A Love So Beautiful

ML didn't work for me

Things I liked:

1 The first episode. I thought it was a cute premise and it would work. I saw potential in it.

Things I disliked:

1 The FL. I didn't dislike her actually, but I didn't like her either so in the end I have no choice than put her in my dislike list. I thought she was cute and at first I thought she would be one of my favorite actresses, but when I finished the series I realized that I didn't like her acting and sometimes I even disliked her character. There were times I couldn't understand her reactions, and that took away from any enjoyment I had at this point.

2 The love triangle. Nothing new on the horizon for me, I dislike them all, but this one irked me particularly. Too much time on the relationship between the SML and the FL.

Things I hated:

1 The ML. First of all I think he's not handsome, so he starts with a strike. But beauty is subjective and as it happens, I fell in love with many actors I don't find handsome. This one didn't make that list. The reason: His wooden acting. And no, I don't think it's how he should play his part. I believe he doesn't know how to convey any emotion. Not only he was never convincing me in any of the emotions he tried to convey but he gave me the impression that he was asleep standing. I swear that watching him made me close my eyes more than once. It was like his acting put me to sleep. Weird, but i swear it's true. The worst is the character he portrayed though. he ruined the series for me. He wasn't romantic or kind or anything. I felt like he was bullying her sometimes.

2 The lack of romance. Maybe others felt romance was just fine, but to me it felt like there was no romance between the main leads. Not once my heart fluttered. On the contrary it felt like he was cold and he didn't really wanted to be in love with her. Like he had no choice and accepted his faith. I'm not convinced she portrayed her love well either, but he did a terrible job, no doubt. Even when he said that he loved her it was like he was reading instruction about how to build a fort. Horrible.

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SPOILERS for HAPPY show that makes viewers smile + laugh. It's cute AND funny.

WATCH THIS!!
For all those doubting about another cold, mean, super condescending ML ... he is NOT.
This TV show and its success highly encouraged the trend of high IQ MLs who are also sweet... early in the show instead dragging the romance...

Also, the main couple has plenty of air time together (unlike many other shows where other side stories take up too much time) .

This TV series shows the ML's point of view too.

This is a very short review...
(For longer descriptions, please read other reviews. )


SCROLL down for SPOILERS ... the episodes when the major events between the main leads happen are...





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On episodes...
7- ML starts liking FL (or realizes it) and helping her
17- They kiss and begin college as a couple
19- FL breaks up
20- Time flies. ML starts wooing FL again, they kiss
22- ML 1st monologue about why he loves, needs her
23- After it "ends"... ML 2nd soliloquy about his love for FL.

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YOUR CRUSH CAN LOVE YOU BACK TOO!

I started watching ALSB out of Boredom but I think it's the best decision I took. I love everything about this drama.

This isn't only a romcom, but also focuses on friendship, career choices and much more. If you're looking for a good laugh, watch it now!

As for the ML, Jiang Chen, played by Hu Yitian, is portrayed as cold, rude, inexpressive, shy and introverted. But he has a soft corner for the FL. I understand why many people hate this character, but as an introvert myself, I could understand his actions. He actually liked her, but was too afraid to express his feelings and hence ends up bullying her because that's easy. However at the end he becomes expressive and tells the FL how he felt all these years.

The FL, Chen Xiaoxi, played by Shen Yue is a bubbly, dumb, clumsy and cheerful girl. However her whole personality revolves around Jiang Chen. She wakes up thinking about him and goes to sleep thinking about him, which at some point you might find annoying. However, I really enjoyed her dumb actions to impress Jiang Chen but always ended up being in trouble.

What's really beautiful is that when they were teens, Xiaoxi used to run after Jiang Chen. And when they grow up Jiang Chen ran after Xiaoxi. It really portrays the love they have for each other and it only got stronger with time.

The side characters hold a special place in the story. The story is incomplete without Lin Jinxiao, Lu Yang and Wu Bosong. They have their own story which makes the drama so much more interesting. The drama might appear funny at the beginning, but at some point you might need tissues, I'm telling you!

Overall, I can proudly say I'll watch this drama again. And again. And again. Because it's that much amazing. Don't wait, just watch it if you wanna feel nostalgic!

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YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS!!!

Story: The plot is soo good. I wasn't expecting anything. I thought it was just another rom-com school drama but didn't expect this to be this good. The transformation from teens to adult life is what made me like it even more.

Acting/cast: I like Hu Yi Tian. I also appreciate the acting of the whole cast. I just didn't like the character of the person who played Wo Bong Su. He's not that handsome and if I were Jiang Tian, I wouldn't even be jealous ;P

Music: The music was so-so. Hu Yi Tian has his version of the song which made me like it but not to the point to have actually love it. Maybe it's just not  my kinda genre.

Rewatch value: YESS!! OF COURSE I WILL WATCH THIS OVER AGAIN. HOPE YOU GUYS TOO> :DDD

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You have to power-through the middle, but IT'S SO WORTH IT!!

I understand the set up, and that didn't bother me. Though there were a few times during the high school scenes I wanted to shake the FML and tell her to wake up. That said, the lead actress did an outstanding job of somehow making the main character cute rather than a doormat.
But then later, when they're in college, I legit wanted to stop watching because I was so irritated with how the main male character treated the main female character. The only reason I kept watching was to see if she FINALLY ended up with the second male lead.
BUT THEN!!!! OMG! The ending. THE ENDING!!! THE ENDING!!! The ending makes everything worth all the pain and struggle. I've re-watched the last several episodes a few times. Ahh!! It went from a 6.5 to a 9.5 because of the ending. Loved. It.

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The best youth drama

This drama is just so precious and pretty that I just HAD TO make an account on this website to review it. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS AND I'VE PROBABLY WATCHED KAZILLION DRAMAS may it be korean, chinese, taiwanese, japanese, even anime, etc. but this just really comes into my "WOULD PROBABLY REWATCH THIS A FEW MORE TIMES CAUSE IT MADE ME FEEL SO GIDDY & HAPPY." Up to you to not watch it but just know that you're missing out.

PLUS, HI? HELLO? Look at that gorgeous Hu Yi Tian in this drama. I probably would've appreciated it more if had cried. Like a tear would have sufficed. BUTTTTT, nonetheless, I would still rewatch this. Seeing him so in love with a girl in this drama made me just want to find a boyfriend stat. lol

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Misleading reviews...

I just don't understand the whole hype over this drama or the very high ratings.

It took 10ish episodes to start getting interesting. It started because Jiang Chen started to show he liked Xiaoxi and would do little things to show that he was interested. I also liked the second lead Bu Wongsu and how he tried his best, but I especially loved how Jiang Chen would feel jealous and threatened by him.

But Xiaoxi is such a nothing, whiny, submissive, pathetic character!

A lot of the series is spent on school life, but because it was hard to connect to anyone, it wasn't particularly moving or interesting, so I began fastforwarding. Only the bits with Jiang Chen showing how he liked Xiaoxi got me squealing and excited.

Then it moved to being in university and they did a LOT of time jumps. There was a lot of in the sky, of the sun or of leaves montages which was just unnecessary.

Very strange writing, odd beats and pacing. It didn't really seem to have much left to go with.

When it came to the last episode, I barely noticed because it was so anti climatic and seemed to not really give any real message at the end. It was nice to see the monologue of Jiang Chen and why he liked Xiaoxi.

Weird writing and almost mediocre in some parts. It could have been done a whole lot better. Very fluffy, and I would rewatch for those cute moments, but the rest is a bit of rubbish to be honest...

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Just finished watching this series and she looks like an asian dora the explorer. The characters were funny. The story line was okay could have been better, some parts boring some okay. This series was very predictable and you already figured whats going to happen. Even when they bring in someone you already know whats going to happen. Storyline was definitely from a japanese manga and they just made it into a live version series. Still the main girl looked so much like dora the explorer. Swiper no swiple lol. She looked so much like aba asian dora. Overall the series was ok

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