Crush (2021)

The best drama in 2021

A glass of wine in a cold lonely night, this is how this drama means to me. It's the perfect companion when you miss that warm fuzzy feeling of being in love, the giddy sensation you feel when those tiny little butterflies start to play in your stomach and when you want to get a glimpse of that same innocent feeling you felt when you fell in love for the first time.
This might be just another rom-com for some, but what sets it apart from the rest is how it is able to give us memories we never had.
The acting is top-notch but of course, we expect nothing less from Wan Peng. She's a always a delight to watch!
What surprised me is how Evan Lin justified the character of a blind man who went through a lot. His eyes were like the ocean; serene, deep, vast yet it shows no emotions just like how blind eyes should. His micro-reactions, the simple movements of his face, his jaws were very captivating. You don't have to second guess what kind of emotions he's trying to deliver as they were very apparent.
I love how the development of each character is slow at the beginning and started to gain speed as the story progressed.
The quality of the production's color palette is also something worthy of appreciation as it heightened the vibe of the entire show.
This drama might not be the best, but the fact that it gave me that post-drama feels that I seldom get and tortured me for over a week makes it really special

Leia Mais

There’s hope in the ending

Enjoyed the first couple of episodes, went downhill in the middle, salvaged by the ending, although it still felt a built rushed.

I wish they could have had more airtime regarding Chen Yi. It was important in Wu Yan’s character development, on how she came to be what she is at present. The few sentences from the male bestfriend and the doctor didn’t give much justification when she was more essential than the side couple which the drama could have done without because they didn’t really add strength and context to the plot. Where they too pressed for time?

I was a bit thrown off with the stepmom issue in the beginning. My imagination went wild because of the angst and animosity, plus the hazy view from Nian Qin’s memory, but I eventually got my answer. Haha!

The acting and chemistry of the main leads were really good. The rest of the cast, not so much. They were like dry stale, dry bread.

I enjoyed the drama overall. Loved the OST! However, I’m not going to watch it again. It’s not as engaging or exciting as I pictured out to be.

Leia Mais

TEMPLATE CLASSIC DRAMA WITH SUPERB ACTING

Yes if you searching for a good drama that easy to be watched, you can give this drama a chance.

This drama indeed a very cliche drama that easy to be predicted where the story will goes on (esp if you alr watched a lot of dramas)
If it's a typical drama like others then what makes me continue to watching it?
Their ACTING are outstanding! I'm sure if this drama performed by other person, I won't finish this drama, moreover write a review about this drama.

Surely, this drama will give you a lil smile on your face while watching it. Just give it a try!



I seldom write a review but I also gladly write a review for this drama and give the ML two thumbs up!
Ps: the ML is a newcomer in this industry but alr give an awesome acting

Leia Mais

Surprisingly good

Didn't think that I will watch this at first cause it doesn't seems so interesting to me but I was quite wrong thus, the title surprisingly good. I watched some short clips on youtube but can't help it and ended up watched the whole show.

It started off pretty solid. I like how Wuyan chase after Nianqin, cute and not too much (I really dislike watching too embarrassing stroyline) and Nianqin slowly opens up to Wuyan. They did not drag too long to be together and their scenes are quite sweet, sometimes funny. A lot of times Nianqin taking care of Wuyan is so heartwarming taking into account that he is visually impaired. Most of the characters including leads and sub leads are quite real and their actions are understandable. The "crisis" between the leads does make sense too. Story development is going great until the second half and this is where I will start off complaining. The last few episodes are a bit disappointing. They try to include too many stuff and problem in that short amount of time and none of it are really solve.

*Spoilers*
1) Wuyan imagination of Cheng en.
I feel like this story arc could be properly written and develop to show us a proper closure of how Wuyan let go of her guilt or loneliness with Cheng en and slowly recovers from it especially with the help of Nianqin. It can be an interesting plot but all we get is a goodbye word in the last moment and I didn't even realize it is from Cheng en until I see the comment (I thought it was from the baby lol)
2) The stomachache part in the last episode.
It was a bit unnecessary? I mean if it is in the 23rd episode then I understand but it was like the last 10 minutes? Just to show the goodbye part from Cheng en?? Then the baby is safe and the dreamy few years later scene is shown. If this has a season 2 then it can continue with the baby gone and the last 5 minutes comes from Wuyan dream/imagination lol
3) The reveal of Yi Jin real identity.
Also a bit random. They just show it in the almost last scene and it doesn't affect much too cause too last minute. The sudden increase of problems in the last episode is a bit useless and most of it just randomly so called as solve makes me feel like it did not have a proper closure/ending.

Besides the last few episodes weird pacing and plot, overall it does have a sweet and heartwarming story. Tbh, Wuyan as a psychology student fails terribly hahaha
Her action and words are not like someone who study psychology before even if she doesn't t likes it. But this is just character problem i guess. Meanwhile I would like to applaud Evan as Nianqin considering this is his first main lead, sometimes a tiny bit awkward but still manage to do well as a visually impaired person. Both lead has great chemistry too.

OST is superb. Evan as a singer has a great voice. The songs are so nice and matches well with the story and scenes. The first thing i do after finish the drama is to find the OSTs and I like every song. Even the lyrics are meaningful.

Conclusion is I didn't regret watching this and will continue to listen to the OSTs for a while. See ya.

Leia Mais

A MASTERPIECE

A masterpiece! I cant get over! A simple word title
Crush but with a deeper meaning & story. If the
viewers are meticulous & scrutinizing every scene.
You will see & know what are the feelings of writer & director. Shown the struggle of a person with disability, autism & psychological problem. Family problems, friendship & reality of dreams. Every scenes
were executed very well! The ending for me was
ended in 2 sides, maybe a happy ending if you see it a real scene ending with them having a daughter. Or maybe not if you will see or find that it was only a new
hallucination of the FL because the tragedy always
happened in the elevator then the hospital scenario, just a hint to those real viewer & movie/drama jury! You are so witty if we are in the same view or perspective!
Looking forward for S2 or new drama with EVAN LIN & WAN PENG their love team was so rockin amazing & electrifying!

Leia Mais

Its different

This isn't my usual type of Cdrama, and I saw some comments and stuff and decided not to watch anyways. But my favourite blogger for recaps the review was pretty good and was rated 4/5 so i decided to give this a chance.

I liked it, I liked that they talked about different things that affect people in society right now. Some stuff like disability, social class, psychological health, I don't think I've personally watched any Cdrama about that. For this reason I did not mind all the other cliche in this.

There were funny moments, and some really sad ones as well, but i liked how this show was pretty realistic, its the first time i actually agree with there separated, i think it was needed for some time until things settle down or change a bit.

This may not be for everyone, but i do hope my review would help anyone still considering whether to watch this or not. I would have given a 9, but I think the writers should have change a few things, it would have made this a lot better.

Leia Mais

Overrated.

I kept dodging this show, despite it being recommended to me all the time. My concerns were about the toxic things that happen in this drama & that it's the usual break + 3 year timeskip formula that I've never liked made me extremely weary. Now here we are, in a sort of drama drought I steeled myself & got through this over the course of 3 days.

First and foremost this is an extremely unique cdrama, the likes of which I have not really seen before. Disability romance made for Chinese audiences & it's -at least for a while- good too. I can totally see why it has gotten so much praise. Based on just the first 12 episodes I would have rated this at a 9. Sure there are some toxic things, but those did not really faze me in the first half. The acting is really strong too, Wan Peng especially blew my mind, having seen her only in stereotypical comedienne roles before It's incredible how much more authentic she is here. Of course the first part already has some problems. The second couple is quite flavorless & they lacked chemistry, plus their plot was uninteresting during the entire drama. What is bigger for me though is that the production team just couldn't commit to Su Nian Qin's blindness. To me it seems like the script had been revised multiple times in strange ways & the end result, specifically ML's eye condition makes no sense what so ever. He can see shapes & movement, but need to use a stick and needs explained why opening the blinds is a good thing, the sun etc.. Let's just say that his condition & the dialog related to it is extremely inconsistent and this is blatantly obvious while binge watching.

Unfortunately after the first half there are a few absolutely horrible episodes involving rather bad writing, momsters and some crazy makjang-ish stuff leading to a breakup & a 3 year timeskip. This is business as usual in cdramaland, at least compared to kdramas usually they don't do this before a 5 minute long rushed happy ending.

Even more unfortunately what follows after the timeskip is just mediocrity. In fact the last 5-6 episodes can only be described as boring. In Chinese society people with inborn disabilities are barely considered human, so of course Su Nian Qin HAD TO BE cured. So basically the last third of the drama is the most generic cdrama happy ending you will ever see, but worse, because there is a lot of weird toxicity that is difficult to digest for western audiences and there is nothing much happening in general. I like slow burn cdrama romances, but this is really far more boring than usual, there is barely any comedy to be found and the way they go through the motions(pursue>get approval>ring>wedding>kid) is really super bland, especially considering that they already lived together before the timeskip.

The drama has one "big" twist. I did not see this coming in advance, but in retrospect I should've, I may have underestimated the writer a little, so I did not even consider something like this happening. Still the reveal was underwhelming & made no impact to the plot, which is a shame because I really liked the character involved..

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Triangle haters can safely watch this. The secondary love interests are fleeting..

The OST is out of this world good, but after the timeskip the best parts are not used anymore, instead they keep repeating the same track that is kind of like elevator music, but more mysterious.
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As I said this is an extremely unique drama, but the closest one I can think of, especially in terms of vibe is Forever and Ever. That drama however is consistently good, it has some makjang-ish craziness as well -perhaps even more overall than here-, but things are dealt with more sensibly & it managed to keep me interested up to the closing credits. The dialog is just very good, nose to nose interactions are not the driving force of every second scene.
People that liked this drama should check Forever and Ever out, it does not have too many viewers on MDL..

Leia Mais

Cute/Sweet but a boring ending...

They are such a cute couple. Handsome male lead, for sure. Like many low-rating reviewers, the first half of the story was great. But, the last 7-8 episodes did not have much to offer. I literally fell asleep watching this drama at night. The writer/director tried so hard to make this couple cute/sweet but did not put enough effort to make the story meaningful. There just wasn't enough pain/tears/drama between the couple. I was keep waiting for something serious to happen like ...an accident, urgent care, life/death event, etc...but nothing...I fast-forwarded each episode to see if the story would go anywhere...nope! There were a couple of kisses here and there but not steamy enough for me to want to rewatch...This show really is more for the younger (teenagers) population... Again, cute couple but will not rewatch...

Leia Mais

I love the first half. It was so good. The other half is a bit different.

The story is so interesting. A seemingly perfect guy who is visually impaired, cold, and doesn't care about anything but himself fell in love with a cute and clumsy girl.

I love how the FL pursued the ML. If it was not because of her efforts, we will not have this beautiful love story. You just know she's sincere about her love to him because she doesn't care about his eyesight. She's just so nice and willing to take care of him. The ML is also reliable despite his problems. They're story is amazing.

Though this story changed direction after the fist half.

I love the first half. Evan Lin is so godamn handsome. Gosh! I'm so in love. 🤭

The 2nd half, was just okay. It's like watching another drama. There are a lot of cringy scenes but bearable.

Overall, it is enjoyable and meaningful.

It made me smile, laugh, and cry. I love it. Still worth watching.

Leia Mais

This drama will always have a special place in my heart <3

Just like When We Were Young 2018 (Wan Peng's other cdrama), CRUSH has a very special place in my heart. Wan Peng and Lin Yanjun's chemistry is off the charts. Yanjun is my most favorite leading man for Wan Peng now, next is Minghao.

The plot is very unique, not the typical cdrama, They tackled social/psychological issues here since it's tagged as an urban drama. It made us realized that people with disabilities don't need sympathy but they need empathy instead. And that's what Wu Yan did to Nian Qin.

Their romance is not cringed. It's so heartwarming to the point that it gave me goosebumps. I love how caring Nian Qin is to Wu Yan despite him being blind. He's just way too cute.

Lines are very meaningful, it will really touch your heart. The OSTs are aesthetically pleasing to ears (really good music). Yanjun even sang a song for his own drama.

Though this is Yanjun's debut drama, I'm really impressed with his acting skills. He's one of my favorite Chinese actors now. Wan Peng's acting is already great ever since WWWY2018. Btw, she's my most favorite Chinese actress. :)

To be honest, 24 episodes are not enough, I found that the last episode was rushed, some issues suddenly appeared at the very last minute, all squeezed in the last episode without getting proper closure. Nevertheless, I would still give this a 10/10 because it's a masterpiece.

I'm gonna miss them oh so much. Please give them another drama!

Leia Mais