Joyce Chan

Revenge, Love , defeat the enemy

To me I have lower the bar for wuxia genres, esp when they are 45 ep or longer. I just find them to be a drag. This one I made it without contemplating dropping. I think it started really cute. Kinda like romeo and juliet , where the female and male lead fall in love, but their families have hatred towards each other( esp the male's family)

The basic story is the female lead's family leads one city, and then the male lead family is the lead in one city. Male lead fam wants revenge from the female fam ( rong family) because they killed ( na lan family's patriarch) . Then the story leads in a side line , introducing the ultimate evil woman. She is basically the master of the dad of rong's fam and of na lan fam's mom. She is super sinister and looks youthful but she is in fact really old. Everyone gets all caught up about the chi hua zhu which is suppose to be a healing flower? or healing ball thing? Basically if you are sick , it can heal you but theres a price to pay. You get poisoned by it if you dont take it all at once .

I would say the main plot was revenge and then trying to defeat the big boss aka evil old lady.

Romance- like some reviews said, i didnt really feel their romance. I felt in the beginning how they got together was kinda like really? lol that was quick.... to me the female lead's love couldnt pass the test, i mean when something bad happens she would really quietly blame the male lead... but she redeems herself at the end

A cute bit was how each side character got some kind of romantic development which was cute. but not so much for the second male lead :( I cried towards the end because the second male lead dies , he sacrificed his life for the female leads sister. It was totally unrequited love. I liked how the sisters relationship was finally mended at the end ( their relationship was strenuous throughout)

Overall its not a bad watch , but a lot of parts needed skipping lol.

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Didn't know what to expect out of this drama, but after finish watching it , it definitely moved me. The beginning was a little rough, I was contemplating dropping it but pushed forward and found it to be quite interesting.

Qin Lan is definitely the star of the show! she was an mazing lead actress. She portrayed her character of the agent really really well. The drama focuses on her as the agent as how an agent is faced with many things in the entertainment industry. Having to deal with her actors/actress emotions, settling scandals /drama, getting pressured from her boss, facing competition. It all feels really real and depicts the character superb. She has so much stress that I could felt it myself.

The main lead Godfrey Gao, I pay my respect for. I still cant believe he is gone and that it was his last production. To be honest his character seemed really minor and not standing it. I think it was partly because he was not in the same profession as the female lead. The male lead is a lawyer. He is really good to support the female lead whenever the female lead is down. At some parts of the drama i was frustrated with his character because he kept being on opposite side of the female lead. Dont get me wrong, he is such nice eye candy to watch, tall and hunky and looks good in a suit.

In the summary it said she loses two artistes at the night of the award , that is false. She gradually loses them due to one wanting a better future for himself. The other because the artiste's fan really didnt like the female lead style of leading the artist. The female then finds more veteran artistes and tries to invest her time in them. The last chunk got my eyes bawling hard!! (dont want to spoil it)

Definitely a great watch!

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A Story of revenge!

Not the drama for you if your looking for something light and romance. This drama's main drive is REVENGE!

The story starts off weird already... soul swapping the female lead and her sister's soul gets swapped. Except her sister is dead....

Female lead is Yan mo Wan, but technically she is Yan Mo Xin her sister. They swapped souls when her sister was about to get murdered through poison. So her soul is in female lead's body and she runs away from getting chased by soldiers , she meets the male lead Ye Jun Qing. she also lose her memory. After her encounter with the male lead, she starts to fall in love. Finally she finds out that she is the third daughter of the Yan family. She slowly regains her sister's wits and memory and plots for revenge, to avenge for her sister's death.

The female lead's personality is smart, witty, kind , brave and bold. She plots revenge and investigates her sister's death and miscarriage incident. Along the way she is met by the concubines from the royal harem, trying to harm and kill her. Even her own uncle tries to kill her, but they all fail against her wit.

This drama had way too many plot holes. Like how some characters were randomly popped in. Whose who??? The king really started out not bad, he was in love with the sister, but then was willing to sacrifice her if that meant the baby wasnt his. Basically anything that got in his way of the throne, he would kill and began to be very ruthless.

This drama was a disappoint. I was so bored by the last five episodes, and at the end the twist was kinda stupid, like honest how could that happen? it just felt like they squished a lot of content/ wanted to pack a lot. How did her sister miraculously wake up? wasnt she like dead? lol i dont even know !

I wish they would have more cute scenes between the two leads before she gave him up and became the king's empress. There was only like 3 kissing scene, one in the beginning few eps, one in the middle ish and one at the end.

I only recommend to watch is you really have nothing else to watch >_<

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Where do i even begin with this drama? This drama is scifi historical mixed with time traveling.

The male lead is a general in the times of the warring states. There are different historical figures inside the drama including Qin Shi Hang, Liu bang etc.

The back story of this drama is there is a alien that came to the earth and got stuck there. She has to rebuild her ship or something like that. She helps different people fight for power. She has magical powers. Her ultimate goal is to wipe out the human species and go back home.

The female lead is from the future so she knows she knows certain historical facts and brings on a lot of scientific facts.
The male and female lead go through and battle in a lot of war and ulimately unravels the alien's mater plan. Along the way they find treasures that belong to the alien god. They basically prevent them for destroying the earth.

With all that being said , I would say this drama is pretty interesting but really weird. The historical part comes with them trying to defeat Qin shi Huang and Liu bang fighting to become king etc. There is some romantic moments in the drama too.

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funny rom com ? ....... ughh ...

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS DRAMA TO HEAVILY. TOO BE HONEST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DRAMA ILL BE GETTING INTO ... this is suppose to be a rom com set in the older days? TO BE QUIET HONEST I CAN'T STAND THIS DRAMA... like some parts are funny but the rest is just kinda stupid and naive no offense ( to people who actually like)

The male lead's acting /character is way too cringy to a point i cannot stand. He is so overly narcissistic and loves himself and thinks his maid ( the female lead) should love him too ). I seriously cant even take him seriously lol. btw he also has kung fu abilities/ martial arts which they drastically exaggerate .

The female lead however is really repulsed by him... doesnt like the fact hes so narcissistic. She has been his maid for ten years. Her backstory is that she tries to find her " elder bother" not actually related by blood but who she grew up with, but she loses her memory , so she's trying to find him.

I've watch 12 episodes, there is no plot development or romantic development. The master forces like two kisses between them, which is really weird. feels to pushy... I would think maybe he would finally realize that he needs to respect and listen to her? treat her like a person and not just like a slave/servant?

maybe this genre of ancient rom com isnt for me?

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A girl who can recognize people's face

this drama is wayy too boring, there is nothing really interesting about this drama. The leads dont have much chemistry.

The female lead has a syndrome where she cant recognize people's face, because of this she was bullied from when she was young. When she was young a little boy help saved her and she has always remember that person despite remembering his face.

Fast forward she is now in college.. She wins an award for a photography contest. She is accused of copying someone elses photo, this is when the male lead come and saves her. I dont like the fact that in college there were people trying to bully her and make fun of her... The female lead doesnt have much development....

nothing particular stands out... and i dont even ship their romance...

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Time traveling meets deity meets chinese harry potter?

To be honest the story was like a 7/ 10. The story is too complicated and doesn't explain itself well.. Its too busy
1) female lead time travels or her soul gets transfered into Feng Wu 's body. She holds phoenix powers but lost the phoenix blood because the evil girl in the story took it from her. ( but theres no showing of the soul transfer)
2) Female lead has a master who has been in slumber, due to the fact that he tried to save feng wu when she lost her phoenix blood ... So feng wu mission becomes finding the broken spirit/soul pieces of her master, to awaken him., all while she is attending an academy ( kinda like the ones of harry potter)
3) The "supposely" heaven queen.. Her story is kinda complicated too.. she isnt a pure character but also one who is evil. She tries to over throw the heaven king which is her husband. She holds hatred for feng wu's master, because when the queen was young , she like the master, but the master didn't like her.... so hence she doesnt want feng wu to find the other parts of his soul.
4) Other parts of the story involves battling mythical creatures. ( which was interesting)
5) At the academy there is a master who ends up turning evil ? His character story line was awkward and weird.
6) some of the effects were way to fake.... like the thunder/lighting part... sighs..

Onto some of the parts i liked...
1) Male lead is handsome and definitely the driver of this drama. Female lead just didnt stand out enough.
2) Male lead's love for female lead. He really liked her and showed his affection for her. For her she did too but it didn't feel the same. Some are saying that they have no chemistry, which i agree and disgree on. The scenes of them being together is sweet tho !!!! it doesnt involve kissing . But for the kissing scenes it was not the greatest and no chemistry. I feel like a lot of them just lock lips and then don't move, lol that really isnt a kiss. They just hold it there, or another famous one is the spontaneous kiss which catches the female lead by surprise. haha maybe i'm too picky about the kissing scenes.
3) second male lead is also cute and caring towards the female lead. I didn't like his ending/ what happened to him
4)I liked how the female lead was a really kind character and innocent character.

It started off pretty solid, but after 20 something episodes , everything unravels and becomes kinda blunt and doesnt explain itself well. :( its not a bad watch, but got tired of it ...

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Female lead chases male lead!

For a school romance drama it wasnt the best but wasnt the worse! It a decent watch until towards the end! Starts off pretty similar in the sense. that the male lead is an intelligent guy. His family and female lead family are neighbors. Female lead is not as smart as male lead, but she is talented in the arts, She is desk mates with the male lead. She is constantly chasing after him in studies and interest. The development of their relationship is quite cute. Even though they didnt get together until the very end. I liked their everyday interactions between them and that made them not being together more bearable, I can't stand slow burning romances!

It was towards the end where i got kinda bored, It started of with the female leading chasing the male lead to the college campus. Even her major is science. ( thats the male lead's major. She chose this major to be close to him. The male lead doesnt want her to waste her talent in the arts! She discovers herself and pursues her true passion. Towards the last few episodes,i thought they were together like after their kiss but they werent.

It was strange for her senior brother from college to re-enter the story, that just created unnecessary drama.

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Sweet romance of the leads all at the same time with evil dude who's trying to get a pearl

I was pretty darn excited to see a season 2. Would I say its better than Season 1? nope... To be honest some parts of the story was a let down. The first season was more acceptable to me because it was more of a fresh concept. With it being a season two its hard to make it even better... In terms of romance its definitely very sweet, not the most appealing story.

You kinda have to watch the first one to understand the second, but at the same time not really. I mean all characters are basically the same. In this season the main different is the second lead , Liu Xiu Wen becomes a prince in another country. The two leads are as sweet as ever, constantly bickering! It's cool that this dramas revolves around the female lead being in Xr game, where she is the lead. She meets 4 handsome men. The crowned prince, a bodyguard turned prince, a rich guy and a guy dressed in white from the Hua Ying sect. She is supposedly tries to find true love to beat the game, not sure about this season.
The male lead who is the crown prince has this relative/brother ? ( honestly forgot how he was related to male lead) who tries to plots to get a pearl from the family. The pearl is said to have power and bring people back to live. He works with Liu Xiu Wen to try to get it from the crown prince. Liu Xiu wen is filled with jealous and hatred. That evil relative is actually the reincarnation or descendant of the Hua ying sect. ( to be honest I had no idea of how this sect is related to the story) Other than one of the four men the female lead meets is from that sect and protects her when she is in danger.

The storyline isnt develop well, and when it almost comes to an end, she gets to choose again because its a game. The bad guy is a little too sucessful >_< and also there are some really dumb characters. I'm only here for the romance!!! lol I liked first season story more than the second.

The romance tho is very passionate and kisses are full of chemistry. haha my only complaint is the angle of the kisses. Can only see from afar what happening, and also due to the height different, its hard to see. They are such a cute couple. I hope they can have more dramas together. However I did like the end's round up of all that happened! it made me want to see a modern day version of their story.

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Melt my heart away , cute and simple love story

This drama is amazing !! AGAIN !!! I HAVE TO SAY 24 episodes is the perfect amount!!! This drama was so cute and sweet, I might get diabetes lol jk.. but definitely a joy to watch. I remember the male lead as Hua ze lei, that character is so different. Fell in love with the male lead after this drama lol. He's cute when he smiles

1) the chemistry was phenomenal!!! like even though many kissing scenes were just a peck on the lip, it was super cute and you get the tingly feeling. haha maybe because they are roommates and always spending time together, so its believeable !! lol within 4 episodes they peck on the lips twice :)
2) Storyline is kinda cliche but its light hearted and sweet. Female lead Sang tian some how gets into her mother's alta mater but not through the major of ice skating. She instead gets into the male ice hockey team. This is where she meets the male lead Wen Bing. Wen Bing from day one already knew that she's a girl. ( I cant stand gender benders when the male lead is dumb af,, like doesnt know she a girl until like later episodes, but this one is good because he knows from the start). Sang tian basically is Wen bing's only cure for being able to see faces clearly. They kiss and he sees clearly for a bit. The story revolves around them in the hockey team how they first when from bickering to falling in love and helping and supporting each other, and also developing friendships from the team and having competitions. Every bit of the story fit and flowed perfectly.
3) second male lead is cute too hopefully he will be a main lead in a drama someday >_<
I give it a 10/10 !! can't wait to watch maiden holmes

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Typical soul swap drama that fizzes out.. nothing special

I have to disagree with the other two reviews! This drama started out ok but really didnt develop a thing and went no where....

The male lead is the OCD prince , but his OCD kinda disappears and it not really focused anymore . He is a little moody at times.

Female lead bandit soul swap with the prime minister daughter, thus beginning a funny encounter with the male lead and they go to school together.

The script is poorly written and there is not much interesting content, for the female lead she is trying to get by in her studies to make sure no on doubt who she is. Her soul swapping counter part becomes her maid The story become more complicated when the female lead is actually a princess from a defeated kingdom....

The prophecy of how if the prince falls in love with the defeated kingdom princess it will be his downfall.

The female lead ends up being depressed and sad and no longer quirky.

They dont develop the story of how they can swap their souls( maybe I just havent got there yet but its like ep 20 and it aint happen)

The romance seems very dull and no chemistry. I tried to give this drama a chance but its too boring!

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A cliche high school drama about first love

Sorry I couln't stand it any more! This drama's genre is very similar because its basically the same type of school drama. Your female lead is a shy, naive. Male lead is the bad boy type , looks cool and cold but is warm at heart.

Nothing about this drama wows me. Its pretty average to the characters and whats happening. It does flash backs from high school to the modern day, but the their modern day is like 2015 lol. The flashbacks and the switching back and forth doesnt do anything to add to the story. You can most definitive tell the male lead likes the female lead but at 14 episodes you still dont know why he mysteriously left and didnt contact anyone for like 5 years. During the school years the male lead likes to pick on the female lead.

I though it would be more cute, sweet puppy dog romance but its pretty slow. Female lead is very young (real age lol) when she dresses a little mature to represent the older self, its not very convincing. Maybe because its her first drama? Male lead on the other hand is younger than female lead , I feel like her can act better !Like him more than the female lead

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Princess who have an identity disorder?

This drama wasn't very interested, i'm sorry! Storyline was kinda dull and slow and kinda weird. I mean some parts were funny and some parts didnt really add up.

The female lead is a princess but she doesnt have much status due to her mom being sent to the cold palace ( aka when the concubine loses favor from the king).Despite her setbacks she is a very smart gal, who sells makeup and other stuff on the side to her her mother have a better life. She knows a little about medicine. The princess actually has a illness, which is basically have two identity. This other identity who lives inside of her is a wolf. The wolf knows how to kung fu and is able to protect Ling long when she is in trouble. The male lead is the 2nd son of the Yan family. He is arrogant, bold and loud but is really good at fighting/kung fu. The leads are always at each others throats. The male lead eventually falls in love with her. Together the stories are revolved around solving crimes that happen. The female lead slowly starts to fall in love with the male lead.

There are some other characters like the second female lead who is sassy, arrogant and kinda bitchy, She has a arranged marriage with the male lead. I couldn't make of her character because initally she was rude and bullying the female lead and then suddenly she changes her attitude.

The crimes solving honestly wasnt very interesting and didnt do much to make the story more interesting. The male lead exaggerated his character maybe too much... Also the story of the two idenitities didnt make the story more interesting. Like they tried to start to explain how she got her second personality but then its so slow to reveal! The romance is kinda a backburner romance. I mean they did have some kissing scenes like in the first couple ep but no feeling to it. Not much chemistry.

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Dumbest female lead ever.....

Man i give up , too unbearable to watch. This drama is literally how many times can the female lead stab the male lead. Seriously this female lead has no brains whatsoever. She is so easily persuaded and manipulated. All she does is not trust the male lead and tries to kill him . Yet the male lead doesnt want to tell her anything and believes that by pushing her away thats the best. One is super physical the other no. communication. The storyline is all over the place. Like the male lead's poison... female lead found out so late the male lead was good/ protecting , unnecessary scene about the twin ....

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Beautiful music but twisted minds?

Miles Wei drama sign me up! plus the female lead actress is gorgeous but this story kinda flops for me.

In some sense I really wanted to like the drama, if it were only about making music and forming a band but they had to add all this dark stuff of politics, mental illness, scheming. This drama is anything but light hearted.

Male lead is a famous musician ? also the son of leader of a city. He is portayed as flirt, slacking off, lazy. When he was young he got poisoned and from then on was deaf, but he hide this as his secret. He can't let anyone find out.

Female lead is trying to restore credentials so she can perform at the City leader's wife big performance and also become the top musician. Long story short the female lead becomes the male lead's ear and someone how he can only hear the sound of her drums.

The evil uncle tries to kill the male lead time after time but fails. The female lead sister is probably one of the annoyest character anf gave her so much screen time. There wasnt much consquences for what she had done and kept giving her the green light to be a villian up until the end. I get that she has a bad childhood and was scarred for being poor. She is schizophrenic and often sees an image of herself in the mirror telling her to best the first and eventually hurting/sabotaging her sister.

The leads romance is cute! Wish there was a little more . I dont like how the front credits already show all the kissing scenes, basically spoling it. I'm here for the romance and nothing more. The other parts are too cliche and dark....

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