Chocolate

8 hours ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

 

I don't recommend any of his other dramas because they tend to be over long. I've been struggling with The Secret of Three Kingdoms and that's a period in Chinese history that I love. 

This is definitely his best drama. If you want to watch Siege in the Fog, you should just go to YouTube and watch fanmade compilations or MVs. The push and pull goes on forever and then when things work out between them, doggy poop hits the ceiling.

Ok, looks like I'm not getting past ep1 lol. Rewatching FITYMI instead, and it's even better the second time around!

Is the ring the Cartier Trinity Ring? (maybe a replica since it was from a stall by the road haha).

Edit: Think it is meant to be Cartier except maybe they didn't sponsor. Because the stall and packaging colour is Cartier's.

But the meaning! ❤❤❤

- symbolism "life’s most paramount relationships"

- "Three intertwined gold bands stand for love, friendship and fidelity" 

- "This iconic ring, living between jewelry and sculpture, feminine and masculine, playful and symbolic"

Source

Playlist on spotify (credit)

30 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

 

@Chocolate Siege in the Fog was indeed his famous show and even has another actor I like _ Jeremy Tsui. I will see if you like it before I try . 

I tried 1 episode. His hair is god awful (I think it’s permed at the top???) and his voice is dubbed 😭

The synopsis says the wife was forced to marry him but it was love at first sight for him. Ep1 starts 2 years into the marriage I think and they are still quite distant with each other. So the romance should be interesting to watch if the script is any good.

He looks thinner here though.

Read that he was a racer. He’s with a motorbike here too.

I'm trying ep1 of Siege in Fog but his hairstyle is awful and voice is dubbed 😭

13 hours ago, peperomia said:

In this show, I like that Ziquan is right off the bat...a nice and good man. If I were Tan Ying, I would fall for him too because he's kind to me, his colleagues, animals and has good work ethics.

Hahahaha, these are traits that support liking a person, but the spark has to be there first.

No. 1 is attraction because of his looks. That caught her attention.

Then he is observant and 细心 by getting her the blanket and many other things that most other men miss.

Then being the experienced guy he is, he knows when to push and pull, teasing her just enough to entice her.

By the time she sits opposite him in the meeting, his work capability becomes another +. And she gradually finds him to be a good person.

13 hours ago, peperomia said:

Re: Tan Ying, based on her dream at the beginning of episode 4, she seems to have a fear of being humiliated or made a fool by love so she completely guards herself. A misunderstanding will set her back. I hope to see her get over this and take a leap of faith. Even though she fumbled through her "confession", at least Ziquan knows she likes him, but she's scared.

Tang Ying's a smart girl. There is no denying ZQ's experience with women. Tang Ying on the other hand is quite innocent - she loved 1 man for 10 years and never had a long-term relationship. (It seems I am asking this question in every c-drama, but is she a V 😂).

Considering that, I thought she held her own very well in her flirtations with ZQ. Mostly, she is her natural self with him and as she says, because she has no ulterior motive with him, she says whatever comes to mind. This is refreshing and attractive to ZQ, who has been surrounded by women trying to cling to him.

12 hours ago, peperomia said:

I made it through episode 5 and saw part of episode 6. I loved how Ziquan remembered Tang Ying’s words about where she would like to take him after they finished their project and did find her at the rooftop. However, they hit a bit of snag as she is still guarding herself after a half-hearted confession. Did she take a few steps back because when she offered to cheer him up and go for drinks, he declined (for good reasons)? When she asked him if he ever felt tempted by her, I felt my heart drop when he took a long pause, said “no” and hung up. It was just a bad day for him to begin with so he must’ve been disappointed.

9 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

Urghhhh...this was like a small stab in my heart. Especially because she had just told him the 4 moments that made her fall for him. Timing was off then given his work situation.

I feel that she hurt him here, and that it was a bit '"cruel". At first, I thought she could tell he was down and brought up the 4 points as a way to change the topic to something interesting to take his mind off work. And it worked because he was happy - you could see a small smile when he asked where she was. Then she said those things were no longer important which was why she could discuss it now 😱 Why? 😢 Was it really just because he turned her down for drinks? Did that hit her limit because she feels that he keeps teasing her, making her fall for him, then it seems he pulls back?

He was hurt. If I were him, I would also say "No", that his heart has never fluttered for her and hang up.

That's one of the things I love about Xu Zi Quan. He has backbone. He may like a woman but he would never pander to her the way the sister's boyfriend does. On the overall, he is a very attractive character.

On 9/11/2023 at 4:03 PM, 40somethingahjumma said:

Oh yes. It's Elvis Han we're talking about. 

Ooooh, do his other dramas have a lot of kissing? Do recommend! He sucks the lip very nicely 😍

On 9/11/2023 at 6:05 PM, mademoiselle said:

Spending some Me time is precious too. I see this drama gives you some enjoyment so I think you are making good use of your precious time.

Me time doesn't generally happen on Monday mornings 😂😅

23 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

Business stuff aside , I really love their interactions. Because they are starting off on this "friendship" thing, they have built such a good foundation for their relationship. Theirs has such a good chance for going the distance since their communication like @Chocolate said is so good. I feel like their approach to how they view relationships is completely opposite of her sister's and the new BF. The sister's one is truly like an idol drama and I wonder if it will last since it feels kind of superficial. Surely one day the guy will get tired of just giving in to her.

Their "friendship" is the classic example of how men and women can never be friends 😅

I think one of the themes of this drama is 不要装 - don't pretend. Every character gets their good ending after they decide to let go off their false image/become real.

3 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

Busy ogling at new oppa 

 

I think this Elvis Han is very hot.....close to adoption though I must see if I will like him in another drama. Will you check out his other works @Chocolate?

 

Hahaha! I like him very much too. He looks damn hot in his suits and leather jackets.

I am keen to watch his other works. Know any where the story is good too? Cdramas usually need a lot of FFWD lol.

@SilverMoonTea Are you really not watching just because he is not pale and skinny? 😂

5 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

@40somethingahjumma In eps 5 , what happened with the project? I can't access Viki in my region , so the subs I am using are not great especially for technical stuff. I know she highlighted the risk to her big boss but he was pushing her hard to get the deal done. How did this implicate ZQ - he still won an award but of course that was based on his past achievements in the industry. 

The deal went through and contract was signed. Then the news appeared next day, that the owner of the company that ZQ's client bought had been arrested for gambling. So both ZQ and TY's reputation were affected because it meant they did not assess the risk properly. TY's boss was horrid because he did not acknowledge at all that TY had highlighted the risks and was told to back down. Her bonuses were cut as penalty. ZQ's team was sent to the boondocks as punishment - that's how he ended half-naked in the spa with the potential client from the suburb lol.

I've finished. 14 episodes is just nice because the tension disappeared after they got together 😂 although there was still good and realistic conversation after that.

Hahaha @40somethingahjumma I've just finished 8. That bridge scene was something. I love that he is so direct.

Now starting 9.

14 episodes is beginning to feel like too short! 😂

I woke up at 7.30 this morning, continued watching episode 4 to 6, until I had no choice but to leave for a work appointment. And somewhere in those few episodes was some wise words from Tang Ying's new boss that you must keep telling yourself that time is precious and make full use of it.

And here I am, chasing a drama early on a Monday morning. How ironic 😭

This drama is so good. It's been a long while (if ever), that I have watched a romance where 2 people communicate so well. His 眼神 is killing me too.

Every episode, there is at least 1 good scene between them. And this is it for ep4!

And someone, please tell me that there will be a hot steamy kiss (not those peckish type) and which episode is that!

Back later.

8 minutes ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

I thought the same. I liked it from the airplane scene.

I've sat next to a few cute guys before on planes but these days I can only look at the scenery. 

Lucky you! I don't have to look at scenery, but I don't remember sitting near any cute guys 😢

8 minutes ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

The problem is that most guys don't even notice. They're far more absorbed with their devices.

Try the Jo Malone perfume next time 😂

8 minutes ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

Welcome to the party! This is not an idol drama and Elvis Han is not an idol actor. He's pretty darn hot here.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm all for adult romances. Those with 20 year-olds mostly leave me wondering what they see in each other lol. The actor is quite suave here. Very believable as a ladies man.

Will be binging this weekend.

On 9/7/2023 at 9:30 AM, 40somethingahjumma said:

The best thing about this is the script although the chemistry between the leads is fantastic and the direction is wonderful. The tension, the UST, the build-up is great. The dialogue just sparkles especially the banter between the leads. I haven't heard such great dialogue in a romance oriented show for so long. For me dialogue is one of the most, if not the most important part of a well-made romantic comedy.

The dialogue is very interesting. So many times, if I were the FL, I wouldn't know where to hide my head 🤣

She thinks he's a player, but he is honest about his dating outlook, so to speak. He is also very direct and some things make you swooooooon.....

I'm glad to finally watch a c-drama where the ML is not pale and skinny lol.

Wah, opening scene already so interesting.

Next time I sit next to a cute guy in an airplane, I shall just shiver and wait! 😂

2 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Back to her interrogation ~ everything just seems so conveniently laid out for her, I am talking about those recorded video/audio clips. She asked a question, not getting anywhere, then she played the clips, gotcha!, then rinse and repeat... It became a flaunting of superiority, of having upper hand... ?? 

There was 1 fail by the writer here though.

When Mari said Mr Jung told her that YW's mother knew about the clause in the contract, the lawyer said it is just a claim by Mr Jung. Then she played the sound recording of Mari and Mr Jung, and ta-dah, that was supposed to be proof that YW's mother knew. Why? The recording didn't have YW's mother in it. Left me scratching my head.

2 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

I also don't understand why the mother cannot just get in line for a suitable heart transplant like everyone else, but can put JW under Dr Chu observation for the longest time... 

Apart from the fact that siblings will probably be better matches and lower chance of rejection, part of it was likely revenge for her husband's affairs.

I forgot there's an episode tonight! 😂

Ep 13 is aptly titled "Questions Asked and Answered".

And you realise, Park Ki Young is so crucial - he started dropping all these hints to get the ball rolling, and without him, the police would have no proof to convict anyone. The actor is also doing a brilliant job. Despite being portrayed as a villian, his anguish in the scene with Young Woon in the interrogation room was heartfelt - quite well done I thought. So he is now my favourite character! 😂

6 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Hmm, am I the only one feeling the interrogation at the beginning of ep.13, led by Young Joo, was written kinda weak and forced? Or is it the acting or the actress? I don't feel any tension at all, instead I kept frowning at the direction of the interrogation... 

I feel it is mainly the actress and her acting. She has this smirk that I really dislike. And do you notice she speaks with a little lisp (?), which I think she is doing intentionally to come across as bad-ass prosecutor, which totally fails.

6 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Some of the things are revealed too conveniently through the narration of Park Ki Young alone. But it was still good to see. He is the most interesting character in this drama for me. I wished he had done things differently, but I can still get why he did what he did... However, I disagree with him that if JW is in prison, he would be safe. It'll still be too easy for the JJ people to kill JW while he is in prison.

I liked the reveal by PKY. But it confused me so I re-watched.

- His goal was to stop Young Woon from getting the heart transplant.

- So he planned the serial murders to frame Jin Woo so that he would go to jail and the transplant cannot take place. (And that answers the question of what his crime is since he didn't do the actual killing.)

- Then he intended to go overseas so that they won't try to take his heart as back-up plan.

That's it.

I'm still wondering if I should or should not be disappointed with this as a plot.

I suppose YW not getting the transplant would be a kind of revenge on his mother as well, since he is her everything. But still, I was expecting something... larger? Smarter? But I guess to PKY, it goes back to his obsession/jealousy of YW which is his main grievance.

Seems a bit 钻牛角尖. Wouldn't it be easier to just kill JW right from the start 😅 Not that it matters to KY that both YW and JW are his brothers anyway.

@mademoiselle I watched ep 3, the one where you said he is so cute as he fights between adoring her and knowing he is under a spell. My conclusion is "cuteness is in the eyes of the beholder" 😂 But because this is on Netflix, I will likely stumble across it soon. Longing for You is ending and after that, I have no live drama to watch.

@abs-oluteM So sorry for leaving you on My dearest thread alone. I do plan to watch but the coming angst terrifies me. Think I'll wait until part 2 is out.

20 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Btw, many people are envying the bloody red hand, and wishing that they were the red hand I am now curious who that hand belongs to as well. 

Doesn't it belong to a woman he killed?

5 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

@Chocolate How's Kim Ji Eun's character? 😅

She's become more useful again 😂. Because Young Won cannot go after his family yet, KJE's character is the prosecutor for the case. In terms of character, it's a good one because she is not scared of those with power.

But she contributed zilch to solving the crime. It was all done by Jin Sang and his 2 sidekicks. Young Won then did the checking within the hospital for confirmation.

1 hour ago, peperomia said:

It will be interesting to see what will happen to Park Ki Young. Will he get off with his so-called "perfect crime"?

Get off? 😱 Although he didn't commit those crimes, he witnessed them and did nothing to stop it from happening. But wait, is that a crime?

At minimum he kidnapped Young Joo and Alien 😅

1 hour ago, peperomia said:

I think Cha Young Woon is pretending to side with his family to trap them as well. Because they're still his family, we might see that he's emotionally conflicted, but he'll do the right thing. A few episodes ago when he told his parents he wanted to propose to Young Joo, his mother made a comment that she guesses his instincts are with Woo Jin (due to having Jin Woo's heart). For this reason, I believe he'll side with his Woo Jin friends and expose his family's crimes. I don't see how else he'll be able to live on with Jin Woo's heart without seeking justice for him and simply doing the right thing. Let's hope we're not wrong.

He could die... his watch monitor has been beeping when he gets excited 😅

22 minutes ago, SilverMoonTea said:

 

We're done with this bucket list @Chocolate 😆

What do you mean? Are you with @tofu? 😍

Just now, mademoiselle said:

@Chocolate So who is the serial killer? How is PKY intending to take revenge?

The serial killer was the guy who was caught. The dental assistant. Only the first case was by Bae Min Gyu - who killed his wife.

After Park Ki Young's friend turned up as beneficiary and mentioned their mothers were friends during their modelling days, I suspected PKY was another illegitimate son. Cha Young Woon's father seems like such a mild mannered man but he had been scr*wing every pretty girl he came across. His wife obviously knew - did she hatch her plan after these girls fell pregnant or did she encourage/not stop him from his affairs because she wanted there to be children? How evil she is. And yet the actress does the role with such equanimity.

On 8/29/2023 at 8:12 PM, mademoiselle said:

How's it going with this drama after the twist in episode 8? @Chocolate @peperomia

Still good. The revelations come very fast and you think is it too early because there are X episodes to go? But no, it's very well paced.

On 8/30/2023 at 1:17 PM, ktcjdrama said:

The introduction of new character confirms earlier speculation about Jin Woo being the suitable donor for Young Won, but even more twisted now with the new reveal.

I'm still quite amazed at how @peperomia and others guessed the plot correctly after only the first 2 episodes.

On 8/30/2023 at 1:17 PM, ktcjdrama said:

I cannot complain about Jin Sang because he is not just using his fist and loud voice a lot, he actually uses his brain too! A good detective.

Yes! His detective skills and instinct have been spot on. Although I find Na In Woo's acting so-so, I'm glad his character was written well, instead of being just full of bluster.

On 8/30/2023 at 1:17 PM, ktcjdrama said:

I guess we can safely say that Reporter Jang Ki Young was truly burned to death? His death was not a fake out, right?

7 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

Let's forget that I asked this. We need to always go by the rule "no body, no death"

🤣🤣🤣 This was a difficult one.

Also my first time hearing that you can make fake teeth to match an x-ray.

But the detectives walking into the hotel room and PKY just standing there with no one guarding him etc, seems a bit odd. Surely with his smarts, he could have found a way to escape earlier.

7 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

The last scene of preview for next week wrenched my heart... That tear from Young Won. I hope he won't die trying to help/compensate for his family, or from feeling too guilty and disgusted with his family. 

I'm in 2 minds about Cha Young Won. At first, I thought he may be pretending to help his family so as to get more information to trap them. But it does not look that way. It looks like he has to be persuaded to help the good side. Which is disappointing. But I could be wrong.

Only 2 more episodes left!

For @mademoiselle

I'm only up to ep 3 but this scene has some heat. Poor NGM, did he really carry all those women lol?

I really wouldn't mind it hahaha!

On 8/28/2023 at 10:25 AM, abs-oluteM said:

Am excited but also conflicted that she may be GC’s competition for JH’s affections. First world problems 🤣🤣. When all the actors you like are in the same drama ! 

 

@mademoiselle Hahahaha, yikes that's gross. Yes send me a screenshot. Does that make you want to change your DP back to Rowoon lol?

16 minutes ago, mademoiselle said:

I thought of the same thing as well. I was thinking, just in case, shouldn't she at least make another copy? But the spell book did specify that only Aeng Soo and the "person" she chose can use this spell book.

Can use as in only they can benefit or they can use it to benefit others? For example, can they use a spell to cure someone else (not the 2 of them)? I was thinking this whole family is cursed, don't they need an unlimited supply of healing spells?

17 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

Did you like his Chaebol style and 3-piece suit?

Not bad, apart from the relatively heavily made-up face for a guy. I swear when I scrutinise, there may even be some eye shadow!

17 hours ago, Alice Wonderland said:

@mademoiselle ok the curse can stay longer for the sake of the storyline. But seriously, those bloody hands r disgusting! I dont see it as creepy or painful. It feels like he got sexually harrassed by that. Oh poor SY! 

 

I was wondering how they make the scene of the hands groping. Don't tell me that they r real hands, I mean someone is really groping at him??? No right? It might be just the CGI. Thinking of it makes me annoyed. 

You sound like a jealous girlfriend 😂

So far the 2 episodes were watchable although with some ffwd of the FL's scenes. This spell book, you have to burn the page to cast the spell - so only 1 chance 😮

I watched this 😂 because It was easily accessible on Netflix.

and @mademoiselle your boy has more lipstick than the FL 😂

5 hours ago, UnniSara said:

Can someone explain to me what is so WRONG WITH RAKING PICTURES OF LEGS OR ANKLE???

I am a bit confused with why Jin Woo’s pictures were found evil!!!

For Jin Woo, having those photos meant that he may be the killer because the victims all had their ankles slit. So the suspect was someone with an ankle fetish.