Yozakura

Not the usual master/disciple story which is so great!!

Had to change my rating after thinking about it for some time. I actually really loved this drama and find myself going back and watching clips for it and rewatching it.

I think this was a refreshing love story between a master and disciple. It was not the same forbidden love story between them that has been done so much and seems to be the same story but with different actors. This one is not a forbidden love story and the disciple ends up being the master of his own master which is a twist.

Deng Wei/ Su Yi Shui
This is the best character Deng Wei has played in my opinion even though I do like other characters he has played. The first thing I want to say is love the costumes and the way they styled his hair in this drama. I really liked him having the wavy hair in Till the end of the moon and they styled his hair that way in this drama. Shui starting out in this has a lot of hate in him but after you find out what he goes through as a child with his family you understand why. When his master takes him in as a disciple he starts to get the first feeling of love and a home that he has never had. Starting the love story between him and his master. I just really loved Deng Wei as this character.

Julia Xiang/ Mu Qing Ge/Xue Ran Ran
This female lead is refreshing she is not a damsel in distress. She is the master of the male lead and does not need saving she actually tries to do the saving of him. She wants to keep him safe even at the cost of her own life. I really love her in red and she wears it for a little while until she becomes the disciple but she will start wearing red again near the end.

I found the love story between the two leads really sweet and it kept me watching all the way till the end. Granted there are some scenes that may seem repetitive and they do have the leads losing their memory of each other in the drama, but I didn't think it took away from the love story or made me bored with it. The chemistry and the fact that it is such a different master/disciple relationship I think is worth watching. If your tired of the we can't be together because we are master and disciple you may like this. What this master and disciple are willing to do for each other so the other can live and be happy is something. The biggest plus to this drama is it has one of the best happy endings I have seen in a while for this kind of drama, and they don't rush through the ending either. You get to enjoy it.

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Wow I am actually doing another review just because I am surprised with all the bad reviews for this. I admit when I started watching this I wasn't expecting to like it at all just because I am very bad for sticking to dramas where I have seen most of the actors in a few things before and this one barely seen any of them, but I thought they all did very good with the drama they were in. I get that not everyone likes the cry baby clingy female lead that is in a lot of dramas but that is not the actors fault that her character is portrayed that way, and I thought Yang Chao Yue did very well in this drama. I will say that I did like a lot of the other male characters then the male lead in this but not because of the actor but because of how his character was portrayed he made you literally want to yell at him through the screen in the whole thing. My favorite characters in this was really Mu Yu/Tian Zhixie yes even though you find out that he basically used and lied to her and Qin Ke he just showed that even though he was in love with her that he didn't expect anything in return just that she was safe and happy. There was times I so wished that she would forget about the male lead and just look at these two guys. My one other nit pick is that for these dramas if you are going to do a sad ending commit to it I'm sorry but I really don't think that makes a show bad is it sad yes but its not bad. Doing a nine minute episode just to try to show that yes they are living happily is just pointless to me. So even though I didn't think this drama was perfect but it wasn't awful either I also had things I liked and didn't like in it.

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I really didn't think this story made sense but.....

I really wanted to enjoy this drama because I do like most of Zhao Lu Si's shows. I love how she can be silly in a lot of her dramas cause she is really good at it without it being so annoying that you want to turn the show off. There were things I liked about this drama it will make you laugh and it does have some pretty cute moments in it but where they really lost me was the last 10 episodes.

Why I liked this drama: All the actors did great playing their roles with the story they were given even the second male lead that will annoy you through most of the show, but he plays his character really well that you can't be to mad at him. There are also parts that will make you laugh and that you will find cute. So the Drama is really lighthearted for the most part.

Why I disliked this drama: Number one answer the STORY it just went everywhere it was like the director didn't know what way he wanted this drama to go and there were scenes that just didn't make any sense what so ever but they threw it in it anyway. Another reason is like I have already stated the second male lead he is really annoying through the whole thing. At times it would seem that the show was a bit more about him then anything he was in almost every scene ( So good thing he could play his part well) he literally can't take no for an answer. Even though you won't root for the second male lead through this at all I also felt he had more chemistry with Zhao Lu Si then Xu Kai Cheng.

So overall I wouldn't recommend this drama just because of the story but if you are someone who can look past that and just enjoy the actors then I think you would enjoy this drama.

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Such a great watch!!!

Don't think anything I said is spoilers if anything is I'm sorry.

This drama almost had everything I love in a drama if only it would of had a better romance story my rating would of been a 10. I feel like that was the only thing missing in this drama which is disappointing and a waste of chemistry between Neo Hou and Chen Du Ling, but even with that being from me it was still so worth watching.

The three actors I really enjoyed watching was Neo Hou, Tian Jia Rui, and Yan An. Their characters were my absolute favorite in this drama and their interactions together. That is what really shined for this drama was the friendships that formed with all characters and the way they all grew to understand each other. Also the fights scenes were really incredible to watch.

One thing I do want to put in this review is that I absolutely fell in love with the character Li Lun played by Yan An. Yes he is the villain (mostly), but his story and watching how amazing the actor portrayed him I just loved. He will definitely be one of my top characters. Yan An is just way to pretty!!!

Now on to just a few nitpicks that even got to me though I did really enjoy watching this drama.
1st: All the crying is most of the scenes. I do think they did go over board with it and it was really unnecessary. Especially when you can tell it is fake crying with the way the tears fall down the face.
2nd: The over done music, and I really do enjoy the songs for this drama. It was just one song really that got to me I felt like they played it over and over again that I actually didn't want to hear it anymore. Wished they would of played Liu Yu Ning's song more but maybe that is just me.
3rd: Not hating on the actresses so don't hate me but I didn't really enjoy the two main girls in this. Chen Du Ling's character was supposed to be this powerful goddess but it felt like she spent most of her time on the ground. Cheng Xiao's character felt kinda incomplete like they didn't know what to do with. She is an incredible fighter but she does a lot of standing around and being in the background. She also didn't feel like part of the group a lot of the times.
I really think this is worth the watch though even with my little nitpicks. If you are a romance lover and that is the only thing you really enjoy this may not be it for you, because they do have a little bit of a love story but it could of been better. They really could of done more with it, but the friendships of this story is worth it. The three actors I mentioned are worth watching.

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