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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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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Drama Review: Who Rules The World (且试天下)
Where Bai Feng Xi goes, Hei Feng Xi will follow. Read my final drama review on Who Rules The World (且试天下), a 2022 Chinese drama starring Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si. Hei Feng Xi/Feng Lan Xi and Bai Feng Xi/Feng Xi Yun lives with a double identity as they try to establish peace in the world. Two souls with mutual understanding of each other and equal wit and strength.
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Drama Review: Glory of Special Forces (特战荣耀)
Yan Po Yue, you can now face what you’re terrified of. Read my final review on Glory of Special Forces (特战荣耀), a 2022 Chinese military drama starring Yang Yang, Meng A Sai, Li Yi Tong, and more! A story about Yan Po Yue, who works his way through the military to become the strongest soldier and join the Cheetah Commando. This drama was pact with emotions as we saw soldiers try their best to be a better comrade. Chasing this drama daily was worth it!
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Final Review: Memory of Encaustic Tile (昔有琉璃瓦)
What legacy would you leave behind ? Read my final review on Memory of Encaustic Tile (昔有琉璃瓦), a 2022 Chinese drama starring Chen Yu Qi and Lin Yi. A romance drama that focuses on the life of Shao Xue and Zheng Su Nian as they grow up in the alleyways of Beijing. Feel the warmth of family and the slow burn of their love as they become working adults.
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Final Review: Shining For One Thing
Spacetime is everlasting… wherever there’s light, there’s Zhang Wan Sen! Read my final drama review on Shining For One Thing (一闪一闪亮星星), a 2022 Chinese drama starring Zhang Jia Ning and Qu Chu Xiao. This romance drama that focuses on Lin Bei Xing, a woman reaching her 30s who travels back to a parallel timeline where she meets Zhang Wan Sen, a schoolmate of hers that she does not remember. You’ll be bound to feel the desperation of Lin Bei Xing, the unrequited love of these youth, and the timeless dedication of Zhang Wan Sen.
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