You Are My Love Friend (2024)

Good onscreen chemistry between main CP, but nothing special with the plot.

You Are My Lover Friend is a RomCom drama that starts with Zhang Xin Cheng as Jiang Shi Yan and Wang Yu Wen as Tang Yang. The main CPs were friends and buddies in high school who lasted through their university days, as well as working professionals.

No one believes they would turn into lovers, not even their besties and mothers.

Synopsis: Tang Yang and Jiang Shi Yan were high school classmates and have been close friends for ten years. After finishing school, they passionately pursued careers in bank credit review and new media communication. Tang Yang helped the families of military martyrs start businesses in her small loan job. Inspired by their perseverance, Jiang Shi Yan made a documentary about their stories, which gained widespread attention. Throughout this journey, the trust and understanding they developed during their teenage years endured various challenges. They blossomed into a sincere and beautiful love. They went from being classmates and friends to becoming partners, building a family, and facing life together.

My Reviews:
1. Nothing special in the story. It has been done so many times in Cdrama land.
2. I like the main CP because they are talented actors.
2nd CP is most adorable and funny, especially the 2nd ML
3. The third CP should not have been part of the story. There is no chemistry, and the actress must be younger than the guy.
4. The moms are funny, too.
5. Overall, it is okay. It took too long for the main CP to get together until the last 3 to 4 episodes. It was draggy, and I was annoyed to see it take so long.
6. It would be better with 24 episodes instead of 30, but their onscreen chemistry was good.

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High expectations. Low returns.

Coming from a Steven Zhang fan,

I had high hopes from this drama and got pretty much disappointment. The drama, as a whole would be 8/10. Acting was perfect. Music was good, story was again good! However, they messed up with screenplay.
Because It felt so long !

And the ending...? It was like very fast and quick ! ! ! Every happened so quickly at the end. Either romance part should have started earlier or there should've been more episodes (35eps) to end it with slow and stable pace...

I have seen both Steven Zhang and Wang Yuwen's previous romance dramas and they were all perfect. With good plot, perfect romance and perfect screenplay with perfect ending... But this drama feels rushed! And somehow... It isn't as good as their previous work. (For me, in my opinion)

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Once in a while type of drama... worthy to watch

Its a drama that will glue you till the last episode. Yes its light, but it is also relevant and realistic. You will not get bored. Its not perfect but it will make you feel good.
Wang Yuwen (FL) again delivers a superb performance. To me, she carried the drama, although the 2ML/3ML and 2FL/3FL did well too. The ML seems off at times in acting especially when startled by the FL. His acting seems wanting or short of the desired action.
The two mothers? Wow! I like both. They help keep the drama lively....
I just indicate 10 in all rating category (in spite of the ML acting issue) as it ought to be more than 9.5; the music? I forgot how or what the music was. I was simply too immersed in the drama episode by episode...

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Expected WAY BETTER

I was expecting this show to be good but 1st it's way too slow, the drama has way too much episodes like i felt like most episodes were fillers plus the acting was mid like really mid, i couldn't watch more than 14 episodes i felt like it was way too slow like nothing was actually happening.
I watched this drama because of the male actor but i was disappointed... could have been better. The story had potential but the result wasn't it, plus the flashbacks at the end of EVERY episodes started to get really heavy to watch like it would have been better if they uncluded that in the episode instead of doing it as an extra at every ending of an episode

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You Are My Lover Friend (2024) is a light, heartwarming and beautiful tale of a couple of young friends that are smart and strong on their own but become smarter and stronger when they are together, and their journey of over a decade of being each other’s stronghold through life's challenges and successes. Jiang Shi Yan as Zhang Xin Cheng and Wang Yu Wen as Tang Yang did a wonderful job bringing their characters to life. The leading couple, Zang Xin Cheng and Tang Yang developed a strong bond since their high school years and one can tell that his decision to become sworn brothers was Xin Cheng’s way to protect Tang Yang from gossip and still been able to be bosom friends without teachers’ and gossiper’s interferences. Some reviewers have complained that it took too long for them to acknowledge their romantic feelings for each other but this drama is about their journey from friends to “partners in crime”, building their own dreams, confidants, lovers, and establishing a life together for the rest of their lives.
This is a slow burn romantic drama but it is not a slow burn relationship. Their friendship was strong, reliable, trustful, fun, and adventurous; so, it is very clear that they will have some apprehension moving forward into a romantic entanglement that could jeopardize their friendship; but even so, after careful consideration, it was precisely that strong connection that allow them to recognize that, in order not to lose being able to be together in the future, it was much better to move forward with their feelings and love each other without reservations.
Not been a fan of slow burn romances, this one was an enjoyable one to watch. The supporting cast also did a fantastic job bringing their characters to life; their friendship with the leading couple was a riot and their bond is genuine and steadfast; also a pleasure to watch was the leading couple’s parents. Overall, this drama is well written and it has great performances from both main and supporting cast members. Enjoy it!

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The acting in "You Are My Lover Friend" was amazing! Every character brought something special, but the male lead was definitely a standout. The story was so well done too—usually, when the main characters finally get together, things start to slow down, but here it actually got even better. If you’re looking for a good friends-to-lovers romance that’s mature, not cringy, and set in the workplace, I’d highly recommend this show.

There were a few moments where the wait for the leads to get together felt a tiny bit slow, but honestly, after they did, the whole show reached a new level. Another thing I loved was that they don’t drag out any issues or throw in unnecessary misunderstandings.

Overall, this is a great drama if you want something refreshing, with characters who feel real and a story that keeps you hooked!

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This is a very good “friends to lovers” romcom.

Good actors – great chemistry between FL & ML

This is a very good “friends to lovers” romcom.

I was impressed of how well FL & ML acted and the chemistry between them. Also, the second leads were very good. FL is a “towering” presence between Chinese top actresses (factual, she is 1.72 m tall, and most of other actresses are around 1.60 and 1.65 m). Joke aside, Wang Yu Wen(FL) is beautiful, elegant, excellent acting and good comedic sense. She has an advantage in the romcom genre (so she should try to have at least one successful romcom per year to keep her popularity up), but she has to be more selective on the kind of dramas in which she acts. In YAMLF, she has great chemistry with the ML, which also acts very well, so there are expectations to see them in another romcom. The second leads had a nice and low-key love story, also with nice chemistry. They are so good that you want to see more of them (or maybe to move as main leads in another drama). The SML (played by Wu Jun Ting) is a really good and promising young actor, I fully expect to see him as ML in a lot of dramas.
I looked at comments from other viewers and almost 90% of comments noticed the good acting and chemistry of main leads, and maybe 50% liked and wanted to see more of the second leads.

I checked the original novel. The screenwriters significantly changed and improved the story, so good for them. On the other hand, they repeated some tricks too many times, it was really boring. The interrupted kiss (10 times??), Feng Wei Ran aggressive negation of any romantic connections between main leads, and extensive and exhausting use of “brother Yang”. Maybe here the director has a more significant responsibility, he is supposed to edit and control the drama. Finally, the English name of the drama is rather unfortunate.

Somebody mentioned that YAMLF was unlucky to be scheduled in the same time with the Korean drama Love Next Door (it has a similar “friends to lovers” topic). I think Love Next Door is really unlucky. After a couple of episodes, I renounced to follow the Korean drama, while I saw YAMLF twice.

To conclude, this is a slow moving romcom, where main leads transition (slowly) from friends to lovers. Main leads, very good acting and chemistry, second leads, low-key and attractive, in general good acting for secondary actors as well. Nice and fun to watch, check the first 5-6 episodes to see if it is too slow for you.

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strong and smart female lead and loving male lead

this drama is so refreshing❕️❕️✨️

first the female lead!! I'm so used to see in cdramas always that dumb girl who can't defend herself, BUT TANG! she is so smart at handling things, YET although the male lead knows this He helps her and is willing and loving.

The ml is so cute! although he is a CEO he is NOT dominant or cold!

THE TRANSITION between being friends and now a couple IS NOT AWKWARD AT ALL is so subtle and so magical.

✨️✨️EVERYBODY IS A GREEN FLAG!! ✨️✨️
i wish to watch more cdramas like this in the future

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The story progression is too slow

The story was good, but the progress of the love story was too slow for my liking. The attempts to have the first kiss were too much.

The lead actors are two of my favorite Cdrama leads, so I expect more. The acting was ordinary; I felt that something was missing. The chemistry is there, but perhaps the storyline lacked character and conflict. Hence, the acting became lackluster.

I would have preferred that the story progressed from friendship to being together as a boyfriend/girlfriend and then to married life. But obviously, I am not the scriptwriter.

Watch now, watch later when you have time, or skip? I would say to watch it later when you have time.

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Clear, Simple, and Cute story

Such a heartwarming story that became one of my favorite C-dramas this year. Actually, I didn’t have high expectations on this one because of ‘friends to lovers’ trope and started watching it out of boredom, but as a result I was quite surprised how good was the drama. It didn’t have any unnecessary complications and unbearably crazy exes in the plot?

I liked that it wasn’t just concentrated in the love trope of the main leads, but had really wholesome story of strong friendships. Sometimes people forget the importance of friendships that lasts for decades. I was smiling and laughing with them while watching how those 5 friends were spending time, supporting not only each other but their families as well.
Drama also drives attention to the family values and bonds. Characters connections with their family and love were so natural and pleasant to watch. I love the way how main leads have supportive and cheerful family relations, they are always so positive and joking around with each other. Moreover, friends could rely not only on their own families but also each other’s families as well, which is sooo beautiful, that is true power of friendship!

And of course I have to mention our cute support characters’ couple of Sheng Ni Na and Cheng Hui, their story was so lovely. Omg, Sheng Ni Na(Luo Qiu Yun) is so beautiful, I fell in love with her smile.

At the end I was thinking “I also want this kind of relationship so bad!” and was jealous of the friendship of these 5. Go watch it if you still didn’t, you won’t be disappointed:)

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