Boring drama, bad plot
I watched every episode until #20, but the erratic mood swings of Wei Wei and Yi Du, made me feel restless and listless. I switched to watching every five episodes until I reached the end of the line.Story:
A love story/amnesia/revenge plot! Too much, too little, too boring! Wei Wei acted like a childish teenager, as she kept pursuing Yi Du, even though he treated her shabbily. Yi Du was so trusting of his friend, who was his mortal enemy, yet he distrusted Wei Wei frequently, that I wanted to slap his head. Mo Fan pursued a distorted revenge plot. Huao Xiao, Wei Wei's best friend, became needy and manipulative.
Acting/Cast
The cast did a good acting job with the bad script. Joe Chen and Wang Kai looked very attractive as Wei Wei and Yi Du respectively, but their characters were not endearing. Zhang Duo is handsome as the snake friend, Mo Fan. Derek Chang was my favorite cast member. His character, Leo, seemed the most rational, although he chased Tiffany like a puppy.
Music:
Music outpaced the drama.
Overall score:
At best, this drama should have been 24 episodes long. The plot would not have been so burdensome to the viewers and the actors.
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Wang Kai is sizzling hot playing a romantic lead, a genre that is somewhat new for him and I have to say he does not disappoint. Joe Chen’s already a proven actress and gotta give it to her pulling off a character that on some less capable actresses may come off as annoying and silly. But in the hands of Joe Chen, she gives Wei Wei an edge and a backbone but at the same time gives us the comic relief that is part and parcel of this character. Their natural chemistry is one of the highlight of this show.
The draw of Wang Kai may have enticed me to watch this drama and it did have enough content to keep me glued. I almost wanted to drop it at 30+ episodes when our lovely OTP keeps going back and forth breaking up and making up - one too many times. Characters don’t seem to have a constancy about them, changing colors too frequently - forgiving and forgetting seem to be the mantra of the day. The second and third OTPs are decent and deserve the screen time, giving the show an added notch of flair. But the uncle and sidekick pair got under my skin. I find these two serving very little purpose other than screen fillers and agitating the heck out of everyone.
The production set is very chic and modern. Whether it is the offices, the residences, restaurants or even the hospital, you see a very rich and slick Shanghai. Granted, it is about high fashion and the characters are all wealthy. Something I’ve noticed lately with many of the contemporary cdramas. Product placement is also front and center. Quite blatant and after 30+ episodes it can get a bit in your face.
The OST is catchy and worth downloading.
Leave your brains at home, just soak it in for pure entertainment and enjoy this perfectly imperfect show.
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REASONS:
1. The love and hate relationship of the main casts, it's too much.
2. The slow paced storyline
3. Too many happenings that just make my head hurt.
4. SECOND LEAD SYNDROME, I JUST CAN'T ANYMORE WITH THIS BECAUSE HUOXIAO IS JUST TOO KIND AND HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT.
Anyway. I still like Joe Chen.
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Acting wise, however, the actors they did a great job describing each character. Especially Xiao Huo, I feel really bad for him and wishing him a happy ending with a great woman (he sacrificed way too much for the main girl, it made my heart hurt T.T)!!
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The main leads, especially male leads have done a good job in potraying the characters. I'm a bit irritated with the female lead since she, sometimes become slightly stiff and flat in potraying the characters.
I give it a try for 10 episodes and drop it at episode ten too.
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i honestly watch this show just for Joe Chen, but now im a huge Kai Wang fan !! i really hope they do more shows together just because their chemistry is so real and believablestory; i feel like they dragged out the problem way too long, it's always a problem after another. maybe they were trying to give them character development. i honestly don't know. for me what killed the story more was how many time they would break up and get back together SERIOUSLY !! its always the same problem for why they break up, they have good intentions but at least learn from it. it just hurt my head and my heart.
the acting and cast; i love the chemistry between Li Wei Wei and Chen Yi Du was so real i love it so much, they have so many cute moments with each other. i demand justice for Huo Xiao or a least a girl that's willing to sacrifice as much as he did for Li Wei Wei, no guy would go through so much for a girl unless it's this one. i'm kinda upset he doesn't end up with anyone in the end, but i'm glad he manage to move on from her. Leo saved this so much in some scenes he was entertaining and you can relate to him. he completely chase Tiffany but hey in the end he got her.
music; the opst is great its very sad but kinda catchy. it's so much love i would download the whole thing if i can. the music they use great, but it sometimes doesn't match the scene its in.
rewatch; i wouldn't be able to rewatch this whole thing as a whole, i would only skip to the parts that i like which is the cute moments between Li Wei Wei and Chen Yi Du.
honestly i say give it a chance, because the cute parts are so worth seeing and it happens after episodes 20+
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Despite the fact that the drama started off quite strong in the beginning, it begins to repeatedly break up the main characters (sometimes several times in an episode), which makes it quite tedious to keep going at times. By episode 30, I would recommend that you make your own decision to keep going or to drop the drama, since there are a lot of repeated elements.
That being said, the overall drama was solid with great leads and is worth a watch just for the comedy and chemistry between the cast! Stay With Me also featured a great look into the background of the fashion industry, and the designs were beautiful. As well, the music was lovely and you definitely grow to cheer on all the characters as the drama progresses.
If you enjoy someone filled with drama and fluff, this is definitely someone I'd recommend checking out!
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The lead actress was awesome. I was bewitched by her acting. She was cute throughout the drama. her role as a sassy,active girl hooked me.
The lead actor was also perfect in place. you will like his acting and role. he is als
I liked it's ost especially(Stay with me) as it gave me a felling of sadness. I like hear few songs from this drama.
As a whole although sometimes it makes me sad but it's plot is amazing made me hooked up in it. The ending is good.
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