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This Chinese drama is one of the few dramas that I watched where I thought that it's a must watch. I thought that this was super motivational; every time people would accuse or didn't believe Tang Yi Bai, Yun Duo would be one of the only ones who believed him. I find this drama to be super cute; even though it was a long drama, each episode hooked me in due to its music, plot line, and romance.Seven Tan, who plays the role of Yun Duo, displays really cute actions. The look in her eyes helped make the chemistry between Tang Yi Bai and her extremely well. Yun Duo is someone who follows her morals through no matter what the situation is and no matter who was against her. She never gives up!
Dylan Xiong, who plays the role of Tang Yi Bai, became my bias (next to Zhang Han) after watching this drama. I really wished that I would find a boyfriend similar to Tang Yi Bai. He has a forgiving heart and is super understanding. Also, I liked his interactions that he had with Yun Duo when they became a couple. Also, every time he would enter the competition and he was slowly losing, the song and his never giving up spirit really moved me.
This drama taught me so many things. Always never to give up!
I wished that they would have a season 2!
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Must watch it!!!
Even though I'm very late to watch this drama but I just say that I have watched this drama continuously for a month without even skipping any area even if I have watched it many times... I'm in love with seven tan she is very cute and loose so adorable while her acting .I admire her allot. The cast is amazing specially Tang Yibai (perfect boyfriend who understand his companion) I wish I had a mother like her❤️❤️..all the characters are very professional and everytime I watch I will find something different in every scene ,the more I watch the deeper I get into the story.Was this review helpful to you?
My first Chinese sport drama experience
So I don't know where I should start it...Let's start at the beggining.
At the first I didn't like the sports series because I thought they are just playing sports in it, what could be so interesting about it.
A month later one of my friend said she found a new Chinese series, watch it together. I said okay, but back then I didn’t know it was an athletic (sport) series because she didn’t say that. I was very nervous, but at the same time I was surprised because it was not that bad as I thought. - I even enjoyed it -
When Yun Duo and Yi Bai met I was really happy omo - from the time they met, I fell in love with the series - but I hated that it was so long series omg! it was really long and by the way, I already wanted to know what would happen to them in the end..so I wassss so excited.
And at the end I was grateful to my friend, but I maked her to promise to me l that she should tell me what we're gonna see before we start it. waa
Btw this drama had a cute, fun, and catch-worthy storyline! It was no that bad, I want to reccommend to everyone who love Sport dramas ^.^
And at the last thing is what I want to say I just want to say thank you for the directors and to the cast and to the stuff, thank you for working hard ❤️
~ Rea
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The best show that i have watched
First of all thnx to creates to create this lovely and awesome show with beautiful thingsStoryline-(10\10 ). The best part of this story are competions. The romantic love stoy which hooked me up till the endI never thought to end this show in between. This show contains best friendship
Cast-(10/10). The best couple of that year were yiduobaiyun. Xiong ZiQi ( Tang YiBai) + Seven Tan ( Yun Duo ) = Best couple ever. Oh!! I forgot to tell you this show is full of handsome male leads like Huang Sheng Chi ( Qi Ruifeng ) You must have to watch it. The chemistry between tang yi bai and yun duo is lovely.
Music ( 10/10 ) - The Ost of this shows matched this show very well the funny sounds and Loving you in a good weather is one of my favourates sung by Xiong ZiQi and Seven Tan
Re watch (10/10) - I have re watched this show 5 times because of some cute moments.
Overall ( 10/10) - You should watch this show if you love beautiful storyline , ost and casts. I enjoyed it very well if u watch it you may know friendship is base of true love.
Good luck to u all
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The people who really steal the show are Qi Ruifeng, Xiang Yang Yang, and Tang Yi Bai's mom. All of them were fantastic in every scene they were in. I ended up very attached to Qi Ruifeng and Xiang Yang Yang and their story line (I adore them and could rewatch their scenes pretty much forever).
The acting and cast were PHENOMENAL and I really can't wait to see all of these actors in so many more things. It does not hurt that there are a number of very attractive people throughout. Even the characters who only show up for a few episodes, like Lin Hao Yang, were amazing.
Admittedly, I didn't care as much for every story line, while most of the story was excellent and very well done, I found myself really not caring as much about the second male lead's whole deal, and the second time I watched this drama I skipped through those parts, just focusing on the swimming focused story lines, but even so overall the story is extremely worth watching. Even as a youth/sports drama, I've never watched another drama quite like it.
Honestly, this drama is just so incredibly sweet and absolutely worth watching. I hope to encounter more like it, but until then I'll probably just keep coming back and rewatching the story lines I loved.
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The story wasn't massively original or innovative but it wasn't badly written. Yes their were some parts of the story that could have been condensed down and some side stories that could have maybe been cut all together, I get they had to make 36 episode and none of the side plots were bad.
The actors did a really good jobs and all the character made sense and had motivations there was nothing in the story that stood out or was annoying. All the characters where charming in their own way. Unlike in many young love focused shows no one was a massive jerk who you hated every time they were on screen. All the actors had good chemistry especially the two main leads together, as well as the main male lead with his swim team friends they had a really good dynamic.
The music was good and fit with the scenes also the ending song got stuck in my head for a really long time.
tl;dr sweet story, charming cast, fun journey nothing massive amazing but leaves you feeling good. A show that I would good back to when I just want to watch something charming if you feel down
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Good for free time watch experience
the drama is really nice, the casting is perfect, the interaction between the couple together is very natural and freaking adorable, and it's nice to see their relationship and chemistry grow. If only the writers put more attention to the ending and gave us more lovey-dovey scenes because along with the drama, there are times where problems get a bit draggy (but still bearable).overall, it's an unexpected nice teenage romance. It has nice ost, it's not too cheesy, the plot is not overly cliche~ I actually enjoyed this a lot (watched this like one year ago actually).... and that's from me who rarely finished teenage c-dramas:p
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Acting: The acting was AMAZING there was not one bit where I was confused because of the acting. They showed every emotion needed for the drama.
Music: Obviously I hardly pay attention to the music since I was just focusing on the characters but at times where no one was talking I could hear how beautiful it would be at times.
Rewatch: I would definitely rewatch it but I would only choose the most intense parts that EXCITED ME
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Lesson: A dream cant be achieve with just yourself so help yourself and the others too
Love awaits. It will come, dont pressure yourself that you dont have a one
Just smile and laugh. Dont treat your life seriously.
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Decent romance but the show spent too much time treading water
TL;DR: Decent rom-com with a sports theme but draggy and a bit claustrophobic.Most shows are like a jigsaw puzzle. It is made up of lots of pieces and when the pieces fall naturally into place you get a good drama, when the pieces don't fit well, you get half formed picture that tells a confused story.
This show started well. The swim team members are handsome and they have a strong bond with a healthy dose of macho bromance. The FL seemed to have a good heart and strong moral compass even though she is only an intern. It was quite obvious who the anointed OTP is and they do look cute together. Their meet-cute was tropey but it worked. Another positive aspect is the swimming competition, They were shot skilfully with great action scenes. The daily grind of a swim team is also front and centre rather than just gamify the subject like some other sport based drama. However, not all the jigsaw piece are fitting in nicely, there are missing pieces and others jammed in and felt out of place.
One of the problem is the portrayal of 2ML (Lin Zi). He just came across as creepy and an unlikeable character. He was obsessed with the FL and is revengeful against the ML. The whole plot with him worming himself in her workplace as her assistant is just unrealistic. How can an intern gain an assistant? Have the writer heard of office politics? What did the other interns think, let alone other reporters and senior staff? At one stage, he also set up a "love nest" for the FL and decorated it all by himself (while holding onto a spare key?). It is just as well that that subplot came to a dead-end or we'd have a psycho thriller on our hands instead of a rom-com. Regardless, I feel icky watching a lot of his early scenes.
The development of the FL is also lacking until the end. In the beginning, she was shown to be intelligent and headstrong but as the show progressed, she seemed to go backwards. With her first encounter of the 2ML, she'd labelled him a weirdo but then once he entered the company, she was easily manipulated by him and just seemed to missed all the clues to his shenanigans. In fact, she didn't clue in to his subterfuge until her best friend told her late in the story.
This bring us to my biggest gripe, the show is draggy. 36 episodes was too long. Even though it is obvious who the OTP is (and the 2OTP for that matter) and everyone around them all clearly of the same opinion, they spend half the show denying there is anything between them. Even after the ML confessed to the FL (only after seeing the 2ML confessed first) she was still going around doing the "I am confused/I should sacrifice myself for your career" trope for several more episodes to the general detriment of all concerned. Even after the 1OTP situation settled down, the 2OTP took up the baton and went on to denying their growing attractions. I was getting tired of hearing "No, no, that's impossible!" shouted by the leads every time someone asked whether they are dating or liked each other.
This slow plot progression is not helped when the competition subplot proved to be quite claustrophobic. It all centred around the fictional Dream Cup college championship and the races were largely against the same people over and over. The show hyped up the competitors as if they were national celebrities but I'm not sure how a college swim team can attain such high profile. If anything, I wished the show was set at a higher level so that the competition offer higher stakes than just the South campus matched against the North campus and some no-name competitors. I felt the show was just treading water for 2/3 of the show.
If you think the show was going to settle down to some quality CP time on the home straight then you will be mistaken. It changed tone again and went full on melo. Surprisingly, that actually had a positive effect on the show. Whilst there were a lot more angst and confusions, it ultimately acted as a cathartic release of penned up emotions and brought clarify to our protagonists. I'm glad it happened or it would be a happy ending that was not earned.
The group of young actors did what they can with their roles. I won't say that the acting was great but acceptable. I think the female actors gave more nuanced performances while the guys had too much machismo and only showed moments of vulnerability. The ML's mum was a gem. She is a real scene stealer. What a shame that she disappeared just when the show gained momentum.
To be frank, It was a struggle to sit through some of the episodes until the 2/3 mark, the fast forward button helped. It picked up after ep.27 and really gathered steam around ep.30. As expected, the ending was uplifting and satisfying. I actually felt better about the show after I finished it. It wasn't a bad show overall but it was patchy.
The OST was quite good. The score were well matched to the scenes and well produced.
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Lovely cast, cute couples
I absolutely loved the cast and their on screen relationships which is why I give this drama such a good review.Honestly the cast ( especially main couple and second couple) are the reason why I kept watching the show cause the story was a bit slow and boring for me..
Absolutely don't watch if you're looking for a deep and intricate storyline cause you're not going to find it here.
However if you're looking for a light, cute drama with lots of chemistry between the characters this is definitely a drama for you!
Beware: it does take a long time for all the couples to realise their feelings/get together but the main couple are very close from the beginning so it isn't too frustrating.
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What I loved:
- The series grabs you from the get-go (unlike many that drag at the beginning)
- The female lead has an actual brain. And so does the male lead. You don't have to put up with any airheadedness on either side.
- The story is just sweet.
- The characters act like real humans. Nothing seems super overblown (except maybe the parents, but, ya know).
What I didn't love:
- It seems like the writers just forgot about characters as it continued. No explanations, just gone.
- It could have been seriously shorter. Did we REALLY need to watch a dozen swimming competitions? Probs not.
- There were a lot of moments when it felt cheaply made. There were just a few sets, and it was noticeable that they were just trying to make it work with what they had.
- The characters were dubbed, and they definitely didn't kill themselves always making the lips match perfectly, especially with 2 (minor) characters.
Rewatch value:
I would definitely rewatch it, though I might make ample use of the fast forward button during swim meets. :))
Overall, this is a fun, sweet, happy watch. It's the perfect antidote after watching a few heavy dramas in a row!
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