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Why I think is 5 star
I find the show is a five-star because I find some episodes funny. I really enjoy watching their first love tribulations can be traced back to 30,000 years ago! The storylines from the beginning to the end are good. I really like the six characters in the show. I don't like Xiu Ming and Haoxuan. I understand why few people don't like Xiu Ming. I just don't like him in the tribulations even trying to get revenge against Chu Kong. it seems like Xiu Ming has been going through a lot even since 30,000 years ago. After Xiu Ming understood Chu Kong, my feelings of not liking Xiu Ming changed. I was watching Haoxuan with that electric lightning wand makes me hot boiling. I just wish he was hit by it as well! Even though he hurt and killed many people which is unforgivable. His crimes which he didn't admit but blamed on someone else who is evil but he doesn't realize he didn't do anything wrong in the six realms. Haoxuan changed when Chu Kong had a desirable future with someone he cared for and loved 30,000 years ago. The ending of the beginning was sad. It was sad when Chu Kong gave Xiang Yun his messages with he told her to live well, take a good look at the world for him, and maybe one day they will meet again, and he called her his dear wife which was touching and made me sad. The ending was a happy ending!ALL full episodes of Love You Seven Times Chinese Drama Show with English Subtitles are free found on the IQIYI website. I will warn you that there are ads if you aren't logged in or a VIP!
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The jewellery and wigs had all my attention (sorry)
All I have to say I really liked all of the seven lives, especially the animated one! There’s a clear connection and causation between all and in each, the cast have distinct enough costuming to differentiate. And all of them SLAY! Especially the male lead’s! I am sooo envious of his jewellery and his wig stylist loved him cuz it just got better and better with episodes. The whole cast were good and I didn’t feel like skipping the side stories, they all were important to the plot and interesting. Ding Yuxi really shined in this show, give me 20 more episodes of his cat demon persona NOW!Was this review helpful to you?
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Love the outifts, the characters, and the concept.
While both Ding Yu X and Yang Chao Yue played all their characters to the T, Ding Yu X is a pro. They both also looked great in all the life times they shared together. Except for Chu Kong's standoffishness after the couple's first love tribulation together, he was pretty decent to the FL. They also had good chemistry.We got to see so much of their lives as Lu Chang Kong & Song Xiang Yun that I had hoped, we could have gotten more details about the other life times as well. The ending was also too rushed and just not enough closure for us who sat through all these lifetimes.
Except for the first tribulation where Xiu Ming practically engineered their sad fates, his characters mellowed down and didn't do much damage. There was too much wasted potential there.
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A Dreamy Fantasy Romance! & Visually Stunning
I absolutely love Ding Yuxi in this series! His portrayal in "Love You Seven Times" is so charming and heartfelt, it truly makes all the anticipation worth it. The chemistry between the leads feels very natural, and the story keeps you hooked from start to finish. What stands out the most is the cinematography – everything looks dreamy and pastel, with gorgeous visuals that are simply pleasing to the eye. The costumes and the set designs are beautiful, and the whole vibe just makes you want to keep watching. Highly recommended if you're into fantasy romance dramas!Was this review helpful to you?
While the beginning successfully built up atmosphere and suspense, the later tribulations felt a bit rushed and therefore took out some spice. I couldn't fully enjoy the romance the way I wanted to. I'm not a fan of cushy pink clouds or those childish romance gestures/attitudes between the main couple. Playful yes, but not childish. The overall romance wasn't as intense as I had hoped for, at least for me. A huge part caused the FLs acting, that felt quite limited many times. Facial expressions failed to deliver enough emotions.
My favored atmosphere as well as suspense became better again during the end of the last tribulation and when the arc in the demon realm started. And wow, the demon arc was great, but a bit too short. I would have liked to watch that part a bit longer - and with more amnesia.
I found the whole cast very pleasant and the hidden villain was well played. Special applause to the cast who always played the parents. They were great and their appearances were always a delight.
I still don't get why they changed the actress of the SFL though. Whether it was planned from the beginning or had to be done later on for whatever reason, they wrote the change into the script, so it would make sense, but it was not necessary at all, imo. I liked the first version better.
Visuals were great, makeup and costumes beautiful, as well as colorful cinematography/CGI. Yet they actually put some mannequins in armor in the background during one of the last episodes, as well as a few not so well made CGI "power moves". That was a small letdown.
I overall still enjoyed this drama and the cast alot. It was fun, seeing the actors and actresses in different roles over and over again. The few complaints I have about this drama are mostly completely subjective and don't mean others would feel the same. Those were just not my thing.
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An enjoyable watch, but not primarily because of the story
This series does offer a lot of romantic plotlines one can gush to, but the writing is one of its weaker points, often feeling like it's being written as the story plays out, trying to revise and connect certain points with some success. While it's nice to see how Chu Kong and Xiangyun's fates echo across every lifetime through details such as crabapple flowers, the Xun musical instrument, red threads and marriage temples, the whole thing doesn't feel as solid as I would have liked, with some arcs and details feeling like afterthoughts (*cough* Zihui, Ming Yue *cough*), but it's better than most dramas I've watched in terms of pacing. It didn't drag on too much, and so heightens its rewatchability. The balance of tragedy, romance, and lighthearted fun is also done well. I would like to highlight the animal arc: it had me laughing so much, but it's also really sweet that the tiger and the boar became one of their motifs throughout the series.The acting, production, and music definitely carried the drama to a new height. For acting: Ding Yuxi in particular is all kinds of excellent in every role-- mischievous being, cold immortal, tragic hero, further magnified by his breathtaking costuming and styling (convinced that the stylists love him a lot). He's meticulous in his body language and expressions, especially as the cat demon. Props also to Yang Chaoye (Xiangyun/Cang Hai etc.); she looks so cute but she's also able to act out 'powerful empress'/'demonic-aura princess', as well as capture the mannerisms of Chu Kong in the body-swap arc. She's a dynamic actress who manages to match and complement Ding Yuxi. In general, the main cast are actually so good in playing different roles in a single drama, they worked hard! (Shout-out to the Qianren and Qian Mou brotherhood in the Shengling Sect arc.)
For production: I have so much love for the costume designers and hair and make-up artists, and I hope they got paid really, really well for this series, because they have made a work of art in every outfit and look. I'm pretty sure they asked themselves, "How do I make this character the prettiest character ever" and just went absolutely wild. My absolute favorites are: Chu Kong and Xiangyun's demon looks (this is a given, iconic really), Chu Kong's General outfits in the body-swap/Princess and General arc as well as his God of War outfits (the pieces of armor fused with flowing fabric, the color layering, the gold qilin details, wow), Jin Luo's witch-doctor outfit (she's so pretty....), and every version of Xiangyun's eye make-up throughout the series. As for the special effects and set designs, while some of it are a bit awkward, grade A for setting the right ambiance and providing a feast for the eyes.
The soundtrack is absolutely lovely as well. In particular, Faye's "Love Only" must have been played more than 40 times (in the title credits and in the drama itself), but it gives me goosebumps every single time.
Overall, Love You Seven Times is a decadent work, a story that's a bit weak in the knees but helped up by a good cast and amazing production. It's able to give laughter and heartache, and so much beauty.
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In this drama you can certainly tell that they spent a lot of money and time into it. The props and costuming looks really elegant and nice and the cg effects are beautiful. The color might be a bit too flashy and pastel for me though. Another point is the drama does very well with the plot. It was really easy to identify and uderstand. I like how the point of the story is they have 7 lifetimes but they accidentally discover the conspiracies of what actually happened.I have an issue with the casting. Ding Yuxi is the only person who actually has experience and is fit for role. He has the ability to pull off minor expressions and he’s fit into the style. Yang Chaoyue, I can’t really say the same. Her acting in this drama was way better the “The Journey of Chong Zi”. But even if it was better, her acting skills are still very poor. Her crying scene’s look really fake and forced. Especially during her begging science in her 2nd life to release Lu Changkong, I couldn’t feel the sadness and her expressions were really bad.
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Cute and funny tropes speedrun
pretty much it, this is just a cdrama tropes speedrun and it references some iconic cdrama from back in the day. This felt like a lot of short cdrama wrapped into one. It was fun, it was cute, the acting was subpar, the cinematography and costuming was vastly varying in each lifetime. Overall my fav life was the first tribulation (lu changkong X xiangyun) it was cute, fun, cliche but heartfelt, really satisfying too.I would recommend to people who are new cdrama watchers and dont really know the 'classics' of the genre.
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Kids Show
This drama made noise when it first aired—the costumes looked good, and the trailer’s nods to the “seven births” set up strong expectations. But for me, pop idol male leads never quite fit into costume dramas. No matter how carefully the styling is done, it feels more like a dress-up show or a skit than a true xianxia.It’s clear the series is aimed at a younger audience, parallels to children’s cartoons. The opening arc in the heavenly realm was engaging, but once the trials began, the storytelling lost momentum. Seven births, seven stories, and one main heavenly story threading through them, could have been compelling, but instead the execution leaned too heavily on repetitive bickering.
Across the first three births—aside from the animal one—the plots felt interchangeable. Different identities, yes, but the same filler conflicts. By the time it reached the princess-and-general arc, I was already tired.
in the Moluo clan arc, the drama has regained some energy. It’s engaging again, though I find myself watching at 2x speed just to get through it.
its the only arc which actually had plot. that ties to heavenly arc. so all the between things are fillers.
The writing feels overly simple, aimed at a younger audience. The female leads dominate with commanding presence, while the male lead excels as a cold, war‑god figure.
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I started this show for Ryan Ding – and I kept watching for Ryan Ding LOL
I started this show for Ryan Ding – and I kept watching for Ryan Ding LOL. I will give the plot credit but I won’t lie, I skipped some parts when he wasn’t on screen.Overall, the plot was entertaining and not too dull. I was expecting it to feel repetitive because of the mortal tribulations but each one was pretty different so that was a nice surprise. That said, I did enjoy their heavenly realm time more than when they would be doing a tribulations. The demon realm was also nice because they actively knew who the other was and it was still the “heavenly realm timeline”.
I wasn’t super convinced with all the comments about Ryan Ding as a demon being the *best* version in this show, but he played a cat demon very well. I was literally screaming during the aphrodisiac scene (end of ep 33/start of ep 34). Ryan Ding literally played played like 5 different people including a body switch with the fml and a BELIEVABLE CAT DEMON. I could literally just watch him walk around in fantasy/historical costume for 5 hours.
Aside from Ryan Ding, I enjoyed the chemistry between him and Yang Chao Yue, the shows general plot cadence, and the nuance to Jin Lian’s character. Also, Xiu Ming was an antagonist in many ways, but I liked his overall story as compared to Love in the Clouds’ Situ Ling. Xiu Ming was just suppper loyal to Cang Hai since she really took him in and cared for him. I def don’t support his choices for blood thirst in the first tribulation, nor his lying in the second, but it seems like after each one he learns that his negative choices "are bad" and “improves” throughout the story. I am confused as to why he was made interim emperor though lol.
Similar to its “sister story” Love Between Fairy and Devil, the show’s plot peters out near the end. I started the show not emotionally invested and I basically stayed that way. The deaths didn’t really affect me in this show (which is kinda a plus for me tbh) but I think it’s also because death seems to not really mean anything. The main leads die in the mortal world to end up in the heavenly realm, but even in the heavenly realm the deaths just felt so abrupt so as to whether a person is really dead is always in question.
My issue with the plot specifically was:
- How did Immortal Li know about the change of the prophecy and WHEN? Was it as soon as he saw the emperor’s doom mark so then he yeeted to warn them via the next tribulation?
- The emperor was lame, predictable, and very one-dimensional. He was jealous of his better and cooler brother but also had an obsession with being the most powerful immortal in a way that just didn’t really make sense imo. He was already the leading ruler for the last 30,000 years lol.
- I still don’t understand how Chu Kong survived after losing all his primordial spirit? I am happy for a HEA but because it made no sense, I just feel like I am still missing something. Thus the ending wasn’t as satisfying as it could have been.
- Similarly, I loved Jin Luo and Zi Hui but don’t understand how he also reincarnated. The show never sets us up to understand that even after you DIE DIE, you can still be reincarnated. I thought reincarnation was only for people that “die” but their spirit is still intact, especially when both these men seem to remember if not their *entire* past, at least their love.
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Lovely chemistry with a cute plot!
As soon as, I saw the drama posters, I immediately decided to give a try for this one and It was WORTH it! The story-line was quite solid, with a strong chemistry between leads. Acting were decent, and everyone did a great job portraying their characters. Even though most audience were complaining about the DYX's screentime, I don't have much problem with it( may be because I'm not a fan of any cast here ), the side-story were pretty enjoyable too. YCY's acting also improved a lot compare to her other dramas, so it was a nice, sweet and fun watch. I was really satisfied with the ending too, the only complaint I had is the CGI and some effects, in some flash back scenes it looks like they made in Powerpoint transitions! 😭Overall a nice watch + As You Wish: Love You Seven Times was funny & entertaining too!
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One of the Healthiest Relationships in Xianxia Drama!
PROs:• Casting: The casting was spot-on. Every actor played their role really well. I especially liked the FL– she’s naturally pretty and cute, and she fit the role perfectly. The ML, Ding Yu Xi, was also a fantastic choice. He starts off looking cold and distant but gradually shows a much warmer and more affectionate side as the story unfolds.
• Plot: A unique and touching love story that spans several lifetimes. I was initially worried there might be too many separate storylines that don’t connect, but that wasn’t the case at all. The plot included well-placed twists that played out differently than I expected– in a good way. There were no major plot holes or unanswered questions at the end. Even the villain was smart with clear, believable motives.
• Love Story: The relationship between the ML and FL is genuinely healthy– no unnecessary breakups or misunderstandings. They share lots of cute moments, and their relationship develops naturally and beautifully.
CONs:
• Soundtrack: Sometimes a bit too loud, repetitive, or slightly annoying (personal preference).
• Kissing Scenes: Could have been more passionate– the chemistry wasn’t as strong as it could and should have been
• Secondary Couple: Their relationship could have been explored more; it felt a bit rushed.
• CGI: Not bad, but nothing special either.
Overall – Should You Watch?
If you’re looking for a romantic Xianxia drama with a truly healthy relationship and a heartfelt story, Love You Seven Times is absolutely worth watching– you won’t regret it!
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