Crush (2021)

Highly recommended modern Chinese Romance Drama for 2021.

What I like about this drama was it's overall perfection like it was destined to all the casts because they portrayed their roles beautifully. Most specially the Main Couple plus the chemistry was one of the best. Everytime you see their sweetness interactions, you feel butterflies in your stomach. Also all the ost are perfectly fit for each scenes so you feel the emotions deeply.

The story was realistic and all the emotions can bring it out to you, so be prepared. Thank you for the Writer, Director and Production team that behind of the cameras for bringing this amazing story that will always leave in my heart.

Once you start watching it, you can't stop until the end. Maybe you crave for more and become addicted to this masterpiece drama. Like me I'm still in the process of moving on and when I missed it, I'll back and watched it again.

Leia Mais

A good one that could have been great

In short it is definitely a good to watch show. Binge watched in 2 days and no regrets.

The detailed review has SPOILERS

The Drama creators/runners tried to walk a line between a fluffy rom-com and slice of life to be a core subject, but some plot failures (like the FL PTSD twist towards the end) made it fall short of becoming a masterpiece in either of categories.

The attributes that carried the drama was the Acting and Story.

Acting
I have watch almost all of Wan Peng's dramas and she has done a awesome work again with what is available for FL character, but the person who stole the show was Evan Lin, he has really out done himself for his first drama to play such a complex role and that too to perfection is simply amazing. The core is the evolution of this arrogant, cold, immature person evolving into a mature, person who is willing to move forward with life accepting his complicated family, how other see him and of course chasing his love.

SFL and SML are just filler the entire screen belonged to the ML and FL. Li Jia Hao and Yu Kun Niu played their part.

Story is next best thing of the drama

Positives: Showcase of scenarios in somewhat real life style, while at same time trying come close to a Rom-com. There are no real villainous characters just some people who act out of their emotions and circumstances. But at the same time showing all the characters in Grey a good example is the ML when is say he did choose to cure is blindness in a early age because he wanted to take revenge on his father by making him feel guilty or FL sometime making temperamental actions.

Negatives: Majorly the dysfunctional Su family, first when parents abandon their blind son due to financial crisis, and mother dies by car crash/suicide when visiting her son on his birthday. The father takes him back when he make money but does not try to relate with hum and he then apparently marries three times, with his latest Wife being a friend/ of close age to ML, who showcase motherly love on the ML so much so that she forces her unwilling sister (also the ML friend) to take care of him. Yeah for such an unorthodox family they showcase to much familial values which moves away from the above mentioned real life scenario. Guys you cannot make such a stepmom look that good both in character and as person, I watched some of Zhao Xin character roles in other dramas, I have never remembered any but will remember this.

AND OFCOURSE THIS THE BIG ONE, The sudden death of the friend character Cheng Yin played by Mei Yi Chen, I was wondering why the character which was having some nice presence was not being built on and suddenly she was a PTSD induced hallucination for half of the series COME ON...not need especially since it was not closed properly, you could have kept it fluffy here...

Music is acceptable not a breakthrough score

Production is good

Camera and editing work should be appreciated specially scenes where the show the partially blind view of the ML.

ALL IN ALL still a good Drama to watch take away looking forward to more of Evan Lin's work in the future.

9/10 Signing off!

Leia Mais

Beautiful

The first few scenes were really beautiful and well-done. I agree that some scenes felt like fillers and irrelevant. I also skipped the parts of the second couple (sorry). One thing confused me was the situation of Chen Ying. I felt like it was unsolved and very unclear. The last episode felt like it was rushed and it's sad because it could have been better or it could have ended another way. It's slow phased at first and I think it was appropriate.

I commend the acting of Wan Peng. She was very likable. She's a cheerful type of person that is not annoying and/or childish. Her smile is cute and charming. I really liked how she acted, it felt natural and real. I also like Evan Lin's acting and singing. His smile was heart fluttering lol.

Overall, it's a good watch.

Leia Mais

Best Chinese drama that I watch so far in 2021

This is my first time write review because this drama is best Chinese drama that I watch so far in 2021. Both Wan Peng and Evan Lin act and executed so well in their character. Can't deny that they really have the good chemistry.

I really love the story as is different with a lot of other Chinese drama. So addicted. From beginning until the end so touching and not boring at all. It is so good that 24 episode is not enough for me. I want more of this.

And also love the ost sing by both Wan Peng ang Lin Ya Jun. Just wish there will be MV for their song. Gave applause for both of them. Definitely worth 10 for this ?????

Leia Mais

Inspiring drama with soft romance

Crush : The drama gave a motivating & inspiring message with the sweet, soft, pure romance, I enjoyed it.
* The drama inpires that disability cannot stop anyone from becoming a complete personality. If a person lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.. Society should understand that people with disabilities donot need to be fixed, they need to be accepted as who they are.
* The drama shows how a relationship get hit due to miscommunication and blame game.
* The final episode, ML mentioned boys shouldn't cry and how women are weak and to be protected by men 'which is not right', i feel we need to normalize that boys can also cry out loud as they also have diff. issues to handle, in the end they are also human being.
* I liked the train station scene the most, the dialogue just hit right "No matter where we split up, I'll be waiting for you at the same spot/place"!

I like both main leads. Wang peng (Sang Wu Yan) & Evan Lin's (Su Nian Qin/Yi Jin) acting is damn good. Although for ML its his debut in acting. The other characters are okay.

Music : Very meaningful n soothing OST/Music but "Forever Shine on Me" by Lin Yanjun I like the most.

Leia Mais

I loveeee the OST's. I love Evan Lin's voice!!❤️

Everything felt so natural unlike other cdramas.
The emotions portrayed in this drama really made me realize about how life goes on and the obstacles we have to face. And the acting was really really good. ML was really good acting as a blind person it was so realistic and our FL was a warm and outgoing person who melted the cold personality of ML. They are perfect for each other❤.❤


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Leia Mais

Love with your heart, not with your eyes.

Evan Lin carried this drama. his portrayal of Su Nan Qin was almost perfect. Of course, everyone loves a happy ending, so his regaining his sight was a necessary evil, but I think the couple could have been happy if he didn't. The relationship between the ML & FL was sweet in parts, amusing in parts, but also a little disjointed too. As a psych major, Sang Wu Yan couldn't figure things out, but relied on Xiao Lu to analyze Nan Qin's actions? Sure - she could provide information about his past - but a psych major should have had more insight, in my opinion.

There were a lot of plot holes - which did not detract from the actual story but left the viewer with unresolved arcs. The flow of storylines did not seem organized. Just bits and pieces thrown in - Cheng Yin's death and 'ghost' appearance and then sudden goodbye; the various male characters (blind dates and Peng Rui Xing's roles) seemed to have little bearing in the story. Nan Qin's father and stepmother's backstories and why he hated her so much. Xiao Lu's relationship with Nan Qin was basically undeveloped.

The couples: Much as I liked the ML & FL characters - there was something missing in their romance. It was apparent that the FL was not into the romantic scenes at all. In a romance drama, the kissing scenes should at least be realistic or feel that way to the viewer. It was apparent that the FL did not want to do intimate scenes, and that kind of spoiled the feel of the romance for me. The second couple had no chemistry at all. Their characters were even less appealing and unfortunately, did nothing for the story and I could not connect with them at all.

The premise of the ML finding growth, love and healing was appealing to me. I appreciated the FL's character not being a shallow, giggling ninny. She really had a depth of character and strong will - and I like that portrayal of Chinese women. No delusional obsession, no petulant foot-stamping when she can't her own way, no silly behaviour, and no childish outfits and accessories - but wearing appropriate, grown-up clothing.

I might rewatch this if I wanted a series to kill some time - because I really quite liked Evan Lin's acting - and he is so very easy on the eyes too. He really earned the rating I gave this drama. I hope to see him in future dramas.

Leia Mais

The drama started very well, the two leads have very good chemistry. Lin Yanjun especially impressed me with his role. Towards the end the drama was changing direction, he gets his sight back, he stops making music like he used to, his teaching job is never even mentioned again, and he suddenly becomes CEO. Since then, it’s like I’m watching a completely different drama. I think it would have been more realistic and true to life if his eyesight did not change. The beginning was so good so I would say it's still worth the watch, Wan Peng and Lin Yanjun are very cute together, there are heart-fluttering moments and it's pretty enjoyable.

Leia Mais

a cute yet unexpectedly dark plot

Firstly, the plot was nicely paced. It was an interesting start, where Nianqin is someone with disability and a rough past. This resulted him to become a cold person to protect himself from pain. On the other hand, Wuyan is someone who is relatively positive, though a little immature at times.

To be honest, I didn’t like how the writer used two lives to act as a catalyst (though it’s just a drama) yet the pain from not being able to see the last moment of your loved ones hurt so much. I wasn’t sure she would forgive him, yet she did.

I would like to see the situation in both their perspectives. Personally, I feel that they’re both at fault, and you couldn’t just put all the blame on Nianqin, though he may have a bigger part to play. She kind of added on to Nianqin’s insecurity by hiding things from her, and he shouldn’t have denied and doubted her when she told him about her dad.

Also, I didn’t really like the way he chased her again, it felt as if he was forcing her to stay (even though I know she still had feelings for him). It was just the way they portrayed the scenes that made me feel uncomfortable.

Towards the end, they kind of touched and go (hospital scene) the healing part about her best friend, which I couldn’t really understand. I guess it was because he has done enough throughout to show her that he is her present??? However, the plot was still decent overall, and I like all the cute moments.

As for the acting, I’m looking forward to their project projects! They both did so well in this drama, clearly portraying the personalities of the characters. So glad the drama did well, and hope that people will continue to look forward to their future projects too.

As for the music, I love the OSTs!!! Yet I feel that the person who adds the sound effects shouldn’t continue working in that position because that ONE creepy sound effect throughout the ENTIRE drama is annoying af.

Overall, I enjoy the drama well. I would rewatch the cute scenes such as pouty and whiny Nianqin.

Leia Mais

Great potential not fully developed

What I liked

The FL is so great
The storyline is new and rich
There are 3 really beautiful songs

What I didn't like
Couldn't figure out if the ML is not a good actor or if the issue is the limited character development bordering on unhealthy obsessions
There is a dismal background theme. It is quite depressing and it would be all right to be used in the actual painful memory scenes however it is liberally used throughout the drama in the main lead's interaction rendering it a constant "doom" feeling instead of a romantic one. This was actually my main issue with this show and often I had to mute the scenes. They might have realized there was an issue with it because towards the last story arc it was not used anymore.
The storyline with so much great potential felt undeveloped and at times disjunction and forced.
The FL has obvious issues in the kissing scenes and tightly closed her lips as if disgusted by it. That was weird LOL. I actually admire the dramas where the main leads don't need to obviously kiss in the lips yet are able to convey amazing chemistry and romantic feelings by closeness and tenderness.

Leia Mais