Eight different romance stories from eight different couples. These films have everything from fantasy, youth, sad, heartwarming, and love that spans through the years! For my romance lovers, which ones have you seen, or which ones would you recommend from 2022?
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First Love: Hatsukoi (First Love 初恋) – Drama Review
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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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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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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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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Drama Review: When You Be Me (反转人生)
Finding me through you – a youth soul swap drama! Read the final drama review on When You Be Me (反转人生), a 2022 Chinese drama starring Zhou Yi Ran and Ma Si Chao. Mu Xiang Xiang and Qiao Nan faces difficulties maneuvering through their daily lives in another body. Their comedic and tough experiences leads the two youths to discovering more about themselves and life.
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First Impressions: A Dream of Splendor (梦华录) | Chinese Drama
Sismance, entrepreneurs, strong woman, and Chen Xiao in a historical setting! Read my first impressions on A Dream of Splendor (梦华录), a 2022 historical Chinese drama starring Liu Yi Fei, Chen Xiao, Liu Yan, and Jelly Lin Yun. This drama follows a teahouse owner, Zhao Pan Er, and her story of travelling to the Eastern Capital with Gu Qian Fan, Song Ying Zhang, and Sun San Niang. Excited about what’s more to come with this beautiful production!
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First Impressions: A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人) | Chinese Drama
Friday at your service! Read my first impressions on A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人), a 2022 Chinese drama remake of the South Korean drama, I’m Not a Robot! It stars Liang Jing Kang and Sun Qian as the CEO of IMU Technology and the robot, Friday. Hoping for an explosive chemistry as the story unfolds!
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