Thursday, December 13, 2007

Bullfighting - First Impressions

对我来说, 原来爱情与斗牛精神,是一样的。

不论你的防守有多严密,只要我喜欢你

就一定会找出你的破绽,突破你
抄截你,穿越你,然后得分。

如果你也好奇,这个关于斗牛跟爱情的故事
就跟我看场真心相对的爱情赛事吧。


Beautiful scene. This scene will probably aired on the last episode, but it's right there at the beginning... totally looking forward to it.

This is Hebe's (Sheng Xue) first time acting as the male lead for a drama, starring Lee Wei (Zi Cong) and Mike He (Ruo He).

The story happens in the "13 street", where an annual "Bullfighting" competition is held to determine the ownership of the Basketball Court. It jumps straight into action almost as soon as the story begins, after some basic character intro. Xue is the daughter of the landlord of 13 street, guarded by the bodyguard Cong. They are kind of like the "Black Triads" though... Ruo is one of the representatives fighting for East Sun school which Xue supported. When he lost, he was confronted by Xue...

Hebe as Sheng Xue - She's like your typical "My Sassy" girl. I don't really like the character from the start. Very bossy, full of herself, rebellious, take other people kindness for granted. But as the story progresses, it begins to reveal more of her good side, and her attitude begins to change...

Mike as Ruo He - Same old personality and character! Seriously, 3 dramas, Devil Beside You, Why Why Love and this. Mike always act the same kind of character. The "bad male lead" who hates the female, but eventually fell in love with her due to strange circumstances... LOL. But he's good at acting this stuff. Here, he's a cold person who cares only about winning, but changes gradually due to Xue's appearance.

Lee Wei as Zi Cong - Always beside Sheng Xue, protecting her, guarding her. He simply obey all her orders and everything... there are certain portions in the story when you'll actually feel sad for him. But I like this character.

The acting here is of much better quality compared to Hana Kimi, which I reviewed around the same time last year. It is more dramatic and romance to being comedic... and I really enjoyed it.

The intense basketball fight scenes and the heart-warming moments here and there. It's not just limited to the love part, but also the whole "13th Street". And of course just like every idol drama out there, this one has some hilarious moments as well.

Overall I would say it's better than Hana Kimi, and that includes the OST! The songs are really good, almost all of the 8 tracks. Of course, S.H.E's 最近还好吗 is the best... Haha. It looks extremely beautiful when coupled with the feather scene. I really like Hebe's solo in the album as well.

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