Moon River - Taiwanese Drama

Title: 明若曉溪 (明若晓溪) / Ming Ruo Xiao Xi

English Title: Moon River

Also known as: 愛情迴旋踢 (爱情回旋踢) / Ai Qing Hui Xuan Ti

Genre: Romance, martial arts

Episodes: 29

Cast

• Pets Tseng  as Ming Xiao Xi 明曉溪
• Lin Zi Hong  as Mu Liu Bing 牧流冰
• Luo Xuan Ming  as childhood Mu Liu Bing
• Evan Ma   as Feng Jian Che 風澗澈
• Xu Kai Pin  (徐开聘) as Dong Hao Nan 東浩男
• Bernice Tsai  as Dong Hao Xue 東浩雪
• Cao Xi Yue  as Tie Sha Xing 铁纱杏
• Hu Huan Wei  (胡桓瑋) as Rui Xi 瑞喜
• Wang Wei  (王薇) as Min Rong 敏容
• Hannah Quinlivan  (昆凌) as Lucy 露西
• Yang Yong Chun  (陽詠存) as Fei Fei 菲菲
• Ge Lei  as Dong Shui Yue 東水月
• Shara Lin  as Coco

Moon River is a Taiwanese Drama from 2015. I just finished watching it this week and I gotta say it reminds me of Boys Over Flower. There are some differences between them, like the main girl know kungfu and the F4 is now F3. But the story similarities are hard to miss. The story is about a girl going to a university for rich people and find herself in love with the rich hot shot guy named Mu Liu Bing. The girl comes from a poor martial art family from a little village. She was offered a scholarship to go to the university in the big city, so she went. She isn't really pretty. She wear that lame skirt and jogging jumping suit everywhere. And also wear the famous toes sock. Her face is okay. It's just that hairdo and clothes that make her look lame and ugly. Her name is Ming Xiao Xi.

These are the F3....

This guy here is the main character played by Sam Lin. Liu Bing comes from one of the rich family. He is cold and arrogant. His mother commit suicide when he was little. He promises to get revenge when he gets older. To be honest, I think his plan for vengeance is stupid. His father's plan too. I could come up with a better plan than lose all the money or the girl and couldn't even make a scratch to the evil guy. =/

This guy remind me of Hanazawa Rui in Boys over Flowers, doesn't he? Maybe it's the playing violin and he also fall for the main girl. And sadly his love get rejected. :/  

This guy is also one of the F3.  He love the rich girl who think she is all that because she is rich and pretty. In this shows, I really want to slap her so many times. I hate spoil kid. 

The rich spoil girl, the main antagonist of the story. She of course love Liu Bing and will do anything to get him. But because Liu Bing hate her father, so there is no future for them. Shoo shoo go away. Let the couple below be together already..

This is the main char, Ming Xiao Xi, friends/roommates. The guy is a chicken (I also want to slap). The girl is okay.

These 2 girls are the evil girl minions and listen to her every command.

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Overall this TV series is also a must watch in my book. I like Boys over Flowers and so I like this one too.  I guess I do love romantic comedy after all. hehe. Liu Bing is also hot as long as his hair is not blond. hehe.



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Wolf Girl and Black Prince - Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji

I really like this story, Wolf Girl and Black Prince. I even read the whole manga! I guess I am a girl after all, liking the romance and stuff. The anime only has 12 episodes and it is not a complete story. So everyone must read the manga too! I actually read part of the manga first then I stumble and find it in youtube. There is no dub by the way. BOOOOO! Read the manga. It is better.

Anyway, the story is about a girl named Erika Shinohara . She is a high school student who desperately wants to fit in with the girls so she lies about having a boyfriend. To prove to the girls that this is the true, she must give them a photo. Yes a PHOTO! She decided to take a picture of the random boy she saw in the street. Unfortunately for her, the guy, Kyoya Sata, turns out to be the most popular guy from her school. Scare of being found out, Erika asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend. Shockingly enough this guy agree to it if she would turn around 3x, hold his hands and bark. Kyoya on the outside seems nice, a perfect charming prince; but in reality he is a dark hearted, emo liked, who doesn't really care much about other. Eventually their fake relationship turn into the real thing. Kyoya kun life is change from been a loner to having friends and having fun. He finally know what happiness and love is. Watching them go through the ups and downs and eventually be together, make my heart all.. idk happy and warm? Their relationship remind me of Irie Kun and Kotoko Aihara in " Itazura Na Kiss ". I also love that story.

I am not good with writing summary of story. But really this is a must watch. I think I have falling for Kyoya kun too. ^^

I know there are some that hate this anime because they strongly feel a girl shouldn't accept a relationship where the man bully her and treat her like crap. Or vice versa. But this is not real life. It's just an anime, a fantasy world. So just chill and enjoy it. Men in real life wont change. If they treat u like garbage then it is highly likely they will still do in 10 years. But for now, just enjoy a world where love can change a human being and where love is all one needed.

As for the main character, Erika, she is a normal teenager. I dont get why people hate her. To fit in, she lies. Don't you all do that, whether girl or boy , old or young? We all lie. Lying is bad? Yes, yes it is. But don't hate something when you do  it yourself. That I dislike the most.

Well enough of me rambling for the day. Hmm.. I am better at writing my own thought than summary of the story.  >..>

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