The story starts with how a young girl called
Mu Cheng becoming an orphan and had to live with her former fathers wife boyfriend as they were rendered bankrupt, her step mothers boyfriend staring developing sexual interest in her as she grew older and made her start feeling uncomfortable in the Sheng university quarters they lived , she tries in every way to avoid him as she they all work in the canteen that serves students food along with her aunt at the Sheng university.
Ren guan xi is a troublesome law student whose family owned and managed the Sheng university for, he remembered his father dying of suicide while young and concludes his mother made his dad die and resents his mum and always caused trouble for he to fix, he met mu cheng while he was causing trouble as always and finds out after making a bet with his friends that she is the only girl that has proved herself unavailable to the boys at Sheng university as she never gives them attention or a number, he decides to follow through the bet to make her kiss him in less than 24 hours , he forces her on a date threatening her that he would report her friend Tuo ye of lending out a book to a non university student, she caught on and made a fool of him saying she had also made a bet with other students to make him kiss her too. Mu Cheng leaves home angrily on that day and finds herself in Sheng hall building where quang xi goes to reminiscence of his time with his father there, she saw a piano there and begins to relive her younger days as a pianist and plays a tune quang xi recognizes, he ends up telling her to strip for him to embarrass her and her tears whilst trying to strip moved him and they gradually began a friendship, he becomes more protective of her when he sees that her step father had suspicious abusive behaviors towards her; so he got closer to her and later fell intensely love with her to the point of getting serious as a law student when an accusation of her selling her body was spread in the school, he defended her reputation on a panel and won.
But tragedy strikes as he fainted and later was diagnosed of brain tumor with only a 15% chance of survival, he harshly breaks off with mu Cheng until he hears she was in danger working at a fish market and he rushes off to see and eventually rescues her, they got stuck together in her house and ended up staying the night together having sex, the next day quang xi decided to go for the surgery so long as Mu Cheng stays with him, but with only the hope of 15% survival and a higher chance of 30% survival If his family accepts a deal with another rich family with the hope or marrying their daughter Yi Quin. Mu cheng had no choice than to play along and eventually cruelly leaving his side during his operation even though he ran out after her and saw her leave with her friend Tuo ye while being stabbed by her step father.
The operation was successful however quang xi wakes up with lost memory of his past and all his cognitive abilities and only Yi quin by his side whilst Mu cheng moves to Hua village, a community known for growing flowers, she found out she had become pregnant for Guang xi and gave birth to a most adorable boy named Xiao Le.
After 6 years, quang xi had to relearn everything with the help of Yi quin and passed his bar exams with no memory of the past, he became a notoriously good lawyer and was planning on marrying Yi Quin who had stayed by his side. During one of his sexual assault cases a memory of him defending Mu cheng flashed of his past which made him beat up his client and he was sentenced to 240 mins of community service of legal service at Hua village .
Guang xi arrives the village and immediately meets the adorable boy called Xiao Le who calls him his alien dad, and also saves mu cheng from a man forcefully trying to drug her to force marriage on her. He unknowingly formed a familiar bond with mother and especially his son not knowing who she really was, he returns to Taipei as a changed man after winning a case against his future father in law and the people of Hua Village, his new moral behavior became suspicious to his family as he had always been know to be a lawyer who acted without hai conscience, until his family found out he had met Mu cheng again when Xiao Le runs away from home to look for Guang xi.
Guangxi recovers his memory on the eve of his wedding with the help of a memory card inserted into the leather bracelet he gave Xiao Le, he breaks off his wedding and immediately wanted to torture everyone who kept him in the dark about his past life , he also immediately wanted Sole custody of his son Xiao Le, out of jealousy he also forced Mu Cheng to marry him because of her close friendship with Tuo ye, guang xi kept misunderstanding Mu cheng’s loyalty to Tuo ye and made him crazily jealous to the point of almost divorcing his newly married wife Mu cheng, until Xiao Le their son pulled them back to each other forcing them to acknowledge their feeling for each other.
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Who likes love story with little bit melodrama ,so this a right choice
Every part of the drama was perfect .expressions were amazing . Every actor was amazing . especially kiddo ,that child acting win my heart . He was so cute and his dialogue delivery was too good. So naturally his expressions were coming out ,too good. So smoothy story is went . Though it has 32 episodes but story was so good that it had not realised that it has 32 episodes .Good part of the drama that it didn't portrait bad image of male lead's mother . Second male lead is also good . Love triangle always made little bit sad when both side have genuine feeling .so felt little bit bad for second male lead character . I had watched 2009 year drama in 2022 year ,time is so changed but still I like the story . So I highly recommend it
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Full of miscommunication, but I still enjoyed it
Let me start by saying that I usually HATE time skips, and I was so terrified of this one that I watched up till the time skip and paused the drama for four months because I couldn't bring myself to continue.But I liked this a lot more than I expected. For someone who usually hates noble idiocy and lack-of-communication as plot points, the storyline was serious enough for me to really empathize with Mu Cheng and understand why she did what she did, especially considering how fleshed out her backstory was.
There were a lot of scenes that were really heartbreaking, even frustrating to watch, because it felt like nothing ever went right and the story was just so tragic and angsty. At the same time, however, there were really adorable and pure scenes between the main leads, and like everyone else, I grew to love Xiao Le as well, who quickly became one of my favorite characters ever.
Yes, part of me wished the characters were just more open and honest with each other, as it felt like ALL the characters did that "lie for someone else's own good," but Autumn's Concerto managed to pull it off. I also commend the drama for tackling sexual assault/abuse AND how perpetrators often get away with it—it felt too REAL.
I won't lie, some of the things Ren Guang Xi did were REALLY problematic, but considering how much character depth he actually had and the other ways sexual assault was addressed, I'm willing to let it slide.
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1. Thoughtful dialogue: You actually wanted to sit through long monologues and watch the tension unfold between two characters. You actually did not want to throw a chair at the screen. You might even shed a tear. It was well done.
2. Addicting story line: This is a highly addicting, binge worthy show. My husband was able to sit and binge watch this show with me over a weekend.
4. Good use of flashbacks: Flashbacks usually suck in most dramas. In this case, the realistic style of the flashbacks (short bursts of selected scenes) aided in the tension. It made the scenes better.
I do have to criticize the overuse of the same soundtrack throughout. I can still hear it in my sleep.
Overall, this is a highly addictive, well written, romantic drama that takes you on a journey and leaves you feeling changed afterwards. There aren't many shows out there that can do this so don't hesitate and watch now.
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What could have been.
I know i’m not familiar with Taiwanese dramas as I am with Korean, but bear with me as I felt they followed the same formula to a certain extent. Keep in mind that Autumns Concerto was released one year after Boys over Flowers. So it’s hard to gauge the impact it had on this series, if it had any at all. This is all before the “me too” era. To cut to the chase, this drama had so much freaking potential, but by the middle half, it goes completely bonkers.There is so much to digest here, and there might be a few spoilers, but there was just so much wrong with this show. The main character forces himself on the female lead at least 4-5 times. So much is glossed over, as if it’s normal. There’s attempted kidnapping, murder, attempted rape, prostitution, and so much more. All of this seems normal, despite little consequence until we get to the 30th episode where things get more absurd.
The FL almost never expresses a full thought that bears emotion and weight with what she’s faced in life. She’s frail and timid, never allowing herself to say what’s on her mind. This starts to change, a little bit, but I kid you not, by the 29th episode. The formula every single character uses then, especially the FL, is to lie. And boy does everyone lie. Lies upon lies, upon withholds. We never get complete answers from the FL, no matter who asks, especially when it mattered. The solution is to keep lying while thereby creating more needless drama. During 2008, I think producers and writers felt that this kind of path gave the viewers an inclination to keep watching. This doesn’t work in the digital age and I don’t think it did much then either. If you watch only the first 10 episodes of this series, you could say it’s almost among the best. The brain tumor storyline was done insanely well, but it’s the only saving grace.
So many of the extra side characters are useless. The “best friend” male is an utter train wreck of a character. He has no money. No title. No completed education. Instead, he tries to solve real world problems with his fist and manly facial expressions. It’s almost a joke by the 29th episode. At one point a character says this exact line, “I don’t know how to explain how absurd all of this is.” A line used by the ML’s would be wife, who decided to keep a recovering amnesia patient in the dark so she could have her happy fake fiancé. By the time you reach that line, you realize how fitting it is to tie the whole series down.
If it weren’t video speed pro, I wouldn’t even had bothered.
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However the drama can be a bit slow at times.
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Great cast, beautiful characters.
Why complicate it? There are so many beautiful things in simplicity.It took me a long time to watch this drama. I could have had this joy much earlier. But, as the wise saying goes, better late than never. Just joy, romance is fun.
I'm not in the habit of watching Taiwanese dramas. I spent a lot of time just in Koreans. Today, I am grateful for preferring the Chinese and for making my escapes to other Asian countries. It is very gratifying to discover that, despite prejudices, good productions have no nationality.
The Antumn Concerto was a find. I read an analysis here from someone I follow and I was enchanted. I put it on my wish list and it was on hold. If you're reading this, don't be like me. Watch without much delay.
Forget the clichés, the lack of good editing, the countless interruptions during the episodes, absurdly repetitive Ost, among countless other negative reviews you may receive.
This drama deserves a chance for its interesting script, the consistent performances and the emotion we feel throughout the story. I loved the characters and I loved the little boy Xiao Le twice as much. It's a shame that, nowadays, the child actor who played him hasn't pursued his career. On the other hand, it is with great satisfaction that I see the success of the other actors. Mainly Wu Kang Ren, better known as Chris Wu. Totally deserved. Great cast, beautiful characters.
My only reservation is the rushed result. The production deserved a better performance in the final moments.
Anyway, I really liked and recommend.
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The child actor stole the spotlight and kept me interested in the story while the two leads frustrated me with their lack of communication and manic personalities (well his more than hers).
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