Crush (2021)

The soundtrack made me binge watching the series

At first, I was skeptical about this drama because the storyline seems cliché. However, it kept popping up in my YouTube recommendation, so I try to watch one of the clips and fall in love with the soundtrack. Because of that reason, I gave a chance to watch the first episode that leads to binge-watching for a whole weekend.
I enjoyed the storyline until the 17th episode, after that I’m not sure if the writer changed or what, cause somehow it lost its charm from the story. It's a pity that the problems that arise in the 14-16th episode should be cooled down through a heart-to-heart conversation as suggested by Sang Wu Yan’s friends. I waited for the conversation because I knew both main roles were very good at showing their emotions.
The story concerning Cheng Yi is unnecessary; it simply adds to the problem without providing a clear solution, most likely due to the impending deadline for the ending. So, for me, it didn't end wonderfully since the series' purpose seemed to have gotten lost along the way.
Without Evan and Wan Peng's performance, I would not have made it through the last five episodes. I would not realise if this were the first drama of Evan Lin if I didn’t look up his profile. He succeeded in portraying the character without appearing awkward. Wang Pen's acting is heartfelt, especially when she was arguing with Evan Lin. I was like ‘don’t do that it hurts my heart’.
Aside from the acting, we can't ignore the cinematic setting and the soundtrack, which perfectly complete this series (thumbs up). The movie is similar to 'nothing but30,' which sets it apart from several Chinese dramas in general. All of the soundtracks fascinated me and were well suited to the setting.

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I'm so intrigued

I'm loving this drama. It has such a unique plot!

It's not everyday that you see a plot centered in a person that has especial needs, like the visually impaired ML.
I have never seen anything with Evan Lin, but he is great! I'm impressed with him and he has such a nice tone to his voice!

The chemistry between the leads is really good, and the way the relationship is portrayed is relatable (even if they add some angst/childish behavior to spice it up, I mean, it's a drama).

I'm liking everything about this drama, the actors (Wan Peng is a great actress), the music (it has classical music mixed in), the plot is really nice.. well let's hope for a great ending too!

Okay I loved it! I finished this drama and while there were a few moments I was like:

- hmmm Why? Is this really necessary? (But they were few and sparse).

I felt like it was a good love story. It has so many great moments that the weird/bad ones are forgotten. I also think it could've been a tad longer, I mean there were a few loose ends that could've been tied, but nothing that would change the drama/plot/ending.

It's definitely worth the watch, specially for those who enjoy a love story with HEA.

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FL MAKES IT HARD TO STOMACH. ML MAKES IT WORTH IT.

I'm not sure what to say because I don't want to ruin this drama with the ML, singer Evan Lin, being so dang good in his role...well until the last few episodes. I blame the director. One thing is for sure...I hate the FLs character. The worst I've ever seen. And if I detest her so much, what does that say about the actress because I'm not sure why they had her acting the way she is. From beginning to end, one role after another makes her so cringy and hard to watch. If Evan Lin (really adorable and good singer) does another CDrama and I really hope he does (his sight impaired scenes were amazing), put him with a better Director and Female lead. He would learn a lot from more seasoned actresses who have a kind and patient nature such as Dilraba or Zhao LuSi. As for this drama, I am torn whether to recommend it because it may be my own critical nature that finds so many scenes with FL Wan Peng hard to stomach. Watch it at your risk and with an open mind. HOWEVER, Evan Lin does make it worth it.

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It had me kneel

If you here looking for comments to motivate you watch the series, here I am.
It's definitely one of the sweetest , softest , pure, honey like slowburn romance, I'm enjoying this year. I tend to avoid plot like this bt the teaser and poster did a perfect job to lure me in and here as you can see they succeeded. Tbh I have a huge crush on the series, the cast ,music and the plot everything is perfect , it's not hurried nor slow it's just on point. Actors have done wonderful job ,it's not easy to act blind when u can clearly see things , the expression of both wangLeng & Evan Lin are worth appreciation. The little details , subtle emotions ,you gonna see the slight changes in their expression which will leave you soft. The ost is superb ( I personally like the band ost, u'll knw once you hear that) .
I'm not a type to leave a commnet here bt that explains how deep and insane I am for it.
It's deff a go , if you're taking abreak from thriller and mystery drama, even if u're not .

Perfect .

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Strong Start, Disappointing End

NO SPOILERS! This is my second ever series review, sorry if it's all over the place!

MY OPINION:
This drama fell down my rating scale very quickly. I'm seeing a pattern with the Chinese dramas I watch and that is that they always start off super strong and end off super weak that I can't even finish it. I loved the first half of this drama. I sat and binged the first half to the point where I couldn't remove myself from the couch from the morning to late at night. Then it got to around episode 20 where I couldn't bring myself to watch it anymore. There are so many plot holes, undeveloped characters/plotlines, stale characters that felt like filler, negative character development, and forgotten important messages. However, these issues were not present in the beginning, they were shown towards the ending half. This made it unbearable to watch. I absolutely adored this drama at first and now I'm sad to drop it cause I can't bring myself to continue this mess.

DIRECTING STYLE:
Some scenes were very well done. However, I feel as if there was a lot of hiccups. So many things left me in questions to the point I was looking in the reviews for answers as I felt like I missed something. Or things would be so poorly explained that I would be left confused. At parts, I wished they showed more instead of telling. Within the side couple, I wished they showed more instead of telling. Some parts I would think to myself, "why didn't they show more of this instead of a quick montage or flashback to something we have no prior knowledge of."

ACTING:
I always find C-Drama acting to be very hit or miss. But in this case I really enjoyed it. I don't think these characters were voiced dubbed by someone else. If they were, I couldn't tell unlike in other C-Dramas. I thought the male lead acted very well and I found the female lead character to be pretty well done. The side couple, I didn't like them at all but their story was so weak, so I don't blame the actors for working with a weak storyline and uninteresting characters

TLDR:
Watch the first half and then drop it. Or honestly just skip this drama overall. Nothing was groundbreaking since their initial message of the drama was lost as it continued.

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Roh

Drama lindo , mostrando superação através do amor e paciência …Sang Wu Yan e Su Nian Qin cresceram durante o desenvolver dos episódios de várias maneiras . O final foi emocionante e de uma sensibilidade extraordinária a China presenteando a audiência com mais uma obra prima em drama. (Lin Yanjun( interpretou com maestria Su Nian Qin) Wan Peng ( amei a garota Sang Wu travessa do início e a mulher forte que ela se tornou ) Eles foram sensacionais nos personagens , química perfeita , amei cada episódio e já estou com saudades desses dois . As osts são simplesmente lindas ✨

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Best C Drama minus NC scenes

One of the best Chinese dramas I have ever watched. The chemistry between the actors is off the charts. Plot is out of the world! The best part: The leads' chemistry and love is so pure minus any intimate scenes. No over acting by any of the actors and even support actors are amazing. Worth a re-watch and definitely binge worthy! Extremely unique storyline!
I recommend it to all those who love light romance.
P.S.: No villains too

Each episode has a beautiful beginning. There are no abrupt endings or overdramatic villains/vamps. Negative characters are really subtle in their roles. The time lapses shown are very natural. Evan Lin and Wan Peng look really natural!

Enjoy watching it!

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se perderam na história e acabaram com ela

O começo da história foi bom, mas a partir dos episódios finais teve seus defeitos mas não deixou de continuar sendo bom até umas partes

Além de deixar uns buracos da história e não desenvolverem bem algumas partes que foi confuso pra se jogar nos últimos episódios finais e o ciúmes possessivo do protagonista me deixou desanimada vendo mas fora isso o começo foi tão lindo mostrando pequenas coisas que são importantes e especiais e os sentimentos nítidos entre eles...
mas a partir da segunda parte com o término repentino deles que eu não entendi muito bem? e meus sentimentos pelos protagonistas recaíram, os secundários nem se fala por que sempre foram chatos e desnecessários.

Tinha tudo pra ser um dos melhores c-dramas do ano mas os roteirista se perderam na história, e foi um péssimo desenvolvimento depois, sinto que perdi meu tempo vendo

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Very nice story

To begin with ,Story is good ,acting as well as background music .Further more supporting characters were also good , I like the little possessive and character of the lead .otherwise what had happened in such story the couple break if one of their family not ready to accept the disability of one has and neither one want to create bad image nor bad relationship among family so one has give up or himself become evil infront of his love .
Story become much better if a twist come when they separated ,when he gets back his eyesight so he would not able to find and looked for voice and touch and when she comes in front of him he slowly slowly recognise her first by voice and then touch ,it become little romantic . I guess so
Rest ,all was good

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Assista!!!!!

Como amei esse drama!
Achei a tematica incrivel!
Amei a iniciativa da líder feminina, senti que foi muito refrescante isso, ela se declarar apaixonada de cara sem frescuras nem nada e amei a atuação do líder masculino (palmas para ele, imagina como dever ser dificil fazer o papel de um deficiente visual) e tem a atriz mirim (posso pegar ela e colocar em um potinho?) que tbm deu um show de interpretação.
Tendo dito tudo isso, para ser sincera teve na minha opnião um ponto negativo, achei bem futil o motivo da briga deles no meio do romance, nada que "sentar" e conversar não resolva os mal entendidos de um relacionamente, mas... como todos sabem tudo se resolve.

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Amazing drama with beautiful OST, you will regret not watching!

This is my first time writing a review on MDL despite being on here for years.

Firstly, as a longtime fan of Lin Yanjun, I've been waiting for this drama for almost a year! However I really wasn't sure if I could finish it as he's never acted before and I'm generally not a fan of idols acting BUT his acting performance completely proved me wrong! He was so impressive portraying Su Nianqin that I truly felt he was blind and my heart ached. His every emotion, tiny expression was clearly evoked. He worked really hard for this role and I am so proud of him! If I didn't know him beforehand, I would have thought that he's been an actor for a few years already. I've seen a couple of Wan Peng's dramas and while her characters feel similar (at least to me), she always nails it!

The plot is cliche, yet not cliche. While there are a couple of things I wish were covered more in depth in the drama and also a couple of things I want to nitpick on, it overall does a good job of showing the story (rather than telling)! The couple's story is very touching and while at times, immature, that is probably how real life is like when we fall in love (not that I have experience lol) Their chemistry was really strong and convincing, which is very impressive considering this is Lin Yanjun's debut drama!

I really like how Su Nianqin was blind because there are rarely any dramas with characters who are disabled. The drama educated me a lot about people with special needs and how sometimes what we think is best for them may not really be the best way. I hope that this is something many viewers can learn and takeaway from the drama.

The OST was perfect! I love every single OST especially the "Fall" by Wei Chen and "Forever Shine on Me" by Lin Yanjun. The filming was excellent too especially the use of closeups, which tell a deeper meaning without the characters actually saying it.

Overall, really really refreshing and unique drama, it will make you smile like an idiot but also cry in the middle of the night. I will definitely be rewatching this amazing drama again in the near future! Thank you so much to the cast and crew for such a wonderful drama <3

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