You Are Mine (2023)

THEY SHOULD PLAY KUROSAWA AND ADACHI FROM CHERRY MAGIC NEXT!!!

I especially enjoyed the beginning of the series since I prefer light, fun, and comedic stories. The ending could have been better but it was still entertaining for the most part.
The whole time I was watching the show though, I kept thinking that they would be perfect for a Taiwanese remake of one of my favorite Japanese series, Cherry Magic! There is going to be a Thai remake and I don't know if the Thai actors will give the same vibe, so I'm hoping it's good. These two actors, however, strike as ideal for the show.
Who agrees or disagrees??
Maybe we should start a petition or something because I've had this thought for a while and would love to see it come to fruition. I really see great potential there.

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Problematic but addictive. One to binge!

I binged this after airing, and I'm convinced that's the way to watch this.

For those who like a dominant man, I get you. But should you ever meet someone like Shangzhou irl, I would strongly recommend running in the other direction. This man has "unprocessed bagage" written across his forehead. That being said, Shunyu is no kitten either, although it seems otherwise in the beginning. The combination of these two is nothing short of FIREWORKS. The chemistry is banging. and that chemistry is what makes this 10 ep. series absolutely worthwhile.

If you are sensitive to non-consentual touching, pushy innuendo and powerplay, you should proceed with caution. Shangzhou uses all these techniques to get what he desires. At first, Shunyu is not having it, but as soon as his boss shows a sliver of heart, he starts falling for him. Like I said, don't expect too much reality-based interactions. While Shangzhou is convinced he is clearly showing Shunyu he likes him, the object of his desire is convinced his overbearing strict boss hates him. There is a rather large communication gap here. Only after a drunk interaction Shunyu starts to understand Shangzhou's feelings. But that just ushers in further misunderstandings and issues, since Shunyu is totally spooked and runs off.

Shangzhou sees no other way than to pressure Shunyu into staying, which complicates and cools things between them significantly. What turns this around you ask? Well, of course there should have been a heart to heart between them to clear the air, or lawyers should have been involved to break this insane contract. But no, Shangzhou's older brother steps in to make Shunyu understand how troubled a man his little brother is since he's been so mistreated since childhood. He just can't properly express his feelings!

This is all Shunyu needs to set aside all his misgivings and give Shangzhou another chance. He even stands up against Shangzhou's mothermonster, with Shangzhou himself not uttering a word...

While all that I've written before might give you the impression that I didn't like the show, that is not the case. I wanted to hate it because of the insane actions of Shangzhou, but I couldn't.

There is so much to hate, but also so much to love. As I said, the chemistry, but also the side characters are very well done. little details like the stress doll of the head secretary are hilarious, Shunyu is cute as a button, the pace throughout is perfect and the ending is so so sweet.

Go binge it. Now!

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Seri ke-dua dari VBL Series

Series ini merupakan seri ke dua dari BL VBL ; mungkin punya beban yang agak berat karena harus mempertahankan ke popularitasan seri VBL yang pertama yaitu "stay by my side". Dari segi cerita, sebenernya seri yang satu ini cukup bagus ya - mempunyai latar belakang inti yaitu sekretaris yang disukai oleh boss-nya sendiri, series ini lebih menunjukan nuansa "happy mood" booster dibandingkan cerita yang serius. Series ini menurutku punya scene yang ringan, walaupun beberapa episode menunjukan hal-hal yang menegangkan, beberapa scene terlihat lucu, dan sangat menghibur. Dari segi warna menurutku sangat flat ya, entah tidak terlalu excited. Dari segi dialog dan alur cukup bagus ya, mudah difahami dan menurutku tidak terlalu dipaksakan atau saya tidak merasakan gap time yang berarti dari satu episode, ke episode lainnya. Ceritanya yang sederhana membuat series ini sangat rekomendasi untuk ditonton ketika anda memiliki waktu luang setelah bekerja atau aktivitas sehari-hari lainnya, effek moodboosternya menurutku lumayan terasa. Satu hal yang kurang dari series ini menurutku adalah: series ini hanyalah sebuah mini series yang mungkin tidak terlalu punya "life meaning" yang berarti.

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No geral foi uma história calorosa, com humor e boas atuações, e eu realmente gostei.

Assisti recentemente a um dorama que me proporcionou uma mistura de sentimentos e, apesar de suas imperfeições, conseguiu cativar minha atenção. Pode não ter uma trama épica, mas oferece uma distração agradável e divertida.

A narrativa, embora não seja grandiosa, consegue prender o espectador, mesmo que em alguns momentos ela flerte com o tédio. A combinação desses dois elementos cria uma experiência única. A atuação dos protagonistas merece destaque, levando em consideração as limitações do baixo orçamento. Certamente, não podemos esperar produções grandiosas, mas os méritos da interpretação são evidentes.

O segundo tempo do dorama apresenta desafios e momentos frustrantes, mas a recompensa no desfecho compensa as tribulações. Recomendaria a série, mesmo com algumas partes que podem exigir um esforço adicional para superar.

Os atores principais desempenharam seus papéis de forma excelente, transmitindo uma química notável entre eles. A expectativa para o momento crucial do beijo foi satisfeita no último episódio, e os pequenos toques ao longo da trama foram adoráveis.

No entanto, ao tentar analisar o que falta na produção, é difícil apontar exatamente. Há algo que simplesmente não se encaixa, mas, mesmo assim, a experiência geral é satisfatória. O dorama oferece tanto motivos para desgostar quanto para amar, criando uma montanha-russa de emoções que certamente deixará os espectadores divididos.

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EXCELLENT BL DRAMA !

lets talk about the Cast first, OMG they are both cute, the chemistry is giving and is serving , I have nothing wrong to say about them, I love the cute short Secretary and a tall manager. I liked Parker here , it was my first time watching him, he really fits the boss character and Yao Shun Yu is so cute here so light in the eyes .. I like his exaggerated acting it was so cute Iove the both leads interactions it was so lovely
I loved also the group of , is that a group of secretaries ? they are so cute and they really shipped the main leads and the Vice president , I love him ! like everyone here I liked !
About the story, as we all know it was common, but something is different here , Taiwan office romance drama has something in it that even the fact that the plot is common , I can never really moved on easily ! a predictable story but so beautiful, specially the part where Shun Yu fell in love with The General Manager and then he ran away because he might be hindrance to the reputation of the General Manager or the company .. but I love it , I can feel every emotions it was light but it was also deep, it was common but it was memorable really really good for me, easy to understand and on point and love the progress
Let me just say that Taiwanese BL kisses are so so natural ! like OMG .. There is no awkward thing on their kissing scene ! this is what makes Taiwan BL are so special that even on fan services, they just kiss as easy as that ! like how come ! ? well I am not a fan of steamy kisses and bed scenes on BL's like I promise I would make it on fast forward ! but the kisses here is just right , it is natural I loved it it is so romantic ! ♥
Every scene has a song in it that really made me feel every scene , the chemistry is OMG I even shout whenever there are parts where they hold each other, funny at the same time , the couples are not too touchy , not too steamy just right , I love the songs so much !
All in all a very good one ! Taiwan indeed have something extra when it comes to BL , even it is cliche" plot you can never go wrong watching it ! Taiwanese BL is really remarkable and this added to my all time favorites ! .. I would definitely re watch this one again and again !
Parker is really handsome and the secretary boy is so cute hope to see them in other dramas again !

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Save yourself and don't watch it

This is such a horrible show. I have no idea what the heck I just watched. It makes no sense whatsoever. It feels like the writing and editing team had lost it! As if they'd put random sequences one after the other. I don't think they knew what they were doing.

The story did not make any sense, the characters had no motivation, and it was just so out of place. Everything was out of place. I could not, even to save my life, understand when the main leads actually fell in love or when they were okay with being physical; everything was just so sudden. Also every single thing that the boss does definitely counts as harassment!!

I fast-forwarded and watched this entire show, but I still feel like I wasted so much of my life watching this that I will never get it back. So please, save yourselves; do not watch this.

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Conociendo cada pedacito de ti de alguna manera es fundamental para mi

Tengo digamos que sentimientos encontrados con esta serie que en lo personal a mi si me gusto bastante pero si siento que tiene unos cuantos "problemas", para mi el mas importante seria con la historia que si esta bonita y todo pero yo sentía que algunas veces avanzaba muy rápido o de alguna forma como que no daba el tiempo suficiente creo.
Xia Shang Zhou y Yao Shun Yu me cayeron muy bien en especial un poco mas este Shun Yu siento que tiene mas carisma y asi no se su actitud se me hace bien bonita y digo lo entiendo pq esta serie cumple con el cliche de sunshine x grumpy, para mi si cumplen como pareja o sea si se ve química entre ellos y todo, si tengo que admitir que no es la pareja mas green flag incluso tienen unos momentos un poco red flag pero ps todavía no eran pareja, digamos que fue por las adversidades que se tenían que enfrentar y que al final terminan haciendo justo eso enfrentando, tienen momentos muy bonitos que por ejemplo toda esta parte de ellos conociéndose y para mi el cap 10 de la mitad en adelante es de lo mejorcito tienen unos momentos y unos besos que no decepcionan diría yo.
Ahora mi otro problema es con los personajes secundarios y en si no es un problema con ellos sino con como están "distribuidos"?, en general se podría decir que no tiene trama básicamente todos están para cuando algo suceda con algún prota.
Tenemos a Li Hui Wang (el subdirector) que el esta cuando algo pase con Shang Zou pq ps se cuentan todo y asi, creo que es el que mas participacion tiene y me cayo muy bien en algunos momentos como que se quiere dar a entender que puede pasar algo entre el y la jefa de las secretarias pero al final termina en nada, ni se desarrolla y se deja de lado la vd.
Tenemos a todo el clan de secretarias que lo mismo ellas están pero para cuando pase algo con Shun Yu y ps las mas destacables son Lisa que es como la jefa y Sofia que es como las best friend de Shun Yu pero en general todas caen muy bien y tienen mucho carisma.
Y lit creo que ya, bueno esta este Xiao Yang (el chofer de Shang Zhou) que creo que sale hasta mas que la propia mama de Shang pero cae bien los pocos momentos que sale.
y creo que es todo en general una serie que cumple en algunos aspectos y en otros se queda a deber un poquito (historia, desarrollo de mas personajes, etc.) aunque punto bueno pq me gusto mucho estas tipo entrevistas que salen al principio de los caps le agregaba sin duda algo a la serie y tmb que la panadería a la que van se llama "you are mine" son pequeños toques que cuando los captas tan bonitos.
La frase del titulo es del cap. 10.

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A tale of strong performances hindered by plot constraints

As the second instalment in to the VBL series, “You are Mine” stands out as an entertaining office rom-com series with a good plot supported by strong performances. But like its predecessor, falls short of being great due to lack of episodes. A couple of more episodes fleshing out the main characters would have made this one of the best series of 2023.

The series is about 2 central characters; Xia Shang Zhou, General manager of a reputed organization feared by his employees for being stern and quick to temper. Yao Shun Yu, a young and innocent man joins the organization as an Assistance Secretary to Xia. Finding him utterly useless during their first interaction, Xia learns to soften himself through daily interactions with Yao as he finds himself being attracted to this new addition to his team.

The series excels due to the strong performances by the two lead actors Parker Mao and Hsiao Hung. Parker Mao played a stoic, work-oriented individual who is above social interactions and lacks human emotions. Hsiao Hung, on the other hand brings to life the role of a young, cheerful youth who wants to work hard to help his family. Their acting prowess shines at scenes requiring extreme emotions of loss and heartbreak.

The series however fails in using the plot that it introduced in the early episodes. Xia Shang Zhou, is shown to be suffering from headaches and insomnia due to a childhood trauma and his mother’s strict upbringing. It’s this treatment from his mother along with multiple other factors that make him emotionless. That is a strong character building but is not capitalized further. There is no arc for Xia to break free from his mother’s control and grow as a character. Hsiao Hung, goes through an inner turmoil caused by his own feelings and his misunderstanding of Xia’s feelings towards him. A couple of more episodes to go through Xia’s past and his ultimate growth would have made this truly exceptional

In conclusion, “You are mine” is a series wherein the acting and chemistry between our two main leads, a plot with underlying themes of trauma, parental control and power dynamics makes it a must watch albeit a stronger plot could have made it a masterpiece

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Cute with a little bit of toxic

You are Mine is a cute and relatively short BL. I watched it due to it being on a toxic BL list but in reality it's not much more toxic than your average BL couple. The top is a little pushy and overexerts himself by pushing the bottom's boundaries. But what kind of BL doesn't really have that?

That being said though, overall this BL was really cute. It clearly doesn't really take itself seriously and is a short enough series not to overstay it's welcome. The only thing I didn't really like was how abrupt the ending felt. I remember going "Oh okay I guess it's over." But that's probably my only major gripe with the series. As the rest of it is filled with punchy comedy and enjoyable drama. Definitely worth a watch, even if it doesn't seem like something you'd usually go for.

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I confess to bingeing this one, but it isn't really great

My first response to this series was: "Another tyrannical-boss-and-quirky-subordinate story?" The story relies on several familiar tropes, including a disapproving mother towards the end. Nonetheless, I did find it fairly watchable. It is rather stress-free watching because we more or less know how the story will develop and end. And the BL couple is fairly likable.

Be warned, however, that there are several poor transitional points. First of all, although we know that Xia Shangzhou (the tyrannical General Manager) takes a liking to his new secretary (Yao Shunyu), it strikes me as a little too sudden when Xia frantically rushes to the rescue of a kidnapped Yao. Clearly, there weren't enough scenes to show that Xia had already fallen so hard for Yao. Other poor transitions include Yao's own struggles with his own emotions. Yao goes through several stages:

1. he notices Xia's interest in him and freaks out;
2. he struggles with his own sexuality but eventually comes to terms with the fact that he is in love with a man;
3. he struggles with being uncertain if he is just a fling to Xia despite being in love with Xia and accepting it;
4. he realizes that Xia really loves him but decides not to accept Xia so that Xia can avoid being embroiled in a scandal.

Although things cannot possibly be entirely clear-cut, the shifts from one stage of Yao to another is a little too muddled to be truly moving.

Despite the flaws, I did enjoy some comic moments in the series. Unfortunately some of these moments also fall flat despite having potential. A case in point is when Yao is given the task of sabotaging Xia's blind date (arranged by Xia's mother). Somehow, Yao ends up buying a whole lot of condoms, causing the woman who was arranged to go on a date with Xia to think that Xia is a pervert. (Erm.... excuse me, first, Yao shouts to Xia "You are mine" but the woman mistakenly thinks that he is speaking to her. Then the condoms fall out ... and the woman thinks Xia is a pervert even though all Xia does is to help Yao, who is slipping. ????)

Somehow another Taiwanese BL, Stay by My Side, is listed as Related Content in MDL. I'm not sure about the links, but Stay by My Side is overall much better. Despite the cliches and predictability, I think You Are Mine had the potential to be much better than it has turned out to be. It is somewhat enjoyable, but nowadays, there are probably better BLs to watch.

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Potential not reached

I do not have a headline yet, but this show was good at the beginning and not so good at the end. That's all you need to know if you don't want to read the review. I will give it an 8.1 out of 10, which rounds to an 8 out of 10. Let's unpack. I go from episode to episode. Also, I am not checking my grammar because this show was too mid-tempo for me to care.

I saw it on YouTube shorts, and I love Ceo x Sectary stuff, so I fell flat on my face into it, and then, like, 6 hours go by and I see it on what I am currently watching, and I am just really confused. So now we are here. Cute little trope and cute start. I am a big fan of the cold personality but soft spot kind of thing. And the president is cute. I like him. Youtube shorts roped me in, and I started watching them because of that, no other reason.

We are getting some backstory on why the CEO has this cold personality, which is always fun. They live really different lifestyles, and its cool to see the polar opposites trope in these dramas. I just think that's always fun to have. So yeah. I hope we get some more background on their characters in the next episode, because that makes this way more meaningful. I also just loved this little episode where it was just them. The whole world just kind of stopped, and it felt like it was just them, which I always like to see in these. Uh yeah. I dont know either of their names, but the sectary is so beautiful. They did the little zoom when he was sleeping, and everything about his facial structure is just so cute. And they are always playing into the height difference trope, which I always like to see. So there are a lot of good tropes in this, and I have hope for this show. And that hope went down the drain as the episodes continued. The good tropes could not make up for the show's awful plot.

The episode was a funny, hot mess. I was also watching this in history class. He gets kidnapped; it was so damn random, oh my god, and someone gets sick because they always get sick in these situations. I was so confused and didn't even know what was really happening.

I watched this again in history class. It's kind of my thing at this point. I love them a lot. They are very cute. The kidnapping scene was so freaking random. How do you even kidnap the wrong guy? That sh*t is embarrassing. I think the CEO's mom hired the guy. She seems bad. I love the secrecy guy because he is such a cutie, and him bowing to his kidnapper was so cute. They are getting closer but are still in the awkward honeymoon phase of their relationship. I was actually right about the mom being bad.

I am starting to actually love these two so much. They are barely even in the honeymoon phase, but I am already hooked, and I love them because their setbacks have not even really set them back, and I love that about the show so far. I think the mom is going to be a problem in the future, for sure, but so far they are going strong. The general manager has to back off just a bit because he is making our poor baby uncomfortable. He does not know how he feels about him yet, and the general manager isn't making it any better or worse right now, so they just need to take things slow. They took it a little to slow and got on my nerves.

I’m raving over this dumbass show. I was watching this during Spanish class because we could use our computers. This show is fucking amazing. The general manager is so sexy. I’m on my knees for this man. They are getting so cute, and he’s falling for him, and I love it. Feral for general manager, bro. These episodes were watched months apart, which is why my reviews are so different. They both had really good visuals; I will give them that.

I feel like we keep going back and forth with these two because our baby doesn't know how he feels about the general manager yet. I love the random trips in the middle of the show to strengthen their relationship; that's one of my favorite things because nothing bad happens and everything is just pure vibes. I love to see. I'm stalling and don't want to watch only friends, so I'm trying to get some other shows caught up. This show has a lot of potential for a good ending, and I hope it achieves that in the next three episodes. Hopes went down the tube; only friends were better. Despite them not even being comparable, I watched this with only friends, and I regret it because it was worse.

This was a lazy episode, I feel. They have been dragging out the whole resignation thing, and then he finally does it, and we have two episodes left. They dragged this one on for the full episode and didn't add any more plot. Besides that, it would be fine if the show was longer, but it is not, so it is not fine. I don't really have anything to say. Why were they sleeping in the same bed as the final straw? Then they both like each other; they are both just too stupid to realize it. Cool; hopefully they bring it home for the next episodes. It was not brought home until the final 23 minutes of the show.

If Bro resigned, why does he keep ending up back in the office? We are nearing the end of this show, and at this point, I am getting more questions than answers. This show had a lot of poetry, but now we are almost at the final episode, and they are going back and forth, and I am really confused. I forgot everyone's names, but the secretary was told by the vice president that the general manager changed the contract because he liked him or something like that, and instead of worrying that his boss just did something really illegal, he was like, "He wants me so bad." That was such a good mood, and it was the only good thing that came out of this episode.

We got a rushed, medium, super happy ending. Our couple ended up together, and they were very aware that they were going to be broke once leaving the company, but money didn't matter as long as they were in love. The mom came around in the end, which was good. I was thinking she wasn't going to, but she did, and yeah. good ending, just rushed, and we only got to see our couple happy for 23 minutes, and then the show just ends, which was annoying. This was an okay show, but the ending was lowkey, which made me disappointed. I would not recommend this show. Don't waste your time; its not that good. Okay bye!

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