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This drama had beautiful scenery in the famous water town (50km from Shanghai) a part of which is scenic ancient Zhou zhuang (village of the Zhou family). Those who have been there will recognize the ancient and modern parts of the city, which won an award for ecology in 2016 (her is some date about it : https://iwa-network.org/city/kunshan/).
The family name of the three grown daughters is Xiang, but only two are blood related to the retired father and mother. Xiang Nan 向南 (played by Wang Yuwen) is an adopted survivor from a friend's family which was killed in an accident. Xiang Qian 向前 (played by Bai Baihe) is the eldest, as her name gives away, and Xiang Zhong 向中 (Li Chun) is the middle one, as her name also points to.
The title in Chinese means 'Good reunion' (Hǎo tuányuán 好团圆) and the drama is adapted from a novel the title of which translates to "The Years of the Goddess" ; it is a relatively ordinary family drama, which was included in Tencent catalogue in May 2023 with a first poster in June announcing the three FL, and authorized to shoot for 12 months starting in July 2023. It did not take that long since by December, the first trailer was released with main moments (https://weibo.com/7843789699/NxdPDkdYh) , the final trailer was released in June with English subtitles on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-C-_QaMFhM).
The cast was composed of seasoned actors and actresses ; newcomer Chang Huasen (noticed in A Journey To Love) had a brief role. Bai Baihe and Wang Yuwen stood out, as expected; the stubborn and righteous character stuck in the middle, played by Li Chun, stomped her way through the story. The male "spouse" or "boyfriend" characters were a collection of misfits or villains from start, and Deng Haiyang (played by Chen He) the sloth seemed the worst, until Gao Ping the schemer (Zhang Tao) revealed his true colors, overshadowed by the violent and controlling narcissist Yu Jinwei (Jiang Hongbin) : a cautionary tale for young naive ladies hoping for marriage. A fleeting flirt added sizzle but no future, with Wang Yuxi (Chang Huasen). The drama was so female centric that the more acceptable males : hot headed dad and ever supportive boss and godfather, friend of the sloth, seemed unable to lift the men into more desirable role models.
The OST features nice songs; one sung by Liu Yuning : 这一路 (On This Road) ; another by Curly Gao : 遇见 (Meet You) and a third one by Shi Yue/Abby : 最好的答案 (The Best Answer) The following is a video compilation of those three songs, with Hanzi, pinyin transcription and English translation on screen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80bobz97yFM (total time 13 minutes)
The drama fell flat for Chinese audiences who were not enthralled by what they felt was too much of a hackneyed theme. It has not achieved a Douban rating, and the Chinese press did not rush to comment, was not kind, describing it as a pastime if you have time to kill, and as too reminiscent with less thrills of a reality show that aired before it.
Our Days, therefore, is only an okay drama, not groundbreaking, with some flaws (drag, fillers, plot holes if you look for those, too stereotyped "villain" men so the story may feel preachy in its "warning ladies" purpose). But it can indeed be enjoyed on WeTV as a modern aside. It is not full of annoying product placement (well, the cars and phones, of course, some children's books and toys, modern home appliances perhaps, the remote controlled curtains, .... in line with the "smart home" profession of Xiang Qian, and the many bottles of beer, a staple in c-dramas ; I was almost surprised by the absence of the elsewhere ubiquitous face masks). And the characters are pretty, if stereotyped; the sibling relationship of the sisters was rather good, if a bit idealized.
I came to watch it after Liu Yuning's mentioned it in his long livestream, where he was singing samples from the songs he sung for 5 dramas that aired almost at the same period. I watched it for Wang Yuwen, admiring also Bai Baihe, and the pleasant surprise of Chang Huasen who brought a too short spark of sizzle, enjoying the views of the canal town in Kunshan, of Suzhou a stone's throw away, and Shanghai.
The family name of the three grown daughters is Xiang, but only two are blood related to the retired father and mother. Xiang Nan 向南 (played by Wang Yuwen) is an adopted survivor from a friend's family which was killed in an accident. Xiang Qian 向前 (played by Bai Baihe) is the eldest, as her name gives away, and Xiang Zhong 向中 (Li Chun) is the middle one, as her name also points to.
The title in Chinese means 'Good reunion' (Hǎo tuányuán 好团圆) and the drama is adapted from a novel the title of which translates to "The Years of the Goddess" ; it is a relatively ordinary family drama, which was included in Tencent catalogue in May 2023 with a first poster in June announcing the three FL, and authorized to shoot for 12 months starting in July 2023. It did not take that long since by December, the first trailer was released with main moments (https://weibo.com/7843789699/NxdPDkdYh) , the final trailer was released in June with English subtitles on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-C-_QaMFhM).
The cast was composed of seasoned actors and actresses ; newcomer Chang Huasen (noticed in A Journey To Love) had a brief role. Bai Baihe and Wang Yuwen stood out, as expected; the stubborn and righteous character stuck in the middle, played by Li Chun, stomped her way through the story. The male "spouse" or "boyfriend" characters were a collection of misfits or villains from start, and Deng Haiyang (played by Chen He) the sloth seemed the worst, until Gao Ping the schemer (Zhang Tao) revealed his true colors, overshadowed by the violent and controlling narcissist Yu Jinwei (Jiang Hongbin) : a cautionary tale for young naive ladies hoping for marriage. A fleeting flirt added sizzle but no future, with Wang Yuxi (Chang Huasen). The drama was so female centric that the more acceptable males : hot headed dad and ever supportive boss and godfather, friend of the sloth, seemed unable to lift the men into more desirable role models.
The OST features nice songs; one sung by Liu Yuning : 这一路 (On This Road) ; another by Curly Gao : 遇见 (Meet You) and a third one by Shi Yue/Abby : 最好的答案 (The Best Answer) The following is a video compilation of those three songs, with Hanzi, pinyin transcription and English translation on screen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80bobz97yFM (total time 13 minutes)
The drama fell flat for Chinese audiences who were not enthralled by what they felt was too much of a hackneyed theme. It has not achieved a Douban rating, and the Chinese press did not rush to comment, was not kind, describing it as a pastime if you have time to kill, and as too reminiscent with less thrills of a reality show that aired before it.
Our Days, therefore, is only an okay drama, not groundbreaking, with some flaws (drag, fillers, plot holes if you look for those, too stereotyped "villain" men so the story may feel preachy in its "warning ladies" purpose). But it can indeed be enjoyed on WeTV as a modern aside. It is not full of annoying product placement (well, the cars and phones, of course, some children's books and toys, modern home appliances perhaps, the remote controlled curtains, .... in line with the "smart home" profession of Xiang Qian, and the many bottles of beer, a staple in c-dramas ; I was almost surprised by the absence of the elsewhere ubiquitous face masks). And the characters are pretty, if stereotyped; the sibling relationship of the sisters was rather good, if a bit idealized.
I came to watch it after Liu Yuning's mentioned it in his long livestream, where he was singing samples from the songs he sung for 5 dramas that aired almost at the same period. I watched it for Wang Yuwen, admiring also Bai Baihe, and the pleasant surprise of Chang Huasen who brought a too short spark of sizzle, enjoying the views of the canal town in Kunshan, of Suzhou a stone's throw away, and Shanghai.
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