The awesome train of In A Good Way just keeps on rolling. This Friday’s episode 4 was so amazing I was rather speechless watching not wanting to miss a single detail. Nothing has arrived in the form of romance that is explicit but all the developing stuff is deliciously tingly. This drama is already snowballing in popularity and interest in Taiwan and episode 4 broke 2% in ratings which is incredible (episode 3 brought in 1.31). IAGW airs on the SETTV cable channel on a Friday night time slot with the odds stacked against it getting a wide audience. It’s predecessor Just You was also considered a hit and its ratings averaged 1.3-1.7 during its entire run (after premiering at 0.73). This drama’s official fan page also stunningly jumped 20,000 likes in a night after the airing of episode 4. Most SETTV dramas airs on its prime time channel TTV, such as its Sunday night dramas like Miss Rose, King Flower, Love Around, and now Deja Vu. Those ought to get ratings of at least 2 and higher, with anything less considered a disappointment. I’m thrilled IAGW is a ratings juggernaut because it might induce SETTV to make more dramas like this, plus more popularity means more goodies from the press and the production for me. I won’t talk about episode 4 and save everything for the recap proper, except for this: in one of many scenes that show Liu Chuan is surely falling for Jia En is the racing to be the first to call her on her pager and the whole delightfully awkward conversation of “What are you doing?” “I’m waiting for your call, what are you doing?” “I’m calling you.” “I learned more about love today” “About love? Can you tell me?” “It’s a little complicated to explain, let me think it through and then tell you.” “Oh, okay, but you tell me right away after you figure it out.” “Okay.” Then cue awkward silence until the guys waiting in line to use the phone are all like “yo dude, we need the phone, too.” Ahahaha, this drama slays me good. The RongYi couple is so red hot in Taiwan right now even Rong Rong (Kristen) and Guo Yi (Lego) admit they feel electricity when they act together now. Good, keep that stuff coming you two. Let’s watch some of their BTS for some extra sweetness.
Check out these two cute as can be BTS snippets of RongYi being oh so flirty with each other.
RongYi couple “Brother or husband?”:
[youku id=”XNjM5NDE2MTA4.html” w=”625″ h=”455″]
Kirsten and Lego are surprised to discover they resemble each other, which the Chinese think gives them husband-wife face. Lego jokes he sometimes wants to say “Hey sis, did mom call you today?” when he’s chilling with Kirsten. Kirsten says she keeps getting electric sizzles from Lego and the reporter asks them to stare right now for the cameras. The press wants Lego to give Kirsten a cheek peck as a birthday present and she’s all like nooooo, it’s too fast, I’m not ready, and he jokes that it feels like his birthday since that’s quite a present for him. He ends up with a hug and she’s all like “brother” and then “hubby!” and Lego pretty much flails. I wish “brother” in Chinese has the same connotation as “oppa” in Korean but it doesn’t. It really just is a dude who is like or actually your brother. No subtext in there. But hubby? That’s the clincher, no wonder Lego also fell over.
RongYi couple “I Will Miss You”:
h=445
This is the latest BTS released by SETTV because that network surely knows how to milk their chemistry. Kirsten sings a song called “I will miss you” to Lego because he’s not going to be filming tomorrow since he doesn’t have any scenes so the song is because she wants to show him how much she’ll miss him because he’s not around.
So the most recent casting for this drama is now confirmed as the final selection…
So there is a popularity award in both the film and the television sections of…
I have such a soft spot for C-actress Yang Mi and it just makes me…
So Queen of Tears was filmed in 2023 and wrapped awhile ago so it's not…
I think viewers are being either honest or stingy with their votes but the latest…
Oh what a great surprise! This drama was announced two years ago and I've long…
This website uses cookies.
View Comments
OMG! Taiwan is literally messing with me!! FIRST WITH AARON AND PUFF and now these two!! GOD, why is everybody so cute in Taiwan!?!? Awesome chemistry, i hope it only gets better from here :)
I second this. These people. Honestly. In high exam season too. Like seriously, do you not understand that I need to pass this particular course since everything rests or what? After I do the exam, slay me all you want, but not right now, I beg you.
Also, can I just say, that the vibe I get from this whole show (just the ambiance, disregarding plot line and all) is what I get every time I read the manhua 搖滾狂潮 (youth gone wild). Like even watching the opening and closing, I had initially got the feeling that it was about 4 friends who embark on a journey to become a band. It seriously has that bandage/beck/youth gone wild feel to it. Even the ending. The sepia, 90s clothing and Wu Bai/mandorock/pop references help a lot too. Not that I'm complaining as to how it's going, but all I'm saying is that if they *do* have some band-embarking mini-plot somewhere in there, it's going to be those teenytiny marshmallows to this delicious mug of hot chocolate. Honestly, this show is so much my childhood. I'm pretty sure there's a vhs tape lying around somewhere with my parents with a 4-year-old me baby-singing-and-dancing to Wu Bai and China Blue's Nuo Wei De Shen Lin... it's probably why I feel so giddy just watching it.
You are so right, it's like the Chinese writers/director/production team had
discovered the magic formula that captivates us the audience. How can they
have so many hot dramas one after another that tucks our heart filled with
beautiful touching moments without being corny or pretentious. Is this the new generation of drama production?
Did anyone watch the Love Family episode where the old man sat under the tree waiting for his love one to return after 30 years? That was the most
touching episode I had ever watched in China/Taiwan drama. So simple and
yet so beautifully executed.
I'm dying...dying I tell you...I watched episode 4 without subs earlier because I'm ridiculous but it was still enjoyable. I wish I could get clarity on the episode number since I've seen from 13 to 33. I also worry how we're going to end up with Jia En abroad.
That phone conversation is awesomely awkward and totally what you expect from the ambiguous nature of their relationship at the moment. I'm not in hurry to see them in an outright romance because the development is so *deliciously tingly* like you said(恋人未满)I get goosebumps everytime I rewind. Waiting for the recap proper so I can squee more.
Just want to say THANK YOU for introducing me to this drama!! It's been so so long since I've been captivated by a Taiwanese drama. Got to say that Lego Li really shines in this! He brings an otherwise boring and quite stereotypical "xue zhang" character to life! Kristen's acting, I'm not as impressed with, and her character is still that typical, wide-eyed, naive and innocent type that I find irksome...but at least she's got some brains! Regardless though, when they're together...it's perf!!
I was planning to save this drama for later. Thus I strain myself not to read your recap, just the first paragraph of each post (so that I know that it's good). But then, I guess I will jump in now, can't wait longer, just because of the calling/paging scene you describe. It melts my heart, brings up such a warm, fuzzy feelings of those days in the not-so-far past :)
What's going on with Kirsten's feet in that first photo?
Oops, meant the second photo.
Lol the photo is probably shot with a wide angle lens from a weird position which causes her feet to look enormous.
I have not found a T-Drama that I have been so invested in since Autumn's Concerto! But this drama got me hooked from episode 1! So glad Dramafever got the license for this! Since this drama has such a low profile cast, there was close to no chances of this getting subbed!
It's also available on viki :).
75% right now!!
RongYi is ah-mazin'.
I was grinning like a fool throughout today's episode.
There's no way I'm gonna survive on only one episode a week.
I mistakenly pronounced it as Legolas intead of Lego Li. Both are cutie tho. Will watch this after finals. I dont want to fail. I mean, I have 10 homework assignments due tomorrow and here I am. I should go now before I fail.
Miss Koala, the 2.02 rating is only for cable, the overall ratings for ep 4 is only 1.66, a rise from 1.31 from the previous episode.