Ongoing 38/38
QAS
16 people found this review helpful
Jan 8, 2017
38 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 5.0
Story 2.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Boring drama, bad plot

I watched every episode until #20, but the erratic mood swings of Wei Wei and Yi Du, made me feel restless and listless. I switched to watching every five episodes until I reached the end of the line.

Story:
A love story/amnesia/revenge plot!  Too much, too little, too boring! Wei Wei acted like a childish teenager, as she kept pursuing Yi Du, even though he treated her shabbily. Yi Du was so trusting of his friend, who was his mortal enemy, yet he distrusted Wei Wei frequently, that I wanted to slap his head.  Mo Fan pursued a distorted revenge plot. Huao Xiao, Wei Wei's best friend, became needy and manipulative.

Acting/Cast
The cast did a good acting job with the bad script.  Joe Chen and Wang Kai looked very attractive as Wei Wei and Yi Du respectively, but their characters were not endearing. Zhang Duo is handsome as the snake friend, Mo Fan. Derek Chang was my favorite cast member. His character, Leo, seemed the most rational, although he chased Tiffany like a puppy.

Music:
Music outpaced the drama.

Overall score:
At best, this drama should have been 24 episodes long. The plot would not have been so burdensome to the viewers and the actors.

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Ongoing 39/38
Mitta
10 people found this review helpful
Jan 8, 2017
39 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
Stay With Me is a rom-com slash light-hearted romantic melo about too many second chances, obsessive love and a fairly weak case of revenge by proxy. The story has some ridiculous, rather makjang-like elements and is full of plot-holes but at the same time is addictively funny and heartwarming.



Wang Kai is sizzling hot playing a romantic lead, a genre that is somewhat new for him and I have to say he does not disappoint. Joe Chen’s already a proven actress and gotta give it to her pulling off a character that on some less capable actresses may come off as annoying and silly. But in the hands of Joe Chen, she gives Wei Wei an edge and a backbone but at the same time gives us the comic relief that is part and parcel of this character. Their natural chemistry is one of the highlight of this show.



The draw of Wang Kai may have enticed me to watch this drama and it did have enough content to keep me glued. I almost wanted to drop it at 30+ episodes when our lovely OTP keeps going back and forth breaking up and making up - one too many times. Characters don’t seem to have a constancy about them, changing colors too frequently - forgiving and forgetting seem to be the mantra of the day. The second and third OTPs are decent and deserve the screen time, giving the show an added notch of flair. But the uncle and sidekick pair got under my skin. I find these two serving very little purpose other than screen fillers and agitating the heck out of everyone.



The production set is very chic and modern. Whether it is the offices, the residences, restaurants or even the hospital, you see a very rich and slick Shanghai. Granted, it is about high fashion and the characters are all wealthy. Something I’ve noticed lately with many of the contemporary cdramas. Product placement is also front and center. Quite blatant and after 30+ episodes it can get a bit in your face.



The OST is catchy and worth downloading.



Leave your brains at home, just soak it in for pure entertainment and enjoy this perfectly imperfect show.

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Ongoing 38/38
nothingbutdrama
4 people found this review helpful
Aug 14, 2017
38 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
I dropped this drama, for the mean time, after watching it until episode 20. For the first 15 episodes, I was hooked by how the story was going, the love and hate relationship between Yi Du and Wei Wei and the unrequited love of Huo Xiao. But soon after, I only felt like the need to finish it since I started it. I have this habit of finishing the show just because I started it, but in this drama, I just can't continue it anymore.

REASONS:
1. The love and hate relationship of the main casts, it's too much.
2. The slow paced storyline
3. Too many happenings that just make my head hurt.
4. SECOND LEAD SYNDROME, I JUST CAN'T ANYMORE WITH THIS BECAUSE HUOXIAO IS JUST TOO KIND AND HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT.

Anyway. I still like Joe Chen.

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Ongoing 38/38
Nora
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 20, 2017
38 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
This drama is pretty great, but I feel like there are too many unnecessary plots. Also, I think the main couple of this drama broke up way too often. I mean, come on!! Everytime there they face a problem they would just decide to broke up thinking that it was the best for their partner without even discuss it with each other!! What kind of couple are they?!? The plot twist I also think is pretty ridiculous, why? because people kept on blaming someone who in my opinion didn't have anything to do with for an accident that happened unexpectedly. I'll give you an example, the girl blamed the guy for her dad's death because when they broke up she called her dad which made her dad hurried back home and died in a traffic accident. WTH?! Nevertheless... still a happy ending though.

Acting wise, however, the actors they did a great job describing each character. Especially Xiao Huo, I feel really bad for him and wishing him a happy ending with a great woman (he sacrificed way too much for the main girl, it made my heart hurt T.T)!!


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Ongoing 38/38
abkusumaa
1 people found this review helpful
May 22, 2018
38 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
I give this drama a try because some reviews suggest me to give it a shot. Honestly, i'm really disappointed with this drama. The story progression is slow and it's not nice enough to begin with. There are too many plot holes which make me confused about the progression of the story. The pace is definitely slow and the characterization is inconsistent. The change in circumstances within drama is done abruptly. It makes me unable to comprehend what is really going on. Moreover, I don't know and i can't identify in which position a character is since the story involves such vague character.

The main leads, especially male leads have done a good job in potraying the characters. I'm a bit irritated with the female lead since she, sometimes become slightly stiff and flat in potraying the characters.


I give it a try for 10 episodes and drop it at episode ten too.

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Completed
himedoll
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 19, 2018
39 of 38 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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i honestly watch this show just for Joe Chen, but now im a huge Kai Wang fan !! i really hope they do more shows together just because their chemistry is so real and believable

story; i feel like they dragged out the problem way too long, it's always a problem after another. maybe they were trying to give them character development. i honestly don't know. for me what killed the story more was how many time they would break up and get back together SERIOUSLY !! its always the same problem for why they break up, they have good intentions but at least learn from it. it just hurt my head and my heart.

the acting and cast; i love the chemistry between Li Wei Wei and Chen Yi Du was so real i love it so much, they have so many cute moments with each other. i demand justice for Huo Xiao or a least a girl that's willing to sacrifice as much as he did for Li Wei Wei, no guy would go through so much for a girl unless it's this one. i'm kinda upset he doesn't end up with anyone in the end, but i'm glad he manage to move on from her. Leo saved this so much in some scenes he was entertaining and you can relate to him. he completely chase Tiffany but hey in the end he got her.

music; the opst is great its very sad but kinda catchy. it's so much love i would download the whole thing if i can. the music they use great, but it sometimes doesn't match the scene its in.

rewatch; i wouldn't be able to rewatch this whole thing as a whole, i would only skip to the parts that i like which is the cute moments between Li Wei Wei and Chen Yi Du.

honestly i say give it a chance, because the cute parts are so worth seeing and it happens after episodes 20+

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Ongoing 38/38
Rachel
0 people found this review helpful
Jan 7, 2017
38 of 38 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Stay With Me was a really great drama that featured great acting, a genuine feeling of a relationship between the leads and a great soundtrack despite it's eventually tiring story line. Wang Kai and Joe Chen both did an amazing job as the main leads - their chemistry was off the charts and their fluffy moments felt extremely real. The second leads both did a great job supporting the main couple as well as developing their own love, though the age difference between the two was somewhat offputting.

Despite the fact that the drama started off quite strong in the beginning, it begins to repeatedly break up the main characters (sometimes several times in an episode), which makes it quite tedious to keep going at times. By episode 30, I would recommend that you make your own decision to keep going or to drop the drama, since there are a lot of repeated elements.

That being said, the overall drama was solid with great leads and is worth a watch just for the comedy and chemistry between the cast! Stay With Me also featured a great look into the background of the fashion industry, and the designs were beautiful. As well, the music was lovely and you definitely grow to cheer on all the characters as the drama progresses.

If you enjoy someone filled with drama and fluff, this is definitely someone I'd recommend checking out!

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Completed
Kjctt
0 people found this review helpful
Jul 24, 2018
39 of 38 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.5
Stay with me is a good drama to watch. Lead actors are adorable. I loved watching this as sometimes it was sad, funny. It's story was good. If you like fashion, you will definitely love watching this.
The lead actress was awesome. I was bewitched by her acting. She was cute throughout the drama. her role as a sassy,active girl hooked me.
The lead actor was also perfect in place. you will like his acting and role. he is als
I liked it's ost especially(Stay with me) as it gave me a felling of sadness. I like hear few songs from this drama.
As a whole although sometimes it makes me sad but it's plot is amazing made me hooked up in it. The ending is good.

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