Every gain comes with a loss This review will be different from my other reviews as I won’t include a plot summary. Here’s the reason: Usually, my readers have watched the series I’m reviewing. “Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars“ (WUTSS), however, has remained below the radar of some BL fans, due to the large number of series airing at the same time. If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend you to do so, and it will take you on an exciting journey into the unknown and the unexpected, which will be all the more fun if I don’t spoil the details and twists of the story. The story starts with Xiang Yong (Jed Chung) returning to his hometown on the small remote island of Xingpu, where he is a local hero as he has the reputation of being a successful artist on the rise to international fame. Xiang Yong, however, has been fired by the Taipei company where he illustrated mangas. He actually is in debt, which he tries to keep a secret, but it is accidentally revealed to all the villagers at his welcome party. Embarrassed and frustrated, he escapes to his favorite spot at the sea with his best friend Li Wan Zhe (JN Yu), and after throwing a stone, a tiny piece of a meteorite (“shooting star“) to be more precise, into the sea, Xiang Yong wishes he couldn’t be seen any more, while Li Wan Zhe wishes for a short fleeting romance. The next morning, Xiang Yong’s father Old He (Lee L…

This was an excellent series, for the most part. It was about a young man whose life was falling apart so one night he made a wish to live a different life and the wish came true. Like the old saying goes, be careful of what you wish for because you might just get it. Along the way he learns some very valuable lessons about love, life and managing expectations of himself and those around him. The story progressed nicely, then in episode 8 they decide to move in a slightly different direction. While that did throw the cadence of the story off, it still was all part of one big story and it was still enjoyable. The last episode got a little abstract and vague as to the "magic part" of the wish and what happened because of it, but outside of that it was a very good story and very much worth watching.

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