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Shine on Me chinese drama review
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Shine on Me
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by Sinasina
25 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

It's a quality show without major nuisances.

This drama is 50% business, 50% romance & honestly even the business part is quite alright, certainly it's far and I mean FAR above the typial cdrama fare. The leads had absolutely amazing chemistry & visual compatibility. The basic romantic plot is very well thought out, how FL is recovering from heartbreak in the first half of the show is quite well done. The slow burn makes sense, it's not just endless time wasting like it so often is. While I normally strongly dislike love triangles, FL's former love interest worked out wonderfully as a storytelling tool, never becoming too annoying, while his presence still added a little flare to the otherwise somewhat bland setting.

While obviously this is pretty great, there were moments when the delivery on various propaganda agendas made me roll my eyes, but I've seen far worse. At the very least China has every reason to be proud of their PV industry..

This show is often compared to dramas such as `Amidst a Snowstorm of Love`and `Love Me, Love My Voice`. In my opinion those are mostly vibe dramas with a fairly limited plot. However this drama is not doing so well on the vibe side, the feels aren't quite there, opposed to that though there is way more plot & the FL has many super satisfying aura farming / face slappy moments. It's worth watching.

The drama OST is not too amazing or anything, but the intro song really grew on me..
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