Encontre-se (2020)

Enjoyed this very much, especially FM. Although it was hard to believe her naivete and lack of experience at her age, particularly considering how good looking she is and successful in career, i still liked the storyline. I did think it made more sense for her to fall for the 2nd ML though as they were very compatible, and did seem to make a great couple, but that is why i love these A-dramas- lots of implausibility which makes it enjoyable to watch for me.
As alluded to, i really loved the female lead. I think she did a great job with this role. I found her very sexy, not just because she is hot (she looked awesome in every outfit), but because of that naivete, inexperienced way she portrayed the character. It was so adorable to see, even though hard to believe in such an older lady. I still like the sexy cougars, and aggressive types, however there is something very alluring about this character.
I'm from the USA and have pretty much dedicated my leisure watching to Asian productions. I love all the cultural differences, and they seem to be prevalent in all the shows i have watched, from Chinese, Taiwan to Korean and others. First- food. Americans like to eat just to eat, but in all these shows food is a most important aspect of every day life. so cool to see that. Second- the family hierarchy and the conflict about how things should and ought to be. In USA, it is pretty much, do what makes you happy and others have to accept it. In these shows, everything is decided on in lots of cases based on what is expected of you, or how others would perceive you- very fascinating. it is what makes these series 30-40 episodes long in most cases. Third- the age difference scenario- makes a good storyline
Anyway, I digress a little. I really liked this drama...lots of tender moments, lots of anguish for both leads and other characters and a nice happy ending. Great stuff, particularly during these difficult times we are going through now. Will be looking for more of these types of shows now that i have to stay in the house for the next 6-8 weeks, ugh!

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Comencé a ver esta serie porque busque algo light en Netflix, y el titulo sonaba prometedor. Después de terminarla me di cuenta que el titulo no me encaja con la historia, aunque en el fondo los protagonistas se encontraron a si mismos. Pero quién no va a madurar después de 41 capítulos siendo tan inmaduros. No hubo manera que la pareja principal me gustara, me dio vergüenza ajena la inmadurez de esta mujer, y no hay justificación psicológica, que aunque no tuviera experiencia en las relaciones, que su comportamiento fuera tan tonto.
El protagonista masculino, Yuan Song, no le creí nada, no sentí empatía por él en ningún momento. Ye Lu Ming, gano todo mi respeto y admiración, de verdad yo me hubiera quedado con él, jajajaja. Si van a contar una historia donde el resto de la sociedad no cree que sea una relación válida, por lo menos convensanos a nosotros que realmente son una linda pareja y se merecen el uno al otro, así el resto de la historia veríamos todos lo que les sucede enfocados en querer que estén juntos. A mi me paso lo contrario, solo quería que se la se enamorara de Lu Ming. Lindo, inteligente, simpático, cariñoso, realmente mostraron todo lo que una mujer desearía, entiendo el porque, lo que no entiendo es el porqué al protagonista no lo desarrollaron, no le vi el atractivo, o solo era mala actuación?
La historia principal no me gusto para nada. Seguí viendo la serie hasta el final, solo para ver lo demás, Los otros romances, las otras relaciones tenían un mejor desarrollo, lastima que no las profundizaron más.
El final, el momento donde debería haberse "encontrado a si misma", fue el momento mas infantil y sumisa posible, de verdad no me gusto.
Las 7 estrellas son por las otras actuaciones, las otras historias y porque hubo varias escenas que me hicieron reír mucho.

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A good watch

I usually don't like watching drama that has more than 24 episodes. This drama with 41 episodes is a long watch. But, it is good one to watch and you should give it a try.
It is a struggle of a 32 year old woman in love with a guy in his 20's. Song Weilong as the main lead, Yuan Song, was amazing. Victoria Song as He Fan Xing has also portrayed her character well. But, her character was really dumb most of the times. You can relate to her woes of dating a younger guy. But, the way she treated him was too much. She started the affair knowing that he is young. Then she breaks up with him and tries to date Ye Lu Ming. Even when she was dating Yuan Song she introduces Ye Lu Ming as her boyfriend to her college mates. After she broke up with Yuan Song she talks to him about dating and marrying Ye Lu Ming. All this after a badminton match with Ye Song. She knows that Ye Song is hurt but tries to built a future for herself with another guy. She was insincere about her feelings to herself, Yuan Song and Ye Lu Ming. Well, if she was so fearful about societal pressures she shouldn't have started the affair. I somehow disliked her smiling and trying to act cute in front of Ye Lu Ming.
I also didn't understand why in the drama they had always commented that Ye Lu Ming as a handsome guy. The actor who portrayed He Fan Xing's father looked younger to me than Ye Lu Ming. They could have casted a younger guy I guess. But, he is a good actor and has done a nice job. He Can Yang and Cai Min Min was really cute. I really liked them. The family ties shown between He Fang Xing, He Can Yang and their parents is heartwarming . It is really cute seeing the twin sibling bond and how the parents always showed favourtism to He Fang Xing. They are the best parents out there. Also, the friendship between the girls is enviable. It was fun watching the colleagues too. There is no scheming and villainous character in the drama which I actually liked.
NB : I loved the dogs too :)

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First of all, I usually stay FAR away from noona dramas. Something about the age gap really puts me off. Not to mention, the age gap between Fanxing (female lead) and Yuan Song (our male lead) is 10 years. Now, I would normally run as fast as I can (and I almost did) with this frankly ridiculous and insuperable age barrier but to my own surprise I just kept watching. And boy am I glad I did.

The beginning of the drama may seem a bit slow, and to be honest the romance between Fanxing and Yuan Song felt a little contrived and fake. It was just too quick and too smooth which is so unlike the usual 20 or so eps it usually takes for the main leads to exchange a mere glance. The pacing of this drama is really good, and definitely an improvement on your usual Chinese drama that is 40+ eps long. This drama SERVES. CONSISTENTLY. I haven't finished watching (on episode 31) but IT GOT BETTER. How rare is that?! This is the deliciously rare kind of drama that gets REALLY GOOD as you keep watching.

It's not only the romantic relationships that are done well, but Fanxing's family is HILARIOUS. The dialogue is so funny and just written superbly - you will love her family (especially her brother, Canyang, who is by the way played by the male lead from Le Coup De Foudre if you're wondering why he looks so familiar).

As for the acting, Song Wei Long (who plays Yuan Song) is a surprisingly good actor, considering the fact that most 'little fresh meats' are not. Victoria Song is also surprisingly good at acting. Having not watched any of her dramas before, I kind of expected her to be bland or awkward or straight out cringe (as unfortunately a lot of idols are), but she was really good and loveable.

Final remarks: if this drama can end my severe noona-romance drought and complete aversion to this genre (remember, noona dramas somehow disgust me on a certain unexplainable level), it has got to be some kind of life-changing watch (ok, maybe not life-changing, but still).

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Cant watch anymore

The main couple has nothing in common, their 'love' seems so fake. So many issues could be resolved by literally communicating with one another, but no they both rather sulk and be childish.
Every single conversation is about love and relationships and age and marriage and blah blah blah. No other side plot. Just all romance and matchmaking. It got tiring fast, at least have some more office place drama like rival companies etc.
Victoria Song is absolutely beautiful and a good actor, I adored the parents, brother, and two best friends as well. the SML was very funny and mischievous, I also adored Cai Mi Mi, they're all great actors I just wish the writing was a bit different and the plot went in a different direction. I cannot force myself to watch this main couple anymore. Had so much potential.

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