The story quickly ran in numerous circles...Should have been shorter.
This rom-com started very well : interesting concept, an intriguing fantasy twist, a very attractive male lead and adorable heroine. The fated mates aspect of the main couple relationship was so good...But the plot itself got so repetitive with a lot of dumb choices, noble idiocy that really made the drama lost its appeal to me.The series clearly would have benefited from a shorter length (8-12 episodes), this would have prevented a lot of the filler moments with a bunch of rather boring secondary characters, that never really got attaching to me (with the sole exception maybe of the grandma).
Having said that, I quite enjoyed the soundtrack and I was pretty impressed with the production and the making. The skillful framing of the leads and the way they played on their height difference, was super smart and butterflies inducing.
I would recommend this to people that love fated mates stories. It has a solid start and the production value as well as the chemistry between main leads is worth it (especially if you are a fan of Byeon Woo Seok and/or Kim Hye Yoon).
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slow burn
not very good with words . used Gemini help to write thisIf you are looking for a fast-paced, instant-gratification love story, this isn't it—and that’s precisely what makes it so special.
This series is the ultimate slow burn, grounded in the messy, realistic journey of growing up. Starting in their innocent school days and moving through the transition into university, the story focuses heavily on personal growth alongside the central relationship. Progress is far from linear; life gets in the way, timing is rarely on their side, and a prolonged separation lasting a few years forces both leads to mature independently before they can ever truly fit together.
The romance is subtle, quiet, and earned. Instead of grand cinematic declarations, it builds through years of shared history, unsaid feelings, and subtle shifts in dynamic.
The absolute highlight, however, is the female lead. Her genuine goofiness and quirky charm keep the drama grounded, adding warmth and lighthearted humor that balances out the ache of their long-distance gap and non-linear romance. It’s a bittersweet, deeply satisfying coming-of-age drama for anyone who appreciates the patience it takes for two people to truly grow into each other.
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Did the job
This drama reflects a mature entertainment industry that needs serial productions to keep the cash flowing, which, in my view, isn't a bad thing, since the drama did its job.The main leads' chemistry was very good, and it was the backbone that helped the drama succeed. As support, they relied on simple physical scenes and exaggerated (almost comic-book) characters to entertain viewers.
As usual, they showed a world with plenty of bad people, extreme Asian puritanism, social-class differentiation, and successful people coming from humble origins. It seems that coming from the orphanage is a must to be successful.
Unfortunately, the opportunity to develop a good story of mature adults was lost in the need to make the show entertaining by relying on easy-to-achieve licenses such as exaggerated fights, extremely bad characters such as the gangster (it seems incredible to find people like him in Korea), and the village sisters who could beat armed gangsters.
They missed the chance to develop a strong second-lead story about overcoming social differences to stay with someone you love, beyond a Cinderella cliché.
Of course, to make all that fit, tons of potholes emerged in the script.
In the end, I had a good time and felt satisfied, since my expectations were very low for a smart script after seeing a good gangster fall in love with a very important prosecutor who disappeared after a near-death torture, as if the authorities were stupid.
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Pretty good better than I expected
LIKESo many new faces I cannot keep up - no special features cannot even remember all of them
What Luo Nu Xia and her elder did at the bridge - my tears and heart!!
Mu Qing Yan only treats Cai Zhao well
Li Yun Rui always playing someone’s dad - lol he has 5 daughters and 1 son and still counting
You Guan Yue just can read Mu Qing Yan’s mind lol the Shangguan Hao Nan so oblivious...
Why Mu Qing Yan can always be in Zao Zao’s room?? lol
Scheming and loving at the same time - love this kind of relationship
The amount of blood omg lol
DISLIKE
More love and hate not enough
MUSIC - personal fav
清风醉 Qing Feng Zui - 李宇春 Li Yu Chun
应如是 Ying Ru Shi - 王铮亮 Wang Zheng Liang 黄龄 Huang Ling
江湖夜雨十年灯 Jiang Hu Ye Yu Shi Nian Deng - 崔子格 Cui Zi Ge
REWATCH VALUE
Shall re-watch when I'm free one day
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Not too bad and would have been better if it is 22-24 episodes
LIKEWen Yu is a funny person always want to be free and easy
The watermelon cutting skills lol
When Fu Sheng and Wen Jue return the poor children to their parents soso touching
When all the spies got killed overnight
DISLIKE
Boring at times need to watch x2 speed but some parts are entertaining
MUSIC - personal fav
破云霄 Po Yuj Xiao - 赵磊 Zhao Lei
我愿天地炉 Wo Yuan Tian Di Lu - 陈令韬 Chen Ling Tao
REWATCH VALUE
Five for now
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Distant relatives of Mystic Nine era
LIKEFirst mystery quite interesting and scary
For a moment I thought I saw Gao Yuan Yuan but was not her
How is Zhang Hai Xia’s body not rot in hot weather and I found out why..
Need to open the eyes so the door will be there
Like it when Zhang Hai Lou was looking for the hidden agency in search for medicines
Secrets of Zhang’s families wow
When Hai Lou and Hai Qi pretend to faint lol
Bai Le Ju is quite an interesting place
How can someone loves someone else so deeply
DISLIKE
Was looking for mysteries but after a while quite boring when they looking for Zhang Qi Shan
MUSIC
Not to my liking
REWATCH VALUE
Five for now
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Love this drama a lot awesome
LIKEHow come the Lei family are always so funny and talkative
The men from Tang family just so shy and gentleman lol Tang Lian vs Tang Lian Yue
Sometimes those youngster can show the elders something different Lei Yun He realised something from Lei Wu Jie
Hilarious Deng Tian Ge got destroyed by Xue Yue Jian Xian
Everyone is just so crazy about being the best in martial arts
How does the Zhao Yu Zhen Jian Xian ranking even come from when he has never go down the mountain?? Lol
Wow when Xuan Jian Xian rescues Xue Yue Jian Xian omg
When the boys lied about their names hilarious
What is the real intention of holding out sword to protect? To kill?
Waahh Xiao Chu He he just doesn’t kneel when he sees the Emperor woots got guts!
I like how Bai Xiao Tang always announcing the top martial arts people to the whole world woots!
Bai Wang subordinate so loyal
When Xiao Se and Lei Wu Jie did the unbelievable!! HAHAHAH
How does everyone knows everyone martial arts and weapons lol
When Xiao Se scolded Luo Qing Yang lol
DISLIKE
Where is that little monk who is with Master Wang You in Dashing Youth?
Omg I so sad what happened to the Jian Xians!!!
I’m still waiting for Tang Lian Yue and Mu Yu Muo hello??
How about Su Mu Yu and Bai He Huai??
MUSIC - personal fav
锦瑟 Jin Se - 房东的猫 Fang Dong De Mao
雪月 Xue Yue - 万玲琳 Wang Ling Lin
无尽 Wu Jin - 等什么君 Deng Shen Me Jun
踏歌行 Ta Ge Xing - 曲肖冰 Qu Xiao Bing
自古英雄出少年 Zi Gu Ying Xiong Chu Shao Nian - 李鑫一 Li Xin Yi
何求 He Qiu - 双笙 Shuang Sheng
REWATCH VALUE
Shall re-watch someday when I'm free
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The Message of The Drama
Thailand has been delivering more BLs with highschool to college themed focus relationships. With that said one can imagine how saturated, compact and competitive the industry is!. However this drama stands out because it actually highlighted that even you though you're in a relationship as a teenager it does not mean you should sway your focus away from your academic goals. Them being able to secure their romantic relationship from highschool to university and facing some challenges along the way together is a solid proof that communication and understanding each other in a relationship is critical.I hope whoever stumbled upon this review would find this helpful and give this drama a chance.
Personal Rate 10🌟
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Not too bad for a side-story
LIKEKing of Medicine Valley’s rule if the person is still alive, I will be able to cure
Tang Lian Yue just cannot handle Mu Yu Muo I shipped for them sooo muccchhh
Graphic effects still extremely detailed and I loved it
Omg Da Jian & Lang Ya Wang I finally see the same person for the same character
I don’t like Su Mu Yu I like Su Chang He lol
Wow the Wu Jian Cheng’s real reason of being destroyed
Li Han Yi very arrogant lol I don’t really like her
Su Change He so rich always have $$$
Su Mu Yu’s cooking skills lol
Good characters everyone is linked to someone from Dashing Youth
An He just cannot get rid of the assassins impression
Su Chang He and Su Mu Yu’s shifu something is wrong with her she has motive
DISLIKE
I’m not used to two different people playing same character coz it’s linked to Dashing Youth I'm struggling..
I'm angry so what happened to Bai He Huai excuse me???
MUSIC - personal fav
河 He - 周深 Zhou Shen
不忘 Bu Wang - 刘宇宁 Liu Yu Ning
暮雪 Mu Xue - 刘宇 Liu Yu 杨雨青 Yang Yu Qing
汇 Hui - 张航 Zhang Hang
幸逢你 Xing Feng Ni - 肖俊 Xiao Jun
潭中月 Tan Zhong Yue - 黄子弘凡 Huang Zi Hong Fan
REWATCH VALUE
Five for now
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The best of this universe - would like prequel of DY please
LIKEWen Hu Jiu is hilarious - poison you to death
Bai Li Dong Jun's family status super cool with his appearance with Xiao Bai
Bai Li Dong Jun and Ye Ding Zhi’s first duel wow - that beautiful scene!
Their last duel was awesome too
Like the idea to compete apart from martial arts and education
My heart goes out to Gu Chen
So touching what Li Chang Sheng gave up on for his love
How the adults protect these little kids
The number of characters are insane
This Bei Que really come out with a good plan to torture Ye Ding Zhi
School’s students are arrogant, carefree, skillful
Nan Gong Chun Xue fight with Da Jian lol omg
DISLIKE
What is there to dislike I want prequel and more of this universe please
MUSIC - personal fav
只如初见 Zhi Ru Chu Jian - 姚晓棠 Yao Xiao Tang
少年之魂 Shao Nian Zhi Hun - 张远 Zhang Yuan
共赴人间一趟 Gong Fu Ren Jian Yi Tang - 侯明昊 Hou Ming Hao 何与 He Yu 夏之光 Xia Zhi Guang 白澍 Bai Shu 张宸逍 Zhang Chen Xiao
月半明时 Yue Ban Ming Shi - 侯明昊 Hou Ming Hao
衍爱 Yan Ai - 王靖雯 Wang Jing Wen
长风里 Chang Feng Li - 王嘉诚 Wang Jia Cheng
春风引 Chun Feng Yin - 早安 Zao An 圳南 Zhen Nan
REWATCH VALUE
Definitely cannot get enough of this
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AMAZING
Missing on this drama is a whole mistake if you have the maturity to understand and analyze.If you're not a fluffy consumer and love action, watch and re-watch it!
It has its default of course perfection doesn't exists. But it's refreshing they just added plit twists after plot twits, like chill let us catch our breath please???
A 10 show really
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My cup of drama good chemistry
LIKEThe way Jiang Mu tries to find stuffs for Jin Zhao to do at home just to get him to visit
Yu Shu Xin is such an adorable girl - I love her cute voice
The good review about fried rice and hot delivery man lol
Omg their intimate scenes are so hottt!!!
Mu Mu when she swaps her face on a wedding pic lol
DISLIKE
Zhao Zhao kind of thinking of relationship it’s just too one-sided
MUSIC - personal fav
我偏要 Wo Pian Yao - 张碧晨 Zhang Bi Chen
Still Waiting - 颜人中 Yan Ren Zhong
轨道之外 Gui Dao Zhi Wai - 颜安 Yan An
晨昏线 Chen Hun Xian - 金玟岐 Jin Wen Qi
一切从遇见你开始 Yi Qie Cong Yu Jian Ni Kai Shi - 康子奇 Kang Zi Qi
REWATCH VALUE
Shall re-watch someday when I'm free
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Not a Perfect Drama, but Ding Yuxi Made It Worth the Seven Lifetimes
I started Love You Seven Times at a time when I was already suffering from a serious C-drama burnout. After watching one drama after another, I was no longer sure if I could fully enjoy another xianxia. To be honest, part of the reason I started this was because my iQIYI subscription was about to expire, and this was still sitting on my list.
But the main reason I pressed play?
Ding Yuxi.
And after finishing all 38 episodes, I can confidently say: I came for Ding Yuxi, and yes, he carried the whole thing for me.
The drama started surprisingly light. The first tribulation was cute, silly, and honestly exactly the kind of easy watch I needed during my burnout. Then the story gradually became more emotional. The Song Xiangyun and Lu Changkong arc brought revenge, separation, manipulation, and tragedy. By the time we reached the Linglong Heart cycle, I was already emotionally invested enough to cry over another sacrifice.
And that was probably the biggest surprise for me. Love You Seven Times may not have the most consistently written story, but it kept finding ways to pull me back in. Some arcs worked better than others, and the later mythology-heavy storyline became more complicated and occasionally messy. There were moments when I felt the drama was trying to do too much, and the final stretch could have benefited from clearer explanations and more room to breathe.
Apparently, I wasn't alone in feeling this way.
Many viewers also found the earlier portions slow or uneven, while others felt the story became much more rewarding once the larger picture and past events started coming together.
The rushed and somewhat confusing final stretch was also a common criticism. At the same time, many viewers agreed that the emotional payoff, the different lifetimes, and the central relationship made the journey worth continuing.
But for me, the biggest reason this drama worked was Ding Yuxi.
Hats off to him because he made every side of Chukong believable. He could be boyish, playful, petty, and downright funny without becoming annoying. Then he could switch to serious, commanding, vulnerable, jealous, heartbroken, and devastatingly self-sacrificing—and somehow it all still felt like the same character.
That versatility was what kept me watching.
I have seen dramas where an actor is good at intense scenes but feels stiff in comedy, or charming in light scenes but struggles when the character becomes emotionally heavy. Ding Yuxi handled both ends of the spectrum so naturally that Chukong remained interesting regardless of which version of him we were getting. And judging from the reactions I found after finishing the drama, I am definitely not the only one who felt that his performance was one of the show's biggest strengths.
I also ended up appreciating the central concept more than I expected. Watching two people meet, separate, fall in love, lose each other, and somehow keep finding their way back to one another across different lifetimes gave the drama its emotional identity. Not every lifetime hit equally hard, but that was part of the fun too—you never quite knew whether the next one would make you laugh, frustrate you, or suddenly leave you crying.
And yes, this drama definitely made me cry.
For someone who started this just looking for something light and easy while waiting for an iQIYI subscription to expire, I did not expect to become this invested. The drama had its flaws.
The pacing could be uneven, some parts of the mythology became unnecessarily complicated, and the ending could have been given more time and explanation. But despite all that, I never regretted finishing it.
Because somewhere between the silly beginning, the tragic mortal lives, the Linglong Heart sacrifice, the revelations, and all the chaos of the final storyline, I found myself genuinely wanting to know how their story would end.
And maybe that is the best thing I can say about Love You Seven Times.
It did not completely cure my C-drama burnout.
It is not a perfect xianxia. And I would not pretend that the writing is flawless.
But Ding Yuxi made me stay for all 38 episodes.
So if you're a Ding Yuxi fan, I would absolutely recommend giving this one a try. You get to see him being playful, adorable, arrogant, serious, jealous, emotional, heroic, and heartbreaking—all within one drama.
As for me?
I came for Ding Yuxi.
I stayed because Ding Yuxi carried the whole thing for me.
And somehow, against all odds and despite my C-drama burnout, I finished all seven times. 😂😭
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Incredibly Underrated !
Despite its low budget and short episodes' runtime, The Secret Of Girl did a very good job at delivering.The acting is great and the cinematography is also good. The plot is simple, it is funny and sad, captivating enough to binge the whole thing in one sitting.
It is a beautiful and heartbreaking short story, only 160 minutes long, and since Chinese GL is very rare I think everyone should check this out.
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Family Oriented form other Family
At first I want to watch Road to success because of the leading man Chen jing ke🤣, but after awhile of watching I'm hook on the story of the leading lady Ester Yu, and Captain Fu Xin Shu, Beautiful story how them manage their problem to help each other is not a simple thing. Thanks to writer for a wonderful story👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Was this review helpful to you?
