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Love Around taiwanese drama review
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Love Around
2 people found this review helpful
by Jasmine
Jan 1, 2016
21 of 21 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
I think a lot of people didn't like this drama because the first half was so fluffy and cute then sudden turn into melodrama and angst. If you go into this drama with an open mind and no expectations, I think you'll find this drama much more enjoyable. The story was unrealistic even for drama standards because family vendettas are hard to overcome and a 10 pm curfew for an adult is ridiculous.The synopsis given for this drama is mostly the first half of the drama. Towards the end, it got draggy but the main couples' love never flagged for one another. Even though it was unrealistic, I still enjoyed the ride because George Hu and Annie Chen really have great chemistry; they're super comfortable around each other and this shines in the BTS as well. One thing that really stood out to me about this drama was the fact that there were virtually no love triangles. There were second male and female leads but they were no threat to the main couple at all. There were basically no antagonists. The main conflict in this drama was the family vendetta and disapproving parents. The supporting cast was cute; we have the funny guy, the best friend, etc. The second main couple, Ying Ying and Zhe Xuan had a hilarious first meeting and their romantic development was cute. I started to really looking forward to their scenes together. This is alright for an one time watch but I wouldn't re-watch this. I watched this purely for George and Annie because I loved them in Love Now. Do I recommend this? Yes, if you like George and Annie. Yes, if you hate love triangles. No, if you want skinship and no, if you hate huge family issues that take up almost half the drama. I don't regret watching this but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone either because not everyone would like this drama. (8/7)
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