December 18, 2024

Begin Again | Open Thread

Begin Again
A romantic anthology that also romanticizes Macau.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhong Chu XiChen Jia Hui
Han Dong JunHan Jun Hao
Chen Hao YuMai You Ge
Director
Chinese Title
燦爛的風和海
Brilliant Wind and Sea
Year: 2024
Episodes: 18

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Cast


Zhong Chu Xi:
Chen Jia Hui
Han Dong Jun:
Han Jun Hao
Chen Hao Yu:
Mai You Ge
Sun Yang:
Xu Jun Le
Geng Le:
Xu Jian Ming
Ni Hong Jie:
Tang Wei
Selena Lee:
Casey
Noah:
Frank
Carman Lee:
Wang Wan Zhen
Alex Fong:
Xu Zhi Qiang
Sun Yi Han:
Xu Jia Jia
Li Zhi Ting:
Xu Jun Hao


Romcom/Romance Checklist

[Incomplete]

How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

2CP – Mai You Ge & Xu Jun Le
The ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General
The FL:
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Opposites Attracts / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / Star-Crossed Lovers
Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3+
Ending
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++


Remarks



[Drama Info]
  • From Li Mo, the director who brought us Fake It Till You Make It and Remembrance of Things Past. He also brought back these actors: Han Dong Jun, Geng Le, and Ni Hong Jie, DaiTheYuJerkFan, and more. 
  • Set in Macau and hence all the Macau HK actors.
  • Wrapped this year on September 1st. Post-production took less than 4 months, likely to rush for Macau’s 25th anniversary return to China (Dec 20, 1999)
[Ending]


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