Lee Seung Gi and Liu Yi Hao’s Netflix Travel Show Together Premieres June 26th

I don’t even know how to book flights nowadays because of quarantine restrictions for arrivals at so many places. Sigh, the looming dream of travel must continue to wait. But viewers can live vicariously with K-actor Lee Seung Gi and TW-actor Liu Yi Hao (Jasper Liu) as the two similar personality bright smile sunny disposition young men partner up for a Netflix travel show called Together. The show was filmed last year and if it’s a hit it’ll be some time before a second season can be produced so let’s enjoy what we have here and take a moment to embrace the open air wonder of exploring a new place.

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Critically Acclaimed TW-drama The World Between Us Wins Big at the 2019 Golden Bell Awards

This weekend was the 2019 Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan, their version of the Emmy’s feting the best of television for the year. The big winner was, not surprising at all, cable drama The World Between Us (Our Distance to … Continue reading

Happy Ending in Sight as TW-drama Before We Get Married Coasts into Final Episode on Friday

Taiwan dramas prioritize satisfaction over surprises the way K-dramas love to end episodes on cliffhangers and sometimes focuses on that at the expense of smoother storytelling. TW-drama Before We Get Married got me back on the motherland train after three … Continue reading

OTP Attraction Spills Over in Episode 4 of Before We Get Married with Annoying Exes Even more Annoying

I don’t think TW-drama Before We Get Married is making any statement about cheating being wrong or okay in certain cases. It’s purely about letting two beautiful people wildly attracted to each other try to keep apart and failing miserably, … Continue reading