Ding Chong Xi and Lin Yu, who have gone together through high school until college, are struck with a tragedy, when after a car accident, Lin Yu ends up in a coma. Using virtual reality, Ding Chong Xi uploads Lin Yu's consciousness to an alternate reality, hoping to wake her up that way. But instead, every time Lin Yu is on the verge of waking up, a script is triggered, the whole reality is restarted, and Chong Xi needs to start everything from the beginning, over and over again. Things take an even worse turn when the boy discovers that all those restarts have consequences, and the chances of saving Lin Yu become slimmer with every try. (Source: iQiyi; edited by kisskh) Edit Translation
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Cast & Credits
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![Wang Xing Wei in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama]( "Wang Xing Wei in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama")
Wang Xing WeiDing Chong XiMain Role -
![Gong Fang Ni in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama]( "Gong Fang Ni in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama")
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![Peng Yi Han in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama]( "Peng Yi Han in Chasing Butterfly Chinese Drama")
Peng Yi HanNa NaSupport Role
Reviews
Chasing Butterfly: Edge of Memory
🔹If you could bring someone back, how many times would you try?🔹Would I rewatch? No
📕 Overview
🔹Episode count: 24 episodes, short episodes
🔹Wang Xing Wei portrays Ding Chong Xi: a devoted boyfriend whose hope fades with each failed attempt.
🔹Gong Fang Ni as Lin Yu: drifts in and out of the story’s shifting realities
🔹The story begins with a cycle of resets that keep pulling everything back to the start
🔹At the time of this review, 12 episodes have aired.
🔹I feel that with the 2025 wave of reset dramas, it doesn't always avoid the pitfalls of repetition.
🔹At the same time, it echoes Goodbye My Love (2099) in its virtual-romance theme but in a modern setting.
🌸 How It Felt Watching
🔹Watching Chasing Butterfly started out intriguing, but after a few episodes, the repetition became tiresome
🔹Tone: bittersweet, tense, weary
🔹Themes: love, memory, sacrifice, science, fate.
✨ Cast & Acting
🔹Wang Xing Wei plays Ding Chong Xi, though he is sometimes limited by the script's repetition and short run times
🔹Gong Fang Ni portrays Lin Yu, a character who finds herself caught between reality and simulation.
🎞️ Production Style
🔹Cinematography: The realism of modern scenes contrasted with VR scenes.
🔹In my opinion, the pacing is tight, but after the initial loops, it began to feel repetitive.
☕ Tea Notes
🔹What worked: Strong lead sincerity, emotional concept, visual contrast between worlds.
🔹What didn’t: From my perspective, the brief episode format limited how much depth the side stories could reach
SpillTheDramaTea’s Rating: 7/10
Tea-Scale: A plain cup, heartfelt but not always memorable.
✏️ While the resets sometimes dulled the impact, I could still feel an emotional pull that kept me invested, which is why I’d finish the series and stay with a 7/10.
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