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A Love So Romantic
4 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Mar 23, 2022
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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This is a cute lighthearted drama that was downgraded by the introduction of needless clichés (unwanted childhood sweetheart comes for arrange marriage, 2 times amnesia forgetting the love of his life, the forced separation: lead character leaves for 3 years before reconciling at last episode, …). The story is really nice and the leading couple had a cute playful chemistry with a few nice romantic moments but everything falls apart when the leading characters started acting differently to their original representation from the moment the leading lady convinces the leading male to marry someone he didn’t want to marry. Although the drama ends with a happily ever after, the resolution took too long and it was more comedic than romantic.

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The Legend of Jin Yan
3 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Oct 29, 2021
34 of 34 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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This is a nice drama to watch while waiting for a great one to come only if you don’t mind:
A series full of misunderstandings.
A drama that, although is focused on romance, the lead male is full of justifiable distrust since the lead female is constantly doing things that will cause the lack of trust and then complaining that he doesn’t trust her.
A main couple that has a lot of tender moments but there’s no thrilling chemistry between them.
A leading lady that cannot put her thoughts together to give a reasonable explanation to each one of her actions that were causing the male lead to mistrust her.
And last, but not least, even if the drama has a happy ending, it is wasted on the male lead trying to woo her as if it wasn’t not good enough that he left everything behind to follow her.

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Someday or One Day
4 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Feb 22, 2020
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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“Some Day or One Day” is a thrilling fantasy drama with a really nice steadfast romance that transcended time and space. The actors did a great job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple excels in making the viewer believe that there were really two different characters, especially Alice Ke as Huang Yu Xuan /Chen Yun Ru where her roles were as different as night and day. Greg Han was also fantastic on his portrayal of Wang Quan Sheng/Li Zi Wei. There is also Patrick Shi who gives a great performance as the enigmatic Mo Jun Jie; and last but not least, Yan Yu Li as the antagonist and disturbing Xie Zhi Qi | Xie Zhong Ru. The time travel plot is carried very well, although a little bit confusing at times. The only thing that could’ve been better were the romantic scenes between the leading couple while kissing, most of the time the kissing seemed forced, but they make up with their great chemistry and understanding of each other throughout the drama. This drama is really entertaining, enjoy it!

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The King of Blaze
4 people found this review helpful
by Bali
May 24, 2019
28 of 28 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Review for both seasons together

This is a fairly good drama. The plot had a lot of potential but the storyline between the lead couple had the same elements even though there were centuries in between each existence. The acting is good for the most part but the feelings are not well developed. Zhang Yi Jie (as Hao Yue and Lei Hao-Season 2) and Lai Yu Meng (as Princess Li Ying and Wei Yong Qian- Season 2) had a great storyline and very good chemistry. The first season was more entertaining and the characters were better developed; the CGI’s and the music were great and the action was nice. On the second season, the characters lost depth and luster due to the overused plot. Even though this is not a drama with strong re-watch value, it’s still entertaining.

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Deep in the White Clouds There Is My Dear
7 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jul 30, 2024
80 of 80 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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This is actually one of many versions but this one is by far a really good rendition. It is a miniseries so it is fast paced but everything is explain and clarify in due time. The drama is a romantic comedy and the comedy is delivered on the right time without interrupting the flow of the plot. The leading couple has very good chemistry and great moments together. Although the leading lady looks younger than her actual age, her character is smart, strong, witty, feisty, loyal, and kindhearted. It is a lighthearted drama with good romance and comedy. Enjoy it!
PS: Rating is by comparing other dramas of the same lenght and category and taking in consideration that it is a miniseries!
This drama can be found, at least for now, under the heading: [MULTI SUB] Full✨Cinderella Marries Handsome Uncle#shortdrama #sweet #chinesedrama【Wish Theater】
on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0_9vC2zAE

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You Are Mine
6 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Apr 30, 2025
80 of 80 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
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You Are Mine (2025) is a great romance miniseries with male lead Zhang Bei Xi( as Wen Zhi Yu) and female lead Meng Na (as Guan Xin). The plot is well developed and the cast did a very good job bringing their characters to life. The lead couple has very good chemistry and the romance evolved gradually. Wen Zhi Yu made sure that Guan Xin felt his love for her at every turn and, at the same time, giving Guan Xin the time and space that she needed to start loving him. The leading couple had known each other for a long time and Zhi Yu didn’t waste any time after she dumped her lousy boyfriend to make her his bride. Their relationship flourished and Guan Xin gets to know about her husband’s long-standing love for her. Guan Xin falls deeply in love with her husband also and together they formed an unbreakable bond. Overall, this is a very entertaining drama, enjoy it!
You can find this drama on YouTube under the caption: “He waited for her for 10 years and held her in his arms and doted on her! #love” or “She was abandoned and married the richest CEO. When her ex-husband found out, he regretted it deeply”

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100 Days My Prince
6 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Apr 29, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5

High Rewatch Value (4 times since first watched 3 years ago. Still a ✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶!

This is a very good drama. The storyline is solid, it has great cinematography, good music, and it offers a wide range of emotions that are found through a good blend of emotional unexpected series of events, comedy, action, and romance within a historical background. . The cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and there was good chemistry among the whole cast. The lead couple had very good chemistry as well, but I must say that it was strongly carried by the intense and stoic personality of the Crowned Prince. This drama offers a good range of complex stories and characters that gave a wholesome feeling to the storyline that was not solely concentrated on the female and male leads since each story was weaved nicely into their lives. The drama is entertaining on all aspects. Enjoy it!

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Da Xiao Jie Ta Xin Dong Le
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Sep 5, 2025
81 of 81 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Da Xiao Jie Ta Xin Dong Le(2025) aka: Whispers Of Her Heart is a very good romance miniseries with Wang KaiMu (as Gu Shen / Lu Shi Yuan) and Xu Dan (as Ji Yun Chu) in the leading couple’s role. The cast did a good job bringing their characters to life and the lead couple has a great understanding and trust on each other. Gu Shen has been by Ji Yun Chu for many years acting as her bodyguard and has been loving her silently for a long while. There is some pretty well done action scenes throughout the drama an it was a delight to see how deeply concern Gu Shen was about Yun Chu and vice versa. Their romantic scenes are beautifully done and it is obvious that, even if Yun Chu didn’t have full awareness of her romantic feelings toward Gu Shen, one could not be without the other. Overall, this drama has a nice couple of twists and it is very entertaining, enjoy it!
This drama can be found on YouTube under the caption: “ENGSUB|She Saved him, He Stayed as Her Bodyguard&Friend, yet His Love For Her Surpassed Everyone’s” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvI4GqYcTsQ)

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Wan Li Gao Kong Meng Yu Ni
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jul 9, 2025
99 of 99 episodes seen
Completed 3
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
Wan Li Gao Kong Meng Yu Ni(2025) is a much better version miniseries of the aviation captain Li Fu Zheng and air traffic controller Meng Li Yue with Li Bo Yan (as Li Fu Zheng) and Pan Xin Yi (as Meng Li Yue) along with “San Wan Ying Chi De An Lian(2024)” version(SWYCDAL). The cast did a good job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple has great chemistry. On this version, the lead couple doesn’t act immature and the female lead character is as good as the male lead character. The antagonist is still crazy on this version and there are the usual antics but one less degree than in SWYCDAL’s drama. Overall, this drama is well done and the plot has a natural flow that gives essence to the lead couple’s relationship and it is quite entertaining, enjoy it!
In the meantime, this drama can be found on YouTube under the caption: “Aloof captain who is not interested in any woman, but presses me for a kiss every night” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0pIY84b1g4) or “Captain, He's Fallen in Love | Li Baiyan & Pan Xinyi” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4G6Qpswj5k)

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Wen Rou Ye Gu
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Apr 20, 2025
89 of 89 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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Wen Rou Ye Gu (2025), also known as: Gentle Wild Bones. is a great romance miniseries with Wang Chen Peng (as Jian Yu Chen) and Zhai Xin Ran (as Wen Ni). The plot is well developed and the cast did a good job bringing their characters to life. Jian Yu Chen has been in love with Wen Ni since high school and he jumps at the opportunity to marry her when she proposed a contract marriage, but it becomes obvious that they are much more than that for each other. As the miniseries started, they have been secretly married for three years and they have a great team and romantic chemistry but, in the eyes of others, they are just bickering friends and business partners. As the story progresses and misunderstanding are cleared, their relationship becomes stronger and they are both very much in love with each other. This is a great fun, passionate, and beautiful love story! Enjoy it!
This drama can be found on YouTube under the caption: He delayed in disclosing that she was his wife, she filed for divorce, he hugged her and cried red eyes or Everyone thought CEO hated me, didn't know we had been married for 3 years!

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Passionate Love
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Sep 21, 2024
80 of 80 episodes seen
Completed 5
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
Passionate Love (2024) is the somewhat disturbing and fascinating love story of the leading couple, Lu Lin Feng (played by Zhen Zi Qi) and Lin Wan (played by Quan Rui). Their contract relationship is base on a misunderstanding but both of them can’t help it and they fell in love with each other. even though neither one expressed it until they were about to break up for good when she is being forced to marry his nephew. This story and, especially the leading couple, deserved a full run drama; the plot is well written and the main cast did a wonderful job bringing their characters to life. What sets this drama apart, regardless of some disturbing issues in their relationship, is the fact that Zhen Zi Qi and Quan Rui performed their roles magnificently and they have a mesmerizing, passionate, and beautiful chemistry. Their most dramatic scene at 1 hour and 33 minutes into the drama is heartbreaking and breathtaking. Although some supporting cast acting was subpar, overall, this drama is great! Enjoy it!

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The Ugly Queen Season 2
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jul 18, 2022
26 of 26 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
The Ugly Queen is a farcical comedy representation with exaggerated content set within a historical period. There are some good action scenes and, taking in consideration that it contains a bit of slapstick and dark comedy elements, the drama is comprised of a good amount of ridiculous characters and dialogue. Having watched this drama in iQiyi, it is a disservice to a drama when the translation is clearly done through the use of a translation device without any proofreading resulting in duplicity and confusing dialogues. If the drama is well translated, it would be a much more enjoyable watching experience.

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Rewriting Destiny
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jun 1, 2022
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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This is a nice and cute comedy romance fantasy in a historical setting. Although it is full of clichés, it has a lot of funny moments and a bit of a dark villainous plot. Although the leading couple has good chemistry, it is Li Ge Yang as Xu Zi Yan that carries on the romance vibe the best. Even though Dong Si Yi as Xia Yu Bing is funny and refreshing to watch, she lacks on facial loving expressions on some of the romantic scenes. The drama is very entertaining for the most part but it has a villain, Xue Mu, portrayed by Liu Yao Yuan which becomes very irritating and insufferable without reason. Due to the comedy aspect of this drama, there is overly exaggerated acting from the cast intended that many times is funny but sometimes can be awkward. Still, the drama is entertaining.

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The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Feb 15, 2021
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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This drama had a great story that went all wrong. The leading couple’s relationship was marred by the constant mistrust of the leading lady toward the male lead. What more did he have to do to prove himself? Also, the lead couple lacked chemistry and their romantic scenes were nothing spectacular. The second lead couple was so much better! The music is nice and the action scenes were well played. The drama’s way of getting the bad guys was great until the last villain, Duke An's, played his vengeful plot against the main lead. SPOILER ALERT: REALLY? Does it make sense that no one could make it clear that Duke An's mother didn’t die on the fire? If the viewer is looking for a nice romance, this drama is not it; if the viewer is looking for a well developed plot and a reasonable sense of revenge, this drama is not it either. This drama will not make the rewatch list; it is one of those to watch while waiting for a great one to come!

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I Hear You
5 people found this review helpful
by Bali
May 18, 2019
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
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This is a very good drama with a nice romantic story. “I Hear You” is more about the male lead’s ability to understand his beloved despite his quiet and seemingly cold demeanor. The drama uses the circumstantial cohabitation as a premise to have the lead couple to get to know each other and eventually fall in love. The supporting cast is excellent, especially Bei Er Duo ‘s best friend Tang Li (Gratitude Dai) who had the best character development in the drama. There is great chemistry among the cast and the leading couple manage to increasingly sustain their great chemistry all the way until the end of the drama. **SPOILER ALERT** The drama was really good, but it could have been better if not for the unnecessary “separation to reach our goals” theme on the last episode; but at least time flew by in matters of minutes and the male lead resolved everyone else’s problems before going to Japan and appearing in front of his REAL dream, (Bei Er Duo), at the last moment ending the drama with a sweet embrace.

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