Love Is Sweet (2020)

Heartwarming + healing kit when you are feeling down

I was fortunate enough to watch this drama after Till the End of the Moon (cast has the same main leads) because it has tons of parallels and references even though Love is Sweet was created years before. I found Love is Sweet the perfect antidote when you are feeling down and need a good sweet, heartwarming drama to light up your day and make you laugh.

The chemistry between the main leads is off the charts, they deliver the romance perfectly, the comedy, the mix of angst and passion. If you love bickering main leads with love-hate relationship - you will definitely love these two. Male lead is a cunning and confident businessman who is secretly afraid the woman he has liked since childhood will reject him. Female lead is a level-headed and no-nonsense woman entering the business world who deep down is sensitive and kind in nature. The two were childhood frenemies but after a misunderstanding lost touch with each other. Years later they meet in the business world and the male lead truly chases the female lead in secret, trying everything he can to get close to her and win her heart.

There is a second couple who is the opposite of the main leads because the girl is the one with the secret crush and chasing after the guy. The girl is a hopeless romantic whereas the guy is a scientific geek. There is also a typical second male lead who is the male lead's rival in the business world and tries to get with the female lead.

If there is one thing to take from this review is that I wholeheartedly recommend this drama as it's totally worth the watch!

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History and Chemistry

I may change the review depending on how this series goes. I like the ML since Ashes of Love he can really act well and the FL I've seen her before in other series like the world owes me a first love and I think she acts really well. BUT Riley Wang is just cute I have been following him since Attention Love.

The story is a typical drama trope childhood frenemies who separated. And the ML has feelings for the FL but the FL is oblivious. They meet again years later... But because od their past the FL has some prejudice against our ML but I find him sweet.

So far it's not boring and their chemistry is so good. Those finger hearts and sticker photos almost killed me. I kinda feel bad for the ML when they took that nostalgic photo and he pulled her hair but she doesn't remember it. I wonder howbshe would realize his feelings but we allsaw taht trailer right? I just can't wait for her to fall in love with him.

I like the extra scenes at the end like you see snippets of how their relationship was before they separated.

Can't say much about the 2nd couple not much screen time yet but seriously I won't consider working part time in a place just because of some perfect guy is a regular. Not now anyway. We have experienced one sided crushes but it makes me curious how their story will go.

The ost of this series is good.
As for rewatch value haha i have repeated it already from episode 1. Need I say more?

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Love is Boring and Makes No Sense.

I don’t know if the FL gets better or not but for someone that’s supposedly smart, she is anything but. I can’t believe how many times the ML had to save her because of what she did. She is incredibly reckless and rash. She gets herself hired at a high stress job when she KNOWS she’s deathly allergic to tears, which makes no sense at all. ALSO, WHY DOESN’T SHE CARRY AN EPI PEN!.

I don’t get the hype of Bai Lu. There’s just something about her acting that screams - acting. I can never get into the story because it’s like she’s reading lines.

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Chemistry Made-up

If you have watched the main actress in All her dramas like I do then you will understand she is a pro like the main guy who also starred in Ashes of Love. The chemistry pales in comparison with the kissing and chemistry in the The Legends (same actress). Their kissing is generic although better than most Chinese drama. It’s very clean and romantic. Overall, it’s a cute live story, but if you have watched many Koreans and Taiwanese drama, then the plot is not really a sizzler.

Pro:
- great acting but same old expressions from their old drama. Not bad although the main guy looks really lame. He looked okey in his other drama and he’s ok. Alright.
- some original plot but nothing unusual. Korean dramas also have the bathroom thrill, office love, etc.

Cons
- chemistry is so-so. Same old acting
-repetitive location.

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Fun office rom-com, not as light as it seems on the surface.

This drama is really good so far. The casting is incredible. The leads have great chemistry and you can really feel the history there. The music fits well, although it does repeat the same songs fairly frequently.

One thing to note is there is a plotline involving sexual assault which took me by surprise. It is a plotline being handled very well at the point I am at, but I know some of the description in episode 8 may be problematic for some viewers. That said, I maintain my high rating and do recommend it as a fun romcom drama that goes a little deeper than most.

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Paternalistic propaganda

First, an important disclaimer: I am a middle-aged male, and as a glance through my watchlist will show, I'm a hard-core Brony. I love me a good romcom. I don't mind the usual clichés and tropes if well-executed with clever writing and good acting, and can put up with a lot for the sake of credible chemistry and a sweet story. Which is why I tried hard to like this drama, because so many people raved about the beautiful chemistry. I didn't see any in the six episodes I survived.

What I saw was the sort of chauvinist propaganda that is very common in current PRC romcoms. It was clear after six episodes that the ML was deceiving and manipulating the FL because he knew best, and was doing it for her good. Barf! This toxic trope is one that I cannot stomach. It is possible to have sweet, even clichéd OTPs where the two are in fact equal. There are dramas in which the two are not equal but in which the male lead still avoids treating the female lead with condescension or manipulation. Two of my favourite examples would be Queen In Hyun's Man and Le Coup de Foudre.. Dramas like those show that it is possible to set up formulaic "cute" OTPs without paternalistic posturing. The smug assumption of superiority by every male character in this drama was just too much.

No doubt some who are fans of the drama may feel that I didn't give it a fair shot, but at my age, life is too short to waste on bad dramas. It's also too short too waste on bad on dramas that not only don't grab me quickly, but actively repel me - no matter how amazeballs some insist the OTP becomes. I gave this one a decent shot, watching 1/6 of the entire drama, but can't be bothered wading through more of its "men know best" motto.

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Chemistry and Economics.

I'm writing this review solely as a reminder for myself about why I dropped this drama in the very first place. Don't worry. It will not affect the rating system as I have not seen enough episodes for it to get counted.
I tried giving it a second chance, but I just couldn't move forward past the first five minutes of EP4.
Now... lets get down to business.
If Chemistry along could drive a drama, then this one should be it. Both Leo Luo and Bai Lu are talented actors and they pulled off their roles beautifully. Their premise was good. But... the plot.
When it comes to the plot, in the first three episodes, we see Jiang Jun pull a few strings and get into Yuan Shuai's company much to his displeasure. Then we have about 50% of the conversations revolving around why she was not fit to do the job. Then the next 50% with him tasking her with something hard and she going about trying to desperately prove herself. The sweet stuff is scattered throughout in between. Its even funny at times. Even that was not enough for me to stick to the drama. Had I watched it completely I'd have skipped 80% of the episodes to just fast forward to scenes that I actually wanted to watch... which would be pretty much half of the drama.
I know nothing about Investment Banking and half of their conversations bored me so much that I stopped watching the episode in between or outright skipped to the fun parts. I did not care about Xu Lei and Xiao Chuan's romance. It seemed childish and might have been intentionally inserted to appease viewers' tastes. But, I simply skipped all their scenes.
In short, the overall backstory or the main plot made zero sense to me, due to my little knowledge about the business world. The romance was good. But, that alone couldn't make me stick to the plot.
If you are a fan of the leads and find their scenes sweet - please do watch it! But, if you want some actual basic plot that leads to their romance... you might understand and tolerate it better than me for sure.

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Une jolie surprise

Un hasard heureux m'a fait cliquer sur le premier épisode et me voilà partie pour une jolie romance drôle et adorable.
2 amis d'enfances, un thème que je chéris particulièrement, qui deviennent par la suite "plus que". Il n'en fallait pas plus pour piquer ma curiosité. J'ai fait mes petites recherches après avoir appris que Jiang Jun était allergique à ses larmes. Je me coucherais moins bête, car en effet, il est possible d'être allergique à ses propres fluides.
Nous avons donc ici un personnage féminin plein de ressource, forte et intelligente. J'aime ce genre de personnage qui sans pour autant clamer son indépendance envers la gent masculine à cors et à cri nous démontre que bien qu'amoureuse, elle sait aussi être espiègle, autonome, réfléchie dans ses choix, loyale sans être soumise, amoureuse sans être aveuglée. Bai Lu a superbement interprété son personnage, elle l'a rendue vivante de joie. On a apprécie grandement sa relation avec Yuan Shai. Une relation faite de taquinerie et d'amour fusionnel. On rit beaucoup que cela soit des gamineries de Yuan Shai, ou des réparties de Jiang Jun . Une très belle alchimie et une romance adorable, avec des baisers bien fougueux ^^
Yuan Shai est typiquement un personnage qu'on aime dès le premier regard (du moins pour moi!) Il a un sourire tellement coquin qu'on ne peut que fondre de tendresse. Il a su se montrer l'homme fort de la situation tout en restant prévenant et attentionné des sentiments de Jiang Jun.
J'ai moins aimé le couple secondaire (je dois avouer que c'est une facette des Cdrama que j'aime le moins, les couples secondaires souvent ennuyeux et inutile...), le couple secondaire n'est pas forcément ennuyeux mais je ne trouve pas qu'ils aient été nécessaire à l'avancée de l'histoire.
J'ai été ravie de retrouver Kido Gao, depuis mon coup de foudre de King's avatar. Il campe ici un personnage a double tranchant. A la fois sombre et plein de rancune, Du Lei a montré une facette étonnante de douceur et douleur. J'ai eu le coeur brisé pour son histoire personnelle et si Yuan Shai n'avait pas été aussi adorable, j'aurais eu le syndrome du second lead sans hésiter.
Un drama que je recommande à 100%, une belle romance avec des scènes de baisers intense, une romance drôle et attachante.
J'ai oublié de préciser que la demande en mariage est une des plus belles que j'ai vu! J'en ai eu les larmes aux yeux, ce qui ne m'était jamais arrivé pour une demande en mariage!

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Qué bonita, qué bonita!

Me ha encantado, me ha gustado muchísimo. Recomiendo encarecidamente esta serie. Son adorables, achuchables, menuda química la de los protagonistas. Me ha tenido enganchada el amor, la historia, la trama, los antagonistas, ...
En el último capítulo lloré con esa escena tan tan especial!
Pocas cosas en contra, pero si alguna. La segunda pareja no me gustó, poco o nada creíble, me daban un poco de repelús y me aburría bastante su trama. La amiga pasó de ser una chica divertida, ingeniosa, creativa y resuelta a una mema y boba insoportable. Por otro lado, creo que el personaje del "malo", el prof. Du Leí (Gao Han Yu) demasiado tiempo en pantalla. Creo que chupa bastante cámara y en algún momento ya se hace pesado y obsesivo. La relación de hermanos da bastante grima.
A algún capítulo le sobra un poquito de tiempo, como cuando van a casa de la madre de ella por Año Nuevo, se me hizo un poco demasiado.
Por lo demás y quitando estás pequeñas apreciaciones insisto en que es estupenda y volvería a verla, sin duda alguna.
Luo Yunxi está aquí para comérselo y dejar que te coma ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Y qué decir de Bai Lu, ella simplemente me encanta y sale guapa, atractiva, con un papel maravilloso. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mi recomendación es que no dejéis de verla. Es un amor sano, nada tóxico y muy muy natural.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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