Smile Code will appeal to most all Asian Drama Lovers. Let me begin by saying that the OST for the Chinese drama Smile Code is beyond the bomb! As a habit, I don’t watch opening or closing credits for Chinese dramas. The clipped videos just give away too many drama secrets. For Smile Code, you are compelled to watch the opening and closing credits for this Chinese drama, because there are two incredible songs which pull you out of your seats to dance. And it never gets old listening to the opening song Make Me Wanna by Teloupe and the closing tune It’s You by Stringer. The song It’s You is right out of Taylor Swift’s playbook, without being a copy. The music in between is just as good. Boy are Chinese dramas catching up with and in some cases surpassing Korean Dramas at present.


Quote: “Laughter is the painkiller for life lived.”

This Is The Story.

Smile Code has heavy hitter actors, FL Shen Yue (Meteor Garden) playing Gu Yi, who is a Stand-Up Comic. ML Lin Yi (Put Your Head On My Shoulders) playing Liang Dai Wen, is an Accessibility Designer.

It becomes “love at first sight” for Gu Yi when she sees 6’2” Liang Dai Wen walk into the comedy show, and he sits down to listen to her comedy set. Gu Yi is left with her mouth dropped open. I feel you girl. However, Liang Dai Wen sits there through the whole set and does not even crack smile. He has picked up the nickname “The Comedy Assassin”, because no joke seems to phase him. Liang Dai Wen has Alexithymia. He cannot display or feel emotions. When it comes to emotions Alexithymia sufferers have a blank mind. This character is an interesting start for a Romantic Comedy character. Liang Dai Wen may not be smiling, but I had a permanent smile on my face.

Smile Code is an artsy drama. The format for the drama is different from usual Chinese dramas I have seen. This drama has the charm of the Chinese drama Hidden Love. With youthful style and fun energy, it is like being on a fantasy date.

Quote: Female Lead to our Comedy Assassin: “If you go through a security check, you would be detained”.

The FL Gu Yi is the gagster and Liang Dai Wen is the straight guy. She is young and flirtatious and he is buried under a pile of medical terms, having so many maladies. Both Chinese actors have perfect comedic timing. They are bouncing off of each other in perfect harmony.

Lin Yi is all legs


Shen Yi still is the face of innocence.