#lin kuan hui

[greatyme]

The secrets in the hot spring cast & crew had a reunion and shared some photos!!!

[dekaydk]

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble ep 12

Completely satisfied with this show and definitely expect to watch it again.

Okay, spoilers for the series follow so don't read if you haven't watched the whole thing.

The good

Script, story, characters, acting, comedy, direction, cinematography. Basically everything.

Unclear/didn't understand

I didn't get the bit with the security guard and his accuser. I thought it was setting up another obsession but it just happened, then they went back to it with a repeat of the action. Will rewatch to see if I missed something (was interrupted several times (grumble) so this very well could just be me).

Could've been better

CGI was pretty good in general though the closeup paper bits landing were a little, oh, procedural vs. natural. The big plane crash (the full scene) wasn't quite as convincing as I would have liked but I get that budget isn't infinite and this kind of work is expensive. (Heck, big budget movies often have less convincing CGI than this series.)

Subtitles often were a bit fleeting (the English ones) especially when there was a short line. Dear subtitle team: love your work but please remember that we are switching between watching the action and reading so we have to spend time on both; it's not the same as listening to dialog and watching simultaneously. I had to rewind quite a few times because I wasnn't sure what had been said because I took my eyes off the titles for a moment and missed something.

Things I loved

The writing was terrific. Not one of the obsessions played out like you might have expected. Twists every time!

Every. single. one. of the actors were good. Every one of the minor roles was done well. The actor playing the OLD WOMAN was brilliant, made more effective by a great costume, hair, the smoking (lighting a wet butt was a genius touch). Traffic boulder man was perfectly menacing.

Guang Yan's reaction to being pulled away from Yi Yong by Li Song was devastating and perfect; Cian You nailed it.

The scene where Yi Yong and Bao Sheng are talking in the hospital after Yi Yong wakes up was economically written and acted. Scenes like this are often overloaded with exposition or overdone by the actors/directors. They didn't even say that Ren Xiu had died; the acting did it all. Cheryl Yang seemed effortless in all her parts, whether doing comedy or badassery.

Another example of beautiful spareness in writing and directing was when Yi Yong went to the (graveyard? mausoleum?). We don't know where he's going in the taxi, the taxi driver just gets out (sensitive!) and Yi Yong's sobbing is perhaps all the more heartbreaking because it was shot from outside the taxi.

The first balcony scene with Ren Xiu and Yi Yong was another example of terrific writing. We got introduced to Ren Xiu's character and the real nature of his relationship with his son in such a short time, yet you learned enough to care about him. The second balcony scene was beautifully acted by both men, and the necessary tonal shifts were slow and delicate enough to keep the viewer in the moment.

Loved the ending. Wake up, hear yet another plea for help, roll eyes, roll credits. That said, Yi Yong losing another couple of years to a coma? UNFAIR.

Side notes

Jing Hua actually spent time to learn calligraphy in more depth. I assume (as someone who doesn't read it) that he had to be convincing enough to make Chinese viewers believe in his expertise. Role reversal: in one of the behind the scenes videos, Cian You gives Jing Hua a cartoon of him that he said that he had drawn.

Conclusion: 🎖️ Absolutely recommended. Run, do not walk to your preferred IQIYI access.

Going to re-watch and think about this some more.

[stuff-diary]

Secrets in the Hot Spring

Movies watched in 2024

Secrets in the Hot Spring (2018, Taiwan)

Director & Writer: Lin Kuan Hui

Mini-review:

I loved Oh No! Here Comes Trouble so much that I looked up creator Lin Kuan Hui right away, and that's what brought me to this movie. Unfortunately, I can't say I feel the same way about it. Sure, it has quite a few funny moments and manages to be surprising from time to time, but overall it fell flat for me. I don't know, I guess I went in with too many expectations. All in all, Secrets in the Hot Spring is an average horror-comedy that tends to forget about the first part of its subgenre.

[gulongming]

@kdramaspace  2023 YEAR IN REVIEW | Masterclass in Acting

♕ favorite actor & character of 2023: 曾敬驊 Tseng Jing Hua as Pu Yi Yong (不良執念清除師 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble dir. Lin Kuan Hui)

[mostlyfate]

What’s that sound?

Actually, we have a door. His foot has been injured before, so it’s dangerous for him to take the stairs.

#not yiyong and guangyan exposing themselves in broad daylight

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 不良執念清除師 2023, dir. Lin Kuan Hui.

[smittenskitten]

The power of human heart is very strong. OH NO! HERE COMES TROUBLE l 不良執念清除師 (2023) dir.- LIN KUAN HUI

[xinyuehui]

Qie Xiaojin and Pu Yiyong share the same non-existent braincell

Secrets in the Hot Spring. 2018 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble. 2023 Dir. Lin Kuan Hui

[nandorthecloser]

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (dir. Lin Kuan-hui) – episode 4

[neviayue]

space for good memories | By Nevi Ayu E.

Dialogue taken from Taiwanese drama Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (2023), episode 7, written by Lin Kuan Hui.

八年射間 一定很多开心的事吧 但为什么我们只会记得 最后最痛苦的东西呢 Pu Yiyong then talks about the bus accident and how he feels that it was all his fault. So, he said he won't forgive himself and that the man shouldn't too, but still always remember all the good memories with his son.

但不要只是装着罪恶感 尽量留点空间 给其他好的回忆吧

(Translations of the "don't load yourself up with guilt" part, especially, are just my opinion, who cannot Chinese lol. Iqiyi's was don't pretend to be guilty, google trans was don't feign guilt, but I found 装着 on line dict was "loaded up" and felt it suits the next sentence which is "leave room" for the good memories. Lol at me writing an essay, whatever, take this with a grain of salt!)

[shookethdev]

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NAKU 🫵

[eyenaku]

Ji ji fu ji ji

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

[stuff-diary]

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (2023, Taiwan)

Director, Writer & Creator: Lin Kuan Hui

Mini-review:

I don't know why I put off watching this for so long, cause it's really good. It includes so much stuff that I love: laugh-out-loud comedy, heartbreaking stories, supernatural elements and, most of all, a bunch of characters that burrow their way into your heart. The dynamic they share, specially between Yiyong and Guangyan, is incredibly fun. I feel like I could spend hours and hours watching them doing whatever together. And that's exactly what puts this drama miles ahead of other similarly supernatural-themed stories: the character writing is so damn good that you don't even care about the show's flaws, like the weak CGI. It certainly helps that the entire cast does a fantastic job, with Tseng Jing Hua giving a particularly unforgettable perfomance as the main character. Oh No! Here Comes Trouble is exactly what I needed right now, and I hope we get to see these characters again in the future.

[tonin-terets]

Nike_World of Warmth from HAMLET on Vimeo.

Credits:

Nike China Brand Creative Senior Director: Simon Lee, Che Lin Narrative Director: Seven Yang Senior Narrative Manager: Yuling Yao Narrative: Elaine Weng, Phoenix Zhao Senior Copywriter: Yi Qi Art Director: Diana Tang Designer: Cyan Wang, Xiaojing Li, Cathy Shang-Kuan Production Director: Kelly Zhan Senior Producer: Cora Liu Producer: Monika Jiang

Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Chief Creative Officer: Ian Toombs / Vivian Yong Head of Creative: Matt Meszaros Creative Director: Zhong How Associate Creative Director: Ruby Li Senior Art Director: Alex Litovka Art Director: Edmund Chang Copywriter: Pat Cholavit Head of Production: Fang Yuan Senior Producer: Iris Li/ Jazzy Zhao Head of Planning: Summer Yang Associate Planning Director: Alan Wu Strategist: Katie Li Group Brand Director: Qinna Ye Brand Director: Esther Choi Senior Brand Executive: Wayne Zhang/ Louise Cai Business Affairs: Jessica Deng, Hui Ye, Gloria Ji Head of Design: Juni Hsu Designer: Qi Zhang Junior Designer: Chumeng Design Producer: Vic Zhang Senior Retoucher: Changqing Lee FA Artist: Dennis Chen

Production Company: Hamlet China MD/EP: Yimeng Zhang EP: Ruben Goots, Jason Felstead Hamlet Producers: Claire Qin, Duffy Du Production Manager: Winson Wang Line Producer: Wang Zhiyuan, Sun Ying Production Coordinator: Selene Xu

Director: Henry Scholfield

DOP: Pat Aldinger 1st AD: Stella Gui 2nd AD: Yan 1st AC: Terry Yan Assistant Camera: Ma Chao, He Xiaohu, Cao Cheng, Zhang Hongming, Zhang Zhaoyu, Ou Wentao B-Cam: Ben Kang

Gaffer: Dickson Lim Lighting crew: Sun Zhanchao, Yu Puping, Tang Yichun, Gao Binbin, Wang Yongcheng, Chang Dan, Ma Chong, Wang Jie, An Dongdong, Jing Deliang, Jing Xudong, Li Yaohui, JIn Xin Production Designer: Maruxa Alvar

Art Director: A-Liang Assistant Art Director: Alec Wei, Tziyi Yu, Kuo Hung Tsun Prop Master: Guan Guowu Prop Assistant: Lian Guanglong, Zhang Lei, Liang Jiancong, Li Zhao, Li Xiaolong, Liu Ruijie, Guan Weiwei, Sun Haoyu, Li Bo, Wang Xian, Ding Jun, Huang Yanfei, Gao Xiuquan, Zhao Bangyin Special Props: Julius Mak Special Props Assistant: Tang Cheng, Zhang Zhipeng, Zhai Heguang, Yang Jun, Zhang Bo, Yin Rongliang

Key Grip: Sun Weibin, Wang Hengru, Nan Ben, Xiang Yang, Zhang Po, Wang Weitao Stylist: Cheyuan Lee

Wadrobe/HMU: Alice Hsu, Sunny Chen, Dong Hongjuan, Qin Mengyao, Cao Chenyi, Huang Yu, Chen Weikang, Tian Zhao, Gao Qi, Dong Lulu Casting: Baiwen Zhang, Feifei Zhou Storyboard Artist: Vince Wei DIT: Luo Dong Q-take: Sun Haichen Runner: Yan Baowei, Jiao Qiqi, Xie Jun, Liu Gaochen, Shi Chenhuang, Jia Youpeng, Kong Shaogen, Wu Junqian Chaperone: Joyce Sun

Post Production Post Producer: Joy Chiang Offline Editing (UK): Sam Bould Offline Editing (Shanghai): Bing Feng CG & Online Editing: Wicked Pixel VFX Lead Artist: Eddie Van Rensberg, Carl Jeppe Post Producer @ Wicked Pixels: Kamila Kelly, Leigh Human, Leticha Kisting On-set Supervisor: Schalk van der Merwe, Paolo Gnoni Music Studio (Composition, SD, Mixing): Mr.Pape Colorist: Marina Starke

Special Thanks to: Art Director: YETI Art Studio Online Editing: HUE, Bottles Color Grading Studio: MZ Studio, Fin Design Mixing: Hush Studios

[mostlyfate]

I heard from Guangyan's father that he skipped school and went to the amusement park with you today. It's not good to skip school, right? That's great. Even if it's someone else's son, how can you... No, no. I didn't say that. His father did. He said he was relieved. Because Guangyan has never seemed to lose control or make mistakes like this since he was a child. So he should thank you.

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 不良執念清除師 2023, dir. Lin Kuan Hui.

[puddingcatbeans]

(same anon as before) i'm also only partway through, and i feel like he has a lot of great moments oof.... i was in absolute stiches though when his mom and him were walking away from Cao Guangyan & pop and he kept turning around to scowl at him while his mom tried to make him stop. i don't know why that scene was so funny. feral cat behaviour <3 actually he and his mom are both so good, and such a great duo. unhinged mother and child, i love them

man, i remember starting secrets of the hotspring at some point, but i wasn't paying too much attention either. knowing they're by the same person(?), i might need to go back to that too. the writing on this show took me by surprise!!

goSH YEAH his ma! i always thought the actress was good, but she really takes it away in this role. their dynamic is really fun to watch - it's always nice to see a parent-child relationship that feels like friends.

the glaring / staring contests that guanyan and yiyong have... homoerotic tension lmaooo they're so silly

i can't watch horror usually; SotHS was more comedy than horror despite genuinely being spooky the first time through - i genuinely enjoyed watching it both times.

i think what i love about these shows is that underneath all the horror elements and the funny, the core of it is facing your grief and holding onto the bonds you have with the living now (thank you lin kuan-hui).

please let me know your thoughts if you do watch the movie! it's kind of goofy but entertaining, haha

[xinyuehui]

Secrets in the Hot Spring. 2018 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble. 2023

Dir. Lin Kuan Hui