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The dullest of Zhao LuSi drama
I don't know about this drama. I think this was the most dullest drama Zhao LuSi ever been in, seriously though, she's not very herself like we knew her. Riley Wang was also...OMG...the dullest character ever. I mean if you're a quite reserve man, you don't have to extend it to become a painfully grumpy - like there wasn't any 'fire' in his eyes...couldn't see his passion to violin either. Even his parent (in the drama) stated to the same effect....for the money Bei Er Duo would do anything to fullfill her dreams to go to Japan for her further training for voice-over actress. Then, it became dismantling her character by rival Tang Li (whose in love with Ye ShuWei), very belittle Er'Duo personality because her side jobs. If they said about lively and funny cohabitant, well there's none funny or lively about it, it's all fallen flat! As we can see Riley Wang wasn't a violist for real because he didn't know how to hold it right even for an act. They both were looking good to each other...both cute...young...on the rise...perfect. Too bad they're both also making the most dullest drama...Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Not convincing
This drama most of the time, it was without big emotions and when it had, I was stressing with Shuwei, he was sly most of the time, and his words of love for Bei Erduo did not match his attitudes, he said he liked it her but at the first opportunity to invite a woman to his house without consulting her he did it, without even thinking about how she would feel about it. Bei Erduo was a good character, hardworking, funny at times, cute and charismatic, Zhao Lusi always rocks, but I can't say the same about Riley Wang, he kept practically the same impression the whole drama of boredom, just changed to smiles that showed off his beautiful dimple, the highest score for acting is all thanks to Zhao Lusi for him it would be lower, his acting I found weak. The couple itself lacked chemistry, the few kisses were so-so, there was nothing wow happening between them, the best scenes are of them pretending for the show, because their relationship even off-camera is tedious, the ending was a little off . Finally an immemorial drama, I would not watch it again.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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It was bad, but entertaining enough to finish
After I watched Hidden Love right, Zhao Lusi piqued my attention because she did really great there, so i wanted to watch her early shows and this is the earliest that netflix has in their catalog. Also great, since Riley Wang is in here cuz i just checked 'Everybody Wants to meet you' too, though that drama was really trash.Anyway, the story... I wouldn't say it's trash, though they did add something new to the table with that "Fake relationship" concept in dramas, i think they just did it badly like they had an idea, but they didn't manage to put it all together really well. It was such a mess in the first half, but after the season 2 of the dating show, i wouldn't say it's good, but it got a littleee better enough for me to feel something and to be at least a littleee invested for me to finish it, and it got fast paced as well. FL's mom, i think she got introduced too early and it was soo sudden, like there are no bits of crumbs that we might get a FL family drama side plot incoming, she just came in storming and it never even got a proper resolution, because suddenly she's okay with her mom, like did i skipped an episode or something? why is her relationship with her mom suddenly like "Oh, we're good now", and the scam part with her mom, i kinda predicted that, but that scene with the other victims like those paid extras doesn't even give a shit, they didn't even put an effort in their acting. I also don't like how the moment she knew her composer crush was actually our male lead, immediately her feelings flipped, it wasn't like "now i'm in love with this guy" kinda thing, but it was sort of like you can tell she started developing some feelings towards Shuwei right away just because of his other identity. The accidents in this drama are soo predictable, how could you mess up something that's supposed to be a turning point for a character or story? I don't really know how to explain it... I've watched a lot of dramas that have accidents in it and it's supposed to come out as a plot twist, something you're not expecting and just happened out of nowhere, but here i can sense it a mile away and it's baaaad. I like how they handled the side plot with our 2nd male lead. It's not intrusive, and they didn't really focus on it that much, it's just there from time to time, that's probably why i never felt the 2nd lead syndrome. It's very cute and heartwarming, glad he got a proper closure. 2nd couple's side plot was a nice break, for how messy our main couple was, but it got messy too as it went on and i wasn't expecting it to turn out that way, though i'm glad it got a proper closure too. In the very late game, i don't know why did this, but why introduce a new girl? I get it she had some sort of contribution to the story, but i think that is unnecessary, there's a lot of ways you could've done that without adding a new character to the story, it just stretched out the last parts of the show. The japanese dubbing in the last episode was so obvious, but props to them since it matched Zhao Lusi's voice
The characters, I think they're all ok and the acting too was meh... it's passable. The one that stood out to me in the beginning was the 2nd couple, again it was nice, but it got messy as it went on, their acting was okay and then i switched to our main couple because they got better in the 2nd half. Zhao Lusi, although i like you here, because you're so cute and adorable, but this is me after watching your recent work 'Hidden Love' so there's a very big difference in your acting. In here, i can tell it's not up to par with what your current acting skills can show, i don't really have much to say about your character here, aside from 'it's okay'. Riley wang, this is the 2nd drama that I've watched that he's in and to be honest, I feel bad for him because this one too is still bad, He really needs to be given a good written and scripted drama. Also, at the same time i don't like his acting here, he's just a frowning soulless character, that's not how you act cold. You just look like you're angry all the time. I don't even think I've seen his character smile genuinely in this show and it didn't develop much at all. I don't know if i'm supposed to blame your acting or the writer...
The music was okay, i mean it's there... good. Though i liked the violin stuff. I wish they did that more.
Cinematography is ok, but i just noticed this, and not just here, but in other cdramas as well, when they do video calls, dashcam, or cctv footage stuff it's always a full on cinematography, oh my god.. are you really that lazy to film those kinds of shot? like, have an intern film those for you if you couldn't be bothered to film it yourself. In most cases, you're not gonna bother eyeing that shit, but it's just that, i would notice it every time. Stop it!!!
So yeah... overall, this drama is bad, but still entertaining enough, like the first half if you could endure, and get past that then you're probably gonna enjoy the 2nd half since that's where it'll get better in terms of story and characters. Would i watch this again? heck no!
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Starting is good ,love start with fake relationship but then there is misunderstanding between them which increase rivalry and whenever they meet they fight . Her nature is little aggressive but he didn't have aggressive nature at the same time he showed no expressions too that what he was feeling when she blamed him ,he felt upset ,ashamed ,insulted what exactly he was felt didn't come out from his expressions .Drama enters the love triangle but there is no impact of this love triangle story and third wheel automatically disappeared ... At some stages he felt jeoulous but again no expressions of jeoulousy...I felt loose expressions between them..
Last episode made little disappointed and ending too.
It is so so story
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The Long And The Short Of It ❣ Harmonious Romance °7.3° °VG°
This graceful little show is for fans of romance.This is my second foray into Chinese entertainment with a modern-day setting. This is my second time scratching my head. Why? Because, once again, I liked this show despite the many flaws.
For one, this show is relaxing to watch. Some would say it's slow, however, I kept choosing it over other shows because it was strangely soothing. The 24 episodes are just 40 minutes each, so they pass by quickly.
The premise is that a television producer, Mr. Yu, must find a last minute replacement couple for a show in which real-life couples compete. When things are desperate, and we need a big favor, whom do we call? Either best friends or family, right? So he calls his uncle, “Ye” Shuwei, who happens to be younger than him. Single, and very available Ye, is half of a couple. So Lizi, the co-producer, prevails upon her best friend, Erduo, to appear as the the other half.
Erduo. Played by the luminescent Lusi Zhao (The Romance of Tiger and Rose-9.8, Who Rules The World-7.5), she’s an aspiring voice actress with a goal to work in animation. Her dream is to study in Japan. As Erduo does not come from a wealthy family, she works several jobs as she tries to save up for school. That is precisely why she agrees to do the show: She'll make in 6 weeks what she would otherwise work 2 years to earn. Erduo is petite and as cute as the cartoon characters to which she lends voice. She doesn't come up to Ye's shoulder. She is smart and friendly, with a ready smile... while Ye seems like the very definition of a wet blanket.
Ye (Riley Wang from Back from the Brink), who crafts violins for a living, is a musical genius. Like many prodigies, he seems to be the brooding type. He isn't economical with words; he's downright stingy. Though handsome, he presents as condescending, bristly, and dismissive. As he comes from a wealthy family and is exceptionally talented, he hasn't had to look up to many people during his lifetime.
In part due to Ye's surprisingly convincing improvisation, Ye and Erduo are an instant hit with the audience. Unfortunately, they were not so much of a hit with eachother. In order to compete convincingly, and to dispel rumors that they aren't a real couple, they must scramble to get to know each other better.
Once Erduo meets Ye, she clearly never considers the possibility of a romance between them. /She don't like that /jerk/. It's very charming to see how Ye takes a liking to Erduo while she's oblivious to his feelings as well as her own shifting inclinations. As it turns out, Ye's a total playa. He really pulls some moves to close escrow. I was impressed. When Ye softened, he won Erduo over, and he won me over as well. While Erduo is admirable and adorable, Ye made me a fan of the show.
Erduo's friend, Lizi, wisely pivoted her life and then got to fiddle around with romance herself. As Lizi is a wonderful friend to Erduo, viewers will certainly be happy for her.
Here's some of the 'needs more practice' list:
The episodes don't appear to be split naturally. They seem to be chopped up at 40 minute intervals regardless. {I've since learned that many Cdramas are just one long movie, so this is no longer a criticism}
Wardrobe. Much of it is off. Some of Erduo's outfits are dreadful. Some are cute, though she tends to be overdressed. She asks her mom one time why she's dressed so formally- did she go to a wedding? Her mom was wearing a casual, businesslike suit. Awkward. To be fair, Lizi's outfits are classy. Ms Richbich, Lulu, always looks amazing. Mr. Yu's suits are over-the-top colorful. He's extremely handsome. There's always people that can get away with outlandish clothes. His confidence and looks put him in that category.
His apartment is awful, which brings us to....
Sets. Chinese entertainment can have odd modern day sets. Ye's house is impressive, but the decor could be so much better. (A trash can next to the coffee table? Really?) Erduo's mom's place has flea-marketish canvas paintings lined up about 7 feet high, straight across an entire wall. Kids, pictures should be put at eye level, with varied heights, or a limited structural layout. Long straight lines are for molding & borders. Lizi's place, and Ye's workshop are very sharp and the best put together sets.
Lastly, The Ending. The ending was not an ending. It sort of drifted off like all the other episodes. We can see that they are going to be fine, but they are still in the middle of so much, and things are largely left unresolved. They could have allowed for one more episode to wrap it up more smoothly. I was actually surprised to see the show had ended b/c I had lost track of the episodes.
Nevertheless, I can confidently recommend this to fans of romance. The pluses easily outplay any negatives.
QUOTE📢
(Ye, rejecting his childhood gf) "You will find your own happiness. You don't have to save it for me.
〰🖍 IMHO
Age 11+
Directing 7
Acting 7
Romance 8
Flutters 6
In order of ~lite & trite~ to ~heavy & serious~ you may also like:
Period
C: Overlord 8.4,
The Sleepless Princess 9.1;
Under the Power 8.6,
The Rebel Princess 9.1,
The Sword and the Brocade 8.6 (in ancient Chinese opera style),
The Rise of Phoenixes 9
K:
My Only Love Song 8.7 excellent comedy;
Mr. Queen 8.5;
My Sassy Girl 8.5;
The King's Affection 8.3;
Mr. Sunshine 9
Fantasy-
C:
Love Between Fairy & Devil 8.9;
Once upon a time in Linglian Mountain 7.5;
Douluo Continent 9.4;
Handsome Siblings 8.7;
Eternal Love 8.3,
Ancient Love Poetry 8.6;
Love and Redemption 10
Japanese lite romcoms: Maid Sama-10, Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo-7.8, Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions-8.4, Toradora-8.5
Romance
K :
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love To Hate You 8.9;
Touch Your Heart 8.2;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 9;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;
Romance junkies only:
K:
My Secret Romance 7 (if you ff thru overdone flashbacks);
Boys Over Flowers 8 ~ melodrama to the max;
The Bride of Habaek 7;
Heirs 7.3;
That Winter, The Wind Blows7
Something in the Rain 9
C:
Well-Intended Love 7.5 Rom-porn - extra points for the dopamine, but ML pullsan outrageous stunt;
You are my destiny 6.8 cute, sweet & 1/2 padding;
A Little Thing Called First Love 8.5;
Find Yourself 8.9;
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The story line isn't anything new since it's just a rich man and a "poor" girl falling in love. The cast is super attractive and the acting was good. I loved how this drama was about violin, since I used to play violin for a bit. Tang Li and Yu Sheng was definitely my motivation for finishing this drama. The main couple's scenes were very cute and all, but I enjoyed Tang Li and Yu Sheng's story more. It was a plot twist for me when Tang Li got with Mars instead because I assumed they would get together in the end like any other drama. This drama is a solid 8/10. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
It is not enough to hear you, you must also use words to communicate
This was a poorly dubbed drama about a girl who just wanted to study dubbing and the 30000 obstacles she had along the way and the guy who had everything including a whole lot of red flags.The female lead in this drama has a whole lot of good lines and is indeed independent lovable yet makes really strange decisions and seems very confused by the guy she adores... The guy of course does not make life easy for her as he really hates using actual verbal words for other than correcting peoples wrongdoing. Dude does however have a one track mind and makes sure the women around him take all the responsibility for more or less everything around him.
We also have one of dramalands most lovely and frustrating side couples that out shine the leads, great friendships and idiot men and evil women. Having seen this drama around the time I saw the western movie Barbie I could not help to compare some of the men with the Kens out there (that is not a good thing).
There are some good very self aware and important lines here and there some unpredictable turns (to the bad, but lovely not to expect them). But mostly a whole lot of things that make no sense at all + a whole lot of odd double standards.
There is also a cute cat and a mom I wanted to hug but also a mom I wished bad things would happen to.
All in all the cat and the gals + nephew made this drama worthy of my time the rest are not the least bit memorable...
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Season 2???
Amazing acting and great chemistry between the main couple! The last scene leave us with a sweet taste but only that! We definitely need a season 2 because we need to watch the Reduo's success as the top voice actress and Suwei's achievements on both Italy and China! As about their relationship, it would be nice to see their own marriage and why not a pregnancy... Besides these, the story is extremely romantic, lovely and sweet!Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
One of my first foreign dramas and I loved it!
This is one of the first foreign dramas I have seen. I really hated watching subtitles instead of seeing everything going on in the show but over the years got used to it because my father is almost deaf. So I wanted a change from the American Hallmark shows that just got boring. I ran across this show and more on Netflix and decided to give it a try. I am so glad I did! I have enjoyed many KDramas and CDramas now and will keep watching them!Ok so this show... I really liked it even with then not so great acting and the huge mistakes especially in the parts of Riley Wang playing the violin. I have a daughter who plays so watching him try to act playing was a bit painful! Lol however, it is still one of my favorites and I have watched it 3 times now!
Storyline - I liked the story. It was not acted perfectly. Some of the parts were lacking in big ways. But I do like the story itself.
Acting/Cast - I love the main leads! Riley Wang is getting better in his acting since this show. Rosy Zhao has also gotten better. I have seen a few of their recent dramas and have enjoyed them.
Rewatch? Yes definitely! Might go for my 4th soon!😉
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This is not a positive review. I don’t mind if a drama is not happy but there should be reasons for difficulties in the relationships. The second mains surely had them so you could see their problems a mile away. The mains here the problem were contrived in the usual drama fashion and it was just cliché. It get really tiresome to watch Chinese and Taiwanese dramas wherein the woman must chose between romantic and professional happiness. My mom had to make these decisions back in the 1960s and managed to do both. But we consistently get these goofy dramas from the aforementioned countries. You don’t see this from dramas in general. It’s just nonsense. Japan is hardly distant from China. Also when I took a job that separated me from my family I took a flight to see them every month. It’s not difficult to have long distant relationships now.Other things I was not wild about was the English speaking actor. He wasn’t a disaster but hardly A list for China. The music was not good. Also anyone with even a year worth of violin lessons would be able to tell NONE of the violin playing is approaching real. I don’t expect it to be but wtf they can’t give them a couple weeks to learn to bow in sync? Also the Vienna Symphony Orchestra does not order a bunch of violins. That’s just comical.
Last, although I know I could come up with other criticisms, despite what others claim this was typical tsundere. The guy bordered on abusive at the beginning. And of course he’s an expert in, let’s count them, violin making, violin musicianship, archery, ice skating, etc. And people wonder why kdramas are more popular.
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Story: as I previously mentioned always kept me waiting to watch more it was really unpredictable,couldn't stop!They made average cliches seem special. The first few episode upto maybe 16? was very good, the story was a slow burn and showed reasonable real building of love,that was refreshing,loved that.It showed a cold Male lead who became warmer and helped the female lead in meaningful ways.It showed supportive strong parents of both the leads, the female lead's mom was a little annoying at times,but didn't really mind after a point.The show didn't have much skin ship,which was little disappointing,but they were pretty cute. I do feel however that they dragged their romance.Sometimes the male lead was so controlling and the girl just said NOTHING ,was super annoyed. I loved the story character and development of the second female lead,her presence made this show 10000 times better. Her friendship with the Female lead was so cute! Her way of solving problems and finding happiness was EVERYTHING!The last two episodes and the ending was super abrupt and didnt make sense,what was the writer thinking! Overall i loved the different unique elements portrayed on the show,was super impressed by them and a cute story about dreams and hardwork YES!!
Music: This was so off honestly sometimes the music really didnt complement the scenes and seemed so awkward,It was sometimes didnt set the emotions,was really a mess. the ost song was not bad though!
Acting: by the end of the show i was so done with the stone face of riley wang,he had the same expression for literally the whole show. I was so disappointed. I really hope this is how the character was and he can hopefully act.The second male lead character was so frustrating gosh,but i guess thats intended. I particularly didnt find any faults in the other actors. They were pretty good.
also i have to mention, they dubbed japanse in the last episode like?? didnt even try to lipsync it,,,WHAT.There were also so many instances were the no name charecters were doing random shit, they didnt shoot this properly lmao
Overall don't regret watching this show,was something new and kept me entertained ,which is the point :)
will be praying for another season!
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To be honest this is not a good story ,there is no twist no fun no romance nothing .and that same shitt the ML is rich and the FM is average or poor the fm don't like the ml .and the FM looks so innocent compared to ML . but I won't say anything about anyones look .
it was fun till ep 17 -18 .it was not necessary to drag .the ep after finishing the drama I though it was a waste of my time .I don't like the drama in a simple way .and there is no romance nothing they just stay away from each other .there is only one kissing scene in this drama .beside kiss there should be some romance which was missing .
So if someone reading this review thinking of watching this drama .I would suggest not towatch this. there are many drama which can be watched so I don't recommend this ..and I'm sorry if I offend someone.
thank you for reading .
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