Aaron Yan and Joanne Tseng Pair Up for Sunday Night SETTV Drama Refresh Man

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• omg! this is exciting! I've missed Joanne, sadly her later projects are just not my cup of tea. and Aaron is like bonus lol The plot sounds used but if done well it's still a treat x)

• YES! Aaron Yan is back in dramaland again! Can't wait to hear the OST.

• Aaron Yan was impressive in Just You. But his following drama Fall in love with me wasn't really good. I hope this time he will have good chemistry with the female lead again...Put this on my to-watch list.

• Aaron's Back!!!! I am too excited for words :D

• koala I wish you would just watch a few ep of bromance and you will see how much different is baron's acting from his old days, not to mention the most convincing gender bender guy you are ever going to get portraited by Megan Lai. The whole Taiwan is not crazy and this show couldn't be number one in the time slot for 15 weeks straight without a good reason. Our bromance fans are still mourning about the inevitability of the ending of the show. Don't jump to conclusion about Baron, give him a second chance!

• Your article is totally insensitive and biased to the ENTIRE TAIWAN PTT DRAMA community. We are all mourning Bromance is about to end (follow by this show). It's obvious you are biased and close minded about giving Bromance a second chance. It's the #1 show @ the 10pm Sunday time slot 15 wks in a row (YES same time slot as "marry me or not"). This is your blog and you can say whatever you want, but here's my comment so your readers need to know Bromance exists and is the BEST drama out there right now. Lastly, obviously, you re wrong about Megan since she got the BEST actress award even before the drama ends. You need to do some objective reporting. This blog used to be interesting, but now you just report subject and bias stale news. Over it!

  • ^ LMAO. What are you, five years old? Can't accept the fact that someone dislikes your favorite drama?

    Objective reporting. LMAO. Since when are blogs supposed to be objective? Too funny.

    • I'm simpily stating koala's opinion is not the be all end all. Look at the ratings and reward bromance are getting. This blog fails to mention all the facts which I'm pointing out for bloggers to find out for themselves.
      I don't know who the 5 years old is consider name calling is not call for. The comment field is here and that's why I'm using it.

    • Wow some rude bloggers here insulting people....no one cares about what you have to say anymore when you pull the 5 yrs old comments!

  • Nope, you guys still don't get it. This is a blog for opinions. Yes, she does post news but it's mostly her OPINIONS. If you guys don't agree with it, that's fine but to call her post "insensitive" and "biased?". As if you are not biased yourself? Look, you clicked on this website yourself and read something that you didn't agree with. Then you insulted the blogger by telling her she's "biased" and "close minded" and that she's obviously wrong. Are you serious? You don't see what's wrong with that? You're basically telling her that her opinions is wrong. You think you're spouting out facts but you're just making your entire TAIWAN PTT DRAMA community look bad.
    There are other ways to convince people to watch the drama, but going to other people's blogs and insulting the owner is the most stupidest way to go.

    • This is a blog for viewer to share their opinions, not just blindly take her words for it. Like I said before, this is her blog, and she can say whatever she wants, but given there's a comments field for ppl to SHARE, I'm going to use it. Do I have to praise every words she says? Is it the 10 commandments? What sad world would that be! Once again, ratings and awards speak for itself, Those are FACTS. Koala is a big girl, you don't need to be a minion and stand up for her. Sure she can dislike a drama, but I too have my right to speak up my opinions. It is my opinion Koala's work has declined in recent years. I have followed her recaps from WAY BACK WHEN. These days this blog just have stale news. It's MY OPINION to state that. I'm not trying convince anyone to watch bromance, Im just voicing my opinion so other readers know the facts about bromance. Once again, pls stop the name calling tactic. I'm secure enough to know I'm not stupid.

  • Actually, sorry to intrude on this disagreement here, but Bromance's rating is nothing to be proud of honestly. While it is number 1 for its time slot, they're not really showing particularly impressive numbers (cf. Fated to Love You, Autumn Concerto, In Time With You, Office Girls - even Miss Rose). Don't get me wrong, it is really good ratings but it can hardy be considered a mega hit. Also they're airing on TTV, that's like the Taiwan equivalent of SBS, and they almost always gets the higher rating for this time slot so like not exactly super impressive too?

    Secondly, the SETTV awards is like the least credible television award show ever if there is one, as there tends to be a bias towards actors who have the audiences' favour and those who kinda have "long-term-ish" contracts with the network (basically I'm saying that it's completely rigged to be competely honest cause what credible award show would even let dramas that haven't even finished airing get nominated?). And while Megan Lai's acting is amazing as Pi Ya Nuo, there is really hardly any competition for the Best Leading Actress category, especially with the quality of their recent dramas (I know this might offend a lot of people but let's be real, the Taiwanese television scene has been disappointing in the recent years). So while I love Megan and think she's a good actress, she needs to nab a Golden Bell first to really solidify her position as a great actress.

    On my completely BIAS opinion, I think Marry Me or Not is a far superior drama in every aspect - the writing, the directing and the acting. For me, Bromance started out pretty strong and had a lot of potential but they're really dragging it out now (as expected of a SETTV production) and to be honest, I'm only staying on for Qing Yang and Na Na's love line. I'm totally disappointed in how timid and submissive Pi Ya Nuo has become and they're scenes are practically just plain fan service at this point. So I respectfully disagree that Bromance is "the BEST drama out there right now", and while it's a nice pick-me-up and I recommend it for people who enjoy something light and silly, I suggest you give Marry Me or Not a try (:

    • Nowadays with Internet online streaming no one is stuck in front of tv anymore. In k drama world, a show is considered a success if it is over 10%, remember the good old days of my name is Kim Sam soon that went over 50? It will never happen again. So you can't compare drama rating from a decade ago like fated to love you rating. Speak of ftly I barely recognize that was Baron Chen as Dylan when I started watching bromance. I watch the show for Megan but fell in love with the otp. Both of them improve in their acting so much. You are right about settv shows and most of the t shows nowadays, not a single memorable show except in time with you and that was a few years back. Bromance's success is a pleasant surprise. I recommend to anyone who is looking for a romantic love story.

    • Okay you're right, while you can't compare with the likes of Fated to Love You which was from 8 years ago, and ratings like 10 will probably never happen again. But In Time With You was in 2011 and its ratings went over 5, Office Girls was in 2012 and it went over 7 and peaked at 8.9, and online streaming was pretty much a thing already at the time. Even Two Fathers which was in 2013 peaked at 4.5. So i won't consider Bromance a huge success ratings-wise when it's just averaging around 2 and is pretty much only slightly better than dramas that aired in the same time slot before it like Fall in Love with Me and Someone Like You, which could hardly be counted as great dramas. However it hasn't finished airing yet so the ratings might take a huge leaps towards the last few episodes, who knows.

      I attribute Bromance's success mainly and solely to Megan's convincing cross-dressing and it pretty much stops there, there is nothing in the drama otherwise worth the hype to be honest. Personally, I don't see the "huge improvements" in Megan's acting that everyone claims about, maybe cause I do follow her work closely so I don't see a gap but I find that it's pretty much there and it's just that she got a role that suits her tomboyish personality well. I still find her acting shy and timid a bit annoying but I shall gloss over that. On the other hand, I find Baron Chen to only be a serviceable actor, while he has improved from when I last saw him in Because of You (he also worked with Megan here so I recommend you check it out since you love them so much), he still hasn't impressed me at all and is still only a serviceable actor to me. So Bromance to me is really a meh and its getting really draggy, plus I'm watching it concurrently with MMoN which is so amazingly well paced so I'm not really impressed by Bromance although I can see what the hype is about. At least the OST is really really good so points for them I guess?

    • While I agree Megan carries the show ( in the beginning), starting from ep 6 baron has took over and in command of the drama! His acting has really improved after 5 years in China. There is so much depth in his eyes!! Without doubt there r some really silly plot but it has nothing to do with their acting. Veteran actor like Linda liu blew everyone anyway, showing what a golden horse best actress should be!
      All things aside, in my 10 years of drama watching, bromance has such a refreshing writing. There r no misunderstanding, everything just gets clear up. Not putting down mmon, I couldn't watch it after the sexual assault in the hotel room! There is so much twist and turn in bromance. It started off as when yn would reveal herself as a woman, to if they will confess they like each other to now the biggest question of if dzf knows yn is a woman!! unlike all the other gender bender drama before bromance, dzf doesn't care what gender yn is, he only loves yn. Need I say more? Completely trust btw the otp! Dzf is one of the best male character written in books in a very very long time, imo, probably since 費雲帆. Straight forward no bs! He knows what he wants and gets it.
      Last but not least , the bts are epic!! Baron and Megan make me laugh so hard! Those two got more chemistry going on off screen than on screen!

• i think you should objectively to review the drama not only based on its actress/actors, you should try to watch it before you judge. Bromance is very popular in taiwan & also outside Taiwan. we love megan&baron chen (DUPI lovers). they have improved lot in acting and having awesome chemistry...

• Thanks for your comments! Bromance success is not only due to the incredible chemistry from our otp. The entire cast and kudo to the director that make this drama one of the most memorable drama in drama history. This drama took a risk to explore about love regardless of the gender which is very noble. The survey stat shows the audience from age 35-44 was amongst the most supportive of the show, not just teenager having a crush of a idol show. When was the last time koala you watch a show that makes you feel like falling in love the first time?

• aaron is again came to the small screen after 2014:)
  ( in 2015 its just cameo appearance;) )
  Aaron i am waiting for your new drama...
  i am very glad if it will upload on full episodes with english subtitles via youtube....
  and i am also look forward to your chemistry with Joanne Tseng....
  and don't forget i am your die hard fan:)
  jiya you!!!!!

• Missed Aaron & happy that he'll be back soon on our screens.

  On the other hand, sad that Bromance is ending. It's the show I most look forward to watching each week. It's really fun and both Baron and Megan are at their most awesome here. Du Zi Feng is one of the most memorable characters I've seen recently, his comic timing is superb, and Megan is superb as the gawky boy, Ya Nuo. My family members actually believed that Ya Nuo is a guy, haha. I'm really enjoying the dialogue and especially loved all the close shaves when Ya Nuo's real gender almost gets exposed.

  • *Megan is brilliant as the gawky boy, Ya Nuo.