World Upside Down (2025)

Complex tale of revenge with great acting & lotsa spice

I was genuinely surprised when I stumbled upon this drama. Guo Yuxin's acting always impressed me and I am a fan of Ke Chun. I watched this drama straight after completing another Ke Chun drama titled Save Me. World Upside Down is way better than Save Me (you can find my review on the MDL page) and one of my favourite dramas.

What I liked:
1. Guo Yuxin's acting - Guo Yu Xin played 4 different characters: original He Yan before accident, Lin Xiao, He Yan impersonator & Lin Xiao's daughter. I like her facial expressions especially when she was conflicted between He Yan's instructions & her instincts about Yu Ge.
2. Ke Chun's acting & ML characterisation - It thrilled me to watch Ke Chun playing an anti-hero. ML had a hidden agenda and was sketchy but repented after discovering love.
3. Romance - FL & ML had a volatile romance as both had hidden agendas. Amidst the sex and plenty of kisses (spicy), there were hugging, several princess carry & moments of genuine affection (sweet). Ke Chun and Guo Yuxin had great chemistry and their kisses were blazing hot. Lin Xiao was overwhelmed by Yu Ge's bold moves...well who wouldn't if your man was Ke Chun?
4. The ending - Ke Chun nailed the scene after the time jump - he looked weathered but hopeful. Bittersweet.
5. Second female lead - One of the best arcs I've watched in vertical drama. At first I was baffled by why the actress wasn't billed as main character after the accident. SFL was developed in such a way that audience would sympathise, root then loathe (at least that's what I felt).
6. Supporting characters - They didn't have much screentime but their presence made an impact to the story. These characters include ML's accomplice, ML's father, ML's mother & ML's admirer.

What I disliked:
1. ML's actions - He was cruel towards FL in one scene and gosh I hate him for that.
2. He Yan's ending - I wish there was a scene to show how her character was wrapped up.

Favourite scene
When ML saved FL then FL saved ML

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Quite a heavy drama

I watch this drama on last February and personally feels Kechun acting this drama rather was far better than Kechun in "Good Girl" (Good Girl was too overrated, Mark my word). This is for the first time Guo Yuxin couldn't catch ML acting since most of her drama her acting was superior than her other ML before Kechun (Not saying she is bad in this drama but Kechun truly shines in this drama). Supporting casts really did good job too.

This is plot about choice between love and hate, where everyone's choices lead to different destinies. Although the plot of this drama has been heavily criticized, because I'm a very empathetic viewer, I can understand things from each person's perspective, so I can enjoyed it.

I really dislike the FL's character. Her words and actions are inconsistent. She thinks the ML loves her older sister aka SFL so much, yet she actively kisses him. A normal younger sister in this situation wouldn't go any further with her brother-in-law for her sister's sake. And while she says she wants her sister to go back, she actually goes back to the male lead herself to reconcile, justifying it by saying that staying by his side is the only way to find evidence to prove his innocence.

Many people say the SFL also used FL but the problem is that their initial acquaintance was based on exploitation—one provided money, the other did the work. FL took the money and then betrayed her; I truly can't empathize with FL.

My heart only aches for the SFL since she deserve more better than this. When the ML's friend plants a bomb in the car to kill the SFL, the ML just lets it go, but as soon as he hears the FL is in the car, he immediately gets anxious and rushes to save them. This makes me feel like all the SFL's past relationships and youth were wasted and the worse of all SFL lying there alone while the seeing ML with FL.

Recommended if you are not morally right person.

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