Advance Bravely (2017)

Left Unsatisfied...

To be frank, I watched this via Youtube earlier this year; ergo my review will encompass the things that I still remember to this date. It's not as fresh. ^_^ Probably a good thing because I was so irritated. LOL. I had been searching for a good contemporary BL to watch and...this was not it. Sadly. It did have potential though.

Things I liked:
- Simon Gong did his part well. And the other lead as well. I liked the moments between them.

Things I disliked:
- The girl, Yuan Zong's sister who had a crush on Xia Yao, was annoying.
-The ending is atrocious with an anime style graphic that comes out of nowhere and has nothing to do with the issues at hand in the story. It ends abruptly and the story feels unfinished.
- Heavily censored. Some scenes cut off abruptly and the story would pick up somewhere completely different. All those sweet scenes between the leads that I liked so much got cut off before they ever fully finish the moments. Irritating. And it was super obvious.

Overall, it wasn't perfect, but I had been into it, and willing to put up with the heavy censoring hand, but that ending was just the epitome of stupid. What kind of sadist ends a story like that?!

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This show is so much better than I expected it to be and it is a show that you have to stick with the first 7-8 episodes are alright but once it reaches around episode 9-10 the show really starts to get good the chemistry between the two leads is for sure the main selling point watching their relationship blossom is the best part and there is also a secondary relationship and while it doesn't get as much screentime It is as equally enjoyable to watch the only real downside is the ending I know there was some production issues which caused the show to suffer and you can tell because the last episode in my opinion isn't great and there are a few stories that don't get a proper resolution but I still think overall the show is worth watching.

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Eyes or mouth???

I am currently watching WoH and while waiting for the sub, I went to the ML's profile to check their recent and previous work. I saw this in GJ's list and..hmmm... okay probably I'll check a few episodes and see if it's my cup of tea or not.

Guess what? LMAOOOOO!!! I dont know which to cover first, my eyes or my mouth!

Story- This is just my fourth bromance/BL drama, The Untamed was the first one then followed by Winter Begonia and currently watching W0H, and oh boy this was unbelievable. I can't imagine if this kind of act was used with WoH, probably people will go crazy! I love how the ML's aren't afraid to show how they care and love each other, the skinships there and everything (no kiss, but who cares?!?!?). You can actually feel their chemistry and it's sizzling hot! Imagine both guys are gorgeous and half naked in bed? opppppssss!!! lol The story line aren't new, but the story flows smoothly, a little silly, yes. But then again we're here to enjoy the show, nothing else.

Acting/cast- Aside from the main leads, some of the supporting characters act mediocre, but some did a good job. You will know when you watch this. I've only seen GJ's drama and I have no idea about the other ML, but he's really good.

Music- I like it, it's catchy especially the intro part.

Rewatch value- Heck yes!!!!! It's hard to find chinese BL these days. ha!

Overall: Don't expect intelligent writing, if you're just here to enjoy and pass time while waiting for your drama to air, this one is really good. Very short episodes and a lot of skinship. Have fun!!!!

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It was sort of incomplete for me.

Talking about the story it was a good plot. About the cast they were also amazing . Characters in the series were also nice. For me at some extent some scenes need more attention or attentive display . At some scenes i was like starting and suddenly the scenes disappears but overall it was a good plot , not something like common bl dramas it has different story with different way of showing its characters. Talking about the music i don't know the language so ... From start it was nice but talking about the ending i thought that they just wanted to end it like anyhow. So, overall it was a good series for me if skip the ending (for me) .

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Better than I expected

I came into this fresh from watching Addicted. Considering how that show went, I didn't have high hopes for this one but I was actually pleasantly surprised. American shows don't show many gay storylines, so I'm used to reading subtext and filling in the blanks when it comes to characters that I believe would be a couple if they just had different writers. So watching this really wasn't much of a different experience from what I usually watch anyway. It was very apparent to me that Xia Xao and Yuan Zong were a couple pretty early on. It's easy to tell which moments were leading to something we weren't going to see on camera. I was able to find a translated version of the book, and though I haven't finished it yet, it seems like everything matches up pretty nicely minus the intimate scenes the show cut out.

I found this to be quite enjoyable for what is was. I knew going into this that it was mostly an implied relationship, and it was implied much heavier than I was expecting it to be, so I'm counting this as a win.

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One of the bestest bl ❤❤

Here's my review though I never felt of writing one but this series and IT'S reviews made me to do it...first of all the leads were extraordinary charms not only about their looks but the way they carried their characters and emotions throughout the show makes it worth watching...their chemistry was off the charts..we can really feel through screen that they clearly enjoys eachother company...

And the most loving thing was how the series was so lovable with light hearted storyline.. some action and the charms of every character
And obvious crushes of mainlead on eachother...I don't know why IT'S so underrated oh god I loved it throuh beginning to the end...I accept it doesn't have accurate and appealing ending as it abruptly ended but any sane person can decode the ending looks of mainlead....
The whole series shown the bl aspect such a nicely and we can enjoy it as an actual bl though it doesn't have any intimate scenes but bruh not every beautiful bl series need those scenes for it's validation to be a perfect bl story..
It's clearly potrays that both mainleads slowly developed a huge soft place for eachother in their hearts..their willingness to do whatever to please other..caring..loving and over all efforts to show the importance of eachother in their lives...those gestures and gazes are enough to erupt butterflies...

There were enough cues that they had liking fo r eachother...and they were pretty obvious blind people can also feel their jealousy🤣and efforts they put to be the perfect and only one for eachother

As a conclusion I wold like to say that I only completed it today..yesterday I started it and their chemistry made me complete it in a one go...and I will definitely rewatch it..
Everyone watch it's worthy❤

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The tl;dr review for the lazy watcher

As someone that cannot watch most BL drama (esp. Thai and korean) because of bad acting and general cringyness let me tell you what about this censored romance was good and what wasn't imho.

+ the main couple's chemistry
Jason Xu was the embodyment of tall dark and handsome, seemingly at peace with his feelings while his counterpart Simon Gong was the spoiled goofy type in denial. Which brings me to:

- Gong's character was at times annoying af and my second hand embarrasment was strong. Was it the script? Was is overacting/ bad acting? We'll never know...

- the sister. Oh this sister. Why did they have to write her almost like a bimbo thorn in the MC's side. Why? Typical women bashing in BL once again.

+ the plot was easy to follow but not very intruiging, they could've skipped the bf's side plot with the thief imho. It was just slowing down the story for me. The only problem I had was: Xu's character seemed like a down to earth, calm and collected grown up and Gong's character just doesn't fit in there, behaving like a kid most times. Unplausible but probably so in the novel. Just a very unpleasant character...

+ overall production quality seemed good

- the music was nothing to write home about

+/- a lot of shirtlessness going on. A plus if it's Xu, very weird if it's 2 random dudes on a bed...

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ugh but aw

I bet this would be an AMAZING LGBTQ show! I hate bromance shows because they make me sad as the "couple" don't end up together. however this one left me happy and satisfied. Of course I was sad we didn't see them as a couple. But from the way they look at each other to their interactions. perfection. Would re-watch 89327573354675871 times.
I hate the sister tbh, she's very extra. The way she "kidnaps" him to "fix" his "ejaculation problems" is so annoying.
It's obvious they're in love. I hope china's government gets rid of it's insane homophobic shit. So many beautiful shows get ruined cause of this.

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Cute BL drama but overall terrible

Story is not great, more like really terrible. The chinese ban doesn´t help it as well so be ready for dialogues like "we are both men, we can´t be in love" while both guys spend nights together naked cuddling in one bed. Also including time jumps, out of the blue story develepment (that will leave you wondering if you missed an episode and wtf happend), long long stares, angry silent treatment, over the top fights and action scenes that will make you cringe soooo hard.
The two main leads were both cute together, I liked their chemistry but not always how they behaved.

For those who watched world of honnor, look for "easter eggs" in the first few episode :D

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Can’t Finish

I tried but this just kept getting worse. Horrible writing. Super repetitive. In one scene 3 girls simply repeat themselves and each other continuously. Then they do the same in almost every other episode. We got it the first 3 times. Plus the story and character development made no sense. Why are they living together? Why are you listing after him and then pushing him to date a girl? Then why are you jealous and possessive when she shows up? Why oh why is a trainee allowed to conduct business meetings? Ugh.

Somewhere around episode 10 it became too confusing. I guess this is where the ban forced some scenes to be deleted, but scenes just ended mid-sentence or the next scene was not introduced properly so it became impossible to follow.

Cute leads, some nice chemistry but otherwise a waste of viewing hours.

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O treino do Simon antes de Word of Honor

Confesso que comecei a assistir essa série por causa do Simon Gong, ela me divertiu mais do que esperava, porém tem um grande defeito: o final.

A história é bem simples e do meu ponto de vista é bem fraca, porém a forma como ela foi apresentada é divertida, eu ri muito. Além disso, o relacionamento do casal principal é bem mais explicito se considerarmos que a China tem censura e todos os BLs viram um Bromance.

Eu teria dado até uma nota mais alta porque realmente me diverti assistindo, mas o final é MUITOOOOO RUIM. Eu decidi fingir que ela ficou sem final e foi cancelada no meio igual ao Addicted. No entanto, ainda assim eu recomendo para quem gosta das séries chinesas e do Simon Gong, que está um fofo! Além de ter umas referências dessa série em Word of Honor. Essa foi o treinamento dele para WOD que é maravilhosa!

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