The good thing about this drama: SIZZLING HOT. You can feel the frustration budding between FL and ML. They really should make more of the chemistry.
I don't have much experience with Taiwanese drama, but I starting to see some differences. I also prefer this than high school romance drama, this has more weight and thought into it.
If you want some mature drama, here's for you.
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Mature and very well thought romance
It is very rare to get to see a Mature romance, true to life, first ep.. Excluded…dealing with the end of a love, it’s difficult let-go and new beginning…This romance delves on how long lasting love relationships that haven’t been properly nurtured create loneliness gaps in the couple, in waiting for the next - improved from past mistakes - true love…The first ep. gives a false impression in that regard. There is no cheating . On the contrary to what the 1st episode could have led to believe. Jasper Liu plays a very interesting character, reliable and mature.
In one couple, there is no love anymore but a controlling and manipulative /toxic relationship from which jasper Liu can’t easily break free because of a past promise to the mother of his girlfriend. In the other couple, a relationship based on practicalities and a lige-plan more than a fulfilling love, in which the FL has lost her personality and purpose, In that regard, I loved that the FL decided to take time for herself, alone, instead of trying to be mended by her new love., before coming back to Jasper Liu, a better self-standing person.
Cherry on the cake, Some of the best kiss scenes ever, adult ones, thanks to Jasper Liu… who is also very good in “use for my talent”
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Before We Get To Be Lovers
Opening credits are artsy, and... erotic. Full of bedscenes of two people who each are in SERIOUS relationship with someone else. These serious-relationship partners both dutifully create occasions for the two mains to meet, and then conveniently leave them alone. Even other side-characters create situations where the two mains end up alone. It's like the whole universe is pushing them to be together:) Well, after each episode attacks the viewer with an opening filled with visions of them together in bed, one can understand they had to get there SOMEHOW, lol. But perhaps it would be better if the series started with them already lovers. They had convincing onscreen chemistry together, just the way the writers made them meet and involved was not that convincing.I found it fascinating that they have these karaoke booths on the streets:) It got me thinking various crazy things which could be made into a street booth:) During first episodes, I busied myself with thoughts like this more than the actual plot. I already knew who will be getting together with whom, and it was no fun watching the early beginnings, taking step forth and step back, and even having a couple of "break-ups" BEFORE they started sleeping together. Their interactions were more silly than exciting, also it looked like their "feelings" developed out of thin air. As we DID watch them from their first meeting, so we KNEW they did not have much of a hi/story. Had they been lovers since the episode 1, the viewers fould use their fantasy to imagine how that happened, which would most probably be better than what we watch here. So, I more or less just waited for them to become REALLY lovers, lol. In the end, that took a more than half of the show. (EDiT: It must have happened so late in the show that I actually didn't get to that part, LOL.) What happened still earlier was they both did properly break up with their long-time partners... and failed to do it. That was also funny. The partners both simply did not accept the break up. Who does that? I felt like watching some stage play and not real people. Clearly we just HAD TO get to the main leads having an affair while both being taken, because that was the plot. But the way the writers were getting to it was dubious.
Watching the opening credits 8 times, with the actual episode NOT matching them was more and more disappointing and I wondered WHEN it will really start. At least 8th episode, there is a scene where the main guy sees the main girl in a VERY sexy wedding dress:) Meanwhile, she argues with her longtime guy about banalities. He postpones their wedding 6 months and she's angry like such little thing matters. The two of them had everything planned for decades to come. They were both obsessed with planning and lived on their shared financial plan:) I wouldn't mind it, if the two were cool about it. At the beginning, they looked like cute couple of weirdos who happily found each other. But mere couple episodes later they were all tense. So, I really wished them to better break up. I suspected the writer made this so we would cheer the main girl getting on with the main guy. But I didn't agree with this kind of writing. It's not real drama when the other partner is shown as unsufferable. Real drama is when he is GREAT, and she STILL has an affair with someone else. Same with the main guy and his girl with the dead parents he made promise to. In short, this drama failed in what I expected from it at the basics. It was getting more boring than exciting.
The main two get in bed in epi 9/13, at stage where I no longer found it exciting (he had to "infiltrate" her office, become her new "boss", go to "bussiness trip" with her...) and even that bedscene is interrupted by a phone call (seriously). This proved a very long and dragging episode... Our "fatal attraction" couple shared yet more office scenes... I say, if he needs to be in her office, then it's a failure. I really cannot praise the writer of this.
At episode 10, I was dead tired of it even if the expected plot WOULD finally begin (which it still did not). Mostly the scenes consisted of yet more debates going in circles... I'm afraid I no longer cared whether the main girl breaks up with her longtime boyfriend. Or whether she does whatever. The only entertainment in this series was provided by her eccentric best friend, but it was tenth episode already. It was all past funny. So, while I don't know whether the main girl & guy really become lovers or that stayed in the opening credits only, or who ended up (breaking up) with whom, I DO know I'm not interested to watch 3 MORE episodes.
I recommend to watch the opening credits and to skip the series.
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There's great tension between main leads and flaring passion between them. The main male lead is a go-getter, forceful and overconfident when pursuing the main female lead but there's another side to him when it comes to his girlfriend of 10 years. It's ridiculous how he lets his girlfriend control his life and make important decisions without his approval. She even doesn't work and spends a lot of his money even if they're not married yet. You can also clearly see there's no passion in their relationship anymore. On the other hand, the main female lead's boyfriend is controlling too and is rigid with his decisions and life plan. I'm not a proponent of betrayal but my goodness, I'm not totally surprised that it will happen. Esta resenha foi útil para você?
So if u r having a second thought about watching it or not then just go for it... U will definitely gonna complete all the episodes within one day... I guarantee that ????????
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La vita può essere davvero programmata a tavolino e i piani che facciamo per il nostro futuro ci rispecchiano o ci accaniamo a perseguirli perché non vogliamo scontentare qualcuno che ci è vicino e a cui teniamo? La protagonista Zhou Weiwei all'inizio della serie è alle prese con una storia d'amore pianificata fino all'età della pensione. Il suo compagno è una persona affidabile che certo non la farà soffrire o traballare nelle sue emozioni. Una storia tranquilla, sicura, a cui lei si affida totalmente. Davanti a ogni sacrificio non fa domande e, anche quando se le fa, finge che vada tutto bene e che il suo sogno sia proprio quello che ha condiviso con Haoyi per tre anni. Tuttavia, ad accendere le micce ci pensa il fascinoso agente di borsa Chu Kehuan che la nota, la corteggia e poi se ne innamora follemente. Weiwei, nonostante l'attrazione fortissima che prova nei suoi confronti, non cede, e durante infinite puntate di tira e molla rimane fedele al fidanzato finché non ne scopre il vero volto.
Ho amato molto questa serie perché affronta tematiche adulte e non ha paura di parlare dell'amore in tutte le sue sfaccettature. A differenza dei drama coreani è bello vederlo rappresentato senza tanti pudori ipocriti e la chimica tra i protagonisti è tangibile, tangibilissima!
Non posso dare però un bel 10 perché ogni tanto si tende ad allungare un po' troppo il brodo. Capisco le insicurezze di Weiwei ma quante volte vogliamo rifiutarlo il povero Kehuan che per lei, da dongiovanni scapestrato diventa cavalier servente all'ennesima potenza? Soprattutto comparato alla noiosità e all'indifferenza del compagno originale!
Inoltre, ho detestato il personaggio dell'ex di lui che doveva servire come "cattiva" della storia. Una donna frustrata, senza un minimo di orgoglio che fa di tutto perché "sono stati insieme 10 anni"! L'avesse detto ancora una volta prendevo a sberle lo schermo della TV! Alla fine rimane un personaggio fantoccio, poco approfondito che viene sfruttato solo per mettere i bastoni tra le ruote ai protagonisti.
La fine mi è piaciuta, nonostante i suoi difetti e la lungaggine di certe parti, dà un messaggio importante che poi è il fulcro di tutta la storia. Non si può amare un'altra persona se prima di tutto non si ama se stessi e lo si può fare solo acquisendo consapevolezza di sé e dei propri, veri bisogni.
Insomma, sorvolando su qualche difetto qua e là, consiglio questo drama di Taiwan a chi ha voglia di immergersi in una storia adulta in tutti i sensi.
Lo rivedrei? Si, anche perché certe scene sono proprio da "batticuore"!
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i like and dislike but i can say i dislike morethe story was boring the end was weird and provoking
especially when she answered the phone and told him we r friends ...REALLY???
friends after sleeping with him and told him u loved him already ???
and after sacrificing both of you with your jobs for each other??
what kind of that sick end ??
i was hoping to see relation development for a couple who decided to be together
but i was totally wrong :\
the events were too boring .. repetitive during the whole drama
i can make a summary from few words
4 couples used to love each other then they turned to love other couple's lovers ..WOOOW
end of story -_-
the only thing that made me continue was (Jasper Liu) insistence to be with her
i loved his love to the FL
but most of the characters frustrated me much specially the (leech EX ) for the ML
and the FL friend was sooooo good as a friend , sooooooo disgusting as a woman
i couldn't consider sexual scenes as romance, this disgusted me
i prefer it superfine and fluffy
u can call me weird but when it turned to be sexual scenes i can only consider it as porno not romance
but it carries a msg
love shouldn't be full of regulations, rules or restrictions
because if it is, then it wasn't true love
love is to be free ..sharing this freedom with the one you love
Love is sharing
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Surprised at How Much I Loved This
I usually don't like the cheating theme but this was done very well. I wasn't nearly as anxious as I thought I would be watching it.Although, I watched this drama a little while ago now, I still think about it. So much chemistry between the leads. I actually enjoyed watching them have it out with each other. I thought the FL was perfect and Jasper is always fun to watch.
I found the entire drama entertaining from beginning to end. This one goes in the rewatch category.
Would recommend!
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