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Bokura no Shokutaku
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by Ggrosz
Jun 10, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5

Soft, Light & nice

The plot is about a very timid & introverted man who all his life got affected by his own made ghost. Met a family that forced him to change & he liked the feeling of his change.
Im only sad that its just 10 episodes. THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION is excellent. Nothing mushy or cringy. Its about family and feelings.

I can rewatch this again with my entire family even with kids.

Actors are handsome and cute. Great portrayal of their role. The kid is adorable.
I wish they did enough promotion internatinally for this.
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Gen Y
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by Ggrosz
Dec 25, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Good until it became quirky

Gave this series a try after finding a gem of UWMA and BUTS in Thai BL.

I started adoring Mark’s character, and liked the soft look of Wayu. The story of Mark and Kit is good but I think could have done better.

Hiding Pha and not showing his face for multiple episodes didn’t add mystery but frustration. After finishing the series, the only reason I can see for doing that is to save money.

The supernatural connection between Phai and Thanu added to the frustration of a somewhat good story. It didn’t even make sense to add this twist in the story if just to ripple the good relationship between Wayu and Thanu.

Overall, I will say that it can be a good watch but don’t expect too much. All artists did well except for few of them didn’t say their lines smoothly. The constant pause after each sentence made it looked like a unnatural conversation.
Some romantic scenes shows awkwardness wherein the actors didn’t even know where to put their hand.

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Long Khong
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by Ggrosz
Dec 18, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Unexpected entertainment

I decided to watch this to support Boun and Prem and got surprised that I got hooked and glued til end.
This this series killed off my two artists early, the way the story was directed made it pleasing to watch. There are a few scenes that could have been done better but overall, I would say that this is recommendable for over 18 viewers.

It can be chaotic towards the end and viewers assumption could play the role in the confusion. I think the ending is one of those few scenes that could have been done better.

Otherwise, good production, Director and casts.

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7 Project
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by Ggrosz
Nov 28, 2022
7 of 7 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Emotionally Draining but worth it

For me the best of all episodes in this series.
Boum and Pram can act. It could have been directed better but it is enough for me. The story is good and the story evolved at the right phase.
This touches one of the biggest and heaviest challenge of loving the same gender, which is family.
I can’t imagine what some goes through and I’m thankful my sister didn’t have to go through the same issue when she came out.
It is worth your time to watch. Please do so and share your feedback for this episode
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Alchemy of Souls
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by Ggrosz
Nov 23, 2022
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Fantastic

Love the story
Excellent start of the series and progressed just right.
Each character was given it’s time to tell their stories and wasn’t focused solely on lead actors.
Great FX
Glad there is a sequel to continue the story.
There’s no dull moment here and story didn’t drag.
Great costumes and wardrobe used on the set.
Looking forward to the next season.
I believe I’ll be rewatching last 2 episodes before starting season 2 in December.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕💕💕👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Criminal Minds
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by Ggrosz
Nov 7, 2022
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

Close to American CM

Truly copied each character but adjusted background and character. It has similarities making it interesting.
You won’t see Reed character falling for AJ here tho hehehe

Hitch we character is debatable and he didn’t remarried in Korean version .

Love the Korean version of crimes. This series confirmed that cultures may be different but crimes are the same; commuted by twisted minds.

I enjoy each from story features in the series.

It is a good recommendation to watch the series. It is entertaining and keeps getting better each episode.

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An Oriental Odyssey
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by Ggrosz
Nov 7, 2022
50 of 50 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Quite an Odyssey worth watching

I won’t waste time sharing the plot since it is already stated in the info about this series.
love every aspect of this series. Wardrobe, whole production, the OST, actors, Director, story and visual effects.

Story pretty much is divided into two parts: lead male & lead female as slave & master and the second half, they got switched around. The story leading to it is not boring so don’t fret.

What I was disappointed about was the lead female crying scene-not convincing at all and I’m not being mean.

The twist of the story got a bit messed up that by episode 46 I started fast forwarding a lot. Story leading to the ending was frustratingly out there that it got overwhelming that made it feel it doesn’t fit the story anymore.

Ending could have been better I think.

Overall, it is truly worth watching if you are into light fantasy themed story.

PS: Janice Wu (Lead Female here) and Zhang Yu Jian (The second lead male) were married in 2020 and divorced in 2022.

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Joy of Life
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by Ggrosz
Nov 3, 2022
46 of 46 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Good concept & great implementation. A MUST WATCH

This series is so worth the time to watch. It is different from typical period story. Actors did excellently and portrayed their characters well. I only wish that they introduced the series with the story of the lead male mother. Interesting to see the development of the story explaining her but it seems lacking and minimized. Although her story seemed she was loved & admired by many men, it didn’t really highlight as to why.
The blind martial arts mentor could be explored more. I love his character. I was wishing for more story on him.
I just realized Xiao zhang is in the cast and missed it in ep 38. I was so engrossed in the story, I glossed over his short appearance.
PLEASE PLEASE RELEASE SEASON 2 SOON!!!
I’m glad there’s a season 2 being prepared for this series.
Ending is now acceptable for me since there is a sequel coming.

7/16/23 - When is the second season coming??? I am anticipating this season 2.

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Demon Out of Chang An
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by Ggrosz
Oct 1, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Great Mystery with Odd ending

I love mystery and period themed series. Having both in a series made me eager to watch this even tho it is old.
What I like:
+More scenes in what it is - solving mystery rather than relationship or love scenes
+Bromance not BL so don’t react. The series highlighted the good relationship between the two lead male.
+Characters are mostly great, no character just to fill time or waste scenes
+Lead Male investigator is a realistic character that believes everything can be explained
+Scenes explaining how and when clearly shown
+ Master Wei character who portrayed his character the best. Of all casts, he did the best acting.
What I don’t like:
- the female Su Yu is an irritating character. It could have been made or written better wherein she did something to help out other than flirt with the lead male
- Lead Male investigator needs to improve in acting. He has gaps in his reaction
- Director could have directed the entire series better
- It’s supposed to be period mystery but tot got mixed with fantasy
- Ending is confusing.
You have to pay attention to not miss any detail that will help understand the story better.
It is great and interesting until towards the end when it got messed up, and confusing. Actually, more like didn’t make sense.
So if you are able to watch an enjoyable crime mystery and don’t mind a confusing ending, this is a good watch. If they do a sequel or another season of this now, in a better version I’m sure it will be popular.

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Method
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by Ggrosz
Sep 28, 2022
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
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Well Balanced Love & Life story

As soon as I finished watching this movie, my first thought was it could have been better if they made this into a series. Only flaw I saw here is that it seemed rushed. It’s like “you are enjoying the story and the characters telling their story and then it ended.” …… you wanted more.
All artists who worked on this film portrayed their role exceptionally well. The relationships (both male & lead male & his gf/wife) were told in a well balanced manner giving you a sense that this is not a clear BL film. To me it is more of a love & life story. It also gave viewers a suspense ride. I was hook towards the end holding my breath for a moment.
The ending leaves viewers to form their own interpretation as to how it may have gone after the play.
It is highly recommended. This is a great movie. It was done the way the writer wanted to tell the story. We may not agree that it doesn’t pattern after real life in some areas but we can’t fault a movie based on how we see real life. It is a movie done from a story written by the writer. It was well directed!

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Oh! My Emperor Season 2
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by Ggrosz
Sep 21, 2022
21 of 21 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Not the best but ….

Let me start by saying it is because is Zhao Lusi that I decided to watch this series. I’m not a big fan of 24-29 minutes series wherein the first 3 minutes are for recall of previous episode and credits.
I have always thought that any actor will have a good chemistry with Lusi but I stand corrected. The lead male actor and Lusi has no chemistry whatsoever.
It’s most likely a man limited budget production because it is obvious.
Love the characters and twists they added in this series but amazingly, even with a certain power each characters possessed, it doesn’t seem to be used when needed the most - it’s confusing

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The Legend of Jin Yan
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by Ggrosz
Jul 18, 2022
34 of 34 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
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Cute casts, could have been a great series

The legend of Jinyan

I believe if this series had a few roles with different casts and Director it would have turned out better.
Heads up: 80% of the entire series, the male lead is upset, nagging, yelling, bossing and irritated. Surely there could have been a better way to portray this character than this way. I used fast forward a lot because it got frustrating seeing him always upset and irritated. For a prince, his character was written to be not so smart that the brother Prince Jin is much more smarter and sensible. Of all casts, prince Jin to me did his role justice and acted the best. Female Lead didn’t fit this role at all.

The story is also blurry: testament, Queen Dowager, the parents of the female lead, the relationship ending of Prince Jin and female lead, the almost drowning in the lake incident, etc., there’s a lot of scenes and situations in this series that wasn’t really explained thoroughly as to how it relates to the entire story. Some just got glossed over, some not even explained as if that certain unrelated scene was just added to fill the time.

I really love the story and the casts were really cute but the way it was written for the screen and directed were poor to my opinion.

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Princess Silver
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by Ggrosz
Jul 2, 2022
58 of 58 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.5

Slow-Good-Better-Disappointing-FF to end

The plot of the story was already explained so I’ll go to my likes and dislikes. This is my own personal opinion.
Started excellently wherein the explanation for what was shown in the very beginning wasn’t explained til last 2 episodes.
Got my interest because the story was mixed with a lot of puzzles that got slowly explained. There’s few scenes that didn't have any value but added in there I believe to fill time.
I might have started with the second male syndrome because General Fu Chou/FC seemed to have suffered so much that a little attention and care from the Female lead would have been nice. I was hoping he at least experience a happy heart even for two episodes but he probably got 10 minutes of it for the entire series.
It went downhill for my by episode 24 and I fast forwarded to the last episode then realized I have to watch the one before the last episode to get the sense as to why the emperor is sitting dead on the throne. I lost interest by then since I can tell by then that second male FC will not be written on the script to experience being loved or adored by someone he love.
The production was excellent, the sword fight were great and the OST is good. Costumes were beautiful and not boring. Acting were mostly good but the chemistry of the actors with each other weren’t felt. The characters were also good. I enjoyed the humorous and childish second prince. The evil Dowager actress for me didn’t do a great job portraying her role. Male Lead Weiyou came across flat to me in his portrayal.
This series has so many story on top of stories that if you don’t pay attention, you’ll miss it and get confuse.
It’s not something I’ll rewatch.

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A First Love Story
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by Ggrosz
Jun 25, 2022
2 of 2 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10

Deserves to be known

This very short series deserves more exposure. It is a great story and filmed excellently. The actors are so engaging that you can feel their sentiments without them saying a word.
The story is great and it deals with the reality of life of a man living with the military responsibility mixed it with emotions that some society doesn’t easily accept.
This is a truly wonderful drama that should be shared to the world, to allow the world to appreciate it. Well done to all film crew, casts, writers and producer.
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The Chang'an Youth
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by Ggrosz
Jun 24, 2022
24 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 5.0

Good to pass time

If you are looking for a series to pass time, this is a good one. Personally I don’t think the chosen actress for the female lead fit the role. It could be her facial expression or brashness when she’s talking but I believe this series would have been a lot better with a different actress.
The story is typical but I enjoyed that it highlighted that the success of the female lead is through her friends’ support.
Ending is alright.
It’s not anything exceptional or unforgettable. It’s a good watch. I did fast forward a few times.
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