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“Our story begins when he was 22 and ends when I was 22.” – Sang Zhi
*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)Title : Hidden Love – 2023 (Complete 25 Episode)
Personal Rating : 10/10
“Our story begins when he was 22 and ends when I was 22.” – Sang Zhi
One of the best modern dramas and power couple. Their chemistry is top notch, and their acting was so natural. ❤️
Sang Zhi (Played by Zhao Lusi) is smart, pretty, kind, bit spoiled and immature (when she was a kid). And have a big crush on her brother’s best friend Duan Jia Xu.
Duan Jia Xu (Played by Chen Zhe Yuan) is handsome, smart, kind, hardworking and best friend of Sang Yan (Sang Zhi’s older brother)
The story is a about a girl who have a big crush and hidden love with his older brother’s best friend. Chen Zhe Yuan met Sang Zhi when she was still in the 8th grade. She needed help from his real brother but instead Chen Zhe Yuan helped her and pretended to be Sang Yan.
Then, they met again when she was in 11th grade and from then onwards, she started to like him. She wanted to attend Chen Zhe Yuan university to be closer to him. Before Sang Zhi graduated from high school, she heard the news that Chen Zhe Yuan had got a girlfriend. She felt heartbroken and betrayed since they promised each other that when he got a girlfriend he would inform her, from that point she let go of her feelings to Chen Zhe Yuan till they met again when she became an adult.
When she became an adult, she felt like whatever feeling he had for Chen Zhe Yuan is still there, she never forgets him, she loves him deeply to the point that she wishes that he will never be alone, and she will be always on his side.
At first Chen Zhe Yuan didn’t have the same feeling for Sang Zhi since he treated her as a little sister. And they have a 5-year age gap. But when they started to hang out together, he fell in love with her kindness and protectiveness. He felt like he could not accept someone to be with Sang Zhi other than him, so he started courting her. And of course, they ended up being together.
Overall, Hidden Love is my number 1 modern drama as of today, it was pure innocent love for me. The story may have ups and downs but still it is not as scheming, and tragic as other dramas can be. I love how Sang Zhi is so protective with Chen Zhe Yuan and how Chen Zhe Yuan will do everything for Sang Zhi. Others may find it awkward since Chen Zhe Yuan knew Sang Zhi when she was still in 8th grade and there is a 5-year age gap but heeeeellloooo!!!!!! What is wrong in 5 years age gap? If it is pure, kind love there is nothing wrong with it. I watched this drama more than 5 times. It is so refreshing, so natural and so addicting. Definitely worth watching if you like a light, pure, from teenage to adulthood love story! ❤️
GENRE – Modern, Romantic, Comedy,
OST – You Are My Only Wish by Zhang Bichen & I Have Someone I Like by Zhao Lusi ( so addicting!!! )
CAST – Zhao Lusi, Chen Zhe Yuan
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Awesome Rom-com drama to watch
This Chinese drama is a really unique drama out of all the dramas I have watched. The acting and cast were awesome and the writer did an amazing job plotting this story. Great job to everyone who helped making this wonderful drama. This is a masterpiece. Recommended 10/10! Worth the watch! 🥰🥰🥰 Their chemistry was awesome! I don’t regret watching this drama. I really appreciate everyone who made this drama happen. This drama started with the perfect start and ended perfectly. If you are looking forward to watching this drama, please do! This is an awesome, unique rom-com to watch when you are bored. If you haven’t watched it, what are you waiting for?Was this review helpful to you?
first love
sangzi, is a typical girl who usually admire older people but being redjected at first or her misundertanding makes my tears fall down, its her first brokenheart, to the man who admire most,yuans portrayal is very natural seems they were living in real environment real people existing not only in the drma i like his acting
their cp or chemistry is gives a lot of impact in the drama, they are both suitable to their role vey natural they respect each other and care for each other.
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Its very heart warming
I watched the whole show in like two days, it gets you attached, and you just can't seem to stop watching, I love the acting it's just so good and the relationship are amazing. You will definitely cry over the show and laugh with it as well. You will go through alot of emotions, but you won't regret it. I'm so glad that I watched it. If I could I would forget the show just so I could experience rewatching it again. I love this show it is by far one of my favorites. I would definitely recommend watching it you will love it,Was this review helpful to you?
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The most anticipated C-romcom
I wrote this review because i love it this drama so much.Zhao lusi is my bias, but i also like chen zhe yuan’s character duan jia xu… i love that both of them are perfect sang zi and duan jia xu. Producer was doing the great job to cast them both.
I suggest the new watchers to give it a try at least until FL grew up on ep.8… everything will be very beautiful from there onwards especially when ML fell hard for her. You will experience a beautiful love story that make you feel giggle, fluffy feelings and sweet.
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potrayed the most realistic and healthy relationship ever
in one word what makes this cdrama great and soo much better than other cdramas is that THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE MAIN LEADS and the fact that how REALISTIC it is. the story itself isn’t much, simple plot. and some people find it boring because of the lack of drama . But to me thats a plus point, no unnecessary drama, conflict and misunderstanding between the characters. often times the relationships potrayed in shows are unrealistic, but the relationship between the main leads is realistic, they face general problems that all couples face but they both are supportive of each other and communicate their problems. and another thing is that GREEN FLAGS💚, and the romance was slowly built up, not in a rush, which will gove you butterflies. i rearly watch cdramas and I don’t really like cdramas because how long they are and how they drag the story too much, byt even tho hidden love has more episodes than a typical 16 episodes kdrama, i still enjoyed every pit of it. I also fell in love with the ostWas this review helpful to you?
This is a good series
Hello everyone !! Today I will reviewing about Chinese drama “Hidden Love.”Hidden Love is Chinese drama. Hidden Love is a 2023 Chinese television series starring Chen Zheyuan and Zhao Lusi.
Hidden love tells about the life of Sang Zhi (Zhao Lusi), a young girl who develops a crush on Duan Jiaxu (Chen Zheyuan), who happens to be her older brother Sang Yan's (Victor Ma) bestfriend. Sang Zhi had a crush on Duan Jia Xu when she was young, but they lost contact with each other for some reason. After she graduates, she joins the university in the city he is in, and during their day-to-day intimate and close interaction, they slowly fall in love.
In my opinion, I like this drama. Because hidden love is the best drama I have ever watched, the male protagonist (Duan Jiaxu) is a great man, and have a green flag. The female protagonist (Sang Zhi) she is a great actor. This drama have 25 episode and the drama is so good because have a simple flow. The actors can acting that play the drama clearly and have real-life chemistry as well. And the last, the focus is on the family and friends surrounding the main characters.
So in conclusion, I give rate 10/10 for this Chinese drama. I recommend for the people who is in love and to every lover of Asian dramas as a MUST watch. The effort put into making this happen is see clearly, and it's clear that female directors and writers are behind it all.
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Amar é cuidar e cultivar
Eu consigo entender por que o primeiro diretor quis desistir dessa história. Uma história de amor em que o homem (nem tão) mais velho se apaixona pela irmã do melhor amigo, a qual ele conheceu quando ela ainda era muito nova, realmente é um enredo difícil de não cair no desagrado do público. Porém, estou feliz que não desistiram desse projeto, pois o resultado foi simplesmente lindo!Sobre a protagonista feminina: apesar de gostar de alguém mais velho, em nenhum momento o seu tempo é desrespeitado. Ela não buscar fingir ser mais madura do que o que de fato é, ela não pula etapas pelo relacionamento que quer ter. E, embora a família a trate com o cuidado dado a crianças, ao reservar ela se mostra muito madura emocionalmente - sem deixar de ser meiga, delicada, atenciosa e muito fofa.
Sobre o protagonista masculino: que show de atuação! Senti muita sinceridade nas cenas dele, em especial quando o assunto era a sua família. Gostei que ele foi construído como alguém que aprendeu a ser uma boa pessoa, apesar de tudo. Gostei, também, de como ele se mostrou decidido uma vez que entendeu que seus sentimentos pela prota mudaram de cuidado para amor, que é um detalhe que faz toda a diferença nessa história.
Os protagonistas mostraram que o amor é cuidar do outro, mas é também cultivar no outro felicidade, conforto, confiança.
É um dorama simples, no fim das contas, mas que mostrou personagens como pessoas reais. Nem perfeitos, nem caricatos. Os pais tem suas questões quanto aos filhos, os irmãos brigam, quem se ama tenta dar o seu melhor pelo outro, e é isso.
Muito grata a atriz principal que deu o melhor de si para fazer esse projeto acontecer, valeu a pena cada segundo gasto.
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The only Chinese drama I haven't dropped
This show is absolutely beautiful. I don't mean that in an aesthetically pleasing way, though that's not bad, but in a purely sweet, fluffy, and romantic way. I could not stop watching this and binge watched it to the end within a couple days. I know, I have a problem, but the characters were just so compelling and the plot was so fun and enjoyable. This is the only cdrama I've been able to actually finish, as the title suggests. The men are actually tolerable and not overbearing or abusive. It's the first cdrama I've seen to not have abusive ML and just abusive men in general throughout with annoyingly childish FL no matter the age of them.This FL is young and younger than the ML and the plot is her having a crush on the ML who's 5 years older and her brother's best friend. Maybe it's because this is the exact story with my husband and myself, I was drawn to it. My husband and I both absolutely fell in love with these characters though. The girl is quite youthful and naïve at times, but so is the guy and they felt like the perfect match because of this.
If you're looking for a fluffy, sweet, airy romance with little drama, this is the show for you. I love some good drama, don't get me wrong, but this was just what I needed to step away from all the drama and just enjoy some good, entertaining love
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It claimed to my #1 romance drama
Zhao Lu Si's micro-expression game in this drama was top-notch, elevating it to a whole new level. She absolutely nailed every scenario. Chen Zhe Yuan did a good job too, but perfection might be a stretch. Personally, I found Zhao Lu Si's chemistry with Yang Yang and Leo Wu even more captivating than with Chen Zhe Yuan. It's those subtle expressions that made the scenes come alive. Everyone played their part well.I've gotta shout out the director for honing in on those little details. Chinese romance dramas often struggle in this department, either due to budget constraints or a mismatch between comedy and emotion. But credit where it's due, this director nailed it, making sure those small things were on point. It's these nuances that often get overlooked, but they can truly make or break a romance drama. Props to the director for getting it right.
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this is a MUST WATCH! A simple but pure and enchanting story about -
a first young love that will melt you!Every time I think about this drama I just happy/sad squeal inside! This show had me staying up till 4am because I simply couldn't stop! Having to put down my absolute obsession into words is almost impossible. I am currently watching it for the 3rd time and get so sad every time it ends, it's that good!
I was blown away from the moment I started watching this, there was no drama, no fill-in scenes, amazing acting, and realistic circumstances. I was watching a full mature chinese drama that wasn't only 'okay' but was actually amazing, something I hadn't seen in a long time. I kept expecting for something weird or unnecessary to happen, but it never did.
The young actress absolutely charmed me, and I had a short struggle adapting to the 'older' version played by Lu Si, but fear not, for it didn't take long for me to fall in love with this new version of the FL and ugly cry for her and her love struggles. I have now become a passionate fan. The ML was enchanting and his portrayal of emotions really pulled me into the story - to say that I wished I was the FL in this drama would be an understatement.
The music really complemented the story and was tastefully implemented, although there were a few scenes which I thought could have gone without. The cast was good, specially the FL's parents and brother.
In short and without any exaggeration, please watch this drama. For your sake and for my happiness, gift yourself 24 hours of an absolute wonderful series that will not leave you disappointed. I hope you can feel my joy and glee for this drama through your screen into your heart. Be happy, watch Hidden Love!
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My Go to Drama
Just Love it💖 Duan Jiaxu Sang Zhi became a part of my life 💫 ......,............................. Bestest drama chemistry plot everything is best... Love love love love love love love love lovs love.. must watch.. chen Zheyuan most handsome cdrama actor... The osr of this drama is amazing just love itWas this review helpful to you?
