Paixão Imprevista (2018)

There isn't much to say about this drama. Initially when I started the drama, it seemed very promising. I enjoyed the couples, the acting, and the cinematography, however that didn't last long.

I liked the portrayal of Qing Qing, I thought that she was a bright, strong -headed, and intellectual character and her friendship with Fang Fang was one of the highlights of the show. I also really enjoyed the relationship between Fang Fang and Lin Yiyang, they were, without a doubt, the best couple in the show. I like how they both grew with each other and it was overall endearing to watch.

My main issue with the show was Si Tu Feng and Xin Ya by which Xin Ya was extremely emotionally manipulative/abusive and it's never fully addressed how damaging and toxic her actions were. My main issue with Si Tu Feng is towards the end of the show where he wanted Qing Qing to continue to look "ugly" because he was uncomfortable with all the attention she received when she looked normal. His insecurity rubbed me the wrong away and completely turned me off his character.

Overall: if you are to watch, watch it for the second main couple because they are a lot more satisfactory to watch.

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Fun at first but very disappointing at the end

THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW EVER.

I needed to write this down since I had so much expectation for this drama when I decided to finally watch it in 2023 after postponing for a few times because it was recommended to me. However, I was seriously disappointed with the story. In addition, the drama could have been finished in 24 episodes but it was dragged to 30 episodes which made it a little unbearable. It was to the point that I was even contemplating if I could finish it or just drop it. The last episodes in particular were really bad.

I especially found it ABSURD how the female lead has decided to normalize her disguise ("ugly", freckles, thick glasses, thick eyebrows) UNTIL THE END OF THE DRAMA just to satisfy the male lead's masculine inferiority when she outgrew him to be more popular in school with her TRUE appearance. It's disturbing how she has to wear a fake disguise even if she doesn't already need to, just because the male lead is jealous when he himself is an idol and has lots of fan girls glorifying him as their "highness". It imports a VERY dangerous precedent that ONLY male leads have to outshine everyone while looking cool, handsome and popular while female leads have to be in the shadows while looking "ugly", hated and bullied when in reality, the female lead is much more talented, smart and physically fit than the superficial male lead.

OVERALL, the only thing I can commend about this drama is the acting and the music. I liked how the actors and actresses portrayed their characters well. It could have been amazing if the story was well written.

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Super fun

This is one of the best university dramas I've seen. It's fun, wacky and light-hearted.

This show is always a pleasure to watch. It's doesn't take itself too seriously, so there's a lot of funny moments. I love the character interactions in this - it's probably my favourite part of the whole show. Despite there being so many bizarre situations, the interactions are realistic.

Pros:
HILARIOUS
Great friendships
Great romance
Realistic enemies to lovers plot
Clear character motives
Perfect pacing
Not much lipsyncing

Cons:
The intro spoils too much
Some parts can be so bizarre and weird, it's too unbearable
The fangirls annoy me
Does feel like it was made to be an ad for a loaning company

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The acting in Accidentally In Love is decent, if not up to par with the majority of the k-dramas I've watched - or Taiwanese or Japanese. It has matched others though.

My favorite character was Yi Yang. He's supposed to be a bully but he just came off as so awkward - a cat with resting bitch face that acts like it doesn't like you because other people haven't been kind to it but it actually really like gets head pets and neck scritches. Everything involving him and Fang Fang was great. I like how she handled him and all the stuff that happened because of/around him. He makes her more outspoken and she softens his edges and I love how complementary they are for each other. (I'm also curious, since it was never actually mentioned - exactly how loaded is Yi Yang's family? They own a restaurant the Fang Fang worked at for a hot minute, but that can't be all they own if he's got money coming out his ears, like Xin Ya and others at the school suggest.)

The scenes with Qing Qing and Si Tu Feng where they acted like regular people - just friends hanging out - were my favorites. The entire episode where she 'tricked him' into exercising. When they played basketball like fools. Playing in the fountain. Dancing in the street and visiting street stalls. Him climbing up the wall of the dorm to deliver a gift to her. Teasing each other in the green house. Playing on the beach. His moments of 'oh no, she's gorgeous' (the Boyfriend Shirt moment and her in an evening gown performance). I loved every minute of it.

The Xin Ya/Mu Nian plot line needed to die. "Your kiss broke my spell" actually made me gag. That whole subplot was utter garbage. And the suicide plot line was awful. I hated both Xin Ya and that other girl whose name I don't even remember(Linyang? I don't even care). Neither of them were given any redeeming qualities, so the suicide plot came on suddenly, fell flat, and felt improperly handled. I also hated that 90% of the females that showed up in this show are absolutely horrible, awful people. Qing Qing, Fang Fang, and those three girls from the Student Council that make periodic appearances are okay, and the three Your Highness fangirls get better with time, but all the rich girls and all the classmates and the fangirls at first, and ugh. I got tired of bitchy, petty, nasty women showing up.

I wish that Qing Qing would have resumed her normal look after everyone knew who she was. That plot point never even...went anywhere? Like, that guy released her info in order to 'drive a wedge' between our leads and then...there was no wedge formed and he never came back in?

So basically the end of the show post-wedding-escape was kind of wonky and confused about what it was trying to do. But the show was fun to watch - wacky, silly, cute good times.....for most of the show at least. And I adored Yi Yang and Fang Fang's developing relationship, from 'we happen to attend the same school' to 'accidentally involved because our friends are involved' to 'acquaintances' to 'friends' to 'couple.' I just love them so much. So so much. Faves.

If I rewatch this show, it'll be scenes with Fang Fang and Yi Yang or scenes for the main couple like I mentioned above - where they're just having fun.

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Starts out as light romcom, becomes super random, then makjang, and finally finishes how it started.

Sometimes it's quite funny, the FL's dual role is sufficiently charming, and the frequent songs don't hurt either.

Acting, production and sound aren't great. There's more than enough plot holes and scenes that serve no purpose.
Unfortunately the whole middle of the show is full of filler scenes (while it's not that bad early on, one episode near the end is almost entirely made of adverts!).
Towards the end the writing goes into some really absurd directions, with obstacles being created and torn down again just because. Many spoiler reviews lash out at a particular arc that really shouldn't have been added.
The final episode only wraps up about two thirds of the characters, with the others disappearing never to be seen again.

As is common in CN dramas, the audio dubbing is very noticeable and sometimes quite bad.


P.S.:
I've seen shows that have cliffhangers meant to make you tune in for some revelation every single episode.
I've seen shows that just stop between scenes and don't try to fake excitement.
But I've never seen a show where plenty of episodes just stop like it's in the middle of somebody's sentence.

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Big NO

Omg what was this!? First running of from marraige and meeting the ML was the only scene were i felt somewhat logical. The whole drama was just many plot devices to move on with the show. The first few episodes was enjoyable. When the FL asks ger friend/roommate to quit her job, she quits it just like that. I mean they just met a few days back.... And the gossiping community, ML fans (but in some moments were they supported him was good), the other lead just kidnapping the girls. And not to mention them being friends again because the ML protected him from his fans.
I did not like the acting at all. Many moments felt childish and just rubbish. The bank ad moments were rediculous and out of nowhere.
Even after falling from clif both of them did not have any inguries. And even the breaking up part. Or after comfession part. The grandpa being sick and then magically gets better. FL rescuing ML from being married (I actually thought that was a dream). Even his mangement comany felt like a total fool to me.

And issues like sui©ide and toxic behaviour is taken in a light form. One moment k!lling youdself, next moment getting married. And the ML not liking how pretty the FL actually looked... And magically at the end everything is perfect and happy. Idk if that was actually happy? Like bith of them not choosing their careers. They could be still dating after going abroad for whatever they wanted.. I could just go on and on about these things.

I was actually looking forward to watch this because it had 'college' tag but no any college moment at all. I wanted to watch something cliche and light, just to spent my time and had hopes for this. Total wastage of potential: could have been a good one.

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Had an interesting start but it’s one of those dramas that got too dramatic and I started disliking the main girl lead character. If you liked Meteor Garden you’ll like this one. Almost same concept and it is cliche, however the characters and their stories are the most interesting. I think the female lead did the best in portraying her character. You can tell she has experience and knows her exactly so well. The quality of this series is exceptional. They make the dorms and campus look stunning. I can tell how much work Gou Junchen had to put into his character as an idol. But some parts I found were cringey but he did good coming as an actor. Really brave of him to explore that side and putting his vocals and dance moves out there! I feel like this drama best suit younger girls! It has unrealistic scenes where you’ll often go “that will never in happen in real life” but overall, you’ll get used to it. Very long series but character development was weak in my opinion.

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Melodramatic rom-com

It's a good rom-com but the problem is the fangirl of male lead.... She's so annoying. While she's mentally sick (suicide attempts for male lead) her sister(?) help her to force male lead into marriage. That whole shit which starts at about 22nd episode is just irritating... I skipped through a lot while watching this.

The ost & chemistry of male and female lead is good. I actually liked the second couple - Yo Yang and Fang Fang coz he didn't hv fangirls around him & was kinda straightforward. He atleast didn't allow anyone to bully/belittle his girlfriend.

Gu Nan Xi (2nd male lead) is really a sweetheart. I felt heartbreak for him.

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This show is definitely really amazing and a must watch if you love are obsessed with teen dramas. It is super cute. The female lead is actually pretty with those freckles and glasses. She looks better in that look I guess. She is funny and independent too. The male lead is handsome..like what you can expect? These dramas always make us swoon over guys xD. All the leads are amazing!!

The chemistry between the main leads is super amazing. They look adorable together and how they jump and hug each other is soo cute.

And yeah i hate the kind of dramas in which two friends fall for one girl and they forget their friendship. I am happy it didn't have that kind of story.

The plot is surely amazing. You will never feel bored throughout the show. It will make you swoon, feel happy and definitely will take you on a emotional ride.

The drama is underrated actually. It is really good. If you are looking for a nice drama to watch.. give it a shot! Its worth it(:

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This was a very fun series to watch, a nice comedy to it. Although I do question the logic of the series...
The antagonists in this drama had no plot here; they lacked a code of moral to stick to, doing things for no reason at all (Lanting, Xinya, Qingqing's ex fiancee). What I also mostly did not like was Hua Munian going from "gurlll, I like that lipstick".. into "Xinya, I'm manly". That was quite unnecessary. Also, at the ending, where Situ Feng did not leave China, and Qingqing living by her alias... I understand that is who she is, but she shouldn't have to make up to look "bad" everyday.

Some things I've noticed, some phone scenes, phones are answered but the screen says differently. Chen QingQing sleeps with her makeup and hairstyle... Having a wig up that long is a bit...

Those are just my comments, but the series is overally very fun to watch and I recommend you watching it.

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After a really long time of hiatus over dramas, I've decided to give a chance to this title and I absolutely enjoyed it!
Usually, it took me a lot of time to finish Chinese dramas due to their good amount of episodes, but actually, I watched this one in less than four days.
The drama is basically super lighthearted, funny, and with a good dose of cringe that personally I've appreciated.
I liked the ost's usually I do not pay attention to music in movies and dramas, but these ones were really good.
Only a thing: Sometimes the episodes lacked plot holes, a storyline started but sometimes it faded out after a few minutes, especially the last news ( that I don't spoiler, I promise) from episode 28.
I loved the episode 15, and the ones from 25 to 30, they really melted my heart!!

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