OneAjhussi
France
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I had great expectations for this drama as it starred two of my favourite Taiwanese actors and the plot looked mature and fun.
STORY:
The story starts with a handsome and successful man Chu Kehuan (Jasper Liu) who unexpectedly meets a woman Zhou Weiwei (Puff Guo) and decides to pursue her to take her to bed because he is bored in his love life and he doesn't care she has a boyfriend. In the end it happens. They do it. But in the meantime, there is a long journey during which their character change, evolve to show their frustrations, insecurities, dreams and wishes and their true personality through encounters during which they say one thing and their eyes say another thing and their body just crave for skinships with each other. The story goes from a game of seduction to more serious feelings and crisis ensue as they their lives are entangled together emotionally and professionally.
I really loved the story describing how these people interact and evolve for the first part of the drama. It was like in real life. Sometimes you are just with the wrong person or your love the wrong way and you lack the courage to face it and change it and it takes someone else or some events to give you the courage. Then comes the writing accident. At some point, it turns into an office drama and some characters just unexpectedly evolve in a very unrealistic way which spoils the good things before. The story becomes quite draggy and annoying at some point. I almost wanted it to end quicker. The chapter is finally closed in the best way possible considering the events and people's evolution. Not a happy ending but an open ending which gives you a big smile.
ACTING / CHARACTERS:
Puff Guo and Jasper Liu were just great. Their natural chemistry they showed in previous drama was at its peak here with nice dialogues and an incredible sexual tension. They both managed to portray two very human characters. She started a docile but frustrated gf and learnt to accept her own needs and aspirations to deal with a stalker she had feelings for and her over controlling boyfriend. In the end, she is the ones who takes charge and it was very satisfactory to see it. Jasper Liu is naturally charming and he had no difficulty portraying this golden boy stuck in a sad relationship and using his high IQ and cunning plans and schemes to trap himself and fall for ZWW. Finally he keeps his best quality (being cool) and learns to be sincere and accept others' choice (her choice).
The second leads turned to be a disappointment. Phoebe Yuan showed great talent portraying an incredible friend faithful to the very end with XWW and always helping her or triggering her to show her the right way. She was great and very fun as a person outspoken and not afraid to assume her own desires and play with men. Then the tragedy happened. She who could not bear to see the second male lead just turned into a freaking gold digger. The second lead actor portrayed an annoying guy from start to end. He had little evolution of character and I really had difficulties to understand how he developed feelings for Han Kefei and vice versa. ZWW boyfriend was ok as a guy obsessed with his own plans but he was mainly pitiful. The worst was the second female lead who was quite convincing in the beginning as a desperate housegirlfriend but then she turned into their "boss" just to throw roadblocks at them despite all managing and leadership logic. This was a very weak part of the drama.
/EDIT 29/07/2020 : I watched this drama again recently. 13 eps in a row. I was too harsh with Kefei and Dawei. I understand better now that the last part is different because they needed to develop multiple characters to properly give them a closure. This is why the love story beetween these two. I still think it was not so greatly done. I understand now that Dawei, apart from being annoying, is actually naïve, quite innocent and a bit idiotic and not the playboy type at all but a guy with little experiences with women. So I can believe he can be infatuated by Han the bulldozer, volcano always in eruption, plenty of experience, Kefei. I still have doubts about how a woman like her can fall for a guy like him as his two main qualities alledged were his money and his technical equipment . But OK, I will accept their love story as credible.
I also noticed Weiwei last sentence to KeHuan. "May I buy you a coffee?" . The first time I watched it I did not even notice it directly referred to the beginning of the dama when he said that to her. Makes the ending more romantic and even more satisfactory. /
MUSIC:
I found it was good and it reflected well the situations and feelings of the characters. I did go to look for the OST and main the songs as I do that for dramas I liked. Still listening to it from time to time.
REWATCH VALUE:
This drama has some incredible scenes of couples very well written and memorable but the second part of the drama is quite a letdown before the nice ending. I would rewatch it but fast forward the annoying parts.
OVERALL:
It's a good drama. I recommend it.
STORY:
The story starts with a handsome and successful man Chu Kehuan (Jasper Liu) who unexpectedly meets a woman Zhou Weiwei (Puff Guo) and decides to pursue her to take her to bed because he is bored in his love life and he doesn't care she has a boyfriend. In the end it happens. They do it. But in the meantime, there is a long journey during which their character change, evolve to show their frustrations, insecurities, dreams and wishes and their true personality through encounters during which they say one thing and their eyes say another thing and their body just crave for skinships with each other. The story goes from a game of seduction to more serious feelings and crisis ensue as they their lives are entangled together emotionally and professionally.
I really loved the story describing how these people interact and evolve for the first part of the drama. It was like in real life. Sometimes you are just with the wrong person or your love the wrong way and you lack the courage to face it and change it and it takes someone else or some events to give you the courage. Then comes the writing accident. At some point, it turns into an office drama and some characters just unexpectedly evolve in a very unrealistic way which spoils the good things before. The story becomes quite draggy and annoying at some point. I almost wanted it to end quicker. The chapter is finally closed in the best way possible considering the events and people's evolution. Not a happy ending but an open ending which gives you a big smile.
ACTING / CHARACTERS:
Puff Guo and Jasper Liu were just great. Their natural chemistry they showed in previous drama was at its peak here with nice dialogues and an incredible sexual tension. They both managed to portray two very human characters. She started a docile but frustrated gf and learnt to accept her own needs and aspirations to deal with a stalker she had feelings for and her over controlling boyfriend. In the end, she is the ones who takes charge and it was very satisfactory to see it. Jasper Liu is naturally charming and he had no difficulty portraying this golden boy stuck in a sad relationship and using his high IQ and cunning plans and schemes to trap himself and fall for ZWW. Finally he keeps his best quality (being cool) and learns to be sincere and accept others' choice (her choice).
The second leads turned to be a disappointment. Phoebe Yuan showed great talent portraying an incredible friend faithful to the very end with XWW and always helping her or triggering her to show her the right way. She was great and very fun as a person outspoken and not afraid to assume her own desires and play with men. Then the tragedy happened. She who could not bear to see the second male lead just turned into a freaking gold digger. The second lead actor portrayed an annoying guy from start to end. He had little evolution of character and I really had difficulties to understand how he developed feelings for Han Kefei and vice versa. ZWW boyfriend was ok as a guy obsessed with his own plans but he was mainly pitiful. The worst was the second female lead who was quite convincing in the beginning as a desperate housegirlfriend but then she turned into their "boss" just to throw roadblocks at them despite all managing and leadership logic. This was a very weak part of the drama.
/EDIT 29/07/2020 : I watched this drama again recently. 13 eps in a row. I was too harsh with Kefei and Dawei. I understand better now that the last part is different because they needed to develop multiple characters to properly give them a closure. This is why the love story beetween these two. I still think it was not so greatly done. I understand now that Dawei, apart from being annoying, is actually naïve, quite innocent and a bit idiotic and not the playboy type at all but a guy with little experiences with women. So I can believe he can be infatuated by Han the bulldozer, volcano always in eruption, plenty of experience, Kefei. I still have doubts about how a woman like her can fall for a guy like him as his two main qualities alledged were his money and his technical equipment . But OK, I will accept their love story as credible.
I also noticed Weiwei last sentence to KeHuan. "May I buy you a coffee?" . The first time I watched it I did not even notice it directly referred to the beginning of the dama when he said that to her. Makes the ending more romantic and even more satisfactory. /
MUSIC:
I found it was good and it reflected well the situations and feelings of the characters. I did go to look for the OST and main the songs as I do that for dramas I liked. Still listening to it from time to time.
REWATCH VALUE:
This drama has some incredible scenes of couples very well written and memorable but the second part of the drama is quite a letdown before the nice ending. I would rewatch it but fast forward the annoying parts.
OVERALL:
It's a good drama. I recommend it.
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