The sooner you finish it, the sooner you'll want to start it over again
I had high expectations for this drama and thank God I wasn't disappointed!I won't talk about He Yu and his Jin Zhao because his acting is great and the character is the perfect modern version of Prince Charming without being excessively cheesy. Caring, madly in love, sexy, stubborn, troubled...the perfect mix!
I want to focus more on Mu Mu. Either you love her or you hate her, but even with her flaws she seems to always perfectly fit in the moment. After a few episodes you can predict her every reaction, but this doesn't turn her into a boring character. This because I think that in Chinese dramas' girls are much more than Korean FL for exemple.
In kdrama girls are either crazy bitches or shy and defenseless damsel. In the cdramas I watched, instead, you find iron ladies pretending to be weak, acting like innocent little girls, when in reality they are ironical, mischievous, funny, brave and strong, focused on their goals and faithful to their feelings and selfs.
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Plot is not slow and going with steady speed..really like how they are progressing in relation and how well misunderstanding between them resolving
( like letters thing, adopted thing, why ml living like this )
Ep1 really did me bad, imagine ur daughter is returning after years but you dont even care like wtf. Ok i get u have a new family now but it dosent make ur 1st daughter love gone😔.
Leads chm is insane, they do romance from eyes ifykyk. Jiangmu potrayel of Esther was really well good. Car racing scenes have my heart🔥🏎
Its rare in cdramas to find such storyline..so im hoping you all enjoy it without any fandoms fight and hate things🎐
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Mengapa Anda Wajib Menontonnya?
Chemistry "Panas" Esther Yu dan He Yu: Daya tarik utama drama ini adalah reuni Esther Yu sebagai Jiang Mu dan He Yu sebagai Jin Zhao. Penonton memuji chemistry mereka yang sangat kuat, sering kali digambarkan sebagai salah satu poin terkuat dalam serial ini.
Transformasi Karakter Esther Yu: Esther Yu keluar dari citra karakternya yang biasanya sangat imut menjadi sosok Jiang Mu yang lebih dewasa, berani, dan penuh tekad saat mengejar kembali kakaknya (yang ternyata bukan kandung) hingga ke Thailand.
Visual dan Sinematografi Tropis: Berlatar di Thailand, drama ini menyuguhkan visual yang memanjakan mata dengan palet warna yang hangat dan sinematografi yang indah, memperkuat nuansa "kebebasan" dari dunia balap jalanan.
Tema Balap yang Jarang Dieksplorasi: Jarang ada drama China yang mengangkat elemen balap jalanan dengan serius. Adegan aksinya dieksekusi dengan baik, memberikan ketegangan di tengah-tengah momen romantis.
OST yang Emosional: Soundtrack drama ini, termasuk lagu pembuka dari Zhang Bichen dan lagu yang dibawakan oleh Esther sendiri, sangat mendukung suasana emosional dalam setiap episodenya.
Kesimpulan:
"Speed and Love" adalah tontonan yang membuat ketagihan dengan perpaduan elemen good girl/bad boy, balapan, dan penyembuhan luka masa lalu. Jika Anda mencari drama dengan tensi romantis yang tinggi dan visual yang menyegarkan, drama ini adalah pilihan terbaik di tahun 2025.
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Beautiful drama ? of 2025
Such a good drama 💫 obsessed with it .Both the actor did a very amazing job in acting very impressive 💫✨♾️.
( Zhao Zhao Mu Mu 🫶💫).
Every character in this drama they potray so well .
Although at first we thought they were blooded releated but not, actually the boy was brought by girls father ,bcuz his father & boy father were friend .
Indeed amazing plot with amazing chemistry.
Looking forward for their next project together with them in near future or soon ✨✨🫶
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Surprisingly beautiful...
Loved the acting and cinematography ...Give it a try
Its worth it
Esther yu as always so plesant to see her on screen
Heyu perfect fit to the role
All are amazing
Was waiting for it since long
Completed watching six episodes
Cant wait for moreeee....
I am very new to c dramas... this one is surprisingly beautiful
All the best to the entire team
May this series new heights
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Sangat mengesankan, semua teman harus lihat drama ini. Ini salah satu sangat populer di negara saya.
Character Analysis & PerformanceEsther Yu (Jiang Mu): Esther memberikan performa yang sangat dewasa. Ia berhasil melepaskan citra "imut" yang biasa melekat padanya dan bertransformasi menjadi sosok wanita yang teguh, berani, dan penuh empati.
He Yu (Jin Zhao): Ini adalah peran terobosan bagi He Yu. Aktingnya sebagai pembalap yang dingin namun rapuh di dalam sangat memikat. Transformasi karakternya dari sosok yang penuh amarah menjadi pria yang kembali menemukan tujuan hidup melalui cinta sangatlah meyakinkan.
Chemistry: Interaksi antara keduanya adalah jantung dari drama ini. Setiap tatapan mata dan dialog yang tak terucap menyampaikan kerinduan selama satu dekade dengan sangat intens.
Technical Brilliance
Cinematography: Pengambilan gambar di Thailand memberikan estetika visual yang kontras—antara keindahan pantai yang tenang dan kekacauan arena balap malam hari yang neon dan gritty. Penggunaan kamera POV dalam adegan balapan membuat penonton merasa seolah-olah berada di dalam kokpit mobil.
Direction: Sutradara berhasil menjaga keseimbangan antara adegan aksi yang memacu adrenalin dan momen-momen melankolis yang intim tanpa terasa dipaksakan.
Soundtrack (OST): Musik dalam drama ini sangat membantu membangun atmosfer. Lagu-lagu bertema rock modern untuk adegan balap dan balada menyentuh untuk adegan emosional sangat pas di telinga.
Pokoknya aku sangat merekomendasikan nya, mungkin di negaranya sendiri tidak terlalu di notice karena banyak orang membenci pemeran utama wanita tanpa alasan. Tapi saya rasa dia sangat baik dan ramah, saya tau karena dia pernah datang ke negara saya. Itu tidak seperti yang dirumorkan oleh orang orang jahat fans idola sebelah.
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They can do better
I wish people were more honest about certain things this drama has so much potential but I’ll be dropping it cause of the acting. Especially from the female lead, it’s always hard to connect with her scenes emotionally. Regardless of if it’s an 18 year old role she’s showcasing or not. It’s just very hard to watch. I wish the story was more slow paced as well especially in regards to her listing after him.Was this review helpful to you?
Uncomfortable, borderline creepy
Why I dropped this series1 The FL is an awful actress and she didn't know how to act as a young woman so she made me me cringe a million times and I felt uncomfortable since she reminded me of a 12 years old. I also hated her voice to the point I wanted to mute her.
2 The ML. If that's what people find attractive these days, well, I have nothing to say. He wasn't attractive to me and not talented either. I didn't care about his character either.
3 No chemistry between the leads which is maybe a good thing since their relationship was creepy to me.
4 The message the series vehicles. Young women are stupid and it's fine. NO IT'S NOT.
5 Tried too hard to make us believe there was a story somewhere and characters with something to say. Guess what? Not if you're an adult.
6 I can't believe the same director who did Love is Sweet one of my favorite series did this crappy drama. On the other hand not everyone has the charm of Bai Lu and the ML is Love is Sweet. Funnily enough I hated this couple as much as i hated the 2nd couple in Love is Sweet. Same uncomfortable vibes.
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Performative and lame
Halfway through episode 8, and I decided to drop the show. I really love Esther a lot, and don’t mind her cute characters at all, BUT even if she is supposed to be 19 in the show… some of the things Jiang Mu does to get close to Jin Zhao are too much for me. It’s a little cute at first, but after a while it’s just annoying. The people who say, “Well, that’s how it’s written!”, … you need higher standards, because Jiang Mu is borderline infantilizing herself, and it’s just not that cute to be honest! (And just because it's written that way, doesn't mean that it's good!) Also, sometimes the styling is too cutesy, Esther is a gorgeous, gorgeous woman, but she does not pass as 19, so some of the hairstyles and clothing just look a little too young on her.While I really do like the cinematography, the OST, and the use of colors to help with storytelling, I just… don’t feel the vibes at all. This show feels so performative, every shot is meant to make everyone look cool, hot, and sexy—but in a way that feels disingenuous and fake. Like, you can tell that this is a show and that their actions are being directed and filmed, it’s not immersive at all. Also, it’s corny as hell: “I hate cream the most”… girl. WHO put that in the script!? The fight and race scenes are cool, but at the same time… eh, I don’t know. Since everyone is acting so “cool”, it ends up looking lame as hell to me. This feels like a really badly done web drama with a run-time of 5 minutes per episode. Some of the characters feel like caricatures, i.e., Wan Qing, the “baddie” girl bullying people, but lowkey just ends up looking embarrassing and desperate; Jin Zhao, the bad boy with a soft heart; the racer dudes … Lin Sui and Liang Yan Feng, who act and look like wannabe posers; Na Na… I don’t know, she’s just weird AND her advice sucks; the step-“mom” is also weird, I don’t like her (sorry, this just turned into a rant!🤭) It’s the end of the year, and I just don’t have the will or patience to dedicate my time to something half-baked and performative like this show. It’s good when you want to turn your brain off for a little, but it’s just too corny to withstand for me right now. Bummer.
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If you are hoping for quite dark, twisted soul to the bad boy, with lots of tortured twists and turns, this isn't for you. He's 'bad' in the sense that he races cars and knows martial arts, but he has good morals, ethics, and takes care of everyone the whole way through. There is no doubt that he is a good soul trying to navigate a difficult situation.
Our good girl is a heart of gold good girl but one with enough of a bite to be endearing. Sweet and naive, but competent enough in martial arts, racing cars, and not backing down from a fight to be a competent match for our bad boy.
The plot is repetitive. Car chase scenes without the huge investment of say Fast & the Furious, get boring after awhile - they can't afford to risk the cars, get the stunt drivers, or invest in the visual graphics needed to do truly cool car stunt effects.
Worst of all: the bad boy/good girl tension drops out rapidly because well . . he isn't a bad boy. There's no reason for her to stay away from him, and he spills the truth of his situation fairly easily.
The chemistry, especially the physical chemistry between the leads is amazing, and I feel like if the plotting had more tension in it it could be a rewarding watch. I kept this on the back burner for a slow period thinking I could pick it up again . . . but I can't the plot just isn't holding my interest.
I'm dropping.
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PEAK CHEMISTRY BETWEEN MCs with a wattpad-esque plot
The plot is a bit wattpad-y but overall, it was alright. There were some scenes where it was just impossible to happen in real life LOL and the editing for this drama... let's just say it was really bad. The low-ish ratings for this drama is mainly because of the taboo/forbidden romance trope where they're like step-siblings (kindof not really). If you're thinking of starting it but is weirded out because of the relationship dynamic, it gets cleared out pretty early into the drama maybe like uhh episode 3/4? And once you know it, its really not that bad. Its like childhood friends to lovers core... except he knew her since she was born? But really, its not that bad at all.He Yu and Esther's acting and chemistry.... LET ME TELL YOU, THEY'RE LITERALLY PERFECT TOGETHER. AND SOME SCENES WERE SO STEAMY LIKE I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT WHATSOEVER I FELT LIKE I WAS THIRDWHEELING FS. THE TENSION WAS INSANE. Both of them got me giggling, kicking my feet, and screaming into my pillow fr.
Also, IMO, I didn't particularly enjoy the super long timeskip. I see why it was added but idk its just a bit unlikely how she would wait six years for a man that ghosted her ygm. Well, if I'm actually thinking about it... she did wait like ten years to see him before so ig six years is nothing LOL.
The racing scenes weren't exactly my forte and I wish they showed more of Jiang Mu's knowledge of cars. In one of the episodes, she helped fix a car that the two guys couldn't figure out and in a few other episodes she was literally fighting and drifting/driving (fast) cars. I felt like her car-expertise was seriously overlooked and they could've expanded so much more on that aspect. I think they did cut the drama from 40 eps to 29 so ig that might be why we didn't see much of Jiang Mu in this type of scene... dang.
The thai dubbing was INSANE... well it was alright for some scenes but I just can't get over how bad it was LOL dubbing THAI actors whilst their speaking thai was just crazy. I honestly almost dropped the drama because of how bad the dubbing was but I was hooked with the MCs so I stayed <3. Good thing I did though!
As for the ending... idk. I enjoyed the scenes when Jin Zhao and the mom reconnected and all that but idk the skip to the wedding was just so fast. And Snakey coming back as a bridesmaid?! They cut too many scenes out for us to understand the plot lol I wish they showed more of the side characters like after Jiang Mu left Thailand Snakey and Nana weren't in any scenes whatsoever. Like I get why they weren't shown since technically they're still in Thailand but like come onnnn. Just give us a little something if you're planning on bringing them back as the MC's bridesmaids lol.
Lastly, I just want to mention how much I enjoyed watching San lai's character. He's so funny, reliable, and just overall a great guy. My king should've gotten a few more scenes in the latter episodes lol Fei Qi Ming did a great job portraying this character. I will be keeping an eye on him lol. Oh, He Yu too! I realized I've never watched any of his dramas so I will be looking into that as well.
Side note: Jiang Mu's outfits in this drama?!?!?! PEAK The stylist knew what they were doing fs she looks so good like in every outfit. I'm glad they didn't make her wear ugly clothes lol.
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Obsessed
I'm obsessed with this drama. I'm watching it again and again and again. The storyline is good. The male lead is flawless. I loved him in My Fated Boy as well. The racing scenes and fighting are all good.Watch on your risk as it will disturb your peaceful life and make you delulu.
If you are here to knwo if it's worth watching. The answer is YES. You can watch it again and again. Some cons I noticed you can read it after watching the drama:
Cons:
There are some direction and editing mistakes. I'm not an expert I can only tell the story line is great, the actors are great but you'll find some avoidable flaws due to direction mistakes that may annoy you a bit bcz for just a great drama it's a loss.
I think if they had taken care of the direction mistakes this drama would be 1000/10.
Now it is 100/10.
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