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The weather here is not good for people with heart problems. It’s too damn hot already and it’s supposed to be even hotter (around 33 °C) this weekend. Gah... I think I’ll spend Saturday and Sunday watching dramas and reading fanfic, with maybe a short walk early in the morning when it’s not yet so damn hot.
Speaking of drama watching – I’m thinking of dropping Numbers. This week’s episodes were so boring, I can’t even tell what exactly happened in episode 6 because I fast-forwarded through half of it. And they introduced an annoying love triangle. No, thanks.
But there are good news, too – a new drama with my beloved Nam Goong Min starts airing on August the 4th, probably on VIKI. It’s called My Dearest, it’s sageuk set in Joseon during the Qing invasion, and it looks wonderful. Here is the teaser.
And in my quest to use my Gaga subscription to the fullest while I’m still paying for it I tried a lot of dramas there lately.
My Ride – half an episode watched. Pretty fluffy and to me boring. I could maybe give it another episode or two, but I found both leads not hot and with no chemistry.
The Tuxedo – three episodes watched. It’s very short, just 8 episodes (each episode is only 20 minutes long), but I hate self-centered and arrogant male leads, and boy, was Nawee like one of the worst examples of this trope. Also it’s rather badly written and actors are pretty weak, too. I managed three episodes because this time I found both leads very hot, and more importantly the music and the opening song were composed and sung by Jeff Satur. I’m willing to forgive a lot for Jeff Satur’s music. 😊
Mr Cinderella – again I managed only half an episode. IMO it was even worse than The Tuxedo when it comes to writing and acting.
I will watch the winner of my poll Long Time No See soon. Just not yet, because, from what I read about it, it’s rather angsty and dark and I have to be in the right mood for it.
And in the meantime I tried Papa & Daddy. It’s Taiwanese BL about a happy couple, a restaurant owner and a popular youtuber, who raise a son together. Now their son is three years old and goes to the kindergarten for the first time.
There are two short seasons with 6 episodes each. I watched the 1st season and I liked it a lot. The actors are very good and have great chemistry. It’s cute and mostly fluffy, and very touching when it talks about more serious things, like raising a kid while being a gay couple, and coming out. One episode even made me teary-eyed.
I did want to watch the 2nd season, but the last scene of the 1st season kinda soured me on that for now. We’ll see, maybe I will try to watch it later.
And let’s end this post with two more trailers for Thai dramas.
The first one is a BL drama – Thai version of Cherry Magic with Tay and New.
Cherry Magic
And the second is not BL, but with a lot of very familiar actors - Mix, Off, and Nanon amongst then.
The Jungle
The plot doesn't sound like something for me. To quote MyDramaList: "Rendezvous is the name of a secret bar located in Thong Lo. It's the gathering place of The Jungle, a group of good-looking young men often out on the hunt. They don't love and don't form attachments." But I still plan to check it out. Mix looks so beautiful, and I so want to see Nanon playing twins, one evil and one good (at least that’s what it looks like from the trailer). 😊
Speaking of drama watching – I’m thinking of dropping Numbers. This week’s episodes were so boring, I can’t even tell what exactly happened in episode 6 because I fast-forwarded through half of it. And they introduced an annoying love triangle. No, thanks.
But there are good news, too – a new drama with my beloved Nam Goong Min starts airing on August the 4th, probably on VIKI. It’s called My Dearest, it’s sageuk set in Joseon during the Qing invasion, and it looks wonderful. Here is the teaser.
And in my quest to use my Gaga subscription to the fullest while I’m still paying for it I tried a lot of dramas there lately.
My Ride – half an episode watched. Pretty fluffy and to me boring. I could maybe give it another episode or two, but I found both leads not hot and with no chemistry.
The Tuxedo – three episodes watched. It’s very short, just 8 episodes (each episode is only 20 minutes long), but I hate self-centered and arrogant male leads, and boy, was Nawee like one of the worst examples of this trope. Also it’s rather badly written and actors are pretty weak, too. I managed three episodes because this time I found both leads very hot, and more importantly the music and the opening song were composed and sung by Jeff Satur. I’m willing to forgive a lot for Jeff Satur’s music. 😊
Mr Cinderella – again I managed only half an episode. IMO it was even worse than The Tuxedo when it comes to writing and acting.
I will watch the winner of my poll Long Time No See soon. Just not yet, because, from what I read about it, it’s rather angsty and dark and I have to be in the right mood for it.
And in the meantime I tried Papa & Daddy. It’s Taiwanese BL about a happy couple, a restaurant owner and a popular youtuber, who raise a son together. Now their son is three years old and goes to the kindergarten for the first time.
There are two short seasons with 6 episodes each. I watched the 1st season and I liked it a lot. The actors are very good and have great chemistry. It’s cute and mostly fluffy, and very touching when it talks about more serious things, like raising a kid while being a gay couple, and coming out. One episode even made me teary-eyed.
I did want to watch the 2nd season, but the last scene of the 1st season kinda soured me on that for now. We’ll see, maybe I will try to watch it later.
And let’s end this post with two more trailers for Thai dramas.
The first one is a BL drama – Thai version of Cherry Magic with Tay and New.
Cherry Magic
And the second is not BL, but with a lot of very familiar actors - Mix, Off, and Nanon amongst then.
The Jungle
The plot doesn't sound like something for me. To quote MyDramaList: "Rendezvous is the name of a secret bar located in Thong Lo. It's the gathering place of The Jungle, a group of good-looking young men often out on the hunt. They don't love and don't form attachments." But I still plan to check it out. Mix looks so beautiful, and I so want to see Nanon playing twins, one evil and one good (at least that’s what it looks like from the trailer). 😊
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If you watch the Thai version of Cherry Magic please let us know what you think about. For me, the Japanese version is so perfect I can't imagine watching another version... but if I hear good things that might change! ;D
As I've rambled on about before and posted about more than once, I love Long Time, No See but I find myself very much alone in this opinion. It's so short that you can get past the really ugly opening pretty fast but it is ugly... then sweet... then a bit more ugly... ;D
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Thanks for posting about My Dearest -- I look forward to your reaction.
Btw, I've probably asked you this before and should know the answer, but have you ever tried Love in the Moonlight?
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Ugh! I hope it's cooler by now. Hot weather really sucks, especially if the infrastructure isn't adapted for it. We've got the 33, 34, 35 temperatures coming up here too...
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As for Cherry Magic - I will probably watch at least one or two first episodes. And will write about my impression. I did watch Japanese version, but I never wrote a post about it, because I found it cute, but nothing special. Sorry. ;)
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It made me write the ugliest/shoutiest (so I make up a word not and again *g*) thing I've written for an Asian drama... didn't even know I was that angry. Erm...
Fine by me, no sorry necessary as we all like different things. *g* I would have loved it more without the secondary pairing but I did love it... My favourite Japanese ones remain Old Fashion Cupcake and KeixYaku.
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That's very good to know. I really thought the he would be like that for at least the half of the drama. Thanks for that very important information. :)
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(And now I'm worried that I'm over-selling the prince in Love in the Moonlight. I think he gets better quickly? It's been a while since I watched. /dork)
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I loved the whole show so much -- thank you again for introducing me to it!! <333
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I hope you got through the hot weather all right. It was way too hot indeed. <3
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