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Girlfriend chinese drama review
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Girlfriend
1 people found this review helpful
by ennekube
Sep 10, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Xiao Nuan is an aspiring actress making a living taking on small parts to support her family's theater. Feimo is the CEO of Anning Culture, which is a major player in the Chinese film industry. Feimo's mother hires Xiao Nuan as Feimo's caregiver and pretend girlfriend at an event celebrating the return of Feimo's ex to the country. Will they fall in love for real? And what will happen with Xiao Nuan's career?

Likes: The drama uses multiple parallel relationship storylines to illustrate the impact of different choices people make in relationships, and I really enjoyed this. Despite intensive kiss and a shirtless scene early on, the romance between the two leads is a slow burn and shows how they slowly build affection and trust over time. The mother of the main MIL character doesn't follow the villain trope in this drama, which is a wonderful, refreshing change of pace involving a number of funny moments. Xiao Nuan is an extremely likable female lead who doesn't let herself get dragged down by pettiness and has her values in the right place. She's sympathetic without being overly pitiful. Strong supporting cast of characters (e.g., Xiao Nuan's friend Jiayi, who is an actress at a rival company; Xiao Nuan's agent, Feim's cousin, etc.).

Dislikes: The main male lead has fairly low EQ when it comes to love, and it makes him extremely unlikable at times, especially early on (though he does always turn it around, especially in the last 2 episodes). The drama also runs a bit too long -- particularly close to the end there are a few episodes that introduce completely unnecessary drama cliche plot point that made me roll my eyes.

Overall: Fun romantic comedy/drama.
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