The original work - Go ahead (cdrama) vs this one

 Genom:

Lol you think GO ahead had good romance story? Most comments in go ahead are about how weird it feels when second brother out of nowhere started love FL. And oldest brother love? Even though they gived him at least some prep work it felt weird.

In Family by choice its not that way. May be caused though by how in Go Ahead  they created much stronger family bond than in Family by choice in first half of drama.
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as for actors I personally look out just for female actors and  Jung Chae Yeon  is for me prettier than Tan Song Yun.  Seo Ji Hye  was hella cute too, but dont even remember if that role had some counterpart in Go Ahead or they just added that role for second brother to get rid of awkward relationship he had in Go Ahead

I would say the romance equally as creepy in FBC because there is no adjustment period. The dude literally came back after 10 years apart and in the first two days confessed his feelings. So yeah...the "romance is better" argument is subjective cuz in my opinion is not. They laid the foundation for a better romance, sure. But it's not developed properly and feels rushed and out of place.

And the romance in the original being weird. Yeah it is. Because the show gives as real characters with flaws and emotions as it happens in real life. The same way Ziqiu confused his feelings because his friend kept messing with his head. That too happens in real life when emotions can't be defined as clearly as one think it should. The "romance" between JianJian and LingXiao is flawed as well because there is a strong emotional dependence on his part to compensate his lack of maternal love.

As for the actors. I'd say Song Wei Long and Huang in youp are equally handsome and equally mid in their acting, nothing out of the ordinary 

And while Jung chae yeon may be more "beautiful" in your standards than Tan Song yun. There's no denying that in terms of acting the TSY is light year's ahead than her Korean counterpart. The same goes for Zhang Xingchen. Is like comparing Meryl Streep and Kim K's acting, Kim K might be "prettier" but her acting just lacks.

So I agree to disagree

 Genom:

was comparing to original Go Ahead. Most of drama I though its about grade worse ... like 8.5/10 meanwhile Go ahead is like 9/10.
 At the end of drama I would grade both as 9/10
Family by choice version did much better at romance side in second part of drama for every character. Which was weakness of Go ahead.
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Go ahead did much better at building family relationship and wholesome moments in first half of drama.
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Forgot to add Family by Choice got more eyecandy and likeable young actors. As for fathers and mothers I liked more Go Ahead.  

I agree. The romance in "Family by Choice" is beautiful. Maybe because they focused more on it in the drama, this is why they introduced it around episode 4 - 5. So we got the time to see it bloom. I appreciate that. 

I am not fan of weird sudden attraction like in "Go Ahead", nor do I like Invasion of privacy when a character doesn't ask for female lead's consent to kiss her while she is sleeping. It is just disturbing. 

The two dramas did good in their own way. GA is about family ties and FbC is more about romance.

Moreover nothing againts korean counterparts playing fathers, but Tu Song Yan was just GOAT in that role.  

 Genom:

Moreover nothing againts korean counterparts playing fathers, but Tu Song Yan was just GOAT in that role.  

Tan Songyun is the best and the only one. No reason to discuss about it. female korean one should quit entertainment since Family by choice have no actors. They can't act, and it's a fact. That's why they chose idols rather than seasoned actors.

 Annette:

Get a life please. we get it, you love the original and hate on anything else, thank you for your time and consistent efforts on hating on an  actually nice and interesting drama

nice and interesting in what? having nothing? there is no trauma, no love story, no development, no plot, no acting, only cringe thing. And i am disgusted that people are so blinded by an u***ly cast to see how garbage this adaptation is.

 Genom:

If Go Ahead wasn’t a romance story, I bet it would get better reviews. Sadly, unless you only watched the first half, you can’t say it’s not about romance. The Korean adaptation at least tried—and successfully fixed—the second half. As for being worse at the family theme, worse doesn’t mean horrible.
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as for Tan Songyun.... taste is not up for debate.
Jung Chae Yeon  not sure if she lesbian, but who cares?
Do you really need judge whole life of actor just to decide if you liked him/her in some drama/movie role or not? Quite hate that type of thinking which is mainly in asia quite foolish.
How many actors gets cancelled for small slips up. Happens in western world too since they are public figure, but leniency is in totally different level.

I agree, unfortunatly some  asian fans are very toxic, they make artists suicide because they harrass them.

 I couldn't care less about artists private life or appearance. All I care about is their work. In my country, private life is sacred and nobody cares. I hope this kind of respect could be seen in asia.

 Chinese Empress:

successfully tried when no Go ahead fans like it. Nice joke.
Stay in you kcringe corner with u**ly actors like the one portraying sanha.

Oh, Your Highness with an egotism complex. I count as a Go Ahead fan too, and I like FbC.

Your right to speak for others is about as valid as a dung beetle's right to claim all the feces in the world.

This conversation ends here. At least for me, it's useless to continue in this thread.

Have a nice day.

Perfect illustration of how asian fandom can be toxic.