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""ANOTHER DRAMA THAT MADE ME BURST INTO TEARS AS WELL AS LAUGHTER""
I have watched so many Korean and Chinese dramas so far this is my 41st drama. tbh I really don't cry watching drama a lot I can hold my self but this is my 2nd drama watching where I cried. it was unusual for me. well let me get into the storyat the very 1st, I was wondering should I feel bad or laugh at little CX clumpy behavior it made me laugh so hard. I loved their friendship and so on. loved their relation while helping others. their beautiful yet bittersweet moments with their teacher and parents, the thing loved most was that tho their teacher and CXs parents sometimes shout at her but they always wanted her best and the parts where CXs parents were trying to talk with her patiently just melt my heart.
at 1st I was annoyed by the way JC behaved with her but gradually I understood that that's how his character was built. he even loved her so much but just could not express it thoroughly. at many points seeing him jealous was fun
many people got SLS bt for its a whole different storie I think that WB nd CX does not looks good together so I never shipped them.
but one there are few things which gave me major headache such as I just could not bear the part when they broke up for stupid misunderstanding like man you guys love each other so much so solve it by sense. well break up was okay bt when I say that darn 3 year gaph i literally cried boy how many 3 year you get in your life you just wasted like that and the way they got back together I did not liked it either I really wished that one of them would cry and try to explain every thing but they just starred at each other and then again many things happed gradually they talked about their misunderstanding but I thought after they shared it (the misunderstanding was that JC 1st ever patient died and CX was almost physically bullied while looking for apartment but these happened on the same day and both of them was really depressed for it which made them breakup cus none cleared it that what happened and even when JC was leaving CX came but it was too late later on JC came back but saw CX and WB hugging that made him thought that she moved on but after 3 years he comes back cus he knows he cant live without her) they're reaction was not worth it so at the end I did not like the part that they were apart for 3 years and also the way they got back was really kind of not likeable for me.
i wish their romance could be more affectionate i mean it was really loving but still I think their was tiny lack at many points.
at the end I loved the ending it started by CX saying that she love JC but ended JC saying he loved CX. bt there was another ep the special one I really wised it was their weeding ep. i mean for me every drama in incomplete without a beautiful weeding. but my bad it was just some unseen things.
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I have just finished watching this drama after I got recommendation from my colleagues! First I fell in love with Taiwanese and Chinese drama after watching a movie "Our Times".My first taiwanese drama was meteor garden back then in 2001 ,the second drama was Silence and the third one was well I dont have many experience or know the actors/actress verywell except their well know actor and actress such as Fan Bingbing, Chen Kyun, Gong Li, etc...
I dont like clingy drama with crying baby characters but I really adore this drama so much. Shen Yue was really really good at portraying her character and Wu Bosong....My love my heart may you get happiness in ever drama you've in.
I am really fond their friendship how the writer wrapped each characters very excellent and without dragging too much story. Well even though it was too long but I love every scenes in 24 episodes.
STORY:
The plot follows your basic, this made the drama a lot more watchable because I wasn't constantly frustrated and think a lot with the characters and story. The story-line also progressed very smoothly and still in their pace without changing or adding character's point of view. I love how they chose the 20s high school life instead of today. So we can feel the barrier of communication, feeling development and each moments of their friendship growing up beautiful together.
ACTING/CAST:
The characters has their own color that I cant decide which one should I really fond of but I loved 5 of them. They have advantages and disadvantages that we dont have to mind since their advantages covered their disadvantages.
MUSIC:
I dont really mind of BGM or etc but I do mind what Chen Xiaoxi's singing part that makes me wonder why the song is so familiar hahha and turned up it is their BGM hahaha. I loved the BGM
REWATCH VALUE:
I would definitely re-watch it if I am out of supplier of japanese drama hahah
OVERALL:
Overall, korean and japanese drama cant beat chinese simplicity drama with just a simple actor and acting. If korean has the best costume in the drama, Japanese has the great story in the drama meanwhile...chinese has the best simple, fresh and addictive drama with a light story & ordinary casts.
HANDS DOWN TO WU BOSONG.
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It's not bad but not good
I most loveable thing I find in this drama is the OST (who made this masterpiece)the thing I didn't like was how annoyingly FML was chaseing after ML that she didn't notice that the 2nd ML was so much better (don't fall a boy like that )
but in overall they had a good ending and the chemistry was good
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The chemistry was beautiful between the two. This may have your average "cliche" love story between the lovers with a love triangle but it was woven in perfectly without flaw. And I've seen the other shows like this such as "playful kiss" but none compare to this show. This love story was truly beautiful and I loved the leads with all my heart and lets just say I developed a 23 episode crush on Jiang Chen hehe. These two were new at acting and I think they killed it! I could believe everything that was happening and I felt Chen xiao xi's emotions with her. The only thing is that if you hate shows with 2nd lead syndrome thing, then I guess this one isn't for you. Because I felt so bad Wu Bosong and I wished he got a happier ending :(. But the love story between chen xiao xi and jiang chen was so perfect I can't and the height difference is adorable. But this drama isn't all about love, a big part of this was friendship. I adored the friendship between the 5 of them and I want a close friendship like that someday too. Oh yes and the romance between the other leads playing "ling jin xiao" and "lu yang" also had me shook. Their romance was also so so adorble. And the ending had me wanting more of the show and I want a season two. Have you ever loved something or someone so much that it hurts to think about it. Well thats how I felt after I finished this show. I don't think i will ever love a drama as I loved this one.. If you have any doubts about watching this drama, don't because I will never love a show as much I loved this one .
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ummmm, ok so I usually don't enjoy dramas where the girl is pictured as dumb and chasing the boy mindlessly all the time, but this one hits different.what I liked the most in this drama was the friendship of Jiang Chen, Chen Xiao Xi, Wu Bo Song, Lin Jing Xiao and Lu Yang, it gave me a warm feeling, since I don't have close friends hmm, WHATEVER.
I liked the chemistry between the male lead and female lead, and how their relationship improved throughout the years,
and not to forget the second couple (Lin Jing Xiao and Lu Yang) they were so sweet.
if we're gonna talk about Wu Bo Song then poor he, I honestly felt bad for him for being left out but at the same time I was kinda ughh.... annoyed from his actions (obviously because I always wanted Chen Xiao Xi to stay close to Jiang Chen).
to be honest I cried a lot during the break up period.
generally speaking this drama deserves watching!
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MOST FAVOURITE CDRAMA EVER
'A love so beautiful' was my first ever cdrama and ever since then I've been hooked on cdramas . I loved this drama so much. I watched this on 2020 . I still remember it was during covid and I was so bored and my friend suggested me watching some cdramas and At first I was hesitant but then started watching this drama. Till now I ve watched this drama more than 20 times and I still love it..it still gives me that butterflies everytime I rewatch it....the actors here have done a great great GREAT job !! No wonder why this drama is so popular...It deserves all the hype it had...you can never get bored of this one doesnt matter how many times you watch it ....would do anything to watch it all over for the first time againWas this review helpful to you?
It is worth the watch!
Story - 8.5 : I give the story an 8.5 because the love triangle that bloomed was calm and reasonable throughout the story so I enjoyed how they didn't overdo it. Some people might find that the show is a bit slow and "quiet" so that also took the rating down a notch. However everything comes together well and it is really endearing, including the side characters, especially the feisty girl and "dorky" best friends. We get to see all their growth as the love develops and I really enjoyed that leading me to re-watch it again. Also Xiaoxi's story/character is very well done, she's ditsy but not completely dumb and submissive like we tend to see in these unrequited love stories. She stands up for herself, has common sense, humor and is a good friend and understanding. She isn't book smart, but she has the kind of intelligence that brightens the room and cheers up the people around her, making everyone more involved which definitely amped the story up .Acting/Cast - the height difference really tops the story off and contributes a lot. The characters look perfect for their roles. However, it was taken down a notch because as the love started to develop and it was no longer unrequited, the male lead, Jiang Chen kind of sucked at showing any emotion. He was really good at being stoic, but he didn't really look in love or happy at times, it wasn't convincing enough.
Music - the happy go lucky, on the calmer side soundtrack is fitting for the story, not enough to make you dance or really get into it though.
Rewatch value - because the story goes a bit slow, unless you feel connected to the characters and story it may be a bit too boring for a rewatch.
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This series brought me back to my childhood, where I had crushes and a lot of heartbreaks! It is very relatable!
Shen Yue, Hu Yi Tian and the rest of the cast portrayed their roles well.
Having read the book, I wish it had more episodes to really show their life together as an "adult couple".
This series brought laughter, excitement, tears and admiration for me and I love that it brought that many emotions.
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Xiao Xi is a phenomenal actress, pulling off every scene. I am usually very hard of female leads because (I’m picky) they usually exaggerate their acting and act super cute. In this case, she was naturally adorable. Super bright, and uplifting. I think the director casted a great female lead.
Jiangchen is an eye candy. The character growth was smooth and not bumpy, so props for the amazing writers. He may be a rookie, but he and Xiao Xi mingled this drama as if they were pros. I really don’t look forward for rookie actors, (since their usually robots) but he definitely did not disappoint.
Okay, now to the storyline. I love how the drama gradually opens them from their youth to their adulthood. The transition from scenes to scenes were not choppy and executed really well. There weren’t any useless characters in this drama and I enjoyed the second love line. The contrast of the main love line and second were clear, it was nice to breathe from a suffocating hate-relationship to a fluffy love once in a while.
The writers definitely did not try to drag the drama, creating useless plots. Everything was well planned and it’s no crazy revenge, ‘that’s my girl’ thing.
All in, this drama would have you skipping hearts and craving more and more. It’s been a week, and I haven’t seem to get this couple out of my heart yet.
Ps: as a person who skips scenes (a lot), this drama is a spotlight stealers. There’s no scene to skips as everything is sooooo smooth.
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I have mixed feelings for this one
I have such mixed feelings about this one! I liked it... but at the same time there were things that I just didn't like.For more than half the season they're in high school and that same goddamn classroom. I was really hanging out for a change of scenery.
The story didn't seem that original or like it had anything that would make it really stand out from other dramas.
It was obvious how Jiang Chen began to like Xiaoxi and their relationship slowly grew closer but, for some reason I feel like them being 'an item' happened too quickly. Like one minute he wasn't all that into her and showed her no signs of liking her, and the next they're together? Like bruh, did you even ask her to be your girlfriend? I mean we all know she would have said yes but that's not the point. I don't know, the pace of this show was just off for me. I was glad when he did finally make a move but at the same time I didn't like how he kissed her when she was drunk.
I don't know if I zoned out when Xiaoxi left the hospital after they 'broke up' because I still feel slightly confused as to why they were suddenly separated. I mean, Xiaoxi didn't even give Jiang Chen a chance to explain, and he didn't even want the training opportunity at the other hospital anyway. I don't know why he had to be a little bitch and leave her and expect her to follow him. That was just whack.
I was so shocked when three years had passed. I thought this was gonna be the first drama I watch where the couple don't even end up together. I find it hard to believe how they parted ways when they never properly spoke about anything. For him to really have feelings for her and just run away from the situation was low-key juvenile.
I'm torn as to whether to like or dislike Jiang Chen's character. Towards the end of the series he is obviously sweet and blah blah, but all the time before that something just seemed off about him. I didn't like the moments where he was controlling - it threw me off. Like when he didn't want Xiaoxi to get a summer job.
On the other hand, I really like Xiaoxi's character and she was so adorable. The episode where she was dressed up in the dinosaur costume whilst handing out flyers was just the end for me.
The side characters were okay, but I wasn't really interested in their story, especially Wu Bo Song. I guess it was cute how Lin Jing Xiao and Lu Yang got married in the end - they did make a cute couple.
I think the first time I swooned was when Jiang Chen picked Xiaoxi down from cleaning the window. However, this was more controlling behaviour. It was mean but cute when Jiang Chen put the book she wanted on the top shelf out of her reach.
I liked the theme songs - especially the end song as it's really pretty and the strings are just *chef's kiss.*
The acting was good - I didn't have a problem with any of it.
I was glad they made the characters look older, especially Xiaoxi. She looked so little and reminded me of Dora the Explorer until the end of the season.
I don't have plans on rewatching, but who's to say I might not give it a go again in the future? I may skip the first half of the season though just to get the boring parts out of the way.
That's another point! Although the episodes are shorter, why is the series 24 episodes long? I think they could have cut at least 5-6 of the first ones down - they seemed like filler episodes to me.
Final thoughts - I wasn't satisfied with the ending. In saying that, I liked how we got to hear all of Jiang Chen's thoughts throughout the years, however the main story just faded out and then it was 'the end.'
Unless there is another season somewhere, I must have imagined them actually getting married. Speaking of another season, why did the last episode end with, 'to be continued?' Am I missing something here?
Overall It was really easy to watch, light-hearted and fun I guess?
-E
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ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOL LOVE STORIES
Overall, this was an amazing drama with great actors and actresses and the love story between these students and how school life for them was so cute and perfect! The opening song is such a cute lovely song and its just absolutely awesome! I highly recommend this drama for anyone who is looking for something with school love, teenager love and basically just a cute drama about the life of this girl.How I found out about this drama was through hearing the opening song when I was listening to some cute sweet songs and I wanted to add this song so I searched for it on youtube and found out that it had a drama too. I rushed to look for it on youtube and I finished watching it within 2 weeks and I even rewatched it again with my mum. It's a very touching and sweet story as it takes us along a journey of a girl who is chasing after the boy she likes with lots of relatable parts as well. She really makes me wish I had a school life like her and trust me the ending did not disappoint but I'm still waiting for a season 2 even though I know it won't happen :( Anyways WATCH ITTTTT :))))))
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Story: I agree that it is a bit the same with Itazura na Kiss but I never felt like I was watching Itazura na Kiss while watching A Love So Beautiful. It's a story of its own and it's really well written.
Acting/Casts: I'm surprised to find out that the main characters are quite new to acting - especially Hu Yi Tian (Jian Cheng). He portrayed the cold guy image very well. The acting is superb, too.
Music: The opening is perfect for the show. Read the lyrics and you'll know what I mean. The various background music also add flavor to every scene, making them more perfect.
Rewatch Value: After watching the final episode, I immediately download the entire series and watched it again from the start. For me, it's one of those shows you will never get tired of watching.
Overall: A must-watch if you're into romcoms. Be warned though, you might get obsessed with Hu Yi Tian afterwards.
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