Dong Bei Ai Qing Wang Shi: Shan Hun Mei Gui
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One of example how to create plain story into wonderful gem.
I love Guo Yuxin and this is Liu Haoqun first vertical drama without Jiang Shiqi as his partner. I lowered my expectation since i always Liu Haoqun on comedy but surprisingly i liked their chemistry better than few of Guo Yuxin popular pairing. As expected from queen of chemistry. They feel like old married couple and their 90's are quite fashionable and not look tacky.The plot is somewhat generic and cliche. FL aka Yang Chun Rong got forced to marry Mafia King but ML aka Lu Bing He
shows as his knight and somewhat FL accept ML marriage proposal and the sweet journey of love begin.
Liu Haoqun successfully delivers as Lu Bing He who looks cool but warm inside. The micro expression is on point and few of usual short drama actor could do that. Guo Yuxin are quite keen on choosing script she can make plain script into great story and its rare for actress from short drama to do that (the one is Han Yutong).
The minor flaw on the plot is about ML father who passed away and his friend going to jail for small amount of money. They could do it better with that plot.
Overall still recommend to watch for everyone.
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The Current He Jingzou-Lin Wu with refined plot.
Its my first time seeing Gao Mingchen and Qi Wenting, this is my first review for them.The Plot is about FL aka Lin Wu is meeting ML aka He Jingzhou and his assistant is being her customer(She works as convenience store cashier). She met ML again with help of ML friend. She knew ML has white moonlight who already has relationship with ML friend so she offers herself to have girlfriend contract and pretend to have crush with ML friend while she only loves ML.
I feel Qi Wenting is shown her rookie soul with her stiffness and lack of emotion on few scenes while Gao Mingchen creating He Jingzhou persona being playful and know boundaries. He can reject female advances clearly so there is no green tea attached to him/.The chemistry is 50:50 while the ML is trying hard with no effort FL but still watchable because of refined plot. They added FL family backstory especially her mother which previous version didn't show why FL personality is like that and shown FL poverty and her shabby room. The plot is most fast compare to previous version.
There is many version of this story but this is my personal favorite of ML characterization compare to other version.
Recommend if you want to dynamic duo and watch well-written ML.
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The First He Jingzou-Lin Wu that stills win for me
Its my first time seeing Luo Mai Yi works and i quite familiar with Wang Ziyi works. I quite like her but she always deliver fake kisses or 0,1 second peck.The Plot is about FL aka Lin Wu is meeting ML aka He Jingzhou who was her first love wants to kill someone and feel scared she pretends to being fine until ML and his assistant is being her customer(She works as convenience store cashier). Feeling scared, she almost make mistake while his assistant is being nosy about ML relationship since he tends to broke up for 3 months. She found ML beloved keychain and want to return it. She met ML again with help of ML friend. She knew ML has white moonlight who already has relationship with ML friend so she offers herself to have girlfriend contract and pretend to have crush with ML friend while she only loves ML.
Wang Ziyi doing great job to portrayed timid and insecure FL while Luo Maiyi creating He Jingzhou persona like Tsundere (Fierce outside, Love sick fool inside) and emotional stable person. Love how he called "Princess:, "Baby" to "Wife" while FL wants to stick for previous relationship agreement, she tried to not get excited about ML fluttering action. The chemistry is okay they got fluttering kisses since its campus drama. ML regret for not confessing to FL and doing ridiculous relationship with other is on point.
There is many version of this story but this is my personal favorite since FL in here quite superior instead another one while ML is still debatable and depends of how you want to view this story.
Recommend if you want to see secret love with slightly sweet taste.
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Stockholm Syndrome enjoyer would love this.
This is one of Chai Hui Xin underrated work because the plot is not much everyone liking *cough* Stockholm Syndrome. If you are morally right person, this drama is definitely NOT FOR YOU.The Plot is about FL and ML who was being in love and want to get married after they graduated. Fate was playing cruel ML parents is dead by accident by FL father. Leading to them fall apart. To punish her, ML torturing FL by staying by his side like a canary bird. FL wants to get free from ML, so she is getting job without realizing the time since she is doing overtime.By tomorrow, ML comes to her workplace and met her boss as their company partner and feel overjealous. FL tried any means by asking her boss to accompany her to runaway from ML only to being catch again by him.
The Forced kiss is make me shiver (in good and bad way) because the sexual tension was sizzling especially the bathroom scene. Zhou Hang is such a good kisser and he is underrated since everyone barely talk about him.
Personally, I quite don't like the ending because it feels to rushed and you asked why they only get to make SML died in such a ridiculous way.
Only recommend if you are put aside the moral and Stockholm Syndrome story enjoyer.
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Move On, we are not in 2023 anymore.
I was eager to watch Xie Yuwang and Lu Lulu second collaboration. I enjoyed their First collaboration and waiting for that long turns out it wasn't that much to wait.The Plot is very 2023 coded. FL love ML twins. She make love with 'ML Twins' until get pregnant and they supposed to be married. ML Twins died in accident left FL being discarded by ML family since ML twins was being favored. ML turn to be Messiah by marrying FL which is make ML mother angrier. But when they get married ML left abroad alone leaving FL and she bore alone without anyone.
The Chemistry was left since Xie Yuwang knows how to kisses. FL characterization is inconsistent being doctor without logic and too dependent while ML mother and FL Family mistreating her. ML mother is pissed me of and she didn't get any character redemption. Couple lack of communication is sole problem since ML just left FL after they getting married so it's logic when he come back she want divorce, What do you expect, to wait like a nun?
The ending is trying to make open ending but somehow they force to Happy ending, duh.
Only to recommended for each artist fans.
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Meticulously plot written at first but getting slope in the end.
I was fan of both actor (Zhang Chuxuan and Cheng Cheng). I put my high expectation on this drama and they come with almost no disappointment.The plot is about FL found out her husband affair with her best friend and they want to kill and seize all of FL property. FL finally asks ML who was her dad illegitimate son to join force to fight her husband. There is little bit pseudoincest but actually ML is not FL dad son and secretly in love with FL but FL is always meticulous about their action so she didn't accept romantic feeling.
I like how story progress for FL being scammed and slowly try to get back her stolen property. The divorce is coming after she got all of her property. The child is pissed me out because he always take side with antagonist instead of FL. Despite long duration, they didn't tell about her child afterward.
Still recommend to watch if you want to watch revenge drama.
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Nice Thriller for duanju class
Its first Bad Ending for Zhai Yiying drama since almost all of her drama are Happy Ending. Shen Haonan suits for this kind of character (schizophrenic person). Zhai Yiying tries to get dark character and her effort is paid well.The Plot is about ML who wants to get revenge for his girlfriend (FL) murderers since he want to propose her but he saw her friends kill her until he hallucinated about his late girlfriend and admitted to psychiatric hospital. Few times later, He got test for being sane (He pretends to being normal to get out while he always hear FL whisper) and start his revenge against his girlfriend murderers.
For revenge arc is quite sad and satisfying ending for the enemies with ML struggles to being sane.
Recommended to watch.
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Weird premises
I watched this since I kind miss Jiang Shiqi. The plot is too weird since Female lead has some kind of Doraemon device called DNA Detector on periodic era mixed with time traveler things also amnesia plot too. The ending is kind of bittersweet and Lambo nailed the crying scene on this. Jiang Shiqi is still Jiang Shiqi with spunky personality and her remarks. The chemistry is acceptable even the kisses still look fake.Was this review helpful to you?
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Realistic tearjerker drama.
This drama is really tearjerker ,I am stoic person so i rarely cried but when i watched this my tears are overflowing. The topic on this drama is relating to Rape and how victim faced it after rape. For short drama view, this one is too extreme yet realistic. The bullying on this drama is too brutal like The Glory (2024) and full of violence. I warned you again to back out if you have violence and rape trauma. I love how this drama not glorified the rape into romance. Chai Hui Xin nailed on this performance, her crying scene was too heartbreaking even when Female lead suffered partial deafness is on point. The ending was sad but satisfying (when the perpetrator realized he never seen his child again). Zhang Beixi also nailed on his performance and i like how he backout from force kissing when he saw Female lead tremble and trying to know what really happened when he is not there with her. The romance on this drama is barely zero so don't hope too much for sweet scene. I would recommend to people with strong heart and not having any mental issues.Was this review helpful to you?
When ABO plot turn mess
I personally like ABO stories with same or different gender and it was first Chinese short drama about ABO. The cast is quite promising since Bai Yan and Liu Qing are real CP. There was many kisses and bold scene but it didn't save the plot mess. Too much plot hole and ABO is just pretense to make boring plot more intriguing. Didn't worth to watch unless you're CP fans.Was this review helpful to you?
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Much of Kisses without chemistry
Love Meng Na finally got bad ass sugar mama role since most of her drama was her being bullied left and right. Ye Haoran played another younger brother role. The plot was okay and not dragged but somehow lack emotional feeling on the naration. The kisses was there but there is no emotional chemistry from Meng Na and Ye Haoran. The star of this drama is actually Female lead brother and supporting character. Only recommend if you are fans of Meng Na and/or Ye Hao Ran.Was this review helpful to you?
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Revenge arc with perfect ending
Wen Moyan is one of my fav. She nails on revenge drama more than sweet drama. Her banter with Ye Haoran is ok and there is no forced happy ending which i liked. Female antagonist (Gou Jinjin) reminds me on Cheon Seojin character on Penthouse sans her iconic expression. Wang Daotie character is too small on this and i feel it needs to developed more. The minus on this drama sudden show on few characters that haven't not introduced properly. I still rewatch and recommend this drama to other people.Was this review helpful to you?
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Upgraded version of Addicted 2.0
The story is same to Lee Byung Hun and Lee Miyeon Addicted (2002). I watched that first and it doesn't give me impression despite "fresh" plot.I watched it without try to remember previous film plot and the result was better than previous one in term of everything. It was like 2.0. The color palatte on this drama is pleasing and the shoot is unlike another common short drama. Ma Xiao Yu proved me he can act beside psychotic CEO or Mafia. Zhao Xixi acting is natural and has classy vibe. Hwang Bo is living my dream (sleeping while getting paid). The chemistry between Ma Xiao Yu and Zhao Xixi was fine. The kisses was real and hot. Zhao Xixi and Huang Bo are quite strong since they had co-starred on few short dramas before. Even Ma Xiao Yu and Huang Bo are quite like siblings vibe. I amazed with Mother acting. (Thumbs up to cast manager).
This short drama is morally grey since some people don't like the idea getting romantically involved with your spouse younger sibling and how Haoxun forced himself to become Haonan since he helplessly fall in love with Chuxia since college. Chuxia really loved Haonan. How Mother feels about both son and her internal conflict about family issue. I don't believe on soul swapped since they didnt put "Fantasy" on this drama.
For the ending, it depends on your perspective and i quite like they don't explain anything si(i think Chuxia knew Haoxun was pretending but she just shut up)
PS: Its first time drama using Sunboat-Little Sun (Its Okay That's Love OST)
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underdeveloped drama
I remember when i watch this drama last year because of Ge Xiao Xi but i ended up annoyed with her way of bringing FL characterization and those fake ass wig is too distracting.The plot is basically about FL was being killed by her crush and reborn again she met ML whom she never met on her first time and trying to close to him.
Actually the beginning is good but underdeveloped character of FL makes me irritated she want to get revenge but all she do just being close to ML and worse of all the chemistry between Ge Xiao Xi and Meng Jia Hui looked too artificial and feels like Meng Jia Hui force himself to the wall.
Wont recommended this drama.
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Like the CP and cannot stand the Plot
I watched this because My friend recommend this drama and I cannot finish this. Even Ma Le Jie and Wang Kaimu have strong chemistry but the plot is just focused on torturing FL.The Plot is about FL has a seriously ill younger sister. ML possesses an unreleased drug that might save her. He uses this drug as bait to torment and abuse the FL, making her completely subservient to him.
I love Wang Kaimu, but this drama gave me a lot of heartache and the smoke kiss was not really cool at all. The forced happy ending is not good since ML didn't have any redemption point.
Since it was forced Happy Ending, i dropped this drama.
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