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I watched it because I was curious when all my friends were talking about how good it was.
It's a really cute rom-com movie. I find myself fan-girling over the Male MC whenever he smirks.
Lots of laughs throughout but there were really sad moments near the end of the movie. It's a fun watch!
I'd recommend this to everyone. xD
Story - A few clichés here and there, but overall it was good. It was a typical plot of how they wanted to break the relationship of their crush by working together.
Character development was well done and I liked how they slowly naturally became friends.
Acting - There was no awkward acting. I thought their heartbroken expressions was well executed.
Poor Vivian Sung had to fall multiple times in the movie since her character was a clumsy one, but all the falls was very natural I believe.
Music - Suitable inserts for scenes and the theme song by Hebe Tian is just awesome!
I'm definitely watching this again!
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One of the best School Life to Adulting China drama I've watched.
I really loved the 2 main leads together, their chemistry is really good.One thing I really like about this drama is that both ML and FL are mature and there wasn't any misunderstandings caused by communication problems like in many dramas. They say what they needed to say and cleared up any unhappiness immediately when something happens. They stick together through thick and thin and never let anyone get between them.
The character development for the leads was also great. The FL comes from a well-off family and started off making a few snub comments regarding the ML spending all his time earning money instead of studying like what a student should be doing. But over time she came to understand ML's actions and also encouraged him to change him for the better. Great and natural interactions between them.
Its a pity they did not put much effort into the 2nd couple. Gu Xiao Man blindlessly continues to love Chen Yi Chuan without any reason, and even after being treated badly by him continuously until he finally realises his own feelings. They did not justify the reason behind their feelings and also there was no growth.
There is however growth in Chen Yi Chuan's character himself than his love line.
Overall I'm head over heels for the main leads and would definitely rewatch this again.
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While the Director introduced this as a 'love story that can happen anywhere in the world', I doubt it's about romance. Yes a man meets a woman and they fall in love.
But at the same time it shows the problems that the twins faces.
Story: One reason I rated it 5.5 is because I ain't familiar with romance movies. I believe romance movies are slow paced at the front and fast paced in the relationship development.
I kinda hate how there is a lack for relationship development and hence I'd rate most romance movies with a low score.
Acting/Cast: The acting and cast was great. But I'm not a person who's very good at rating people's acting skills.
Most importantly, I think the movie was great in putting effort when presenting the twins. Shows usually take the easy path by merging two frames together to present both the twins at the same scene and hence the acting is awkward when the actor tries to stay in position to avoid overlapping the twin's position in the same frame. Yet in 5 minutes to tomorrow, the actor wasn't awkward at all. And the Director put in the effort to present a scene where Ru Mei gives Ruo Lan and back hug with both of their faces present. I think that was great in providing the reality factor.
Music: I thought both the Soundtrack and Sound effects were really nice and soothing for the slow paced movie.
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Far surpassed my expectations
I came here for the visuals / eyecandies of YY and DLRB and I did not regret it. This drama far surpassed my expectations.When I watched the trailer, I did not know it actually consists of them playing wzry in the first half of the drama. If I knew from the start, I might not even have started the show. There are many dramas that revolves around gaming but they did not get me as excited as this one did. I literally wanted to jump up from my seat. clap and cheer for them while watching their friendly match. However my mum was sleeping and I could only hold my excitement.
DLRB's character was lovable. She was not a spoilt and arrogant famous celebrity who let fame get to her head. She was so down to earth but also radiate elegance at the same time. I loved how witty her comments was and how she jokes around and disses the male lead. Even though she likes him, she doesn't act like a infatuated little girl. She acts really cute and innocent but when it's needed, she's strong and mature, being able to stand up for herself and is really eloquent.
I felt the struggles of YY's character so much. When he thinks he's already at age 30 but did not manage to accomplish anything, struggling between following his dreams or chasing money. Underneath his cold and seemingly confident personality, he feels inferior. The story gave us a smart, good looking and talented male lead chasing his dreams but his life wasn't a bed of roses, neither is he perfect.
I fell in love with the 2 main characters and their interactions with one another.
The OST of this drama was really good and it brought me so many kinds of emotions throughout the drama.
This has become one of my favourite shows and I would definitely rewatch this again multiple times.
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A revenge plot like any other that revolves around the royals and nobles. I'd say I loved the story.
There were loads of repetitive plots that involves palace/family conspiracies and hence the reduction of rating for the story. They were really repetitive, especially when the conspiracies thought of by the female villains was really simple and unentertaining. However, it fully showed how remarkable the female lead was. How smart, fierce and strong she was. And it was really gratifying to see how Princess WY turns the tables against the ones who framed her. She is kind, but once a villain goes over her limits, she doesn't forgive. She is not the usual lead who is all about justice and leave her villains alone so that they could harm her over and over again. (Although some still do, because they have a "huge life" (a direct translation of 'ming da' which means that they are lucky enough to not die easily in chinese)
The love lines was really cute and I really enjoyed the interactions between the two leads. Especially so when I know they are dating irl. I ship them so bad.
Acting:
In my opinion the acting in episode 1 was so bad. I couldn't tolerate it and dropped the drama straight away. Only to come back because of the main leads who ended up dating irl, cause I was just so curious about the male lead who succeeded in getting pretty Tang Yan as his girlfriend.
The 1st episode feels a little awkward, a little pretentious, maybe because I had no idea what was going on.
But I'm glad I gave the next episode a chance, and I got hooked.
The chemistry between the 2 leads was really good. The crying scenes, anger scenes were so good it got me hooked. I cried withe the characters, I felt sad when they were sad and happy when they were. I'd say their acting deserves a good rating. I had all sorts of emotions when I watched it, my mood went up and down along with it.
But there were a few supporting actors with awkward acting. Hence the reduction in rating. (One of them would be Cheng De (Tuoba Jun's follower), who I found his facial expressions to be really awkward.)
Music:
I did enjoy the bgm, opening and ending songs but did not really pay much attention to it.
Rewatch:
Overall this was a really good and intelligent drama. I rewatched it myself becuase the romance scenes were worth the time.
Of course there were still flaws and loopholes in the story like any other, but I'll overlook them because the story itself was still amazing.
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