Follow Your Heart (2024)

Fckin' Entertaining

The historical Chinese version of 'Beauty Inside'
It is amazing.
They serve it up in such a captivating way that it leaves viewers (I'm talking bout me) wanting more. I ended up binge-watching the first 22 episodes in two days.

They nailed the principle of Observe, Imitate, Modify.
It's so good that I didn't even care about the unrealistic fight scenes and plastic surgery. It's just damn good.

And all the cameos are awesome.
They nailed Yan Nanxin's character; The way they speak and their body language is spot on!

I only have a tiny issue that doesn't affect the plot.
Luo Yun Xi still looks so skinny, damn, it’s been years... I need a producer and director to cast him as a beefy war general so that he eats more and looks healthy.
Every time I see him, I want to take him home and make him eat a lot.

P.S. Deng Kai!!! Another role as an a**hole??? This is your 6th drama as an a**hole... please stop, I'm begging you.

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A show so bad, Luo Yunxi owes me financial compensation for getting me into it.

EDIT: I started this series because I'm a fan of Luo Yunxi, I've loved his past series, so I figured this would be a cute watch.

It started that way and then halfway through became intolerable to watch. The acting was fine, even though the main pair had very little chemistry by the end of it, but the storyline, the plot, was a complete waste of time. I wish I could surgically remove this show from my brain.

Here are some of the only pros:
- Luo Yunxi
- The two side pairs are cute- though one of them really made me angry at one point that I didn't want them together at all anymore.
- Family and character development

Now for the cons:
- The writing is terrible. They lose complete sight of where the story is going and just repeat arcs with different characters.
- Their villains aren't clever at all, their schemes are idiotic and shouldn't have worked if the writers remembered any of their past storylines and character growth.
- The main pair get neglected for half the series and then are suddenly hit with angst. It got to the point that I stopped rooting for them.
-They completely annihilate any character growth to make their horrible villain arc work and then give that villain a sympathetic death for no reason.

There are so many more cons, but I'm honestly so exhausted from this show. I gave it the benefit of the doubt because I wanted to stick around for the pairings, but I wish I hadn't. A complete waste of time, and my friend and I watched in 2x speed to get it over with.


Here's the thing: This show started out so well-written. It got my friend and I so hooked and invested in the characters and the relationships, especially the character development of Xinbai and Suolou. It was going so well until they killed off a villain duo and then introduced the main villain duo. For one, they already had this dynamic with the past arc and villains. It felt like lazy, pointless writing. And then they add another love interest and antagonist into the mix super late into the show. I liked him as a character at first (not a love interest), but then the writers really messed with his character potential. Had they introduced him before Nanxing and Xinbai were a solid, trusting pair, it could have worked, but they introduced him too late and pushed him as a love interest so hard for no reason. Then, on top of that, they have him and the other two antagonists coming up with pointless, doomed to fail schemes that have no chance of working because the main love pair are so solid in their relationship. So either the writers came up with a useless plot, or their scheme will work and then completely destroy all of the writing and work they put into the series during the last few episodes. It's horrible writing, it really just...falls apart.

On top of that, they've also completely annihilated some of their best characters to make this villain arc even somewhat work. Suolou is so clever and knows about the politics of things, but somehow can't solve her engagement issue when there were obvious solutions right there? And Nanxing as well! She trusts a character that she specifically tells others not to trust an episode prior for no other reason then "she's kind." The writers have completely annihilated their character growth and intelligence in order to make their useless, pointless villain plot work, and it's frustrating. I wish I could quit watching but I'm 33 episodes in and am already invested in the three pairs and want to see how things end with them without this trash Zornia plot. Can't wait to just...be done this show and move on to something more well-written.

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Perfect combination of mystery, comedy romance✨In the ending episode I was smiling for half a hour..ehehe they were even dancing🤭 this drama really brought lots of laughter, heart-melting moments💗

One of my fav things about this drama, is that the leads don't rlly have that personality that is difficult to communicate with so nothing irritates me unlike some k dramas. The creativity behind this drama has rlly kept me hooked for every episode👍👍

Perfect to rewatch when feeling down or bored! This year Blossom in adversity and Follow your heart has been my favourite historical cdramas!

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Funny and entertaining drama

I found this drama entertaining after 6 episodes and have continued watching. There are many good actors in it aside from Leo Luo , there is also Sebrina Chen , Ryan Cheng , Deng Shang, Huang Ri Ying , cameo by Cheng Xiao and Song Yi the FL.

Essentially this is a historical romance between a face blind ML and a shape shifting FL ( saw that in some modern Korean drama years ago)…anyway, the CP ends up marrying three times… so far I am at their coming 2nd marriage. Much better role for Leo Luo and I find him much better in historical garb than modern clothing because he is super skinny.

I actually enjoying the possible romance between Ryan Cheng and Huang Ri Ying even more than that between the main CP and also watching who Sebrina who plays ML bratty half sister will end up with.
If you are like waiting for Lost you forever Season 2; this is a good filler and I am still missing “The Double “ an excellent historical romance drama that ended a week ~ ago. Jump in and watch … just accept shape shifting is possible and then go with the hilarious flow…

The first CP to me is NOT as interesting as the 2nd CP : Ryan Cheng and Huang Ri Ying … anyway I would still recommend this as the costumes are beautiful and the production is well done. I hope to see Ryan Cheng as ML in a full length drama.

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After watching 16 episodes, I got bored because the pace is too slow, draggy, and repititive

Follow Your Heart, a historical costume drama featuring Leo Luo and Song Yi didn't interest me. After 16 episodes, I was annoyed by the pace, impatience to continue, and lackluster chemistry between the lead characters. It is also slow, draggy, and repetitive, with the same themes about crime investigations.

Synopsis: The series tells the romantic love story of Jiang Xin Bai, a cold and aloof prince suffering from face blindness who is determined to eliminate the "Zornia grass" from the world, and Yan Nan Xing, a passionate female traveling doctor whose appearance changes often due to a curse during the full moon each month. Together, they journey through the martial world, experiencing a fated love. Through the process, these two strong yet lonely individuals overcome numerous obstacles and jointly uphold justice. They show the true meaning of love—that while appearances are important, they cannot surpass the connection of hearts.

My Reviews:
1. The pace of the storyline was too slow, draggy, and repetitive.
There were a few comedic moments, but nothing exciting to lure me to continue.
2. The online chemistry between the lead characters needed to be improved. I like Leo Lou's onscreen chemistry with Bai Lu (Love is Sweet) better than any other actresses he paired up with.
3. I love Leo Luo. He is a good actor, but ever since Love is Sweet, I have not been able to finish any of his other dramas since 2022, like Love is Panecea, Light Chaser Rescue, and Till the End of the Moon (because episode 16 ruined the entire drama for me, so I dropped it)
4. He needs to have better scripts and pairing.

I am dropping this drama and give it a 6.5 rating.

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Worth watching drama

I was very excited to watch this drama.This drama is really nice and funny. I really liked it and thoroughly enjoyed it. About the story, I have to say that it is very good. While watching the drama, I never felt that the story lost it's way or went in a different direction. All cast and crew all hard working team is really appreciated. Both main leads are compatible with each other.Their chemistry is great and both have done justice to their respective characters. I also liked Yan Nan Xing's shape-shifting character. They made a brief appearance in the special appearance story but they all did their job very well. I really liked the character of Jiang Xin Bai's mother. The actress is brilliant and her timing is perfect. The costumes are simple yet elegant. The fighting scenes are very well choreographed and shot perfectly.
After watching this drama, I would like to summarize, like Jiang Xin Bai and Yan Nan Xing, we have many battles in our lives, everyone faces many situations in our daily life but instead of sitting and crying for help, accept that battle, weakness and fight for it wholeheartedly. Change yourself. One day you will surely overcome it. ⌛ Life is the most beautiful gift given by God/Universe. ⏳Enjoy every moment and follow your heart.😊✌️🫰

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Good one

A story about seeking the truth behind the illegal planting of a drug. Throughout the journey to uncover who is responsible and why they are doing it, various parallel stories unfold. Though some of these subplots occasionally dull the narrative, there are many captivating elements that keep you engaged, even if the overall story feels somewhat blended.
I like Tong Sai Er and Shang Bie Li' s love story more than the other two . Because in their love story there was no any tention.
And even my favourite character is Tong Sai Er . Her character brought humour to the story .

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I couldn't follow them...

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I am a fan of the ML and I watched the FL in other dramas and she was great. I was looking forward to this drama and had pretty high expectations. Nonetheless, I decided to drop it after the first 2 episodes because it gave me too much of "Beauty Inside" vibes and I did not want to watch a similar plotline and such. I enjoyed "Beauty Inside" and I think I would have enjoyed "Follow Your Heart" if I had not already watched "Beauty Inside". This is my reason for dropping this drama. I want to move on to other nice dramas out there. There is no hate on any actor or actress or the plot. :o) "Beauty Inside" was a really great drama, in my opinion, and having watched that... it was quite enough. :o)

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Adaption of Korean movie/drama

After reading the sypnosis and watching a few episodes, I realized this is adaption of Korean movie/ drama - [The Beauty Inside (Korean: 뷰티 인사이드; RR: Byuti Insaideu) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the 2015 film of the same name.] taken from wiki.

Korean drama lead [Seo Do-jae (Lee Min-ki) who is an executive director of an airline company, seems perfect. He is attractive and intelligent but he actually suffers from prosopagnosia.] taken from wiki, which is face blindness

Watch the Korean drama of 16 episodes to understand the Korean movie and watch this 40 episodes Chinese drama when you have lots of time to kill or keep you company while doing chores! Lol

It is easier to watch this Chinese version after watching the Korean drama. This Chinese version has more details and comes with some crime storyline with it albeit being draggy. The leads deliver the storyline well so it is easy to get me started with the drama and continue.

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