Love O2O (2016)

*Just a note that I purely only gave this drama a go because of the actor Yang Yang, I'd highly recommend that you check his other acting roles out!

Story/Plot: At first glance, this drama seemed amazing - opening with a fantasy fight scene set in a traditional Chinese RPG game. This theme ran throughout the drama, but it eventually levelled off later on and focused on the relationship between the two leads. The involvement of the game in the drama was a nice touch since it added a stronger plot, which Love o2o definitely lacks in many aspects because nothing major ever happens throughout each episode other than minor quarrels between characters.

Acting/Cast: Moving onto characters... uhh Zheng Shuang was definitely a let down. Although I hate to say it, her acting was terrible and she doesn't know how to kiss (Yang Yang carried every single kiss scene while ZS just kind of stood there and let it happen), plus she's way too skinny and it bothered me the whole time that I was watching, adding on I don't think that the two actors have much chemistry together; maybe they should've casted someone better for the role of Bei Wei Wei? However, mayhaps I have to say that the show was worth watching just to drool over Yang Yang the whole time ;)

Music: The OSTs used in the show were so fitting for every scene and you'll be giddy to know that two of them were even sung by the actors themselves hehe.. “有点甜” is a must listen!

Rewatch Value: Personally I'm not much of a rewatch kind of guy and it's up to the preference of the viewer I suppose. However, I wouldn't bother rewatching this drama seeing as there are plentiful other dramas with similar plots like 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder' or 'A Love So Beautiful'.

Overall: Honestly it wasn't that bad. Everything about the drama was quite generic and typical other than the incorporation of the online game. However, I'd definitely recommend other cdramas over this one.

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Love O2O A look at Gaming World and Techie Personalities

I just finished watching the Series and the Movie on Netflix. The cinematography in the movie was much better than the series episodes which were inconsistent in quality. The movie accurately told the story but without the depth and detail about the character's lives. The long series satisfied me more because I am a person who likes to understand not just what happens in a story, but what makes the characters tick. If I had control of the movie and the series content, I would have changed the ending in the movie to Episode 30 of the series. I watched the thirtieth episode three times and I have NEVER done that after first watching a any series. Episode 30 depicted the male lead's sense of humor and confidence romantically after having navigated a 2+ year relationship with his first love. The female lead also seemed new to love saying, "no" to potential suitors to focus on school. Her character was written with a timid personality. A lot of her dialogue was "in her head" and showed me her insecurities. I loved how the couple were consistently candid throughout in their relationship inspite of insecurities.

The male lead was perfect as a high IQ techie who is in his head until he notices a girl for the first time in his life . I read one reviewer refer to him as arrogant and that was true in most of the series but his girlfriend didn't seem to mind. I say the writer did their job well because the actor's behavior was consistent with his genius personality. The writers wrote the fellow developers (employees) to hero-worship the lead a bit too much but the writers revealed why his employees/buddies were so loyal to him. The actor underplayed his feelings but was skilled in subtly showing his growing attraction to his girl with very small changes to his smile and eyes that showed he was enamored with her.

The female lead turned me both on and off by her personality throughout She made me feel hot and cold about her romance. The male lead's passionate kisses didn't look mutual. There was nothing in all of her study sessions that seemed challenging that she voiced. Off and on I wished another actress had been chosen for the part. The writers should have shown her to be more tech savy in her studies... she was majoring in computer science after all. She used her skills only briefly as an intern. The writers showed her dad's desire for her to do something with her education when he feared she would get married right out college.

In the real world, how influential is an unskilled newly-hired intern in directing a permanent employee to cut or hire other intern applicants at a company? That whole part seemed unrealistic unrealistically contrived to fit the purpose of the scene. The writer could have done better.

The story line about social media and jealous female students seemed to be written by a separate group of writers who maybe were male and did not have an understanding of the age group of college juniors and seniors, giving the supporting female characters little maturity. The writers seemed to rely on high school mentality perceptions rather than more sophisticated personalities in writing for the women obsessed with who is more beautiful; like beauty is all that matters in life... Maybe it was intended show that their behavior was based on what they thought the guys on campus were interested in. The maturity of the two leads overshadowed that of all of the supporting characters.

I would liked to have seen the writers include K.O. in some budding romance at the instigation of the female lead. K.O. was a lot like the male lead in his personality.

I loved the scenes with the parents, and the scenes at the game company during the days while trying to reach their development deadline . Having been married to an Electronics Engineer for many years I though the atmosphere and the synergy was spot on. I remember so many times getting some time away with my husband during a deadline push that resulted in lowering his stress, and having creativity and problem-solving pop into his head out of the blue.

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Cute Premise, Problematic Execution

While the premise to this story was cute, I didn't love the execution. The biggest problem was the sound editing. It became increasingly obvious as the show went on that the lead actress was dubbed - the movement of her lips and the dubbed voice were just slightly off from one another. I'm uncertain if other characters were dubbed, but it was not nearly as obvious as the FM lead. I also wasn't the biggest fan of her acting. She seemed very stiff and standoffish, particularly in comparison to the ML lead's passion and adoration. It's not an issue in the earlier episodes, but I'd expect her to be less stiff the more they dated each other. All that said, it was refreshing to find a drama featuring a couple with little communication issues. Others may have attempted to come in-between them, but they were committed to each other. If you prefer a couple with drama, this may not be the show for you.

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I think this is one of the first C-dramas, I watched about gaming and that there isn't many love rivalries or like really bad misunderstandings that the couple break up.

I think the one reason, why I enjoyed it is because the couple Xiao Nai played by Yang Yang & Wei Wei played by Zheng Shuang, just never had many misunderstandings that they would tell each other everything! I think I don't like it that much when there is really bad misunderstandings and they don't talk to each other because of it. But I think I enjoyed this because there wasn't that much drama, and that they really looked like their characters in the in-game as well. -

I also really liked the actor Yang Yang! So I just thought he was such a handsome guy, and played such a nice like rich, sweet guy you would want in your own relationship type, if you get me! LOL It's definitely something simple and lighthearted to watch and that's why I enjoyed it, not to much annoying crying and things!

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It was amazing. It had not too much Drama, so you were able to enjoy it even after an already draining day and the two main character somehow perfectly matched with eachother.
I also liked, that the drama was not focussed on fighting between the main characters, but instead on everything around them.
I was a bit sad that they seemed to rush the last episode a bit, but it still was rather enjoyable.
I'd totally recommend this Drama as a first, because the topics are not that heavy and while the main female character sometimes backs away from hard stuff, it doesn't make her weak, just like it is in reallife. I also enjoyed that they both had strong and weak spots and that they were shown.
For enjoying this drama, you should be open to a bit of fantasy, because some scenes are about the online game which is mostly based on fantasy.

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She loves to game, but is not suddenly a pro in programming so she's able to help him make his game and he is very clever, but has a soft spot for his friends and he's not very good with normal chores.
Their friends somehow all have their own characteristics and you can fall in love with them just as much as with the lead figures. Sometimes I couldn't wait for Nai's friends to be in the scene too, because they gave the whole story a much more fun twist.

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Bei Wei Wei is taking her first steps into adult life - luckily she's found the perfect partner in Xiao Nai.

I liked this even though there are no obstacles. Xiao Nai always does the right thing: he's respectful, caring and protective. Bei Wei Wei simply is in awe of her good fortune.

The cast saves the show. The actor playing Xiao Nai really embodies a cold exterior that has a warmer playful side, and Bei Wei Wei is the right mix of silly and endearing. Their roles are fairly traditional gender roles, but there is a lot of appreciation of what they both bring to the table.

The music is mediocre. I wouldn't rewatch the whole thing, but may watch it for a moment or two now and then.

I grade by other criteria as well:

Complex Themes - 6
(Models what a healthy relationship looks like. I also liked the question of whether to separate virtual and real worlds - since you can harm someone in both, shouldn't you have integrity in both?)
Character Growth -3
(The two characters are static and do not 'grow' very much over the course of the show)
Nuanced Women -6
(Points for female friendships and featuring girls in tech, but overall they are stereotypes you've seen before).
Cinematography/Production Values - 6
(This is very low budget, which is fine for the real life scenes, but was a bit harder in the video game/CGI bits. Not only was the CGI poorly done, but the wigs, costumes etc. were also of poor quality)

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BAD dubbing (and worse kissing) but okay if you want angst-free fluff

In the first few eps of this the FL's lines, although delivered from what looked like an ordinary college dorm, have a weird echo and sound like they are really coming from a deep, cavernous hole somewhere. That was very off-putting! -although it seemed to gradually improve. Anyway, this is a harmless little college romance with a gaming element, where the FL and ML, both top players, meet in a game. The in-game effects are... not something anyone would be watching it for, but that doesn't matter because it's all about the romance, and that is pretty solid in that they like each other, and only each other, all the way through. There are no love triangles, break-ups or heroically sacrificial partings, all difficulties are comfortably overcome, and nothing terrible happens to either of them - well, ML is in a car accident at one point, but he's fine and it speeds the plot along instead of blocking it. They're respectful to each other, and they never really argue. A bit of bromance, a bit of sismance, a tiny hint of a gay romance (pretty cute) and a little bit of rivalry keep it rolling along smoothly for 30 episodes to their marriage. It's not exciting, but it is kind of restful, if you're in the mood for that.

However, the core relationship was marred a lot for me by the FL freezing and looking absolutely petrified whenever a kiss scene happened, and as she clearly likes him and he obviously can kiss, this seemed very jarring and cringey and lost it points. More points dropped off for her role in the game company they form after school: basically just a pretty little assistant. I would have liked it a lot more if she'd beefed up a bit, but YMMV.

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First of all, I'm not a fan of online games, yet I totally fell in love with this one.I usually prefer to watch short dramas so I took a long time, debating whether to watch this or not. I'm glad I did.
PLOT:
A light hearted drama, with no major twists or lag. Online gaming plays an important part in the story line and make this more interesting to watch.
CAST;
After watching this I'm now a huge fan of Yang Yang.Even though Zeng Shuang literally doesn't match with her character description, you will surely fall in love with the lead pair.
MUSIC:
The opening song is catchy and loved the OST sung by Yang Yang.
REWATCH:
Definitely .
OVERALL;
Loved it . Made it to my top ten dramas :)

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Should you? Would you? Could you?

You should watch this one.
You would recommend this to others.
You could watch this again........YES!

This is one of the few in my list which has repeat value. Right from the concept to the acting to the chemistry to the plot, everything seems to fall in place. What I loved about it was the unfailing love and trust between the lead characters. The bond is so strong that everything else fades away. Each conflict is resolved so perfectly because of that trust between them. And I love the fact that it centers around the theme of online gaming. The supporting cast too is excellent.
I would highly recommend watching this one.

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The flow of the story is really amazing as it never bores you , keeps you hooked through out the drama. This drama is sure to be in top your Rom-Com list of favorite dramas . The story in general is pretty normal still what is amazing is that normal barrier of family , class and society that we find in dramas normally are not present which upgrades the drama's quality.
Those who have always dreamed of having their crush as their boyfriend, people maybe not in reality but here in this dramaland it is possible...
Brace your heart cause the Main Lead is will make your heart beat faster than ever with the way he looks and does for his girl ;)

The drama in overall is a must watch and for me it is 9.9/10.

Hope it is helpful
And to you who is reading have a great time ^_^

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Like very loving drama the story is overall very good and the ML(yang yang) is totally a charmer.There are no dramatic or exaggerating scenes the story was simple but very overwhelming and attractive not only the ml's but the supporting cast were alsovery good though the fl was like a rock even in romantic or kissing scenes without expressing her feelings overall she did justice to her role and the best part is there are no trust issues or third person between them and the friendship between the leads and their respective friends was also worth watching there are no misunderstandings which would be very annoying if were. FINALLY we can just watch it for like 100 times just for yang yang he killed me with his looks and his acting A big thumbsup

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Sweet and simple love story

Sweet and simple love story. A bit unrealistic but it doesn't matter, it's still good entertainment. No muss, no fuss. Skipped a lot of the gaming part except the part where they met and married.

ML is the typical, dominant male. Good looking, intelligent and athletic achiever. FL is your typical pretty looking, sweet girl next door material. A bit submissive and innocent at times. Every girl wants the ML but he only liked the FL. He showed interest and swept her off her feet.

The fun fact with this one is how FL become ML's girlfriend even before they've met. How she becomes his fiancee even before he proposed.

If you're looking for a profound story to watch then this might not be for you.

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