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Wasted chemistry
The foundation for this show is very very weird. When the FL confesses she likes the ML, who was initially wooing her best friend, and gets rejected, the FL forcefully kisses the ML to prove a point?? The ML does the exact same thing later when he's wooing her to prove to her he's committed to wooing her???The ML's sister has an ANNOYING ass baby voice and is very childish; even though she's never acted before, she is employed to act in the FL's new movie, and because she's a rookie, we're forced to painfully watch her mess up lines 5 million times and her cry as a result of being reprimanded for that. To make things worse, they force a relationship between her & the director of said film in the last episodes and it is such a cringe fest.
The main leads have great chemistry and it's a shame it was wasted on this stupid ass plotline.
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Sweet and cute drama - well worth a look
I started this for Miles Wei, as I didn't know the other actors; and per usual he didn't disappoint. But I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the cast -- particularly the SML and SFL - who played Director Lu and Tang Dingding. Everyone played their roles convincingly well.One negative that I can kind of agree with other reviewers on is the FL's handling of her emotions. It's normal to have intense feelings toward someone, but her wall of photos of her crush, was a bit over-the-top and worrisome -- especially for an adult woman. I felt that as a grown, successful woman; she didn't need to follow the ML around like a lost puppy the way that she did. In my opinion, the saving grace for this drama was when the writers snapped to their senses and had Tang Xin start to stand on her own after the ML rejected her.
Maybe it was a deliberate part of her character arc, but I felt that when Tang Xin began to establish herself apart from her feelings for Tang Yu, that was the turning point for when he began to take notice of her, not just as someone who pined around for him. When she stepped back from him, he could see her more clearly for who she was and realized he liked what he saw. That was smart writing, and redeemed this drama in a big way, for me. Love that in the end, Tang Yu and Tang Xin stood on equal footing, with each adoring the other just as much -- as any healthy relationship should.
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A decent rom-com of unrequited love and second-chance romance. Miles Wei does what he does best.
Subjective Gut Rating: 7.75I am a fan of unrequited-love-turned-romance and also second-chance romance. So, “I May Love You” is the perfect drama for me at the moment. It’s an easy-to-watch rom-com to kill time.
I have conflicting feelings about the female lead, Tang Xin. Her first introduction to us viewers isn’t quite what I was hoping for and I was a little worried. She appeared to be obsessed with ML, Tang Yu, a little stalkerish with her wall of photos, and seemed to be a little clingy. I understand she’s been in love with Tang Yu for 4 years, but still, those pictures creeped me out. But on the other hand, I liked her assertiveness and her straightforwardness when confessing her love. I might not agree with her dishonesty in a way, but also understand where she’s coming from. Luckily, I like her more when stood her ground and focuses on her career. She let Tang Yu grovel and try to win her love without giving in too easily.
I love seeing a male lead miss his chance of love and have to grovel and win the affection of the female lead. However, that push-and-pull and Tan Xin’s stubbornness lasted too long. It was fun at first, but then towards the middle of the drama, it became very repetitive and I slowly lost interest in the main romance. I eventually just look forward to the secondary romance, which is cute and sweet. I adore that couple and wanted more screen time for them.
Miles Wei is the usual Miles Wei. He has played similar roles many times, but you can’t deny he looks quite handsome. At least he is not a total cold CEO and does show his lovable side once he’s in love. I know this is not a big budget production, but they have got to give Miles Wei and Huo Chen Dong better suits to wear. Their suits look like UNFINISHED products from fashion design students, or unfinished products from Project Runway contestants when they ran out of time after Tim Gunn told them to stop. They are ridiculous! Miles can use a few more suits and not repeatedly wear the same ones. He’s the CEO of a film production company afterall. The makeup of the female lead isn't that great either. Her foundation is too white but her lips are too bright. On the other hand, 2FL looks really pretty.
On a positive note, there are many lovable characters in this drama and no annoying ones. I adored ML’s mother and his sister. They are so cute and are the best wingwoman for ML. I was worried the sister would be another annoying spoiled princess, but she’s so lovely. We only have good and supportive parents, and good and supportive friends.
Aside from the mid-drama slow pacing due to the back-and-forth of the main romance, this is a pretty decent and light-hearted drama to watch. I don’t think it’s a realistic portrayal of the industries, so don’t think too hard but enjoy a cute and fluffy drama, with decent quality and number of kisses and an adorable supporting cast.
Completed: 1/12/2024 - Review #393
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i should have watched this in 1 go
It's refreshing to see ML is the one chasing FL this time.I think the pacing was good and the actors fit their roles perfectly.
The first episode hooked me. who wouldn't? FL is pretty, has talent, is confident, and strong. Never was she portrayed as clumsy just to give her dimension.
I was watching it while empathizing with the FL and in my head "Yeah, I would be as confused if the boy who just rejected me suddenly turned a 360." I like that she didn't give in right away. Which is contrary to what others are asking in the comment section. She wants security that ML was not just touched by her (failed) confession and really likes her too. That is realistic.
I like that there are no villains, no evil and unreasonable parents and everyone is supportive.
If I have to nitpick the wardrobe for MW wasn't thoroughly thought out.
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I May Love You is one of those dramas that had potential but got lost when, for most of the drama, the female lead is putting off the male lead because he rejected her confession which, by the way, was abrupt and lacked sincerity when she tells him the shallow reason for what she likes him making herself as superficial as her reasons. The male lead doesn’t realize that he had started to fall for her until she leaves his side. He starts to court her by all possible ways, only to be refused in a rude, humiliating, and cruel way every time he tried to pursue her even though she still likes him. The male lead did a great job bringing his character to life and bringing out all kinds of emotions like anger, jealousy, uncertainty, honest care for her, and deep love that he demonstrated as soon as he realized that he liked her. On the other hand, up until episode eighteen, the female lead is responding with disdain, cruelty and, to a certain degree, sadistically when she seems to plan strategists and takes pleasure in hurting him as he tries, diligently, to right the pain caused by his rejection. Once the leading couple gets together, the relationship is cute from her side and beautifully passionate from his. The leading lady’s character was written in such a way that, for the most part, she doesn’t seem to have the emotional intensity of falling deeply for him at first sight and loving him for four years. Huang Ri Ying (as Tang Xin) has played too many insufferable leading ladies and her deadpan expressions in this drama make it difficult to give the viewer the “I’ve loved you for so long” vibe. Overall, even if the leading couple have many intimate scenes, is the leading man who lits the flame with his great acting. Other couples and supporting cast seem less enthusiastic pursuing their love interests. Was this review helpful to you?
A rare Gem of a C-drama, breath of fresh air
I AM LOVING THIS ❤️❤️❤️ Started it just as a filler drama to pass time but I Already reached the last episode! (The first few episodes may be off-putting to some, understandably so. but if you give it some time, you won’t regret the watch ❤️)I appreciate all the aspects of this drama. The couple’s sizzling chemistry, BOTH of their personalities, their families, friends, the workplaces, the looks, outfits, OSTs, the longgg,, sweet chase that made me fall in love with the ml even more— every bit of this drama is truly a breath of fresh air. Such a gem is exceptionally rare for C-drama romances. If you had your unfortunate shares of experiences of C-dramas with draggy plots, misunderstandings, excessive dramas, problematic 2nd leads, childish themes, time-leaps, and an outrageously long list of disappointing tropes, you will understand why.
The ml’s unceasing love and affection for the fl is absolutely heart melting. He is WHIPPED whipped, enamored of our fl. And watching him do the sweetest, selfless, purest things for her is so endearing. He is just so soft for her and his actions towards her are an epitome of the word softness itself. The way he looks at her, the way he holds her, embraces her, gently kisses her forehead, speaks to her, reassures her, EVERYTHING is just so delicately pure. He is one of the greenest flags out there I would say. I love how his character was made and he pulled it off so well. He has that charm of a soft-spoken, respectful, mature CEO, but make no mistake, his girl is not to be messed with. Watch this drama to have your dose of sugars, beware though, you may develop a sweet-tooth.
As happy I am to have found this drama, I am also sad that it’s ending. I don’t know if I will find another C-dramas like this, I will be so happy if I do. Please recommend me if there are any that is close to this!
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Bonita, limpia y entrañable. Adorable a rabiar!
Me gustan estos dramas simples pero directos en concepto, con personajes inteligentes y claros.Sin clichés y con puntos cómicos en su sitio perfecto.
El drama que más me ha gustado de este actor y un OST que he ido a buscar corriendo en cuanto he terminado.
Buenos besos (??), buena historia y toque realista, como cuando entran a destrozar la tienda de ropa. Frases afiladas e inteligentes por despecho y paciencia por amor. Mucha paciencia.
Muy recomendable.
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Insufferable series other than the 2nd lead.
I have soooo many complaints with this one. It felt like it was cringey Wattpad story. Who proposes someone by saying that I like that you are handsome and rich so I want to date you and then proceeds to forcibly kiss the other party. This is what the FL did to the ML, this is like an assault. The FL was so creepy, having a wall full of MLs pics, God she was a stalker. While I may blame the FL the ML was also the same. The ML too kissed the FL forcibly and he bought a house right next to hers to be with her. It was like there were 2 red flags and both found each other. The FL thought of herself so highly like she had achieved so much in her life and treating the ML like he was a loser. I love WZM, the ML and even he wasnt a saving grace for me for this series. And don't get me started on the FL's bun? I get that buns are effective while working but she could have changed the hairstyle for at least the wedding photos. The only good thing about this series was DD and Lu. They both had a more amazing romance storyline the leads. Overall, I need the time that I spent watching these 24 eps back. I could have rewatched FIYS ?♀️Was this review helpful to you?
Not that great ;(
It started off quite interesting, with FL confessing and giving ML a strong forced kiss. She liked him, but he rejected her. Up to this point, the storyline was quite interesting and I liked the FL’s strong character.After rejecting her, he realised he also had feelings for her (which took him quite long to admit). Then he started pursuing her like a puppy, and she kept rejecting him, being hot & cold. This is where it starts to get annoying. Then finally when they get together, it gets boringgg. The focus then shifts to the 2nd couple which are very boring.
So it’s just a 6/10 for me. Last few episodes were dull, I was just FF to complete it :(
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Drama ok 8/10
You know those kind of dramas that are ok, neither good nor bad, I think that description fits this drama very well.The first few episodes were good and exciting, but from the middle to the end the drama cooled down, the protagonists became bland and the secondary characters stole the show, from the middle to the end I only continued because of the secondary characters (Ding Ding and Director Lu) they stole the show, if it hadn't been for them I probably would have dropped it, but if you're looking for a light drama without too many emotions this drama is for you, you can start without fear.
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