JhovLovesYou
Angeles City, Philippines
My 2016 review and my 2024 review. Read until the end.
THE BEST DRAMA I EVER WATCHED SO FAR!
The plot/story is great. It might be cliche but still unique because of its sudden twist and turns. It's somewhat like you don't want to miss any of the scenes. Moreover, the story has used car racing, fraud acts, handcuff and jewelries which aren't usually used in most of the dramas.
The characters are pretty good. ^^ Jimmy Lin (Tian Qi) and Hana Yoo (Xia Zhi Xing) has the chemistry and they are suitable. Jimmy's acting is pretty cool. Hana's acting is natural. The actress portraying Ya Ruo is amazing, too. Her action suits the character, a sophisticated yet a liar woman. It's like viewers wants to kill her because of her good acting. XD Of course for the other casts, too like the ones who acted Tian Jun and Zhi Yin. And oh!! At such young age, Nini has the potential in acting. She's great and yeah, CUTE! ^_^ Hana Yoo is the best in acting. Amazing. :D
For music, well I didn't give perfect rating but 9 is high so its okay haha. I love the closing song (I don't know the title but it's sung by Jimmy) and also the Our Memories (it usually moves me to tears). T^T
It was 5 years ago when the first time I watched it. In that five years, I watched this drama many times (I think 3 or 4 times already?) and it feels like it's new. I laughed, quivered and cried because of this. I had watched many Asian dramas and this is really the best! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!
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Edit (2024): I submitted this review in 2016 and I am watching it again this year in 2024. It's funny going back to my first review, so cringed and the grammar was not grammaring.
As someone who has watched tons of dramas from East Asia for the past few years, and since this is a classic old story, I am going to rate this lower than before. This is the first time I realized that a different person dubbed Ah Xing's voice since the actress is Korean, not Taiwanese. I was wondering if they picked another actress for this, Ah Xing's speaking might be more natural. But still imagining it, I guess Hana did well portraying the character. Despite being Korean, she carried the role well so it would be hard for me to think of another Taiwanese actress playing Ah Xing. There are also things I realized are pretty cringe and the acting was not as superb as I thought it was, especially Jimmy Lin. Anyway, I love Jeniffer Hong's acting as Ya Rou. The ones also who played Han Zhi Yin and Nini also nailed their acting.
But I must admit that the feeling I got the first and second time I watched it is still there. THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND I STILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
How I wish there would be a decent remake of this, a kind of remake that would give justice to the original. I am trying to watch the Thailand version, but given the ratings and reviews, I am very hesitant. Maybe I'm gonna watch it when I feel like it in the future. They said the Chinese one is trash, so I won't bother watching that. I wish that there would be a Korean version of this with quality production and nostalgic and heart-touching OSTs like in this original drama. I think it's possible since K-drama adaptations like Moon Lovers are pretty good.
My ratings:
10/10 - year 2016
8.5/10 - year 2024
The plot/story is great. It might be cliche but still unique because of its sudden twist and turns. It's somewhat like you don't want to miss any of the scenes. Moreover, the story has used car racing, fraud acts, handcuff and jewelries which aren't usually used in most of the dramas.
The characters are pretty good. ^^ Jimmy Lin (Tian Qi) and Hana Yoo (Xia Zhi Xing) has the chemistry and they are suitable. Jimmy's acting is pretty cool. Hana's acting is natural. The actress portraying Ya Ruo is amazing, too. Her action suits the character, a sophisticated yet a liar woman. It's like viewers wants to kill her because of her good acting. XD Of course for the other casts, too like the ones who acted Tian Jun and Zhi Yin. And oh!! At such young age, Nini has the potential in acting. She's great and yeah, CUTE! ^_^ Hana Yoo is the best in acting. Amazing. :D
For music, well I didn't give perfect rating but 9 is high so its okay haha. I love the closing song (I don't know the title but it's sung by Jimmy) and also the Our Memories (it usually moves me to tears). T^T
It was 5 years ago when the first time I watched it. In that five years, I watched this drama many times (I think 3 or 4 times already?) and it feels like it's new. I laughed, quivered and cried because of this. I had watched many Asian dramas and this is really the best! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!
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Edit (2024): I submitted this review in 2016 and I am watching it again this year in 2024. It's funny going back to my first review, so cringed and the grammar was not grammaring.
As someone who has watched tons of dramas from East Asia for the past few years, and since this is a classic old story, I am going to rate this lower than before. This is the first time I realized that a different person dubbed Ah Xing's voice since the actress is Korean, not Taiwanese. I was wondering if they picked another actress for this, Ah Xing's speaking might be more natural. But still imagining it, I guess Hana did well portraying the character. Despite being Korean, she carried the role well so it would be hard for me to think of another Taiwanese actress playing Ah Xing. There are also things I realized are pretty cringe and the acting was not as superb as I thought it was, especially Jimmy Lin. Anyway, I love Jeniffer Hong's acting as Ya Rou. The ones also who played Han Zhi Yin and Nini also nailed their acting.
But I must admit that the feeling I got the first and second time I watched it is still there. THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND I STILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
How I wish there would be a decent remake of this, a kind of remake that would give justice to the original. I am trying to watch the Thailand version, but given the ratings and reviews, I am very hesitant. Maybe I'm gonna watch it when I feel like it in the future. They said the Chinese one is trash, so I won't bother watching that. I wish that there would be a Korean version of this with quality production and nostalgic and heart-touching OSTs like in this original drama. I think it's possible since K-drama adaptations like Moon Lovers are pretty good.
My ratings:
10/10 - year 2016
8.5/10 - year 2024
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