The Day of Becoming You (2021)

Extremely Underrated

I am so baffled at how underrated this drama is. I’ve not had so much fun watching a romcom in my entire life. Mainly because most romcoms do the romance part well but when it comes to comedy, it’s bland and forced humour. This drama absolutely nails both genres.

I’ve never laughed so much in almost every episode of a drama; it’s such ironic/sarcastic humour, that just makes you cackle. Paired with loud opera music for funny scenes, I was absolutely pissing myself.

There’s so much more to talk about. For starters, the plot seems the ordinary body-switching theme, like secret garden/your name. However, this one brilliantly explores the characters in-depth and the difficulties of literally putting yourself in someone else’s shoe.

The actors are amazing! Body switching seemed so believable. When the body switch happened, you could tell the complete difference in their body language and tone. The acting is what stands out in this drama, for sure.

The couple have great chemistry. Their transition into a relationship is so smooth. They have such an incredibly healthy relationship which makes you fawnnn.

The way the love of family, friendships and partnership is explored is so heartwarming. I enjoyed this so much. Totally worth the watch.

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A good feel-good rom-com

Production Quality:
I liked the choices made by the production team in terms of how the scenes transitioned, colour palette used, sound effects and use of musical scores. The sound effects stood out in adding to the comic scenes such as the slap sound, opera BGM, and transitions in sounds as events unfolded. The OST is soft and soothing and coupled together well with the romance scenes, and did not feel overused even as I binge watched. The colour palette was easy on the eyes with an overall warm tone, and scene transitions such as asking a question by one character to being answered by another made it easy to follow.

Coherent Storytelling:
The plot was not ingenious, rarely are any plots, but it was executed well with attention to details. However, it demands a suspension of disbelief from viewers, once that is achieved rest if a smooth ride with few annoying scenes or characters. A well written feel good script for days when you are feeling low. What I liked most was when it made some easter egg references to popular tropes and almost broke the fourth wall, for example saying that the ridiculous reason for body switch is because the scriptwriter wanted so, lightening all the disbelief elements to parody. Though I still have issues with the episode count but it was not as draggy as other C-dramas.

Ability of actors to emote:
This category is where the drama stood out the most with wonderful characterization by not just the leads (who were incredibly hilarious) but also all the support roles. The acting was natural and not over-exaggerated to hype up the comedy. Thankfully no loud shouting or poker face with no emotions just to portray a cold ML or feisty FL. In less capable hands, the same story would have been very dull and repetitive. I actually liked Liang Jie here more than her famous role in The Eternal Love, and had no idea that Zhang Xincheng is such a good comic. All the actors helped me get emotionally invested into the characters and care about their past and future.

Memorability:
The most important criteria for me when it comes to a drama is the lingering effect it has on me, and how often do I recall it later. The Day of Becoming You made me search up the OSTs, work profile of all the actors, screenwriters and directors involved, and even write a review for it. It is safe to say I really enjoyed my time spent with it even if might not be the best drama ever made.

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Highly recommended

I highly recommend this drama for anyone who wants to watch serotonin-inducing, kilig-to-the-bones type of romantic comedy.

I like how the actors portrayed their characters. Everyone was exceptional, I became everyone's fan now 😊

I just didn't like the part where the female lead has accepted him right away. Or the male lead's assumption that he'll get accepted as a boyfriend after the first try. I feel like Sheng Sheng has suffered so much to be able to let him in again. I feel like it was a let down, just having to accept him because he was an ex that said sorry and showed that they're not going to switch anymore. I think it was not the main point of their breakup in the first place...

Other than that, the story was captivating. You'd want to finish the whole drama in one seating. Superb ❤

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Perfect blend of comedy, romance and fiction

Wow! Another gem for this year(2021) although I believed it was filmed in 2019. Please more Chinese dramas like this (another good one is Moonlight- read my review on that!)

What I loved most was it’s only 26 episodes. Just right- thus the story wasn’t draggy and the focus was mainly on the lead couple. The funny parts were super hilarious, because of the body swap both leads had to experience each other’s lives- [SPOILER: imagine a guy in a girl’s body and she gets her period!! LMAO] Both actors also pulled it off well, although Jiang Yi’s character as male and female was a tad more interesting than Yu Sheng Sheng. I thought Steven Zhang did a great job, I also liked him in Skate Into Love. What really added to the comedy and to me was what made the whole drama fantastic- was the background music and sound effects! There was the “Jealousy” theme song, the Idol entrance theme music, the out-of-tune orchestral music plus many many more!! Trust me, you will love it!

As for the relationship development, it was very well done. Both parties were open, matured and honest with each other. [SPOILER: yes there was a break up scene, but it was justified and not like other dramas where I break up for your own good and hide the truth. END SPOILER] Chemistry and kissing scenes between leads also was great ;))) Another plus point for this drama- the supporting casts were a pleasure to watch as well. Most of the time, the leads are great but the supporting casts were given such annoying storylines and characters, it made it torturous to watch (e.g My Little Happiness and Love Scenery- both dramas I really liked but it was ruined because of SC)

When you watch the ending (last 8mins) then you will make sense of the first scene in Episode 1. Ummm other reviewers were not too happy with it, for me it was an “Ohhh... I see!” moment. Hmm if they didn’t have that epilogue, I would have been happier because it was a bit of a let down. Let fiction be fiction. Production and cinematography was great. Voices are not dubbed and the OST was good too. All in all, a very very good watch and a definite recommendation. :)

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smooth ride of body-switching tragedy turn to wonderful love story of yi and sheng

If you are finding a drama that makes you smile all through, squelch, and experience butterflies? The day of becoming you is the perfect drama! I watched tdoby without a burden and did binge-watch it comfortably with on my time...

The roller coaster ride of body-switching from a tragedy that became an opening to growing fond of each other is so smooth. With the earnest promising acting skills of Steven Zhang and Liang Jie, they gave justice to the body-swapping concept! Thumbs up! And the chemistry of these two is oozing... they make you want to fall in love aaa. It one of the best pairings I have seen in Chinese dramas! I can guarantee!

I like very process of everything! Watching the first few episodes are promising and, they fancy you to keep on following their love-story journey. The ending was kind of vague yet reasonably and they gave validity when, to quote, "One day in the life, you'd meet someone as if you've switched bodies with. You'll understand them, respect, you'll be fond each other". Proving— the body-switching is such a fantasy, but you can experience it when you find someone who can solely understand and be the other half of you! I dearly love this concept!

With such! IT GAVE ME SO MUCH LAUGHTER!

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Love the leads!

I 100% watched this drama for the cast. I'm a mega fan of Liang Jie and I loved they used her own voice. I can listen to her all day. Her acting is adorable and she really owned up to this drama. I felt like she went out side of her usual character and to have her play as a male, was very awesome.

I was a fan of Zhang Xin Cheng from Go ahead, but I felt like In the day of becoming you, he really showed he can be main lead character. I liked that he was masculine and his acting as a female was hilarious.

This is my first switching the body drama so to me it was really refreshing, funny and cute. The chemistry between the main leads is really good and that's probably because they are seasoned actors. Like the other reviewers stated, it has some steamy moments and very different from your shy typical C dramas.

If you are looking for a more modern C drama or love the actors like me, you won't be disappointed in this one.

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I personally don't like body-swapping tropes, but our two main leads did such a good job of portraying their counterparts' character that I actually had to remind myself while watching that body swapping doesn't exist in real life! I absolutely love how they were able to pick up the minute details to really make it believable that they're in each other's bodies, so a big round of applause to the both of them.

While there are only 26 episodes to the series, there were parts of it that felt a bit dragged out to me. I ended up watching a lot of the drama on 2x speed so managed to finish it rather quickly. It's otherwise easy to watch and the acting is great, so would recommend on those points alone!

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Best rom comedy chinese drama ever

So far I've been struggling to find a drama that catches my attention, 'cuz when I looking for a dramas I would like to get a great OST, acting, chemistry, kissess scenes, and not get bored in the middle of the story and SURPRISE this drama has everything, at the beginning of the 1st episode I was doubt a lot, because I really had an issue with Liang jie ahaha, I watch her in you are my destiny and didn't like her acting there, but this means that she really is an amazing actress, 'cuz in this was hilarious and sweet.
Abt Steven at first sight for me it wasn't too handsome but he earnestly has something in his personality that caught my attention, I've never watched a Steven's drama, but with this I'm gonna follow his future projects.
Plot was wonderful, I really enjoyed every single episode is that type of serie that you cannot stop watching and I like that feeling hahah most of dramas always have something bad for me, few of them are in my top 5 and this definitely is part of it.
OST I'm impressed with it, seems the ost of someday or one day ahah for me was catchy.
Basically this is my first review I highly recommend you this drama, I got a good taste of mouth in the end. No love triangle, no unnecessary problems.

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Fresh concept with versatile actors (MUST WATCH)

This is the first review I'm writing though I have watched many dramas. So please don't mind if there are any mistakes.
1. Story : Overall storyline which revolves around body swapping is executed bery well. Body swapping scenes are absolutely hilarious. Main leads have great chemistry, their relationship development is not rushed and beautifully grown. Confession scene is one of the most mature and neat ones compared to what I've seen in other cdramas. Ending was appropriate.

2. Acting/ Cast: Steven has always been my favorite Chinese actor. His way of portraying character never fails to amuse me. He absolutely nailed this character along with female lead. Liang jie suited this role perfectly, her way of acting manly is little underappreciated but she really nailed her role. Both leads definitely brought justice to roles given.

3. Music : Something that goes really well with story line and helps in projecting emotions well.

Additional points : I personally want to see another drama with these actors, they really compliment and look good with each other. I hope many more cdramas can come up with these kind of fresh story. It is a must watch so go and watch it now.

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Some episodes good ,some are bore and some can bear

Drama starts with their breakup and next scene showed that she was writing an novel in which she has written her story .
Then story went to flashback about how they meet ,how their soul exchange ,what type of ups-down they had faced in their relationship ,what was the reason because of which they broke up and how they had a happy ending
But starting scene of the drama is not connected with the ending scene . So this I felt like awkward . I think they should synchronised this scene .
Male lead actor acting was very good specially when he turned into a girl .
Some of the Supporting character's story was not properly executed or written ,specially those who live with the male character that two boys and a girl and Female lead character's doctor friend ,this character could become a powerful character but his story also not powerful .

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Un drama qui se regarde facilement

Je ne dirai pas que « The day of becoming you » est mauvais, loin de là. L’écriture du scénario n’est pas original mais cela faisait un petit moment que nous n’avions pas eu ce thème, il aurait été dommage de ne pas y jeter un coup d’oeil.
L’histoire reste classique puisque nous avons une superstar et une journaliste qui, après un échange malencontreux et mystérieux de corps, apprennent à se connaitre, à devenir amis pour finalement tomber amoureux. l’histoire se focalise donc sur le couple principal et il y a peu ou prou de développement autour d’eux et c’est à mon sens un des défauts majeurs du drama.
Les personnages secondaires sont fades et s’apparente plus à des figurants qu’autre chose. Bien que nos protagonistes interagissent avec eux que cela soit la famille ou les collègues/amis, ils ont peu de profondeur. Prenons pour exemple Jiang Yi et ses relations avec sa mère ou son père. Quelques flashbacks nous indiquent que Jiang Yi a des problèmes relationnels avec ses parents. Ces souvenirs nous apportent certes des indices sur son comportement actuel mais ne nous apportent aucune émotion et c’est de façon détachée que nous observons sa difficulté à surmonter ses affres familiales. Tout comme sa relation avec sa petite soeur, elle n’apporte pas d’évolution majeure pour lui, c’est clairement Sheng Sheng qui apporte cette dynamique. Il est donc dommage que ses liens avec sa famille n’aient pas été développé de façon convaincante. Autre exemple, Sheng Sheng avec ses parents. Il n’y a pas ici de conflit majeur mais leur relation qui devrait être complice nous amène à une certaine indifférence. C’est donc avec un regard un peu impassible que j’assiste à leur discussion et leur interaction. Si je prend pour comparaison « My Fated Boy » ou « Love Scenery », des romances où la place familiale sans être majoritairement présente à l’écran avaient une touche émotionnelle très forte, amenant à plusieurs reprises des battements de coeurs affolés, des rires d’attendrissement et des larmes de bonheur, je dois avouer qu’ici, il n’y a rien eu de tout cela.

Ce que je trouve dommage est l’absence flagrante des liens entre Jiang Yi et les membres de son groupe. Je suis sûrement un peu blasé mais je m’attendais au minimum à un trio à l’image de « You’re beautiful » par exemple. Que cela soit Pei Jia Shu ou Cheng Le Yi, j’oserai dire qu’ils ne servent presque à rien…Que Jiang Yi soit d’un naturel froid et associable aurait pu nous amener à pléthore de situations cocasses et touchantes, un peu comme dans «  Promise Cinderella » où notre Issei au mauvais caractère couplé avec Kurose Koya nous ont distribué un duo hilarant et magique.
Vous l’aurez compris, seuls les protagonistes ont ce lourd fardeau de porter ce drama au sommet.
Est-ce un succès? Mon avis ici est en demi-teinte.
Le jeu de Zhang Xin Cheng et de Liang Jie est sans conteste de qualité. C’est un énorme bon point. Lors des échanges d’âmes, il a été bluffant de voir leur trait de caractère, attitude et façon de s’exprimer s’imprégner du corps en question. Sans aucun doute, à mes yeux, Zhang Xin Cheng a été fabuleux.

Et la romance dans tout cela? Elle avance progressivement et de façon naturelle. Il est aisé de comprendre pourquoi ils finissent par s’aimer. Leur complicité est bien présente et prête parfois à sourire. Et je pense que c’est ici que le bât blesse. En tout cas pour moi. Je n’ai pas eu le coeur en émoi, ni de montée de fièvre. Je faisais face à une romance mignonne mais dont l’intensité était bien moindre. Juste un sourire de temps en temps. Malgré des baisers passionnés, je n’ai pas eu d’affolement dans mon cerveau. La première partie est selon moi plus intéressante. La seconde partie, le couple s’enferme un peu dans une routine un peu terne, les petits pétillements du début disparaissent et les obstacles qu’ils rencontrent ne nous force pas à enchainer épisode sur épisode.

Il n’en reste pas moins que c’est un drama agréable à suivre et qui plaira à un très grand nombre grâce à un scénario simple, à un très bon jeu d’acteur et à une romance naturelle.

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My 3rd Cdrama and now my favorite one!

Okay, this was just my 3rd Cdrama but I am veryyy glad that I decide to pick this one up!

What I love:
-The acting! Ugh, I can go on and on about how much I ADORE both main leads' acting! This is my first time watching their drama but they are amazing in this one that I now have a strong urge to watch their other dramas too soon. Their portrayal when switching bodies was perfect, and very believable! And that is also what made the comedy in this drama successful bcs you just will never get enough of their chaotic life while switching! Their level of acting is very top tier that I notice even their voice changed when they switched bodies, and they did it so smoothly too, like they both really made this drama as good as it is
-Their chemistry is amazing too, like their shift of relationship from not liking each others gut, to slowly trusting each other, to being friend and then lovers, I really just love how well their relationship was portrayed without any awkwardness in between of the changes
-Their transparency in relationship, honestly this was the bare minimum lol, but it is indeed rare to see the leads having as much trust and communication in drama, and this drama have that. I love how they both would address what one think the other are feeling uncomfortable about, and they just keep zero secret with each other, which leads to no silly misunderstanding or whatever
-All the other side characters are lovely! From Tong Hua, Le Yi, Jia Shu, Sheng Sheng's parents and even Da Chuan, i love how each of them are so caring and kind, especially Sheng Sheng's father, I love that man so much, he gives me so much warmness.
-The comedy is top tier! Although the comedy was toned down a lil since they got together, I still very much enjoy most of their humorous part especially from the early eps, the one in particular that I love is when Sheng Sheng cracked Jiang Yi's walnut lmao that scene was goldddd xD

What I dislike:
-I dont like Jiang Yi's father, but honestly, who does? Like hes just an a**hole who lives off his wealthy son lol hes so annoying too. I'm glad this drama didnt make Jiang Yi make amend with him bcs honestly he doesnt deserve anything from Jiang Yi
-This is something very minor, but I kinda dont like that one like pop music ig that was played several times during some comedy scene, like that sound was so loud and unfitting lol
-The endingggg!! Ugh seriously, I'm bitter about that! But after reading people's comments regarding Chinese censorship well then theres nothing they can do anyway, so I would just act like that ending didnt happen lol voila problem solved xD

Truth be told I wanted to put the pacing in the dislike part too, but I feel like it cant be help that once their relationship become more serious, then the comedy will be toned down. Because personally I prefer the first half wayyy better than the second half of this drama bcs of the lightness and humor that it has, but at least I'm glad the plot didnt get draggy with many unnecessary plotlines or misunderstanding, so I still really like how this drama turns out

9.2/10

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