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Falling Into You chinese drama review
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Falling Into You
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by xia0yuer
Apr 29, 2023
26 of 26 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

An easy dose of sugar

Duan Yu Cheng is an aspiring high jump athlete who meets Luo Na, an assistant coach at a university, when she comes to his high school to scout potential athletes. She finds his energy and talent blazing, but the head coach vetos him on the basis of his height. Proudly, Duan Yu Cheng vows to get into the university anyway.

A few months later, Duan Yu Cheng arrives at the University as an economics major, having tested into the university through academics instead of athletics. Luo Na, seeing his talent and persistence, begins to train with him, finding opportunities for him until the coaches agree to have him join the professional high jump team. Over the next few years, he grows and handles challenges in his athletic career, but Luo Na is always there to strategize and support him. He finds himself in love with her, but will she accept him as a lover given their age difference and professional relationship?

What can I say? The chemistry of Wang Anyu and Gina Jin really brings you into the story and makes you root for them, and the sweet moments are done in a very artful way. The athletic scenes are also done well - I could watch Wang Anyu run and jump for hours. Acting is very good, with Wang Anyu knocking his roles of love-sick puppy and focused athlete out of the park. Gina acted on pay with what I expected, but I had a harder time buying into her role as coach. Supporting cast was decent, with a notable shout-out to Chi Jia as Luo Na's childhood friend, senior, and fellow coach.

Areas of improvement include the post-production filters (omg so blurry and people's skin was glowing), a rushed last few episodes and overall theme. This was a romance drama masquerading as a sports drama. Challenges were resolved quickly, but in an almost forgettable way. Why else does this drama exist but to give us a an easy dose of sugar?
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