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Li Xian as Han Shang Yan = LOVE + SWOON

I really love this drama. Or rather, to be more accurate, I really love Li Xian as Han Shang Yan in this drama.

Watch because:
- if I haven’t said it clearly enough above - Li Xian is too cute, too hot, too manly, too sexy, too OMG LOVE!
- his character, Han Shang Yan, is awesome
- plot is engaging and interesting enough
- plot is quite fast-paced
- there are many funny, lovable, exciting, cute, heart-stopping sexy Li Xian moments in this drama

Female lead isn’t anything to shout about, IMO. But well, watch for Li Xian and the good plot.

Watch!!! Watch!!! Watch!!!

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Exciting drama (on the whole) with Strong Female Lead

I watched this some time back but I have almost nothing but good things to say about this drama. I highly recommend it!

Watch because:
- good looking cast
- Li Xian is in this drama - he’s such a great second male lead in this drama. Swoon.
- strong, smart, feisty, capable female lead who’s into tech - hot!
- male lead is also strong, fiery and manly
- good chemistry between male and female lead
- plot is interesting enough (despite some annoying moments which are part and parcel of drama watching)
- there are many cute moments, exciting moments, suspenseful moments, sexy moments...


Overall, very enjoyable drama. In my opinion, this is a must watch!

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Charming Couple with Chemistry

Personally, I really enjoyed this drama and I even re-watched it a couple of times.

I come back to this drama periodically to get my fix of Vin Zhang. He is truly handsome and manly. I like this height and built. <3

I think that the ML and FL act well and have very good chemistry in the show. I find the FL pretty and the ML very handsome. ML is such a fine actor. He showcases his acting prowess through how he can be power-hungry and cut-throat and yet, he can be obsessively loving and protective when it comes to his darling lady love. When he loves, he loves hard. e.g. My heart fluttered whenever he became crazy and searched for her desperately whenever she was not in his palace / by his side.

The plot is intriguing and engaging enough for me to ‘chase show’ (and to come back to it when I need my fix of Vin). Everything comes together in that the plot lines are well-linked and everything is wrapped up well.

What I liked a lot:
- explosive chemistry between female lead and male lead is definitely present
- strong and manly male lead who fits the role of king well; seriously, he can act so well
- feisty female lead who is smart, pretty, capable and endearing
- plot that is intriguing and engaging

What I didn’t like:
{spoilers}
- so many deaths
- a lot of bloodshed
- so many people do not get their ‘happily ever after’ and I’m a sucker for happy endings so I’m not pleased
- a lot of scheming

Anyway, this is a very watchable drama!!

Excellent acting!! Interesting plot that makes you want to find out what comes next. Highly Recommend!! <3

Most significantly, ML is a total charmer in this drama (despite his 'toxic love', obsession with FL and whatnot). Enjoy this drama to delight in seeing ML on your TV screen!! <3 What a man! Team King all the way!

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Watch because: Yang Yang!

I was struck by the title of the show because I’m a sucker for ‘love’ and so, I decided to watch this.

No regrets because I met Yang Yang through this drama. He’s so very handsome and he has such a deep and attractive voice. I love hearing him speak.

Watch because:
- Yang Yang. I’m a sucker for good-looking male leads and wow, he is good-looking. He lights up the screen.
- he speaks well - I love hearing his deep voice.
- he’s a dream kind of boyfriend in this drama - how swoon worthy.
- plot is interesting enough

As you can see, it’s all about Yang Yang.

The female lead is much better in this particular drama. (She sucked big time in the others that I have chanced upon. And, I don’t want to watch her ever again.) She has one wide-eyed expression and can hardly act. She is, frankly, quite annoying and super painful to watch on the screen. She is no actress. She’s a stick insect.

Anyway, back to Show.
Watch because of Handsome Yang Yang.

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Cute female lead; Adorable Couple

I did not expect to enjoy this drama this much! It’s an easy watch. The plot moves along fast enough. As always, there are annoying moments because it is a *drama* after all. What’s a drama without drama? However, the irksome moments aren’t that many. Thank goodness.

Watch because:
- female lead grows on you - she’s cute and likable.
- male lead is tall, manly and handsome enough.
- the male and female lead have good chemistry and look good on the screen together.
- steamy kisses.
- true love - male and female lead truly love each other (in the show but of course).
- not that many scheming people.

Overall, an easy watch that moves along fast enough and has a happy ending! I love happy endings! Go for it!

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Good enough!

I chanced upon this drama and decided to give it a go after reading the synopsis as it seemed interesting enough.
The female lead and the male lead are totally new to me but I decided to just go for it.
This drama was surprisingly decent enough. It’s entertaining enough. The male lead and female lead have enough chemistry.
Of course, there are annoying characters like the male lead’s mother who constantly wants a grandson (?!).
Another annoying character is the Fang manor female lead who is a total nutcase.
There are ‘small stories’ scattered throughout the drama which keeps the plot moving.
The food in the show looks really good which is a plus.
The ending is a happy one.
On the whole, give this a go. Quite ok!

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Watch for Lee Min Ki

After “discovering” Lee Min Ki in “Because This is my First Life”, I wanted to watch more of him. *heh*
Thus, I decided to watch “Beauty Inside”.
No regrets!
What I liked:
-Lee Min Ki. He’s kind of scrawny in this drama but he’s still manly and cool.
-The storyline is different from the usual cliched type. It’s all just kind of mad and mysterious but in a good way.
-The female lead’s besties are dream besties.
-Lee Da Hee is so pretty.

What I didn’t like:
-Mysterious plot that has no explanation. I thought that it’ll be explained but nope, it’s just like that. Take it.
-The female lead is okay-okay only. Imo.

Nevertheless, watch!! It’s really one of the better dramas out there.

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This could have been better! I have seen better!

My friend recommended this drama and so, I embarked on it with anticipation and excitement. The beginning of the drama was truly pretty enjoyable! However, as the drama progressed, things started to go downhill.

What I liked (at first):
- The start was intriguing and interesting. The part about the magic meteorite was quite refreshing.
- The male lead was so tall and handsome. He carried the show.
- The plot was quite engaging and interesting at first.

What I didn’t like (later on):
- Fair Xing wasn’t that likable in this drama. I have seen several of her works and I’m quite a fan of hers but this drama made me feel that she hasn’t grown as an actress. Rather, her performance has deteriorated. I couldn’t understand her push-pull with the charming male lead. I felt that she should have acted like a mature woman. She behaved like an immature little child.
- The plot changed from interesting to bizarre and fairly confusing.
- There were hateful characters like male lead’s younger brother and others.

Overall, I think that this drama is okay to be missed. Watch Fair Zing’s other dramas which are much better.

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The Entire Premise & Plot are about GUI (Xiao) and LU (Chen)

The Entire Premise & Plot are about GUI (Xiao) and LU (Chen) -- Thus, the very apt name of this drama: Gui Lu.

I wanted to watch this drama because of Jing Bo Ran. He is very tall, manly, charming and handsome. Drama truly presented him in the best light possible which adds greatly to his devastating charm. In this drama, he cooked so well, he loved deeply, he behaved responsibly, he acted with loyalty as well as with integrity. I would definitely like a Lu Chen for myself.

What I loved a lot about this drama:
- Jing Bo Ran. He stole the show. I want a Lu Chen too. Charming, responsible, loving, courageous, sensible, faithful... WOW!
- Relationship between FL and ML was believable. I liked that they only had eyes for each other and truly loved each other madly and deeply. The fact that they re-united and got together after they broke up when they were young made their 'new' relationship a mature one. I liked it.
- FL's and ML's besties were also GOAT. I liked Duan Rou, Meng Xiao Shan, Qing Feng, Hai Dong and Qin Ming Yu.
- I enjoyed the breath-taking scenery. I liked seeing ML and FL in such beautiful surroundings.
- This was also a 'happily-ever-after' drama. I am a sucker for happy endings.

What could have been better:
- Editing was abrupt. Some scenes were fragmented and jumped from one part to another. At times, I went 'huh?' and wondered if I missed something.
- I was looking forward to Jing Bo Ran's shower scene which I spied on YouTube... but, I did not see it while watching the drama.

What I didn't like:
- ML's father was all kinds of f-ed up. Luckily, ML managed to deal with his father forcefully enough too and was not a wimp and he did not allow his loved ones to be hurt by an unreasonable and atrocious maniac.

Overall, I love this drama because I love Jing Bo Ran. I also love his character, Lu Chen. I highly recommend this drama because JBR! <3

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We make the most of what life gives us and forge on... despite it all...till we breathe our last.

Wow! This drama has been mind-blowingly good and after such an awesome production with stellar actresses and actors as well as a realistic and moving plot, it is hard for this viewer to move on. WLGYT is lingering in my mind.

What I Loved A Lot:
- The cast was amazing! Their performances were powerful and memorable. Everyone - the leads and the supporting cast - was great. They nailed their roles and gave everything they had and then, more.
- The characters were believable and I felt invested in them. There were numerous meaningful and moving lines which the characters shared which inspired me and touched me. Oh Ae Sun's aunts were great. I liked that different characters also grew up such as Park Yeong Ran who developed a backbone and stood up for herself. I liked the "redemption arc" for Bu Sang Gil who went from total scumbag to trying to be a better father and grandfather to make up for his lack of fatherliness. I liked how Yang Gwan Sik eventually inspired him enough to change for the better.
- The plot was riveting and realistic. I did not expect to laugh and cry and cry some more and laugh wistfully and cry again and smile through my tears and cry again... What a roller coaster ride but it was so worth it!
- The plot was also meaningful and helped me to mature/ grow too. I liked that we got to see the different perspectives which added more meanings and insights to the things which were happening in the plot.
- The cinematography was spectacular. Every scene seemed poetic. Additionally, I felt almost voyeuristic. It was as if I had gone back in time to witness the ordinary and yet, extraordinary lives of Oh Ae Sun and Yang Gwan Sik.

These are the moments/ parts/ lines that linger in my mind (and they maybe paraphrased). I shall be going back to relive these moments/ parts/ lines to "experience them all over again".
~ Living can get very tough and tiring. When you feel like you are too exhausted and cannot live anymore, you keep on going back up to the surface. You kick your way back up to the surface (to breathe again).
~ A mother who has lost her child has more tears than the sea. (My heart breaks too... multiple times... over and over again...)
~ Life goes on if you let it. (Bam! So powerful.)
~ It was exceedingly touching to have Oh Ae Sun's mother-in-law and in-laws (and husband and other characters) not blame her for her third child's death. After all, which mother would want such a thing to happen. It was so telling of how much pain they, too, felt and so, they did not want to add on to Oh Ae Sun's pain because who was feeling more pain than the mother herself/ the parents themselves? Blaming would not have brought him back either. The pain of his death was suffering and punishment enough without having others rub it in further. This part stood out for me greatly. The empathy shown was powerfully moving.
~ The love between Yang Gwan Sik and Oh Ae Sun was tender and yet, powerful. Since the time they were kids, they were each other's soulmates. It was extremely touching and saddening to see how much Yang Gwan Sik just gave and gave of himself until he had nothing more to give. Oh Ae Sun devoted herself to her husband and family and continued to try her very best no matter her age or circumstance.
~ The part whereby the cleaner took the ring. I thought she wanted to live the lie that was spun and take the ring for herself since it was considered stolen. I was stoked when she stood up for Geum Myeong and protected her just like how her parents had helped her in the past. We don't wish bad things on others. Talk about kindness begetting kindness and about paying if forward.
~ The part whereby Oh Ae Sun's "mother" - the woman who married her stepfather after her mother had passed on - gave her rental money. The part whereby the elderly couple watched out for them while they rented the small space. These parts were moving. Talk about humanity.
~ Don't look down on my life. (Insightful and powerful - who are we to think that someone else's live could have been lived better? Let's just strive hard and be accountable for ourselves and our actions and have a clear conscience.)

I recommend this drama to both the young and the old. While I understand that this drama is rated PG13, I think youths who are say 10-13 will benefit from living the lives of these plucky characters vicariously.

This drama deserves 10/10 and it will replay itself in my mind for quite a long time to come. <3 Thank you to cast and crew et al for this magnificent drama! <3

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Became Unbearable

I read reviews before I embark on any drama.

With this drama, I did the same. The reviews were good and the drama seemed promising. However, I ended up very disappointed. The drama didn’t live up to its expectations and I didn’t know why the other viewers enjoyed it because I really could not bear it anymore. (To each his or her own.)

What I didn’t like:
- the leads weren’t that good-looking and their looks didn’t become better the more I looked at them - rather, the opposite happened
- the leads didn’t have good chemistry IMO
- the female lead really became annoying as the episodes continued - I could not stand looking at her act
- the female lead’s sister was even worse as her acting was stiff and she behaved irrationally IMO
- the storyline was fairly intriguing at the start but it became draggy and went on and on about nothing IMO and it became a tiring watch as nothing was moving

Overall, there’s nothing really great about this drama. Nothing shines. I could not stand watching it anymore after reaching mid-point.

My verdict: Please don’t waste your precious time. There are much better dramas out there! Skip this!

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Was good until it became repetitive and thus, dry

I must say that I enjoyed the first ten episodes of this drama and had every intention to complete all the episodes. The first ten episodes were generally fast-paced, exciting and engaging. I was looking forward to a good showing but … after the ten episodes, things started to get repetitive.

The male lead did grow and change and develop but… he was just rigidly stubborn and did not have the best of judgment and senses at times IMO.

I’d say that this is a good drama but I could not continue with it because there was just so much green - army show after all. Everything was all ‘camou’ and army green.

Yang Yang as the male lead was cool but it was rather tough watching a ‘stubborn a** head’ trying to grow up. I gave up eventually… maybe you have what it takes to press on till the very end.

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Kind of boring (as nothing exciting happens)

My friend recommended that I watch this drama. She said that it was a sweet show and I doubt her not.

I started on it but eventually, I decided to drop it. I do not detest this show. I do not detest any of the actors/ actresses. The reason why I decided to throw in the towel for this one was because nothing much was happening at all. Another plausible reason could be that I had just watched "Lost Track of Time" which I liked and enjoyed tremendously and so, I could not appreciate the fairly green acting and unexciting plot. I'd say that "LTOT" was like eating Ma La. It was spicy and yet, strangely addictive. I'd say that "Let's Meet Now" is like plain porridge - kind of comforting and easy to have but really quite bland.

Other notes:
I think that the FL lead is quite cute - she reminds me of Sandy Lam.
I think that the little girl, the second ML's sister, is adorable - she reminds me of young Ariel Lin.
I think that the ML is quite handsome.

However, I'm looking for a more exciting and engaging plot!

Although I can probably sit through this drama and I am pretty sure that it'll be a decent watch, I decided not to waste my time on plain porridge but to seek savoury instead! I like my dramas with more taste and meat! :)

[I respect other reviewers and their individual choices. There are plenty of dramas out there to suit every taste. Direct your support or lack of to the drama itself. If you support this drama, good for you and please continue to. Please write your own good reviews. If you do not support this drama, please also write your own review. We are reviewers. Not personal attackers. We review. We do not attack. Reserve your opinions for your reviews and not for the reviewer who is responding to the drama itself and not to other external aspects. I am responding to this drama that I have watched and I am not personally attacking any actor or actress in real life. It is all based on this particular drama only/ this particular reel life only.]

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How much do you desire to be in the spotlight?

I really enjoyed this drama and thought that I had written a glowing review for it prior but gosh, realized belatedly that I had not. Here is the glowing review!

This drama is realistic and the acting cast is da-bomb!

What Stood Out:
- Excellent performance by the actresses! Wow.
- The plot was riveting. I wanted to go from one episode to the next. I have not watched such a great Taiwanese drama in a long time.
- Many scenes were mind-blowingly powerful and they remind etched in my mind. When Ya Chih went through her divorce and she said “I’m in pain”. I felt her heartbreak, her heartache, her anguish, her shattering pain. The times when Pang Chieh tried her best to help her starlets under her care.
- The songs were catchy and pretty jazzy.
- Drama shows a side of show biz aside from the glamour.

What I Hated:
- Shih Ai Ma was most hateful and heinous and disgusting. She took advantage of those who cared for her. She took advantage of the pure hearts, sincerity and goodness of others. A total ingrate! A total scumbag! Hateful!
- Well, Ya Chih’s husband wasn’t any better since it takes too hands to clap. He took advantage of his wife’s niceness. He succumbed to temptation when he shouldn’t have. Instead of distancing himself from the bitch, he went for her. His downfall and hers!

Overall, this is a gem of a drama series and I highly recommend it! It’s excellent! :o) please watch - the excellent acting will catch your attention and blow you away at the same time! <3

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