Falling into Your Smile (2021)

If you like Modern ESports Plus Romance then check it out

Story:
The story was interesting as it gave an interesting look at campus life of an esports pro and competition
The romance was definitely a drama...some parts were not realistic but that's the fun of it
Did not like the ending...it could have been better

Acting:
- ML and FL did a good job
-FL is believable as a young hot shot

Overall:
It was an okay watch, had it's fun and humorous moments but it wasn't great.
If you like Esports, watch King's Avatar instead
If you like love and romance this was okay but I would say there are better dramas

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SOMEONE GET CHENG XIAO INTO AN ACTING CLASS ASAP!!!

From the headline of my review you would think I hated this drama.
I didn’t.
Instead…I LOVED IT!

HAVE I PEAKED AT MY FIRST EVER C-DRAMA?
Falling into your Smile has been an experience, it was funny, engaging and it gave my heart the flutters - (Don’t worry I had a defibrillator on hand just in case.)

I loved everything about this drama, except the FL - not the character Tong Yao, but the actress Cheng Xiao, now I don’t know much about her, I don’t know if she’s a seasoned actress or not but I also don’t care because I’ve never seen someone so dead in the face. Chen Xiao couldn’t hold an expression if her life depended on it. Is she happy? Sad? Angry? Who knows? Kudos to the writers and the rest of the cast because they all literally carried Chen Xiao on their shoulders.

I’m not into esports, I’m not into any sports but there’s something about the brotherhood and the familiarity of a sporting team that this drama converted effortlessly. The game graphics, the commentators, the music, the ambience all added to this drama.

I can’t end a review before appreciating some man-candy. Xu Kai, as hot as he may be, actually seems to be good actor. I don’t think I would have liked this show as much as I did had he not been the ML.

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A MUST WATCH

This is a worth watching drama, it has all a good story line and pretty good cast. I am more of a K-drama watcher but this C-Drama is really good.

It has all you will need in a good drama, the story line may be simple yet its addicting and fun to watch the cast has done a pretty good job. The chemistry between the mail lead is good on camera and off camera.

Love that they did show more gameplay in the future episodes, I find the gameplay portions pretty interesting.
all scenarios in the drama happen for a reason which is to give characters developments. Love how there's no break-up with the main leads still shows a strong bond between them , most of the dramas I watched there will be break up and that's kind of clichés for me. and then friendship of the group ZGDX is also worth watching.
Comedy wise, there are too many funny scenes in the drama. Too many puns, Fatty's reactions, ZGDX teammates reactions, Tong Yao and Lu Yue's immature bickering and Lu Sicheng and Tong Yao's bickering as well- I LOVE IT!

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The acting in this cdrama is very good and I also liked the way they developed the characters. I really enjoyed how determined the female lead was and how she never went back on her word after the breakup from her former boyfriend. In a lot of dramas, when the boy comes back begging for another chance, the girls waver and think about reconciliation even though they know the relationship will end up badly again, soooo, I liked that she stood her grounds. The male lead was very well rounded, when he confessed was soo sure on his feelings, which I really admire. I think that is why I've started to enjoy cdramas more than kdramas, because the boys always know how they feel, they don't go back and forth questioning if the feelings are true or not, and once they confess the relationship with the girl grows, overcoming obstacles. The connection and scenes between the teammates are also important because you need to get to know them as individuals and they grow on you, you find yourself cheering on for them.

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The show's biggest problem

My rate. this a very strange series.

questions are open. and we will not receive answers. you can just guess. why the characters love games? to become pro? what they look for in life? their feelings? (to win)? why?. and they all have a family problems. ok. this great.

bad script. a series in which the viewer is actively drawn into the story. should reveal the characters later so that the audience will be able to care about the characters and want them success. but they just leave it,(open) make us to guess.

Characters
FM lead: she is a young girl, want simple things, have ex story. always wants to convince others. because of what she thinks.
it must be true. turned on height fetish.
ML lead: start playing in Korean team. he got used to taking responsibility on the team members. Know their pros and cons and use it to win. When he fails once instead of support gets criticized by this friends. but like always is girlfriend make him smile.
they don't developing. or changing.(only the male lead have a story line of understanding what to fail and lose its not bad. because we all humans. and this from is girlfriend help.)
FL lead friend: her boyfriend who will lose.and their love story. this ok. nothing special to say.
Ex-boyfriend with sad eyes: for what is he in the story? what does he being here affect? looking at her sadly?He taught her to play .. to use a keyboard and a mouse .. opened a new world for her? she could also do it alone. right? he didnt answer the phone for a few days. and made her feel lonely.and abandoned. nothing more.
ML lead Korean friend: At first we find that he can not play for a very long time because of the hand problem. and this is the initial reason for their replacement in games. but its stops here... he's just a friend who knows him well .. I thought he came back because he wanted them to be in the same team again. but he is just another dude, who need to lose..
ZDJX team; we do not discover much about them. except for family problems and stress to win. They're here to be funny. The story does not open or expand them. they are all a team and know excellent to play together .. because it's not their first time. it was so funny when. from no were. they got a problem. just from air. very professional what can i say.

Conclusion. most of the plot sucking out of nothing and exaggerating. with "emotional music" in simple moments. and sad looks. with the story that does not explain or show emotions or reasons for the same actions. The difficulty comes out to create caring feelings about them and want them to win ... why do they need this victory .. why should I rejoice in the victory of people I know almost nothing about.
American shows keeps open space to character developing because of second season and possibility of changing them different to original ideas. so will be second season? or what..... guess..
I hope the Chinese will learn to show emotions before and not just deeds. or at least they will start explaining in a playback for example or similar .. with their progress compared to previous years. I believe they will succeed ... but there is room for improvement.

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Highly Entertaining

As an Asian American, it’s hard to find an actual drama that’s worthy to watch. I used to write bad reviews on films, music and various subjects based on performance, story.m and quality. I got so sick of Hollywood dramas when all they do is have sex scenes in every episode, which is a drag and turn off with no real progress.

I began watching more Asian dramas since Legend of FuYao. By far, I’m catching up to Chinese dramas on a daily basis and putting them all into the back burner to watch later.

A lot of dramas with poor reviews are underrated and deserves more accolades than people’s feelings or jealousy.

This drama actually taught me that there’s an actual eSports, which I had no idea about. I only remember those who had the highest scores stays on as legends at the arcade, but not as competitive as what I’ve seen in this drama. The game looks awesome to play, even I want to know how to play it if it’s in English. Graphic looks better than the Mortal Kombat Ultimate to be honest.

Now onto the series, the chemistry between the leading actors is comical, the banter with the entire game crew is hilarious, and relatable to this generation.

All in all, a worthy drama to watch. Have to admit to rewatching scenes I liked because it’s hilarious. Re-watched it three or four times until the new episodes air.

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My honest first ever review

Okay I’ve watched countless of dramas korean, chinese, japanese, thai so many of them but I’ve never been this excited to watch a drama like I can’t wait for the next episodes and if English sub hasn’t released yet I’ll just watch it raw and then rewatch it with sub again! Also when I found out that it’s based on novel, I search the english translation of the novel on internet and read it ahead while waiting for the new episodes. These are my hype for this drama. Now moving on to about the drama, I’m normally the type who doesn’t like esports drama and even when I try to watch it because of the actor and actress, I just dropped it unfinished cuz I find it boring! But this drama never gets me bored at all and keeps me anticipating for the next ep! First of all, I really love all the casts of FIYS team. ( Needless to say all of them are visuals as well hehe^^) They all portrayed the characters so well. I think for Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao, this is their first modern drama. I’ve watched both of their dramas before but never have I thought about how suited they are if starring in a drama together. Their visuals, their height differences, their fluff scenes, bickering scenes, kissing scenes, bed scenes are so natural and so cute, not awkward at all. Their chemistry is so good both in and off-camera. But what makes the fans hype about this drama is not only the male & female leads chemi but also the friendship between female lead and her best friend, her best friend’s love story with one of the players, and most importantly the team works of the esports teams mainly ZGDX, CK, YQCB. I don’t know anything at all about games but now I know each member of the team has a role of his or her own and is important for the whole team. I find it not boring at all when they are playing games and it’s so exciting when they show us the fighting scenes of the animation characters or heroes of the game. Lastly, I wanna give thumps up to the whole FIYS drama team mainly to the director, producer and the casts as the players. Cuz it’s really not easy to portray as a professional esports player, from the behind the scenes videos, I watched how hard the casts were trained and learned to play the game as pro players. Overall, in my opinion, this drama shows that esports is not just playing computer games but one of the profession as well and the lives of esports players are not easy at all. E-sports is becoming popular in this century but most of the parents still think that playing computer games is just spending time and useless. After watching this drama, I hope young people who loves esports, can be motivated to make your dream comes true.

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This drama is beyond comparable. The cast, music, and story line is superb. I love how they feature every character and each of them have thier own spotlight in the drama. It was a lowkey drama but at the same time super worth it to watch. Hoping for Season 2.
This drama is beyond comparable. The cast, music, and story line is superb. I love how they feature every character and each of them have thier own spotlight in the drama. It was a lowkey drama but at the same time super worth it to watch. Hoping for Season 2.
This drama is beyond comparable. The cast, music, and story line is superb. I love how they feature every character and each of them have thier own spotlight in the drama. It was a lowkey drama but at the same time super worth it to watch. Hoping for Season 2.

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A DRAMA WORTH WATCHING

well most people normally watch k-drama or c-drama coz of there favorite actor or actress but truth be told its how your favorite actor or actress is going to build the character throughout the drama and the chemistry they will build together to make the audience hooked and appreciate the drama this drama is worth watching not coz of the ML but coz of the plots and the excitement that will make you want to finish and start another episode it got me so hooked that I literally downloaded all the episodes that have been aired and subbed and transferred them into my flash this so that whenever I want to re-watch i do it with ease this actually my first c-drama that am watching for the FL and I just love the chemistry she built for her character

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