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aeyaneyaleigh
1 people found this review helpful
20 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 3.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.5
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it was a very beautiful start of the story

but im very disappointed with the last episodes...
actually I can't understand the last two episodes, i guess im very invested in this drama that it stresses me out because the main lead deserve better ending... yeah the story maybe a little bit realistic and and somewhat traumatic at some point but well this is just a drama that's why we expected a better ending not something like this...
I'm just gonna watch other dramas of Chen Xing Xu to heal my broken heart ?‍??
I cannotttt accept the ending fr istg
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mberprime
1 people found this review helpful
19 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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what happened to this freaking drama

I usually never finish dramas i didn't like but this one, I liked it until it let me down.

even my rating, 5.0 were only carried by the good ost and my love for all the leads because I watched their dramas before.

honestly, this is 100% the director's/writer's fault, if they tweaked the last 2 episodes to have a proper ending this wouldn't be too bad.
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MNArtistic
1 people found this review helpful
19 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.5
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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What happened in this drama like whatttt?

Overall this drama was going on good pace but after 20 episode the write became phsyco like what man what you did is it so easy to break up is it easy to move on from the love is it easy???
I am so pissed where ml goooo like wtf was the ending i am so confused they make a traumatic ending what happened in the last 2 episodes

it started out kind of predictable and I enjoyed the FL and ML first off but all of the off on off on between them got a bit tedious after a while. FL maintained a good acting style but the ML seemed to get faded out and by ep35 literally was gone. I enjoyed Zhan Yu Xi in South Wind Knows but the story line in this let her down. the other female lead and supporting actresses were all good as well....males were a bit wooden. The story line was quote disjointed, we never saw anything about the dance troop from when FL decided to save it from them winning the top awards???? also the annoying little brother, he added no value to any of the story lines at all. As I said the last 2 episodes seem to have just been a closeout as quickly as possible..with no story to it really other than at least 30 mins of dream sequences.

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Midnightwalker
0 people found this review helpful
7 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Stupid Ending

The casts are good from the leads to the supports. I love all of them. Lin Xin Yi is so cute.

But the ending ruins the whole drama. Unbelievable!!! Ridiculous!!! So stupid!!!

Shi Ruo Min - the screenwriter - with 3 of his/her dramas: A Beautiful Lie, Love Is Panacea and The Song of Glory all have ridiculous endings. I will avoid to watch any drama from this screenwriter.
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Fenix_1
0 people found this review helpful
18 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Waste of Time

Total waste of time. the actors had no chemistry. they used a child like a detective, the 2nd and 3rd lead's had little to no chemistry as well. Toxic relationships. The ending was total garbage this could have been just 24 episodes. It feels like the script got lost some child edited it and brought it back. The last 6 episode felt like filler episodes. Very poor it was an expensive waste of time and money.
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DoreenLai
0 people found this review helpful
17 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Not sure how to feel about this drama

This drama started off well but it was quite draggy halfway through. I felt like the drama added elements to drag the story out to make it become 36 episodes at the end.

I think it would have been better if this drama had less episodes and more concise storyline. I felt that this drama wanted to throw in different tropes to make this drama interesting.

The main couple had a lovable relationship. I think there were elements that made their relationship issue realistic but towards the end of the drama, it was heavily dramatisied. Like some of the plot in the later part of the drama felt like it was thrown in to lengthen the drama.

Also all the side characters had a story and it didn't overshadow the main couple. It felt purposeful. Though, with the second couple, their relationship and the reason why they separated for so long didn't seem like a good enough reason and didn't make any sense. It felt like they made something up on the spot and filmed on a whim probably thinking no one would care about a couple that wasn't the main couple.

In addition, I don't feel satisfied with the ending and the last two episodes were quite confusing. I watched until the end and I think this is due to watching it when it was still ongoing. I reckon if you watch this drama now that the drama is complete, the probability of dropping this drama is high.

This drama had good bones but the execution was disappointing. Overall, this is a good filler drama but I don't think it's binge worthy.

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sweet_lycoris
0 people found this review helpful
10 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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Kinda Disappointed

I was excited to watch this drama since Yuxi is the fl. Yet kinda disappointed and felt bored. Never in my life felt bored in a drama, since the leads are quite popular i thought that the drama would be really nice.

Qing Fei's character never changed, she still has this personality of being unprofessional in her job, being so straightforward that she never changed her personality she's too frank that creates a bad energy around her. Meanwhile Zhizhi is somehow a fan but after few episodes him being a fan disappears in a thin air. Like I was expecting Qin Fei finding tshirts with her face on it in ZhiZhi's Cabinets yet she never found one.

Another thing was that Qing Fei hated the man who save her years ago, yet did she just forget about it when it was ZhiZhi? Can just she stay away for a meantime and just think about it a moment?

The most hated thing in this drama is the ENDING, how can they just add a scene of him being gone and then later on Qing Fei just have a mental illness? Then they just add a scene where ZhiZhi just went back and then gone again and back again?? Like I just forced myself that he's back again since I was thinking that it was Qing Fei's hallucinations that ZhiZhi's back again.

The 2nd lead was kinda interesting, but kinda shook how the YuanZi proposed after days of being back together, like bro, calm down. Kinda felt bad to Chen Shen since Xiao Xiao just use him to forget YuanZi.

The third couple was so cute. Their relationship was so cute and never seen it as a problem.

Xixi was one of the good characters there, she's the one who make them close. How she's their matchmaker, then XI Xi and Xiao Cheng was was so cute. I imagine then being together years later since they have a great chemistry hahaha..

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KarnSingh
0 people found this review helpful
7 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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how to ruin good storyline!

bad ending . (not sad ending it's bad ending) basically yes it's sad ending but more than that it's bad ending
good character,
great acting and chemistry between lead,
rematch value is 0

writer just ruin good storyline, it's not just sad ending it's actually bad ending , writer be like i want to end this drama what should i do ohh let me think i just kill the one of the main lead and just make fool everyone and make open ending like he/she is alive may be
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rehanma
0 people found this review helpful
13 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Wasted opportunities on the last parts

It started out good, went downhill from episode 30. 2nd and 3rd FL and ML has a nice ending with personal issues solved but the 1st Couple ending up having both unresolved mental issues is just wrong. Its not a beautiful lie, just mental health problems and trauma being passed fron one person to another. even the female doctor and the Ren Siqi have resolved their issues through the passing of their dog.

In Short:
2nd FL/ML = Good Ending
3rd FL/ML = Good Ending
side characters = Nice ending
1st FL/ML = Mental Issues/Trauma

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lololololol
0 people found this review helpful
14 days ago
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Dont watch the rest ep, just stop where they get married in qin fei dream. It has a lot of kissing scene and not as boring as yamg. It's not the same as Intense love as what others say! There's no misunderstanding between main lead, they are supportive to each work, there's no persistent annoying love triangle, the OST is so good. You are the one feels like butterfly in a stomach while star in your eyes feels like you are empty inside. THE ENDING WAS CRAP BUT I THINK ITS UNFAIR TO RATE IT LOW JUST BECAUSE OF THE ENDING?! WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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Dropped 28/36
alex
2 people found this review helpful
23 days ago
28 of 36 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

The side couples carried.

The two side couples we get are very cute and interesting. I've loved Chen Hao Lan ever since I saw her in 'Everyone Wants To Meet You' and am still holding out hope she snags some lead roles soon.
The leads here are fine in the beginning but they became very stale not too far in unfortunately. I kept watching for the side characters, but as soon as I got to episode 29 I had to shut it off. I cannot sit and watch them use the slaughter of black people to further the male lead's "tragic" background. Kdramas often portray African countries in an ignorant and disrespectful way, but I believe this is the first time I've seen a Cdrama do it. Very disappointed.

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larius
7 people found this review helpful
Oct 22, 2024
12 of 36 episodes seen
Dropped 1
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Started off good but got trashed pretty fast

The story started off very interesting. I think the leads had a good chemistry from the start.
Of course the storyline in itself isnt new. Superstar meets doctor - we had that a lot before but this one was very light hearted.
A lot of people complained about the FLs arrogance but I dont really think she is arrogant. The way she deals with her "scandals" is pretty refreshing. She doesnt bend just because some geniuses make up stuff.

The problem started with the bootcamp/tv show and the introduction of the third couple (if we count the assistent fei fei and doctor zhe cheng as the second couple). They werent even mentioned in the synopsis but they take up so much screentime. No problem but they are so freakin annoying and boring. A boring dude and a rude/arrogant/violent chick. I dont care about them at all. Just thinking about them annoys me.

I know the bootcamp/Tv show is kind off over after ep 13 but its not worth my time.... skipping through the third couples scenes is too annoying to continue.

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