Love O2O (2016)

Calm and nice.

This is how I would described Love O2O. Nothing more, nothing less. To be honest, there is not much to say about the serie 😅 Even though it has 24 episodes, not much happens there. Unfortunately, the producers did not do their best. The story is interesting and seems to be like a cute chinese High School Musical Drama .... about gamers 😆

Two other love stories are woven between the slowly developing romance. Together with scenes from "The Chinese Ghost Story" the series happens to be more interesting. Problem is that Love O2O is more meant for teenagers than for adults. It is extremely 💘sweet and innocent💝 and it's even too much at some point. It is saturated with awkward hugs, random kisses and funny heroes' conversations trying to relieve the tension between them (and their bodies because after all they're over 20! ). The most brutal action takes place in the game 😂 where characters constantly fight monsters. It is an interesting cutscene in the series, it distracts from its reality. Even if you do not like this type of filming, it is worth focusing on the game because it introduces some important information to the plot.

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Mother of Lackluster Endings

First time writing a review, pardon the lack of technicalities. This drama was a classic case of starting strong and ending flat. What began as a promising heart-thumping case of all rounder ML chasing all-rounder FL, went into far too complex technical details of the behind-the-scenes going ons of a video game development to a Government backed advertisement of the ideal Chinese married couple values (no hate to either, it's just my perception of what the drama was looking like from episodes 25-30).
The FL starts out strong, independent, head set straight, and the drama eventually makes her a tea-serving obedient idyllic faithful woman sidekick of the successful ML.
As mentioned in some comments, one could totally skip episodes 10 to 20 and start from episode 21 and you wouldn't really have missed a thing. First time a drama gave me such a strong sense of watching a filler instead of a drama.
Not to blame the FL's wooden acceptances of some really passionate kisses by the ML (it's probably how the director wanted her to portray the kisses - demurely as if she was being devoured or something), but it honestly didn't do justice to the ML as the entire sorry attempt seemed uncomfortable and forced onto the FL.
The entirety of this drama could have been condensed into 10 episodes of 1 hour each and still done justice to the storyline. Poor re-watch value. Perhaps the movie would serve for a more fulfilling watch.

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I think like a lot of reviews on here, this drama really is a hit or miss.

If you're looking for a well-written, deep and meaningful drama, then this ain't for you. If you're looking for a drama you can put on without much thinking, and just want to see some pretty people in an overly sugar sweet fantasy world - then this is for you.

It's very clear that this drama is directed at a young/teenage girl demographic, because I know that if I was 8-10 years younger, I would definitely have been OBSESSED with this drama. As someone already in my 20s, already experienced college life, already has a full-time job, already experienced romance and being in relationships - this drama is merely a fantasy that will never happen in real life.

The only reason I personally watched this drama was because I'm a Yang Yang fan, but as someone who has been watching dramas for 10+ years, this is by far one of the most unrealistic, full of plot-holes, average acting, lacking in substance, super cringe dramas I've ever seen (the amount of times I've rolled my eyes). No one on this Earth can be that perfect, no romance can be that smooth-sailing, nor rich nor successful.

BUT don't get me wrong I'm not a hater. The reason I gave it a 7/10 overall, is that it was also a nice "feel-good" drama, where I could get lost in Yang Yang's looks, reminisce about college/Uni/dorm life, relive the butterfly in your stomach feeling; but that is there is all there is to it.

As long as you're able to look past all the unrealistic aspects and flaws of the drama, it's enjoyable to an extent. I was still hooked nonethtless.

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# of Watchers: 76,210
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Xiao Nai is a gaming expert who, courtesy of his basketball skills, academic excellence, swimming talent and game company presidency, also happens to be the most popular student on campus. When he first comes across the gorgeous computer science major Bei Wei Wei, the infinitely talented wunderkind immediately falls in love. But it’s not Wei Wei’s looks that he notices; it’s the ridiculous mastery with which she is commanding her guild and owning everyone in an online multiplayer game that makes her impossible to forget. Now, Xiao Nai must use his skills both in real life and online to capture the adorable but dorky Wei Wei’s heart. But does their love have the XP to succeed, or will this relationship never level up?

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~~ Adapted from the web novel "A Slight Smile is Very Charming" (微微一笑很倾城) by Gu Man (顾漫). Edit Translation

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Native Title: 微微一笑很倾城
Also Known As: A Smile is Beautiful , Weiwei's Beautiful Smile , Just One Smile is Very Alluring , Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng , Love Online to Offline , Cinderella is Online , Your Smile is very Alluring , Bei Wei Wei's Beautiful Smile
Screenwriter: Gu Man, Scarlett OuYang, Shen Fei Xian
Director: Lin Yu Fen, Guo Hu
Genres: Business, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Tags: Online Gaming, Gaming, Nice Male Lead, First Love, Smart Female Lead, Male Chases Female First, Calm Female Lead, Game World, Instant Attraction, Hardworking Male Lead (Vote or add tags)
Country: China
Type: Drama
Episodes: 30
Aired: Aug 22, 2016 - Sep 6, 2016
Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Original Network: Dragon TV JSTV Youku
Duration: 45 min.
Score: 8.4 (scored by 40,596 users)
Ranked: #562
Popularity: #54
Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older



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I'm gonna confess, I'm not the perfect viewer to chinese dramas but this really make me realize two things:
1. I have no problem focusing in long dramas
2. I can be patient with the right plot and drama.

Since the first episode to the end, gonna say is cute, lovely, and NORMAL. And yes when I say normal, I mean about two people falling in love (ofc, in this case is a drama and always will be a drama) as a normal couple. Without dramatic plot twist, or mean people around (well, I'm not saying they decided delete all the stereotypes haha). And that's what I was waiting for, because sometimes even when I want to run away from my real life and escape to dramaland , in others I also need to watch a realistic and cute couple thing, as all these living in harmony around us.

I you want a refreshing and lightly drama, This is your drama!!!

Story 9/10
CHdrama needs to be better producing a drama.
But overall, the drama is good , the plot is plain but refreshing, and the leads have a good chemistry.

Gamers on board,
See ya!

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I kept seeing this drama pop-up for months without really bothering to watch it but oh boy do i regret it now.
This one left me with a feeling of emptiness rarely felt before, there's no over-the-top drama, the main couple communicated and faced problems head on without doubting each other and I just *sigh* it's so simple yet it's brilliant.
I decided to watch the first episode as a way to procrastinate studying for my exams and 30 episodes later I wanted to go back and re-watch it all over again.

The main leads were too perfect but that's just what the story's about - two perfect people meeting each other (although the kiss scenes were a bit...).
There's also a side BL story that wasn't explored as much as I wished but with China's censorship roles I'm not surprised (I ended up reading the translated novel to realise they were in fact together in the book and they were too effin cute)

Overall, it's been less than 24hours and I'm itching to re-watch it just to melt from all that lovey dovey action.

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I loved watching this drama! In the beginning i was not interested in watching it as the game concept was quite confusing for me... After lots of recommendations from my friends i decided to watch the second episode and from then on i began to watch episode after episode day and night.
My favourite scenes are:
1. Basketball game, Meeting at the bridge, Ride on the bike and Date -Epi 10&11 - Where his glance at her and introduces her to his friends as his girlfriend
2. Xiao Nai sits next to Bei Wei Wei in class -Epi 5- Also the video contest
3. LITERALLY EVERY EPISODE!! Nai cares for Wei Wei so much 'As long as she's willing to be with me,none of that matters to me.' Epi 22
I think the story line is ok however, they should add more dilemmas so it could be more interesting. To make it even better make more episodes :)
I think they should also make more scenes about Hao Mei x K.O. and Cao Guang x ErXi
The songs in the drama: Just One Smile Is Very Alluring and 主題曲一笑傾城 are amazing songs! I listen to them everyday and still not bored
I am in love with the lead characters Yang Yang,he is so handsome and his acting is complementing his looks and on the other hand Zheng Shuang is so beautiful. They work really well with each other as they have great chemistry. I hope that Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang can be together in real life <3
Overall, It is wonderful to watch and well recommended

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I loved this! What a cute romantic storyline! There was no competition or fighting against other women to snatch onto Xiao Nai so that was good for Bei Wei Wei. The only thing that had me confused was did they get married or was the marriage so fast we missed it. I guess in China if you registered your marriage that means you are married so I now understand. The wedding comes after so I guess their wedding is when he dressed her in that beautiful wedding costume. A lot of kissing going on for sure. The actress, Zheng Shuang, is a beautiful actress but I didn't feel the full romantic chemistry with Yang Yang's character. She seemed cold OR maybe I was just focused on Yang Yang such as his eyes. They open and close like Deng Luns. Also, a handsome young actor. Ms. Shuang's acting skills were good. I am impressed with Yang Yang's skills. I see he is successful with different types of dance genres, I will have to check that out. I have to see more of his acting abilities.

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This is an honest review of just the drama itself without comparison the novel because I haven't read it.

For me, Love O2O is a light, fluttering, college romance drama. I liked how mature the relationship between Xiao Nai and Bei Wei Wei despite having almost everyone around them against it. They never fought and they were so cute. The story is as predicted, prettiest girl + hottest guy, it is more realistic than the cliche: hottest guy and the ordinary one. I liked the friendships they had with their dormmates, the interactions and the funny scenes they had. Storywise, I'm giving it a 10/10 because I liked how simple and realistic it is, I liked seeing them in love (though they never exchanged ???), I liked the simple complications, the friendships and everything that happened in the story.

For the acting, I liked how Yang Yang portrayed the perfect character Xiao Nai, perfectly. A fictional character set the bar too high again. I'm pretty sure Xiao Nai is everyone's ideal guy. Let's just say the looks and skills are just plus points, the main reason why I really liked him is he is mature, soft, kind, understanding and gentle. Yes he is cold, but it's only to the girls who liked him and that's another plus points! It just shows that he will never look at anyone. Notice how he was to his friends, to his family and even to Beng Wei Wei's friends. He is really perfect!

As for Zhen Shuang, she is really pretty but I don't find it to that extent where everyone is almost drooling at you. She's really beautiful but everyone seems overreacting as if she was an angel that fell. She's also a little stiff and awkward. Plus everyone calls her sexy but I find her really thin? No hate, I love her and I loved how she portrayed the character. I'm just saying the flaw I've noticed. I don't know if it's the actress or the character Bei Wei Wei that didn't win me over.

The music was catchy but it was nice. I kept on remembering Love O2O whenever I insert my USB in the laptop because of the music it made. There was one OST that caught me but it was played in near the end part.

I would definitely rewatch it over and over again. But maybe I'll be skipping the part inside the online game. It was like a story inside a story. There were also a lot of side characters, not that I complain of, but I find it hard to remember that I kept on searching who's who. Until now that I finished all the episodes the only people I can remember are Xiao Nai, Bei Wei Wei, Erxi and KO.

For overall, I was satisfied with the drama. Well there may be few flaws but spending 3 days was worth it.

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This will always hold a special place in my heart as the second drama I had every watched. I was just randomly going through Netflix and was like...a Chinese drama that is partly in the video game world? I'm in. I didn't expect this drama to completely take my heart. The acting on Xiao Nai and Wei Wei's part was a little rough; Wei Wei kissed like a dead fish which ruined almost all romantic scenes, and it was super hard to read Xiao Nai, so I had no idea what to expect. But it didn't matter (except for -0.5 from score) because the story actually carried the whole drama. This is the only drama I have actually rewatched and honestly really want to watch again. Xiao Nai, even after all the many dramas I have watched since, remains my Chinese Drama Husband. If you want a cute first love story about a department beauty (WW) and campus dreamboat (XN) who end up falling in love over their mutual love and skill in videogames, as well as an amazing supporting cast featuring Nai's 3 best friends who I want as my older brothers/best friends, then this drama is for you. Everyone that I have recommended this drama to has loved it and recommended it to their friends.

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