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Not the usual kind of XianXia
First of all, I would like to mention how positive I am about Yang Chao Yue's acting performance. I have seen her in Dance of the Phoenix, Heroes, Sisterhood and The Journey of Chong Zi and I was not satisfied with her performance in any of the dramas. Whether it was the script or really her acting is hard to say.Ding Yunxi never disappoints - I've watched all his dramas so far and have to say that he delivered again. Personally, I think he conveyed the role as well as the emotions very well.
The visual effects were beautiful and an absolute eye-catcher.
The costume designers really went out of their way to show differences between lives and the way they dressed. My personal favourite is definitely the Demon King arc.
Personally, I really enjoyed the story and next to BTTB, LY7T will be my second favourite Xianxia this year.
Even though some may find the story too rushed at the end, I found that the fight at the end ended without exaggeration and was carried more by emotions and decisions of the individuals.
It also made sense to me that Chu Kong sacrifices himself in this life, as he had already given her the opportunity not to die again 30,000 years earlier with his Qiling. The decision for Chu Kong to sacrifice himself this time also makes sense because it would not be logical for Cang Hai to sacrifice herself and for Chu Kong to die in the process.
We can rejoice that we have another XianXia drama with a happy ending this year, even if we don't know what will become of them.
My impression here was that Chu Kong still remembers her in this life. That means it's up to our imagination what their future will be.
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it was an okay watch
This drama knocked me out in less than 1 minute starting from the ost and i enjoyed the first life that they went through where FL, Xiang Yun / Cang Ha (Yang Chao Yue), was a white tiger cub and the ML was a wild bore it was hilarious honestly. 2nd life was a bit frustrating with the 3rd wheel ,Xiu Ming(Xing Mi). I liked the side couple Lu Fang and Cui Bi ship it was cute. I cried when both ML and FL parents died. To be honest i didn't like the love triangle or square or whatever the hill it was. 3rd life got me frustrated because FL believed anything without knowing the full truth it was when she was ML student like bruh ML told her there was no cure for his heart disease and she found out there was a cure but later thought that ML is trying to use her to get her heart when clearly there was no reason for that heck she went along with the misunderstanding that ML killed her parents when it wasn't even him and once again the 3rd wheel Xiu Ming(Xing Mi) didn't even try to clear up the misunderstanding and just let her misunderstand. The 3rd life i cannot consider that a tragedy cause it was a stupid misunderstanding that she made up and followed the 3rd wheel this made me remember Romeo and Juliet which i hated i made no sense and it shouldn't be considered a romance or tragedy it was plain stupid. Anyway, I like all the side characters but not the 3rdwheel Xiu Ming(Xing Mi). The 4th life when ML and FL swapped bodies it was hilarious and they didn't show that many side characters in this life so it just went by smoothly and i enjoyed this death no tears were needed for this 4th life because it was like a sweet death/reunion its weird but it's a bittersweet moment. The 4th life went by fast i didn't mind that. The 5th Life we got a peek of what really went down 30,000 years ago( will not give u a spoiler for that). I didn't cry when ML and FL died but once again it didn't leave an impression on me it was sad but it didn't leave an impression on me that just all. 6th life ML was a demonic cat( i think) Anyway it was hilarious when his cat ears popped out and when he was trying to act like he forgot FL. The ending didn't get me to tear up my eyes were just wet/watery but no tears dropped anyway FL went to Mortal World and found ML and that's where it ended.I liked all their lives but when we got the 3rd wheel Xiu Ming(Xing Mi) I couldn't enjoy it cause he was there. I liked all the characters except Xiu Ming(Xing Mi). Don't get me wrong i like the actor but not the character that he played. Even if it was 30,000 years the FL still didn't love him like he needed to know when to back away but he didn't heck he was even an obsessive prince in one of their lifetime. The thing i don't get is why didn't Xiu Ming(Xing Mi) tell ML,Chu Kong / Lu Chang(Ding Yu Xi), about what had happened 30,000 years ago. Honestly, i was a bit frustrated with Xiu Ming(Xing Mi). Well, those are the only bad points that i have for this drama. I also liked the side couples too they were funny but i cried like a brat when one of the partners died leaving behind the other. i think the side couples are the one that left a deep impression on me. I was hoping to cry a lot but it didn't affect me this was an average drama for me.
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Ding Yuxi is a great GREAT actor
Watching this drama just for Ding Yuxi was the right decision for me. I watched this drama after I watched 'The Romance of Tiger and Rose' and I was very interested in Ding Yuxi's acting, so I looked up Yuxi's discography and found in his latest drama Yuxi's voice wasn't dubbed. I'm so happy, finally i can hear his original voice!After watching this, I respect Ding Yuxi even more, for me he's a hardworking actor and is dedicated to every character he takes on. I was touched by his effort to display such amazing micro-expressions! even when playing a young General, he was able to portray the figure of a mighty General. I was even amazed by his posture when wearing armor, and when Yuxi has to change the role of a God, he can also play the character of a God who is authoritative and scary.
Moving on to the plot of the drama. So far I like the storyline created by the writer. Very interesting, and what is a plus for me is that the love journey of the two main characters isn't made too slowly.
But when it comes to acting... I really want to give it a perfect score, but for me the female lead's acting is still lacking in several points. She can still expand her acting range, she has enormous potential to deepen her character, and after finishing this drama, Yang Chaoyue apparently made good progress.
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Joyful to watch
I liked it, was joyful to watch and enjoy my time. would recommend thisEach life is very different, with different settings and length of episodes. Some of the lives only FL remembers her present self, others only ML, and we also have lives where they both remember so it gives a unique experience in each one.
I like the idea that they want to the moral tribulation with memory which is kind of unique.
In their fourth experience on the body swap, I liked the acting of the male lead when he acted and the facial expressions, and at the same time I felt the female lead acted as a normal female without the fake I am cute, way of experiencing and talking. Why do they like to be fake?
In their 5th experience, Also I liked how different acts of the male lead for the characters and the facial expressions.
'someone like in the novel, who is dedicated, righteous, handsome, brave, witty, young, promising, and romantically loyal.'
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Sweet and cute series
I’m writing this review as I’m thinking about another series. Literally just finished Back from the Brink after Love You Seven Times. I couldn’t contain my excitement to see Yang Chao Yue because she has come such a long way. I saw her and Neo in a variety show a while back and it was super cute. I was super happy to see both him and her having a new series out the same year.Love you seven times had a lot of chemistry. For sure, Ding Yu Xi won my heart in this series. The last time I saw his work was from Romance of Tiger and Rose. I wasn’t very impressed with that series but this one…he won my heart over!!!!
Here are some things I love about this series:
I love the outfits, the attention to the details was just spot on.
The length of the episodes, I’m glad it was a short series.
The flow and the pace of the story. I ended up binge-watching this entire series because it was so easy to watch.
The opening theme. I automatically recognize the singer.
The cast.
The different lifetimes they had. I’m glad they were not painfully long and they were just perfect!!
The only con I had was these carefree happy FL leads we tend to get in Wuxia.
I recommend it to anyone looking to watch a short, sweet, and romantic wuxia series.
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A Good Drama, But Not a Great One
I will be overtly critical of the drama, however, I don't mean to diminish it's value as good. It has it's flaws, but I still managed to complete it, while relatively enjoying it. Of course, that may just be my love for Ding Yu Xi speaking.Now, I believe Love You Seven Times' biggest flaw is the start.
The first life is charming, as many seem to agree. It is short, and sweet, while establishing the lead dynamics. Of course, from there, it is a downhill trek.
The second life feels draggy, and only really gets interesting around episode 10. Not to mention, the female lead was just silly, and dare I say, a little annoying. Why is XY so worried about being killed by CK if she knows he agreed to the love tribulation? Not even agreed, but urged for it. Not to mention, it was his character pursuing her. Of course, it's a key arc in the development of both leads, so it's not as if I don't understand the necessity of such a long introductory tribulation, or even misunderstandings and conflict. I don't believe that erases it's faults, however.
The third life, however, was my personal favourite. Of course, watching CK deepen his feelings for XY was great... But the real charm was the chemistry flowering between Qian Ren, Qian Mou, and CK. I found myself wishing we could've seen more of their banter in later episodes.
The rest of the lives, I had no particular comment on.
Now, story aside, the characters often fell a little flat.
It felt as though, a lot of the characters weren't fleshed out at all. Zu Hui and Jin Luo's development was abrupt, and frankly felt a little forced. Jin Lian and Zu Hui's just fell short of something great, and fizzled out into nothing. The three, are great characters, but with how much the story had to focus on, it sacrificed a lot of potential. Hao Xuan, as the main antagonist, felt a little cookie cutter. His aims, and ambitions more than bland. Of course, the inferiority complex could've been great, but it was never really fleshed out beyond, "my brother was born with everything, while I was not". Overall, Immortal Li, and Red Thread Master were one of the few characters I think stuck with me. Xiu Ming didn't really stick out to me in any way.
In conclusion, the story has its flaws, but it had great potential to be something great. Though, in my opinion, it did not achieve that, it's still something good.
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Ding Yu Xi's back must hurt from carrying this drama
==Breakdown==Background plot - 30%
Romance - 50%
Misc comedy - 20%
Background plot - Fantastic
Romantic chemistry - So incredibly disappointing
Misc comedy - Fine
Production value - Really good
So, here's the thing. I liked Yang Chao Yue in The Double and Fireworks of My Heart, but she was really bad in this one. The chemistry in Love You Seven Times felt one-side (all Ding Yu Xi', none Yang Chao Yue). He tried really hard. Some of his longing looks mid-way through the drama got me in my feels. But Yang Chao Yue gave him nothing. She was the romantic chemistry equivalent of a brick.
The story here was quite good! And the production values were excellent. The romance aspect-- which was the main storyline-- fell flat because of the FL, and it was such a shame. :-(
I still like Yang Chao Yue and will look forward to her dramas, but maybe she's not capable of being a lead in a romantic drama.
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Seven Lifetimes of Love
IQIYI’s highly anticipated wuxia drama “Love You Seven Times” recently finished its run and I’m still spellbound by the storyline. Adapted from the web novel “Yi Shi Chong Dong, Qi Shi Bu Xiang” (一时冲动，七世不祥) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香), the show stars Yang Chao Yue & Ding Yu Xi in the indomitable roles of the God of War Chu Kong & Empress Cang Hai. The storyline begins with an uncanny meeting between our main couple (in the present), where Chu Kong is trying to cure his damaged primordial spirit. Chu Kong had supposedly sacrificed half of his primordial spirit to vanquish the evildoer, Empress Cang Hai, in the past. If you are questioning the logic between pairing a protagonist and an antagonist, that’s where “Love You Seven Times” does a double take and gives you an effervescent love story that spans across seven lifetimes. The show (true to its name) has seven different settings and timelines where our main couple reincarnate, face various tribulations and return to the Heavenly Realm. Distinctly intertwined with these stories is the backstory, which dates back to 30,000 years where Moluo’s were the most powerful clan and Empress Cang Hai was the “Ruler of the Six Realms”.Read the complete article here-
https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/love-you-seven-times-series-review/
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Prepare tissues!!
I've been looking for somewhere to watch this drama as I saw the trailer and it looked really nice, once I was able to watch it I did not stop. I was addicted. Although I cannot say it was the best or mind blowing(Fangs of Fortune took the spot this year lol) but this drama was definitely still really good and worth the watch. Not many episodes but each episode is packed with so much detail and plot, definitely recommend watching.Story :
The story was really unique. I haven't seen many dramas that have the concept of tribulations and going through different lives over and over again but the meaning of this drama was so cute. The fact that the main couple was with eachother since the beginning to the end. Every lifetime they manage to find eachother and fall in love. Their story was for sure tied with a red string. The plot twist throughout the drama was soo good, it definitely kept me on the hook. This drama is quite different from other XianXia dramas, it does not use the same repetitive plot which tends to bore viewers. The amount of tears I shed for the main cast is crazy, I feel like i was crying every two episodes.
CGI:
Of course in any XianXia dramas, there is a ton of CGI but the CGI in this drama was really good. I loved the backgrounds and all the sets as they were beautiful, especially the heavenly kingdom, the different colour clouds, and the pretty building structures with white and gold! Perfect. The costumes were magnificent, actual works of art. I so badly wanted to wear all of the main female lead's clothes.
Music :
The music was so beautiful! The OST is genuinely sooo pretty of a song. OMG I want it ingraved into my skull. It's so pretty and sweet but also packs a lot of emotion and whenever it played, you could feel the emotion the song gives.
Acting:
The acting was really good. Yang Chaoyue's acting improved soo much. She really managed to perfect her facial expressions very well. Compared to the first drama I saw her in, she has definitely matured. Her crying scenes feels a lot more real and authentic and her acting has become less childish which made this drama so much better. Dance of the phoenix, the first drama I saw her in, it was alright but her acting made it really uncomfortable, her being so childish even during scenes where it should be serious really ruined the drama. So seeing such big improvement was so satisfying. Ding Yuxi did an amazing job portraying his character, I loved when he went through a tribulation and became Lu ChangKong. He was so cute obsessing over Song XiangYun. He did an amazing job. All the actors in this drama did amazing, I loved how there was no toxic/annoying character who is so obsessed with one of the main leads cuz that gets repetitive and boring.
Ending:
The ending was bittersweet, made me cry. I loved how every character got what they deserved and had a good ending. Something that bothers me a lot and this happens in a lot of dramas with very heavy plots is when they rush the ending. although the ending in this drama was not too badly rushed, you could still feel a little bit. I feel like the producers shouldn't have spent so many episodes focusing on their 2nd tribulation as it took up most of the drama leaving less time and room for the other 4 tribulations. Some of the tribulations I wanted to see ore of but was unable to do to the time difference. If the tribulations were evenly split between episodes, it would have been a lot better in my opinion. Overall though, this was an amazing drama and definitely worth the watch. I cannot wait to rewatch this when I have noting else to do.
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Enjoyable watch, but not lifechanging
If you're looking for a sweet heart tugging drama with a medium level of angst, then this one might be the one for you. Ding Yuxi is one of my favourite actors after watching several of his dramas and he def lives up to his acting skills in Love You Seven Times (LYST).STORY:
I feel like the story was relatively well written, good pacing and each tribulation had its own story that added to the overall Heaven Realm plot which I liked. I grew to love the characters more with each tribulation they went through and enjoyed the angst as it was a small amount and didn't drag on like 10 episodes like other dramas do. A good story can balance the happy and the pain, and I feel like LYST did the job. The only downfall I feel in the story was that the pacing of how they took down the bad guy wasn't spaced out correctly, and could have been way more satisfying but the other aspects of the story did great.
ACTING:
Ding Yuxi is phenomenal in this series, every time he cries I feel a gut retching pain inside my chest and I feel all his emotions. In their second tribulation when he cries over Xiangyun his eyes are so bloodshot and it really moved me. As for the female lead, Yang Chaoyue, I feel like she definitely still gives off rookie vibes. especially in the first half of the drama. I agree her acting needs some work but I feel like Ding Yuxi carried a lot of scenes so it balanced it out. However I feel like she played Cang Hai way better than Xiangyun, and her chemistry with Ding Yuxi during the 30,000 past arc was ON FIRE and I really enjoyed her character there. Maybe because I feel like Cang Hai's personality fits her real personality more so it looked very genuine. Shout out to the guy who played Zihui because my drama tingling bones are telling me his gonna be really popular soon.
MUSIC:
A few of the soundtrack songs were amazing and gave me chills, but the OST they played during the scenes where Chu Kong summons the (bull?) I feel like didnt fit and sometimes when he uses his power I feel like the song is too modern. Otherwise it was still good!
OVERALL:
I enjoy a well written drama with decent chemistry so I feel like this one I thoroughly enjoyed. Overall I would give it a 8.5/10, which is pretty good considering I'm pretty picky with my dramas. Can't wait to see more of Ding Yuxi's work in the future!
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Beautiful and Pure Love ❤️
First, I wasn't sure whag to expect going into this, I love xianxia shows, and I've seen all the stories from the novel writer, and enjoyed them, so i wanted to give this a try, though i was sooo nervous going in, because i thought it would be very heavy and angsty. But...It really wasn't as heavy as i was expecting, each lifetime and romance was so well writtten, it was great seeing them in different roles and yet still would do anything for their love with no previous memories of anything.
As the show went on the love grow, so many tiems when i was expecting something bad... it went the other way, it was more heavy during there trial, which i liked that they didnt bring too many drama after each was done.
The acting of the ML was phenomenal, he did such a great job in each lifetime role, one of my favorite acting was the lifetime where he was a cat demon, his acting was very different from all the other shows I've seen him in and it was great seeing him in that role. The FL acting was pretty good as well, i think if anything for her to improve would be her crying scenes and her eyes, but there were times where she showed great acting in her roles, especially in the cang hai role, you can see a clear difference and in the princess and general role.
The leads had really good chemistry, ive seen other say they lacked it, but even though the kisses were many but not as (deep 😆), i thought they did well together and after finishing the show i can't imagine anyone else in their roles. They belonged together, they loved each other and it got evident the more you watch the show.
The only time I felt a little like (jeez this is long), was the second lifetime, which was the longest. (SML was also a nuisance then too 😄), but after that... it was all so interested.
If you want to watch a sweet, beautiful, amd pure love story and you're a sucker for those things like me, i think you'll also like this.
Usually i always end up reading some spoiler and it spoils it too much, and i end up not finishings a show (that's what happen for till the end of the moon), this time i decided to stay away from all that and watch it on my own.
The OSTs... amazing!!...😍
Minor spoiler ahead
There was a mention of a time loop, which shows up around episode 30-31... of you didnt understand (like i didn't) there is a discussion right before the comment about that thoery, but I'll only read it after watching up to episode 31 or when you're done. It truly helped me to understand more about the lifetimes etc. You may not need too, but just incase you feel the need too.. 😊
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really emotional, interesting story.
I really enjoyed this drama. I have a hard time completing Chinese dramas sometimes because they can be a bit long and don't get to the romance until like 3/4 though the show. Because this show follows 7 different story lines which 7 different romances, i was able to be fulfilled because of this. The acting was great and the story was interesting. The chemistry between the two main leads was amazing and Ding Yuxi is just amazing. His facial expressions really are great. There were a couple plot points I didn't quite get but overall amazing.Was this review helpful to you?
