My Little Happiness (2021)

Strong couples and chemistry with no annoying break ups, or typical drama cliche

April 15, 2021

My Little Happiness really set the standards for ROMCOM series produced by China. This is one of the few series that really stand out there. The plot itself is nothing particular but the way they executed everything was good.

Cong Rong is such an amazing female lead. She is strong and does not need others. She is also very independent and smart. While Wen Shao Qing is such a fantastic man. The way he cherishes Cong Rong and does not misunderstand between them is amazing. I have never seen such an unproblematic couple. The way they resolve everything as soon as possible is just phenomenal.

Onto our second couple, Cheng Cheng and Wen Rao, yes they have their own issues but the way their love story progresses was amazing as well.

Both couples showed strong chemistry and it is through the roof!!! The Wen family are really good kissers LMAOOOO Like I swear Wen Shao Qing and Wen Rao are always kissing their gfs. Like damn, she ain't going away, I guess they always wanna keep their lips moist!

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Hands down best rom-com drama I've watched! You won't be disappointed!

Perfectly written storyline, fantastic characters that are all very funny and interesting and lastly, no annoying characters that you want to strangle!
The ML is such a sweetheart that you'll quickly fall in love with - he's actually one of best written ML I've watched. From the get go he's lovely, charming yet very humble which was very refreshing to watch since lots of MLs tend to be "cold outside, warm inside", a trope I'm so sick of seeing. And the FL is so adorable, she's just the cutest and unlike lots of other FLs can actually fight and fend for herself. She's ambitious and hardworking and not at all annoying, trust.
I've watched tons of rom-com dramas (both Korean and Chinese) and this just tops it all! It's not draggy and no scenes are boring. Every character is interesting and there's no one you can actually hate.
100% recommend! You won't be disappointed!

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Another Modern Fairytale

Sometimes after watching heavy themed drama, you need a drama/movie that will satisfy your sugary, fluffy romance needs. This drama would be the answer to that.

It has so much potential within their casts and story premise, but first I gotta address some criticisms that I found in this drama :

- It'd be muuchh better and more perfect writing, IF Shaoqing realized that they're childhood friend in the latter episode, maybe on episode 10/11? So that he fell in love with her not bcs she was his saviour, but bcs of who she really is. Or IF the writer decided to make a plot twist making us, the viewers not realized that he already knew Corong was his childhood friend (just like in "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim"). Bcs it really affected the whole chemistry building & image between them.

It was honestly too rushed out so that in the end, many people said that their relationship was flat and it was more interesting to look at the 2nd main couple. Well, it was not the actors fault. They've already done incredible job building up chemistry despite the lack in script. The only missing thing between the 1st main couple is the long process of getting to each other. Their relationship was too insta-love and obvious. I was like "Damn, they already fell in love and got together?? That was fast.."

-It'd also be much better if they showed us more conflicts on Shaoqing's daily life as a neuro surgeon. Just like in "You're My Hero" that was able to focus on problems that rooted from their jobs. I was waiting for medical drama/tension from his patients case (besides the legal problem one) so that we can focus towards Shaoqing alone as a surgeon. His character actually had many potentials to be more strong. Sometimes, I laughed at myself watching his character, as if he's only there to be Congrong's partner and maybe it was just me, but I saw him being a surgeon almost like cosplay work.

BUT, despite all of my criticism up there, this drama has a lot of plus points :

❤Story : 8,5/10. Nothing special and new actually. It's literally compilation of sweet couple scenes you can find in any drama and boy the amount of kissing and skinship scenes are plenteous..But, I consider it to be quite successful (far better than drama like "Lucky's First Romance/The World Owes Me First Love"). Full of sweet, relaxing, and fluffy vibes. Not until to the extent of emotion roller coaster, but you'll find yourself cheering for the characters and enjoy the dynamic of the drama. If you love watching romcom drama that has almost no angst moments and conflicts that resolved quickly, you really should watch this!

❤Acting & Characters : 10/10.
I love all of the casts here. They really immersed with their characters. 10 thumbs up for our mainleads for successfully creating one of the hottest and sweetest chemistry & moments in the history of any drama, including K-Drama too (like "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim", "Coffee Prince", "Queen & I", "Clean With Passion"or the famous C-drama "Love is Sweet"). They looked really comfortable with each other and I was countlessly shocked with their kissing scenes, they were tooo intimate (esp the 'candy kiss')!!

Almost every characters has their own development too. What I love abt this drama is that, how main couples really promoted healthy relationships that has basic in trust, honesty, loyalty, understanding and respect. For example, how Congrong & Shaoqing have respect for their job, dream and principle, you'll find no conflict regarding true nature or duty that came from their jobs that affected their quality time. It's refreshing to see a couple that really support each other esp when their job 'disturb' their daily life.

❤Cinematography : 8/10. Beautiful shots and good angles too. But really, what's with C-Drama and too bright lightings when it comes to romantic scenes? That kinda disturbed and turned me off.

❤Values to be learned : Be strong and never give up on your dreams and imaginations, justice must be served, to be with someone you loved might liberate you from your nightmares and made you feel whole.

❤Overall : Watch it guys! It'd be a hit or miss drama with some people, but for me it was a successful romance drama that you should watch for its sweetness and warmness not bcs of its deptness. Not a roller coaster of emotions but a whole journey of finding healing in love.

Would rate it 9/10!

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Tropey as I like it

This drama is very tropey and it is a perfect drama to sit back and relax while entering drama world. Fun from beginning to end

Story: One word that describe it is COMMON. Cliche with many flirting, childhood crush, earthquakes and stuff. The best point is that the love rivals are supportive once they've known their crush is taken. You get served with the lovey-dovey, fluffy, low angst with only some un-serious conflicts of the mains, and the hardships the second cp had. It does drag in some parts, but the dragging isn't so bad (1-2 eps) so it's bearable.


Actor: Good picks, Xing Fei, Tang XiaoTian, Li Chuan, n Huang YiLin acts nicely. The chemistry, in my opinion, is better than PYHOMS. Tang Xiaotian acts more happily, not the sad face as Fu Pei in PYHOMS. Xing fei portrays the bright and open Cong Rong perfectly. Li Chuan acts good too, as a caring uncle and the lovelorn Wen Rang. The one who surprisingly shines the brightest is Wang YiLin. She portrays the emotions very perfectly, from the bubbly, carefree character to a more mature character after the rejection before Wen Rang chases her back. Shangguan yi and qin chu are also good. They don't portray much feelings, but their eyes says it. The micro-emotions and details are seen very clearly.

Ost is funny and adds the comedic elements to the drama.

Rewatch: Maybe the second couple, cuz of their conflicts and the double-lovelorn memories part are good to watch.

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MY FAV KDRAMA ATM , I WOULD RECOMMEND ?

WARNING - BEFORE YOU CONTINUE TO READ THIS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW CONTAINS A LOT OF SPOILERS !!

I’ll start with what are the categories & why i rate them 10 :)

Storyline -
You probably already know what the story is about if you have read the summary for this kdrama. But I rate this a 10 because it really shows me the real meaning of “ if you are meant to be then you will find each other in the future “. At the start of the drama, she is really cold towards him & plays hard to get because she only loves one man which is fatty. But little does she know fatty is Wen Shao Qing. Until episode 10 when she finds out he is fatty. She soon realizes that all along fatty was right in front of her. In episode 12, Cong Rong & Wen Shao Qing start dating after a bet Wen Shao Qing makes. The bet is that if she pass her internship then they must date & she did. Overall I loved the storyline & how this childhood crushes found each other again & found love together.

Acting & casting -
The acting was surprisingly amazing. It was very natural. They really look like a couple in real life. They both play their roles well & so do the other actors. The casting was a great choice. The cast worked very well on this kdrama. Also the cast that were chosen was by far an awesome job.

Music -
I didn’t understand the music that well but I can tell that it mixes well with the drama. Amazing job for that.

Rewatch value -
I would rewatch this drama a thousand more times if I could because honestly it was that good. I loved it a lot. Defs would add this to your list of kdramas to watch.

Overall -
Overall this was a fantastic kdrama. Perfect storyline, music, casting, acting & re watch value.

My likes & dislikes for the Kdrama -
LIKES -
I love the kissing scenes, a very romantic film.
I loved how it was very balanced between drama & love.
It didn’t have love triangles which I love.
It didn’t have major break ups which is also amazing in my opinion.
The chemistry between the main lead couple & the supporting actor couple was honestly the best from my POV.
I love how somewhat this film was relatable & realistic.
I love how in love the main couple was.
I love their jobs together & their cheesy couple scenes.
I loved most things about this kdrama but I’ll tell you what I didn’t like.

DISLIKES -
I think that it was a very long kdrama for no reason. I would of skipped to the last episodes but I continued to watch. It had very boring & irrelevant scenes.
& that’s it

SPOILERS -
They end up getting married & having twins - episode 28
Cong rong’s mom finds out that she’s been lying about being in Australia - episode 9
Wen Shao Qing has a co worker that likes him & so does Cong Rong.
The supporting couple kiss in episode 19
Wen Rang’s first love ends up coming back & wanting him back but instead he wants Chong Cheng
The supporting couple end up dating in episode 25
The people who like Cong Rong & Wen shao don’t get them nor does any bad drama happen so don’t worry they don’t break up at all.
Cong Rong & Wen Shao Qing do have a little fight during the kdrama but it gets solved
Also my favorite episode is 28 & these spoilers may not make sense at first but when you get to that part & you want to know what happens then theses may help.

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Kinda sexy, extra sweet and definently heart warming.

Originally saw this on youtube, my first clip of them were him kissing her in the kitchen. that soup scene was SO PRECIOUS.

Thoughts while I was watching:
i'm not liking the heroine here, she just seems so selfish, he literally does nothing but offer her his kindness and fond for her, and is it a tv heroine trait for them to ALWAYS twist it???? like he wasn't even making her jealous, he even asked her what was wrong, he kept on trying to make amends with her, but like the petty character she is, makes him jealous on purpose and seeing his crestfallen reaction breaks my heart.

Secondly, I don't like the actress acting, it is way too dramatic, way too exaggerated, i feel like she has no substance in her acting because she act the /same way in Put A Head on my Shoulder

Scriptwriting is a bit pretentious and close up, face to face camera angles are just really cringe.

Also Why does everyone treat Zhong Zhen so.. childishly, almost harshly? Why won't anyone take my precious bean seriously? Like Ugk I was waiting for the point where someone would show him some damn respect but they all treated him like a kid and that was just DISTASTEFUL.


Overall this drama was cute, a fun watch, a cute light and fluffy and true love happy ever after love story. The main point I love about this drama is how much the characters love each other and how far they are willing to go for one another. It always feels like in other romance dramas that one of them always love the another more but they lengths both of the leads go through for one another is truly breathtaking.

Also, this is so much sexual THAN I could ever anticipate.

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Well-packaged, glossy fluff

This is the best kind of fluff done right. There are no real twists and turns in the plot, instead we get every single rom-com trope gently offered to us on a very nicely-laid tray. The two leads have already established good rapport in Put Your Head On My Shoulder so they have a natural easy chemistry. Daddi Tang has really upped the game in terms of on-screen kissing in Asian dramas - no innocent pecks on the cheek here! Still, his super-talented, super handsome and highly values-driven doctor role here is actually a bit one dimensional (not his fault!). In many ways, the whole show is a bit like this - we see two hardworking, smart and good looking people living in very nice apartments in a nice city driving nice cars with nice families supporting them and nice colleagues. This makes for a relaxed and mostly enjoyable watch, but it's almost a bit too nice for me. In saying that, it was good to see the progression of the two leads in their acting careers, as this was a step up from their performances in PYHOMS.

As a really nice bonus (and what saved the show a bit for me) the second couple have a much more interesting back story. They are flawed characters, which makes them more human and more believable to root for. So often the second couple in Asian dramas can be mediocre, boring or very annoying. However in this show their story is far more complicated, providing more tension and anticipation, which made them outshine the leads in some ways. I sometimes found myself wanting to skip through the main couple's parts to get to their juicier ones - ironic!

Was this a creative show? Not really. Life-changing? Definitely not. Would I recommend it? If you're after a feel-good breezy love story with good actors, good chemistry and high-end production budget (read: glossy), then yes watch it!

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Fluff with substance

*Review might contain spoilers*

Loved:
ML's pursuit of the FL.
It didn't take long for them to get together.
ML and FL support and unconditional love for each other.
ML and FL taking care of each other.
Lots of sweet scenes (spoiler: specially when he surprised her on her business trip)
OST
Supportive family for both sides.

No so loved:
2nd FL slightly cringey acting. Maybe it's just me.

Overall it was enjoyable to watch. Even when they got together already it was still sweet to see how they dealt with issues and supported each other.

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A refreshing happy drama

Another great drama worth 10+++. The story of true love thru the years even apart from each. Then entire cast did an amazing job the chemistry and friendship can be felt and seen. It's starts with 2 kids cong rong and wen shao qing who met when he was being bullied in junior high. She protected him on a few occasions and he was her support when her dad died. Then one day she tells him that she going to see her grandma and will be back in a week and he said he was gonna wait for her return at the tree. Years go bye and he still waits and his uncle thinks he nuts, then she finally appears and this is there romantic adventure together thur dating, marriage and family. It's a really heart felt drama As it's name My little happiness to the end😁
PS: sorry it ended I truly looked forward for each. Episode

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Why I Adore My Little Happiness

I will make this short and concise.

Below are reasons why this cdrama is worth your time:

1. No annoying and unreasonable 2nd leads;
2. The main leads are straightforward. Few to no-nonsense misunderstandings.
3. Lots of awesome kisses- these two have chemistry.
4. ML loves her to death and she liked him for a long time as well.
5. No annoying side couples. The focus of the drama is the couple themselves and their friends.
6. Alot of solid and not boring hospital and legal discussions.
7. No annoying parents and family feud in here. Just plain parents and grandparents that adore their children and supports them.
8. Love the Uncle and bestie scenes. This drama is about maturity and bonded by long-time friendship.
9. ML is hot and TALL! FL is petite and has the sincerest smiles that I have seen in cdrama. Their scenes sizzles. He wants her period. No ifs or buts.
10. No long and unnecessary scenes. This drama is 28 episodes that you could joyfully marathon. No scene skipping on my part.

Need I say more?

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