The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2020)

Definition of a light hearted rom com done right

A perfect rom com, done right in every aspect and exactly what I needed at the moment.
At first glance it may look like any other time travel light hearted rom com but no, the characters are unpredictable and the dialogues/conversations are very funny. Even the most serious moment had me cracking. Because there were situations that were so relatable. I don't know how to explain it but it's like watching the sitcom FRIENDS. A good laugh through out the entire series with interesting plot. The comedic part didn't feel force.

The supporting characters were actually very good. They didn't feel like filler or irrelevant.
Bai ji and zi rui stole the show for me to be honest.

Also the lead characters had amazing chemistry.
Ding yuxi isn't exactly the eye candy 10/10 perfect man you see in a lot of youth drama. But in some way he is very attractive and his expression are also very good. He instantly became one of my favourite actor.
As for zhao lusi I think this is her best drama so far,though I would love to see her in more serious role.

As for the story of course some part of it makes less sense, but them being inside a script made it proper and I didn't find myself questioning anything.

The soundtrack were okay, not that memorable.

Overall a very good watch, from episode 1-24,there wasn't a single boring moment.
My only complain would be wishing it had one more episode, so that the meeting in modern world wasn't as rushed as it was. It felt a bit less satisfying and left me wishing for more.

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The Crown Jewel of Chinese RomComs (thus far)!

What can I say about a Drama Series that I have rewatched (complete or certain scenes) more times than I like to count?

This Drama just clicked with me instantly. I am not even sure I can write an objective Review and I dont know If I even want to try it or simply go over to praise it as much as I can.

Lets do it this way, I will first say what I think may have been done better and/or was unable to keep up with the rest!

- the Music was good but nothing really Memorable. It is really no weakness but this series deserved better
- the second Leads were ....."disappointing". This is a hard one for me because I am not sure whether they fail to impress because of the Stellar performance of the Leads (more on that later) or if it was the Script or the Actors but they really could not make an impact on me. When rewatching, I often skip their scenes entirely.

So, now that we are done with that, lets get to the praises that this Drama so much deserves!

- the main Leads, both of them, were absolutely phenomenal. I have never seen such a great on (and off) screen Chemistry between two actors as with these two. Everything they do just makes click. I am not just talking of Romance, in fact its just a small part of their interaction but also their interaction in general. No matter if they fight, argue, flirt, hurt, protect each other, its always a delight to watch. Its just convincing and you dont doubt for a moment that those two fictional Characters could not fall for each other. It seems very natural.

- the Sidekicks deliver Comic Relief moments of the highest Quality. Sometimes they make you laugh with nothing more than face expressions or hand gestures and they are never over- or underpresent. They also provide great support for the Leads and make scenes with them all the more memorable, funny and touching.

- overall the Series has a great Cast (I mentioned the second Leads above but even they were at least "decent"). Although they could not keep up with the mains and their Sidekicks, their performances were solid and never really gave reason for complaints. The side Romance was a gift that kept giving and provided a nice and smooth experience to counter the wild and turbulent Romance of the mains.

- the Story is surprisingly brilliant even though somewhat "banal". Time Travel, Twists, Misunderstandings etc. are normally recipes for Disaster but it works great here. Mainly because there is some thought went into the Story and one can see it. The ways the female Lead is trying to navigate through the unexpected and strange predicament she finds herself in, might look ridiculous at first but when one thinks about it, especially from her point of view, it makes a lot of sense. The fact that it took her a while to accept her feelings for the male lead is no weakness but a strength in the Story, since a Situation where you are not sure whether your "real self" is in a Coma in "real life" and whether your actions in your Dream will have negative effects on your "real self" is quite serious and should not be simply brushed aside. Of course its not perfect and has plot holes but none of them real disturbed me or took me out of the experience in any way.

- the Ending is one of the best I have seen. It is done in a way that makes sense especially the reactions of the two leads in "real life" are what one would expect from two people who just had some "otherworldly" experience and trying to come to terms with it while still delivering a more than happy End.

Conclusion: This Drama introduced me into CDramas and boy did it set the Standards High. I am about to give up looking for another CDrama that can reach this level, it simply doesnt exist. This is an absolute Gem not just among CDramas but in Entertainment in General. Even other works of the main Leads failed to reach this level of greatness imo. If this Drama didnt strike your fancy....I am sorry for you because my enjoyment was off the roof!

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Not like most rom-coms!

So I am a person that hates watching dramas that are too sappy and cheesy, but the clips looked very promising,so I gave it a try, and my my ,this drama sure delivered!!
This is a drama with a very UNIQUE plot, and amazing acting, there are many relationships explored as well, and my favorite,the male character, he is the representation of non-toxic masculinity, which I live for! Although he makes some mistakes, he is still a very lovable character with the perfect blend of domineering and soft persona!
Please watch it,the acting is not awkward, chemistry is just superb, not just the male leads but also their own helpers!
It's a light-hearted drama which delivers complex notions and feelings, you won't regret it!
There's so much romance, comedy that makes you double over throughout the drama and feels in the story, that make you hungover, and it has a happy ending!!

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Just love it. This drama drags me into C-dramas world

Zhao Lusi's acting is so great. As I said, because of this drama I'm starting to look over the other c-dramas starting from Zhao Lusi's previous drama. Her chemistry with the ML are just tooo cute to be true. If you havent watch this series, WATCH IT! or you'll regret it! The other support role are great! How could this drama be so perfect. Def. Waiting forward Zhao Lusi's and Ryan Ding's future collabo maybe?

I'm not the typical person that like to rewatch a drama. But I've already rewatch it like 3 times the last 2 weeks. All the female actress in this drama are all beautiful! Not plastically beautiful (I dont really care if they did a plastic surgery, just dont make it too noticable like the girl in O2O). The way ML look at the FML makes my heart flutter tooo. The FML is sooo cute omg I canttt!!

Definitely hoping for season 2!!!

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What a great drama. It was really funny. It also had part made you angry and other you cried.
It was about a girl screen writer and they have a problem with the script so she goes to the set and mets Han.the actor and he tell her the problem is that she hasn't dated or in love. So she goes home to review and rewrite, but falls asleep and wakes up in the story as the 3rd princess quinquin since she know what's gonna happen its seems find unril ahe remember that he die soon and so she need to changw thing around to live. In the meantime she changes the story by falling accidentally in love with the crown prince Han shuo who was to marry the 2nd princess chuchu. The drama continues as she is rewriting the story in her head as it goes trying to keep it as close to the original story. There betrayal, revenge, friendship, family, murder and love. You must watch this drama to see how they progress. Cast did an amazing job

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It's a fresh and enjoyable uptake of a historical Chinese romcom

This drama in particular has left such a massive impression on me for the sole reason of the music and acting of the actors.
The actors cast in this drama were so carefully selected and their chemistry with one another was immaculate. Zhao Lusi has been an actress that I've been eyeing for a while because of her natural talent of captivating and entertaining the audience. She plays her spunky and mischievous character in the series so well that it's difficult for you not to go and look for her other dramas. Because of her natural talent, you're always clicking to see the next episode since you can almost never predict what she might do next. The male lead who is also acting with her is also very lovable but hateable at the same time if that makes sense, which is perfect since that's the personality of the character that he's playing.
This drama has no doubt made me go on an emotional rollercoaster and left me wanting a season 2 ?.
Go watch it. RIGHT NOW!!

Happy Binging!

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Best one yet

I think that this series was the best one that I have seen so far and I have already seen a lot of Asian dramas and also a lot of good ones. I didn't even want to skip any part in an episode (which I usually do, I must admit).

I just loved everything about it. My favorite was that it was unpredictable, which is not usual for dramas. I also loved how cute and fierce the ML was, he was so well balanced. And another important thing is the ending, it was very satisfying.

Overall, it was a great series and definitely worth your time. It deserves it's high rating.

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THE BEST DRAMA OF 2020!

This drama has that fluffy love story, naive female lead who doesn't know anything about love, and a strong male lead. I just love this drama so freakin' much! I love how Han Shuo were totally smitten by Xiao Qian. Even though he try to take revenge towards her later but he just couldn't bare to see Xiao Qian getting hurt even just a little bit. I also love that Han Shuo were always there for her, and Xiao Qian is just soooo freakin' cute especially in her drunken part at the Weimeng Mountain. I don't know how many times I rewatch at that part. I also like their both onlookers, Bai Ji and Zi Rui. They are so funny and make the drama completed with their presence, one is stupid and another one cannot do anything right. The only disappointment for me is that I hope that the ending would last longer in their modern world or maybe go for the season 2? Overalls, I really recommended this
fantastic drama❤️.

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100% Worth watching !!!

I am not an avid fan of historical drama but this one hooked up till the end like I finished it in 3 days.
Plot : I have to tell one of most cleverly written plot. Like the events change in every episode. The characters are unpredictable like you would never know what's gonna happen next. The Love triangle here was actually fun to watch.

Acting: Rosy Zhao and Ryan Ding have captured my heart. Not only that the entire cast was amazing in their roles. Truly, you will completely get attached with them. They are the main elements of this drama.

Other than that the drama is fast paced like it did not even bore me for a sec. Thankfully the conversation are not lengthier, not much of backstory, Amazing romance between leads. I hope we get to see dramas like this in future.
I assure you, this will steal your hearts for sure !!!

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Much more than a simple rom-com romance

The Romance of Tiger and Rose certainty fools you into believing its a run of the mill, cliche, simple romcom, love story but it's not. Behind there's so many life lessons shown thru the comedy: feminism, equality, gender roles, choice, evilness, unfairness but I think the most important moral of the story is love. Love is what moves all these characters to make the choices they make during the drama. Some are moved by hatred but because they feel like they weren't loved enough and someone else was always preferred over them. Others learn what the meaning of falling in love really is, it's not the typical cliche read about in books but it's something that moves you, and gives your life meaning, and when you truly experience it then you can fully understand and write about it. And finally others learn that love can make someone human not just a person who lives life for one goal: to conquer, but learns to be alive thru love.

I love how Chen Qian Qian wasn't the typical naive, pushover protagonist, no! she was spunky, she was strong, smart, clever and had a troublesome personality lol. She made me laugh so many times. Also love her strength when standing up to her bullies and fighting for her beliefs. She changed the lives of everyone around her, especially Han Shou's who experiences one of the most in depth character developments in the story. Also huge plus that the characters weren't all one note villains, or one note heroes, they all had complexity and the audience was able to see why they made the choices they did in the end.

Ryan Ding and Zhou Lusi had excellent chemistry together! One of my favorite onscreen couples for sure. I'd love to see them together again, and if it's in S2 even better. I feel like there's still so much left to tell after the ending but maybe it's just me because I'm left wanting more lol.

Overall Rating: 10/10 and since this is one of my faves, I'm definitely re-watching it again. It's really that special.

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TL;DR - A great C-drama to get back into the world of C-dramas. Unique storyline with cute romance and a strong supporting cast.

This is the first C-drama in years that I watched and not only did I complete it, but I also enjoyed it and squealed like a teenager from start to finish!

There are so many good things about this drama that I don't even know where to start. From the fast-pace story telling and well developed plot (except near the end) to the amazing main and supporting leads, and a genuinely sincere romance between the main leads, this drama has it all. The only thing that knocks it down is how they rushed some plots near the end that lost impact and didn't give time for some of the supporting characters to develop properly (eg. Su Mo getting over himself to be with the princess, Chuchu's character arc). Plus the ending with Qianqian (QQ) and Han Shuo (HS) felt a bit anti-climatic and overall I felt that this could've benefited from a few more episodes. However compared to other dramas I was watching, I was ok with this sort of rushed, but meaningful plot.

What makes this drama so fun is that it's very self aware and pokes fun at the C-drama cliches we see nowadays; if you're someone who watches or reads C-material regularly, you'll definitely recognize them here. The tropes are still here, but the drama satirizes it in a way that makes the watcher engaged and doesn't insult their intelligence. There are many times that I actually laughed out loud and the fast pacing allowed me to be completely absorbed in the world and the characters.
Speaking of the characters, hat's off to whoever casted them, because they were easily my favorite part of the show. I never thought any of them were pointless, and this would've likely not been such an enjoyable watch without them. I even liked the 'bad' characters, because I understood their motivations and their actions made sense. Shout out to QQ's servant who almost stole the show for me with his hilarity and facial expressions, and the group of three storytellers who followed along with QQ's story. QQ's mom is also awesome and I actually liked Chuchu as well, though I wished she was given more time to complete her arc instead of leaving her as a wicked person (also she should've been punished for what she did, she got off too easily).

Of course, the two that stole the show for me were our amazing leads HS and QQ. Both are great characters on their own and together they were just freaking adorable. What won me over was how genuine their relationship was, and how much they'd sacrifice for the other's sake. I squealed so much over their cute interactions and how harmonious they were as a team. I love how HS is not a typical, stone-faced ML but has a funny side and actively protects the FL even when she does him wrong. QQ is also a great FL and I love how she takes things into her own hands instead of passively accepting her fate, and is very self-aware of the shortcomings of her own story. My only problem with them is that...they had their first time in a dank-a** prison. Like wtf? This was one of the few times that I wondered why this had to happen this way and they were honestly robbed of having that special moment.

The opening song is adorable and I liked all the music that was played in this drama. There wasn't a time where it was inappropriately played or out of place. I'd certainly give this a re-watch, mainly for our leads and some supporting characters and would definitely recommend you watch.

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MY FIRST CDRAMA and it was wholesome!

As a self-proclaimed writer, the attack of this plot was interesting. Like how they make things unpredicted yet predicted (you know). I was so focused on the plot that I barely remember the characters (this review was written 1 month ago). FL is smart and always has a doom day because of her decisions. I like this part because it makes the story has been more messier haha. The ML was quite linear until the middle but his complexity was revealed. I was shaken that they put love stories for side characters which was awesome-- like the story did not evolve to MC only. Ghad, till now, I'm thinking of what ifs. And fudge, hero to villain? Never tried that. I like the ending too. Not quite satisfying but at least happy ending.

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