Por Que as Mulheres Amam (2022)

Une romance avec sa différence d'âge assumée (on sait à quoi s'attendre)

C'est agréable de voir des dramas comme Why Women Love. Ces productions qui assument leur thématique jusqu'au bout et qui n'ont pas besoin de polluer l'intrigue avec un regard archaïque de la société moderne.

Il suffit de s'attarder sur les visuels promotionnels pour avoir une bonne idée de l'endroit où on va mettre les pieds avec WWL. Pas de scénario complexe, aucune grande et lourde intrigue mystérieuse. En revanche, une jolie romance qui peut faire palpiter quelques cœurs.

Les histoires avec une différence d'âge sont attirantes. C'est toujours intéressant de découvrir comment le sujet va être abordé et placé, notamment dans la conception des personnages.
Jia Xin (ML) ne se comporte jamais comme un minet de 22 ans immature. À contrario, Jiang Yue (FL) n'agit pas non plus comme la parfaite trentenaire. Les deux personnages s'associent et trouvent un équilibre agréable qui contrebalance en permanence. On nous évite les erreurs habituelles ou des catastrophes comme ce fut le cas dans le drama japonais « 20 ans les séparent ». L'héroïne était une gamine de 20 ans qui agissait comme une enfant avec, face à elle, un homme d'une quarantaine d'années plus posé et, c'était juste pénible à regarder. Bref !
Quant aux personnages secondaires, on retrouve les portraits habituels : la glue qui ne lâche pas le ML, le spécialiste des non-dits ou encore celui qui met toujours les pieds dans le plat. Peu utiles à l'histoire et oubliables.

Ceci étant dit, j'ai vu passer plusieurs comparaisons sur lesquelles je vais m'attarder, car en désaccord.
You Are My Glory : Non. La seule ressemblance entre les deux dramas est l'alchimie du couple principal. Clairement à l'aise, ils ont offert de magnifiques scènes. Cependant, à aucun moment WWL ne devient un tranche de vie contrairement à YAMG dans sa seconde moitié.
Love is Science? : Oui et non. Dans les grandes lignes de son intrigue sur le plan professionnel, oui. On parle d'application de rencontre, de femmes à la tête d'une société... En revanche, WWL n'utilise jamais le regard de la société pour influencer la relation entre Jiang Yue et Jia Xin.
My Fated Boy : Non. La différence d'âge du couple n'a aucune incidence majeure sur le déroulement de l'histoire.
Si vous aimez WWL vous allez sûrement adorer YAMG, LIS ou encore MFB. Mais pour des raisons différentes.

Bref ! WWL est le genre de drama facile a aborder, car léger et douillet. Il ne connaît pas de personnages meurtris au passif douloureux ni de retournement de situation tout droit sortie de la cuisse de Jupiter. Seulement une histoire d'amour entre une femme et un jeune homme sans avoir une quelconque raison de se soucier du regard de la société.

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Sincerity & Lots of Cheese

*Minor Spoilers*

The story isn’t all that complex but what really holds up this drama is how adorable and funny the ML and FL are and their hurdles to being together. The story starts out with the ML teaching the FL how to date her crush who is back from being abroad. Of course, feelings start to develop as well as other challenges.

The FL:
Something I love about this drama is that the FL (Jiang Yue) doesn’t get all timid and nervous around the ML. I think this is primarily due to the fact that she only sees him as a subordinate and so there’s really no awkwardness when he is around or comes into her home. Even as they develop a closeness she still seems incredibly comfortable with him in her home. I appreciate this so much because it's not very often we see a FL be relaxed and comfortable with a male in their home.

The ML:
Jia Xin is adorable, sweet, and very thoughtful. Even before he realizes his feelings for the FL he is supportive and caring towards her. There really isn’t any sort of hate to love. Yes, they bicker here and there but there’s no distance between them. Even in the beginning when she’s tough on him and he calls her a “she-devil boss” it isn’t exactly ill-willed.

The 2FL:
Mostly I find Li Yan Ran incredibly annoying. Constantly whining. Constantly making a fool of herself. Clinging to the ML-like a delusional little child. HOWEVER, she has 1 really nice saving grace which is that she doesn’t go after the FL in a professional sense. Yes, she does try to keep the ML and FL away from each other but she never goes after her professionally. I respect her for that but that’s about it in regards to liking her.

The 2ML:
Honestly, there’s not much to say about Xu Ning Yuan. He’s just kinda there to be the love rival but other than the FL having an old crush on him, he’s of no real competition. He’s not as good-looking. He’s pretty boring. He’s pretty much the male equivalent to the FL at the beginning of the drama. I didn't find him very interesting in any way.

The Side Couples:

1. The FL’s best friend (Jing Jing) and her husband - I liked these 2 and I honestly wanted more from their story. It felt a little incomplete to me. I want more about why he did what he did. It was explained but personally, I could have used more explanation. Also, did she explain everything to her fans? Did they accept her back? It was all sort of glossed over.

2. The ML’s friend and FL’s co-worker/friend - Very cute but I didn’t care about their relationship. It was boring compared to the other relationships. I want good things for them but I don’t care to watch it, you know? *shrug*


Final Thoughts:
I debated what to rate this drama. For me, it’s really somewhere between a 7.5-8. I would still recommend it but what is entertaining about this drama is the relationship and not much else so when they focused on other things, I found myself zoning out. The cute moments are really really stinking cute, but the business end of it was really boring for me. Also, I thought racing would be a bigger part of the story. (‘‘Twas not)

Overall, this drama is a rom-com through and through. It’s funny and cute, with the right amount of jealousy and conflict. What it lacks in complexity and consistency, it makes up for in laughs and heart flutters.

Would Recommend to rom-com lovers
Maybe Re-watch (but with skipping)

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Fluffy Drama with Hot Couple

Chill. Super fluffy. ML’s acting left much to be desired but he was dang easy on the eyes. He did get better over the episodes. Kinda. FL was awesome. She was authoritative and cold boss lady without being obnoxious and warm in the right places. The chemistry was not on fire but the kisses started and dang!! Explosion. They were so touchy that it was like how new couples really are. There were no silly misunderstandings. The couple communicated and supported each other. It was a fun light watch. The side couples didn’t take over the stage. The one office girl and ML’s friend did get a lot of screen time but they at least weren’t overly annoying and you could easily skip their scenes.

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Charming noona romance that hits the right spots!

I am sucker for noona romances and this show ticked all my fancy little boxes. What I appreciate best is how different the male character Jiaxin from other male leads in similar shows. His character is very soft spoken and not a single hint of overbearing ceo type. It is refreshing. While he isn’t the prettiest male actor/idol out there, his character made it all up for him. Can’t Jiaxin be any more perfect? Just saying.

I can’t really say any negative about the acting. I actually like the female lead and the cast. Nothing special about the story, but I like how they mixed in digital tech and social media issues. Good balance of romance and comedy. I had lots of laughs and really enjoyed the episodes. Not too much angst, just the right bits. I must warn you though, there are some really corny scenes, so watch out.

This is perfect to binge watch after a really serious angsty drama. Will surely put a smile in your face.

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fun light quick watch noona drama that doesnt take itself too seriously

this drama is so so much fun

its light its a bit silly.. i mean really the person that styled he ML was obsessed with grease... i swear

but over the chemistry in the cast was amazing the ML/FL was very good
the 2nd couple was weird.. their story had the drama/trauma part but.. it was glossed over.. soo... eh
the 3rd couple was cute and light and sweet
the 4th couple was fun wish it had more screen time instead being deterrants to both the ml/fl leads

the story was light the music was definitely catchy.. too bad the main theme isnt on spotify

if u like noona without too much heartache but that will they wont they pull.. this is it

fun watch binged in 2 days

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Cute Heir and Girl Boss Romance

I found this drama from Instagram when only the poster was released and the visuals of the main couple had me adding it to my list. Then when it was about to air it was all over Tiktok and I got reminded to watch it. Definitely different from the Tiktok edits as they portray it to be a more spicy drama when in reality it’s mostly fluff which I’m living for!

I typically don’t like age gap dramas, but Wang Zi Yi and Gina Jin were great together and had a lot of chemistry! Also, their age gap wasn’t too noticeable either.

Gu Jia Xin seems to be an immature and mischievous playboy in the beginning, but in reality he’s literally like a puppy! This boy is a walking green flag and is actually very mature, kind, and thoughtful. He realizes his feelings early on which I like. He does a lot for his YueYue and his confession was SO thoughtful and romantic. Also, despite being constantly harassed by Li Yan Ran he was never mean to her or led her on. He was still a gentleman despite probably being so annoyed. Yes he did do childish actions, but we can see that he really matured and tried to improve himself, especially for Zhao Jiang Yue. I really loved his character!!
Side Note: In episode 14 you can really see Gu Jia Xin’s sincerity. Despite being injured and in the hospital, he picked Zhao Jiang Yue up and saved her from those businessmen. He also saw the scorecards between him and Mr.Xu which probably hurt him a lot, but despite that he still continued to take care of Zhao Jiang Yue and even made her porridge in the morning. He even freaking apologized for seeing it!! Seriously love this man.

Zhao Jiang Yue is so beautiful and very much an independent woman. Her character was nice and her personality and reluctance to start a relationship with Gu Jia Xin gave this drama just enough drama to make it interesting. Also her proposal to Gu Jia Xin was EVERYTHING! Just like his confession, her proposal was so thoughtful and sweet. I loved it!

As for Qi Heng and Zheng Duo Xi, they’re story is cliche, but really cute! Lol. Both like each other, but are too innocent and shy to admit at first. They’re such a cute couple full of fluff. I also noticed that their outfits are always coordinated/matching lol!
Side note: I loved Gu Jia Xin and Zheng Duo Xi’s friendship. They helped each other with relationships and they just had such a cute friendship overall.

Didn’t care too much about the second lead couple though. Li Yan Ran was so annoying and childish, but her and Xu Ning Yan, who is so serious, balance each other out. Li Yan Ran was infuriating as the show went on and kept harassing Gu Jia Xin. Good thing his patience was long and she finally accepted he doesn’t like her in the end. I guess all the couples in this series are opposites who balance each other out. But again, didn’t care too much for the other couple besides the main couple.

I liked Qiao Jingjing and Zhang Hao as a couple when it came out that him cheating wasn’t true but before then they were okay.

I did have an issue with the dubbing for Gu Jia Xin (which was still dubbed by Wang Zi Yi) sometimes because it wasn’t always accurate or synced which I noticed a couple times. :(

Overall I liked this drama! It was a fun and light watch :)

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Nothing Special About This Drama But Enjoyable to Watch

Me personally, I enjoy this drama from start to finish but that doesn't really make it a perfect (10/10) drama for me. There are a lot of things I like about this drama and other things I felt like this drama missed out on. So let's go over my thoughts.

What's in this drama:
* A boss & assistant relationship. FL is the boss and the ML is the assistant. This is an older female and younger male relationship
* Love triangle sort of exists in this drama but it's a tamed and controlled love triangle. Jiang Yue has a crush on her former boss Xu Ning, Jia Xin tries to help her get with her crush but eventually falls in love with her instead. This leads to Jiang Yue's feelings changed eventually to where she starts to like Jia Xin. All at the same time, Xu Ning ends up having feelings for Jiang Yue and Jia Xin's clingy and obsessed childhood friend Yan Ran has been chasing after Jia Xin since she was a little kid, hoping he would accept her feelings for him.
* Two other couples are featured in this drama: One couple showcase a misunderstanding which leads to hardship in their love while the other couple is just so darn sweet & cute.
* Heavily focuses on the company aspects aka Love Note App. Each ending showcases a love note advice from either the main or side characters.
* Minor villain in this drama. Appears very late in the drama and is only in a few episodes before being kicked out.

What I liked:
* Great chemistry between the leads & our cute & adorable side couple (Duo Xi & Qi Heng)
* OSTs in this drama are my favorite, especially the intro & ending songs. Added each one to my music playlist.
* Character development for everybody, from our main leads to our side characters who are our 2nd & 3rd couples.
* Love note advice at the end of each episode
* A satisfying and happy ending

What's I'm not a fan of
* Story was just average overall due to the plot being focus on the love note app and the company. I wanted to see more in-depth scenes about the backstory of our main leads. The drama showed some backstory but lacked the details and scenes for a viewer like me to understand the characters fully and to see the steady progress of overcoming personal struggles. Content was there for Jia Xin (mom and son relationship, & trauma from a close friend's motorcycle accident), & Jiang Yue (hardship with dad and the reason of not finding love).
* The handling of one of the side couple's misunderstandings: I don't wanna give too much away but I felt like it should've been more about the building of their relationship again instead of the instant "oh you still love me, let's be together again". I'm glad they're together again but I wanted to see a progress of this couple rebuilding their relationship, instead of acting like nothing bad ever happened between them.
* A bit too much clinginess and stalkerish actions.
* Filler episodes towards the end: I wasn't a fan how they introduce a so called "ex" and a minor villain, who only appeared for a short time for like 5 episodes. What's worse, the writers tried to make you sympathized with the villain. No thanks!

Liked I said before, I enjoyed it. Even with all of the stuff that I had some issues with, it was still an easy watch for me. Keep in mind, this may or may not be a drama for you but it's up to you now you have an idea on what to expect.

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A simple fluffy light hearted watch!

Originally, I wasn't planning to watch this drama because of the age gap aspect because personally I am not a big fan of age gap dramas. However, I came across lots of clips of the drama on instagram and tiktok, and finally I decided to watch this drama. I had watched love is sweet before this and absolutely loved it, and why women love and love is sweet are very similar in many aspects and so if you liked love is sweet you'll love this one.

The plot wasn't really anything extraordinary, it was a simple story about the office workers and a romance between a younger man and older woman. This show according to me actually did the age gap right, the male lead was childish and cute while the female lead was mature and serious but it didn't feel awkward in any way. She became childish when she was around him and he became mature when he was around her and I found that very sweet that they could show other sides of them to each other. There was a love triangle, or square (idk at one point I lost track) and I found that very draggy/boring and in the beginning the second female lead really got on my nerves because of the way she acted. After she evolved near the end, I did start liking her a bit but before that I would actually get annoyed and skip most scenes with her . (okay ngl I was actually happy that she ended up with the second male lead though). I actually really enjoyed that they we got to see a little bit of all the secondary character's lives, I found that refreshing during when the show would slow it's pace.

The acting wasn't the very best, it was okay considering the male lead is an idol and doesn't have much experience I thought he did okay. The chemistry between the leads was actually amazing, there were sparks everywhere whether they were playful around each other or being all romantic with each other or even fighting the sparks were always there. I actually really loved the ost of the drama, I though they were really catchy songs and were used properly in each scene. I probably would rewatch it when I want to watch a light-hearted drama, but I found it slightly slow in it's pace to actually rewatch from beginning to end

Overall, a very cute fluffy watch that I enjoyed watching and would probably rewatch soon. If you like cute office romances, that make you smile throughout this one is for you!

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Perfect romcom for gloomy days, and what a chemistry between the lead coup’e

This drama required the rule of 4 episodes for me to get a good feeling of what it is… and what a great surprise. Light fluffy romance … with off-the-charts chemistry between the 2 leads. That’s my second drama with Jin Chen, and I start wondering if she is the one bringing the best out of her partner (other watched … also, how nice that her voice is not dubbed by another actress as is usually the case in C-dramas… this no baby voice. She is so natural in her acting that it is not hard to believe that younger people would fall for her…special mention to the Ml, Wang Zi Yi, quite recent in the movie industry, initially, he was the one making me reluctant to give it a chance … but he’s really good in his role. So, all in all, great time watching this drama, couldn’t help but smile or laugh throughout, and have butterflies too
(I used to be a huge fan of kdramas, but I must say that I find c -dramas more satisfying from a healthy romance perspective, and are not shy with skinship and kisses, as expected from a mature relationship)

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I took a break...

INFORMATION:
I watched mainly for the ML's actor has I've seen him in Idol Producer, so I was interested into his acting career.

Overall, the show was okay. I was watching the show while it was airing and by the time the aired episode of 21-24 came out I took like a 6 week break from not watching the show. Like for me to finish the show about now, and having to almost forced myself to watch the last episode should tell you a bit.

STORY:
The story was okay, I didn't mind the whole story like I understand it but it was weird for someone to be making a love app though they don't understand love. The age gap didn't bother me too much, the characters were pretty okay played out. I though think that ML's character didn't have a lot of immatureness in the beginning of the show for the need of him to put into the company to raise his mature level, so that didn't make sense. I felt like if they weren't going to play into the the hospital guy story or have a little more with that then they should just cut it out, it really wouldn't have made a difference whether he wanted to win the race for the friend or if he wanted to prove something for himself.

ACTING:
As this is the ML first acting, it is understandable. I do think as the drama was going he was getting better and better, so I would really like to see him improve even more. The FL's acting was good I enjoyed it. However I think throughout the entire show I really couldn't tell if the leads had chemistry. I think they do and I really wish they played more into it, I feel like the chemistry was good like they had it but it could be possible that they didn't display it well.

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