just 1 word to describe this drama

just like many people write review here, yeah this drama full with old tropes or old clichés. But like AvenueX in YouTube said, although full with old tropes I still like it, that old tropes not boring at all...

Yin Si Chen (SC) is one unique CEO. He is surely one narcist human being. Usually they give us overbearing or cold CEO, yeah i know as usual the cold always just the outward appearance not for our FL. In here we can see although SC is cold but he is also quite narcistic & very proud of himself. & after they become real couple SC is surely become clingy.

Gu Xi Xi (XX) is one girl that full of dream. She dream to make her own clothing line. She is also typical our FL with this kind of scenario, simple girl that easy attract our ML. But when they become real couple she become quite spoiled.

Love SC mom & grandma. Love how they support our FL. SC grandma like usual energetic grandma that also very cute. SC mom even though looks though & hard to crack, but turn out she's not like that.

Love Lin Xiao Ya & Mo Zi Xin (ZX), They are really a good friend for XX. Even though ZX is our SML, but he really one gentlemen & good friend that only want the best for XX.

Like some people wrote here I also not too like our SLC. Their relationship just simply not necessary. Thank God they don't have too much screen time together. But their couple problem quite relatable, one spoiled little brad & the other independent women. How they try to erase the problem or accept other circumstance.

And yes of course our SFL is one crazy b*tch. That her life goal currently only to make troublesome for XX.

Overall this drama over nothing new, but really that old tropes & cliché not boring at all... The cast did a very good job with their role

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I need special episode

This is the first time i really want to scream i need special ep for explanation...

Like ChineseDramaFan I also think is one of the best youth dramas I have ever watched. This drama not focus only about love relationship like many youth drama. But also about the struggle in deciding life choice, like pick the best subject for us to study in university.

What i like:
+ I really enjoy our main lead friendship relationship. They really one true friend, that like having no hiding in everything.
+ Love to see the growth in Xia Xiao Ju (XJ), from one timid teen girl into firm adult woman.
+ Love to see Lu Shi Yi (SY) attitude with XJ, even though he often tease her but when he has to apologize he won't hestitate to do so & when he has to protect /help her, he also will gonna do so with all of his power.
+ Love the relationship between Cheng Lang (CL) & XJ. They're the best brother one can hope for each other. They're quite mature for their age, so even when XJ jealous CL, that never really effect their relationship toward each other.
+ Quite like the surprise in the end when Qiu Le Tao married with someone we never expected.

But this drama also lack very very important missing scene that makes me want to scream, 没了就这样..... (roughly translated... Only like this the end... Oh come on.... I need more explanation please...). They have missed the explanation for the moment SY went abroad... What happen there with him, why he cut all the connection with XJ, what his actual relationship with Shen Dou... OMG it's really frustated, usually there's special ep to explain this kind of plot, but this drama don't have it... Quite disappointed actually... :( & If i were XJ, actually maybe i'll not gonna that easy to forgive SY.

Overall: except that disappointed ending everything really one on the best youth drama out there.

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More forgettable than unforgettable...

Like everyone this drama attract me with little Xiao Bao. But it really hard to make me give high rating for this drama. Why...? Hm.... Here is some list...

What i don't really like:
- Very fast forward drama. It's only 24ep, give it quite short for c-drama world. But more toward the ending the more i feel they like touch the fast forward button to ending it quickly & save some money for hiring more actor. I mean like the explanation about the accident 5 years ago, which supposed to be critical, they didn't even bother to create more believable scene, they just skip everything.
- The chemistry between He Qiao Yan (QY) & Qin Yi Yue (YY) not so much. The way they fall in love feel weird in the way i can't explained.
- The way Ning Fang (NF) just that easy to let go his feeling for YY & that quickly to fall in love with Lin Wei (LW)
- The relationship between LW & her parent is very2 weird.

What i quite like:
+ Cute Xiao Bao. Yeah this kids it's quite cute. Not the cutest but still very cute.
+ QY is a very dumb man in case of relationship. He even need to make contract about they being in a relationship & that even involve lawyer.
+ NF is good man that just want the best for YY.
+ No crazy love rival / evil family.
+ The one natural relationship is between Yang Ruo Wei (RW) & Wen Gu (WG). Also love how WG dad attitude toward their relationship & toward WG & RW themselves as a person. He is really one good dad.
+ Quite like the soundrack.

Overall this is just one drama that i can say i've watch already.

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jackie chan movie without action

I think this is the first time I've watched jackie chan without action or funny scene in his movie. This is very deep movie about everyone in their life intersection.

Really like what jackie said in this movie, everyone who wrote to him is already have map, we just don't know where we stand in that map. Every one who write to him just need a push to make the block in their heart disappear.

Although sometimes I don't really like the back and forth timeline like in here, but everything is difference in their own timeline to differentiate it not difficult.

This one movie that give me goosebumps after watching this. If they decided to make drama out of this I definitely watch that drama. Definitely watch the Japanese version to compare both of them :D

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Watched this of course because of Steven Zhang & Liang Jie being together in a drama. Turn out this drama better than what I expected.

Never imagine this kind of story will gonna be happen. Quite intriguing yet silly in one way or another. Really have to give a big applause to Steven Zhang & Liang Jie, they really give their best performance here. I literarily can imagine when they switch body how the other actually gonna be react, they every move & even small gesture really imitate the other quite perfectly.

The story quite unusual here. Usually if there is something happen to the artist, they will tell their manager directly, so the manager can help thinking solution or anything. But here, regard the relationship between Jiang Yi (JY) & Jiang Da Chuan (DC), they never tell DC but instead try to resolve it themselves.

Even though you can say this drama quite fast paced, but everything is there. The chemistry between the lead, the family issue, etc. What I like is this drama not only involve the couple problem, but also a little bit history & the family problem that JY have. Really like how they resolve the relationship problem between JY and his mom. In here we can also see the growth of JY & Yu Sheng Sheng (SS), although it's more the growth of JY then SS. Really funny to see the shock in DC face when JY announce his relationship with SS.

Overall this is just drama, a good drama indeed. Even though the ending quite catch me unguard, but I quite like this drama. But no, I don't think I'll gonna re-watch this.

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I'm a fans of Xing Zhao Lin, when I find out this new drama of course I must watch it. Really happy to watch this. Bring laughter to my days... ^_^

After watched this drama I feel the synopsis given by MDL not quite right, ChineseDramaFan give us more fit synopsis. Also agreed with ChineseDramaFan, the story funny & very enjoyable but I also notice some plot holes, especially after we know the real identity of Xiao Bao.

What I like:
* Really like Xing Zhao Lin as Long Yao. Especially his expression when there will be unprofitable business when he will lose some money, really funny...
* The 3 brother really stupid when it's come to their own love.
* They in the end got their own partner
* Xiao Bao very cute & adorable
* The romance is like funny romance not lovey-dovey romance. Some romance scene just followed with funny scene.

Plot holes that I notice:
* Scene is quite jumping, sometimes doesn't makes sense. Like they combine serious scene with relaxing scene, it's like they actually have something in the middle but doesn't include in the final cut.
* How the bad guys always now where they are & there are always help in the end.
* Big spoiler (read with your own risk):
   How Xiao Bao himself easily just accept he is the king's son
* The bad guy (Yun Qing Xian) motive about Xiao Bao is very confusing. It's like why he have to kill him...? Yeah at first he is ordered, due to usurpation of the throne, but later very unclear what his motive...

Overall I really like this drama, funny, romantic, mystery all there. But to re-watch I don't think so....

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Enchanting by the title made me want to watch this drama. Quite interesting story, good chemistry between the cast. But the best drama... Not so much.

Agreed with McGee i also think there were some parts that were either a little too cliché or doesn't make logical sense. Especially my feeling toward the ending, really mixed feeling, love the ending but also feeling weird about the ending, like why they must make ming yue (MY) sleep.... Doesn't make sense.

I like how they show us what the early married life supposed to be. Usually with other drama they just show us the happy part or the 'fight' part, not how the couple try to endure each other habit.

Overall: very good drama, refreshing to watch. But to re-watch i don't think so...

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Oh my gosh... This is the first time the drama makes me speechless what to say. So many good thing, don't know what to write... Maybe what ayaj wrote is the most suit my feeling too, "This drama is more down-to-earth and more realistic than most romantic dramas."

Like ayaj too. At first I also feel i will get bored watch this drama, because this drama is nothing like light, funny or lovey dovey drama, but more like more mature & slow drama. But this drama instead makes me wonder what will happen with the characters in the future. Bored never in my head when i watched this

This is also the first drama i don't want to comment about the character or any scene. If you want to know the character just read review by yesungs, (s)he write quite spot on.

This drama is about love, friendship, youth and future. For who always ask can man & women be friend, you need to watch this drama, Fei Da Chuan (FDC) and Qiao Yi (QY) friendship is really friend to the end without any love feeling what so ever.

What i love with this drama are:
- They make a little like how i met your mother scene where the sit on the sofa talk about the past.
- The chemistry between the cast is good.
- How in the end they each get their own love without need to complicated things with love rivalry what so ever.
- The Family relationship is really bring into the drama, not only to makes the drama interesting but also to give us some point about the family problem & our feeling with that problem.
- How they give us preview about QY & Yan Mo (YM) life after married. Usually other drama just stop until the wedding ;).

What i don't like:
Why man & woman at the age 30 or end of 20 need to play as high school student. So old... Why don't they cast another actor & actress to play them in the high school year. Like My Sunshine drama, they have different actor & actress to play them in the university & the future time. It's more suitable than this ^.^.

What lack: if this really based on true story why don't they give us photo of the real people... :(

But overall i really like this drama, never regret watch this. For you who sick to watch lovey dovey drama, this drama is for you. Enough love & romance but not make you feel too childish. To re-watch... Maybe just some scene. Not because i feel bored or what, but more like the feeling i feel will not be the same if i re-watch this. Still want to hang on to the feeling after i watch this. B)

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At first idk why but really lazy to watch this drama. Until now i'm finished watch this too still feel complicated toward this drama.

First of all this is the first time i don't like ke main male character. Not the actor, but the character Jiang Chen (JC) himself. The most coldest person in the word. He really introvert and don't like to talk, that at the end really make the communication problem with Chen Xiao Xi (CXX). Hu Yi Tian played JC perfectly, can't complain there.

What i like about this story is how they friendship form. It's just so simple. And friendship till the end...

Overall: my first impression about this drama quite spot on. I don't really like the story. They make it too little episode, until it feel everything are fast forward. I really hope they make it into a little longer or maybe they can make it into 2 season. What make the story better is the final episode, where JC explained to us how he feel about CXX. Really loved it <3.

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Qiong Yao always succeed makes me cry with her drama. Romance in the Rain is maybe one of her best drama played. This drama change a lot from the book. I usually manage to read the book until finished after i watch the drama in my tv country. But for this drama, the book itself can't intrigue my interest to read until finished.

The main change is because Du Fei (DF) factor. In the book no character named DF and maybe that's why the book itself quite boring. And book the ending for Ru Ping (RP) is really really sad.

Cast: For me every cast play they part perfectly & they fit to their role. Because i watched this after i watched Princess Pearl, i quite happy with the different kind of role played by Vicki Zhao and Ruby Lin ^_^

Very much in love with the soundtrack. Maybe my most loved soundtrack at their time.

Re-watch: Love to re-watch it. Although every time i re-watch it i must prepare box of tissue next to me :p. Re-watch it right now still not feel this is outdated ^_^.

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Watched this of course because this is Korean version of Meteor Garden. Not too loved this Korean version, for me Korean version is a little bit too much. Yeah their actor is more handsome than the japan and Chinese version. But still everything a little bit too much.

I read somewhere at one point that compare main actress outfit. They say Taiwan version outfit so ordinary and repeatable, japan mostly wear uniform, but Korea outfit is so good. Yeah Geum Jan Di suppose to be just ordinary girl from ordinary maybe you can say poor family, so the outfit not suppose too good.

For you who loved watch K-drama i think this one of the classic that you have to watch. Looking for the best of this drama, just search for the Japan version. Much better.

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Watched the drama and the movie version of this. There is several things better in the movie but there is also several things better in the drama.

What i love most in this drama than the movie version is Xiao Xiao (XX) relationship with Lu Yuan Feng (LYF). Really cute and adorable. Really glad they give other couple relationship and connection too, not only focus with He Yi Chen (HYC) and Zhao Mo Sheng (ZMS).

What i think better in the drama is the ending He Yi Mei (HYM) felling toward HYC. She give herself a closure, even can get a new relationship ^.^

What i don't really like is actually they not really give us clue how the cheerful ZMS in her youth became so gloomy/calm (depend on how you feel her, for me is more like gloomy than calm) in the future. And what really happen with ZMS dad is also not really give too much explanation, why ZMS dad sent her to America, for me there is not really clear explanation.

HYC feeling toward ZMS too not been given so much explanation. It's like jumpling to conclusion where one minute HYC still mad at ZMS but the other minute he already forgive and forget. Yeah i know HYC is like that in person, but still feel to fast forward.

Cast: Because i don't read the book for me ZMS is better portrait by Tiffany Tang in the drama version. HYC also better portrait by Wallace Chung in the drama version. XX and LYF also perfect cast.

Re-watch: I don't think so... Maybe several episode or scene only

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Finally finished watching shen li.... The 2nd chance see Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin in a drama together. First time they announced the couple I (We) already so excited about the drama, feel like the second season of the impossible Princess Agent. But this drama far far away from the Princess Agent, in term of plot / genre / etc, and nevertheless the pairing of Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin still as perfect as I (we) hope for. Haha...

This drama open with Shen Li (SL) fight against her people for her freedom from unwanted marriage. Injured & escape to mortal realm she's transformed into her original form, Phoenix, and rescued by mortal named Xing Yun. Later, we found out that the mortal turn out to be the one and only remaining almighty True god, Xing Zhi (XZ). And the story about the forbidden love between the True god & other god begin....

Me all this time watch all the Xian Xia drama, never really understand why god can't falling in love or have any relationship with anyone, expecially if u one special god like XZ, or like Dong Hua in Eternal Love of Dream. But from this drama i think i can understand a little bit reasoning behind that rule. With special feeling for someone, comes special treatment, but unfortunately the god like XZ can't only treat someone special, he had to treat all the creation equal. One heavy burden to put on someone shoulder....

What i like:
+ The fiery chemistry between Zhao Li Ying & Lin Gèng Xin. Really one of the best paired in dramaland.
+ Unlike any other Xian Xia drama, where the almighty god will try to hide their feeling for someone special but silently protect them, XZ finally dare to openly protect SL.
+ The unpredictable plot twist about the main villain. Really shock when I found out who they set up to be the villain, or to be said the true identity of the villain.
+ The fiercely FL. SL is one of the FL that so brave & have the power to do so.
+ They give us a little preview of actually how XZ is so lonely & have heavy burden.

Overall this one of best Xian Xia ever... Never bored watching this from begin to the end. With interesting plot, fiery chemistry & good costume. All budget is place appropriately.. Haha...

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Love him love his voice? Yes please...

Finally been able to sit & watch this drama... Oh My God I love love love this... Long time not falling this down & deep with any drama.... I don’t want this to end....

Before this never realized how soothing Tan Jian Ci voice.... That voice really can make me dream to the cloud nine... Haha.... So with that voice, this drama definitely land their mark on my fav ost. Can't get enough of all the song in this drama.... Enough about that. Let's talk drama....

What i really2 like:
+ Tan Jian Ci and his voice.... One more time. Oh My Gosh that voice....
+ One walking & alive green flag ML... Haha... One very famous, rich, kind and handsome man that very humble & still very introvert man. Haha... And the way he respect our FL. Ugh... How can a man alive in only our dream come to our screen... Haha...
+ No love rival or third wheel that hinder their relationship. Not even fans of both side....
+ The cute 2nd couple. So cute & a little bit frustrated to see the dumb Zhou Zheng when he try to chase Geng Xiao Xing
+ How wonderful their friend circle. I love see how they all interact with each other. Even though they sometimes nosy, but with only one glance from Mo Qing Cheng (QC) and they all shut up. Haha...
+ The drolling food. Ugh... Sometimes it makes me hungry... Unfortunately later we don't get the cooking narration from our ML, instead just the cooking demo itself.... Haha...

What feel a little lack:
- How casual every thing.... The way they start to take their relationship further is so casual. Like when QC confess to Gu Sheng (SS), it's in the kitchen. It's like something he can't hide anymore and just jump out of his mouth. Or when QC purpose to SS, oh so damn casual.... I really hope we can get the better proposal scene....
- QC a little too perfect to be a famous person. I don’t believe no crazy fans or paparatzi that try to reveal his face to the world. Especially when Qiang Qing Ci start his relationship with Sheng Sheng Man, 2 hot topic yet no one try to expose more... Unfortunately I don't believe the world is that kind...
- They never let our FL introduce to ML's family.... Only QC comes to SS family. If only the throw away some unimportant scene, like when QC & SS meet QC neighbors, and replace with SS come to QC's house. It's gonna be the best. After all they plan the wedding, right. How can the leave behind the fact SS haven't meet QC's family....

Overall this definitely one drama i can't forget & forever and ever in my most beloved drama....

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Last part

When you think the writer can't make more mess to the story. Yet they still manage to ruin the whole thing with the ending... One of the most illogical ending the writer can possibly come up to. My head really get headaches after wacthing this whole series.

Not only the writer give no explanation about the whole thing in the last season/part. They even added such illogical conclusions....

UGHHHH!!!! I'LL GONNA SCREAM & CURSE VERY LOUDLY!!! Just don't read my review if you don't want get big spoiler about the ending









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The messed up ending!!!
* They lived happily in the end. Forgetting about everyone outside the household. This season/part talk about NO ONE outside the ML family. Including the emperor. He just dissappear into thin air. Never discussed again. No matter what grudge the emperors had with our ML, the writer just decided to finished the story in this season/part. So they simply just erase the part of the emperor.
* What the h*ck with the illusion that FL's dad give them? What's the h*ll what's that???!!!!
* How come in the end Chu Liu Lun that get into the throne???!!!! What happen with the crown prince???!!!
*And the biggest one how come in the end ML that come to the world that FL lived. And we only get blurry image of it too... Why not make they hugging in the future time to wrap the whole thing.

Overall long time not getting headaches after watching drama like this. I rated the whole series 2⭐ I guess....

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