This show is, at its core, a story about two brothers falling in love with one girl (now that I think about it, the brothers' personalities are not unlike The Vampire Diaries' - one self-destructive while the other is... oh yunno. Everybody watches TVD - I'm on Team Stefan btw). The two leading actors, when asked on what they'll do if they ever find themselves in a love triangle, Ryhdian Vaughan replies that he'll probably give up the girl, while second lead Sphinx (funky name eh) Ding begs to differ: "If I really love that woman, it won't matter whose girlfriend she is." Ooh. Now that is what I call spot-on casting.
Characters and the plot aside (more on that later), my, the quality really shows. I think this is a great joint effort by Japan and Taiwan, because the snowy scenes took my breath away, and I really appreciated the Japanese culture they've subtly incorporated into the everyday lives of the characters. I wished the OTP could just stay in Japan forever, safe from the crazy-up-the-wazoo shiz in Taiwan. Alas, as this is a remake, one cannot defy the original jdorama. But nothing is going to stop me from madly crossing my fingers and hope the ending will be different this time around.
