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SOB SOB SOB ITS OVER. OMFG. THE CHEMISTRY. THEIR MOMENTS. THE TEASING. I CANNOT. After he came back from prison and when it was all about the enemies i low key didn’t care but UGHHH THEM TOGRTHEJRNE…. ugh so happy they married but now i’m so sad i rly liked this. probably my favorite modern cdrama ever :(i thoguht their chemistry was so good. li xun is so cute. AGHHHHHHHHHHHH like the pull away come back and i pretended i didn’t like u but rly always liked u. damn. so good… i rw their clips now and it’s so cute 🥲🥲🥲made me feel so single
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Almost perfect…
I really loved this drama, it shot right to the top of my cdrama list. Some things it did so well:- The chemistry between the leads. It’s palpable.
- The plot is actually interesting, I’m not using the fast forward button at all.
- The FL is smart and principled and makes her own choices even though everyone around her is trying to tell her what to do.
- The ML is both flawed and deeply sympathetic - even when I think he’s making bad choices I completely get why.
- The villains are also believable and the show manages to pull off a betrayal that I both completely buy and also found kind of shocking.
- The music is good enough to have me using my detective skills to find these mando tracks.
- It somehow managed to use the noble idiocy trope in a way that did not infuriate me.
- The pacing is also excellent - this drama knows exactly when it’s time to move into the next phase of the story.
- The couple dynamic is a perfect blend of sincere affection, respectful partnership, and absolutely roasting each other.
- And most importantly: it gives us a slow burn enemies to lovers romance with the same couple *twice* and both times are excellent.
And one thing it really botched:
- The end of the main plot between the leads and their frenemy. You can’t build up a revenge plot for that long only to wimp out and give the villain a brain tumor and wholly unearned redemption at the end. It was hugely disappointing and the only major weak spot in the otherwise great writing.
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Top Rated Chinese Drama - Love #YuYi
Programing genius, The lighter #ChenFeiyu & his Princess #ZhangJingyi fighting for their peace after taking on the world as a battlefield. V young leads but quite mature act, gripping plot, Bingeworthy show with a high repeat value.Nothing can top this story I believe. Very intricately written & brilliantly acted. #ChenFeiyu #ZhangJingyi aced their roles as well as supporting cast , Chen Fei Yu's getup changes were 🔥 🔥 🔥specially his buzz cut. Although I would love to see him growing back his hair towards the ending.
Do look for the deleted scenes on YT after you finish this show.
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Don't be put off, this show is must watch.
Lighter & Princess is unforgettable. The plot feels real, the characters have complexity and depth, and the actors make the show magical.I don't usually like so-called Red Flag male leads, but Lighter & Princess actually challenges how making binaries like green / red flag characters is deeply problematic - because being human is complex, and systems only favour the rich and privileged.
It's also great to see a powerful woman being represented in more than a nuturing role - while it would seem she is simply supporting the male lead in a passive way, she actually is herself and her character is well defined to explore that.
The acting is also perfect. Both leads were phenomenal and managed to convey their characters well - even if it felt like the male lead was a bit expressionless at the beginning - turns out that's his character! I can't wait to see more of them in their other work.
The musical score is top-notch, and works well with the plot, bringing in alternative rock that powers the emotional complexity of the narrative.
To be honest, I am really struggling to find anything to follow this show. The whole plot and production brought a rollercoaster of deep emotions - tension I could feel in my gut, tears in despair and hope, redemption arcs which made my heart feel full, and the tender warmth of actual deep love.
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Lets be realistic here... they were flawed, but within reason
Ill start off by saying, I absolutely loved this drama. It had a great plot, great acting, an amazing OST and even better editing.There are flaws, as does every show and character. But imo, the overall plot was amazing.
Li Xun, is so arrogant, rude, (hot) and irritating. But thats his character. After having suffered his entire childhood, he became a rebellious asshole. The problem most talk about in thier reviews is his character. While yes he is the typical rude ML, he believes he has every reason to be able to act this way. And I partly think its valid. As a kid who struggled while growing up, he fought for everything he had, while everyone around him didnt. He was different than the rest of the characters in many ways, but this was the most important. While he was smarter than them, the differences in the family status was the most important one.
Zhu Yun, was annoying, not confident, and absolutely a pushover. She let everyone determine her life but herself. Her mom absolutely pissed me off, especially at the end. While others say she blindly ended up following Li Xun, (and I do partly agree) she didnt follow him solely bc she ended up liking him, or felt bad for him or whatever else. I think she was so attached to him because he helped her in so many ways. While her mom tried to control her life, he helped her reclaim it, find her own goals, aspirations and actually LIVE it.
I wont say they arent flawed. But the whole point is that. They are both flawed, but they are making progress together to change and fight for themselves and others.
Jianhong, Miaomiao, (and even Yun) were victims of Xuns university bluntness aka bullying... but ngl I thought they needed it. They were all coddled in life and it showed. They didnt like critisicm, they didnt like feeling inferior, they didnt have an ounce of backbone... Xun is the friend that helps you be able to defend yourself, while supporting you through anything and everything. While most people are focusing solely on the things he did or said, I am focusing on the things it achieved.
Xuns entire problem with Yuns mom was the fact that he saw how entitled she was. And I get Yuns moms concerns... but she also took things too far. I mean, she CONTROLLED her daughters entire life, and Yuns dad let it happen. Xun freed Yun and I believe that wholeheartedly. He helped them all by preparing them for the real world...
But lets not forget Ren Di was the exact same as Li Xun... though she was nicer a lot earlier... they were two peas in a pod. They both were irritated with the BS of the kids that had everything and acted high and mighty because of it.
However, I will say, everything he did had a purpose. While it couldve been selfish/personal reasons, they achieved things for others too. When he was rude to Yun, when he was plotting his revenge, both times, he wasnt rude just to be rude. He was rude so that she could have a reason to hate him and not go after him. They both loved each other, and would do anything to protect each other, and support them in reaching their goals. Even though Xun was rude to Yun, she knew he acted that way for a reason... and both times, it was to protect her by not getting her involved. I mean, even he said it... "Im fine with ruining myself for revenge... but not her." In his eyes he had already lived a shitty life, so he could go back to that and be fine, but she hadnt... and he didnt want her to.
In the end, everyone got what they deserved, happy or not, every character got what they needed.
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I would like to start off by saying that just because I didn't give the drama a 10 does not mean it's not one of my favourites. I literally loved it so much but of course there are a few negatives I will mention. The story starts very normally like any another campus-love story. I wasn't hooked into the drama until like episode 5. After that I ended up watching 12 episodes in one night! There was something about Li Xun that made me love the drama more and more. One thing I loved about the female lead was her complete devotion to the male lead. Zhu Yun does admit that Li Xun is stubborn and not the perfect human being but she says that she is willing to stay by his side no matter what. I know Li Xun left her for her own good but for the first time I felt that a female lead loved a male lead more instead of the other way round.
Even though Gao Jiang Hong was the main "bad guy", I still want to say that during their university times, the main leads actually didn't consider his feelings. I get Li Xun's personality was cold and distant but his way of dealing with things were wrong at sometimes. Also, Zhu Yun kind of used him to get even with Fang Zhi Jing. She made Li Xun join his project and basically take charge of Gao Jiang Hong's project. Of course, it goes without saying that whatever Gao Jiang Hong did wasn't justified at all since he purposely (and indirectly ) got Li Lan killed.
At first I didn't like that they made Gao Jiang Hong ill and got sympathy for him. However, after thinking about it, I realised either way, he would have repented and gave up. He wasn't completely evil so it is good they gave him a happy ending too.
The ending of the drama was so calming and normal (like real life).
I love that Zhu Yun was able to communicate with him so well regarding life together and having children. You could tell they grew up and had learnt so much from their mistakes.
Sometimes the reason we can never be satisfied of the ending is because we always want more of the drama, however with Lighter and Princess, I was fully satisfied.
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Eden Zhao is the star
This is a tough review as I have mixed opinionsDid I fall in love with the Main Leads - Arthur Chen & Zhang Jing Yi? No!
Did they give a solid performance? Yes
Eden Zhao to me is a star, I just loved him in this drama, I think he is what added the extra spice when it was needed. Lot of characters including the Mains did go stale through out patches in the 36 episode drama which is expected but Eden Zhao kept developing exceptionally well, why to me he is the MVP
I finished 36 episodes. Glad I watched it. I think this drama has plenty of talented supports actors & actresses good enough at the Main Lead level
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best romcom for programmers
I myself am a programming geek and someone who is very workaholic, watching this show was extremely fun as its really relatable especially some of its references and on top of it all love how main character is crazy confident which I by experience can tell is most important.overall one of my favourite cdrama of all time.
little biased haha 😄
in real life people like liu yuan are very imaginary and fictional but to be honest we all engineers dream of that level of proficiency and this show can be really inspiring as well in that sense.
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Kind of great, kind of awful
I think this is pretty good overall. I mean I watched it all the way through so… I liked most of the story which is interesting and not all fluff and it did a good job of keeping me guessing about what would happen next. The acting was very good and I liked the OST. But like other viewers have said wow what a toxic relationship. I get that the cliched aloof arrogant ML must sell well or it wouldn’t be the trait of most ML’s in dramas but I don’t always love it and I feel like this ML was a not too many steps down from a sociopath. And the FL was practically obsessed. Like what does this guy have to do to get you to turn you off him? Become a serial killer? Maybe not even that would be enough. In short I enjoyed the ride this drama took me on but I ended up relating to the second ML more then the ML and found it really hard to root for the main couple by the end.Was this review helpful to you?
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A Love I Won’t Forget!
A privileged good girl + a genius bad boy. Will they let each other inside their walls?From the first moment they share the screen, the chemistry between the Leads is 🔥 and it never quits. Their eyes show everything! The attraction,the love, the heartache - it’s all so palpable that I was totally drawn in.
The ML is just all kinds of cute. He makes you feel all the feels as he proves he’s unbeatable. The way he gets back up after every punch life throws his way is commendable. He doesn’t react in the best ways so his character growth is great to see. When he meets the FL, she’s a game changer. She’s the only one he lets close, the one he trusts above all others.
The FL starts off judgmental but not in a cruel way. And she admits when she’s wrong and makes amends. Her drive to succeed is admirable, though we later learn the toll it takes on her mental health. When she starts to see the real ML behind the mask he wears, there’s no stopping her heart from deciding he’s her one and only, her forever love.
They’re both flawed but, in each other, they find their home. The trust, loyalty, and devotion between them is truly heartwarming and swoon worthy . And once they reconcile, man…. 🫠
If you haven’t watched this yet, I think you’re missing out on an epic love story of finding the courage to fight for what’s yours while holding tight to the one you’d give it all up for.
***I loved them so much that I couldn’t handle seeing the breakup scene so, no lie, I totally skipped those drama trauma episodes & resumed watching after the time jump years forward. 🤫
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The things I always want to know 😏😉…
- First(real)Kiss : ep.18💋
- Together : ep.18 👩🏻❤️👨🏻
- BreakUp: ep.22 💔
- BackTogether : ep.35 ❤️🩹
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Love you Forever....
Love the drama love the actors especially the two main leads, Chen Fei Yu and Zhang Jing Yi. But the story got a little convoluted at some points which took a little bit away from the overall flow of the drama for me. Some silly mistakes had me like why would they do that🤦🏾♀️. But I did like it for the most part and the original soundtrack is stellar!!You can't control who you fall in love with and life choices are often times based on emotions, and always feeling the need to be on top of the world regardless of collateral damage were 2 main take aways in this drama.
But I did enjoy it for the most part and I would watch it again and did I say the soundtrack is stellar!!!
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Good story
I usually do lot of skip when watching cdrama, bcs many unnecesary scene that ( for me ) doesnt connect to the main story. But this drama really change my mind. I almost didnt skip any part, bcs most of them are immportant 🫶 the story is good and not cringe at all esp for the romance. If you want to watch not so romance drama but still give you butterflies and good story. Please do watch thisAnyway the actor are also doing good at acting, iam suprised with the fl, bcs what i heard she is nepo baby. But she really good at acting. She is not the type of weak fl, but the brave one. She support the ml the most, even ml is kinda red flag for me 😅
Thei chemistry are also in top tier
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