Shockingly enjoyed
damn. I shockingly really enjoyed this show. This show is 80% thriller with 20% romance in the roots. Lots of jaw dropping moments and really has you engaged. The acting of Kim Youngdae is flawless with seamless transition of each version of him, and him slowing falling for her in the host body. Last Episode made me cry so much. If you don’t enjoy stories of 1500 y/o spirts are falling in love with 30 year olds, and if you love good kisses, not really for you.The ending explains the title of the show and I loved the meaning. Though I wish the ending stopped at a part that made more sense like ending the show mid-way of the last episode would’ve been better imo. Even skipping the rest they shot and keeping the last 5 mins, would’ve been perfect for me.
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Nostalgic Memories
Wow! This show is really good. It is a perfect example of childhood and nostalgia. You feel you are living with the characters going through life with them while understanding this is the best times of there lives. The warm lighting gives that nostalgic feel, the characters are relatable, as they are ordinary and all go through different phases of growing all going through there own problems. This shows gives me the feeling of this is a memory, live in the moment and enjoy life. The characters have a great dynamic (QiQi is a little annoying and indecisive lol) .Was this review helpful to you?
There is better in this genre
This was an easy show to get into, and has to be one of my favorite genres (HS - childhood Friends to College lovers ). Similar to my fav shows such as Go Ahead and Always Home (Our Secretis a good watch but Watch these instead). Main leads are okay, I like Chen Zhe Yuan (Si Yue) , he was good in Hidden Love. The character he plays was a basic one, Male childhood friend who is really smart and parents love. The FL Rainbow Xu (Ding Xian) I have never seen before but she was just good. She got kind of annoying in college. Very persistent and just annoying. I enjoyed the side couple as well but it did turn annoying and unreasonable at times.I wish the time in High School was shortened or did something else to the plot besides just establishing there friendship. We understand that she likes him but not until college, which she is suddenly very adamant about it . College wasn’t so much rushed but the pacing was so-so. I wish there was more tension within the main leads as well. Nearly not enough kisses as there could’ve been. It just fell flat. I did enjoy it though but could’ve enjoyed it more if there was consistency and tension.Was this review helpful to you?
Love Ambition: From Lies to Love
Love AmbitionWow. This show has the perfect balance of love, heartbreak, drama, and comedy. The main actor, Willan Chen, I have not seen anywhere and I think he is a pretty good actot. Though after finding out the 13 year age gap , I was concerned it would be weird but his character, Shen Hao Ming, was executed well . He is good at showing diversion of emotions and makes you believe what he portrays . I also have never seen Zhao Lu Si, play a “sneaky and deceiving” role, but I honestly enjoyed it. The plot was great, thought a bit confusing if you aren’t paying attention well. To be honest I did stop watching half way through, but the thought of not finishing another show got to me and I’m really glad that I didn’t go back to finish it. When you feel the show getting a little boring, they bring you back in with tension and more drama. Some characters are annoying but they are just playing the part really well since that’s the point. I also felt that some parts of the story was inconsistent. Overall, It’s been a while since I liked a Chinese show, but this one won me over and this show was not hard to get into. 9/10
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OverHyped But Still Sad
I had high hopes for this show. The story was a sad story about 2 ill-fated individuals. Personally the main girl is annoying and very aggravating. Any scene with the man she was supposed to marry was hard not to skip, seemed like it had no point of the story. The mafia chasing them and them on a random island was very unrealistic. I understand the ML was conflicted on whether to be with the FL or not, but come on, it’s very toxic and unnecessary ….I won’t lie I did cry many times such as the dad story line, thier ill fated love story and the end obviously , you build a connection with the ML and feel bad for the things he had to grow through just in order to grow up with his family life and living a dangerous life. I also don’t understand when he met the man who raised him and why all of a sudden he wanted to see him. Also he like almost dies the first time and then is better all of a sudden…Maybe I didn’t pay attention enough, but personally it was very overhyped and unrealistic.
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WOWW✨!!! Unique, Fresh and Interesting! Best newer drama i’ve seen in a while!!
Wow! I highly enjoyed my time watching Twinkling Watermelon and will watch again, and definitely recommend you do too… I kept seeing how good this show was and decided to give it a try. It did not disappoint. This is definitely one of my highest rated dramas. This show had a very good and unique theme. There was a good balance of humor, questions, love and drama. I love how this show isn’t hyper focused on the romance. It shows the relationship between Lee Chan and Eun Gyeol , father and son. It shows that our parents were kids once too and went through thier own hardships. I also just enjoyed them simple and innocent love between the main leads. It seemed to be very natural and the actors did amazing !The concept is very intriguing… though one of the parts it lacks is, the ending.Though there is so many unanswered questions and situations left to the imagination. I wish they dove deeper into .**** THIS MAY BE SPOILER**.. One of the many questions I have is… I don’t understand how any of the friends or parents when getting older don’t remember or even see that Eun Gyeoul is the guy that help not only started the band, helped you learn sign language, (dad) the person you saved and got into the accident saving; you had a father son relationship with, and (mom) who literally helped you from getting abused .
But i try not get too focused on plot holes since it ruins the experience. That’s common with time traveling drama. BUT besides that I highly enjoyed my time watching Twinkling Watermelon and will watch again, and definitely recommend you do too…
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I’m sorry… but this was a hard Watch
This was honestly a hard watch. The show had potential—I usually love slice-of-life, found-family dramas like Go Ahead, Always Home, etc. so I went in expecting something warm, nostalgic, and comforting (which it did give). But instead, I found myself constantly putting it down because something just didn’t click.The biggest issue for me was the female lead. I’m not sure if it was the way she was written or the performance itself, but she came across as genuinely insufferable at times. It felt like the show wanted her to be this strong, determined girl, but she often ended up feeling , loud, very annoying and whiny, just exhausting.
Both leads’ voices really didn’t really work for me. It became a real effort to sit through scenes.
Even though the plot had the bones of something nostalgic and heartfelt, it never fully delivered. I kept waiting to feel connected to the story or to the friend group, but no. The show kind of dragged in places, too, so I found myself dropping it multiple times. Honestly, the only reason I finished it was because I hate leaving dramas unfinished.
Overall, this drama wasn’t for me. It had the elements of something I should have loved, but the execution made it a really tough watch
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