Monday, May 26, 2008

Dou Niu. Yao bu Yao


My sister and I finished a drama consisting of seventeen episodes today, titled Dou Niu Yao bu Yao (鬥牛。要不要), and known as Bull Fighting, Basketball, and Hooping Dulcinea, according to Drama Wiki. I know it by Bull Fighting and the Chinese title. It's a Taiwanese romance/comedic drama that centers on three people: Yi Sheng Xue (伊勝雪) played by Hebe Tian of the popular music group S.H.E, Shen Ruo He (沈若赫) played by Mike He, and Jin Zi Cong (金子聰) played by Lee Wei (李威). Other actors include Ke Huan Ru (柯奐如) and Jian Chang (檢場). The complete summary is as follows:

It started as a 3-on-3 basketball competition between two rival schools; an annual event in which the winner would control the 13th Street basketball court for the following year. To everybody's surprise, the 9-year reigning champion lost this year... and it was all because of one girl. Now, this game has a new purpose.

Yi Sheng Xue (Hebe), a hot-headed young girl, is an avid Bull Fighting fan. At her side is her loyal childhood friend and personal bodyguard, Jin Zi Cong (Lee Wei). Their lives take a drastic turn when they meet Shen Ruo He (Mike He), whom Sheng Xue falls deeply in love with. However, they encounter many obstacles that stand in the way of them being together.

Will love triumph over evil? And will Zi Cong be able to live with seeing the woman he loves, love another man?

So yes, there is a sort of a love triangle going on - BUT it does all turn out well in the end. I won't say much on it, just in case I let out stuff, but it was enjoyable, though some things repetitive. Even so, it was cute and I had to finish it. Also, there is a single moral that gets to be pounded into your head with a sledgehammer! I watched it at MySoju.com but the streaming videos were a bit slow. Then again, that's my Internet's fault, and not the site itself. By the way, for those of you whose Internet never fails: you guys are so lucky!!

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