LisaUSA

Awesome drama

1st don’t pay attention to all the negative reviews! I almost passed this up due to that fact and boy am I glad I did not. I watch Kdramas all the time so I am not new to this. Forget that it has some cliches in it and just watch it as a stand alone drama and you will enjoy it. Forget that the ML seems cold and stuck on himself at 1st and take into account his childhood. EVERYONE did a fantastic job of acting, the OST was very good and I personally liked the plot but know I am a complete romantic at heart so I can also sympathize with the FL and her emotions. 2nd FL was a bit annoying as to how she treated the 2ML sometimes but still could not dislike her just wanted to shake her at times. Last couple of episodes are tear jerkers but the ending wrapped up nicely. Bottom line, this might not be for everyone but it most certainly does not deserve the bad reviews it has gotten, I loved it! Take the time to watch it.

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Beautiful love story

I loved this drama! Generally speaking, I am much prefer Kdramas to any other foreign shows I watch. This is only my opinion 2+ years into switching from American shows to foreign but I have found that C dramas can sometimes border on less realistic acting and storyline less appealing. This is not one of those! The love story between ML & FL was so beautiful throughout the entire show and his treatment of her was something every girl dreams about.

Pros:
Great acting by everyone. I have seen ML before and was not surprised that was the case for him but remaining cast were all new to me.
No long breakup between ML & FL which is so typical of many shows like this. A few bumps that were quickly resolved w communication and love.
Every storyline or relationship in this drama was played out and wrapped up nicely.
Interesting learning about fashion and historical aspect of China. Helped me to see a different / fascinating China than what most Americans typically think of China
Gorgeous fashion shows w models as well as clothes worn by cast. ML wore some beautiful clothes that American men would be “afraid” to wear.
Yes, it was long (45 episodes) but every episode I found was interesting.

Con:
I could only find one that was A bit irritating when ML kept FL in the dark about a childhood one sided love that occurred and caused some problems & did not fest up until forced to do so when FL accidentally discovered it and was really hurt. He did admit to his wrong but he still should have known better and handled it completely different. But hey the writers had to have some type issue to spice up the story I guess. 😄

All in all - I am going to list this as one of my favorite shows out of 100+ I have watched of foreign dramas in the last couple of years. Some of the criticism of other reviews I could not understand & thought were unwarranted. Don’t miss out on watching this great love story if you like that type of genre you won’t regret it.

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Good plot but lack of realistic emotions

I like the overall plot on this. The suspense of it was very good, but I felt both leads did not show enough emotion toward one another and especially at a few pivotal moments within the drama. I would have rated it higher if it would have contained more romance between the leads. I felt like the farther into the drama the less they showed regarding their emotions. For example, when the male lead was hurt in action and was in the hospital, she was too calm for it to be realistic. When she was kidnapped toward the end, he remained too calm as well. Granted they both were very laid-back characters but they still should’ve showed more emotions during these crisis, if they loved each other as much as they claimed. I would not rewatch this drama, as it was hard to be invested in their relationship due to their acting.

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Super frustrating melodrama but great acting

I don’t write many reviews, but this one I just can’t not write one. I have watched hundreds of dramas and I don’t know when I’ve been as frustrated with one as this one. I know this drama was made back in 2018 but in the event someone like me came across this drama years after I am posting this review. Let me say upfront that I adore the ML and have watched a lot of his other dramas if I can find them on my streaming services or YouTube.
I have no complaint about how everyone has acted, it’s been top-notch. However, my issue is with the female lead being so ignorant, not communicating properly with the male lead and constantly leaving him because of one issue or another. I know that Zhang Han directed this and it surprises me that he agreed with a story like this. It’s normal to have a break up or some conflict to then come back together, but this is on another level of constant break ups and miscommunication. I have truly lost count of how many times this has happened and I’m only on the 29th episode and still have 20 more to go. My favorite drama of Zhang Han is sunshine of my life, which had one major disagreement that he corrected fairly quickly with the female lead so I’m surprised that he agreed to direct this with the storyline being so turbulent for 3/4 of the show.
I have made it to episode 29 and am so frustrated that I’m not even sure I can continue. For now I’m gonna go watch something a little happier and come back Maybe at a later date as I do want to find out what happens.
Regardless of a happy ending it’s still hard to stomach the constant sadness and the female leads lack of a backbone to stick with it. As soon as trouble comes, she wants to split the scene because she thinks it’s for his best and it’ll help him. How ridiculous! Even if I go back and finish it, I would not recommend this drama unless you have a strong set of nerves. I find I’m shouting at the screen more than I’m enjoying it. I usually take others reviews with a grain of salt, but I probably should’ve listened to this one on the reviews. Drama needs to be shorter and things could be wrapped up much quicker to avoid the audiences frustration thus maybe game better reviews.

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