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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