Lost Romance

Peak isekai romance

Such a fun and romantic show from start to finish! I think this is probably one of the best “person goes into a novel” stories that I’ve seen, from the rules of the world-building to how they extended the leads’ love story in the real world. I would’ve loved a bit more time just to see everyone’s reaction to our leads getting together, but I think the romantic development was impeccable overall.

The FL is loud and crazy but never gets too annoying, and while the ML sounds like your typical “cold CEO,” he never came off as rude and heartless. There’s a down-to-earthness in all the dialogue and actions of our leads, despite the plot getting REALLY unserious and outlandish sometimes.

The only thing that actually was kind of frustrating and irritating were the ML’s family and your typical corporate battle plot. Especially in the first half when the romance was so endearing, cutting to the sister character constantly yelling just brought the pacing to a screeching halt. I even reached a point where I felt like she was beyond redemption because none of her scenes were enjoyable. While I understand why we have this subplot, I wonder if the pacing could’ve been faster and she could’ve been portrayed as a more layered character early on.

Still, a fun watch and I loved the way the show played on tropes. A great watch and I wish Taiwan would come out with more shows like this.

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Funny at first, then becomes more sincere and romantic

The beginning of this drama is so cheesy, I almost dropped it. The female lead falls into a romance novel and tries to break up the male lead and the girlfriend written for him in the story. This part was interesting on a "meta" level, playing with the tropes around the sweet, helpless romantic female lead and our aggressive protagonist's attempts to sabotage their relationship and take the ML for herself. But knowing it was a fictional world, her actions were over-the-top and often cringey and ridiculous. However the drama began to change for the better (in my opinion) as her relationship deepened with the ML and become more genuine. I'm not going to give details here because I want this review to remain spoiler-free, but there's a major plot twist between the fictional world and the real world, and it gives both the FL and ML the opportunity to act differently (and with more sincerity) as their relationship progresses. So even if you're a little wary at the beginning, I recommend sticking with this drama, it gets significantly better as it progresses and winds up as a genuinely entertaining and sweet romance.

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Oh my goodness, this drama I think beats the myriad of kdramas I have seen in all my years of watching! It's crazy good!! The presentation and writing was much more convincing and mature than I thought it was going to be after reading the description. The plot seemed interesting enough and I thought, "Oh okay, something similar to W: Two Worlds. I can get into another one of those storylines again." Although it had this slight similarity as W: Two Worlds, the vibe was WAY different once I began watching it. This drama stands on its own, and I dare not compare it to the kdrama. They each were good dramas for what they were. Both are in my top 5.

Without giving too much away, let's just say the following reasons why this drama is so high on my list of top favorite dramas are:

1. Loveable, charismatic characters
2. An extremely well-written story
3. Great pacing
4. Talented actors and actresses!! (just discovering the talents of Marcus Chang. The FL was great too!!)
5. The way things happened in the comic versus the real world
6. No fillers, any unnecessary drama (cannot stand it when shows do this just to add a "wow factor" but it adds no purpose to the story).
7. A very satisfying ending (did not leave anything unaddressed or unanswered).
8. The development between the main characters.
9. And my favorite one of all....the passion and chemistry between the main characters! No dead open eyes or robot kissing here, thank you very much!

I am so happy to have discovered this gem. This drama deserves all the recognition it can get! Bravo! Now that all the episodes are out, and I no longer have to wait a week, I will definitely be giving this drama another watch all the way through. That's saying something when I'm willing to give a show another watch. :)

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Worth it! just get past the first 6 episodes!

Really, if you're confused after the first eps, please continue, it does get much better. Trust me, I tried to watch it multiple times cause of great recommendations and just couldn't get through it. I went back to it one more time and I'm glad I stuck with it. An absolutely beautiful story, the confusion at the beginning fades once we get almost fully immersed into the novel. Teared up at the end. Marcus and Vivian's chemistry truly help make the story come to life. The complexity of Xiao En (Vivian's character) comes from her being just as confused as us when her reality is suddenly mixed with a novel and everything she knew is no longer what it seems. Without giving spoilers, when she's misunderstood as trying to sabotage the female lead of the novel, it gets frustrating for us as the audience but also for her as she tries to navigate through her new life. All of this contributes to her eventually moving closer to the male lead and second male lead. We start understanding her frustrations bit by bit. Situ Ao Ran's insecurities/flaws make his charm honestly, he's unabashedly a stereotypical lead on the surface but everything about his character is what helps deepen his relationship with Xiao En. If you're still reading and thinking of watching, do give it chance. 100000/10 recommend!

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An Unexpected Gem

One of my favorites! Measures up to those epic K-dramas. I've already re-watched it 3 times! One of the best I think in quirkiness and its clever plot. The length of the drama is perfect, not too long. The storyline is funny and there are moments where I couldn't stop laughing. The FL is not the a typical nice and gentle woman. She knows all the tricks and love story clichés because of her knowledge in novels and uses them to her advantage in the alternateuniverse. The only thing I didn't like was the jumping back and forth from reality to the alternate universe. I didn't think it was necessary. That ends though close to the end when she's back to reality. What's fun to watch at the end is how the roles have changed and the chasing continues. It feels like I was starting a new drama and kept me hook hoping and wondering what's going to happen next.

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A second chance at life - DONE RIGHT!!!

I am so very impressed with the way this drama was executed.
usually dramas and manhwas around characters waking up in another life is such a cringe plot, but the cast and production team really made it work. the emotions felt real and not a manufactured script that is being shoved down peoples throats to make them believe.
Marcus and Vivian made such an amazing couple and their chemistry was on point. kiss scenes were so good.
I loved how simon playing qiangfen was breaking the 4th wall within his own world every now and then. in the beginning i could sense that qiangfeng has a weird thing going, and he did. And it was awesome.

overall an amazing drama. I don't know if its something i would watch again because the excitement and intensity of the drama is interesting mostly on a first watch

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Best drama of 2020

If you haven't watched this drama, what are you waiting for? This series was definitely one of the most complete and entertaining series I've ever watched. There are no plot holes whatsoever. Normally the drama in which the main lead enters in the world of story, the ending becomes very confusing. There are many things not explained and it becomes hard to imagine. But the flow of this drama was awesome. The ending was not at all confusing, every character had a justified ending and there were no plot holes. Talking about the main leads. Marcus Chang's acting is awesome. He looks so handsome like its unreal. Vivian Sung did a fantastic job with her role. Honestly, the casting was perfect. Everyone was a great actor. The chemistry between the main leads is over the roof. It's awesome like there are no words to explain. OST of the series is also very good. Each and every song has a deep meaning and they are totally related with the series. Honestly this drama is one of the best. Go watch it!!!

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Full of romance

Ok as first i really love it becoz this one have lot s of romance. Main coupl chemistry is good.. its not story tht has too much things but just simple love story tht make you feel good ❤️❤️ but as for ending i dont like one thing tht is when tian sixng remember about sithu aoran and come to xiao en tht part is bit out for me what i mean is tht part should be very touchy but i am not feel like tht. And there are one more thing i dont like that is thire wedding 2nd time, they should have gather frnds at least chun tian.. they just got married and things hpnd i dont like it that way.. other parts is ok actually i feel very happy when quing feng had happy ending.. but i feel bit sad becoz he is only a book character while all other charaters stay in real world too 😭
When i compair thaiwan and korean dramas lot of thaiwan dramas has lot of love seens than korean dramas.. and although it has bad peopl in the end drama not let us to hate them.. few dramas is ok with tht but few i dont like to forgive the bad one..

As for characters and acting it all ok actually firstly i hate he ming li but in the end it changed.. and i never hate tian jian not in the book or real life.. mostly in real life he is not bad guy when tian xing fell he even try to save him but becoz of his sister he push tian xing.. every other characters build well.. actually i really like xiao an and chun tian s friendship. I wanted frnd like that.. i feel jelous too..

Overall good drama but i am not saying it is perfect one. Becoz it has some lost point like i play fast some of ming li , tan jian , uncl hu parts even i fast forwrd tht parts i never feel somthing missing.. tht is one of lost point in this drama.. other than if you want to relax your mind and if you love romnce this is for you..

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Loved the FL and ML

I LOVED this drama, my first Taiwanese drama and I don't think I'd ever find another Taiwanese (Kdrama or Cdrama) drama as good as this one. It's a mixture of: W - Two Worlds and Extraordinary You.
What I loved about this drama is that the "dream" world was in fact real, at least to the ML and FL. Unlike many other shows where the other reality is only real to just the ML or FL, here it was real to them both, which is the most important aspect of the story.

There are essentially two romance stories in this drama between the main characters:
1) Book (dream) World: The story of how the Xiao'en and Aoran (book name of He Tian Xing) fall in love.
2) Reality (awake) World: The (much shorter) story of Xiao'en and He Tian Xing falling in love

I loved both love stories, but they were both very different. You'll understand just how different the book world and real world stories are when they collide and litterally break apart at episode 15. I preferred the real world Tian Xing over his book world counterpart. He was better in litterally every aspect and I wish we got to see more of him. Tian Xing himself said that he didn't like the person he was in the book world. I wish we had more episodes in the real world rather than the book world. There was also a lot more action and subplots in the real world story that I wanted the FL and ML to experience more of. Other than that, the story was PERFECT. I did have to skip some parts of the drama because the FL really made me cringe sometimes.

Another thing I have to mention is the CHEMISTRY between the FL and ML. It was SOOO good. I really want to see another drama with Vivian and Marcus as the main leads. I mean even before the two charecters met, you could see the chemistry. And when they were together, even when the characters hated each other, the chemistry was EVERYTHING.

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Overflowing with sweet scenes and chemistry

Characters were great, the story was great, the romance was great. It may seem a bit slow in the first episode but once you get past them laying down the characterisation, the story really picks up, and becomeas a lot more fun and engaging.

I'm always a sucker for a story where someone is transported to another world/the past/into a book/etc and this was one of my favourite representations of that.

Also... the romance is just amazing. The lovey-dovey scenes are so good and even just the fun, f;ortatious banter is so good to watch! The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable and the second ML is also fantastic - and while I couldn't help wanting the ML and FL to end up together it was really hard not to root for our second leading man too!

Definitely worth a watch!

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You need a little bit of patience

I was somewhat detached during the first half of the show. I couldn’t really get where those intense feelings were coming from – Situ Aoran liking Chuchu, Qing Feng liking Chuchu, Zheng Ziao En liking Situ Aoran and Chuchu as the supposed female lead which by the way did not strike me as such, to me she was the minor role who had the hots for the male lead while playing the innocent and turns evil. There is such a thing as playing your character well, I just really found her annoying in the novel and reality and I mean her, not just her character. Every time she comes on screen I wanted to scratch my monitor.

So anyways, I had to reset my mind to watch if from the perspective that it’s supposed to be a typical romance novel with typical characters, usual clichés with the audience jumping in the middle of the story and just accept the fact to take it as it is because there really is no reason to it. Okay fine.

It got better from episode 9, though that felt like forever because the episodes are about an hour long with lots of slo mo, replays and replays every time I think the show goes on commercial. On to the better part of the show….

No matter how evil He Mingli was I didn’t really hate her like the above, good that she turned good. Kelly Liao looks very classy and elegant, even when she was in the hospital.

Duan Mu Qing Feng happy that he finally gets his happy ending. First time I’ve seen Simon Lian in a drama, hope to see him in one where he gets the girl :-)

Vivian Sung is great going from one emotion to another.

Marcus Chang what can I say :-) He fits the role. I like his little expressions and when he smiles :-)

This drama is creative and I liked the ending.

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