Dangerous and sexy
男人不坏女人不爱.
Not something new.
The other day, I was discussing with a friend about the content of our local chinese dramas, and she commented on how we don't have any dramas centred on young people and their school life. Apparently, "Devil Beside You" was one of Taiwan's most popular dramas last year and that is exactly what it was centred on. Okay, not quite a chinese version of "Moulmein High" but the usual BGR, which even though has a storyline that a thousand other dramas, comics and storybooks have, still remains a show that keeps me hooked.
So anyway, we came up with two reasons:
1. There is no young actor/actress capable of being the lead in a show like that.
2. There is no perceived market for such dramas.
I remember reading a 20-part comic "爱与诚" (names of the two lead characters) long long time ago and the story was also about how the female protagonist was initially at odds with the bad boy of the school, getting into a lot of trouble because of him and with him, but end up falling in love still. Then there was another 2 part comic that I read, "狼的诱惑" where the story was also centred around how this girl had two guys going after her, one would be the typical model student, loved by teachers and fellow school mates, and the other the trouble-maker, terror of the school, who turned out to be her younger brother.
In these comics, the bad boy always happen to look quite cute, so I guess it does up the "dangerous and sexy" factor. Unfortunately, I don't remember having seen any cute ah bengs when I was in school. And since our legal age limit to get a driving or motorbike license is 18 years old, you won't find those cocky but suave motorbike entrances simulated from such shows.
Honestly, I can't think of any young local actor who might be able to pull off being a dangerous and sexy bad boy, and I'm not talking about being ah beng. It is about being the leader of the pack. That confident but arrogant, nonchalent but cool, sly but cheeky, irritable but compassionate, mastermind behind petty fights and the worst school offences. The kind of thug everyone loves and hates.
Now I think Won Bin can pull off something like that. Maybe Roy Chiu but he doesn't quite have the stature. Quite a couple of Taiwanese actors I've watched but don't know their names can fit the bill, but none from our local stable of male species. Maybe that's why if you ask me whether or not 男人不坏女人不爱 applies to me, I'm not sure. Because I think it's not just about being 坏, but the fact that he is actually inherently a good man, with some desirable qualities. But, this often only comes bundled in an idol drama. Here, you usually don't get so lucky.
Still I guess it is quite sexy when the hooligan of the school, (who has the stature of Won Bin but Roy Chiu's face), actually terrorises you by grabbing your hair and saying, “我要的东西我一定会得到。” And you ask, "你要什么？" and he puts his face closer to you, looks into your eyes, and says, "我要你。"
*swoon*
Not something new.
The other day, I was discussing with a friend about the content of our local chinese dramas, and she commented on how we don't have any dramas centred on young people and their school life. Apparently, "Devil Beside You" was one of Taiwan's most popular dramas last year and that is exactly what it was centred on. Okay, not quite a chinese version of "Moulmein High" but the usual BGR, which even though has a storyline that a thousand other dramas, comics and storybooks have, still remains a show that keeps me hooked.
So anyway, we came up with two reasons:
1. There is no young actor/actress capable of being the lead in a show like that.
2. There is no perceived market for such dramas.
I remember reading a 20-part comic "爱与诚" (names of the two lead characters) long long time ago and the story was also about how the female protagonist was initially at odds with the bad boy of the school, getting into a lot of trouble because of him and with him, but end up falling in love still. Then there was another 2 part comic that I read, "狼的诱惑" where the story was also centred around how this girl had two guys going after her, one would be the typical model student, loved by teachers and fellow school mates, and the other the trouble-maker, terror of the school, who turned out to be her younger brother.
In these comics, the bad boy always happen to look quite cute, so I guess it does up the "dangerous and sexy" factor. Unfortunately, I don't remember having seen any cute ah bengs when I was in school. And since our legal age limit to get a driving or motorbike license is 18 years old, you won't find those cocky but suave motorbike entrances simulated from such shows.
Honestly, I can't think of any young local actor who might be able to pull off being a dangerous and sexy bad boy, and I'm not talking about being ah beng. It is about being the leader of the pack. That confident but arrogant, nonchalent but cool, sly but cheeky, irritable but compassionate, mastermind behind petty fights and the worst school offences. The kind of thug everyone loves and hates.
Now I think Won Bin can pull off something like that. Maybe Roy Chiu but he doesn't quite have the stature. Quite a couple of Taiwanese actors I've watched but don't know their names can fit the bill, but none from our local stable of male species. Maybe that's why if you ask me whether or not 男人不坏女人不爱 applies to me, I'm not sure. Because I think it's not just about being 坏, but the fact that he is actually inherently a good man, with some desirable qualities. But, this often only comes bundled in an idol drama. Here, you usually don't get so lucky.
Still I guess it is quite sexy when the hooligan of the school, (who has the stature of Won Bin but Roy Chiu's face), actually terrorises you by grabbing your hair and saying, “我要的东西我一定会得到。” And you ask, "你要什么？" and he puts his face closer to you, looks into your eyes, and says, "我要你。"
*swoon*
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