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I really hope they will make Boss and Me season 2 ( their marriage life with twin kids). After love 020 this is my favorite chinesse drama.
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Looking for fluff? Look no further
I usually stayed away from C-Dramas due to weird and convoluted plotlines, messy characterization, long and stretched episodes count and whatnots. This, however, was the first one, that being such a refreshing watch, it changed my opinion on C-Dramas completely.Watch this for romance and fluff, this won't disappoint! Romance is really well done here and the main leads have a real good chemistry. Even the secondary main leads have good chemistry.
The story is simple but its done beautifully. There are cliches sometimes but they all get resolved in a very positive manner. There is angst too, many a times, but the end to that angst is very rewarding. This is exactly how a good story is written. I was engaged throughout and it also never left a bad taste in my mouth.
Characterization, on the other hand, was done amazingly. Most characters if not all were likeable in their own way. Very rarely did I find myself getting annoyed by a character's decision and that too for a very short period of time.
FL's character for one was really likeable. In some scenes she was super adorable tbh. Real good performance by Zhao Li Ying.
ML, on the other hand, was a bit too stoic. He needs to learn to communicate more, caused too many misunderstandings needlessly.
SML was okay throughout. His character did develop a bit later on.
SFL, though, was the one with the most character development of all. She actually matured from a childhood infatuation to real love. Quite a major character development right there. Despite many hating her for her selfish decisions, I empathize with her situation and understand why she did what she did. Amazing acting by the actress Li Cheng Yuan.
All the other side characters were likeable too, no complaints nowhere at all.
Overall a super sweet and super fun uplifting show.
This might be my first time rating a C-Drama above 8, but this deserves it without a doubt. 8.5/10
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The cast was damn good. All the main and supporting leads are good. But gotta say......by FAV is SHAN SHAN!!!! She was the best. Her acting is very natural. Feng teng as well. His smile is just........????his smile is fire-ahhhhhhhhhhhh???? ???????????????????? The love story Li shu and zheng Qi is also very cute! Feng tengs sis and bro-in-law as well. An amazing family there was.
The romance is like similar to other love dramas but the........"theme" that's the word is different. Well at least between all the dramas I've watched. I haven't watched one between the boss and assistant so it was quite interesting. The theme also includes 'rich boy poor girl' so yea......pretttttttty gooooooood.
Music was.....fantastico!!!! ????????????????????????
(Don't really rewatch dramas but if.....IF......I run out of dramas to watch( which is never gonna happen) will I watch it again???????????????????? my answer is.....MAYBE. I think.....you'd get bored???? If u watch it the second time??? Well that's I think. So yea.)
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What I didn't like was the characters in the beginning. They were all garbage people who were self centered and lacked communication. Even the heroine at the start was this way.
I will agree with the opinion that the length was wasted. In the end it left me wanting to see them live out this happy ending, but it was cut off. At the same time it did lag at times with side stories that weren't important. The best characters were definitely Shan Shan's family. Most like able people in the whole drama from start to finish. I wish they had been involved more.
I would recommend this to anyone who loves romance stories. It's also funny and awkward at times, but it's all apart of its charm.
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Boss & Me was a cute office-romance drama that, while mostly stereotypical, had a few unique aspects that made it stand out. To break it down—What I liked:
+ Hans Zhang as Feng Teng. He wasn’t necessarily original (seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted and lonely CEO) but Hans Zhang played Feng Teng’s expressionless demeanor really well which helped make his character all the more loveable as he slowly became wrapped around Shan Shan’s finger.
+ How the relationship dynamics between a boss and a low-level employee were played out. I feel like a lot of dramas have tried to do this well, but none have quite hit the mark like Boss & Me. Shan Shan has to deal with a lot of pressure at work (surprise) but the way it is presented and her inner monologue/awkwardness around Feng Teng felt really real to me. Early on, her constant annoyance with Feng Teng was annoying and long-suffering but after we get into the real meat of the story and how she has to deal with the pressure of dating a CEO despite her low status was really great.
+ The reason Feng Teng likes Shan Shan is nothing special, and he recognizes that. In the beginning this actually annoyed me, since I was wondering why he liked her when she basically tried to avoid him at all costs and was never all that nice to him. However, later when asked that question he responds with “There is nothing special…but one things for sure, she can really eat.” I found that to be really endearing. Shan Shan did not have to stand out to him in any particular way…he just liked her because he liked her.
+ Feng Teng’s family background. It was very refreshing for once to not have squabbling family members plotting to take over the business or scheming mother’s trying to set their sons up. Feng Teng’s family was very supportive and genuine.
Which brings me to what I did not like:
+ Shan Shan. While there where times when I did really like her (in particular, pretty much just the middle of the drama)…in the beginning and in the end she was not my favorite person. A lot of the way she acted and reacted I could understand at first, but then became annoying once they were drug out. For example, in the beginning she is hesitant to be around Feng Teng. Totally get it, I would be intimidated and uncomfortable too…but as she gets to know him and even laughs with him…I did not understand how she could so forcibly try to stay away from him when he was going out of his way for her. It just made her seem very petty and self-righteous. In the end, I never really felt like she loved him all that much, while on the other hand I could see that Feng Teng loved her completely unconditionally.
+ Typical plot devices. Some of those a-typical designs to keep the plot going were used here and it was just angsty and annoying. Totally unlike the author who wrote the original novel’s other work Love O2O, which was disappointing.
+ No chemistry. Maybe it’s just because I didn’t really care for Shan Shan but I just did not feel any chemistry between her and Feng Teng. Whenever they kissed it was just okay…and I never felt that heart-pounding anticipation for them to get.together.already. They were still really cute at times, just had no special magnetic pull.
All in all, there were plenty of sweet moments and a good dose of realism at times that made this watchable for me, but I doubt I will go back for seconds.
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Thrown off by the Racism
I was thrown off by the racism. In England they encounter only happy white foreigners everywhere and then the only black foreigners they encounter are gangsters who attack the secondary male & female leads. I’m so tired of racist stereotypes and casting being perpetuated in the media. Sometimes the only encounter people have with a different race is what they see in the media so negative racist stereotypes have a huge impact on cross cultural understandings. it’s really hard for me to continue watching a drama once I see it.Was this review helpful to you?
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Don't do it- it's a trap!
I tried. I really did, but i just couldn't.I font understand the high ratings this has.
The intro song and the ending song ans images were nice but other than that, go watch Love 020.
The lead Male isn't an alpha he's a bully. And trust me, as a romance author, I know alphas. Go over there. Come here. Do this. Do that. Get me this. separate my vegetables. Give me your blood. Ugh, I wanted to hit him with a car!
The lead female-- Jesus, where do I even start?
She's a whinny airhead who's as dumb as a box of rocks. And if I hear one more inner dialogue, I'm goin stabby.
She' completely clueless and if she was a real person, someone would hit her with a shovel. There's naive but she was so childish.
The secondary characters were good but not too strong to save this.
Don't waste your time.
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At first, i just get curious watching this drama because the review is not really bad, some even said that this is really good. This is not the typical plot that i get interested to; the kind of CEO falling in love with the poor girl, or rich man poor girl themed--you say it.((MAYBE)) contain spoiler
The plot.
Like i said this drama plot actually really cliche, where the CEO slowly falling in love with the not-so rich girl, BUT what i like the most about this drama plot is there's no extremely evil ex-girlfriend or mother in law or so. Another point is i really love this drama because the plot really showing the progress between the main lead, how they become a couple and overcome the troubles. Also, i think the troubles they face is kind of relate-able in some cases like the office gossip and so. Some people maybe said that the plot is too draggy, but i think this is just fine, and i really enjoying how it goes till the end
The character.
Okay, i'm going to say a lot about this. the character actually really similar to any other this richman poor girl themed drama. The main girl is pure-innocent kind girl who loves to help others and sympathetic, the main guy is cold, dominant, hard-outside-soft-inside kind of guy, and also little bit too quiet. Sometimes it's frustrating because this personality they can not communicate well, thinking maybe too scared to hurt each other, and the girl sometimes tooo innocent that it brings up my anger. The antagonist in this drama isn't like any other korean drama (that i often watch) like extremely cruel mother in law or so.
The music.
Honestly i'm not an music expert and not paying lot of attention to their music but i think it's pretty okay. but i haven't got really interest with their ost so i could say is the music is decent,
Extra point.
i noticed that (i think) they didn't really put much effort into clothes like the main lead often wears the same thing over and over in same style. I mean, if its mixed and match its acceptable. but same style and same clothes? i think they can put much effort from that Also some little details are missed since i am details freak lol. but afterall this little things aren't important.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
i think if you looking for entertainment drama, not so serious plot and problems this is really good for you. At first i didn't have any expectation that i would enjoy this kind of drama, since i watched this because lately there's no good drama or i think worth to watch (SIGNAL IS TOOOO GOOD) this is your kind of cliche drama but at some point really makes you curious how they developed every episode.
This is, literally, drama that i don't expect to enjoy. and might be underestimating this drama too much.
AM I GONNA WATCH IT AGAIN?
Might be. At some point i dont really like the cliche plot, but another point i slightly shipping this pair and liking the progress.
SORRY FOR THE LONG POST LOL ;~;
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