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Big Sister the Star
This drama was very unique. 4 Female Leads & 5 Male Supports. I felt this concept hurt the drama as the dialogue & acting of 2 of the FL's wasnt that entertaining. Big Sister was the clear standout of the show, brilliant!Problem they had with Big Sister is the equal screen time commitments to giving every female lead, when Big Sister gathered momentum which was nearly most the time she was on screen then paused her to move onto next FL story. The ending really has no conclusion for any girls which was kind of both understandable but dissapointing at the same time. If they have a season 2 make the focus on 2 of the girls not 4!
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This is a fun drama
Not often you see fun themes between serious actors like Wang Hedi & Yukee Chen, this one you will see them sing, dance and just have general fun with the other cast members.....Both Wang Hedi & Yukee involved in a serious/classic 'Unchained Love'....
Never Give Up is a nice tone down drama with 4 other cast members from 'Unchained Love'.....
I recommend check it out, go in for laughs & dont expect it to be a brilliant classic as its intended for laughs & smiles which it delivers...
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Just not for me
This drama just not for me....I did enjoy the start and might regret later dropping it however we do things in the moment....
Did I enjoy the acting? to some degree yes from Bai Lu & Luo Yunxi, both excellent and both have proven it before.....
Reason I dropped it just the plot was not the most interesting for me.... Wasn't really invested in the support characters.... I have had dramas the mains not the best however at least 3-4 supports performances kept me invested in continuing to watch, sadly not the case here.... Was just forcing myself to watch something didn't like and understand however maybe that in itself can be a reflection on me....
Anyways I see from the comments plenty enjoying, so if you are watching please continue to enjoy.... This is it for me on this drama.... All the best!.....
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This is a first for me....
This drama sadly I had to drop....This is a first for me dropping a drama with a rating of 7/10....
Reason I gave this a 7 is because the acting by the 2 main leads 'Zhou Ye & Lin Yi' was actually better than good, been excellent..... However sadly there is limitations to excellent.... Storyline pretty boring, bland, simple.... Support actors really not that great....
There is only so much that 2 main leads can carry this drama,... The romance angle relied to much on comedic repetition and when surrounded by the limitations I have mentioned that's when had to say dropping this drama at EP9....
Overall still very impressed with Zhou Ye & Lin Yi, felt chemistry between the two was very very good. Hope to see these 2 again soon in a better well grounded script & more experienced support cast.... Potential for these 2 together is there....
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I tried
For me Hu YiTian & Yukee Chen are both interesting case studies....I really want to like Hu YiTian as an actor, I want to enjoy his works. I disliked the persona he played in 'A Love so Beautiful'.... I think the audience felt cheated by the outcome of that drama, it is still a classic but for the wrong reasons in my opinion. Hu YiTian is a good actor. Yukee Chen is also a very good actress however I have dropped 3 of her dramas this year.
Hu YiTian is looking for the second hit, he really does not want to stay in the shadows of Shen Yue and 'ALSB' forever. I liked 'Hello, the Sharpshooter' but not the same. The reception was different! Wang Hedi I feel is so much different, he has broken out of the Shen Yue shadow with better excellent performances in 'The Rational Life' & 'Love Between Fairy & Devil' if anything has Shen Yue been able to give a good performance post Wang Hedi/Meteor Garden?
Analysis...
Yukee Chen is not the problem, I think the 3 dramas dropped she has been satisfactory
Hu YiTian I feel is ok but ok for a Male Lead isn't enough, female leads will get away with just being ok but male leads task no secret in dramas has more weight on them to carry the drama. I think HYT is super professional but his engagement with the audience is the weakness for me. He may appeal to big fan base but not majority of them in my opinion, reason I dropped this drama I was 10-11 episodes in & just couldnt feel it from him or his male supports.
Wang Hedi in comparison to Hu YiTian has that natural charisma & can engage with the audience, set off that excitement in his dramas or live performances. Yukee Chen issue is the male lead selection, she may have addressed that with dramas with Joseph Zeng, Wang Yibo & 2 with Wang Hedi so I think the best of Yukee is still to come.
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Tricky one
I know this drama received lot of positive reviews but I feel for only me personally what has let this down is how it executives the youth style drama because youth dramas for me has been done to death with the standardove triangles, group of friends, multiple couples, Smart male lead & unintelligent normal female lead. I have seen too many of what they aired in previous youth dramas hence dropped it.For me it just loses points because I have seen this all before & Chen Zheyuan has 2 more upcoming youth dramas with Shen Yue & Zhao Lusi.
Did I like the characters? Yes, I am prepared to give each more chances with other Dramas. The support cast I felt little prescense.
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Xing Fei is the greatest of this era
This era of actresses we have Yang Mi, Ju Jingyi, Dilieriba, Yang Zi, Bai Lu, Zhao Lusi who all are in brilliant dramas....Where does Xing Fei rank?.... my opinion Xing Fei what doesn't elevate her the top of the rankings is her smaller fan base, but why do these ladies have bigger fan bases?.... it's their ability to draw in people to their concerts, these ladies are excellent live performers but the acting level of some is just okay.... Some of their dramas are unwatchable.... I have given up watching Yang Zi & Ju Jingyi dramas....
Xing Fei might not be good singer, not be great dancer but her acting skills are the best.... it the cute smile, the cute sad faces, the charm she has.... She has the ability to get the best of the cast she works with especially the male lead... Xing Fei has been in like 5-6 classics. Most popular actresses are only in 1 or 2 classics....
Lin Yi, Daddi Tang & Xu Kai Cheng are male leads who are in alot of bad dramas....
Hu YiTian was in ALSB which is a modern classic & few other decent dramas so will cut him some slack but think think him being with Xing Fei in Sharpshooter was what he needed as some dramas he was Main Lead during that time were hit and miss.... Point Xing Fei elevates these guys to another level with her pure skill & charm....
Xu Kai Cheng was in Young & Beautiful with Crystal Zhang which was a horrible drama.... Example of an unlikeable Male & Female Lead on-screen now to this drama both leads being fun & likeable....
Xing Fei best drama for me was 'Miss Crow & Mr Lizard'.... why?.... We have a grand master in Allen Ren possibly one of the best actors of this era alongside Xing Fei which both delivered a classic.... am I surprised Allen Ren wanted to do a second drama with Xing Fei? No.... That performance elevated him to the top & he won't forget it was alongside Xing Fei....
Allen Ren is happier now might get released sooner as possibly wasted his time filming with Song Zuer & after that scandal she was part of , now that drama might never get released....
What makes this drama good?....
I think it's the comedic storyline that is perfectly executed by the cast & especially the leads.... this is seriously non-stop laughs....
Xing Fei is leading the comedy with the humour & Xu Kai Cheng is complimenting the humour with the comedic reaction to Xing Fei.... seriously it's perfect.... I watch heaps of rom-coms were the humour is never funny.... some of these actors/actresses need to watch this drama to see how to properly execute it.... surely the director & writers happy seeing the comedy come to life way they intended it to.....
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Sorry I tried....
This drama just not for me....Story found boring.... Not original.... Not a fantastic storyline....
Zhao Lusi, look she has been in better dramas with much stronger presence.... This for me personally not one of her best roles.... Acting is okay but just a step down....
Wang Anyu really bad.... Childish role.... So much better with Gina Jin in 'Falling Into You'.... That drama felt very good performance by him....
I seen many people are enjoying the drama so if you are one who is enjoying please continue to watch and enjoy.... Just wasn't for me. Still fan of both Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu as I have seen them before in many great dramas, I tried however can't force myself with this drama anymore....
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Look 95% of the Drama is good, final episode is the downer
I went in watching this drama is because 'Gao Zhi Ting' is one of my favorite actors. This is a story that goes into 2 timelines and felt they really should have gone down this path the entire drama like 'Godfather 2'.... Gao Zhi Ting in this case would be the Robert DeNiro.95% of the drama is fantastic because its a real deep dive into the struggles, the sacrifice that these athletes make, in a way getting to the top brings out the worst in most people. Its shows the transition from the young coaches when they were athletes to the modern day coaches. Gao Zhi Ting you will admire as a young man, however his older version is a character you despised, in a way he sacrificed what was important being his family for the sport/country. He even taught another girl over his own daughter, i found it pathetic how he justified it.
This drama would have been exception til the end if they focused on the disappointments however this is suppose to be a story of inspiration for the Beijing Olympics so of course they were never going down that track even though disappointment is what happened to pretty much all the athletes except 1!
I found it impressive how someone ruptured an Achilles tendon and made it back very soon to skating. I feel half the characters you will like other half you might not as mentioned this journey both time lines brings the worst out of most.
The main lead actress first head coach & national coach I believe you will easily like over her own father, they actually believed in her versus own father training & coaching another girl.
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Lin Peng is a star
Seriously Lin Peng as an actress is amazing. I believe in male supremacy in C-Dramas but Lin Peng is the ultimate exception.She is the star of the show. The other male are also very good but you will leave wanting to see more from Lin Peng.
The crime drama is clever, I will admit toward the later part of the drama it does go stale but by that time it only has few more episodes. The ending really is touching, seeing how much the female Lead has developed. The music is awesome in this drama too
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Not entertaining to be honest
I checked this drama out because thought Zhai Zi Lu & Chen Peng Wan Li would make a good team....Long and short.... The story is boring. This is obviously a low budget drama but dialogue not entertaining....
Female Lead, Ko Chia Yen for me was actually most interesting character. Very introverted character she plays but star of the drama I have dropped.
Male Lead, Zhao Zi Lu for me has limited ability. He is a likeable actor but does lack the charismatic factor to keep people tuned in. Looking at his upcoming dramas does look like part of alot of low budget dramas so still not fully proven. However I think he is on similar pace to actors like Wang An Yu & Hu YiTian whom I felt struggled abit years ago but have developed new charm to their personas to keep people drawn in so I think in time will be fine, however not this drama
This drama might have 8.2 rating now but viewers 86 so irrelevant stat
If you are still watching please enjoy
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Boring, not much to say
I watched this drama to give Ding YiYi another try. She was in Sweet Sweet with Zhao Yiqin one of my favourit actors....He was just ok in that drama which surprised me as he usually gives excellent performances but when I compared Ding YiYi to his previous female leads I found she didn't really give good performance herself....
This drama, I gave it a go but the storyline is boring, acting is just ok & it's obvious these actors are not ballet dancers but I will say they did give good efforts.....
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It's just ok
I think I have seen enough of this drama to do a review and here it is....I only watched this drama for Zhou Yutong, to me she is #1 actress of this era, Big call considering we have Zhao Lusi, Dileriba, Yang Mi however I just love her acting style, always drawn to watching her dramas, if not been for her I would have dropped this title....
Did I feel it from Zhou Yutong in this drama? YES 100%....
Did I feel it from Leo Wu in this drama? To some degree YES, say 70% but better than nothing....
Did I enjoy the structure and pacing of this drama? Not really, they should really have shortened the drama.....
Did the supports provide relief? I think so, Mark Ma please age quick so you can get lead roles, you are a future star!
8/10 is still decent viewing, will finish it, however wont rewatch it
If you did watch, hope you enjoyed it.....
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This one is for the Zhao Yiqin fans
I am sitting through this drama & I know it will receive plenty of criticism but seriously those criticisms need to be saved for the dramas which have 2 big lead names, 40 episodes & going out to make their drama a classic. This drama have non of that, clearly just a drama for fun, laughs for that audience & entertainment. This drama is for those who love watching Zhao Yiqin, bit of excitement seeing him paired with a fresh face.The supporting cast surprisingly play a very minor role, clearly the focus in on the leads. Zhao Yiqin plays his trademark cold character & he is brilliant as usual. Ding Yi Yi plays the warm energetic female lead & I refuse to compare her to Li Jiaqi, Zhou Mo or Li Hao Fei as the tone of this drama is completely different to the dramas those ladies were in with Zhao Yiqin. Ding Yi Yi objectives is to get laughs, was there a bit of sillyness, of course but the laughs were there too.
Is this your classic Allen Ren & Bai Lu lead classic? No! But I will say this. I prefer watching Zhao Yiqin over Allen Ren & prefer watching anyone Zhao Yiqin is paired with over any big female name including Bai Lu. I also watched F&E and felt more relaxed fun tone watching this drama!
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Just wasn't for me
I am aware lot of Yang Mi & Xu Kai fans don't like to see negative reviews, I will probably be branded a hater or toxic but this is only my opinion. I am sure plenty still watching & plenty enjoying it and hope they continue to.This drama just wasn't for me.... After 9 episodes decided to drop this drama.
The theme of the drama just too light, bit childish for me even though suppose to be mature theme....
Acting wasnt bad. Yang Mi felt was solid. The Ren Mei Mei character I thought was very very good. Wouldn't mind tuning into more of her Dramas. Xu Kai was OK, I suppose he played the role as per the script but I just didn't feel the connection but as mentioned felt he was OK. Acting I gave 7/10, highest part of review.
I will compare this to 'The Rational Life' with QIN Lan & Wang Hedi. Another mature theme with mature Lady & younger male. I felt the structure was good for what the theme was suppose to be. Lot more maturity to that dramaa while this one at times felt while trying to execute some of the more comedic scenes it lost touch with the maturity.
I am not a hater, this drama was highly anticipated however just didn't live up to my expectations. That's life. Please do enjoy the drama, I remommend at least give it a try.
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