Amazing. Certainly worth a rewatch.
Funny, romantic and has a satisfying ending too. Watch this if you want a self-aware drama that makes fun of itself and have a fresh take on romance tropes. Other popular dramas especially kdramas were referenced and spoofed a lot too. The kiss scenes and level of skinship were the stuff of fantasies.Episode 1 was just a background setup to show how impossible it is for the leads to meet in the real world. It was only in Episode 2 that the fun really started, when XiaoEn meets Situ Aoran in the novel world.
Not to be too spoilery, the story started like this: XiaoEn, a romance novel editor dreams to have her own romance and secretly admires He Tianxing, an inspiring CEO from a neighboring office. One day after waking up from a fever, she ran into HT, who now seems to be more overbearing and was told his name was Situ Aoran. Realizing that she was in the novel that she was editing, and that she was a bad character who bullies Chuchu, the FL in the novel, she decided to change her fate and instead become the novel's FL by preventing situations that can develop the Chuchu-SA relationship.
The storytelling goes back and forth between the real world where both HT and XE were in coma and the novel world where SA and XE were falling in love. I liked that the novel world have that reddish, vibrant hue (maybe to tell us us that fantasies are usually seen through rose colored glasses, hahaha) and the real world had grayish tones (does this mean reality sucks?). Things that are happening to HT became SA's dreams. Though I didn't really like that there are many scenes on power struggle for the Tiangling Group, it showed how toxic the real world was for HT. I particularly did not like it when when a sweet love scene in the novel is immediately followed by a suspense scene in the real world.
The pacing of the series was just right at 20 episodes, half of which were devoted to XE and SA falling in love, 1/4 growing their relationship, 1/4 being in the real world.
Actually, I was quite concerned that this would be messy like other parallel world dramas but it wasn't. Though 5 characters (SA, Chuchu, Moran, Susan and Quitian) in the novel world are played by the same actor in the real world, their personalities and backgrounds were different, so they may be treated as distinct from their counterparts. Characters did not go back and forth again and again from one world to another which might have resulted to story inconsistencies. Instead, there was a clear timeline, both leads are in the real world, then they both fell into comas and XE went in the novel, then they both woke up.
Some are questioning XE's hesitancy in the last quarter episodes to start a relationship with HT, but it is quite understandable because in her mind SA is another person, whom she was forcefully separated from. She also did not want to be disrespectful to HT by treating him as substitute. The resolution between SA and HT was logical and reasonable.
One scene mentioned that a wedding ending is irresponsible so this drama ending in a honeymoon felt intentional and satisfying.
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Reviewed solely as a Taiwanese drama
I wanted to watch this since maybe earlier this year, but I could not get over episode one, it was soooooo boring, so I dropped this drama. Somehow I keep coming back to this drama, so I checked out the comment section and honestly, soo many bad comments I changed my mind and decided not too watch anymore, then again I couldn't shake it, I really wanted to know why the rating was so high and the comments so bad, so I went ahead to watch.The drama after the first 2 episode, as someone else mentioned, I watched it with the speed at around 2x, after i got to episode 3 i changed it to 1.25x, I started to enjoy the drama, the whole story of going into the comic and so one was pretty great, the romance was beautiful and the chemistry with the leads was amazing, best I've ever seen for a Taiwanese drama, tbh, it was great chemistry, and then there was episode 12 hahahaha... you got to watch to know, I kept wondering "What am I watching" hahaha, they really have great chemistry in this, it makes up for all the scenes with he power struggle in the real world, you can skip those if you want.
so my rating and review is based solely on the fact that as a Taiwanese drama, it was pretty good, minus the power struggle stuff and how slow the first two episode is. I personally think for those reasons it definitely deserve the rating it got. Truly one of the best Taiwanese romcom out there. I also didn't realize how naturally beautiful the FL was,, even with the ugly clothes, she is soo beautiful, I've only seen her in 2 movies, it's my first drama with her. ML is very handsome and a good actor as well.
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Incredible!! (Intimate scenes were a 10!!)
Omg I’m gonna miss this drama so much!!! It was absolutely fantastic!! I just wish we could have gotten everyone’s reaction to their overnight marriage at the end!! I would have loved to see the look on ChuChu and Shanna’s face!! I didn’t think I would like this drama, but I was proven so wrong! The chemistry between Xiaoen and Tianxing was AMAZING!!! Their kissing scenes were 100% the best I’ve ever seen in any drama and I’ve watched hundreds over the years!! The only thing I will say is that the last 5 episodes really get dragged out unnecessarily, but not enough to make someone not wanna watch it anymore. Other than that it was great! I’m seriously gonna miss this!!! I’m so glad I watched it!!Was this review helpful to you?
The novel arc and romance portion after returning to the real world has topped my list of favorites. The production quality, cinematography, OST, and acting were all fantastic. There was great chemistry between all the characters, fun lines and interactions with little references to other works. There are a couple one dimensional characters in the novel world but it made sense for the story and was delivered well from the actors. The romance was told well and progressed in a way that felt natural and fun.
I do recommend watching this show but be prepared to skip over large sections of the real world sibling power struggle story line because it was overly dramatic and only detracted from the series. There was also a poorly constructed villian in the novel arc that was used as a plot point to force the main characters to confess.
Also be prepared for the obvious and repetitive product placement in this show.
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I have tried a few Taiwanese dramas before, but I dropped them all. I found them to be very lakorn like, so I could not force myself to get past episode 1-2. Had I been watching this drama alone by myself I don't think I could have gotten past the first episode either.(I had a companion mesmerized by beauty, who wanted to give episode 2 a go) I could only describe the first episode as absolute trash. Fortunately from the moment we've entered the "overbearing ceo world" things immediately turned for the better. From episode 2 up to episode 14 most of the time is spent in that silly fantasy world and due to the book world's rules all the silliness that happens there kind of makes sense & I found things that would normally bother me in a regular drama very entertaining here. The drama is comedy gold really, the satirization of all the tropes has never been this much fun . Once we return to the real world things started to get a bit draggy for a while, but still it's been much much better than the real world snippets (all fast forwardable) we've had until that point. Although the result ended up being pretty similar to watching an amnesia plot in a normal drama. The show, or at least the romance is nicely wrapped up. As I've said before the real world parts were pretty bad up until the ehm confluence of worlds. I could only describe it as Chaebol makjang at its worst. The family members & the uncle's motivations and actions made 0 sense and the whole thing got resolved in a boring unsuspenseful way. To sum it up all the time spent on these things had been wasted. This is the main reason why I'm only rating it at 8/10. Objectively I'm still being extremely generous here..
The love rectangle has been managed okay. Typically I'm an avid triangle hater, but the setting made these bearable.
I loved the OST. Though there were perhaps too many scenes without musical accompaniment.
I think the casting is pretty good, I liked almost all the acting performances, though I'm not entirely certain about the ML, I found his facial expressions a bit lacking.
I hugely prefer this one to W. W's plot is a jumbled mess, here we might still have an abundance of plot holes, but somehow the writer still managed to finish up the drama coherently. The end result is good enough & I'm not all that interested in the how, the inner workings of the magic is not over explained too much and that is how it should be. (over explaining magic after the original trilogy is what ruined Star Wars for me)
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Once back in the real-world, things move at a good pace. I adored how Xiao'en stayed loyal and true to Situ Aoran. That was really important to me. He Tianxing and Situ Aoran are NOT the same person - the fact that this is recognized and further acknowledged (as heartbreaking as it was) by Xiao'en is a very powerful testament of her love. The way Xiao'en's romance was resolved was predictable, but satisfactory. And the cinematography was on point! The usage of flashback scenes to build the reunion between Situ Aoran and Zheng Xiao'en gave me goosebumps. It was also an excellent recap of the entire drama, with this being the conclusion of the drama. Excellent work in editing those scenes and overlaying them with the best soundtrack to elicit emotion!
The conclusion for all of the side characters was also satisfactory. The bad guys weren't so black and white as they appeared in the beginning....you understand what fueled their poor choices and even feel pretty bad for them. Their stories are neatly concluded with them facing the consequences to their decisions and actions. Their growth as individuals is well demonstrated - I have no doubt that after they face the consequences, they will be further changed individuals, for the positive.
The acting of the selected cast was good! Not the best acting I've seen, but convincing and not amateurish at all.
I probably won't rewatch this whole drama, but I'll likely rewatch scenes because they were either steamy or adorable. :D
Overall, if you're new to dramas, this will likely be an easy one to get into as it a relatively light, romantic story with great pacing!
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The ratings don't match the drama...
This was a pretty disappointing watch. I was very excited to finally sit down and watch this drama, but it definitely did not live up to the hype I was expecting it to.TDramas have a certain style to them, but the story is what truly makes or breaks it - and what makes it feel draggy or unnecessarily dramatic. This plot felt interesting at first, but it could've been done in 18 episodes based on how the writers wanted it to go. I didn't like how short the time was for the characters to actually be together in the "real" world, nor did I like how much time was spent on the melodrama portion of the story. I liked the back and forth between the two worlds, but there were so many things that could've been added / removed to make it much more interesting.
The only plus side was the chemistry and scenes between our characters, but other than that I didn't appreciate what the writers did with a seemingly decent plot.
Watch if you're willing to skip around! :p
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Original, captivating, interesting… loved it!
This is the first taiwanese serie I watched… and I am satisfied and glad I did…Story itself is different… FL Xian is an editor of romance novels that ends up trapped in her own novel, with an overbearing CEO, Situ Aoran/He Tianxiang
I expected the plot to be the develop romance between these 2, but no…. It was a bit of a parody on all the plots and cliches that the production uses to insert romance that the female audience expects…. With a lot of humor and funny moments.
Its all about the estereotypes… like when the main female lead that is always falling so the male lead can catch her in his arms, or when the main femaile lead needs help, the male lead is always 2 seconds away to help, no matter when or where… those moments that are totally unbelievable but we got so used to… we expect them in all romantic genres novels.
Actors did a great job… in all their own stereotypes… they were cute and lovable.
I have to say that the SML was amazing,,,, until the end.. I would have loved for him to get the girl.
If there is a 2nd season about his story… I would be the first to watch… I am officially a fan now!
The chemistry between the ML, FL and the SML was great….
Music was nice also.
One min point was the costumes…. The styling was awful… clothes were super baggy or over the top.. (like the CEO went to work in a tuxedo…. Come on!)
For the rest:
Do I recommend it? YES,! Especially if yiu need a serie to lift you up after a historical drama with horrible open ending (like I had with moon lovers)
Would I watch it again? YES!
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Look out for the 2nd ML syndrome! A really well written fantasy rom-com!
Really great rom-com when you are tired of typical overbearing boss with brainless naive FL romance genre~ Be it from the reality aspect to the novel world, I think all was done really well especially the multiple sides of the characters! Super funny because FL kept doing many dumb stuff and ML's reaction when she does it!Overall, this drama had one of the best chemistries in this saturated "idol" drama market! FL isn't some idiotic woman, she has her moral values in terms of recognizing the ML in reality or in novel as separate individuals even though she had hoped for them to be the same person initially. Both the MLs also had quite an interesting story to their parts. I particularly love how the FL tried everything she didn't dare to do in reality in the novel world~ A lot of troupes but she has her way of tackling it!
What I felt kind of emotional about was the fact that Qing Feng (2nd ML) had to become a "floating" character from stories to stories because his original novel did not have a ending... Honestly he's quite the charming guy where he actually regained conscious from his story setup at some point and acted much more freely in the novel!
Really recommended for everyone to watch which I kinda regret not watching it during its release! Now I'm still feeling the aftertaste of this drama, some sweetness and some bitterness because 2nd ML could only stay as a fictional character~ I almost thought he would appear at the very end to show that actually he is real person in reality too...
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Stop...Start...Stop...Start
Lost Romance is one of those dramas that is stop-start. It started slow, then became interesting. Then it became slow, and then it became interesting again. I really liked the concept of the overall story with the two worlds thing, and the ways in which it made itself original. I also liked the cast and characters a whole great deal, too. I think the whole 'romance' and 'business' parts of the story worked well but it sometimes felt like I was watching a different drama for each storyline, they didn't really complement well with one another.OST was very good, as was the SFX and editing. Some things I thought weren't great (although not bad either) were episode lengths and number of episodes - I think instead of 20 x 70 min episodes, the story could have done better with 12 x 60 min episodes. Some acting performances weren't the best, however, the majority of the cast were very believable in their roles.
Overall, I do recommend this as long as you don't mind dramas that are slower paced.
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True love overcomes all obstacles
I have watched a ton of drama all about different things. Out of all of them this has to be my favorite. It is so cute, sad, and funny. It’s similar to Extraordinary you. A girl in a book trying to decide her own fate. Although in this she is the evil person who has to make herself better in the guys view. In the beginning they both start off in a coma they fall in love in the book and return to the real world. They have obstacles not only in the book but also in the real world. No matter what the obstacles are can they find their way to each other or have they forgotten everything that happened? Sorry I wanna make it so you can wanna watch so I won’t spoil the ending also just because I love it doesn’t mean it can’t have a sad ending. Although find out by watching it I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as me.Was this review helpful to you?
A cute romantic comedy with unique storyline.
Mydramalist এর সামারি থেকে জানা যায়, ড্রামার নায়িকা একজন টিনেজ-রোমান্টিক-ফ্যান্টাসি নভেল এডিটর। একদিন সকালে ঘুম ভেঙ্গে দেখে সে তার লেটেস্ট উপন্যাসটার কাহিনীর ভেতর ঢুকে গেছে! তার চেয়েও মারাত্মক ব্যাপার হচ্ছে- এখানে সে মেইন লীড না বরং মেইন লীডের সাথে সর্বদা ঝামেলা বাঁধানো ভিলেন!! এখন সে কি করবে!?এতটুকু পড়েই যদি ভেবে নেন- আরেহ! এটা তো হুবাহু বাঘ আর হুনুলুলুর প্রেম (The Romance of Tiger and Rose)-এর হুবাহু কপি, দাঁড়ান!!! দুটো ড্রামাই আমার দেখা এবং দুটো ড্রামার দেখার অভিজ্ঞতা থেকেই বলছি, তাইওয়ানিজ Lost Romance এর কাহিনী এতটাও সিম্পল না।
এর খানিকটা মিল অবশ্যই পাওয়া যাবে The Romance of Tiger and Rose এর সাথে, খানিকটা মিল পাওয়া যাবে ২০১৯ এর হিট কোরিয়ান স্কুল ড্রামা Extraordinary You এর সাথে আবার খানিকটা মিল পাওয়া যাবে ২০১৬ সালের হিট কোরিয়ান ড্রামা W - Two Worlds এর সাথেও। মাঝে কয়েক সেকেন্ডের জন্য Goblin আর DOTS এর ফিলিংসও পাবেন! সব মিলিয়ে মিশ্র একটা অনুভূতি আরকি!
গতানুগতিক অফিস রম-কম ড্রামার সাথে খানিকটা ফ্যান্টাসি মেশানো হয়েছে। লুতুপুতু রম-কমগুলোকে একটু ব্যাঙ্গও করা হয়নি কি? যদিও শেষ পর্যন্ত তারাও একই পথে হেঁটেছে!!
ড্রামাটা ভালোই। স্টোরি লাইন লিনিয়ার, খুব একটা প্যাঁচালো না। পর্যাপ্ত পরিমান কমেডি এবং রোমান্স আছে। রোমান্স মনে হয় একটু বেশিই আছে! বোল্ড সব রোমান্টিক সিন! কোরিয়ান আর চাইনিজ রম-কম গুলোতে সাধারণত এতটা বোল্ড সিন দেখা যায় না! মানে তারা তো কনফেস করার পর থেকে হাত ধরতেই কয়েক সপ্তাহ কাটিয়ে দেয়! আর এখানে কনফেস পর্ব শেষ হবার আগেই সোজা বেডে!! মানে, কিএক্টা অবস্থা!!! ☺️☺️☺️
Mydramalist -এ ড্রামাটার এভারেজ রেটিং ৮.৪। আমি পার্সোনালি ৮.৫ দিবো। কাহিনী অরিজিনাল না মিক্সড সেটা নিয়ে আমি ভাববো কেন!? আমি দেখে মজা পেয়েছি- এটাই আসল কথা! যারা Feels Good টাইপের ড্রামা খুঁজতেছেন, তাদের জন্য সাজেশান থাকলো।
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