Great drama! Would rewatch!

I love watching Zhang Han act! This show, and the cast, did not disappoint. I was not going to watch it because of the length. But dang Facebook and YouTube kept popping up “clips” of the show as it was on going and dang if it did not make me more interested!🙄 Lol.

Storyline - even though it was a bit lengthy, I liked it. I really really liked the fact that there was no breakup between the leads and it lasts till almost the end! It was refreshing to watch a drama that the leads act like mature adults. They work through their problems together. I am glad the FL never gave an inch to his mom. Often in these dramas the mother wins and tears the couple apart, but I am glad they made the FL a strong character.

Acting/Cast - Zhang Han is one of my favorite Chinese actors. I watched him in “Here to Heart” (3 times now😉) and now I have a new favorite of his to watch. He acts so natural that it is almost like watching a real life couple. I loved both his and the FL’s chemistry. The rest of the cast did really well also. I was really happy to see another actress, in this show, from “Here to Heart”. Guo Zi Qian! She has really grown. And she did a great job.

Music - hope to find soon I would love to have it.

Rewatch - Yes! Definitely! Was worth it.
Can watch it on YouTube or Viki. However... Viki did not have all the English subs on there yet. So I had to switch to YouTube for the last few episodes. No compliant here just glad I had options!

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Funny funny show

I liked this show but it did take me a few months to finish it.

I am not one to judge especially people and how they want to live their lives but I am not all for watching LGBT. But this show was tastefully done! It was really funny. I really did feel for the young gay guy and how people treated him and also his family. It has to be hard especially with people who do not want to understand and all they can do is torment others. Poor kid. And by the way I do have friends and family that is LGBT. I am not judging them I love them. I just wanted to point out that this show was really well done in that area and I felt for each of the guys.

As for the two main actors... their story was good and funny. They did a great job.

Would I rewatch... ummm YES! Especially if I need a good laugh! And the eye candy! And there is lots of it!🙃😉

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Painfully finished it!

I wanted to like this show so bad but the script really sucked! It started ok then went terribly wrong to an ok ending. I cannot believe I finished it. One thing I hate the most in dramas is when they write the leads to do stupid stuff and show so much immaturity. And this show topped them all.

Storyline - written so poorly. I just don’t understand why you would write something where the leads cannot grow up. I mean come on!!! The FL was so immature and stupid. Even after the ML apologized and explained what happened that night, mind you he did this several times, she still walked away from him. Then she is at the hospital because she is pregnant and she allows the “guy friend” claim the child is his. And she decides to test the ML to see if he will come back to her one more time after she did that?? Makes zero sense to me. If she was that way I definitely would have walked away and left for good. People that play stupid games like that are not worth it. Anyway… needless to say it was written poorly. There are so many parts that really should not have been in this drama. They should have cut it back to 24 episodes and left a bunch of crap out. For instance… The “cross dressing” was really dumb too. You can clearly see she was a she. Only good thing I can say is the ending was the ONLY good thing in this drama. They did not get together and then it ended. They give you a good ending that is satisfactory.

Acting/Cast - honestly I think the only good thing about this drama was Xing Zhao Lin. I have seen him in a few other dramas and liked him but this drama was not a good one.

Rewatch - nope. I will not watch this drama again.

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Loved it from start to finish. FYI only 29 episodes NOT 32!

Get tissues ready for the ending… just a fair warning! Last two episodes are tear jerkers but beautifully written and executed! This is a very realistic and heartwarming drama. Loved all of it.

Storyline - I could not find much fault with it. The only things I did not like was the FL would not let the ML explain anything. She always told him off and then ran away. I am glad that the break up was not drug out for to long and the parents were not to bad on not accepting their relationship. There was some but it was not overboard like most dramas are. Also, the love triangles were not bad either. My favorite part was the romance between the leads but also the father/daughter relationship. At first I thought it was going to be one of those where you have an over controlling father. But there are great surprises that make the relationship quit special.

Acting/Cast - I love Yang Zi! I first saw her in GO Go Squid and loved her in that one. She has become another actress that I enjoy watching. The cast was great.

Music - If you read my other reviews you will find I am a lover of music. When I first started watching this and listened to the instrumental music they played… I was in love! Again, as always, I will say… I pray I can find the OST on Amazon soon! It will be one I buy and listen to.

Rewatch - YES! Definitely! And I hope to buy it in the future. It is a great drama!

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Cute and funny

I looked all over for Jiang Shi Qi and could not find her until now. On YouTube the AI sub titles type her name out as Ginger 17. But the last one I watched finally got it right and I was surprised to see her on MDL. That said…

These dramas are cute and funny to watch because of her. She is lively and fun and does not put up with anyone’s crap. I would like to watch more of her.

The only downfall of these mini dramas are that they are hard to find with English subs and when they have them they are AI subs and move so fast you have to rewind and pause to see what is said and... a lot of things get lost because AI is not perfect and so a lot of words are mixed up so you kind of get lost on what is said because as we say here in the States, “it is lost in translation.”

Storyline - is cute and fun to watch. Love that she is bold and does what is best and right no mater what anyone says or does.

Acting/Cast - like I said above… Jiang Shi Qi makes these little bites size minis fun. The ML is an handsome guy and always stands up for her and does not let her get wronged.

Rewatch - yes, I will because sometimes I like these short bitesize dramas to take a break from the long ones.

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Could have used some work…

It could be a promising story if it was a written better and the ending left you feeling like it wasn’t complete.

Storyline - needed a lot of work. It was ok. The sound issues in these mini dramas are the worst! It ruins a drama when the music stops and it is a bunch of dead air and then when they talk it sounds like they are talking through a funnel or something. I have seen to many mini dramas that have horrible sound issues. I don’t know why but they do. The story was not bad. I liked it. I just wish it was smoother and written better.

Acting/Cast - they needed work themselves. They were not horrible but they were not great either. Maybe a bit better scrip would have help but I don’t know.

Rewatch - probably will. It is not the worst mini drama out there.

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Was going to give it high marks…

This drama started out nice but then the last two episodes tanked it for me. They should have ended it at episode 21 at 10 minutes 40 seconds into it and added a clean ending. That. Did. Not. Happen!

Storyline - needed some work and not just the story but some of the casts acting was not good. Like I said strong start then the ending got weird. Seriously, if you are going to do a plot twist… make it a plot twist but with a happy ending. This ending sucked! It started in episode 21 (the same as listed above) with the ground shaking and their world shattering and then in episode 22 she wakes up in the hospital and then we watch their whole encounter all over again. They run over their first encounter together like so many times it got boring. Same thing over and over and over. If you watch it you will get the point.

I really REALLY had high hopes for a great ending but when I got to the tail end of episode 21 I knew it was a goner for me. Sigh… just write a decent ending! That is all we want lol.

Acting/Cast - I have to ask … why does the ML always star in these mini cliche dramas? He is a good looking guy and not too bad at acting but I only see him in these minis. They do him no justice. I think I would like to see him in a nicer drama. The FL was not bad. I like her. Some of the other cast needed work though.

Rewatch - ? ??
I don’t know… honestly if it was not for that ending ruining it all I would have said YES in a heartbeat but it ruined it for me. Maybe I will watch it later on down the road I did give it 5/10 on rewatch. That at least is a 50/50 for me.

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Nice movie worth the watch

Not a bad movie. I did enjoy it.

Synopsis- cannot find one on IQIYI or MyDramaList. I will do my best…about a woman who is a model/actress (I assume) who comes from a rich family but has had differences with her father and she leaves home. She has an agent who is a bit eccentric. He signs her with a company to endorse their product. Turns out to be her ex who is in charge. He left her years ago without a word. They reconnect and she finds out that her half sister is behind all her misfortune over the years. That is my synopsis lol.

Storyline - was not bad. It flowed fine. You understood what was happening and the ending was nice if a bit short for my taste. Some parts I felt they could have gone a bit longer to explain. But all in all I liked the story.

Acting/Cast - was not bad. I liked the actors and felt they did not to bad of a job.

Rewatch - yes, I would rewatch this movie. Only wish the ending was a wee bit longer.

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Was a great short drama

Had a good storyline and the acting from most of the actors was great. Some was meh. I thought the visual effects were not too bad either.

Storyline - was not bad. Needed a bit of work but I liked the story. I think somethings were a tad bit confusing in some parts but it worked out good. Again… I wish there was a bit more on the end with the two leads… wait ARE they the leads? Lol it was fun to watch.

Acting/Cast - for the most part they did great. I think at certain points in the drama something was lacking in some of the acting. Not sure if they were having a bad day or it was written that way. Just a few things felt off. But all in all they did great.

Rewatch - yes! I would watch it again. It was entertaining and I liked the “comic book” yet real world feel to it.

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Excellent drama!

Loved loved loved it! I liked the story, acting, and music. Did it lack anything? Just a bit but I honestly have no complaints!

Storyline - ran smooth and clean. There were a few flaws I saw but I am not pointing them out. It kept my attention the entire 18 episodes and l could not wait to see how it all unfolded! I was not disappointed! It finished off perfectly with my kind of ending.

Acting/Cast - I feel they did a great job. The ML (male lead) pulled the split personality just fine. It was not as good as Ji Sung did in “Kill Me Heal Me”. He did a phenomenal job! No one could compare! But I felt the ML did great here. FL did a great job also. I like her. I will have to watch out for these two in the future.

Music - I really liked the music. I will be looking for it.

Rewatch - Yes! I am hoping it comes to digital on Amazon so I can buy it lol. I liked it that much.

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Lacked in story/acting but I would watch again.

Started out not so great but episodes 5-7 were the best and I felt were acted out the best.

Storyline - the synopsis was a bit misleading where the, “they both have bad reactions to alcohol so they avoid it”. It did not seem well written or acted and their “reactions” seemed like any normal peoples reactions to it. Also, how does the FL “avoid drinking” when you clearly see her drinking on her own and so on. It was a bit misleading. That being said…

It was an interesting and different storyline from most of the CDramas (and web dramas). I think that some parts were lacking in both script and acting. It did not run as smooth as it could have. Parts seemed to be a bit chopped off. For instance… episode one, their so called bad reaction to alcohol landed them in bed together and then nothing after that. Like it was not really meant to be there but they threw it in on a whim. It was not needed unless they were going to use it as someone caught them and made them marry etc… But nope they moved on and acted like it did not happen. I was a tad bit stumped. I could pick the drama apart but I am not going to because I did actually like the drama even with all the flaws.
I really liked that the FL did not back off on the mother when she found out what was really going on. She stood up to her and told her she needed to stop treating her living son like her dead son and let him live his life as himself and love him for who he is. It was one of the best scenes emotion wise.

Acting/Cast - I liked the cast. Sometimes I think the ML needed a bit of loosening up. He did not play both parts as smooth as I would have liked, especially transitioning from one brother the the other. The FL… sigh… the crying. Lol it was a bit much haha (my husband kept looking at me funny when she cried lol). But she was also the same in acting skills.

Rewatch - Ya, I more than likely would. Maybe not as much as I would my other CDrama favorites. But I would watch it again.

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Was actually a good movie

I liked this movie. Was it lacking? I bit but I would watch it over and over again.

Storyline - was about the Chen family and their history with the island and the mermaids. Years of killing the mermaids brought honor to the family. They were told the mermaids were evil and had to be killed. Only it was all a lie. They wanted mermaid tears. I think it was well written and acted out. Was a good and unique story to me. Maybe not to others but I don’t watch much of these kinds except for the movie “Enormous Legendary Fish”. For me this one ranked up there also. I liked it. I did not skip anything. It kept my interest the entire time. For me that is a good movie.

Acting/Cast - most of them did a good job. I felt there were a few lacking a bit but I thought it was well acted for the most part.

Music - Was fitting for the movie. Loved the ending song the most.

Rewatch - yes! I will be watching it again.

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Was good but not one to watch over and over again.

Dang Youku and their stupid clips on Facebook! This show caught my attention because of the female lead. She was not one to be pushed around and I loved that about her. Most dramas you see that they get walked on but this one she was strong. Thank you!

Storyline - had me hooked! I waited and waited for the last 4-5 episodes in anticipation! My anticipation was in hopes that the husband would wake up from his self absorption and make up with his wife. Dang romantic side of me! What was I thinking???

I was really really hoping the husband would pull his head out and see what a great wife he had. It was sad to see that all he cared about was his “validation” in his job and what and who made him feel good about hisself. I cried when he did not drop everything and rush to the hospital. He almost lost his wife and possibly his children but his job was more important and so was his boss. Sad that even after she had the children he pretty much left her. Never visiting her or the children. Never helped her when they were sick or in the middle of the night when they cried. He was a selfish man! I kept thinking, “Dude! When are you going to wake up? When are you going to see what your are losing?!!??” It was hard to watch him fall so far. But… I felt the wife handled it like I would have. To bad he was dumb and blind. He lost his family because of his stupidity and selfishness.

I liked the end. I felt that they could work it out. I was glad to see that HE was the one that went back to get her and not the other way around. The hint was there and I feel satisfied that they will be on the road to getting back together.

I liked the story. I really did. They went through so much together. I liked his mom and yes even his sister. They were two of my favorites in the end.

Acting/Cast - I loved the ML/FL and the rest of the cast. I felt they did a great job. I have seen the FL before and I liked her in this one as much as her other dramas.

Rewatch - I liked it but I am not sure if I would rewatch it. If I did it might be 6 months to a year or so from now. It is not one that makes me want to see it over and over again. But it was a good watch.

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Great drama!

I loved this drama! It was a bit on the slow side but I liked that. It had a bit of everything to keep my interest.

Storyline - was a bit slow, like I said, but I think it fit this drama perfectly. It was a well written and executed story. I laughed at how the ML proposed to the FL. His nervousness was so funny but he did a great job! Their marriage was bumpy at first. Mother-in-law troubles but not to over the top. I am glad that neither of them gave into their wanting to separate them. I really thought the stepmother was kind of a witch. Constantly telling the FL she was not good enough for the family. Even though her son was a crooked jerk. I kept thinking of how she needed to focus on her own children and their problems rather than the stepsons and not wanting to accept his choice of wife. But they stuck to their love and weathered through it all. Loved the ending! It was perfect and satisfying.

Acting/Cast - Ren Jia Lun is a really good actor. I had to really go back and watch “Destiny of White Snake” because I could not believe that was him…lol. I have watched a few of his other dramas and feel that he has really done excellent in this drama. Bai Lu is really good also. I have seen her in quite a few dramas and think this is one of her best. Their chemistry was spot on and made the drama perfectly.

Music - another soundtrack to look for. I really liked it.

Rewatch - Yes, it is one of my favorites.

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How to begin...

Yet another 40 episode drama where they finally get together at the very end! And I mean THE VERY END!!! Honestly I skipped parts. There is nothing new in this show. I get the male lead has a good heart but come on... he disappoints the female lead over and over again. If you truly, TRULY love someone you would never let anyone or anything get in your way of that love. Yet he did allow this even until the very end. 20 episodes in I kept says, “When is he going to come to his senses and see that he is breaking her heart and trust?” 30 episodes and I was like, “Why are you still talking with him or having anything to do with him? He is a looser!” 40th episode he is leaving the country with the other girl and “sees” the FL and decides to follow her? And the last 3-5 minutes they are happily together and no explication or words of “I love you” said. Just says her name, holds out his hand, she takes it, and he slips the ring on. (Smack head on the table). That sums it up. Not satisfying at all.

Storyline - nothing new here. Same story of a not so smart male lead who lets everyone and everything interrupt him over and over again and a not so smart female lead who doesn’t open her mouth and tell him how she really feels or thinks about those interruptions. Honestly I have watched so many Asian dramas like this. The FL says nothing to the ML almost the entire show! She really does not come out and say what really needs to be said. If it was me I would have told him how wrong he was for rushing to the other girl at every call or problem. I would have gotten in the other girls face and told her to get out! But no... she does not fight for her love or anything. Even in the end, after he told the FL he “likes her” he decides to leave with the other girl to another country. Really??? Priorities people! Sorry I get irritated at stupid people and honestly stupid scripts. I know it is a drama but please stop making the leads stupid. Make them fight for one another for once. Make them say what really needs to be said rather than making them say nothing and look pathetic the entire show. I have no sympathy for either of them. I don’t relate to their situation because it was just stupid and unrealistic for me!

Acting/Cast - they did as good as they could with the script they had. That is about all I can say here.

Music - ok

Rewatch - nope nada don’t want to torture myself again with a poorly written script. And a show that just drags out to much and leaves you with a blah ending. Sorry I just have to be true to my take on this show.

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