So even though I don't really like reading in Chinese (it's really hard and i read really slow, ok?😥) I ended up buying the Love is Science? novel when it came out because I was having withdrawals from the show and couldn't resist.
It only goes up to episode 10 (which makes sense) and I probably should have waited to get it and save on shipping since they're definitely going to come out with a 2nd book after the show finishes, but 🤷♀️ Anyway, there are a bunch of Yan Fei and Hsuan Yu photos in the beginning of the book which is to be expected.
It comes with two collectible postcards. You get the Mark/Ou Wen one no matter what and it's a 50/50 chance on whether you get Yan Fei or Hsuan Yu (they really know who they're selling to lol). I love them both so I didn't mind which one I got, though I do wish they had a Joanna one. (Maybe book 2) I skimmed through it since I just got it today and as expected, it's the novelization and goes through everything that happens in the show.
HOWEVER! The most important part is that they included a little booklet that is exclusively about the Mark/Ou Wen side story and when I say it spoils things, OH DOES IT SPOIL THINGS!!!!!!!
If you want to spoil ep 11 after our month long drought, I'll detail what happens under the cut.
This actually pretty much confirms my theory that they cut a lot of Mark/Ou Wen stuff out of ep 10 and pushed it to ep 11. Otherwise I can't really explain why they put this much of a spoiler in the book when the episode hasn't even aired yet. It probably happened when they decided to change the number of episodes, but the book was already formatted so they decided not to touch it.
Just a disclaimer, I don't know how much they're going to put in the episode or if they'll change things, but I can tell you what the book says happens.
It goes through what happens in their relationship up until ep 10 AND THEN
As we know, Mark follows Ou Wen to the bar to meet up with Ou Wen's friend to get over his heartbreak. Mark is mad jealous and mad petty. He keeps calling Ronald "the blond guy". In fact, he says to himself, "Are you trying to swallow him with how happily you're smiling? So what if he's blond? Labradors are blond. Golden retrievers are also blond. What's so great about being blond?"
Ou Wen ends up trying to leave with Ronald which upsets Mark and because he is king of all that is petty, he fakes a stomachache to make Ou Wen stay. Which Ou Wen does of course. All the while Mark is laughing Ronald in his head and gloating that he's a more important friend to Ou Wen. Cue sleeping taxi scene!
Then it moves on to the scene we've all been waiting for! The chase scene!!!! Mark ends up chasing Ou Wen's taxi all the way to the hotel. Here it gets a little wonky. Obviously in the preview Mark kisses Ou Wen through the taxi window. However in the book, Mark shows up at the door of the hotel room. There's also the fact that Ou Wen was supposed to meet Ronald at that hotel room and he is just never mentioned again?
But plotholes aside, Mark shows up that the hotel room and kisses Ou Wen and Ou Wen pushes him away and goes, "Are you crazy? Don't you like women?" and Mark says, "I like women, but I also like you!" So I guess we're going straight to a confession? No gay panic necessary (I'll admit, I'm a little disappointed) BUT THAT"S NOT ALL!!!! I'm just going to translate this part directly.
Faced with Mark's fast ball confession, Ou Wen is blinded. "Are you sure you're sober right now? Are you going to regret this when you wake up?" Mark doesn't say anything and pushes Ou Wen on to the bed. He tries to kiss Ou Wen again, but Ou Wen presses a hand against Mark's mouth. "If you regret it right now, I can pretend like nothing's happened."
Mark impatiently pulls Ou Wen's hand away. "Are all you gays so full of nonsense? I'm not afraid!" Mark's arrogance is very attractive. Ou Wen and Mark stop for three seconds. Three seconds later, Ou Wen goes wild.
Ou Wen turns his body and pushes Mark down. On top of Mark, he takes off his dress shirt and his undershirt and throws them off to the side. Clothes and pants fall to the ground one by one. The two people on the bed are faintly visible....
AND THEN THEY HAVE SEXY TIME!!! (Damn boys, you move fast)
To top it all off, there's a morning after scene. Ou Wen is awkward, but Mark is just chill. Ou Wen tries to run away by going to shower and Mark is like "Cool! Let's shower together!"
Afterwards, they go and get breakfast together and there's like three sentences of semi-angst where Ou Wen is playing with his food and really confused because Mark was supposed to be after Joanna and he considers that maybe he's Joanna's replacement. But then Mark scolds him for playing with his food, peels an egg, and tries to feed it Ou Wen. Ou Wen refuses so Mark eats it and steals a sip of Ou Wen's coffee. Then when he's done, he grabs Ou Wen by the back of his head and kisses him (if front of the entire cafe's salad) and says "What? Is there a problem?"
And that's basically it! So if this is supposed to encompass what happens in ep 11, I guess we're going to get a few episodes of them actually being in a relationship which is going to be fun cuz they're definitely going to bicker like an old married couple (and maybe some scenes of Ou Wen doubting the Mark for dramatic purposes). Guess we're going to have to wait and see how closely the show follows the book!
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LAY - 水 (H2O) Lyrics
LAY - 水 (H2O) Lyrics
[EP] 蓮 (LIT)
Artist: LAY(张艺兴) / 레이(LAY)
Genre: POP, Chinese Music, Hip Hop, R&B
Release Date: 2020.06.01
©℗ Zhang Yixing Studio, SM ENTERTAINMENT
Track List
01. 蓮 (Lit)
02. 玉 (Jade)
03. 鷹 (Eagle)
04. 水 (H2O)
05. 飛 (Fly)
06. 靈 (Soul)
Lyricist: 刘愉露(LIU YULU)
Composer: MZMC, Adrian Mckinnon, DEEZ
Arranger: Joseph 'Joe Millionaire' Foster, MZMC, 레이(LAY)
Pinyin
rong hua
zheng zuo shan de xue bian cheng le yu
luo zai ni yan li
pei zhe ni ku qi
ru guo shui you dong cha yi qie de neng li
wo jiu hui ming bai
wei he liu xiang ni
tu ran de chu xian
jing dong le shui mian
But I don't know why
ci ke wo jiu bu you zi ji
ju qi lian yi huan rao ni shen bian
huan rao ai
ye xu ni mei fa xian wo
wu chu bu zai
wo cong bu zou tai yuan
Ah wo shi pian hai
ye shi di yu
ling yi zhong ke neng wo yi rong ru kong qi
ban ni hu xi Oh
Ah ni yan qian de wu mai
wo bang ni qu san kai
deng ni fa xian
Like H two O I go to you
xian zai zhi wei le ni
ping jing huo zhe shi peng pai
ning gu cheng bai xue
ren he zhuang tai
dou zai ji yi liu xia
wo dui ni de zhe re ai
wo bian de kuan rong
deng ni de hui da
rong jie ni quan bu
dui wo shuo de hua
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
Ah
wo suo you de xing tai
yi qie dou sui ni
bu tong de wen du dou qi dai
ji shi bian cheng tou ming ban de cun zai
Hu yu ni shi jie wai
dan chun de deng dai
Ah wo shi pian hai
ye shi di yu
ling yi zhong ke neng wo yi rong ru kong qi
ban ni hu xi Oh
Ah ni yan qian de wu mai
wo bang ni qu san kai
deng ni fa xian
Like H two O I go to you
xian zai zhi wei le ni
ping jing huo zhe shi peng pai
ning gu cheng bai xue
ren he zhuang tai
dou zai ji yi liu xia
wo dui ni de zhe re ai
wo bian de kuan rong
deng ni de hui da
rong jie ni quan bu
dui wo shuo de hua
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
zai ni de mian qian
wo jiu xiang qing xu duo bian de H2O
zhi shi wo zai bu neng gou shou fang zi you
Just wanna love you love you
wo que xin gan qing yuan
deng zai shui mian
huo bing fu man shan
yi zhi dou zai
hai wei dao xia ge mo ri
I will wait for you
Like H two O I go to you
xian zai zhi wei le ni
ping jing huo zhe shi peng pai
ning gu cheng bai xue
ren he zhuang tai
dou zai ji yi liu xia
wo dui ni de zhe re ai
wo bian de kuan rong
deng ni de hui da
rong jie ni quan bu
dui wo shuo de hua
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
Chinese
融化 整座山的雪变成了雨
落在你眼里 陪着你哭泣
如果水有洞察一切的能力
我就会明白 为何流向你
突然地出现 惊动了水面
But I don't know why
此刻我就不由自己
聚起涟漪环绕你身边 环绕爱
也许你没发现我 无处不在
我从不走太远
Ah 我是片海 也是滴雨
另一种可能我已融入空气
伴你呼吸 Oh
Ah 你眼前的雾霾
我帮你驱散开
等你发现
Like H two O I go to you
现在只为了你 平静或者是澎湃
凝固成白雪 任何状态
都在记忆留下 我对你的这热爱
我变得宽容 等你的回答
溶解你全部 对我说的话
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
Ah
我所有的形态
一切都随你
不同的温度都期待
即使变成透明般的存在
Hu 于你世界外 单纯的等待
Ah 我是片海 也是滴雨
另一种可能我已融入空气
伴你呼吸 Oh
Ah 你眼前的雾霾
我帮你驱散开
等你发现
Like H two O I go to you
现在只为了你 平静或者是澎湃
凝固成白雪 任何状态
都在记忆留下 我对你的这热爱
我变得宽容 等你的回答
溶解你全部 对我说的话
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
在你的面前 我就像情绪多变的 H2O
只是我再不能够收放自由
Just wanna love you love you
我却心甘情愿
等在水面
或冰覆满山
一直都在
还未到下个末日
I will wait for you
Like H two O I go to you
现在只为了你 平静或者是澎湃
凝固成白雪 任何状态
都在记忆留下 我对你的这热爱
我变得宽容 等你的回答
溶解你全部 对我说的话
Just like H Two O
So now I wanna flow to you too girl
Can never stop
English Translation
N/A
Source: Naver Music
Pinyin: Xiami Music
English Translation: N/A
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One of the many many things that I like about Love is Science is the female characters get to be sexual people without being portrayed as icky sluts. Yan Fei fantasizes when her hair gets washed (me too babe) or pretty much anytime she breathes. Joanna owns her sexuality and is still portrayed as this awesome friend & successful business woman that absolutely no one shames. There's no jokes made about them as characters for being women with desires. And this is so refreshing bc there are just too many dramas out there filled with shame and purity culture rot. I can't wait for them to develop Sheng Ying more.
I mean, I know we're all collectively losing our minds over Ou Wen and Mark, but the rest of the cast and the way the writer and director are taking on these non-trad relationships is so refreshing.
Love is Science combines one of my fav screenwriters for female characters (Lost Romance, Iron Ladies, Yong Jiu Grocery Store, Murphy's Law of Love) with one of my fav directors for lgbtq dramas (Dear Uranus, MODC, Crossing the Line) and it's really turned this into one of my favorite dramas of the year.
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I'm intrigued by Love is Science? but know nothing about it. Can you give me a run down on what kind of thing to expect and who it might appeal to? Thank you!! 😁
Ooooo boi *gremlin smile* I'm glad you asked. You've entered the dragon's den, broken the dam and thus this post turned out to be a monster so I'm gonna link here another post from @accidentallyadramablog which imo gives a nice (and short) overview.
That said let's get into
Love is Science?
Summary :
Yan Fei is a the CEO of the Love is Science marriage agency, that matches people based on scientific data. Hsuan Yu, 8 years younger than her, is a promising young hairstylist who has been in love with her thoughout their entire childhood when she has only ever seen him like a little brother.
Unexpectedly they meet again. Between the way they've each built their lives and how Yong Yan Fei's ex husband still looms over Yan Fei's life, how will their relationship develop this time around ?
Now,
just reading that summary I know what you're thinking.
Indeed, if you have some experience with dramas, you might recognize some TYPICAL TYPICAL tropes – let's get them out of the way :
love triangle (though we all know who she is going to end up with don't we)
childhood friends
'noona romance'
And they are every bit as present and as trope-ey as you would expect.
However, as they say, the devil is in the details.
And particularly, in the side characters. Let me give you a quick rundown of the lot of them :
As such, we follow the stories of multiple relationships that develop parallel to one another.
The relationships
• Yan Fei/ Hsuan Yu : Not much needs to be added I think. Their storyline might be the most predictable but they are pretty sweet and heartwarming. pining for like 12 years though poor Hsuan Yu. Anyway you can enjoy it or find it boring or but you can't hate it.
• Mark/Ouwen : Noooow we're getting to it. Their dynamic is so... Refreshing and unique. Confident gay with a soft heart and dumb disaster bisexual I mean *chef kiss*👌delicious
After the disasters of their first meetings, it's a cat and dog relationship where Ouwen is the hsssssss don't touch me– cat and Mark is the golden retriever trailing after him not really realizing the rampage he's creating in Ouwen's heart. while Ouwen is like "Remind me why the FUCK I caught feelings again ?".
IDK it just has everything 'Enemies' to friends to lovers, (not actually) unrequited love, pining, sweet moments, jealousy, feelings realization, snarky banter... What more could one want.
• Cho Nai Hui / You Fu : they are. So. So sweet. Both are older and have experience, and as such they are not so naive or stupid as the youngsters. Them sharing their life experiences and going on dates like typically teenagers (in movies or TV shows anyway) would is refreshing to see and really really heartwarming.
• Liu Sheng Ying/ ??? Her ex ? : The show hinted at a wlw storyline and this arc seems to have JUST begun. Basically Sheng Ying's ex comes to Love is Science as a client and requests Sheng Ying as an advisor, while Sheng Ying still seems heartbroken over her. I can't WAIT to see how it develops.
The friendships :
Something I greatly appreciate is that both the romantic relationships AND the friendships have a great importance in the drama.
• Joanna and Yan Fei : Jo, queen Jo 👑. She's just here to gossip, get all the gossip and be the voice of reason and we love her for it. You can see how comfortable they are around each other and how they were there for each other during tough times and still are. Kudos to the actresses because I believed the characters were besties in a heartbeat.
• Hsuan Yu and Mark : they are honestly... Such polar opposites you kinda wonder how they became friends but they are and it works perfectly.
Hsuan Yu still hasn't gotten he maybe shouldn't take Mark's advice, and Mark still hasn't gotten that he, definitely should take Hsuan Yu's. It also enables to develop a more playful and mischievous side to Hsuan Yu, giving him more depth?
• Ouwen and Sheng Ying: rivalry to reluctant solidarity to friends-but-i-will-deny-it-if-asked to just friends. IT'S GREAT
I also ejoy the fact that these multiple storylines are allowed to coexist. The romantic ones, the friendships, older, younger, m/f m/m and f/f like take your pick !! And tbh a WLW storyline ?????? These are so scarce I will take anything.
The recurring themes :
The show more or less subtly touches on some topics/issues, to which the dating aspect contributes to.
A non exhaustive list would be
Divorce, and how divorced women can be viewed as failures for some reason
How successful men over 30 are sought after but successful women after 30 are somehow deemed undatable
Preconceived notions and homophobia
And beyond the topics, there's just things like... Joanna not being interested in long term relationships nor wanting to get married, reporting sexual harassment, older people going on dates.... I'm not saying it's a groundbreaking activist drama –which is not really what I was looking for– I just appreciate the fact that it is a pretty mainstream drama and that these things are there.
Mad respect if you've made it up to here ! but we're not quite done yet.
The cast and crew :
The other element that made this drama stand out for me besides the side characters is the cast.
It might be weird that such a meta thing impacts the appreciation of the show but it did, for me at least.
📣📣TMI WARNING 📣📣
For me what happened is I stumbled onto Mark and Ouwen cuts on YouTube, then somehow onto the behind the scenes. They weren't subbed at the time so I could barely understand a word of what they were saying, thus I'm not sure what but something about how the rest of the actors, the director and the crew were interacting just told me it was a show worth watching or at least checking out.
📣📣END OF TMI📣📣
The cast honestly seems to have a blast and to have, how to say it, come together really well. It seems like most of them have become genuinely friends, or despite differences in personality have truly enjoyed working with one another and with the rest of the crew, and it shows.
Where it's lacking
In my opinion the show does have some aspects where it underperforms.
As previously mentioned, the main plot is kinda tropey, furthermore, in a drama typical fashion when something is about to get resolved, immediately something else happens. Nothing unexpected from a drama though.
The pacing : Some moments of the main plot especially dragged on, so I admit I skipped through some parts.
Because I feel so strongly about all the characters though, I don't really mind the previously mentioned points. I just think it's a shame because I feel like if it had been crafted a little bit better it could have made the show go from an 8/10 good drama to an 11/10 friggin amazing drama easy.
Lastly, there is a pretty unequal time distribution so Yan Fei and Hsuan Yu do tend to occupy the most part of an episode. However some episodes are more centered on some pairings (like ep 11 that will probably have an important Mark/Ouwen part).
Overall
it's a drama that warms my heart, as simple as that. It's not that deep, it's pretty funny, the acting ranges from good to excellent and I have taken a liking to a lot of the characters, which is what I think fuels my interest for the drama.
And I feel like it managed to attract a wide range of audiences because the romances and relationships are so diverse. Whether you watch the show for its entirety or for one aspect/storyline/character is entirely up to you and I feel like the creators of the drama are aware of it as well : and you can easily find subbed compilations about each specific pairing on Settv's official YouTube channel.
Take that aspect that you like–if you find one of course–and enjoy it, that is all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What's left to say besides.... 🎉🎊 Congratulations for making it to the end of this lengthy post !
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