[TAIWAN DRAMA 2010] 泡沫之夏 PAO MO ZHI XIA/ SUMMER'S BUBBLE

[kisskiss92]

here's a video I found of the drama, seems to be near the middle or end of the show.

WARNING: don't click on it if you really don't want to know what happens, it will show bits of very important scenes like

brother's death(?) and a wedding

major spoiler! but if you've already read the novel or just don't care then go ahead

[Guest angeliquelle]

ahh, i'm so addicted to this show!! Luo Xi is so hott

my only complaint is they need to tone down the dramatic music. Whenever there's a Ou Chen scene, the music is always too tense and heavy.

[Guest cut33]

Need more scene of ou chen and xia mo together T.T

Now, we need to wait 7 days for the next ep, and I thought waiting for korean dramas are long~~~~~~`

[Guest sweetbluemoment]

i'm not that into the theme song,

but the song that Xia Mo was recording in episode 3, i reallyyy liked.

i wonder when the soundtrack is coming out for this..

[keira_]

mhmm i love the most of the songs so far

the chemistry between the 3 main leads are extremely well depicted

<3 <3

-tears- up every time ou chen's scenes comes up

D;

[Guest pikasaki]

Got hooked right away after watching the first episode. The plot is interesting and it's different from the usual cliche storylines from other dramas I've watched.

I just hate having to wait for the episodes to come out and be subbed. I've only watched two episodes. I want more! T_T

[Guest cut33]

did anyone see the offical mv of the title song? omg spoiler!!! I can't wait for those scenes

[Guest lwz]

looks like the reviews are great for this drama. im gonna catch it soon!

[Guest angeliquelle]

did anyone see the offical mv of the title song? omg spoiler!!! I can't wait for those scenes

can you link it? please and thank you

[Guest cut33]

can you link it? please and thank you

[Guest eternityxdream]

no..i don't want it to follow the novel's ending but at least luo xi showed up...

[Guest wls2948]

no..i don't want it to follow the novel's ending but at least luo xi showed up...

luo xi creeps me up. there's something abnormal about his love.......i kinda think he loves xia mo's reason is to get revenge at ou chen.

[aggiesbaby]

A Chinese fan did a fantastic analysis of Luo Xi and Ou Chen and why Xia Mo is meant for Ou Chen. The author of the novel commented on the fan's analysis saying it was great.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!

Here's a translation from AF from simoneaw88:

Luo Xi losing Xia Mo was something that would have happened, not accidental; even if it wasn't because of Xiao Cheng it would have been for some other reason. Xia Mo and Luo Xi are too similar; they are too insecure, and they desperately need security. But the slight difference between them is that for Luo Xi it's his past of being abandoned that makes him afraid of being abandoned again; while for Xia Mo it's the continual loss of the people she depended on that makes her lose faith in other people's intentions and abilities thus only trusting herself.

As for Ou Chen, even though on some level he does have his own insecurities, it is mostly based on his assumption that Xia Mo doesn't love him, not his nature. Because of his family riches, he usually gets what he wants and is in control of most situations. Thus he doesn't have that unreasonable sense of insecurity and can give others security.

Xia Mo shouldn't have gone to plead Ou Chen for the "Battle Flag" movie, and Luo Xi did have a right to be mad. Initially I felt that Luo Xi's overreaction to Xia Mo seeing Ou Chen was unreasonable and that he was the one who pushed her to Ou Chen. But on reading again, I realized that Luo Xi was mad at his own helplessness in the past, and Ou Chen's wealth that caused him to be the one abandoned. Now that he's a big star, he wants Xia Mo to recognize his abilities and depend on him, to fight his own battles instead of being pitied. Quoting from someone, "women want love, men want respect." Although men usually wants both, Xia Mo only considered the love part but failed to give Luo Xi the respect he wanted. Xia Mo thought that by pleading Ou Chen because she loved Luo Xi, she could make up for her past mistakes when she didn't stand up for him and insist that he stayed. But she forgot to consider Luo Xi's current status and neglected his wishes, which is why Luo Xi did have a reason to be mad. He reacted the way any jealous lover would react, but it was Xiao Cheng's kidney failure that drove things into a different direction.

As for Luo Xi's initiation of a breakup, there is no right or wrong; but if it were Ou Chen in that situation he would never have mentioned breaking up. When Ou Chen gets hurt, he takes whatever that comes; he believes he can solve everything, no matter how desperate he get, no matter how much he is being hurt, he doesn't give up. He would choose to move forward and keep fighting for what he wants even if he ends up in more pain. But when Luo Xi encounters the possibility of getting hurt, he pulls out his defenses and hides in his own shell, forcing others away like a porcupine. Ou Chen doesn't like to express his concern for others, he doesn't let Xia Mo know that he makes the gifts personally, he doesn't answer her calls when she wanted to plead for Luo Xi to stay as he didn't want her to know her words can easily sway him, he got into that car accident because of Xia Mo's words that she would only forgive him if he died but told her it was an accident, etc. Luo Xi likes to show off his concern, afraid that people wouldn't know of his deeds, the words he said to his mother before he was abandoned, his outwardly performance in the different homes and in the orphanages, the things he says to Xia Mo as they dated, calling Xia Mo when he committed suicide to stop her from getting married, etc. While Ou Chen is afraid of letting others know of his care and concern, Luo Xi is afraid people wouldn't know of his concern for fear of being abandoned. This is the traits that were determined by the environment they were born into, there is no right or wrong. Perhaps if the Xia Mo was a outgoing, passionate, expressive character she would be more likely to feel for Luo Xi's insecurities as opposed to Ou Chen's inexpressive overbearing personality.

Coming back to the breakup, Luo Xi's instinctive reaction whenever there's a possibility of danger is to protect himself, which is why he chose to initiate the breakup instead of being the one abandoned first. As for Ou Chen's "you are mine" personality, he would never choose to let go in the same situation. Something similar to this situation did occur to Ou Chen after they got married; when he saw Xia Mo and Luo Xi's goodbye hug, his reaction was to keep quiet, using his silence as a way of showing his anger. Xia Mo tries to explain but he refuses to listen, he may be hurting but he doesn't feel like he was abandoned or felt like he should give up. Instead he forces her onto the bed [which wasn't right granted they were married] and tries desperately to find a way of closing their gap so she wouldn't leave him. In both situations, Xia Mo was innocent, she tries to explain and make things right when the ones she love. But both men believe that Xia Mo loves the other, and they were the third parties keeping them apart. Luo Xi's reaction was to push her away, but Ou Chen's reaction was to pull her in. And of course even though in the end Ou Chen didn't force her into doing anything, Xia Mo was willing as well, but he still feels guilty and wanted to give her her freedom. That's the difference between Ou Chen and Luo Xi's thoughts and actions.

For someone like Xia Mo with her insecurities and distrust, she really doesn't suit Luo Xi. She is a cold distant person, we can't expect her to act like some saint Mary and warm Luo Xi's heart no matter how he throws his tantrums. Only someone like Sheng Qiang who can love him unconditionally even though he doesn't love her back can give him the security he needs. As for Xia Mo's personality developed in self-defense from her circumstances, only someone like Ou Chen can stand her distant hurtful spikes because he would never leave her no matter how much he ends up getting hurt.

Xia Mo and Luo Xi are like two concave puzzle pieces, they need security; and Ou Chen is like a convex puzzle piece who can give security. The ending of the novel is not because Luo Xi is not good enough, but because they are not suitable. Ou Chen has that missing personality Xia Mo does not have, thus they can fit together. It is their characters that determined their fate.

[Guest wls2948]

A Chinese fan did a fantastic analysis of Luo Xi and Ou Chen and why Xia Mo is meant for Ou Chen. The author of the novel commented on the fan's analysis saying it was great.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!

Here's a translation from AF from simoneaw88:

Luo Xi losing Xia Mo was something that would have happened, not accidental; even if it wasn't because of Xiao Cheng it would have been for some other reason. Xia Mo and Luo Xi are too similar; they are too insecure, and they desperately need security. But the slight difference between them is that for Luo Xi it's his past of being abandoned that makes him afraid of being abandoned again; while for Xia Mo it's the continual loss of the people she depended on that makes her lose faith in other people's intentions and abilities thus only trusting herself.

As for Ou Chen, even though on some level he does have his own insecurities, it is mostly based on his assumption that Xia Mo doesn't love him, not his nature. Because of his family riches, he usually gets what he wants and is in control of most situations. Thus he doesn't have that unreasonable sense of insecurity and can give others security.

Xia Mo shouldn't have gone to plead Ou Chen for the "Battle Flag" movie, and Luo Xi did have a right to be mad. Initially I felt that Luo Xi's overreaction to Xia Mo seeing Ou Chen was unreasonable and that he was the one who pushed her to Ou Chen. But on reading again, I realized that Luo Xi was mad at his own helplessness in the past, and Ou Chen's wealth that caused him to be the one abandoned. Now that he's a big star, he wants Xia Mo to recognize his abilities and depend on him, to fight his own battles instead of being pitied. Quoting from someone, "women want love, men want respect." Although men usually wants both, Xia Mo only considered the love part but failed to give Luo Xi the respect he wanted. Xia Mo thought that by pleading Ou Chen because she loved Luo Xi, she could make up for her past mistakes when she didn't stand up for him and insist that he stayed. But she forgot to consider Luo Xi's current status and neglected his wishes, which is why Luo Xi did have a reason to be mad. He reacted the way any jealous lover would react, but it was Xiao Cheng's kidney failure that drove things into a different direction.

As for Luo Xi's initiation of a breakup, there is no right or wrong; but if it were Ou Chen in that situation he would never have mentioned breaking up. When Ou Chen gets hurt, he takes whatever that comes; he believes he can solve everything, no matter how desperate he get, no matter how much he is being hurt, he doesn't give up. He would choose to move forward and keep fighting for what he wants even if he ends up in more pain. But when Luo Xi encounters the possibility of getting hurt, he pulls out his defenses and hides in his own shell, forcing others away like a porcupine. Ou Chen doesn't like to express his concern for others, he doesn't let Xia Mo know that he makes the gifts personally, he doesn't answer her calls when she wanted to plead for Luo Xi to stay as he didn't want her to know her words can easily sway him, he got into that car accident because of Xia Mo's words that she would only forgive him if he died but told her it was an accident, etc. Luo Xi likes to show off his concern, afraid that people wouldn't know of his deeds, the words he said to his mother before he was abandoned, his outwardly performance in the different homes and in the orphanages, the things he says to Xia Mo as they dated, calling Xia Mo when he committed suicide to stop her from getting married, etc. While Ou Chen is afraid of letting others know of his care and concern, Luo Xi is afraid people wouldn't know of his concern for fear of being abandoned. This is the traits that were determined by the environment they were born into, there is no right or wrong. Perhaps if the Xia Mo was a outgoing, passionate, expressive character she would be more likely to feel for Luo Xi's insecurities as opposed to Ou Chen's inexpressive overbearing personality.

Coming back to the breakup, Luo Xi's instinctive reaction whenever there's a possibility of danger is to protect himself, which is why he chose to initiate the breakup instead of being the one abandoned first. As for Ou Chen's "you are mine" personality, he would never choose to let go in the same situation. Something similar to this situation did occur to Ou Chen after they got married; when he saw Xia Mo and Luo Xi's goodbye hug, his reaction was to keep quiet, using his silence as a way of showing his anger. Xia Mo tries to explain but he refuses to listen, he may be hurting but he doesn't feel like he was abandoned or felt like he should give up. Instead he forces her onto the bed [which wasn't right granted they were married] and tries desperately to find a way of closing their gap so she wouldn't leave him. In both situations, Xia Mo was innocent, she tries to explain and make things right when the ones she love. But both men believe that Xia Mo loves the other, and they were the third parties keeping them apart. Luo Xi's reaction was to push her away, but Ou Chen's reaction was to pull her in. And of course even though in the end Ou Chen didn't force her into doing anything, Xia Mo was willing as well, but he still feels guilty and wanted to give her her freedom. That's the difference between Ou Chen and Luo Xi's thoughts and actions.

For someone like Xia Mo with her insecurities and distrust, she really doesn't suit Luo Xi. She is a cold distant person, we can't expect her to act like some saint Mary and warm Luo Xi's heart no matter how he throws his tantrums. Only someone like Sheng Qiang who can love him unconditionally even though he doesn't love her back can give him the security he needs. As for Xia Mo's personality developed in self-defense from her circumstances, only someone like Ou Chen can stand her distant hurtful spikes because he would never leave her no matter how much he ends up getting hurt.

Xia Mo and Luo Xi are like two concave puzzle pieces, they need security; and Ou Chen is like a convex puzzle piece who can give security. The ending of the novel is not because Luo Xi is not good enough, but because they are not suitable. Ou Chen has that missing personality Xia Mo does not have, thus they can fit together. It is their characters that determined their fate.

Thanks! Anywhere to get the novel?

[aggiesbaby]

^You can read the novel online at sina. I read it online while waiting for the local bookstore to special order copies of the novel for me from Taiwan.

[Guest neena]

i think this is a hard drama to watch because you are either a luo xi and xia mo shipper or a ou chen and xiao mo shipper, as of now i am a LX and XM shipper...i find the chemistry between Huang Xiao Ming and Barbie is very strong compared to her and peter...Peter's a bit boring to me. I would like to see how everything turns out but i'm not bothering watching this drama until it ends...for me, tuning in to the last episode will satisfy me enough...i watched 1 and 2 but its making my head hurt so i'm just going to wait for the ending.

[Hikary25]

Need more scene of ou chen and xia mo together T.T

Now, we need to wait 7 days for the next ep, and I thought waiting for korean dramas are long~~~~~~`

Yeah I agree with you I want more OU CHEN and Xia Mo haha ♥♥♥♥

And now to wait only 2 more days aaah I want to watch it now T_T

♥♥ TEAM OU CHEN for ever ♥♥

[Hikary25]

Thanks! Anywhere to get the novel?

Thanks for the discussion it help me alot to understand the personalities more

And I read the novel in this side, http://summersdesire.wordpress.com/ or in this other one http://tamarako.wordpress.com/

I really have like Ou Chen for the first time I read about him and saw him in the drama (Peter ho Love You) so I really don't have any trouble to decide wich one I prefer more... And I don't quite like HXM acting is a little to overacting, but well Peter said "he's doing a good job portrying Luo Xi's character" I guess that's why I don't like him ^^ haha

So I'm TEAM OU CHEN FOREVER

[Guest toGETherONE]

Oooo... I couldn't resist. I may have spoiled things for myself reading too much into this drama. Pretty good.

High props go out to the Sublime Subbing Team for finishing ep.03. Oh, ep.04 is soon here.

[Guest cut33]

why this is thread moving so slow..........not a lot of people like summer's desire or what.... T.T