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A better version
İ remember watching the Wang Kaimu-Ye Xinxin version of this, and I liked it very much.I remember I had a few things I didn't like the production quality and a few plot holes here and there, but I gave it a solid 8 which means I enjoyed it very much since I barely rate VDs over 7.
And this by far is a better version, I kinda disagree with everyone on this because I LOVED the chemistry and the romance here more than the other version, to be fair I only saw those two versions so I don't know about the rest, I plan to watch another two (Yao Guanyu-Hou Chengyue ver. And Wang Yige-Zhang Zilin ver. Well, If I could find the latter anywhere)
Story:
Well, the story is complex and has a lot going on, wether it's good story or not, I don't think a few hours will be enough, it needs longer episodes and larger budget, because no matter how long the version, it still has plot holes and a few things that wasn't explained well or they just dropped it altogether, I remember a few things that were explained better in the WKM-YXX version and others were explained better here, and I mean significant scenes and events.
Acting:
While I don't think the "sad and emotional" scenes were very convincing, I loved the flirty and intimate scenes, they were not explicit or anything, but I LOVED the push and pull here than in the other ver. I loved how they looked at each other, their smiles, their small gestures and little touches... Just everything, I wish I can see Zhao Zhendong and Zhang Jinyi again together in a more romantic drama because I genuinely enjoyed them together, I maybe the only one and it needn't all that excitement on my behalf but that's how much I loved them. ZZD was so good, I loved the scenes where he wanted to scare the FL and when he was holding himself back, he was just amazing.
Production was much better compared to the other version, you can clearly see that in the locations and the final product, HOWEVER one thing ruined everything for me, I literally saw the camera or part of it in 4 scenes... IN 4 SCENES!!! One, I'll call it a mistake, but 4?? That's just someone being lazy doing his job.
Aside from that, hair make up clothes, all is ok, nothing to write home about.
Final thought, the story has a lot going on so if you don't like the story you won't enjoy it as much, but personally I believe this is the better version, I don't know yet if it's the BEST but for now it's the better.
I may (may not) edit this review after watching the other two to say which is my favourite.
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Same ol'
Same with the previous installments it's a 10 mins kissing scenes for random couples.Stories are less crazy in this season, and episodes are much longer than the original 2-3 mins in the previous seasons.
My favourite is Idol secret kiss, because it was the most natural and emotionally expressive, I know it's weird to say that but some other episodes has FLs kissing with their mouths shut, if that's not screaming awkward, I don't know what is.
This show is basically kisses, if you are not comfortable kissing another person on camera, just don't take the job.
I'm not saying they have to french kiss to look appealing, but at least don't make it look awkward, because literally there is nothing else to do here except kissing.
That been said I think it's an upgrade from the previous ones because it's longer and the ideas/stories are better ~~
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He An Lian Duì Xiang Xian Hun Hou Ai Le
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It needn't be that long
I watched a longer version that is 3hrs long, and I don't think it needed to be that long.After 2 hours we basically got everything and reached the happy end, all jealousy scenes were conducted and every secret from the past was spilled so there is nothing to keep the story going for the next hour.
Also the story has nothing much going on to begin with, just two very rich pair with some wounds from the past and childhood trauma that will be magically cured through each other as it should and that's it, we don't even have family disagreement or any sibling/work drama, literally nothing.
Not saying it's all bad, just a simple 1 and half hours would be more than enough to show everything perfectly.
The cast was good, I however couldn't see much chemistry between the leads, and tbh WHZ here was so bad, I like him generally but here he has shown almost no emotions at all, and as everyone said he was very monotonous, the FL was cute and that's it her character had some questionable moments, but overall she was ok.
Will i recommend it? Ummm probably, I won't.
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Surprisingly not boring
That was cute and lovely drama, I like it when MLs, who usually look tough or act a lot as cold CEOs/rough characters, act in a more softer or funny stories, like this one, I sometimes find these slow shows boring but this one wasn't because of the two leads and their BFFs.The FL here is super cute and in some scenes funny in an adorable way, and the ML was too innocent and pure which is a first for me cause I've never seen WKM in such a role and I really like them together.
The story is very simple love story, I don't think it's slow burn per se, they fell in love pretty quickly but act upon it later maybe, that's why ~
What I didn't like the most is way the FL's ex and his GF appeared everywhere and all the time, as if they have no life, they just follow the leads around, and I don't care about his delusional behaviour, that's how he is supposed to play, but the way he was everywhere is slightly too much ~
Aside from that I don't have any complaints, it's a very nice vertical~
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I understand they wanted the dramatic approach of the story so they removed funny side characters and the silly interactions between the leads, basically that's most of POB charm, so this came out bland and too dramatic.
The two leads were ok, I'm not trying to compare them to the OG but their romance didn't convince me that much, the FL was meh most of the time she just hace this puppy eyes and i believe in POB the FL was smarter or they showed that clearly.
The female costumes were slightly odd, it's like they rediscovered female collarbones and decided to show that off. All. The. Time. ~~
My opinion about POB was mediocre, it was good it but had some flaws, this one isn't a better option if you want to see POB ho for it, don't settle for this ...
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The korean version of "love lost and found"
I didn't know it was a remake when I started it, I kinda liked the Chinese version, and despite not wanting to watch the same story again, I didn't drop it.What I liked:
-Acting was good, not ground breaking or anything but it's a VD, the ML is to some extent an experienced actor, and the FL was ok too.
-They copied the OG scene by scene, and I'm glad they played it safe and didn't mess up anything.
What I didn't like:
- No chemistry between the leads, i couldn't see any love between them at all, and i don't want to compare the two versions because in the Chinese ver i could see the love in the ML eyes clearly.
- the way they copied the OG was a double edged sword as they didn't fix the other version's end which was the main complaint about it and chose to keep it as it is.
And I can't believe I'm actually saying this but the ML was extremely tall!!!
I can't possibly put that as something i didn't like, I'm not going to bully the guy for having a great physical shape, however, the height difference here wasn't cute and adorable as it should, the FL looked like a miniature next to him, in a very awkward way, their romantic scenes were awkward too, I believe the camera angles didn't help either, and the lack of chemistry made it even worse.
Overall, very mediocre and skippable, this has more negatives than the OG which wasn't perfect but least the romance was believable.
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Yuan Zhong Qian Ren Huan Ying Lai Dao Dui Kang Lu
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İ love those two
This is the only version that i watched for this story, because i like the leads tbh, and i do not think I need to check the rest anyway because the story is just not my cup of tea.However, the two leads were so adorable, this is their third collaboration, I've seen just two but i plan to watch the third, I like them together, CTK as a dorky character is just so adorable, i think he can do funny, i believe the whole topless scenes in the beginning were a bit too much and unnecessary but he kinda does that in every single drama he acts in so i guess that's his signature lol LXY is just the cutest here, i believe the story is just draggy and so cliché but it was entertaining, i barely skipped scenes and i didn't drop it even when i felt bored so it's bot that bad, and I'm glad it's a little less than 2 hrs.
Will i suggest it or watch it again?
Maybe, if you like the leads and don't .ind the lame syory, go for it, i don't think I'll visit it again but necer say never.
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The continuation of a very light highschool love story
İ loved the manga and the live action movie and i believe this should have stayed a movie only, not because the series is bad, this was so sweet and cute but i don't think it needed to be a whole 12 ep series cut in half with each having it's own release date.That's just too many unnecessary steps for a very light teenager love story that needn't be this complicated.
This part is having all the juices of the story, like season one was only about the crush and how the FL started falling for the ML with the SML falling for her and so, it's only about one-sided love, and it ended where everything is arranged for their love story to begin.
No obstacles and both have already fallen for each other.
Here we start the entanglements, and we indulge more in the friendship between the two MLs.
İ don't know how much i liked this or if i genuinely like it or not, because i already love the manga and the movie and for me, watching this was just a nostalgic thing, watching love stories i used to like and relate to when i was younger.
That been said, and now that both seasons are done, i think it's a very good series for younger audience to binge-watch or simply people who loves the very light and innocent teen stories.
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Because that makes everything else seems stupid, all the efforts can be thrown in the gutter if you don't have a consistent story, and let's be honest for a moment, the whole cast are not very professional or extremely talented to save this, I've seen some shows with bad stories but made enjoyable by the actors efforts representing their characters but that didn't happen here.
I'm not saying the cast was bad, they were ok, but not enough to save whatever that was.
I appreciate everything they did and how they tried to bring back an icon in the Chinese BL history but they didn't stick to the novel nor did they replace it with a good story.
I wish next time they will invest more in a proper idea, with better characters maybe and a good ending.
I want to say something positive about it but unfortunately aside from a really underdeveloped side characters' story, there was nothing interesting about it.
Definitely not recommended show, watch the OG (yes, the one that got stopped half way through, it's more developed than this) or read the novel, if you are interested.
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A cute slow-burn school romance
A very light and innocent love story that developed naturally and gradually between two school mates in the most innocent and cute way.The only problem i got with it is that i didn't think the characters were interesting enough for me to like them, i liked the actors, they were lovely and everything, but i couldn't see much chemistry between them nor did i like the characters so i did find it a bit bland.
However, this checks all the boxes of a cute short and natural love story so i can't really judge it negatively.
So by my standards it was meh! But as a whole show it was nice watch.
Maybe if you are into these types of stories that don't have much going on but a one-liner sentimental relationship, you will like it ~~
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A 30 mins story is stretched to be told through 12eps
I liked the story, and the first few episodes were really interesting, the way the animosity in the beginning changes into a mysterious visions and finding a way to stop someone's death, I dare say it got all my attention.However, up till ep 6 it was acceptable pace, then it was the same episode all over till the last ep where we get a very lame reason behind those visions and a very odd explanation for not killing the ML.
As a person who likes happy ends, I was satisfied, but generally speaking, I was waiting for a reason that would make sense, supernatural or not, at least if it's gonna be like that, put some efforts in explaining it better, not just a line told by a character at the last scene.
I like the two leads, of course JJ too he always makes me smile, though his character here was really forced as if they wanted some comedy so they just put JJ character in, he adds nothing to the story except the comedic relief, but it's always a pleasure seeing this twin or half of them so nothing to complain about here ~
Was it entertaining? Yes, but also I can fall asleep while watching, the story was fine the execution was too stretched, but overall nice watch.
You can skip it or watch it it won't make any difference ~~
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Be that as it may, I love Force and Book, their chemistry is solid - their friendship for over 16 years IRL helps a lot- and I love to see them together again and again though this series wasn't a great improvement from the first disaster I watched for them "Enchante" except maybe here I can differentiate between them 😂 in Enchante I had hard time trying to figure out who is whom. And I wish I'll see more of them soon ... Waiting patiently for Just friends and wishing it won't be as messy as it looked 🤣😂
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There is a reason people like this version.
Not only is it shorter and walks direct to the point, it actually has better characters.The ML here is nicer, of course he starts as a douchebag but half way through the "a little over 2 hours" show, he reaches his redemption arc and he becomes nicer and help the FL, also we can clearly see the process of falling in love with the FL, and he calls out the SFL for her wrong deeds, as far as I remember we didn't have all that in the other version, or at least not clearly shown.
That been said, this is why I think this version is a bit bland as it doesn't differ from other shows that much, except maybe for the ML natural acting, I haven't seen him before on anything and I liked him here so I'm probably going to check out his other shows.
The FL is a punch bag in both versions so nothing to say about anything except maybe this one has different ending and better way of seeking justice for the FL against the SFL and her evil deeds.
Overall nice show, short and lighter, better or more appropriate and less repulsive ML and SML, also less screen time showing the FL being humiliated and hurt.
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Cute 1 min love stories ( except ep4 ... Wtf!!??)
I stumbled upon this mini series and it was so lovely.It's about a couple of minutes each, and it shows different types of love.
I like how they present the idea of "falling in love with someone who loves you back" because in real life that's very hard to find.
My favourite is ep11, mainly because I love this type of unfading love, I think it's so pure and extremely rare, and that's why I think its very beautiful.
It also had some questionable types of love that were mentioned like ep4 and ep6, also 12 I believe was somehow odd too.
But generally they are light, cute and worth checking ~
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I think it Could be better, the acting was good but the romance part was off, there was no chemistry between the leads but all did good in their own scenes specially HyungJin and the little child was super cute ~
beside that, nothing is worth mentioning~
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