I haven’t actually seen this one yet. I, too, would like to find out :)
Watched both. Glory was enjoyable but not as a romance drama for me, more for seeing an independent, strong FL, outsmarting her opponents, same with ML. The chemistry was really good but the actual romance storyline was on and off. Romance started really well but around mid way the writing of their romance wasn't as good, ML left FL on their wedding day, then FL slept with ML and left him and was about to marry someone else before ML stopped her, they only get together officially and for good in the last like 2 minutes. They both like each other thats obvious, but I didn't like how they were written to consonantly on and off after around the half way mark.
Unclouded soul was pretty good except for the last ep. The romance in unclouded soul is better in my opinion, really cute, and ML and FL stick by each other no matter what and overcome obstacles together. But the last ep, gave us a rushed ending that was a bit dissipating, still a HE so wasn't horrible but just felt rushed, but overall was enjoyable. Only if you like that type of xianxia genre though.
Enjoyed both but romance wise unclouded soul was better, although I like the characters and I think the chemistry was great in glory, I didn't like how they relationship was written after the start, although ML and FL are really good in glory.
Yeah that was the most non-breakup breakup i've ever seen in a drama lmao'im breaking up with you now so that…
100% such a non break up they shouldn't have added it, was a bit pointless but its whatever, definitely more of just a pause/break until she came back.
Yeh I wish either we got more eps or they made them get together faster so we could see them together for more.
To be clear, I am not suggested this for the list, but I think it's a really nice, refreshing, different romance kdrama, so I wanted to mention it in the comments. Can this love be translated, a 12 ep Kdrama. Now why not for the list, in the final ep there is a break up, but its mutual, FL needs to heal from a past trauma and to do this she wants to find her birth mother who she thought was dead, so she breaks up with ML as she doesn’t know how long it will take, but her wording is, I don’t want us to break up definitely, so lets break up right now, and when I come back I’ll threaten you to date me again, so please give in so we can be happy together for a long time. So it’s a mutual break up, no anger, just understanding by both of them that she needs to do this to heal and move on from the her painful childhood past. Its technically a break up so that why I’m not suggesting it for the list but the break up happens at the 46min mark of the final ep, we get a flash forward, see ML missing Fl and they reunite and get back together in the 54min mark of the same ep, so its literally a 8 minute break up technically, and just like she said, she came back to him after settling her past trauma, talks about how she missed him and they kiss. It’s really not a break up, more just a pause so FL can clear her trauma and return to ML as she told him she would.
Some warnings also, there is a pretty prevalent 2ML, he is around for most of the drama (him and FL are actors and both filming together), starts of not liking FL then falling for her. However, FL never likes him, theres a funny scene in ep 9 I think it was, where she asks him does he like her, he says no (even though he does) and she laughs and says thank god. He is also not a toxic 2ML which I really appreciate. Also FL due to past trauma has developed an alter ego/second personality that sometimes takes over her body, (she has a very dark and traumatic past when she was young, won’t spoil too much but its a sad, dark and tragic especially since she was so young) it eventually goes away as FL heals but in ep 7, this alter ego takes over and she kisses 2ML. Let me be clear, ML and FL are not together at this point, they get together official in ep 9 way later, and after this kiss FL completely forgets about it, has no idea it happened while her alter ego took over. Her alter ego is toxic and harmful, and stems from past trauma as I mentioned. FL does not like 2ML at all, but I thought her kissing 2ML might be disliked by some people so I mentioned it here. But it was way way before ML and FL became official and does not affect their relationship.
This is a mix of a healing and romance drama, the relationship between ML and FL and others is complex but also interesting and seeing the romance between Ml and FL bloom is really nice. It’s not an easy romance, in ep 6, before they are official, FL's insecurities get the better of her and they decide to stop their budding romance before it even gets started (with Ml's insecurities also playing a part). To be clear, they were not official here, they had feelings for each other, with FL pursuing ML , but before they could confirm/confess, their insecurities led them to stop seeing each other and progressing further for a little bit. This is only very short break, as both of them can’t stop thinking about each other and continue interacting with minimal delay. But they both have insecurities that stop them from taking the next set and becoming official, especially early in the drama. Again though this was not a break up, as they weren’t together and were just in a stage where you could tell they both kind of liked each other but sabotaged it before it could become official.
Once they are together (ep 10, they do go through trials and obstacles though, FL is a celebrity and that brings scrutiny and also they both have past trauma and difficulties affecting them. FL has her trauma as mentioned before and ML once liked his half brother's girlfriend/fiancé, she also liked him but to be clear neither acted on their emotions. No cheating or anything, he couldn’t help falling for her, but he distanced himself from her. However, once they are together they help each other move through these things obstacles and come out the other side stronger, they are committed and support each other well.
FL is incredibly adorable, especially when she is in a relationship, insisitng on calling ML babe all the time, so cute. But just overall her demeanor is so cute.
At its core, this is a romance drama, but it also has aspects of healing from trauma, and some comedy thrown in there. This drama won't be for everyone, its nowhere near a perfect romance, but I think it has its own charm, with a lot of that due to how well FL and ML played their roles, especially FL, she played her role perfectly. These are to people that have their own issues (especially FL), that get drawn to each other and help each other overcome their insecurities and past problems. Don't get me wrong, there are some very cute and romantic moments, a lot of them actually, and we get a happy ending, but there are definitely a few bumps along the way. Yet I feel like this drama has a unique charm to it. Its not perfect, the middle arc dragged a bit, wish they got together sooner and the 3rd ending arc felt rushed, especially the final ep, would have been nice with 13 or 14 eps so we could see more of Ml and FL's happy ending or the middle arc was condensed to give more time for the ending, but overall I enjoyed this romance drama.
This drama doesn't fit the list, but as its a pretty unique and I felt charming romance kdrama, I thought I would suggest it in the comments, and damn it was so so close to not having a breakup and fitting the list perfectly, if not for the final 8 minutes. But nonetheless we got a HE.
Hey! I just noticed that not all episodes seem to be available on Netflix, Viki and other platforms. Were you…
All the eps are available on wetv if you pay for express package or it is also fully available on pirate sites. It is also on iqiyi up to ep 34, with one ep a day, so two more days till its fully released on iqiyi.
I really enjoyed this as well. Their romance was a slow build up, but it was worth it. Stupid SML missed his chance…
100%, 2mL can only blame himself for being insecure and indecisive. not putting a boundary with 2FL earlier and letting FL know there was nothing going on
I want to suggest Shine on me. A romance by the master romance screen writer Gu Man, who wrote You are my glory and Love 020, so you know what you’re getting. Be warned, the first 4 eps we pretty much do not see the ML, this is because at first FL has a crush on the 2ML during her college days. But due to misunderstandings, a toxic 2FL and an insecure and indecisive 2ML, FL decides to move on from this crush slowly but surely. ML and FL start off at odds due to a misunderstanding on ML’s part leading him to treat her a little harshly at work, but don’t worry this doesn’t last long, only about 3 eps and he never goes over board just gives her extra work/work over time. Soon after ML decides to move on from this grudge (it later gets fully cleared up) and ML’s feelings for FL quickly grow as they share more time together. Eventually, ML confesses to FL, but she tells him she is not over her first crush yet (around ep 12ish). ML takes this incredibly graciously, telling her not to be sorry and telling her he’ll wait, while continuing to pursue her respectfully. We enter a period of incredible cuteness and fluff while ML slowly wins FL over with his unconditional kindness and care, something FL has never experienced before, as he continues to pursue her.
They go on a number of cute non-date dates, and continue to flirt and grow closer. I also love how FL tells herself to be courageous and not let her past affect her future, and afterwards she tells ML to openly chase her, regardless of gossip or anything else (I love this because work gossip is so often used as an excuse for noble idiocy but not here), she tells him she wants to see what he’s capable of, and my does he bring it. An absolutely perfect green flag ML. You can see them slowly growing closer, spending more time together on non-date, dates and slowly you see FL regaining her joy and enthusiasm that she lost a little of because of 2ML and her past experiences. The key turning period though was the ski trip arc. An arc where you clearly see FL falling for ML, to the point of not even realizing when 2ML is in the room for a little while due to a situation that occurred where she had to rush and find ML.
Pretty much from like ep 11/12 onwards, once ML confesses, even though FL says she is not completely over her crush, she welcomes ML’s pursuit and they pretty much enter an unofficial dating phase that’s incredibly cute and warm, making you constantly smile. Not too long after the ski trip arc, FL confesses back to ML and asks him to date, officially getting together in ep 24. From there out it’s a perfect relationship, no break ups, no misunderstandings or arguments, a perfect green flag relationship. Also love how we got to see a good portion of their married life with a kid also in the final ep, so often this is cut out or not included.
Sometimes you need a feel good, light, fluffy, full of happiness romance to escape a stressful day, this is perfect for that. As soon as ML got over his grudge/misunderstanding around ep 8 or 9, from then on just cuteness and happiness, seeing ML chase FL and them acting like a couple before they even are. Seeing ML slowly melt FL and seeing her be so open and cute with ML, even before being official is so sweet.
Don’t get more wrong there a few annoying and toxic/trashy side characters, but no matter what, ML and FL’s relationship shines through. They provide a true dose of happiness constantly, making you feel warm and fuzzy as you watch their romance. They are committed to each other and don’t let anything get in the way, overcoming the few obstacles thrown at them by the toxic side characters together with no effort, even before they become official and obviously also after. A perfect relationship and another top tier cdrama romance by Gu Man, one of the best romance cdramas in a long time in my opinion.
Sorry for the long review, but Shine on me is really worth it if you're looking for a stress free, cute romance that makes you smile after a long day.
Too sweet, too much happiness. I love it. So many details, so many moments, when they had their little walk through Wuxi and FL gave ML her food to hold and eat, before she texted her cousin. I love how she waited a little bit, waited to see him eat the food she was just eating, then her little smile when he did.
The hand holding, the loving glances at work, the boasting by ML to his doctor friends. The inability for either of them to wait before sharing the news. At the banquet thing, how FL's uncle was so supportive and taking photos and videos for FL's mother was brilliant. I love how they didn't wait before letting everyone know and holding hands in-front of everyone at the birthday banquet. The signing of ML's hand by FL, their university lecture date acting like students. Their phone calls, FL standing up for ML at the party walking straight to him when he's being disrespected. Also how FL has no worries about asking/ordering ML to pick her upper accompany her to the lecture, no barriers or awkwardness at all, love it. And so much more, all just too cute.
All so sweet I feel like I'm about to get diabetes or something but I love it. Sometimes you need a comfort drama, low stress, low angst, a happy, cute and easy watch for when life gets tough or you've had a stressful day. For me before my go to cdramas for that were You are my glory and Meet yourself, now this is added to that list for sure.
the more hate the actor got because of ZX, it shows he is doing a very good job..happy for all the casts..i hope…
100%, LWM pretty new to the industry but already had support roles in some very successful/rated highly dramas so looking forward to him getting some main roles in the future
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Unclouded soul was pretty good except for the last ep. The romance in unclouded soul is better in my opinion, really cute, and ML and FL stick by each other no matter what and overcome obstacles together. But the last ep, gave us a rushed ending that was a bit dissipating, still a HE so wasn't horrible but just felt rushed, but overall was enjoyable. Only if you like that type of xianxia genre though.
Enjoyed both but romance wise unclouded soul was better, although I like the characters and I think the chemistry was great in glory, I didn't like how they relationship was written after the start, although ML and FL are really good in glory.
Yeh I wish either we got more eps or they made them get together faster so we could see them together for more.
Some warnings also, there is a pretty prevalent 2ML, he is around for most of the drama (him and FL are actors and both filming together), starts of not liking FL then falling for her. However, FL never likes him, theres a funny scene in ep 9 I think it was, where she asks him does he like her, he says no (even though he does) and she laughs and says thank god. He is also not a toxic 2ML which I really appreciate. Also FL due to past trauma has developed an alter ego/second personality that sometimes takes over her body, (she has a very dark and traumatic past when she was young, won’t spoil too much but its a sad, dark and tragic especially since she was so young) it eventually goes away as FL heals but in ep 7, this alter ego takes over and she kisses 2ML. Let me be clear, ML and FL are not together at this point, they get together official in ep 9 way later, and after this kiss FL completely forgets about it, has no idea it happened while her alter ego took over. Her alter ego is toxic and harmful, and stems from past trauma as I mentioned. FL does not like 2ML at all, but I thought her kissing 2ML might be disliked by some people so I mentioned it here. But it was way way before ML and FL became official and does not affect their relationship.
This is a mix of a healing and romance drama, the relationship between ML and FL and others is complex but also interesting and seeing the romance between Ml and FL bloom is really nice. It’s not an easy romance, in ep 6, before they are official, FL's insecurities get the better of her and they decide to stop their budding romance before it even gets started (with Ml's insecurities also playing a part). To be clear, they were not official here, they had feelings for each other, with FL pursuing ML , but before they could confirm/confess, their insecurities led them to stop seeing each other and progressing further for a little bit. This is only very short break, as both of them can’t stop thinking about each other and continue interacting with minimal delay. But they both have insecurities that stop them from taking the next set and becoming official, especially early in the drama. Again though this was not a break up, as they weren’t together and were just in a stage where you could tell they both kind of liked each other but sabotaged it before it could become official.
Once they are together (ep 10, they do go through trials and obstacles though, FL is a celebrity and that brings scrutiny and also they both have past trauma and difficulties affecting them. FL has her trauma as mentioned before and ML once liked his half brother's girlfriend/fiancé, she also liked him but to be clear neither acted on their emotions. No cheating or anything, he couldn’t help falling for her, but he distanced himself from her. However, once they are together they help each other move through these things obstacles and come out the other side stronger, they are committed and support each other well.
FL is incredibly adorable, especially when she is in a relationship, insisitng on calling ML babe all the time, so cute. But just overall her demeanor is so cute.
At its core, this is a romance drama, but it also has aspects of healing from trauma, and some comedy thrown in there. This drama won't be for everyone, its nowhere near a perfect romance, but I think it has its own charm, with a lot of that due to how well FL and ML played their roles, especially FL, she played her role perfectly. These are to people that have their own issues (especially FL), that get drawn to each other and help each other overcome their insecurities and past problems. Don't get me wrong, there are some very cute and romantic moments, a lot of them actually, and we get a happy ending, but there are definitely a few bumps along the way. Yet I feel like this drama has a unique charm to it. Its not perfect, the middle arc dragged a bit, wish they got together sooner and the 3rd ending arc felt rushed, especially the final ep, would have been nice with 13 or 14 eps so we could see more of Ml and FL's happy ending or the middle arc was condensed to give more time for the ending, but overall I enjoyed this romance drama.
This drama doesn't fit the list, but as its a pretty unique and I felt charming romance kdrama, I thought I would suggest it in the comments, and damn it was so so close to not having a breakup and fitting the list perfectly, if not for the final 8 minutes. But nonetheless we got a HE.
They go on a number of cute non-date dates, and continue to flirt and grow closer. I also love how FL tells herself to be courageous and not let her past affect her future, and afterwards she tells ML to openly chase her, regardless of gossip or anything else (I love this because work gossip is so often used as an excuse for noble idiocy but not here), she tells him she wants to see what he’s capable of, and my does he bring it. An absolutely perfect green flag ML. You can see them slowly growing closer, spending more time together on non-date, dates and slowly you see FL regaining her joy and enthusiasm that she lost a little of because of 2ML and her past experiences. The key turning period though was the ski trip arc. An arc where you clearly see FL falling for ML, to the point of not even realizing when 2ML is in the room for a little while due to a situation that occurred where she had to rush and find ML.
Pretty much from like ep 11/12 onwards, once ML confesses, even though FL says she is not completely over her crush, she welcomes ML’s pursuit and they pretty much enter an unofficial dating phase that’s incredibly cute and warm, making you constantly smile. Not too long after the ski trip arc, FL confesses back to ML and asks him to date, officially getting together in ep 24. From there out it’s a perfect relationship, no break ups, no misunderstandings or arguments, a perfect green flag relationship. Also love how we got to see a good portion of their married life with a kid also in the final ep, so often this is cut out or not included.
Sometimes you need a feel good, light, fluffy, full of happiness romance to escape a stressful day, this is perfect for that. As soon as ML got over his grudge/misunderstanding around ep 8 or 9, from then on just cuteness and happiness, seeing ML chase FL and them acting like a couple before they even are. Seeing ML slowly melt FL and seeing her be so open and cute with ML, even before being official is so sweet.
Don’t get more wrong there a few annoying and toxic/trashy side characters, but no matter what, ML and FL’s relationship shines through. They provide a true dose of happiness constantly, making you feel warm and fuzzy as you watch their romance. They are committed to each other and don’t let anything get in the way, overcoming the few obstacles thrown at them by the toxic side characters together with no effort, even before they become official and obviously also after. A perfect relationship and another top tier cdrama romance by Gu Man, one of the best romance cdramas in a long time in my opinion.
Sorry for the long review, but Shine on me is really worth it if you're looking for a stress free, cute romance that makes you smile after a long day.
The hand holding, the loving glances at work, the boasting by ML to his doctor friends. The inability for either of them to wait before sharing the news. At the banquet thing, how FL's uncle was so supportive and taking photos and videos for FL's mother was brilliant. I love how they didn't wait before letting everyone know and holding hands in-front of everyone at the birthday banquet. The signing of ML's hand by FL, their university lecture date acting like students. Their phone calls, FL standing up for ML at the party walking straight to him when he's being disrespected. Also how FL has no worries about asking/ordering ML to pick her upper accompany her to the lecture, no barriers or awkwardness at all, love it. And so much more, all just too cute.
All so sweet I feel like I'm about to get diabetes or something but I love it. Sometimes you need a comfort drama, low stress, low angst, a happy, cute and easy watch for when life gets tough or you've had a stressful day. For me before my go to cdramas for that were You are my glory and Meet yourself, now this is added to that list for sure.