This Siti Never Sleeps At Night

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🌈📺 TV Review: Love For Love’s Sake (2024)

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🔢 Seasons/Episodes Covered

Season 1, Episodes 1-8

✨ Quick Spark

Tae Myung-ha, a 29-year-old, was transported into a virtual game as a 19-year-old. He was tasked to bring happiness to a seemingly-cold school athlete Cha Yeo Woon. To help him navigate this world was the innocent Ahn Kyung Hoon and the one who had a major crush on Myung-ha, Chun Sang Won.

🪝 The Hook

At first look, this is like any BL drama with two school boys that gets right into any BL fans’ fantasies. But once the episodes go by and especially towards the end, it became much deeper. It is a second shot in life for Myung-ha. Of course, the thing that made me stay and continue watching was the concept of a virtual game and Myung-ha having to work so hard to make Yeo Woon happy. While that was the mission of the game, eventually, Myung-ha was also at his happiest, with new found friends and falling in love.

🧪 Character Chemistry

We all have to admit that one of the factors for great chemistry is also looking good together. Lee Tae Vin and Cha Joo Wan definitely did. Both are absolutely adorable. Myung-ha couldn’t help himself from falling in love with Yeo Woon. And it’s so adorable watching him just fall for him no matter how much he tried not to. In turn, Yeo Woon knew Myung-ha cared for him and he tried his best to do what he could for Myung-ha. As much as Yeo Woon needed Myung-ha to give him hope, Myung-ha didn’t realize he needed Yeo Woon as much and he’s the person he wished for in his first life.

🚶🏽‍➡️ Pacing Check

It is just nice. Though maybe if it has an extra episode or scene or something to explain why Choi Jin Jo was the only one in that world who remembered Myung-ha when he disappeared, it would be better. There were lots of theories from the viewers but it would be good to have an explanation for it. Some theories was that she was his ex-girlfriend and from his previous life and the disappearance might not have an impact on her, but I don’t find that theory plausible. My own theory? Myung-ha did want her to take care of Yeo Woon so I’m guessing she had to remember Myung-ha because one of the reasons that Yeo Woon was happy was Myung-ha, which he himself didn’t realize.

💤 Final Sleepy Rating

🦋 Heart-Flutter – I was literally punching my soft toys and kicking my blanket and giggling

🧐 Status

Completed

✍🏽 Notable Mention

I just found out that Tae Vin is 30-years-old. Hello what? He looked so young that he looked unbelievable acting as a 29-year-old than a 19-year-old.

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Siti


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📃 The Great Reset: Week No. 2 – Crowns, Colleagues, and Hard-Earned Honour

Show / Movie / BookProgressCurrent Vibe
Perfect CrownEp 4/12⚡ Electric
Jun & JunEp 3/8🦋 Heart-Fluttering
HonourEp 2/12⚡ Electric

Last week was about the “Great Reset” – the fresh start after more than a month of spiritual stillness. This week, we’re digging deeper. The stakes are climbing for the Perfect Crown, the workplace is heating up in Jun & Jun, and I’ve just begun the journey into Honour.

🔊 Weekly Highlight: Settling In

I skipped on my comfort shows this week – work is just a little bit more busy. But I still managed to catch Perfect Crown latest episodes, sneaked in two episodes for Jun & Jun (while I’m still prepping for heartache with Love for Love’s Sake) and started on Honour, which I’ve been wanting to watch for a while now.

💖 The Midnight Mood

  • 🎧 Soundtrack: You know what? I’ve been loving BIGBANG in Coachella so let’s go with Sober by BIGBANG
  • 😋 Snack: I’m on my diet era and still is. And it’s working so no snacking at night
  • 🛏️ Sleep Thief: I would go for Jun & Jun. I did watch it while lying in bed.

📋 Drop / Keep / Add

  • 💯 Keep: All the shows in my list including Jun & Jun and Honour
  • 🫳🏽 Drop: Nothing for now
  • ➕ Add: Hmm… probably Yumi’s Cells Season 3.

Stay awake with me,
Siti


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🌙 The After-Hours Reset: Week No. 1 – Too Many Feels

The Week In Review

I can’t believe I’m able to keep up with Perfect Crown. But the problem with watching the episodes as it airs is… the waiting. Episode 4 ends in such a thrilling note how am I supposed to wait for next week? 😭 On the other hand, I’m left with 1-ish episode of Love for Love’s Sake. I’m kicking my feet at “Remember, you’re mine.”, I cannot get to the episode where he has to choose. So, I decided to start with Jun & Jun while I prepare my brain and heart for the last episodes of Love for Love’s Sake.

The Highlights

  • Perfect Crown (Ep 3-4): ⚡- I was laughing my ass off. Grand Prince I-An and Huiju is seriously a pair. As his assistant said: “Cute couple.”
  • Chef & My Fridge (Ep 8): ☁️ – Truly my comfort show: Just watching it as and when I need a break
  • Love For Love’s Sake (Ep 6): 🦋 – Sure, I was kicking my feet and giggling for 95% of the episode and then the heartbreak. My heart cannot handle this.
  • Jun & Jun (Ep 1): 🦋 – Interesting, though the office presentation made me laugh out loud. Probably just me and my corporate PTSD. Also, why can’t I get a GM as handsome as one of the Juns. Come on now!

The Midnight Mood

  • 😋: I’m in my diet era, guys! So, no food for me at night 😭
  • 🎶: Well, since it’s Perfect Crown sorta week for me, let’s go with the latest OST from the drama – Behind The Shine by RIIZE. This song is kinda sad though 😭

Looking Ahead

Let’s see if I can complete Love for Love’s Sake. My dear heart, please prepare yourself.

Stay awake with me,
Siti


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📃 The Great Reset: Week No. 1 – Royals, Recipes and Romance

Show / Movie / BookProgressCurrent Vibe
Chef & My Fridge Season 4Ep 8/31☁️ Cozy / Daydreaming
Perfect CrownEp 2/12⚡ Electric
Love for Love’s SakeEp 6/8🦋 Heart-Flutter
High Potential Season 2Ep 5/18☁️ Cozy / Daydreaming

I decided to hit the reset button. Since I took more than a month off for spiritual reflection and rest, it felt only right to start my watchlist count back at No. 1. Consider this the “New Season” of This Siti Never Sleeps.

🔊 Weekly Highlight: It’s a perfect mix

Suffice to say, I can treat Chef & My Fridge and High Potential as my comfort shows in two different ways: One for the laugh, the other if I have nothing else to watch. This week I also started on Perfect Crown. I hardly try to watch a show that is currently ongoing but this one looks interesting. And, after The Time of Fever, I felt a loss and decided to watch Love for Love’s Sake and stopped at Ep 6 because I know I’m in for a heartbreak.

💖 The Midnight Mood

  • 🎧 Soundtrack: My Pace by BIBI – the OST for Perfect Crown. I almost mistake her for IU, the female lead for the show
  • 😋 Snack: Well, currently I feel like I’m going to get a cough so I’m sucking on Strepsils to ensure I don’t get into a coughing fit. Wish me well!
  • 🛏️ Sleep Thief: Love for Love’s Sake – though, yes, I’m pausing it because of potential heartbreak coming in the next two episodes. I’m protecting myself!

📋 Drop / Keep / Add

  • 💯 Keep: All the shows in my current list
  • 🫳🏽 Drop: Nothing for now
  • ➕ Add: Potentially another BL but not sure which yet

Stay awake with me,
Siti


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The Siti Finally Sleeps: But ‘The Time of Fever’ was the Perfect Awakening

This Siti finally caught some sleep. For more than a month, I traded my late-night shows for some spiritual reflection and quiet moments. It was a reset that I totally needed. But now the lights are back on and I found myself with the first show that got me staying up all night.

The show that got me thinking all night long was The Time of Fever. From the get-go, I knew the show is a blast from the past – the colour palette and the cinematography feels like a memory and not something that’s present. What I did not know was that it was a prequel to Unintentional Love Story. Thus, I watched both. But my focus would be on The Time of Fever. I was skipping through the story of the main couple in Unintentional Love Story to form any thoughts about it. My intention of watching it was Ho Tae and Dong Hee. Watching both made me understand the relationship of these two better. The vibes of the two shows for this couple is different. Because Unintentional Love Story was not focused on Ho Tae and Dong Hee, it was less aching and intense and more light-hearted. But it still made sense for their story considering the years that had gone past.

Rating: If Unintentional Love Story is more ☁️(fluffy) for this couple, The Time of Fever is 🌧️(bittersweet)

The Verdict: I stayed up till late night not because I was busy, but because I was so emotionally attached to this show that I couldn’t move on.

⚠️Spoilers ahead⚠️

The moment Ho Tae came back from the funeral of his father and Dong Hee from school, I knew there was something more than just childhood friends between the two. There is so much intensity in their quietness than the words exchanged. The way Ho Tae acted around Dong Hee is like a clingy puppy that wanted his attention. Dong Hee though was more matured in his actions. Ho Tae was just too playful to realize Dong Hee’s feelings for him. He himself had not realized (until later) that his feelings for Dong Hee is not brotherly at all. So, when the skinship happened later on, it was so intense but also so heartbreaking. Dong Hee’s trauma from his father and his gratitude for Ho Tae’s mother made him want to distance himself from Ho Tae, despite his own feelings for him. On the other hand, Ho Tae couldn’t care less about what the society will think about his feelings for Dong Hee after he came to terms with it.

I have to applaud Won Tae Min and Do Woo for playing these characters. For Tae Min, Ho Tae’s character is more playful with the hint of pride and ruggedness. Do Woo had to be more reserved and restrained in his actions but also insecure and calculated. While words have an impact, actions speak louder and the chemistry between these two is off the charts that, to me, they are easily the top 5 on-screen couples overall.

Watching the prequel made their story in Unintentional Love Story made sense. Why Ho Tae acted the way he did in the show: Not wanting Dong Hee to touch him after he was injured (the hurt he felt when Dong Hee went away for college); his never-ending perseverance in wanting Dong Hee (his constant pursuit, while light-hearted, made sense after The Time of Fever). Even Dong Hee’s own reservations to pursue his feelings for Ho Tae (his gratitude for Ho Tae’s mother – someone who was there for him when his own parents didn’t).

I also have to give credit to the directors and producers of both shows. The directors of the two shows are different. Usually when this happens, the stories would not align. But in this case, or more so for this couple, it surprisingly did. Maybe because the director for The Time of Fever knows how much the audience love Ho Tae and Dong Hee so they tried not to butcher it and gave it so much thought and love to the story of these two.

The only thing that’s bugging me right now and making me stay up thinking about the show is how open their ending is. They are neither together nor separated. I, as an audience, am in a limbo!

So, here’s my open letter to the producers of The Time of Fever:

Dear Producers,

I’m officially the Siti who can’t sleep because of Ho Tae and Dong Hee.

We’ve seen their beginning and we’ve seen their present but we have not gotten our closure. We need to desperately know what is their future. You have brought us Won Tae Min and Do Woo together and we are eternally grateful for that. And we know, deep in your hearts, that you want to pair these two together again. We can all admit that they have given life and soul to these characters and they work well together on screen.

So, please, we need more of Ho Tae and Dong Hee. We need our closure. Please give us more of this fever.

Signed,
The Siti Who Still Never Sleeps (because of them)

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Siti


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📃 Weekly Watchlist #06: Strings, Scams and 15-Minute Suppers

Show / Movie / BookProgressCurrent Vibe
No Tail To TellEp 8/12☕ Wide Awake
Chef & My Fridge 2025Ep 53/53☁️ Cozy / Daydreaming
Our UniverseEp 2/12🦋 Heart-Flutter
The Art of SarahEp 3/8⚡ Electric
High Potential Season 2Ep 2/18☕ Wide Awake
The Name of the Game is a KidnappingPage 63☕ Wide Awake

Weekly Highlight: It’s all about the boys
But seriously, this week, I finished 2 BLs, which is a feat. It helps that these BLs are short but still… quite amazing that I finished them and still manage to watch others like No Tail To Tell, The Art of Sarah, High Potential Season 2. I’d give this spot to The Art of Sarah. I literally started it today and I’m already at Episode 3. I’m a slow watcher but I’m going pretty fast here.

The Midnight Mood

  • The Soundtrack: Let’s go with YOARI’s Can’t Be from No Tail To Tell. Very mystical sounding that fits the theme of the show
  • The Midnight Snack: I’ve not been snacking this week. Been drinking Milo though.
  • The Sleep Thief: The BLs that I completed – I Hear The Sunspot and Love Begins In The World of If. I’ve posted the reviews for these two!

Drop/Keep/Add

  • Keeping: Our Universe. I’m just pausing at Episode 2 because it’s still ongoing.
  • Dropping: None at the moment.
  • Adding: I really need to start watching The Judge Returns and/or Honour.

Stay awake with me,
Siti


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🌈📺 TV Review: Love Begins In The World of If (2025) – 🦋

Sugar, spice and everything nice is under wraps. Click here to read the full review!

Season/Episodes Covered: Season 1, Episodes 1-6

Quick Spark: Kano was holding a technical position when he is unexpectedly transferred to the Sales Department. There, he meets Ogami, who is seemingly strict and cold towards him. Kano was having a panic attack when he passes by a shrine and makes a wish. A wish that got him into a parallel world where Ogami is not the strict, cold man he knew.

The Hook: This is the few BLs that I know of that actually depicts the height difference that most BL readers know in the mangas. Ogami is H.U.G.E. Man literally towers over Kano. But aside from that, I like how both of these characters are complex. And the director or writer fitting the complexities of these characters and touching on parallel worlds in six episodes is a feat. You can easily butcher it but they didn’t. While I wish it is longer, and there is room for it to be longer, the length of the drama is short enough for me to finish this in one day. Fine by me. Girl needs to watch other shows too. What I also like about the show is how what you think is ideal may not actually be a good one. In a way, the grass is not always greener on the other side. And it takes one to go to that so-called “greener side” to know that it is not what you need or want.

Character Chemistry: Aside from looking good together and the height difference, I like how the two of them feed off each other. I don’t mean THAT way. Although that is also there and that scene was a little spicy. The way Ogami tried to help Kano in his own way and Kano did not realize that until he went into the parallel world. Kano learning that he was also the one driving people away rather than attracting them and changing his attitude and behaviour.

Pacing Check: It is just 6 episodes. Easy to finish in one day.

Final Sleepy Rating: 🦋 Heart-Flutter (the height difference, guys 🔥)

Status: Completed

Notable Mention: The guy acting as Ogami is so cute and he looks like one Korean actor that I can’t remember for the life of me. But if you think the same, let me know.

Stay awake with me,
Siti


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🌈📺 TV Review: I Hear The Sunspot (2024) – 🦋

It’s so wholesome I’m kicking my feet in the air! Click here to read the full review!

Season/Episodes Covered: Season 1, Episodes 1-12

Quick Spark: Due to an illness, an introverted boy, Kohei, is slowly losing his sense of hearing. Then comes an extremely loud, carefree boy, Taichi, who quite literally lands in front of him. His voice is the only voice that he’s able to hear clearly.

The Hook: To be honest, the first half made me think it was bromance. It looked like a sweet, coming-of-age story of growing up and friendship. An extroverted guy who befriended that introverted boy in school who was treated differently because of his disabilities. Cute friendship. Yeah, right. Not in the second half of the show. Especially not when Kohei showed very obviously how smitten he was with Taichi. And Taichi was flushed everytime he thought of Kohei or when he felt jealousy when girls started talking to him. What got me to stay and continue watching is just how wholesome their whole story was.

Character Chemistry: The way Kohei spoke of Taichi and his face just lit up like he found his sun. If my man isn’t like that, I don’t want it. And let’s talk about how Taichi would stand up for Kohei. And how Kohei could only hear Taichi’s voice. He was so scared of losing his hearing because he was scared of not being able to hear Taichi’s voice again. I love that scene so much.

Pacing Check: The BL shows I’ve watched so far is more of less 10 episodes. But this one has 12 and it’s not enough. I need a Season 2.

Final Sleepy Rating: 🦋 Heart-Flutter (you will be kicking your feet in the air and giggling into your pillow)

Status: Completed

Notable Mention: Well, not really. Remember how I mentioned it looked like a bromance in the first half? Apparently, the producer called it bromance when the source material is BL genre.

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Siti


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🕛 Midnight Wrap-Up: Issue #5

The Week In Review: This week went better than the weeks before. I wasn’t feeling well – physically and mentally – so I slowed down and watched something comforting instead. Yes, that’d be Chef & My Fridge but there’s also my fave group’s YouTube contents. This week, though, I was back in full force.

The Highlights (What I Actually Watched)

  • No Tail To Tell (Ep 3-8): ☕ – Quick thought: In Korea, this show is not doing well but I find it interesting actually.
  • I Hear The Sunspot (Ep 7-8): 🦋 – Quick thought: I can see why some people find it to be more bromantic than BL. It can be seen as a typical coming-of-age, friendship drama. So far.
  • Our Universe (Ep 1-2): 🦋 – Quick thought: The baby is so cute. Every episode so far gives me baby fever. Woo Joo is so adorable. This baby is the main plot. Well, he is.
  • Chef & My Fridge (Ep 49-53): ☁️ – Q️uick thought: Erm… I hope Netflix gets the license to air the rest of the episodes. It’ll be weird if Ep 53 is the last one.

The Midnight Mood

  • The Snack: When I was watching all these shows, I was eating actual meals most of the time – either lunch or dinner. But I’ve been eating a few waffles quite lately. So, waffles it is 😂
  • The Vibe: Since I’ve been pretty much binge-watching No Tail To Tell till the last episode that Netflix has at the moment, I would say Can’t Be by YOARI, which is one of their soundtracks. It’s very mystical. It fits the theme of the show.

Looking Ahead

  • I might try to finish I Hear The Sunspot. I’ve also been seeing Honour on my TikTok fyp so I might give that one a go as well.

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Siti


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🎬 Movie Review: Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2026) – 🥀

The Premise: Kim Jae Won is a quiet guy who spends his days minding his own business. That’s until he met the mysterious girl in school, Han Seo Yoon, due to a dare. They slowly fall in love but she has anterograde amnesia, which makes it difficult for her to form new memories.

The Highlights: Ah, the scenery is so beautiful throughout this movie. I’m in awe. I thought it was set in Busan but a quick Google search showed that it’s set in Yeosu. It is such a beautiful place and it helps with the whole setting of the movie – heartbreakingly beautiful. This is a Korean remake of a Japanese movie. However, I didn’t watch the Japanese original so nothing for me to compare. In terms of acting, can I just say that Choo Young Woo is doing wonders? I’ve seen him in multiple roles and he nailed them all really well, including this one. As for Shin Shi A, I’ve not seen her before. A quick search and she’s quite new actually. She did well for herself here as Han Seo Yoon. There is only a one-year gap between the two so there’s no awkwardness in terms of the chemistry. I’m not going to spoil anything but all I could say is that I sobbed. Truly sobbing. Tears running down like turning on the water tap. Eyes red, snots and all.

The Low Points: I wish the twist is not so abrupt. I know it’s trying to depict somewhat Seo Yoon’s amnesia. But as a viewer, I was confused. Maybe the move was deliberate – feeling a little bit like the female lead. The story did go back and told us what happened so it helped, which is when the sobbing starts for me.

Final Sleepy Rating: 🥀 (I was broken after this that I had to watch Chef & My Fridge to have a laugh)

Best Watched With: A box of Kleenex. Maybe a tub of ice cream. Suggested flavour: Salted caramel. When the tears fall into the ice cream, it wouldn’t taste any different – still salty.

Stay awake with me,
Siti