Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 01:15 pm
RL still sucks, mainly because of many and varied health problems. Thankfully my mom is feeling well at least. I always joke that fortunately we switch when it comes to being not well, so she’s fine when I’m not and vice versa. 😊

And it would be great if fandom was the respite from all that, and it still is, but everything that happens with the OTW right now is also very depressing.

Still there are good things and I’m going to write about them now.


Nothing But You

I finished it a week ago. It was wonderful and very satisfying. Out of 38 episodes I only had a few very, very minor complaints about this drama.

Spoilery squee with four pics behind the cut.


Read moreWhat I loved the most of course was our beautiful and talented leads. It was a pure joy to watch Song Sangchuan and Liang You’an meet and fall in love and start being a couple. I love that they are always so supportive of each other, and that they talk when they have a problem.


“From the day we met each other till now, we have become a better version of ourselves because of the other person.”













And here are some of my other favorite scenes from the drama.

When You’an’s boss fired her in such a horrible way for something that wasn’t her fault at all. And then Sangchaun was there telling her “walk out with your head held high. I’m here with you.”

When they finally kissed for the first time.

When Jiaojiao stopped being a spoiled rich jerk and became Sangchuan’s best friend. And when he realized that Sangchuan had feelings for You’an he instantly became the best wingman ever.

When Sangchuan called his stepfather An Cong “dad” for the first time. I admit freely that I did cry then. It was such a beautiful scene that felt so gratifying to watch. Because An Cong was always a great father to Sangchuan and it was so satisfying to see Sangchuan acknowledge that.

And when Liang Tao call You’an “Jiejie” for the first time. I love the way their relationship changed through the drama.

There were really so many wonderful relationships here besides our main couple. Like for instance our third couple – tennis couch Zhang Yan and You’an’s best friend Luo Nian. I loved them a lot, even though their relationship mostly developed in the background.



Wu Lei will have a new drama called Amidst a Snowstorm of Love. He’s a professional billiards player in this one. And the female lead is played by Zhao Jinmai. I love her, she was great in Reset.

Here is the first trailer. There are no English subs though, but still it looks interesting and the leads look good together.


Our Dining Table

9 episodes out of 10 aired already. It’s very good, very sweet and very optimistic. And Inukai Atsuhiro is as always wonderful. And the child actor is surprisingly good and super cute.

I also found one person on tumblr who writes very interesting translator notes about subtitles for this drama. And since they aren’t pleased with official subtitles they make their own and post them with raw episodes on their tumblr. So if you can’t pay for GagaOOLala you can find downloads of all the episodes with subs here.


Thai dramas

Trailer for Home School

It starts airing on June the 9th. I can’t wait.


A teaser for a new movie with Zee and NuNew - After Sundown.

It’s a supernatural romance. As it is a movie not a drama, I hope it will still be made available for the international audience somewhere.


Trailer pilot for For Him

It’s another BL drama about a romance that starts as a one-night stand. It looks entertaining, no idea when it will air though.
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 11:29 am (UTC)
Wow, that's a whole new definition for home-schooling. lol

Any news from the Zee/NuNew Prince drama? Though now that I've watched Cutie Pie, I feel like it wouldn't be very different from that. Plus, I was a lot more into Max/Nat. <3
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 11:45 am (UTC)
I hope Naughty Babe is happening. I've seen a trailer, but if it's a concept trailer, it might not be a certainty yet.
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 11:27 am (UTC)
One thing I found so funny is how he had amnesia about that big thing, but it turned out he had just forgotten because he was still very young and not traumatised at all by that dog jumping on him (I assume he didn't even get bitten. I got my face scratched by a dog saying hello to me as a kid, and all the adults were horrified, but I didn't care at all. lol)
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 09:47 pm (UTC)
*hugs and hugs* I hope you (and your mother both) feel better soon!

(Thank you for cut-tagging your Nothing But You pics and thoughts. *appreciates so much* I'm in the middle of episode 20.)
Monday, June 5th, 2023 10:27 am (UTC)
Ahhhh, I just watched the scene where she meets with her ex to ask him to incorporate her players in his club, and Sanchuan gets upset about her being too dressed up for the meeting, and she gets the giggles about the idea of baby!Sanchuan defending her honour. Omg, they are the most adorable!! I love them!! :D
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 09:05 pm (UTC)
Haha, so true. His pout is super adorable. *pets him*

(Omg, I can't believe You'an slept with him and then gave him the brush-off! Poor baby. Where I'm up to, he's still moping...)
Thursday, June 8th, 2023 07:58 am (UTC)
Ahhhhh, I'm in the middle of episode 4, and I have to flail at you about the bit where You'an shows up in the rain to talk about the new venue for the tennis club, and there is clothes sharing, and then Sangchuan and An Cong having their flaily whispered conversation while You'an is changing again. It was so delightful I watched it three times, and now I want to watch it again. And then Sangchuan lying on the bed hugging the clothes she'd worn, oh my heart!!! a;sdlkfjas;dlfkajsd;lfkajsd;flkajsdfasdlkfja

(I may have to steal that for a fic, I think. *g*)
Friday, June 9th, 2023 03:53 am (UTC)
Ha, I actually meant steal the general concept and feeeeelings for a Guardian fic, probably ChuGuo. But maybe maybe I'll think of something to write about these two, too, eventually. :-)

ETA: Also, that should have been ep 24, not ep 4. *facepalm*
Edited 2023-06-09 03:53 am (UTC)
Monday, June 5th, 2023 08:50 am (UTC)
I feel you so much about RL and its assorted health problems and other headaches (as it were). Hoping your (our) health improves steadily. In the meantime, I enjoy reading these reviews! <3