Bellesister

The problem with my rating is because i had high expectations of this drama. I love a good wuxia drama and they are a rare find these days. So I had high hopes for this one. Unlike the condor heroes trilogy, I don't think I have watched the original for this drama. The premise or story is good. It started out really well. The first few episodes had some really good fighting scenes too. However, I was disappointed at the many different side characters and their stories. I got confused watching those. I usually like a good and interesting side characters and their stories (as long as it's good, i don't care if it's not related to the main storyline, but in small doses). This drama has a plethora of side characters and their storyline (according to me) took over the main storyline until the last 3-4 episodes. I was really looking forward to the character developments and more interactions between the brothers and I thought the story that led to them finding out that they are related and twins are more interesting than this. Thus, the low rating. I want to give a shout out to Chen Zhe Yuan. I thought he played his character really well. Hu Yi Tian looks like has no expression whatsoever LoL. If you are just looking for entertainment and good fighting scene without caring about the storyline, you would definitely enjoy this drama and I recommend that you give it a try.

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This is not a serious Chinese costume drama. I repeat, this is not one on the serious side. If you're expecting something more serious, this is not the drama for you. I heard some of my friends said this is bad, do not watch and as it turns out they were expecting something serious and did not get the jokes. For me, this drama is okay. It's not excellent or even on the good part, but it's okay. The story is just standard, but they way they present it with comedy is so refreshing! I laughed at many of the scenes, especially the first half. The cast often have joking expression, so cute, especially the FL and ML. Even the background music sounds comedic rather than serious. OST is not my favorite, but I watch this on Netflix so it skips the opening and ending theme song. As for rewatch value, I would definitely revisit some of the funny scenes just to have a good laugh, and a break from the serious drama. I didn't give a higher score for this because for me, this is not considered a good drama, but more like a light entertainment. But, definitely watchable. There's some good fighting scenes too!

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Not Just A Love Story

This drama is not your typical love story. The chemistry and relationship between the main couple is indeed cute and heartwarming, but this drama is about so much more than that. This is also about family and friendship as well. The main couple started out as childhood friends who grow to like each other, not just as friends. I like that this drama also explores psychological issues, such as FL growing up without a mother, ML also has psychological disorders (I forgot what it's called, but he needs to be under pressure to perform well in archery). I like how the FL and ML supports each other through the ups and downs of their relationship. I also like the music of this drama. I don't want to sound like a broken record, but the chemistry between the main couple is great! Ireine Song is so cute and lovable. I will definitely rewatch this when I have time (Plus side: it's only 24 episodes)

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A loooooonnnngggg drama

Taiwanese dramas are usually only 13-15 episodes with 1 hour 15 minutes duration (so in c-drama land this would be 24-30 episode drama). However, this one is longer that Chinese costume drama, even longer than Story of Yanxi palace, which is 70 episodes long.

Anyway, I decided to watch this series because I like the main couple and the synopsis sounds really interesting. I thought I can breeze through 72 episodes if I really like to see the main couple and I did enjoy the first 30 episodes. [SPOILER] However, it started to get boring and downhill after the main couple got together. It's nice to see them be lovey dovey instead of bickering, but it kinda lost its appeal for me. The story started to move to secondary characters... Which is fine, I have no issue since I like some of the secondary characters too, but what I don't like is that this feels like a VLOG instead of a drama series. I feel like just watching the characters daily life without any conflicts much of the time.. Thus it gets really boring.. There are some cliches too and I couldn't stand Lan Shi-De's aunt. She is just so annoying... Grandma is too sometimes, but mostly the aunt that gets on my nerves. I ended up just having this drama in the background until the last 2 episodes when I really watch it again.

This is a long drama that is not worth the time investment... It is only worth it if you really really like the actors and actresses and want more screen time of them. Otherwise, this is just a simple drama that is not worth your time.

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Well done well acted light on series

I was introduced to iQiyi's Light On series through The Bad Kids, which is until now, one of the best drama that I've watched. This is the second Light On Series that I've watched. Although it is not as good as The Bad Kids, but it is a pretty good mystery drama that keeps you at the edge of your seat. The story is told really well in 12 episodes, which makes the pace of this drama just right. The end of each episode ends with another piece of the torn photograph that will contain the clue to the mystery and every episode almost always ends in a cliffhanger and will leave you hanging if you don't click that next episode button. I was hooked from the first episode until the last one The acting is also top notch from the main and supporting characters. Special applause goes to Bai Yu who portrays the Jiang Yang character, who is the main character and the central of the whole drama once you've watched the whole drama. If you like mystery dramas, I would definitely recommend you check this drama out with advance warning: the drama deals with dark and difficult issue which can be sad and depressing for some.

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I am so fooled into watching this drama from the rave reviews and comments that I've read. Obviously they are not on MDL. If I'd read the comments and reviews on MDL, I probably would not have given this drama a shot. Well, to be fair, the first 10 episodes are kinda okay and watchable when you leave your brain off and just feast on the eyes looking at Xu Kai Cheng. But after that things started to go downhill. The FL gets more annoying and irritating, and you just want to slap her to "wake her" up sometimes. The evil guy (I forgot his name) is an absolute bore and his acting is so bad......... The mom storyline is also weird and to me doesn't make sense, how you would betray your own son just because she loves her second husband? That to me is super outrageous! Unfortunately, I'm not one to drop dramas, so I have to just soldier on and finish it all - Netflix combines both seasons, so it just kept on playing. But I do other things while it plays on the background. Somehow I'm interested to see what crappy ending this drama has :)

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A tragically beautiful love story

After being put on my "To-Watch" list on Netflix for too long, I finally delved into watching this drama series. I have already been warned of the no happy ending of this drama. Personally, sad endings are fine with me. Sometimes it's what makes a drama stay with you for a long time and being etched in your memory while happy endings are usually just fade away with time. This is also my first time watching any drama starring both of the main leads, Chen Xing Xu and Peng and their chemistry here is through the roof! In fact, I think the best part about this drama is actually their acting. I thought they suit their character and played the part so well. Chen Xing Xu played a really complex character and you can see the happiness and pain that he experienced from his expression. I enjoyed the two leads' bickering once they are married. Qu Xiao Feng is not your typical princess or queen in a Chinese drama. She is strong, carefree, doesn't really conform to the norm observed by most traditional princess in any kingdom. But I like her. She is different. Although this drama has a long 52 episodes, I found that I only skip or no-focus watch for very little of it. Mostly involving the unimportant side characters and the political story and the feud between Gao and Zhao family. That, to me is not very interesting. Oh and I loathed the Zhao Se Se character, although i should sympathize with her but she just gets on my nerves :)

Overall, I really enjoyed watching this drama and will definitely rewatch it in the future.

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This is one of the best modern Chinese drama that I've watched this year. The drama centers around the lives of the characters living in Beijing, as a big city and the capital of China. The drama shows the hard life faced by people living in big cities. It deals with issues such as depression, suicide, fraud and betrayal. Each character has their story to tell with their difficulties and challenges. I like how true to life this drama is.

You can never really know a person, even though you're really close friends and the drama says that when you have a friend like Jing Jing, one that you go to when you're feeling sad and happy, you have to understand that she has the same needs.

Anyway, you have to watch it to really appreciate this drama. This is a unique drama that's different from your usual modern chinese drama, but in a good way.

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I began watching this drama with high(er) expectation. Some of my friends and family who've watched this drama enjoyed it and some even watched it multiple times. Wallace Chung and friends' reviews are what prompted me to watch this drama. The first two or three episodes were good, the opening theme song is good, so I was excited to watch this, thinking this might actually be good! However, a few episodes later, I quickly changed my opinion to the worst and just skipped many parts or watch it as a background sound while I do other things. I'm not one who drop dramas. Bad or good, I will stick it to the end. What makes it different is my focus. Some of what I don't like about this drama: the story is good but it's draggy, CGI is poor and noticeable, characters are weak and aside from a few, none of them are likeable or kept me emotionally invested. Moreover, the dubbing bugs the hell out of me! I thought the voice of Chu Bei Jie doesn't suit his character at all. He sounded weak and meek. Angelababy is sooooo terrible at acting. I felt like she's one of those actress who just rely on her looks not her ability. A couple of good points about this drama is the fighting and the OST.

This drama is 62 episodes long, so if you don't have the patience (or a huge fan of anyone of the actors and actresses), I would suggest you skip this one.

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If you're looking for something to watch that's light and easy to follow, I would recommend watching Refresh Man. Of course, the sight of cool and handsome Aaron Yan is a definite bonus too! The chemistry between Aaron Yan and Joanne Tseng is very interesting. For the the first 1/3 of the drama, all they do is bickering and fighting and they irritate each other all the time. However, as the drama progresses, you start to see a change in their character and relationship. I like how Aaron's character starts to show that he cares for Yu Tang in ways that would make me go super ga-ga over him. The kissing scenes are wow too! It's not your usual awkward just closed lips touching closed lips, but this is real kissing :) I would re-watch this drama just for these scenes alone!.

The reason I did not give this drama a higher score is because of the business storyline. I get that this shows the inspirational part of the drama, about team work and friendship and how to find motivation at your "supposedly" dead-end job. In fact, Yu Tang's team and colleagues are an interesting bunch of characters. But there are many parts of the business storyline that just doesn't make any sense to me and some of the villains are just despicable human beings that I keep skipping their parts because they are just too annoying (especially Managed Jia and Wendy)!

Overall, this is a good and enjoyable drama. I also like the OST, especially the ending theme song by Weibird, it immediately got on my playlist and I must have listened to it tens of times each day. Go and definitely watch this if you are a fan of Aaron Yan. He looks amazingly cool and handsome here!

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Wish there was one with English subtitles

I watched A Little Reunion and really liked that one. So when I heard about this drama and that it's in the same series as A Little Reunion, I was looking for where I can watch this drama. Found it on dramacool, but only the first 8 (or 10?) episodes are subs. I can understand quite a bit, but not enough to fully understand and enjoy the drama. Even with my minimum understanding, I thought the drama is good. It's a good family drama with issues and characters that we can relate and the acting of the two main characters are great. I would probably re-watch if there is one with proper English subs on one of the streaming apps.

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I was looking for something light to watch and chose this one by accident. The reviews seemed pretty good and there's only 16 episodes, so it's light and short... anddddddd filled with cute and sweet moments between the main female and male leads. This drama feels different than your usual c-drama, so it's a nice change for me. Each episode seemed to cover one theme of the relationship in this drama. Although this is a youth drama, it doesn't just tell about the kids, but also about the parents. I'm not going to write a long review on this but really recommend watching this hidden gem!

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The only reason that I continue watching this is because I have already (somewhat) finished the first part, and there is less than 25 episodes for the second season, so I thought, what the heck, might as well finish this (I'm not one who dropped dramas, instead watch it till the end while doing errands and other things LoL). My opinion is similar to the first season. I like Tan Song Yun's acting in this drama, but it's not enough to give this a higher rating. The rest of the cast is not my favorite and the main male lead (I don't even remember his name and don't bother to look it up) is so bad in my opinion. Overall, wouldn't recommend this drama unless you're a big fan of any of the actors or actresses.

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The first part for me was 10/10 but the second half was 8/10, so my average rating is 9/10.

The first 30 episodes are excellent. The story moves in a good pace, the chemistry of Ethan Juan and Yang Mi for the first part was through the roof! The fighting scenes are also superb. I can see some bad CGI but the scenes are very exciting, edge of your seat kinds, so it's not too bothersome for me. Ethan Juan as Zhangsun Wuji is excellent. I have seen him in a couple of Taiwanese drama, but I thought that his acting in Legend of Fu Yao tops everything that he's ever done. He's amazingly charming and that smile can melt my heart! Yang Mi's acting as Fu Yao is also much better than Ten Miles of Peach Blossom.

Fast forward to the second half of the drama. The pace slows down and they introduce new characters as the two main leads move on to other kingdoms and meet new villains. However, unfortunately, it's not as exciting as the first half. The focus on the other characters get boring and I thought that they can do without these part of the storyline, and just skip to the last 5 (or maybe 10) episodes to close the loop.

The ending I thought was a bit rushed too, although it's a satisfying ending. I don't like those dramas with open-ended endings.

Overall, this is a very good drama that i would recommend for sure. The music is great too, ones that I would add to my playlist and listen over and over again. And... you've got to watch it for Ethan and Yang Mi's excellent chemistry. I would definitely re-watch the first part of the drama.

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The main reason I watch this drama is because of the two main leads, Deng Lun and Li Yi Tong. I've watched their other dramas and I like both of them, so I was excited to watch this and came in with high expectation. I was off to a good start. The first couple of episodes are good and interesting. However, I quickly loose interest as I don't particularly care or like the cosmetics storyline and the plot seemed confusing to me, plus there are many supporting characters that I found annoying. I'm not one to drop dramas and have to stick to it until the end. The drama quickly becomes draggy and I no longer put in 100% effort in watching it and only really watch it when it's Deng Lun and Li Yi Tong's scenes. I do, however, like the songs, particularly the ending theme song. If you like the actors, you can give it a try. You might have different tastes than me.

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