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如果能够回到1999年，那美好的年代。。

你会试图改变些什么? 最想做的又是什么?

I may be slow to jump onto this journey to the past with “Go Back Couple”, but it’s better late than never. It’s a 温馨小品 that you should watch, or even re-watch since it relates so closely to our daily lives.

A trip back to 18 years ago could be nostalgic, but it also brings back bittersweet memories.

This drama is not just about dealing with marriages, but all your interpersonal relationships. It’s about every aspect of life, the rationale behind your decisions and their consequences, youth, first loves, growing up, dreams, passion, etc. It makes you reflect and laugh at the same time. 充满感触和感慨。

I’m not a fan of drama themes with going back to the past or future, for the ending is definitely about parting and returning to where they belong. You can relate well to the drama because of real life struggles that we face in our 30s, the many regrets and “What If”s in life. Traveling back in time allows the leads to revisit, mend or rekindle relationships with their family members and friends in the past.

人生就是一段旅程。能够回到过去，或许就像戏里说的”也许我们只是暂时去了一趟旅行，而所有的旅行终究是为了回归。是为了更爱惜自己的所有，才选择出发的。 ”

If you like 那些年 or 我的少女时代, you should like this too. I like how they go back to the past and look the same as they were in their 20s but with a more matured mind set of a 38-year old. You would laugh at yourself for all the silly things you did when you were in your 20s.

The breaking point of their relationship is the death of Jin Joo’s mother. It is a painful void that cannot be erased from their hearts.

我们常听说”时间是最好的良药”，但并非所有的情况都是如此。有些事情放在心里不说，以为时间会冲淡一切。但其实只会让彼此间的疙瘩越来越多，像雪球一样滚。

I like how the story started with the wedding ceremony that was so sweet & comical, for we know the “happily ever after” in romance comedies don’t exist in reality.

接下来的画面就是14年后离婚，摧残的模样，形成了强烈的对比。结了婚之后, 爱情会由农转淡，渐渐转换成亲情，感情和责任。这是种相呼应的关系。或许小时候童话故事看多了，听多了，人们都会对婚礼和婚姻有着不切实际的憧憬，但慢慢长大之后，许多人都会对婚姻有莫名的恐惧。

婚姻是爱情的结晶，终点。。还是坟墓?

之前浪漫的二人世界，被现实狠狠不断冲击着。天天只为了赚钱养家，照顾家人和孩子，几乎没了原有一个人时的自由和自我。所谓的”梦想”更是不复存在。开始埋怨对方，厌倦彼此，有了倦怠感，互相折磨。

夫妻之前少了沟通，也就变得很少会体恤对方，站在对方的角度思考。

Jang Nara still looks quite pretty and youthful, though she made herself look like a shagged housewife. She portrayed the agonizing parts about being a mid 30s housewife vs a 20-year old college student very well. Son Ho Jun is very comical but he can also make you tear with some of his more somber moments.

They both experienced heart thumping moments again when they met their first loves back in varsity days. Well, it does take you on a memory lane.
Their chemistry is very much on point, not overly dramatic or lacking. They are definitely a “make-believe” couple that we see in our daily lives.

After being together for 18 years, they lost the passion and took things for granted. They tried to avoid each other at all costs when they returned to the past, but they eventually realized they still love and care for each other.

Jang Ki Young did a pretty good job too. It’s a 10 yrs difference between him & Jang Nara. You fully understand why Jang Nara thanked him at the awards for being able to look at her like a college girl.
Love is never about the conditions or how well someone treats you. It has to be something reciprocal.

故事策划方面还挺 detailed 的，例如90年代发生的大件事和许多90年代流行的发型和服饰，还有当年的 Pager, Flip hand phones, cassette, video tapes, movie DVDs.里头也看到了”阿飞正转”的 DVD, 听见红极一时的”Titanic”主题曲”My Heart Will Go On”，还有1999年的”世界末日”论。

回到1999年在念大学时，珍珠变年轻，肌肤紧绷，没了鱼尾纹，恢复纤细的身材，应该是所有女人都向往的。但看见已逝去的亲人的那份悸动。。会令人感觉既温馨又心酸。

那些念大学时的校庆和 Open House，还真的让人仿佛回到了学生时代。他们当时最想做的是即兴旅行。The carefree days when you could just go BBQ, camping and have fun with your friends. 顿时，好想脱离只有还贷款的年代。

It’s a chance for them to regain those feelings they had when they were younger, so that they understand why they did what they did.

这也算是上天想给他们重新认识彼此，也更了解自己的机会。

他们两人都很勇于地争取自己想要的。但这一切也会连带地影响到其他人的未来。

我想除了半岛和珍珠的感情线，最感人的就是珍珠和妈妈的感情线。

The scenes on how she tried to make up for the lost time and cherished every single moment and create more memories with her mum, would grip your hearts. The final scene when they bade farewell and her mum finding out that she came from the future, was heart breaking enough to make me tear nonstop at 3am.

珍珠20岁时是”校花”类型，但成了 ahjuma 后，别人都只是为了卖保险而靠近她。

崔半岛年轻时血气方刚，脾气火爆，容易闯祸，长大后却得看别人颜色受人凌辱来谋生。

其实踏入社会多年后，我们都只是忙着赚钱，而忽略了自己和深爱的感受，也变得不那么经常沟通。有些时候，放慢脚步，试着从不同角度看事情，会让我们变得没那么暴躁，也更懂得体恤别人。

大家对初恋的定义都不一样。是第一个令你怦然心动，第一个接吻，或第一个交往的人呢?看到主角们在争论自己那最美丽的初恋时, 嘴角会不禁的上扬。

一个想要的是陪着她，不是守护她的人,不是顾着赚钱而是陪她一起吃饭，一起哭和悲伤的人。另一个则只想让她笑, 再也不想看见她哭。

两人都以自以为是为了对方好的方式来相处，却不知这却渐渐地加深恋人之间的磨擦。
Communication is the key to any relationship.

世界上没有什么是理所当然的。我们往往对于习惯的事物，别人对我们的好，都习以为常。不是所有事情都 comes in a package.

这戏想带给大家最大的message 就是人与人之间最重要的就是沟通，不要把一切都当作理所当然，要珍惜现在和眼前人。

This is a heartwarming drama, which gives us some important life lesson. The script is meaningful; the main and supporting cast delivered their roles well with good chemistry. It gives you a warm feeling after watching the entire drama.

希望大家都有所领悟和收获，也能把受益的运用在各自的生活里。Read More →

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时隔7年没在新加坡办个唱的王力宏，从演唱会掀开序幕时，就已灌输一个概念 – “龙的传人2060″就是希望带大家到一个只有”爱，和平，希望和好音乐”的未来。来自2060年的他和团队，就是要来打败这些叫做“自私族”的反派，以免他们入侵地球。

说到2060，当然少不了科技上的未来感，如太空梭，前卫的服装造型，绚丽的灯光效果，舞台设计，道具和背景都精心策划了一番。除了王力宏专属的龙形吉它 – 巴哈姆特，他还带了木吉它和一把刻着蓝色龙图腾的电吉它，增添了视觉上感官的元素。那台”龙”形钢琴也实为壮观。

正所谓，”每个男孩都会有个英雄梦”。从他过往的”盖世英雄”和”Music Man”演唱会主题，不难看出他想透过自己的音乐，来一点一滴地感化，改变这个世界。

与其说他野心勃勃，小编倒认为他是个乐观主义者，兼带有强烈使命感的一个人。虽然他是 ABC，思想也非常洋派，但他24年来从没放弃为华人音乐加入新元素，传播到世界各地。他不只”冻龄”有术，心境仍保留那最纯粹的初衷。那曾经唱着”情敌贝多芬”的17岁少年，如今已是身为人父，写首”亲爱的”给宝贝女儿的42岁成熟魅力男。

43岁将至的他，心里仍住着盖世英雄，希望改变世界。

王力宏更透过他的音乐来宣导爱，以便触及大家的内心，感染大家。

这正是我们所谓的”Love, Hope & Peace”。

音乐启蒙老师从他9岁开始就用很有爱的正面教育，鼓励着他，让他相信音乐的力量能改变世界和许多事情。他也不忘叮咛粉丝们，教育小孩要先感动他们，现在的王力宏充洋溢着幸福，充满满满着父爱，和更加暖心的感觉。

虽然贵为”优质音乐偶像”，但王力宏的才华，成就和贡献，都是有目共睹的。他所写的歌都反应了当时的人生经历或社会课题。

“W.H.Y”叙述了网路的年代，很少人会购买专辑，而唱片公司都会要求歌手们写些BALA歌曲的状况和媒体猖狂的年代，”Forever Love”是在前女友嫁给别人时抒发的感想来纪念这逝去的爱情，”改变自己”提倡环保意识，要大家从自己开始做起。”A.I 爱”想提醒大家不要让人工智能代替人类应有的情感和道德观。”亲爱的”则是写给两个宝贝女儿的歌曲。
他重新改编了许多首耳熟能详的歌曲，也让我们有焕然一新的感觉。

他很有歌迷的心，还特别演唱一首由歌写给他的”爱因为在心中”，庞大的 LED萤幕上放映着这些年来和歌迷们的相片。他平时也会录制视频贺各国的粉丝俱乐部的成立日，也会在每年的1月1日举行”福利秀”来回馈歌迷多年的拥护与爱戴。具有十八般武艺的力宏， 除了会弹奏各式各样的乐器，就连舞蹈也难不倒他。

虽然王力宏的表演保持着一贯的水准，但观众的反应博为 lukewarm。掌声和欢呼声变得有点吝啬，而且也没有多少荧棒。王力宏不断地用热情和能量来感染观众。这现象在演唱会后半段，有了显著的好转。

可能新加坡观众不大爱”拯救世界”这一套。或许繁忙的都市人会喜欢更暖心，但不需要那么伟大的概念。小编在前半段也觉得有点”disconnected”。演唱会主题鲜明，道具，灯光视觉效果也好，但就是无法拉近心灵上的距离。

有些故事情节和歌曲 rundown 有点突兀，例如在唱了深情款款的 “Forever Love” 之后，立刻跳到”龙的传人”，就很跳 Tone. 观众来不及转换情绪。幸好在后半段，就找回了我们熟悉的王力宏演唱会的感觉。观众的反应也较为热烈。他是创作音乐才子，最受落的环节就是他拿起乐器，边弹边唱时。无论是钢琴，小提琴，吉它，甚至是鼓也难不倒他。

这也是王力宏最迷人的时刻吧?观众的掌声如雷，也不时亮起了手机灯，让室内体育场变成星光璀璨。

尤其是在演唱”你不在”的时候，让人感觉鸡皮疙瘩。他也说”总有那种时候，你想起那个人，写下这样的歌曲” 。”依然爱你”和”大城小爱”也让人很有暧暧爱意的 Feel。

他的嗓音属厚实，却能完美地驾驭那博有难度的高亢音域。你会特爱他在演唱”A Star is Born”电影里的主题曲 “Shallow”时标的完美假音。

他道出了看这部电影时的感触。他认为歌手的心路历程是有点心酸，在圈子里浮浮沉沉的日子会倍感失落，但也会有大起大落之时。

与其利用科技来美化演唱会的视觉，还不如来个”返璞归真”，专注在音乐上。就像是在听到”落叶归根”时，很有那种 Back to basics, 纯粹的感觉，也令人听得沉醉。就连用小提琴演奏”Julia”也很有俏皮的 Feel.

The old school me still love it best when they keep their music performances raw. The most direct way to engage with the audiences cannot be replaced.

王力宏说，新加坡就是他理想中的2060。除了他喜爱的美食如肉骨茶，辣椒螃蟹等，他最爱的是这里没有天灾，治安好，人们也很亲切。这意味深长的一句话，不禁也让生长在新加坡的我们好好思考一下，我们是身在福中不知福，还是因为生活忙碌而忽略了这些我们习以为常的重要因素?

人生不如意事乃十之八九，相信大家会有很想放弃妥协的时候，但他希望大家要在这艰辛的过程中坚持下去。因为他认为，只要有爱和音乐可以克服一切。

不过相信所有HomBoy的粉丝们，一定会实现陪着王力宏唱到2060年的约定。

第18场”龙的传人2060″演唱会，想必对到场的观众来说，是一场听出耳油和富有深厚寓意的演唱会。Read More →

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这部台湾版的”比悲伤更悲伤的故事”,是翻拍自2009年韩国电影”最悲伤的故事” (由权相佑和李宝英主演)。刘以豪也因为和宋芸樺主演的”带我去月球”而在韩国大受欢迎。这次又翻拍了韩国人最爱的”虐心”题材的电影，瞬间人气和声势都水涨船高。刘以豪在戏里的表现可圈可点，但戏里表现最佳的是感情收放自如的陈意涵。

K和Cream同居10几年，两人相依为命，像家人般互相依靠，拥有朋友间的默契，也似情侣。但因K患上了绝症，而想为她找个好男人，当幸福的依靠。

这类故事似乎是在”秋天的童话”之后，堪少出现的撒狗血剧情。原以为故事就这么平淡, 但到了末端才发现隐藏了好大的一颗洋葱，成为戏里的转捩点。 只因导演也加入了从女主角的角度看待一切的剧情。这突如其来的一笔，真是让人泪流不止。结局顿时令人想起了”对不起，我爱你”。

奉劝所有想去观赏电影的大家，准备好纸巾吧。前半端会听到欢笑声，但后势强劲到能听到擤鼻涕和拿纸巾的声音。

这部电影会让你思考以下课题:

– 爱情是成全，牺牲，还是陪伴?
– 所谓”好男人”的定义?
– 爱情就一定要有个结婚的仪式和形式吗?
– 我们往往认为为对方做的一切都是为了他们好， 但我们又何曾问过他们到底想要的是什么?

电影的前半段剧情没有很能让我深切理解他们的深厚情义。不过从陪试穿婚纱那一幕开始，洋葱就不断来袭。简的来说，故事就是要你们珍惜眼前人。除了自以为的为他们着想，也要试着问问他们究竟要的是什么。

爱一个人，就要勇敢的说出来。

其实cream好几次试探，也直接问了。。但k 就是不肯说。 他害怕的不是Commitment, 而是他根本无法 Commit.

他们的爱情，用彼此的幸福当作为生命的基础 。他们懂得爱对方，却不懂得爱自己，更别说对自己诚实。或许我们都曾有过撕心裂肺的爱情，它不需要多惊天动地。我们都曾经失去过深爱的家人，爱人或朋友。要面临生离死别是最为痛苦和悲伤的事情。

以他们的立场来说，他们只能自私地尽量满足对方的需求，根本无法再考虑到他人的感受。所以，佑贤成了电影中最悲伤的人物。被未婚妻Cindy 劈腿，和不爱自己的 Cream结婚，结果 Cream 也离他而去。

这也证明了真正的爱情是不能建立在物质上。即便佑贤就是大家心目中理想的”好男人”。因为他有份正当的职业，有好的经济基础，没不良嗜好，为人善良，身体健康，也爱 Cream。。

如果爱情可以那么的理性和理智，它也不叫做爱情了吧?

这也显现了爱情是自私的。我们都无力为任何局外人着想，只会为自己最爱的人付出一切。

两人这样相处了10几年，却没升华成情侣。以常人的逻辑来说，这根本不合理。但是爱情原本就是两个人的相处模式，外人又能了解多少呢? 他们其实不必对任何人解释，也解释不了，却又想合理化这一切,所以才会有”K跟Cream都是「k」的发音，你不觉得这样听起来，就很像真正的一家人吗？”

事后想了想，其实 K 从很早以前就知道自己的病随时会爆发，所以一直都不敢表白。就算是和 Cream 坦白说自己喜欢她，而 Cream 也要求他娶她,可是他却以自己不是个好男人为由而婉拒。

两人的背景相似，兴趣和喜欢吃的东西也很类同，所以一拍即合。

可这么多年来，谁也说不出那三个字。

她要的不是可以保护她的人，而是可以陪伴她一起冒险的人。

若是他们有次机会和对方敞开心扉的话，或许就不需要绕那么大圈的路。

最催泪的这几句:

“我和自己做了一个约定，如果他回头，我会拥抱他，结束这一切，可是他始终没有回头，我也无能为力。”

“每个人都选择了只属于自己的爱的方式，既然不能陪你走完余生，那么让我亲手把你交给幸福。”

他以为这是对Cream 最好的选择，但其实是自私到不行的自以为是。我们往往都会为对方设想，但我们是否问过他们到底想要的是什么呢? 而 Cream认为顺着哲凯的愿望就是对他最好的。你可以说他们很伟大，却也愚蠢到极致。

这是引人深思的课题。结婚不过是法律上的程序，也是所谓能理直气壮地在对方身边的认证。但如果像 K 和 Cream 一样，其实这些仪式也是多余的。

其实从 Cream 偶尔问 K的一些问题如下辈子想当什么，有没有话想说但还没对她说的，都可以看出点端倪，以为接下来的剧情埋下伏笔。尤其是在她拜托 K 录制”有一种悲伤”的 Demo 时，约定下辈子的愿望已经道尽在歌词里。这算是他们的定情信物和真正爱过的足迹吧?

其实 Cream 有好几次想冲上前拥抱 K或向他坦白，但因为顾及到他的感受和用心，所以迟迟无法说出口。这也是两人隔得那么近，却又那么远的距离。这也是我们常说的造化弄人。

至少如果两人都坦白，也不至于空留遗憾。虽然到最后，他们两人拍了最后一张合照，但还是说是彼此的家人。。那一幕真的很令人肝肠寸断。

到最后都没听到对方说一句”我爱你”。

虽然”爱”已从他们的行动上证明，而无需言语, 但那也是种遗憾。他们两人不只是一种习惯，而是生命的共同体，再也分不开。

真正悲伤的不是相爱时间的长短，而是明明相爱却又不说，不敢狠狠的爱一次。

生命有限，即便难免会留下遗憾，但对于自己最珍贵的，还是要勇敢，任性地狠狠把握一次，至少不愧对自己和爱的人。

重点还是要珍惜眼前人，因为时光不等人。

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薛之谦在他的首场”摩天大楼”新加坡演唱会，带给了现场8000名”谦友”们一个特别愉悦，捧腹大笑，疗愈，难忘的夜晚。除了听出耳油的首首动人歌曲，去听薛之谦的演唱会还能够抛开压力，舒解烦恼。

他是位创作歌手，主持人，也具备搞笑天分。”薛氏”歌曲旋律简单，听似淡而无味的，没什么高潮起伏，但其实内有乾坤，胜在不浮夸，歌词紧扣人心。他的歌总能带给你许多感慨，能触碰到内心最深处。就是这份心思细腻，才能写出那么多现实成面隐藏的感情观。

网路上盛传一句话”听得懂薛之谦的歌是经历，听不懂薛之谦的歌是种幸运”。

薛之谦的歌曲能触及人心，旋律简单，但歌词却不一定浅白易懂。在仔细研究了他的歌词之后，你会很赞同薛同学的”世间观”。历经了人生百态的我们，或许早已遍体鳞伤，早已麻木，但或多或少，心中仍会存芥蒂。若你能参透歌词中的奥秘，你会对他的写词功力拍案叫绝。若你还听不懂，只能说那是你的”小幸运”。

所幸他个性爽朗，也超幽默，整场演唱会的气氛拿捏得恰到好处。唱得深情，观众也听得陶醉。Talking 的部分，也总令大家哈哈大笑。 他可以立刻投入角色， 时而搞笑后，可立刻切换成一本正经地唱歌，似乎完全不需酝酿情绪。而且他的歌声真的是很棒!

“摩天大楼”给人的既定印象，就是魁梧，富丽堂皇的感觉。虽然摩登，但富有距离和冷漠感。

现代人所追求的究竟是什么? 是世俗眼中的繁华，名利，金钱，地位，还是舒适的环境?

内心的炽热似乎早已冷却，或已完全不复存在。这世界的冷漠，究竟给了你我多少的幽默?

在追逐更好的生活的当中，人们往往牺牲了许多。少了时间陪家人朋友，只为了力争上游。因为曾经付出过真感情，而被背叛，从此再也不相信谁，变得堪少和别人交心。这就是文明世代的悲哀。

摩天大楼再富丽堂皇，也只是个外壳。若”内在”不够坚固，也会有坍塌的一天。住在摩天大楼或废弃的楼里，都有不同的面貌。是虚假或颓废，就看你怎么看。反而是外观不怎么吸引人的旧建筑，里头可能给人更温暖的感觉。基本上，”人”才是关键，而非外在因素。

薛之谦给人的印象很搞笑，幽默，能坦然面对自己的尴尬。化解尴尬的最佳方法不是逃避它，而是勇敢面对它。虽然真的很糗，但能够在这么短的时间恢复过来，还深情款款的唱着悲伤情歌，没几量功夫，是堪难办到的。

他就是那种令人觉得可以舒服相处的人。他很自然，轻松自在地说着自己的故事，也能很随性的站着，坐着或躺着唱歌。他也很健谈，应该是属于那种可以点一杯咖啡，促膝常谈的那类型。

虽然因为时差有点 Jet Lag, 导致刚开场时和演唱有些歌曲时，会显得有点疲惫和气音不足的状态，但大致上都唱得很好。尤其偶尔飙个尾音或拉10几秒的尾音来让你 Impressed 。观众们的反应极为热烈，不管是跟着合唱，或有笑点的时候，配合度都极高。

果然不是浪得虚名，He’s really a Joker! 你很难不被他的 Happy Vibes 感染。他随便来几则真实生活里发生的趣事，都令人喷饭。

可那么搞笑的人的内心世界，竟然有如此大的反转!

那博君一笑的背后，隐藏着360度不同的内心世界。

从多首”薛氏情歌”里的歌词可以看出薛同学的心思细腻，对世间许多事情的观点亦是所谓的”世间观”，冷暖人间事。He sees the big picture but also the finest details.

在演艺圈浮浮沉沉13年，靠的是拼命搞笑，”自黑”来赢得大家的关注，掌声和笑声。皇天总算不负有心人，结果还是让他等到属于自己的一片天。

或许是现代人对许多”无奈”的事情，早已达到习以为常，无关痛痒的境界，对许多事情不闻不问。直到你细细品尝薛之谦歌词里所道出那血淋淋，赤裸裸的现实社会，你会产生那无比大的共鸣感。

他的人生经历充满着崎岖，荆棘，波折与反转。但他拥有众人没有的天赋 – 那就是能把它们一一道出在歌曲里。听说他的人生故事也很精彩，还有花边新闻。这些并不重要。重点是，他的歌曲能够唱进你的心砍里。搞笑能力强也为演唱会加了不少亮点。 所以即便他的歌曲大多是抒情卦，但他就是不拘小结，很坦然搞笑, 更让观众觉得轻松自在。

仔细聆听他的歌曲，你会陷入许多不同时期的时光隧道。

我是因为”暧昧” 才开始喜欢听他的歌。最爱的还有”你还要我怎样”和 “违背的青春”，尤其是当天的 Rock 版本，是特大爱!

听到”违背的青春”，你会对于逝去的青春，很有感叹。那些年追逐的，放弃的。。都会随即涌入眼帘。感觉像是洗了个冷水澡之后, 再品尝冷饮的感觉。

我们都在坚持与放弃之间，不断相互的矛盾着，挣扎着。

这些年，你放弃了多少? 你对得起曾经那傲慢不羁的青春岁月吗? 心里的那团火是否早已熄灭?

“暧昧”，是对于过往情路崎岖的悲哀感。大家都因为曾被伤害过，就上了一层层的保护色，设有防备心理，很难再相信谁，更别说敞开心扉。

当被问及逝去的感情，我们都会当着是无关痛痒，故作坚强，轻描淡写地带过。就深怕曝露自己脆弱的一面，什么都要伪装成那么的面面俱到。

“你还要我怎样”让人很有意境，寓意和画面感。

或许我们最终都不会和最爱的人在一起，但那个人在心里永远都会像初恋一样，拥有个特别的位置。这存在只有你自己知道，是无人能及的牢笼。

我们的潜意识里，还是会 have a soft spot for this special someone. 是傻得可以，还是得不到的永远是最美的?

演唱会有着不同的”建筑物”为背景，例如高楼大厦，富丽堂皇的宫殿和阶梯，水晶吊灯, 废弃的空屋和楼梯，荡秋千，夜空的星星和流星，雨点。

薛之谦一开口，小编就了解朋友说他很搞笑是怎么一回事情了。不管是在机舱上获”赠”$300的”礼券”，不同国家对于演唱会舞台搭设有着不同规矩而闹出的笑话，或是那前所未有的经典”打嗝”，都让观众们对他的印象深刻。童心未泯的他，还叫台下的幕后工作人员把升降阶梯下降又上升，还说要”玩死你”，真的令人捧腹大笑。

这人还真的很会自娱娱人!

那晚大家印象最深刻的就是在演唱”骆驼”第二句时，薛之谦突然对着麦克风打嗝!! 因为是对着麦克风，大家都听得非常清楚，不到几秒，全场就爆笑! 这是前所未有的状况。他可是破了所有歌手在新加坡开唱，第一个打嗝的记录。

他也自觉很糗，弯腰笑了好一段时间。之后便试图自打圆场说，通常演唱会都是晚上8点才开始，而他的是7点，所以饭都还来不及消化，就被拉上台了。

他便问道, 是因为他是172公分才放在7点钟开场吗? 但别人的演唱会就不用赶地铁，只有他的需要那么赶吗? 大家听了更是哗然大笑。

他还真是天生带给大家欢乐的活宝呀!

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This drama is pretty well paced, exhilarating, shows many futuristic elements, coupled with some surprising twists and turns. There are sweet and endearing moments but also heartbreaking instances and cold hard truths that we have to experience as part of life’s journey. It gives us many life lessons about handling interpersonal relationships, holding close what’s dear to us, how destructive human greed can be and how we have always neglected people around us.

This drama’s theme is very much about love & acceptance. We always talk about loving and accepting people for who they really are, even when they are so diversely different. Would it have been any different to show our love and acceptance towards Artificial Intelligent (A.I) Robots?

While many may be driven by greed and ambition, which leads them to a destructive mode or even irredeemable state, some are driven by love and acceptance to be who they really are and to do good.

The drama started off with a pace quick enough to keep you entertained while anticipating subsequent episodes. You wonder how Namshin could avoid being tracked down, how could the Robot Namshin III act like the real McCoy without having his cover blown & all the conspiracies that were brewing within.

We love the “interpersonal” relationships that Namshin III has forged or helped Namshin to do “damage repair”, and how the 2 Namshins had to go through much ordeal when one wants to co-exist but the other wants to be the 1 and only Namshin.

Why do we FEEL so much for Namshin III?

He was created as a “replacement” for Laura Oh’s human son, Namshin. 他只是为了精神寄托，而制造和设定出来的。It feels sad whenever he has this yearning look when his mum shows favouritism, especially when he asked his mum if he is not her son anymore, just because he doesn’t behave like the real Namshin?

He would never say no to his mum, even if he knew that he would be abandoned someday. He just wanted to be “useful” and “helpful”; otherwise it defeats the purpose of his existence.

He’s more thoughtful than Namshin, since he’s observant and would buy medication for his mum when she has a migraine. He could even tell she was lying without his lie detector on anymore. That’s how he evolves by studying and observing the environment and people around him, he could tell from their minor expressions and body language.

Over time, he would only listen to So Bong as she is the only one who accepts him for who he really is and sees him as an unique individual. He often said that he may understand what people say, but he would not be able to experience those feelings himself. The saddest was when, he wanted to cry like a human being, but he just couldn’t.

H e shouldn’t feel any emotions and he supposedly couldn’t but many a times, he proved that he has his own persona. He’s able to DIFFERENTIATE on his own, what the things he should or should not do are and IF he wanted to do it. There came this powerful force called “Love” that overwrites his programming. It is similar to how human beings learn about their feelings too.

He is self-aware and seeks affirmation that he’s being liked and needed. You can also sense his compassion, love, jealousy and sadness many a times too.
That’s already being human.

I like the intricate details that Seo Kang Joon puts in to distinguish the 2 Namshins. How effortless it seems for him to do the switch instantaneously. It’s not an easy job to act with “less expressions” since he is a robot, yet his actions need to prove that he genuinely cared.

He not just has to act as a robot and a human, but also a robot who’s acting like the human Namshin. That’s something on a deeper level. How the look in his eyes went a little blurry, 善良, innocent or what we call the “puppy eyes”, would show that he is Namshin III and how when he has this sharp glare or anguish look in his eyes, with that smirk on his face or snarky look, would mean that he is human Namshin.

Namshin is full of himself, has a terrible attitude, filled with hatred and so lack of love. However, there are times you could see beyond his pain & anger. You can rationalise his “irrational” and “bratty” behaviours.

Namshin has the absolute right to be angry. It is understandable that he may go through extreme measures to “secure” his position.

It is an act of self doubt, self-defence and lack of confidence.

If only he did not continue to wallow in self-pity, things might have changed for the better.

We can feel the pain in both Namshins. They are just little boys who yearn for their mum’s love.

It felt like a relief when Namshin III could announce to the world that he is a robot and what impressive things and good deeds he has done. He wants to co-exist with human beings, doesn’t have to fear that people will discover his identity anymore. We always wanted to just be who we really are and hope that others can accept us for being ourselves too.

A robot-human romance is TOTALLY viable in this drama.

Obviously So Bong would be confused after being with him 24/7, even Young Hoon, who’s closest to Namshin also waivered. Namshin III also treated Namshin’s little cousin Hee Dong with much care and affection that the little kid could TELL he is not his real cousin.

He’s like your Superhero boyfriend – Iron Man to be exact.

He could stop traffic light, piggyback you without ever feeling tired, stop cars with his bare hands, save you from a burning building, manipulate anything that’s to do with technology & protect you from harm. The way he looks at So Bong affectionately, fusses over her, rushes to her rescue and gets jealous, is just so “human”. It also evokes laughter when he kept having “imaginary hallucinations” when he misses So Bong.

He could be dense, but he learns how to make his loved ones happy.

The ever so kind and pure Namshin III went “bersek” and stared inflicting harm on people who love him, including So Bong and CEO Nam, when he was controlled via manual mode by Namshin. He was so afraid that he would harm human beings that he told So Bong to stay far away.
Namshin III would rather destroy himself than to harm others.

The times when So Bong told Namshin III that she hoped he is human and when Namshin III asked if things would be better if he were a real human, were heartbreaking.

She became the one who he opened his “heart” to. They remained steadfast to each other. They were protective, would comfort and go the extra mile to ensure each other is okay. She could almost always tell both Namshins apart, except when Namshin “pranked” her by acting like Namshin III.

The rude shock she had when she went into the auditorium to tell Namshin III that she likes him (not realising he is Namshin) and wanted to take him away from all humans trying to harm him, was impactful.

2 persons may look alike, but it is how they are at heart, that sets them apart.

It’s like a prelude that Laura would be torn between her 2 sons ultimately. We know that Namshin is a very rebellious and spoil brat. He would not be forgiving towards a mum who has abandoned him for 20 years.

While she may have thought that she didn’t feel for Namshin III, which mother could ever sacrifice her children, be it by birth or by creation?

While I understand where Young Joon is coming from by embracing ALL bad things that Namshin has done, it seems incredible as to how he can have such high tolerance level and is oblivious to all temptations. What we do know is, he truly cares for Namshin like a little brother.

I pity Ye Na, despite the wilful & awful things she did to Namshin III & So Bong. Being possessive and trying all ways and means to win the heart of Namshin for 20 years but failed to do so, would not do her any good.

She was being delusional, but she has always been on Namshin’s side and this over-indulgence made things worse. It’s only towards the end when she felt that she needed to do what’s right so that she could save Namshin.

CEO Nam & Seo Yong Gil are the biggest villains. Both are driven by immense greed and ambitions, trying to outdo each other, in a world where victory belongs to “survival of the fittest”.

It may be karma that CEO Nam eventually got played by his own prank that he really had dementia, but I wasn’t going to empathise how he could do such things to his son & grandson.

As for Yong Gil, his quest to protect his position and to wanting something more, which means owning the entire PK Group, eventually leads to a road of no return.

There was this scene when So Bong’s dad disagreed when Namshin III said that he would never have a change of heart. Since he is learning to become human, he may also have a change of heart some day.

Namshin III is constantly evolving and we have no idea if So Bong would be tired of him some day too. It’s common to have breakups if it doesn’t ultimately work towards marriage, which is definitely not so viable for them.

It is probably towards the end that we realise So Bong’s love for him would not likely change, that have us feeling more relieved.

Why think so deep into the future when we should live in the moment?

It’s just like what So Bong’s dad said, “Love and hate to your heart’s content, so that you won’t regret later”.

Come what may, I’m sure that’s what our lead couple would say.

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