A first love so riveting it lingers in your soul. First Love: Hatsukoi is a 2022 Netflix original Japanese drama starring Hikari Mitsushima (満島 ひかり) and Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健). Based on Utada Hikaru’s songs on first love, the show tells a story about Yae Noguchi and Karumichi Namiki through their years falling in love in high school and rekindling their feelings ten years later. Read my drama review, thoughts, and more on First Love 初恋, a beautiful drama on the pure feelings of first love and holding onto dreams!
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Episode Recaps & Reactions: Immortal Samsara Pt. 1 (沉香如屑)
Immortal Samsara Pt. 1 (沉香如屑) episode recaps and reactions to Yang Zi and Cheng Yi’s xianxia drama.
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Drama Review: My Deepest Dream (乌云遇皎月)
Where the cloud and the moon are destined to meet. A drama review on My Deepest Dream (乌云遇皎月) a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance drama adapted from Ding Mo’s Timeless Love. It’s lead by Jin Han and Li Yi Tong who plays Tan Jiao, a web novel writer, and Wu Yu, an astrophysics genius who embark on a time travel every two weeks to find the true murderer of Wu Yu’s sister.
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Episode Recaps & Reactions: Hello, the Sharpshooter (你好，神枪手) [Ep 1-20]
Episode Recaps & Reactions to the 2022 Chinese drama, Hello, the Sharpshooter (你好，神枪手). Hu Yi Tian plays Shen Qing Yuan, a student part of the shooting team at Haiya University and Xing Fei plays Tang Xin, a sports media intern who follows the team for content. Find out more on how these two rekindle their love and why Qing Yuan is treating Tang Xin with indifference upon reuniting.
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Drama Review: Love in Time (我的秘密室友)
Find someone who is willing to turn 46 minutes into 24 hours for you! Final drama review on Love in Time (我的秘密室友), a 2022 fantasy romance Chinese drama starring Yang Xu Wen and Xiang Han Zhi. Love in Time is about He Zheng Yu, a cold and arrogant lawyer in 2022 whose apartment merges with Chen Jia Lun, a news reporter who’s living in the same apartment in 2021. With only 46 minutes every day, together they work on trying to solve a case that relies on their best friends’ wellbeing. The involvement of a time overlap adds a splash of comedy along with some mystery that makes this adaptation stand out amongst other time fantasy dramas.
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Movie Review: 0.1% World
Now wondering where my 0.1% is… Read the movie review on 0.1% World (好想去你的世界爱你), a 2022 fantasy romance Chinese movie starring Zhou Yi Ran and Patrick Shih. o.1% World is about a pianist Gao Ang, and aspiring architect An Yi, who are able to hear, feel, and control each other across the world if their heart rate reaches over 100bpm. The fantasy element made it a fun watch as the movie covers a darker theme of those who struggles with their personal wellbeing. This was a good movie to sip on as we watch the story unfold on how Gao Ang found his 0.1%.
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Movie Review: Till We Meet Again (月老)
Get your tissues ready for “one second is more than enough” to get your tear ducts lined! Read the movie review for Till We Meet Again (月老), a 2021 Taiwanese movie starring Kai Ko, Vivian Sun, and Gingle Wang. The fantasy romance movie, also known as Yue Lao, skims through the underworld, reincarnation, afterlife, and karma. Ah Lun has to partner up with Pinky as they try to tie a red string to his grieving ex-fiancée. It’s dark, comedic, sweet, and salty all in one package!
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Drama Review: My Sassy Princess (祝卿好)
He loves me… he loves me not. The back and forth between Liu Lang and Shen Yan will leave you exhausted! Read the final review on My Sassy Princess (祝卿好), a 2022 Chinese drama that stars Yuan Bing Yan and Zheng Ye Cheng. The love story of a princess and officer that’s full of sweetness and not much grit to keep on invested in the story.
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First Impressions: My Sassy Princess (祝卿好) | Chinese Drama
An outspoken and sassy princess has her eyes set on a stern-faced commander. The my first impressions on My Sassy Princess (祝卿好), a 2022 Chinese drama starring Crystal Yuan Bing Yan (袁冰妍) and Zheng Ye Cheng (郑业成). My first impressions predicts that this drama will be dripping with sweetness!
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Drama Review: Fall In Love (从零到一的爱情)
Despite which identity Fe Ze Yi held, he still fell in love with Jing Zhi Xia. The final drama review on Fall In Love (从零到一的爱情), a 2022 Chinese web drama starring Cai Zhou Yi and Xiao Kai Zhong. A lighthearted short drama that’s full of clichés but easy to watch!
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