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The wind of change brought by gentleman and woman
Waiting for that OG drama to be finished air I decided to watch this drama.I quite like it. Even though this drama has its + & - point of its own. But as the drama to help me fill the free time this sure is one easy going drama.
The plus point:
+ The brotherhood of all student. Really like the atmosphere of brotherhood of all the student. They make really strong bond upon many hardship they have to endure together. We also can say they become each other’s family.
+ no crazy love rival or jealousy
+ Really like the cunning Yu Le Xuan
+ The behavior of Feng Cheng Jun (CJ) after he see Xue Wen Xi (WX) as a woman is simply just funny & adorable.
+ Once more we can see when we surround by good people we also will gonna be better as a person.
The minus point:
- Recently some of the drama I've been watch like having fast forward button in the end. This drama is no exception. Like the ending after Han Zheng Liang crime out in public what happen with him & his family, isn't usually for his kind of crime all the family will gonna be execute, but here we still can see Han Shu Min as a free woman in the end, so is it only Han Zheng Liang get to be punished....?
- The way WX falling in love with CJ is just simply weird.
- The moment when CJ realize WX is woman is like missing something. It's simply just too plain maybe.
- Not only with CJ, actually when everyone see WX dress as a women is simply their expression just too plain. Like they are not surprise at all.
- The chemistry between Ju Jing Yi & Song Wei Long itself I can't feel it. Maybe I can only say they form friendship bond, but as a couple...? No, not really...
- All the issue of the past generation, about WX dad, is simply just weird and forced to be an issue.
Overall... upon all the + & - point this still a good drama to help you fill the free time.
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Cute YA teen drama
This drama is nothing extraordinary, it's just cute and intended for teenagers.While some of the actors did a good job, I had a problem with the main character, Feng Cheng. Although he acted fine, I couldn't connect with him and there was no chemistry with the heroine. There were a few good performances from the secondary characters, and the main female lead was okay and fit the role. However, the ending was completely wrong. It should have been the Quatuor staying together to solve mysteries, and her identity should have been changed to a girl. Instead, we had two guys running away and a marriage, and somehow her brother took her place as official, which is essentially cheating.
The show lacked any real romantic moments, with only a kiss on the cheek and no love declaration or proposal. The last image was of them on the bed with wedding clothes, and her jumping on him, which was just ridiculous.
The first 22 episodes were slow, redundant, and boring, with the bully guy just bullying and the main character mastering archery within days. The prostitute's wig was ridiculous, and she was a completely not believable character. The special effects sounds were annoying, and the music was just average. While there were some funny scenes, they were not enough to save the show.
In conclusion, if you want a cute teenage costume story, then this show is for you. However, I cannot call it a romance, and I have no desire to re-watch it.
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It's a feast for the eyes, that's it.
Okay, the title already sums up what I hate in this drama. The central plot revolves a woman who needs to disguise as a boy BUT SHE DOESN'T EVEN TRY THAT HARD?!! Yeah, I know it's fictional but she looks too beautiful to be a man and even her makeup can still be seen. The acting also makes me cringe? Idk at first I was okay with it but it just feels like I don't feel any emotions to both of the leads. Don't get me wrong I know the ML did great in Go Ahead but I think his acting here feels less than that drama. Also, I love Ju Jingyi but her acting here feels off. (Maybe it was just the fact that she doesn't look like a man for me). Anyways, their chemistry is great so I gave them points for that.I watched this drama because of the leads, all of them including the other MLs as I am also a fan of them.. Well, the investigation, the story is good but yeah, it just doesn't really made me feel something special about it.
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Light and simple
To be honest, it is a good drama. I like the way they solved the conflict without make it to complicated. I don't think I have heavy SLS in this drama, just a simple light second lead syndrome. So it not so heartbroken for me to watch. I also love their friendship, literally, they have wonderful bond. But what make me feel that this drama doesn't have not enough satisfactory value is that their ending, it was too rushed. Of course it is a good thing that they have happy ending, but it just don't feel complete and they also skip some details in this drama like it being fast forward but still followed the story flow and I can understand what it trying to imply. I just hope that they can add a little bit more of details so that the viewers won't feel much gap lost in the plot. But overalls, it is a good drama, just a simple one.Was this review helpful to you?
It's just the cheek...
This drama is a Chinese remake of the Korean drama entitled-Sungkyunkwan Scandal led by Park Yoo Chun and Park Min Young. This story just have a little twist from episodes 21 up to the last episode.I loved Song Weilong. He portrayed his character well, even the female lead. However, the story lacks intesified romance. The slight romantic scenes were showcased in a glimpse and no kiss scenes for the entire 35 episodes. The kiss on the cheek was shown on the last episode (that's it).
There were dragging parts...I only loved the jealous scenes and the fighting scenes of the second lead.
Those 36 episodes could be trimmed down to 24 episodes.
It's just my point of view.
I want more of Song Weilong's romantic side.
The overall story for me is 5/10. The korean version is better than this remake (just saying :p)
The music was good. The casts were definitely awesome.
To the director & writer of this story...Why?
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Story :
I really liked this drama from the beginning to the end of the story. a story of the struggle of 4 friends to grant the wishes of women and commoners to get the right and opportunity to get teaching and knowledge in schools from this drama is very good. a well-known and state-recognized "YunShang school" school, not just a name but truly a great school to educate students to study and become fair and pure state officials. All the teachers from the school have a wide heart and are wise in solving problems making me feel Yunshang school is not just a school that relies on names but is indeed a quality school ... besides that this drama tells the story of a woman WenXi who disguises herself as a man with use the name of her younger brother WenBin to pursue her dream of studying and believe that women also have abilities and intelligence that are not inferior to men and maybe could be better, her struggles made me really like her character in this drama, and of course besides WenBin, the other three main characters FengChengJun, who even comes from a rich family and officials, never looks down on the poor and always helps his friends fight for justice and their rights by never differentiating their status, then LeiZhiXin who is always loyal and brave and is a friend who always helps WenBin when she was hit by an accident it also made me very impressed with his character, and the last one is YuLeXuan, a smart, kind and loyal character who is also an important point in this drama. besides that, the development of the story and character of this drama is also very good. from 4 characters who are strangers, don't know each other and some even don't match up but after time and the problems that occur, they end up being 4 friends who can fight each other and are very good friends. hard and happy undertaking. I am really amazed by their togetherness. this drama can provide a very interesting story of course because of these 4 complementary characters.
Acting:
for the acting category I also give full marks because in my opinion besides the 4 main characters whose acting is indeed very good and deserves a thumbs up, the other players also have very good acting skills for example HanzhiSheng, Miss Mu, HanShuMin, and other teachers and students . their acting is all very good and natural.
Music :
for the music category even though it doesn't impress me very deeply but it's also not bad and because I really like this drama so for that I can ignore the music assessment in this drama and give it a full score, but I really like the opening soundtrack of this drama ..
Rewatch Value :
and of course I will repeat watching this drama again, even though this drama doesn't have many romantic scenes but I really like the story of these 4 friends.
And overall I give full point 10/10 for this drama....love it so much....
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refreshing and cute drama
i started to watch it because of Ju Jing Yi, idk all the male characters at first :D the cinematography, ost, visual were really good. i love it so much, you should check it out for sure , the ost were always ringing in my head until now. i like how the way they carried the story, it was really refreshing yet light story (do you get what i mean ? ) in comparassion with the korean ver, it was the same story yet how they showed it in chinese version. as simple as that, i also noticed the difference between them , and i found it fascinasting. i think the main focus is the friendship of four of them, so you'd get the beautiful harmony of them to always be there for each others, watch each other's back and protecting them but in their own way. the support roles also got the chance to shine so it wasn't just themselves, and i loved it tho.it was really cute drama, like you know - an innocent one hahaha. this version kinda makes sense 'cause in the ancient time it was not that easy to changed something just because you wanted to - that's why it's totally different how the korean one and the chinese one portrayed it, well the remake itself should change something to make it more lively , right ?
overall, i love it. you just have to enjoy it, of course , but i think they could've done better in the story, the development of the characther and the plot in the drama was slow - well you could figure it out by the number of the episodes itself, haaha as usual chinese drama, but i love it duh >_< -
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Binged it. Actors expressive. Ju jing yi too cute. Nice use of sound effects. Rom-Com happy ending.
Everything works out. It's a light hearted drama that kept me giggling. The actors were very expressive and did a great job with protrayal of the characters. A lot of this story is fluffed and unrealistic especially during those times but if ya want a rom-com you got it. I thoroughly enjoyed the drama until the last episodes came around. The conclusion of the story, the gender reveal moments and reactions, the eminent danger the protagonists were in all felt a bit lackluster and rushed. 30 episodes worth of seemingly deep issues were easily resolved in a matter of 6. Overall though, this drama go me all giddy and craving more. I managed to binge the series within a day and now I feel empty that it's over. On to my next journey.Was this review helpful to you?
a Must-watch drama
An amazing drama with a fabulous cast. This was my first Chinese Historical drama but it was amazing. The acting was great. All characters played their role very well. This drama is full of lessons, mystery, humour and also portrays strong friendship. Romance was less but it did not matter due to other scenes. Xue Wenxi disguises herself as her brother Wenbin to support her family as a talented copywriter and author of illicit romantic fiction. A chance encounter and a series of mishaps leads to her reluctant enrollment at the prestigious Yunshang Academy. There she becomes the glue that bonds the "Yunshang Four" an uncommon friendship between the scholarly and noble Feng Chengjun, the savvy Yu Lexuan and the rebellious Lei Zexin. Together they prevail over many coming of age challenges and overcome past secrets and misdeeds of the previous generation.Was this review helpful to you?
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here's my very short review~
such a cute drama!! i love their friendship and how they go through everything together , i love how they always protect each other in any danger and how they always stand up for each other. although its a very slow burn romance i'm super satisfied with the end!! this drama is definitely for people who enjoy slow burn romance , and youth friendship , i love their chemistry off screen too! the production theme did a really good job with the costumes with wenxi , she's already so beautiful and with the female costume on , it made her look like an actual goddess~ i love the story line and i highly recommend this drama! i'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as i do too!!Was this review helpful to you?
Don't watch it if you're going to compare it to the korean version.
English isn't my first language, so please excuse my mistakes.First of all, I watched it on Viki with temporized comments on, and what I saw the most was people comparing it to the korean verion, some being disappointed, some liked it better, but, please, those are different cultures and characters, if you're gonna watch because you liked the korean version, please keep in mind that those are different dramas and you can't expect them to be the same. If you don't like the changes, move on. If you like it, I hope you enjoy every second of it.
Now.
The main actors are handsome, and the FL is just as pretty. Everybody says that, but that's a fact and it's impossible not to comment.
The acting is on point. I really like Ju Jingyi and seen all her dramas, I can't express enough how much her acting skills have evolved. Her character Wen Bin/Wen Xi is funny, charismatic and very relatable, she's not as "perfect" as the other women on the drama, she's even called a "inappropriate woman" which, for me, meant she was defying their standards and I liked it. All the actors were great and very likeable.
Now, if you're expecting romance, I need to let you know that this ain't it. The romance only evolves by the end, but I the bromance and the four friends constantly growing together makes it worth watching. I laughed a lot, didn't cry until the end (and it was a good reason) and I wanna re-watch it again very soon.
I absolutely love this drama & the last episode is beautiful and funny.
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One of the best I have watched this year!
Solid acting and solid plot. I really love the relationship between 师兄 兄弟 师长 and 文彬. Haven’t completed it yet but really love how exciting and heartfelt this show is. There’s some really great morals that shine in this show too! (Also Song Weilong always acts as a goody two-shoes in his dramas - not that I’m complaining though because his appearance suits these types of characters) Definitely one of the most top rated dramas out of every Chinese drama I have watched. 赞赞！Was this review helpful to you?
