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Two stars complete opposite to each other became one

Dual stars came out of nowhere. It's kind of drama one can watch if you are looking something to pass time.

Plot:- Story wise it's not groundbreaking. But storytelling was good. Except for few places where I feel like if they have focused on how they fall in love more it would be better. Because sometimes it was hard to understand suddenly how their relationship is progressing so fast. They did highlight the scandal part and the complexities it comes with it. But at the end both ml were positive about the situation that it will work out well when clearly the situation in which they were in was not in support of them. Maybe it's because it's a short drama so they can't deal with things in depth or show rationalism. That made me feel appreciative towards the director and actors of "secret happens in litchi island" or any jbl or kbl where they follow the same structure of short ep of 20-30 min and 6-8 ep but the depth they give is beyond compare. One thing i appreciate about this drama is that maybe it's because of plot that I didn't feel detached from the characters of jiang mo and xu xinlang. U can tell who they are and what their personalities are like which sadly I find it hard to ans in full length drama lot of time.

Acting- Acting wise it's pretty average. Specially i was confused with xu xinlang because most of the time his words and expressions are just not coherent wrt the impact of depth it should have left. Maybe it's because of the fact that xu xinlang was not a good actor in series and the same was reflected when he was shooting drama in the series so that was felt. That kinda explains how xu xinlang look at jiang mo later in the series where they were shooting confession scene. Sometimes the actor playing jiang mo, his face looks completely flat in the sense devoid of any emotion. I get it he was supposed to be introverted but still...

Chemistry- Apart from kissing scenes which looked weird chemistry between leads are ok. Look it's ok that they don't want to shoot kissing scenes but what's with the angle? Atleast make it look like genuine. Or altogether skip that and just show simple hug or forehead kiss as long as it looks truly genuine or add depth to the scene.

Side characters- The directors, producers, and toxic managers did their part very well. None of the side character was simply made just to be there. They actually add value or help in progressing or changing direction and mood of the story which is good. Because sometimes it is side character like xu xinlang manager who give viewers the idea that they have started feeling something towards each other otherwise it was truly hard to understand the relationship how? What? Why? When?

Overall- 7.5 drama as it did made me complete the series till the end given the fact that I am not a fan of short dramas despite its flaws.

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