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Literally the best of the bestttt
Omg this drama was the best that I have ever watched, the chemistry in the jilu couple was also rlly good. Literally this drama has kept me interested the whole time I watched it and the story was really interesting that I was literally wishing the next ep comes out faster. Also ju jingyiβs acting was rlly good here and her visuals were really pretty too!! Iβm so sad that VOS only has 29 eps πHonestly the ending tho was like kinda bittersweet and everybody suddenly started randomly all reviving at the end which is kinda weird tbh but that doesnβt matter
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This is what happens when a BL exceeds every expectation.
One of the best BL dramas Iβve watched in all six years of being a BL fan. And after watching over 100 BLs, that says a lot. This drama completely and utterly exceeded all of my expectations.I honestly never thought I would give a BL a 10/10 anytime soon, because after being in this community for so long, Iβve built very high standards and expectations. But Duang With You truly earned it.
From the very first episode to the very last, this drama was wonderful. The butterflies I felt, the giggles, the screaming in my room during episodes β Iβm sure everyone in my house thought I had completely lost it.
This was such beautifully written love story between Duang and Qin. Duang is truly the definition of a green flag β the ultimate golden retriever boyfriend. Meanwhile, Qin was more closed off, someone who didnβt easily open up to people he didnβt know or trust. And in the end, he let Duang into his heartβ¦ and Duang got in there deeply.
I loved every single moment of their relationship development. Watching it grow slowly throughout the episodes made everything feel even more rewarding. I especially loved seeing Qin completely fall under Duangβs charm.
Man⦠Duang was so good for Qin.
Their relationship felt healthy, genuine, and full of warmth, and I enjoyed every second they were on my screen.
Honestly, I feel like I could keep talking forever about how amazing this BL was.β€οΈ
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3rd collaboration pls
friendship,family,love story sobrang ganda nakakaiyak..happy ending..π₯°ππ₯°πππππππππππππππππππππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°πππππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°πππππππππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯²π₯²π₯²π₯²π₯²π₯²ππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°ππππ₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππWas this review helpful to you?
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Endearing slice of life
Beautiful story that showcased the life of ordinary people in the midst of economic's change in China.The sight of the bustling plant becoming less and less crowed was quite heartbreaking honestly. The whole drama is moving and very realistic, not overdramatic : just a story about people who try to live their lives in the best way possible.
The relationship between Xiaoman and Xiaodan is also realistic. The reason they grew apart is perfectly understandable and even if it's sad it can't be helped.
More than their romance, I was happy with Xiaoman's development in the later part of the story. I felt at some point he didn't have a goal for his life except catching up with Xiaodan which was very hard. However I'm happy he found a real purpose, maybe not flashy or a great ambition but a one that him truly happy.
His relationship with Chunchun is one of my fav part, it was introduced late but quite endearing to see her help him getting through his mental health issue.
The other older characters gave a heartwarming setting to the story. The way they helped each other, the way they shared the same love for the Plant, for their home : Mr. & Mrs Ding taking care of Xiaoman like their own son were my fav among them . Xiaodan's father, even if I didn't like him at first, also really shone at the end with his dedication to the plant.
The cinematography was breathtaking and OST's were perfect. The actors also did a great job (I really liked Johnny Huang performance π₯Ήπ©·).
Overall I strongly recommend this story if you want to take a break from overdramatic story and want to watch real people.
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I really wanted to love this. I was fully ready to love it.
Iβm genuinely sad that Iβm rating it so low. This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year, and I went into it incredibly excited.This will be a very short review.
After the first episode I still had hope. After the second, I already knew it wouldnβt go above 5 stars. It follows a proven formula β one that clearly works, as the first two seasons showed. This show had everything it needed to be great, yet it still failed.
This sequel (or side story, whatever you want to call it) lacked everything that made the previous seasons special: the startling, disturbing, and original situations, the compelling characters, and the excellent pacing.
And this?
I honestly canβt even explain what the purpose of the series was, other than to pad Netflixβs catalog. Mission accomplished, I guess.
So many things made it an excruciating watch: the inconsistent pacing, the weak character relationships, the heavy-handed attempts to teach lessons, the moral dilemmas, the punishments, and the forced suspense. It tried to be both dramatic and shocking, but ended up feeling predictable and repetitive.
Thatβs exactly why I donβt want to think about this series or even write about it. Iβm choosing to pretend it was all a bad dream. Or a fever hallucination. Whatever helps me sleep at night.
P.S.
The Japanese remake starts on April 24th. I really hope I like that one.
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just confusing and terrible
I absolutely adore Becky and her previous works, i have no complaints about her acting as Nanno, but it just didn't hit the same as before. The acting was great from everyone but the story just wasn't it.Each episode left me confused and bored. Half of the times i couldn't even understand why the characters deserved Nanno's punishment. For example the last episode.. The guy didn't even do anything wrong before Nanno came into the picture.
As for Sky, i really liked his character, but I feel like they could have done so much more with him. Really disappointed that they killed him off.
Overall this drama left me very confused and disappointed. I expected a lot more from it.
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Netβs character really stands out to me. You can clearly see how lost he is, and the way he craves love feels so real and painful at the same time. It makes you understand him more, even when heβs struggling.
Latte and Kimβ¦ this part really hurts. Latte knows that Kim loves him, yet he keeps playing with Kimβs feelings. Itβs frustrating but also so emotional to watch. You can feel Kimβs heartbreak more and more, and it honestly made me so sad.
Also, this is my first time watching JJ, and Iβm really impressed. Heβs cute, funny, and naturalβbut at the same time, he delivers the emotional scenes so well.
Overall, Iβm really enjoying Love Upon a Time so far. The chemistry, the emotions, and the storyline are all so captivating. If you havenβt started it yet, you should definitely give it a try!
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SO GOOD!
Two words. So good! Holy crap this drama was so fun to watch. I love everyoneβs acting here, especially noaβs. Everytime he appears on screen, I was so scared. The fact that he was able to make all my hair stand up everytime heβs being obsessive shows how good his acting is.The plot is nice too. Imo, they really donβt give me anything to hate. Though I do feel like the ending lacks something. The ending is great and nothingβs wrong with it, donβt get me wrong. But I donβt know. It just feels rather βsafeβ. Then again, a good happy ending makes it worth the ride, so it does not really matter. 10/10 for me!
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Empowerment Without Logic
A fun, trope-heavy military romance with genuinely excellent combat choreography and a predictably strong female lead, but riddled with plot logic issues that constantly pull you out of the story. The biggest early suspension-of-disbelief hurdles are the βtiny woman successfully disguising herself as a manβ premise and her near-superhuman battlefield prowess. Another is the breakneck promotion speed: she goes from a newly enlisted recruit, initially suspected of being a spy, to commanding 20,000 troops in the defense of a major city while simultaneously leading an elite strike force on a high-risk mission away from the city, all in what feels like the blink of an eye.The romance leans on a familiar tsundere-style dynamic where the male lead gradually melts, but their relationship settles into quiet understanding and struggles to convincingly evolve into romantic love. There is a love triangle kept in play far beyond any reasonable expiration date, fueled by FLβs naΓ―vetΓ© and quirky, outgoing personality, which is apparently standard issue for a hardened general. Her prolonged, inexplicable trust and friendliness toward the love rival persist despite knowing he is an agent of the main antagonist with blood on his hands and despite his repeated romantic advances. This is marked by consistently tone-deaf behavior: getting clingy with him when drunk despite barely knowing him, inviting him out to admire the moon, decorating a gift from ML with the rivalβs tassel, and even re-gifting him another precious item from ML.
Rather than arising from believable character logic, these moments come across as plot devices for βcute jealousyβ beats and manufactured angst for ML, while being framed as friendliness. Even so, the tension begins to wear thin, as the romance itself isnβt substantial enough to justify it until much later. Instead of addressing the situation decisively, as any believable general and respectful partner would, FL treats it as a source of amusement or handwaves it entirely. She even states that the main couple βdonβt need clear linesβ or boundaries, right up until it stops being fun, ultimately weakening the emotional stakes of the romance. It is a bizarre feat of writing to portray a warrior who can cut down hundreds on a battlefield yet acts like a clueless schoolgirl in private, having the tactical genius to save an empire but lacking common sense to set a boundary with a treasonous rival.
The rivalβs βtragicβ motivation is particularly absurd: he harbors a self-righteous savior complex, convinced that generals are the root of the empireβs suffering (rather than scheming officials like himself), yet actively engineers FLβs rise as a powerful general. He genuinely believes that sabotaging and weakening his own countryβs army, while in conflict with a warlike foreign enemy, will somehow bring lasting peace. This makes his actions and motivation feel far more delusional than profound, and self-serving rather than principled. Despite it all, he gets promoted quickly riding on the coattails of the main coupleβs accomplishments. Aside from ML, accountability is largely absent, culminating in the rival receiving lenient treatment despite his role in schemes, treason, and mass deaths. As if a selectively remembered tragic past, obsession with FL, self-pity and good looks are enough to excuse his crimes. Plot armor thicker than the city walls he betrays, in a story with more holes than plot. Classic C-drama logic.
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Goosebumps Every Time Kabuki is Played
The story is quite straightforward, with a constantly evolving plot. It depicts the main characters' sacrifices and efforts to achieve their dreams, while selfishness takes over.Yoshizawa Ryo and Ryusei Yokohama portray their characters masterfully. Each of their kabuki roles evokes a sense of pain and heaviness, befitting the kabuki theme they portray. The audience is drawn into and immersed in their roles.
The music in this film is sumptuous and dramatic, but it's a bit of a shame that many plot points could have been explained further, particularly regarding Akiko's fate, the fate of Shunsuke child, and so on. It's certainly not entirely plot sensitive, considering the film's length.
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Give a Reward When It Can Do βWait.β
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30ep of CUTENESS + 5ep interview specials!
IQIYI recommended this to me one day. I usually have low expectations for vertical series cause they tend to be bad (obv). But I was surprise by how cute and simple this is!First of all, I think they actors did such a good job for 3 days of filming! Gennosuke faces pull was pretty funny at times (very anime I might say). Koki fitted Shiro (Shirashi)'s cute puppy kouhai personality so well too! For a first time actor, he did well! :D
To be clear: the story doesn't have "intense" plot. When Ryo's secret was out to Shiro, there wasn't a "Oh No, some conflict might happened!" moment. Shiro just teased Ryo by reenacting some lines from Urai's movies, making him die in happiness from the inside LMAO
there is ONE thing I'm still confuse about: Is Shiro the actor Urai, or is he JUST a Look alike? It would make sense if he WASN'T the actor because he works a normal office job after all. I guess he never said "I am Urai" at any point, so that should be the confirmation there hahah
Overall, cute and funny story~! :D
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Unbreakable & Loyal Love
The series is incredibly well-made! The lighting, colors, sound, music, and CG are all spectacular! I loved every single sceneβeverything is so fun, energetic, and full of power. The costumes are grand and absolutely beautiful. Iβm completely obsessed with it!!Duan Xu doesnβt just fight non-stop; he also showers He Simu with love to the fullest, pouring his entire heart and soul into everything. I surrender!!! This kind of loyal, steadfast, and unbreakable love is so touching. Even when the female lead disappeared for 5 years, he still waited for her. I adore Duan Xu so much!!! The chemistry between Dilraba and Chen Feiyu is super cute and really great too.
No characters are left behindβeverything is fully resolved. The last 5 episodes are intensely heart-wrenching. Thereβs also a special episode. Personally, I love both endings! If youβre into this kind of fantasy romance, I highly recommend it!!
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Best romance sports drama
I love this so much, I think itβs important to note that although this is a romance drama, it has much better focus on the sports aspect than any other similar cdrama Iβve seen. I like this one a lot because both of the leads have good ambition, theyβre not just sitting around and waiting for romance, the romance comes naturally throughout their sports careers. This definitely has one of the best FL and ML imo.Was this review helpful to you?
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Heavy story but clever. Solid Acting from MLs. Weak logic on subplots, though.
Love how the plot keeps twisting time and again. Just when I think Iβve figured it out, it flips to another direction. And these twists donβt rely on cheap tricks like hiding information that other characters already know.However, there's this part that feels off, which is Ji Hwaβs past marriage. It comes out of nowhere near the end and feels unlikely. Thereβs no real setup between them earlier, so itβs hard to believe they ever had feelings for each other.
Another relationship that doesnβt quite land for me is between Han Joo Won and his father. The story doesnβt build enough foundation for their conflict, so his hostility toward his dad feels confusing at times.
Overall, the story feels heavy, but clever, thoughtful and layered.
Note: The acting of the congresswoman is pretty annoying. She overacts and, as a result, looks fake.
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My heart is overflowing with warm fuzzies!
Oh, itβs so rare for a 10/10 show to come along and have my heart full of satisfaction.I didnβt even need to complete the full 36 episodes to know it would have that rating, either.
There was not one episode I was unhappy with.
I really enjoyed the show's unhurried tempo.
There was a perfect balance in the slice of life episodes.
Spanning from 2013 to 2028, this drama unfolds without being overtly attention-grabbing.
The gentle story arcs provided a warm embrace, offering a glimpse into the couple's professional and personal lives, which made it feel very relatable throughout. The episodes were consistently cheerful, free from dramatic, non-toxic plotlines or heart-wrenching angst. To be clear, I also like those intense shows that make you cry and fill you with anxiety about what's coming next. But Shine on Me isnβt one of those shows and I was so glad for it. We all need a show to decompress our nervous systems and this was absolutely perfect for that.
I could wax lyrically for days how perfect Xi Guang and Li Yusen are. A male lead who perfected the yearning eyes and the sweetest, most personable female lead (loved all her clothes btw!) their slow burn relationship came so naturally that when it turned to romance it felt so right. And for being an office romance, usually you get the bitchy trouble from coworkers, this show was delightfully non-toxic for any of that nonsense!
Itβs notable to mention the gorgeous hugs Li Yusen gave. And the yearning eyes gave me butterflies!
Besides the dumb dad, the rest of the family was great and always made the scenes feel cozy. Loved the cute sidekick cousin and the funny uncle.
Now, letβs talk about second ML.
I had mixed feelings about Zhung Xi the whole time.
For the first four episodes, you could have thought he was the main guy because of how the show told the story of love that wasn't returned β or maybe it was? Our main guy, the fantastic Li Yusen was hardly shown at all in those first few episodes, but Zhuangβs personality was so steeped in low confidence and morose energy that I felt like he was waving βwoe-is-meβ flags in every scene. In any other show that kind of dark, unapproachable personality, Iβm sure he would have made a good leading male, but against Li Yusen, he failed miserably.
He never even tried to win her over, but Yusen was so upfront with his feelings. Oh, swoon!
Seeing Zhuang again at the airport at the end, I felt a pang of emotion for him as he watched the happy family. He smiled sadly, and I figured he was thinking about Xi Guang, the girl that got away because he never really put the effort in to win her all those times her heart was so open to him.
I have an empathetic heart for my fictional characters, and long after the shows have finished, I always wonder what those characters are up to β so my hope is for Zhuang to finally put down his past baggage and to find his own piece of personal happiness.
If you're looking for a happy vibes show, this is the one. It has the same warm, enjoyable feel as The Best Things (IMO)
I could have watched this show for another hundred episodes and been perfectly happy.
I'm confident I'll rewatch this and experience the same comforting feelings.
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