It's been a really fun ride

I came into The Day of Becoming You with a low expectation.
First episode, I was like, "Okay, it's an ok drama". But starting from episode 2 onwards, I can't stop watching. I binged the whole drama in less than a week, abandoning all the works that I'm supposed to be doing.

A body swap romcom done right.
While the circumstances of this drama is very unrealistic and can feel very over the top and tropey, this drama somehow manages to not feel cheesy. In fact, this drama is REALLY FUNNY. I can't help but laugh and smile at each and every hilarious scenes. it's really entertaining. The pacing is really good, and I love the way the relationship between the main leads grow over time. They don't purposely drag misunderstandings just to prolong the episodes. The characters are complex and actually have logic. You see their point of views and you can understand why they do certain things. The drama does not have "filler" stories that are unnecessary.

[a bit of 'spoiler'] It does have a quite questionable 'prologue and epilogue' that maay be a way to escape censorship? that I totally disregard. it may break your viewing experience but can totally be ignored, in my opinion.

ACTING IS AMAZING
The two main leads. Wow. If not for anything, watch this drama for their acting. I like how the two main actors handle the two characters. I can see they both put in effort and detail in their acting (while also having so much fun I guess). They are pretty convincing at portraying each other's roles, especially Zhang Xincheng's take on the female lead being in the male lead's body. The chemistry between the two main leads is also really really good.

Music and HILARIOUS sound effects
Everyone who watches this drama will know that this drama has some very iconic music and sound effects that really makes funny scenes just 100% funnier. That 'heyaaa' , 'yo', 'round one', and that classical music really adds to the comedy.
When they are on serious or heartwarming scenes, this drama does have some pretty good music too.

Other than that, the production quality is very good, I have no complaints. The product placement is kind of everywhere and makes me hungry :) but is okay

Overall, this is a very good drama if you just want something that is light and funny with a very decent romance.

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