O Juramento de Amor (2022)

‘A simple romance is what I love.’

Before I write my thoughts on this drama, I have to say first that I am not a fan of Xiao Zhan or Yang Zi. I will just write my thoughts based on what I have watched, in all honesty.

MAIN STORY

Gu Wei (Xiao Zhan), a gastroenterologist in a hospital, met Lin Zhi Xiao (Yang Zi), a university student majoring in music (cello) when the latter’s father was hospitalized. He was her father’s surgical doctor. Due to some misunderstandings, they didn’t quite like each other at first.
Nevertheless, as they slowly grew to know each other better, they gradually fell in love, despite the huge age gap (he 31 and she 20), personality differences (he was a serious and rational person, while she was happy-go-lucky) and lifestyle habits (he had mysophobia and was health-conscious, while she enjoyed eating steamboat and drinking coke).
Gu Wei eventually confessed his feelings to Lin Zhi Xiao, but not after attempting three times and when they finally got together, hurdles were thrown along the way, but eventually all these were overcome.

ACTING/MAIN CAST

Yang Zi was good, but not anywhere different from her usual character she tends to play as far as I have seen in her other dramas - bubbly, easygoing, straightforward – type of character. And she is a natural in such a role.

Xiao Zhan was the one who made me sit up and give a second look (and couldn’t stop looking, indeed). Other than the historical dramas The Untamed and The Wolf, this was the first time I saw him in a modern romance drama and he oozed charisma here. His tender eyes, superbly sweet dimpled smiles, gentle gestures and devotion as Gu Wei towards Lin Zhi Xiao won my heart over.
I seriously couldn’t stop looking at him in every episode throughout the drama. Many people prefer Xiao Zhan in his Wei Wu Xian character in The Untamed, for sure I like him there too, but it was slow burn for me. Here, he WON ME OVER within the first two episodes. His acting was also natural and believable, whether in his role as a doctor or when he had to show a more emotional side of Gu Wei.

SIDE CHARACTERS/OTHER CAST MEMBERS

I especially like Lin Zhi Xiao’s mother. She looked beautiful with her bright smiles and was always supportive of her daughter in whatever she did. Lin Zhi Xiao's father also did an exceptional job in his role.

As for Lin Zhi Xiao’s friends, they had their own story developments, but all in all, they looked like they were simply there to allow the audience a breather from the main leads once in a while and I did not quite like that Lin Zhi Xiao always consulted her friends for advice when she encountered issues with Gu Wei because her friends always tended to make a mountain out of a molehill of the issues.

PACING

Overall, it was not too fast nor slow, though I did find it a little frustrating around the time before Gu Wei’s confession of his feelings for Lin Zhi Xiao, mainly because he was inexperienced with falling in love, and with the appearance of the love rival, him wanting to give up, misunderstandings, etc., the entire process towards his confession was a little slow (as I mentioned, he tried to confess three times).
So, when he finally managed to confess, it was a sense of relief and the entire confession was so sweet that I found myself smiling and feeling as over the moon as Lin Zhi Xiao.

OST

For most parts of the drama, there was a duet sung by Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi and two others each sung by them. I enjoyed all three songs thoroughly. All have a romantic ‘love is in the air’ vibe in them. They were the kind of OSTs which I would still continue to listen to, even after the drama has ended because they were extremely melodious and the lyrics were so meaningful that they could easily be used as wedding songs in future.

ENDING

What to say about this other than I was touched to tears? I have watched lots of wedding ceremonies in dramas, but this couple just made the wedding vows totally unforgettable, saying words to each other unique in their own way.

Some of the unforgettable words said,

"I hope that when we grow old, you will tell me that marrying me was the best decision you have ever made in your life. If really we cannot remember anything, I also hope that loving you will be the last thing I will forget." Gu Wei

"I swear, I will be patient like a brother, humorous like a friend, thoughtful like a lover." Gu Wei

"I swear, I will be tolerant like a sister, understanding like a friend, romantic like a lover." Lin Zhi Xiao

And when Gu Wei proposed to Lin Zhi Xiao, I could not forget this sentence spoken by him.

"Work, children, health, problems from all sides, I cannot guarantee that our lives will be smooth-sailing in the future, but I can guarantee, be it good or bad, I will always be here. I will always be by your side..." Gu Wei

REWATCH

Absolutely, but perhaps only the scenes of the main leads. I was already re-watching those kissing scenes and sweet love interactions of Gu Wei and Lin Zhi Xiao as I continued to watch further episodes.

NEGATIVE

There were comments about absurdities in the drama, mainly in the hospital setting and well, I do agree with them. Things like giving Lin Zhi Xiao to rest in one of the resting rooms meant for hospital staff or putting an adult patient and a paediatric patient in the same ward or nurses gossiping in the nurses’ station or not telling the father about his cancer condition even right before his surgery or such a huge hospital had no seemingly other patients’ families in the hospital except Lin Zhi Xiao’s family, etc.….

I would say, this is a drama, and watch this drama with your heart, not your brain. You will enjoy the show much more because their romance will far surpass those illogical parts.


VERDICT

People said the romance was clichéd and corny, but what I saw was a very classic, sweet, simple and romantic love story which warmed my heart very much. I enjoyed and found myself smiling at all their love interactions with each other.

Just watching them doing very ordinary things like Gu Wei stroking Lin Zhi Xiao’s eyelashes while she was sleeping, or him gently waking and kissing her in the morning the moment she woke up brought a smile to my lips naturally. They were all just so tenderly done. In fact, when they became a couple, the things they did were very common like taking selfies with polaroid and watching sunrise together, such scenes in other dramas might have been rather boring, but in this drama, I found myself watching with intense concentration. The entire execution was just so natural and sweet that they looked so convincing as a couple and made me want to fall in love too. Kudos to their acting skills!

All in all, I enjoyed this drama immensely and relished every episode. It was really one of the few times when I couldn’t wait for a drama’s next episode and eventually decided to pause watching first because I couldn’t bear it to end so quickly, preferring to ‘savor’ it slowly later :D

It was the entire packaging – very melodious and romantic OSTs, very natural acting from the main leads and above all, amazing chemistry between Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi who were totally comfortable with each other.

It was their natural execution of the roles, making them totally believable, which made this drama worth-watching and unforgettable. The story was nothing extraordinary, it was just a common, simple slice-of-life romance, but the commendable acting of Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi brought this drama to a different level. Perhaps if it had been other less experienced actors and actresses, with a simple story as this, I believe they would not have produced the same effect as Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi.

On top of the romance, I have to specially mention about the relationship between Lin Zhi Xiao’s father and her. Calling her father ‘Old Lin’ or ‘Teacher Lin’, they were always bickering and at odds with each other. Her father used to be a school disciplinary master, while she was a total opposite of what a disciplinarian would want to see. However, their relationship improved amidst heartbreaking moments when her father’s cancer relapsed and hearing her finally call him ‘dad’ at the end was heart-wrenching. It reminded us yet again that humans only learn to cherish the people around them or closest to them when they realize that they are going to be apart soon or apart forever,,,


I would HIGHLY recommend this drama if you like Xiao Zhan, Yang Zi or if you are looking for a sweet and romantic love story with heartwarming scenes or simply if you want to see a handsome doctor for a male lead.

As the lyrics in the duet goes, ‘A simple romance is what I love.’…totally apt in summarizing my thoughts of this drama.




OTHER COMMENTS

1. I think Yang Zi’s character in this drama is about 70% of her true personality, minus the naivety and a little of the bubbly side, based on what I have seen in her past interviews, behind-the-scenes, etc.

2. This doesn’t affect my rating of the drama, but I was a little disturbed and have to say something about it. I saw it frequently in Chinese modern dramas. It would be perfect if actresses could do with less make-up when shooting scenes in the bathroom or on the bed to add that touch of realism. Most of the time, Yang Zi had FULL make-up on, that is, eyeshadow, mascara, bright red lipstick in those scenes when she was supposed to be showering, sleeping, waking up, etc.
I know actresses cannot afford to look ugly even shooting such scenes, but I would have preferred them to tone down on the make-up, like use a lipstick with lighter color and do without the mascara to make things more realistic.

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Just do yourself a favor and watch something else....

I heard a lot of positive things about this drama so I gave it a chance. It started well enough. I ignored the overbearing dad, childish FL, toxic FL's best friend and ML's cousin, and all the obvious plot fillers, hoping for a smooth drama-free ride after the couple got together.

I should just have read the reviews early on. I'm at episode 27 of the 32 episodes version and I think I'm done. The medical scandal happens, 0 communication on ML's part, FL's is completely oblivious to his change of mood, and he chooses to run away from it all to figure it out? I'm over it all. The ML was one of the strongest points of the drama for me but with the hand that he was dealt in this drama, I don't think there is much more he could've done to save it.

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A VERY REALISTIC SWEET ROMANCE DRAMA

The oath of love is a quite heavy slice of life themed drama wrapped up with a sweet love story for me. I love how raw, natural and realistic the story and characters are as a romance/life centred drama. The way the story portrays family and relationship issues is simply amazing. Especially I love the fact that all the characters have their own flaws like normal human beings, the way they struggle with unexpected situations and try to make their circle better. It shows a real healthy relationship requires time, patience, trust, mutual support, communication and commitment and how it’s not that easy to understand someone else’s situation and deal with it. The way they clash with each other’s differences and eventually build up their relationship to a ‘happily ever after’ story is beautiful.
Thank you Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi for your wonderful portrayal as Gu Wei and Lin ZhiXiao, the whole cast for making this drama beautiful, especially the actors who played Lin ZhiXiao’s parents, they’ve done an amazing job making the family issues very emotional and realistic. I’m very lucky to witness this beautiful story. ♥️ Here I’m leaving some memorable quotes from the drama,

‘’There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’’

‘’ We can’t control the coming and going of life, but we can face the past experience calmly, cherish the current experience, and maintain hope for what we will experience in the future. This way we won’t have regrets when we have to say goodbye’’

‘’ I’ve always felt we’re very different. You’re mature and stable, but I’m clumsy. I can even fall on the flat ground. You like to be neat and clean, and keep everything organized, but I like a spicy hot pot and street foods. I often leave things everywhere. But even though we’re different, I still love you.
Even if life repeats many times, in that spring, I still want to meet you’’ - Lin ZhiXiao

‘’ From today, I’ll go old with you. Even if we can’t travel the world, I’ll still feel content. I hope when we get old, you can tell me that marrying me was the best decision you ever made. If we’re too old to remember anything, I hope that loving you is the last I’ll forget’’ - Gu Wei

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Yangzi Lots of Love ❤️

This drama is a sweet development of two persons contrasting in personalities n maturity level but loving each other, adapt to one another with such consideration because they understand n love each other. The drama is such a success because ONLY Yangzi can carry this character so successfully bringing everyone's character acting so well blended together, so naturally. Like we are watching everyone's happening in day to day happening.
I especially like when early on he starts to fall for her and while she is crying he offers her music, a cello concerto the look on his face when she starts to share her love for the piece and the performer. Great match.
Love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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The storyline & characters

Firstly, Xiao Zhan did a perfect job when portraying Dr Gu. He's so mature, calm and love when he gets jealous. He never gives up for his love and willing to do everything for Zhixiao. I wish I could get a bf like him one day. Yang Zi is so suitable for the Lin Zhixiao role. She's so cute and clumsy maybe, but she's the one who's the strongest among her family. She never complains the burden. I really hope to see them again as main lead in another drama. Their chemistry is so strong and sweet, what a healthy relationship that I would never get!!

The father and daughter relationship is so so sweet that I cried everytime their scenes came up. Her dad is someone who looks so cold but yet he cares for his family the most inside. I'm so melt by their storyline and how it's so realistic. Thank u so much, script writer!!

The second lead couple also makes me cry especially Gu Xiao. He truly loves San San and how he's willing to give her everything. He might be a playboy but in his heart, he always knows that San San is his true love. San San changes him into a good boy and I'm so glad.

One of my fav scenes is the double date party for congratulation surprise for Zhixiao and Gu Wei. I'm so happy to see that scene and when everytime I think abt it, I always smile like an idiot. Their friendship is so precious and I believe San San ends up with Gu Xiao for sure.

I'm so glad The Oath Of Love exists!! Thank u all the casts and directors for creating this masterpiece that will live forever in my heart from now on. I will never forget this drama, I think I might rewatch again now!!

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In case, you’re wondering if this is worth watching.

Is this drama worth watching? yes it is. Honestly I seen this drama pop up for me a lot but i kept holding it off to watch and I have no idea why I did that since i LOVED watching this drama. I see some comments saying the female lead is too childish? I don’t think so. the main couple of this drama have a age gap so i think she’s acting her age and obviously the male lead seems more mature because he’s OLDER than her. I liked the female lead for this drama because even though she’s younger than him, she always stood up for herself and her pride which i admired. They were some moments where she seems to be more matured then male lead (that’s just my opinion). Also, the cast is very GOOD. I feel like the second couple relationship was just as interesting as the main couple. Overall, this is drama is good and you should watch it because the acting is very good as well.

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A sweet, realistic drama!

Just finished watching it and oh my god! it's rare to see a drama that shows the sober sweetness of daily life so well! This drama stand out from other idol dramas in many ways. You'll relate to it, you'll feel the emotions of the characters, and you'll have a taste of the bitter sweetness of life. The drama shows the problems that many couple face in real life, and it shows a love story so compelling that you'd WANT to fall in love.

The acting is really good! The entire cast has done an incredible job in adding depth to their character, and the production team did a fabulous job creating a classic masterpiece. And this is my unbiased opinion. Though it was shot in 2019, the cinematography is timeless, doesn't feel old.

Moving on to the OSTs, I just wanna say, listen to the songs yourself. Both Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi add a nice touch to the main OSTs, and the bgm score is topnotch.

Honestly, you wouldn't want the drama to end, at least I didn't!

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You can not miss this Romantic drama!!!!

Before watching this play, I have known Xiao Zhan and Yang Zi. I have seen Xiao Zhan's "The Untamed", "Joy of Life" and "Douluo Continent" on WeTV. He has excellent performances in these three plays. Therefore, I am also deeply attracted by him. This time, Gu Wei is a character Xiao Zhan has never tried. The difference is that this is a modern drama. I have hardly seen Xiao Zhan play a modern drama before. He has always been in ancient costume, so I feel very fresh and give me more surprises.

Yang Zi is also a lovely girl. In this play, her acting skills are very real. Especially, when his father got sick, her crying deeply infected me. Behind the scenes, Yang Zi is also a very lively girl. She often brings joy to the people around her. I also like her very much!

and this is a very healing drama. Lin Zhixiao fight for her dream and gain love. The relationship between her and her father is also very subtle. In fact, her father loves her very much. Gu Wei has his own mission as a doctor, but there has always been a shadow in his heart, which makes him unable to operate normally. When Gu Wei and Lin Zhixiao met, it seemed that these difficulties were solved. The two of them healed each other and eventually got married and had children. This play is very warm and sweet. Highly recommended!!!

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Stupid drama ? sorry.

Dumbest drama I've ever seen !
And yet I watched series from different nations of Asia, Europe, Americas... from different eras, from black & white to color videos.

Comprehension, Image, Aura & Charisma, are the most important things in front of the camera.
Yang Zi & Xiao Zhan's eyes and expressions reflect 0 intelligence and 0 emotion in their interpretation, as in the official photos of 《The Oath Of Love》.

The job of an actor is to play characters that seem as realistic as possible.
That is to say : to participate in the scenario, give maturity to the dialogue, make it meaningful.

Physically and orally, Yang Zi resembles a young thirtysomething who wants to pretend to be a twenty-year-old but fails.
Xiao Zhan clearly doesn't have acting ability, he feels no empathy.

None of them have personally researched on the thoughts and talks of real doctors, shy students, families dealing with illness, depressed people & couples with an age gap.
However easy with such a simple scenario.

Only the OST were good.

I understand why it took Tencent nearly 3 years to release 《TOOL》.
When the quality is low, there is no rush.

Luckily, Tencent proceeded to do real auditions, & caught up in 2023 with its great science fiction series :
-《Three-Body》.
And that Chinese gem series like :
-《Reset》;
-《Minning Town》;
-《Tian Xia Chang He》;
-《A Lifelong Journey》;
-《Joy Of Life》;
-《The Knockout》;
-《Under The Skin》;
-《Our Times》;
-《Bright Future》;
etc... exist.

I still wish good luck to all the cast 🍀.

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Gem among modern romantic drama

I was not expecting much as I am not a fan of modern romance dramas I have tried few before but gave up after few days
BUt heard so much hype about this one so thought why not I like bothe main leads two good looking and good actors and believe me I was hook with the first episodes
Acting and their chemistry onscreen is just awesome they lit fire whenever they are on screen
Complexes of Dr Gu wi is v well portrayed his happiness his guilt his fear all are v relatable
I have seen a close person a doctor struggling when his one case failed and t hat family b;lamed him so i have seen it close quarters and good this light drama tried to talk about that still didnt take ny dark path Xiao zhan has portrayed hsi role well he has proven in Untamed that he is a good actor now he has proven that he i snot a one drama wonder he is good looking good actor and he is going to stay here
Ms Gu lin is bubbly girl who has dream to do something in life her relation with her parents have been portrayed well her both parents acted v well they really look like a family
Like the actor who played Dr Gu wei's Cousin after this he will get more offer I can see it
Story is light and played well didnt see ny filling water scenes thats why I enjoyed it more there were no scenes I wanted to skip
re watch value is ten cause I already started re watching it now
Ost are awesome three main songs are now in my playlist
So just go and watch it You will definitely enjoy it

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