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dangermousieI haven't been posting about it as much lately, but I am madly in love with Tokyo Juliet, a currently running 16 ep dorama (12 of 16 have been subbed so far). This post would give a good summary of the plot and some gorgeous photos, but I just wanted to mention again how much I love it.
The premise of the thing (Sui is a genius college design student trying to make it to the top and get revenge on the evil designer who stole her design and broke up her family) is a fun, soapy bit providing some delicious cheesetastic crack, but that is not why I love it. The real story (and TPTB thankfully understand it as much as we do) is the gorgeous, angsty-happy OTP Sui has going with Ji Feng Liang, my current dorama boyfriend, and the estranged son of Sui's nemesis.
Sui/Liang is not only one of my hugest OTPs, but they are also probably one of the healthiest OTPs I've seen in a dorama (or anywhere). They fall in love with each other at the start, get together early on and stay together. They have ups and downs, temporary fights or setbacks, potential interlopers in the relationship and of course his evil father, but the OTP itself is so shockingly normal, surprisingly real. If they have problems, they talk about it and don't let misunderstandings pile up. They laugh and play around as much as they angst. The dorama is full of little real moments that make me go 'couples SO do that.' I can really see the two of them spending the rest of their lives together, and feel their everydays together, not just not able to imagine them outside the confines of the story.
It is also one of the most feminist doramas out there. Liang loves Sui precisely because she is so professionally driven and he is proud of her every success. Told you he was my dorama boyfriend! Add to it the fact that Wu Zun who plays Liang is drop dead gorgeous, that it's Ariel Lin being adorable, that he towers over her (kink!!!), that they have psycho chemistry and that there is plenty of kissing and I am set.
If this isn't enough to convince you, here is a Tokyo Juliet music videoon youtube. I dare you to watch it and not like it:
The premise of the thing (Sui is a genius college design student trying to make it to the top and get revenge on the evil designer who stole her design and broke up her family) is a fun, soapy bit providing some delicious cheesetastic crack, but that is not why I love it. The real story (and TPTB thankfully understand it as much as we do) is the gorgeous, angsty-happy OTP Sui has going with Ji Feng Liang, my current dorama boyfriend, and the estranged son of Sui's nemesis.
Sui/Liang is not only one of my hugest OTPs, but they are also probably one of the healthiest OTPs I've seen in a dorama (or anywhere). They fall in love with each other at the start, get together early on and stay together. They have ups and downs, temporary fights or setbacks, potential interlopers in the relationship and of course his evil father, but the OTP itself is so shockingly normal, surprisingly real. If they have problems, they talk about it and don't let misunderstandings pile up. They laugh and play around as much as they angst. The dorama is full of little real moments that make me go 'couples SO do that.' I can really see the two of them spending the rest of their lives together, and feel their everydays together, not just not able to imagine them outside the confines of the story.
It is also one of the most feminist doramas out there. Liang loves Sui precisely because she is so professionally driven and he is proud of her every success. Told you he was my dorama boyfriend! Add to it the fact that Wu Zun who plays Liang is drop dead gorgeous, that it's Ariel Lin being adorable, that he towers over her (kink!!!), that they have psycho chemistry and that there is plenty of kissing and I am set.
If this isn't enough to convince you, here is a Tokyo Juliet music videoon youtube. I dare you to watch it and not like it:
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