The Day of Becoming You (2021)

I wish I met you sooner

I just want to say; ignore the complaints about the ending. Yes, it's a fictional story within the story itself. However it's a retelling of the author's love story - and it's legit the only final 20 minutes of the show. But why I say to ignore it is because the 'author' of the story has a simple message within her story - that she wished she met Jiang Yi sooner. I don't know why people were so taken aback by this when the show STARTS with her breaking up with the real Jiang Yi and then trying to write her story. Happy spoilers: The real couple end up together too, so, what's the fuss?

All in all, wonderful story. Wonderful acting. With a sweet message at the end. And guess what people? Even without that last 20 minutes, the story STILL would be fake. Because it's a show. So having something like this bothers me so little when it's based in something sweet - the story within the story is someone wishing they met the love of their life sooner. And re-watching it you can FEEL that intention. It's so sweet to me and takes nothing from the experience of watching it - because it's based on their real life romance so obviously similar things happened to them "irl."

Rant over. Wonderful and super sweet show. Once they start dating there is so little unnecessary tension between them. There's outside problems but they deal with together and it's so sweet and healthy. PLUS THE KISSES MY GOD. Ok now I'm actually done. Just watch it!!!!

Citeste mai mult

Another drama about a celebrity and a commoner. Not necessarily an anti-fan but a non-fan. Add to this a dash of the supernatural, body-swapping and you get a tropey drama. Stephen Zhang and Liang Jie were brilliant as the aloof idol Jiang Yi and the spritely entertainment reporter Yu Sheng. Their meticulous performance continues when they were purportedly inhabiting the other's body. What made me give this drama less than a full mark are a variety of factors. For one, the pacing is uneven, very slow in some parts, and quick to escalate on others. Secondly, the supporting characters had their own backstory and also, their own selfish agendas where I cannot feel for any of them, aside perhaps from Yu Sheng's parents. The second pairing is not a pairing at all, and it seems the writers tried just to grasp at straws to make the 2nd couple feasible. And finally, the most glaring error is the last 5 minutes of the drama, which threw the whole narrative into whack, and hence unforgivable in my eyes.

Citeste mai mult

Body swapping trope done right!

I totally loved how this drama built the the plot with the aid of the main trope. (Body swapping) I feel like they didn't over do it to the point of annoyance. The swapping in a way allowed each (mostly male lead for some reason 😐)
Let go of their scars,heal and grow.

The male lead was unexpectedly not annoying, he had a strong spine though he's really slow when it comes to Man-ing up and admiting his feelings. ( cowardly? Nope it's room for growth and through out the drama we see the change.)
The female lead's character is really well done with maturity (mostly) and the way she handled problems was actually for once kinda good. Both characters have their goals and motives each is really cleared out.

The Leading actors/actress gave an amazing performance though sometimes it did feel a little animated like. Loved the subtle and the big changes that each showed when the swapping has taken place. (To the details like how their voice sounds)

The side characters? Supports? each actor portrayed it well even though the supporting characters felt one dimensional (sadly) during the first half, the last half of the drama added depth to the characters to some extant making them feel more prominent. I love the way each had their moment. Those that I Innitialy disliked ended up becoming characters that I didn't dislike- wise words of dawn 2024 🐣

With that said the ending before THE ending (10mins) was so unnecessarily done, like what?? And not to mention the explanation of the swapping just being said on a passing with no further elaboration. And the ark of the FL's doctor friend finding out about the swapping just built to lead to nothing. I was half expecting him to go full on villain 😂😂. Anyway just like many other c dramas this drama do become draggy during the middle portion. But is somewhat tolaratable. The pacing picks up too.

Citeste mai mult

One of the best realistic drama ever with the best kissing scenes

Honestly never seen a more realistic drama than this one everything was done perfectly. Being a celebrity really doesn't make things easy for one in this life, this drama also shows how celebrities live their lives, their fear, how they love and deal with their traumas as well. You get to see the fan culture. Notany will understand or like this drama but honestly the fact that it's so realistic should be one of the main reasons you should watch this drama. The actors played their parts seriously, be it when they are themselves or in each other's body. Liang Jie is really one versatile actress and her Co lead isn't far behind. It was a perfect drama with the perfect casts as well.

Citeste mai mult

It was delightful, makes you smile and swoon

It was really wonderful. The chemistry between the leads and the nature of their relationship. The witty humor throughout the story. Both the FL and ML were equally important to the plot and both were very well written. The FL was strong,bold and not the whiny ones we usually see . The ML was really sweet and despite what it seems like in the beginning the most thoughtful. The switch was so we'll handled at the perfect time for the plot . Although I personally liked it better when they were in their own bodies,made the relationship move wholesome .
I especially liked how wholesome the relationship was and how naturally the seem to be in love .
All the characters were interesting in the own right and I would actually like to see a sequel on what happens between jia shu and tong hua . I'll just imagine they get together as well.
Absolutely worth recommending. Don't second guess, you will surely enjoy this one .

Citeste mai mult

On hold...

I came for Steven Zhang and screenwriter Wang Xiong Cheng. I just finished Go Ahead so I was very excited to see that they had another show out there. I truly was excited seeing some of the same actors and actresses in this series but I am kicking myself after watching the first episode. I did not look to see who was cast or read the summary.

First off, I have a very bias opinion of Liang Jie. I have seen two of her dramas and her acting just annoys the heck out of me. She has the same personality, characteristic and I just can't see her improvement so therefore I'm putting this on hold. I'm so disappointed and upset because I think this series would have been up my alley but they chose the wrong actress.

Citeste mai mult