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In this drama you can certainly tell that they spent a lot of money and time into it. The props and costuming looks really elegant and nice and the cg effects are beautiful. The color might be a bit too flashy and pastel for me though. Another point is the drama does very well with the plot. It was really easy to identify and uderstand. I like how the point of the story is they have 7 lifetimes but they accidentally discover the conspiracies of what actually happened.I have an issue with the casting. Ding Yuxi is the only person who actually has experience and is fit for role. He has the ability to pull off minor expressions and he’s fit into the style. Yang Chaoyue, I can’t really say the same. Her acting in this drama was way better the “The Journey of Chong Zi”. But even if it was better, her acting skills are still very poor. Her crying scene’s look really fake and forced. Especially during her begging science in her 2nd life to release Lu Changkong, I couldn’t feel the sadness and her expressions were really bad.
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Lovely chemistry with a cute plot!
As soon as, I saw the drama posters, I immediately decided to give a try for this one and It was WORTH it! The story-line was quite solid, with a strong chemistry between leads. Acting were decent, and everyone did a great job portraying their characters. Even though most audience were complaining about the DYX's screentime, I don't have much problem with it( may be because I'm not a fan of any cast here ), the side-story were pretty enjoyable too. YCY's acting also improved a lot compare to her other dramas, so it was a nice, sweet and fun watch. I was really satisfied with the ending too, the only complaint I had is the CGI and some effects, in some flash back scenes it looks like they made in Powerpoint transitions! 😭Overall a nice watch + As You Wish: Love You Seven Times was funny & entertaining too!
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Enjoyable but DING YUXI ARE THE BEST
Once I heard about this drama, I decided to wait until I had enough time to marathon for Ding Yuxi.Story,
It's not bad yet it's not sophisticated enough to make me cannot skip any scene. Maybe just me but I feel like I'm watching several dramas with not really detailed stories. But I can enjoy it until the end without thinking about dropping the drama. Sometimes I feel like they could do better, sometimes I feel enough. This drama could do better in some parts. But yeah, nothing is perfect.
Some things that annoyed me when I watched this drama were some scenes shaking till I got dizzy, little scenes where their CGI was horrible, and the annoying lighting that was too bright and not necessary.
Acting,
Shout out to Ding Yuxi for his acting, I know him from The Romance of Tiger and Rose and I know this guy really has good facial expressions that make his acting more natural. He can deliver both the Dominering God of War, The Second Prince of the Qilin Clan, and even Xiang Yun's cuteness behavior when they got their body switched. Don't forget when he becomes a cat demon, HE IS SO ADORABLE THERE.
As for Yang Chaoyue, I haven't watched her dramas before. For this drama, she is good but she could do a better job in some scenes. Her acting here was okay and enjoyable, but she could do better next time,
Some of the cast did a great job in their roles, but some are just so-so.
Music,
IT IS PERFECT, I love all of their OST. Faye, Liu Yuning, until Huxia, I can enjoy all of them. I can say that all of the songs really suit the plot and the drama itself.
I will rewatch it if I miss Ding Yuxi as God of War Chu Kong, The Second Prince of Qilin Clan. But now I can say that there are other good Xianxia dramas than this.
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I may forget myself, but I will never forget you. ~~Chu Kong
Let me start by stating that LBFAD was the one and only drama that I rewatched every single year because I could never get tired of it, and I hardly thought that there would be a drama out there to give me the same comfort LBFAD did through every part. And this was definitely the one that I'm glad I didn't ignore in my plan-to-watch list.I came to LY7T for Ding Yuxi, and I really got a lot more than what I expected. The CGI, OSTs, SIZZLING HOT CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS, and of course, the amazing cast made me enjoy every damn scene in every damn episode. The best and foremost parts:
--THE 7 AMAZING LIVES
before watching, I heard a lot of complains that all the lives became a drag for many watchers, but I loved every life till the end, even though I knew each one would end the same way with someone or both tragically dying. Each and every life was amazing and special in their own way, and there were many surprises and twists along the way. The most hilarious one was the princess-general one because (MAJOR SPOILER) the leads swap bodies in that life, and I could really get used to it in Jiu Lu Fei Xiang's books. The most romance-circled one was when they went back 30,000 years to find out the truth. I am a SUCKER for romance and that one had the best and most satisfying kisses.
--THE LEADS
I could never imagine the leads as anyone else except for Ding Yuxi and Yang Chaoyue. They both applied their roles extremely well whenever they had to change personalities and act differently. They especially nailed the body swap by acting like each other frr. And Ding Yuxi's role as Lu Changkong in the second tribulation as a lovesick youth was adorable and hilarious, especially when he came to that after acting all-serious in the heaven realm a few episodes before. The FL's role as a cute disciple in the fourth tribulation was really cute. She was pretty good and always planning, not useless like I heard form some watchers.
--THE OST
Chen Tian needs some kind of award for composing all these beautiful songs because I loved every single one of the OSTs, which I rarely even expect from myself. I'm STILL listening to them
1. Only Love ~ Faye
2. Till the End of Time ~ Liu Yuning
3. Grief Record ~ A-Lin
4. Yearner ~ Hu Xia
5. Nothing To Do With Love ~ LaLa Hsu
6. Raining Everyday ~ Basanyao Orchastra
7. Break Through ~ Li Changchao
8. Heart Size ~ Ye Xuanqing
9. Time is Speechless ~ Yu Chaoying
10. Aftertaste ~ Shan Yichun
--THE COSTUMES
I have a habit of obsessively sketching the posters of my currently favorite drama, and I really noticed all the amazing hairdos, accessories, CHU KONG'S ARMORRR OMGGG, and all the costumes. I also loved how each life was symbolized differently, with the pig and tiger always kept as the main symbol.
Something I didn't like? XIU MING. Just Xiu Ming, though. They even made the main villain with every plot detail and conspiracy, and ofc every drama needs that perfect villain.
I could fr put the rewatch value 1000000/10 if MDL let me. Say I'm exaggerating, but this is the only drama that ever came to level with LBFAD for me. Coming here every year to rewatch nowww~~~
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We want to know Chinese language to understand other talk about
The story for me is like new and differentFirst the hero character like arrogant after he is acting like romantic hero
The heroine acting is very natural and innocent. she is perfect to the character
I mostly likes ancient stories because in ancient stories have the old things can see and I like the dresses, I like their traditional hair styles
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Don’t hesitate! Go for it!!!!!
One of the best dramas I’ve watched so far!!!! The fl and the ml both played their parts every well! 🩷🥰Thoroughly enjoyed this drama! Idk why some people are complaining and saying this and that about the drama and also about our fl!!!! She had good acting skills and tbh she has improved a lot more in these years! She is still very young yet very talented! Love her and omg Ding yuxi! He acted very well! Love them both🩷 they need to be paired up again 🥹
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A way to show 7 beautiful stories, and sacrificing for each other each time without hesitation.
This drama is one of my favourite xianxia drama!This storyline is very incredible and sweet!
Xiang Yun a fairy, silly Female lead that works in a Marriage Pavilion that find matches for others and Chu Kong a God of war Male Lead they were assign as marriage partners because Xiang Yun fell into the the moral world and Chu Kong was dragged into it since they were stuck in a love thread, and Chu Kong he got some primordial spirit back after passing the tribulation. But unfortunately without memory when they have to go into the but Xiang Yun had a potion that if she drinks the no memory spell she will remember everything for the second tribulation. That's when they started to get closer with eachother and Xiang Yun started to fall in love with Chu Kong and when the tribulation ended Chu Kong started to have a soft spot for her and started to fall in love with her. I really liked in each tribulation that Xiang Yun and Chu Kong sacrifice for each other each time with a hesitation.
This story contains up and downs, get tissues you need it !!
One of my favourite dramas!!!
This is a must watch if you love Ding Yuxi!!
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An amazing Xianxia with a Happy ending!
I love Ding YuXi. I loved this drama. Simple but not entirely related. Ding YuXi was the motivation but gosh I loved this drama! zthe story was so nicely interwoven and so perfectly executed that I was in awe. The romance was sweet and obviously we had YuXi and Chao Yue (always a plus) so I was pretty happy with the cast.Tbh there were some things that didn’t make sense like how he came back at the end or how he became a cat demon or how Lao Li knew what happened 30,000 years ago. But I am not complaining. It was a good story, I was never bored, never tired and never exhausted from this drama. It is a cute Xianxia with a very happy non-open ending. Definitely recommend. (I hated Xiu Ming. I won’t argue with anyone on the subject.)Was this review helpful to you?
Piggy and Tiger Tales
I'm a bit on the fence about what to talk about with this Xanxia. I don't like Xanxias in general, but I love Chinese costume dramas, so I give them a try nonetheless, just in case one might be watchable.I've stated in other reviews how I feel about the ML and the FL as actors. The actress who plays the FL always plays the exact same role of the gentle ingenue with a good heart, but somehow, compared to most FLs inhabiting this archetypal role, this FL seems to not annoy me or grate me in the same way as the others. The actress here, not only has a rare and astonishing beauty, but a real aura of goodness about her within her screen presence. I don't know what kind of person she is in real life, but I like her because she gives off a real sense of goodness. The ML is obviously a better actor technically, but the list of Chinese FL actresses I cannot stand is long, and this actress is not on that list because her expressive eyes and her screen charisma prevents her from being just another pretty, but wooden actress. In her defense, she's not the best, but she is so much better than the overwhelming majority of Chinese drama actresses.
The ML, is one that I had not enjoyed his performances up till now, but was pleasantly surprised and impressed with his performance in this. He doesn't scowl here, as I had previously encountered.
He was really, very good. If he is lacking in anything as an actor, it's charm. I wasn't charmed by him, and I didn't feel anything for him as a character. In fact, the 2nd male lead, though a very, very shallow character with no great charisma going for him, interested me more than the ML as a character. The story connecting the stories wasn't built up enough for me to want to watch further, but I appreciated the attempt at an original Xanxia story, at least.
It's not a bad Xanxia, but it is quite boring and predictable. The CGI used is laughably bad, and is worthwhile noting for that reason. Overall, an almost watchable Xanxia.... almost.... watchable.... but not quite.
A generous 6 grumpy pigs out of 10.
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Above Average Rom-Com
Yang Chao Yue has impressed me the most, I was surprised to hear she got criticism for her acting skills, as she; IMO was/is the best in the show.Enjoyable drama above average but not outstanding, worth a watch though. The love script can be a bit bubble-gum but unlike the really poor script, direction, and acting in My Demon it was bearable. If you like Rom Com's It's for you, nothing ground-breaking but Rom-Com's tend to be formulated. I enjoyed it and will now seek out the female lead's work to hopefully enjoy more of her acting.
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I couldn’t even love two lifetimes out of seven
Love You Seven Times is a pretty show.What I like are the costumes. The budget goes hard in this drama and it’s used beautifully with the makeup and the costuming of the characters. Especially in the heavenly realm. Although I do like the mortal outfits and they are less distracting for me to focus on the characters better. Nothing wrong with this at all, honestly I look at all the details in the costumes as the dialogue goes on but that’s more of my problem. It’s all so beautiful and the main leads are also both gorgeous.
My concern has been with Yang Chao Yue as I’ve heard she isn’t the best actress. I think she does a fine job with the comedic relief.. but her character is directed a little weird to me. I can’t get into her as a ground and mature character, and I don’t think she’s supposed to be- it’s just when scenes with emotional delivery and heartbreak will be sort of unbelievable because of this. Since I’ve seen her do outlandish things I’ll have a hard time adjusting to her suddenly being serious. Although with each episode it’s getting increasingly hard to watch her. I feel like she is cast here because she is so pretty. I am going to be transparent and just say that she is sucking the life from this drama for me.
It sucks because Ding Yu Xi is so amazing. He is very good at delivering multiple characters and multiple personalities of each character. I want this to be a hit drama for him and the work everyone put in. What is good is anything with Ding Yu Xi. Something about him just grabs my attention right away. Chu Kong is interesting and I like to see him in the mortal realm. Catered to love Xiang Yun and it’s funny to see how devoted he is. Although I don’t know why he is the way he is or what shaped him.
I’m not a fan of Xiang Yun right now as she is over the top stupid. Then again it’s the first few episodes that she is like this so I hope they are just setting her character up and she’ll develop to realize the gravity of her situation. I think the comedy in this show was a bad idea considering these character live and die nine times and you are supposed to feel and be invested in each live. Maybe in some way it could be done right, but my god it is so jarring here to see someone die and then a girl with a mustache gamble for no reason.
It’s like two separate shows between the scene with just the ML. It’s such a shame for the potential with him and the grandness of the worlds and stories here.
The whole seven trials makes sense. But I don’t get why Xiang Yun wants to sabotage her marriage, if she wants to save her marriage pavilion you would think she’s want things to go smoothly? I don’t know why she didn’t take the amnesia elixer.. I’m just a lost with that. So if I’m initially lost that is very bad, because I’m following them for seven lives and don’t even understand why someone did something and they just brush past it. The FL character is so over the place.. it’s just bad bad awful writing or maybe delivery or maybe both.
I’m slowly beginning to see the problem being the female lead and her acting is actually unbearable to me. She is so pretty and looks like a doll, but I feel she is very privaledged to be in a role like this. Maybe more low budget dramas would suit her better, but in this role it’s a large task to fill and she simply cannot. The actress does not have the skill to fill this character and make her feel real and likeable. I can’t help thinking that others would be better, for example, Sun Zhenni. I wasn’t a fan of Til the End of the Moon for the opposite of Thais drama. Amazing acting but bad script, but her I think Zhenni could be the female lead and do a much better job. She can act sassy and was someone I wanted to see more of from a drama I didn’t even like all too much. What could’ve been would’ve been watchable. Instead I can’t buy into the character of the female lead so I’m at a loss. She is the focus of the show, her love with Chu Kong. It’s just a shame he is so good at acting but she does worse than nothing. As much as the score can swell and the people around her are acting their hearts out I’m not dumb. I know shows that have low budget but the acting is amazing and makes me believe and feel even in a magical world. She wrings this fry of any emotional depth and merit for me. Seven whole lifetimes and different people to be all tied together by the same soul and love, but I feel she is like a low budget actress in this giant role. I’ll continue watching but only for the costumes and Yu Xi.
Long story short is I’m not buying into a love story that can’t even get me to understand why these two love eachother. It’s just a string of fate but why and how are they attached. What proved their devotion. This show is overly ambitious and fails to do the simple things and plays cheap tricks like music or costume without backing it up with a full narrative that is cohesive and makes sense. I can’t get behind trying to be invested in lives that I know they just have to get through in the end. The ultimate goal is what? Maybe I would find out if I watched the rest. I just realized if I’m skipping so much of the drama then I just can skip the whole thing and spend my time somewhere else. I honestly don’t think this show is going anywhere or will change me as a person. I don’t even think I want to watch anymore, I don’t think I’ll miss out.
If you like it then you like it. Just my opinion but I wouldn’t watch it. There are better things to watch.
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