Behind Your Smile Episode 3
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From the previews Xin Yu's runaway may not be sticking. Though I admire her for wanting to keep Xiao Yue safe.
There's still hope for a Womance as Xiao Yue realizes she really cares for Xin Yu. Even willing to confront Yi Ting.
I get that people are angry. However, you don't accuse the next available person. Wouldn't reality be that if someone did all that using and tossing their daughter away wouldn't be too hard?
That said I'm sorry for Xin Yu. Clearly her mother has done some dirty things. I want to have hope that she didn't.
Oh, and I know Yi Ting and Xin Yu have chemistry and Yi Ting slays it with those sexy smirks. However, Qian Ren (Lee Sean!) has serious chemistry with her too. Until he was suddenly "repelled" by her. The whole caring thing was cute.
I also thing that Yi Ting realizes he might be terrorizing Qian Ni too much. He might just truly send her off her rocker. After all she did do something he didn't even plan.
I love the way the story is weaving the web Yi Ting as woven around Xin Yu. Scary! Stay strong Xin Yu!
This drama really could turn into something epic.
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I really want them to be more open. I'm sure a crash will come (should come with things going like this.)
Also, how cold of Li Shu and Feng Yue to basically up front say that because she's just an assistant she should rise or do something with it. And that whatever she decides Feng Teng has to approve. Not to mention that they, especially his sister, said she'd never approve of Shan Shan in the end because she's a mere assistant. How horrible. I get China is really big on status and stuff, but I thought at last Feng Yue understood that status may not matter in love. That's why Feng Teng likes Shan Shan.
It's a shock to see them so cold, and the reality that they couldn't realte fully. Li Shu realized the pressure, but still looked down on Shan Shan for creating the issue by being a mere assistant. At first I thought it was a test, but they're to privileged.
How horrible it is that everyone tells Shan Shan she's worthless and that only her status as the Big Boss's girlfriend defines her.
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So firstly the advice Liu Liu gives is wrong. Sure he's filthy rich and Shan Shan is a normal girl. However, the rules of a "normal poor people" couple applies to rich and poor girl couple. You need to be able to go to him and ask what's going on. Communication is a must. Good grief! Just because he's rich doesn't make Shan Shan unworthy. I am so tired of everyone saying this.
Zheng Qi's advice to Feng Teng to not tell Shan Shan about everything that happened goes back to the root of their Valentine's tension. It also brings up the issue of trust and discrimination against women. Woman aren't innately jealous and distrustful. By Feng Teng not telling Shan Shan up front what happened he's showing that he doesn't trust her enough to act and think rationally. So if he's thinking that and doesn't trust her, what else doesn't he trust her with? If you want some one to act a certain way, then give them a chance to prove it with their reaction. You'll never know if someone says yes if you don't ask. So give Shan Shan a chance to actually respond. I hate that he's so quite.
His reason is because he heard it was her first Valentine's Day as a couple so I didn't want to inform her that he was unable to celebrate. No. What was better was for her to think up horrible ideas and come to the conclusion that he was getting rid of her.
On the plus side I'm super happy that Li Shu's awkward confession happened. She's a sensible woman who can move on. Zheng Qui has playboy skills and should be able to woo her over. Next time they're making out she will have different name on her tongue! Fighting!
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Because Zheng Qi and Li Shu have some serious chemistry! Even though she said the wrong name. She is competitive and she wants what she can't have. However, she doesn't realize that she totally wants Zheng Qi.
I really like this episode. Though the mysterious Xiao Wei and the office gossip were a tad annoying. (Though I know the reality of office gossip.)
I like how Feng Teng is making the transition to boyfriend. Sweet and simple gestures. I also like how they're both being upfront with one another. Shan Shan admitting that she forgot about Li Shu's grief and was jealous of her. Feng Teng confirming that Shan Shan is all he sees. (Unless they go down a very stupid path with that bookmark confession. Which I don't think counts! How passive aggressive.)
No word on what Liu Liu is really going to do about her bad romance! Dump him before you're trapped.
Now that Feng Teng and Shan Shan are an item I like that they're finally becoming more developed. It helps seeing behind Feng Teng's icy demeanor.
The most moving episode was that Li Shu was truly waiting for Feng Yu to share her grief with. Sometimes there is only one person that can give you solace.
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Feng Teng is a distant guy, but it's great to see where he warms up for Shan Shan.
Li Shu's loss is sad and I was very nervous after she moves in with Feng Teng. However, I think the writer is handling it in a way that Zheng Qi will get to win her over. It broke my heart when he was coming out with the blanket and soup to find Feng Teng already comforting her.
I do like that Feng Teng is loyal. If this was another drama he'd be totally obsessed with Li Shu and leave his budding relationship with Shan Shan in the dust. Then misunderstanding would ensue. I like that while he's there for Li Shu, he knows who his girlfriend is.
The girl talk was interesting between both of her friends. I hope Liu Liu can escape before she gets stuck with that scum.
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Maybe this will be the turning point of the show for me. Because—BOOM—suddenly he was warm and sunny. Which had bothered me early when he was conversing and interacting with Li Shu. I guess he was afraid that he needed to 100% know that Shan Shan was in. So he liked her when she was silly, but the New Years fireworks sealed it. Hmmm.
Oh, and there's kissing. It's not the best ever, but it's way better than most dramas ever offer. Considering Shan Shan actually mildly participates and isn't totally shy/ashamed afterwards. This leads me to believe the kisses will stay tolerable, or—dare I hope—passionate?
Look like everyone knows about Li Shu's true feelings for Feng Teng. Even Feng Teng knows and that is a turn in the right direction for me!
This could be the turning point I've been dying for! >_< Finally. Now excuse me while I go and find out how Shan Shan is going to answer her aunt about having a boyfriend or not. ^_-
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There's so many girls after Feng Teng now, and I still feel like this show isn't going anywhere. Even after it's official that he is wooing her and that they've kissed! Stupid freeze kiss.
There are funny moments, but I keep hoping things will pick up.
Oh, and that horrible seaweed jacket Feng Teng wore to the party? Eew. Wardrobe department fail!
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Not to mention at this point the leads feel distant from each other and from viewers. It's episode 9, I really feel like they should be more developed. More progress. The time they're together feels cold, and it's brief. Leaving little to know room for development. Big Boss is a cold and aloof male lead. He really needs to start be developed more.
I get that they have 33 episodes to play with, but I need some development!!
Shan Shan is seriously entering the realm of willful ignorance. All that's left is for someone to put on a hula skirt, do a dig, smack her over the head, and say, "Big Boss is pursuing you, and YOU like him!"
Fun moments, but the show is starting to really drag. The only thing being developed well is the product placement.
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Poor ladder boy has been forgotten. Just a slight side note on the way to the true romance.
The cartoons are back and not quite so annoying. Why is it Naïve for Shan Shan to be aware of money? Personally I agree that you don't have to have to spend money to have fun. The little things in life are what make it awesome. That's why Feng Teng likes her.
While another fun episode it's still light and fluffy. I'm having fun, though there really isn't much to this drama at this point. Besides Shan Shan's cousin and roommate most of the other female cast is the enemy to some extant. I hope things expand more in Shan Shan's world view. I'll still be happy with a cute and single minded romance.
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Oh! The magic. The important people are figuring out that Ya Nuo and Zi Feng are a couple. While confused I love that they accept it. It's a very moving thing. It's always touched my heart when the male lead falls in love with the girl thinking she's a man. However, they never let the other people think they're a gay couple. They don't become an item until after the gender truth reveal! So I have to really thank the writers of Bromance.
They may take all the hijinks and tropes jamming them in, but they're going the distance! This is definitely turning into one of my most favorite gender benders. I may not be rating all the episodes super high, but I'm really enjoying them. Bromance has a beautiful romances and really develops the characters. Thank you.
Side note: I miss Ya Nuo's cousin!!!!!!! I want her back.
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Age of Youth Episode 10
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This one definitely focuses on Yoon Jin Myeong. Of course the episode still develoeps what's happening with the other girls, this is her epiosde. I'm a little disappointed that the past probably will never be answered. What happened to her brother and her past. It's harsh and the real impact is her current life right now and how it's unfolding. This epiosde felt dangerous and the end was moving.
That doesn't stop it from being a slower episode at times. There's a lot of reflection here. I'm also nervous about where Park Jae Wan and Yoon Jin Myeong will end up. As she was basically fulfilling their wish and saying goodbye.
While I really want to see Ye Eun move on to a great guy, it is realistic that she's having a hard time moving on. She's fulfilling her life without a guy right now. That's perfectly acceptable and healthy. After all Ye Eun was in love, it will take some time to get over Doo Yeong. Props to her for putting up a front. Fake it til you make it.
This episode really highlights how much the girls have come together. I love seeing how much they care for one another.
Oh, and I loved Eun Jae's mom. Ye Eun's right. It's romantic and I am totally jealous!
Can't believe that their are only 2 episodes left. I'm really nervous that it won't end in a satisfactory (AKA closure) way. Either fans are clamoring for a second season because it's so good, or because it's kind of none ender.
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Sunny and Wang Yeo may have met, but nothing is happening. It's frustrating. Not only that buy I still don't like what Kim Shin and Eun Tak relationship is. It's super immature and childish. While it's cute to some degree, I find it unrealistic. Not to mention that I could go on and one for plot holes.
I still feel the development of them suddenly loving each other. Face it. It's instalove, and I feel cheated.
Not to mention what is with all the cut scenes? Where it cut and repeated the scene again, but slightly different. The one at the end when he's apparently jumping into the future to "see" was okayish, but the ones before it felt off. I actually had to go back and see if it was Dramafever skipping again, but that normally either skips ahead or backwards, never repeats.
I still have faith and I can't really quit this one, but I still desperately want MORE from the writing.
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Age of Youth Episode 8
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Also, very proud of Jeong Ye Eun! I like that in the end she made the right decision for herself. Hopefully this means Ye Eun and Senior Kang can finally be friends!
I really feel bad for Jin Myeong and hope that she can soon rely on the other girls and open up. It's not healthy keeping it all in like that.
It was both heart warming and heart breaking watching all the girls comfort Jeong Ye Eun. To know that Jin Myeong was keeping so much to herself. That while they've come closer, they're all still strangers.
Oh, and I love-love-love Eun Jae's romance! I love how patient, and when he needs to be forceful, to get the romance going. He knows when he needs to get her out of her head so that they can have a relationship in real life. Go my girls!! At least I know they can tag team any villains!
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Age of Youth Episode 9
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Not to mention Yi Na's realization that she's not happy, and she's the one holding her life back. She's finally truly saving herself from drowning.
Again I love each girl! I love how human they are and I truly believe that viewers can find at least one thing in common with each of them, if not more in common! They're relatable and that's what I love.
Eun Jae has me worried. What happned with her dad? I feel like it's something sinister lurking. When she didn't trust Jae Wan (That's her puppies name right?) I felt so heart broken. However, this is a first love and this is her biggest secret. What I love is that he confesses that he's completely hers and that he still follows her even after she won't talk about it.
For the sake of not spoiling things, I truly love where the story is going. The end "interviews" were great! I can't believe there's only 3 episodes left and it will all be over.
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Overall this episode annoyed me. Too many lame things to get the plot going. I could have done with out the magazine line. Lame.
I do like Na Na's storyline. Find a lost family can be a moving storyline.
Also, don't have a second lead if he's only utilized for annoying plots. They bring him in and I don't care because they haven't really done anything with him.
At least the ending is promising and the previews are promising more! How will he handle her in drag???? What will she say. Is it male her in drag, or really her?
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