Forever Love (2020)

From the first episode , I was hook towards this drama . Both the mc pairing was so beautiful . They are truly adorable and chemistry was on on point .
The school and college episode was the best but after that the story started boring . The last few episodes was not what I was expected . I really wanted to see their wedding . I really like that mc are capable and independent . Specially fl is not clumsy and dumb like in other drama and that is a plus point of this drama.
The second couple story was very bad . I think writer should develop second leads story as well .

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Amazing

This is by far the best story of how two characters fall in love with each other that I have seen in Chinese dramas and it definitely ranks in my top in the entire world of drama.

It is not the typical drama in which the male protagonist is perfect, intelligent, outstanding in everything, popular, with zero tact towards other people and the other million characteristics that they add, those that make it seem that everyone falls before him. It is not the typical drama where the protagonist is made to act like a fool, where they are infantilized, no, there is nothing like that here.

Although the male protagonist is intelligent and good at everything he does, at the same time he is a guy who knows how to show what he feels, who always fought for what he wanted, who at all times showed loyalty to her, never hurt her, he was at his side always and most importantly, everything he promised in the end he fulfilled.

As for the female lead, I have to say that she enters my top of main characters in all kinds of dramas (the same happens with the male, but in this case my top 5), from the first episode she showed what she was , I love that they have not done like in other dramas where she is very intelligent at first but later becomes a fool when she falls in love.
She is a woman who from the moment she came of age began to do what she wanted, she was always constant in the decisions that she made, intelligent, too capable, at no time did I doubt him (as he did with her), She did not get carried away by the choices that her mother, a strong woman who when she had problems was able to solve them herself (with the tools she had at her hand), I loved when Qin Yue's parents arrived and did what she did to make it clear that I wanted nothing with him, well, if I keep telling what I feel when I see her I think I will not finish, where Jung Ryeo Won did not exist playing Ma Yi Deum in Witch's court would be for me the best female role in a drama ( In the C-dramas I have seen, I win the position slapping everyone), if maybe I'm exaggerating, but what do you do when you like a character so much?

The secondary characters are doing well, they played their role, their stories in my view were well developed, what I liked the most was the growth they showed, especially Chen Yi Chuan, I have to say that at the beginning I hated it, then I improved a heap.

As for the story in general, there is not much to say, you cannot expect much from it, it is very normal but enjoyable, you can easily finish watching the 28 chapters in two days, it does not bore you, they do not resort to the same situation every Chapter, in general it is very well achieved.

What if I recommend it or do I plan to see it again? The answer is a resounding yes to both questions.

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A MEH Love Story

I was attracted to this drama because of the good rating (8.6 as I write this) and fairly good reviews. I completed the whole drama but I’m left totally underwhelmed.

The drama started out quite interesting and fun but after the first five to ten episodes, the drama watered down a lot and was quite slow with nothing much going on.

This drama is essentially a long-drawn love affair between the leads and it is long. This drama could have been done in 2/3 of its length. Nothing exciting really happens. It comes across as a fairly childish drama with close to zero plot.

For me, an 8/10 and up means that the drama is good and should be watched. For this drama, I only give it a 7/10 because the two leads are cute. They are good-looking and have somewhat good chemistry. Apart from this point, the other actors and actresses aren’t really good at their craft. The plot is dull. The songs are forgettable.

My verdict - spend your time on another (better) drama.

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It's just too long

There are a few scenes that take place between the end of their high school days and the start of their college days that are complete gold, and that's the only reason I'm giving this a 6.5
The first half was fine, the 3 episodes referenced above were FANTASTIC, and then it was pretty bad starting episode 12 forward. That's a lot of bad episodes.
The ML and FL did a great job, and I honestly would've dropped it if it hadn't been for the actors. But the rest of the cast was not great. Another super irritating thing about this drama was how the friends were so stupid. I mean, everyone but the mains were morons and didn't know how to listen, especially the lazy guy friend from high school and the FL's best friend. Ugh. They were SO ANNOYING! I skipped so much of episodes 20-28 because of these two characters.

Chemistry between the leads was great, romance was good, support cast and story were extremely *meh* 6.5 is generous.

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Not a Romance Person, But OMG...

I started watching this drama because I saw clips on DouYin and really needed something to watch. It's amazing.

The storyline is fantastic. It doesn't lag around and delay the plot for the sake of episodes; there's a constant stream of events that keeps the storyline going. The characters display growth-- even the "evil" characters. It's realistic in that manner; no character is continuously evil, nor are any continuously good. The character set is phenomenal (though you must admit, our leads are rather lucky to have the friends they do). The mother is realistic; I've seen people be upset at the mom, but she's an amazingly well written Chinese mother. She's like my own mother and I adored her character. Also, some people complain about a lot of time devoted to Gu Xiaoman/Chen Yichuan/Duan Ning's relationship, but I personally enjoyed it. I thought their storyline was very adorable and added to the overall story. Also, Duan Ning! I loved his character.

I hate to admit it, but I'm a skipper. When I get bored, I'll watch on 2 speed or skip. Not this drama. There's enough happening at all times for me to be continuously intrigued and willing to watch.

The leads are perfect together (so much so people are questioning if they're actually a couple). Their chemistry is phenomenal. The acting all around is absolutely fantastic and realistic. I adored every second of it.

The music is great! Haven't found it on Spotify yet, but when I do, it's definitely going in my playlist.

I'm not a romance lover; if you go to my watchlist, majority of my unfinished/unstarted/dropped dramas are romances because I got bored or get bored thinking about it. But this drama was so sweet (much better than Love O2O in my opinion) and adorable. It's absolutely worth it!

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Why is this drama so underrated????!!! IT'S SO GOOD

Let me start off by clarifying that I found this drama by pure chance. I was scrolling through YouTube and got a recommendation of a fmv that someone made for this drama. After I watched half of the fmv, I got really intrigued with it and decided to check this drama out. And that is one of the best decision I've ever made in my life!

I'm going to start with the story line. There's honestly nothing new with the story line. I had my fair share of Chinese youth drama and I'm well aware of how the story will goes. There are going to be about their high school lives, university lives and work lives, also there's going to be a separations or breakups. I know the story line for youth drama like the back of my hand lol.

But what makes this drama so unique to me is the female lead and male lead.

The female lead is Xia Lin Xi, she's the best female lead in youth drama ever!! No doubt about it. In Chinese drama, it's usually the male lead who is the perfect one but in this drama, it's the female lead. Xia Lin Xi is a clever, beautiful and rich female lead, this is a rarity in Chinese youth drama. She holds the number 1 spot in every exam for her whole grade. I love her from the beginning of this drama until the end of it.
As for the actress, Xiang Han Zhi, it's my first time watching her drama. She's very cute and beautiful. She's a good actress but there were some scene where I think her expressions were quite weird but that honestly doesn't bother me. I've became a fan of her, excited for her future project!

The male lead is Jiang Zheng Han, he is smart but because of the condition of his family, he neglected his studies. He skipped class and didn't answer the exam properly hence he got the bottom spot in every exam. Until Xia Lin Xi came into his life and changed it. I love how strong his love is toward Lin Xi. Lin Xi became his goal to be better and strive for more in life.
As for the actor, Wang An Yu, it's also my first time watching his drama. He's also a good actor but I really want to see him with a different hairstyle. The buzzcut hairstyle suits him but I think he'll look better with longer hairstyle.

Other than the amazing female and male lead in this drama, the relationship between them is also the reason why I extremely love this drama. Ever since they become boyfriend and girlfriend, they solved every problem together. Although sometimes they did keep a secret from each other but when the other knew about it, they didn't fight and instead very calmly discuss about it. There's no annoying misunderstandings between them. I like that this couple is very mature compare with the other youth drama couples. Zheng Han and Lin Xi supports each other and their trust on each other is very strong. No one can shake their relationship, literally.

The side characters are great. My favorite side characters got to be Duan Ning and Qiu Yan, because the other side characters knew the main leads since their high school days but Duan Ning and Qiu Yan met Zheng Han and Lin Xi as their dormmates and their friendship started from there. Although they haven't been friends with the main leads for long but their trusts in them are very solid.

For people who love youth drama, I totally recommend this drama to you. You won't regret it because I don't.

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Its Perfect

One Sentence!!!
This is the MOST Beautiful story about First Love & Friendship....
This series is the best... U will fall in love again & touches your heart about the strong bond of their friendship... Both characters are strong on their own... i just fall in love with Wang An Yu... goshhhh he is so handsome :D i dont know who will fit his perfect face...
Both Leads carry their character very well. No over acting or childish act to think the FL is only 18 Y.O. and I love how she looks from 18 to Adulthood, not like other Youth Drama their looks in HS is same with college... kudos to the stylist..and again Wang An Yu is exceptionally handsome hehehe...
Its a MUST watch....
PS. SPOILER ALERT:
I love the Ending... the "Programmer" Wedding hehehe

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Must Watch

At last, I got to watch a teen drama where the leads are confident about each other do not give up on each other because "my mom said so" or it's good for you :) This drama starts with their wedding scene, which is super sweet because I am sick of watching 40+ episodes to see the leads separate (read: when we were young) or they meet for a minute before the show closes (suddenly this summer, etc.). They have a couple of kissing scenes where the girl kisses beautifully (which is a must for me). I was super annoyed by the kissing scenes of the FL of love o2o and Go ahead :)
Further, for a change, the FL is a smart, kick-ass. She is not annoying or cringy. The ML is super hot, sensitive, smart, has super nice parents (leads one to think we are watching something in heaven:)). The storyline is nothing new, but the dialogues themselves have been written beautifully. At this point, I must comment on how the ML looks at the FL from scene 1. It seems like he can see nothing except her, even when he is annoying her. It's so cute! I have re-watched it so many times, and it always lifts my spirit. If you are like me and fall in love with romantic dramas, this one is a must-watch

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a cute love story from when we first met, to college and then forever!!!

I am so happy that at the end of 2020 there is a good drama. I was starting to be worried because a lot of the year end dramas was a flop. This one was a great one to end the year, although I only finished on new years haha.

I really liked the overall vibe of this drama, it was short and sweet and a cute journey between the leads.

Xia Lin xi is our female lead , she is pretty, smart and has a well off background. Male lead JIang zheng Han is smart, and doesnt have such a good family background. He is always finding job to earn money for his parents. The two leads starts off with a misunderstanding. The male lead eventually becomes the female lead's tutor. He tutors her in math to prepare her for the gao kao , aka college entrance exam. As the female lead gets to know more about the male lead and why he is so uptight about his money, her perspective of him starts to change. They two slowly begin to fall for each other. They made a promise to attend the same university. Sometime happens that makes the male lead have to leave the school and didnt take the gao kao. The female lead gets mad at the male lead. Eventually they get admitted into the same university and he starts to pursue her. Not very long after they are together. The dramas talks about their years in university with a side note of them competing in programing competition. Turns out the male lead was guaranteed a spot to the university due to him winning a programming competition. It also talks about their ups and downs.

I loved the relationship between the female and male lead. They were so cute, sweet and pure. Their chemistry was so true and passion was good. It was a believeable pair and really felt like a real couple :) Their kisses were simple yet true.

However most drama there is always this triangle.. which didnt care for at all. The female lead had an elder brother figure that liked her ( no blood relation) and of course she didnt like him, But then there was a elder university sister who liked the elder university brother... They were somewhat of a nuisance. The elder university brother is played by Yuan hao ( he was the lead in Rong hua, where he was a pirate, he was hot!!!) .....but in this drama he wasnt as attractive, i almost couldnt recognize him !

The side couple was cute too!The female lead's bestie was paired with female lead's annoying cousin hehe

But was is the best school/university romance drama, nope, but it was pretty good! My fave has to be the best of you in my mind!

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An adorable drama about growing together!

It's a light and funny but super adorable and sweet drama. I personally really liked the ML. He is very sweet, understanding, caring. On the other side, the FL is a type of person who cares about other people and very supportive. She is also very understanding to the concept of growing together. Their tolerance is very high to each other to the point where you can feel how pure their love is.

The story from the start is fantastic. It really made me sympathize with ML but at the same time, it made me admire him. But then they showed the FL side on how kind she is, and how she react to sympathize with the ML. This drama is all about growth and dream. Reaching for the impossible, until it ended beautifully. In this drama, it showed that people that are forced to do something evil can also turn up to be a better version of themselves, whether you lead them or their own self-consciousness works.

The actor and actress are really superb when showing off their chemistry, while the supporting character brings out the funny moments. The OST also somehow capture a lot of emotion in every important scene. Up till ep.12 I'm really touched and cannot drop this drama at all, it made me crave for more.

I think it's a good drama to rewatch after some time. Because you can just sit and rewatch this while recalling a beatiful love journey of the leading character.

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Best CDRAMA!

Amazing acting, great chemistry between lead couple, and a good story line. I made an account just to leave a review for this drama and already started rewatching. I enjoyed from the very beginning where it just already lets you know that it will be a happy ending. I love how the lead couple grow and mature together. Especially the female lead, she is very smart and independent (and this is surprisingly an unusual character setting for most Chinese youth dramas lol and so if you were looking for something new this will be a good one for you). Both lead actors are pretty young and new but they are SO GOOD. Became a huge fan of both. If you really enjoyed "le coup de foudre", in terms of the actings and story, this will be a great one for you. Please go watch, you won't regret it.

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