I am joking (but not really). I have never understood the hype over him before this drama and now … let‘s say I have found a new love.
Initially I refused to watch this drama because of the controversies surrounding it. But 3 days ago I found myself bored in need of a rom-com and this has good reviews/rating so I picked it up with 0 expectations and I was not disappointed.
The plot is not much but it kept me engaged enough even though I am not really into e-sports. It was the characters and (OMG xu kai) that made me love this as much as I did. There were some eye-rolling moments and lines that made me sigh. I have made peace with the fact that they’re going to be cringy moments in every Chinese drama I am going to watch and I am fine with that.
The chemistry between the ML and the FL was off the charts and I liked their bickering. I only have one complain. I would have given this drama a higher rating if it were not for cheng xiao‘s acting. It was fine for the most part but at times, I felt like she did not show any emotions and here reactions were underwhelming. I am not hating on her I do like her as an idol but I think that she need more training before taking a lead role in a drama again.
Another highlights for me were the cats. The cute little one that they got later on I am in love.
Overall, it was a good drama. If you want something lighthearted with good characters, watch it.
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A good watch with a realistic view into the gaming world
This drama provides a good outlook into the world of e-sports , it is one of the few dramas out there with very few if not no cliche scenes. It doesnt try to hide its sponsors and has some very clearly an ad scene, which can some times break the wall of reality which many shows try to uphold. The acting and cast of this drama is pretty good i only found the scenes where they tried to speak korean a bit off. The music is not anything you will find catchy or unique atleast from my perspective. but from a pure story perspective this drama truly deserves the 9/10. Only annoying part is that it could have been realisticly 28 eps i felt the final few episodes were a bit draggy.Was this review helpful to you?
Sweet and Enjoyable
When I saw this drama before it aired I thought it would have been cringe but I was pleasantly surprised when I started it. Overall, this was a sweet and enjoyable watch. The chemistry between the leads and supporting actresses and actors was amazing. I loved K's character especially (he noticed everything and snickered to himself like a cutie). I'll agree that the FL actress had some stiff moments but I still appreciated her acting and I think and hope that she will do much better in future projects. I also really loved that none of the characters were without flaw or were self-righteous throughout the drama. There were some moments where what happening in game was hard to understand but I still quite enjoyed it. Very happy that they devoted the final episode to the final game and not just sappy-ly wrapping up the drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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A DRAMA THAT WORTH THE WAIT AND HIGH REWATCH VALUE
I simply wanted to say that Tong Yao is the best and luckiest female lead in a cdrama ever. I mean first of all, she managed to get a handsome, rich, popular and capable boyfriend like Lu Si Cheng, She also had a gorgeous, supportive and loaded best friend like Chen Jin Yang. Her parents were her biggest supporter. Besides, she got recruited as a professional esport player by ZGDX, known as the top esport team in China. Her teammates treated her like a princess. Not only that but basically most of the players from the other teams also respected her.The chemistry between Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao are amazing. Even in the behind the scene's videos, we can obviously see that they clicked well. Their interaction in the drama are the main reason on why this drama has been gaining a huge popularity from international fans.
Falling Into Your Smile deserves to be called as the latest global sensation nowadays. It's a viral hit drama and people loved it because it is a perfect stress-relieved item for us who just wanted something sweet and meaningful to watch. Plus, there's a lot of wonderful and memorable quotes or dialogues in this drama.
"Love is a spark coming from noewhere to eternity. When I realized it, I'm already deep in love" - Lu Si Cheng (in the scene where LSC confessed to Little Fatty about how he felt in love with TY)
"Some people said that the meaning of love is probably, suddenly there's a person who can give you everything you want in this world within their own capabilities" - Tong Yao
Last but not least, the OSTs are really good. My fav would be Soulmate by Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao, Everytime by WAYV and Edge by Naomi Wong and I especially like Soulmate because Xu Kai said in an interview of the OSTs making video that other people can sing the song but the lines "We've never needed words because our eyes conveyed the messages" was belong only to Tong Yao and Lu Si Cheng. I was like wahhhh My heart fluttered when he said that. It's as if we're not the only one who admiring Tong Yao&Lu Si Cheng CP but the actors themselves also acknowledged the chemistry between them.
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This drama deserves the hype that it is getting
I seen people post and talk about this drama everywhere on social media. At first, i wasn’t planning to give to this drama try because every time a drama gets popular on social media, most of time it it isn’t giving what people say it would. Thankfully, i gave this drama a try because this drama is in my top 3 favorite chinese dramas so far. This was my first time watching a drama from each actors. I seen some reviews saying the female actress acting wasn’t good and i have to disagree. Maybe it’s because this was the first work that seen from her. But i liked her acting as well with the male lead acting. This drama, for me, as everything that is needed in a drama. This drama shows bromance, romance, strong friendship. Personally, this has to be my favorite friend group or teammates in a drama. The chemistry between male and female lead couple was also good. I will be checking out more dramas from the main lead actors after this. If you don’t like online gaming drama or anything with gaming, then you probably won’t like this. But i would say to give it a try.Was this review helpful to you?
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I want a season 2 of this drama
The story isn’t magnificent itself (it offers nothing new) but I fancied its pace, progress, relationship dynamics, the portrayal of friendship, how characters are written and their interactions happen. I wouldn’t consider it as fully plot-driven drama, it focuses more on the characters’ life-development-problems they face. There isn’t a specific evil antagonist here but it portrays the cruel reality of how social media, obsessive fans can play the role of antagonist with being so much toxic to the extent.It’s not necessary to have information or have much interest in gaming to watch it, you can take it just as an individual romantic comedy.
In terms of chemistry, I felt the spark and they are just so cute together. I can’t imagine Chessman or Smiling without Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao. A classic example of a bickering couple, their fights are entertaining, the quintessential foundation for their relationship. The fact the progress in the relationship between them is very realistic surely adds more points. It does have an arc where it becomes more serious but it’s just for short time... it never stops being rom-com.
Tong Yao is just ambitious, hard-working, not to forget soo adorable, though due to her expressions she seems oblivious :’). But her development, the way she reacts to situations is genuine, I would rather say her character is rational plus human-like (The thing many drama writers forgot to make characters who can be considered as humans). Lu Sicheng can’t be considered a cold lead at all, he is just straightforward and honest. He does have different shades in nature...He can make mistakes but also admit when he is wrong. He has flaws as any normal human being can have with being a three-dimensional character. He can be very lovable, warm, tender when he is with Tong Yao but very austere and responsible as a captain of the team. Ah I forgot the important thing he is such a tease lol
I rewatch it for several time and this is top one on my play list in movie series. The acting was very excellent and very beautiful, they have a lot of crimistry. And it gives me excitement whenever I rewatch it I really love you both cheng xiao and xu kai you two are my favourite actors and actress in China. Also for the ZGDX family I really hope that there will be sa season 2.
By the way I'm one of your fan in the Philippines ??..
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My favorite CDrama
Well It's my favorite Chinese Romantic-Comedy Drama...........This is the first time I watched Xu Kai, he's a good actor and he's really handsome...
After this drama, I became an avid fan of Xu Kai......
I also like Cheng Xiao, but her acting skills need more improvement...
I love playing ML and LOL so I understand the whole tournament and team ups and down...
I love the chemistry between Xu Kai & Cheng Xioao....
I love the whole cast....
I love the Story....
I watched it for 6x.... and I'm willing to watch it again in the future...
specially the jealousy moments and kissing scenes lol
I'm still hoping for the 2nd season! The world Championship!
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Cheesy. To the point that I cringe at times.
I stopped watching Ancient Love Poetry and finished this drama in like 3 or 4 days. I started this one quite late. WeTV already has about 28 episodes uploaded when I started this and I didn't regret stopping Ancient Love Poetry for this.What I liked in this series:
- The subtle... not so subtle flirting is just too much but you can't help but smile.
- The ML just can't stop being clingy to the FL when they became a couple, obviously making up for the lost time.
- The way the ML asked the FL to be his girlfriend kinda reminded me of how HS in GGS asked TN to get back together in episode 15. That was not a confession, it was like a choice that the FL has to make. It's kinda cute.
- The story of the FL's BFF and mid of the YQCB is cute, although I feel their screen time was short, I like the way they relationship grew.
- The awesome friendship. Need I say more? Despite the ups and downs they are friends who consider each other like family.
Ming God definitely I like, his acting is different from Legend of Yun Xi. I like him. <3
What I didn't like? Not much really, I wish there's a clarity on the reason why God Yang broke up with the FL. I didn't have a second lead syndrome in this series, but I like how God Yang didn't pester the FL until the end. He knew when to give up. I wish he could get his own story told when he meets the one for her.
I almost forgot, I like the way the series addressed the issues of e-sport players, the issues they face with their family and the prejudice of the people who is not aware how hard working this people are too.
The OSTs are okay.
Rewatch value, definitely, when I need a dose of fluff. Xu Kai is just a cute Chessman. Lol boyfriend goals...
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Loved it the first time, saw it's flaws the second time
I first watched this while it was still airing, years ago. I remember being OBSESSED with it, so much to the point that I considered it my favorite drama out of the hundreds I had watched before. Today I decided to rewatch it and thought it was really bad. Terrible acting on the female leads part, and only 3 episodes in, the leads act like they are in love, with no progression leading up whatsoever. He treats her like she's his girlfriend but before episode 3 we didn't see any clues that he even liked her platonically. It's just so random. I did rewatch 'Lighter and Princess' (my genuine favorite drama) before rewatching this and the difference is like night and day. I'll never get over how good 'Lighter and Princess' is. It perpetually raised my standards for a good story. Lighter and Princess has so much chemistry between the leads and the story is so complex and captivating. In 'falling into your smile' the main story is a bunch of gaming bullshit, and don't get me wrong I love video games especially Dota which is very similar to League of Legends, but the characters are so emotional about the game it's hard to take them seriously. I know for a fact real life professional players aren't this emotional about League of Legends. Its just so pathetic to me that the show makes it a LOL game seem like life or death.Here's what I think would've made the show so much better:
-If they used their real voices and didn't dub it. Using real voices adds so much to the chemistry between the characters and makes the show feel more real to the viewers (obviously)
-Adding more information about the leads inner thoughts. There was no chemistry at the start despite them treating eachother as if they were in love. It just felt so fake and odd. yuck. If there was more inner dialogue, It would've possibly made more sense.
-I'm sorry to say but, Chen Xiao's acting is really bad in this and her expressions are really dry. It looked like she was constantly trying to make sure she looked pretty therefore her face is always stiff, idk. I know she is capable of better acting than this. I thought her acting in 'Lie to love' was so much better than this.
-We don't know enough about the characters, especially the male lead. I can't tell what kind of person the male lead is. Is he more on the cold side, or is he warmer? Because he's cold to almost everybody except the female lead even when they were still basically strangers. I want more information as to why he was so soft towards her when she first joined the team. He held her hand randomly and even showed signs of jealousy in like the 4th episode when he was trying to see the messages between her and her ex. It was so random, I kept wondering if I accidentally skipped an episode.
~FINAL THOUGHT~
If you are 16 and under, you'll probably like it. It's entertaining. At least the first time around. Just don't watch lighter and princess before watching it, or else it will REALLY be unbearable.
I WANT LI XUN AND ZHU YUN BACK ??
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fav drama ever
whoever is kind of apprehensive about watching this drama, just trust me and watch it.it has ...
1. no unnecessary misunderstandings or drama (especially between the leads)
2. the second male lead is genuinely such a nice guy and doesn't really get in the way. super respectful of the female lead and her wishes (men need to take notes!!)
3. cutest friendship group / bromance of all time within the team. so glad none of the team members have a crush on her (i would hate that so much) but instead they're all so supportive of each other like brothers. provides the comedic relief and makes me want to be in some part of team just to have a bond like theirs
4. insane chemistry between the two leads!! she does NOT kiss like cardboard (like so many other cdramas) and i feel like its like a "normal" amount of kissing in an actual relationship. like sometimes dramas have like one or two kisses the whole show ...
5. the second lead couple is top tier! the tropes are completely different (like long, on-and-off relationship but not toxic) and he's literally also a perfect man (alongside the ml) and the bff is so gorgeous
6. great balance between gameplay and working hard and the romance aspect
AND my favorite part is:
it shows the internet's toxicity and how it impacts public figures, and it does it in such a realistic manner that i feel it really helps me understand how actors and idols feel. like as an army (but casual listener of other kpop groups) and being in the kpop world, the no-dating, threatening idols things is such a daily occurence and i think it's portrayed really nicely in this drama. how much the internet can twist things, the lengths 'fans' would go for their partner to not date, etc. and its consequences
all in all, top tier, best drama of all time! 100/10 recommend
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A combination of fluff + comedy + reality gives the perfect drama!
This is a must watch drama.The plot is very realistic as it tells us about what idols/celebrities go through irl, right from hardships to fame. This also indicates how toxic some "fans" invade their private lives and try to cause harm.
The chemistry between the leads is very cute, make sure to check out their behind the scenes!
This drama also highlighted the fact that friendships and team coordination is important for a team's harmony <3
The graphics throughout the OPL scenes were very sick and cool!!
I really loved how they they focused on breaking gender stereotypes.
You will surely have a good laugh throughout, trust me!
"See you next year" - hoping for S2 :)
If you see this review, you're obliged to watch the drama :> (joking)
Thanks for reading
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One of my favorite dramas I've ever watch and I'm being so honest!
It so interesting and cool that they added the cartoons in the game. The love and humor in this show is so adorable. The main leads are just so cute and I feel so lonely watching it because I'm lonely HAHA. Anyways, if you love watching romance that have e sports or video games I would recommend this one to everyone even if you don't like video games. I would definitely watch it again if I lost my memory. All the characters are so handsome and gorgeous. K, Lao Mao, Fatty bring all the humor in and Lu Si Cheng is especially handsome. He is such a jealousy type and his relationship with Tao Yao are super cute and cheesy.Was this review helpful to you?
