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As Beautiful as You chinese drama review
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As Beautiful as You
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by Kaneki Ghoul
Oct 5, 2025
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This review may contain spoilers

Introducing a new love rival after the big break-up episode is certainly a choice......

If you've seen enough of these romance dramas, you already know to expect the dreadful break-up episode. However, I have to say, this is by far the worst break-up episode I've ever seen.

It already made no sense; FL knows ML would never do something without reason. He's known to be a great investor, with a spotless track record. He's invested in you, in your company and staff. After she found out about his secret company (her competitor, although she kept denying that, stating they had different goals), her thinking immediately went to betraying him. Why do this? She already asked him this question before; "Would you destroy me (my company) too if I got in your way?" and he said, "No, I won't!". After she betrayed him, he still fought to save her and her company, incurring a loss (his old company shares) in exchange for her company shares. She nearly destroyed her own company with her own hands, and he saved it. He then tried to hand the shares back to her, telling her she can still be in charge of her own company, if she wants. She refused!? Called him heartless, manipulative, a hypocrite...... Huh?!..... for stopping her from destroying her company!? What??

Anyway, to a certain degree I can understand it. She felt betrayed and wanted to betray him back. She didn't know any better. Since she just recently started a new company, she's still prone to bad influences and bad decisions. I'll allow it. But what I absolutely cannot forgive is, somehow the writers decided, this would be the perfect time to introduce another love rival for FL. Right after the big break-up with ML. It baffles me that they thought this was a good idea. This single decision nearly made me drop this entire drama on the spot, as soon as he showed up. Our ML is shown heart-broken, nearly drinking himself to death, while our FL is happily enjoying dates in Germany with the new guy. Way to almost ruin the entire drama for everyone. I'm glad at least FL rejected the new guy bluntly to his face, but imagine I never continued watching to see that happen. As they were dragging out their scenes quite long before that finally happened.

All in all, aside from those moments, I thoroughly enjoyed this drama. ML and FL had some fantastic romance scenes & chemistry. That bonus episode too, was absolutely amazing, and exactly what I've been waiting to see after watching so many 'happily ever after' romance dramas. It was refreshing to finally see a true happy ending in action, and not just words being thrown at you before the credits roll.
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