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Tao Qi Xiao Qin Qin
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by Bali
Sep 3, 2024
99 of 99 episodes seen
Completed 3
Overall 8.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
Tao Qi Xiao Qin Qin (2023) is a very nice and heartwarming romance drama. The main cast did a very good job bringing their characters to life even though a few of the supporting cast were not up to par, but the leading couple and older generation made up for that and, at the end, the drama is entertaining. The leading couple has good chemistry and they make a lovely pair. Although there are some annoying antagonists, problems are resolved quickly and the leading man was always ready to solve problems and save his damsel in distress. This miniseries is a good watch while waiting for a great one to come. Enjoy it!

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The Rebel Empress
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by Bali
Aug 28, 2024
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
The Rebel Princess is a fantasy historical miniseries about betrayal, transmigration, romance, and getting the opportunity to find the right person in the midst of death and treachery. Although there is a romance plot of missed opportunities and steadfast support, the story is really about Empress Wang Yun Ci. Once betrayed and killed by her beloved Emperor Da Yuan (Xiao Mo) played by Zeng Xi Tang, her soul transmigrated into the body of the Emperor’s lover and (Xiao Che )Prince Duan’s consort Jiang Jin Li played by Shao Yu Qi. Empress Wang Yun Ci’s character is mostly brilliantly played by Shao Yu Qi once the transmigration takes placed, but it is also shortly played by Wu Qian Xin which did a very good job giving the viewer highlight of the Empress’s real self. This drama is well written with a good OST, some action scenes, good cinematography, and a well chosen cast. There are no passionate romantic scenes but the leading couple truly conveyed their deep affection and devotion through great body language and facial expressions. The ending is truly fitted for these star crossed lovers and it gives justice to the leading couple. Overall, this drama has a well developed revenge storyline and a very good romance plot, enjoy it!

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Poisoned Love
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jun 24, 2024
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Poisoned Love (2020) is a nice romantic comedy that can have one laughing at one moment, been annoyed at certain characters sometimes, and it definitely warms your heart as the leading’s couple relationship progresses and they get together. There is a causatory incident for each of the main characters that explains the almost fantastical soothing effect that the leading male has on the female lead that is revealed little by little throughout the drama and it is consider the mysterious aspect of the plot. Although the supporting actors have an important role in the lives of the leading couple and also their own stories and even when their advise was taken into consideration by the male lead and female lead respectively, it is nice to see that the leading couple remained loyal and unwavering toward each other even before they became a couple. Overall, even if the drama is not perfect, it is entertaining and the leading couple has great playful and romantic chemistry with very natural and realistic interactions. Enjoy it!

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The Princess's New Clothes
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by Bali
Jun 10, 2024
21 of 21 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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The Princess’s New Clothes is a nice transmigration miniseries. This drama should’ve been a little bit longer to give depth to the cast, and especially, to give the romance development of the main couple time to immerse themselves into each other as leading lady gets to know and reciprocate the leading’s man’s loyal and steadfast love for her in any lifetime. The acting was good enough to make the drama entertaining but the story could’ve had the leading couple be more expressive with their facial expressions. Still, the drama is entertaining, enjoy it!
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Rising Feather
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by Bali
May 27, 2024
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Rising Feather is a great romance miniseries set in historical times with a well design revenge plot that sends the leading couple into a tug of war while the leading male tries, by all means, to keep the leading lady out of the enemies path while she plunges herself into enemy territory trying to seek revenge against the male lead and a common enemy. There are some twist that keep the viewer interested trying to find out how, with so many misunderstandings, the male lead can keep the leading lady close and safe and, at the same time, allow her to vent her anger and mistrust against him even at the possibility that it will cost him his life. The cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple did a phenomenal job performing lovers to enemies to lovers again storyline. Li Jiu Lin as the leading male Yun Huan and Xiao Yu as the leading lady Qing Que / Que Er elevated this miniseries to great drama status with their explosive chemistry; whether they were trying to outsmart one another, when they were contentious, and when they were loving and protecting each other. Overall, this is a very good miniseries with good cinematography, great OST, some decent fighting scenes, and a great cat and mouse game between the leading couple. Enjoy it!

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Be With You
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Apr 3, 2024
44 of 44 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 5.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Be with you (2017) is probably one of the most tedious romantic melodramas with full of characters that lack consideration for others and are only concerned with themselves while claiming that they love and care for others. In reality, the supposedly least selfish person, the female lead, was the worst character written in a romantic storyline. Although by the end, she did everything to protect the male lead; she put him through needless emotional torture throughout the whole drama, instead of holding on to him and working together once the truth about past misunderstandings unraveled. Parents on this drama were some of the worst, especially in the Yao family, that father had no redeemable qualities. The leading couple seemed to have had great chemistry on the flashbacks but the leading lady’s facial expressions toward the male lead were cold and distant. Overall, this drama is not recommendable.

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My Special Girl
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Feb 21, 2024
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
My Special Girl is a nice drama of the growth, perseverance, and self-discovery of the female lead Hao Liang / A Dai Jie (played by Ireine Song) and the male lead Gu Jiu Li (played by Leon Zhang). The leading couple started their interactions as boss and a student that gets an internship in his company because she fell in love with Gu Jiu Li at first sight. As they star to work and spend time together, Gu Jiu Li finds himself more and more attracted to Hao Liang. Although Gu Jiu Li takes his time to recognize that he has fallen for Hao Liang, he is always concern about her and is ready to lend a helping hand at a moment’s notice; Hao Liang equally reciprocates with help and concern as their feelings developed into a beautiful committed and unwavering love. The leading couple has good chemistry and there are some really funny moments as they navigate their relationship. The drama has a happy ending but it is insipid. Overall, the drama is nice and entertaining, enjoy it!

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Love You Self-Evident
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by Bali
Feb 4, 2024
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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This is a very well done second chance romance and seeking justice miniseries. The main characters did a good job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple has great chemistry. There were unlikeable characters that did not act so well and a bit of incoherence due to the nature of the fact that many miniseries lack fluid transition between episodes. The male lead acknowledges that he wronged the female lead at the beginning but the drama is more about how he spent the 6 years separation period, her return seeking justice for herself, working together to unravel the mystery behind her grandfather’s death, and finding a way to reconciliation. Even though there are some times that keeping the antagonist around when they knew she was rotten and going on solo “missions” did not make sense, one must remember that that is the way the plot was written. : ( Overall, the drama is entertaining, enjoy it!

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Afterlife of Love and Revenge
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Jan 10, 2024
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Afterlife of Love and Revenge is a lighthearted miniseries that starts with the premise of second chances in life. Pang Long Yue (played by Ma Qian Qian) suffers a betrayal and is killed along with her husband. Next, she finds herself alive on the night of her wedding when she decides to make the best out of this second opportunity. With the knowledge of her past experiences, she manages to outsmart those that hurt her and joins hands with her husband to better themselves. The leading couple was good together but there was no strong romantic chemistry, just a strong and steadfast support for each other and some funny scenes from her comedic antics. The drama has a nice ending.

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Ex-Wife Stop Season 2
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Dec 30, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
On this second season, the main lead Sheng Nan Fang (played by Bai Hao Yan) wakes up a month later with amnesia after been struck by a van on his failed wedding day to the female lead Su Shao Yan (played by Feng Yi Ran). Although the first part of this season has comical relief, the mistrust and misunderstandings continued even though the male lead has an established affinity with the female lead and instinctively keeps caring for her well-being. Even though this show has corporate betrayal, assassination attempts, and wicked antagonists, the relationship between male and female lead is the core of the story and, as in the first season, the leading couple has great chemistry, steadfast care and love, and a precious little girl that adds fun to the story. Enjoy it!

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Romantic
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Dec 27, 2023
22 of 22 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
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This is a nice miniseries to watch while waiting for a great one to come and there is another miniseries (Forever Love-2023) with almost the same plot that is absolutely great so, watch this one first and savor “Forever Love” next. The plot in this revenge drama can’t be taken seriously because the male antagonist (Ma Cheng Jun played by Denny Deng) was a guy with an evil buffoon aura that didn’t play well with the grand scheme. The leading couple was okay but the leading guy didn’t have enough instances to display his bodyguard fighting skills and the leading lady is not great at playing a woman in love. Still, the drama is watchable and entertaining.

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Ready for Love?
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Dec 26, 2023
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
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“Ready For Love?” is a well done miniseries but the ending was a bit rushed and, although it is clear that Tang Jing Xing (played by He Chang Xi) truly loves Mi Chu Xia (played by Ju Ke Er), the scene at the end between Tang Jing Xing and Mu Huai Jin (played by Wang Ze Lei) seems to be intended to leave an indirect indication of suspense about Jing Xing’s real feelings for Mi Chu Xia hinting that there might be a second season about her real identity. Whether that is the case or not, “Ready for Love? Is a really good miniseries and the leading couple has great chemistry. Enjoy it!

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Wise Woman
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Dec 24, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Wise Woman is a great miniseries with a historical setting. The story depicts the life and struggles of Xue Wan Er (played by Yu Cong) and how she manages to come back from a near death experiences and becomes stronger as she seeks revenge upon her enemies and the injustices committed against her by elders in order to keep their family “honor” by all sorts of dishonorable acts. Xue Wan Er is a woman ahead of her times who takes it upon herself to fight for her life, protect her son, and the lives of others that have been wronged by the Rong and Xue families. This miniseries is well written and the cast did a phenomenal job bringing their characters to life. Although there is just a slight romance, it is her involvement with her lover and her loyalty to the relationship that precipitates her fall and subsequent rise to become a wise woman. Enjoy it!

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Ting Hua Ling
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by Bali
Dec 21, 2023
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
The premise of this story is really nice and the and the relationship between Zuo You (the grass fairy) and Lu Qing Ming (a powerful immortal possessed by a demonic force) develops nicely and in a realistic way, but they don’t have good romantic chemistry. The leading couple carries the majority of the plot in this very short drama but the sequence of events is jolty been the main reason that the plot has too many things going on and very little time to create cohesion within the story. Overall, this miniseries fails to provide enough time to the cast to make it a better story.

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Love at Second Sight
1 people found this review helpful
by Bali
Dec 13, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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"Love at Second Sight" is a short web drama that had potential but the main leads don’t have good chemistry and for a male lead that is a great catch, the plot really messed with him too many times. The female lead is wrong over and over again and the male lead deserves better. The female lead is not even completely honest with her best friend about the real reason to why she broke up with him and her friend is always barraging him with false accusations that the female lead doesn’t care to correct and portrays herself as the victim. Wang Zu Yi (as Gu Yi Bei, the male lead) is great bringing his character to life and shows a good range of emotions but Shao Yu Qi (as Su Nan, the female lead, lacks proper use of facial expressions and body language. Overall, the drama was not convincing in bringing the leading couple’s relationship to a satisfactory end since the end seems more like a dream.

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