Being a Hero

Intense and anxiety-inducing

I'll preface this by saying I'm not generally into cop shows, but the trailer had me intrigued and I gave it a shot.

This drama was very well produced and acted. Nothing about it seemed cheap - the sets, uniforms, and locations were all believable, and the actors delivered every time. The fight sequences were excellent, and so were the very dramatic ones. There aren't really any light or humorous moments.

I did feel like the story was dragged a bit and didn't need to go on for 32 episodes, and so was relieved when it finally ended. The ending itself annoyed me, but I won't spoil it here. That being said, I think this is a good show, particularly for people that appreciate the genre. It's not too difficult to follow, and the story does hold you all the way to the end.

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Whoever fights against drug trafficking organizations is a hero

Nothing has to be perfect in this kind of drama, the most important thing is how the show manages to captivate your attention to bring you to the next episode. Being a hero is one of those dramas you want to watch at once to know more about the relationship between the two main characters and what will happen to them.
One is a cop (Chen Yu) who works at the counter narcotics detachement, he is supposed to be the good guy. The other one is some kind of a mysterious character ( Wu Zhen Feng) who wants to rehabilitate his father's honor (he was believed to be a drug dealer as he died while drug trafficking). He looks like the bad guy who seeks to connect two organized bands that do not longer work together. He uses extreme means and doesn't seem that successful. All we know is that he wants to avenge the unjust death of his father and looks for a drug boss named Dong.
Theses 2 characters are childhood friends but their bond is not that clear. When the drama begins they haven't been in touch for 3 years and Chen Yu is convicted that Wu Zhen Feng is a drug dealer and drug addicted. And we think so too. We don't know exactly who is Zhen Feng. We might see him as an informant, a cope undercover, a fool who aks for death. We don't know. As the drama goes on, we can see how police forces are investigating but also how drug organizations work. We also have some scenes where we are explained that drugs destroy families and people, and whoever fight against drug trafficking oranizations is a hero.
I was really interested in watching Wang Yibo and Chen Xiao working together. I was not sure of Wang Yibo's acting : he did a good job in the Untamed but not in Legend of Fei. Surprisingly, I found him very good in here. He was perfectly suited to his character and could express the right emotions when they were needed. Chen Xiao is a great actor but I think that Zhen Feng's character was a bit difficult to deal with. He had to endure the will of the drug dealers and was a little passive at times. I would have liked to see him in more winning fights. I also would have liked to see more scenes between Wang Yibo and Chen Xiao. Their characters have many things to say and explain and share with us. I would have liked to know more about their past lives when they were like brothers. So, a bit frustrated here ....
I would say a word about the OST. I really liked it. The closing theme is really moving, not surprising at all it's sung by Ayanga : Bear.

This drama has good pace, good actors and good storyline. Sure, you'll watch it till last episode.

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Ending matter so much

This isn't usually what I go for yet it has sparked hope for other Chinese dramas.
Chen yu were my favourite character but still waiting for my smile from him as it is rare for him to be carefree. At times I wanted to yell at him myself because of what he did but we didn't get that chance. Yang Yi was a true friend of his willing to put him with his actions with no explanations
WZF was a compelling character with his story that I enjoyed watching him but at times he made stupid decisions one is not ever fully trust Chen Yu
The ending, I like cliffhangers usually as it makes you question what is happening yet I wanted to see what was going to happen as there was no explanation

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Watched 15 episodes so far.

I wasn't sold with show's premise at first but I continued because of the nice cinematography and directing. Characters started growing on me and I'm fully invested with the story now. It's very well-acted, has fleshed-out characters, nuanced relationships/dynamics, strong dialogue.

The side arcs/plots are neatly done and always connected with the main plot. Most episodes might seem slow-paced but it's not boring to me at all. Conversation between the characters are interesting and adds to the story. I also personally like the complex politics between the different factions (police force, rival drug gangs etc) and how characters interact within them.

Top 3 characters at the moment: An Ran, Chen Yu, Wu Zhen Feng

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I think,this series has the strong plot.We cannot guess the plot.And,the casts star as their characters like reality.All of them are really good at acting.I also love Wang Yibo's acting skill.He is young nevertheless he is talented.He can act with seniors like professional actors.He is really enthusiastic next he deserves to be famous.Finally,there is no fliter using for casts.So,this fact is my most favourite one form this series.Most of the movies use the filter and ut makes the actors and actress to be pale.We can know how much dangerous of the drugs and it makes me feel.The title is extremely good and the world does not wants the drugs.

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What Seems To Be True & Right Could Be Wrong! What Could Be Wrong, Not Right Could Be Right & True.

To Be Honest, If It Wasn't For Wang YiBo Whom I Love, And Adore, Probably Would Have Never Watched This. LOTS OF TRUST ISSUES! Wu ZhenFeng After 3 Years Comes Back For Revenge For His Father Being Set Up As Drug Dealer, And His Murder. His Long Time Friends, Almost Like A Little Brother Chen Yu, Not Trusting And Going Against Eachother. 3 Higher Ranking Officer That Didn't Trust The Other To Solve The 3 Years Crime. Thought The Officers Were Corrupt. In The End All The Bad Guys Are Taken Down.
If It Wasn't For Wang YiBo Whom I Love, And Adore So Very Much, I Wouldn't Even Care To Watch This Drama, Which By The Way Like All His Other Drama's, Movie's YiBo Has Been In, This Young Man Is Going To Give Me A Heart Attack, Because Of All The Crazy Things He Does, And Crazy Stunts He Does. 😭😭😭 This Drama Wouldn't Even Be A Thought To Me At All, And I'm Not Going To Lie, And I Hate To Say It, But I Probably Would Have Never Watched This Drama At All. This Drama "Being A Hero" Is Very Confusing And Hard To Follow At 1st, But When You Get To Know The Different Characters, You Start To Understanding A Little Better. Then It Starts Gets Good, And Easier To Follow.
(Mind You, I Watch All 32 Episodes In 3 Days, Technically 4 Days, But The 1st Day, I Only Watch The 1st Episode, That Is Why I Am Say 3 Days. Plain, Simple, And Logical, Yes, No? Anyways I Might Get Some Details Slightly Wrong. If I Do Sorry For The That. I Finnished Watching It On January 1st, 2025, Yesterday.)
Wang YiBo's Character Chen Yu Was A Narcotics Officer, But Because Of A Sistutuation That Happened 3 Years In The Past, He Was Demoted, It Was, Because Of Someone He Grew Up With At A Very Young Age I Guess Chen Yu Was Orphaned, And Had No Parents. He Was Taken In By A Man, And Woman That Took Care Of Him As There Own Child. He Called Then Aunty, And Uncle. He Grew Up With There Son Wu ZhenFeng At The Age Of 15. Wu ZhenFeng's Father Gave Them Both 2 Jade Pendents That Match Eachother, And The Plot Starts... Chen Yu Find 2 Different Pieces Of Jade In 2 Different Accassions, And They Match His Jade Pendant That Wu ZhenFeng Father Gave To Wu ZhenFeng, And Him.
There's Alot Of Twists, And Turns, And LOTS OF ISSUES ABOUT TRUST. No One Can Seem To Trust One Another. One Thing I Really Wanted To Say Is Even You As A T.V Viewer Can't Trust Anyone Either, Because The Ones That Are Good Could Be Fake Being Bad, And Or The Ones That Are Bad Could Be Fake Being Good. You Will Not Know Who Is Good Or Bad Until The End. I Kind Of Knew Something All Along, But I Was Still Shocked, So Be Prepared For A Shocker, Because I Nearly Had A Heart Attack, And I Could Only Feel Sorry For The Child Of The Person That Shocked Me, Because At The End Is Kind Of When There Child Finds Out, Pretty Sad!
When I 1st Started This Drama, I Had Only Watched The 1st Episode, And So, I Thought It Was About 2 Highest Of The Law Officers That Were Corrupt, I Believe One Was A Captain, And The Other A Lutenant That Only Had There Own Motives, And There Own Intentions. Then There Was 3 Highest Officers Of The Law, Now A Sargent, More Towards The Middle He Pops Up. At 1st None Would Not Share Details Of What The Other Is Doing, So Everytime There Plan Would Backfire, And Fail. If All 3 Would Have Worked Together, And Corroborate, Maybe Things Would Have Gone More Smoothly, And Not Took 3 Years To Solve.
Although The Main Character Wu ZhenFeng Didn't Return Until 3 Years Later To Seek Revenge, His Father Was Murdered, And Framed As Being A Drug Dealer, And All He Wanted Was To Clear His Father's Name, And Innocents, And To Prove His Father Was Set Up By The Drug Lords. Wu ZhenFeng Even Entered Into The Drug World To Clear His Fathers Name. He Went Though So Much Torture, Agony, And Pain To Clear His Fathers Name. Finally When His Fathers Name Was Cleared He Finally Was Able To Cry A Sign Of Relief, And Happiness, But He Still Chose To Help The Police To Take Down The Drug Ring, And Drug Lords.
Mean While The Drug People Are Now Trying To Set Up Chen Yu As A Person For Selling Drugs, Because He Goes To A Bar, And Tries To Save His Girlfriend. She Went There Looking For A Girl Named Meng Meng, And That Was The Worst Move To Do, And So Dangerous. Anyways Chen Yu Got There Before They Could Drug Her, But Before They Could Get Out They Knocked Chen Yu On The Head, And He Passed Out. They Knocked Her Out Too, And Planted Drugs In Chen Yu's Pocket, And Said There Was Even Drugs At His House.
In The End Chen Yu Trust For Wu ZhenFeng Either Returns, Or He Always Trusted Him The Whole Time, And Wu ZhenFeng's Trust For Chen Yu Returns, Or He Always Trust In Him... But In The End They Worked Together To Take Down The Main Drug Lords, Because The Drugs They Were Making Was Really Bad Drugs. There Was A Yellow Capsule, And Some Pink Pills. All Bad Drugs, The Pink Pill Would Make You Have Serious Withdrawal That Would Make You Hot, And Go Insanely Crazy. You Actually Have To Be Put Into Cold Ice Water In A Bathtub. Yes, This Drug Is That Crazy. The Yellow Pill, I Can't Remember Exactly The Affects, But Probably The Same As The Pink. There Were Pills That Weren't Even Ready, And They Gave Some To Some Girls, And One Girl Poured Alcohol On Her Self, Because She Went So Crazy She Went So Crazy, Now Get This She Set Herself Of Fire, And Ran Outside In The Rain, And Burned To Death.
Finally The Lutetenant, And Captain Worked Together At The End With Chen Yu, And Wu ZhenFung To Catch The Last Of All The Drug Dealers... But Unfortunately There Was A Price To Pay, And One Officer Close To Chen Yu Had Died, Which I Was Upset About, And Them His Childhood Friend Wu ZhenFeng Got Shot At The Very End Of The Drama, Which I Was PISSED ME OFF!!! He Went Though All Of This Agony, Torture, And Pain To Clear His Dad's Name, And Catch All The Drug Lords, To Be Killed.
What I Don't Understand Is Why Is It When Chen Yu, And Wu ZhenFeng Were In The Little Cabin, Or Building Where Chen Yu Was Making The Fake Yellow Pill, Why Did They Leave The Building When The Police Were There Already? My Husband Thought The Samething As Me. I Mean I Guess, Because The Bad Buys Were In The Same Building As Them, And They Were Trying To Kill Chen Yu, And Wu ZhenFeng. As For Me, I Probably Would Have Done The Same Thing, Since One Of The Bad Guys Had A Machine Gun, But They Should Have Just Stayed In The Building. Well There Was Hundreds Of Different Chemicals To Make The Drugs, Maybe That's Why, But I Believe If Chen Yu, And Wu ZhenFeng Would Have Stayed In That Building Wu ZhenFeng Would Have Lived. Even Though He Was In The Whole Drama, He Got Shot, At The End, And Died At The Very End Trying To Save, And Keep Chen Yu Safe. In The End, They Both Wanted To Protect, And Save The Other. They Both Treated Eachother Almost Like Brothers With Love For One Another.
By The Way I Believe This Is A True Story, Because At The End It States EVERYONE THAT WAS A DRUG LORD, AND DRUG DEALER GOT THE DEATH PENALTY. Which I Didn't Know They Have The Death Penalty Out There. Some Got Life In Prison For The Rest Of There Life. Everyone Got There Assets Got Taken From Them, And There Rights Revoked.

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A drama that'll make you question everything you see previously.

The drama is still airing & have only released 9/32 episodes so my review about it may change. However, from what i've seen so far, this drama is totally worth it esp for those who love a good police drama.
The relationships between the characters proved to be quite intriguing and all of the important casts are very good actors in bringing their characters to live.
What i really like about this drama apart from the casts is how every episode will keep making you change your mind about particular character. My first impression and understanding about the story and the characters changed as the story progress.
The cinematography is also quite interesting and match the atmosphere of the story perfectly. However I do find some of the edited parts a bit abrupt and at time, confusing. Good thing is most of the time it will become clear in the next scenes so the story flows smoothly.
I believe this drama still have a lot to offer.

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Good Police Drama

Honestly, I rarely watch police drama . Being A hero storyline and plot are really intriguing & fast pace !! action scenes are well-executed!!! Directing and editing is really well !! When they talked about the past , we knew automatically due to different pale color !! There is no over flittering !!! Chen Yu is look serious, active , enthusiastic cop , but at same time he is mischievous naughty boy in drama !!
Good chemistry between main leads , Chen yu & Cheif Lin are funny !!! Also funny and good chemistry between cops !!!
I finished 9 episodes now !! I understand plot really well !! Can’t wait to watch new episodes!!!
I want to know how they catch the real drug dealer and who is undercover !!!!

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Strong friendship between a cop and a lost soul fighting for his father's innocence

This drama is amazing it's Action thriller Male friendship drama that aired recently but it's not BL ,, it's just complicated friendship between two best friends who got separated to drug war between police and drug dealers that got the male lead's parent's killed and implicated his father of being a drug dealer ,,, it left his son desperate for the truth so he became one of them or presumably one of the drug dealers and addicts on the other hand his best friend who was raised with him in his home became a policeman and a detective ,, he tried to help him by investigating his father's case but the police force isn't trust worthy either so the tension and the doubt of every one was the main theme throughout the drama ,,,
Sorry I made small synopsis of the drama first now what I feel about it
the Pacing is really good ,, it doesn't have boring long dialogues ,, may be a bit long investigative scenes and interrogations but it's all fun to watch
It did confuse me at first but later on things got a little clearer and it supposed to be mysterious of course at the beginning
it made me doubt the police and actually kind of trust the male lead who is the most suspicious person in the whole drama
I noticed that the male lead get beaten by everyone every single episode ,, he's too thin and haggard like hell and he got beaten too much to the point of exaggeration ,,, no body can handle all that beatings without actual physical injuries so I was annoying sometimes that he put himself in harms way for a small detail or just to play some trick and get that horrible beatings
the male lead is supposed to be drug addict but it didn't show much of that or how he overcomes his addiction
also his so called best friend is freezing called to him and very tough on him ,, beat him sometimes too but he actually cares for him and what he does mostly in his every second of the day is thinking about his friend and the case
china threw a girl on Wang Yibo's character as a love interest out of no where just to pass censorship and it shows clearly she just there to be his girl friend nothing more
Wang Yibo's character actually lives in this drama for his best friend ,, didn't see his character does anything else but worrying about his best friend hence the Bromance
there are strong Bromance scenes ,, friendship scenes between the two male leads but it had it's limitations of course due to what we all know
I talked alot sorry but I actually loved this drama and enjoy it so much
it still on air didn't finish and I'm so scared that they will kill the male lead at the end ,, I see it has strong possibility of him getting killed at the end ,,, we shall wait and see ,, I hope not
I recommend this drama so much to people who likes action thriller and bromance dramas

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Good cast, Good overall plot but unrealistic writing and plot holes

It started off good. You didn't know who was the bad guy or good guy and it was fun figuring the whole web of characters out. But as the story progressed i couldn't help but feel that some parts of the writing and dialogue just didn't make sense. I watched for Wang Yibo but stayed for Chen Xiao. He did such a good job with his character it was compelling.

[SPOILERS ALERT]

I need to rant about this series.

When Chen Yu and WZF started working together, they brought back important documents obtained with a warrant back to their own apartment. Why? I understand that they thought the police station and some people could not be trusted with the USB data WZF gave and that they would have to hand it over for review. But bringing it back to their apartment??? Which is a cafe??? Which is in no way a secured area???? Careless! They're just asking for it to be taken from them. No way the dealers would let evidence slip by like that???

Also, the way Chen Yu said they have to make WZF trust them to obtain info from him only to badger him to reveal whatever he knows at every second of the day thereafter. Like just hear a man out and stop asking him to reveal everything every time the dude opens his mouth?? Maybe this was how Chen Yu was supposed to be written cos he has zero EQ for a cop.

But the scene that takes the cake for me (in a bad way) was when Chen Yu went to infiltrate Wan Logistics to obtain the past records and not only did he kick over an empty water container, he forgot to silence his phone. That's like infiltration 101. What sort of policeman (who supposedly graduated with top honours) would fail to silence his phone while sneaking into somewhere?! And while that was happening, his girlfriend (who shouldn't even know anything about the case because what happened to confidentiality) was in a club following a potential drug suspect, alone, with no back-up. ??? She is a civilian! What did she think would happen? And then when they got rescued, I was waiting for the line that said 'it's not Chen Yu's fault, i went there without him knowing" but instead she kept quiet. This is the sort of writing i find wholly unrealistic because surely being with someone working in this sort of job should come with some awareness of danger. Why would you go alone to a place you're 70% sure contains druggies that you're trying to catch???? You're just asking to get caught???

Also the case of Jiang Lei being repeatedly mentioned by multiple caught drug dealers but not on a suspects list at all. Ever since that info came out it has been buried under the rug. Aren't they at least suspicious that these dealers know your nephew's name? Doesn't that mean he has had dealings with them on more than one occasion? It's no wonder this team can't solve anything for 3 years.

Maybe I'm overly critical of these series. The actors and actresses played their parts well according to the script. But I personally think the script was not very well written in terms of character actions and reactions as well as character interactions. I would still continue to watch it for the plot and I'm still eager to see the conclusion. I just feel it's a pity that a show with what would have been a good storyline be made subpar by holes in the writing.

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