Love at Night (2021)

Enjoyable romance without heavy drama

After watching over 100 Asian dramas in the past year, this one was very enjoyable and something I will put on my re-watch list. Although somewhat predictable in certain aspects, my favorite part was watching the main couple evolve and get closer thru the series. Their relationship was tested many times but not with the drama you see in some shows where couples are torn apart repeatedly and get back together. This couple worked thru the challenges each one strengthening their bond. It’s rare to see a show represent a couple that has faith in each other, communicates fairly well with each other and faces obstacles together. Too often it’s the opposite, I’m impressed with the writing team for this approach and wish more writers would use this style. A strong couple can endure many things and life is heavy enough who wants to watch all the misery some shows put couples through.

From a romance perspective it sometimes seemed as though the second couple had more kissing scenes than the leads but the leads did have many touching scenes. I would’ve like to see his male employee and the girl that initially had a crush on the lead have a more evolved romance, but they kept the storyline focus from being too wide spread which was good.

I enjoyed the music and some of the scenery was very beautiful. Hats off to the writing team and cast for a job well done. I recommend this series for others to watch.

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Mature love story

Long time not watch one mature love story like this. Really happy can found & watch this drama.

What I really love about this drama is how our couple, Xu Qing You (QY) & Mo Ling Ze (LZ) handle jealousy problem. They didn't do emotional outbursts or childish act, just a little sulking that a little bit cute... & I also really love how easy they apologize if they have done something wrong to other person, no need to wait for the man to apologize first or give action.

I also really love how the relationship between Fang Qi (FQ) & Xu Wei (XW) develop. It's really not easy to break through brother - sister relationship between them. But of course a little attentive and sincerity never useless. And I also really love how XW really respected FQ as a human being, not only as a woman. His word that express FQ should become herself no need to pretend, even for the sake of his friend, is really something that we must give big applause.

With all the positive side of this drama, I still think this drama have something that not complete yet. I really want to know the relationship between QY & his dad. His story ended only with his mom suicide, what happen with his dad...? Why did he go to prison? What was his mistake...? Is his dad still alive...? See... so many question that have no answer....

Overall this one mature drama that you can't miss...

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Good but should be 24 episodes

I watched this for LXY because I really needed to see him as the ML that gets the girl. He absolutely did not let me down! I have only seen him in costume dramas before this so seeing him in suits was a treat.

ZYX had her best modern setting performance here as a more mature career woman. Prior to this she always played sorta whiny, high maintenance, immature girls. Last time I saw her more serious was the costume drama L&R when her character had been through some rough stuff.

Story was fine but was clear it wasn't important. it was merely to get you from one couple moment to the next. I think this drama could have been shaved down to 24 episodes just to keep things moving.

Overall solid rom com.

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This is a really nice drama that could’ve been great if it was not for the supporting actors getting too much screen time building their relationships which interrupted the flow of the main leads relationship. The story is nice and the leading couple has very good chemistry; their love is steadfast and their looking out for their wellbeing. Although some of the supporting cast’s acting was not so great, the leading couple did a great job bringing their characters to life. The drama drags with the supporting cast’s storylines and the company’s problems but everything resolves quickly. Overall, the drama is not the best, but it is entertaining.

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You will be abused if you love too much

The girl was cheated by her boyfriend, but because they had been dating for 10 years, she did not break up. FL loved her boyfriend so much that bf took advantage. Then ML will come. FL will be snatched from her boyfriend. Their relationship is strong, even with a nasty ex-girlfriend who is causing trouble. but the last few episodes are disappointing, ML is also a red flag... he's letting FL get hurt because of misunderstandings, and he can explain right away. Also, the girl proposed and then he rejected and left her just because he was shocked. like what? The girl was embarrassed in front of their friends. They have a strong relationship because FL loves differently, no wonder her ex-bf dared to cheat on her. In real life, it's not likely to happen again.

Aside from their love story, there are 2 other love stories involved. It's really confusing who the main couple is lol

Overall, it's ok to watch while waiting for new dramas. Happy Ending but im not satisfied

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Good Modern Romance CDrama

Story:
-Good pacing and fun to watch how the lead characters finally get together
-Realistic with the FL's investment into the long relationship before and pressure from all sides to get back together as well as the ex boyfriends desire to get what he wants
-The theme of best friend with brother was also interesting to watch
-Liked the theme of family and support
-Liked how they showed character flaws of leads, support each other and their struggles

Acting:
- ML and FL were so good and great chemistry
-BFF, Brother, the Assistant and the Heiress were fun to watch as well
-The band members & bartender boss were favorites!

Overall:
A good watch to see what modern Chinese young adult professionals work and culturally deal with life. The fashion was fun to see as the ML and FL were both in very cool clothes. The music was good and very moody. Appreciated the genuineness of the characters. There were some parts which were a bit overdone but overall I really enjoyed it!

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Tried very hard to complete, but it was impossible.

This is a hopeless show. Started off as a very promising drama. But the character of the FL, the side characters are so superficial, they add nothing to the narrative. The side characters had their own story which did not tie in with the main story at all. It was like following two standalone stories which felt very distracting.
The less said about the unemotional acting of the FL. The character was written well but failed at the shop floor. Very similar character in A Rational Life was brilliantly acted out by the actor in that show.
Only points given for the Male Lead -he was like an oasis in the desert. May he get better projects in the future.

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Boring

Nothing spectacular abt this drama, i wonder if there is really a conflict except for the FL being unable to decide which guy to pick. Actors are handsome - though so skinny even for asian taste, but quite common looking faces, i was struggling in the beginning to recognize who's who. Also the identical fashion style doesnt help at all - its so obvious that they were dressed by the same stylist. I'd say, no effort was put into creating the illusion of life, it's all like a big doll's house. A lot of coincidence happen - FL sprains her ankle twice, ML is there to help each time , FL gets caught in the rain two times, of course ML is there again etc etc. If i happen to stumble across something better, i consider droppin it... till then, just fast forwarding.

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if there’s more good option than this drama, you’ll loose the momentum to finish this drama

if there’s more good option than this drama, you’ll see yourself loose the momentum to finish this drama

these past few weeks, i was into anime, bcs i was either waiting for the airing c/kdrama to get finished. But after getting tired with anime, no more good to watch, i went back to watching c/kdramas.

However… I was really careful on choosing one right now. Bcs I found myself recently loosing the momentum to finish every drama I started last month. Idk why.

But after reading some reviews in the comment about this one, I decided to take risk and watch this.

However, tbh, I ONLY find the EP1 interesting, but as the story goes on I DEFINITELY GET BORED. Probably because I can’t relate? I am not yet on that age to get what these couples trying to portray.

I ACTUALLY SKIPPED MOST PARTS. I tried to hold on watching the story of the main leads, because each couple in the drama has also other story to tell which are definitely way far from the main lead’s story.

However, idk if it’s me or is there anyone on the same page to me, I FIND IT IRRITATING how the MALE LEAD is so inconsistent with his actions. I just don’t like how the script and the his character was written it was so inconsistent.

Sometimes he’s tough, sometimes he’s nice. Sometimes he’s reckless, sometimes he’s considerate. It just confuses me. I feel like ML attitude flactuates — you thought it’s going to somewhere but eventually he’ll be back to the old one. I just find it so cringe.

Especially the stock room office where ML pulled FL inside, like wth — you don’t want to get misunderstood but on the first part of the story, you find it interesting not to explain what happened on that night.

BRUH. I don’t feel like I have so much energy left to finish this. So if you guys have, probably this drama if for you. But definitely NOT for me.

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Zhang Yuxi and Liu Xue Yi are no strangers for anyone who's watched 'Love and Redemption'. This was an unexpected pairing but I was mostly excited for it because of their BTS poster shoots and Tiktok promos while they filming it. I would say this drama somewhat started strong only to completely fizzle out and recycle the same scenes every episode. I am a bit bitter for all the time I spent on it and only finished watching it for the leads.

PLOT:
There's no plot. At least it never materialized to what it was setting out to be. A girl gets cheated on by a longterm boyfriend cum fiance only to fall for the "wrong guy" or "bad guy". I suppose their initial connection was strong and it was fun to wait for the leads to get together. However the editing and pace of their progress as a couple was all over the place. The ML has an unexplained obsession and was at times crossing the boundaries. The girl was indecisive and at times felt like she was emotionally cheating on her boyfriend as well. Their relationship dynamics were really lacking. The worst part in the plot are the secondary and tertiary couples which were just not even worth the effort of skipping over. In the second half the story was more focused on them than the main couple.

CAST:
Now here is literally where I cannot rate the drama super low. Liu Xue Yi did a decent job but Yuxi was quite lacking in the acting department. However I appreciate her chemistry with the ML as their interactions never felt awkward.

WHAT WORKS:
-The leads and their chemistry
-Not many misunderstandings after they get together

WHAT SUCKED:
-All supporting casts
-The unsatisfactory ending

OVERALL:
I'll give this one a hard pass unless what you're looking for is just eye candy because the leads were super easy on the eyes.

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