Make My Heart Smile (2021)

Minimal Spoilers, still read at your own discretion

This drama is actually pretty good, I saw 7.9 and I thought it wasn't good, but after watching it halfway I was so surprised how lighthearted, funny and super sweet this drama is.

The biggest plus for this drama is addressing some clichés, when the ML was jealous the FL talked to him about it, and he adjusted and changed his approach to certain situations. Also when something major happened twice the FL mentioned the word breakup, the ML told her the first time when things happen you can't mention breakup at will, they should face things together. The second time she did it, there was no reason for her to do so, I understand she was emotional at the moment, but again you can't just say that on the whim and think it's okay, i loved what he said to her when things cool down and she wanted to change her mind “Love that can be easily abandoned will not be cherished.”. I love how they address this "break up" trope that's always in these drama's. These are a few things about this drama I really liked.

The FL did a great job with playing both roles, the personalities were definitely polar opposite.

The romance is soooooo super cute, the chemistry between the leads is just sooo sweet, they looked like a real couple. I also loved all the sweet kisses, oh my... the title of the drama really suits it, it really did make my heart smile.

There were a few issues, which is fine, but no major drama, I wouldn't say there is any major breakup either, everything is pretty light regardless. There is a second male lead, and tbh he's handsome but he really needed to have some respect for the FL and ML relationship, like who confesses to someone publicly who's already in a relationship, idk what's happening with these SML, smh.

There was a comment in the first episode, I read about it prior to watching the show, I think this is the only issue with the show, I wish they had kept that out, it would have been much better, there was really no reason to made the comment, I still watched the show, because apart from that it was really a gem, one of those really lighthearted and entertaining, sweet and lovely drama, and it's such a shame for the low ratings, but I also understand for those who were offended.

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Lighthearted but cliche

At its core, this was a really fun watch. I liked the character of the female lead (who started off doing cringy and ditzy things but quickly showed she was capable and headstrong) and I thought there was a really fun relationship between the leads. I also liked the female best friend.

I did not like the male best friend who seemed stalkerish and creepy, and I also thought the random addition of a love triangle with a later-introduced childhood sweetheart was unnecessary.

Ultimately, though, there are a lot of cliches in this, from the second leads' and side characters' cookie-cutter personalities to the actual misunderstanding tropes that they used.

My problem with the latter came in that there was a sort of disjoint with cause and effect; it was like the writers knew they wanted Character A to react this way and go through a specific emotion, and so they created a situation for that to happen. But the situation didn't warrant that big of an emotional response, so the addition of sad music and tears just made everything seem overblown.

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What Can We Say

What should we talk about this drama. I find that the writer did not know what to do with these characters. Where the characters in high school or at a university. The story goes everywhere with out a clear view. The twin sister in a coma who recovers at around the 12 episode and comes back to school as if nothing happen but wait she was suppose to be in a coma for month. Wow she clear her head in a day and back to school amassing. Let us not forget the obsess girl who loves the lead male character even when he keeps telling her "I hate you" and the friends who believe she is the right one to be with the lead male character. The female lead character who does a poor job of showing her affection for the male lead character and probably could not get the theme of the script because it made no sense to me either. I love how the twin came back from the coma and yet no one bother her about the relationship she was suppose to have been having with the male lead character. Yet her sister who was in a different school program still was getting bother by the obsess girls. I kept skipping so many scenes. The writer try to make the usual boring story and added a few things that just did not work because he did not put enough effort to make this story a bit realistic. I believe the actors did their best with this scrip but for me the story stinks. I like the hot motorcycle girl she was the best character but her story never told. The playboy that kept following her acted to much as an immature kid then a playboy. The intelligent kid who was in love with the twin that was in a coma could also have been a good story he seem he was loyal to her and new that the fake twin was not her right away. He had a past with her and new who he was truly in love with, but yet no real story about them. many miss opportunities.

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Fun, fluffy but does not really make any sense

This drama is easy to binge, easy to watch and has all the cliches one will expect with e an icicle rich male lead who just happens to have a spare room in his apartment... and a poor female lead but with some added twin-twists.

The male lead does have great character development but is in desperate need of a lesson or three about power abuse, boundaries and trust. Being extremely controlling and jealous, fun to watch but not really relationship material, even if he is rich, handsome and smart everything about him screams stay away.

The female lead may be poor but she actually has a pretty well functioning brain, yes she does make a mistake or 3 but overall she is pretty cool, talented, fun and has pretty high self esteem most of the time which is pretty unusual in a c-drama and is the reason the dram agot some extra stars.

Some parts of the story in the dram make 0 sense but hey it is fiction so just don't expect to much realism and all will be good.
I also think half of the budget for this drama went to flowers, balloons and fireworks... people it is okay to show love with action you do not have to confess with flowers every other day... The friendships in this drama are lovely and not a single character is overly annoying. All in all a pretty decent fluff piece.

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Light, but meaningful drama.

BACKGROUND INFO:
Ye Zhenhan is Ye Weimian's younger twin sister. Ye Zhenhan was in a car accident, so she was in a comma. Ye Zhenhan had really good grades, and teachers gave her many opportunities because of how smart she was. Ye Weimian didn't want her sister's opportunities to go away, so she decided to take her sister's place in class. That is when she met Gu Yanluo, who is also in that class. They eventually fell in love, but Ye Zhenhan finally wakes up and people start discovering that Ye Weimian had a twin sister all this time. Watch the drama to find out how Ye Weimian and her twin find a way to solve problems, how Gu Yanluo reacts to this, and what Ye Weimian's love rival does.

STORY-------------------------------------------------------
The story is really awesome. It's difficult to describe in words. Most 24 episode dramas that take place in collage or high school are normally really light hearted, and only about how a relationship develops. I've seen reviews for those types of dramas (Put Your Head On My Shoulder and Professional Single), and the reason for such low reviews is because viewers complain there is no really plot to the story. This drama is definitely different, and I love it a lot. The backstory is very interesting, and it's always nice to see the chemistry between the leads. The drama is very even, giving that there is no character who is over the top, or emotionless. I do wish they had a few more episodes at the end, to add on even more to the story. But this plot is very good, and I hope they make more dramas like this!

ACTING/CAST---------------------------------------------
I am actually new to the leads in this story, but I know that the male lead (Gu Yanluo) has acted in other dramas as well as a support role. I'm glad that he is the main role in this drama. The female lead (Ye Weimian) really possesses great character, and suits the male lead very well. The second leads are also cute, though they seem very stereotypic. But I also love how they emphasized Ye Weimian deep relationship with her sister (Ye Zhenhan) and best friend (Lu Yao). Gu Yanluo shows more sensitivity as a male than other male leads in short school dramas, which I really like. The rival of Ye Weimian gets on my nerves, but that just means she's acting well. Everyone fits in a nice position, but I would like it more if Yan Jiuyue (Ye Zhenhan's best friend/boyfriend) took a stronger role in the story. That would make the story more interesting, and I think that actor has a lot of potential.

MUSIC-----------------------------------------------------
I heard 3 main songs in the drama, and the songs were good so I'll be looking up the OST later!

REWATCH VALUE---------------------------------------
I'm really not the type of person to rewatch dramas, since I know there are so many dramas out there to watch. I probably would rewatch a few of the clips here, and it really depends what type of person you are, and how much you like the drama.

OVERALL--------------------------------------------------
Overall, this was an amazing drama, and if I could find more of these, then I would watch them! The male and female leads are amazing, and they should be the main role in other dramas more often! There were some parts that were a tiny bit cringy, but they are just doing their job. I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a slightly more emotional drama that isn't crazy. I would also recommend this to the people who complain that high school/collage setting dramas have no real plot. Have fun watching!

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Skiped lot

Firstly i liked it.. i liked the plot very very much.. but in this drama everthing happend suddenly it is good if drama had few episodes, but in this drama there are 24 episodes and everthing happend in first few episodes and other episodes are draged like hell 😑 i dont know why there are too many episodes in c dramas.. but it is ok if there are good flowing story line.. i skiped last episodes too much even couple s scenes.. i can understand story even i skiped whole episode 😑 i dont like ths drama

As for acting they did good job i love thire acting... ye is cute actress..

Overall i dont like ths drama that much

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Well...

This is another a messy but light c-drama. There are so many common irrelevant scenes lmao but I took this as a stress reliever. Irrelevant scenes can be ridiculous and at some points they make the drama looks terrible.

I probably like the concept/idea of the ML gradually liking the FL more; I see it that way tho the ML was annoying at first. You can see the feeling is growing but the scenes made things awkward.

Tbh, I'm not a fan of the acting performances by the stiff leads in idol c-dramas, but their chemistry was quite tolerable on screen, considering they are newcomers and unnecessary scenes. I actually think they look cute together anyway *sigh*.

I can definitely binge watch this again. With a skip and fast forward button, of course.

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