I gave up
I am not one to drop dramas. It takes a lot for me to consider it. But I really couldn't go on watching this one. I tried, I even adjusted the speed, even read spoilers to see when the story picked up again, and I really couldn't continue.It's upsetting because I really like Wang Hedi and Bai Lu, and I was willing to put up with a lot of nonsense on their behalf, but even they couldn't keep me entertained.
The drama started off strong for me. It was entertaining and light, the cast was fun, and I liked the side couples as well as the main one. But around the 24th episode, I was starting to lose faith. By episode 27, I was completely over it. While the pacing was slow in earlier episodes, I didn't mind it so much because it felt like the writers were building towards something. But then by episode 24, it seemed like the writers were just making excuses for why the characters couldn't be together. While there had been some obstacles established early on and forgotten, by the time they were reintroduced, the characters were too interested in one another that those obstacles shouldn't have mattered. Combine this with introducing a new man to fawn over the FMC well past the halfway mark, it really just felt like the writers needed to fill extra episodes.
I think a 20-episode show would've been the perfect length, because the first twenty episodes were really good to me. It's after that that everything started to fall apart. Kudos to Bai Lu and Wang Hedi with doing a good performance while working with what they got, but they really deserved better. I'd love to see these two work together again, with hopefully a much better script. I think they could've had a really stellar drama had it not been for the very poor writing.
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Not worth it
Unfortunately this show fell really flat for me. I was really excited about the cast and there were characters I loved, but the pacing was terrible and all the awkward moments between ML and FL were too cringe. The soundtrack was also terrible. one of the songs sounded like Rick Astley’s “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down”. So I was constantly getting rickrolled every episode. The other musical choices were equally as bizarre.I wish there had been better communication between the ML and FL. He was barely ever saying anything useful and always leaving her hanging. It seemed toxic.
The best friend gave terrible advice. And then how weird was it she didn’t even tell ShuYi she was in a relationship with Guan Ji when she knew every detail about SY’s relationship with Shi Yan?
Basically I watched the entire series hoping it would get better and it just never did.
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watch it only when you have access to ALL episodes
the first half and last 6 eps redeemed the show. and definitely will rewatch. but skip / FF eps 28-30.i love QSY. seriously that girl is so sweet and likeable. and i think her character was really well written. alot of growth was reflected.
i actually like SY and ZSY’s casting as well. i do think they have good chemistry but i know mamy disagree. although the breakup seriously was draggy and with too many unnecessary issues added. they shld have stuck to the novel more for this bit.
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What else is there to say that hasn't been said already about the primary romance? Male lead takes no action or initiative, Female lead bounces around the edges hoping he will take notice. Doesn't make for great chemistry or interesting watching.
HOWEVER, the secondary romance between Guan Ji and Bi Ruo Shan, is sexy, mature and intriguing. I really liked the intrigue there between two sophisticated people who have dated around. I also bought into the conflict! Two people used to being slick and superficial having trouble being vulnerable makes sense to me. But, in the end, this relationship wasn't given enough screen time to keep me watching . .
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What if it could be better
I put a rating of 7 for now because I am a fan of Dylan Wang and Bai Lu but not in this Drama.The story so far is more than ordinary and doesn't allowed to the ML and FL to be at they full potential ! I agreed with most of the ''negative'' review so far unfortunatly. The stylist is really bad and doesn't bring all the beauty of Bai Lu and the nice silhouet of Dylan. I will not speak about his glasses. I will find out by ourself. I have to admit that ML suppose to be older than the FLbut it doesn't reflected that way at all and what to say about the niece of the ML who look like tha same age has him ?!?
This is really sad because I have watch some modern drama of both of them (Dylan and Bai Lu) and they really can play it really well. This one doesn't suit the talent of these actors. They really do what they can with the role they have been given but still I don't know if I will drop it...
So I will continue to watch it maybe I will change my mind.... I really do hope !
What if it becomes better......
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terrible script
The acting is fine i love Dylan wang and the female lead but in the drama, its getting tiring to watch. very frustrating i might have to wait until its finished because not only did they reduce it from 2 episodes a day to 1 but the build-up is horribly slow. why is Shu Yi FL so childish? She hides from her best friend holding hands with Shi Yan Ml but she tells her all the tea and asks this same bestie for advice?? why are you being secretive on top of that how long are we going to drag this misunderstanding can someone reveal something like i don't understand how three love interests could be intertwined so closely and have no clue at all it makes no sense you do not know your uncle's friend that's fine hes a grown man but guan ji and the best friend have no real issue they do too much and what is she hiding from him for being so dramatic like she caught him having sex with someone? shu yi's mom could easily stop trying to set her up if she had sent a real picture of shi yan instead a horribly angled Google photo. she always kills the vibe talking about work with shi yan they have literally nothing in common they barely go on dates and shes always doing sneaky shit at this point the drama has no idea the direction its tryna go fr bc so many dots should've been connected a long time ago and who is this new guy with this random unnecessary crush on shu yi you don't even know her whats to like fr imma finish the drama but i need a week break so that something can give.Was this review helpful to you?
Don’t watch if you have high expectations
Honestly, I don’t really have a high expectation for this drama even before the airing because this kind of story usually ended up the same for every drama. But, I was so excited to watch Dylan Wang and Bailu pair up for the first time. After watching more than half of the episodes, I am neither disappointed nor satisfied with how the story goes. For most of the part, the story is rather boring and slow but the tension, romance between the main leads somehow managed to make it better. Some people may drop this drama soon but if you like very very very light, comedy and cliche drama, plus if you also love to see Dylan Wang or Bailu this drama is for you. If not, you might not be able to even finish the first episode. Personally, I will continue to watch this drama until the end just to see more of Dylan’s acting and of course his visual hahah.Was this review helpful to you?
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Only for love
Only for Love menceritakan kehidupan Zheng Shuyi (Bai Lu) yang berprofesi sebagai reporter di sebuah surat kabar keuangan terkemuka di Tiongkok. Sebagai seorang reporter yang ambisius, ia bertekad berita bisa tampil di halaman pertama.Oleh sebab itu, ia pun berniat untuk mewawancarai CEO muda yang sedang hangat diperbincangkan yaitu Shi Yan (Dylan Wang).
Bagi saya drama only for love tidak akan mempunyai rayuan besar-besaran. Ini kerana kiasan CEO yang dingin telah dimainkan berulang kali bahawa ia memerlukan sesuatu yang sangat istimewa untuk membuat semua orang teruja.
Malangnya, Only For Love bukan. Jika anda mahukan cerita yang bagus, lebih baik anda memilih sesuatu yang lain untuk ditonton. Walaupun seseorang mungkin tidak menjangkakan cerita yang kukuh untuk drama percintaan CEO yang sejuk, masalah dengan Only For Love bagi saya adalah panjangnya. Penulis skrip terlalu memainkannya kerana cerita yang begitu mudah boleh diceritakan dalam kurang daripada 30 episod.
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Une très belle histoire moderne
J'aime beaucoup l'histoire et le jeu des acteurs, très innovant(e)s et très bons acteurs. La mise en scène des acteurs principaux est superbe et participe aussi grandement à l’intérêt pour le film.L’intrigue tourne beaucoup plus sur des personnages qui ont été déçus en amour et qui veulent encore y croire dans leur quotidien où ils se retrouvent plongés.
Le contenu est professionnel et naturel, notamment pour éviter de compliquer l’action. Le spectateur se sent impliqué émotivement et voudrait connaître la suite de l'histoire, ce qui lui permet de se divertir, sans trop y réfléchir en ayant du fun. Trop belle ambiance et félicitations Only For You.
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Adoro la coppia Yu You/Qin Shi Yue, e il modo di lei di essere un'adorabile stalker 😆🥰.
Adoro la coppia Guan Ji/Bi Ruo Shan e la loro paura dell'amore.
Adoro la parte lavorativa di Shi Yan.
Adoro la parte lavorativa di Zheng Shu Yi.
E adoro follemente loro come coppia, il modo in cui facilmente si avvicinano, il modo in cui si allontanano altrettanto velocemente, i pensieri di lei le prese di punto di lui, gli sguardi che si danno che veramente non hanno bisogno di parole.
Didi e Bai Lu sono due attori eccezionali presi singolarmente che hanno una grande intesa messi l'uno davanti l'altra: li guardo e veramente provo i sentimenti che dovrebbero arrivarmi in quel momento❤️.
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À force d’en entendre parler, je m’attendais à mieux…
Lors de sa sortie, j’ai tellement entendu parler de ce drama… (ça en était fatigant ! Même sur mes réseaux, je voyais des photos, extraits, Fanarts…) Alors j’avoue que ça m’a intrigué mais en même temps… N’ayant jamais fini un drama de Dylan jusque-là, je n’avais pas grand espoir… (Pas que je trouve son jeu mauvais, juste qu’on lui donne souvent des rôles ML colérique… ça va 2 min mais c’est vite soulant ^^’)Vous l’aurez compris (ou pas, mais vu qu’il est mis en complet, c’est un indice xD), j’ai fini mon premier drama avec Dylan ! (Je m’applaudis !) Cependant… Je ne l’ai pas vraiment apprécié x) !
Le contexte du milieu financier n’est vraiment pas fait pour moi… Je m’endormais dés qu’ils parlaient de fusion(s), de finance, de business… Le coté journalisme ne m’a pas plus emballé, finalement, on voyait plus des jeunes femmes se tirer dans les pattes pour avoir « sa part » qu’autre chose.
Les personnages n’étaient pas spécialement des plus intéressant non plus… Le couple principal commence sur un mensonge et tourne autour les ¾ du drama… On en parle de leur fierté démesurée ? (Perso, ça ne me fait pas rêver, ça m’horripile ^^’) Je n’ai pas pris plus de plaisir avec les deux autres couples ☹.
Alors pourquoi l’ai-je fini ? Car j’ai apprécié la relation amicale entre les 3 jeunes femmes & les 3 jeunes hommes ainsi que leurs interactions avec leurs familles. Puis, on peut dire que ce drama n’est pas désagréable, juste qu’il y a pas mal de superflus ^^’ (Je ne suis peut-être pas faite pour les dramas purement romantique ^^’)
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