Mysterious Love 2 (2023)

This drama starts very well and in the first episodes it'a a beautiful romance between the FL and her bodyguard, the ML. Reminds a bit of the bodyguard movie of Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner of the 1990s. Nice music, great songs and very nice scenes of the two interacting with each other. Pretty FL actress, and even prettier second lead actress.
But then in the last two episodes the plot totally collapses into an absurd, totally unrealistic crap (perhaps copied/inspired from The island with Scarlett Johansson). I don't know what to say, but they should have made this movie end in a different way in my opinion.
By the way, the episodes on Youtube have audio issues every now and then.

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Well written, fast-paced romantic suspense series

I can't remember what led me to this series but glad I watched it. It covers many genres: romance, thriller, action, drama and a bit of science fiction. With 16 episode format, I think this series can be adapted into Korean drama.

What I liked:
1) The writing - This series was well-written and engaging, thanks to its tight running time (16 episodes with each episode lasting 25 to 45 minutes). Even though I figured out the doppelganger, I appreciate knowing the intent behind this doppelganger arc. I also like that 3 supporting characters (Ding Bei Fan, Tian Sui, Jiang Tian Cheng) had substance & played important roles in the storytelling.
2) An Yue & Xu Xi Xi's characterisation - It's wonderful to see contrasting personalities of these individuals but the evil twin wasn't evil all the time. I understood and sympathised her despite the mean demeanor.
3) The romance - For a romantic suspense series, there was good amount of romance between female and male leads. Makeout sessions were hot but my favourite is the first kiss - I was surprised. Yilia Yu and Tsao Yu Ning seemed very comfortable with each other, so the development of their love story seemed natural.
4) Acting - Good acting in particular Yilia Yu, Tsao Yu Ning and Wu Hao Ze. The latter was a standout because he was earnest at playing a newbie in entertainment industry who is attracted to a talent manager that already has a suitor. Tsao Yu Ning did well in expressing different feelings such as desire, concern, anger, love.
5) Action - Wow, the action scenes were impressive. The fights were well choreographed and even the 'blast from the past' scene was good.

What I disliked:
1) The music - I think there are 2 separate English songs used in this series. The lyrics are sound though I would tweak some words of the main song to make it more meaningful. The only thing I cannot stand is the voice. The song is too loud (sound mixing needs to be fixed) and singer's voice doesn't suit the song/moment.

Favourite scene
When the bomb was about to explode

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This is a very good drama with a mix of action, revenge, and a very good romance. I would not consider this drama a sequel because, although it has the same leading couple, it is a different story. It is not a continuation of the Mysterious Love plot and it is neither a sub plot nor a story of a character that comes from the drama Mysterious Love. The storyline of twin flowers is not unique but it is well presented and played well on this drama. The drama is not perfect but the cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple has a fantastic chemistry. Enjoy it!

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A must watch drama

First of all hats off to the cast! Literally the acting is outstanding absolutely brilliant acting, espeacially the FL *salute*
The storyline is also very interesting and the pace of the drama os very well directed. It can get a bit confusing at times but you'll understand soon about everything and once you've got all the missing pieces and it's been pieced together you'll understand like why whats happened has happened. There are a LOT od twists and the plot's been strauctured in a great way.
And it's a totally different story to Mysterious Love Season 1 but it's just as worth watching. I liked the tunes and the OTP but the only thing that bothered me were the english lyrics they just sounded a bit off but othereiwse pretty good music. Overall a pretty amazing drama and it a def must watch! 🕴️👯‍♀️🥀⭐️㊙️🪪

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Short series (16 ep.) but breathtaking.

Same cast and same quality as "Mysterious love" (which I really liked, and not only for the ML visuals ;) with a good romance/suspense/action balance.

The realization is lively, the images and the framing are neat, the OSTs are modern (eng. lyrics) and pleasant. The chemistry within the CL is palpable, with interactions being natural (lots of kisses and skinship, as expected in a mature romance :). I'm more mixed about the FL, who looks older than the ML, who lacks micro-expressions and who I don't really like.

The plot is a bit "dramaland" but that passes: exchange of an heiress during an accident, with her twin-clone remained hidden since childhood. Search for the truth with the help of his bodyguard.

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Même cast et même qualité que "Mysterious love" (que j'avais beaucoup aimé, et pas seulement pour les visuels du ML ;) avec un bon équilibre romance/suspense/action.

La réalisation est vive, les images et le cadrage sont soignés, les OST sont actuelles (eng.) et agréables. L'alchimie au sein du CL est palpable, avec des interactions sont naturelles (pas mal de kisses et de skinship, comme attendu dans une romance mature :). Par contre, je n'apprécie pas beaucoup la FL, qui fait plus âgée que le ML, qui manque de micro-expressions.

Le plot est un peu "dramaland" mais ça passe : échange d'une héritière lors d'un accident, avec sa jumelle-clone restée cachée depuis l'enfance. Recherche de la vérité avec l'aide de son bodyguard.

Série courte (16 ép.) mais haletante.

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