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Wonderful Drama
This drama was a great watch- loved the story & acting.Pros
- Both leads educated, intelligent & career oriented
- Female lead is a Surgeon
- Story - it’s about how a Police Special Force Leader & Doctor fell in love & navigate their lives (I love these military romance type drama’s)- you can truly appreciate the hectic lives & sacrifices these frontlines make.
- No love triangle among the Main Leads ( they both like each other, starts dating some where around the middle of the series…
- It’s very real story-, misunderstandings are resolved without dragging & swiftly. The type of relationship one would expect normal dating couples to have!!
- the Second lead’s love story is very very cute (but there is a one sided love triangle- however the second female lead only has eyes for second male lead)
- no unnecessary break ups
- happy ending
Cons
Nothing much actually to say on cons, but would have been more wonderful
- If a wedding scene was shown in detail among the lead couple (no worries there was a wonderful proposal)
All in all it’s a great watch, story, acting was good..would recommend ! Happy watching.
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A beautiful relationship interleaved with high-tension career moments
You Are My Hero is a lovely drama with a wonderful balance of lighthearted fun dotted with tense medical and police scenes (of which I cannot necessarily attest to their accuracy). Although objectively it may not be the most original story to grace this industry, the main characters are lovable and more than make up for certain pitfalls, heightening my enjoyment and the overall score I have given this show. The chemistry and maturity of the main relationship in particular kept me highly entertained throughout, so if you do decide to skim through this show, at the *very* least I think their scenes are quite engaging!- STORY -
Story-wise, as stated above, I can't say it is filled with originality, and there are certainly moments that are rather tropey and plot convenient in that they are placed in there for the sake of providing some kind of conflict where previously none existed.
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An example of such I can recall is when the main lead's old childhood friend and her sister came back to leech on him to cover their medical expenses (and potentially further living costs). This is the age-old "third-person from the past comes in to disrupt the present relationship" trope, which is rather tiring and annoying, but luckily it does not last too long and in fact proves how grounded and stable the relationship between the main pair is.
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But that's the thing I can forgive: conflicts are not dwelled on for too long and mostly serve to confirm the strength of the main relationships! The plot may not necessarily be anything too special, and the ending may be a bit anti-climactic and lackluster, but I believe this drama is primarily character-driven rather than plot driven, so for the sake of the characters I can forgive these slights. Just don't come in expecting this story to be particularly groundbreaking.
- CHARACTERS /ACTING -
This is where this drama honestly shines the most, and is exactly what incentivized me to keep watching till the end.
Bai Jing Ting as Xing Ke Lei is a sight to behold, truly athletic, stern, and arguably convincing in this SWAT team captain role (he really rocks that uniform). I can tell that he worked really hard to maintain form for this role, and it shows in his posture and attitude. Sandra Ma as Mi Ka is positively lovely, with her straightforward and blunt but charming nature, genuine giggles, and serious sense of conviction. Her smiles are hard to resist and make me want to smile along with her. These two truly sold this show to me and each time they were in a scene together, I would honestly forget that they were *actors* and felt like I was peeking in to an actual relationship between two lovable career-oriented individuals. If I take away anything from this show, it's that these two, to me, represent an ideal and mature relationship filled with communication, support, and love. They both make sacrifices, they rub off on each other, and stick together through trying periods of their lives, and if that's not enough then I don't know what is!
In terms of the second couple, I did find them less interesting and a bit more typical to drama tropes, what with the small love triangle and the "I'm rejecting you because I don't think I'm worthy of you" mentality, but if anything, they stand against the main couple to make them feel more realistic and down-to-earth. They're a supporting relationship for a reason, I'll give them that, and for what it's worth, the actors definitely succeeded in delivering these characters as intended by the script.
What I did really enjoy, though, was Mi Ka's relationships with her friends, such as the doctors/nurses at her workplace, and the second female lead. In the same vein, Xing Ke Lei's team members all served as nice comic relief, and his relationship with his sister was also amusing to behold as well.
Altogether, the cast is great fun and managed to successfully pull off serious moments at the same time.
- MUSIC -
I'm not a musician by trade, but some of the main insert songs in this drama are rather fun and lighthearted and fit with the scenes they play in. In particular, "愛上了" by Hu Xia stands out to me with its simplistic, charming, hummable melody, and genuinely fits with the silliness of the second couple. " 呢喃" by 都智文 is also a nice and soothing piece that gives me kdrama vibes (even though I don't really watch kdramas)!
The rest of the OST is rather standard, befitting of tense or more melodramatic scenes. Nothing abominable, mostly pleasing to the ear. Certain songs have admittedly been added to my Spotify playlist to help me retain some good vibes.
- CONCLUSION -
This is a wonderful drama worth watching for the realistic relationship portrayed by Bai Jing Ting and Sandra Ma and certainly made me a fan of both of them! Sometimes I had to turn my brain off on certain plot points, but overall my enjoyment factor trumped over a lot of negatives and inclined me to give this a rather high score. Thank you for reading this far, and hopefully someone else will enjoy this as much as I did!
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Not a masterpiece, but a must watch
Story: The plot was more original than most C-dramas and was very decently developed.The SWAT team and the hospital scenes were interesting with not too much technical language, so easy to watch.
Also, I like the dynamics in relationships between friends, couples, colleagues.
It is basically a nice slice of life, with no twists or complicated arcs.
Acting/Characters: It was my first time watching Bai Jingting and Sandra Ma, and I can say they are great actors, they portrayed their characters very well.
Mi Ka is very calm, courageous and caring. She is very different from the stereotypical female lead.
Xing Kelei is the typical perfect male lead: handsome, good in everything and charming.
Their romance is so pure and slow-paced, they act like a 10-years married couple, so don't expect anything passional.
As for the second couple, I didn't like it, the SFL was very intense and the SML was indecisive. It was draggy, annoying and a mess. But don't get me wrong, they were nice characters in their own.
The third couple was a lot better, more mature and healthy.
Music: The songs were very nice and catchy. I put some of them in my playlist.
Rewatch: Yes.♡
Overall: I enjoyed this drama a lot. I don't consider it a masterpiece, but is so captivating that I understand why reviewers say that.
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!!MUST WATCH!! Laugh and cry romance with medical and military perspectives
(Review written after watching ep 22/45. Will update after airing)STORY: Great story line focusing on the story between MiKa and Xing Ke Lei after their first encounter two years prior to the drama. There are intense scenes from both medical and and military prospectives but also light and fluffy scenes between the three main couples. Side couples are well developed and take up appropriate amounts of screen time. Good character development so far.
EXECUTION: Nice and quickly paced story. Lots of complexities between the lives of the three main couples and their colleagues/acquaintances. Main couple gets together ep 17/45. Casting is great, chemistry between the leads work well (Bai Jing Ting’s first on screen kiss!) and all side characters fit their roles nicely. Music suits the drama well (favorites being 眷戀, 愛上了, and 意外 ).
OVERALL: A great drama to watch for romance, slice of life lovers with emphasis on medical and military perspectives. I have cried and laughed in almost every episode due to the challenging aspects of MiKa and Xing Ke Lei’s professions and hilarious moments throughout the script. Hoping the rest of You are my Hero is as great as the first half!
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Great in parts and very boring in parts too.
This story is driven by formula. The start is refreshingly sweet and you feel happy in the atypical characters. but then the makers decide to go on repeat-rinse mode. The repetition of the same medical and law and order crises just wears down the viewer so much . If they had cut down this story to 18 episodes or so, it would remain very watchable.The actors are sincere and natural. There is hardly any negative characters at least in the first half( I couldnt drag myself to watch 40 episodes of the same crises resolution).
Plenty of the viewers have spoken about the casting. Individually the actors are brilliant but there is definitely a bit of "looks miscasting" . The ML, who enacted Xing Kelei beautifully, looks young, fresh from school, boyishly slender and both his subordinates and seniors looked older than him. Worse, the FL looked decidedly older than the ML.
The FL is a great actor , effortlessly catching the character's vibe, but she could have been cast opposite a ML who looked more capable of handling her than this boyish ML.
Overall I loved both the characters the FL and th ML individually , but put together there were incongruities.
Next the big question -Is this a DOTS remake-- No it isnt for sure. That was more of a disaster story, physically the leads were in disaster prone areas, or in conflict zones - in a kind of Red Cross initiative. The level of interdependence and grit required were of a different level in that story. YAMH is kind of set in a single city with its small law and order or medical emergencies. The canvas on which DOTS is painted is huge and wild and exciting; YAMH is a more urban, tame and milder setting.
Overall a good watch, but skirts short of greatness due to repetition and its length.
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Romances Couldn't Hold My Attention
I'm not a fan of medical or police dramas, but I had heard the romances were cute in this show. I can get through almost anything if it has a romance I enjoy. However, it became increasingly obvious the more time I spent watching that the romances did almost nothing for me. The main leads were certainly cute together in the beginning, but their romance quickly fizzled out as their relationship grew. It felt like I was watching two friends, not romantic partners, in the later episodes. While the second lead couple started off promising in the "opposites attract" category, they quickly turned into the worst part of the show for me. Ruan Qing Xia had too many red flags and boundary issues for me to root for her in a relationship; likewise with Shu Wen Bo, who was too cut off and removed from his emotions. I enjoyed the romance between the third leads, but they do not get much screen time until the later half of the season.While the romance is an important aspect of the show, I would say their individual careers truly make up the bulk of the story. If you are squirmish or violence is a trigger for you, please skip this show. It doesn't shy away from the realities of these two people’s professions. The action sequences and medical emergencies were well-done if that is important to you.
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Sometimes i really wonder, why Sandra Ma voice is so soft, not because she playing cute, but more like someone who is not confidence with herself, here is no exception.
After watched this i'm thinking yeah how important for doctor to receive emergencies training.
Funny thing, the moment i said to myself: "this drama so unusual to have no love rival" that moment the annoying love rival show up :d. I really like how they handled that annoying woman ^_^.
In here we have very funny male character. Yeah sometimes soldier is stupid & rigid man. It just like in their base only 1 man quite understand women :P. We have:
° Xing Ke Lei (KL) is one of the most clumsy male lead I've watched so far, so funny when he try to pursue Mi Ka (MK). But it's also so unreal when they already in relationship KL just automatically became romantic. But i really like how KL & MK be honest to each other & learn to grow in the relationship together.
° Shu Wen Bo who is also so stupid. He is definitely military man who is so straight forward even in love. So funny to see how Ruan Qing Xia (QX) pursue him.
By the way somehow i don't know why i think the chemistry between Sandra Ma and Bai Jing Ting is not that good, not bad but i feel like there is something, like some tension, between them. I more like other couple, they are so funny in their own way, and the chemistry between the cast is better than our main lead.
Overall i quite enjoy this drama. But i don't think this is as good as people talk about. So no, i'll not gonna re-watch this drama.
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It was great, but….
The show was great, but there was some slight flaws.Number 1: I know this was based on a novel, but it did NOT warrant 40 episodes that story could be told within 35 MAX.
Number 2: There are three love stories in this show, but the main one that was focused on was Xing Keilei and Mi Ka. But because they didn’t have any problems, their love was too easy and laidback with the slight problem of the jealous sick sister in ep. 31 to 34. I guess I like the love stories with the triangle and the rivals. So, though it was about Mi Ka and Keilei I wasn’t invested in their story as much as the other two couples. So, so for that I gave the acting a 9.5, the other actors did a better job pulling me into their stories than the ML and the FL.
The ending was okay. I felt like it ended like it just fell off with a drone shot overlooking a busy night time street, the promise was nice, but it was a dull ending. I felt they could’ve put this promise when they were overlooking the night traffic with the proposal at the training center.
It was a an okay drama, but not one I would rewatch again.
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Totally Enjoyable drama
A different kind of story even do the characters have many of the usual. I like the female lead characters. They both are adult women who have made their decision and support each other. They both are strong and independent and career is very important. The lead male characters both are handsome but one is overbearing and controlling and the other is to shy. I do like how the story is more about adult relationship and how hard it is when there are 2 professional people. We get to see the working of a the hospital from the emergency room to neurosurgery. We also get to see the working of the swat team and all they are involve with. How hard they train everyday to keep fit and alert. I love when both group go to help the victims in an earth quake and all the danger they put themselves thru to help everyone. The romance is cute but a little cold. I did like the three couples that emerges from all the characters. The drama could have been a little shorter if they would have stop all does flashback. That was a little much. What ever difficulties came up to this couple it was dealt with it quickly which I enjoy. The actors performance was great and the chemistry was very friendly. It made the romance more of a friendship then lovers. I love all the characters that we see and how many of them we follow thru all the episodes. I still enjoy this drama and would watch it again.Was this review helpful to you?
Really enjoyed watching it ?
This is a feel-good drama. If you are hesitating if you’re going to watch it or not, don’t think too much and start watching it. The ML and the FL’s chemistry is epic. ? There is this connection between them that feels real and not forced. The jokes are on point and it will make you laugh with them. ?The second and third lead couples’ stories are also well written and portrayed.
You will not feel the length of this Chinese drama. Also, when you think you know what will happen next, well think again because most of the time they will show you a different possibility.
Watch and enjoy this drama and once it’s done, you will surely miss it.
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Amazing and A must Watch Drama
This drama ia all in one....from being romance to action amd evrything.This drama taught me alot....all the 3 couples have diff storyline and relationshio plot and its beautiful how they been developed over the episodes. How they faced their relation even though havibg hectic jobs...decisions they made. This drama even though had 2 female who wanted the ML but it wasnt lile other drama creating misunderstanding which seperate them....it is more realistic and it makes heart go swoon over all the couples.
They stuck to the plot amd plot is amazing.
Im this drama, all the people had their respective jobs and they hadnt comprise for each other. Instead they managed and made it work and overcome their hardship. Which made me want to have like them boyfriends in real life.
Off screen and on screen the main leads share a amazong bond so the chemistry comes naturally very well in drama!
All the actors have done their best which made this drama a wonderful one...i was hooked from the beginning to last so much that i was viewing drama in my classes time.
Its worth it....this is drama is worth of your time.
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Realistic & mature relationship, a must-watch!!!
Okay so I'm going back and writing reviews for dramas I have already watched (only my all-time favs, ofc!). I completed this drama last year (after it aired in 2021) AND THIS DRAMA IS AMAZING. I feel like I somehow stumble on all the best dramas, haha. Was definitely such an amazing drama.My fav part of this drama was the relationship between Xing Kelei and Mi Ka. They had such a mature & cute relationships...WE LOVE TO SEE IT!! A couple that actually communicates with each other?! WOW, A CONCEPT! Seriously though, the HEALTHY relationship between the two was honestly so refreshing to see after seeing countless dramas where the main leads have so many dumb misunderstandings that could be cleared up if they - uh - just talked to each other :// It was so sweet to see how Xing Kelei and Mi Ka supported each other through thick & thin.
The OSTs are also SO GOOD. Definitely give them a listen!!
Overall, this drama was so wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to see a drama with a cute & HEALTHY relationship, solid supporting cast, great OSTs, great plot, etc. etc. GIVE IT A CHANCE!!! <333
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