Bromance
(2015)
Grade:
C-
20 episodes, 40 minutes each
Viewing Platform: Dramafever
Viewing Platform: Dramafever
Pi Yanuo has been leading a double life
since she was born: she must live her life as a boy until her 26th
birthday, in order to avoid the terrible fate a local fortune teller
predicted for her parents. Yanuo learned martial arts, has a boyish
haircut, and only wears clothes made for boys in order to trick her
destiny and keep herself safe. But 100 days before her 26th
birthday, when she can lead her life as a woman, she helps Du Zi Feng
fend off an attack, not realizing the man she helped was the general
manager of the amusement park, as well as a triad gang leader. What
happens when Zi Feng asks Yanuo to become his “sworn brother” and
work for him? Will Yanuo be able to ward off Zi Feng's sister's
advances? How will strife within the triad impact their relationship?
And what happens when an old elementary school friend arrives on the
scene to steal Yanuo's affections?
*I had a hard time finishing this
drama. It's half gang story and half gay love story, what with murder
over drug trafficking and Yanuo's secret about her being a girl –
both subjects which I do not enjoy as entertainment. It was also
difficult to have that “suspension of disbelief” for these two
virtual strangers to go so far as to swear fealty for each other,
then immediately put themselves in risky situations for the other
person over and over. It's not justified in their relationship to do
something crazy like that so soon after meeting, nor does it make
sense for their characters – the viewer doesn't know them well
enough to judge if the risky behavior is typical for those characters
or not. Then there was way too much kissing throughout – it ruins
all the buildup if the two lovers are kissing every other episode, or
several times an episode. Additionally, I did not find the two main
actors attractive (Yanuo is a pretty woman, but an ugly man), and
like I've said before, when I am spending hours watching actors, I
have to at least find them a little attractive in order to fully
enjoy the show. I really did not enjoy this drama, and I won't watch
it again.*
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