Because of Meeting You

She is so amazing

One of the first Chinese dramas I have ever watched. I remember watching this with my family and being absolutely in love with them and till this day I cannot forget about it. The mother was a piece of work, she didn’t pay attention to her daughter, and caused the whole mess. I feel so bad for the main girl, having both her adoptive mother hate her, her real mother ignore her and even when she had her daughter the main guy and people around her hated her yet she still looked pass everything and tried to forgive them as best she could. The sister was selfish, one of the nastiest characters in history. The ending was absolutely perfect. Who doesn't love happy endings here the bad get what they deserves and the good can finally rest in peace.

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"Because of You" is the Chinese version of the Korean drama "Jang Bo Ri Is Here," with a few changes.

Yi Bei is the daughter of a family famous for embroidered dresses. She meets Yun Kai, a lonely boy who finds a friend in Yi Bei, but the two are separated when Yi Bei disappears. She goes after her mother and witnesses something terrible, leading to her becoming lost and suffering amnesia after a car accident. Yi Bei then begins living as Guo Guo, raised by Wang Ai Yu, believing she is her mother and Yu Xin is her sister.

Guo Guo has always been mistreated, having to work from a young age, while Yu Xin receives all the love and attention. One day, Yu Xin becomes pregnant and abandons the child at her mother's house. Guo Guo bonds with the baby and decides to raise her as her own.

The romance between Guo Guo and Yun Kai is very sweet; there is a strong focus on their relationship, and it unfolds much more easily. At first, they fight like children, but end up falling in love anyway, without even truly recognizing each other, since Guo Guo has no idea of her identity, just like Yun Kai. They grow apart when Yun Kai thinks Guo Guo deceived him, that she had a child and never told him anything. But the two eventually reunite, and Yun Kai decides to put it aside and falls in love with Guo Guo again, and now also with Le Tong, treating her as if she were his own daughter.

The biggest problem with this version lies in the character Yu Xin. She's not a good villain, she's a bland character. You end up not caring about what she does. Seeing her try to destroy Guo Guo and hide her identity from everyone should be an essential part of the story, but Wu You's performance is so weak, she left the character almost as a supporting character.

It's worth watching for the romance, because otherwise, it ends up being far inferior to the original story.

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Welcome. It's a long ride ahead so buckle yourself in.

(I finished this drama within the span of two days so let's get it out there shall we?)

To begin, I did watch the original, Jang Bo Ri, which is the Korean parent story of this drama a loooong time ago. I do think that most of the story was the same / similar but Because of You did have many differences in a way.

I do love me some Sun Yi and Deng Lun (who were both in Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds, check it out) so the chemistry between their characters was cute and funny. As Guo Guo aka Yi Bei grows up in the harsh hierarchy where her mother favors her evil sister, she's begins to find her passion in embroidery. Her evil sister, Yu Xin was just as compelling as the evil sister from Jang Bo Ri, which I always liked. Living in a small village and selling wontons isn't the dream life for Guo Guo, but her love interest aka Yun Kai keeps it fresh and upbeat. There are minor bumps that come from this initial meeting but endgame, we know all know they end up. It's also the little connections between each person in this drama that made it so interesting to watch. Even though this is technically my second time if we're counting Jang Bo Ri. Between her sister, her brother-in-law, and the whole wacky story going on between their families, it's a ride you don't wanna miss.

Now as stated, I am a HUGE Sun Yi fan after watching Fifteen Years. I also recently watched Sweet Dreams where Deng Lun plays opposite Dilraba Dilmurat (yes I know, Sweet Dreams came out after this one, I'm late), another good watch. Overall, I'm big fans of the main leads and I also became big fans of other actors in this drama. I really do applaud her aunt for acting her guts out, and for her biological mother to play the villain that you kind of eventually come to forgive in the end.

The soundtrack was quite catchy, especially the opening song, so I don't mind it. If anything it was a nice and basic OST that I think you should listen through at least once if you're the type to skip the openings (which I think most of us are).

I would totally rewatch this drama if I had the chance, even over Jang Bo Ri. I love Oh Yeon Seo but the Chinese remake seems to flow better and faster than the Korean one. It felt more continuous and less of filler content.

I do wish that the Chinese drama did one thing which is the ending, so SPOILER AHEAD.

The ending in Jang Bo Ri was completely different to the one they showed in Becasue of You. You find out that in the end, the evil sister is forever scarred due to her burns and returns to run the restaurant. She's living the life that her sister had to live which sucked. However, in this version, we really don't see what happens to her which is kind of what you want to see. The Korean ver. shows how she's "repenting" for what she's done more and this version kind of leaves her future hanging. That's really the only thing I didn't like in terms of the ending.

This has been Because of You.

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Before I started to watch this drama I was a bit sceptical about this because it had 56 episodes. However, I decided tog give it a shot and it was definitely worth it. This drama was very light and sweet, everyhing just fit. The plotline was not very renewing but it was also kind of different than the standard romcom drama. Though, the beginning was a bit too long for me, but after I watched through this part I found out how important this part was.

Sun Yi and Deng Lun did an amazing job, I really got to see their on-screen chemistry which was one of the main reasons I wanted to watch more and more of the serie. I think this is for me one of the best romantic Chinese drama. I am not sure whether I will rewatch it because of the 56 episode but I definetely recommend this serie.

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First off, I didn't watch the Korean version of this drama. Originally, I was intrigued by the sewing aspect and was pleased to see the story feature embroidery competitions and such.

This drama is cliched in that it deals with amnesia, adopting a child, and evil, scheming antagonists. However, if you look past all these flaws, the story is truly beautiful.

MC Jin Yi Bei loses her memory and becomes is found and adopted by another family. She loses her memory and thus is given the name Zhang Guo Guo, daughter of a wonton shop. Her new sister is the troublemaker in this entire story, stealing opportunities, concealing the truth, and being vindictive. Zhang Guo Guo meets Li Yun Kai and they fall in love...but missed opportunities.

Loose ends get tied up at the end, but the chemistry between the two MC's, Deng Lun and Sun Yi are the true selling point. They are so cute together and I love all the scenes where they are chummy with each other.

Loved the music so much, I have it downloaded.

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Welcome to every possible trope and cliche in Dramaland! Still, good show!

This was a comment, but I wrote so much that ended up making a review and that's why I am sharing here as well.

Family Drama is there until the last episode, but honestly prefer that than having the main couple having a million misunderstandings or breaking up for every little thing. What bothered is that the whole scheming and lying got repetitive and felt draggy for the last 20 episodes or more. There is no way somebody can fall in the same traps infinite times.

Karma came for the bad ones, but the good and the bad was out of balance. We have some shows where something really bad happens and the villain does everything to keep that secret safe, but here, the bad guy (girl) kept doing bad after bad after bad, to the point of being ridiculous.

My biggest complain is in the plot holes, since all the lies could have been easily solved, but the writers forced us to believe that it was impossible when it was obvious and everything had a million ways to come out in the open, at least after episode 18 when everyone is living in the same city.

The romance was excellent. The main leads had an amazing chemistry, and for once they were coherent, since they behaved and sometimes even looked how they were when they where children. The female lead pushed the male lead away and was "funny" rude way too many times, but our ML was just perfect so he would always know how to turn things around.

There were no major misunderstandings, and no break ups after the main leads got together around episode 25, but being a family drama you can imagine that everything else beside the main leads and their romance took a lot of screentime, including the villains.

Overall, the show was good and you get involved to the point where you disregard the obvious plot holes while you wait for karma to finally hit. Every actor did an amazing job for this production and kudos to the accidents and car crashes scenes, they were very good!

Suffer the family drama, enjoy the beautiful and invincible true love and get rewarded with karma, specially in the last episode.

This is a 7/10 for me, but romance alone would be 8.5/10!

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Because of the Dismal Writing and Directing

I was initially drawn to this title by the number of episodes. I actually like long dramas that give the viewer an opportunity for longevity, to get invested in the story and the characters. Boy! Was I wrong about this one, and was this a dismal failure!

First, let me clarify that the acting was not the issue. That the audience loved (or hated) the characters is testament to the talent of the actors portraying the roles they were given. I like Deng Lun anyway, and although his character was a little too easy-going for my liking, his moments of seriousness and intensity were on point - signature Deng Lun! Actresses Wu Yu (Yu Xin), Joy Pan (Hui Jie), & Guo Hong (Wang Ai Yu) who portrayed the main villainesses really pushed the 'hate' button. Other cast members were believable and as an ensemble cast, the relationships, the interactions, good and bad, were realistic. Unfortunately for me, the most underwhelming character was Zhang Guo Guo - and all I can say about that is that Sun Yi played the role she was given but didn't shine in this one at all. I found the character weak and whiny and even more unfortunately, saw very little chemistry between she and the ML. She came across as wooden and cold even in their love scenes. Despite rave reviews on the children in this drama, they were just that - children. Nothing spectacular in their performances but again, the storyline, the directing.

56 episodes needs a riveting story. A well-written and executed script to keep the viewer interested and invested. This one had neither. I'm afraid I stuck it out only out of morbid curiosity to see IF/how the writer could tie it all together or justify the ridiculousness that played out throughout this drama. I hoped the writer and the director would have pulled it together sooner rather than later and spare us the repetitious (and wearisome) tropes that they started out on. 'Entitled character thinks she deserves more and goes on a campaign to achieve her goals repeating the same sentiments over and over... I won't let anyone take this away from me at any cost'. OK - we got it after the first 6 or so episodes! We were done to death with the antics of Wang Ai Yu always choosing her birth daughter over the fostered daughter - begging and crying when she got caught then doing the same evil thing over and over and over again the next minute. I believe the FL must have been paid for every time she said the word 'Maah' - and the same for the SFL calling 'Maah or Baah'. How many parents did these two accumulate in 56 episodes! It was positively annoying! Thank goodness for fast-forwarding.

Can we talk about the real gems in this piece? Yes, thankfully there were just barely any. The character Song Xiu Hua (played by Liu Min Tao) was so believable and endearing (until she kept that snake Wang Ai Yu in her house after she told that egregious lie - why Xiu Hua didn't kick her out and still treated her like a friend, only the writer and director know for sure). I really like that actress and she played her part so well. The other character who endeared himself to me was Lu Si Chen (played by Kelvin Li). He started out seeming like a bad guy, but eventually we see what the unconditional love of a parent really looks like. I'm sorry his story didn't end better, he of all people really deserved something good for his character the unselfish single dad - but hope was thrown in there from Zheng Guo Guo's assurance to Le Tong that they could 'take a plane to visit him'.

Re-watch? Absolutely not. Again let me reiterate - the train wreck that was this drama was the sole responsibility and fault of the absolute inability of the writer to produce a decent story and the short-sightedness of the director to utilize the talents of the actors so that a decent story could be told. If you're looking for a worthwhile long drama, this isn't it. Run far, run fast!

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Its one of those dramas where you are so captivated by the story that you don't mind it having such a long run and I'm actually glad that it was long 'cause if it wasn't then they story and the build up wouldn't have made it worth it in the end.

Story (9/10)
Its not exactly a new theme or fresh but when done correctly it is a touching and heart-warming story. There were parts of the story that I just want to pull my hair out of frustration but at the end I think that's why I grew fond of the drama. I also love every character arcs in this drama and really appreciate that they try to incorporate or share the back stories and details to make some situations more plausible and not just make it a random memory or a part of a passing conversation.
At the beginning I was kind of frustrated why the build was so slow, specially Guo Guo's character, She was strong willed and loyal, righteous and forgiving. I also love Yun Kai's character. He is this easy go lucky lawyer but when it comes to those he cares about he is very admirable. If I were him I would have resented his brother and stepmom for stepping in his life and would have found a way to make them pay for replacing his mom and that's why I appreciate the writers for not leading it in a dark path. Yun Kai even though he stresses his stepmom to death still cares and even though he would annoy his brother to hell he still cared and looked out for them in his own way.

Acting/cast (9.5/10)
Like most of very long dramas, I really hesitated before starting this one and the only reason why I watched it was for Deng Lun. This kind of roles does really fit Deng Lun, he fits the easy go lucky and loyal type of guy and I kind of find his outfits on this cute (those outrageous flashy suits, LOL). Kudos for the casting director, I think the actors played their part really well. Like Yu Xin, she was pretty and looked innocent but underneath the sheep's cloth is a wolf. I really liked the kid that played as Guo Guo's daughter she was cute and didn't seem awkward acting at all.

Music (8/10)
Honestly, I don't remember the intro and outro for the drama since I mostly skip it but the timing of the BGM in crucial moments were okay. They added that special tug on the heart during heartbreaking moments and suspense on exiting scenes.

Rewatch Value (9.5/10)
Definitely gonna watch it again. I love Yun Kai and Guo Guo's chemistry and really loved that they didn't break up at the some point unlike most Chinese Drama's that I watched. Probably gonna skip a lot of family drama and just watch Guo Guo's love story LOL, it would definitely a good pick me up.

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This drama had me hooked from the first episode with the plotting, deceptive/shady characters, and intriguing storyline. I love the use of the multi-generations centered around the theme of a family business that required skill to keep running. This is the first drama I watched where I was as much invested in the storyline as much as I was in the romantic relationship between the two main leads!

Liked:
- the acting! It was truly PHENOMENAL. I HATED the second female lead with such a PASSION. That's how you know someone's playing their character really well.
- the characters all stayed true to their motives and goals
- some really sweet moments between the two main leads
- all the stories really weaved together nicely and somehow I did not get bored through all 56 episodes
- justice felt like it was served
- the theme song was so sweet

Disliked:
- some parts felt like they were a bit draggy, including some dialogue that was unnecessary
- some characters will piss you off so much because of how stubborn they are
- you will feel a lot of anguish over the injustices that the main female lead goes through :(

WATCH IT! You won't regret!!

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Worth watching ... If you have a high tolerance.

While watching this drama i think I punched my pillow and almost everything around me ALOt of times. This drama got me mad every other second because of the female leads mother and sister. I have never hated a character as much as i hated the female leads sister. But It's worth watching if you have a tolerance of how many times you wanna punch the screen because of her sister, her mom AND especially SISTER and her REAL mom . I don't how many times I've said her sister made me mad in this review But i mean it I almost broke my computer watching this drama. At the end of the day I realized it was Just a drama and not real.

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This DRAMA is and always will be one of my favorite dramas to watch, I've rewatched it probably twice. Although, it is quite lengthy, the plot line and characters really add value to the drama. The plots develop in really helpful ways that help the characters grow and find ways to rise above.

Sun Yi is just so gorgeous and was a great female lead, she really captured the perfect essence of someone who was hard working and deserving but still struggled to deal with the bad hands that life had handed her for no reason. The main male lead also grew on me as the season went by, he really stayed and supported her through all just because he loved her so much. I also liked some of the supporting characters, although most of them were a bit wack and the main female lead had basically no supporters not even her own adopted mother. SHE WAS MY MOST HATED CHARACTER, I 100% didn't understand her and just wanted to punch her in the face.

This is the perfect drama if you want a blend of some intensive drama, family problems, cute cute romance, interesting plot line and twists and then overall finally a sense of justice achieved for the characters.

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