The best modern era C-Drama Rom-Com I’ve ever watched
A Day of Becoming You is my all-time favorite modern era C-Drama. I’m writing this review after my 3rd watch in August 2026. I watched it the first time in early 2024.
Steven Zhang as Jaing Yi and Liang Jie as Shang Sheng were perfect. Perfectly funny, perfectly ‘each other’, and perfectly romantic. Steven Chang always made you believe he was both Jiang Yi and Sheng Sheng —- even in the same scene (note the last 10- 15 minutes of episode 16) !!!!!!’ His entire body, facial expressions, and tone were completely different for both roles. Liang Jie brought such beautiful warmth and positive energy to Sheng Sheng as well as a very stoic Jiang Yi who is yet full of wonder at the loving people that have come into his life. I don’t know of any other actors who could have pulled off these dual roles while maintaining such great chemistry as these two.
This is familiar trope but played out In such a clever, hysterically believable way. Watching was so good for my soul - I laughed so hard so many times. (I laughed just as much this third watch as I did the first watch.)
Discovering they have switched - hysterical.
The walnuts!!! Unbelievably Hysterical
The switched Sheng Sheng giving Instructions to the switched Jiang Y on what he can and cannot do while in her body - hysterical
Sheng Sheng’s weight gained (all that led up to that) - hysterical
The variety show / badminton - hysterical
Sheng Sheng’s period. - there are no word🤣🤣🤣
The Park scene overlooking Jung Yi’s boyhood home - heartwarming and oh, so romantic - probably the best romantic scene in all the C-dramas I’ve watched.
Da Chuan - best friend no matter what
Tong Hua - best friend no matter what
I loved how their relationship progressed. There were no spots in the story where I was bored - to me the story flowed effortlessly. The supporting cast were each great! Props to the writer, director, editor, and production team.
The music was great. I have a few songs in my playlist. The visual and sound effects and how they perfectly supported the story are the best I’ve ever seen.
I was not put off by the ending as other people were. To me it brought everything back to the beginning and I appreciated their relationship all the more. The picture of them together, smiling at the end is beautiful and almost gave a sense that it was actually them, SC and LJ, a couple for real (Don’t worry, I’m not shipping them).
I will rewatch this drama again and again. If I can get a dvd version, all the better
Highly recommended!!
10/10
Steven Zhang as Jaing Yi and Liang Jie as Shang Sheng were perfect. Perfectly funny, perfectly ‘each other’, and perfectly romantic. Steven Chang always made you believe he was both Jiang Yi and Sheng Sheng —- even in the same scene (note the last 10- 15 minutes of episode 16) !!!!!!’ His entire body, facial expressions, and tone were completely different for both roles. Liang Jie brought such beautiful warmth and positive energy to Sheng Sheng as well as a very stoic Jiang Yi who is yet full of wonder at the loving people that have come into his life. I don’t know of any other actors who could have pulled off these dual roles while maintaining such great chemistry as these two.
This is familiar trope but played out In such a clever, hysterically believable way. Watching was so good for my soul - I laughed so hard so many times. (I laughed just as much this third watch as I did the first watch.)
Discovering they have switched - hysterical.
The walnuts!!! Unbelievably Hysterical
The switched Sheng Sheng giving Instructions to the switched Jiang Y on what he can and cannot do while in her body - hysterical
Sheng Sheng’s weight gained (all that led up to that) - hysterical
The variety show / badminton - hysterical
Sheng Sheng’s period. - there are no word🤣🤣🤣
The Park scene overlooking Jung Yi’s boyhood home - heartwarming and oh, so romantic - probably the best romantic scene in all the C-dramas I’ve watched.
Da Chuan - best friend no matter what
Tong Hua - best friend no matter what
I loved how their relationship progressed. There were no spots in the story where I was bored - to me the story flowed effortlessly. The supporting cast were each great! Props to the writer, director, editor, and production team.
The music was great. I have a few songs in my playlist. The visual and sound effects and how they perfectly supported the story are the best I’ve ever seen.
I was not put off by the ending as other people were. To me it brought everything back to the beginning and I appreciated their relationship all the more. The picture of them together, smiling at the end is beautiful and almost gave a sense that it was actually them, SC and LJ, a couple for real (Don’t worry, I’m not shipping them).
I will rewatch this drama again and again. If I can get a dvd version, all the better
Highly recommended!!
10/10
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