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HIStory 1: Stay Away From Me is a 2017, Taiwanese BL drama and the 2nd instalment in both the History 1 series and the HIStory series as a whole.
HIStory 1: Stay Away From Me was directed by Ishtar Tsai.
Stay Away From Me has 4 episodes and aired from the 21st of February, concluding on the 24th of February 2017.
Cast:
Duke Wu as Cheng Ching
Edison Song as Feng He
Chiao Man Ting as Meng Meng
When their parents get married and leave for a long honeymoon, superstar Cheng Ching moves in with his new stepbrother Feng He.
With Cheng Ching on the brink of falling out of college, their parents entrust Feng He to tutor him.
Meng Meng, Feng He's fujoshi best friend, starts dreaming of the perfect BL fanfic and tries to push the two together, but will Feng He be able to stay away from his brother?
I was a little unsure with this series, and it took me a little longer to like the characters and plot, the cast on the other hand I fell in love with straight away. This series seems to focus on your typical don't get along at first, but the more they spend together, the more their opinions of one another and feelings for one another changes. Even though this is a common plot for most dramas, the cast did an amazing job bringing it to the screen.
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why I recognised Duke Wu and it's because I'd watched him in the Taiwanese drama Miss in Kiss, so I thought it was nice to be able to see him in a completely different role and especially in a BL drama. It seems that Cheng Ching is your "typical" arrogant celebrity that puts on a false persona when in front of fans and doesn't really seem to care whether he fails college or not, until he spends more time with his stepbrother and sees the hard work he puts in himself, making him wanting to better himself in his private life as well as his public image. Cheng Ching seems to accept his feelings straight away and it shows that he actually wears his heart on his sleeve when Feng He seems to reject him.
Edison Song did a great job as Feng He, you can feel his annoyance with having to be responsible for someone else as well as someone who doesn't seem interested. The more the spend time together the more you see Feng He warm to him, you can tell he struggles with the fact that he's having romantic feelings towards his stepbrother and is often seen reminding both himself and Cheng Ching that they are brothers and their parents are married. Feng He seems to be really naive at times, but still takes things head on.
I applaud Chiao Man Ting as Meng Meng, she portrays practically every female BL fan perfectly, the only thing I didn't agree with was when she wrote a love letter to Cheng Ching on Feng He's behalf, I'm all for friends trying to help their friends accept and act on their feelings but not to the point that it makes them uncomfortable and not to the point of hurting others in the process.
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Like HIStory 1: My hero, HIStoy 1: Stay Away From Me is a short and sweet series, that gives us a new story and new characters, that go through their own inner battles about their feelings. While it's not my favourite from the HIStory 1 series, I'd still recommend it as the cast did an amazing job.
Have you watched HIStory 1: Stay Away From Me?
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Did you enjoy the plot and script?
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