The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2020)

YOU WON’T REGRET IT!

I loved this drama so much! It was creative, hilarious yet romantic, and it was just perfect in every way possible! The actors/actresses were well picked, and the chemistry between the main leads was just chef’s kiss. Because I had just finished watching The Long Ballad and thought that Zhao Luis was a very great actress, I decided to give this drama a try. She never disappoints me, and her coordination with her co-actors deserves a standing ovation! I wasn’t wrong to tune in on this journey because throughout this drama, I laughed and cried along with the characters- and there are very few dramas that pull me in like so. I don’t ever regret watching this drama, and I promise that it will be the same for you too. Watch The Romance of Tiger and Rose now!

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Fun, entertaining watch!

This was such a fun show to watch. It was funny and interesting. Don't expect too much serious stuff in this show. If you're just looking to be entertained, then this is a great show to watch.

STORY
Although it has an interesting premise, the story isn't really original since there are already a lot of isekai or author going into his/her work stories. But it was still fun figuring out how the main character, Qian Qian will solve her problem. There are a lot of questionable logic in the story though, but as I said, if you don't take these things too seriously, you'll enjoy the show. The ending was a bit cliche and rushed. I feel that they could've fleshed the ending out a bit more.

COSTUME
I liked the first costume of Qian Qian, the bright red one when she was still portrayed as the "villain" but then it immediately shifted to pastel colors when Xiao Qian got transported to the story. I thought it would've been more interesting to keep the red color or style of costume until she gradually becomes the "main character" in the story.

ACTING
This is the first drama I've watched of Zhao Lusi and she's already becoming one of my favorites. Her expressions, mischievousness, her smile, etc. She just lights up the screen and is so enjoyable to watch. Qian Qian can be annoying sometimes but Zhao Lusi is too likable for me to really be annoyed by the character.
Ryan Ding, I wasn't really a big fan before but I really like him in this drama. He can shift from being cold, calculative and intense to being like a love sick puppy. They're both so fun to watch on screen.
Aside from the leads the standout to me were really the actors who played Zi Rui and Bai Ji. I even want to watch them if they have their own comedy show.

OVERALL
There's no boring part in this drama. It was very entertaining and an interesting insight in how authors don't really control every aspect of their characters. Once they make them, sometimes they come alive on their own. It's also fun to see how Qian Qian will untangle herself from the mess she keeps on making. The main leads are sooo cute, I want to watch them again and again!

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Best Chinese drama ever made!

২০১৬ সাল থেকে ড্রামা দেখা শুরু করলেও ২০২০ সালের মধ্যভাগ পর্যন্ত আমার দেখা চাইনিজ ড্রামার সংখ্যা ছিল নিতান্তই হাতেগোনা। প্রায় ২২০+ কোরিয়ান ড্রামার বিপরীতে চাইনিজ ড্রামার সংখ্যা ছিল মাত্র আড়াইটা!! My Amazing Boyfriend, Love O2O আর Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me ছাড়া ২০২০ এর মাঝামাঝি পর্যন্ত আর কিছুই ধরা হয়নি। এর মাঝে আবার মাস্টার ডেভিল প্রথম সিজনের অর্ধেক দেখার আগেই ড্রপ দিয়েছিলাম ভালো লাগতেছিল না দেখে।
চাইনিজ দেখতাম না তার প্রধান কারণ ছিল ভাষাটা সহ্য হতো না, কানে লাগতো খুব। আর দ্বিতীয় কারণ ছিল ওদের কাঠখোট্টা রোমান্স। রোমান্টিক সিন গুলো দেখলে মনে হতো ইচ্ছার বিরুদ্ধে জোর করে অভিনয় করতেছে!!
এরপর এই বছরের মাঝামাঝিতে একদিন ইউটিউবে ছোট্ট একটা ক্লিপস দেখে বাঘ আর হনুলুলুর প্রেম ড্রামা টা দেখতে বসি। তারপর বাকিটা ইতিহাস!! আমার চাইনিজ ড্রামা ভালোবাসার কারণ, গত কয়েক মাসে প্রায় ৪৫+ চাইনিজ ড্রামা শেষ করার কারণ, কাঠখোট্টা চায়না ভাষা কেও সুমধুর লাগার কারণ, জোর করে করা রোমান্টিক সিন গুলো কেও অসম্ভব মিষ্টি লাগার কারণ, আর কিছুই না.... এই লাল ড্রেস পরা নাদুসনুদুস মেয়েটাই সব অসম্ভবকে সম্ভব করার মূল কারণ!!

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My Fav drama of the Year 2020

I have never interested to watch C-Drama before. But because of this very specific drama that popup in my FB video search, i tried watching C-Drama and completely head over heel to C-drama since then (2020). This is a MUST MUST MUST WATCH C-DRAMA!! Love Zhao Lusi and Ryan Ding so much.. 10/10. Been watching this 3x already...

I have never interested to watch C-Drama before. But because of this very specific drama that popup in my FB video search, i tried watching C-Drama and completely head over heel to C-drama since then (2020). This is a MUST MUST MUST WATCH C-DRAMA!! Love Zhao Lusi and Ryan Ding so much.. 10/10. Been watching this 3x already...

I have never interested to watch C-Drama before. But because of this very specific drama that popup in my FB video search, i tried watching C-Drama and completely head over heel to C-drama since then (2020). This is a MUST MUST MUST WATCH C-DRAMA!! Love Zhao Lusi and Ryan Ding so much.. 10/10. Been watching this 3x already...

I have never interested to watch C-Drama before. But because of this very specific drama that popup in my FB video search, i tried watching C-Drama and completely head over heel to C-drama since then (2020). This is a MUST MUST MUST WATCH C-DRAMA!! Love Zhao Lusi and Ryan Ding so much.. 10/10. Been watching this 3x already...

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Divertentissimo ma non senza sugo

Un drama solo apparentemente peso piuma, che affronta con la comicità e la farsa l’eterna guerra dei sessi e la disparità di trattamento fra i generi. Ambientato per lo più in un mondo pseudo cinese antico, vede due città diametralmente opposte farsi la guerra.
In una comandano gli uomini, e le donne sono completamente sottomesse, e fin qui nulla di nuovo. Nell’altra città sono invece le donne a farla da padrone, e gli uomini non hanno alcun diritto. Le governanti e le ufficiali sono tutte donne, ed è veramente sconcertante vedere le case di piacere popolate di ‘musicisti’ maschi (piuttosto effeminati, in verità, e nemmeno troppo carini). L’applicazione agli uomini di tutte le violenze, limitazioni e pregiudizi che di solito sono riservati alle femmine genera una serie infinita di situazioni in cui non si può fare a meno di ridere, anche se a volte è riso amaro.
Ma, davanti a questo rovesciamento dei ruoli, non si può neanche evitare di vedere quanto sia assurda l’oppressione verso un sesso da parte dell’altro. Se è così fuori dalle righe applicato a un uomo, perché dovrebbe essere giusto se a subirlo è una donna?
In questo scenario, lo spietato erede del Signore della sconfitta città degli uomini viene a sposarsi nella città delle donne, con lo scopo non troppo nascosto di curare la sua malattia congenita al cuore e conquistare la città e le sue miniere. Dovrebbe sposare la seconda erede della Signora, ma la terza erede, viziosa e capricciosa, lo rapisce e se lo sposa.
Senonché la ragazza in realtà viene ‘sostituita’ dalla sceneggiatrice che ha inventato tutta la storia, e che si ritrova a vivere un personaggio secondario della sua sceneggiatura, da lei stessa destinato a morire per avvelenamento la notte delle nozze forzate! Ovvio che cercherà in tutti i modi di salvarsi la pelle e, nel contempo, di riportare in carreggiata la sua storia, che è stata deragliata dalla sua continua presenza in una trama che non la prevedeva.
Inutile dire che ciò genererà problemi, risate (e lacrime) a non finire. Risate? Addirittura sghignazzate sbattendo i pugni sul tavolo, direi. Questa almeno è stata la mia reazione. La sceneggiatrice vede ovviamente tutti solo come personaggi di carta, ma comincerà ben presto a cambiare idea.
Nel contempo, bisogna sottolineare come la storia, che nella prima metà si mantiene sul registro della più completa comicità, nella seconda parte viri verso situazioni più tese, a tratti anche tragiche, pur senza eccedere. E non credo di fare spoiler se dico che la storia ha un lieto fine.
Gli attori hanno fatto tutti un lavoro egregio. La coppia principale ha una chimica tale che si potrebbe credere lo sia anche nella vita reale. Gli occhi da cucciolo del protagonista sanno diventare all’occorrenza due schegge taglienti, il sorriso accattivante può tranquillamente divenire diabolico o stringersi in una maschera credibilissima di dolore o furore. Un’interpretazione, da parte di tutti gli attori principali, misurata ma espressiva. Fanno eccezione i loro servitori, cui è affidato un ruolo più comico e che per questo esagerano con la mimica facciale, e l'interprete di Pei Heng, che è sinceramente non pervenuto.
Non si può dire ci siano voli di fantasia sia nelle musiche, che nelle ambientazioni e costumi ma, in realtà, non si sente la mancanza di nulla. Il numero limitato di episodi assicura uno svolgimento delle vicende alla giusta velocità, senza inutili trascinamenti e senza l’introduzione di infiniti personaggi secondari che affosserebbero il ritmo con le loro inutili traversie. Non capita mai di sbottare: sì, va bene, ma i protagonisti? La trama? Tutto funziona col ritmo giusto e si giunge alla fine col desiderio di una seconda stagione, purché con gli stessi attori.
E’ un drama ‘apparentemente’ peso piuma, come detto in principio. Le situazioni che descrive spesso non sono logiche, bisogna ammetterlo. A volte tende alla farsa, non è esente da forzature e sicuramente il conflitto fra i due opposti stili di vita viene risolto in maniera troppo veloce e in modo non plausibile. Ma non è un drama storico, e il suo scopo non è descrivere una storia vera o plausibile. Non deve essere preso troppo sul serio, cercandovi chissà quali voli pindarici. Ci fa ridere, emozionare, e pensare. Direi che basta. Per quel che è il suo target e il suo scopo, è fatto egregiamente. Ce ne fossero! Edit: l'ho già riguardato, e continuo a ritornare sulle scene che mi sono piaciute di più. Decisamente un'impressione duratura: ha toccato tutte le mie corde.

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Great drama

I finished the series in just 2 days!
I personally enjoyed watching shows that have good storyline from the start to the end, with equivalent amount of exciting, funny and emotional scenes in between :)
Well.... but the sad part wasn't that sad, it just turns out to become funny, so probably you should not be expecting this drama to make you cry haha~
I loved the main leads chemistry and Han Shuo's devoted character! Just made your heart flutters!!!!
It might not have massive production like big war or hidden conspiracy but as a small web drama piece, it is just PERFECT!

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Love sacrifice between in real world and in dream.

What I like most about the story is that Chen Qianqian has to weigh her love between Han Shuo, Huayuan City and her real world.
The most tearful scene for me is that Chen Qianqian betrayed Han Shuo in order to save his life from death and both was going through devastation after being separated.
It makes me cry so much watching the scene also when Chen Qianqian doesn't want to leave Han Shuo but Han Shuo wants her to go back to her real world.
It's too painful when you realize what love is and how much you love someone, everything seems real and then you wake up from a long dream only to find out that it's not real and that the person you love doesn't exist.

I'm really looking forward for the part2 of this tv series. I love them so much , they are so cute and so lovely together. Their chemistry is so high and intense. I just can't help but falling in love with Ding Yu Xi and Zhao Lu Si.
I look forward for their upcoming movies and tv series together please more more projects for the two. Have them work again I'll definitely watch all of their movies and tv series.

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Story is fine

Same theme movie i have watched many times , time span like that ,resembled stories enter into the game so basically the theme was same .
Starting episodes were good then middle of the episodes were little borring and then ending was good .
The differrent in the story was it had shown that one city was woman dominant and other city was man dominant city . so how these dominant power entangled with each other and how end went and how they came back to present life .so this was in the story .
I think the drama should have one more episodes of their present life where they first realised that was not a dream actually that was real and he search her not she . something like this should be there or may be the drama should have both the part historical one and the real one with 15 and 10 episodes respectively so something good may be come out.

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watched it for the nth time!

The story is really interesting. There are tons of transmigration drama out there but it's my first time watching one wherein the main setting is a place where women rule (already a plus factor). And although both leads could be considered as rookies, their lack of experience didn't prevent them from doing an excellent job. Both Ryan and Lusi's character set-ups -- cute, funny, kind, warm, sweet, and basically everything positive -- are also very likable. Coupled with the oh-so-amazing plot, what more could I ask for? ----- aside from season 2 ofc! (and naturally, with the same cast)

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I really enjoyed this, I hope you would too :))

This is one of my most loved chinese isekai romance drama that I have ever watched, especially because I really liked the ml and I'm also into cute and clingy straighforward female leads. If you see how the ml smiles you would definitely be hooked and continue on just to see our cute and arrogant ml.

The way the ml gets jealous makes you giggle as he misunderstands a lot. And I do hint a yandere side to him, especially when he blackened after he thought she betrayed him. Ml went a bit insane and became aggressive, it gave me the chills but he ended up warming up to our fl hehe.

I do hope for a 2nd season, season 1 feels so short I want more :)))

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The Romance of Tiger and Rose is amazing. The unique storyline on time traveling but a screen writer falling into the world by her own script. The world that the writer fell is a world where females are the head of the household and men are treat less. It is intriguing to see and imagime a world different from ours. I love the development of the characters and of course ? the love story of QianQian and Han Shuo. Their realtionship is so beautiful and full of pure love for one another. I am going to give away a small spoiler but there is a line that your ears will never get tired of hearing. Han Shuo says to QianQian, "I can't live without u." It's just so beauitful. It's not a spolier really but there are lot more of these heart clutching lines Han Shuo says to her in the show. This show is full of really funny scenes that makes me clutch my rib becase of laughing too hard.They get better in each episode. I just love it. It's the kind of laughter that leaves u smiling plus a good mood for the whole day. This show is definitely going to go on my shelf of favorite dramas. You won't regret watching it.Thank u for the inspirator behind the show, the writers, director, actresses, actors, and the staff for their hard work. And u for reading for my review and hoping that u watch this amazing romance comedy show.

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you thought you ate? well you did, here's another plate

Every once in a while, I come across a gem, unpolished, hidden and unknown. I wipe away the dust and the dirt and am met with something so beautiful that I can hardly believe my eyes.

This show is no exception.

It is lockdown 2020; I am at home and finished my second semester of first year uni. I have gone through almost every single historical kdrama on my netflix and I am BORED. I turn to Viki, "maybe it'll have something else that won't have constant porn ads popping up" I think, scrolling through aimlessly the suggestions. Then I stop, I pause and look at a show tile with the title "The Romance of Tiger and Rose". By this point I have only watched one cdrama ever back in 2018 and I have never strayed from kdramas since 2014. But there's something about this show - the premise is wacky, it's something a kdrama would never do, it's 24 episodes instead of the 48 that normally come with historical cdramas and most importantly: it's tagged as "rom-com". It's fully subtitled, it's completely finished. "What the hell," I shrug. "I have nothing for doing anyways."

I click "play first episode" and I go on a journey.

Xiao Qian has a problem - she's stuck in her own script and doesn't know how to get out. But there's an upside: she knows everything about everyone and knows exactly what's going to happen. After several attempts at thinking death would be her only escape, Xiao Qian decides there's only one solution: see the story to the end as Qian Qian.

The thing about TAR is that everything is done on purpose - the side character made for exposition? Yeah, turns out QQ wrote him like that to meet a word count. The "hero" having a heart defect? Well, he needed to be because how else was the initial female lead going to make him trust her after she cures him? The different cultures in either city making no sense? Yeah, QQ realises halfway through that she needs to change that ASAP once she gets home. The fact Han Shuo and Chu Chu don't really have a reason to love one another in the real script? Well, don't blame QQ, she's never even dated and she's just doing what she's seen in other dramas! But things are different: she's there and she's going to make sure that Han Shuo and Chu Chu fall in love and everything works out.

Only there's a slight, tiny, teeny, little bit of a problem: uh, Han Shuo is married to QQ and he doesn't seem eager to turn his attention to Chu Chu.

Because there's only thing QQ can't account for: her character's feelings. Having survived the wedding night (the night she was supposed to die) QQ works hard to turn things around because she wants to go home and not for one second is she going to forget that mission. She has two goals: make HS and CC fall in love and make CC the City Master. Seems easy, right?

WRONG.

Because QQ quickly realises that these people aren't just words on paper; they're real, they have goals, ambitions, dreams and, most importantly, feelings. And the person that shows this to her the most is her supposed arch enemy: HS. She's written him, she knows how he's cruel and vindictive and malicious, she knows what he's going to do, what he COULD do to her if she's on his bad side. So she tries to be nice to him - she celebrates his birthday, she gets him a new set of clothes, she's all about compromise - they will live by his rules in private, and her rules in public. This QQ is not arrogant or rude, she's kind, she's caring, sometimes a bit of a smooth brain but it's understandable why. And Han Shuo is all but helpless as he falls in love with her.

This HS and the HS that QQ wrote are two very different people and she doesn't realise at this point that it's all because of her; HS cares very deeply for QQ to the point he would turn his back on his own city to help her, and he knows falling in love with her is not a smart move but there comes a point where he doesn't care. He's at her heels, constantly making sure she's safe and protected, being a shoulder for her to cry on and he'll shake his head at her antics but he will never discourage her from them. He's her #1 supporter, he knows what she's really like and he will never talk down to her or act like she's some helpless maiden that needs to be protected.

But it seems smoothbrain QQ has this completely slide off of her brain because she's still deadset on going home and continuously tries to make her script happen. Not once throughout this show does QQ's actions aggravate me because there's always a reason behind them. Doesn't realise HS is in love with her? Well, he did try to kill her several times and she wrote him to be in love with CC not her. Blatantly manipulates people to do what she wanted done in her script? She wants to go HOME, she doesn't want to be stuck in a dream forever, she has bills to pay and she misses WiFi! Sends Han Shuo away and lies about her feelings? QQ thinks that she cannot change her script and therefore cannot change HS's fate, but perhaps she can save him long enough until the story is over so he doesn't have to die because of her meddling.

QQ's goal is constant: she wants to go home and needs to take the actions necessary to do so, even if it means hurting herself and others for it to come true. But for a moment so brief that you would blink and miss it, there is a time when she and HS get to live out their marital, blissful life, knowing that they love each other and want to be with one another. And it's so cute - you can tell that HS fell first and he fell HARD, while QQ still obviously has her reservations but she loves him and she's so happy that he loves her. Everything she has done has been to protect him and everything he has done has been to protect her, and he would never do anything to hurt her.

Well.

Sort of.

This show loses its 10/10 rating for a certain scene portrayed in episode 19. I believe that this scene needs to be talked about because of how triggering it is and I remember being completely shook to my core once the scene happened without warning so...

TW: SA.

Without spoiling too much, HS has been cast out from the city by QQ and he is not a happy camper. His love has turned bitter and he wants revenge, revenge that is gladly offered up to him by another character. He returns and he's not at all the happy, loving husband that QQ had turned away. He's angry, he's cruel and cold - he's the HS that QQ had written in the beginning and she knows that she should be very much afraid. HS doesn't believe QQ's reasoning for turning him away and she essentially becomes his prisoner and he the key to her cell.

a lover scorned, HS has a lapse in judgement and his feelings for QQ and acts maliciously towards her, his behaviour worsened when second male lead Pei Heng appears. Certain that QQ and PH have been loving it up, HS shoves PH down a set of stairs and beats him, until QQ steps in. HS wastes no time in throwing her over his shoulder and carrying QQ into her room while she's kicking and screaming, throwing her onto the bed and looming over her. You can tell QQ is afraid because she knows what he's capable of, and she begins to plead with him to calm down and listen to reason but HS refuses - instead, he says it's about time he's got what he's deserved after all this time. And then promptly begins to attack QQ, trying to take off his clothes and hers, not caring for the fact she's fighting back to get him off of her.

HS only ends his assault when QQ's crying grows louder and more afraid and he can see how frightened she is, begging him to stop and that he's scaring her. There's a moment where he reaches out, seemingly regretful, and his mouth opens, making me think he's about to apologise when his voice says: "You ruined my mood" instead.

And then that's it.

QQ brushes it off as "oh he's just super mad at me for saying I don't love him", it doesn't affect her or her opinion of him. HS never apologises. Bai Ji makes a joke saying he can lock the two in a room with an aphrodisiac. Everyone forgets and moves on because the end is in sight. I'm still staring at the screen, mouth slack and eyes wide, not quite believing that I just witnessed HS try to grape QQ.

But everyone is moving forward and I can't be left behind so I have to scrub that scene from my memory and pretend it never happened otherwise I won't be able to finish a show that has been perfect so far.

The comedy in the show is completely next level and I should expect no less from Lu Si who is a goddess at comedy and drama alike. I've watched this show three times and it still makes me laugh every single time because the comedy in this show is AMAZING. Like, I don't even know how to explain it because it's so situational and me trying to explain would ruin the joke. I feel like cdrama's are superior at producing comedies compared to other parts of the world because it's all so natural and doesn't rely on vulgar language or humour to be funny.

But the ACTING - everyone holds their own but you know i gotta talk about my girl Zhao Lu Si; she is one of my favourite actresses because she has the RANGE; comedy, drama, tragedy, romance, you name it. She's only getting better as she ages and I am constantly excited for anything new that she is in. I just don't know how she does it, her expressions, her body language, everything about her acting is so superb. The slightest, subtle movement can tell you exactly what she's thinking as a character and she never fails at making lovable, flawed characters for you to fall in love with.

Ding Yu Xi is fantastic as well, I only feel sorry that he got stuck with that horrible wig and I wish they fired whoever was doing his make up because, damn, man's had a LOT of make up on throughout this show. But he is fantastic as HS - he manages to expertly portray the two sides of HS, the cold and cruel side and the loving and caring side. The side that loves QQ and the side that hates her, and it always seems a battle of which side will win because you can FEEL the conflict HS is going through. Falling in love with QQ means betraying his city and his people, but carrying out his duty means betraying QQ, his wife. Bai Ji acts as the devil on his shoulder, reminding a reluctant HS what he must do for his city, but HS pushes it off time and time again until you can see that his love for QQ is more than for his city. And Yu Xi is amazing at portraying HS's constant internal conflict, his hurt over QQ's dismissive actions, when he's touched by her kindness, when he struggles between his city and his wife. All of it is so clear and portrayed through even the slightest of movements.

This show has become my all time favourite comfort show. I cry when watching it, I laugh when watching it, I blush when watching it, whenever I feel sad I can turn it on and just enjoy a few hours of blissfully watching it.

One of the best shows that I have ever watching and I will always return to it because it feels like home.

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