Love O2O (2016)

What have I watched?

Normally I like such sort of Chinese dramas, but this is like I have seen a show of the 1950s or so.
In episode 20, I almost fell off my chair. When he leaves the apartment, Xiao Nai says that Bei Wei Wei could clean the kitchen. And Wei Wei doesn't say anything about it and do that. What century are we living in? And another question, how old are the characters in this series? Early 20s? Why is Er-Xi so childish? Can't she speak and act normally? And Wei Wei mutates into an obedient mistress. And yea, the kissing scenes have already been mentioned several times. I agree, they weren't very good.
I watched the series in fast forward, as it can only be seen until November 8th. And that was a good thing.

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Cute love story but......

I discovered this series after finishing Go Go Squid (amazing drama). I was intrigued with gaming/computer themes as it’s a bit different than my usual fantasy shows that I like to watch.

Acting: 7
The male lead Xiao Nai (Yang Yang} was amazing. I loved his acting so much. He alone carried the show tbh. It’s really sad that I didn’t feel any chemistry between him and the female lead Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang). As for Zheng Shuang, she was so great with her scenes with the other actors/actresses but she was so stiff with Yang Yang it was hard to watch. Also, she’s so thin it was concerning watching her tbh. People think she’s dealing with anorexia which isn’t a farfetched speculation.

Music: 5
Not that great but acceptable.

Rewatch value: 0
I don’t think I’ll watch it again. Once is enough for me

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Lovely and fluffy

LIKE

How Xiao Nai protected Wei Wei all the time

When Xiao Nai was jealous of K.O. - well who doesnt? He is Zhang Bin Bin omg...

DISLIKE

Cao Guang's character which caused lots of trouble for Wei Wei and Er Xi

MUSIC - personal fav

一笑倾城 Yi Xiao Qing Cheng - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long
微微一笑很倾城 Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng - 杨洋 Yang Yang
下一秒 Xia Yi Miao - 张碧晨 Zhang Bi Chen
有点甜 You Dian Tian - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long (ft. BY2)
有可能的夜晚 You Ke Neng De Ye Wan - 曾轶可 Zeng Yi Ke
想遇見一個人 Xiang Yu Jian Yi Ge Ren - 曾詠熙 Zeng Yong Xi

REWATCH VALUE

Yes, I have re-watched like three times already

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A refreshing piece of work in this entertainment (drama) industry.
Firstly, the cast. Thumbs up to the director who had cast Zheng Shuang and Yang Yang for this drama. I knew Zheng Shuang from this drama, and although some people say she may not be the right person for this role as she's too skiny, I think she's the perfect fit. In terms of portraying her character, I think she did a marvelous job. Yang Yang did well in acting Xiao Nai, the high and mighty male lead with a cool personality. It was extremely cute to see Zheng Shuang conversing with Yang Yang, especially when Zheng Shuang acts shy in the drama.
Secondly, the plot. The game part of the show was the only reason why I decided to give this show a go, since I do not know anything about the cast then. I find the game element was well incorporated into the show, as it developed the story well (bring the male and female lead together).
Thirdly, the music. The opening was memorable. It really fit the school-themed drama and the romance between two youths (the leads).
On a final note, I will like to add that it is definitely worth rewatching as I have re-watched twice already.
Even if you have read the chinese manhua or have watched the movie already, you should definitely give this a try!

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I had a lot of expectations for this drama. It’s just my opinion though, I honestly thought the drama was kind of wack. There was no major conflict, both the male and female lead was too perfect and nothing really happened. In fact, I think the second leads had more of an interesting story and chemistry than the main leads. I believe that this drama is only known and well liked because of the two main leads. I mean I liked the two main leads too, but just because I like them doesn’t make the drama any better. I gotta admit, they’re a cute couple and the story itself is pretty cute, but like after the getting together moments, the cute scenes, and kiss scenes, there’s really nothing else to the drama.

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Lovely & Simple College Fantasy First Love Romance

Rewatched this again after I couldn't find anything I wanted to watch that's new & decided to write a review. Since this was my gateway cdrama years ago, it holds a special place in my heart but the things I remember being bothered with the first time around were more part of the fun rediscovery of the story this time around. I say this because you could be watching this the first time with similar eyes to mine. ;p

The first time around, I was constantly annoyed with the FL for any number of reasons. She's really uptight but it grows on you. She's also demure to the point of you realizing it must be some kind of cultural statement to create a FL like that. I mean, comparing her in the match to Xiao Nai would indicate that she holds some standard of perfection, right? (I kept wanting to be annoyed that they were both supposed to be gods and goddesses of the school but the teenage girl fantasy stuff was VERY strong with this one, so I let it go. Her friends only harassed about her looks occasionally but the level of attention the ML was on was just unbelievable.) The music w/the slo mo...niiiice. ;) Let's just say I liked her more knowing beforehand that she was going to reveal 75% of her character in via internal dialogue and that she was a crappy kisser. S'okay cuz Yang Yang made it up for her in those parts! :) I didn't fall for the ML until about 25% of the way in because he was also reticent and conveyed most of his emotions in subtle eyebrow movements. Again, it was much more fun on the rewatch to see it so early on; the first time, he appeared more deadpan to me because he doesn't show too much emotion early on. Once he began pursuing the FL outside the game, he had me! He started smiling more and they started smiling more and oh, it was a super sweet sticky icky love fest, lol. Also, the way he pursues her is straight-up fantasy fun and my favorite kind of ML-- one who knows what he wants and decides to go after it with determination and resolve. It's super hot!

T he video game element was weird to me the first time as well but I'm 100% okay with it now! I've gotten into Wuxia & martial arts style cdramas since then, so thought the incorporation of the game world was really fun. It was also SUPER fun seeing the boys in their game roles again. They were one of my favorite parts of this show. (It's also been fun to see so many of the actors in dramas since then, as each has continued to have a successful career!) Each of their personalities were perfect for being friends and business partners together--yes, it pulled away from the romance a bit but only a little bit, okay?! While her relationship with her friends was much stronger in the earlier parts of the drama, his kept going on throughout. I enjoyed her relationship with them as "one of the guys" and their lunch dates outside the office, though .

OST is pretty great, too! :D. Some of these songs so easily get stuck in my head!!!

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Troppo infantile e poco interessante

Sarà l'età ormai avanzata, ma l'ambientazione scolastica non ha più alcuna attrattiva per me, specie se la storia è così trita. Non vedo alcun coinvolgimento emotivo, solo una serie di ragazzini per la maggior parte troppo scioccherelli per la loro età, a parte il protagonista. E' decisamente troppo poco per investire così tante ore della mia vita così.
Inoltre, vedere attrici pelle e ossa, ai limiti e oltre dell'allerta medica, dichiarare che non devono mangiare questo e quello per non ingrassare è veramente sconfortante.
L'attrice protagonista è praticamente un manifesto deambulante dei pericoli dell'anoressia, ma la sua condizione di estrema magrezza viene fatta passare come normale. Non si tratta di body shaming, e neanche mi interessano molto le motivazioni che l'hanno spinta in queste condizioni: la sua magrezza veramente eccessiva a mio personalissimo parere è patologica. Basta guardare i suoi arti: le braccia sono due fuscelli, praticamente pelle che ricopre le ossa. E vogliamo parlare delle gambe? Quando le ginocchia sono la parte più larga della tua gamba per me c'è un problema. Non sono un dottore ma la penso così.
Comunque, un drama sciocchino senza nulla di nuovo che non vale il tempo che dovrei dedicargli per vederlo finire, specie perché non sono nemmeno più curiosa di sapere come vada a finire. Bocciato.

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Watched it just for Yang Yang

Thus is a perfect reason why I don't like watching dramas (Chinese or Korean) before 2019. They usually have tropes that I'm not the biggest fan off 🥲


PROS:
◇Yang Yang
◇Yang Yang
◇Yang Yang


CONS:
◇Acting was awkward at times, especially with hugs & kisses
◇THE CGI LOOKED OLDER THEN 2016 (more like Spy Kids 🙈)
◇So corny at times
◇The plot was okay


I can see how it can be a comfort watch to some, but sadly, it's not for me. I also watched this in 2023 and not when aired. Honestly, I picked it up just for Yang Yang & wanting to watch all his projects.

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