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Girlfriend chinese drama review
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Girlfriend
3 people found this review helpful
by KimchiByTheSea
Jun 15, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
If you're not into cliché shows, Girlfriend is not for you. This is one stop shop for nearly every cliché out there, so turn back now if that's not what you're looking for.

If you are searching for a fluffy, relatively light show to fill your time, then Girlfriend fits the bill. The series has three couples it follows, as well as your requisite "villians" of the story. The plot is nothing we haven't seen before, but I appreciate the female leads in this drama greatly as they, for the most part, were strong and stood up for themselves. Their relationships are sweet and caring, and you get to watch as they get past the growing pains of they respective relationships. Also, shout-out to the writers for skipping the evil mother trope, and replacing her with a kind and caring mother instead. She was fierce but supportive, and that was lovely.

The con on this is that it was longer than it needed to be. If you want to do yourself a favor, skip through episodes 30-34. You won't be missing much, and it's less tiring than trying to deal with the unneeded drama crammed into those few episodes. Right around then, several of the characters start acting out of character as well, which makes it a little annoying.

All is well in drama land though as they pick it back in the last two episodes and everybody lives happily ever after. Even our villians, who learn that their efforts were superficial at best. The acting is fine, nothing too ground breaking, but the actors convey the story well. The music was sub-par. Nothing really emotionally evoking.

All in all, Girlfriend is not a bad drama, and is pretty enjoyable for the most part. If your looking for something light and sweet, this may be your boo.
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