Really excellent
An eye-catching plot thanks to the FL's strong personality & the hate-love with the ML.Following a drowning accident, the FL loses her memory. She was saved by her supposed husband's bodyguard. Th Ml who is the Emperor's favorite high-ranking nobleman. However, the ML's wife was a violent harpy, hated by all. Over the course of various adventures and setbacks, the ML gradually realizes (spoiler) that the FL is not actua his wife.
=> Great great actors (even the support actors). Ding Yu Xi and Peng Xiao Ran show here the extent of their talent, they are truly remarkable!!
=> intense OTPs
=> production without downtime, the cinematography is magnificent and the framing well done.
=> the story is complex (suspense, puzzles) but written with intelligence
However, not everything is perfect:
- some characters are boring: Wen Wan the obsessive and sneaky love rival, Sang Ren the silly and talkative boat servant,
- expected and respected structural codes with a hyper emotional penultimate episode, which suggests a sad ending, but fortunately, there is the final twist which allows a happy ending :)
I will probably watch this series again, of which I enjoyed every moment, for its magnificent images and the 2 lead's talent.
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EXCELLENT !
Plot accrocheur par la personnalité de la FL (strong) & le hate-love avec le ML.
A la suite d'une noyade la FL perd la mémoire. Elle a été sauvée par le bodyguard de son supposé mari, le ML, noble haut-placé favori de l'empereur. Cependant, la femme du ML était une harpie violente, détestée de tous. Au fil des aventures et déboires divers, le ML s'aperçoit peu à peu que la FL n'est pas sa femme.
=> Great great actors (mm les support actors). Ding Yu Xi et Peng Xiao Ran montrent ici l'ampleur de leur talent, ils sont vraiment remarquables !!
=> intenses OTP
=> réalisation sans temps mort, les images sont magnifiques et le cadrage bien travaillé
=> histoire complexe (suspens, énigmes) mais écrite avec intelligence
Cependant, tout n'est pas parfait :
- quelques personnages sont ennuyeux : Wen Wan la rivale amoureuse obsessionnelle et sournoise, Sang Ren la servante du bateau idiote et bavarde,
- codes de structure attendus et respectés avec un avant-dernier épisode hyper émotionnel, qui laisse supposer une sad ending, mais heureusement, il y a le twist final qui permet une happy end :)
Je regarderai sans doute à nouveau cette série, dont j'ai apprécié chaque instant, pour ses magnifiques images et le talent des 2 leads.
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Watch this shortly after I watch Love of Replica, and due to my personal problem I even watch it together for some first few episode. Found the story quite similar, where the the same face girl take another girl place & later we find out that they are turn out to be twin. But with more episode we go through, turn out the 2 drama not really similar story.This drama tells a story about a girl name Nie Sang Yu (SY) that fall from the cliff & lost her memory, she is a wife of the marquis Ning, Ning Yu Xuan (YX). As the summary told us, SY is a woman with a reputation for treachery, scheming, and evil, but this new awake woman has completely different character from the description woman, she is cheerful & kind hearted woman. But because of the amnesia, everyone keep believe she is the same girl. And later on we find out that she is completely different woman, named Ji Man (JM) that turn out to be SY twin.
What I love about this drama:
+ The chemistry between Ding Yu Xi & Peng Xiao Ran. Although Ding Yu Xi wardrobe, hair style & character kinda remind me of his other character in The Romance of Tiger and Rose, especially the hair style.
+ The funny story of Gui Bai (GB) & Shui Niang Zi. Although also a little frustrated by stubbornness of GB, but yeah it's still kinda understandable.
+ The noble character of Yuan Lang. He is one man that never avoid his fault & finally that this very character that finally bring peace to JM & YX.
What I don't too like about this drama:
- The classic stupidity of the opponent, in here I mean Ling Jian Xing.
- The usual greedy of another family of the emperor, Prince Tan. Nothing much, just kinda boring with this plot.
- The too easy situation of ML. YX as usual ML, get all the trust from emperor & everything seem easy for him.
Overall this drama has nothing new or old to offer, but still quite good to watch.
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Typical C-drama about a twin sister and her frog prince
I endured the show until the last episode so that I can write a review objectively. I don't like ML both appearance and personality wise.The opening scene started with ML chasing his wife and forced her to jump off the cliff. Later, he had his bodyguard fetched her from the lake. The woman he brought back was the wife's twin sister. She lost her memories after drowning..
ML was a high-ranking officer known for his beauty and righteousness. I cannot force myself to believe he was the most handsome man in the land. I mean the actor doesn't live up to the title.
His wife, the older twin sister, was devoted to him and her love turned into jealousy, obsession, and hatred. She was impulsive and vicious (an excuse to kill her off the screen without pitying her). ML purposely shamed her in front of the crowds by letting her married a rooster. I couldn't find myself to even like him even one bit.
ML married a mistress with the most stupid reason. He held a ceremony and attended it unlike when it was his wife's wedding ceremony. This made me hate the ML even more.
After the twin sister woke up, he forced her to sign a confession letter for attempting murder of his mistress. He hadn't finished investigating the incident but already decided that his wife was the culprit. After his bodyguard came back with the evidences, he learnt that his mistress stabbed herself. He didn't even try to clear his wife's name and just brushed it off as a trivial thing. What a prick.
Fl supposed to be the total opposite of her twin sister. She was kind, generous, intelligent, and cheerful. The plot was inconsistent making her an idiot rather than a smart woman. The most annoying about FL and ML were self-pity. They acted like they were wrong and felt bad for the late twin sister but they didn't even hold a proper burial for her nor go to her grave and ask for forgiveness (ML). FL didn't care about ML was her brother in law. She just desired him like the rest of the women in the land.
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1. I'm a fan of the original novel the Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
2. I liked the main leads from their previous projects. *Peng Xioa Ran from Goodbye, Princess and Jun Jiu Ling
*Ding Yu Xi from The Romance of Tiger and Rose and Intense Love
However, I got disappointed. The plot in the drama was entirely different from the novel. I know it can't really be exactly the same as the original novel has a transmigration plotline BUT this was 99.9% different, only the characters' names are the same.
If you've read the novel, don't watch. If you have not read the novel, then you could probably watch to pass time. Though still, don't expect too much. I barely hang on because of the main leads. Their acting was not bad but the plot and the script dragged them down.
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Meh ending
The acting and the chemistry between the 2 main leads was 10/10. They did such a good job, if you are going to watch this then it should be because of that.The plot was also good, slightly convoluted and confusing but I kind of expected that as this is a Chinese historical drama.
The side couples: trash. They were boring and uninteresting. Added nothing to the story and was a waste of time , although I did love the girl squad, they were really cute.
Now the ending was so meh! Like firstly their reunion was SO anti climatic I wanted it to be more eventful especially considering he's been looking for her for a year. Secondly, when they are granted their marriage by the emperor I just found it so cringy and literally skipped right through it.
Overall, it was a good drama and I would recommend it but there's definitely better Chinese historical dramas out there.
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Good/Evil twin; Amnesia; First Love; and many more tropes await you....enjoy
This was quite engaging through the first three episodes but then it lost me once the FL's character started acting like an idiot. In addition, the dialogue and plot lacked depth. The writers really dropped the ball on this because even with all the tropes being crammed into the series, it still had so much potential if only the characters didn't keep making illogical decisions. I've finished 20 episodes which I believe is the best I can do. Tapping out.XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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Love this period rom-com
It was ok on the first watch but appreciated it more on rewatching. It's a simple main storyline, with a non-toxic leading relationship, great romance and comedy, great acting and chemistry, that pulls you into their love story and rooting for them. It doesn't have any CGI FX scenes to dazzle the viewers and may seem boring if you're looking for that. This drama falls all on the actors to carry the scenes - shows the director and actor's skills. The only annoying thing is the music/songs, played way too loud, sometimes even over the actor's thinking or voices - I had to mute to continue watching - the music ruined all those special moments.Was this review helpful to you?
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This is a nice drama with a steadfast romance but the lukewarm romantic chemistry of the leading couple and the “star-crossed lovers” and “for your sake” separation tropes waned the intimate vibe between them. The cast did well delivering their characters but the plot threw some unnecessary evil doers for the sake of unrequited love that felt fake and disconnected. The best moments for the leading actors to shine were the dramatic ones; they did great and brought heart tugging moments to the drama but, overall, the drama didn’t deliver a great romance. Was this review helpful to you?
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Came for Han Shou, stayed for Ning Yuxuan!
Since there are already great and detailed Reviews by better Reviewers than me, I will try and keep it short and focus on some of the strengths that enabled me to watch this to the End.As my Title suggests, I discovered the male Lead in Romance of Tiger and Rose and found him so convincing that I decided to check his other Dramas as well. I have watched a couple but dropped them halfway through, only this one I watched to the End and Boy was I rewarded for it.
To spoil it right away, the acting ability of Ding Yu Xi blew me away but more on that later.
The Story is alright. It has some glaring flaws and plot holes that really push the boundaries but it does get countered by the positive Elements. It does have its moments though.
The female lead was at first annoying (especially her voice) but strangely enough, she grew on me and I even liked her at the end. This can be a personal issue though, since I got so used to the insane chemistry between Yu Xi and Lusi in Tiger and Rose, she had quite a high hill to climb.
The supporting roles are overall great. Guo Bai is simply on another level. He does such a good job portraying the "Shadow Guard", tossing in the occasional "comic relief" moments and provide a side Romance that rivals the mains. His romantic partner is also not to be underestimated. She is beautiful (yes more beautiful than female lead imo) and her overall calm but lovely attitude complements Guo Bai perfectly. Overall the cast left nothing to be desired.
Now lets dive in to the main Event, the Boss, the phenomenal, outstanding, brilliant Ding Yu Xi. What an Actor.
In the End, when he seemingly loses his love interest, Yu Xi delivers such a stunningly real scene of utter despair and pain over the loss of his beloved that I basically got Flashbacks watching it. Since I went through something similar (not quite that dramatic but still painful) it was hard for me to watch and even jerked out a tear but boy was I amazed at his delivery. Ding Yu Xi is a talented Actor and he surely can act comedy just as well as tragedy. Looking forward to see more from him. Needless to say, he was one of the main reasons to watch this Drama.
I know this ended up more a "love letter" to Yu Xi than a real Review but I think this talented Actor deserves it.
Conclusion: I enjoyed this Drama Series despite its flaws and would watch it again if time permits.
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Nothing has to watch ,the go for it
The story revolves around twin sisters who were separated due to a family accident. They grew up in different families and environments. One sister lived as a princess and eventually developed an arrogant, rude, and unkind behavior. The other sister lived near the harbor and developed a benevolent attitude. The princess, because of her stubborn nature, forcefully married Ning Yu Xuan. Unfortunately, she was wrongly accused of attempting to murder her husband's concubine. To protect herself, she ran away and, feeling hopeless, jumped into the river to commit suicide. Somehow, her twin, Ji Man, saved her from the river and brought her to Ning Yu Xuan's house. As Ji Man was a twin, everyone mistook her for the princess. Since Ji Man lost her memory, she also believed she was the princess. This is how the story began.I liked the chemistry between the leads. There were also two other couples whose stories were likable. I appreciated the acting of Wen Wan, who perfectly portrayed the character of the villain. She gave a strong performance. Overall, it was an average love story.Was this review helpful to you?
Cute and funny
This is a cute series. Contains great acting but storyline could be a little better.Pros: Great acting. Strong, playful and resourceful FL. You can really connect with her and I appreciate how she’s playful, but when needed, she’s strong and resourceful. This is what good acting on FL can do to not annoy you with those childish pouting and whining. ML was great, I’ve seen him one other series and think he’s a good actor. Chemistry between them was good and the can bring out the emotion that makes you laugh and cry for them. I also enjoy the development of their relationship from hating each other to a mutual love and appreciation for one another. I actually dropped Love You Seven Times and picked up this series and I’m glad I did.
Cons: I think the storyline could have been better at some part. Other thing I didn’t like is too much makeup on several scenes where the men looks like they are wearing lipstick.
Music: Thought it was good and enjoyable.
Overall: This is a nice funny series which I’m surprised got low rating. If you are tried of the overacting of pouting to make a FL character look cute, then try this series because FL is playful and funny, but also strong and resourceful.
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Kisses lacked any feeling
Some very clever writing here and delicious characters. Only a few brief lip-touch kisses with no passion or energy which is really disappointing when the rest of the tension is handled so well.That said, I binged it in two days because they keep you waiting for those last few episodes to resolve the drama. I hate storylines where all the conflict is sorted too soon and the rest is just writers treading water to the final episode. If kisses had been more passionate (and more of them!) this would’ve been a 10/10 for me.
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