Nothing But Love (2023)

Inspiring story

You guys definitely check this out, both leading actors did an amazing jobs. Great story development with intelligent dialogue and mature characters, great visual and very very realistic and I must say simple things made the best of its.

This drama was all about inspiration, motivation in individual life and career, more than just a love series!!!!

One thing was little bit off for me was supporting couple. Even though they were all cute and young and I don’t feel it. Other than that, everything was good, including the relationship between the coach and LLA’s best friend (Luo Nian)

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Loyalty, Trust and Respect are the base of a strong relationship

This is on my Top Ten High-Valued Rewatch Drama. I haven’t watched many dramas as of late because of how long most dramas are. Quite time-consuming. Movies are a quicker solution to entertainment and thrill. So when a drama has a second, third rewatch value, that drama has to be top-notch in my E-collection. This drama is one of a few.

I need to apologize first if my words seem stumble and chaotic as I stay up from 10pm to 7am to reach to the final ep. For 3 days straight, I get up, do house chores, study, house chores, make dinner, study and spend the rest of the evening from 11pm to 6-7am mowing this drama. My brain is temporarily fried but I need to write my reviews now while the passion, the love and the excitement still in my blood streams. Otherwise, if I go to sleep, I might not come back to this. I get lazy. I want to support the cast, the crews especially, the intelligent screenwriter Zhang Ying Ji, the producer Zhang Xiao Bo and talented director Chen Chang for this beautiful, exciting drama, which I haven’t seen in the market in a long while.’

My mother and I were watching this drama and Amidst the Snowstorm of Love back to back however; I dropped half way and my mother were 20 eps in then jumped to the last ep.. I admire Leo Wu for his professionalism, he is great in both physically active dramas, which both are produced in 2023. How is that possible? He must have trained days in and days out for these two, hence, the juicy biceps…excuse my drools. Though, I find these two have almost identical plots, a genius with a brilliant athletic ability struggles with childhood trauma, which has him stuck in life. Lost parents at a younger age. Psychological challenges (both ego and self-confidence). Meets the light at the end of his tunnel, falls in love at first sight. Those two grows through various stages of life, supports each other through each failure, injuries, win medals, secret love, challenge from the FL’s parents, ML received support, admiration from his teammates, and adopted parents (teacher, step dad), etc. Many more but it will become a spoiler. With all of these similarities, my love leans towards this drama because of its maturity in acting and how the cast’s emo-intelligent growth are showed each passing stage. I find some of myself in FL’s decision in life: a career driven woman but has self-doubts and is played by her own boss, who she gives her all for 6 years (of her career and received nothing but a kick out of the company), because of her mother’s failure in marriage, she shoves hate, projects her own negativities onto her daughter …but FL is determined to live her life, to share her light with others, lives with dignity and thirst for a meaningful life.

As woman in her 40’s, I can understand her decision in works, hesitation in love and how happiness is put in a corner, but is scared to ask for. Sometimes you want to speak up, to scream for the unfairness but for the sake of others, you can’t. You go home and blame it on yourself. That guilt can eat up anyone. Fortunately, God or the screenwriter sends Song San Chuan to light up her life and she gets to open a new door for him. These two love and support each other in a level of respect, maturity-not though common jealousy type you see in drama lately.

The leads are wonderful. I don’t care how others say they don’t have chemistry…what else you want.? Their age difference is 20 years, they can’t be lovey-dovey always. Career. Goals. Financial stability. Health. Are put before all that cute huggings, kissings and nonchalant. Although, I laugh silly watching these cp kiss and being playful (finally gosh, kiss some more). Leo Wu is wonderful at showing his vulnerability, a slight shaky lips, nose when he tries to cover his tears. The goofy, silly boy in love then to a determined athletic, who works hard for his dream, takes on responsibilities and admits to his shortcomings Wonderful!

The rest of the supporting cast is on par with their characters. Another point I adore this drama, character development-you can see the why, when and how, not a sudden change or a stiff bad guy-good guy role. The portray of cold big fish eats small fish is accurate to the bone. Smart dialogues.

Before ending this long review, I wanna note another extra plus plus plus points for this drama, pls note this is extra but not necessary the sweet spot to me liking this drama: Them Sweat on bare skins, Them Shorts, Them sweaty boys running in shorts…Lord, help me! Uhmmm, very hot….I mean, very professional :))

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One overcame 18:18, one overcame age differences

LIKE

The two different sports badminton and tennis - how Song San Chuan managed both pretty well

DISLIKE

That scene where Song San Chuan did not understand Liang You An - he was not thinking from her perspective trying to resolve the team's issue

I teared at that scene and was quite upset - age gap really have a big difference in certain way of doing things in life

MUSIC - personal fav

反客为主 Fan Ke Wei Zhu - 刘宇宁 Liu Yu Ning
夜空 Ye Kong - 李紫婷 Li Zi Ting
狼狈 Lang Bei - 余佳运 Yu Jia Yun
闪耀 Shan Yao - 水果星球 Shui Guo Xing Qiu

REWATCH VALUE

Probably will re-watch some day

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Their development as a team and individuals.

This drama deserves 10/10 from me. It’s so refreshing to watch. I don’t find those cringey scenes that I sometimes get in another drama which is rare I guess. I started this at first because I miss seeing Wu Lei on my screen but I told myself if this turns out to be bad I would still drop it but I didn’t, because it was good. This drama sometimes made me laugh and sometimes made me cry. Most of all, the characters made me proud. Their growth as a team and individuals touched me like nothing else. Wu Lei’s character also motivates me to be a better version of myself. Like, he has been through a lot but he never gives up. If anything, he grits his teeth and get through it! I’ll be rewatching this whenever I need comfort, definitely.

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From Great Sport To Great Love

The only reason I watched this drama is because of Leo Wu. I was looking forward to watch him in a non-historical costume drama and hoped to see him in a more current environment depicting a gentleman of his age. I am glad to say that Nothing But You role of Song San Chuan fitted him like a glove. His physique is also perfect in personifying a sportsman in his early 20's vying for a position in the professional sports arena, starting as a badminton player to a tennis pro.

Starting a professional sports career from age 20 + is pretty late in the game by sports standards, but he fights his demons and clear old baggages, pushing along. And right by his side is Liang Young An, his promoter, manager and eventually his girlfriend, who is 10 years older than him. She is cautious at first, but as she strives in her career, he in turn, is also by her side. Their attraction is strong.

This couple of young San Chuan and devoted Young An is really compatible. Leo plays San Chuan the way he should act and behave for a 23 year old guy, wanting to love the woman the way a man should, by taking responsibilities, sharing problems and wanting to take care of her financially. Whilst Zhou Yu Tong's "Young An" is nurturing, stable and totally a dedicated woman to her man.

The casting of all the actors in this drama is also really good and everyone had a story to tell. This drama did not give me that anticipation to watch momentum, but I took away a really feel good vibe. There is so much positivity and warmth that I am still swooning from all that love and determination. Hmmm... that Leo Wu's boyish charm is totally mesmerizing...just saying.

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Another Great drama from Leo Wu

As usual, Leo Wu gave a very good performance, I think this is the first time he did a scene with a deep kiss like that. very impressive.

I always give a perfect score to Leo Wu's acting, even if you've watched his other dramas. he can bring a new character without being affected by the image of his old character. very extraordinary.

The love story is also funny, how the age difference can still support each other, age does not guarantee maturity and seriousness. that's what I caught. Leo Wu's chemistry with his co-stars is also always good.

It's a light drama that doesn't require us to think or guess the next scene. but I think it's worth watching.

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Highly Recommended Movie!

MUST WATCH!!! Moral of the story is very excellent, much lessons of life. High value movie, light and chill. The choice of artists are very appropriate! Love the acting of all artists in this movie, they are very natural in their own role. It's more nice if there are much romantic and kisses scenes :)) In this film I never missed any part of the scene, I even repeated some parts for details. Every words contains very meaningful message and wisdom. Two thumbs for screenwritter and director!! Not too much conflicts but more intense on how to fight and survive amidst many difficulties and obstacles, how to negotiate elegantly. Support each other, boyfriend/girlfriend, siblings, friends and colleagues.
More than this, the important thing is about never...never give up for anything!!
Hopefuly continue for season 2 as soon as possible :))

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A lot potential but fell flat.

This should not have been 40 episodes long. 20 episodes would have sufficed.

I enjoy watching both the leads, but I’ve seen them have better chemistry with their on screen partners. So the romance part was a little disappointing for me and I could have totally enjoyed the show without it. Had the writers chosen to just focus on the „underdog - tennis aspect“.. we would have had a great show. So in this sence the the writers failed.

Also the side couples/ characters were so meh and their acting aswell.

However watching eye candy Leo be all athletic was worth it. Basically if you have nothing else or want something to play in the background.. you can watch this.

So overall it was meh 😕 and I confess that I skipped a lot of episodes because the story became boring and very repetitive.

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A QUÍMICA DA AMIZADE E A BUSCA PELA SUPERAÇÃO EM 'NADA ALÉM DE VOCÊ

***ATENÇÃO***
NÃO HÁ SPOILER EXPLÍCITO, MAS HÁ ALGUMAS INFORMAÇÕES QUE ALGUMAS PESSOAS PODEM CONSIDERAR SPOILER.


Esse é um drama muito bom. A história é contada lentamente. Eu gosto de dramas de queima lenta, mas esse aqui eu achei um pouco lento demais. Mesmo assim, nada deixa seu brilho desaparecer. Não vou mentir, eu esperava um pouco mais desse drama, já que a nota dele no MDL é bem alta, e eu gosto bastante da Zhou Yu Tong.

Por falar nisso, eu nunca tinha assistido nada com o Léo Wu, mas eu gostei muito desse ator. Quero ver mais alguns trabalhos dele daqui para frente. Gosto da atmosfera em que o drama foi gravado. As pessoas realmente são pessoas, os lugares parecem verdadeiros. Eu gosto desse clima calmo, cheio de tensão ao mesmo tempo. As cores da tela também são bem distribuídas, não causam muito incômodo aos olhos. Essa é uma boa direção. A atuação também está ótima. A química entre os protagonistas é boa, porém já vi melhores. Acho que a Laing You An demorou demais para se decidir a ficar com ele, mas eles são ótimos juntos. O Song San Chuan é realmente um exemplo de superação e determinação. Ele tem tantos problemas psicológicos e enfrenta todos eles. Tenta superar cada um, dá tudo de si nas partidas. Ele é realmente forte.

E o casal secundário, vamos falar sobre ele? Bem, no início, eu não gosto nem um pouco da irmã de You An. Nossa, como as cenas dela são chatas. Sempre que ela aparecia na tela, dava vontade de desistir. Depois, fui me acostumando, e quando ela ficou com o Jiao Jiao, ela se tornou suportável. E falando nele, ele é o único motivo para eu não negativar totalmente o casal secundário.

Jiao Jiao, Jiao Jiao... Eu me arrependo de, no início, ter pensado mal de você. Ele se tornou meu queridinho muito rápido. É forte, destemido, não teve medo de fazer nada. Não foi um bebê chorão quando San Chuan ficou em primeiro. Soube conduzir muito bem a situação dos pais deles. Quando se propôs a se virar sozinho, se virou sozinho. A cada cena que aparecia, meus olhos brilhavam. Só por ele, eu comecei a gostar um pouco da Laing Tao. Ela se tornou melhor com ele.

Dinâmica do clube? Nossa, foi maravilhosa a amizade desse grupo. Pontos especiais para o Chen Ze, que foi o primeiro a ajudar San Chuan. Isso ajudou a levar o clube a se unir mais. Além disso, ele é bem maduro, com um toque de fofura. Um amigo que queremos ter, entende? Quanto ao Dai Yi, não tenho muito a dizer sobre ele, mas ele está aqui complementando o time, resolvendo suas dificuldades. A química entre eles é fantástica. Estou gostando cada vez mais de assistir dramas com uma boa amizade masculina. Parece melhor do que os grupos de amizades femininas aos quais estou habituada.

Uma pausa para falar sobre as cenas na quadra de tênis. São realmente belas. Eu nem sei como dizer. Me davam tensão, uma experiência fantástica. Eu não queria que a cena acabasse, sabe? Queria poder ver o jogo inteiro, para poder experienciar mais daquela emoção. Era de tirar o fôlego!

No geral, é um ótimo drama, com boa direção e química, e um grupo de amizade fantástico. As cenas do esporte também são de tirar o fôlego. Eu achei a série um pouco lenta demais. Alguns episódios pareciam tão longos. A indecisão da protagonista me deixava um pouco desmotivada, e a Liang Tao era realmente chata. No entanto, os prós superaram com sucesso os contras. Vale muito a pena assistir a essa série, que tem uma classificação ótima no meu senso.

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Cute drama about older woman and younger man. Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong are awesome in this drama

Nothing But You is a good romcom about an older woman (10 years gap) and a young tennis player starting, Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong.

I loved Zhou Yu Tong and first watched her in Begin Again with Simon Gong, and I have followed her ever since. Although her recent dramas didn't do quite well, in my opinion, due to bad scripts (i.e., The Coolest World, Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: Silent Evidence, where I ended up dropping them), She is a good actress.

I first watched Wu Lei in "The Long Ballad," and I did not think he was a good actor, and I did not like his acting ability in Love Like the Galaxy. Zhao Lusi is a better actress than Wu Lei in that drama. However, in this drama, he did a decent job playing a young guy who falls for an older woman.

His onscreen chemistry with Zhou Yu Tong is not bad, and the supporting cast is also good. I have watched about 24 episodes already and will finish it. I would recommend this drama because of the flow of the story, it is believable, and the acting is not bad for the entire ensemble.

I am giving it an 8.0 rating. I wish there were more intimate scenes between the main CP, and I am content with the ending.

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Realistic characters with muted chemistry

Overall, I enjoyed this drama thoroughly. Personally I don't like noona romances (I can never really "get" the chemistry in them and the vibes always feel kind of off to me) so I was planning to skip this one. However it seemed like all the drama reviewers had good things to say about this one and how it had very "normal" and non-icky vibes, plus I have a soft spot for Zhou Yutong in contemporary dramas since Remembrance of Things Past, so I decided to check this out.

Like many people, the thing I loved most about this drama is how realistic the characters were. Liang Youan's character (played by ZYT) was so relatable, especially with her frustrations with her job. There is one line that she said which is so unbelievably on point: she worked so hard to ensure that her boss could never be without her, but she now admits that she was wrong, because if your boss can never be without you, then you will never graduate (i.e., get promoted). As a single, working woman who is almost 30, I can relate so much to her frustration with being stuck in the corporate hamster wheel, working an all-consuming job but going nowhere fast, while also sacrificing your personal life and youth in the process (but you're almost too busy to really care or do anything about it). Throw in a couple of failed relationships when you were younger resulting in you still being single while your friends are already having kids, and it is just the perfect storm which was so well-portrayed in LYA's character. One reason I never liked noona romances was because the older woman was always either some kind of "high-powered CEO" or she was in her 30's but still acting like the typical "sweet but dumb" young girl. Both tropes are so unrealistic and cringey to watch and I am so happy that this drama showed how an actual, normal 30+ year old woman would act like and respond in various situations.

For the record, I also liked Song Sanchuan's character and thought WL did a great job. He was sweet, had that youthful optimism and energy, but was also grounded and mature when it mattered. I think this really helped the noona romance feel more palatable to me. I almost feel the characterization of the ML matters even more than the FL in these dramas, because when the ML is super immature, I have such a hard time reconciling why any real life grown-ass adult woman would want to waste their time in such a relationship or even why they would be attracted to the ML. To be honest I'm not sure if it is realistic for a boy in their early 20's to be as mature as he was (in his first relationship too), but I guess I don't hang out with a lot of 20 year-olds so maybe I'm underestimating them hahaha.

For the romance - the best thing I could say was that it was fine. I may be biased because I have never been able to get behind a noona romance before, so I'm not terribly surprised this one didn't really work on me. I enjoyed their scenes together and thought they were pretty cute at times, but the chemistry was not there for me. However, I loved the main leads so much as individuals and was super invested in their own stories, and I didn't really come here expecting to "get" the romantic chemistry anyway, so it didn't affect my watch experience negatively.

I thought the story was generally very well-written and well-paced. It didn't suffer heavily from mid-series drag (probably because it felt like the problems came one after another after another, but were also resolved quickly and cleanly) although the pacing did slow down a little in the last few episodes which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I also didn't mind most of the side characters and though there were a couple arcs I wasn't super interested in (Liang Tao and Jiang Jiaojiao's relationship, Zhang Jie's family drama) it didn't get to the point of annoying me or making me want to fast forward either. Just wanted to throw a quick shoutout to the Coach and Liang Nian's relationship, which got very little screen time but they were absolutely hilarious and I wished we could've seen more of their development.

All in all, this was a good drama and well-worth watching. I especially recommend it if you think you could relate to either of the main characters, because I think the real strength of the drama lies in the very realistic, "normal" characterization of our main leads.

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