Plot of the drama
This drama is quite a refreshing one for those who love the fantasy of elder brother's best friend and sister falling in love. Upon entering university Sang Zhi ( female protagonist) falls in love and makes sure of her feelings through her daily interactions with Duan Jiaxu (male protagonist) as they go through life's problems and solve them in their own way. Although DJ always sees SZ as a younger sister but slowly falls for her charms as time passes and discovers his inner feelings.I personally liked the story because I like male actor and have watched all his previous works. Along with it I like their cute interactions and you can really gush over them. Overall I liked it and the story is a good one-time watch.
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I loved a lot of things about this drama but let me get this out of the way, the age gap WAS weird. Personally, I think the show could’ve made things feel a lot less awkward by having them meet when she was 17 rather than when she was in middle school and then later reconnecting. Even though her character is supposed to be around 14, the actress they cast to play this younger version of her looked about 7 years old and seeing her act opposite to the male lead felt extremely uncomfortable to me, especially because they kept flashing back to that time. There were way too many episodes taking place when she was a kid, it felt like maybe three or four would have been plenty. The show also made such a big deal about the age gap that it was hard to forget about it. It could have been the translations or a cultural thing, but at certain points when they were talking about their ages, it didn’t seem to line up with a five year gap. Again, I think this might be a cultural difference, but it was also odd to hear him constantly introduce her as sister. It could have been the translation but when he said “I don’t want to just be your elder brother, I want to be your boyfriend” I almost laughed out loud at how bizarre that sounds, when this is supposed to be a very sweet scene. All this being said, I actually really did like the romance for the most part. Sang zhi was such an interesting character and was written so differently than a lot of other drama leading ladies. Jiaxu was of course written as the perfect boyfriend and the actor did an amazing job showcasing his charm. While age gap is not my favorite, the show allowed Jiaxu multiple opportunities to see Sangzhi in a different, more mature light that made him realize she had grown up. What was such a great aspect of their relationship is that they were a true partnership. They both were extremely protective of each other, not just him being protective of her. Sangzhi was constantly standing up for her man and Jiaxu’s reaction to that was heartbreaking because it was clear that he’d never had anyone on his side like that before. Sangzhi had a lot of scenes that I think in other dramas it would have the male lead in her role, for example when she wraps the scarf around his neck or when she confronts his harasser. They really highlighted that even though Sangzhi was younger than him, she was willing to go to bat for him just as much as he was for her.
Jiaxu was truly adorable and it was so understandable how Sangzhi had a crush on him for so long - who wouldn’t! The college roommate crew was such a good addition and it would have been great to see more of them. One of the other places that the show really excelled was with the depiction of the sibling relationship. Brother sister relationships are not often done this well; the way the two of them bickered felt so natural and even when they were fighting or didn’t know how to express it, you could tell how much they cared about each other. My only complaint is that there wasn’t enough of the brother, especially in the later portion of the show. I would’ve liked him to have his own storyline and I thought there would have been more shown with the girlfriend.
Sangzhi’s roommates were cute but they didn’t feel like realized characters because none of them really had their own arcs. The one roommate having the crush went nowhere and it felt like a waste for the show to spend time on it. The latter half of the show started to feel like it was dragging and part of that could be because almost every scene was just these two main characters. It could have worked better if the show was either a few episodes shorter or if they spent more time on some of the other characters, especially the brother!
Even with some of the issues, I do still think the show is worth watching. There were a lot of very sweet moments that I can see myself going back to rewatch, not even just with the main couple but also with Sangzhi and her brother. The part of the show when Sangzhi is a child is pretty long, so just be aware of what you’re getting into, but once she gets to college it was a lot more enjoyable.
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RECOMENDADISSIMO ❤
FL - Sang ZhiML - Duan Jiaxu
Melhor protagonista masculino da Dramaland.
Simplificando muito a estória, Jiaxu é melhor amigo do irmão da Sang Zhi. O drama inicia o irmão da FL voltando pra casa e apresentando o amigo pra familia. Dai surge um crush leve da FL com o ML. Eu digo leve porque FL é uma criança e o ML é um adolescente/adulto preste a entrar na faculdade. Por outro lado, o Jiaxu sempre tratou ela com uma irmã, ajudando ela na escola, sempre foi fofo com ela... atitudes normais de um ser humano e é isso que gosto nele. To resumindo uns 8 episódios. Jiaxu entra na faculdade, se forma e segue a vida. A Sang Zhi ver que aquilo que ela sente tem que ser superado, passa os anos, segue a vida e vai para a faculdade na mesma cidade de quem? Isso mesmo! Acertou! Jiaxu!
E é ai que o drama começa ficar maravilhoso!!! Eles dois adultos!!! Adultos, livres e desimpedidos! Entendeu meu raciocínio?! A magia acontece~~ ❤
JIAXU - Acho que eu nunca vi uma pessoa tão boa, prestativa, amiga, trabalhador, querido, um verdadeiro amor. Jiaxu é isso! Com um passado trágico, ele passou por poucas e boas na vida e mesmo assim, ele não se torna alguém amargo e sim um ser humano bom e altruísta. Ele é sozinho, carrega um fardo desde muito jovem então sempre trabalhou muito para resolver os problemas relacionado a família e nisso cresceu acostumado a resolver tudo por ele mesmo e a lidar com tudo sozinho. Então ele percebe que alguém se importa com ele!!! Gente, quando ele percebe isso é tão profundo. Olhar dele dizia tudo. Foi lindo!
E APARTIR DESSE DIA ELE SE TORNA O ATACANTE! FL que se segure!! kkkk
Sang ZHi - Que querida né?! Sempre demonstrou ser alegre, carismática, amiga, esperta, atacante tbm Ep18. Gosto muito das tomadas de decisão, ela sabe o que quer. Aprecio muito isso em uma protagonista feminina.
Ela tem uma família normal!!! Os pais são bons que apoiam ela em tudo- apesar do ep23. A relação com irmão é muito engraçada, muita quimica, pareciam irmão de verdade! As amigas são amigas de verdade, ajudando ela com o quesito amor e relacionamentos. Amei!
Que casal perfeito! Eles conversam, são amigos, fofos, Tudo De Bom e os beijos? perfeitos! ❤
Melhor drama do ano! Ele é responsável por dar mais uma chance para os cdramas! Agora minha lista de cdrama esta aumentando constantemente.
Zhao Lu Si e Chen Zhe Yuan ganharam meu coração, amei a atuação, a química tava lá!! Preciso urgente assistir outros dramas com eles, e eu soube que a China gosta de repetir casais então fica aqui minhas orações para que isso aconteça muito em breve. Amem!
Agora, vão lá assistir esse drama maravilhoso!
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Mmm... Cute.
I don't usually watch cdramas but this one caught my attention and I really liked it. The story is cute, touching and the characters are adorable, I have a special place in my heart for Sang Yan -the brother- I always loved it when he appears on screen and the dynamic between him and Sang Zhi is so real, a real sibling behavior. Another thing I liked about this cdrama was how it portrayed friendship, between the female characters and the male characters, it made me want to have friends like them. Maybe I have a lot to say about this cdrama but some people find it a bit controversial because of the age difference (I highly understand), but from my point of view the story is well constructed, they met when she was little but he never saw her as a potential lover until they met again when she was older, having an older crush when you are little is very common, he never interacted with her with other intentions when they first met, she sees his actions in that romantic way simply because she is in love with him. I don't know what else you think but for me, this story was super cute, the ost was also super cute, I loved the songs, and again Victor Ma and his character was my favorite.Maybe what I didn't like so much is how the female lead continues to be so innocent and pure even as an adult, as they emphasize so much.
But if you're looking for something cute, sweet and very cheesy, you should watch it.
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Just my thoughts on this show!!!
It was a random pick, no one recommended it to me, I watched a reel and immediately looked for it and yeah I finished all the 25 episodes plus a special so here is my honest review!!!1. Reality / Fiction:
It's purely fiction?, I understood how the author of original story created or made up a whole show on thought of "how it will look like if it's too good to be true"
All went well no drama indeed. it's far away from reality and only satisfies the delusions of ppl nvm!!!
2. Story:
A cliche, mediocre and typical, it's good to watch n nothing else, we can predict most of the scenes as what's happening already so.
3. Acting:
FL is such an expressive actress I really appreciate they way she played her role and ML too. Good chemistry.
4. The loop:
it's a delusional story of 'what too good to be true looks like' as I mentioned above, and the childish voice why was director okay with that. It's nice as it's fiction it can be uneasy and discomfort when we think in reality pov like
- 8th class, 14yr old girl first saw 19yr old boy, she likes him because he is good looking and then for kindness which came next after!!!? idk it's her thoughts so idk
- 11th grade, 17yr girl crushing on 22yr guy, okay girl teenage phase can understand, she flew ✈️ to see him as she overheard a rumour like okay!!!
-1st year, 18yr old girl meeting 24yr guy and after being taken care of indeed he should fall for her right like on snowy day!!!?
-19yr old girl, her birthday, he is 25yr and it all started like nice, good for them it's fiction
after graduation ?
-22 her and 27yr him, proposed right away like bro ?, okay okay marry younger is what writer is telling and settling in life by that age. such delusions.
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The story is so sweet like good roomates, no exs bs, good parents, good everything and story of ml idk it's unsettling even as fiction. idk why I watched but went on coz I'm bored.
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Well age is just a number and maturity comes with experiences then idgaf with drama logic because its a pure delulu story. wake up to really pals!!!
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overall, Looks good only to watch and nothing great or impactful drama so, 8.5 star for ost and for crew who worked on this drama, it's my personal opinion so nvm!!!
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have a great day ?
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Suggest you start at episode 8
I overall liked this drama, but I hated how young they had the youngest Sang Zhi look. There was too much time taken for the scenes where they were younger and I have a fondness for age-gap stories, provided they don't creep me out. (so for me, historical is better than modern, the older the characters, the more comfortable I am in general.) And the eventual love story that occurs doesn't creep me out, but some of those early episodes would make me feel uncomfortable in a couple places, knowing where it was going.So, when I rewatched, I just skipped those first 8 eps and there were enough flashbacks to tell the story well enough, IMO, and then I still knew she's had a crush on him for forever, but I didn't feel like he was being creepy at all. (I know he's clueless when she's young, but because I "know the future", it can just be looked at in an ugly lens.)
Past ep 8, it's a heartwarming love story, with many of the familiar tropes. But I do like that her mom gets to be nice to her in this one! LOL
Overall, confirms my enjoyment of Zhao Lusi and adds Chen Zhe Yuan to a list of preferred actors.
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Muitas doses de fofura
Hidden Love é um drama queridinho da internet, então é obvio que minhas expectativas estavam altas. Posso dizer que elas foram sim cumpridas, pois o drama entrega o que promete: casal fofo, romance leve, história que passa o ar de juventude e primeiro amor, e é claro, muitos clichês. A fotografia do drama passa a vibe de verão e primavera, as osts ajudam a reforçar essa estética já que também são fofas e bonitinhas, então é extremamente fácil se sentir acolhido na narrativa e nos clichês da história, ainda mais porque a protagonista Sang Zhi é uma fofa em todas as versões: criança, adolescente e adulta, ela consegue te conquistar em todas (apesar de que na minha opinião, não tinha necessidade de uma atriz mirim para interpretar ela com 14 anos). O casal é realmente muito fofo, e acompanhar eles desde o começo até o final aquece o coração. Os personagens secundários são legais apesar de não terem uma narrativa grandiosa o bastante para que você se apegue a eles, o melhor é definitivamente o irmão da Sang Zhi. Agora, a trama daquela menina que ficava indo atrás do Jia Xu é tão chata e desnecessária, parecia que ela estava lá só pra ocupar tempo e dar mais episódios, além de que essa menina é irritante e enjoada para caramba. Eu adoro o elenco desse drama, Zhao Lusi entrega tanto em suas personagens, e eu adorei o ator, irei assistir outros dramas com ele. Entretanto, uma coisa que me incomodou um pouco foi o fato de que no começo do drama, a versão de 14 anos da Sang Zhi é obviamente uma criança, enquanto não há nenhuma mudança no ator principal, então é um pouco estranho assistir as cenas do começo em que a Sang Zhi criança é apaixonada pelo Jia Xu que já está na faculdade, então há uma passagem de tempo de 2 ou 3 anos, e a versão de 16/17 já é a Zhao Lusi, o que fica bem desconexo. E nossa era difícil assistir as cenas do casal adulto quando misturava com os flashbacks de quando ela tinha 14 anos, apesar de sempre ficar claro que Jia Xu a via como uma irmãzinha nessa época. Outro erro que também é possível perceber é que as idades não batem com a diferença de idade que é tanto reforçada no drama, mas isso ainda dá para ignorar. Apesar de ser um drama muito fofo e leve, não senti que ele foi perfeito, nem que virou um dos meus favoritos como é o de tanta gente, ele é leve o suficiente para agradar e aquecer o coração com as cenas fofas e divertidas, e é isso, não há nenhuma grande novidade no enredo, mas é bonitinho de assistir.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
very simple but super adorable
I should start by saying that i usually enjoy dramas with more thrill or supernatural tropes, but i was still really hooked by this.This drama was about growing up, falling in love, and life in general and the hardships that come with it. The stages and problems that come with adolecence were captured really well.
Its important to note, that this was a slow burn.
The cast was great! I watched a few of Zhao Lu si's dramas and really adore her acting. She tends to have great chemistry with everyone but her and Chen Zhe Yuans chemistry was unreal!! They looked so in love and their kisses were great!
The drama showed Sang Zhi at very different ages and her styling was always very suitable: the hair, clothes, shoes and phone cases really reflected her age well in my opinion. Same for Jia Xu, but it wasnt as noticable.
Next, about the characters:
- Sang Zhi is very kind, creative, pretty, caring and hard working. She is not perfect and gets protected by Jia Xu but she still stands up for herself and can deal with her problems on her own.
Especially in Cdrama, the female characters tend to be weak and always need their ML to save them so i was really positively surprised by how strong and independent she was.
She was very popular in school but only had two suiters that we know about and they did not trouble her after she rejected them.
The only thing i did not like about Sang Zhi was how soft and 'babyish' her voice was even when she was an adult. It was just a little unsuitable for a strong girl like her in my opinion.
- Jia Xu is a very nice, supportive, hard working, handsome and determined character. He has trouble concerning his family and is financially not well of. He is very skilled and smart but not to the point were he gets annoyingly perfect.
especially the male leads in Cdramas are often emotionless and can do everything perfectly, but he is not like that and i love it!
Moreover, whenever he appears the girls in the back often whisper "handsome" but not 1596 girls have a crush on him at the same time and are annoying and hate Sang Zhi. There is one girl, that troubles him and Sang Zhi because of her feelings but there is also more to it than just attaction and jealousy.
- San Yan and his parents. I always loved seeing them. The whole family was so cute and supportive. They bickered, supported and worried about each other. that was great to see.
This Drama showed a really cute, wholesome, nice and helathy relationship. He asked for concent before holding her hand and kissing her, there was no gaslighting, no frustrating miscommunication, just love.
Sang Zhis relationship with her dorm mates was also really beautifully shown. No jealous friends or anything like that.
Jia Xu and his work-colleagues were also very cute and him and his college friends had nice and realistic friendhips! (i also liked that the plump character Qian Fei got married)
The music was alright. Nothing great or emotional but it fit the vibe well.
Even though i'm glad that there were no unnecessary conflicts, there was also some drama missing, every problem got resolved after a few episodes and that made the drama alittle flat or boring at times. also the timeline was not always easy to follow. One time i thought i missed an episode because it started with a random scene.
All in all, it was a very cute drama, that showed a more realistic, mature, simple and happy relationship. At times it was a little boring if you like dramas with more action.
I can't picture myself rewatching it anytime soon, but i did enjoy it so maybe i will in the future.
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Sweet and tender
Hidden Love it’s a beautiful love story about love, overcoming grief, guilt and building a family. The acting is really good and the OST fun. I don’t know where scriptwriter Shen Fei Xian has been for the past 7 years but, God, I am so glad she’s back!This drama had two MVPs: Sang Yan for opening his home and always being a good friend and brother, and Qian Fei for helping Jian Xu figure out his love life. Where would our leads be without them? Probably still pining for each other.
Zhao Lusi and Chen Zheyuan carry the drama with ease and sizzling chemistry. It was a joy to see their characters fall in love and dealing with everything that came their way as a team with a deep understanding of each other. They made an effort to communicate and this made them stronger and smarter as couple. Wonderful.
If you enjoyed this drama, you might want to check out Love O2O. Shen Fei Xian was also the scriptwriter responsible for that adaptation to the screen and she clearly very talented. And if you have already seen both dramas, then good news: she’s already working on her next project!
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Left me with a quote distasteful end
This show started really well, it is cute and fun, and heart fluttering. We can see the progress on how Sang Zhi took interest in Jiaxu and started to have a crush on him, even visiting him alone to Yihe and made stories up about a boy he met online, to Sang Zhi trying to forget him because of misunderstanding, and rediscover her love for Jiaxu, and also Jiaxu who always takes care of primary school Sang Zhi to college student Sang Zhi and then falling for her. Up until then, I like it so much. The corny romance and playful flirt back and forth, but also with care and thoughtfulness.Until when they dated each other, things kinda started to ick me, when Jiaxu keeps "pushing" himself towards Sang Zhi. I don't know why, it feels rushed and it wasn't the innocent love anymore. I just don't like the sight of him "throwing" himself to Sang Zhi. I am starting to get the cringe on ep 20ish, and therefore I skimmed toward the last episode.
It's just very unfortunate that the drama left me with a not so quite good note. I like both actors but I think the problem is in the writing. It's kinda tacky. Really wish I could finish it with satisfaction.
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Heroine falling in love with her older brother's best friend: such a wholesome and romantic story
This drama depicts the story of Sang Zhi secretly in love with her brother's best friend Duan Jia Xu, who is five years older than her and how their relationship build and develop itself overtime. I really liked the premise of the series as well the pacing of the scenario. There are three acts to the romance and I was particularly seduced by the first one with the introduction and contextualization of the relationship: it kinda broke my heart a little bit but in a wholesome way.It is a really cute age gap romance and the screenwriter managed to make it sweet, believable and not creepy-like. The several part of the story are well done and allow a slow burn that I felt was quite earnest. It was super rewarding to see the male lead figuring out his feelings and the one-sided crush of the female lead evolving as well.
The two main leads were really great with a beautiful chemistry together. The romantic scenes were lovely and convincing and the character were also interesting outside of the romance, with growth storylines as individuals. The main actress make me care about her character, I liked a lot the heroine with her princess attitude, her relationship with her brother and her cuteness. It was never annoying to me and it could honestly have been too much but the actress really found the right balance even in her voice tone and all the little quirks. The male lead was just super swoon-worthy, it is impossible to not get why she fell in love with him and he is kind of clueless, just there at first as a protector which I found really lovable.
The production was quite beautiful...Some scenes were just dreamy and I enjoyed a lot the little drawings and animations over the course of the series. The OST was participating well to the surreal, dream-like atmosphere of the drama, with some appeasing and sweet ballads.
I would recommend this to people looking for sweet romance with an age-gap trope done really well and convincingly without any cringe factor, just wholesome. At its core, the story is super classic. There is also not a lot to be found in terms of secondary characters and layering of storylines. It is super simple and direct, and sometimes, that is just what you need. A wholesome romance, not too long and sweet to the eyes.
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Decent show overall.... amazing show for the right crowd
The issu i have with this show is... story like these are a dime and dozen every few months.Though this show did an amazing job portraying a little girl's infatuation slowly turn into her first love and so on...it lack that "thing" to keep me hooked... by episode 11 or so... I was asking myself... so what's next...
Personnaly, the acting is by far the biggest plus to this serie....Zhao Lusi is insanely good in this role... it's actually scary how good of a job she did portraying a little girl from 14 to 19 years old. .. the rest of the cast was... meh nothing more nothing less.
The music was ok I guess.... you see show like " The Double" for example have me humming differents songs after each episode... because not only were they good.... but they stick with you... this show.... to be honest.... i can't even rememer a single song from any scene...I wouldn't say it was bad... but just forgettable.
Thi si the kind of drama that I usually watch once then forget about it....
Overall I gave it a 7 because it wasn't really my type of show and there are soo many out there like this one....
However I can see why people who enjoy this kind of show giving it 9-10.
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