Dream Garden (沉睡花园) is a short Chinese drama with a psychology theme. I think it is good that this production is kept short and compact to maintain a relatively good pacing throughout. Many Chinese dramas tend to be longer than necessary just to fill the standard length that we typically see. The other thing to look forward to for this drama is, of course, Simon Gong and … [Read more...] about Dream Garden Chinese Drama Review
Shining For One Thing Review
Shining For One Thing (一闪一闪亮星星) is a Chinese romance drama with a parallel universe theme. It has a rather high rating on some sites among the international viewers at the time of this review. I presume this will be attractive to the younger crowd due to the high school romance which forms a substantial part of the story. There is also a mystery bit which helps to differentiate … [Read more...] about Shining For One Thing Review
Reset Chinese Drama Review
Reset (开端) is really much better than I expected. I watched this without knowing anything about the story but felt compelled to give it a try because of the male lead. It is also a short story with 15 episodes which is not the norm for Chinese dramas. So, the brevity is a welcome change to me as longer dramas tend to get dragged out unnecessarily with plenty of fillers. Anyway, … [Read more...] about Reset Chinese Drama Review
The Lion’s Secret Review
The Lion's Secret (赖猫的狮子倒影) seems like a pretty low-key drama as I have not seen much promotion for it. I initially thought this is a rom-com as the male protagonist is kind of a joker. But I was wrong! It has quite a bit of action with some flashbacks that have a traumatic undertone to it. The drama is not depressing or melodramatic because of that in case you are worried that … [Read more...] about The Lion’s Secret Review
Nothing But You Review
After using some brain cells to sit through Sword Snow Stride, I was actually looking forward to Nothing But You (眼里余光都是你) for a more relaxing drama. I knew it would be the typical rom-com with expected cliches. I don't mind them because they still can be entertaining at times. Moreover, this type of dramas tend to be stress free with all the sweetness and fluff. So, did this … [Read more...] about Nothing But You Review