Perfect Match

Bingwatchable

I binge-watched a captivating series that follows the ups and downs of a mother navigating the challenges of raising five daughters, all while on a mission to find them suitable husbands. This show is an absolute gem, providing a perfect blend of humor, heartache, and heartfelt moments that make it thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.
With a total of 36 episodes, I can confidently say that not a single one was boring. Each episode dives deep into the individual stories of the daughters, showcasing their unique personalities and the rollercoaster of experiences they encounter in their quest for love. The narrative flows seamlessly, making it easy to get invested in each character's journey.
Visually, the series is stunning. The costumes are beautifully crafted, and the makeup, adorned with pearls, adds an elegant touch that complements the overall aesthetic. Every detail contributes to the charm of the show, immersing viewers in its delightful world.
What truly stands out are the characters themselves. Each main character is portrayed as wholesome and realistic, making it easy for viewers to relate to their struggles and triumphs. The acting is commendable, with each cast member delivering a performance that feels genuine and heartfelt.
The original soundtrack (OST) perfectly complements the storyline, enhancing emotional moments and uplifting scenes alike.
In short, this series is not just a one-time watch; it’s incredibly rewatchable! With its rich storytelling, relatable characters, and beautiful production, it has quickly become one of my favorites. Whether you’re in the mood for laughter or a good cry, this show delivers it all!

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This deserves a higher rating

This series deserves a higher rating. I simply think an 8.4 does it no justice. I can confidently say it is one of my best cdramas since I started watching them and mind you they are a lot. I was bit skeptical at first because of the multiple leads and the storyline but it completely wowed me right from the first episode.
Madam Li has five daughters and a son and I liked that all five daughters has their own strength. They didnt allow themselves to be bullied by anyone. Madam Li was an action woman who would do anything to protect her daughters and wanted to see them wed safely.
My best was the third daughter's marraige which began the story. I liked that kangning was amart and knew how to fight for what she wanted. She was clever and witful and I loved the way Chai an and kangning schemed against each other until they fell in love.
For each otf the daughters, I could predict their lovers apart from the fifth daughter Le shan. I seriously wanna give her praise for her acting. She might be the youngest but she is the strongest. Cross her family and you wont leave unscathed.
The story was more interesting than I thought and I think giving it an 8.9 is a match. I seriously recommend this series, the comedy and romance, there was a good blend of everything. Kudos to the director...

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Perfect Match is victim of its own reality

Irrespective of tonnes of negetive image around this drama, rightful criticism against the characterization of MLs and obviously being a YZ drama, I watched it 😌.

Sloppy editing, baseless screenwriting and unappetising script are common and justified objections against the drama. But regarding the characterization of ML it went through a criticism (rightful) yet in my opinion it's not deconstructed enough. Rather it went "obviously its YZ and the director" way.

While i understand that, I found the charecterisation as a mockery to the word "perfect", I felt the drama tried to paint how ruckus of a world that old society used to be, with constant bringing of dowry , the excessive struggling of the mother for not having a man in her family, these were all reality. I feel Perfect Match as a drama kept those vice of the society un-whitewashed unlike many others. In our reality a woman do not just fight those vices but also lives with them. That's what Perfect Match correctly visualised.

None of the male leads were perfect epitome of a hero, with only virtues, with only consideration, with only good thoughts about a woman. A society that chronically belittle woman, it's quite miraculous to find one good man ( lest 5 😝).
Unfortunately this actually backfired to many cause they only focused on the charecters not the background they are coming from.

In a nutshell, Perfect Match made it's women absolutely strong, witty, smart and scheming. The woman outdid those "imperfect" men and brought them down from their high horse and also made them secondary in certain decisions. I liked how Perfect Match painted the sisters as fierce, decisive and bonded, with little to no need of male assistance, and men coming to terms with them, standing up for them, morphing into something that the society definitely didn't want them to be. If only the production and script was better...*sigh*.

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The Harmoniously Chaotic Li Household | The Ultimate formula in producing a Family Drama.

This is how you make a family drama!

This is the story which directors and writers should start using as a reference guide in creating Family dramas. It was flawless from the very beginning until the end. No plot twist left untouched and no main and lead cast (out of 12 combined, mind you) left behind.

This drama surprised me for how magnificent they are in utilizing each and every scene and cuts to their full advantage. I was even worried that they may not be able to cater every Li daughters love story (and if ever they did, it might be half-assed) but god was I wrong. They just didn't simply executed it with perfection but even added extra stuff such as flashback, timeskips, cool-off period, brother-in-law and/or Li sisters alliance antics and more. Not to mention how they decided to suddenly pull off that Li Son (She Cong) coming back to the story as the final pairing for their adoptive sister (Qiong Nu) during the last 2 episodes of the drama—that part still give me the feels even just by thinking about it. I almost give up hope for Qiong Nu because of how little the remaining episodes are but they still managed to squeeze her story in, make full use of their childhood bethrothal plot and give the story one last dramatic scene before it finally concludes.

The people of this production are the masters of resourcefulness and meticulousness. I am honestly out of words for how amazing and dedicated the production team of this drama are. I feel like aside from the actors/actresses they are those people who should be receiving all the high praises and love calls for how splendid they carried out this drama with precision until the very end.

I also want to commend this story for keeping its values and morals straight no matter how tough life can get. This is in relation to the fact that although this story is focused on marrying off every daughter of the Li household to successful men, they (Li Matriarch and Li Daughters) also made sure to stand up and fight for women's rights, well-being and reputation whenever they needed to. I love that they never condone behaviours that could harm anyone of them and if they have to tolerate, they will ensure that it won't reach the point where it could harm them beyond salvation; and if ever they reached that point, they will always make sure to fightback and counter attack as a defense mechanism and payoff for the injustice they had to go through. I wish that every women on this world can be like them...women who knows their worth and will never settle for less and any kind of unfair treatments and injustices.

In addition to the above, I appreciate that this drama promoted and highlighted monogamy. I really admire them for making the one (1) wife policy as one of the main condition for them to get married. I know that it wasn't like that for all the Li daughters marriage at first but I am glad that it was an idea they have firm stand on, and that no one from the Husbands dared to actually take a concubine (Geez! 2nd brother-in-law) as I don't think I would appreciate the story this much if someone actually broke that rule.

"With or without dowries we willl find good matches."

This also made me recall of this line said by someone from the Li daughters—That they value righteous men and would even marry someone poor but upstanding and hardworking if they have to. The underlying painstaking of women back in the days are truly heartbreaking. I'm really glad it wasn't like that anymore in this era.

I honestly wanted to talk about each one of the couples but I am afraid it will take me lofty pharagraphs to make me feel satisfied so I will just make a short description of what I like and admire about each one of them. HIHI! I mean, they all deserved it!

1st Couple (Li Shou Hua & Du Yang Xi) - This is a couple I was most worried the most because this is Shou Hua's 2nd marriage and I don't know how it will be carried out so thank heavens that they chose someone who appreciates her and is willing to look past her previous marriage (mature and broad-minded). I was even more surprised that Shou Hua's the one who had hang-ups...Like, Girl!!! You got no time for that, no men will understand and tolerate anyone who keeps on dwelling in the past.

2nd Couple (Li Fu Hui & Fan Liang Han) - The couple who pioneered and introduced us to this story. Something I wanna say is that I am happy that we don't have to deal with any other stupid antics of Fan Liang Han. He was indeed cute but his ignorance and inabiility to discern and read the situation infuriates me. Hahaha! So TYSM for making them the 1st couple to be introduced to this story because what's left for us to see about them for the succeeding episodes are their funny and adorable moments. They even gave us the 1st grandchildren of the Li Family. <3.

3rd Couple (Li Kang Ning & Chai An) - Our main golden couple. We all know and do agree about this, right? The moment I saw Wang Xi Yue on the cast, I knew for sure he's the main lead. But more than that, what I really like about the story of this couple is that even when they have the most number of screen time for this drama, it still feels like it was equally distributed and was just right. Maybe because their story built the foundation of this drama so it all comes out naturally but I still feels like it's because their story wasn't dragged out just to keep them on screen. Instead they have them appear everytime they can and have a chance to do so.

4th Couple (Li Hao De & Shen Hui Zhao) - The couple I didn't feel right at first but gradually grew on me because of their progress as individuals. The biggest challenge for this couple is not just their age gap but also SHZs stubborness. Li Hao De was to young and I know for sure that it would be tough for her to deal with Shen Hui Zhao so giving them the amnesia trope actually allowed her to introduce herself to SHZ and make him get to know her as a person. This also enabled SHZ to loosen up a bit that made him see a much broader horizon as he was not bothered by his guilt and emotional baggages for quite some time. A peculiar pairing I never thought would work but worked out perfectly anyways.

5th Couple (Li Le Shan & Yang Xian) - The Tom & Jerry of this show and the pairing I am attached to the most. As a Winwin (Dong Si Cheng) Fan since his debut in korea I feel extremely proud, amazed and stunned on how good his performance is in this drama. My cute little chick in a blink of an eye has became such a great actor who was able to carry himself up to be on the same level as the actors/actresses he's working with. It feels like I am watching a different version of him—a more mature and suave one in comparison to the sweet, adorable and timid one I used to know. My baby surely has grown so much throughout the years and this is a testament of that. So glad that he was able to portray and execute this character flawlessly while having the right amount of chemisty and synergy with Huangyang Tian Tian.

Last but definitely NOT the least is the Brother's-in-Law alliance. Isn't this the cutest most adorable alliance ever made? I find it extra entertaining watching them expand each time someone marries a Li daughter and meet everytime they're having problem with their wives. It was such a bliss to watch them gain members from only having Fan Liang Han & Chai An then forcefully recruites the other Brother's-in-law—Du Yang Xi to Shen Hui Zhao and finally, Yang Xian. Hahaha! I find it cute and admirable to see these established and capable men bend and concede to their wives not because they're afraid of them but because they're afraid to lose them. It's also funny how each one of them got these underdog redemption phase they all go through after almost losing their wives; so it has become a thing for them to value and understand their spouses to the point where they've built this alliance to help one another.

Story - 10, This drama is exploding with positivity and togetherness that you can't help but love them as the story progresses. Great narrative overall and this should be the new blueprint of making good and entertaining family drama. Extremely entertaining to watch.

Acting/Cast - 10, They've seriously casted such amazing artists who fits their roles very well. I love each one of them and it's really nice to see them all act together. They must have had fun filming their scenes together as the synergy feels great and is overflowing with positivity and glee.

Music - 10, The songs used for this drama are all good. It feels nice to hear them accompany each scenes they're used to and most of them are slow ballads, so that's a plus point for me as well.

Rewatch Value - 10, A highly recommendable drama. I honestly could've finished it within 2½ days but I have a work to attend to reason why it took longer.

Overall - 10, Is this even a question at this point? This is my new #1 most favorite chinese family drama overtaking "New Life Begins". Everything about this drama is a perfection to me that I would not mind watching it again after finishing it. Hahaha!

IF you find my review helpful please let me know.

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A must watch Cdrama !

I haven't seen a good drama for a long time. It was fun, the tone is light, the characters growth here is wonderful : very Austen like. People (women as well as men) have flaws, but they can improve themselves thanks to their half ones and family's support.
Why you should watch :
- Family, sister bonds are great, SIL alliance too !
- Different kind of romances, best part for me is the fourth sister's story, which can be a separate drama to me. The acting was top-notch !
- Nice references to chinese cultures and arts
- Beautiful settings and nicely wrapped scripts
Though, the challenge might be too ambitious for there are some flaws in the stories (unecessary angts and illogical developpements). Frankly, I don't like some push and pull moments, the final 5th sister arc. Also, the last episodes was not necessary. But I really like those badass girls fighting for their hapiness, and the son-in-laws secret alliance is so fun ! I will surely rewatch.

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i'm the number one shouhua and du yanxi defender

i decided to rate it a 10 even before i finished it, mostly because of how much fun i had watching it and how some storylines were very special to me. i particularly felt like i was reading a series of romance novels, like bridgerton, where the family is the center of the narrative but we focus on each couple at a time, and when the story of the couple you like is over you're still able to get glimpses of their happy life! it's light hearted, with some family drama and funny moments.
Shouhua and Du Yanxi are my absolute favorites, i was obssesed with their unique story, the yearning was so good!
close to them, i really liked Leshan and Yang Xian.
the fourth sister's story was good, but the third sister was my least favorite.
overall, i feel like if you watch it in order to get to know the family and not just one couple you'll have much more fun!
oh, and the costumes and headpieces were sooo beautiful, it's very aesthetically pleasing <333

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A perfect family drama .

The story revolves around a mother and her six children—five daughters and one son—and their married lives. Each couple gets approximately six episodes, showcasing their journey through marriage.

My favorite couple is the third daughter and her husband. In fact, I watched the drama mainly because of Wang Xing Yue, who plays the third daughter’s husband. However, the love story I liked the most was that of the fourth daughter and her husband, Liang Yong Qi.

I also enjoyed the innocence of Huang Sheng Chi's character.

Overall, it is a lighthearted drama.

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Almost dropped, but got better halfway

This was a drama that I started because I liked many of the actors and actresses casted. However, I soon found myself disappointed—not with the acting, but the storyline and characters among other issues. I do acknowledge that it got a lot better from about halfway through the end, when it was fourth sister’s story. They’re my favorite haha.

Anyway, overall the editing was choppy and jumped here and there without explanations. The pacing could’ve also been better, like expanding more episodes for the brother and second sister’s love stories. It was alright and entertained me while I was in a drama slump.

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Interesting premise, poor script

Perfect Match isn't your usual slice of life romance. It features a family of strong, independent and cunning women who deeply support and care for each other. The strength of it lies in that every characters is flawed, and nothing is "perfect".

Where it falls apart, however, is the narrative form. The plot skips from relationship to relationship and the strings that should hold the narrative together are tenuous at best. There was no character development once the match was secured, so it felt like jumping from one couple together rather than a cohesive story of the sisters and their lives. Honestly, it was a push to finish.

Acting was on-point, the music was good, but nothing outstanding. The set, costumes, etc were all typical of an idol drama.

Most of the complaints I have seen have critiqued the flawed male characters, but I found the female characters just as flawed - albeit in different ways. For example, the script weirdly justified physical abuse when it was applied by women - and the even made it a main point of humour. This subversion - that every character is flawed - is what I actually enjoyed, and is rarely seen in idol dramas.

Overall, it was a 6/10 because apart from the flawed characters and my love of strong female leads, the plot and way the story was told was just disappointing and the sets, acting, etc were all good, but nothing outstanding.

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Love their sisterhood!

I started this without any expectation after reading various review of this drama (where people like it but some also dont like it). But well, I finished this drama in 3 days, the ending is satisfying, all the story is being wrap well without any loose end. I really think that each couple really are each other perfect match (esp based on their personality)

The first couple - both are really smart and they even have this tacit understanding (u dont need to explain, but i understand your meaning). They really went through a lot to be together. I cant help but smile everytime i see Du Yang Xi call his wife, jiejie..

The second couple - A bickering couple that match each other in their energy. Compared to other couple, they dont have lots of background story

The third couple - OMG our KangNing, she is smart and pairs really well with the cunning Chai An. Even though in my opinion, their screen time is not that much, but in every scene that they are together, their chemistry is really chemistrying. The way Chai An look at Kang Ning is always very warm. (to the point that i think there is a posibillity of wangxinyue maybe have feelings toward the FL)

The fourth couple - Ah! probably my favorite story is their. I love to see how HaoDe slowly become stronger, mature, and can stand for herself! Also i think their chemistry is the second best after Kang Ning and Chai An.

The fifth couple - would be couple where i'm proud of. I believe Yang XiAn have the best character development in this series.

Also sometimes their mother personality comes up annoying to me, but at one point i also can understand why her personality like that.

Overall this is a good drama, even though sometimes the story can be too much (like too much drama/ too much faceslapping moments) but its still good, its all worth it for every happy moments of each couple.

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