Hidden Love (2023)

Sweet and tender

Hidden Love it’s a beautiful love story about love, overcoming grief, guilt and building a family. The acting is really good and the OST fun. I don’t know where scriptwriter Shen Fei Xian has been for the past 7 years but, God, I am so glad she’s back!

This drama had two MVPs: Sang Yan for opening his home and always being a good friend and brother, and Qian Fei for helping Jian Xu figure out his love life. Where would our leads be without them? Probably still pining for each other.

Zhao Lusi and Chen Zheyuan carry the drama with ease and sizzling chemistry. It was a joy to see their characters fall in love and dealing with everything that came their way as a team with a deep understanding of each other. They made an effort to communicate and this made them stronger and smarter as couple. Wonderful.

If you enjoyed this drama, you might want to check out Love O2O. Shen Fei Xian was also the scriptwriter responsible for that adaptation to the screen and she clearly very talented. And if you have already seen both dramas, then good news: she’s already working on her next project!

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Left me with a quote distasteful end

This show started really well, it is cute and fun, and heart fluttering. We can see the progress on how Sang Zhi took interest in Jiaxu and started to have a crush on him, even visiting him alone to Yihe and made stories up about a boy he met online, to Sang Zhi trying to forget him because of misunderstanding, and rediscover her love for Jiaxu, and also Jiaxu who always takes care of primary school Sang Zhi to college student Sang Zhi and then falling for her. Up until then, I like it so much. The corny romance and playful flirt back and forth, but also with care and thoughtfulness.

Until when they dated each other, things kinda started to ick me, when Jiaxu keeps "pushing" himself towards Sang Zhi. I don't know why, it feels rushed and it wasn't the innocent love anymore. I just don't like the sight of him "throwing" himself to Sang Zhi. I am starting to get the cringe on ep 20ish, and therefore I skimmed toward the last episode.

It's just very unfortunate that the drama left me with a not so quite good note. I like both actors but I think the problem is in the writing. It's kinda tacky. Really wish I could finish it with satisfaction.

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Heroine falling in love with her older brother's best friend: such a wholesome and romantic story

This drama depicts the story of Sang Zhi secretly in love with her brother's best friend Duan Jia Xu, who is five years older than her and how their relationship build and develop itself overtime. I really liked the premise of the series as well the pacing of the scenario. There are three acts to the romance and I was particularly seduced by the first one with the introduction and contextualization of the relationship: it kinda broke my heart a little bit but in a wholesome way.

It is a really cute age gap romance and the screenwriter managed to make it sweet, believable and not creepy-like. The several part of the story are well done and allow a slow burn that I felt was quite earnest. It was super rewarding to see the male lead figuring out his feelings and the one-sided crush of the female lead evolving as well.

The two main leads were really great with a beautiful chemistry together. The romantic scenes were lovely and convincing and the character were also interesting outside of the romance, with growth storylines as individuals. The main actress make me care about her character, I liked a lot the heroine with her princess attitude, her relationship with her brother and her cuteness. It was never annoying to me and it could honestly have been too much but the actress really found the right balance even in her voice tone and all the little quirks. The male lead was just super swoon-worthy, it is impossible to not get why she fell in love with him and he is kind of clueless, just there at first as a protector which I found really lovable.

The production was quite beautiful...Some scenes were just dreamy and I enjoyed a lot the little drawings and animations over the course of the series. The OST was participating well to the surreal, dream-like atmosphere of the drama, with some appeasing and sweet ballads.

I would recommend this to people looking for sweet romance with an age-gap trope done really well and convincingly without any cringe factor, just wholesome. At its core, the story is super classic. There is also not a lot to be found in terms of secondary characters and layering of storylines. It is super simple and direct, and sometimes, that is just what you need. A wholesome romance, not too long and sweet to the eyes.

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Warm drama

it's really my comfort drama. Good visual, cast, chemistry, ost, etc. Really worth it to watch. Cerita nya ringan tapi bikin baper. Chen zhe yuan dan zhao lusi memiliki chemistry yang sangat bagus. Saya harap mereka bisa berkolaborasi untuk kedua kalinya di drama yang lain. Yang paling saya suka dari drama ini adalah saat menontonnya saya merasa ikut jatuh cinta bersama sang zhi. Saya pikir drama ini mungkin memiliki cerita yang ringan tapi sangat sempurna bagi saya karena saya bisa merasakan apa yang pemain rasakan. Contohnya saat sang zhi patah hati untuk pertama kalinya dengan duan jiaxu, itu juga membuat saya merasakan patah hati.

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Muy Recomendada

Habia leido la manga, por lo que tenia mucha curiosidad de ver la historia. No me defraudó, aunque modifican las edades de los actores, realmente respetaron bastante elcontenido en la manga. Los actores excelente, la niña que actúa en la edad temprana es preciosa y por supuesto Zhao Lusy actúa muy bien. El chico protagónista además de guapo, realizó un excelente trabajo. Es una historia fresca, con buenos actores (excelentes todos los protagonistas y los secundarios) la ternura y frescura del drama es excelente. Muy recomendable, y creo que la podría colocase en las mejores series de romance juvenil. Felicitaciones a todos los que trabajaron en esta serie

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I am envy to their love story .

I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet drama centered around a boy and a girl who hide their feelings from each other. The girl falls in love with her brother's friend, who has always cared for her like a big brother. Despite seeing him as more than just a brother since childhood, she never confesses her love, fearing she might lose him. This often places her in awkward situations.

The reactions from her brother and family are portrayed as justified. Her brother's perspective is understandable: if his friend had fallen for any other girl, especially one younger than him, it would be acceptable, but falling for his sister is a difficult pill to swallow. The family's concern for her is also depicted in a relatable manner.

I particularly liked the proposal scene; it was the highlight of the drama. The main male lead was, as always, amazing, and the brother was also very impressive. The female lead, their friend circle, and her parents, who are the coolest couple in the drama, all added depth to the story. The supporting characters further enriched the narrative.

Overall, a big thumbs up for this drama!

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Sweet Romance ❤️❤️

Sweet romance❤️❤️ this was a great series. Obvious why so many viewers gave high ratings. Highly recommended!!

This had just the right amount of everything (young love, sad and tragic past for ML, true love, belief in the goodness of the other person, having that person realize that they're worth it..... overcomes all obstacles making a person whole again, giving purpose, dedication and happiness). Actors did an amazing job portraying their respective characters. Loved the Male and Female lead (the chemistry and the way they interacted with each other felt like a real love story) and along with all supporting characters.

Overall 10 rating as I can't give any critique. Rewatch value 10.

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A story of pure and unconditional love

Hidden Love is the first Chinese drama I ever watched and I am honestly surprised by how much I love this show. It's just so sweet and heartwarming that no matter how many I watch it I will not get enough and keep coming back for more. That's the extent to which I love and the funny thing is that I never expected to like it so much. So yeah, the sweetness and the tenderness with which this story has been portrayed was outstanding and that's why I give this show a 10/10.

I have watched this show a number of times now but hadn't left a review of it on this site until now. I'm here now because I just realized that some haters have been posting negative reviews which have decreased the shows rating from 9.2 to 9.0. Their jealousy is truly astounding. Maybe they should try to make their favourite shows a success rather than try to diminish the success of Hidden Love. You haters can try all you want. It won't change the fact that Hidden Love is a very well loved show because it is relatable.

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Cringe.

Ver a una niña enamorada de un adulto me dio cringe, especialmente porque la actriz no parecía de 14 años, lucia como alguien de menos de 10. Incluso cuando ella empezó a andar con él solo tenia 19, cuando el chico ya tenia 26. Siento que todo paso muy rapido y me pareció turbio, al menos se hubieran esperado a que la chica madurara, porque siempre lucio muy infantil. Tampoco comprendi a los papas que estaban mas preocupados por la situación del chico que por lo jóven que era su hija, en la vida real mas de uno se hubiera infartado, aunque fuera el mejor partido.

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I love this drama soo much. Love the casting, love the story and everything in it. I love how patient the Female Lead to wait her first love to love her back. And i love how Male Lead fall in love with her back. The way he love her, protech her, the way their jealous with each other. It also tell the love of the family, parent to their daughter, the love of a brother to his sister and how he protech her eventhough their always querrel when they see each other. She fell first but he fell harder. So sad not to see their wedding. Hope there will be second season. To see how their marriage life, to see their baby and see how lovely couple their are. Very recomended to watch. I hope to see the ML and the FL in other drama.

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she fell first but he fell harder

This is the reason I love chinese dramas
These type of romance dramas with slow burn cute and healthy relationships are just so soothing and healing..... like this could be something you watch multiple times and never get bored, something that's just running in your background but still prominent, something that you will watch again and again jus cuz why not, something to watch when the day's been hard and all u want is to smile...
Coming to the story.... it's nothing extraordinary but it's beautiful and true.... it doesn't have a thick plot but amazing script and direction.....it won't keep you on the edge of ur seat but has something to keep you smiling throughout and being unable to stop.
The chemistry between our leads is obviously amazing and theyre both soo pretty and i especially love how rosy can go from a cute little student to a mature lady by just changing her facial expressions like that's just wow
This drama here tells the story about the first love all little girls have and the beauty of it and maybe it will all work out in the end
would totally recommend this to anyone and just keep coming back here
big thanks to all the cast and crew!!!

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