A Love So Beautiful (2017)

Can't stop rewatching

What made love this drama is the natural acting of every character. They really portrayed their character that you can even feel their pain, happiness and even the giggles when their crush glance or look at them. Maybe some of you, think that this drama is just an ordinary highschool drama. A puppy love that blossoms into real and strong love. Well, tbh, it is but what makes it different and outstanding is the feeling that brought to the viewers. While watching, it made feel that I want to go back to my highschool life. It made long for those days I spent with my highschool friends. I just love how it was made. It feels like I watched them grow. It is true, love is so beautiful. Even if it is just a puppy love. Those moments that you feel loved and love, you are motivated to grow as a person. That's what make love so beautiful. That's what make love a unique foundation to change and aim for the better. Aside from this, I also love that they use their own voice not like any other cdrama that used dubbing. The cinematography and the natural effects which made it authentic and feels like you are close to them. I just love this show and it's been five years I'm trying to move on and find some drama that will also give me like this feeling. Well, I can recommend river runs through it if u love highschool cdrama.

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Oh, I have such a love-hate relationship with this drama. lol

LOVE
I love how this drama makes you feel. Lol. I looked back to my high school days and relieved the moments when I was like Chen Xiao Xi crushing over the school heartthrob. Plus, Chen Xiao Xi portrayed her character very well. You'd think she's really a teenage girl. I think this is the strength of this drama, it makes the viewers remember those first crushes, first loves that made us all giddy inside. When we thought we will have a happy ever after with them. Even writing this review makes me smile, remembering those happy moments no matter how childish they are. lol

HATE (or dislike maybe? lol)
I hate all the misunderstandings that could have been EASILY resolved if they were more honest with each other or if they just talk it out especially Jiang Chen! You, Jiang Chen! He is the epitome of that smart, but stupid male lead. lol. No matter how cute he is, he is so immature and insecure. He gets jealous of everything when he obviously knows how head over heels Xiao Xi is with him. Sometime, I just wanna smack him in the face to tell him that "the story is pretty simple, why do have to make things complicated!? Can the 2 of you just love, love, love!?" lol

Most people compare this with Love O2O, but I like that one more because that one doesn't have those silly misunderstandings and their relationship is goals--It's balanced and they give and take. If I will compare these 2, A Love So Beautiful is for the immature lovers and Love O2O is for the mature lovers. lol

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Filmnya bagus, pertama pemilihan alur cerita yang begitu dinamis denan beberapa flot twist. secara karakter saya juga sangat suka karena setiap aktor dan aktris begitu menjiwai sangat anak muda walapun berbeda beda usia. cast yang menurut saya sangat tepat. secara setting cukup variatif namun simpel dimengrti maksud situasi dalam cerita. dari segi make up dan wardrobe juga sangat pas untuk masing masing karakter. sulit dimengerti waluapun bahasanya bukan indonesia tapi sangat sangat menarik mendengar mereka bercakap-cakap. saya pikir film ini sangat menarik dibuar season 2 nya.

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Pretty good

Overall: This was the first C-drama I watched due to the positive ratings. It has been a while since I watched the show so my memory might not be as fresh. The show is very cute and comfortable to watch, a nice cliche. I did have a few issues with it though. I recommend watching it if you want a light drama.

Story:

The story is very typical, not very unique love triangle. There's nothing wrong with it being a cliche either. However, there are certain parts of the show that I feel were underwhelming or underplayed that could have enhanced the overall watching experience. For instance, FL is shown to be a gifted artist at the beginning and during random parts of the show. I think that her being an artist really doesn't have much effect to the plot because they barely showed her doing anything artistic - she only used her artistic skill whenever it was convenient or to make certain plot points work (like with the graduating thing). To fix this, they could have made art a more prominent aspect of her life and show maybe her peers looking down on her because they don't believe art is a viable career, etc. This way, we can feel more of an association between FL and her artistic talents. Another issue I had was that the reason FL started liking ML made little sense to me so I didn't feel much regarding their relation to one another. The characters didn't really develop that much, though, ML did change a noticeable amount as he grew older but honestly I would have preferred if he stayed the same. I didn't really like the way ML behaved as an adult, he changed completely from what we thought we knew about him and became worse (in my opinion). I felt sad for SML a few times because he really sacrificed a lot for FL and didn't really get anywhere with that. There are a lot of misunderstandings and miscommunication between FL and ML that could have been easily avoided. I don't mind dragged on misunderstandings but I also don't appreciate a misunderstanding that drags on for a couple of years without the show SHOWing us the implications/side effects it had on the characters. The show instead just did a " _ years later" then gave a half baked explanation of how the characters felt at the time. Also, ML and FL's relationship was kind of mundane and the show didn't really give us a reason to admire their relationship or to think it's cute or ideal or anything like that, it was just "ok they're dating I guess" vibes. There are a lot more things but honestly I don't want to get too into it because these are pretty much just problems I had and you might not mind these things so don't let this deter you too much,

Acting/Cast:

I think everyone's performance was phenomenal but I didn't really know about Hu YiTian because his character is just cold, pokerface which made me a little bored because even his smile looked neutral ? (although it probably isn't the actor's fault since he's playing a pokerfaced character).

Music:

The intro song is nice but the rest of the music is just okay, I also forgot about the rest of the music so I can't say much else.

Rewatch Value:

Well I guess it could be fun to see how ML changed but honestly that's it. It's a very simple plot (nothing wrong with that) which isn't worth rewatching since it's a still considerably long show. With shows like these, there really isn't much after it's over because it ended pretty nicely, IMO it's not a completely full and satisfying ending but it's alright.

TLDR;
- Some plotpoints weren't used to their full potential
- Not much character development apart from the leads
- I like you, you'll know it, is a great song
- Certain plots were glanced over
- Poorly executed misunderstandings/easily solvable misunderstandings that for some reason weren't resolved sooner
- Cute show
- Light watch
- I recommend you watch it

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If you want a cute school drama, that's a great one!

I was so excited when I found this drama, so I started it right away! I loved how the female lead was so open about her feelings for male lead, though I would like to see him being a little more open too. To say the truth this was his character, a quiet one, what can we do? I liked their school friends and the fact that we saw them being together in adult life too. Their adventures were so cute! The male lead is so handsome that you may forget how distant he seemed. I liked how he showed more of his feelings towards the end of the drama and I totally adored the second male lead's efforts to win female lead's heart, but the best was his contribution to solve the misunderstandings between main lead couple. All I can say is that the main lead couple's romance is worth watching!

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My first Chinese Drama ever. OMG

⚠️ SPOILER ALERT!!⚠️
This series taught me to slowly fall in love with someone, even if I don’t want to - like Jiang Chen did -
This series kinda sweet but also romantic too, I really going crazy uwu I can't handel these emotional roller coaster. waaa at the first he didn't tell to her that he love her and at the first he gave up and he fall for her omggg!!! AND THOSE LITTLE JEALOUS MOMENTS OMO!!
And when Chen Xiao Xi always makes fun of herself becasue she just want to express her love for him ommomomomomo
⚠️END OF SPOILER ALERT!!⚠️

I finished "A Love so Beautiful" in just 3 days, and I am so glad I was able to watch it! This drama really makes my heart feel better, becasue of their relationship.
And at the last thing is what I want to say I just want to say thank you for the directors and to the cast and to the stuff, thank you for working hard <3 (TENCENT VIDEO, YOU DID WELL AWW)
~ Rea

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1-23 Was Cute But The Special Wasn't

The story was cute, and low-key relatable as I'm sure a lot of people have tried and pursue their crushes over the years. But, there was something's that only gave it a 9.5. The acting and cast were amazing. This was the second performance I've seen of the Male Lead and I thought he embodied the character well. It showed growth of all of the characters, some heartbreak. I didn't particularly care for how they portrayed the mental health in the show, but then I also understand that's just how it's dealt with in those countries. Mainly Li Wei's mom though she was in only one scene as much as I hated her, I began to sympathize the eternal pain she was going through as someone who deals with it on a regular basis. So, in the end I felt sympathy for her.

Despite being tenacious and a bit childish the female lead grew up and sometimes it takes growing apart from a person you love and figuring out who you are in the end to really make you see that the person you loved an wanted was next to you all along. Mainly Jiang Chen I'm talking about in this case, but it also gave Chen Xiaoxi a chance to grow up and live life and seeing if the love Jiang Chen was really there. Her friends were amazing and tough. It's a good drama if you like school romances and seeing characters grow and become more established of themselves as adults. The special was cute, but not what I wanted it to expect. Overall a good show. But, it still gets 9.5 because of the way they did Li Wei. It wasn't fair. Even though I was ready to push her and her best friend out the window. And would I rewatch it again? Probably not. It didn't move me to tears. But it was good.

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La mejor manera de definirlo: UWU

Este drama lleva el apellido "UWU" implícito. Si lo que buscas es una historia tierna, sin dramas inverosímiles; ver cómo los protagonistas van creciendo, enamorándose y madurando desde el instituto, uni y más allá, y que tu corazoncito dé vuelcos de ternura y emoción casual, este es tu drama. Yo he acabado enamorada y consumida por lo cute que ha sido todo. Le he tenido que poner un 9 de nota, #sorrynotsorry.

Sobre la historia: es cierto que no es nada del otro mundo, y muchos dicen que se parece a «Playful Kiss» o «Itazura na kiss». En algunos detalles no se puede negar la similitud, pero yo le he encontrado otro aire más satisfactorio, sobre todo en el desarrollo que tienen los personajes (nuestro bello protagonista masculino, Jiang Chen, se merece un aplauso; da un cambio radical desde cómo es en el principio a cómo es al final del drama; un cambio gradual, o sea, que se ve realista y no forzado). En general, vemos a lo largo de los años cómo se desarrollan las relaciones interpersonales entre ellos (amorosas y amistosas –que, por cierto, #FriendshipGoals–), y de cómo avanzan en sus estudios y carreras profesionales (aunque en menor medida).

Luego, sobre los personajes: como ya he avanzado, una de las cosas que más me ha gustado es el desarrollo que tienen sobre todo los protagonistas (Jiang Chen y Xiao Xi). Muchos se quejan de que Xiao Xi persigue todo el rato a Jiang Chen y que no tiene dignidad por ello (y que no cambia), pero eso sucede sobre todo en la época en la que son estudiantes de secundaria... Por su personalidad, abierta y alegre, al final veréis normal que lo persiga enamorada perdida sin vergüenza alguna (a diferencia que en «Itazura na Kiss»... eso sí que daba cringe, y la muchacha no cambiaba ni aún después de casados...). Xiao Xi simplemente ama a Jiang Chen abiertamente, y habrá momentos en los que se verá que ella también tiene carácter y se respeta, y más adelante la relación será más igualada.
Luego, Jiang Chen, de ser un chico totalmente callado, más bien solitario y un poco cruel con ella, pasa a ser un muchacho mucho más expresivo gracias a sus amigos y a Xiao Xi. De verdad vale la pena ver su progreso, y cómo poco a poco va demostrando lo que siente por la prota (DEMASIADO CUTE).
Y TENGO QUE DESTACAR AL SQUAD DE AMIGOS. Maravillosos, tanto los personajes como los actores que les dan vida; sobre todo Jing Xiao: muy relatable y una queen.
En relación a los personajes, comentar que la actuación de los actores a mí me ha gustado mucho; los he visto bastante naturales en sus personajes. En serio, me han gustado mucho.

El OST: La canción de la intro es una muestra auditiva de lo tierno que es el drama; preciosa.

Es un drama que de verdad se disfruta de principio a fin si te gusta el género "Slice of Life", Instituto-Universidad, Friends to lovers, etc. Lo cierto es que me recordaba mucho al drama de «A Little Thing Called First Love», que también amé. Es de ese estilo. Así que eso, si te gustan los dramas de este tipo te lo recomiendo MUCHO.
Y ahora, ¿lo volvería a ver? Lo cierto es que SÍ, es digno de volver a ver por todos los momentos tiernos que nos ofrecen, que van construyendo la historia de amor de los protas y las secundarias UWU

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i really wasn't interested in cdramas because i only tend to watch kdramas BUT THIS CDRAMA GOT ME WHOOPED. i first saw this while scrolling through my facebook timeline and this caught my attention. yes it's the cliche cheerful girl and cold/smart guy, but this exceeded my expectations. i liked a love so beautiful the most. like omg they look so cute together. you can see how good their characters progress, to become mature, but they can still remain cute. it gives me that fresh highschool vibes which i love so much. now this is my favorite drama ever, idk it's just the best for me.

moving on to the acting, i've watched several bts videos of alsb, and they are so cute behind the camera omg. bts, yitian(jiangchen) is actually a very playful guy and omg he is the cutest. i just want to shove him in my pocket and carry him everywhere. he did a good job acting as his first lead drama. according to shen yue herself, she is a quiet girl, she also did a very great job portraying xiaoxi (she became more and more xiaoxi in real life as she films cute) their chemistry is superb. the supporting roles, omg they are just the best supporting roles. i can feel everything idk.

THE MUSIC OMG. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE OPENING SONG FOR A THOUSAND TIMES. i'm so inlove with the opening song. the melody of the song matches the drama well, and the lyrics OMG IT IS THE CUTEST EVER AAAHHHH. if you want to read the lyrics, here's a link for a translation https://azurro4cielo.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/ost-lyric-do-you-know-how-i-love-you-%E6%88%91%E5%A4%9A%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%E4%BD%A0%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%A0%E4%BC%9A%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93/ . it's xiaoxi's perspective for jiangchen, how she likes her, something like that. there's also this version of the ost which yitian was the one singing, and now it was sung from jiangchen's perspective omg can they please be real. if you  also want to watch it, here's a link of his performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04ketFxNaY (his dancing is so cute btw) the ending song, CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR YITIAN'S VOICE IT'S SO HEAVENLY I'M CRYING

will i rewatch? YES. I'VE WATCHED 3 TIMES ALREADY. I CAN'T MOVE ON FROM THEM. THIS IS THE BEST DRAMA. THIS IS A MUST WATCH.

anyways, thank you for reading my crappy review. i love you all and enjoy the series

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