Forever and Ever (2021)

Definitely One of My Faves

I am a fan of both the ML and the FL so I was very happy to see them them together in both of these stories. They were different in their previous lives obviously and I think the changes to their modern characters was a good transition. Though it was strange at first to see the ML as a very awkward professor. I am glad they got their happy ending in this one. I also enjoyed all the other characters and was glad they did not spend too much time on the side characters. Good acting by everyone involved. I have lost track of the many Chinese dramas I have watched, both historical and modern, but these 2 are sitting safely in my top five Chinese dramas.

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Beautiful drama - Love Triumphs- Worth the Watch

I have not watched the prequel of this drama, so had no idea of the back story - OMG I absolutely loved this drama- story, acting etc. Prof. Zhou Sheng Chen (Allen Ren) absolutely nailed the character - let me gush about him for a sec.... he needs to be given an award for this role...super intelligent, brilliant, sweet, nerdy and clueless about romance character he played to the Tee. Its not only Shi Yi who will fall in love with him/character, I think most girls would.

Towards the end, he turned out to be really romantic, as Shi Yi said in the last episode "you are quite romantic", & you are one who "acts & doesn't talk" unlike most people who talks too much without the act. Bai Lu as Shi Yi did a fabulous job too. I loved the fact that she was established in her own career, who is not afraid to take leave, have babies - I think subtly they are trying to show taking maternity leave/getting married is all part of life's journey - it should NOT be negatively inferred in any job sector. I liked Shi Yi's best friend/house mate, every girl should have a bestie like that (reference here the first couple of episodes, where she takes every opportunity to find a way for Shen Yi to meet the Prof. hehe).

The drama references to the back story (S1), in the right amount so that one who hasn't seen S1 will not be lost...the ending is happy & sweet, but I would have loved to see the last couple of minutes of the episodes with their kids -then it will be like a full circle, they loved each other for centuries, so such an ending would have been epic.

There some emotional scenes towards the end when Shi Yi falls in a coma, how her parents doesn't let Sheng Chen see her - he doesn't give up , stays outside the hospital room for days & finally the parents too acknowledge his genuine love for Shi Yi... The first words she spoke after she woke up from the coma was "Zhou Sheng Chen" for her in all her lifetimes there is just no other - only him... so so cute. During this time (whilst she was in the coma), apart from reading her diary & understanding the love she has for him, the sweet romantic things our Professor did ( to show her when she wakes up from Coma) was just fabulously sweet.

Would recommend it to anyone who loves and believes in 'forever and ever' kind of love.

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Romantic Love Story that spand through two life times

I don't know how to express it, but after watched it, every single scene about Zhoucheng Chen & Shi Yi was across my mind, and make me want to watch again.

Indeed the story and/or the plot is not too strong especially when it comes the conflict between Zhoucheng Chen & Wenchuan.
Infact it were more portrayed in One & Only between the Xiau Nancheng Wang & the Crown Prince.
But again the story is not about the strife for power, it were more about the love strory of Zhoucheng Chen & Shi Yi, and I love about it.
I love the initiative Shi Yi towards Zhoucheng Chen, I love how Zhoucheng Chen bit by bit fall in love with Shi Yi, I love how protected, caring Zhoucheng Chen to Shi Yi. I just love everything about it when it comes the story between these two main lead.

Since I watched the Legends of Bai Lu, I love her acting. I also love the chemistry between her & every single actors in all of her drama.
Same like here in this drama. As for the other cast, I must say that their acting also superb.

As for the music & the ost, I also love about it

Overall, i love everything about it, and love the outfit wear by Shi Yi.

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Supresas, alegrias e tristezas

Em muitos momentos pensei: esse drama é lento, a construção dos personagens é lenta, não sei se vou gostar disso.
Mas, pouco a pouco comecei a me questionar porquê essa preciosidade não é divulgada.
Ótimo encontrar um drama que obriga a gente a pensar para chegar a conclusões e não entrega de bandeja.
Passei parte do tempo não entendendo o porquê de muitas coisas, mas aos poucos as teorias vão se clarificando até chegar ao auge com a cena da confirmação. E isso acontece em vários momentos, E faz tudo ser ainda mais lindo.
Fiquei com medo das perdas, chorei as perdas, chorei com os personagens, amei cada detalhe e a conclusão ao final foi: existe amor de mais! Mas, mesmo assim, é preciso colocar limites e não fechar os olhos para os erros dos outros. Exemplo de drama onde os erros geram reais consequências.
Enfim, não desistam por achar lento. Nesse drama, tudo tem o seu tempo.

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"Zhousheng Chen, te amo para siempre..."

Si disfrutas de ver cdramas cuya historia avanza lenta pero llena de amor y momentos adorables entre los protagonistas, entonces ¿qué esperas? ¡Ve a ver Forever and Ever!


Una digna continuación de One and Only y la razón por la que me va a costar superar a tan hermosa pareja. Sin dudas ShiYi y Chen se hicieron un espacio en mi corazón y nadie podrá moverlos: su relación fue simplemente hermosa y perfecta (probablemente de las más sanas que he visto en un cdrama) No tengo queja alguna porque ellos en todo momento fueron puro respeto, honestidad y cariño ¿qué más puedo pedir? ¡Nada! A su historia no le faltó nada y su final fue tan cálido, de mis favoritos hasta el momento.💖

Y necesito destacar a los personajes secundarios que en todo momento sumaron con su carisma: la mejor amiga de Shiyi y su representante fueron de lo más simpáticas ¡Y cero tóxicas! El señor Lin y su sobrino, la cocinera, los primos de ambos, ¡incluso los padres de Shiyi! Todos ellos sumaron mucho también y se llevan mi aprecio✨

Datos extra: es una muy fiel adaptación de la novela original y durante toda la trama encuentras referencias a OaO que te llenan el corazón, logrando que llegue a la conclusión de que esta historia puedes verla de ambas maneras: primero OaO y luego FaE o viceversa👌



Ahora bien, como me gusta dar reseñas honestas, Forever and Ever no será la excepción: admito que por momentos me aburría, en ambos cdramas el conflicto me ha parecido flojo y como ambas historias siguen más o menos el mismo enfoque y estructura al momento de presentarlo; hubo capítulos en los que pensé: "definitivamente esta historia podría caber en menos de 20 capítulos" y ¡oh sorpresa! FaE tiene ¡30 capítulos! Pero adoré tanto a la pareja que esos momentos aburridos fueron aplacados porque después de tanto dolor vivido en OaO ¿como podría quejarme?

Por último mencionar que la muerte de WenXing me pareció injusta y que a último momento pusieran a Mei Xing recordándola mientras todos los demás celebran simplemente me rompió el corazón.

Y eso sería todo aunque en realidad sienta que podría decir mucho más: como que la producción ha sido preciosa de ver en todo momento con escenarios HERMOSOS, y el OST es de los más perfectos que he oído junto con el de One and Only, simplemente cada canción encaja en el momento justo y se ha vuelto mi favorito.

¡Lo dejo aquí! Sigo procesando que debo seguir con mi vida sin Shiyi y Chen en ella para alegrarme las noches😭

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Majestic Masterpiece!!!

Got fall in love with this drama and the latter one "One And Only". The "One And Only" which is the historical drama of this sequel quite amazed me also due to their ethereal love to each other though, they didn't end up together and much worse they died after😭. Good thing, this sequel make up for the hearbreaking ending of "One And Only" as they reincarnated in the modern world and become husband and wife at the early episode. The ML is a very reserved man and not a proactive, maybe because he's too serious with his career as being a well-known scientist and at the same time professor. How cute he is everytime he become dull-headed when it comes to romance and sweet gestures😂, too shy to initiate the moves👀. Well, the FL will have to take the lead🤣. I admire her for being unwavering woman and kinda cool of how she gets her way into his heart (girl power💪). This drama speaks loudly their admiration intent gaze and smooth action yet, for me it appeared too sweet than skinship. The only hindrance here is the diverse family rules and manners of the ML's clan, I hate the guts of his mother but, eventually I got her point after. I was very satisfied with Ren Jialun and Bai Lu's portrayal of their characters and how they naturally articulate it. Just recently, they both received an awards which convince me more to pursue untill the sequel. Therefore, I conclude it is beyond three dimensional👏👏👏. I was filled with good vibes with all of their OST (walang tapon✔). In the poem "Fu In The Imperial Park" which Shi Yi wrote, there's a line there that retain on my mind 'Beauty and the soul are given, the heart is overturned'😍. Anyway, kudos to all of the production team.

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ZSC and SY has gone a long way to be finally together

As everyone knows, Forever and Ever is the sequel for One and Only.
I personally watched OAO then only FAE (though I understand some watched either one only, or the other way round).

Extreme brief summary:
Shi Yi (FL), a voice actor, dubbing for a movie which the character is named Zhou Sheng Cheng (ML). Because of this, when she heard ML's name to be ZSC (same as the character for the movie she is dubbing for), she got intrigue and went after him, and there goes the love story of theirs.

Story:
If you're looking for an exciting drama full of sweetness, laughter, or every episodes of honey splash to you, it might not be what you think so. Even though the OAO and FAE are not linked, its more of their past life and present time, 2 separate stories. The drama plot might be boring for viewers just watching FAE. Nevertheless , yes the drama is still filled with cute and happy scenes. I would still think FAE lacking in story. Family feud is not significantly bad (that's because they view the family's money to be shared and supported by the whole family, and not for individual's benefit - but of course there will be that ONE person who thinks the other way round).

SY is more dominant in this. ZSC is like a rookie in love but you can see his character develop and he is more into showing his love behind without expressing.

Either way, all because I've watched OAO beforehand, the links of what happened in OAO comes into mind whenever i watched FAE. An example would be, in OAO - ZSC had to go fight into war without knowing when to be back, whereas in FAE - you will see ZSC being a character that's very particular on his schedule. You can see how much the writer put the effort for the story.

Acting:
No bias here but both Bai Lu and Allen Ren acting is top notch. Every small detail have made them into the character. Just FYI, both of them have totally different personalities from the characters (you can see it in the BTS). All the second and sub-characters acting were so good as well. Definitely enjoyed the drama.

OST:
THEM FEELS!!! I've been replaying it non-stop ever since!

Thoughts:
I'd actually rewatch the whole OAO and FAE together again after a few months. It just felt the drama from lovely and sad (OAO) up to sweet and healing (FAE). The drama is interesting and i enjoyed it. Next round will be reading through the book it was adapted into hehe

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Picked up treasure from dramaland

Initial Considerations: How do I put it in words, the story is just amazing. At first, I had my doubts to the show, because I watched One and Only, so now that they were shifting to the modern setting, I had my qualms that firstly, they were going to restart the whole relationship since only 1 person has the past memories, which means starting on a new slate, hence meaning that I would have had wasted my investment in their past relationship. Secondly, due to the restart, it'll be slow paced romance all over again.

Storyline: However, it surpassed my expectations, and the trailer really hyped me up a lot. After watching the first 2 episodes, I was fired up. Now in the contemporary era, Shiyi finally makes the first move, then so does ZhouShengChen. To skip all the modern standards of getting together, they just skipped all that parts, which was also done really naturally. On the plus side, the scenes were never cringey, but cute funny and realistic. I'm quite sensitive to over the top characters either ML or FL trying to get the attention of their counterparts, but this was done extremely well by the director and writer, such that both progressed together very naturally.

Chemistry: Consequently, I had started this drama mainly cause of Bailu (I extremely enjoy her acting its superb) and RenJiaLun (recently watched under the power and realised his good acting too). Heads up, when you watch forever and ever, you will realise how good their chemistry is, like not just good, its off the charts. Just a few glances, you understand what emotions they are trying to portray, just a few actions, and it speaks a thousand words. The endearing, conservative and sheepish looks from both ML and FL were true to their character and uniquely themselves even though their characters might come off to be rather similar.

Prequel: Lastly, if you watched One and Only, this really takes the cake to build on the vestige of emotions from the previous drama, due to the reuse of OSTs (love them), and some remnants of similar actions from their previous reincarnation. It soothes pent up frustration from One and Only's slow burn romance and circumstances that prevented the two leads from becoming together, as well as the tragic end to both of them. Also, you can pick up on some quick witted Easter eggs in the story like Shiyi's phone number (credit to the commenters under the drama post) and calligraphy, lotus flower references to parallel to previous drama etc.

Additional details: It'll definitely make you squeal with excitement over the 辰时cp (couple) and laugh at the awkwardness of some interactions that are also cute at the same time. It'll make you irritated with the antagonist's attempts to keep them asunder. Definitely, its a great catch from 2021 dramas and also my last drama before I have to start cramming for my exams :")

Ratings: ratings wise, you can look at other dramas I reviewed, I usually only review on those I approve on and ratings wise I'm rather stringent on, gave a lot go plus point for the chemistry. Good ones are usually 7.5 and up (highest I've rated is 9.5 for one drama) in my own opinion* and 7 is ok like it but the put together of the story could be better or a specific area that I minused from, and etc etc. So this rating of 8.5 should say quite a bit about how good this drama is. Okay that's it for my rant ill go back to fangurling about this for the subsequent episodes.

P.S. if you have the time, go watch the bts for one and only & forever and ever, its hilarious. best bts I've ever watched, couldn't stop laughing

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A perfect 10! Two of my top 10 actors/actresses are in the main lead parts. It can't get any better than this. I was reading some of the reviews online and some news media stated that Xu Kai and Bai Liu had chosen the wrong parts! NOT TRUE! They took the character of Zhou Shencheng and Shi Yi and made these characters come to life. What a great storyline! I usually don't give a perfect 10 to non-fantasy dramas... This had me focused from Episode 1 to Episode 30. I'm not going to any of the storylines away because you have to have your own opinion and you should see this. OMG! okay... okay! I will give something away... Are you ready? Allen Ren sings "As One" and Bai Lu sang "Heartbeat"... and they both can sing! Make sure you have a tissue next to you! You will cry for sadness and happiness! Hope you feel the same as I do when you see this beautiful Chinese drama. I have to give it to the story writer and producers... Well heck, all of the team did great and the 137 actors that help complete this story. BTW keep an eye on Ci Sha a fairly new actor. I know I am!

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One of the best drama in 2021!!!

I hesitated a lot before watching this drama cause i thought it would be way too cringey but it turned out the opposite way from what i thought! I really love bailu and jialun chemistry... no need too much kiss scene, their chemistry is just on another level. Although this drama is about marriage but they don't really kiss a lot and no weird scene lol but somehow every scene is just sooo sweet and romantic... i love how they both trying to get closer and get to know each other more everyday. I don't know what else to say but this drama is just so romantic.... I recommend you to watch one and only first before watching this, it gives you different feeling. But it still feel so romantic watching this only without the prequel! I really love everything from this drama! I've been stuck in this drama for days now... i cant move on!

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The best cdrama of "2021"

This is my first time writing a review so forgive me if I make any errors.
Ok lets get this straight, we got so many cdramas this year and among them only a few really impressed a large amount of audience. "Forever and ever" was able to be among the few and impress a very large amount of audience by gaining the hype as well as the good review from the critcics and all I can say is it deserved all the compliments. From the moment the cast were announced I was really excited to see the very professional actors BL and RJ. Even though I doubted Allen for his"no kiss policy" but I don't think the few kisses in the drama actually affected the storyline. I mean you could see in the eyes of the actors how deep and affectionate love they had for each other. The chemistry of our professor and voice actress was flowing through the screen. Everytime I saw them together simply talking or you know smiling with each other I would just blush and couldn't help the butterflies.
Even the color combinations of their clothes, the background were so soothing to the eyes.
The one thing I dislike in cdramas is complicated family relations or just family problems. I feel they just kill the vibe of the drama but for this one, I myself am so shocked that the complicated family didn't bother me too much. Maybe it was because the power ZSC hold of not caring for anyone but SY or maybe it was because I just cared about the couple. No matter the hardships both ZSC and SY supported each other till the end.
Another thing I just love about this drama is the OST. Forever and ever had such a good pack of OST that if you paid attention to the lyrics while watching the drama you would feel the expressions of the storyline. Especially the one Mao Buyi sang, I cannot get over it no matter how many times I listen to it .Even BL and RJ sang OSTs for each season. BL for" forever and ever "and RJ for "one and only".
For the first season, I am not a big fan of traditional or costumes drama but "one and only" had something so magnetic about it that I couldn't stop watching and praising for how beautiful it was. Thanks to the first season I got to know the depth of the characters and what kind of personality they carried. Even though it made me cry till my last breath but I would not mind loosing my tears all over again.
Both of the seasons equally impressed me and both of them were so worth my wait and hype. To anyone whose thinking to watch this drama, you can watch the first season and come back to it as you'll have a better understanding of the characters in the drama and also get the most beautiful scenes ever created in a cdrama but if you don't want to cry or get depressed because of the sad ending you can always watch the second season. The second season has a very few glimpse of the first and you won't feel that you have left too much. You can understand the storyline because the storylines of both the seasons are totally different.
Watch it or else you might regret afterwards for not watching the most beautiful cdrama ever made.

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Disappointing sequel

😔… Oops. I’m surprised how much I didn’t like this drama to be honest. I skipped a lot in the second half of this, and the final showdown in episode 28 was just absolutely ridiculous and over the top. It felt like a hysterical soap opera and I did not enjoy it.

“One and Only” was a masterpiece and I loved every second of it, but I dislike “Forever and Ever” with the same intensity I would use to describe its prequel. Had I watched F&E on its own, I would have never understood why the characters like each other and why they feel any kind of attraction to one another. I loved the male lead in O&O, but here?? He was so painfully ALOOF, it made me mad sometimes. At first, I liked how awkward he was, but after a while I was so annoyed. Shi Yi is probably the only person on earth to have this much patience and to love the man – no one else would want to put up with someone this … dense (sometimes). The characters were also so… prudish for their ages. Like, you already slept with each other, but then can’t sleep in the same bed or change clothes in front of each other? The male lead really stood in the rain while Shi Yi changed her shirt, as if he couldn’t have just turned around IN THE CAR. Like, that is just too much. Also, wtf was his deal with timing her night routine?? So weird, and to do it standing outside her apartment. That’s creepy, not romantic lol.

I also heavily disliked the script. I don’t think it did Bai Lu or Ren Jia Lun any favors – it rather led to me thinking that these two talented and capable actors were only delivering a sub-par performance. Interactions between characters felt wooden, stiff, awkward and uncomfortable. While O&O had a nice rhythm and flow, F&E felt weird and choppy. This series felt like… a series – in the sense that it just felt like I knew this was being filmed. It didn’t feel like I or the actors fully immersed themselves into it and became the characters (because this is what O&O felt like: I was fully immersed and believed everything I saw/it was convincing).

The family drama…. Bro, wtf was that. I felt like it was so much more dramatic, intricate (not the good kind) and hysterical than it could have EVER been in the prequel. Too many (old) people – I didn’t CARE, sorry.

I loved the cinematography, locations/sets, coloring, OST and styling for this show though. The leads also shared some really nice moments that made me hopeful, but … eh. Most of the time, I felt let-down. Overall, quite disappointing and not worthy of being O&O sequel.

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