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What Is Love taiwanese drama review
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What Is Love
5 people found this review helpful
by filovedrama
May 27, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
The title of this drama sounds like one of the most cliche things on Earth, so I thought the drama would a total cliche too. It turns out that I was wrong. Although the premise of the drama is the story between a casanova and an innocent, pure girl, the components of the story go far beyond that premise. This drama has an atmosphere of warmth, security, and tranquility to it like no other. At the beginning, I thought some of the characters were just plain irrational and crazy in the first two episodes. But after watching it, this is perhaps one of the most rational Taiwanese dramas that I have ever seen about love. Also, the story is mostly free of stereotypical plot devices like troublesome second leads or evil mother-in-laws. Furthermore, I like how the writer pointed out the flaws of both of the main leads so you can actually see their character development.The writer did a superb of producing a delightful and breezily romantic drama that will make you laugh a lot, smile a lot, and shed some tears. Additionally, the acting in this drama was very well done. The cast which consists of Chris Wu, Jade Chou, and many others each did a great job in making it an entertaining one. I especially found Jin Qin's comical acting to be mindblowing and the best to watch. However, Chris Wu's acting was equally phenomenal because he acted with much life in his eyes which grasped the viewer's hearts. Now I'm like a total fan of him and plan to watch like all his dramas. Next, the music for this drama was fresh, crisp, and nice on the ears. I usually don't enjoy slow or mid-paced music, but the songs from this drama were stuck in my head for a couple of days. The opening by Claire Kuo is so peaceful and warm while the ending by Andrew Tan was sentimental and a great fit to the drama. I could see why they used those songs. Since, I am always harsh on my rewatch values, this one got a 7 for me. Although this is a sprightly drama, I don't think I could rewatch it a lot. I might go back and watch some of the scenes just because they are just so adorable. Lastly, I would like to compliment on the colors, design, and the camerawork of the show. They were so light, fluffy, and aesthetic. In the end, you should give this drama a chance because it might be one of the freshest rom-coms you will ever watch.
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