne sont pas catastrophiques, mais elles auraient pu être bien meilleures avec quelques épisodes supplémentaires pour une meilleure répartition. Cependant, il me semble que le tournage avait des soucis avec la pandémie. Mais d'une certaine façon, les deux couples fonctionnent et sont appréciables.

Dans son ensemble, H5 est une saison mignonne et légère. Je n'avais pas prévu de la regarder à cause de sa saison précédente qui ne devrait même pas exister (pour cette raison, je ne vais pas mentionner le couple de l'enfer qui fait irruption dans cette saison). En fin de compte, je me suis surprise à passer un très bon moment avec des personnages sympathiques et une histoire classique, mais sans aucune toxicité des personnages principaux.

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History tapi hampir punya konsep cerita yang sama seperti season 1

Seperti hal-nya series history sebelumnya, series HIStory adalah series bL Taiwan yang menurutku paling menarik. Punya konsep seperti pendahulunya HIStory1: Obsessed (2017), History 5 ini membahas mengenai perjalanan waktu. Diceritakan ada seorang pemuda yang super-rajin bernama He Bo Wei ; kehidupannya serba biasa, tidak ada yang menarik selain bekerja - saat tahun baru dia meminta sesuatu yaitu seorang pasangan yang mungkin akan bisa mewarnai kehidupannya yang serba biasa itu, hingga akhirnya dia pulang dari pekerjaannya melewati sebuah terowongan jalan raya ~ sesuatu terjadi, dia ternyata terlempar ke masa depan. Bagaimana kisahnya? saksiksan series ini. Dari segi dialog dan alur menurutku mudah difahami ya, dari segi konsep cerita, lumayan menarik ya karena berisi beberapa reaksi He Bo Wei ketika melihat masa depan. Namun, beberapa hal terasa kurang realistis, konsep seperti "malaikat pengatur manusia dan assiten tuhan"-pun di hadirkan di sini, membuatnya seperti sangat Ghoib dan jauh dari kata ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, walaupun begitu saya tidak terlalu mempermasalahkannya ya karena toh isinya juga untuk lucu-lucuan aja. Ada beberapa hal yang membuat cerita ini seperti biasa saja ya karena beberapa scene mengangkat pembahasan mengenai hubungan "orang dalam" dan "pekerjaan", semuanya cenderung terlalu ideal, beberapa masalah pun sebenarnya tidak terlalu spesial, walaupun mungkin menurutku pribadi dari segi konsep cerita dan scene masih ada di bawah series history lainnya, namun series history ini juga menurutku sangat rekomendasi untuk ditonton.

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Quando vamos ter nossas boas sequências de HIStory?

Gosto da ideia de viagem no tempo, foi um ponto positivo.
O casal principal são uns queridos, agora aquele secundário da vergonha alheia de tão forçados. É decadente ver a forma que a qualidade dos HIStorys caiu. A história possui diversos furos no roteiro, temos muitos pontos que deixam a desejar. infelizmente a série não pode se sustentar apenas com um protagonista carismático. O fato dos principais terem se trombado a 22 dois anos atrás foi algo muito fofo e divertido.
No ano novo dos anos 2000 Bo-wei Ho desejou encontrar sua alma gêmea e foi mandado para 2022 e o Hai-yi sempre desejou e pedia para sua pulseira da sorte, encontrar o adolescente que o ajudou quando se perdeu de seu pai, adoro quando a série possui flertes com destino e almas destinadas a se encontrarem. E no caso dos principais, ainda temos um enemies to lovers.
Agora o casal secundário é a coisa mais sem sentido de todas, temos informações jogadas e mal executadas que os roteiristas tentam de mil formas nos fazer engolir, não consegui me conectar com eles nem por dó. De vez em quando eu tinha até medo do Jiang. O casal que foi convidado teve uma tentativa de nos fazer simpatizar pelos personagens, maior do que tentaram fazer nesse casal secundário.
Já que estamos falando deste casal "terciário", podemos falar o quão sem sentido foi colocar tanto tempo de tela e foco em dois personagens que aparecem por apenas minutos de dois eps, foi um tempo de dorama que eles poderiam ter usado para arrumar furos no roteiro e em todo o desenrolar do casal secundário.
Queria que tivessem aprofundado mais nas relações entre os parentes dos personagens principais, me toquei muito com a relação sincera que Bo-wei tinha com sua vózinha e sempre reforçaram o quão grato ele era por ela. Mas gostaria que tivessem explorado o olhar da vó, suas preocupações de ter seu neto deixando de viver sua vida, para conseguir a dar uma vida menos cansativa, não nos é mostrado como era a infância do protagonista, não sabemos muito a fundo a dor dele de perder os pais, passa tudo muito batido. Já no caso do Hai-yi, sua relação com o pai era MUITO vaga, o que da para compreender, já que ele era um viciado no trabalho. Mas depois de sua morte nos é apresentado que o pai do Hai-yi fazia cartas e arrumava presentes por todos os aniversários que eles não passou com ele em segredo. Mas só tiveram a decência de nos mostrar UMA carta, sua carta de quinze anos. Não teve aquele desenvolvimento do personagem, não mostraram os pensamentos do pai pelo filho, não mostraram o arrependimento do pai do Hai-yi por não passar os aniversários com o filho, não mostraram ele escrevendo as cartas, escolhendo os presentes. Não teve SENTIMENTO, não consegui me conectar com o Pai, com suas dores.
Tudo no dorama é MUITO vago.
Nota: Dó. Tentaram colocar 300 coisas dentro de um dorama só, viagem no tempo, destinos, espiões e etc. A equipe deveria ter focado toda a atenção no roteiro e se aprofundado nele, nos seus personagens, nas dores deles e desenvolvimento. Porque desde HIStory4 as pessoas estão desanimando de assistir as sequências ( eu inclusive não vi a parte quatro.).

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