The perfect love story!
This was such a beautiful story with beautiful people (and I don’t just mean appearances). Everyone was just genuinely good people. Even the villains aren’t villains, the one was emotionally scarred and the other was just blindly supporting her best friend. The relationships were so authentic but also beautiful. The siblings had the sibling rivalry but were also protective of one another. The parent-child relationship was so healthy, goodness! They express their opinions without being hurtful or getting angry. The roommates were such amazing and supportive friends! No jealousy or backstabbing! And the mains, oh the mains! Such a healthy relationship! It’s been a while since I saw a relationship without stupid misunderstandings or breakups. This drama really deserves all of its flowers!!!Was this review helpful to you?
Love story between a girl & his brother's bestfriend?
I've been exciting for this drama for more than half a year, because of the casts and their acting skills. I think Zhao Lusi acting skills were superb, how she portrayed a teenager who was cheerful, cute & always pampered by her family. The siblings scene was something to always look forqard to. I've been reading a lot that Sang Zhi was lucky to have Jaixo, but I think for me it was oppostite. Jaixo was lucky to find Sang Zhi because she fought for him even if it was an outsider or her brother. She gave him the confidence to believe that he deserved love and that je was a great person. He was so much in guilt for things he didn't even do and he found someone who loved him, wanted to protect him and wanted to help him overcome his past. Jaixo was a green flag and a perfect boyfriend as well. So, overall I would say that I liked and enjoyed this drama.->By the way, I loved When I fly towarda you more❤️
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FOXY SEDUCTIVE YET CUTE
I loved the story line after watching 8 episodes, I was anxious, so I started reading the novel (the best parts are still there). I totally recommend watching this light, fluffy, and no-mess drama. I loved Luci's acting, especially in some particular scenes. ML (I watched him in Our Secret, and Mr. Bad) is sure a good actor. The actor who played Sang Yan has become my new crush. His physique and style growing up were fabulous. I heard there will be a spin-off, sadly, they aren't considering him for the main lead, although I would love to watch him as Sang Yan again!Was this review helpful to you?
Best modern drama ever!
Wow! More than 16k comments. Almost close to WRTW and to think that this drama is only 25 episodes. I can totally understand why. I love, love this drama and I can't stop raving how it is so awesome in many different ways. Let me start with the casting. Lusi and Zheyuan have brought to life DJX and SZ. Their chemistry feels so natural I feel like they're a real couple sharing us their lovelife. Both leads slayed their role. CZY have gone a long way since OS. He can now show micro expressions with his eyes and those scenes were poignant. Lusi never disappoints. She always have the gift to take her viewers along. When she cries, I tear up and when she laughs, I also wanna laugh with her.I love the pacing and the plot. It's not draggy and no filler episodes. Everything happened fast and each conflict the couple have is resolved and cleared right away. I love the sibling dynamics. Victor Ma is the perfect SY and together with Lusi, they look like your typical brother-sister who's always bickering but their love for each other runs deep. There's just enough exposure for the side characters and the focus has been kept on the main couple which I love to see so much. The story is written so well. This is definitely my fave modern drama of all time!
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All time favorite Drama
Firstly, I watched this drama, because of ZLS, however, the Male Lead CZY acting is superb. Both acting is very alive, can see their emotion in their eyes.Storey is perfect, the acting is perfect, and the music is also very much entertaining.
I can't find any defect in the drama.
I am really sad, Finally, it is over. I hope I can watch it a little longer.
This drama gives me a lot of emotion and comfort. Not only DJX and SZ characters are perfect, but San Yan's support and the chemistry between Little Sis and bro code are also lovely.
I really forward to seeing San Yan's story, (Hopefully, Victor Ma will come back as San Yan).
PS. Even San Yan is perfect.
Totally Love it.
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Just wow
I love this ❤️❤️actually i watched soo many chinese dramas but when i watchd them, i skiped soo much and some dramas i skiped almost whole episode and still can catched what is going on.. soo much episodes and so much unnessosry parts are the wrost part in chinese dramas that i hate...First chinese dramas that i never skipped is arsenal millitary acedamy and then falling in to your smile... then i watchd so many while skiped so many.. then after so many days i found this on youtube when i started to watchd it i fall for it from 1st episode.. just wow simple and well written plot without a unnessosry parts. There are soo many feelings.. laught , criyng, friendship, family, sibling relationship , romance all are thire normally i dont watchd ongoing dramas but this drama got me and i waited so hardly for next episode... i just love every charcters and their each and every relationships... i really love those siblings.. if there is more romance tht will be cool but this much also ok ?
As for acting no words to express casting is great.. all of them have all expressions and they when they feeling sad happy emotional they can take us with them.. sang shi is really cute and talented actress.. her acting is captured me and she become one of my fav... and sang yan also is so cute and talented actor i love his smile and the way he love sang shi.. he make me wanted brother like him ? as for jia xu here i can feeling i am falling chinese actor so hard after xu kai... this guy is the only one who has so many emotions and cute expressions like xu kai... when he smile oh dude my heart is aching ??? the way he look at shi just wow wow wow so much emotions and etc etc.. shi nd jia xu s chemestry also get along so well both of them are cute talented and mind relaxing to watch... and for other cast all of them is superb and talented actors.. only thing i dont like is jia xu's fashion sence ? itz too old fashion. He is so thin so they should think about difference styles for him. Not only jia xu zhe yuan's other dramas also have tht problm ? his fashion disingner should pay attention to it more.. but i love him ????
And here is most success full proposal i ever saw in drama... lot of chinese dramas have most dumb and idiotic proposls... this one is superb she didnt even get hint about it.. so he is successful.. and i think it would be better thire is some more scens with shi , her bro and jia xu.. like shi and bro argue like before and then jia xu come and defend her like tht ?? it will be cute dont you think ??i am so obsessed dude ?? And one more thing i thougt tht better to be changed is ' there is scen when shi get award jia xu come to award ceramny and surprised her.. i think it will be more surprising cute and lovely if he didnt go to stragt to shi... i mean he is the one who going to give gift to shi so it would be more surprising to her if he come silently and adress audiance ❤️❤️
overall if you want to watch bromance and sibling love and cute romance this is best and must watchd drama..
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Happy Feel Good with Extra Sweetness
This is such a happy feel good drama that gave me the same vibes as Hometown Cha Cha Cha. It’s just a bit more sweet with teenage & college vibes instead of the 30yo adult plot line from Hometown.The first few episodes covers a young teenager’s first crush on an older boy. Then it depicts a young heartbreak due to a misunderstanding. And finally venturing into adulthood and falling in love. Real love. Sang Zi fell first but Duan Jia Xu fell harder. The drama moves fast and doesn’t have any unnecessary filler scenes. It also follows very closely with the popular Chinese novel with few changes. There are no side plots. Love triangles or breakups.
I’m gonna miss this drama after I stop watching it on repeat. I’m def gonna rewatch it on Netflix so it’ll get some ratings there as well. I love ZLS and CZY!!! What great chemistry and beautiful people inside and out. I hope this drama rockets CZY’s career!!!
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Must-watch summer drama with a unique storyline, oozing with sweetness and filled with emotions
If you are looking for a cute, sweet, and funny romance drama with great acting, this is a must-watch!(scroll to the bottom for the drama filming incident backstory)
Hidden Love is my favourite school & life romance drama this year, with a familiar type of storyline plus a slightly different twist from the usual. The story revolves around the main characters and how they grow individually to eventually become people suitable and good for each other.
The first thing I loved about this drama was how it did away with the usual sad-life female lead and a rich-with-everything male lead. This drama kind of flipped the roles around but both characters remained on equal grounds and treated each other with respect, with both of them equal grounds throughout.
Next, character growth was great in this drama. I absolutely appreciated how they portrayed Sang Zhi, from when she was young till she grew into a fully grown adult. If filmed badly, it could easily be sending the wrong message about childhood crushes and having underage relationships. However, the Hidden Love crew did fantastic by showing how Sang Zhi saw Jia Xu as a really nice brother and wished for him to be her brother instead, resolving any possible mislead. Same for how Jia Xu was portrayed, as they showed how he only treated her as a young kid until she was in university to prevent misleads. Props to the crew!
Lastly, the actors were amazing. Every sweet scene had me screaming, and every tearful scene made me sacrifice tissues. The actors made the scenes believable, and I could feel the happiness and sadness along with them through the screen. It was so heartening to see how all characters played their role seriously, working together to make the scenes relatable, no matter funny or emotionally heavy.
This summer, Hidden Love brought me lots of happiness and laughter in a short span of less than 3 weeks. As mentioned, there were tears involved as well, but it was all worth it. Although this might seem like a pure romance drama, I deeply appreciate the realistic parts of the drama to balance everything out. Jia Xu's character taught us how hard work can change things, even when your whole world looks like it's collapsing, and days will get better eventually. Sang Zhi showed us how we have to grow and mature as we age, to become our better selves, so that we can care for the people around us who matter.
Bonus; the OSTs were all so good, one of my favourite drama OST list by far.
Just to share, the original director of Hidden Love actually left the crew before shortly before filming started, and the drama faced problems with casting and wardrobe - they only had outfits to last for 2 days.
Lu Si (female lead), invited actors she knew (previous drama partners & friends) to take up the characters appropriately. Also, she went around looking for brands to sponsor outfits for the other characters and helped with their wardrobe styling as well. Lastly, Lu Si even personally designed Sang Zhi's character further by choosing accessories and props that fit the character well. Without all these efforts, the drama could have been unable to push through.
10/10 for the actors' efforts in scenes, 10/10 for OSTs, and 10/10 in my heart, there was nothing in the plot I wanted to deduct points for, so Hidden Love is 10/10 in all!
See you next time, peach
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A story of pure love
This is the story of a girl who has a crush on her brothers best friend.That's it.
That's the story.
But the way it's filmed, the actors, the acting, the music, the emotions... these things were so on point, I can't name a drama that's more pure than this one. Watching this was like sitting on soft lush grass at dawn as warm breeze brushed past us while sunlight gently blanketed us in a bubble of happy warmth. I don't know how else to put it. It's simple and perfect in every way possible.
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Cutest drama, nothing hectic, their love is magical. it's exciting
I can't describe how much I love this drama. both leads did exceptionally well ??? I am happy with this drama. I think it's safe to say " it's one of the best in 2023" Nicely directed, everything this proper...highly recommended!!!!!! #hiddenLove
for every episode, you just want more. It is definitely satisfactory but the desire just to see both of them together made every episode worth it, I am thrilled to have watch this drama on Going. I am happy to bepart of this chinese drama community. the writers are good. I am in Love!!!
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I have no clue how I am supposed to get over this !
I usually do not watch Chinese drama much. But after watching some clips here and there of the first 2 episodes, this drama had my attention. I was hooked from the very first episode of it.It is different from any typical drama in my opinion. No toxic storyline, nothing over bearing - just a simple and wholesome story full of green flags. Every relation in the drama is so pure, understanding and refreshing.
The chemistry between the two leads is amazing and truly it made my heart beat faster every single time! Even the friends of both the leads are so supporting and caring towards each other, no jealousy, no competition, no negativity, nothing toxic.
I am in love with this drama, the plotline, the characters, the music - everything ! I have already started re-watching it from the start the very next day I finished it for the first time. Every time it feels like I am watching HIDDEN LOVE for the first time. Every second of the drama is worthy of appreciation. Every little detail is commendable.
Even after finishing it, I still have butterflies in my stomach and my heart feels full.
I have no clue how I am supposed to get over such an amazing, heartwarming, swoon worthy drama.
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A Girl Crush
If you have ever heard the song, "Girl Crush," you know what I am referring to. Zhao Lu Si reminds us time and time again why she is a fave among directors and producers. She manages to make a viewer like myself, jealous of the love journey she’s experiencing. From her role as a young teen to college, every step is believable. She is the embodiment of young love in this drama.Between ZLS and Chen Zhi Yuan, I don’t know who to love more in this heartfelt story. Their chemistry is unmatched and it’s the best I have seen in a long time.
Don’t pass this up. You will love everything from the sibling relationship, her awkward facial expressions at a young age to her love that never truly wavers.
This was referred to me by a friend here on Drama List. I can wholeheartedly say this has been the best, involving a romance, in a long time.
Happy Viewing!
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