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I've reached that point in my drama career where I'm starting to venture into unknown territory. Meaning I've started to look for dramas that don't have a lot of English information on them, but nevertheless exist. One interesting thing I've found is that a lot of dramas popular in the English-speaking world outside of China… Continue reading Drama Review: Stand by Me
Where to start with Shuttle Love Millennium? I started to do episode reviews but fell off once I started skipping through a lot of the episodes (oops, that's probably a bad sign!) I loved the cinematography and little quirks, but really could not stand some of the characters. Overall, a large bag of mixed feelings with this one.… Continue reading Drama Review: Shuttle Love Millennium
Our main couple After wasting a day trying to find a new drama to watch, I decided to give Super Star Academy (超星星学园) a try and wow, I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Super Star Academy is a super quick watch and pretty well-paced. It features a lot of wacky humor… Continue reading Drama Review: Super Star Academy (超星星学园)
Just You is kind of ridiculous, but is also one of my new favorite dramas, solely because of our lovely lead couple up there, who are now one of my all-time-favorite couples. There are a lot of caveats to liking Just You. For one, you have to understand and be able to endure the exaggeration that… Continue reading Drama Review: Just You (就是要你愛上我)
(Thanks Baidu for this cheerful picture of our main and secondary couple) Oops, I binge-watched another drama. I was a bit skeptical when I started watching Fifteen Years Waiting for Migratory Birds (wow, what a mouthful, I'll just call it Fifteen Years from here on out), since the acting seemed a bit forced and the present-day drama… Continue reading Drama Review: Fifteen Years Waiting for Migratory Birds (十五年等待候鸟)
Zhang Han & Zanilia Zhao So many mixed feelings about this drama. There has been a lot of hype about how it's so good, but I didn't feel it. It didn't have an immediate addictive hook, and I couldn't get emotionally invested in any of the characters, but both Shan Shan and the show have a… Continue reading Drama Review: Boss & Me (杉杉來了)
Puff Kuo and Jasper Liu Food! I love food, and food and cuteness were Pleasantly Surprised (aka Love Myself or You?) strong points. I really liked this one despite the ups and downs. Although it got very melodramatic, each dramatic plot arc never carried on for too long and was also resolved within an episode or two.… Continue reading Drama Review: Pleasantly Surprised (喜歡‧一個人)
Baron Chen and Megan Lai being all bromantic (or romantic?) in Bromance Oh, Bromance, how do I feel about you? In some ways, Bromance is so ground-breaking and beautifully executed in terms of chemistry, character development, relationship development, and concept. But in some ways it is also just completely ridiculous. Bromance, starring Baron Chen as Du Zi… Continue reading Drama Review: Bromance (愛上哥們)
Yang Yang, Chen Xiang For a show that had a lot of people and plotlines that I didn't really care for, The Whirlwind Girl (旋风少女) still ended up being strangely addicting and watchable. I wholeheartedly believe that is because of two people: Ruo Bai (Yang Yang) and Ting Hao (Chen Xiang). The Premise Enter: one girl,… Continue reading Drama Review: The Whirlwind Girl (旋风少女)
Tiffany Tang and Wallace Chung I am pleasantly surprised. My Sunshine, an adaptation of popular Chinese novel Silent Separation, starts off pretty slow with a lot of your usual drama tropes, but ends up being something fresh and happy, much like a ray of sunshine. I like the direction the drama ends up taking, and the fluffy romantic… Continue reading Drama Review: My Sunshine (何以笙箫默)
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