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VIP Gymnasium (Taiwanese Series) [VIP Fitness Coach]

This 8 part, 15-minute each series feels like an old sitcom style comedy series. It's campy story told from a fujoshi's point of view, so yeah, this is not your typical BL story. Since it s short series and every episode is like a story of yet another comedy of errors, it's an easy breezy watch. Having said that, there is nothing really memorable about the show at all.

Guo Xiao Mei, a rich girl that one day crosses Gu Zhi, a young actor that works as an instructor at this VIP gym in the same building as her office. That same instant because of a misunderstanding, she thinks of him as gay. Given that she is a fujoshi, she goes to the gym to sign a 5 year VIP membership but would only do that if Gu Chi admits he is gay, and so he pretends to be gay to lure her into buying 5 year premium membership at the gym. When when the girl sees the gym supervisor, she immediately end sup shipping them together as a couple. During the 8 episode there's a lot of funny scenes including sexual jokes and funny situations with Gu Zhi, Quin Nan and the other clients of the gym.

Some of the episodes were quite funny while a couple were drag, to be honest. The girls' charming enthusiasm to ship two very handsome guys in the gym kept the show alive. Also I loved almost all the scenes where she would go to the gym but do everything else except workout and would also be able to justify it. The two guys were actually quite hot and it also felt that almost in every episode Gu Chi would end up fantasizing about his supervisor based on whatever situation the girl would say but immediately come to senses. There is a lot of daydreaming kind of situations here. Some of the other side characters are also fun to watch like the receptionist, the old cleaning guy, the overweight girl who thinks the young actor was trying to seduce her and another muscle body builder who grunts in the gym everytime he exercises. Overall, a series for total time pass, something that doesn't require too much brains. You just watch, occasionally laugh and then just forget. (5/10)

Comments

Sailor Maan said…
This one had me laugh quite a few times. Just the beginning was magic with characters introduction. Both guys in a unprobable romantic pose spinning and the supervisor thinking "wait... why am I still spinning? I want to puke". You know from the start you can unplug your brain and enjoy lol. Too bad all jokes were not always that funny. That girl with no moral is great and reminds me a lot of some funny manga usual characters. Oh and I want to know of that gym where all guys work shirtless! Mine doesn't...
Golu said…
I am glad you mentioned that, which I forgot to add in my review. Exactly what gym is it where all men work out shirtless. As much as it will be fun to just watch them as eye candy, I do not watch anyone else's sweat touching all over my body sharing equipments. lol
Sailor Maan said…
You're right, under equipments they should put towels. Or me :p
Golu said…
or me. hahahahhahaha

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