Sure bro. The first few episodes were okay, but it was a cover up of the crap this drama had. Popular kdramas mostly have a crap writing, while the unpopular ones have a really good writing, which is not commercial. Compared to dramas like FIGHT FOR MY WAY, YOU RAISE ME UP this drama is pure commercial and those two dramas are several hundred times better than this. FIGHT FOR MY WAY had some laughable comedy, but I couldn't laugh for jokes in this drama or had to force myself to laugh as I was watching a comedy drama.
luckily it didn't affect on me, i like it smπββοΈπ
At episode 11 or 12 I think, the female lead fights with the male lead as he didn't reveal that second male lead was also part of the contract. To add fuel to it, she refused to talk with him and wanted him to apologise for that matter. Well, did she really wanted to know that she was a queen and she had a reverse harem contract. And why should the male lead apologize for such a stupid thing. I don't know, may be if it is just me, but that was the most stupid thing I have ever seen in dramas, and that made me drop the drama, though I put up with its other ridiculousness.
Another crap Chinese drama. Chinese dramas are hit and miss, and my previous cdrama MEETING YOU was a perfect hit, while this drama is a perfect Miss. The drama started strong, and first half ended okay. But the story literally made no sense in the second half, and unnecessary problems crept out of nowhere. Scenes were not properly written and directed at many points and throughout the story, I could feel some sort of Superman effect. They say that the main lead participates after four years, but the way he wins a very powerful opponent in the first match is literally Superman effect. That isn't the only plot inconsistency. Teenager acquiring drugs without medication, male lead treated as a celebrity when he is an athlete, female lead relationship mindset, creepy forcing second male lead, second couple romance story, literally every single plot line or plot inconsistency is there in second half, that I seeked through an episode in just a minute. Second couple had the worst story writing ever with severe communication disorder. Main couple too had communication disorder, but watching two of these irritating plots consequently frustrated me and made me hate second couple, and communication disorder was too much in second couple. Female lead had the worst characterisation in this drama. In her previous drama GO AHEAD, I enjoyed watching her as she took bold decisions in her relationships rather than remaining indecisive. Second male lead was a stalker, obsessive and a manipulative character. If I were him, I would have avoided female lead after realising her feelings for male lead. But her went on confessing to her and tried manipulating her. I would have went behind her friend rather than the female lead. The female lead friend was also simply used as a plot device in second half to show the female lead's kindness. That literally smashed my face as I expected some sort of development in her. And I never knew how could a teenager get hold of drugs. I don't want to spoil the ending, but that was definitely impossible, unless the character has ties to really bad guys. Drugs with narcotics require prescription if bought in pharmacy, and drugs aren't sold loose in stores without prescription. I can keep on mentioning the plot inconsistency in second half, but this is enough I think so. After a tough fight, I managed to complete this drama, and the ending didn't justify the crap they did in second half. 5/10 only for the first half and ending. Skip this drama and watch other good ones.
Kicking out second male lead ( Lin Zhao or whatever it is) this drama would be the best cdrama. At episode 8 and already annoyed by his character. And what is with the athletes not dating crap. If that's the case should all athletes be celibate or marry only at 40 years to save their career. Upto episode 6 I would give this a 10/10. But past that quality of drama is reducing as the second male lead becomes more and more intrusive.
One of my favourite Chinese dramas. The female lead's acting was one big flaw in the drama and was over the top in many scenes. In certain scenes, I wanted to kick her out of the screen. The male lead acted naturally and I liked his character in this drama, though he was blunt, he never let misunderstandings cloud his girlfriend mind. A man should be like him. All four couples in the drama had good romance, but boss yi's story was underdeveloped, and I would have liked to see a few more episodes of their story. Another big flaw was in the episodes 20-28. While the main Leads story remained in same pace all throughout the drama, the second and third leads romance developed quickly in those 9-10 episodes, that it became more interesting than main leads story. I skipped every scenes of main leads in those episodes to watch the other couples story. If they had paced all couples stories in same speed from the beginning, then I wouldn't have skipped the main leads story. But still overall, I loved each and every character in this drama. The female lead had a half brother in this drama, but unlike GO AHEAD, I actually liked their relationship and never felt toxicity, as their mother was a really good person. No toxic characters in this drama, no arrogant male leads, no childish female leads, no beauty standard talking all the time, and a sweet and caring main leads were the big reason for me to like this drama. Don't miss out this gem of Chinese drama. The ending episode was the best of the drama, and I have rewatched that particular episode twice to feel it. 9.0/10
And I also felt that this drama could have cast a more natural looking male characters, than white porcelain idols. The male lead especially looked out of the place, as he certainly looked like an idol ready to perform in a concert. The second lead was more bearable, but this is a family drama, and they could have chosen better male casts.
Completed this drama, and skipped many scenes in the drama. This drama is mostly family oriented, and by family oriented this wasn't as good as FATHER IS STRANGE, or WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY. Maybe because this drama had a twisted plotline, the characters I initially lost interest turned to be good ones, but I couldn't follow them since my mind got fixated on their bad deeds. And this drama dwelves too much stories of side characters's family. Ling Xiao's mother was bad right till the end, and she was one of the most hated cdrama characters, as far as I have watched. Other characters were somewhat bearable, but before you watch it, you must be sure to have a huge and generous heart to be forgiving many bastards in this drama( I don't want to reveal those names). The reason why I couldn't find it on par with those kdramas was because of characterisation of some characters, and too much of side stories. All the bad characters are either forgiven or justified, which is one thing I hate in dramas. There wasn't much drag in the drama, and the final 5-7 episodes were the best in the drama. Overall I would not recommend it to anyone, but I won't discourage anyone from watching it. 7.5/10