WhatInTheWorld

I reckon the dialogue between the director and the actors went much like this:

Director: “I’m gonna need you to stare at each other at the end of every scene until things get really, really awkward.”
Every actor in the series: “Our eyes are getting dry.”
Director: “Don’t worry, I’m carrying eye drops, carry on.”
Every actor in the series: “This is really weird. Should we smile, break eye contact, squint, blink a lot, wiggle our eyebrows?”
Director: “None of that, you just let your retinas steal the scene, we’re just gonna play some really bad instrumentals in the background, it will draw out the tension for the viewers.”
Every actor in the series: “Can we at least get sunglasses? The sun is really bright in some of these shots.”
Director: “Absolutely not..”

I actually love every one these introverted goofballs and I really enjoy watching all the fumbling they encounter as they sort through their feelings. I can’t find it within myself to get disappointed or mad at any of them, I can totally relate to being younger and trying to date for the first time. Granted I was a bit earlier to the game (age-wise) than these chronic singles, but STILL…I remember every cringey, mistake riddled experience. Whether it was falling for the wrong type of guy, or being totally oblivious to the nice guy that subtly flirted, or for avoiding altogether the guy that meant well but made me feel a bit uncomfortable. It all shaped me into who I would later become as a partner. Learning how to be rejected, learning how to listen to someone’s sincerity that I couldn’t return, learning how to decline a date, learning how to use my words to express how I felt about someone I liked without coming off as desperate. It hits you in the feels when you step back and remember that for most of us, these heartbreaking or awkward experiences happened earlier in life and we learned from them. For these singles, they’re feeling things for the first time, their words are scrambled because their thoughts are scrambled. I’m not judging any of them, in fact, I feel so blessed that they chose this type of forum to share their hearts and stories with all of us. I have a second-hand embarrassment type of crush on them all. 👏🫶❤️

No, I believe they have since broken up.

I would say that the scene jumps are poorly executed within the show, but it’s far worse at the beginning, (it improves as you get further along in the story.) It’s actually an interesting plot altogether, great for at least one viewing!

Love the FL’s character in this one, she’s bold and wait for it…she has actual BRAINS! And oh my goodness, the ML smiles more in this story than in any other vertical that he’s been in, I swear that he smiles at her every two minutes, all his teeth showing. 😂❤️🫶 They are absolutely adorable here. Zero room for any green teas or manipulative ex partners, this pair is solid together within the plot, they are two peas in a pod and it’s so cute. High rewatch value, your blood pressure will barely even boil because it’s really fun watching them dish out witty comments and well deserved justice towards all their antagonists, they’re no match for this perfect duo.

You are so consistent in making my day! Thank you again, drama hero! 🙌🏼👏🫶😊

Plot Synopsis: First, prepare for scene jumps and a very spliced up storyline that can be confusing. Basic synopsis is that the FL is a famous actress, but she suffers major depression from her childhood, ongoing professional competition and her rejection filled love life, so she self harms. She transmigrates into the script of a drama that she happened to be reviewing before she died. In the drama, she plays the 2nd FL, a woman who is also a actress, but with a brutal personality that bankrupts and prolongingly kidnaps/tortures the ML until he eventually escapes and takes revenge by killing her. Knowing that she’s transmigrated into a disturbing plot, the FL decides that she won’t continue to have her character depicted as evil, and she lets the wounded ML go, giving him 10 million dollars and wishing him a lifetime of happiness instead. She then completely disappears. The ML himself is traumatized, he comes from a very troubled background, both his parents died when he was young and he was sent to a mental institution by his remaining family. While he eventually goes on to regain his career and wealth after she releases him, he is still very troubled by the way he was tortured by her initially and can’t figure out why she had a sudden personality change, going from brutal to kind. He finds her three years later and he really wants revenge. But while they’re both under an attack from thugs, she throws herself in the way to save him from a blow and she gets critically injured instead, causing amnesia. And that’s where the story picks up, she now has no memory of ever harming him and doesn’t even realize that she’d transmigrated into a drama three years prior. He and his employees are now the ones giving care for her. Hope this helps….wish I’d known because I was so confused watching it, the editing is honestly horrible, but the storyline is wonderful.

I’ve nearly laughed myself into a coma with this one. Best one I’ve seen starring Gao Ming as the ML. This comic role he plays really suits him here, his timing and expressions are stellar. FL is a strong match and together they’re pretty stinkin’ adorable. Worth a rewatch!

For a show that pitches itself as a dating program filled with participants who want to date with potential marriage in mind, I found it hysterical that the last set of dates were arranged via messaging with a “First come, first served” rule by production. Like these professional singles needed to be lining up for a limited time pizza buffet or something instead of being paired with who they thoughtfully and maturely selected and matched with. 😂 In what universe is that realistic for newly developing relationships? As soon as that messaging scene was over, I turned to my spouse and asked him how he’d feel if dating me at the beginning of our relationship meant that it was first come, first served. He got quiet for a second, his smile widened and then we both had tears streaming from our eyes from laughing so damn hard. Ridiculous rules, manipulative gameplay. But here I am, still hooked. 😂

I should never have watched this at 11pm, I’ve woken everyone in the house up from laughing so damn loud. Even my cats are pissed. 😂 Two thumbs up for this chaotic duo and storyline, this is the vertical I never knew that I needed in my life, but I’m so grateful I stumbled upon because it’s HYSTERICALLY CUTE. Immediately going on my rewatch list.

Gah! These two are really cute together. It doesn’t take long for the words “I love you” to come out of both of their mouths after they were reintroduced, it happened so fast that I had whiplash, it was so chaotic a scene and then it got real steamy. 😂❤️ And thank goodness the FL doesn’t act ridiculously timid or horrified the next morning, she’s actually just the right amount of shy and curiously bold when she wakes up beside him. And cheers for this being one of the rare verticals in which the couple remains affectionate towards one another throughout. I’m not really fond of hidden identity tropes, but because the FL is so independent, successful and assertive from the get-go, the wealthy ML deeply respects her. He doesn’t hide his identity from her because he’s fearful that she’d use him just for his money or title, he hides it because he’s actually afraid that she’ll leave him if she knows that he’s rich, (after she mistakenly believes that he’s down on his luck and deserving of her help and support.) Sure, there are some typical tropes thrown in, and some scenes with the antagonists are overly “talky”, but I could overlook it because the cast was fun, especially the ML’s family, who are just as adorable and quirky as he is.

FL continually lies to the ML about her identity AND also the paternity of their child, even when the ML is absolutely begging for her to tell the truth and she sees him totally devastated by her refusals and denials. He often has tears in his eyes, bereft on many occasions, and she even uses the 2ML as a (willing) party in several scenes to avoid telling the ML the truth about the actual paternity, and she sees how gutted it makes him when she does it. This didn’t sit well with me, as the ML hadn’t done anything wrong to deny him the right of paternity, he was so caring, and very loving towards their child whenever he saw her. He also never stopped loving the FL, despite his strong suspicions that she was habitually lying to him about everything. I’ve seen quite a few verticals in which the farce of false (or denied) paternity is used, but this one was overdone, the FL’s denials went on until nearly the end and the ML was so ready and willing to simply love and protect his daughter. It was agonizing to watch his character be so hurt by the FL’s continued dishonesty. The reasoning behind all her lies didn’t make sense to me, it was clear that had she just been honest from the get-go about her experiences and fears, the ML would have made every effort to ensure their safety and well being. He was never written as an untrustworthy character that she should doubt, which made her lying seem far fetched.

Wanted to rate it higher, because the premise was outstanding and the acting was great as well. However, the writing is where it lets the viewer down a bit. (Spoiler for the reason why below.)

As a viewer with a neutral mindset (that finds all of the participants wonderful,) I don’t take any of these relationships personally, these are real people, not fictional characters. And we all know that people can be beautifully complicated, love is an absolute gift and we viewers should be grateful that anyone still chooses to put themselves out there as they try to search for it. It’s completely understandable that some of them can remain undecided at this point, or that some may not choose a love line that the viewer themself would personally choose. And it’s okay for any of them to wait to make a choice if that’s what’s best for their well being, even if it means losing the one that they’re interested in. That’s the was real life goes, love is a gamble: some hit payday, others go bust. Maybe I’m just too much of a realist, because if someone that I cared about were cast on this program and they had the courage to navigate their feelings publicly (regardless of the outcome,) I’d be so damn blessed to be in their circle. These are really kind people, brave enough to take a chance and probably reading all the negativity and wondering why they put themselves out there in the first place. Sigh.

I nearly died at the beginning when the FL dropped the dead fish on the ground beside the sleeping ML and then had him tenderly cradle a live chicken in his arms as she ran off. 😂 There’s much to be said about a writer that can start the plot off with a few good chuckles for the viewer. 👏 This one is pretty cute, leads are well matched and it’s fairly entertaining.

I have iQIYI here in the states and they do have verticals, they’re listed under ‘Short’ in the lower search bar of your screen. (In the same row that you’d find Home, Explore, and Download.) Hope this helps.

Did I ever think I’d see a vertical drama storyline with apocalyptic zombies and wild sci-fi twists? No. Do I intend to rewatch it again soon? Yes. I don’t know what genre this falls under, but I was happily seated for it. It’s as if “28 Days Later” morphed with themes from “Mad Max” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” It’s a mash up tale of the survivors, the infected, and the totally unhinged. But add in a stunning hero that not only possesses strange powers, but also harbors a long time unrequited love for the heroine, who unfortunately belongs to a rival fighting group. And she’s a total badass, she can defend herself and others while she literally fights with a sword to save humanity. Eventually that strong, defensive conviction of hers leads her to leave everything she’s ever loved in her own group behind, to go fight alongside him. And somehow amidst all the chaos of a world gone crazed, she discovers that he’s saved her life in more ways than one. They have wonderful chemistry together and I’m stunned that they pulled this plot (and all of its special effects) together for a vertical drama. Bravo!

This one has HYSTERICAL scenes, I chuckled nearly every few minutes while watching, the writing and the storyline are quite clever and different. The focus is on two very clumsy, bad luck prone individuals, one being a top star and the other being jobless. They meet accidentally and both of them are just trying to navigate life as they face constant calamity and chaos wherever they go (until they discover that when they’re together, they suddenly have good luck.) 🤣 There are a few of the typical tropes found in vertical dramas, but overall this is a fun watch. I like their chemistry as a couple, they’re really playful and cute, and the supportive characters are great. Worth the watch for the smiles and eye rolls it brought.

BW should have remained single to cope with all his immature behavior and his horrendous communication skills. He had very little character growth the way he was written, and unless he sought improvement for himself, he’d self-sabotage any relationship he’s ever in and his partner would be the one exhausted. For the first time in a drama (of any genre,) I was hoping that a main character would realize that they simply needed time to work on themselves, with the hopes of looking forward to a relationship. What was the point of all this? Was there even a story? JH certainly deserved a better one. If they had written the script to have less running aimlessly around the campus scenes or less coffee shop crush scenes, and spent that time making BW’s character have depth instead of constantly being morose or sullen, this would have been a solid show.

This one is CUTE, funny, and the leads are fantastic together, they’ll make you grin non-stop. The plot is one we’ve all likely seen a few times before: financially strapped FL takes a job in which she’s being paid by a wealthy friend of hers to sit in and pretend that she’s actually her while meeting the ML on a blind date. While using her friends identity, the FL is supposed to purposely sabatoge the date by dressing provocatively, giving outrageous terms for marriage, and flirting suggestively. But the handsome ML isn’t swayed by any of the ridiculous red flags she’s throwing out at him and he readily agrees to marriage, leaving her quite flummoxed and stuck in the mess that she’s falsely created. 😂 Don’t worry though, it doesn’t take long for him to discover her true identity, and when he does (by the 26 minute mark,) it doesn’t deter him at all from adoring her. It’s my first time seeing this FL paired with this ML and I have no complaints, his character is completely smitten by her and it’s believably portrayed by the actor. Their interactions and their suggestive banter is so much fun to watch. She’s really feisty and he’s a terrific flirt…he leaves ZERO room for any green teas, prolonged misunderstandings, or abuse by her dysfunctional family. ML protects and adores her from the moment they meet, and when she’s inebriated, he spends a lot of shower time alone with the shower nozzle blasting cold water towards his southern anatomy as to not take advantage of her. 😂👏 The subs/translation are sometimes wonky in a few scenes, but if you’ve seen enough of these verticals with this storyline, you can easily follow along. This one is terrific and will definitely go on my rewatch list for when I need to relive the laughs that it gave me.