Cupid's Last Wish (2022)

Missed opportunity

I was increasingly frustrated with this series, and by and large there were a lot of missed opportunities and rushed or underdeveloped story and character beats.

First, the positives: There were a lot of good elements that kept me watching and engaged - several mysteries, the chemistry between all three leads, the overall look of the show.
Thankfull, it wasn't dragged out and the plot didn't run in circles the way other Thai dramas tend to do.

My biggest problems lies with the characters, which to me is the most important thing to get right. They're the reason for me to get engaged, to feel with them. Or not.
None of the characters were particularly interesting or three-dimensional. The villains were the most one note cardboard cutout stereotypes with nothing more to them. What a waste of perfectly capable actors.
But the worst character to me is none other than Win, the main protagonist.
I'm all for flawed characters who make mistakes, but he never redeemed himself. He only acknowledged his faults to one person but he never apologized for terrorising nearly everyone around him. Or really changed. Much. Right at the beginning he did one of the worst things to someone very close to him, something with horrific consequences and we never see him apologize for it, or even admit his mistake.
Which also brings me to the characters around him who just take his behavior without push back, without holding him accountable. It was so frustrating to watch and really distracted me from the rest of the story.

All in all it was a nice little story with heart that felt undercoocked with one note characters and a bit lazy writing.

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TOO CUTE TO HANDLE

ISTG THIS SERIES IS TOO CUTE FOR ME AND LIKE THE WAY HE SULKS IS SO DAMN CUTE AND THE WAY KORN DOES SOMETHING CUTE OR FUNNY WHENEVER WIN SULKS IS MMMMMMM...IM TELLING YOU ITS SO CUTE
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To truly love a person for who they are

I’ve been on an EarthMix binge since Moonlight Chicken ended. My expectations for the series were not very high as I am usually not a fan of body swap storylines, but I decided to at least give it a try. I was honestly impressed by it! The story is okay, it’s not super exciting or something completely unexpected, it has some plot twists /plot holes (e.g. aunt and uncle, mom) that could have been handled differently, but it wasn’t bad. The OST is lovely as well, I think the longing is nicely portrayed through it.

I think Jan deserves a big shoutout for how on point were her actions and mannerism when she was playing as Win in Lin’s body. Her actions and reactions were so on point, it was absolutely brilliant! I especially loved the scenes in which it switched between Mix and Jan, I feel like those moments were when both really shined! And Mix acting as “Lin” showed just how talented he is as well, especially his struggles to adapt to what it really means to be a girl. It really was something different.

Another thing that I really loved is how whenever it was just Korn and “Lin”, it was always Mix we saw in her role. It really showed how Korn never thought of doing the mission with Lin, to him it was always Win that he went with. Win really struggled with the idea that Korn only cares because it’s Lin’s body that’s involved. The scenes when this really shows were absolutely heartbreaking and Mix did extremely well portraying that confusion, that struggle. So, I think this detail was really important for us viewers to really understand certain parts of the story.

I know many don’t agree, but I can see how Win’s anger and hate for Korn are justified. Win is short tempered, he just lost his father and the person he trusts the most has no explanation for what is going on. Emotions were running high, Win reacted (even over reacted) impulsively, but Korn not explaining anything was also a mistake on his part.

I think this is an amazing series to show how one can love a person for who they are, all their flaws and mistakes. Korn knows Win, maybe even better than Win knows himself, yet he never tries to change him. He accepts him for who he is and just goes with it – be it his tantrums, his love for food, and his tendency to tease Korn.

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EarthMix ❤

This series really deserves a lot of appreciation.
Earth and Mix as usual on their best. They know what they are doing and how to do it. They don't have to touch each other over and over again just to show us how much they love each other. Their eyes and facial expressions can do that job for them.
This series has a lot of beautiful scenery which connects us to the nature and few scenes which gives us a little deja vu of tales of 1000 stars. The series has a very fresh concept.(I was tired of engineering college romances 🙄)
Mix did an amazing job. The character he portraits has lot of negative emotions. I can't imagine how exhausting that could be to perform such rage and negativity and pain. At one minute he was a maniac and the next he was a sweetheart. The change of expressions rapidly with in minutes is no joke. Hats off to that.
Earth as usual being Earth. Extremely good looking and pillar to his boy Mix. A companion without whom the series would be not complete.
The girl played Lin character is a brilliant actor. The coordination between Mix and Jan was commandable. She did play her role with a bang.
I liked the fact that how they showed every challenges Win went through by trapped on a female body. The period part is one of them and the way it was gracefully and accurately done was extremely appreciative.
This series really deserves more and more and more appreciation and acknowledgement. I fall in love with Earthmix all over again and i am in love with this series ❤ its a beautiful one 😍!

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Rinse and Repeat

So first of all this couple (EarthMix) is a powerhouse dynamic duo! I love them together. Unfortunately, I was worried to watch this series because it seemed it had the same theme as Tale of 1000 Stars, it threw me off that they would be the same couple in the same body swap theme BL but I dove in anyway. The story was good and had some heart warming moments and there's great chemistry between the whole cast. It was actually kinda nice not having a side couple so all the focus was on the MC and their goals. The romance scenes were definitely enjoyable in not only that they looked authentic but came at such vulnerable and cute moments. This is a perfect show for a BL newbie and it honestly sucked me in a lot more than I thought it would.
Lin is absolutely beautiful!
Enjoy...

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Not the best produced BL drama out there but... it's EarthMix so it's a win for me

I had high expectations for this series as did so many other fans and tbh I was a little disappointed with the outcome but because it's EarthMix and Jan as the lead roles I managed to enjoy what Cupid's Last Wish brought to the table.

Story/Production -
Okay I'm gonna break this down between story and production (value);
The overall plot of the story is pretty interesting and original for a BL drama. I can totally get on board with a body swap trope. The story was more or less easy to follow, with the character's intentions and motivations more or less being spelled out for us which is good because this series really throws a lot at you and if they didn't explain it quickly/clearly what the problem was then they would've lost the audience way too early. There are a few parts that didn't make much sense to me or that don't really get discussed (like why Win had to be /that mad/ at Korn or that scene with his dad talking to the Venerable Uncle) but because this series was only 10 episodes, I figured I'd overlook these parts. There are also a handful of scenes that I didn't think were super necessary to the main plot (i.e. the menstruation scene) but it gave some cute moments of EarthMix or EarthJan and for that I can appreciate them. I'd say the whole story was otherwise well paced, with enough drama each episode to keep me from turning off the video and there was a clear beginning, middle, and end. Overall the story was pretty good for a 10 episode series.

Now for production value... Yeesh. Now that was... definitely something. If I recall correctly, Cupid's Last Wish aired on YT right after Not Me and if you've seen Not Me (if you haven't, what are you doing stop everything you're doing right now and go watch it!!) I think you would agree that Not Me makes Cupid's Last Wish look like a joke (in terms of production value). Like it almost feels like GMMTV put all the budget into Not Me -- which I can understand to some extent due to the heavy subject matter of that series compared to Cupid's Last Wish -- but as a result, Cupid's Last Wish was left with crumbs to work with. The opening sequence every episode looks a bit sloppy compared to other GMMTV productions, there's random editing that makes the characters look way too unnatural, and there's some pretty bad audio quality at some points in the series. All these and more really made it hard for me to take this series seriously at first but I will admit that it gets a little better as the series progresses into later episodes. It's shame though because it feels like there wasn't nearly as much effort put into this series as other series under GMMTV, and EarthMix definitely deserves way more than that.
The production value is the only reason why I feel the need to rate this lower than I would have.

Acting/Cast & Romance -
Main cast did absolutely wonderful. Earth pulled off his character so well that my expectations for men have been raised even higher than they already are. Mix and Jan did so amazing with their characters as well, and I'm so impressed with the way they were able to portray Win in Lin's body. Their portrayals of Win were consistent with one another throughout the entire series, they couldn't have found a better pair of actors to play these roles. There were a couple of moments where Mix's acting was a little less convincing than it usually is, but to be honest, I blame it on the production crew. He still did an amazing job, especially with what I thought was a particularly difficult character to act. Not gonna lie, Win's character was absolutely infuriating, like at some moments I almost felt like I hated his character the most, but to me that only means that Mix did an awesome job acting the part ^^

The romance scenes were sweet and cute to see. They were by no means awkward or uncomfortable. If you're someone who likes EarthMix there's no doubt that you'll enjoy these scenes. But what bothered me a bit was that some of their couple scenes were kind of written like... a stereotypical straight couple? Like the scene when Korn tells Win to shut up and he gets upset with him and ends up crying because he's "on his period" or something... Like don't get me wrong, Mix is absolutely adorable when he pouts and that scene won my favor back when Korn hugs him to distract him from crying. Like that scene? I ate it up. It was adorable and I enjoyed it. But it was still a little weird in the grand scheme of things. It seems like Win's entire personality was modeled off of a stereotypical straight girl who nags her boyfriend all the time and eventually gets what she wants in the end. I don't think it's a cute dynamic at all but it's ignorable enough to enjoy the romance scenes/couple scenes.

(Also the scene in the last episode when they're packing--AHHHHHH now that's the kinda lovey dovey stuff I was waiting for 10/10)

Music -
10000/10 without a doubt. The opening goes so hard and it really fits the overall theme and story of this drama. Same goes for the ending song. This might've been just me, but playing the ending song during emotional scenes was probably one of the best (/only) good decisions that the production team made because it played up the scenes so much and made them so much more touching. Also EarthMix sang both the opening and ending so you already know they're gonna be good.

Rewatch Value -
Because it's short, I'd argue the rewatch value is pretty high. Because the story is very segmented and there's only two different stories max going on in the same episode, I think it would be easy just to pick up a random episode and enjoy the cute EarthMix scenes in it.

TL;DR -
Kind of disappointing if you were expecting an experience similar to A Tale of Thousand Stars. But once you get used to the standard that this drama sets for itself, it's a quick and enjoyable drama with an easy to follow story and character development. Bonus points because it's EarthMix and if you're like me, you'll like anything with EarthMix in it. And bonus points for Jan and her amazing acting skills!

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Best soul swapped acting ever!!

I write this review after watching the series 4 times already..because the first time i watched it i was so frustrated with Mix character and attitude like erggh he is just so hot headed, stubborn and ego! But after manage finishing it and as the ending is so sweet i decided to rewatch it again and this time with more open mind and heart...and little did i know i was already addicted to the series🤣🤣

I said Mix's character annoys me right? Well thats because he slayed it...he played his role really amazingly like he actually managed to act like how we girls usually acts, the attitude the egos and the mood swings he nailed it all🤣🤣for example when he was having mood swings and cramps due to period🤣🤣it was so on point..and earth did a very great job at adding the sweetness to this drama like how beautiful the world would be if guy like Earth really exist..🤣🤣the way he gave his attention to Mix and how he maintain his stand that the one travelling with him is mix not janhae really touches my heart...this time earth decided to ditched the indicisive character that he usually plays🤣and instead we have Earth who have firm stand on who he likes and knows what he wants..

Mix might be annoying for the first two episodes but trust me keep on watching otherwise why would this drama have a high ratings right? You wont be dissapointed with this one...but if you are already in bad mood swings and not in a good emotional states then skip this drama first and watch something lighter and easier because Mix's character will definitely triggers your emotional status and you might feel worse🤣🤣but if you want that emotional roller coaster rides with right amount of fun then watch this please😚😚

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It's not that bad!

I actually dropped this series after episode 2 because it's so boring to watch this honestly T.T... After so many months there are so many bls coming and some of them are so boring to watch, that's why I tried to binge watched this again and I didn't expect that their chemistry will be the same as the " The tales of 1000 stars" T.T... This is so long to watch that's why it's boring but thanks G! they have Chemistry......Is it worth watching? Yes for me. Overall I enjoyed this.

Story: If you know the "The tale of 1000 stars" it just the same but this time he have the whole body XD... ( I don't want to write some spoiler because it will not going to be exciting when watching this)... The ending feels kinda rush but it still a good ending.

Acting: Omg they never dissapoint when it comes to acting and their chemistry???? I'm living for it!

Music: 10/10

Rewatch Value: 7 or 6/10 but I really liked episode 6
Am I gonna recommend this? Maybe but it's not a cup of tea of anyone but it's good to watch this? Definitely!

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I actually liked this body swap BL

The trailer left me confused and sceptical but I’m glad to say that it doesn’t do this show justice at all!      

While Korn (played by Earth) technically travels with Lin’s body, he’s actually 100% aware that it’s actually Win inside. Additionally–and this is arguably the most crucial point—Win actually appears as Win in most scenes, especially when they’re alone. This means that many of the significant or somewhat romantic interactions actually show Korn conversing with Win.

The scenes tend to switch back and forth between Win and Lin (who’s really just Win in Lin’s body), but the good news is that the transitions between the two were done really smoothly. I know all this possibly sounds mindboggling, but trust me. You have to watch it to understand that it really works out just fine.

While most of the show relies on the body swap plot (plus villainous family members) to propel the story forward, little context is provided as to why characters behave the way they do. The story, as whole, ends up being kinda empty. Despite being supposedly good friends for so long, the depth of Win and Korn’s relationship also remains surprisingly shallow.

Here’s a plus point, though: If you thought Earth and Mix were super compatible in ATOTS, their chemistry only intensifies in CLW. At some point, their interactions feel so natural and authentic that you start to wonder if this is Korn and Win, or really just Earth and Mix bickering.

My full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/05/30/cupids-last-wish-review-bl/

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Holy cow...that was a hit and miss!

Another series to the pile...another bittersweet aftertaste -and I'm pretty sure it wasn't the milk lol

I always right my personal thoughts and feelings after every series I finish, literally right after. Just saw the last episode not even 10 minutes ago....I like to have it fresh in my memory and be as honest as I can here. This series had its cute moments and definitely its annoying ones, and that's where my problems begging.

The plot is centered in Win's (Mix) life and his family's dairy farm. He takes control of it after his dad's passing , but a series of unfortunate events takes place in order to make everything harder and more dramatic...like expected. We are introduce to Win's best friend Korn (Earth) since the very beginning...and it's pretty clear that they is something in the air with those two. But fate comes in the way and after a car crash, Win and his sister Lin have a Freaky Friday moment lolol

However, their relationship goes out the window when Win finds out that his dad left a percentage of the business to Korn - which I thought his reaction was ridiculous btw, he was best friends with his crush since they were kids but because of that Win completely turns on him ad kicks his ass out the house in a burst or rage....and that happens during the first 7 to 8 episodes.

Win's character is incredibly toxic, whiny, filled with rage...a walking and screaming red flag. They really did their best to make this guy unlikable. He treated Korn like manure *lame cow pun* lolol and that boy was the kindest and he did NOT deserve what he got for most of the episodes. It gave me whiplash with the whole "I love him...I hate him" tone.

They BOTH love each other for years and nothing? That wedding plan was incredibly stupid...like, come on writers...really? Are we that dumb? Win and Lin's mom was like "you travelled with my daughter for 7 days, you HAVE to marry her" bullshit was and eyeroll for me. And they just let it happen until the last second...omfg. Was Korn really going through with it? It made NO SENSE. We found some plot twists in the last couple episodes that were not that twisty lolol but at least the writers tried...yay???

Acting wise....it was alright. Nothing great or bad, it was fine. Didn't think there was a lot of chemistry even though EarthMix is super popular, but in this one I don't know what happened. Maybe it was the script that didn't let their sparks fly as much as A Tale of Thousand Stars?

The series was plain milk....and I was expecting chocolate milk, if that makes any sense to you. Cute but bleh. Would not watch it again. Watch it if there isn't anything else new or old for you to binge.

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