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A green flag drama that's so nice it's sometimes boring
I've watched this drama and while I really like how wholesome it felt I'm not sure if I really like it so much.It's great to finally see a Chinese drama where villain characters are normal, not obsessive and even show some inner growth. Total green flags.
I loved how groups of friends were portrayed. It was really nice to watch their playful banter.
At the same time the banter between the leads didn't feel half as good. I don't know if it was because of the translation but their dialogue felt quite stiff. It was difficult to see when they (supposedly) build their deep and trustful relationship. It was never showed how their connected as an adult couple (not students that are just going out). So it felt as if it's enough to spend a lot of time together to be a great couple;)
Also there were some moments when ML felt more like a stalker than a love intrest (the FL gets to know him in 9th episode). Side character KO felt creepy through the whole drama (was it supposed to be hinting some romantic interest with another guy?).
My main problem with this drama is that ML was just too great. He was great at everything and with everybody. There was not a problem he couldn't predicted and solve before the problem itself was even revealed to the audience. In the end it was somewhat boring. On the other hand, FL (who was supposed to be his female counterpart) wasn't given any challenge to show off her skills. In the end she was reduced to ordering food and playing the online game according to his instructions.
All in all, it was a good, nice watch. Although I would enjoy it more if the FL was portrayed more lively and with more occasion to show her wit.
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Either you'll love it or you'll hate it
This drama enlighten my interest in Chinese drama again. Before this I think the last Chinese drama that I watched is romance in the rain and meteor garden. Even though today people prefer to watch Korean drama, but i've always been a Chinese drama fans, prefer the Chinese actor than Korean actorFor me this love 020 a little been unrealistic, but still fun to watch. Unrealistic why? Because the main character a little bit too good to be true. Imagine they both is beautiful & handsome, charming, smart (in the game and in study), yet still feminine & so cool. I don't think gamer in real life not so much charming as Bei Wei Wei (BWW) and Xiao Nai (XN). The movie version, cast Angelababy, for me more suitable as gamer image than zheng shuang in the drama version.
I love this drama especially because the story is very light & not complicated at all. Their love from the start until the end is steady with not so much drama. If you search for the drama that are easy to watch this drama really suit your style then.
Captivated by XN smile when he first seen BWW playing the game. He is like saying i finally find my girl... That smile really enchanting. And the way XN see BWW each time really makes me jealous....
Loved scene: where XN come over to BWW in the basket ball games. When XN friend find out who is BWW is. And when XN confront Cao Guang when he mistook BWW with Er Xi.
The most funny scene: When XN parent visit his house there is BWW in his house with the luggage and XN succeed make BWW send by his parent to school and the whole school talk about how BWW send to school by her in law to be. So funny... ^.^
Re-watch value: Love to re-watch. Already re-watch for several times.
Music: really love all the music. Very easy listening.
Overall: Either you'll love or hate this drama. Me myself really captivated by yang-yang smile. Maybe if not yang-yang who played XN i'll not gonna really enjoy watch this drama :p. This drama also makes me start love and search yang-yang other drama
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This is one of those dramas that I remember mostly for how easy and comforting it was to watch. The story is simple, the romance is sweet, and there’s very little unnecessary drama between the main couple—which I really appreciated.
I loved the university setting and the whole gaming/online-world aspect, even though some parts of the story can feel unrealistic and the characters are almost too perfect. The romance is also quite idealized, but somehow that’s part of its charm.
It’s not a drama I would call particularly deep or complex, but it’s fun, light, and incredibly rewatchable. Sometimes you just want a drama that gives you good vibes without stressing you out, and Love O2O does exactly that. ❤️
A little note: This is definitely one of my comfort dramas. I’ve gone back to it more than once simply because I enjoy the feeling of watching it. 🌸
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Best Scene
When Wei Wei meets her game characters in real life for the first time, some girls there become jealous of her and start saying a lot of bad things. Wei Wei then stands up and says that her boyfriend is coming, and she leaves. Everyone waits to see her boyfriend, and when he finally arrives and takes Wei Wei away from there, I liked that scene the most.Was this review helpful to you?
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Watching a few episodes of this drama won't help you decide whether it is a good drama or not.
The drama was great. As soon as I heard that this drama involved video games I'm just like "NOO! I am not watching it", but then my friend encouraged me to watch it once, and it was absolutely AMAZING. yes, there were some scenes in which the characters were playing a game. In the game, it's rather boring, but outside of the game, in drama, everything is like wooo. Yangyang's(Xiao Nai) chemistry with the female lead(Bei Wei Wei) is ten out of ten. I really enjoyed this drama. In this drama, Yangyang is really so handsome.CAST:-
Beautiful chemistry exists between the female lead and the male lead (Xiao Nai & Bei Wei Wei). One of the main characteristics of the drama is the cute and funny friends of Xiao Nai.
Overall, it is a very good drama. Whether you're in doubt about watching or not, go ahead and watch. BUT I only want to remind you "DO NOT DECIDE AFTER FEW EPISODES". It would be best for you to watch the entire drama. So, yeah I guess that's it...................
HAPPY WATCHING !!!!.
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What have I watched?
Normally I like such sort of Chinese dramas, but this is like I have seen a show of the 1950s or so.In episode 20, I almost fell off my chair. When he leaves the apartment, Xiao Nai says that Bei Wei Wei could clean the kitchen. And Wei Wei doesn't say anything about it and do that. What century are we living in? And another question, how old are the characters in this series? Early 20s? Why is Er-Xi so childish? Can't she speak and act normally? And Wei Wei mutates into an obedient mistress. And yea, the kissing scenes have already been mentioned several times. I agree, they weren't very good.
I watched the series in fast forward, as it can only be seen until November 8th. And that was a good thing.
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Love O2O A look at Gaming World and Techie Personalities
I just finished watching the Series and the Movie on Netflix. The cinematography in the movie was much better than the series episodes which were inconsistent in quality. The movie accurately told the story but without the depth and detail about the character's lives. The long series satisfied me more because I am a person who likes to understand not just what happens in a story, but what makes the characters tick. If I had control of the movie and the series content, I would have changed the ending in the movie to Episode 30 of the series. I watched the thirtieth episode three times and I have NEVER done that after first watching a any series. Episode 30 depicted the male lead's sense of humor and confidence romantically after having navigated a 2+ year relationship with his first love. The female lead also seemed new to love saying, "no" to potential suitors to focus on school. Her character was written with a timid personality. A lot of her dialogue was "in her head" and showed me her insecurities. I loved how the couple were consistently candid throughout in their relationship inspite of insecurities.The male lead was perfect as a high IQ techie who is in his head until he notices a girl for the first time in his life . I read one reviewer refer to him as arrogant and that was true in most of the series but his girlfriend didn't seem to mind. I say the writer did their job well because the actor's behavior was consistent with his genius personality. The writers wrote the fellow developers (employees) to hero-worship the lead a bit too much but the writers revealed why his employees/buddies were so loyal to him. The actor underplayed his feelings but was skilled in subtly showing his growing attraction to his girl with very small changes to his smile and eyes that showed he was enamored with her.
The female lead turned me both on and off by her personality throughout She made me feel hot and cold about her romance. The male lead's passionate kisses didn't look mutual. There was nothing in all of her study sessions that seemed challenging that she voiced. Off and on I wished another actress had been chosen for the part. The writers should have shown her to be more tech savy in her studies... she was majoring in computer science after all. She used her skills only briefly as an intern. The writers showed her dad's desire for her to do something with her education when he feared she would get married right out college.
In the real world, how influential is an unskilled newly-hired intern in directing a permanent employee to cut or hire other intern applicants at a company? That whole part seemed unrealistic unrealistically contrived to fit the purpose of the scene. The writer could have done better.
The story line about social media and jealous female students seemed to be written by a separate group of writers who maybe were male and did not have an understanding of the age group of college juniors and seniors, giving the supporting female characters little maturity. The writers seemed to rely on high school mentality perceptions rather than more sophisticated personalities in writing for the women obsessed with who is more beautiful; like beauty is all that matters in life... Maybe it was intended show that their behavior was based on what they thought the guys on campus were interested in. The maturity of the two leads overshadowed that of all of the supporting characters.
I would liked to have seen the writers include K.O. in some budding romance at the instigation of the female lead. K.O. was a lot like the male lead in his personality.
I loved the scenes with the parents, and the scenes at the game company during the days while trying to reach their development deadline . Having been married to an Electronics Engineer for many years I though the atmosphere and the synergy was spot on. I remember so many times getting some time away with my husband during a deadline push that resulted in lowering his stress, and having creativity and problem-solving pop into his head out of the blue.
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Cute love story but......
I discovered this series after finishing Go Go Squid (amazing drama). I was intrigued with gaming/computer themes as it’s a bit different than my usual fantasy shows that I like to watch.Acting: 7
The male lead Xiao Nai (Yang Yang} was amazing. I loved his acting so much. He alone carried the show tbh. It’s really sad that I didn’t feel any chemistry between him and the female lead Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang). As for Zheng Shuang, she was so great with her scenes with the other actors/actresses but she was so stiff with Yang Yang it was hard to watch. Also, she’s so thin it was concerning watching her tbh. People think she’s dealing with anorexia which isn’t a farfetched speculation.
Music: 5
Not that great but acceptable.
Rewatch value: 0
I don’t think I’ll watch it again. Once is enough for me
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First Chinese Drama.....
For sure ,it is the first drama that i have seen with all stunning gaming anime and things .., because of this i did see falling into your smile...and the kings avatar...This drama had fabulous music.....
it's way of leads connecting through games and coming to reality coincidences are properly made..by director
Yang Yang....... I cant even imagine another lead in his place in this drama.........he literally nailed it as a genius and as a campus handsome guy....
once one of my friend asked me what about your view on second lead.... I blankly asked her...is there any second lead in drama.....i didn't find any.....it is the effect that ML has on me after i watch this drama......
As for FL .... SHE DID WELL....
its a complete feast to ROM COM Lovers....
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Lovely and fluffy
LIKEHow Xiao Nai protected Wei Wei all the time
When Xiao Nai was jealous of K.O. - well who doesnt? He is Zhang Bin Bin omg...
DISLIKE
Cao Guang's character which caused lots of trouble for Wei Wei and Er Xi
MUSIC - personal fav
一笑倾城 Yi Xiao Qing Cheng - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long
微微一笑很倾城 Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng - 杨洋 Yang Yang
下一秒 Xia Yi Miao - 张碧晨 Zhang Bi Chen
有点甜 You Dian Tian - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long (ft. BY2)
有可能的夜晚 You Ke Neng De Ye Wan - 曾轶可 Zeng Yi Ke
想遇見一個人 Xiang Yu Jian Yi Ge Ren - 曾詠熙 Zeng Yong Xi
REWATCH VALUE
Yes, I have re-watched like three times already
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highrecommendation
Jujur ya, ini tuh series pertama yang bikin gua kejebak sama drama China 😭Awalnya kepicut gara-gara iklan WeTV di TikTok, yang scene Weiwei tiduran di kaki cowoknya Yang Yang sebagai Xiao Nai. Dari situ langsung mikir, “lah kok manis amat?” 😭
Terus sejak itu… boom 💥
Yang Yang jadi first idol gua sampe SEKARANG.
No debat.
Ceritanya tuh simpel tapi nagih: romance kampus + dunia game online, tanpa drama lebay, tanpa action ribet, tapi chemistry-nya GILA. Natural, tenang, tapi bikin senyum sendiri.
Ini tipe romance yang adem, bukan yang bikin capek hati. Gua bahkan rewatch setahun sekali karena emang sebagus itu, woy.
Kalau disuruh ranking, ini TOP 1 romance C-drama buat gua. Pure romance, clean, manis, dan bikin nyaman.
Gua lupa tepatnya nonton kapan, tapi kayaknya pas pandemi Covid. Yang jelas, sampe sekarang rasanya masih sama:
Love O2O tuh nggak pernah gagal bikin jatuh cinta lagi dan lagi.
Highly recommended.
Kalau belum nonton… fix, rugi sih
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