Absolutely one of the best dramas I’ve watched recently in terms of modern romance,storytelling, character growth, teamspirit and refreshingly unconventional.The pacing is great, the story flows effortlessly and the gaming scenes have you GRIPPING the edge of your seat.The acting and interactions are so natural you forget that it’s a drama and feel like these people are your friends!
Im not into esports and I’ve seen some comments on how it doesn’t show a lot of gaming..but rather it shows the backstage of the esports industry which I for one prefer..
Jusy like a lot of you here I began watching this cos of Wang Yibo and I thought the storyline different.started watching without any expectations but WOOAH man I got HOOKED and invested from the 1st episode itself...and soon found myself falling in love with ALL the characters.
So the story follows the journey of Ji Xiang Kong( played by Wang Yibo) a professional e-sports gamer, and Qiu Ying , an aspiring commentator of esports on the road to the World Esports Championship, and how their worlds collide and get entangled with each other.
Ji Xiang Kong is a pretty unconventional male lead.He is the strategist of his team ,not the most talented or fastest gamer.Known to be the “underhand manipulator “ he gets bashed frequently and made the scapegoat on social media every time his team loses or something happens.But he also has a loyal gathering of fan girls due to his “ Shuai “( prettiness) LOL. WYB magic??What’s funny is that the scriptwriters cleverly incorporated Wang Yibos style and tastes( including his love for motorcycles) into the role. I must say I was impressed with yibo’s acting, he really pulled off the role of JXK exceptionally well and naturally.
The female lead Qiu Ying is an aspiring commentator.The actress is really likeable.She’s not the traditionally cute and adorable FL in c-drama..Rather she’s classically beautiful and does very well in the emotional scenes..Although in the first episodes she may seem a bit annoying you’ll get to like her by 2/3 episodes.She is kind and sincere but can stand up for herself without being loud and brash.I love how she’s not clueless and reacts rationally.
I like how they show the growth of the two leads separately as well as together since theirs careers are both in esports.After a series of perfectly understable misunderstandings Their relationship grows very naturally and believably.. there are no wild dramatics?and despite the unconventional pairing the chemistry is AMAZING!
The supporting characters are the CUTEST, all sorts of different personalities and I love every single one of them.My favorite is PEI XI!! Lolz you’ll find out why..
The OST ( especially the one sung by WYB) is really youthful and catchy..really suits the egaming genre..
Overall I would say it has the FEELS of Put Your Head on my shoulders( the effortless flow, natural interaction) while of course being a totally different genre and MUCH MUCH more eventful.
please watch this show..you won’t regret it!!?
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I'm not really into CDramas a lot but I was having withdrawal from King's Avatar LA and I think I saw this from an ad somewhere on social media and I started watching it. I'm really glad I picked it up! My thoughts and feelings are outlined below.STORY
The main premise of the story revolves around a couple trying to reach their dreams together in a MOBA game setting which includes tournaments, commenting and daily lives of esports gamers. There weren't as many gaming scenes as that of KA and it wasn't that detailed but as a gamer, I fully understood a lot of the terminologies they used in the drama. The tournaments especially the final one really captured the emotions of the players and the audience which I really like. With regards to the romance between the protagonists, I wish it happened a bit earlier and I wish they had more loving scenes together. The ending was okay but I wish there was some kind of finality and closure, like for example, Ji Xiang Kong confessing his true feelings to Que Ying and vice versa. Since there was this subplot nearing the end that threw them off and basically they just didn't interact much at the final episodes. There were also so many (as in a lot of) negative stuff thrown their way and it felt like the drama has these 'them against the world' theme. As the game name implies IConquer, they conquered them all but I did wish their romance scenes were more and a bit longer. Overall though I enjoyed the story and every episode kept me on the edge of my seat thus the reason I binge watched it for a week.
CAST
I don't know much about the cast but I feel like they portrayed characters really well and the acting was really good by my standards. My favorite character would be Lu Yi Yi because she's really cute and I love how she always bickers with Xuan. I really love Xiao Yu's portrayal of her (Like I'm crushing on her real hard!) and I'm looking forward to more of her in the future. The other character that stuck to me was Pei Xi because I'm quite similar to his demeanor. The portrayal of Jerry Yan is topnotch and one could say you don't really need a female counterpart to stand out. Wang Zi Xuan is so beautiful and she's really sweet and she's like the dream girlfriend anyone would want to have. The antagonists I hated so much (In a good way) and I applaud the cast who portrayed each of them. Overall, a very solid cast and would definitely follow their works in the future.
SOUNDTRACK
OST is nice and fits the mood of the scenes, whether it be in the tournament setting or during romance scenes. I would definitely look for them when they become available to add them to my playlist.
REWATCH VALUE
I probably rewatched some romance scenes over and over because it gave me goosebumps. One of the best would be the last tournament where he remembered her and used that to make a new tactic. From that point on where they broke the crystal until everyone gathers in the end and to that ending hug was one of the best scenes and made my heart jump with so many emotions. I made copies of the drama and would definitely rewatch it but I'll probably skip some scenes.
OVERALL
As I said I wasn't into Cdramas much but this drama made me feel like checking out more. I definitely would recommend watching it because it made me feel so many emotions like joy, sadness, love, anger and hope. I was laughing a lot at times but also feeling tingly during the romance scenes. I was crazy mad at some points due to some plots but isn't that what the drama wants? To convey different feelings to the viewers. Overall, an excellent drama with a enjoyable plot and an amazing and beautiful cast.
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Well, the first reason i picked this drama is because I love esport, in real life, in novel and now spread to drama as well. Its really delighted me that this drama have strong esport presence, maybe not so of the gaming element but more of inspiring journey of professional gamer and other important career around esport event, the media and the commentator. FL is an ambitious reporter who met the professional gamer ML in a gaming competition.. in not so good atmosphere LOL. So they dont have good first impression of each other.. More so ML is suspicious by nature and somehow pragmatic, awhile FL is a bit hypocritical as well.. they were not in a good term at first, but dont worry their misunderstanding of each other slowly resolved.. Even though he is a bit mean toward her, i feel like ML cannot fully blamed as we introduced with FL's back story and why she is so ambitious in her career.. and maybe i was influenced by his motorcycle and leather jacket, somehow i feel like how he teased her with his evil smirk quite cute lol..But regretfully for me romance is not the best element of this drama, as the two leads chemistry though cute and heart warming, not mind blowing.. well , maybe im biased as the plot line have a very thing i hate, indecisive entanglement! So it just ruin the build up sweetness between CP, and then without much explanation but just another annoying misunderstanding come the rushed ending.. so in the end not even Wang Yibo's handsomeness in motorcycle can save this drama's ML from my -romantic- blacklist.
But even if the romance is not my taste, this drama still have very good storyline from esport perspective. ML is very inspiring as though he is excellence gamer and best strategist but his career is a stumble block with pressure from public and his team management.. In the end he had to start everything over again.. Yeah almost the same with Ye Xiu's story in TKA.. In here we can see through the badass and care nothing attitude, actually ML is very thoughtful and responsible toward his aspiration and people around him.. So he able to lead many people to believe him, for example his rival, that actually a fanboy that obsessed with him LOL.. But this is his flaw as well, at least when he faced his private matter, his consideration can be regarded as indecisive, that in the end hurt FL..
FL is a girl that win with her determination.. From a girl that know nothing about esport to an accomplished gaming commentator.. Like ML, her career is not smooth sailing as she faced work nepotism and many public criticism. . As we know her family situation, we understand that FL is not as cheerful as she look and where her longing to be succesful come from.. But though she is ambitious in her career, she still handle it in positive attitude.. Though in the end she had to experience doubt, pressure and even harrasement.. In this, ML and FL is quite relatable, they are not perfect people that have beautiful journey in reaching their dream.. But their entaglement give each other support and streght when they are in their lowest.. Honestly ML's affection look subtle, but their promise to reach the top together is very sweet as it can be regarded their promise to be always together till the end.. So actually this will be a very sweet romance if ML's not so indecisive in handling his past lover and create many misundersta ding.. The drama doesn't give through explanation as well so in the end I feel like plot is cliche.. Honestly the conflict is so unnecessary, what is the script writer thinking?
So this drama is bittersweet one.. but the acting is still very commendable.. esp many side characters have their depth as well with their own story.. My fav definitely Pei Xi, the cutest guy ever lol.. He is so lack in EQ so he make himself seem to be against ML , even though he just want to be with his idol.. we can see his character growth in the story, from a self centered person who doesn't care what other people say -because he is EQ deprived alien- to be a person that can have good teamwork with other.. The other is FL's brother, that shed his innocent sunshine boy persona because of accident.. The senior team, that is hilarious retired players.. and second CP that is FL's bff with ML's support player, quite a comedic relief as well..
The OST is not memorable, just nice enough.. but the opening song have a cacthy intro that jolt you up “oh, this is anothe eps” feeling..
Well in term of work, though maybe not in the same level of Untamed, but this is still Wang Yibo's memorable work.. He is so handsome ah, I had to stress that motorcycle and leather jacket that shook me with such visual feast once again LOL
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Moving Esports Drama
After finishing "The King's Avatar," I watched this drama, which I thought was almost perfect. There were a few things in the King’s Avatar that I did not like (behind the scenes stuff) - and I was thrilled that "Gank Your Heart" fixed what really bugged me about that drama.This drama is about a professional esports gamer, Xiang Kong, a strategist of the team. He’s often viewed as the “cripple” because he does not have high kill rates and often dies. The game iConquer is strategic. Usually, it's all part of the plan - Xiang Kong does not need to be in the limelight and can work in the shadows for the team. This drama is about Xiang Kong trying to win the international tournament for iConquer.
This drama is also about Qiu Ying - who starts as a streamer and tries to find her dream. She begins as a “flower vase” – all looks and no skills. . After she runs into Xiang Kong, she finds a calling in life.
This story is almost perfect, except there’s one person that I really don’t like in this drama – Miya. I find myself fast forwarding all her scenes. She gets on my nerve by the way she manipulates others. For some reason, I did not hate Qiao Xin Xin as much as Miya, even though Xin Xin is also a manipulator.
The older generation esports gamers' story is also very well developed. I think their story is the one that touched me the most and I find myself in tears at the end of the drama.
Acting: Good. The actress Wang Zi Xuan is outstanding. I think she was perfectly cast. I did not get any idol vibes from Wang Yibo and did not figure out he was an idol until I googled it.
The iConquer game itself – wasn’t as exciting as the immersive experience I have from the King’s Avatar. In the esports arena, I just see many people yelling at each other and a bunch of avatars killing each other on the screen. Often I can't really tell what's going on - because there are so many characters on the screen... Haha which I find after watching some real life DOTA documentaries is… realistic.
I like gaming, but I have not played strategic games such as DOTA or League of Legends, so the game's mechanics really confused me. However, and I believe they explained it enough that I got the general gist of the game. As soon as The show mentioned the Tournament held in Vancouver – I instantly thought of DOTA, since I knew they held a tournament there. Now I find myself trying to play the game DOTA to understand Xiang Kong’s strategies more.
Gank Your Heart is now listed as my #2 favourite chinese drama. I plan to rewatch it after understanding DOTA more so I can better understand Xiang Kong’s strategies.
EDIT: I re-rated it. Probably was a bit too high. Lol. I rewatched this a year later. Qiu Ying was very annoying at the beginning. I think give her at least 7 episodes. Haha. Or if she's driving you crazy skip the first 7.
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This is the first contemporary Chinese Drama that I have finished. While I am living for Chinese 'Historical' Dramas I always thought that contemporary stories are better of told in K-Dramaland. But Gank Your Heart has proven me so so wrong.
I never imagined that E-Sports would be a topic I would develop an interest in but the Drama did such a great job at conveying the passion within this field that I was literally on the edge of my seat watching these fictional competitions and rooting so hard for the team. I came for Wang Yibo and for the romance thinking I could 'endure' the background setting but then developed a genuine linking in e-sports and its commentary. That's a big plus for the production because it successfully managed to touch the viewers through the character writing.
And for the plot itself: I'm not sure how I could paint this picture best but I feel like it's a combo of what a really good but trope-full fanfiction would look like and pure realism at the same time. It sounds confusing to me too but that's how it is. A lot of scenes and conflicts evolving around the lead couple felt so cliché and 'only happens in fan fictions' dramatic (but it's really well executed so I'm not mad; actually loved it) but then it also tells the simplest and best love story about two characters that are the perfect match for that they thoroughly understand and support each other; a true definition of a couple that is each other's best friend. They are both so genuine and utmost stubborn when it comes to their principles and dreams. They amount of passion they convey will get you super excited about every plot point.
Passion is what describes this story best and the fact that the production was able to make the viewer feel that through the screen makes this a gem of a drama. It takes you on a journey following characters who fight for their dreams no matter what and it was so inspiring that I was torn between binge watching and getting stuff done to achieve my goals haha. The characters just felt so real; the way they handle their problems, build their relationships, acting confused and making mistakes, trying to fix them, trying to grow ... they felt so relatable and thus totally lovable.
Aaaah and the friendship in this drama is so cute and heart wrenching, the supporting characters are no way just decorative plot fillers but all had their own story to tell. The friendship arc also had moments that felt over the top, nearly anime like if you get what I mean, especially towards the end, but again, I didn't mind.
And I have to talk about Ji Xiang Kong as a character, because for me he is the best leading male character in a contemporary, realistic drama I've seen in a while, He's not quite that tsundere, cold character we've seen all too often, he's not extremely reclusive or naive nor super extroverted or class-clownish, but an really complex yet simple person (I see a theme here) character, who knows exactly what he wants and who he cares for. He has his principles straight, doesn't care for what other people think about him but deeply cherishes his friends and family, managing to protect them without loosing himself, while the pressure he was under was insane; I would have collapsed so many times hahaha. I'm so so in love with this character.
The only thing I had to cringe about was the sloppy english dubbing at the beginning, when the characters were in Canada. But then again, it's not my first language either and I really shouldn't judge. It just threw me off a little bit.
And for the OSTs: I really liked them !! The opening song fits the overall feel of the drama extremely well. I never skipped it because it got me in the mood watching. And there was one other OST I really liked called 'tian kong zhi wai'.
I would totally rewatch the drama. It's not heavy one but also not as light hearted as I first thought when I started watching.
You should totally give this drama a try
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Must watch especially if you love “The Untamed”
I have searched for this show for nearly a month before finally finding it on some obscure website with English subtitles. I have been a fan of Wang Yibo since first watching him in "The Untamed" in mid-December. When I first read the synopsis of this show, I wanted to see him in a different type of show instead of a costume drama. As he's a gamer and motorbike racer in real life, it only added to the intrigue of how he would play this character. He didn't disappoint. Though I know zilch about games, he was ridiculously good and made a believer out of me. The entire series made me laugh at times and cry at others. The entire cast did a wonderful job and I wish more international fans could see his performance in this series. The reason I gave it a 9 and not a 10 was because I wish the romance aspect of it was less drawn out and all of the villains had better understood connections. Otherwise, I would and will recommend this show to people who are looking for something different. Wang Yibo at just 22 years old is a promising and courageous young actor that will continue to flourish with every role he's in. I look forward to seeing more of the Chinese Michael Jackson (yes ppl, he's really that good at dancing) in the future!Was this review helpful to you?
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Wow, just wow! I absolutely loved this show. It was incredibly wholesome and just utterly amazing. I'll now go through each section and explain my rating, as well as other things (that include spoilers, so be warned!)
1: STORY
As I stated, I loved the story. It was simply phenomenal. The portrayal of humanity was (chef's kiss) perfection. For me, I loved how they had evil characters that were fueled by either money or greed, like Zhao Yang and Qiao Xing. At the same time, they also showed how humans are prone to change- Qiao Xing ultimately realizes how she had messed up and chooses to change herself and the way she acts. It's moving and phenomenal.
From a more literary based perspective, I love how the story comes in a circle. We start off the show with Chuan Qi, including Ji Xiang Kong, Lin Yi Xuan, and Gu Fang losing the world IConquer championships. Qiu Ying has messed up on her opportunities to interview them and has to perform her own thing in order to keep her job. All of them are at a low point (not the lowest) but certainly, they're losing what feels like everything. In the end, Qiu Ying is asked to return to her dream job, Ji Xiang Kong, Lin Yi Xuan, and Gu Fang have a realization of their greatest dreams. It's a circle and in literature and cinema, we love circles. They represent what comes around really does go around.
Besides that, the story was just wholesome in general. Luo Tian was crushing hard on Qiu Ying, but despite his own interests, he chooses not to pursue her and rather just protect her in the shadows because he sees how hard she's fallen for Ji Xiang Kong. Mi Ya (her name's honestly just Mia, the translation just offers it as Mi Ya) is still in love with Ji Xiang Kong but she ultimately puts it down and unlike a lot of other dramas, she doesn't do anything to explicitly harm Qiu Ying. Rather, she's just trying to win him back; she's not destroying Qiu Ying's reputation or ruining her career as Qiao Xing does. She's just trying to get the man she loves back. Ultimately, she puts him down, the same way Luo Tian accepted that he may never be able to get Qiu Ying, and that's what makes it so much more wholesome. Of course, there's still Qiao Xing and Zhao Yang, but Zhao Yang's utterly ruined, which is a motif (what goes around comes around) and Qiao Xing accepts her actions and moves forward in a better direction.
What I also loved is that there isn't really a Second ML. At moments, I thought it might be Pei Xi or Luo Tian, but they're not really second male leads, but rather different. What's adorable is that Pei Xi is just a Ji Xiang Kong stan and he literally will follow that man to the edge of the earth. Luo Tian is more a character that pushes them together and not really a male lead.
Xia Ling is an utter wreck; he was so adorable that it absolutely destroyed me. I loved his character so much and his relationship with his family, but also with Pei Xi. They really were each other's mirrors and they saw each other so clearly. It was so sweet to see their relationship develop.
There's a lot more I loved about this story, but I'll just leave it at that because otherwise this will get TOO long.
2. CAST
Wang Yibo was the reason I watched this TV show, but I'm in love with the rest of the cast now. They were amazing in this show and really brought the characters to life. Of course, some moments are questionable and a bit rough, but I loved them in this. Wang Yibo was amazing, as expected, especially after watching Untamed. I greatly enjoyed the cast in this and I have to say, my favorite character and actress in this is Lu Yiyi, or Lu Xiao Yu. She was amazing!
3. MUSIC
The music is phenomenal. You can find it on Youtube if you search up Gank Your Heart OST and I have to say, Wang Yibo, you really are good at everything. The song is absolutely mesmerizing and it stirred up all kinds of emotions. I loved it!
4. REWATCH VALUE
As someone who doesn't really rewatch dramas, I have to say, I think I'm going to rewatch this at some point. It's too wholesome and perfect (for me) not to. I loved it and I think I'll probably have to put it pretty high ranked on my list of completed dramas.
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could have been way better
For the most part, I thought this drama was good. I felt the actors and actresses did a good job. I definitely felt some Falling into Your Smile vibes but the e-sports vibes, not the romance vibes from Falling into Your Smile (as Falling into You Smile's romance was waaaaayy better). I was planning on giving this drama a 9-star rating up until I saw episode 32 from there everything just went downhill for me. The ending could have been way better. The break-up make-up at the end was so short that it's like what is the point. We get no reconciliation conversation which I believe was very much needed. All we get are two hugs from the main leads and that's it, no romance whatsoever.My disappointments with the drama:
I mostly had issues with the romance in this show. In the beginning, I thought they did a good buildup for when the ML and FL finally get together. Although, once the main couple gets together there are hardly any romantic scenes anymore which was a disappointment. They had a perfectly good scene for a kiss when she tries to grab the sheet mask and falls into his lap and instead of them kissing she just gets up and goes to her room after all that tension buildup. I also hate the ex coming back trope/plot device. But this show not only brought the ex-girlfriend back once but twice which was completely unnecessary. I really didn't like how the ML didn't say or do anything right away when his ex made it seem like they were together. Like how difficult is it to just make a statement saying "no we are not together I like someone else" And his friend told him no matter what in that situation someone is going to get hurt so why did it take him so damn long to clear up the situation? Like would you really rather hurt the girl you currently love or someone you used to love and who isn't a part of your life anymore why did it take him so long to make that decision??? I also cannot stand that they brought the ex-girlfriend back again in ep.32!!! And why does he have to be the one to take care of her?! She has her staff to handle things and the ML and ex-girlfriend aren't in each other lives anymore so it was completely unnecessary to bring the ex back. I just can't stand that they brought the ex back because it makes the ML turn into an a**hole because he is paying so much attention to his ex-girlfriend just because she is hurt. And then the ML completely forgets his girlfriend and doesn't even realize that his girlfriend isn't around until she leaves or his friends yell at him for neglecting her and then he realizes his mistake and starts contacting her like crazy or he runs into her and is like "oh my bad I don't care about my ex but she has no one else but me so I have to take care of her and treat her better than I treat you sorry please forgive me." I mean in ep33 the ML's best friend even commented "you don't even care about the FL" and the ML didn't even deny it!!!! and THEN when she leaves he didn't even fight for her all he did was text her, "take care of yourself" like WTF!!! Then in the next episode, it takes him forever to even just admit that he loves the FL when the male commentator asks him!! It seems like he really doesn't care to fight for the FL. And what was the point of the ex coming back when in the end she came cause she wanted him back and then 4 episodes later she gives the ML her blessing to be with the FL. Again WTF!!! In the final minutes of the last episode, there was no romance (just a few hugs) which makes it feel like the two main leads decided to be friends instead of getting back together. I feel like this drama either needed to be 5 episodes shorter or an episode or two longer to fully tie up loose ends.
All in all I really wanted to like this show but once the couple got together the drama started to go downhill. The romance was flat, the ex coming back multiple times was aggravating, the ML started to turn into an a**hole, the unsolved tactics leaked case that lasted forever for them to solve, the time skips in which we don't know how long it been (especially when you pay attention to the FL's brothers limping), and other minor things that annoyed me.
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Frustrating with a capital F
This was one of the most frustrating dramas that I've ever seen, for a multitude of reasons.First of all, the pacing and plot distribution was just all wrong. The main male lead's own e-sports team was not fully established until episode 30 (yes, episode 30 out of 35), and that meant that we got barely any time to see how the members would actually grow together. The team felt like a hodgepodge of different characters, randomly pulled from here and there, and until the very end I still felt like only understood them in their previous contexts, not how they would grow in this new environment. We were only given about five episodes of gaming montage, and it was not nearly enough to convince me that this team would win, and that they deserved it.
Before the team was established, was show was just super frustrating and it never gave you a breather. Both the main characters basically just kept getting yanked left and right by evil antagonists — different characters, I might add — and that's the main source of plot development. It made both the characters feel really passive, and it was irritating how both of them seemed to recognize who was mean to them, but then became completely clueless when they were sabotaged and things went wrong.
There were simply just too many antagonists. Everyone aside from the two leads and about five side characters were either evil, easily manipulated by evil characters, or were just judgmental and obnoxious. While most e-sport dramas are inspiring and about people coming together, this one, for 30 episodes, felt like it was more about how people could be pulled apart. And the way many of these antagonists were handled were extremely weird — either they were given a redemption arc that felt out of the blue and unearned, or they were just unpunished and it felt like we just moved past big events.
I was not a fan of the romance either. The first ten episodes were a constant cycle of the FL making decisions to be nosy and annoying, followed by the ML being extremely rude, and then the FL randomly crying over her dead mother. I was not emotionally invested enough in her backstory to care about these sobfests, and when the leads suddenly started flirting and going on dates one episode later as if they had never argued, I had to backtrack and make sure I hadn't accidentally skipped an episode. It didn't help that the ML kept getting flashbacks to his first love throughout his initial interactions with the FL. Regardless, throughout the course of their flirtationship and relationship, the communication was just not there. The female lead constantly saw things and jumped to conclusions, and she never heard out the male lead, and all I kept thinking was that it never felt like their relationship could withstand outside forces.
The second couple was alright; they had some cute moments but were overall quite cliche with the typical more outgoing female character. Still, Lu Yiyi often came across as more abrasive.
I think the best part of this show was Pei Xi (and I am eternally grateful he wasn't dragged into a love triangle) who I think we desperately needed more backstory for as he had a really intriguing relationship with the ML, and Lin Yixuan (the sidekick, if you will), who wasn't that exciting of a character but provided the loyalty and friendship that was missing from a lot of the show.
Overall, I've watched a few gaming dramas and this is definitely not one of my favorites — the title for that still goes to Falling Into Your Smile, a drama where its strongest point was a female lead who was actually in the e-sports industry and who was capable and career-focused. At this point I'm a little over these gaming dramas where the FL has to be an outsider; there are moments where it's done decently but even when the FL in this drama was getting into e-sports commentary and joining the Phenix team, it felt like she was always asking questions and never knew what was going on.
The one thing I will give this drama is that the OST is quite good. But everything else...if you want to watch a gaming drama, I recommend you look instead to Falling Into Your Smile or Out With A Bang.
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Not as good as it could have been
I don't understand why this drama has glowing reviews. There was a serious lack of romance, after a soft kind of breakup between the leads, he never really explains or asks forgiveness and somehow they just forget and forgive and are magically back together in the last bit of the last episode.The toxic people barely get punished. An attempted sexual assault is pretty much glossed over, that bad guy doesn't go to jail, he just disappears from the show. The jealous and manipulative Qiao Xin who destroys the FL's life and work multiple times, suddenly has a change of heart after getting caught and just decides to be a better person. wtf? Barely any consequences for the bad people, but the good people suffered HUGE losses, financially, career wise, as well as personally.
Over all I found myself losing interest in the last 1/3 of the series and had to force myself to keep going to just see if it got any better. I wouldn't give this show any higher than a 6.5 maybe a 7 and I definitely won't be rewatching this. There are a lot better shows in this same genre.
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