Reviews

In all honesty? A masterpiece!

Watched this majestic drama while it was still airing in Korea the past year, and honestly was the best drama of all 2022!
Usually, I'm not a historic + historic/fantasy drama lover, I love history but I'm not really that good at the Korean one, so at first I wanted to avoid it, I've thought that the mixture of the completely different genres would be a huge mess.
What a dumb thought.
The storyline can be tricky at first, especially for all the different families and the flashbacks are a whole lot, but once the first episodes the story starts to get amazing, and the long length of each episode (pretty much like a movie per each episode) goes in the back. Jung So Min is AMAZING in this, she and her facial expressions are hilarious and a tinge of adding some 'slap comedy' is a big yes for me!
I would recommend this? YES
Is worth a rewatch? Yes Again!!

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Delightful!

Amazing, first Chinese VS I ever watched, because of Shen Yue who is the only Chinese actress I like so far. I am paying for various streaming services (Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple) and I often get bored before finishing watching something but I have watched every episode of YP4 (some more than once) on YT and enjoyed it so much!

I like the concept, differrent places, cuisine, fantastic cast and since I am not so familiar with China, it was really interesting. I think the production staff should be commended for the delightfully positive atmosphere we as viewers got to enjoy.

Can we have next season (YP5) with the same cast, please?

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Almost great

I really enjoyed this series for the most part. It's a bit cheesy, a bit absurd, and a little more than a bit frustrating but it had a lot of heart.

I think many people would find Yae's character to be vexing, and for good reason. She is, after all, the classic doormat heroine. But, surprisingly, I wasn't annoyed by her (likely because I haven't had to sit through much noble idiocy recently). I'd also credit it to Nagahama Neru. I think she plays the character charmingly well, making the emotional beats work (for me, at least). I just couldn't help but root for her (and want more development for her). Kikuchi Fuma is wonderful as well, nailing Takkun's duality. He plays nonchalant and lovestruck giddy so so well. I'm not familiar with the source material but his comedic timing made me feel like he was a manga character that had come to life.

The side characters are great as well, especially Takumi's circle. I really enjoyed the depth of Shindo and Remi's love for Takumi. Remi's plotline and her conversation with Yae was a highlight for me. Not many dramas, especially romcoms, explore platonic love like that.

It was great. The leads have great chemistry. The writing is heartfelt (I'm a sucker for metaphors in conversations, although they're a bit too on the nose at times here). I was so ready to put it in my favorites folder — and then the last three episodes happened. Takumi's HS gf trying to find him AFTER finding out that he's gotten 'married' is just so absurd. Ruined the rewatchability for me. And that ending — just not giving. Zero catharsis.

Still, it's a pretty good romcom. I'd just stop watching at like episode 8 or something...

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will show all screentime with one brother at first then other will be tragic childhood lover boi

Already whole story is out there to see this idiotic
Park Eun Bin made a huge mistake of taking a drama without any story just because she think she can sell shit by just being park Eun Bin
15 year and she look like that on that kind of place......go watch blue lagoon then make this mess
fake tragic story at the start of show just ruin the mood, Acting is so bad
unnecessary making thing hard,
that ship doesn't have any security because Korea is lawless country ?
anyone can enter in that ship because there is no ticket system in Korea
Ki ho just press factory reset key in his head and deleted all memories and is now working on default jerk mode that every Korean man is born with.

director decide to pair her with older brother first then at last few episode it will be reveled that other brother is ki ho so our FL will switch her love and affection to her childhood mode and there tragic love story will become more tragic by turning down older brother because she doesn't care about her current feeling but what happen 15 year ago
it wasn't ki ho who saved her , he just come and offer her shoes.
Nice guy should never get girl because girl is not nice...

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It claimed to my #1 romance drama

Zhao Lu Si's micro-expression game in this drama was top-notch, elevating it to a whole new level. She absolutely nailed every scenario. Chen Zhe Yuan did a good job too, but perfection might be a stretch. Personally, I found Zhao Lu Si's chemistry with Yang Yang and Leo Wu even more captivating than with Chen Zhe Yuan. It's those subtle expressions that made the scenes come alive. Everyone played their part well.

I've gotta shout out the director for honing in on those little details. Chinese romance dramas often struggle in this department, either due to budget constraints or a mismatch between comedy and emotion. But credit where it's due, this director nailed it, making sure those small things were on point. It's these nuances that often get overlooked, but they can truly make or break a romance drama. Props to the director for getting it right.

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Definitely Worth a Watch.... Please season 2.............

Mind blowing drama? ,
I usually tend to avoid this genre, but to my surprise, I found myself completely engrossed in it. As someone who often fast-forwards through many scenes while watching a K-drama, this specific series had an incredible ability to keep me hooked. I was so captivated that I even went back and rewatched several key moments. The overall experience was genuinely enjoyable

The kidnapping day adapted from novel series .... storyline was pretty impressive. The plot and narrative kept me engaged throughout. never imagined that this drama gonna hook me up .Every Wednesday & Thursday I used to treat myself with this drama. The cast did a very goos job. Lastly , Child actress (Yuna ) was so good.? The tandem of Rohe and Myung Joon is the best. Looking forward for Season 2. Job well done ??

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don't have second thoughts about watching this ...

honestly one of the best dramas I have seen in a while . if ur having second thoughts about watching this ..just give it a try ... there are moments u'll be really fed up like when the youngest sister keeps going bad to her lover who's nothing but a cheater...
tho I really like how all the bad parents realised their mistakes and actually did something good for their kids like sanli 's mother in law saying sorry in her deathbed and leaving her property to them instead of her favoured son(sanli's brother in law) . also their dad he was a asshole but never really pretended to be a good dad either... and I loved how he actually did something good for his kids before he was gone ..he gave them his house
there are moments u'll be fustrated about but honestly for me personally I could understand each of their actions I could understand why they did what they did
tho in Chengcheng's case (the youngest sister's ex)
idk how those women have like no self esteem how can u be with someone knowing he's married and has a daughter like seriously

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Would I recommend this drama?

If you want to watch a realistic drama, move over, this is not for you . If you want to watch fluffy make your heart smile drama, then yes I will recommend you to watch this.

The pull and push in the ML and FL relationship is just so awkward. But don't worry, this drama gets better and better.

I read some parts the novel as I finished watching ep 20 to see which one is worse, the drama or the novel. The answer is, the novel by heaps! Why? Because the novel has no Bai Lu and Dylan. At first I thought this was an adaptation of an anime, so I was surprised to find out it's a novel. The novel is so badly written, so cringy.

I would certainly have dropped this drama after just 1 or 2 episodes if not because I love Bai Lu and how good looking Dylan is as the CEO. In fact, I wouldn't even touch this drama if not because of Bai Lu and Dylan.

CONS:
1. FL continuedly lied to ML all the way (well so far anyway, I'm at ep 20 now).
2. The second leads (Shan Shan and Mr Gu Jnr)... What the heck?!? Fast forward all the way.

PRO:
Bashing this drama aside, I do enjoy watching Bai Lu and Dylan - and the 2ML, and 3ML. This drama is definitely swoon worthy and full of eye candy. I smiled and giggled watching this. I would even rewatch just to watch the ML and FL chemistry. So according to my enjoyment level, I'm giving this an 8.5 (the novel I would give a 4.5!)

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Good drama and I enjoy it

I didn't have high expectations when I wanted to watch this drama, but I was wrong. This drama is a good drama. I finished this drama in just 2 days and didn't feel bored and was always curious about the next episode. Even though I did a lot of skip scene in side couple scenes but i love main couple story. I skip alot scenes from side couple because there are too many side couples in this drama, the main couple is very suitable. I feel the chemistry between ML and FL is very good and good. the kiss scene from ML and FL, the scene from enemies to boyfriends, the intimate scene between the two actors is very good and I really like it. The story is also not too bad and easy to follow. I give this drama 8.5 rating. If you want to watch this drama and are confused about whether to watch this drama or not, I highly recommend you to watch this drama.

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this dráma IS very emotional

this story IS very sad ... this story is very sad. I even cried the part when she met her mother, it was very emotional ... the whole story I felt sorry for the main character ... it was very real that her husband started all over again. sniekyn inim thought it was selfish that he didn't think about nana, that's why I didn't have to him in this drama ..... I enjoyed her mother the most and she the story between the mother and the dead daughter, similar to Good Bad Mother, I like the family drama ... but this one was the saddest drama I've ever seen right from the first episode I had tears in the corner of my eye, a terrible drama you must watch it, it's definitely added to my favorites ... the female role was very balanced even after her departure, that's why I give her 10 / 10

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If only the secondary characters had been allowed more room to bloom.

I almost dropped it at episode 32.
I really tried to like this drama but by episode 10+, I realised I was slowly starting to look forward to the secondary characters story and would have stayed if they have been given say...five minutes tops every episode from 10 upwards. And then when episode 32 happened, I just couldn't fake it anymore ?.
I couldn't pretend even for the dramatics of Dingfei and I really wanted to see more of the Jie-hui and Lu-Yin couple. Oh the story it could have been!
I was highly expectant of cast and story even after the basicality it decided to adhere to right after the sixth episode. That commonly plot vice of going back in time and wondering why the new timeline is not sticking to the script after hijacking it, then scrambling around trying to make it work and causing disastrous results. It ain't that drama for me, but you could enjoy it. Try it.

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one of the only live adaptations of an anime/manga that i’ve really loved

definitely had moments that made me annoyed because someone did something stupid or was blind to the obvious or because of plot holes that didn’t really seem to have any explanation but besides that i really enjoyed this show :) i loved the FL and ML i think the casting was great for them, and i 1000% fell for Chishiya (i really do hope they get him a less fried wig for season 3 though). didn’t read the manga/watch the anime before watching this, but took a quick look after watching both seasons of the live action and in all honesty i prefer the live action more which is something i never thought i’d say about a live action anime (i normally find that the wigs/costumes/backgrounds just look a little too extra which makes sense because it’s difficult to replicate certain manga/anime exactly because they aren’t as easy to film as they are to draw but i normally cant get past it so i don’t really watch live actions of sci fi/action/fantasy anime/manga at all) i actually finished both seasons in less than a week because i was so invested in this series ! really love arisu’s character yamazaki did a great job with making him feel human and not just a character on the screen. i always love a genius character who figures things out just in time or happens to get lucky occasionally (not tooo much). the concept of the whole borderlands thing is really interesting and i’m excited to see what netflix is going to do with the third season! definitely recommend this show if you like smart characters, action, dystopian, survival games, thriller, mystery, a teeny bit of romance, high stakes, and trauma bonding ?

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Families often are made up of blended broken pieces.

Go Ahead is a concept drama I have not seen before in any of the 200 Asian Dramas I have viewed. The premise and format is that different. This drama carves a different lane for itself in the highway of dramas. Go Ahead is a raw account of a blended multiple family dynamic, which has at its center, the best dad figure ever in Asian Dramas. If the writer really knows this person after who the character is patterned, he or she would have been privileged to have known him.

Go Ahead is such a great drama centered around family, which honors dads. If you have that special dad in your life, hug him and do a “Daddy and Me” with this drama. So many Asian Dramas have good examples of bad examples. The dad in Go Ahead is a good example of a great example.

Written by Shui Qianmo and Wang Xiongcheng

QUOTE
Neighbor Lady to this dad: “I don’t know what good things our family did in our last lifetime (for us to) meet such a great person like you in this lifetime”.

In Go ahead, there are actually two single dads with children. One dad is a stern policeman and the other sweet dad owns a soup restaurant. Each shares the financial and parenting responsibilities of this accidentally blended family. While not giving up on finding the right woman as a wife, these two dads just worked out a workable lifestyle after loosing their mates, centered around living their best life for their children. With one child, his mother just dropped him off at the door step of the sweet dad and never came back. The sweet dad just took him in. There was less stability before the fathers joined ranks. Afterwards and for the sake of the kids, the fathers worked out a workable arrangement. What is uniquely appealing about Go Ahead is that the family dynamics consist of two sons, two fathers and a daughter. Therefore, the daughter has to learn many female things on her own, without useable help from the rest of the males in the house. This is a source of laughter moments throughout the drama. The three unrelated siblings are raised like triplets. They have a bond thicker than blood.

Cast

Families often are made up of blended broken pieces.

All three actors were raised to superstar level from Go Ahead, because of the immense popularity of this show.

Trương Tân Thành or Steven Zhan plays the athletic brother who finds his little sister annoying, but would give his last drop of blood to protect her. He was dropped off by his mother and a abandoned. The dads fully accepts him as if he is blood.

Tan Songyun plays the rough and touch tomboy with big brothers. Her performance is one of the best in long time. Her comedic timing is excellent, as she portrays a youthful girl in several stages of life and maturity and she nails this roles. One brother is athletic and clueless and the other brother is sensitive and very perceptive. The girl was raised like a tomboy and is the youngest. She wants to marry her older brother.

Chinese heartthrob Song Weilong plays the genius but sensitive brother, willing to put aside embarrassment in order to learn what his baby sister needs. She is the only female in this family dynamic and he has no real clue what little girls need when mothers are absent, but he tries his best.

Each single dad developed his role and contribution in this symbiotic family arrangement. Each dad’s gifts help this blended family correctly congeal together.
Zhang Xilin and Tu Song Yan

Zhang Xilin plays the dad who really does not understand women. He has figured out that women are the opposite of men, but not much more. He willingly acquiesces, knowing his limitations. This dad acts as a wage earner and contributes cash not nurturing.

Tu Song Yan plays the dad who takes on the role of the nurturer. He holds this family together. He is in touch with his feminine side without being feminine at all. It is just that his skill sets are the most needed for this blended family to flourish.
If you were waiting for a good reason to subscribe to VIKI, well here it is, Go Ahead.

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