Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

星汉灿烂 ‧ Drama ‧ 2022
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pule
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Apr 5, 2025
27 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10

best of the best.

best drama, best lead, best sibling, best king qeen consort and best second least. tear jerking as well. It's one of its kind drama where you get the best of the king and court of chinese dramaland. Very understanding prince and worse princess which makes it quite fun as well. like the turnover of the fl mother and Goldloving grandmother. At one point wish there is a great war to see more of ml in action. love the relation of the king queen ans consort oh how i love the balance of the kings love for the queen and consort. overall I love the chemistry of all the actors in their respective role. Great drama can watch atleast once a year. 😆😅

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Swati Vishandre
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Sep 9, 2025
27 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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A trust shouldn't be hidden for too long, it will create misunderstanding.

It's the bestest chinese drama I have seen so far. Tremendous job for choosing such an amazing actor. FL is soo good at her job, every drama she chooses become hit. I am a great fan of you and eagerly waiting for your new drama to release. The ongoing controversy with your agency is really inhuman and unacceptable. I hope you found the peace you are looking for and leave those people in the past. I have watched this when it release and still remember all the plot because I have already re-watch it many times. This drama deserve 10/10 for the plot. A must watch for all genre lover.

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rstagg
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Dec 6, 2024
27 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10

Best show for all time

I watched this show 4x (2 YouTube and 2 or 3 in rakuten). This is the show that makes me an avid fan of Zhao Lusi. She captured my interest due to her dramatic act, funny and smart. Some actresses plays similar to NN but their facial expression is void of emotions. The cast was fantastic especially the grandma,mom, emperor and chunky guard. This show contains a perfect formula of success. They have a good director, beautiful and smart script and strong cast. I will watch this again every year!
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SanaRehmat
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Oct 21, 2025
27 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 10
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Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

love, family, and destiny

A beautifully written low burn romance that captures the struggle of growing up unloved and learning to open one’s heart — all wrapped in breathtaking visuals and heartfelt performances.

This first part focuses on Shaoshang’s growth — from a misunderstood girl yearning for affection to a confident woman learning to trust and love. The chemistry between the leads is magnetic, filled with tender moments, teasing banter, and emotional depth. The show also excels in world-building, with stunning sets, intricate costumes, and a script that balances witty humor with heartfelt drama.

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Animeforever
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Jul 5, 2024
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Overall 10
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This is the most outstanding and best historical cdrama I have ever watched. Form acting to the character development of the actors in this drama was totally outstanding. The story progression and plot of the story was really mind blowing. The male and the female leads were awesome. The time I spent on this drama was totally worth it. 10/10 for me. From OST to the fighting scenes, the drama, the suspense and the comedy was totally outstanding. The chemistry between the leads was unreal. The ending after all the hurdles and struggle they went through was worth it. Wish they had shown the wedding and babies too. But well.....not that I mind.
All in all 100 marks to this drama. Loved it ❤️😍😌

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Jhorgene_Estiller
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Aug 13, 2025
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

Very Beautiful Love Story Between a Young General & his Extraordinary young Wife

The first time I saw this drama I was immediately attracted with the beauty of the FL Zhao Lu Si and the calm but intelligent nobility of the ML General Ling Bu Yi (Leo Wu). Her carefree spirit and innocent beauty captivates me and the handsome yet dignified demeanor of the General who was so deeply in loved with the FL is so touching. Both leads acted so well and so convincingly.
The production has done well and the director is very good.
The presentation of the family values and the complications of the political tensions in the Imperial Palaces made their love story more beautiful and touching.
Because of this drama I became a great fan of Leo Wu and Zhao Lu Zi. Hope to see more of them.

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Lavieenblume
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Oct 4, 2025
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

One of the Best Chinese Historical Drama

I'll write the same review for both parts 1 and 2. Honestly, I'm not used to writing drama reviews, but I'll spend my time and energy to spread positive reviews and appreciate good work.

First, the storyline. The episodes are long, but it's because the journey is too. We get to see Shao Shang's growth from a child to a woman, understanding her perspective, reasons, and actions.
Every character in this drama has beautiful development, and it shows. There's no forced plot, and the storyline flows well. I'm impressed by Shao Shang's journey in finding love. Her search for true love teaches her many things and is the main factor in her growth into a mature woman. And Ling Buyi's story doesn't just stop at revenge; we see how he lives after achieving it. The supporting characters, including the prince's children, friends, and family, are all well-written.
The actors have excellent acting skills, with the leads (Wu Lei and Zhao Lusi) standing out. Their chemistry is remarkable.
The direction is also great, with a well-paced storyline, beautiful cinematography, and excellent set design.

There are many things I want to say, but this is all that comes to mind for now.

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Bellesister
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Mar 28, 2024
27 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

This unexpectedly becomes one of my favorite

To comply with the government regulation, Love Like A Galaxy is divided into two parts, to keep episodes below 40. The total episodes for the whole parts is 56. I'm glad they did not just cut here and there to keep the drama to just 40 episodes. It would not be as good otherwise. They divided the drama really well. Part 1 deals mostly with the character introductions and background. You get to see some character development, especially the FL and ML. Cheng Shao Shang started out as a rebellious girl that was left by her parents since she was a baby, to the care of her "evil-lish", annoying, materialistic, selfish grandmother and second aunt. The first part is about Shao Shang's life outside of the palace, and more about her family. This is an unexpectedly good drama, one that i will put on my favorites and will re-watch in the future, time permitted.

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Sirenas
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 3, 2025
7 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
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Annoying female lead

This is the second time I've tried watching this series because I REALLY want to. But despite all the great things going for it, the character of the main female lead, Niao Niao, is just too infuriating to watch.

Despite all the empathy or justification I've tried to muster up for NN due to her circumstances, her incessant self-pity and inability to empathize for others is just too irritating. It's hard to believe how much she's been "bullied" by her family when she acts like such a spoiled brat who is jealous of everyone for having a mother. Her parents were away risking their lives to support the family and although they had to leave her behind, you'd think she'd be happy to have both of them back alive. If she really were as clever as depicted, she should have known that her family were all liars and manipulators and anything they said about her parents were potentially false. Instead, she kicks into high manipulation gear the minute she sees them.

She acts like the biggest victim in the family but appreciates nothing and no one. Her father is loving and her cousins coddle her but she can't stop complaining about her mother disciplining her. Pouting and manipulating without putting any real effort into herself, and yet she just blames everything on everyone else. Her aunt physically and mentally abuses her husband and daughter but nope, NN is the only victim here. She makes it impossible to root for her.

It's such a shame because NN's parents are fantastic and have amazing chemistry with one another. The series initially won me over at the scene her mother rode in on a horse fully suited up in war gear. Her character is just so good. The male lead, Zi Sheng, is also intriguing so far, as well as the case he's working on. Even the family dynamics and drama are interesting.

I really wanted to try and just bear with NN's character until there was hopefully some severe character growth. But when within an episode, she had men falling for her left and right from their one and first encounters, it was game over. The score for her is almost nothing and an 8-9 for everything else about the series so far.

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Dropped 5/27
Ruthless C-drama addict
7 people found this review helpful
Sep 16, 2022
5 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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This is a ridiculously honest review from a Chinese drama addict.

Love like the Galaxy is preposterously one of the most hyped dramas of 2022 amidst the airing spree of a myriad of other anticipated dramas. In as much as I, saw an auspicious chemistry between the two mail leads, Cheng Shao Shang casted by Zhao Lu Si and Ling Bu YI casted by Leo Wu, particularly stemming from the former's successful movies where she made us breathe in at intermittent stages of the plot a therapeutically refreshing air by virtue of her laden rich youthful energy character, hued with very excellent gusto ( portrayed in Who Rules the World starring she and Yang Yang), the male lead quite did wrong to the movie on my part. Leo Wu is boring, very less handsome, uncharismatic, lacks every sense of exigent humor, dull and doesn't exploit to his advantage his brilliant paired cast. He has never been good in exemplifying and playing romance. He made The Long Ballard which got featured in, a brilliant Diralba Dilmurat, very boring and I had to painfully leap over many an unwatched episode just to have a peek into the end, so frustrating.

As a preacher and delibrator of good C-dramas osts, this drama lacked any captivating and heartwrenching one (compare with
with the likes of Immortal Samsara, TMOPB, The Wolf, Novoland:Pearl Eclipse, Legend of Fei, Acient Love Poetry, amongst many others)., so exceedingly bad!

The sound effects was ridiculous and a disgrace, alongside the visual effects and everything.

There are a couple of many other things I would have loved to append to this honestly brutal review but I think none of them could measure a millionth to the tune of disappointment I have in the choice of the Male lead. A very bad thespian. I do not want to see him in any movie.

The only worth final note is that i PROUDLY dropped this series just some few minutes into the 5th episode, It was like a burden was lifted off my shoulders.

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Dropped 3/27
VKO
19 people found this review helpful
Jul 6, 2022
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Overall 2.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.5
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surprised at the high ratings

Other reviewers find this to be a good drama but unfortunately, I totally disagreed. May be is because I expected more from these well-known actors.

What can I say about the 3 episodes I've watched so far?.....I am searching for the the right words to describe, but this is all I can came up with...... "This is a really stupid drama"....... The story, if there is one!!! is stupid. The acting is really stupid. Even the dialogues are stupid....

If this is a comedy, it is not funny. If this is a drama, it lacks performances. If this is mystery, the excitements are missing. If this is a romance, I have not even got to that part yet.......So far, It is nothing but childish mischiefs and absurdity.

It is painful for me to watch any further, but that is only my opinions.

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ladychuhua
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Jul 15, 2022
1 of 27 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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SYNOPSIS

This drama depicts the story of Cheng Shao Shang ", the "unruly" daughter of Cheng clan and of Ling Buyi, the emperor's adopted son.
Shaoshang grew up without her "family". She does not know what love means, how it feels to be loved and when you can feel love. All throughout her life, she was bullied and mocked for being "abandon" as a new born and "illiterate". She refused to be bullied and so she stand up for herself most of the time. When her parents returned from almost 15 years of absence, she thought she can finally feel the warmth of having "real family" love but then constantly reminded by her mother how "incompetent" she is compared to her "well-mannered" cousin (asian thing).

Ling Buyi is the adopted son of the Emperor. He is a capable General with a "broken" and "dark" past. He felt a strong attraction to young lady, Shaoshang but he did not yet to confess his feelings. He mostly appears whenever Shaoshang is in trouble or in danger, willing to risk his life just for her to be safe. "Action speaks louder than words".

There are two other important "male heroes", Lou Yao and Yuan Shen. Both are from noble families. Lou Yao, the first one to pursue Shaoshang, asked for her hand for marriage and the first one to show Shaoshang how to be "appreciated", "valued" and "loved" but the engagement did not last long for some circumstances. Yuan Shen, pursue Shaoshang when Ling Buyi was punished by the emperor and was sent to the frontier for a long period of time. Heartbroken Shaoshang accepted Yuan Shen to forget Ling Buyi.

Fate played them well.

Ling Buyi came back and messed Shaoshang's feelings again. This time, they will not let go of each other and will hold on forever.

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