The First Frost (难哄) has gotten such high popularity on Youku as well as Netflix that it is hard not to give it a try. You can find details of its popularity here. Given the hype and the millions of views, I too can't resist the temptation and started watching it a week ago. After watching, I do have to agree that this drama has its attractive points that will make you drawn to … [Read more...] about The First Frost Review
Bai Jing Ting
Destined Review
Destined (长风渡) is another much anticipated Chinese drama for 2023. Perhaps the news that the leads are rumored to be dating in real life after filming adds to the hype. While the rumors will automatically fuel publicity and invoke curiosity, ultimately you will still have to sit through the drama episode by episode. Hence, if it is lousy, you will still feel shortchanged no … [Read more...] about Destined Review
New Life Begins Review
I was looking forward to watching Bai Jing Ting again when I decided to give New Life Begins (卿卿日常) a try. After all, he has been in the news not too long ago, i.e. November 2022, when his relationship with Song Yi was exposed. This reminded me to check out his latest projects and I discovered this one to binge on. It is a historical romance drama with some comedy to lighten … [Read more...] about New Life Begins 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
You Are My Hero Review
You Are My Hero (你是我的城池营垒) is a 40-episode modern day romance drama that features a surgeon and a policeman. I saw many positive reviews on this drama and couldn't resist giving it a try. While I don't have any regrets watching it all the way till the end, I did consider dropping it at one stage because it was simply too boring for a number of episodes. I know some viewers … [Read more...] about You Are My Hero Review