Mr. Perfect and Miss Almost (2020)

Gostoso de assistir

Acho que assisti esse drama umas 3 vezes ou mais de tão gostosinho que ele é. Ao contrário do casal principal que foi aos poucos desenvolvendo uma aproximação, o casal secundário, o amigo do ML e a irmã da FL deram um salto nesta parte e acho que isso afetou a história deles inicialmente. O personagem secundário amigo do ML, apesar de ser bem humorado demonstrou ser infantil e as vezes até inconsequente, por isso me incomodou ele perseguindo a irmã da FL e tentando seduzi-la a todo custo. Amor se dá com boas ações e não com perseguição. O casal que era amigo da FL infelizmente não se desenvolveu, o amigo dela sim, mas a amiga demorou muito pra perceber que ele era um bom rapaz e que estava ali pra ela, achei o máximo o final deles afinal embora ela abrisse os olhos, ele não era obrigado a aceitá-la imediatamente. Já o casal principal foi diferente. Confesso que no início ver o ML subestimar a protagonista me deixou na dúvida sobre ele, mas ainda bem que os dois não tinham falhas de personalidade ou tinham personalidade grotesca ou irritante. Aos poucos ele próprio foi notando que defeitos todos têm, ele era taciturno e super metódico então ela tinha todo o direito de ser desastrada e não ser uma exper na organização. Acho que a frase do arremate está quando ele diz que irá se esforçar pra aprender a amá-la como ela merece! E ela apesar de ser uma recém casada, se esforçou pra ser paciente com ele e muitas vezes o deixou no chinelo mostrando que nem sempre ser um gênio resolve tudo, as vezes o amor é a resposta pra conseguir ser bem sucedido. O vovô foi o personagem cupido do drama, nesta parte lembrei de Go Go Squid, o vovô de lá ajudou muito pra que os prota se aceitassem e fossem em frente também. Tinha medo de que algo acontecesse com esse personagem, graças a ele os dois puderam evoluir. A música era quase única, e sempre aparecia nos momentos auge do drama, não me incomodou mas parecia meio programado para aparecer. Assistiria novamente com certeza pelo casal principal porque amo quando os personagens evoluem, aceitam seus defeitos e não são tóxicos.

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Light-hearted sweet romance drama.

This is Light-hearted sweet romance drama.
I like miles Wei character who always focus on mathematics and statistics, calculation.
Although plots are simple and typical, it is quite fun, enjoyable and entertaining.

main actor miles Wei is always good looking and extremely handsome with glasses and formal outfits / long coats. That is main reason of watching this drama.
Main leads are really good in chemistry. The actor miles Wei is always good in acting, especially his eyes’ expressions are always perfect. His eyes look are kind and Humble and he can act really well in different characters
This is first drama of miles Wei which I watched in 2023.
Overall, it is quite enjoyable and sweet romantic drama.

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Good Enough

" Perfect and Casual " is a cozy, heartwarming drama, with a simple story and an enjoyable couple.

The relationship Perfect and the whole mood was Casual. The two of them were adorable and kind of clicked together, with smooth chemistry and lovable moments.
As for the secondary couples, they were okay, but overshadowed by the main couple, which was way more interesting than them, and they ended up a bit half-baked.
Still, the drama, with its tropes and cliches, was cute, without getting boring, and had nice performances from everyone in the cast.

So, overall seven and a half out of ten.

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Miles Wei is charming, did I say Miles Wei is charming because, yep....he is.

STORY:
This is your typical cold male lead + optimistic female lead cohabitation romcom drama and it really reminded me of the shojou manga I really liked ages ago "Faster than a kiss" which also had the plot of a teacher who cohabitates with his student to help her since she was an orphan with no one to take them in. The difference with the manga I compared it with is that there was no little brother and that the reason of their cohabitation is because she was betrayed by her cousin and thought that the apartment was purchased by her when it was purchased by the professor. Zhang Si Nian (Miles Wei) embodied the perfect, intelligent professor who had no choice but to bring in Yun Shu (Xu Ruo Han) into his home under the pretense of being a married couple. He decided that due to his grandfather being sick and that it was his only wish for his grandson. Plus, he likes XRH so there's no problem with in-laws. Them cohabiting was really funny and although there were some cliche romcom tropes in there, it didn't irritate me. In fact, I was entertained by it. Plot wasn't all that complicated and anyone could breeze right through it.

ACTING/CAST:
I've said it earlier, Miles Wei is charming and although Xu Ruo Han apparently is a rookie in acting she had chemistry with him so well. The other casts also were interesting and everyone did their characters justice.

MUSIC:
I don't know why but so far compared to KDramas, CDrama music doesn't stick to me. Not the music, but the OST. Maybe I have yet to find an OST that I would remember for a long time.

REWATCH VALUE:
Since the drama is simple, I could watch this if I don't have anything to watch. Or maybe in between intense dramas.

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literally perfect and casual

like the title says, this drama is perfect and casual. compared to the other high school romance dramas i’ve watched, this is somewhat different due to the contract marriage part.
story: it was really funny and lighthearted, i like this kind of romance that the drama portrayed cos it seems more mature then ur usual college romance, but it’s still sweet and warm. i like how zhang si nian is supposed to be cold but the girl brought out his warm side.
acting : the acting was quite good given that this is the fl’s first drama and the ml’s first main role. their chemistry was good and it didn’t seem like they were trying too hard.
ost : there aren’t a lot of songs, but the songs suit the drama well.
overall, this drama is really worth watching!!

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The filler fluffy drama you're looking for!

This drama didn't have a lot of things happen in it - don't get me wrong, it's a rare find in the C-Drama world!

I appreciated the chemistry and the characters more than the story. There were some elements that I think it would have been fine without (i.e. the "dumb and innocent" FL trope), but overall the story was smooth and had little to no bumps.

I love how there were no major misunderstandings, and when there was a chance of one, the characters cleared it up almost immediately. On top of that, the chemistry and naturalness of the actors and actresses was immaculate. Xu Ruo Han surprised me - the girl can act! She did so well in her breakout role. I can't wait to see what she does next!

Would definitely recommend this one if you're looking for some fluffiness to fill your time!

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Light and Heart Felt Drama

This is one of the Chinese dramas where I wished I would've watched it when it was airing. I'm always hesitant on watching C-dramas when it's airing because the writers can mess up a little after the halfway point and towards the last few episodes with problems after problems and countless of misunderstandings. I'm just not fond of that. That being said this drama didn't do that at all.

It is a contract love drama but handled so differently as in no one bullies each other. If you like a smart & nerdy, but not so smart when it comes to love, male lead and a not so smart but warm hearted female lead, you'll love this drama. In fact, a lot of dramas where the ML is smart & nerdy I usually enjoy, because they are so funny when it comes to love. At first the FL falls for the ML, but once the ML finally falls for the FL, their chemistry is out of the park. You just love every scene the leads are in and their relationship goes at a good pace too. I also appreciate the multiple kiss scenes.

Misunderstandings in this drama? Yes they do occur in this drama but it's not dragged out. It's usually solved in the same episode or by the next and it's not bad at all.

The love rivals are not the secondary leads which is great. The only love rival who got a bit annoying was the female love rival, Chu Chu but trust me, I've seen worst. She didn't give me a headache like other love rivals does, especially the evil ones in a lot of C-dramas. The male love rival Meng Ran was actually okay considering he did support the leads after failing to grasp the love of the FL.

Issues I have with the drama:
- Surprisingly, our secondary couple & third couple ends up having problems towards the end of the drama, which usually happens to our main couple. This isn't as big of a deal for me because our main couple isn't affected but I can't not say it didn't bother me.
- The issue of Zhi Yi & Gu Xiao was never resolved. Honestly, they did Gu Xiao dirty. Though he was a minor character, he didn't deserve to be treated like that. He was a decent guy. Even if the writers wanted Zhi Yi to be with Lin Nuo, this misunderstanding between Zhi & Gu Xiao should've been resolved but instead writers brushed it off like nothing happen. Not cool at all.
- Not a lot of screen time and relationship development for our secondary leads. Though, I did like their scenes together, I needed more to connect with them but this drama didn't deliver on that part.

Despite all of that, I'm still gonna give it a high score, just the fact that the writers handled our main leads pretty well, no draggy misunderstandings, no evil characters, and no last minute issues for our main couple. I enjoy every episode of this drama.

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major > uwu <

Okay, I must say that this has been a sweet one. I like the fact that the 2 main leads are just pure and they really portrayed that they're truly a novice in the dating world. Some scenes are a bit much and don't quite make sense to me, that some decisions made were too easy like their marriage. It's just not very convincing that everyone was agreeing on an impulse like when Yunshu asked her sister for her blessing. The portrayal of their sisterhood also felt just pure *acting*. I skipped a lot of scenes for the side love stories specifically Yiyi's & LiNuo's, because it's mainly a toxic relationship. I can't tolerate watching a girl being too farfetched self-centered and LiNuo's truly a martyr but I liked how it ended wherein there's no answer as to whether they ended up being together. That girl needs to learn. To sum it all up, this is a light love story when you just want fluff and not too much drama.

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Overall, the show was very very cute in every aspect. It starts off with an average college student going on about her day and she has a run in with this guy that's kind of a jerk or so it seems. Little does she know, it's her professor and of course, in the hands of fate, they're thrown in together and it's kind of a unique story that we've seen multiple times; idk how that works, but that's just my reasoning of it. They have a contract marriage due to circumstances, but it's not fake, it's not toxic and it's actually kind of cute. He's awkward and so is she, but together, they work out very well. The chemistry is kind of nice, the age gap isn't terrible, I was a little put off by the secondary characters but I also didn't think it was terrible except the girl best friend was annoying, I felt bad for the guy best friend and I felt like the sister could've not deserved so much time but overall, worth the watch.

I haven't seen any of these actors and actresses in shows so it as a unique experience but I really liked all of them; great chemistry :D

Music was nicceee :D

I wouldn't rewatch.. or maybe lol

Overall, a good experience, easy watch, great chemistry, cliche story, pretty cute, they tried to throw in some twist but it didn't make it. LMAO

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This is a light drama

The synopsis is already there so I don’t think I need to repeat it but basically we have a clumsy and naive female lead and an emotionless genius male lead. The two perfect ingredients to make your typical cliche drama.
The drama itself was quite good, but it also had its flaws. For example the biggest and flaw was the female lead’s character. I don’t understand how someone can be so dumb and naive in this very time period. I would understand if it was like an ancient Chinese drama but it’s a modern drama. Surely she went out and saw things on tv because what kind of person gets swindled twice by the same tactic ?
The first time it was her cousin and she still trusted him and insisted not to report him when he stole everything she had. The second time she got swindled by some hobo who practically read her the same script her cousin read her. She was willing to get married to an entire stranger when she could have reported it to the police and gotten her money back.
The Acting was quite good, the actors had amazing chemistry and I love how he was so gentle with her. I could really feel feel the love in ML’s voice. The side characters have their own drama and it was quite fun watching them
Overall this drama is quite good if you know you like light dramas with an overall plot of the leads falling in love with each other in every cliche scene the show had(not to mention, bg music plays every time what seems like a romantic scene comes on).

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A classic 15 year old teenage cliche drama

I watch this drama because of Wei Zhe Ming and stayed because of him too. Too bad that the script writing is not great, despite having a potential to be a unique rom-com drama.

The story:
I feel like the story lacks so many things. Aside from bad character writing, which I am going to discuss later in the review, the story is just too cheesy where it starts to feel unrealistic. For instance, where there are too many "show-off" confrontations where the character defends the loved ones in the "high-school" drama manner. For example, FL's sister has been a hot-topic gossip in her office, claiming that she became the youngest director and have a celebrity love interest because of her cunning behaviour. The FL's sister love interest quickly confront the gossip ladies, but what should have been a romantic-hero moment, the scene felt somewhat cheesy and goosebumps-worthy.
I also don't love the plot, which is very overused in every romantic-comedy drama - rich man poor woman, cold man warm woman, love triangles, misunderstandings, and contract relationship. I'm not trying to compare Chinese and Korean drama (don't get me wrong, both countries dramas has their own goods and bads) but, based on the similar drama about contract marriages - "Because this is my first life", is a good example of classic romantic-comedy with good story-writing. Though the concept of contract-marriages like both BTIMFL and PAC are not very relevant anymore in the real world, BTIMFL still has realistic touches that can be shown in the characters relationships. Meanwhile, PAC had the potential to become like that, but wasted in the end.

The characters:
- I don't like how the FL character's portrayed in this drama. Sure, she's a very nice person, but too nice to the point where she's too dumb. Yes, she was conned not once, but twice by people using the same tactic. Sure, the drama should only be entertainment purposes, but it's just dumb if you look at it. And the way she backed out when the con-man (her cousin) had the potential to put in jail for 10 years. In the end, she didn't even ask for her money back, and it was almost $400k, which is a huge amount of money. Furthermore, it's the compensation money from her dad too, which plus the consideration of her dad's dream to buy a house, that money should've been somewhat special to her. But yeah, I just don't understand the forgiveness when her cousin literally bled her dry.
- The worst character in the drama has to be FL's best friend Gao Zhi Yi (GZY). I thought drama besties are supposed to be lit, but in this case, she doesn't pass the vibe check. The level of her toxicity, I don't even know where to begin. I just felt bad watching FL's other best friend, Lin Nuo (LN), who's also GZY's ex-boyfriend. In the story, Gao Zhi Yi had a string of failed relationships, where she got problematic men only. The sole reason why GZY and LN broke up is because the bitch got bored. Yes, you heard me right, because she was bored. And at the end, she still has the audacity to beg LN back together, aka hellhole. Sure, I can understand people who cannot get out of toxic relationship, I know how hard it is. But in this case, GZY is just too immature, where she CHOSE to enter toxic relationships because it was rather fun - until she realized LN is good to her and for her.
- And Lawyer Meng Ran too, he clearly knows the FL is married, yet he still pursues her. His reasonings are not sincere too - as it's just plain reasoning: because she's kind, cute, hard-working. I'm sorry, but this is coming from a man who literally said FL's not that pretty in the beginning.

The acting:
- Though I admit, I like Wei Zhe Ming because of his acting and looks from "Unforgettable Love", I feel like the characters he portrayed between "Unforgettable Love" and "Perfect and Casual" are far too similar. I should probably critic on his acting in Unforgettable Love instead because that drama came out later than this drama. But all in all, he did a decent job I'd say.
- I feel like Xu Ruo Han still have to work on her acting skills, but considering this is her television drama debut, I'd say she did a pretty decent job. But to critic her acting skills, her expressions can come out as somewhat awkward and flat in certain situations, mostly when she did a "thinking" , or "talking to yourself" scenes.

To conclude, this drama isn't something new. I have to say, this drama is way too similar to "Because This is My First Life" where they had a contract marriage based out of certain circumstances, and also the love triangle with a married woman. However, considering how the drama is how it is, it can be a decent refresher to watchers who are looking for a break from watching some heavy melodrama. I don't recommend it for watchers who got goosebumps on cheesy cliches though.

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