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A Dream within a Dream chinese drama review
Ongoing 40/40
A Dream within a Dream
31 people found this review helpful
by Shin
Jul 4, 2025
40 of 40 episodes seen
Ongoing 6
Overall 8.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

My Soul is sold to Yu Ning and the humour in this drama ❤️?

We’ve already seen this premise 999 times : leads/lead actor enters a game/movie/book/bore life ➡️ lives as someone else,➡️ knows all the plot twists but still doesn’t use common sense, ➡️ tries to escape fate… ➡️blah blah, ➡️rinse and repeat. It’s basically the starter pack for half the dramas on the internet. 😏
BUT… when people still vouch for a story like this? That’s when you know it’s not the concept—it’s the execution that's creating the magic 🪄 ✨


The writing — This is probably the best I’ve seen in a while. Classic setup with hints of humour and refreshing layers thanks to the dual identities ML is living . And comedy ??oh boy From the first episode, I was ROFL-ing—like genuinely laughing out loud when FL died in all those ridiculous ways. It was insane 😂😂😂, The comedy writing is elite. It was chaotic, unhinged, and absolutely hilarious.No boring second, pinky promise..🤙



Characters? A riot. :

🔸 Female Lead:
Smart, sassy, sarcastic~ 🤫 good but ...
So far 3/4 of series have finished yet I don't see much of her significance in the story.. she is messing around using her wits as an overthinker but not helping at all. I wish they had given more modern touch to her planning and problem solving.

🔸 Male Lead:
living two lives/dual existence, On one hand, we have the dark, abandoned prince 🖤— cold, broody, misunderstood. On the other hand , he’s a sunshine-y martial arts hero that makes you want to hand over your heart on a silver platter ❤️. He’s the reason I’m glued to the screen💕💕.

Rest of the characters:~
🔸 FL’s Dad: Hilarious. Absolute scene-stealer
🔸 ML’s Father: Needs a timeout and maybe a parenting podcast.😒
🔸 Side characters (FL’s maids & ML’s team): Funny, fresh, and definitely not filler. Everyone adds flavour.Lovable chaos. Support squad goals.🤘



Cast:

✨ Li Yitong — I’ve had mixed feelings about her script selection , but FINALLY, a role that does justice to her talent. She’s funny, fierce, and flawless in this one ... completely in her element.

✨ YuNing 🫶🫰— My forever crush 🥹😘 Sir ! how dare you be this talented? Acting ✔️ Singing ✔️ Dancing ✔️ basically making all of us question our life choices. He can make you cry, he can make you laugh, he can make the Butterfly in your stomach perform waltz within the same episode ✔️✔️✔️ 💚🩵💘💋
And their chemistry is outstanding.. 🫰✨🪄

✨ Riley: As always, glowing with that positive charm. He’s the sparkle every show needs.

Everyone else? Spot on. Zero weak links. It’s giving cast goals.✨✨



Production & Visuals:

Set Design:
Gorgeous doesn’t even begin to describe it. The dripping details.....the aesthetic especially The Waning Crescent River Palace? Please — take me there lock me and lose me forever. I'm begging. 🤭

Styling & Makeup:
The red robes? Instantly reminded me of Zhou Lusi’s iconic looks in Love Like the Galaxy. The accessories, the textures, the makeup — it’s visually stunning. On point ..slayed !! 😍😍



BGM & Title Tracks:
10/10.
All songs especially the Waning Crescent River theme rap/song simply brilliant, Every song compliments the scene so perfectly it’s like music and emotion in sync. 🤩🤩😘
RECOMMENDED.
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