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Road Home
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Apr 19, 2023
30 of 30 episodes seen
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Music 8.0
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I have 3 big problem with this drama

Seven Tan & Jing Bo Ran... Of course here I come...

I have 3 big problem with this drama. Haha....
1) The duration.... OMG this is one f*cking long drama, without so much problem to solved. Make me quite bored watching this. For me this drama don't need to be this f*cking long duration or ep, maybe around 20s ep is actually enough.

But yeah like ChineseDramaFan wrote: "This is a lovely series which can be boring for some for its slow, everyday life story, but lovely for many for its quiet romance, a romance many can relate to - no fanfare, just love and devotion (if such elements still exist)." If that's what you looking for, this drama actually quite good. Drama filled with a little flashback, every day boring life with a little interruption about SWAT team mission.

2) I really have hard time to differentiate between the past & present time.... There's no much diff in the appearance of Lu Chen (LC) & Gui Xiao (GX) past & present, no diff color to differentiate the timeline, nothing to make us easier to differentiate past & present time. Maybe just the dialogue they said or little background. But hell I'm still sometimes have hard time to differentiate the timeline. Gonna be better if they choose diff actor to play the past, at least then we know for sure it's the past time...

3) After I read shiro review it make think, about the children, aka Qin Xiao Nan (XN). Yeah how pitty he is. He just moving from 1 house to another acting like it's a usual thing for him. But my problem it's not that... Haha.... The biggest question is where the h*ll is his mom.... Qin Ming Yu & his wife divorce, and at the beginning they tell us XN's mom always want to care for him. But she's really missing from the picture, not even care that her son is transfer to Beijing & his living condition. She can go to court to get custody, even at first the court side with the dad doesn't mean the circumstance can't change. But yeah of course they're not the main couple, so I think they don't need to think too much of this situation.

What I like about this drama:
+ The chemistry between Seven Tan & Jing Bo Ran. I love it... I can feel the attraction between them.
+ The solidarity between the SWAT team & friends
+ The adorable Qin Ming Yu & how he tries to chase Duan Rou.

Overall this quite good drama that you could watch.

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Smile Code
3 people found this review helpful
Feb 7, 2025
34 of 34 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Lin Yi & Shen Yue of course here I come… once again MDL had a confusing summary, let me tell u the story with my version.

Story about Gu Yi (GY), a woman who works at a magazine who also does stand up comedy at night. One day, GY met a handsome man who wouldn't smile hearing her jokes. Intrigued by this aloof handsome man, GY introduced herself to the man, Liang Dai Wen (DW). From then on, GY learns DW suffers from alexithymia or simply explanations as “emotional blindness”, meaning DW simply doesn't have many emotions. His psychiatrist suggest DW watch a lot of drama, or go watch stand up comedy to learn more about feelings or emotions, that's the reason DW ended up at the club where GY performed.

Slowly, DW & GY get closer to each other. And from GY, DW learned many emotions & uncovered the truth about DW's own past that made him alexithymia in the first place. But this is not only about them, this also about the struggling urban youths living in Shanghai, their work dynamic, work struggle, etc… So in the end this also about DW, GY and all their friends are thriving not only in love, but also family dynamics & making their dreams come true….

That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ The dynamics between DW & GY. How they manage & finally admit their own feelings for each other.
+ Jacqueline. Oh she's an amazing mentor & woman.
+ Wang Mei Xia. GY’s mom is one amazing & interesting woman.
+ Xu Guan Rui, how he respects GY & by all means still not blindly love & want own GY for himself kinda type.

What I don't like:
- The stupid GY at first. How she stupidly & blindly falls & gets closer to DW. I mean I scream so much damn time to my screen that man not only him, just move away please….
- The relationship between Yu Du Le (DL) & Guan Xing Xin (XX). It's just heavy on DL side, he deserves a better woman than XX.
- Guan Xing Xin. I didn't understand this woman till the end. What the writer wants with her. It's like they created this complicated woman, just for our ML not alone in his mental sickness, but not created enough information for us, cause she's not the lead.

Well in the end this just another drama on my list.

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Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book
3 people found this review helpful
Dec 31, 2024
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Watch this for my 2024 Alphabet Challenge. Quite surprised how much I liked this in the end…

Story happened in 1952 in Kyoto revolving around Kuwanoki Ichika & her family Ryoten restaurant. After World War II, Kuwanoki restaurant was on the brink of bankruptcy. Not wanting to lose the family’s restaurant, Ichika’s aunt (Marukawa Machiko) has a plan to arrange marriage for Kuwanoki and Yamaguchi family to get help from Yamaguchi family.

At first, the candidate was Ichika's younger sister, Futaba with the 2nd son of the Yamaguchi family. But it turns out the second son is already married, so the choice falls to the 3rd son, Yamaguchi Amane. Futaba is already hesitant to marry the 2nd son, cause he is younger than her, but once Futaba heard the groom will be Amane (which is even more younger than her), she decided not go through with the wedding & elope with her crush. So, the burden fell on Ichika. Although hesitant at first, after talking to Amane, they decided to go through with the wedding.

With no feeling for each other, at first this all only a marriage of convenience. But over time, they learn more about each other, and their feelings grow. So, how in the end, Ichika & Amane help to raise the Ryoten restaurant from the brink of bankruptcy…?

That's pretty much the story without giving any more spoilers.

What I like:
+ The funny feeling of humans. Actually until the end they don’t explicitly show that Ichika & Amane falling in love with each other, implicitly sure, but never out in the open. But their feelings of ownership of each other exist. Like how Ichika likes to tease Amane for being young, she still doesn't like when others insult him for the same reason.
+ How supportive Amane is to Ichika. I like how Amane defends Ichika and the restaurant from his family plan.
+ How all the platonic relationships do not bloom into something else. Like Amane & Suzune, or Ichika & her former boss.
+ All the yummy recipes… Haha….

Overall for me this is quite one perfect peaceful drama to watch in your everyday life…

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Addicted Heroin
3 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2024
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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It took bad to worst

OMG when I think the director can't make anymore messed except with the cast of Hero, he definitely proof me wrong....

I quite exciting when Thai want to adapt this, I think finally we get the proper romance, expect to get the romance better than Addicted. But boy oh boy... First they shock us with the cast of Hero, which like an alien among the teenage cast. Come on... You choose adult to play teenage boy & act romance with teenage boy... Until before this go aired still hope we get new cast for Hero or Pop. That's about disappointed cast, now what more can go wrong from here... UGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Fair warning... This review will gonna fill with a lot of my rampage about the story & everything....

But first thing first... Story...

Story about Hero, a general's son who run away from home, cause his dad remarried. Hiro go to his aunt home & go to school where his aunt work as a principal. In that school, Hero meet Pop, a prodigy student that always sleep in the class but can still be a top student. Pop attract Hero attention & soon Hero learn that Pop is a poor student. Short story, Hiro get more and more attach to Pop.

And one day, they learn that turn out, whose Hiro dad's remarried is Pop's mom. That's create conflict in their relationship, but that's not enough to make Hiro stay away from Pop. They're soon accept the fact they're now brothers, and that's make their relationship even closer.

And this drama end when Hiro's dad learn about their relationship & start to against it. But it's not really end at the cliffhanger like the book or stay with me version.

And that's the end and maybe the only good thing about this drama version... How this version ended not really a cliffhanger.

In short, just watch anything else. Don't watch this crap....

Below I'm going to rampaging about everything but that's also mean BIG SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.












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1. They ruined the whole story.... Nothing good really comes out from this version. Even the fact of Hero's mom death is like taken lightly.
2. One of the worst chemistry between the lead.
3. The way they combine the scene... UGH!!! From where should I start this... It's like they pick one scene & just stick it to the next scene, some scene make me wonder when that's coming from, how come this after that's scene... UGH!!!! Really get me one of the worst headache.
4. The actor need to learn to act first, before accepting any more role. Pop's expression is one of the worst & plain in the drama world. He sometimes even worse than the old Hu Yi Tian. Only & Tiger are not better too... They're really like a kid that get their first role...

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Triage
3 people found this review helpful
Aug 29, 2024
13 of 13 episodes seen
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Overall 4.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Um….???

Quite wonder with this. Often comes out as a suggestion, so let me just prove it myself…

Story about Tin, Third-year emergency medicine resident. One day Tol, a university student, was rushed to the emergency room in serious condition, due to a car accident. Tol died that day, but his death just triggered a time loop for Tin, a loop Tin won't be able to leave until he's altered Tol's fate.

At first, Tin just tried to alter what happened in the emergency room. He tried his best and fastest to save Tol’s life. And when it’s all not working, he tries to think out of the box. Tin starts to investigate Tol’s life & friends, getting closer to him. And with every loop, he ‘wakes up’ earlier than the loop before. And with that cycle will Tin in the end successfully save Tol’s life and out of the loop?

Ok. That’s pretty much about the story.

Is it good?
A good concept, but unfortunately not so much in implementation.

Best BL?
Oh Hell no… In the matter of fact, this even far away from that

Overall… Watch it if you are curious like me. If not, just don’t watch it…

Now what I think is messed up… But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! So read it at your own risk!












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From the top review here, I most agreed with Artemissie. Yeah… The acting is just ordinary, no one really stands out. Not even Tol or Tin themselves.

Chemistry…? Hm… Not so much, cause their relationship is not a center of the drama, so not really show much. And the mess up also begins with this…
Much like Artemissie wrote. Yeah… Tin who just follows Tol around in one of the loops is pretty creepy. The first impression that Tol gave him was already correct, he creeped out. But suddenly Tol just accepted Tin like that….? And moreover, Tol also got obsessed with Tin…? Girl whaaattttt….?????

The biggest question above all… Why Tin and Tol…? Why must Tol get the advantage of coming alive? What is so special about Tol so he gets the second change? This has never been explained. And that’s lazy writing right there.

2nd biggest question. How the heck Tin alter the time loop never been explained, or it just me who missed it... What I know Tin just think (wish) to wake up at the certain time & that's what happen

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The Legend of Shen Li
3 people found this review helpful
May 10, 2024
39 of 39 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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Finally finished watching shen li.... The 2nd chance see Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin in a drama together. First time they announced the couple I (We) already so excited about the drama, feel like the second season of the impossible Princess Agent. But this drama far far away from the Princess Agent, in term of plot / genre / etc, and nevertheless the pairing of Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin still as perfect as I (we) hope for. Haha...

This drama open with Shen Li (SL) fight against her people for her freedom from unwanted marriage. Injured & escape to mortal realm she's transformed into her original form, Phoenix, and rescued by mortal named Xing Yun. Later, we found out that the mortal turn out to be the one and only remaining almighty True god, Xing Zhi (XZ). And the story about the forbidden love between the True god & other god begin....

Me all this time watch all the Xian Xia drama, never really understand why god can't falling in love or have any relationship with anyone, expecially if u one special god like XZ, or like Dong Hua in Eternal Love of Dream. But from this drama i think i can understand a little bit reasoning behind that rule. With special feeling for someone, comes special treatment, but unfortunately the god like XZ can't only treat someone special, he had to treat all the creation equal. One heavy burden to put on someone shoulder....

What i like:
+ The fiery chemistry between Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin. Really one of the best paired in dramaland.
+ Unlike any other Xian Xia drama, where the almighty god will try to hide their feeling for someone special but silently protect them, XZ finally dare to openly protect SL.
+ The unpredictable plot twist about the main villain. Really shock when I found out who they set up to be the villain, or to be said the true identity of the villain.
+ The fiercely FL. SL is one of the FL that so brave & have the power to do so.
+ They give us a little preview of actually how XZ is so lonely & have heavy burden.

Overall this one of best Xian Xia ever... Never bored watching this from begin to the end. With interesting plot, fiery chemistry & good costume. All budget is place appropriately.. Haha...

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Exploration Method of Love
3 people found this review helpful
Sep 9, 2023
22 of 22 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Watch this due to boredom & don't know what to watch. Know the ML so just though to myself, let me check this out. So here I'm finished watch this drama...

What I like:
+ The chemistry between our lead. I can feel the tense, the building romance & everything these couple want us to feel it...
+ The tough FL. Even though she's not familiar with the industry & her sister job, she's not complaining much & just get the job done.
+ The proof that male & female can have platonic relationship. Haha... ML & his sister not the real brother & sister, but their feeling purely only sibling love without other feeling...
+ The supportive family. ML & FL parent is just supportive of their relationship without much trouble.
+ The cute relationship between Gao Ling (GL) & Mu Xiao Man (XM). The time GL take to consider their relationship is good. Cause you know sometimes is not easy to take the feeling from brother love to romance love. You need time to think and contemplating, to separate your feeling & thought, to really really think the difference between brother love or something else.

What i don't like:
- The crazy entertainment industry people. The manager, Fang Jie, just kidnap FL cause he didn't want her sister work to be stop. Yeah I know maybe like he usually said he just don't want all the struggle Su Jin Qing done to that point to be wasted. But still what he did is never OK, what ever the reason
- The crazy sister. To be just disappear from the beginning is never OK. You only leave letter to tell about your absence without much thought for other people it just not OK. Even if you stress out, you need to tell other people about your plan, especially if that's affect other people, like the case in this drama.
- The ending is kinda something amiss. I don't know what, & can't put my finger to think what is it. It just something feel lack....

Overall this just another drama to watch

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Be Reborn
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 27, 2022
26 of 26 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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Watch this due to my boredom watching usual romance drama. Although there're some things that make me frustrated but this is really one good police drama.

Zhuang Wen Jie (WJ) really makes me frustated. I really want to several times slap his face. He is naive where his not supposed to be & distrusted to someone you should trust.... Yeah I understand his family background really make him can't trust Luo Jian as a police & instead he just trust his dad old friend who clearly involve in his dad death. Where is you logic boy.... Haia....

Luo Jian himself really have one of the best Detective insting. Almost every insting he has toward everything in this drama is eventually come true. And his relationship with WJ make me think there's a little bit spark there... Haha...

This drama from the first case until the last one all interconnected together into one big case. I really like how they connected everything. And the ending, hoho, really give us feeling exciting about the future.... Really hope this drama have another season....

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Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time
3 people found this review helpful
Mar 16, 2021
38 of 38 episodes seen
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Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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freakishly weird. A lot comparison to season 1

This is the first time I try to write the review before I've finish watch the drama. But this is also the first drama between season that have that much different. For the fans of Go Go Squid season 1, watching this drama really weird, because not only the cast different but also overall theme of the drama is different, from hackers game to robot competition. I don't know will I feel more weird or not through out the drama. Cross my finger it will not and I'll gonna enjoy the drama.

Learning from people in the YouTube talking about this drama, I just find out that this actually 3 series book, & weirdly go go squid 1 is the third book of the series, this season 2 is the second book & the first book not even in drama yet. Wonder what's in the first book & will it appeared in our TV or not...? That's why this season plot is about before the season 1, during the season 1 & after the season 1 story.

After watching this season here are my comment:

What I like from this season:
+ The friendship between all the robot sportsman we really can feel it. They help each other when needed, even though they are opponent in one point.
+ Even though the cast is changing a lot from season 1, at the end I really glad they change some of the cast, especially the female lead. If they still use the same actress with the season 1, yeah I think she will not be too much suitable to be the female lead in this season.
+ We finally get to see who grunt / shen zhe (SZ) mysterious girlfriend. In season 1, she mention a lot but we never get to see her.
+ Go go squid 1 & 2 have not such thing as love rival, even though here solo / wang hao (WH) supposed to be the love rival, but WH moved too slow... Uniquely in this season the second lead (SZ) whose given love rival / crazy ex-girlfriend situation.
+ I really like the changing in KK base camp. Here is more cool.
+ They not always order takeaway, but zhou yi cooking in the base. And i really glad the writer not forget the fact that wu bai (WB) can't cook, in the season 1 we can see that WB can't even cut vegetable when Han Shang Yan (HSY) asked him to help.
+ A lot of plot being explained in this season, like why Ai Qing (AQ) suddenly became commentator in the competition between KK & SP
+ They mostly used the name of the character not the nick name, like solo here mostly called WH, grunt here mostly called SZ, etc. In the season 1, i even don't know grunt & solo real name.
+ The last episode when in the wedding the mc asked who will be champion in next year, WB really put in the weird circumstances, but he got answer so funny yet correct as the groom ^_^

At first i really glad they pay enough attention with the time frame in go go squid 1, but unfortunately the more toward the ending the time frame a little bit messed up. The messed up time frame & plot with go go squid 1 that I notice:
- The all star competition where WB, SZ & WH compete. It's supposed to be after national competition. And a little bit disappointed HSY not included in the competition, really hoping I can see all of HSY, solo, AQ included in the competition.
- Grandpa Han supposed to be already go back to Norway at some times. But in here he stay in china all the time.
- The year KK invented in season 1 is already 2 years at least, but in here is not even 1 year.
- Mi Shao Fei invited to be the leader at KK is different from season 1, of course our main lead from each season must be responsible for this ^_^, in season 1 is HSY, in here is WB :P.
- The disappearing of WB & HSY. They both disappearing a lot in the drama, in the season 1 WB who is disappearing & give the team to HSY to be take care of, in this season of course HSY who is disappearing & give the team to WB to be take care of.
- The changing in HSY & Tong Nian (TN) style. Yang Zi in this season a little bit fat, while li xian look a little bit older, especially in wedding scene where we can see his wringkle near the eyes :p. Yeah yeah i know they are not the main lead here. But i still glad the writer didn't forget to put the bracelet back in TN hand, even though still in the wrong hand ^_^. Little detail that makes me smile :)
- All of the kk's member still so afraid with HSY. In the season 1 they supposed already not too afraid with HSY anymore. HSY & WH relationship also supposed to be better already.

Ok. lets try to apart ourselves to the fact this is a sequel Go Go Squid 1. I think this is a boring drama, maybe because, like several people write in here, this drama is lack of problem, the romance just went a little bit too smoothly. They even not try to make the problem that AQ & WB who from very strong rival club a bigger problem, yeah I know at some point that maybe the plus, we can see how devoted WB to AQ. But they simply have no problem as couple & that frankly is what make this drama quite boring. Maybe if they make a little bit problem here & there & cut some boring unnecessary scene, the drama will gonna a little bit better. The romance itself for me not so much a big deal. I've watch more interesting drama with more romance scene.

I glad I watch this drama, but if this isn't the season 2 of go go squid I don't think I'll gonna watch this drama, or maybe this drama will gonna a little bit down on my list, because i don't too like robot competition theme that they used. I skipped a lot their competition scene. What I feel the most missing from this season is funnily is Demo, Xiao demo. No demo who is childish, they make one / Zhou Yi became a little childish and dumb.

I also really like the quote from AQ: dream is like a seed, they hibernate but never die.

Overall: This season for me a little bit boring compare to season 1. Many scene in my opinion is a little bit stretch just to make the drama longer. And for the song, I still more in love with season 1 soundtrack. Re-watch...? no i don't think i gonna re-watch

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A Little Thing Called First Love
3 people found this review helpful
Sep 30, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
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gemessss

I almost didn't watch this drama, because I think the main actress not too pretty, but because the actress not the actor I still decided to watched this drama ^_^. Don't judge me, I like to see pretty face in my drama :p.

This drama is about love can make us be better person, real friendship is for forever, communication is really important & every problem have a solution.

The first drama that makes me want to scream 'gemezzz' through all the episode. I don't find an exact word to express my feeling in English. A little frustrated see Liang You Nian (YN) so slow to realize his own feeling. A little touch when YN confess to Xia Miao Miao (MM). A little frustated to see YN just decided by himself about study aboard & didn't tell MM at all.

This drama is really well written. They give us several couple with their own problem. There is Kai Tuo (KT) & He Xin (HX), where HX always stick to KT until KT didn't realize his own feeling, a little distance really good for them. Kinda happy see KT at the end have to chase back HX. Wang Yi Chao (YC) & Fang Xiao Yue (XY), a little bit similar with KT & HX. But in here we can see in Asia we still have sex differentiate, when HX chase KT everyone said she have no shame, but when YC chase & finally confess to XY no one said bad thing about him ^_^.

They also give us several family with their own problem. There is YN & KT family where KT have really a huge anger in his heart about his own mom & dad. Once the problem solved they relationship turn to be good, communication is the key. Really touch when KT finally apologize to his mom. There is MM family where dad almost never home due to work.

YN & MM relationship also one of the sweetest & funniest. A little bit funny but also heartwarming when YN fulfill MM wish to hide their relationship. Really funny to see how jealous YN, his face suddenly change into sour like. Because the actress is still quite young (MM & HX) this drama didn't have much affection like other drama. But I think it's good because they can show us romance doesn't always need affection. Really happy because finally they give us actress & actor that matching their age in the drama.

I also think this drama will be better if some of the scene faster & the drama have fewer episode. Of course typical drama, stretch it as long as you can :p

Overall I really happy & satisfied watch this drama. If there's season 2 I will watch it. :)

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Eternal Love of Dream
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 17, 2020
56 of 56 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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Watch it because i saw them in 10 miles and really curious with the continue of their story. But boy oh boy a little regret watch this.

I don't like their attitude toward each other. Especially when Dong Hua (DH) became so childish in some way. Yeah their so sweet with each other. But i kinda hope DH not so childish when he face feng jiu (FJ). DH is sooooo old afterall. :D

Story: so many flaw if i may say if you compare with their background story in ten miles. I don't know which is messed up but first of all the age of FJ is different than in ten miles. In the ten miles the age of FJ supposed to be equal to Ye Hua at least 70,000 years, because she was born first than Ye Hua. But in here their downgrade her age just to 30,000. I don't know why, maybe so they can make FJ more childish like. The story of FJ born also different. The meeting story of si ming, cheng yu and FJ also different. Especially the story of how DH & FJ met is also different. There is some more that i not remember at this time

A little bit disappointed also with some of the changing setting like the Zhe Yan peach forest, DH palace. Even though setting here more beautiful but for me better the setting in ten miles. I more like it

Cast: a little dissapointed when they change zhe yan, zhen zhen and cheng yu. But in the end every one quiet fit their role expecially cheng yu.

Re-watch: watch one time is enough for me...

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A Dream within a Dream
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 17, 2026
40 of 40 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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My Feb Recommendation Challenge

Watched this for my Recommendation Challenge from 𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆. Let’s talk drama…

Song Xiaoyu is a struggling, minor actress who accidentally transmigrates into the world of a historical script she was cast in. To her horror, she becomes Song Yimeng (YM)—the tragic female lead destined to be manipulated, abused, and eventually killed by the ruthless male lead, Nan Heng (NH).

She arrives at the moment she is about to marry Chu Gui Hong (GH). In the original script, YM opposes the marriage because she is deeply in love with NH.

Knowing the plot tropes and her tragic ending, YM decides to fight against the narrative and do everything she can to successfully marry GH instead. However, she soon discovers she is trapped in an infinite loop. Every time she attempts to get married, she dies in one of 108 absurd and unique ways—ranging from a falling vase to accidental poisoning—before restarting at the same point.

When she finally accepts her fate, the script unexpectedly resets to a point long before everything began. Determined to escape her doomed destiny, YM begins rebelling against the narrative constraints. Yet no matter how hard she tries to avoid NH, she continues to cross paths with him.

As she lives inside the script, she realizes two unbreakable rules govern this world:
1. The "Big Banner Moments"—key plot events—will happen as the script written,
2. The Male Lead will save the Female Lead if she's in danger.

So, for the first rule, YM starts playing a game of wits, attempting to “hack” the script by deliberately acting out required scenes in controlled ways. But no matter how cleverly she maneuvers, those Big Banner Moments still occur—just in slightly altered forms.

As the 2nd rule, this rule changes YM’s attitude toward NH. She is no longer afraid of him, because harming her would only bring consequences upon himself.

NH is a very pitiful ML. No one likes him. To the people, he is the ruthless prince. To his father, he is the reason the Empress was murdered. To GH—once his closest friend—he is seen as the reason for his father’s death and the enemy who stole his glory in battle.

At first, NH gets close to YM because of her connection to GH. He needs the secret sword-forging technique that GH possesses. Given their close relationship, NH hopes to uncover the secret through YM. But when he realizes she isn’t easily fooled, he changes his approach.

NH starts to dislike her—even more so when he realizes he can’t hurt her due to the “ML saves FL” rule.

Now let's bring Chu Gui Hong (GH) into the picture. GH is the second male lead in the drama. He also has a tragic story—and in his eyes, it’s all because of NH.

First, NH became the cause of the Empress’s death—GH’s beloved aunt. The two boys, once best friends, grew apart and became strangers.

Second, after returning from the battlefield, GH discovers YM’s growing connection with NH—something that deepens his resentment and sense of betrayal. Because YM was betrothed to him… and he loves her deeply.

The greatest betrayal? During a crucial battle, GH sent a desperate letter asking NH for help. According to NH, he never received it. But in GH’s bitter heart, NH lied, he chose to ignore the plea—only to appear after the war ended and claim victory as his own. To GH, NH didn’t just abandon him. He stole his glory. His honor. His life.

As the story progresses, GH becomes increasingly consumed by hatred, especially after YM ultimately chooses NH.

The biggest difference from the original script is the emergence of Nightwalkers groups & their leader, Li Shiliu (SL). The group is initially introduced as a group of assassins, but as the story progresses, it turns out it also serves as a front for intelligence gathering and more clandestine activities.

Unbeknownst to YM, SL turns out to be NH's secret persona. NH creates the SL identity to gather information and correct the wrongdoings committed by his own family.

Unlike with NH, YM places her full trust in SL—seeing him as her savior and only true ally in this scripted world. Because to her, SL exists *outside* the script. Slowly, she begins to fall for him.

But over time, seeing how genuinely she treats *SL*, how kind and open she is toward the person only he can be—NH slowly begins to fall for her.

In the end, NH chooses to maintain the disguise—not just to gather secrets, but to stay close to her… and protect her.

As always, secrets cannot remain hidden forever.

What will happen when YM discovers that SL and NH are the same person?
Will NH confess first—or will YM uncover the truth on her own?
And how will NH react when that moment finally comes?

Just when things seem set, another twist arrives: the original drama’s writer also transmigrated into the script world.

What changes will this creator bring?
Will it be something good—for YM and the ML?
Or will it make everything worse?

Last but not least question:
Will YM eventually get back to real world & successfully did the drama?
Or will she stay inside the script world?

That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ Li Yi Tong is quite funny. I like her here.
+ Li Yu Ning is also really good. I can see the pain in his eyes every time something unfair happens to NH.
+ The chemistry between Li Yi Tong and Li Yu Ning is also quite good.
+ I like Riley & Chu Dan. They're really good when they play supporting roles. Quite like their dynamics too…
+ Fu Gui is such a funny man…
+ I really like what happened with the emperor's family. Like how the relationship between NH & his family eventually gets better. Even Nan Rui himself finally grew up…

What I don't like:
- The twist where the writer also get into the script. I don't think this is a necessary act...

What I hope can be better in the end:
- GH can give up on his obsession & finally make peace with his situation… Seeing how his ending is really pitiful somehow. He's not a bad man, that's why I prefer a better ending for him.

Overall I am really happy I can watch this. It's kinda different than any other transmigration to the book/script story…

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Eat Run Love
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 10, 2026
28 of 28 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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The story spans over a decade and follows the complicated relationship between Ding Zhitong (ZT) and Gan Yang (GY).

The story begins on a university campus where ZT, a hardworking girl from a modest background, meets GY, a wealthy and popular "golden boy." While ZT is focused solely on survival and clearing her family's debts, GY is captivated by her tenacity. Despite their "social chasm," GY falls for ZT’s resilience and pursues her relentlessly. They eventually fall in love, finding common ground despite their different upbringings.

As graduation approaches, GY’s family business suddenly collapses, leaving him with astronomical debts. Believing he has no future and wanting to shield ZT from a life of financial struggle, GY makes the heartbreaking decision to break up with her without explaining his true situation. ZT, feeling betrayed and "dumped" without explanation, grows to resent him deeply as she faces her own life hardships alone.

A decade later, ZT has become a successful, high-ranking professional in the investment industry. Her life is orderly but emotionally cold. She crosses paths with GY again, who has spent years working from the bottom to rebuild his reputation and family legacy. ZT is tasked with a project that requires her to work directly with GY. They must navigate their past wounds, lingering hatred, and the undeniable chemistry that never truly went away.

Now the question:
? What did ZT face during their separation time…
? Will they be able to face their past and continue their relationship, or will the past still be the thorn in the flesh that still haunts them…

That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.

This actually feels much like the story of Lighter & Princess. I must admit I haven’t watched Lighter & Princess, but I sneak peek into it a little bit, and for the first impression it’s kinda on the same vibe…

But overall, quite frankly I am quite bored with all kinds of stupid misunderstanding plot that ML & FL had… But, yeah… In the end this still considered quite good drama in the book

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You Ta Shi Kong
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 13, 2026
65 of 65 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Watched this because someone posted on feeds, curious I checked it. Turn out even though it's quite messy, this is actually quite good…

Let's discuss drama…

Story about Xia Jun Feng (JF), Professional race car driver who seeks treatment for his condition and meets urologist Jin Ye (JY). JY falls in love with JF at first sight and, under the guise of "treatment," gets closer to him. Their doctor-patient relationship soon crosses boundaries, and JY becomes an indispensable part of JF's life.

The biggest problem they have to face now is JF's dad. JF is a rich son of a wealthy man, his dad expected him to married & have children to continue their bloodline. JF even already had a fiancé ready for him to take it into next step. So, now how JF & JY face JF's dad & the world about their relationship...?

Yeah, as messy as the summary is, this short drama didn't care about doctor-patient law that prohibited doctors from dating his patients. Haha

But in terms of short drama, this has everything you need. Complete & compelling story that made you stick to your screen, chemistry between the couple, the ‘hot’ scene that made your breath stop. Hoho…

So, if you have just 2 hours to spend, this can be a good choice to watch…

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Coroner's Diary
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 7, 2026
38 of 38 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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Another drama about coroner. Let's watch…

The story begins with a major political tragedy. Shen Wan (SW) is the daughter of a high-ranking official and renowned coroner. Her family is massacred after her father is falsely accused of aiding a disgraced prince, Prince of Jin. SW is the sole survivor.

To hide from her enemies and seek justice, SW assumes the identity of Qin Wan, a woman who died in a remote valley. Using her exceptional medical and forensic skills, she solves a series of eerie cases and eventually meets Yan Chi (YC), the crown prince of King Rui. YC is determined to clear Prince Jin’s name—an ambition that aligns perfectly with SW’s mission to vindicate her father. As a result, YC becomes SW’s strongest ally and protector.

Together, they travel back to the capital while unraveling a string of strange and mysterious cases. Along the way, their relationship deepens, gradually evolving from mere partners into something more…

After returning to the capital, the discovery of a skeleton leads to the reopening of Prince Jin’s case. As they dig deeper into the investigation, YC and SW uncover the truth and ultimately expose a shocking secret buried deep within the palace.

That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ The chemistry between Landy Li & Ao Rui Peng not bad
+ The case & the overall plot are quite interesting
+ How funny that everyone definitely must be thrown up when they see their first autopsy. That's just so normal…
+ The way everyone around ML & FL support them

Overall this just another drama on my list

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