A hidden gem
I feel like The Autumn Ballad is one of those little hidden historical C drama gems that needs to have more viewership.The best part of the drama was probably Jeremy Tsui's real voice. He's always dubbed with someone with a deeper voice and to actually hear how he really sounds, I felt like his character had better depth and range. It's fairly high pitched, but it's so different, I liked it in the end.
I thought the chemistry between the main leads was very good. I also loved Qiao Xin's voice and she did complete justice to her character. She was strong, smart and very independent. I liked her character a lot and it's a new trend in these C dramas, so keep up with this fierce FL roles please!
I thought the first 30 episodes were the best part of the series. There was a great slow burn between the leads. I loved the way the two of them paired up to investigate and solve mysteries together. They were very smart and it was easy and fun to watch.
Like most C dramas, a lot of stuff and external factors always happens in the last few episodes, but I really feel like that shouldn't shadow most of the series which has been perfect so far.
Overall, it's a witty drama with great chemistry between the leads. A drama worth watching.
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One of the best romance C dramas of all time!
You are My Glory is probably one of my top romance C dramas of all time and how can you fault it? It has everything you are looking for in romance C drama.The best part of the drama is the casting. When you have an A list cast like Yang Yang and Dilraba Dilmurat you can find anything wrong with that. I love Yang Yang in King’s Avatar and Who Rules the World but we haven’t seen him in really good rom-com drama since Love O2O and so You are my Glory is just a treat for the fans.
Dilraba Dilmurat is really cute and bubbly in the drama and that’s how I like her personality best. Don’t get me wrong, I love her strong role in The Long Ballad and Blue Whisper, but there’s something about her whimsical side in You are my Glory that just puts a smile on your face.
There are probably 3 main acrs to the story. The getting to know you arc is my favorite arc. I like how the main characters got to know each other through video games, it kind of brings back nice King Avatar vibes. It’s really wholesome and really sets the tone of the drama.
There is a bit of an arc where the ML works at Nasa and that’s about 10 episodes. I will admit, I’m not a fan of this part, only because I found it a little boring and it’s a little propagandaish, but the episodes are really easy to whisk through and I don’t really count those episodes part of the drama.
The second half of the drama is a new dynamic and things get really heated. If you like kissing scenes then you will get tons of that and again, I felt like that was written for the fans. The chemistry between the two leads is really good and at one point I felt like they dated in real life because it was just so natural and organic.
Overall, if you haven’t seen You are my Glory, you need to ASAP, if you already have, I bet it’s time to do another rewatch because it’s that kind of drama.
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Slow but lots of kissy moments if you are into that.
I guess I will give the a typical review. I didn’t love this drama like everyone else. If I could sum up the drama with one word it would be that I found it very Boring. And I LOVE boring dramas with low angst and high on kindness.I watch all dramas with Tan Song Yun, who doesn’t like Under Your Power and Go Ahead but I will be honest, I haven’t found any new dramas with her in it that I have loved. Master of my Own and Flight to you have been sub-par at best with way too older ML and too angsty storyline.
I thought Road Home would be refreshing with a low angst drama and a younger ML, they are only 2 years apart! Yay.
The drama started out fine and I was really interested in the past dynamics, how did they fall in love during High School? Why did they break up? I was feeling the slight tension and I was overall curious.
Once they got together, it all went downhill from there. Maybe if I felt the chemistry between the two, I could have been sucked into their lovey dovely romance, because they do love on each other a lot. But I wasn’t feeling anything. I didn’t care for the dates or outings. I didn’t care for when they moved forward with their relationships.
I simply found everything boring. Maybe I’ll strike gold with her next drama?
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A little boring, but hey, there's Leo's Abs!
It was okay. I only watched this for Leo Wu (as I assume everyone else did too). I saw Zhou Yu Tong in Begin Again and thought she was cute in that one, I really wished she didn’t cut her hair. She would have looked more youthful, but I guess that wasn’t the point.There are some things I liked about the drama and somethings (most things I found boring). And I love boring, low angst dramas.
1.) Age-gap dramas are hit or miss for me, I guess because I actually look up the actor’s real age in real life and see how close they are to the characters they play. Leo does play his age, 22 to 23 but Yu Tong (FL) doesn’t, she’s 28 and plays a 32 year old (shaking my head). I guess they didn’t want someone that looked too much older? But of course she looks young, she is young!
2.) A sports storyline is also hit or miss for me. The ML starts out playing Badminton and has a mental block, he can’t play well because he has trauma. I really didn’t care for this storyline and oh boy did they use this storyline for a long time. Kind of basic right?
3.) The show was kind of boring. I don’t know how much drama that can be stirred up with a bunch of tennis players, but the drama was focused more on the corporate side, who owns the players and so forth. So the political side was not my jam. I kind of wished the drama was between the players (more than what was played out), but I guess the script writers were trying to be different.
4.) The chemistry was luke-warm at best and the leads kissed a lot! I was really surprised on all of the skinship scenes, looks like Leo is growing up or is feeling the pressure to do more physical scenes. Even though we get plenty of hugs and kisses, I wasn’t truly convinced on their “romance”.
I liked…
1.) They didn’t re-use a lot of clothing and it was super modern. Makes me want to wear sportswear and work out.
2.) I liked the secondary couple, the rich-young “Prince” and spoiled bratty sister. They had most growth in the storyline. I found it cute the way he teased her and she kept on telling him he was a joke. I stopped fast forwarding and watched their parts.
3.) There’s plenty of fan-service in this drama. Leo is shirtless a lot, his shorts are very short and you will always see some form of abs or thighs. So, there you go. I also liked the second male lead was very masculine and not the usual, super skinny look. It’s okay to eat!
4.) The drama is low, even though I found the overall show boring, the angst was low and so it was fairly easy to watch. I do like the later episodes where everyone is finally coming around and you get a lot of happy moments.
Overall, watch the show for the leads, if you are a fan and want to see Leo’s abs, then this is for you. If you don’t really care for sports theme dramas or the actors, then it’s okay passing on the drama.
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A drama about playing Go? It’s actually kind of cute.
I’m glad I saw Niu Jun Feng in Meet Yourself first, although that was a supporting role, I felt like his acting ability was a lot better. I like seeing him as the carefree music lover, than the stoic stiff Go player in Go into your Heart. With that said, I still enjoyed his character very much.I haven’t see any drama with Landy Li, but I know she’s in Starry Love and that’s next on my list. I have to say, I’m a fan. She’s super young at 23, but she acts so well and she reminds me a lot like Zhao Lu Si, just really bubbly and has a cute but beautiful presence on camera.
I’m not a huge fan of dramas where one is a reporter and that person tries to get the scoop on the other lead, but in Go into your Heart, it was actually cute. The ML is color blind, but he can see the FL in color and I really loved that story plot. It’s very typical C drama writing and that’s why I love watching my C dramas.
I really liked how they did the fight scenes. Instead of watching two people play Go, they have them do martial arts and it makes the drama fun to watch.
The main leads have great chemistry and I love how effortless their story is. It was REALLY easy to watch and even simple stuff like shopping and making food was treat to feast my eyes on.
I didn’t care too much for the secondary and 3rd storylines. One was a love triangle and the other was a one-sided love. I chimed in a few times here and there when I saw the other stories, but towards the end I started to fast-forward. She didn’t pick the guy I wanted too!
The drama is a bit long at 40 episodes, so you got filler episodes, like a 4th love story pops up. That was a little crazy.
Overall, the heart and spirit of the drama is cute and will put a smile on your face. I would highly suggest just watching the parts that are interesting and skipping the stuff you aren’t interested in.
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Boring, but low on Angst, Great Friendship in the end.
I was curious to why The Blood of Youth had such high ratings. I knew there wouldn’t be a romance (well, it’s not heavily featured) but the cast seemed solid, so I thought to give it a go. I will have to say, I wanted to love it like everyone else, but it just simply okay for me. In fact, I would describe it as fairly boring and REALLY slow pace.I don’t need romance to be the focal point of the story, I enjoyed Joy of Life and the simple slow pace of The Untamed. I however I wasn’t a big fan of Sword Snow Stride, but at least that drama had better “romance”.
Overall, I found The Blood of Youth a little boring and not enough romantic gestures.
I did love the loyalty between the core cast. I enjoyed watching the little story arcs and the comical theme / tone of the drama. I didn’t really care for the palace politics and really did feel like the drama could have been shorten by 10 episodes at least.
The costumes were good, but there wasn’t enough variation and the hair and make-up was decent. I thought there was A LOT of story arcs to go through and I found some hit or miss for me. I tend to like the tragic side love stories more, than the tragic friendship / family ones.
The ML was the star of the show for me. I really appreciate his acting, it’s the cold stoic acting, but not too much under acting, which made him so cool. Love the different type of friends he made, for example, the silly simple one, the beautiful child-hood friend and the quirky non-practicing monk.
I think if you started the drama and was completely drawn, then go for it, continue the series. I was holding out for the more impressive scenes, like the epic fight scenes or “romance” exchanges you kind of get (but not really). I actually put on my calendar to force myself to watch at least 2 episodes a day.
To sum up, these friendship base dramas with lack of romance are hit or miss for me. I didn’t love it but I can see why everyone else did.
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SUPER FUNNY and SUPER CUTE!
10 STARS!!! There are some dramas where you can watch over and over again and I have to say Forbidden Marriage will be that K drama for me. If I need a pick-me-up or want something cutesy you can’t get better than this drama.I only picked up the drama because of the high ratings but within the first few minutes of the show, I knew I was going to love it. I’m a fan of the ML from Shooting Stars and I’m happy I got to see him in this role, I really enjoyed his torturous scenes.
The best part of the drama for me was the script. The writing is equally brilliant and 100% funny! There’s a fine line of trying to be funny and actually almost pee myself funny and this drama made me laugh out loud so hard, especially the first few episodes where they throw all the punches. The Terminator reference is awesome.
I love the love Triangle and I LOVE a strong second male lead. I haven’t loved a second male lead this strong since Mr. Queen and Start-up. The cute banter between the first and second male leads was fun and hilarious to watch.
The FL is strong, funny and carries equal weight with the ML. I liked how the two main characters are so organic and have great chemistry with each other. They also need each other and I loved there was no silly misunderstandings or weak writing.
Overall, this drama is refreshing, funny and a total win.
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Unique drama, not really romantic, but pretty costumes!
This was my first C drama that centered around flying and I have to say, it was pretty educational and different.I 100% picked up this drama because of the leading actress, Tan Song Yun, I basically watch everything she is in and after the disappointment of Master of my Own, I was really crossing my fingers for an epic romance with Flight to you.
Sadly Flight To you was not the epic romance c drama I was longing for, but despite that, there was a strong emotional connection between the leads. I felt like the leads had a more teacher / student relationship, than two people falling in love at work. I didn’t feel the chemistry between the two of them at all.
I haven’t seen anything Wang Kai has been in, but judging from this drama, I feel like he could have done so much more. He was pretty much emotionless and cold. He was really good at acting as a male who knew how to fly and knew all the rules that goes into flying, but he didn’t really convey his affection towards the FL as much as I wanted when I watch C dramas.
I did like the costumes and the sets were pretty unique, you can’t get any more unique than airplanes right? I am really appreciative of the 1960’s inspired dresses for the flight attendants and the fitted pilot uniforms.
The drama was really informative and it was interesting to see what kind of storylines they could create focused on flying. I do think the pacing was a bit off at times. It was a little too center focused on certain arcs, where I felt like the script writers were just dragging it out.
The writers do address, sexism in the work force, sexual harassment on the job and other items that were interesting to watch. I know it’s a little different in China, you can totally hire someone based on weight and looks (nothing like America) so it still boggles my mind when they mentioned one of the flight attendants needed to lose weight (she is obvious model thin), but you take it for what it is.
Overall, I liked the first half of the drama more because it focused more on the relationship between the leads and it was like a cute little slow burn. You could feel the tension between the two. You were kind of rooting for a physical aspect to pop up, but it’s more emotional than anything.
The story arcs with the mom and the medical issues in the second half was just a drag and the relationship between the main leads kind of just fizzles in the back burner.
Overall, I would go into the drama for something different and pretty to watch, but not really a rom-com in my opinion.
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Great Script, Great Casting and tension-filled
This show was so emotionally draining, but in a somewhat, good way? I’m not a fan of high-angst or hate-to-love troupe or the girl chasing the guy storylines and despite Lighter and Princess having all of those, I was pretty much hooked and addicted from the very first episode.The best part of the drama was casting and script. I hadn’t seen Chen Fei Yu since Ever Night and even then he was a baby doing his best to become the best Martial Artist. I have to say, he did very well in Lighter and Princess as the tortured, cold and stoic chip-on-his-shoulder ML.
Zhang Jing Yi was excellent in Fall in Love and so it didn’t surprise me how well she did in this drama and the chemistry between her and Chen Fei was the BEST part of the drama. The tension between the two was so addicting to watch. I also love that they are close in age. Even though, both are babies in their early twenties, they played the older-parts very well.
I didn’t like that the drama started out in the future. You get the sense something bad happened and then it rewinds and you start the drama from the beginning. After watching that, it like, I was waiting for the ball to drop during the entire series. I guess you could say that amplified the angst for me.
I did enjoy the parts of the kids in college the best. The rag-tag team of kids they casted was pretty adorable and the side storylines were enjoyable. There was the singer, the nerd and the flirt. I liked that the drama was about computer programing, so it was fun for husband to watch with me and explain some of the technical parts of the drama.
There’s a lot of push and pull between the main leads. This is a ROMANCE drama, but not an easy one to watch. The FL truly chases the ML through-out the drama which at some parts could be trying at times, since he’s not the best person. The ML isn’t the hero of the show, as much as we should love him. I do love how strong they wrote his character, but he is written with lots of flaws. But you take the bad with the good and eventually he redeems himself.
Overall, it was a beautiful drama to watch, very fresh and new. I loved the casting and the chemistry between the leads. It’s a tension filled angst fest with lots choices to be made and lots of love to be tested.
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Super Cute and Great Casting!
Who doesn’t love Shen Yue, most famous for, Meteor Garden and A Love so Beautiful. She’s just tiny, bubbly and her acting is really good. I’m a fan of Chen Zhe Yuan from Handsome Siblings and so it was nice to see him in a rom-com role. The chemistry between the two great actors was there and I enjoyed the banter between them the most.I truly believe this drama could have had higher ratings or 10 stars, had it not been for the secondary couple. Oh my goodness, the secondary couple Lu Zi Chen (the boss) and Ye Qing (the President) was so boring. I thought they were really pretty and I truly tried to get into their storyline, but for the life of me, I couldn’t hold on to them. I had to fast forward all of their parts.
Even though the secondary couple wasn’t a great storyline, I just focused most of my attention on the main leads. I liked the fact the ML was from the past and he didn’t need to have a silly scene where he tried to figure out the modern world. I really liked they bypassed that and just had him read a bunch of books.
I do hope Shen Yue will pick a melo-drama or a role where she doesn’t play the frumpy girl anymore. Gah, the wardrobe on her was just horrible and even her glow-up was disappointing. Then you have the complete opposite where the ML has an amazing wardrobe and he always looked like he stepped off the runway. Love the cape coat in the last scene! I also appreciate that they NEVER wore clothing twice (maybe once or twice). It truly makes a difference.
The tone of the show was always light-hearted and even during the serious parts, it wasn’t over-the-top, just the right amount to give the story some heart and warmth. I laughed a lot and what I enjoyed most was the low angst and the kindness between the main leads. Even though there was some light banter, at the end of the day, they were very kind to each other. That’s what I want to watch.
Overall, I thought this drama was the rom-com I needed to put a smile on my face and give me that happy vibes I always like when I watch my C dramas. LOVE the casting on the leads. I 100% recommend.
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Great Casting!
When I started the drama, I thought it was going to be a light rom-com, this is not. It’s a melodrama with some light tones here and there. With that said, this was an unexpected drama for me. I love the overall message of the drama and the plot was different for me. I’ve seen a few dramas where you re-live the day over and over, but this one seem to have a hidden message.The casting was REALLY good. I’m so surprised the cast was a little older. The FL, Jia Ning
is 33 and the ML is Chu Xiao is 27 which is so refreshing! C dramas are notorious for casting super young, and super pretty actors. I believe by casting older actors, it really made a difference in chemistry between the two leads and they look young regardless.
The soundtrack is really good with catching tunes. That was a surprise for me. I really enjoy the emotional ballad and it heighten my watching experience.
The drama is about the FL trying to save the ML from being killed. She doesn’t know why or when, but she knows when she fails, she resets and the whole process begins again.
There are two factors that go into the drama, the time travel and the resetting of time. I enjoyed the first half of the drama, because that is the light hearted moments. It’s when the FL is very protective of the ML and she kind of follows him around. I laughed and thought it was SUPER cute. I also loved the way Chu Xiao played his role, he was very adorable and easy to watch.
The mysterious element for me was something I was half hearted into. I was curious to when and why he would die, but every time the story would reset, I would think, oh no, what does the FL have to do now to save him? It got a little trying at times. Some people will love this because it builds up the story and it’s a little melodramatic.
Not everything is what it seems and so that was interesting too. You never know what the FL will learn every time she resets and during the whole process, she forms this bond with the ML, which is the perfect romantic element I loved watching.
Overall, it’s very moving drama, not as light-hearted as I wanted, but it does make you somewhat emotional in a good way.
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Top Acting, Moving Storyline, Girlfriend Friendship
I picked up this drama because of the reviews and I was okay watching a melodrama about three girls. The main storyline of the 3 best friends is what the main point of the show and the best part of the show. One is in her 20's, the main girl is in her early 30's and the last girl is in her mid 30's. So, each character is in a different point of their lives and this is their story of living in the big city.I left my home to go into the city on my own and so I could understand a little of what the character's were going through. The city is this magical place that everyone talks about and everyone wants to be in, but the city can be tough, harsh and will not cater towards your demands unless you fight for it.
The beginning of the drama starts out very serious and melodramatic, I thought this was the tone of the drama, but to my surprise the drama is pretty toned down and became a slice of life kind of drama. You feel for the girls as they encounter problems and issues throughout the drama, but they also go through highs, like relationships and promotions.
I wouldn't say I liked any girl the best, maybe the main character (the one in her early 30's) because she was to me, the most level headed. She's trying to rise up in her career, but she is also trying to navigate the tragedy of what the 3 girls go through in the first episode.
I didn't like the youngest girl the most because she was very immature and annoying. At times she could be cute because of the way she looked and dressed, but I couldn't agree with how she treated her relationship with her boyfriend. It was a struggle to watch the two play, fight, breakup and makeup over and over at times.
The oldest girl had little to no interest for me because she wasn't captivating as I wanted her to be. She, to me, couldn't hold a presence on screen and so I felt like her scenes were lost to me. I also didn't like the younger relationship she was encountering, the 10 year age difference was kind of icky in my opinion.
Overall, the drama held my interest and at 12 episodes at about an hour each, it was a good decent drama to get sucked into. It makes you appreciate life, friendship and relationships. A very realistic drama about growing up and living as an adult in a big city.
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Very Light, happy and fluffy.
This was my first drama with Fan Shi Qi and Lu Xiao Yu. Mind you, I just finished watching some amazing dramas, like Love Like Galaxy and Love between Fairy and Devil, so I kind of had to reprogram myself to a lower budget historical drama with almost no-name actors.I thought the acting between the main leads were fine. Nothing popped up as problematic, yet it wasn’t epic of any sort. It was kind of like watching a high school drama with young love, which is fine, but I’m not sure I was in the mood for that.
There are some things I liked about the drama, like it was comical and very low angst. There wasn’t really any misunderstandings and the tone and feel of the drama was overall light. It was very easy to watch.
I wasn’t a fan of the OST, which usually don’t matter for me, but when you are watching a 40 episode drama and the main song they use isn’t really great (I actually hated it), it kind of hindered my watching experience. I thought the music was very dated, for a drama was released fairly recently.
Also, the costumes were very lack luster. Why would you have school uniforms that are white with light green accents?! It was so ugly and on top of that, you made the girls masculine. I also wasn’t too fond of the hair, it just looked so dated.
I liked the chemistry between the leads. I liked how they dressed up in disguises on their adventures and were mostly always together. The FL does play the damsel a lot, as in, she sometimes will do her own thing, but most of the time it seems like she seeks permission or approval from the ML a lot, so be mindful of that. If you like a forward thinking drama, this might not be for you.
I really enjoyed the second couple. I found them very pretty to watch and I thought the relationship was very endearing. They were a refreshing break to the main leads.
Overall, the drama was okay. It had okay everything, from plot, to costumes, to sets to character development. It could have been better, but for the budget, it was fine. If you want something light hearted, it will give you calm vibes.
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A cutesy rom-com drama
If you are looking for a fun, rom-com drama, enemies to lovers romance, then this one will pretty much check all the boxes for you.A lot of people probably will start the drama because of Ding Yu Xi and personally, he is hit or miss for me. I thought he was fine in The Romance of Tiger and Lilly, I liked him in Intense Love, but he was okay in Moonlight. I think it’s because his stature is really feminine and small and so it’s hard to see him in a domineering ML role, but I know it’s a C-drama cultural thing.
This drama has mixed reviews depending on where you look. If you look at the Viki site, it’s a little lower, but if you look at MDL then it’s higher, so I guess it depends on what type of drama you are looking for.
This is a 100% You-have-to-be-in-the-mood-kind-or-drama.
You won’t get much substance, but pretty actors and cutesy rom-com troupes and that’s okay. Sometimes you just need to zone out and watch some rom-com C drama angst. The ML can be funny or annoying to watch depending on what kind of viewer you are.
Some found it problematic when the ML was being kind of mean to the FL in the beginning, again a very typical C drama troupe, but sometimes it can be a little over the top.
I overall thought the drama was okay and I liked it. I did fast forward here and there depending on how frustrating or over the top storyline was, but I did have a smile on my face for the cute scenes.
So, if you want to zone out or are a fan of the actors, it’s a good one to watch.
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Family is Everything.
Family is everything.I've had this show on my list to watch for awhile and I wanted to be in the right mood before I start it. This drama is not for the faint of heart. It's a very intense, angst filled, yet endearing and cry worthy kind of show.
You will be angry, happy, sad, fustrated and a ball of mixed emotions while watch The Bond.
The drama is what in its name, its the Bond of the siblings. There are 4 main siblings and the baby siblings which has a minor role.
The star of the show is the oldest brother, Qiao Yi Cheng, he is the heart of the show and the glue that bonds the siblings together. The two bothers and two little sisters only have themselves to rely on because their father is worthless.
It's a drama that spans decades, from childhood well into adult hood where the siblings have their own children. Each will face different problems and battles and each will fall in love and have their own issues. It's interesting how different each story is.
I wouldn't say there is much romance in the show. There are love sparks and relationships, but not everything is perfect and there isn't always a fairytale ending, but in the end, Family is everything and will always be there for you.
If you are looking for a melodrama to get sucked into, this will be it. It's not an easy drama to watch, but it really makes you appreciate your family, especially if you have a sibling that is you ride or die (which I do have).
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