Amy
This review may contain spoilers
Disclaimer: I'll try to put spoilers towards the end of this review
At first, I can tell you that if you're the person who liked Because of You (or Jang Bo Ri is Here, the Korean title) then you'll probably like this one. I'm usually fond of dramas revolving around these family trades like embroidery or in this case jewelry designing.
Overall, I think the story followed a good base for a drama. It has the biggest family drama I've seen with the bonus of twice the misunderstandings. Yu Zhi and Gao Jie meet in the jungle but their love story goes on for the whole 53 episodes on a roller coaster. From family drama and vicious love rivals, they face quite a lot. At one point, I'm pretty sure I broke down cause I didn't believe the stuff they went through...with half the drama to go. I do think the plot points are catered to mirror Because of You and those types of dramas with competition between the main and second lead the goes deep (like the generation before them deep) and it often has the final eggs in a basket thing where winner takes all at the end. Aside from Gao Jie and Gao Hui's messy relationship, we also dive into the relationship of their parents and other people involved with them. Mu Zi Yun, Gao Jie's aunt, is a key player in this drama as the advocate for "I did this for you but ended up hurting you in some shape" which I can understand actually. The character development is also noted for me cause it shows it in almost all the characters (which is another bonus of these types of dramas). I mainly say this for Yu Zhi cause there is a point in the drama where you can see that his character has come so far, especially for Gao Jie.
Acting wise, I think the chemistry was quite rocking between Yu Zhi and Gao Jie. I also loved seeing Melody Tang (she was in Fifteen Years of Migratory Birds, check it out!) as the second lead that rivals Gao Jie. She made me hate her character which is what I applaud honestly. Spectacular acting from Gao Jie's mom as her character suffers from amnesia throughout and its certain scenes which she portrays this that make you tear up.
In terms of music, I think it was quite catchy. I've also linked my favorite song from this drama, a song that I think really expresses the feelings well of the characters at certain points in the story.
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaWN_tg78l0 >
Would I re-watch this drama? Maybe the key parts but definitely not the whole thing. As a 53 episode drama, it was dragging me at times but it was still overall watchable. Nothing too boring or spaced out. I think it's a drama where I'll refresh my memory on what happened rather than watch the whole thing.
This has been Nice to Meet You.
To conclude, I'll be adding some points that I wish was different. These are spoilers, so you've been warned!
- They kind of pushed this whole thing in a way that blames the aunt more than her husband (Yu Zhi's) dad which is what I hated. They do get closure but I wish it wasn't just so one-sided.
- Between Gao Jie and Gao Hui, I do wish Gao Hui showed more empathy earlier on instead of treading so selfishly, which she does get called out for. I mean she does realize her mistake which is what makes this ending similar to Because of You but I wish they showed more of her ending like what happened between her and Yu Zhi.
- There was thing time gap sort of that I think they could've added more shots of instead of dragging on the whole competition honestly.
This is just beef I had with the drama in my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt.
At first, I can tell you that if you're the person who liked Because of You (or Jang Bo Ri is Here, the Korean title) then you'll probably like this one. I'm usually fond of dramas revolving around these family trades like embroidery or in this case jewelry designing.
Overall, I think the story followed a good base for a drama. It has the biggest family drama I've seen with the bonus of twice the misunderstandings. Yu Zhi and Gao Jie meet in the jungle but their love story goes on for the whole 53 episodes on a roller coaster. From family drama and vicious love rivals, they face quite a lot. At one point, I'm pretty sure I broke down cause I didn't believe the stuff they went through...with half the drama to go. I do think the plot points are catered to mirror Because of You and those types of dramas with competition between the main and second lead the goes deep (like the generation before them deep) and it often has the final eggs in a basket thing where winner takes all at the end. Aside from Gao Jie and Gao Hui's messy relationship, we also dive into the relationship of their parents and other people involved with them. Mu Zi Yun, Gao Jie's aunt, is a key player in this drama as the advocate for "I did this for you but ended up hurting you in some shape" which I can understand actually. The character development is also noted for me cause it shows it in almost all the characters (which is another bonus of these types of dramas). I mainly say this for Yu Zhi cause there is a point in the drama where you can see that his character has come so far, especially for Gao Jie.
Acting wise, I think the chemistry was quite rocking between Yu Zhi and Gao Jie. I also loved seeing Melody Tang (she was in Fifteen Years of Migratory Birds, check it out!) as the second lead that rivals Gao Jie. She made me hate her character which is what I applaud honestly. Spectacular acting from Gao Jie's mom as her character suffers from amnesia throughout and its certain scenes which she portrays this that make you tear up.
In terms of music, I think it was quite catchy. I've also linked my favorite song from this drama, a song that I think really expresses the feelings well of the characters at certain points in the story.
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaWN_tg78l0 >
Would I re-watch this drama? Maybe the key parts but definitely not the whole thing. As a 53 episode drama, it was dragging me at times but it was still overall watchable. Nothing too boring or spaced out. I think it's a drama where I'll refresh my memory on what happened rather than watch the whole thing.
This has been Nice to Meet You.
To conclude, I'll be adding some points that I wish was different. These are spoilers, so you've been warned!
- They kind of pushed this whole thing in a way that blames the aunt more than her husband (Yu Zhi's) dad which is what I hated. They do get closure but I wish it wasn't just so one-sided.
- Between Gao Jie and Gao Hui, I do wish Gao Hui showed more empathy earlier on instead of treading so selfishly, which she does get called out for. I mean she does realize her mistake which is what makes this ending similar to Because of You but I wish they showed more of her ending like what happened between her and Yu Zhi.
- There was thing time gap sort of that I think they could've added more shots of instead of dragging on the whole competition honestly.
This is just beef I had with the drama in my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt.
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