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Extraordinary Journey of Love - Gem not to be miss
This is the story of journey of a man, who lost his love, and in 10 years journey try to do everything to be equal to her, to find his dream being shattered again and again by his in law. But instead of focusing on hatred and failure, he continue to hang on and inspired by his true love for her. They finally together after 10 year, but it really hard journey. From keep hurting him and destroy his future, at the end the mother in law see him bathing in rain happily after saving so many life including her thats so bad to him, finally she saw how noble this man he is, and admit it by saying proudly "He is my daughter boyfriend". So many people fill with hate, blaming others etc, but the way of love is the most beautiful.You can also see Ye Zi who try to harm Yan Chen due to her love get rejected, but he choose to forgive her and let her go. And at the end during the typhoon, he saw her again, alone in the rain, stop people to go into the manhole. You can imagine if he press charge and let her go to jail, during the typhoon how many life will be lost?
And this drama also make me respect much, much more the fireman and ER doctor and team.....they maybe not rich, living by salary. But how noble they are, really admirable. Kudos to the writer who are able to make such beautiful story and the director who are able to make the story alive on screen, also all the actor and actress they play so beautifully, specially Yang Yang who play this complex character, he look so tough and frown al the time in the beginning (netizen said his acting bad) but i did not agree, that expression reflect the journey of a man that suffer a lot, having military background and firefighter, and then he more let the gentle side inside him out as he found his love again. Also Wang Chu Ran, fragile, but brave and also show her "spoiled part of rich girl" when she was with him. Watch it with open mind and heart, you will really love it....its journey of love that is so beautiful....ignore the rating, as there are so many people with hatred, they need to watch this drama properly actually
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It could have been better
I’m a little bit conflicted over this show. I had it on my watch list for a few months before finally taking a chance on it. 40 episodes felt like it was going to be a big commitment and I almost dropped it at episode 12 but when I got to episode 20 I was in too deep to stop.I’ll start with the pros.
I really liked the ML in this. Especially when he was being playful and flirty. His chemistry with the FL really shone through in later episodes, I wish we could have had more scenes of them together like that, whether it be in flashbacks or in the present.
The brotherhood between all the firefighters was also fun to watch. Showing all sides of being a firefighter was interesting. The disaster situations showed a side of the firefighters and doctors that I didn’t really think of before. The fun back and forth between the ML and the 2nd instructor was enjoyable, I liked that bromance.
Now for the cons.
The brother sister relationship was creepy. I was trying to figure it out until it was confirmed and then it gave me the ick. I wish they portrayed that whole storyline differently. Also the relationship between the brother, and the college waitress annoyed me. I got a weird vibe from her from the beginning and I didn’t like how that played out. Would have been more interesting if the brother actually fell for the waitress and was put into the FL leads shoes.
I think what really bugged me was the FL character. One minute she was a door mouse and the next she was headstrong and outspoken. There were times when the ML lead described her as being jealous and spoilt, and that she was the one that wanted to do the crazy things when they were younger. I would liked to have seen more of that side of the character than the door mouse. The story is supposed to show her as a shell of herself and I think if they had shown more flashbacks with the main character in her younger days being a bit wild then I might have empathised with the character more. They were able to get the balance right with the ML, a serious captain with a cheeky rebellious side, but they never got there with the FL. As I mentioned already I thought the ML and FL had great chemistry, but the only time I liked her was when she was with him. Maybe that’s the way the writers and director wanted the story to go, I just wasn’t a fan of it.
Overall, it was a fun show that had me smiling, laughing, and also cringing at the cliches.
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Come for the cute couple....and watch them carry this show on their backs
I have so many thoughts about this show.The lead couple (Song Yan and Xu Qin) is really its main strength; they have adorable chemistry and a worthy "thwarted young lovers find their way back to each other" arc. I love how naturally SY and XQ's relationship progresses; they don't immediately reconcile or go from haters to lovers in an instant, but rather gradually forgive each other and grow closer before re-committing. It is a rewarding slow-burn with still enough time to enjoy watching their renewed romance.
Other positives include the funny and lovable firefighter ensemble and Song Yang's family, especially Zhai Miao. I also enjoyed the firefighter/medical action sequences, in particular, the multi-episode earthquake arc, which is perhaps the best part of the series. As the show becomes more about the characters' relationships and less about their careers, we see less of this type of action, as well, which is a bit disappointing, IMO.
Unfortunately, the side characters and plots are not nearly as fleshed out as the two leads, with some uneven writing hampering their development. The plotline between Meng Yan-cheng and Ye-zi is so irregularly looped in and then takes a bizarre 180 turn and abruptly ends without a satisfying conclusion. Jiang-yu and Li Meng should really have been the second couple.
And of course, there are the classic drama tropes, like an evil, classist mother and innumerable plot points revolving around characters accidentally bumping into each other, which is hard enough to believe without a setting as massive as a major Chinese city. (Are we really supposed to believe that the same firefighting unit responded to all of these incidents and always brought their patients to the same hospital)? But ah well, such are C-dramas.
Anyway, if you, like me, love dramas centered around a cute couple with not a ton of other plotlines, then I'd recommend Fireworks of my Heart. While initially daunted by its 40-episode runtime, I found it quite easy to get through (okay I may have skipped a few of the slower moving scenes) and a lovely show about love and friendship.
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The chemistry between Wang Chu Ran, who plays Xu Qin / Meng Qin, really blends with Yang Yang, who plays Song Yan.
The tug-of-war love story between the two, Song Yan and Xu Qin, and the way Song Yan spoiled Xu Qin, made the audience melt. So beautiful!
Two people love each other
Facing the pot that is cooking the porridge
Shut up
Waiting for each other to talk
The premise is simple, just about a pair of lovers separated by social strata, then reunited.
The setting is what is interesting, namely the familiarity and daily life of the firefighters (firefighters) who have to train every day. They set a certain number of seconds to put on clothes, prepare equipment, climb stairs and do other exercises.
The activities of the firemen in the Chinese drama "Fireworks of My Heart", which are similar to the military, are very different from those of the firemen in the Korean drama "The First Responders" which tend to be relaxed.
Another attraction of the Chinese drama “Fireworks of My Heart” is the cinematography. Plus the main character is extremely handsome and unbelievably beautiful :D, the audience will feel at home watching the 40 episodes.
This is very far from the Korean drama "The First Responders" which only has 12 episodes, and another 12 episodes for the Korean drama "The First Responders 2". Of course, there are pluses and minuses between Chinese dramas and Korean dramas.
Maybe like an analogy I once wrote, Chinese dramas are like a slice of tiramisu, while Korean dramas are more like a slice of rendang.
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https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2023/12/fireworks-of-my-heart-review-drama-cina.html
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The Determination to Beat the Odds
This series is very good. ML (Yang Yang) and FL (Wang Chu Ran) have good chemistry as well as good non-verbal communication. Both leads handle the challenges and the pace of the storyline. There were parts within the series that started to feel exaggerated, but it is understandable when trying to drive home the importance and dangers of the first responder fields as well as weaving a romantic storyline. The character of the FL's bother (Wei Da Xun) was well-played. He captured the controlled and lonely aspects of the role brilliantly. The OST was nice and the CGI and production to capture the various dangerous scenes were very good. Even though (Vin Zhang) role as the fire instructor was short it was heartfelt and memorable. The ML's cousin (Yang Chao Yue) was very dynamic in her character delivery and ebb and flow of emotions. She is one to watch. This story gives a good understanding of what determination both mentally and physically against all odds can render with love and integrity as your guiding light. Worth the Watch!Was this review helpful to you?
Pretty nice after watching a serious drama.
An idol movie ^^Yang Yang!! xD
His adolescent character showcases his best performance :)
Otherwise, Yang is often posing : the bright smile / the frown (fault of the director I say!).
Lovely actors from Yang's career are here:
> actor Wang Yan Lin really shines here as the 2nd trainer of the fire squad. He had a role in You are my glory although I did not remember him.
> zesty Hu Ke from You are my glory (similar character)
> attractive actor Vin Zhang who played a hacker in the unique Love 020
Very happy to enjoy Zhang Yue's acting again in a role suited for her expressive face. I discovered her in the passionate drama Love like the galaxy (she played the bold Qi Qi).
There are many loves in here.
Faces are mostly emotionless though : most characters are repressed.
I do not understand why the male lead is attracted to the female lead but hey, does it matter? Lucky woman!
An important information is not told to the female lead and that bugged me (many long episodes but no room for it?).
As in the drama You are my glory:
Yang Yang, the national actor, is serving propaganda for state institutions (hospital / fire squad).
Glorification is dangerous. No civil servant should be trusted blindly.
Unlike in real life, the men are better than the women in this series ^^
It is a bit too much. Pop culture enforces the lies of patriarchy, consumerism, business as usual, etc.
...No politics as usual. Shouldn't we close down the mines as well as training professionals to help out in case of hurricanes?
PS: I cannot get used to how table-white the female is made to look > my cultural bias.
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Don't waste your time with this drama. Awful script and onscreen chemistry between YY and WCR,
YY has better onscreen chemistry with ZLS in WRTW and acted better in that drama. I rewatched that drama so many times I lost count. Whereas, his onscreen chemistry with Wang Churan sucks. I would not recommend you watch FWOMH with Yang Yang and Wang Churan. I was frustrated watching this drama because of his awful onscreen chemistry with WCR. I have already watched 20 episodes of this drama, and the pace is so slow, and the script is stupid. I don't like WCR's character in this drama, and YY isn't convincing as a fireman. I think William Chan is a better fireman in ADWTF.Twenty episodes in, they are still not together and bickering, and her overbearing adoptive mother is a hateful woman and a bitch.
WCR's character is weak and annoying to me. She is a strong ER doctor who speaks up about her viewpoints with her superiors but is annoyed and timid when standing up for her relationship with YY's character.
Who at this stage still interferes with their children's love lives. It is unrealistic to have doctors co-exist and perform medical services with firemen. The drama forced their unions to the point that it was ridiculous and unrealistic in real life.
I am dropping this drama. I like YY, but he needs to pair up with a better actress to make him a better actor where he can stretch and grow. I think WCR had better onscreen chemistry with Peng Guan Ying in "Have a Crush on You." Her character in that drama is better; she acted better in that one than in FWOMH.
Let's hope that they will not be paired again in the future. I give it a 4.0 rating, so Don't waste your time with FWOMH.
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Unbearable FL
The way this drama is making me lose my patience. I really liked the first episodes of the drama, where we could clearly see the hurt that Song Yan felt and the courage that the fl displayed. I binge-watched the drama last night and it made me so stressed and annoyed by the development of the FL. I get the fact that she didn't have the courage to stand up against her mother when she was a teenager, but at least she could've explained the situation to him, instead of just leaving like that. But i'm going to let that slide because they were just kids, but now I can't stand her as a grown up.She comes back and disturbs the life that Song Yan created for himself, and expected for him to let her root herself back into his life, knowing fully that the reasons for why she couldn't be with him still existed i.e her mother and brother. She yells at him and asks why he isn't fighting for her, when she hasn't yet to apologise for leaving like she did, and take fault in her actions (frankly i don't know why Song Yan felt sorry for her). When he gives her an ultimatum, she goes back to being the coward that she is, and doesn't chose him. She wants it all but doesn't realise that she wasn't able to have it back when she was young and she isn't going to have it now. All that she does is cry, cry and cry.
She blames everything on her family, and whines about not being able to be herself and with Song Yan. She wants to show herself as an independent woman, yet doesn't take any steps to show it. She has no boundaries set for herself towards her family and allows her family dictate every inch. Frankly, i'm accepting towards the trauma that she has towards her mother that doesn't allow to stand up to her but her brother?? she is going to let him talk about SY like that and not say anything against it??? She keep saying stay out of my business, yet runs back to them despite the disrespect that they have shown towards her decisions and SY. This girl annoys me to the core.
SY deserves more, and I hate dramas that create the lousiest character as lead and have them end up with the other lead when in reality, they would've chosen a much more better person.
And I hate the lack of development of their relationship, i'm going to give the benefit of the doubt because we are half way towards the show, but I feel like the writers haven't given them a reason to choose each other in the present, much of their relationship relays on their past. The writers keep using their work lives to get them in scenes together, like she magically happens to be at the accident that he is working at, or the whole "task force" thingy which was so unbearable to watch. I don't like dramas that use these kind of plots to further the characters relationship. Like okay, so they work well together, that's good for a firefighter and a doctor, but what about them out of it??
Frankly, i don't even like her as a doctor, she is weird with the way she acts towards her collegues, and what does "i don't lose the job" mean as a motivation for being a doctor? (I honestly fast-forward every scene of her being a doctor, which doesn't leave me much of her scenes, which also shows how much this show relays on their titles)
I feel like for me to want them together, i need to see them outside of their work, having a real dinner, or a talk. I need to see her own up to her mistakes and apologise, and i need SY to hold her accountable.
I'm going to quit watching it for a while and watch it when it has finished, just so i don't waste my time anymore.
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Slow Burn Drama
I started watching this drama only because of Yang Yang. The drama is a slow burn, starts gradually. The story is both hit and miss for me, so some time I skip/forward certain portions.I best part of the story is the characters look more real, like they show real reactions, emotions and show vulnerability like real people do. Secondly, each character matures/grows over the period of time.
The FL’s mother and brother are the typical Chinese drama family , that’s why it’s really boring.
We reached the middle of the episodes so now they should decide to let together ML-FL because now it’s stretching too much.
Overall it’s good drama. I don’t rewatch it.
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The FL is not good and have no character development
The relationship doesn’t develop at a good pace. The fl is stuck in the past. Not even willing to move on and give some space to ML. I think it would have been better if the story has developed differently. Yang Yang is good, however I do not like the FL, instead of moving forward she is stuck in the past and does not have the courage to face all her mother and brother issues. Mom is the worst. If the FL wanted to know the current self of male lead why did she not started at that from the beginning, instead of begging the ML to take her back instead of apologizing to the ML of what she did to him. No communication between FL and ML at all.Was this review helpful to you?
WORST MAX ACTRESS
- This drama is a wholesome drama if we take out the character Xu Qin (or) Meng Qin. She is overacting, no acting sense, pulling down Song Yan's performance and the entire team's performance.- All the support actors and Yang Yang(Song Yan) did an awesome job and the entire team are a group of stunning professionals.
- This drama is not worth(Just because of Xu Qin or Meng Qin) of a rating of 8.2 because it becomes boring and lagging after some time.
- Love : Doesn't feel like it at all (or) the girl makes it worse.
- Firefighters: Salute to the actors and also real firefighters in the entire world
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With 40 episodes STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH!!
Wow this must be my top drama for 2023, i can't get enough of them even if it just ended i need more MOOORREE!!On a serious note, this is not your average drama because it deals issues and conflicts that can happen in real life. I'm not saying other dramas didn't but nowadays its mostly fantasies. Here you can be amazed on how they portray firefighters and medical personnel well. I love how they rescue, respond to events, disasters and the action inside the operating room or ER.
The production quality of this drama is top notch in my opinion and i'm glad it acts like a homage or appreciation drama to people in the medical field and Defense Force (Army, Firefighters, Police) in what they do for their country and people lots of lesson to learn here.
Not to mention the casting and acting was perfect all throughout, i didn't get bored or even have the slightest thought of dropping this because i am so hooked. Lot of here saying that they got bored because it took a long while before they reconcile but this in between love relationships really do happen and it is more relatable at least for me.
All in all i love all the cast especially Wang ChuRan and Yangyang they looked perfect, amazing, awesome together and their style of romance, when they locked eyes with each other whew just beautiful and breathtaking. 10/10 FOMH will have a special place in my heart forever!!
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