Reviews

A Mature Story With Adult Problems

Unlike any other dramas, with CEO and Cinderella tropes, this drama hit differently. You Are My Glory is a drama that told about dream pursuing.

At first I didn't really like Yu Tu's attitude, where he again and again rejected Jingjing. He clearly liked her, okay. But I understood, because he felt so inferior. Jingjing was an actress, money for her, was just like water. Yu Tu, in the other hand, struggled with his life. He was afraid if they were together, Jingjing had to suffer. And therefore, he chose to reject her again.

In the end, I loved how the story progressed, how he found the courage again, and found that without Jingjing, he could't go on. Jingjing was his glory, and for Jingjing he was also her glory. His courage to pursue his dream despite all of the disturbances, was her glory. This story was dreamy, and fun to watch, with so many fluff and sweetness to the end of the episode.

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nice drama to watch

This is my first modern Korean drama and I'm impressed because I didn't expect to like it...
The story is not new, but quite nicely written, although there were moments in the plot when I didn't know what it was about... in general, it's a pity that the drama is not available on YouTube with automatic translation into various languages, because I was struggling with the English one and maybe that's why some of the threads were unclear to me...
It's a kind of romance with funny, but also dramatic twists.... love turned into a deep feeling by accident, but it was interrupted by a 3-year separation... I didn't understand it at all... ok, Lee Gun's illness was mentioned, but he she was behaving strangely... because when he finally started to develop feelings for Kim Mi Young and first adored her, and then suddenly broke up in such a hopeless way that he contributed to a car accident and the loss of a child... then the action moves 3 years ago forward and they meet again... she is already a famous cartoonist, and he continues his work and is the president of a large company... when he finds out that she is back, he chases after her again and does everything to get her attention, and again he does something so senseless that he suddenly hurts her so painfully and disgusts her... I don't understand it at all... if he knew that he couldn't be with her due to her illness, why does he encourage her and incite mutual feelings... very strange... however, the ending is happy, which I'm glad about, because I don't like tragic endings, especially when the main leads go through so many difficulties and traumatic experiences.

I really liked the main actors, there was a nice chemistry between them - great.... one of the writers accused that the bangs didn't suit ML, but I personally liked it because it fit Lee Gun's character and behavior at the beginning of the episodes and this laughter was also ok at the beginning, but then when they got back together, he actually used this laughter too much, although it was explained at the end why - because of his father, who gave him a message to smile often in life even in difficult situations moments...
Nice role played by Jan Na Ra... she was able to show emotions nicely... I also loved Lee Gun's grandmother, who had a distance to all matters.
OST - it was quite nice, especially the song Good Bye My Love

I recommend

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Watch it If You Enjoy Action, Romance and Drama

This series has everything.

Gangsters, drama, unrequited love, comedy, action. What's not to like?

This show literally had me in a choke hold until it was over, and when it ended my only thought was- Wait, there isn't more?
I wish this show had thirty episodes. I'd keep watching these characters for a good stretch longer.

I really like the world they set up (Who wouldn't like a world made up of impossibly hot gangsters who are all secretly in love with each other?) and both couples sold the romance for me. I even enjoyed the little cameos we got, and I thought they were tasteful and not over done.

That's it. My only critique is that I wish it were longer, because I did feel a little bit like they had to rush all of the flash forward scenes just a bit.

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Everything Was Just Unbelievably Beautiful

I will be honest, I was hesitant to watch this, because sometimes these timey wimey travel through time shows tend to make my brain break. But I'm glad that I gave this one a shot because it is one of the most beautiful BL series that I've ever seen.

The cinematography was breathtaking. Even the filtering and the lighting, everything just complimented the story so well.

And the acting... the actors in this series were SO good. I didn't think I'd buy the romance in how quickly it had to develop over 12 episodes, but they sold the hell out of it for me. By the end I was sobbing in pain right along with Jom and Yai.

I'm glad that it didn't have a sad ending, I'm glad I gave it a shot.

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Not Everything We Thought It'd Be, But Still a Great Show

Let's be honest. We as fans got collectively way too into this show. People were piecing together fan theories and character motivations like this was Game of Thrones or something.

And it wasn't that.

The show is exactly what it sold itself as, the story never venturing beyond the expected. But you know what? That's okay, because it was still a well executed show. This was the closest to realism that I've seen in BL- especially in Thai BL and the characters were great, complex and messy. Just being in the fandom while this was airing was like riding a crazy tidal wave, and I enjoyed every second of it.

Top notch acting, nobody dropped the ball. Were there storylines that I liked more than others? Yes. We're there couples that I was rooting for and others that I was actively rooting against? Yes. But not once did the quality dip, and it really felt like they told a complete story, and that was the story they wanted to tell. Also, the music was fantastic.

I wouldn't be mad if they decided to do a season 2, is all I'm saying.

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I Give You My Perfect Score ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

For me, this drama is ranked first for Chinese dramas that will air throughout 2023 (considering that 2023 will soon end, it is likely that no other drama will succeed in shifting it).

Story:
According to the genre which is Business, Romance (70% of the story is about business and the remaining 30% is about romance). In short, this drama tells the story of Jiang Hu, the daughter of a successful national brand fashion entrepreneur whose father suddenly died and his company went bankrupt, with the last of her pride she risked everything to maintain 'TENGYUE' the first shoe company founded by her father. We will be amazed by Jiang Hu's brilliant and fresh business ideas to revive national brands at a time when many people prefer international brands (China will definitely be proud of this drama).

Now for the romance part, which even though it only makes up 30% of the story, is also the one that will be most anticipated in each episode and is what makes the whole story perfect. The audience will be made to feel all kinds of emotions seeing the interaction between Jiang Hu and Xu Si, the chemistry between them will make us smile ourselves (OMG, that's so...!!!), for Zhao Yang and Yang Jian there will probably be some scenes make you surprised.

Cast:
Zhong Chu Xi as Jiang Hu
One word for her acting is "PERFECT". She played Jiang Hu so perfectly, the emotions she showed made us also feel what she felt. She is also very beautiful in this drama.

Gong Jun as Xu Si
One word for him "HANDSOME", he is very suitable for playing Xu Si. His acting is also very good, it's just that his role doesn't show much emotion, the only emotions he has to show are 'Falling in Love' and 'Falling Out of Love', apart from that he just has to play a 'Cool' which even without acting he is already cool from the start. But there is one thing that is very perfect about his acting, that is his "Deep Gaze" at Jiang Hu.

IMPORTANT:
As is known from most Chinese dramas, no matter how good, there are a lot of unimportant and boring scenes, which make episodes that should be short become long. But surprisingly in "Rising with the Wind", there is not a single unimportant or boring scene that we usually get from a Chinese drama, 40 episodes will be completed in a short time. That's what made me give a perfect score to this drama.

TMI:
When most people are crazy about "Only for Love" (which for me is too romance, sorry). For some reason I fell in love & was crazy about this drama, an example of my insanity, if I remember correctly maybe starting from episode 11 almost every day at 07:30pm I will start opening IQIYI to watch the first 6 minutes of the 2 episodes that were uploaded that day , if anyone is curious "why only the first 6 minutes?" that's because my membership is not VIP, after that at 08:00pm I start opening mkvdrama.org to download the 2 newest episodes, and if there are no updates then every 5-10 minutes I will refresh the website until there is a new upload (Crazy, right? Anyone like me?)

Lastly, a few spoilers that won't spoil the original story:
1. The BTS is more romantic than the scenes in the drama.
2. Many romantic scenes were cut.

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REALLY RECOMMEND IT

okay y'all , ✨ MASTERPIECE ✨ theirs actings music and colouring is perfect . every episode i watched i crying ngl , this is PERFECT for me . thank you for the rollercoaster ride . im crying , laughing , madge and crying again ? . hope we can get season 2 if is possible :) the story of eun yu really breaks me . her character is so relatetable is hit me home , ify girl , im happy now she happy . im proud of you girl! ?? . also why i can't submit my review yet omg please . uhm i really recommend it guys . i waiting every week for this drama and i'm not disappointed by it . it worth for waited , this is not spoiler but at end episode 15 and 16 REALLY BROKE ME .

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Best 2023 K-Drama

Before i get to the good stuff, i want to point out the ONLY weakness first. The ending was really rushed, but don't get me wrong, i LOVE the pacing in this drama. There are so many things that weren't revealed till the end which is ashame. if only they could add up to more episodes, it would really be a perfect drama.

Now, when i said i love the pacing, i meant the character and relationship build up in this drama is amazing. it's nlt too slow, and it's not rushed, everything except near the ending was slightly perfect! The casting here is remarkable, the family looks so much alike and the couple looks so good with eachother. The chemistry there is everything!! It made people fall in love with the characters, which is a good thing.

Also, family complex as the conflict! Oh man how i cried alot. Lessons can be learned through this drama, every scene makes you feel things, and the comedy here is good!

I have no more arguments. It's still ashame about their weakness, but on the bright side this drama is amazing!! I would definetely watch it again <3

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Heart Fluttering BL

I just rewatched this and still love it! It's heart fluttering cute BL.

I learnt sth new about pacemaker and found the concept interesting. I also love how the ML actually trained his running skills due to his life situation. What a blessing in disguise

There are lots of cute little moment as well as touching moments. The sincerity of the ML really touches my heart , It's also inspiring to see the impact one person' life has on another, something that might be nothing for you may mean the world for others. It's deep and meaningful in its own way, although it's overall lighthearted and entertaining

Is there plothole? Yes
Is it perfect? No
Is it satisfying to watch? YES!

If you're just here for feel good BL, you're in right place

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Watch It If You like Shuhei Nomura (The Cafe Owner.)

I really didn’t enjoy this, but it wasn’t bad enough to drop.
I am also trying to give a fair rating to all the crew/ the overall picture, despite the fact that I didn’t like the FL’s acting here-bearing in mind that this is my subjective opinion.
I rarely re-watch anything, but if I was a “ re-watcher” this wouldn’t make the grade.

Today’s world leans towards using dating apps, so the story actually had potential to be really great, but I found myself being constantly irritated by the FL’s over-the-top pure-cringey acting. ( I don’t know her, or her acting ability, so I actually can’t say whether she was TOLD to act so OTT-(because of script or director)- or if she seriously thought that that was what the character required.
Also-not her fault here, just a part of the storyline- but the character’s pity party in the beginning was also irritating. I actually found myself sympathising with her ex!

I never gelled much with the ML’s character, though he is good-looking and acted fine. This is because I MISTAKENLY thought he was responsible for knocking into the FL/ into her trolley, after it hit the stone on the pavement…I thought he was being very rude, that even if he is in a hurry and a reserved person, he could have quickly apologised and assisted her. BUT I rewatched that section before writing this review, and I WAS WRONG. She was the one who knocked into him.

I google/ check out a few things on the reviews before watching. Things like: are ALL the episodes available to watch with ENG SUBS, and also the length of it. Two things are generally imperative for me, and that leads me on to a spoiler:

Here comes a spoiler alert:
1)Does it have a happy ending? (Yes)
2) Is it romantic? (Yes, BUT there is very little chemistry between the leads.)

The only person who really caught my eye was the gorgeous actor who played the cafe owner, Haruto Takagi. He made watching it worthwhile, not that he appeared all that much, comparatively.

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Best modern day Chinese Drama

Rising with the Wind is a realistic business-romance type of drama for viewers who are tired of usual Chinese Drama tropes and looking for good cinematography, wonderful acting, realistic and well written script, fabulous costumes and good make up and nice music accompanying the scenes.

The romance is slow burn and for adults, since it portrays flawed people who learn, change and grow and become better versions of themselves. The business scenes are very realistic and portrays the challenges and problems any one starting a business will face. The chemistry between the leads is electric and it does not involve any love triangles or annoying characters that try to get between couples, usual character of Chinese dramas the intervening mother does not exist in this drama, there is one problematic mother but even she is not as bad in other C dramas. Even this pesky mother changes and improves up to degree. The story has many twists and turns and some anxiety inducing scenes, but they do not come out of nowhere and has a basis in the realities of business and life.

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Could Have Been A Masterpiece

What a joy this series is to watch. It is soft, gentle, touches the heart with its warmth, child-like innocence. Yet, there is something initially very sad about it. It makes you think about how fast children must grow up and sometimes miss out on their childhood; only longing to want to return to it when they discover its pleasures. Its message is a bit cryptic and hidden behind a façade of childlike behavior, but underneath is hiding a child really wanting and needing to be – a child. But the flaw in what otherwise would have been a near perfect series is the astonishingly clumsy and deflated kissing scene. It is awkward and deliberately filmed so as to not show the mouths touching in either kiss. That was a cheap shot and diminishes completely the caliber of this series and its intent. I am not a fan or artistic trickery to show a kiss.
You can read my full review of this otherwise great series at BLBliss.com.

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