Falling Into Your Smile (2021)

Nice e sports drama but could've been better!

This drama was pretty good as I expected. I took an interest in this drama because of how similar it was to the 2019's esports Chinese drama Gank Your Heart (which I find still better). The storyline was similar to Gank Your Heart but had few differences.

I liked how they added something new of having a girl (Tong Yao) actually being added as a player, which caught many fan's attention since it is VERY rare to see a girl be in an esports team. This is not usual to see because esports as the stereotype would call it are mainly for boys and not girls. Throughout the drama, Tong Yao received criticisms left and right about her being a flirt, rude, and etc. from netizens bc of situations she got into. However, despite being a girl, she showed tremendous gaming skills and proved to everyone that she, as a girl, is as best at gaming as other guys are. It was a great message shown in this drama to break those gender stereotypes. Also, this drama showed the sad reality of how parents are towards computer gaming as a career since they do not see it as anything but a hobby or fun pleasure. Parents cannot accept their child doing gaming as a career because of the fear of not becoming successful in life. Therefore, they in most cases disown them which was shown clearly in this drama when Ai Jia's mother disowned him. However, this drama showed a great message of how computer gaming CAN be a career and people can become successful.

I also love how they added the visual effects of the anime characters they play in the drama. It's quite more realistic to see and understand more than just keep watching through just a computer screen. It's better just visually showing the characters fight themselves and the cool effects.

The romance between Tong Yao and Si Cheng was very cute. There wasn't anything different or special about their romance storyline since it seemed quite cliche, BUT they do have good chemistry. The romance was a very slow development, but it is understandable considering how they are leader/teammate kind of relationship and it wouldn't be that easy to just get into a romantic relationship. You don't see a lot of teammate/leader type of relationships in dramas so it was quite new for me. Despite Tong Yao's hesitance, I love how Si Cheng was very affectionate towards her and did not care what others thought about their relationship and would most likely sacrifice a lot for it. At some points, Si Cheng freaked me out on how pervy he acted towards her during their relationship but it's funny seeing this side of him at the same time.

One flaw I found in this drama is how there's very little conflict between the couple. The whole entire drama was basically all cute, romance, cliche and very little conflict is shown in the drama which made at one point their romance storyline boring. Also, I sorta wished they dragged on the "love triangle" between Tong Yao, Si Cheng, and Jian Yang longer than ending it halfway. It probably would've made the romance storyline a bit interesting, less repetitive, and even affect how they perform on their matches.

I felt quite bad for Si Cheng's brother because he literally only played like once or twice out of all the championship matches in the drama. Like I guess it's understandable since he is only like a backup in case Tong Yao can't. But I felt as if his character wasn't as significant as the drama was trying to show he was. If they had given him some spotlight at times then maybe his character would have something. I found the back story behind Si Cheng's brother's scandal quite sad and interesting to hear about which cleared up a lot of misunderstandings about him.

As for other flaws, this may be my opinion bc of how I'm comparing this drama to Gank You Heart. Usually, dramas like this show how people or teams go through this journey and face obstacles in reaching the top of winning the championship. Like you'd be able to see character developments and maybe even sympathize with some characters because of how hard they r working to get there and the obstacles they have to overcome. For this drama... I didn't feel that. Although it is an esports drama, I felt as if the drama focused too much on the romance storylines of Tong Yao/Si Cheng and Jin Yang/Ai Jia. Like yeah they did show some parts of obstacles such as controversies the teams got themselves into but I didn't see any character development nor anything interest about their esports storyline bc of how it seems quite predictable how they're winning like almost every single match. Like there's no sort of twist of conflict that could make viewers find the esports aspect of the drama interesting or emotional towards characters. I would rather watch an esports drama that had the romance and a slice of life type of feeling where it takes you down the road on the team's struggles in reaching the top and their character development as the story progresses than just keep watching predictable scenes over and over again and a load of cliche romance.

Despite some of the flaws, I still enjoyed this drama. It is personally not as best as Gank Your Heart but it's still worth and an enjoyable drama to watch about esports and romance

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ONE OF THE BEST C-DRAMA

Lol this is my first time to write a review in MDL! I am writing this literally after watching the final episode. Loving all the cast, the story & the music as well!

The cast:
I love how they casted almost all good looking people here😝 Not to mention, their acting skill was good also. It’s a plus point for me! Good drama with good looking cast + acting skill😍😍For the supporting roles, their acting skills were also good. Bcs sometimes in C-drama, the supporting casts give a cringy acting🙃

The animation for the online battle was also good!

The only thing that bugged me is the dubbing with korean language. It didnt match the lips & the sound. Also it seems like they slow it with 0.5 speed.

Oh sometimes I wonder, why almost all mother in C-drama sounds annoying. They do love their children, but the way they treat their children was kinda annoying & toxic. Especially those who are treating their children as an ATM🙄🤐

But overall, I REALLY LOVE THIS DRAMA! The team work, the romance, the family problems, the fans problem were all captured well. I have the same feeling like after watching Go Ahead & Le Coup.

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Very pleasant

I started watching and did not stop until the end. I did sleep a bit at some point lol. There is really space for this type of storyline but it was a bit over the top romantic somehow. If they toned down just by 20% on the romance it would have lend it quite a lot of credibility. But actually I can not fault it even if I am a giving a bit of criticism. I give it an overall 10/10 just because it was such a lot of fun to watch.

I enjoyed the group matching scenes and the insight into celebrity life. How celebrities are also human and affected by criticism. One tend to think that celebrities are used to everything and should deal with any criticism but bullying people remains bullying whatever their status or position in society. I also love the sincerity of the relationships that are displayed which is one thing that attracts me to K dramas. The love relationships remain real and human but the integrity of being sincere in your relationship really appeals to me.

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Finding love in Arena

The FL and ML are the first that made me took in interest in the drama. If there is one series that made me fall in love again and again that might be this!

When you read the synopsis you won't think you will be addicted to the show, but once you started watching you just can't stop watching it. This is a story about a team of players of the game Onmyoji Arena.

They did great job about casting, Xu kai just nailed it! Talking about character Lu si cheng I really loved the way he is with all the emotions, being calm, a lovable smile but he is cold due to the position i.e., leader of the group. Here comes cheng xiao is the FL is definitely fair to the show who is involved into an E-sports girl proving that girls are not less than boys.

I too love the supporting characters who just nailed the show! I'll definitely suggest that you too would like it.

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E_Sports And Love(✿ ♡‿♡)

I've completed this drama Today.. And it was really beautiful (✿ ♡‿♡)(✿ ♡‿♡)(✿ ♡‿♡)(✿ ♡‿♡)....


If you are in a doubt whether to watch it or not, Trust me go for it, it's fascinating (●♡∀♡)(●♡∀♡)(●♡∀♡)

What I loved the most_

ML played by Xu Kai, his role was really peculiar, beautiful and his character change when both ML And FL fallen in love and started dating was so sweet.... (｡♡‿♡｡)(｡♡‿♡｡)(｡♡‿♡｡)...

FL played by Cheng Xiao, her role and character development was also a new kind that everyone is fallen for her ( as what happened with me "‿" )

About the other cast and characters, lot of people that you surely get fallen for ( trust me, 当然). All the sub characters are peculiar on their own way, there's an ex clingy lover, the new chaser, sissy and her passionate lover, bro man ship, team spirit, what more I can say everything that u need for a sweet drama.

OST___ There're a lot... Each everyone is best of the best, my personal choice is, "Follow The Light" by Chen Zhouxuan and "Signs of You" by Zhai Xiaowen and Feat FrankiD.

Chemistry between the leads, the best ever 💜 💜💜. The production is also really beautiful, and what I loved is, it hasn't changed the novel story a little bit also, that really touched me.

If you loves e sports, and romance like Go Go Squid, Gank your heart, Love 020,... This show is for you (^o^)／＼(^o^)／＼(^o^)／＼(^o^)／＼(^o^)／＼(^o^)／＼(^o^)

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So cute, but heroine is seriously lacking

The high ratings I gave this show are well deserved.

First, they tackle a lot of issues I didn't expect to see in an E-sports drama at all (like girls in sports, sexism, toxic dating habits (Not a spoiler, I promise!), etc.) and so that was really cool!

Second, the acting was really amazing! Some of the best I've seen in a C-drama! Xu Kai killed it from start to finish and I have no complaints about any of the other actors (which is so very rare for me)!

Third, the story was ridiculously engaging. I don't know what the writer's did to make it so interesting, but whatever it was, I want more of it. Because WOW did it work! Even though I had tons of other work and prior engagements, I watched this in a week! It really is that good! Seriously, give it a shot and if you're not hooked after the first episode, then I guess the magic of this show doesn't speak to you.

Now to get onto some of the bad things... okay, no singular bad thing.

The show did deal with sexism, which is great. Except that Tong Yao had absolutely no personality. She was so flat and giving Mary Sue for 95% of the show that I kept accidentally trying to attribute more character to her than she presented to compensate. She is a complete blank space for the majority of the series. You could've replaced her character with a literal plant and the effect would have been the exact same.

Now, to be clear, I do not blame Cheng Xiao. Her performance was excellent. 10/10. In the moments when Tong Yao does show a bit of personality, Cheng Xiao's performance blew me AWAY. So, like WHY was it covered up for the majority of the show?? I don't know, but it's clear to me that Cheng Xiao is not the problem.

The problem is the writers because it was the literal story and character concept that completely obliterated Tong Yao's personality. You're thrown into the shown with this badass, doesn't really care about the rules gal with a lollipop in her mouth, but within five episodes, she's been broken down by the industry and is acting like a "good" E-sports girl. And it's kind of like "so this show deals with sexism and how bad it is, but also can't have a feminist FL....?" like, literally what?!

It can get veryyyyy annoying, especially in the later episodes when the romance starts to heat up. Because Lu Sicheng is making your freaking heart melt and then Tong Yao is like *peace brah*. So, I need someone to explain to me why they did this, because it's jail. I will not accept it.

Also! literally every side character has more personality than Tong Yao. I ended the show feeling more confident about the rest of her team's personalities and freaking Xiao Rui than I did about Tong Yao, which is just simply not right.

SHE'S THE FL!!! How can I NOT be aware of her personality???? Is she goofy? Is she lovable? Does she enjoy anything other than Japanese food and cats? I DON'T KNOW!! And that's absolutely crazy to me!

So, mini rant aside and over with, this IS still a fantastic show. And I am going to re-watch it. So cute, so fluffy, so adorable! It gave me all the best feels! I just wish they'd gone full throttle with their "girls can do anything" campaign and kept Tong Yao as a badass with an incredible personality all her own, but unfortunately we can't always get everything we want *sigh*

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Say hello to a refreshing drama after ages

Lately i have been going through a slump , every other chinese drama was boring consecutively until i met this . This one drama checks all the boxes for me - an engaging story line , a female lead who actually contributes to victory and is the back bone of the group,a girl who responds to kisses as passionately as the male lead , the male lead is a sweet heart , no unnecessary breakup they showed very well how one can help one another , a beautiful ost , no unnecessary plotlines or second leads , the animation was brilliant , the engaging second lead , the brilliant mindblowing number of kisses , a strong love story , the second lead really is a good actor , the support staff were all on spot , i wish therw was a bl element but its ok.
Thankx xu kai for surpassing love 020 for me this drama is better than love 020 u wanna know y watch it .

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About e-sport and romance relationship

The best drama....everything are complete but I just want to say many people want season 2 seriously....this drama really catchy and many foreign people like it.....hahahahahaha whatever we just want season 2.....director please be kind!!!!!😍💖💖❤️❤️💓💓💕💕💗💗...cheng xiao and xu Kai is the best actor and actress in my heart....I really love Lu sicheng character and tong Yao character.....first time I watch this drama until now I just can't move on with this drama....so what i'm doing now is watching this drama repeatedly until I got fed up with this story but u guys know that this drama not bored at all because of that I couldn't stop my eyes and ears to watch and listen this drama.....and because of that too I want season 2 to move on myself😎😎😎💘💘💘💘💘

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BEST DRAMA EVER!!!

I Loved The Drama!!! Although there were a few flaws, overall it was spectacular. The only main problem is that Cheng Xiao's hairstyle was the same throughout the drama. Even though she looked pretty like that, it became a bit monotonous. But she was very hilarious and portrayed her character well. She also looked really pretty. The song sung by Xu Kai and her was really great. The ending song was also wonderful. In the beginning she seemed expressionless. However, as the drama proceeded, I observed that her acting was pretty good. I think Xu Kai portrayed his character very well as well. Even though his acting was great throughout the drama, I felt that he was very realistic during some scenes. For example, when he asked for a kiss in ep 23 at the movie theater and when he said he wanted to get a kiss from Tong Yao before going on a date. I personally didn't like K at the beginning. However, after a few episodes I started liking his character. The other characters were great as well. The actress who played Tong Yao's best friend was really good too. I am very obsessed with the drama to the extent that after the drama was over, I felt down and kept watching it again and again. I think a few months later, after I forget the story a bit, I would watch it again. Also, I am really hoping for a season 2. I would continue to support these actors and actresses in the future. I am waiting for Cheng Xiao's upcoming projects like 'Lie to Love' and 'My Heart'. I am also waiting for Xu Kai's upcoming dramas like 'She and Her Perfect Husband', 'Lost in the Kunlun Mountains', 'Royal Feast', etc.... I also hope that Xu kai and Cheng Xiao do further projects together.

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