Crush (2021)

It is a very sweet and commemorative drama. It makes you think a lot about how people with these disabilities live, since even the character of Evan Lin makes it clear, and makes you think that we should be grateful to be healthy.

Wen Peng's character is fine for me. Since his clumsiness, tenacity and even his childish attitude made him able to open up and try to be happy.
For Evan Lin's debut he did very well. It is not easy to play a person with these disabilities and the chemistry between Evan and Wen was sensational.

Honestly, it was the first time that I only wanted to see the interaction of the protagonists because with their chemistry everything became boring.

I sincerely recommend it very much. I was very moved watching it. So 100/100 recommended

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THE CHEMISTRY!!

Read the headline LOL. jk.

Um, I was very invested in this drama & got iQiyi VIP. The story was great first half but after the angst, ML's forceful actions towards the FL got me a tad annoyed and FL's personality was kinda eh too (like when she asked for a bigger bouquet of flowers or a bigger sized ring, maybe she was joking and all but I found that awks/not appealing) but I did not mind because they were cute. The kisses could have been better because the FL was a bit stiff-- still better than love020 kiss tho LOL. Amazing cast, especially the ML being his first drama! I look forward to his future projects. The music was great, most are in my playlist now. Overall, watch it for the chemistry! Next up's The Oath of Love, see ya'll there!!

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Most satisfying drama ever !!!

I will just say that there's everything in this drama. No doubt that it's sweet, on top of that I'll say that this drama is satisfying. I mean, very satisfying. The chemistry, acting, the feeling they wanted to portray was absolutely fabulous. This drama sweet, aesthetic and gorgeous in its own way. Oh, and the OSTs should definitely be mentioned. I found my new favourite songs from this drama. So captivating. I loved it. I finished it just a few hours ago and seriously I'm missing it. DON'T HESITATE TO WATCH THIS ONE. IT'S WORTH WATCHING IT !!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Heartwarming with Flaws

I love how this drama started out. It was heartwarming to watch how Nian Qin slowly opened up to Wu Yan. The romance was a slow burn as Nian Qin struggled to allow himself to love and be loved. Wu Yan was such a likeable character. Her patience and understanding made me love her more. However, this drama has some flawed parts [SPOILER AHEAD, SKIP IF YOU WANT TO]:

- Nian Qin had Wu Yan followed after they broke up. I get that he loves her and he even tried to make life easy for her by using his influence to help her out without her knowing. But having her followed is just creepy.

- The drama used a mental health issue merely as a plot device to bring Nian Qin and Wu Yan closer. Later in the drama, it was revealed that Wu Yan suffered from trauma after her friend died. She then started to imagine that her friend was still alive to cope up with the loss. Nian Qin used this as a chance to ask her to go with him to Xiamen (although he was also concerned about her well-being). The drama just went on, glossing over this conflict that came out of nowhere and it was "resolved" with Nian Qin always sticking to Wu Yan.

- I enjoyed the slower-than-usual-cdramas pace of this drama so I was a bit disappointed how the last 2 episodes suddenly felt a bit cramped. There was too much happening when the last 2 episodes should have been more of a conclusion. The previous flaw I mentioned (Wu Yan having trauma) is a conflict that was only revealed on the second to the last ep.

Nevertheless, this is an enjoyable drama if you're willing to overlook some of the flaws.

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Can't understand the hype

While the first half was still rather decent the second half was a complete let down. The FL and the OST kind of saved this from being an absolute wreck, however about everything else was subpar at best.

The male lead actor didn't do a particularly good job. He only ever had one expression on his face - no nuances whatsoever. The character felt completely flat and boring, I got no emotional response whether he was supposedly sad or happy or angry. As for the character, it was about as badly written as it was acted. It wasn't clear in any way why the FL fell in love with him in the first place (apart from a pretty face he had nothing going for him). He started out as an arrogant jerk with trust issues and ended up as a creepy stalker. To whoever thought this is a type women should be attracted to I would recommend some counseling. The only interest the FL should have had in him would have been as a patient. As a psychology major his dire need for therapy should have hit her in the face. Instead she went off to date him, you got to love drama logic.

The secondary couple (?) had about as much impact on the story as had the FL's friend - none. In general the support cast didn't leave much of an impression on me. The only exception might have been Xiao Lu, however her only role seemed to be acting as a messenger between Nian Qin and Wu Yan, making the FL aware of all the ML's 'great qualities', the 'good intentions' he supposedly had as well as telling her about his tragic past.

The drama's only saving grace was it's above average soundtrack as well as some very well-written poetic quotes, however this wasn't enough for me to feel like my time watching this was well spent. I expected a lot more, especially if I consider the high ratings.

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Humble to the end!

I finished watching the drama on 13th August, but I'm writing the review only today because I wish more people will discover Crush.

Quiet, no chaos, pretty cinematography, greenish scenery. Basically the story about how the couple meet each other, breakup and reconcile again. Wuyan helped Nian Qin in the first half and Nian Qin helped Wuyan in the later half. Like our couple situation, Crush is imperfect, but it has so little wrong for me. You will find yourself being happy for them and cheer on their love story. ( I wish to be the piano in Nian Qin's villa so I can witness their love story lol! ) n_n''

Despite this being the second drama Yanjun shoot, he showed a good performance as Su Nian Qin. Wan Peng also did a great job potraying Sang Wuyan. I wish both of them will have a brighter future ahead in their acting career.

OST wise all songs are great! This is the first Cdrama that I never skip the opening credit. The ending credit for both first half and later half of the drama were great too. I have most of the songs in my personal playlist. Initially, I thought the weird gloomy bgm is not quite fit in the drama, but I found myself appreciate those bgm when I rewatch the show. I love it when there are moments when the side OSTs are playing and it will be like we are watching short MV in the drama.

Overall I am happy I discovered Crush and I'm currently looking forward for both Yanjun and Wan Peng's next project respectively. It is October and believe me I am still rewatching Crush clips over and over and the love butterflies in my stomach still linger on me. Su Nian Qin and Sang Wuyan love story will be the unforgettable one. \\(*^_^)//

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It's Really Such a Healing Drama ☺️

I really love the story and how the actors portrayed the character so well :) this drama is a full-packaged (story line+acting+actor+plot+soundtracks) ^^
Lin Yanjun as su nian Qin did a great job in his first acting debut especially the character of su nian Qin that he was partially blind, so for Lin Yanjun it will be a challenge to act as a partially blind man but wow he portrayed it so well and doesn't feel like this is his first drama. I love how the chemistry between Lin Yanjun and wan Peng going soo well in this drama . The ending tho, love how it ended with happy ending and doesn't feel it was forced ❤️

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I actually have no expectation for this drama as I just randomly watch it to kill my time but surprisingly, it makes me subscribe to the iQiyi apps because I couldn’t wait for another episode ! Good job for the director for making most scenes to be aesthetically pleasing, the music, the cinematography - its really good, its really bring out the vibes and mood and it doesn’t feel like a cheap drama lol. for the actors, the female lead is so good, and for the male lead, i think he really did a good job for his first drama. Thanks to this drama, I’m looking forward for their future works !

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Highly recommended modern Chinese Romance Drama for 2021.

What I like about this drama was it's overall perfection like it was destined to all the casts because they portrayed their roles beautifully. Most specially the Main Couple plus the chemistry was one of the best. Everytime you see their sweetness interactions, you feel butterflies in your stomach. Also all the ost are perfectly fit for each scenes so you feel the emotions deeply.

The story was realistic and all the emotions can bring it out to you, so be prepared. Thank you for the Writer, Director and Production team that behind of the cameras for bringing this amazing story that will always leave in my heart.

Once you start watching it, you can't stop until the end. Maybe you crave for more and become addicted to this masterpiece drama. Like me I'm still in the process of moving on and when I missed it, I'll back and watched it again.

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A good one that could have been great

In short it is definitely a good to watch show. Binge watched in 2 days and no regrets.

The detailed review has SPOILERS

The Drama creators/runners tried to walk a line between a fluffy rom-com and slice of life to be a core subject, but some plot failures (like the FL PTSD twist towards the end) made it fall short of becoming a masterpiece in either of categories.

The attributes that carried the drama was the Acting and Story.

Acting
I have watch almost all of Wan Peng's dramas and she has done a awesome work again with what is available for FL character, but the person who stole the show was Evan Lin, he has really out done himself for his first drama to play such a complex role and that too to perfection is simply amazing. The core is the evolution of this arrogant, cold, immature person evolving into a mature, person who is willing to move forward with life accepting his complicated family, how other see him and of course chasing his love.

SFL and SML are just filler the entire screen belonged to the ML and FL. Li Jia Hao and Yu Kun Niu played their part.

Story is next best thing of the drama

Positives: Showcase of scenarios in somewhat real life style, while at same time trying come close to a Rom-com. There are no real villainous characters just some people who act out of their emotions and circumstances. But at the same time showing all the characters in Grey a good example is the ML when is say he did choose to cure is blindness in a early age because he wanted to take revenge on his father by making him feel guilty or FL sometime making temperamental actions.

Negatives: Majorly the dysfunctional Su family, first when parents abandon their blind son due to financial crisis, and mother dies by car crash/suicide when visiting her son on his birthday. The father takes him back when he make money but does not try to relate with hum and he then apparently marries three times, with his latest Wife being a friend/ of close age to ML, who showcase motherly love on the ML so much so that she forces her unwilling sister (also the ML friend) to take care of him. Yeah for such an unorthodox family they showcase to much familial values which moves away from the above mentioned real life scenario. Guys you cannot make such a stepmom look that good both in character and as person, I watched some of Zhao Xin character roles in other dramas, I have never remembered any but will remember this.

AND OFCOURSE THIS THE BIG ONE, The sudden death of the friend character Cheng Yin played by Mei Yi Chen, I was wondering why the character which was having some nice presence was not being built on and suddenly she was a PTSD induced hallucination for half of the series COME ON...not need especially since it was not closed properly, you could have kept it fluffy here...

Music is acceptable not a breakthrough score

Production is good

Camera and editing work should be appreciated specially scenes where the show the partially blind view of the ML.

ALL IN ALL still a good Drama to watch take away looking forward to more of Evan Lin's work in the future.

9/10 Signing off!

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