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Dec 29, 2020
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Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

WASN'T INTRESTED

first of all I want to tell that I watch only the first 15 min of the drama @ the beginning and i dropped watching this drama. after some days i read some review those were very useful to me . and now i am giving my review.

here the story line is very interesting according to me . I love the characters that followed by the main leads . and also the plot gives many twist and turn in the story .
And from this we can learn many things which are related to many peoples life . there are many plot that drag between misunderstanding but here the plot was very strong between the ML and FL . that shows some connection toward the reality .

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MindfulWanderings
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Jun 1, 2022
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10

lighthearted, soothing, & wholesome; great when in the mood for something chill

I don't even know how many times I rewatched this drama since I first came across it. I watched it with my mom, who is never interested in watching dramas with me, and she enjoyed it so much that she re-watched it twice.

The thing I probably loved most about this story was how soothing it was. Everything from the colors (so many warm greens), to the music, pacing, characterization, and tone. It just had a great chill vibe.

The storyline was also very clean, which I appreciated, and heartwarming. More down-to-earth; not too melodramatic or overly silly. I did find the female lead whiny in the beginning, and the male lead rude -- but it just took some episodes for the characters to fully take shape. It didn't stick for long.

Absolutely LOVED grandpa and all his conspiring and kindness. The sister was a bit of a trip, but her development ended alright. Trust me when I tell you you'll want to watch it again.

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chewwyy99
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Cute drama

This was the first drama by Wei Zheming that I've watched (and the first cdrama I've ever watched). The characters were cute, and the storyline was awesome. Normally, romance isn't my favourite genre, but after watching this, my perspective has changed quite a bit.

Perfect and Casual is about Yun Shu, a college student who stumbles into a series of unimaginable events because of her college professor, Zhang Sinian, a perfectionist who doesn't like mistakes and disorder. Because of the latter's grandfather's illness, the two are forced together and begin a rather bumpy relationship. However, as time passes, the two get closer together and start loving each other for real.

The FL did a pretty good job portraying her character, a college student who is ready to graduate. She is a very sweet character, but she does get annoying at times (but, at the same time, you will feel bad for her). She had quite the ups and downs in her journey throughout the drama, which makes the drama a whole lot more interesting. However, the only downside is that her crying doesn't seem natural enough, but it doesn't affect her character too much.

The ML also did an excellent job in this drama. The only reason why I found this drama is because of Call Me By Fire S3, where I immediately fell in love with Wei Zheming's cuteness. In the drama, he plays the role of a young college professor who is centered around perfectionism. His character may seem annoying and arrogant at first, but after a while, he will grow on you, especially during the moments he spends with the FL.

Overall, this drama is very good. The story was amazing, the acting was great, and this drama is definitely worth a rewatch!

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KindleDrama
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Oct 21, 2020
24 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
The story and acting skills of other casts are supreme, 9/10. except for the lead female. BAD. I don't know how she gets the female lead. Even towards the end of the drama, where the male lead and female lead should fall for each other, I sense no romance feeling given out by the female lead. It's like a kid acting with adults who the acting skill level is not on par. I will totally rate 1/10 just for her acting skill.

Otherwise, else is great. The story is about a clumsy girl with a smart and cold male lead, where the male lead helps the female lead whenever she is in trouble.

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ltspada
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Jul 27, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Neither are perfect but they are perfect for each other



9.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2020 Chinese romantic comedy drama with 24, 45 minute episodes.

First I will provide a synopsis then review.

Synopsis

Zhang Si Zian (Wei Zhe Ming) is a genius level math professor who is handsome, wealthy and generally seems to have it all. His personality is on the coldly logical side and his emotional intelligence is only slightly better than a robot. Yun Shu (Xu Ruo Han) Is almost the direct opposite she is so warm, calm and caring that she is easily swindled. She has to work hard for academic success. A series of unfortunate events for Yun Shu leads her to rely on Si Zian for a place to live. Si Zian’s grandfather meets Yun Shun in a chance encounter and thinks this ray of sunshine would be the perfect match for his grandson who lacks warmth in his life. Now that Yun Shu is no longer a student, they have no reason not to please Si Zian’s terminally ill grandfather’s wish and strike a deal for a secret comtract marriage. What they find is grandfather may have had it right about them all along, they balance each other beautifully. But love that starts under such unusual circumstances is never easy and the two must decide if they want their comtract to become the real deal.

Review

This is a well paced, relatively straight forward plot, with a lot if really engaging characters.
The way the lead couple compliment each other makes it easy to see why they would fall in love. When she thinks she is not right because rhey are too different the grandfather says two parallel lines never intersect. That was such a profound and brilliant way to state it. Being too different can be a problem if it is not complimentary but being exactly the same can be boring. I like that having the Male Lead’s support made her absolutely flourish. And the grandfather as the match maker was cute! He fell in love with her as a granddaughter candidate and knew she was perfect for his grandson who needed someone sweet and warm to offset his cooly logical personality. It ended happy and all major story lines were wrapped up.

Spoilers
Practically perfect but it did end with some question marks. Did the grandfather ever go for treatment? Was the reconciliation of her two best friends as a couple successful? What happened with her webtoon career because it was taking off then she did not go abroad so how bad was it derailed? It would have been good to see her sister and her actor boyfriend fully together. It ended with him on relationship “probation.”

#PerfectandCasual
#WeiZheMing
#XuRuoHan

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Ongoing 9/24
morningstar
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Nov 7, 2020
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Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
It's such a typical contract marriage story with less conflict. But I'm impressed because it's entertaining. At first I have no expectations watching this drama but it turns out I enjoy it. The story is so light but their acting is good, I think this drama is similar with Korean drama “This is My First Life”. Also I can watch the drama easily on Youtube with English subtitle, just need one day to binge watch this drama.. It’s quite good and recommended for someone who want to watch light drama with no conflict and only want to watch the cute romantic comedy.
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ifruity
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Dec 29, 2021
17 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Lots of Expectations But Many Disappointments

I picked up Perfect & Casual because I wanted a drama with a sweet, nice, respectable male lead. And I was so happy to find out that he was that and more - patient, caring, thoughtful and more. He treats the female lead with respect from the start, always mindful of her own desires and ambitions. He seeks to support and uplift her and is genuinely happy in seeing her succeed.

The female lead on the other hand was a major disappointment. She was bright, spunky and charming in the beginning, but as her relationship with the ML deepened, her personality vanished. She seemed to only be a prop to showcase the ML's charm.

Every episode had at least scene where the FL would encounter an issue, dramatic music would begin to play in the background, and the ML would swoop in and save her using his wits. In one ep, a person cuts in front of the FL in the lunch line and I swear, the drama made it seem like the whole cafeteria's panties dropped when the ML stopped the person in their tracks and gave him a stern scolding.

Those moments were over-the-top but funny, but the consistent damsel-in-distress moments became tiresome when you realize that the FL's successes were only a result of the ML intervening. It became difficult to parse out the FL's personality, her interests and desires, beyond the ML.

The drama's early episodes fit the vibe of Because This Is My First Life, a kdrama of two pleasant, mature people who enter into a contract marriage and find themselves a perfect match, so I was thrilled when I began watching Perfect & Casual. But as each plot point wrapped up, I kept hoping the FL would find her personality again, but by the time I got to episode 17, I realized there was little chance the FL's personality would revive itself. I swear, at times, the age gap between the two characters felt like decades, rather than just a few years.

I would recommend this drama if you want an easy watch. The ML is one of the kindest male leads I've come across in my 13+ year drama-watching journey. But if you want a little more meat to your FL's, I'd pass.

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oppa_
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Dec 17, 2023
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Overall 3.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 2.0
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Went downhill little to early just after 9th episode out of 24

Mess start at after 9 episodes and story went downhill from the point
Our ML even after 9 episodes remain robot which drives away FL from his house like a Idiot a brainless robot pretending to be some genius professor
they marriage lasted just 2 episodes what loser of a professor.

when we reach 13th episode professor started claiming FL as his property which belong to him
at end of episode 15 he turn into a coward from robot
after that i give up on this
7/10 for episodes until 9 and -3.5 for after that.....
so 3.5/10 is final rating this show deserve.

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TrippleR7
1 people found this review helpful
Apr 21, 2023
3 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 2.5
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Don’t even know what to say

There is nothing I hate more than the bashing of FLs in C & K Dramas. It’s my biggest pet peeve. But this series pushed all the freaking wrong buttons for me. In my fight to support the actresses of C & K TV industry from the constant bashing from viewers and fans, I vehemently refuse to blame this actress, so I lay my blame and vitriol solely at the feet of the writers and directors of this snooze dumb fest. I have said this several times in some of my reviews, the writers and directors of C & K Dramas need to STOP portraying their female characters as weak, timid, useless and brainless. It’s beyond ridiculous and so damn insulting to women. The few episodes I watched the FL can’t do anything without d help of d ML or her friends. She acts like a literal child.
We are know that movies and series are scripted and then acted but for movies and series to be great they need to not feel like acting but even if it does feel like acting let it atleast be good acting, well to say this one failed woefully in that aspect is such an understatement. It felt like acting and not even in a good way.
I tried to endure this and continue watching but the more I watched the more I felt like I was not only losing brain cells but also forcing myself to watch it. So I dropped this.
1/10 is being generous as there is no option for 0/10.

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Ongoing 7/24
deadconstellation
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Oct 19, 2020
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Overall 1.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 2.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

Story Review

FL has poor acting skills-maybe because of the role. She is not convincing to play the part.


ML is annoying at the same time.

Maybe the story will have a different plot but so far negative impression for me and my friends


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Enjoy little things
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May 15, 2021
24 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Rafraîchissant et touchant

Voilà un petit drama qui se laisse bien regarder, et qui est touchant et rafraîchissant! Plutôt court pour un drama chinois (24 épisodes) j’avais juste envie de trouver un drama simple mais sympathique.

Et ce fut le cas, aucun regret!

Certes, tous les clichés y sont, on sait déjà ce qui va se passer, mais malgré tout j’ai été embarquée, et j’ai aimé !

Tout les couples sont touchants et ont leurs propres histoires qui sont bien développées.

L’alchimie du couple principal est bien présente, et on adore les voir évoluer, chacun en restant bien dans leur rôle. J’ai adoré le respect qu’ils avaient l’un pour l’autre, et l’épanouissement de leur histoire.

C’est simple mais efficace, mignon mais pas dégoulinant, et rafraîchissant à souhait.

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achuland
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Apr 15, 2021
24 of 24 episodes seen
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Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Un drama sans prétention mais sympathique

Que voilà un petit drama sans prétention mais qui a le mérite d'être plutôt rafraichissant. Tous les clichés sont bel et bien présent. Le scénario en lui même n'est en rien original : une jolie héroïne, parfois maladroite, parfois naïve, possédant une nature chaleureuse. Et de l'autre côté, un professeur d'université, un matheux surdoué (ce n'est pas moi qui ira me mortifier de voir encore et encore le même stéréotype....) qui ne sait raisonner qu'à travers ses chiffres et ses statistiques. Un contrat de mariage en bonne et due forme afin de rendre heureux le grand-père, bref, du réchauffé, je ne vais pas le dénier à qui que ce soit.
Et.
Pourtant, ce drama m'aura tout de même fait sourire presque tout le long. Ce que j'ai fortement aimé est la relation réellement sincère entre nos deux protagonistes. Il n'y a quasiment aucun malentendu, et les seuls quiproquos qui sont venus jeter un pavé dans la marre n'ont pas duré et très vite, nos deux tourtereaux ont pu avancer. Et c'est le point fort de ce drama. Si Nian et Yun Shu avancent naturellement. La progression de leur amour est adorable et simple. Il n'y a pas de crise de larme, de crise de jalousie ou de colère qui viennent entacher leur relation. Si Nian respecte Yun Shu dès le début et ne la forcera jamais en rien. Il lui laissera tout le temps le choix de sa vie, de ses envies, de ses refus. Sans jamais faire peser une quelconque angoisse sur ses épaules. Et c'est réciproque. Et cela fait du bien quand un couple commence leur amour dans un respect profond de l'un envers l'autre.
Alors, oui cela manque un peu de passion bien que les bisous deviennent un peu plus passionnés vers la fin.
Oui, le drama n'est pas intense mais d'une sérénité reposante(et on en a tous besoin un jour ou l'autre).
Oui, tout parait facile pour ce couple, mais lorsqu'on est fatigué des dramas à complots, des dramas prise de tête, c'est reposant, nous n'allons pas nous mentir.

L'autre défaut que j'ai pu relever, sont les romances secondaires qui comme d'habitude ne sont pas vraiment nécessaires, ne sont pas intéressantes et qui m'ont "obligé" à zapper ces parties là.
Je dois tout de même préciser que j'ai beaucoup aimé l'avocat Meng qui m'aura bien fait sourire bêtement. Et surtout le grand-père qui est adorable.
Les fins d'épisode étaient rondement menés et avaient la particularité de nous obliger à vouloir voir la suite.

L'OST est sympathique et apporte un petit plus à la dynamique de certaines scènes. J'ai beaucoup aimé (en tant qu'artiste héhé) les dessins de Yun Shu. Et une artiste en couple avec un matheux, c'est un peu l'histoire de ma vie, je ne pouvais qu'aimer.

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