Toxic! Toxic! Toxic!
I began to watch this drama because I really like Arthur Chen, but it quickly turned into a cringe fest.Every single relationship in this drama is toxic. Perfect examples of everything relationships should not be, not just between the ML/FL, but also between the FL and her mother and also between the second couple too.
I really can't understand why so many reviewers think this series if great unless you take it as an example of how NOT to behave in a mature, adult manner.
Awful!
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The best cdrama ever
To be honest I wasn't sure myself to watch Lighter and princess but now I'm so happy that I gave it a try. Definitely I'm going to watch it again.Trust me I'm a kdrama addict and I watched many dramas but when I watched this Cdrama I was like this.. OMG .
The plot , the style, the cast, songs even the way this drama started, everything evvverything were new not a cliche like most of the Kdrama.
If you are bored of seeing repeatative storyline like a gorgeous rich boy fall for a poor ordinary girl who wears beautiful expensive clothes every single day ( how is that even possible!??) so watch this one.
I can't believe it's not even in top10!
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Fairy-tale like with Realism
My first review ever I wanted to write on MDL because of this drama.Genre of Youth’s struggle to adulthood, facing challenges in life, facing consequences, doing the right thing, learning to express emotions, IT programming field, parenting, growth, relationships difficulty, facing adversity, kindness of others, genius and flaws, acceptance, etc
The first act focus on developing the background of a few main characters, quite well balanced and not over the top. Youthful struggles and developing friendships and relationships. Trust, faith and dreams. Captivating and realistic character building for phase. You can understand the ML’s aloofness and the FL being giving the label of ‘Princess’. Story well edited.
The characters are consistent and can see their growth to adulthood.
Second act - adult phase shown more of characters picking up what they have loss and reconciling their past to acceptance. Building trust in each other, believing in each other and growth. Some very nice supporting characters were absolutely too perfect like FL’s childhood friends. The ML’s misfortune and stubbornness was acceptable and instead as a flaw, it was narrated more of resilience, perseverance and strengths. ML is not heartless just poor in navigating his emotions and losses in life. Hence the FL is his savior.
And the villains were not all bad in their core except for one. Driven by circumstances and bad choices, all have some bad things happened to them, to allow them to learn their lessons. Of course happy ending.
So hence the fairy tale sweetness.
The actors and actresses also all portray their roles well. Deserved many thumbs up! Sweetness but not too over the top, overall a down to earth presentation.
Worth a re-watch and review the small details designed by the team and actors and actresses.
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Good film
The story line is good and quite logical so far as I have been watching till episode 31 .The chemistry between two leads is sweet, cute and natural, reminded me of my younger self. Even though they still need to improve their acting skills (sometimes still off during the drama) but overall it is good to watch, considering they are still very young actors.
Zhang Jingyi’s acting is very promising and Chen Geiyu’ eyes is catchy and lovable. I think they would be great actors in the future and can’t wait for their developments and improvements.
P/s: this drama is one of few C-drama that I dont need fast forward 👍
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Go Go Squid
If you haven't seen a lot of modern Chinese series, it might be interesting for you, but I have seen a few series like this, which are much better than this one.And this was a cliché for me, it didn't attract me, it was boring and it didn't attract me.
Although I like this genre, for example, I really liked Go Go Squid, so I rewatched it several times
In my opinion, like me, don't download this series until the end. If you didn't like the first few episodes, don't continue because the series is the same until the end
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the chemistry between the main actors are top-notch!
i've watched countless of chinese modern drama and when i tell you, most of them do not have a very natural chemistry between the main leads and their romance scenes seemed forced and unnatural. but with L&P, you can obviously feel the chemistry and i loveee how natural both the actors, fengyu & jingyi, are in this drama. their romance scenes flow smoothly and natural; the hugs, the kisses etc. most importantly, i like how fengyu gives us the butterflies with his stare and how cute jingyi is in this drama.The plot is also excellent; it depicts the progression of young college love (youthful, innocent, big dream achiever) to more mature adult love (complexity, hardships, trust, loyalty). It's refreshing honestly.
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They are the cutest and lovely couple from c- drama land
I don't think I will ever be able to move from this YUYi couple. The drama has been ended 2022, still I am stuck with them and rewatching it. I think it's deserve more popularity. I also think they should back with another series with lead couple. I am really missing them. Specially jingyi, I see so many drama's and movie's of you, your chemistry with ML is so attractive. Looking forward to your next drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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L&P - Loyalty and Persistence
May 2, 2023Lighter and Princess was Cdrama that I was bit hesitant to watch at first. Although the plot seemed intriguing, I didn’t think that I would be that hooked into watching this show.
I just want to say the the plot is pretty damn solid and strong. I will start off with the cons first. The reason I gave the plot section a 9.5/10 was that, I just felt like the ending of the show kind off fell flat. Especially in the revenge arc or around the climax. Aside from this issue I had, everything else from ep 1- 33 was solid. It was good.
As for the romance, I love the FL, Zhu Yun the most. She is so loyal and persistent with Xi Lun. After all the things that she went through. Zhu Yun and Xi Lun really deserves the best. Poor souls, my heart ached and broke for them.
I didn’t realize how heavy this drama will go into. I also can't believe that it only took me like 3 days to finish this whole series.
I love it. It's just good to watch so I hope yall can give it a try too! Still a solid 10/10 Cdrama for me!!!!
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Needs patience but is absolutely worth it
My first time watching a Cdrama that didn't feel boring around the ending but only kept me hooked up more and more. The flow is just different than usual, the feelings it shows, everything is just UNIQUE!It does have so many flaws, either in production or some of the supporting cast, but the mains were excellent, the chemistry chemistrying. No annoying SL like other campus dramas.
THE OST IS JUST 💖💖💖Not a single bad song, it's so good to the point that I replayed some scenes only bc of the ost.
I'm normally a kdrama person, and while I had a kdrama slump I was recommended to watch this and I don't regret atarting it, I'm in looooooove
It was slow around the beginning, but the more I watched the better things got. It was balanced from every side.
I don't know if I'll ever find something like this in the future, but what I know for sure is that this one already secured its place in my heart.
I don't like to write much normally, so I was going to only write a comment, to find myself writing a whole paragraph.
Thank you @iamkalai for recommending this amazing drama!
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sentirei saudades desse drama
muito bom! Podem assistir, vocês não vão se arrepender. Vou continuar a acompanhar os atores principais, eles são muito talentosos.Esse drama me surpreendeu positivamente, não é como outros dramas, esse drama mostra como a vida é difícil as vezes e que nem tudo é perfeito, você passará por dificuldades, mas seguindo o caminho do bem, haverá coisas boas a sua espera. Uma verdadeira lição de vida.
Não conhecia os atores, mas devo dizer que são muito bons e tem muito futuro.
Essa é a primeira vez que falo aqui o que eu achei de um drama, decidi fazer isso agora, para mostrar o quão bom foi assistir essa história. Geralmente eu paro de assistir na metade os dramas pois acabo me desinteressando, mas esse não, esse me prendeu do começo ao fim. Esse drama mostra como o relacionamento pode ser difícil as vezes, msm existindo amor, se você quer ver casais irreais onde não existem brigas, discordâncias, discussões ou magoas, esse drama então não é pra você. E para àqueles que falam que esse drama é tóxico, personagens ou a relação entre esses personagens, eu lhe pergunto: Você é perfeito? Sua vida é perfeita? As pessoas que você convive são perfeitas?
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Deserves more hype and love
I have never been so obsessed with a Cdrama like I am with this one. I have been rewatching this show over and over. Nothing has come close to the chemistry that Chen Feiyu and Zhang Jingyi have.Feiyu's dedication to Li Xun's character, having to bleach his hair blonde, then color it chestnut brown and then finally giving himself a buzz cut. He rocked all 3 hairstyles btw. Love his micro expressions - the little smirk, the "hmm" when he agrees but is too "lazy" to say "yes" ^_^. when he raises his eyebrows every time he teases her. The puppy eyes that just makes you melt. He was perfectly casted as LiXun.
Jingyi was also the best actress to be casted as Zhuyun. I cried when she cries. I felt the sadness, the happiness, the love. She was not annoying. Her voice (probably VA) was perfect as she does not have the usual "baby voice" most FL would have. She was not the damsel in distress. She was the breath of fresh air in all the FLs in Cdramas. She wasn't waiting to be saved and I loved that. It was also so amusing to me that she literally blushes everytime they have an intimate scene (you can clearly see this in episode 36 when they were at the sofa in LiXun's apartment. ^_^
Now, the story. I love the fact that they tackled the prison life during and after he got out. That's usually a sensitive topic and I love that the writers handled it with grace - how people who went to prison can be judged after getting out, how they will find a job and how they can have the tendency to be imprisoned again. I love that they closely followed the lines in the novel and improved the story (**** Novel Spoiler ***** LiXun was a playboy in the novel and Zhuyun was irritatingly helpless at times) T_T
The OST is chef's kiss. Hands down the best out of all the Cdramas I've seen. Each song was played at the right moment capturing the feeling that that scene has so it becomes more powerful and creates that memory. It wasn't just the opening or the ending OST, there were a lot of other songs playing at the right moment to give you the right feels like "Upside Down" by Zhen Xueran during the snow scene when he started to call her "Princess" again. And "Left Unsaid" by the same artist played when they were in the elevator going to Flying Heart office.
Overall, the best. Worth every time you rewatch. <3
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Title should be "LIGHTER AND OBSESSION"
This is a highly rated drama. I bet it's a good one if I dared to overlook some behaviours. I know many loved this and I fully respect their sentiments. I'm sorry, I guess not for me. I tried to like it. There were some good moments where I could say it was okay. Annoyance and boredom though won in the end.I can't stand to watch women like this one. I know she's presented as a young, immature and naive girl in the game of love in the beginning. She's sheltered and he's her first love. She's so in love that she overlooks most ugly things through the course of the series. How about in the latter episodes where she's already a mature woman years after, who has undergone so much hurt and expected to have learned her ways?
I don't get it. She's also smart defiant, determined, competitive and brave when it comes to what she believes in, but when it comes to the male lead, why oh why she lets herself lose her self respect and identity, beats me.
Even the supporting characters, I couldn't understand why he gets away with this kind of behaviour and attitude. A not so good message, relationship wise be it in friendship or romance, that just because you're good looking and a prodigy, you're entitled and you deserve to be a jerk regardless of a sad past.
Main leads as the way I see it from the episodes I tried to finish, which greatly bored and annoyed me, wouldn't be together, if FL doesn't keep showing up or running after the ML in each episode. Last straw for me was despite the great pain she went through after years, she's still this pathetic obsessed woman.
I'd say this is a drama series I could appreciate because of some good acting and character development of some actors like GAO, the second male lead. Main leads remain the same for me. FL still pathetic and obsessed and ML still an arse.
This is still a romantic drama regardless of all these techno innovations whatever. I'm still old school with regard to romance, be it in books and TV series. I hate doormats when it comes to my female heroines.
Overall, this could be a drama with great potential for me if the FL isn't made like this love obsessed girl. And I don't believe ML is believable that he loved this girl after everything he put her through.
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