Nice series, within the voice acting industry
PLOT: FL, a young, poor voice actress who wants to continue her training in Japan, agrees to participate in a reality TV show for couples. She is therefore a fake couple with the ML, a renowned violin maker, composer, rich and not very communicative. To escape repeated scandals (due to an evil rival) she moves in with him.PROS:
+ a great main couple with Zhao Lusi and Riley Wang, both excellent, with a great chemistry.
+ an interesting context, well highlighted
+ the 2dary characters are well developed and endearing
+ the cat is so cute (Bei Duofen :)
+ the OSTs are well suited, pleasant
+ the production is dynamic
+ the story is coherent, even if at times, there are lengths.
CONS:
- quite a few clichés: the ML who excels in everything he does; the bitch girl, rich, with a large network of influence, always super well informed; the separation of the CL "to pursue their dreams", but the final reunion.
- I know FL is supposed to be 22, but at times she acts really immature.
=> Nice drama, romantic, especially thanks to the 2 main leads.
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Série sympa, qui évolue beaucoup dans le milieu du doublage.
PLOT: La FL, jeune doubleuse, pauvre, qui veut poursuivre sa formation au Japon, accepte de participer à une émission de téléréalité pour couples. Elle est donc un faux couple avec le ML, luthier réputé, compositeur, riche et peu communicatif. Pour échapper à des scandales répétés (evil rivale) elle emménage chez lui.
PROS:
+ un great main couple avec Zhao Lusi et Riley Wang, tous les 2 excellents, avec une belle alchimie.
+ un contexte intéressant, bien mis en valeur
+ les personnages 2aires sont bien développés et attachants
+ le chat est trop cute
+ les OST sont bien adaptés, agréables
+ la réalisation est dynamique
+ la story est cohérente, même si par moments, il y a des longueurs.
CONS:
- pas mal de clichés : le ML qui excelle dans tout ce qu'il fait ; la peste, riche, avec un gros réseau d'influence, toujours super bien informée ; la séparation du CL "pour poursuivre ses rêves", mais les retrouvailles finales.
- Je sais que la FL est censée avoir 22 ans, mais par moments, elle a un comportement vraiment immature.
=> Joli drama, romantique, surtout grâce aux 2 main leads.
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Cute and dysfunctional
Pros: second lead story is interesting, Riley and Zhao Lusi are adorable, and there are some sweet and unexpected momentsCons: the story feels bland, yet completely confusing at points. It’s like a mild sauce with spikes of chili scattered like mines. The last episode… I mean, what on earth.
Worth a watch if you want the cute and sweet moments. Good tension in the first half before they get together, and plenty of sweet moments afterwards. But plot doesn’t really make sense at points. No rewatch value because I didn’t feel that invested in any of the characters except maybe the 2FL, but the way her story wrapped up was so… deus ex machina.
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Look out for the 2nd couple
The story was a standard reel to real lovers trope. Tangli and Yusheng are producers of a variety show that gives tasks to couples. In order to boost ratings they convinced Erdou and Shuwei to pretend as lovers for the show. Erdou joined to earn her tuition fee to study in Japan and become a better voice actor. Shuwei joined because he lost a bet. They slowly but steadily fell in love as they try to prevent being outed as a pretend couple.What I liked about their development was that, outside the 4 of them, the main CP was never vague about their relationship. Friends and family members know them to be a couple. Third parties came and went but they remained protective of each other. Their transition from being pretend to actual couple was so smooth and subtle that you can't tell when exactly their feelings changed because one second their pretend care seems real then suddenly they drop the act. But between them, Shuwei seemed to do more to please Erdou in the later episodes which almost resulted to him making a noble sacrifice. I am glad that Erdou loved him enough that she did not want him to do that and he was smart enough to understand her intention in the airport scene. I don't think ghosting ever happened because I choose to believe that they knew exactly where the other was even when they were not physically together and they just chose to be not clingy with each other.
The story of the 2nd CP made me rank this higher than I would have because in contrast to the straightforwardness of the main CP, the 2nd CP relationship was all kinds of vague. Despite having chemistry both in work and play, Tangli was never sure that she and Yusheng were a couple, making me feel that this is a toxic relationship with a man who's unable to commit. I was surprised at the introduction of Mars so late in the game as a third party to their relationship in Episode 17. And I was pleasantly surprised by the mature resolution of this story arc.
I think this story could have been told in lesser episodes if not for the recurrent problems that the drama kept recycling such as pesky third parties.
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What made this watchable for me was the creativity of circumstances and the changing relationships in both main and secondary characters -- those were nicely done, carefully acted, and nuanced more often than not. I also give it a thumbs up on passing the Bechdel test, which made it more interesting as well. I would rewatch it because I found it entertaining and not a wad of damp cotton candy, as so many of these are.
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Only For Fans
I am a sucker for 'pretend couples' who begin with dis-like and then slowly falling in love dramas. The idea of a chirpy, positive Bei Er Duo and the gloomy, not so friendly Ye Shu Wei relationship appealed to me. She is keen to save enough money to further her education in Japan and he, through losing a bet with his nephew, got caught up with her in a Dating Game Show. As expected, they have to try to make the relationship look as good as possible so as to make the program successful for the sake of Er Duo's best friend Tang Li and Shu Wei's nephew Yu Sheng, who are producers of this Dating Show.As it goes, such story line is as old as time. I held on and managed to complete the drama for the cuteness of Zhao Lu Si (Bei Er Duo) and Riley Wang's (Ye Shu Wei) dimples. Other than that, the drama lacked the depth, excitement and memorable moments that is needed. Only recommended for Lu Si and Riley's fans.
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Another amazing drama from Zhao Lusi!!!
As an avid Zhao Lusi fan, I just had to watch this drama when it came out, and as I expected it was amazing. I was hooked since the intro music (it's by Tian Liang called I Hear You - it's the best orchestral, no lyrics, OST I've EVER heard). The story dragged on a bit during the focus on the second lead couple and the time before the relationship, but after they got together the story was so cute and moving that you just had to keep watching. Though the ending disappointed me a bit and was quite abrupt, the drama is overall worth watching (and maybe even a rewatch ;) ). If you love cute, fluffy, dramas to watch calmly, this is the drama for you. Zhao Lusi and Riley Wang's chemistry was off the charts, and the scenes just make you feel so happy inside. I would definitely recommend.Was this review helpful to you?
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I was hooked from the start. Both characters were well developed and lovable. Even though the male lead did the typical COLD face 80% of the time, you could see the fact that he had a sense of humor about himself and others around him. The female lead was also typical in the cute, bubbly type way, but she also had an underlying strength and confidence in herself, even if it was just to admit that she was feeling insecure. There was a bunch of the typical "cliché" moments, but they were handled different in this drama, so they made you smile and think great job. I love that this is a true romance and the show kept the focus where it was needed on the main leads. I love the feel of this drama which is so similar to Love 020, Put Your Head On My Shoulder and Time Teaches Me To Love. They all have a feeling of maturity to the relationships, where they solve most of the problems, by talking it out and being honest. There is a lot of humor and romance in daily life. The second leads Yu Sheng and Tang Li are the ones that left me with mix feelings and I think it was because the chemistry between these two was off the charts and I was disappointed that Yu Sheng didn't "take it to the end", but as his uncle said that wasn't his personality. I think if Tang Li and Mars had better chemistry, it would have been better, after they went to Italy she actually looked happy, but before then she just looked like she was settling. Plus she did her best with Yu , so I don't think she could have to many regrets.
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Overall, I enjoyed the show. The ending seemed a little rushed in some parts. It would be nice to see them act out more during the relationship phase. They were like the perfect couple who rarely argue. The one part that they were arguing, kind of was weak. I did get a little confused when Bei was having a serious talk with her BF at the beach. I got where she was going with the conversation but it seems like she was everywhere. Besides that, this show was funny, had a little smut. If you are into that, this show is for you. Was this review helpful to you?
Don't expect too much
I watched this for Zhao Lusi and I think her acting was pretty on par with her other works.The storyline is a little cliche and includes the typical enemies-to-lovers, rich man/poor woman, fake relationship tropes but it kind of does it well initially.
I would've enjoyed it more if they talked about the show they were on for a bit more but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.
I personally would've liked a bit more relationship development. This was interesting because the storyline got significantly slower starting from the midway point of the series so you would think that they would have enough time to flesh out the relationships.
But the part that irked me the most about this drama was the editing. You can tell this was a low budget series but it could've been done better. The flow of the drama was interrupted constantly. I would be immersed in a scene and then suddenly it would abruptly get cut to something that seemed unrelated. It breaks the immersion.
NGL nearing the end, although the relationship was sweet, I found myself watching at a faster speed and skipping scenes.
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It was going well, until the end...
I was enjoying this light heart drama, it was truly very sweet and the pace was pretty good.The chemistry was good, the story was good, and the acting was good.
The best friend/second couple, i really loved how that played out, it was unexpected, but they did a great job with the decision the best friend made, it was rational and she placed her happiness, pride, feelings and heart above anything else and got the happiness she deserved instead of waiting for something toxic.
While watching this i kept wondering why the reviews score was a 7.9, i kept thinking that does not give it justice, until the last 2 episode. I just finished watching it, so this is fresh off my thoughts. Everything was going well until the female lead got a phone call saying the ML is giving up his dreams for hers or whatever, i did not like that, but i kind of let it go, FL started thinking about it and had a convo with ML kind of about it, but never mention about the phone call. She then got another call, this one worse than the first and i was sooo upset about it, to make it worse she made certain decisions after that and this for me ruined the drama.
This is why, the ML is a cold man as they mentioned, but he had already told the FL earlier and before they officially started dating that no one can make him do what he does not want too, actually FL is the first to even mention that, as that's what she knows about him, that he doesn't let anyone influence what he wants or don't want... so can someone tell me why she thinks him going to Japan with her isn't his own decision?? And then the fact that that rude phone call wasn't addressed, like i was so upset because of that. She knew him well enough before they started dating and all of a sudden, its like she doesn't know his personality. What she ended up doing, was forcing him to do something he did not want to do. She should have understood him, especially after having a similar convo with him mom prior about those type of decisions, to be this is what made this lose some stars.
Then, the last scene or the ending was just blah... it really was a good lighthearted drama, but would have gotten a 9.5 in my books based solely on it being light hearted and good. But the ending just didn't do it justice.
All in all, it's a good watch.
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At the beginning, I really enjoy this drama. It’s really funny to see two people with an opposite character and didn’t like each other must work together. As a couple too! I love how the cold man like Ye Shu Wei meet a cheerful and free-spirit girl like Bei Er Duo. Even he is told to be a cold man, but inside he is caring enough towards Bei Er Duo. Their process to know and make peace with another is smooth and sweet enough.Like another drama, there’s a second couple too in this drama, but unexpectedly the second couple not a second male lead with a second female lead. A second female lead meet another man in the middle of the series and they live happily ever after. I like this kind of unexpected plot.
The conflict is about how you reach your dream. How the male and female lead compromised with other party’s dream. The peak conflict is on the ending second last episode and mainly at the last episode (that’s why I postponed watching the last episode (//ω//)
The things makes me quite down and didn’t really enjoy the drama are :
1. The way Ye Shu Wei play the violin! I’m not the violinist, but I know that the gesture and the tempo he made when playing the violin is not related with the songs played in the background. I thought it will be better if they didn’t play the background sound at all, or shoot the cast from afar, so the gesture won’t be seen clearly. Since the drama already aired and nothing I can do, I watched those scene with muted sound (⌒_⌒;)
2. They dubbed Bei Er Duo when she speak Japanese! In the last episode, Bei Er Duo who told work at Japanese Restaurant in Japan, talk to one of her customer in Japanese, but it’s just what the dubber do, Zhao Lu Si is still speak in Chinese. It’s indeed just for a several minutes, but it’s simply annoyed me.
3. The voice who dubbed Zhao Lu Si kinda annoys me, she's seems didn't put any emotion to her conversation.
All the casts are doing great. They act naturally and delivered the character’s soul perfectly.
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