I am lucky because I was able to hold a copy of “Devil Beside You.” I got interested in this drama because I encounter a lot of comments and opinions about this and the actors as well every time I access Youtube and other forums. The sad thing is, the story is short, only 14-episodes. I was left asking for more after watching it! So what I do is, I play it every now and then in my DVD player. Me, I’m the type of person who easily gets tired of some things. But in this case, I don’t get pissed and the more I watch it, the more I crave for it. Ergo, I highly recommend this series, especially for teens and yuppies alike.
Anyways, this idol drama is based on Japanese manga “Akuma De Sourou” (Devil Does Exist) written by Mitsuba Takanashi. It was a hit in Taiwan when broadcasted over CTV in 2005. The story started with Qui Yue (Yang Chen Lin) who dreams of confessing her feelings to her school crush, basketball team captain, Yuan Yi (Wang Chuang Yi). She then finally found the courage to confess her feelings to him but by a stroke of bad luck, Ah Yi did not see and walked passed her. When she looked up, the person standing in front of her was the troublemaker and the son of the school owner, infamously known for his devilish ways, Jiang Meng (He Jun Xiang). The devil gets what he wants, and the object of his desire is Qui Yue. Although having a cruel exterior, Ah Meng’s heart is kind and caring which truly touched Qui Yue. However, the big problem remains…Ah Meng is the son of the man Qui Yue’s mother is going to marry. Even though they were not related by blood, the issue is that the future stepbrother and stepsister are in love with each other.
I love the story very much because it reminds me a lot of “Meteor Garden”. It has a touch of comedy, there was a group of boys who likes to bully, and a girl who fights back. Also, I love the scoring especially, “Chou Na Ren” which sounds tough yet sexy, especially when it’s played during fight or fighting mode scenes. I also like “Ai Mei” ‘coz every time I hear it, it sounds like love is in the air and and “Li Xiang Qing Ren” which is a happy love song…and take note, they are both sung by Chen Lin herself.
I can say that Rainie here suits the role of Xiao Yue and in fairness, she does well in comedy. King One’s role here is much better as compared in “Silence” ‘coz in the latter, his character is kinda’ annoying. But here, I also fell in love with him. Meantime, Mike was the best choice for this story. I mean, for a newbie that time, he was able to carry that bad boy image needed for the role albeit he has this “angelic face.” And his eyes here, very sharp and really scary. But I also think Zhu Xiao Tian can give justice to the character because not only they were linked with Chen Lin and somehow look alike, the latter has this “naughty image” that fits well with the role. In case he was Ah Meng, then Mike would better fit Ah Rang, his younger brother in the story who tried to make himself notice by him through evil ways.
At any rate, it’s my first time here to get to know Xiao Mei as an actor…and later I realized that he is the most good-looking Chinese guy I’ve ever seen in my entire life. For me, he’s so H-O-T , as in flaming hot here. And everytime he smiles, it melts me. My Gosh, I want to know who is his mother! Heheh! But when I tried looking up for his pics over the net, he doesn’t look a bit of Ah Meng, I must say I was disappointed. Well, in some videos he does. I guess, he’s only telegenic, hahah! Maybe Zheng Yuan Chang, his showbiz friend, was right when he said one time in their show that Xiao Mei is too handsome in TV but not in real life...so he warned people out there not to be fooled by his looks! Waaahhh!! As for me, he looks his best with long hair half-tied. Nevertheless, after watching DBY and reading several stuff about him, I became one of his big fans in the Philippines, I swear!
I just hope that there would be a sequel on this. I love it!
Anyways, this idol drama is based on Japanese manga “Akuma De Sourou” (Devil Does Exist) written by Mitsuba Takanashi. It was a hit in Taiwan when broadcasted over CTV in 2005. The story started with Qui Yue (Yang Chen Lin) who dreams of confessing her feelings to her school crush, basketball team captain, Yuan Yi (Wang Chuang Yi). She then finally found the courage to confess her feelings to him but by a stroke of bad luck, Ah Yi did not see and walked passed her. When she looked up, the person standing in front of her was the troublemaker and the son of the school owner, infamously known for his devilish ways, Jiang Meng (He Jun Xiang). The devil gets what he wants, and the object of his desire is Qui Yue. Although having a cruel exterior, Ah Meng’s heart is kind and caring which truly touched Qui Yue. However, the big problem remains…Ah Meng is the son of the man Qui Yue’s mother is going to marry. Even though they were not related by blood, the issue is that the future stepbrother and stepsister are in love with each other.
I love the story very much because it reminds me a lot of “Meteor Garden”. It has a touch of comedy, there was a group of boys who likes to bully, and a girl who fights back. Also, I love the scoring especially, “Chou Na Ren” which sounds tough yet sexy, especially when it’s played during fight or fighting mode scenes. I also like “Ai Mei” ‘coz every time I hear it, it sounds like love is in the air and and “Li Xiang Qing Ren” which is a happy love song…and take note, they are both sung by Chen Lin herself.
I can say that Rainie here suits the role of Xiao Yue and in fairness, she does well in comedy. King One’s role here is much better as compared in “Silence” ‘coz in the latter, his character is kinda’ annoying. But here, I also fell in love with him. Meantime, Mike was the best choice for this story. I mean, for a newbie that time, he was able to carry that bad boy image needed for the role albeit he has this “angelic face.” And his eyes here, very sharp and really scary. But I also think Zhu Xiao Tian can give justice to the character because not only they were linked with Chen Lin and somehow look alike, the latter has this “naughty image” that fits well with the role. In case he was Ah Meng, then Mike would better fit Ah Rang, his younger brother in the story who tried to make himself notice by him through evil ways.
At any rate, it’s my first time here to get to know Xiao Mei as an actor…and later I realized that he is the most good-looking Chinese guy I’ve ever seen in my entire life. For me, he’s so H-O-T , as in flaming hot here. And everytime he smiles, it melts me. My Gosh, I want to know who is his mother! Heheh! But when I tried looking up for his pics over the net, he doesn’t look a bit of Ah Meng, I must say I was disappointed. Well, in some videos he does. I guess, he’s only telegenic, hahah! Maybe Zheng Yuan Chang, his showbiz friend, was right when he said one time in their show that Xiao Mei is too handsome in TV but not in real life...so he warned people out there not to be fooled by his looks! Waaahhh!! As for me, he looks his best with long hair half-tied. Nevertheless, after watching DBY and reading several stuff about him, I became one of his big fans in the Philippines, I swear!
I just hope that there would be a sequel on this. I love it!
* photo credit to AF
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