Doce é o Amor (2020)

Love truly is sweet.

This drama was a bit slow and a bit draggy for me. I had to force myself to pay attention quite a bit.

I fell in love with Luo Yun Xi (Deng Lun too) while watching Ashes of Love and wanted to see Luo Yun Xi as Male lead.

The acting was excellent eventhough the story had a few irksome points (like the whole deathly allergic to tears plot) that annoyed me or had me rolling my eyes.

I like how the characters grew in maturity and chemistry. Overall I enjoyed this drama and I think the title is really fitting, especially after finishing the last episode. Love is Sweet 🥰

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watch it for the cast pls...

Well the cast is definitely to die for, and the chemistry between the lead couple as well as the side couple was also really strong and beautiful so make those the reasons to start the drama.
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story- i enjoyed the story really well in the beginning, than towards the middle, the story became a wee bit less impressive but it was still good enough to keep me going on, their chemistry will definitely keep you going even when the writing becomes a little weak, there was some parts i didn't enjoy and skipped towards the end, but ultimately the last two episodes were well made and well written and i was satisfied
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I liked almost all the main characters as well well as the supportive characters, but i didn't really like the second lead, his character should have been stronger. the side couple was also to die for, and their story was also written beautifully.
i like how the main fl and her best friend (xu li)'s friendship remained strong until the very end.

overall this drama was fun to watch and kept me entertained, i recommend it if your looking for something light and fluffy.

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r/NICEGUYS

Fucking Kido Gao's acting was insane. He went from guy on r/niceguys to an actual nice guy so many times. I could never tell whose side he was on. THE ANXIETY when he had the documents for Lin Tai Mo. I loved his character in "The King's Avatar" and always wanted to watch more of his work. When I saw him appear in this show, I got super excited, although I didn't love his character (as a person) much. I guess you could call him... a SIMP.

Leo Luo grew on me like a leech. I actually fell in love with Yuan Shuai because, honest to god, he's just so lovable. And he looks so fucking hot in those suits. I know a lot of people didn't find him attractive (cdrama subreddit), but I thought he was a snack and a half.

This is only not a 9.5 because of Xu Li. Holy hell, the second-hand embarrassment was strong. The secondary couple scenes physically hurt me to watch through.

Bai Lu was perfect for this role. I watched "Lucky's First Love" after "Love Is Sweet", and it looked really clear to me that her playing a mature and elegant character definitely fit her more. I didn't like her character in LFL. I think she nailed this one.

I think the leads had good chemistry. And I say this knowing that I can never tell if leads have chemistry or not, as I always seem to be in the minority. I always think these people have chemistry, only to have the majority of people shit on me. Take this with a grain of salt.

The music jams. "The Things I Do For Love" is so chill. "Miracle" is so sweet and peaceful. "Sometimes" sounds sad, but you sway with it, and it worked so well with their confession in the snow scene. Let's just say... the music JAMS.

Although there's a breakup—I hate those—I didn't totally rip the show in half because of it. Dude totally could've told her his plan but...

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Chemistry on FIRE!!

I enjoyed the drama very much, it does have a love triangle(which I resent) but FL never really showed any interest to him other than being a normal friend BUT, I found one thing extremely weird which was main driving force for drama in the story, like the friendship of FL with SML, SML was CEO of the rival company in which she worked, firstly SML lied to her about his identity to befriend her and at first he wanted to use her as a pawn to trample on ML but soon due to the heavy plot armour of our FL he fell for her.
Also, I don't think any person in his mind would keep his friendship to a person whom you recently met and who lied to you about his identity...so, this friendship of SML and FL was really weird for me but it was necessary to flow the drama or how it will produce 36 eps?
Other than this the intimate scenes were really very hot! Hottest I ever seen in any kdrama or cdrama, the chemistry was over the top with very much fluff and light hearted moments, the leads trusted each other.
The actor acting for ML really did a great job, I started liking Bai Lu from 'One and Only' and 'Forever and Ever'...she really is a great actress and I personally find her much more attractive than the typical 'cute' actresses. Cause I rarely see much 'mature' type of FLs in Cdrama and Bai Lu is best in them.
I would recommend this to any Fluff romance fan with less angst...A great Drama!

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This was my first ever C drama and it made me start watching C drama.
I love this drama. The story is great, the acting is even better. The Chemistry between the leads is just amazing. And the OST is just the icing on the cake. Till today anywhere I hear the songs for this drama it just makes me smile. This one drama that really put effort into the OST. Love is Sweet is still my favorite C drama of all time.
I love the storyline and the love triangle...what can I say love triangles are really entertaining.

But story does begin to drag unnecessarily at a point but the chemistry between the leads just keeps you glued to the drama.

Overall this is a very good drama, till today I still like to watch the clips on YouTube. I'm definitely re watching this drama again.

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Yes it's sweet

Story: The point that I found uncommon as other recent popular drama is that in this drama the male lead character actually secretly love the female lead for such a long time. And the male lead is more romantic and nostalgic that his girlfriend. The office politic is also pretty intriguing though it's predictable.

Acting: I admit that the main reason I was so eager to watch this drama because of the two lead actor. And this drama is one of Leo Luo best drama for being lead character. Although I think Leo is more suitable in fantasy xianxia drama, but his acting as director of big company is convincing. Bai Lu always identic with badass female character, so her acting as independent office lady is definitely suit her. And I love the comedy side of this drama, it's really funny and silly but cute at the same time.

Music: Not much I want to explain but the soundtrack are amazing.

Rewatch value: I bet after rewatch this drama, I will still laugh at the funny scenes.

Overall: As mention on the title, this drama is sweet, romantic, funny and also thrilling in some episodes. Jiang Jun - Yuan Shuai is one of the best drama couple this year

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Leads carried the whole drama

Absolute kudos to Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu. Their explosive chemistry MADE the whole drama. I wasn’t even concerned with a few things here and there (except..see below). They truly connected as co-stars on a whole new level, it felt so natural. Their interactions were addictive, they overshadowed everyone else.

I loved the pace of YS and JJ’s relationship, their verbal sparring was all kinds of adorable. Once they met up again after so many years, time wasn’t wasted on any long, drawn out misunderstandings or conflicts. Each one showed patience and maturity when it mattered. I honestly dislike dramas where couples go on long breaks for ridiculous stuff.

The con of this drama was the second couple’s “relationship.” It was like whatever didn’t go wrong with the first couple’s relationship was just randomly thrown into this one. However, I wasn’t too distracted because, once again, the main couple absolutely RULED.

There were some dramatic stuff as well but not over-the-top. Fluff was absolutely necessary between YS and JJ and I lived for them!

I know there are 2 more months to the end of this year but I can safely say this is my favourite contemporary cdrama of 2020.

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A must-watch!

First off, I really ❤️ this drama. Bai Lu and Luo Yun Xi’s chemistry and acting are off the charts! I mean even with its imperfections I still gave this drama a solid 10. But even with a score of 10 (for me) it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its flaws. It has and I do hope my review will give you an idea whether this drama is good to watch or not.

Acting: Lead couple Jiang Jun (Bai Lu) and Yuan Shai (Luo Yun Xi) acting and chemistry made this drama so great! You can feel the chemistry even from the start. Their acting is so natural. When I watched their BTS you can see how comfortable they are with each other and it translates into their performance onscreen. Since JJ is allergic to tears she cannot show her emotions by crying. This is when you will see how good of an actress she is. You can see it from her eyes, movements, etc. This is my second time watching Bai Lu (seen her first from Lucky’s First Love and I became a fan of her after that). It’s different with Luo Yun Xi, this is my first time watching him so I dont know what to expect. I’m glad he didn’t disappoint. He’s so good in his role. When I looked him up, I found out that his notable works are wuxia/costume dramas. I couldn’t think of anyone who can play their roles. The second couple played by Shae Xiao and Riley Wang is just so-so for me. Honestly I find their story boring. I’m not sure if it’s really the story or the actors. I’ve watched Riley Wang before and he was a good actor. This is my first time seeing Shae Xiao. Her acting in this drama can be over-the-top at times but it’s tolerable. However their story doesn’t stood out for me. I think this is one of the “weak points” of this drama. Second lead couples usually have cute and funny stories. But Xu Li and Li Xiao Chuan failed in this category. As of this writing, I still cant pinpoint if its chemistry, story or acting. Sometimes it can also be the execution. Anyway as for the rest of the cast, I think they did well. Du Lei played by Kido Gao is an interesting character to say the least. You’re gonna love and hate him.

Story: This is a business, romcom genre. So expect a lot of business terms or scenes. I really dont know much about investment banking but I got a glimpse of how it works. As for the overall story; I think it’s good. Childhood friends who had a fallout before, met again after 10 years. Expect lots of bickering from the main leads which I think helped their love story because it showed how they progressed together. I like how they are not your usual “drama couple”. They seem like an ordinary couple. Realistic (well except for some sizzling moments :D) and relatable. Yes, there are cheesy and fluffy moments but it will make you smile/laugh and not cringe. It’s light-hearted and a feel-good drama. I like the pacing of this drama. I’m used to cdramas dragging the story but thankfully this drama didn’t do it. It has a good story dev’t and pacing. Character development was properly presented. You’ll see how each character progressed; how they dealt with their shortcomings and conflicts. May I just add that I like the women in this drama. They have strong personalities and not usual your damsel in distress characters.

OST: I’ve watched a lot of dramas but soundtracks rarely got my attention. But this one really stuck on me. I even created a playlist for it. The soundtrack really helped create a positive vibe for this drama. It was perfectly executed. It has the perfect song at the right time and at the right moment.

Visuals: Loved the locations, overall look of the drama and cast. Though this maybe overlooked at times, the visuals are an important element in a drama. It gives a refreshing vibe to a drama. The best scenes’ (confession, cheesy moments, proposal, etc) visuals made these moments great. It added value which helped the drama made an impact for these scenes.

Rewatch Value: Yes, I have rewatched this a couple of times already. Since it’s not heavy or intense it’s easy to rewatch it. You’ll love to see JJ and YS’s love story again.

Strong Points:
- Lead couple’s acting and chemistry
- Story
-OST
-Cinematography/Visuals
-Pacing of the story
-Didn’t drag misunderstandings

Weak Points:
- Uninteresting second lead couple
-Transition after two years (this happens in ep31)

That being said, I hope you’ll give this drama a chance. You will not be disappointed. You’ll definitely feel that Love is Sweet. 😍❤️

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Just here for the Main Couple

After watching TTEOTM, I really liked LYX and BL. Then I discovered that they had a drama before that in a modern-day setting.

The story was good, almost entirely. I'm sure you've read enough reviews and comments at this point before you landed on my review, so I'm just gonna try to make the praise as short as possible. I have no problems with the Main story, it was cute, it was fluffy, and obviously, the chemistry was off the charts. The very definition of 'Love is Sweet'. The business side of things... it was aight, I would say, I was whatever whenever the characters are blabbing about business shit that I couldn't relate/understand. The second couple is just plainly boring, I liked it in the beginning, it was cute until it wasn't and just became an annoying filler. Also, I loved the Sideplot of the 2nd ML.

When I thought it wouldn't matter to me if they dragged the hell out of this drama for how much I loved the Main couple, but nope! How naive I was for thinking that. This series could've ended at episode 30, everything was nicely wrapped up and tied in a nice little bow, but the people behind this were like "Nope! Let's do 6 more episodes as an epilogue" just to make the 2nd ML bad.

The Characters. I already said my piece with the Main Couple no need to reiterate, they are the hard carry of this drama, If not for them, I would've dropped this after episode 30. 2nd Couple didn't elicit any chemistry whatsoever, the match-up is just terrible. If you look at it on paper, you got a super bubbly girl and a dense boy, should've been good, right??? but because of their age in this drama, it fell flat. The girl is supposedly the adult in this pairing, the boy is still in college, so you'd expect the girl would be the mature one here, but nope! The way she's trying to get the attention of the boy in the beginning is cute, but as it goes on it just becomes cringy and annoying. I wasn't planning on watching this drama on 2x, but my god... I just had to because of them. It just looked childish. The Rival ML, the way he's written, was really good to me. I love how both MLs in this drama were given a fair shot at courting FL and I loved it. It was very intricate to me, though sadly, it was very obvious that he didn't stand a chance from the beginning. He's very dynamic, and I loved every aspect of him, just not in the last 6 episodes. On the other hand, the Rival FL wasn't built up that much at all, we only got tidbits of her, and then suddenly things just happened, and then she became obsolete. Every character in this drama, bounces off each other very well, from the Main down to the minor characters. Some of the side characters I thought were going to make a big impact later on because they were given a good chunk of screen time but didn't, so it felt like they were just wasted characters to me.

The acting is also great. Everyone did very well. This is the 3rd drama that I've watched where Riley wang is in it. I can see that he has improved here a little.

The Music, obviously I liked the OST. There's that one BGM that is used a lot in business scenes that I wasn't really feeling because it doesn't sound business-esque to me, it fits more in a fashion drama.

Overall, a good drama. I'm not sure if I would recommend it in general though, but if you've watched TTEOTM first and you liked the Main Couple, then go for it. It's a breath of fresh air seeing both actors in another setting.

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