Chocolate covered strawberries berries
Food analogy: Rich Dark Chocolate covered fresh strawberries with drizzle of burnt caramel on top.Just the right amount.
I am actually writing this review after my Third Rewatch.
Chinese Romance dramas tends to turn cheesy as the show progresses, but this one dragged me out of this stereotype and delivered a near perfect story.
Story: Ah, the calm. The emotional turmoil and the dedication took the cake in my POV. It is a story that you won't be able to get it out of your head and after around 10th episodes will make you feel that you know them personally.
Acting: Found my new chinese bias in this drama. ZLS was already good as I have seen her in other dramas but it was my first time seeing the ML and boy, have i watched all of his work after that. Answer is Yes.
Music: Generic but fits well. Not in my playlist.
Rewatch value: I already started the review stating that I already completed my 3rd rewatch.
Overall: deducting a 0.5 from total score, solely for tbe reason that it has set such a unrealistic standard that I am searching for all the set characters everywhere to no avial. Which proves that the men, in our imagination is very much different from real men. Sad.
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In love with every single episode
I haven't watch a extremely sweet C-drama since "A love so beautiful".I was totally in love with every single episode. The chemistry between mail leads were so heartwarming. And even the chemistry with the little girl.
The script was beautifully made and I am grateful for that. The way the main leads develop and that was totally thanks to the actors. The female lead, she is so sweet, I met her with the drama "I hear your" and him, I met him on "handsome siblings"
Definitely, this is one of my favs for sure.
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Um chinês nota 10!
Não vou negar que no começo eu fiquei agoniada com o arrastar da história, mas depois, analisando, era necessário vermos o desenvolver da relação dos dois.Só acho que no começo colocaram uma atriz que parecia muito mais uma criança do que uma adolescente. Poderiam ter feito diferente neste sentido, mas no mais que história perfeita.
EU SIMPLESMENTE FIQUEI APAIXONADA E ENCANTADA. Acho que é o primeiro chinês que dou nota 10, e tenha certeza que é o meu favorito, até o momento, kkk.
O enredo é cativante e apaixonante, você fica deslumbrada por todos os personagens!
Pois bem, a nossa prota se apaixona pelo amigo do seu irmão, mas no começo o mesmo somente a enxerga como uma irmã. E também se ele começasse a nutrir algo mais por ela, digamos que seria bem bizarro, no meu ponto de vista. E por conta de um desentendimento, os dois ficam sem se falar por bastante tempo, até que num acaso do destino se reencontram. E nisso ficam se vendo, e e aí que ele vendo que ela amadureceu, começa a enxergá-la com outros olhos.
E é tão lindo de se ver o desenrolar desse romance. E mesmo ele enxergando que ela nutri sim um amor por ele, e mesmo ela percebendo que de fato o conquistou, eles não aceleram, ela permite ser cortejada e ele acha necessário cortejar a mulher que ama.
“eu vou continuar me esforçando. vou ser seu único namorado na vida. então se outras mulheres merecem ser conquistadas, a minha Zhi merece o mesmo”
E FOI NESSE MOMENTO QUE EU ME DERRETI TODA! Além, também, de todo o cuidado que ele tinha com ela, o que só tornava tudo ainda mais apaixonante.
A relação entre a Prota e o irmão também é fantástica! Assitiria muito um enredo que focasse nele, escutei rumores que vai ter um dorama, mas não me empolguei quando souber que o ator não seria o mesmo.
O modo como eles se protegem, o modo como eles se completam é o que faz a história ser perfeita. E é claro que a química dos atores ajudou muito!
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Falling in love with your Brother's bro
The chemistry between the characters is absolutely adorable, and the acting is top-notch—it's hard not to get invested. The storyline, centered around falling in love with your brother's friend, is both charming and cute.I especially appreciate the sibling dynamics; they feel authentic and refreshing without being overly dramatic. It’s lovely to see the growth of the main relationship unfold naturally, adding depth to their connection. The tension between the ML and the FL's brother is particularly well done—their interactions are intense and well-acted, keeping me on the edge of my seat!
And can we talk about the OST? It’s phenomenal! I find myself replaying the songs over and over again; they perfectly capture the emotions of the series and enhance the overall experience.
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Nothing special
I heard so much about it so thought to watchDrop after forest twenty min
The young girl who played Zhao lusi is v young May be 9 or ten. And it becomes creepy to see her fall in love
When Zhao lusi is 17 why she talks in whining voice. , have the director been to ny high school girls in grade ten and 11 don’t talk like this , ny one seen going for high jump with cap?
She hurt her leg and they carry her on back what happened to wheel chair?
so far male lead is the only saving grace I might watch till they grow up but if it’s still same I might drop
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Trope and juvenile
This is a juvenile drama and should be watched as such. It is trope and adolescent to be crushing someone. It is very innocent (or naive depending on your viewpoint) and pure as some reviewers have commented. It is refreshing even compared to some other teen dramas which nowadays focus on difficult themes like bullying or the stress/pressure of academic excellence or suicide ideation. However, I couldn't help but get vibes of paedophilic grooming especially in the first episode with the 14 yo Sang Zhi and developed a strong 'ick' factor.I seriously don't know how this drama can rate so highly compared to real meaty dramas. I watched hoping it would get more 'adult' and meaty but finally gave up. I really liked Zhao Lu Si and her portrayal of a high school student was spot on. Young love is pure and juvenile and one has to be in the right mood for it. Unfortunately, I'm not.
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Moral and ethical decision
It is outrageous that people rate story as 10.The big ethical and moral issues is in promoting or encouraging very young underage girls that is ok for them to be in love with much older guys. In real life that can be very troubling if they encounter unethical person who will take advantage of them. Once ethical doubts is created, its hard to like relationship between two actors, story becomes unpalatable. I do not have problems with love stories between adults, but involving underage children is no go.
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Another show rated highly because the actors are pretty?
I watched about 5 episodes and dropped it.It's a decent show with decent acting, but I found it borderline unbearable for the following reasons:
1. It's PAINFULLY slow and uneventful. If you're looking for a fun, nice pacing, eventful show that will stir your emotions to really get hooked on, to me, this definitely isn't it. I can definitely see this show being compressed into a 10-15 episode show.
2. The demeanor, especially the main girl, is almost annoyingly reserved, quiet and shy. Basically, the poster girl that they want to portray in China. This is their ideal girlfriend / wife material, very different IMO from how it actually is.
3. I follow the news of how China actually is now, just makes it harder to stomach. They basically want to pretend to the rest of the world that their lives are filled with beautiful houses, an extremely peaceful and secure existence, with beautiful people. It's made to be visually pleasing for the rest of the world to view, but there's not much going on. A big facade to the chaos and mayhem that's actually over there, especially for regular people. If you watch the news, it's anything but that. I know a lot of these Asian dramas kinda do the same, but I think it's ESPECIALLY true due to how horribly they're actually treated over there now and in the last few years.
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DUAN JIAXU IS HOT
Chen Zhe Yuan is handsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's charming, he's sexy af and he had peak rizz in this drama. HE IS THAT GEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. so watch iti don' t have anything else to say but its a min of 500 characters. so here is this. Blahblahblah duan jiaxu is sexy af he is so hot my brain melted off, I had to call911 cause he was too hot. Sangzhi don’t even know how hot her mans is. Bro is so hot we need him off the planet for climate change, he’s so goddamn handsome that handsome is chen zhe yuan in the dictionary. Bro has so much rizz he charms himself when he looks in the mirror
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Well-written, light and heartwarming drama
Finally, have finished watching all the 25 episodes. You may see some comments I made while watching the drama in the "Comments" section.Tbh, I seldom watch Chinese dramas, let alone write reviews, but I think this drama deserves my review. It is a very well-written, light and heartwarming drama about a young girl who had a crush (or "puppy love" as they called it) on her brother's best friend when she was a teenager, which develops into genuine and unconditional love for him when she enters university and becomes an adult.
I love the storyline, it's simple, light, and heartwarming, without any major villains -- the only so-called "villains" would be the ML's ex-creditor who kept on harassing him, and her friend who happened to be the FL's superior in the company where she's interned, and some schoolgirl bullies who bullied the FL's friend when they were still at school.
The rest are all positive characters with heartwarming relationships and their respective chemistries. I love the brother-sister relationship between FL and her brother, as well as between FL and her brother's friend with whom she is secretly having feelings. Love how they act as protective elder brothers to protect their mei mei from bullies. Love the bickering between the elder brother and the younger sister. Their acting is awesome and feels natural.
I also love the buddy friendship between the ML and the FL's elder brother, as well as the friendship between the FL and her three roommates at the university. I also love the FL's parents, both the mom and dad are portrayed as ideal parents who eventually are very supportive of their daughter.
Everything is being portrayed warmly. I believe this is partly due to the amazing acting performance of the actors, not only the main actors but the supporting actors as well. Their acting is awesome and feels natural. The main lead actress, Zhao Lusi, stands out for being able to portray the main FL character from her teenage years until she graduates from university. She is very pretty, cute and adorable. I also love the acting of the SML Victor Ma, who portrays the FL's elder brother. His bickering and interaction with her little sister (both the young and the adult version of the sister) is very heartwarming to watch - thanks to his superior acting skills.
Another thing, the younger FL character is depicted to be 14 years old (8th grade), but the young actress portraying the character (Zhang Xi Wei) seems to be younger, around 11-12 years old, I think? Her acting is awesome for a child actress her age, it's always a delight watching her on screen in the earlier episodes. I predict she will become an amazing great actress when she grows up.
It's a highly recommended drama everyone should watch.
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Cuteness Overload?
If ur into first love kind of drama then this must be ur thing. Since it's Zhao Lusi i have nothing to say against it, as always she's giving her best shot into acting that made it look realistic and convincing. She's superb anyway! She's so versatile in terms of her acting. And when it come to chemistry within her ML she's a Queen .A must watch drama. I highly recommend????Was this review helpful to you?
