A light-hearted, beautiful, sweet drama to comfort your life!
This drama tell us the love story between Sang Zhi and Duan Jiaxu troughout the years, from a brotherhood to a romantic relationship.This love story is extremely beautifully told, in all aspects. First: the development is slow paced (but not too much as to cause frustration) and respects each phase of their relationship. Second: the couple is mature and we aren't tortured with an imature relation filled with miscommunication. Love triangles, bad communication, breakups with dumb reasons... not in this drama! Even when the plot suggests some trouble coming into their relation, they were capable of communicate, protect each other, don't bend to other people expectation and put their love above all. Third: the love, respect and caring between the couple is evident from beginning to end, not only in words but in actions and even in how they look to each other. The scenes where they take care of each other in face of the various struggles of life are among the most beautiful and touching ones I had seen in recent dramas. Of course all this beautiful story would not be well portrayed if the actors hadn't done a wonderful job! Their acting were superb, their chemistry was incredible and their looks were a delightful for our eyes. To make everything even more appealing, a beautiful soundtrack completes the combo with the unforgetable Forever Star as a main theme. For you to not say that I don't have any criticism to the drama, I would love to see a better development to Sang Zhi's brother and Sang Zhi's friends. However I understand the focus were the main couple and these "flaws" don't affect the story, they would be just a savory plus.
A common criticism to this drama is about the age difference and the fact they know each other when Sang Zhi is underage. However the age difference is only 5 years and the drama never shows any romantic felling from Duan Jiaxu towards Sang Zhi while she is underage! The relation is 100% platonic and it causes a great suffering to Sang Zhi who firmily believes Duan Jiaxu will never be able to see her as more than his friend's little sister. So, if you were planing to watch but unsure due to this criticism, I say to you: do it! This drama is one of that gems: it brings you peace and confort and you know that, in the future, you can rewatch again and again and again when you are feelind depressed ou even when you simply miss them so much...
Enjoy this perfect drama as I enjoyed it (and as I keep enjoying as I rewatch from time to time :D)!
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Chocolate covered strawberries berries
Food analogy: Rich Dark Chocolate covered fresh strawberries with drizzle of burnt caramel on top.Just the right amount.
I am actually writing this review after my Third Rewatch.
Chinese Romance dramas tends to turn cheesy as the show progresses, but this one dragged me out of this stereotype and delivered a near perfect story.
Story: Ah, the calm. The emotional turmoil and the dedication took the cake in my POV. It is a story that you won't be able to get it out of your head and after around 10th episodes will make you feel that you know them personally.
Acting: Found my new chinese bias in this drama. ZLS was already good as I have seen her in other dramas but it was my first time seeing the ML and boy, have i watched all of his work after that. Answer is Yes.
Music: Generic but fits well. Not in my playlist.
Rewatch value: I already started the review stating that I already completed my 3rd rewatch.
Overall: deducting a 0.5 from total score, solely for tbe reason that it has set such a unrealistic standard that I am searching for all the set characters everywhere to no avial. Which proves that the men, in our imagination is very much different from real men. Sad.
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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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In love with every single episode
I haven't watch a extremely sweet C-drama since "A love so beautiful".I was totally in love with every single episode. The chemistry between mail leads were so heartwarming. And even the chemistry with the little girl.
The script was beautifully made and I am grateful for that. The way the main leads develop and that was totally thanks to the actors. The female lead, she is so sweet, I met her with the drama "I hear your" and him, I met him on "handsome siblings"
Definitely, this is one of my favs for sure.
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Um chinês nota 10!
Não vou negar que no começo eu fiquei agoniada com o arrastar da história, mas depois, analisando, era necessário vermos o desenvolver da relação dos dois.Só acho que no começo colocaram uma atriz que parecia muito mais uma criança do que uma adolescente. Poderiam ter feito diferente neste sentido, mas no mais que história perfeita.
EU SIMPLESMENTE FIQUEI APAIXONADA E ENCANTADA. Acho que é o primeiro chinês que dou nota 10, e tenha certeza que é o meu favorito, até o momento, kkk.
O enredo é cativante e apaixonante, você fica deslumbrada por todos os personagens!
Pois bem, a nossa prota se apaixona pelo amigo do seu irmão, mas no começo o mesmo somente a enxerga como uma irmã. E também se ele começasse a nutrir algo mais por ela, digamos que seria bem bizarro, no meu ponto de vista. E por conta de um desentendimento, os dois ficam sem se falar por bastante tempo, até que num acaso do destino se reencontram. E nisso ficam se vendo, e e aí que ele vendo que ela amadureceu, começa a enxergá-la com outros olhos.
E é tão lindo de se ver o desenrolar desse romance. E mesmo ele enxergando que ela nutri sim um amor por ele, e mesmo ela percebendo que de fato o conquistou, eles não aceleram, ela permite ser cortejada e ele acha necessário cortejar a mulher que ama.
“eu vou continuar me esforçando. vou ser seu único namorado na vida. então se outras mulheres merecem ser conquistadas, a minha Zhi merece o mesmo”
E FOI NESSE MOMENTO QUE EU ME DERRETI TODA! Além, também, de todo o cuidado que ele tinha com ela, o que só tornava tudo ainda mais apaixonante.
A relação entre a Prota e o irmão também é fantástica! Assitiria muito um enredo que focasse nele, escutei rumores que vai ter um dorama, mas não me empolguei quando souber que o ator não seria o mesmo.
O modo como eles se protegem, o modo como eles se completam é o que faz a história ser perfeita. E é claro que a química dos atores ajudou muito!
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Falling in love with your Brother's bro
The chemistry between the characters is absolutely adorable, and the acting is top-notch—it's hard not to get invested. The storyline, centered around falling in love with your brother's friend, is both charming and cute.I especially appreciate the sibling dynamics; they feel authentic and refreshing without being overly dramatic. It’s lovely to see the growth of the main relationship unfold naturally, adding depth to their connection. The tension between the ML and the FL's brother is particularly well done—their interactions are intense and well-acted, keeping me on the edge of my seat!
And can we talk about the OST? It’s phenomenal! I find myself replaying the songs over and over again; they perfectly capture the emotions of the series and enhance the overall experience.
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HIDDEN LOVE
Rekomendasi banget, alur ceritanya sangat menghibur dan menyenangkan. Saya akan menunggu Season 2 nya, tolong hadirkan.Atau gak saya menunggu YuanLusi satu projek lagi pokoknya saya akan menantinya. Saya sangat menyukai Duan Jiaxu yang mandiri, juga Sangzi yang sangat menggemaskan. Agensi manapun tolong persatuan Chen Zheyuan dan zhao Lusi kembali. Kami sebagai fans YuanLusi sangat menantikannya. Ntah bagaimana lagi saya harus mendeskripsikan karena saya sangat menyukai semua pemeran hidden Love termasuk sang yan dan juga mama papanya, Youxu, Wetv, Tencent, IQIYI Netflix dan agensi manapun tolong persatuan kembali pemeran-pemeran hidden love
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Fazia tempo que um dorama me prendia como me prendeu. Estava em uma ressaca, chateadissima com os doramas lançados esse ano pois nenhum me prendeu. Até que comecei a ver esse.
Que amor puro, doce e verdadeiro!
Foi lindo ver a evolução dos personagens e do amor deles.
Eu sou apaixonada pela Rozy Zhao. Ela é minha atriz chinesa preferida. Foi ela que fez eu começar a gostar de ver doramas chineses pois antes não gostava e só assistia os coreanos. Ela é excelente atriz!!
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çerezlik ve sevimli bir drama
çin dizisi asla izlemezdim ama bu dizi önyargılarımı kırdı diyen bir kaç kişi gördüm kesinlikle o tarz bir dizi değil. 9'da bu dizi için fazla bana göre. ben güncel olarak takip etmiştim zamanında bölümde beklemiştim ama son bir kaç bölümü izlemedim -editlerden izlemiş kadar oldum-. çerezlik ve tatlı bir aşk hikayesini anlatıyor. chen zheyuan her ne kadar sevdiğim bir oyuncu olsada oyunculuğunu beğenmiyorum burada da bunun eksikliğini gördüm. peki rahatsız ediyor mu? hayır. önceki dizilerine bakarsak kendini de geliştirmiş zaten. şiddetle önermem ama boş zamanı olana ve tatlı bir romantik dizi izlemek isteyene öneririm.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
It weirdly works!
OVERALLIf you 1) are looking for a FL-likes-ML-first love story, 2) are into the older-guy, younger-girl trope, 3) like when FL is "innocent", and 4) can get over the fact that ML and FL meet when she' s a minor (and played by an actress who looks like she's 10), then this drama is right up your alley. If any of the above bother you...maybe still give it a try? It worked for me!
THE STORY
So, not going to lie, the premise of this drama is everything I hate. I'm really not into stories where the FL pathetically pines for the ML for 2/3 of the drama, I don't like FLs that are "innocent" (because 9/10 times, they're just childish and immature), and I'm not particularly into the older-guy/younger-girl trope. The only reason why I decided to give this drama a try is because of the controversy (it had pretty polarized reviews on YT). I wanted to see what everyone was talking about.
The main issue people had brought up is that FL starts out looking like a literal YOUNG child (definitely younger than the 14 she is supposed to be), while ML is the main actor (so adult actor), and it feels very wrong to see any scene between then two or imagine them getting together later on. Giving these comments, I was expecting something huge. But while it was off-putting, it wasn't that bad, imo. These scenes with the child actress are just a few flashbacks, and it's just FL liking ML (not the other way around), so...I just took at as a silly girl doing her thing.
I'm not going to say this is the drama of the year. The plot is very basic (almost a non-plot, revolving entirely around FL's unrequited feelings for ML...until they stop being unrequited), and the core of the story (a girl crushing over some guy for years) remains something I'm just not a fan of. But I was truly pleasantly surprised by some aspects of this show:
- First, FL is thankfully not the childish/immature type of "innocent" girl. I think the writers did a good job of giving her a bit of character, a bit of youthfulness, a bit of maturity. She feels very 3D and likeable.
- The writers also did pretty well in cutting out the pining, so FL doesn't look that obsessed with ML and her unrequited love is easier to swallow
- While I had trouble buying that FL started loving ML as a pre-teen (just looked liked admiration to me, like when girls become fans of idols), I liked how the drama shows ML finding out he likes FL and the extent to which she loves him. Overall, the relationship between the two is also very sweet and caring, and rooted in respect. It's a bit cringey sometimes, but on the good side of cringe.
- The secondary characters are all pretty cool additions to the show (which is rare, they're usually useless and annoying). I LOVED the relationship between FL and her brother, as well as FL and her parents. ML's friends were fun too!
- The ending scene is honestly the funniest innovation of a common cliché ever. I loved it!
- Finally, the overall vibes of the show are totally my style. No childish quirks or annoying music. Feels more mature and raw.
Bottom line: I didn't expect to enjoy this drama and I did, so if you're like me, just give it a try!
THE ACTING
Good, all around. I love Zhao Lusi. Nothing else to say haha ML was also pretty impressive, and it was my first time seeing him. The child actress was great too (but she did look WAY too young for the part). On the chemistry department...it was okay. Could have been better, imo, if the writing focused a bit less on FL's age and her being young.
THE MUSIC
Alright, I guess, though nothing I'd listen to on my own!
REWATCH VALUE
Oh, it's high. I've already rewatched it once (with some skipping, I won't lie, but still)!
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Feels like youth all over again
Hidden Love was my first ever introduction to C-drama's and I like that I was able to pick a good one it really made me have the feels, love shivers, and nostalgia of youth if you are into rom-com or romance in general this show is one of the best one I would even say for beginners for drama's in general though the episode count may look scary at first it worth the time these are those drama that make you want to watch what would happen next and make you sit back down when you want to stop that feeling of anticipation of what's going to happen wtih the characters make you want to continue and not stop I cried a few times and maybe so many others but its a drama worth picking up and finishing and something to watch when you are bored and need a bit of energy.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Il mio Drama preferito di sempre
Prima esperienza con un cdrama, sotto consiglio di un'amica che mi ha detto che avrei dovuto assolutamente guardare questa serie e così ho finalmente deciso di iniziarla.Cosa posso dire se non che me ne sono completamente innamorata, la storia è perfetta, la chimica tra Chen Zheyuan e Zhao Lusi mi ha fatto sognare.
Ho riso, ho pianto, mi sono commossa come mai mi era successo prima.
Posso dire di aver visto molti drama, in particolare kdrama ma posso affermare con sicurezza che Hidden Love mi ha talmente toccato l'anima e il cuore, che è arrivata in cima alla classifica dei miei drama preferiti.
L'ho appena finito ma già non vedo l'ora di rivederlo, per questo spero che riuscirà presto ad essere inserito in piattaforme come Netflix e Viki, questo perchè tutti meritano di conoscere la storia di Sang Zhi e Dua Jia Xu.
Lo consiglio a tutti, immergetevi nella storia più dolce e pura che sia mai esistita.
Grazie a Chen Zheyuan e Zhao Lusi per il loro duro lavoro, per aver dato vita a questi due anime meravigliose e per avermi fatta commuovere.
Spero tanto di rivederli recitare in un altro drama insieme, li trovo perfetti!
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