Average drama. Watch it if 1) You're looking for a hot guy, 2) You're looking for another drama with the girl from Fated to love you, 3) You just want a love story, doesn't matter if it's top quality or not, 4) You're desperate for something decent. Do not watch if 1) You're vulnerable to the 2nd-lead syndrome, 2) You have anything better you could watch instead.
THE STORY
It could have been so much more! That's what I was thinking...all the time. The romance could have been more, the drama could have been more. I feel like everything has been done halfway in this drama, which results in a very average show. That being said, there were a few surprisingly cool moments that'd almost make you forget it (the problem is in the "almost").
THE ACTING
It was alright. I personally wasn't feeling much chemistry between the main leads. Joe Chen, well she's here playing her usual drama persona, even though sometimes she spices it up. Blue Lan is at times not very convincing, but boy is the guy hot. Roy Chiu...he's mine.
THE MUSIC
What music? I guess it's better not to remember what the music was then to remember it sounded terrible, but it left no impression on me.
REWATCH VALUE
Maybe, one of these days when I'll have nothing new to watch, I'd have rewatched all the good shows one too many times, and all the not-as-good shows too. Just not in my priority list.
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For me Fated portrayed a women's growth from submissive, lacking confidence, weak willed to a strong powerful woman who eventually made her own fate and decided who she wanted to love. Both the main leads really grew up and learned to understand and more importantly respect one another. In this drama I felt the reverse happened to Fu An's character.
Side note: Also I was enamored with Yan Yang's character (Xiu Jie Kai) SOO freaking adorable combined with a dose of hotness. I wish they had given us more backstory to his character.
Overall it was not a terrible drama just not one I will be watching again.
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The actors were brilliant, and so was the plot.
I just pitied that they didn't develop the character's feelings, and it was a bit confusing somehow.
It's a drama that is worth watching... :)
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This drama is worth watching, if only for Roy's fabulously fluffy hairdo. He's absolutely adorable. The characters roused your sympathy, although they didn't make my heart hurt like Fated To Love You. I do recommend this drama if you like the predictable rich guy meets and humiliates the poor girl who changes his life. There were some sad twists that kept the drama fresh.
Enjoy.
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Story? Who gives a crap about how good the story was? You read the description. It's exactly as angsty (maybe even more) and cliche as the description suggests. There is some unnecessary comparison between a fallen angel and the male lead, which I found strange because fallen angels do bad things not because they particularly want to, but because they are designed that way and can't fight against nature. The male lead is just an ass.
And the female lead is as wishy-washy and damsel-in-distress like as you'd expect from the drama equivalent of a trashy romance novel. So naive that you wonder "how the heck did she not get kidnapped already?". She's one of those preachy women you've probably encountered atleast once in your life, who preaches about good deeds and right thoughts every time you talk to her. One day, you see her in the park bench singing to birds and throwing breadcrumbs at ducks, still telling any unfortunate old person sitting next to her about all the goodness in the world, because she has no other friends to preach to.
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I absolutely agree with everything that Adelei said..... The main guy has no redeeming qualities and he treats her so horribly..... I really like Joe Chen which is why I watched it initially, but you can only overlook so much. This is abuse, I'm not sure how people watched this and enjoyed it. I understand they wrote these guys as jerks, but would always have them reformed somehow or show that things were misunderstood at that time. This is not it. The best part of the drama is Han Dong Jie and Pi Dan....... I don't write reviews and I had to just to warn people. Please do not watch!!!............................................................
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