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Shine on Me chinese drama review
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Shine on Me
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by peonyshade
10 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers

The Ultimate Office Romance

Why on earth is Song Weilong not in the first 4 episodes?! My favorite part of school dramas has always been the dormitory friendships. School is over, and now she has started sharing a room with her coworkers. Also, the post-graduation job hunt and her starting out at the company were so inspiring and beautiful. I guess this is exactly the kind of life I dream of. (Especially the job fair thing—it was the first time I've ever heard of it, and I think it’s a brilliant concept.)

In Episode 5, at 33:00, one of the girls says the female lead misinterprets everything. Seriously, since the first episode, she has been looking at everything from the most wrong and ridiculous perspective possible.
“Daydreaming is a disease, and it requires serious treatment.” XD

In Episode 5, at 34:25, she prepares an Excel sheet for Yu Sen. This is literally my life. For the first time, I am seeing so many things I dream about all together in one drama. (I got so excited!)

Episode 8, 32:30 – "What kind of sick person eats every single meal with doctors?"
Episode 9, 20:30 – "My coworker jumped off the building."

I don't know if it's because I have an interest in and a fascination with Chinese corporate life, but I absolutely love the office scenes.

Episode 9, 21:34 – "What if I forget my wallet and make Mr. Lin pay for the whole meal?"
Episode 9, 23:30 – "Nie Xiguang, I forgot my wallet." (That was such an unexpected line from a big boss playing a serious role.)
Episode 9, 24:45 – He accepts the compliments as if he paid the bill himself. XD

Episode 21, 35:40 – "Even though you are a total troublemaker, leaving these little snowmen of yours behind on Changbai Mountain breaks my heart." "It’s okay, you are taking their creator with you."

In Episode 27, at 06:10, the female lead's uncle's impression was hilarious. He is one of my favorite characters in the drama. In the previous episode, he sent a photo of the main leads to his wife just to ask for pocket money. XD

In Episode 29, the female lead's mother mentioning that she had some regrets after the divorce shows that she isn't a hollow or shallow character. Instead of just filling herself with anger and acting purely out of spite, she calmly thinks and does what is best for herself. Most characters in dramas lack this kind of depth; they usually just think based on pure logic, saying, "Okay, it's over, now I must look ahead." But in this drama, the characters are written with both logical and emotional foundations. I really liked that.

Episode 29, 17:55 – 18:12 – "She is my mother." XD
In Episode 31, at 35:00, Yu Sen didn't even look at the female lead as long as he stared at that lobster!

In Episode 32, at 25:25, Yu Sen kissing Xiguang on the cheek to check if she has a fever, and their hug at 44:44 were so sweet. <3
In Episode 34, at 31:33 – "Just convince her, that's enough."
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