A Love So Beautiful (2017)

The story is cliche. But it is more than that.

After watching so many dramas, this is the first time I ever wrote a review because I may say, I can't move on. There is something about the story, the characters, the music, and even the artists itself that caught me. Yes the drama was cliche, yes we can find dramas with the same story line, yes it can be predicted, but I guarantee you, out of the dramas I've seen there is no such work that can be compared to the warmth it made me feel. I only watched it for 4 days, but I felt like the characters grew within me.

It was so cliche to the point that it was so realistic. It is more than just a love story. It is also about school, about family and about friends. It showed a slice of life; the youth. Everything was so real. From the title itself, it taught me that love can be so beautiful. Whether it be a puppy love, first love, unrequited love, requited love and true love. All of it is beautiful. It was so real that it made me smile, laugh, cry, angry and feel excited. It reminded me of how simple and how fun high school life can be. It also reminded me of college acceptances, university applications and even dreams I strive to reach. It made me wonder, what my life could possibly be.

How nice must it really be to feel in love. Whether it be to your family, to your friends, to your work, and even to your first crush.

Dear Jiang Chen, wo hen ai ni (one of the few words I remember from learning Chinese). AND PLEASE STOP SETTING THE BAR TO HIGH!! I mean, how could you portray the character so perfectly?! I already loved you since episode 1 and I think I will still love you. I just hated the fact that you waited until college to make her your girl. Or maybe I didn't really hate it because I liked seeing you in your jealous state. I love you, that's it.

Dear Chen Xiao Xi, thank you for the fun you brought us. There is no single thing to hate about you. Or maybe I just didn't like you chasing Jiang Chen so much? Or maybe that made the story really fun and exciting. The push and pull. I admire your persuasion, courage and loyalty. It was so innocent. I also liked your height difference with Jiang Chen. I liked your height because... same.

Dear Wo Bo Song, why?! Why do you have to be in pain for how many years? I taught when you left school, the pain is over. But why do you still have to be persuasive until you were all adult. You made me cry! Because out of all the scenes, your unrequited love is the most painfully real.

Dear Lin Jing Xiao, I admire you character for being so strong, for standing so tall, for studying so well, and for not chasing the star when you already got the moon. There's nothing I hate about you because I really love your character.

Dear Lu Yang, well from writing love story to everyone to marrying the prettiest girl in your class, your great. Your character is so funny but the health condition was so sad. It's so good it ended well. Or else this light story will be heavy drama and it's not going to be the same.

All in all, thank you for sharing us your youth. It was a nice story and it will forever be kept within me. This is fiction, but I got real learning. Thank you, A Love So Beautiful.

P.S. Thank you Jiang Chen for inspiring me. I am a pre-med student, graduating next year, carrying so much load from school and just surviving until graduation. Seeing you look good in white coat, it inspired me again to work hard and made me want to continue the dream I gave up because it was hard, to become I doctor. But was it really only 5 years? Because after pre-med there is still med for me.

P.P.S. It is April 22, 2018 today. I'll come back next year and edit this if I continued med school.

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A Love So Beautiful ❤️

This was the first drama I watched. From hete I started yo watch Cdrama and fell in love with it❤️. In the beginning actually I was not that excited to watch it as I thought it would be so boring to watch a drama of 23 episodes while reading the subtitles. But this drama proved my totally wrong. When you watch it, the storyline is so beautiful that you merely remember that you are watching while reading the subtitles.
CORE DRAMA REVIEW: So this drama mainly focuses in the life of 5 school friends; how there relationship changes over time; how their life goes on after school. And it's a beautiful story of love and friendship. You enjoy each and every character... You remember your school life if you are a passout. You get some nostalgic feels, which is truly nice?.
CHARACTERS:
Hu Yitian as Jiang Chen : The most serious boy of the class; who keeps on studing the whole day; almost don't smile (but when he does, I can bet you will fall in love); crush of almost all the girls in the school; neighbour to Chen Xiao Xi.
Shen Yue as Chen Xiao Xi : The ordinary girl; who loves to draw cartoons (and is good at it); loves Jiang Chen and keeps pursuing him; bff with Lin Jing Xiao, Lu Yang and Wu Bo Song; keeps on doing all the crazy things; a person with a beautiful heart.
Wang Zi Wei as Lin Jing Xiao : Most beautiful girl in the squad; always standing by the side of Chen Xiao Xi.
Sun Ning : The funny guy in the squad; bff with Lin Jing and Chen Xiao; no one takes him seriously ?.
Gao Zhi Ting as Wu Bo Song : The athlete guy; wonderful swimmer ; bff with Chen Xiao; always in a happy mood.
MUSIC : The music album of this series is just a treat of your ears. Even if you can't understand a single word..you will still enjoy it. Its like a stress releasing album. You just feel happy and there is no more stress after you listen to it.
Lastly, I am happy that I considered watching this series and got into the cdrama world. Even though the starting was quite slow..but later on they make up to it and you enjoy it thoroughly ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.

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I watched this drama only for 2 days and until now I am still rewatching this. It's a really good light-hearted rom-com. Some said it's similar to ItaKiss but tbh I don't see those similarities they are saying. True, the a not so good in academics girl likes a cold handsome smart guy but aside from that ItaKiss and A Love So Beautiful are two different dramas. The lead actors and the supporting actors were really good at portraying their character. And you can really see how these characters grow from high school until they were professionals. The lead characters really have this great chemistry despite that fact that the guy is really tall and the girl is really short. Aside from that, their friendship is also something you can look forward too. This is probably one of my favorite c-drama ever! A must watch and every episode is not a bore. Oh! I also like how they show the POV of each character at the end of each episode. It's a really good one, not regretting watching this for only 2 days lol.

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I really really want to recommend this drama for all those people who were tired of those cliche plots that make you angry with the characters and sometimes blame it on the scriptwriters. The word that can describe this drama is 'perfect'.

Let me start with the story.
Some people compare it with the drama, 'itazura na kiss' from japan , 'its started with the kiss' from Taiwan, 'mischievous/playful kiss' from korea.. so i thought it will be just a remake that is why i am quite hesitant to watch this. I've seen a lot of drama where the guy is popular and arrogant while the stupid and weak girl is head over heels to the guy same thought pop into my head as i read the synopsis but my guts tell me to give this drama a try and good thing i did because now this drama is one of my favorite drama as of 2018.

This drama makes me feel happy to the point where i laugh so hard that my tummy aches.. Good vibes for those people that are depress like me hahaha..
It also makes me sad that i cried so hard that it swell so much in the morning. Although the plot is sometimes predictable, i don't know why i still feel sad watching the scenes that you know what will happen already. This makes this drama very addicting.
It also makes me scream at the top of my lungs (screaming while hugging the pillow to prevent my neighbors from getting angry at me because i am so loud) and squeeze whatever things that my hands will get on because of those romantic moments. Those romantic moments are very common( walking together, holding hands, 3 seconds stare, almost kiss scenes) but i don't know why i still feel like screaming all the time that my heart will soon burst out of my body. That was just the common romantic moments.. Imagine the two main leads kissing scenes, i would die of too much sweetness and mushiness..

Actually i don't know how to explain my roller coaster ride with this drama.. Only those people who have watch the drama will understand me.


PS. For those people that are hesitant like me because of the comparison to other drama (mention above). Please don't hesitate because this drama is different. It makes you addicted from the very first episode to the last. Although it has a satisfying ending, the addiction that i have in this drama makes me want it to have a season 2.

Reasons why i love this drama:
1) the story might sound cliche because i already seen so many drama that looks like this but all of those plot holes from the previous drama that i watch makes me unsatisfied and the drama 'a love so beautiful' filled those holes and completed the story that i have in my mind.

2) the cast/characters are very lovable. You might think that the main lead jiang chen and xaio xi are your typical stereotype stupid/poor/weak girl love the campus crush/popular/genius/ arrogant boy. But don't judge yet because there characters might be different from what you think they are. First let start with :

*Jiang Chen the popular guy known for his looks and high grades. Because of this characteristic we might think that he is the arrogant main lead who doesn't treat the female lead right. But a big no for me! Maybe sometimes he treats the female lead poorly but it is just because he doesn't know how to express himself. With this kind of plot sometimes you will root for the second male lead but Jiang Chen is different, you will root for him more especially to those jealous scenes which i find cheezy and cute. One thing that makes him more lovable for me is his one liner sentence in a pokerface. (sometimes sarcastic, cringy and sweet)

*Xaio Xi, a cheerful girl who doesn't study much, but that doesn't mean she is stupid( just average) is expressive about her admiration towards Jiang Chen. From the very first episode the male lead already know how Xaio Xi feels for him. She is not the typical "doesn't do anything good" type of girl because she is good/talented at something.

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*CUTEST DRAMA EVER*

This is by far my favorite drama. It was the first drama I had ever sit down to watch and boy did it not disappoint. Even after years of watching many other dramas with perhaps higher production values, more experienced acting, and fewer cliche story-lines I find myself coming back to this one, every year, to put a smile on my face, to laugh a bit, to cry.

To be honest the storyline started off really cringey and a bit slow. Luckily I was watching it with my little sister, so we laughed it off and decided to give it a chance. The slow romance however is what then drew us deeper into the drama. Every smirk, every subtle action that reflected Jiang Chen’s true emotions kept us going, kept us waiting for more. Hu Yitian (the actor for Jiang Chen) truly did an amazing job in making each emotion, each action count. Great acting! He had me smiling, laughing, and at the end even sobbing! Chen Xiaoxi was also great— initially wasn’t the biggest fan of her either, but you see her mature not only as a character but Shen Yue as an actress, growing more comfortable in her role and selling the story even more! The chemistry was wonderful, the love, so beautiful! (lol)

Despite loving this drama there were three main things that truly pissed me off (but I won’t dock points from it bc the love is too beautiful and I can overlook it in general):

1. Second lead syndrome was too much for my heart. From the beginning, Wu Bosong was just too good and I kind of think the writers did him dirty in the last few episodes— completely changing his character to point back to Jiang Chen. (I’m glad they still made him the bigger person though, in making that last call.) He deserves a better resolution, less of that playboy/shallow vibe, an actual love interest perhaps... which brings me to my next point

2. Lin Jing Xiao and Wu Bosong had incredible chemistry and honestly should have been a couple! The whole Lu Yang storyline was unfair to her; he didn’t treat her the way she deserved to be treated, to be valued. It was always her having to give in because he was going to die— there wasn’t passion, there wasn’t chemistry and it was just awk. Her and Wu Bosong tho. They could’ve been a great couple. The characters truly vibed. It was a disappointment not to see anything between them.

3. Chen Xiaoxi is an awful friend. I was a bit annoyed at times by how obsessed she was with Jiang Chen to the point of not appreciating those around her and the sacrifices they made to make her happy. She wasn’t great to Wu Bosong— which I understand can be an awkward situation, with him liking her and being too much at times. But, the way she treated Lin Jing Xiao was not cool. I wish she had valued her more too...

**Wow, Lin Jing Xiao deserved better— I say she has her own show, where she divorces from Lu Yang and becomes an amazing astronomer, who knows maybe even an astronaut, and as she’s receiving some award years later at the Blue House for how she’s brought honor to her country she sees Wu Bosong, also there for placing Gold again at the Olympics. She's surprised by how handsome he looks-- or maybe she realizes he maybe always ways she never noticed before. They meet up, talk, and decide to go out for a drink, laugh about the good ol’ days, and in a moment their eyes meet, there's silence, tension builds, and they look away awkwardly, thinking to themselves “what was that?” He drives her home. She says it was good to catch up. And he watches as she walks into her apartment. Smiling to himself. Days later he meets up with Jiang Chen and tells him he saw Lin Jing Xiao and well the rest is history.** Forgive my fanfic rant. Petition for Lin Jing Xiao to have another chance at shining like the star she is and being appreciated!

That being said. Favorite show. Love the characters. Feel like I know them lol. Love the actors. Love the storyline. Beautiful.
10/10 do recommend if you wanna feel all them butterflies. If you like cliche, cute, school-college-life shows, this ones for you!
XOXO Drama Girl Rafa

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Nothing new, this is a cliche childhood love story of a cold genius boy and a naive, cheerful girl BUT what makes this different from other same genre? Let me tell you... It's the actor and how they portray their feelings with each other. They're so cute and innocent maybe due to the fact that they're still young (early 20's) and they see the world different from "us" who already passed this kind of stage. They giggle, laugh, cry and show their emotions as a child and later on as a young adult hence making this drama extra special. Every episodes give glimpses of their true feelings until towards the climax wherein they became bare and naked about the ugly truth of relationship such that it's not always a smooth sailing. I love how they fight for their feelings and stay true to their selves as they go along. I think (and wishing) their gang became true friends off-cam because almost their reactions where pure and true. WISHING FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF JIANG CHEN, XIOA XI, JING-JING, LU YANG...and THE WONDER BOY ~ BU SONG.

One of the greatest rom-com-youth-love story in China Dramaland. <3

P.S.If you are SINGLE then be ready to feel the loneliness of being single and later on, you will ask all gods to grant you a JIANG CHEN or BU SONG in your life... If you are IN A RELATIONSHIP then congratulations because you have a person to hug so better tell your hubby/bf/lover/companion when you are watching this because after this show you will have so much sweetness you eventually want to kiss your partner. If you are recently HEARTBROKEN/BREAK-UP...DO NOT WATCH THIS....FOR NOW...PLEASE...or else you will be bitter and will not finish this great drama and you'll curse all the saints why they're so cruel to your fate...

TRUST US WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF THIS PLAGUE.

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It's my first time writing a review, and I'm not one to usually do this. I'm usually the type to just watch and get over it but let me tell you this, this drama is SO GOOD that I just had to do a review on it!

I stumbled upon this drama after seeing it on my timeline and I wasn't so familiar with Chinese drama so I didn't know what to expect. I found the story cute at first, I thought it was fine as a drama but as I got further into it, I realized it was so much better than what I expected it to be. I'm not one to experience the romantic excitement (kilig) that much, and this drama squeezed so much romantic excitement out of me! I found myself crying over it, and I'm quite sad that I finished it in just 3 days :( I'd definitely watch this again someday and I would recommend it to everyone!! Also, I researched on the cast after watching the drama and I found out they're all rookies, kudos to the cast for bringing so much life to the drama!! :))

I'LL POST WHAT I LIKE AND WHAT I DID NOT LIKE [[SPOILERS AHEAD, READ AT YOR OWN RISK]]

What I Like:
- The friendship that was shown. It's definitely heart warming to see that this drama gives out so much positive energy on the character's frinedship
- The actors portrayed the characters very well
- THE ROMANTIC EXCITEMENT IT GAVE ME
- JIANG CHEN ACTING CUTE LMAO ((I AINT OVER THIS YET)) 

What I Don't Like:
- Jiang Chen was a cold guy so he cannot express his feelings very well, he hurts Xiao Xi when he gets jealous and idk sometimes I feel that it's too much??
- Wu Bo Song deserved better tbvh, they should've atleast showed what happened to him after coming back
- Chen Xiao Xi can be very annoying sometimes but I guess it's tolerable
- For me, I think there were a lot of unnecessary scenes (?) I mean I think there were a bit too much time given to their high school life, I feel that I think it would've been better if we had seen a bit more of their future :))

ALL-IN-ALL, I will give this drama a 10!! Hoping for some sort of sequel that can maybe show their futures??

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I saw the trailer of this in our country (Philippines) so I decided to watch this without the dubbing, and this is my first ever Chinese drama. This makes me feel like the aftermath of watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (which is my first ever Korean Drama) where I feel so empty and so sad that it ended. This is my taste and I just love it! I can't believe I'm too late in watching this so only a few of you can see my review about this.

Yes, I really do know and predict the conclusion of the drama and it is a typical cliche high school love where there is a cold-hearted guy and a girl who has a big crush on the guy, girls trying to get Jiang Chen away from Xiao Xi and there is also a love triangle. But I didn't expect the pacing of the story. I didn't expect that the stories will skip to college life and then turning into a full grown adult. Tbh, I think it was too fast during the last parts of the drama, but I still enjoyed everything about this drama. I wish they slowed down and let Season 2 be about their college life and adult, matured life. But still, I enjoyed and adored the drama.

What I love the most about this drama is the chemistry between Jiang Chen and Xiao Xi. Even at the start (with Jiang Chen still being cold), I still find it cute and I can't contain the excitement. I was supposed to be sad for Jiang Chen when he gets jealous but umm.. I can't stop smiling because he really did care <3 Okay I won't spoil some but the chemistry between them is just amazing. I feel bad for Bo Song though (2nd lead syndrome), but I'm still for Jiang Chen and Xiao Xi (sorry LOL). Other couples are so cute too. Jiang Chen is the most fitting role because it really fits his voice, his aura and his actions.

I can't believe the main casts and some supporting casts are new. I really hope for all the success and more main roles.
Especially for you Hu Yi Tian (Jiang Chen), because you just gained a fan. You're like a Chinese Nam Joo Hyuk (not the personality, but the way he looks because of being tall and his smile) and I'm a Nam Joo Hyuk lover lol. But since you're really new, I will stalk you like Nam Joo Hyuk and support your acting career all the way :) <3

Overall, it is still a perfect 10 despite of the pacing in the end. Why? Because I enjoyed and feel every moment in the drama and I finished the drama in just 2 days because I can feel the drama and their cliche story (yes, It's cliche but who cares? I love the plot).

Like in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, I will re-watch when I have time (cus college soon lol) and I will forever adore this and I will miss this :(

(THE LAST PART IS SO BEAUTIFUL I WANTED TO CRY but I didn't)
Season 2 for their college life / adult life but you just did it already in a fast pacing, sigh. :((((((((((

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I found this bundle of happiness on Netflix, while renewing my premium to watch 13 reasons why s2.
I can't deny it carries a lot of similarities with Itazura na Kiss, but I found it enjoyable. I finished it in three days, which is pretty unusual for me (since I have little time), but the fact that it was on the Netflix App made it easier.
My fave character is indeed Bosong: his love is so pure and he doesn't sacrifice friendship. I think he was less developed (as a fictional character), but still the cutest of them all.
Overall, they're all great. I wish the kisses were a little deeper, but it's okay.

I didn't really understand some parts (like when Chen asked Xiaoxi to apologize, she did it and he said "it won't happen again". WHAT? xD
I guess it was him being jealous, but i'm not sure.


My final vote is 8.5 because I couldn't find anything bad to say but i'm not satisfied to the fullest.
I recommend watching this if you're looking for something funny and romantic.

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This is hands down my favorite drama (c-drama, k-drama, etc). The story is so sweet and tender. Shen Yue is so perfect as Chen Xiaoxi. It’s adorable hilarious, but will also make you cry. Wu BoSong is such an endearing second love interest. This show also has one of my favorite seconds couples in Lu Yang and Lin Jingxiao, they offer some serious comic relief. The aesthetics are on point as well, it’s shot very beautifully, in my opinion, even without the grand sets that the period dramas offer. I’ve watched this one over and over. It’s such a lovely story.

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First of all, I am a sucker for teen dramas (especially high school dramas), so I absolutely loved this drama! I thought the story was so well organised and interesting. I usually don’t watch Chinese dramas as I think they often overact and can be too cringe but I found this drama extremely fun watching despite the amount of cringy scenes.

The main characters chemistry is so amazing and I think that the love story in the drama is really good and sweet. The main couple is definitely the reason that I kept watching the drama as they show so sincere love. And who doesn’t love a love triangle.

The friendship between the five main characters is what I really liked in the drama. However I do think that the story was too slow in some aspects. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to start watching Chinese dramas.

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