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This was a very cute short series. The way how this story was told and how the directing of this story went reminds of me a short web series. The details that went into this short series were amazing. This series is basically about FL looking for her sister but was tricked by the prime minister's daughter. She wakes up with her face the next day and is wedded to a powerful general. She later realizes this is the general she had been crushing on the entire time. Even though her face may have changed, her personality and body are still the same. ML later realized his wife was the familiar stranger he had encountered before. I didn't expect much with the cast but it was surprisingly cute and fun to watch. I only wish the side stories for the side character, particularly the sister was a bit longer.I look forward to seeing more short series like these. Cheesy but cute and fun!
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A must watch minidrama!
It hasn't been long since I started watching cdramas. Considering that, I also haven't watched that many minidramas, just a few. But even from that and the countless reviews I've seen on several other minidramas, I can say that there are very selective ones that are actually good.And I assure you, this is definitely one of them. Despite the limited frame of time, production and budget compared to long dramas, it fulfilled its job of engaging the viewer. I'm very impressed by the main cast (four characters). Even the side characters like the military advisor, the maid and the child were really good in their roles. This minidrama has the right blend of story, little bit of humour here and there, healthy & greenflag romance of leads and well developed characters within limited time. It also had good direction I must say. As a person with zero friends and social life who is obsessed with dramas, movies and takes them seriously, I don't watch just anything.
So yeah, this is a must watch minidrama!
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This series managed to pack a decent plot in such a short length. I was dubious at first how the face-swapping could be achieved in this scenario, fearing that it would lead to much confusion, but surprisingly it did not. Although I would have liked the reverse happened, with Kay Song portraying Shi Qi and Ke Ying to be Shen Qin, the current casting also worked well in this case. I became more intrigued the more that I watched, especially wanting the ML's to discover the switch. But I was mildly disappointed towards the end when Shi Qi did not get her face back. The plot twist was not nearly as unexpected but it was definitely a good effort. Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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An Alluring Dark Fairy Tale
The drama is a hidden wonder - in a short time it manages to completely captivate with its premise and characters and tells the story concisely but satisfyingly. "A Familiar Stranger" could compete with a lot of full-length dramas, that are given the time and the budget to execute a concept but often fall short.This is primarily a fated romance story, and the drama delivers on the chemistry between characters and supplies an adequate mixture of warm feelings, tension and angst. Performances by both actresses are astoundingly good - they wonderfully emulated the two different characters and looked perfectly on screen, especially together.
Since there are some magical elements in the drama, it doesn't shy away from the darker turns of the story - it is tragic, melancholy and a little erotic, giving it a hazy fairy tale like atmosphere. I would definitely give this a go if you're looking for something bite-sized but still high-quality in between the longer dramas.
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STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Watched this bcz i saw a clip abt this drama on IG reels, and it was really the best decision I’ve ever made!it is indeed a mini and low budget drama, but when you watch this, it feels like a properly made one!
the way they transisions the scenes, the costumes were quite pretty n enjoyable even tough they keep reusing it all over again, the props quite acceptable, and the acting was superb in my opinion!
although the storyline has plenty of plot hole, it still can engage me to watch till the end with a normal speed (i hv a tendency to always finish every dramas that i watch till the end. thus if i got bored, i always play it with double or triple speed! 🤣 if i didn’t to it at all till the end, means it really really really a great drama!!)
overall, this drama is really an underrated drama!! really enjoyable n properly well made!!! strongly recomended to watch this!! pretty sure i’ll rewatch this in the future!
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One of the best short drama
Rarely I really enjoy the short drama from begin to end & after that still re-watch it again & again. This happen to this drama. The drama that over us complete story from begin to middle to the end, with great acting & also not so min budget.The interesting thing about this drama is indeed they only swap face, not swap body. Many drama often swap soul, which mean body & face. So with only swap face, that's mean the body remain the same with all its scar. And that's how in the end our ML recognize our FL.
This drama not only offer us full complete story, but still manage to give us a good plot twist & a really good happy ending. The plot twist that no one ever expect or even suspect from the first. But yeah when you sharp enough, maybe you can still guess it. And I really happy how they not really rush the ending due to limit duration. Everything seem fall into its place on the right track of time...
Overall this really one good short drama you can watch & enjoy fully on Youtube
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Short series with a perfect tinch of mystery and a beautiful chemistry
This was such an amazing c-drama..totally fell in love with it when i first saw a few clips for it..but couldn't watch due to my exam..now finally they are over n i watched n is a definately worth a watch...I liked both the leads n their chemistry..the kiss scenes were really good...Shi Qi though weak n a bit helpless in the end but later fights back...Hansheng is one of the best ML's i have ever met...he already had someone in his heart but he respected n was courteous towards the FL even though he didn't love her unlike the other shitty ML's who give a cold shoulder to the FL n later repent on their mistakes...the mystery which Hnasheng unveils was not rushed at all n was showed with the perfect consistency...People say that if someone has crush on you keep some mystery which leads you to become more interesting in the that person's eyes..(saw this in one of the videos hile randomly browsing)...Hansheng also proved that looks don't matter...he believed his heart n knew she was the girl he still loves from 3 years ago...Both leads performed very well...
the villains n the side characters did their portrayal well...Prince Ning was a cunning n an evil character who was ambitious but slowly realised the meaning of losing someone so precious but realising it was too late too grasp them...her sister was totally devoted too the prince but was an obsessed lover...
Military advisor was a funny character:))...he kept saying he is a military advisor until the end he was taking care of Fubao...n i also liked Shen Qin's bro...he kept being serious was always ended up doing stupid things...n our devil cutie Yuanbao played the perfect cupid matchmaking role...
The music...i fell in love with it...the words of the song totally matched up with the drama...
Will definitely watch this again^^
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A Sweet Quick Watch
A poor painter finds herself married to a general after her face is swapped with the Prime minister's daughter. As she learns to accept her new identity she finds her loyalty being split between the general who saved her life years ago and her sister who is imprisoned by the prime minister's daughter.The show is really easy to watch. I watched it on Viki and it was 8 episodes with each episode being 20 - 30 minutes long. I watched it all in one evening and it was super cute. Shi Qi is intelligent and loyal not only to her sister but also the general. I love how the general realises almost immediately that she is not Shen Qin and chooses to put his trust in her. Since the show is so concentrated the plot escalates pretty quickly, and the plot twist at the end.... this was so good and was honestly better than a lot of the bigger name dramas that have been released this year
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I will call it "Brigadeiro" ~or Candied Hawthorns suits better?!~
I'm Brazilian and my favorite dessert it's brigadeiro, a sweet, soft and addicting candy, just like I think about this mini drama!I was attracted first because the short length that's so rare to Chinese Dramas, but really didn't took long to me be completely immersed to it.
The story about the two woman who exchange faces is a nice plot and the end has a very good plot twist. The acting was so good, they had so many CHEMISTRY, the main couple was perfect, the secondary and antagonist was intense, event support roles were well done, Yuanbao is SO CUTE! The music is beautiful so as the scenarios, costumes and all the technical part, truthfully gorgeous!
I actually could rewatch it and I want to make everyone to watch, I mean, you surely won't regret.
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Coppia carina e affiatata, trama deludente
Andrò controcorrente, perché tutto questo entusiasmo per questo titolo io non l'ho provato.È un drama veramente peso piuma e si vede praticamente in ogni suo aspetto. Il fatto che sia condensato in diciotto episodi di soli 10 minuti giustifica solo parzialmente il pasticcio che è la trama: una accozzaglia di buchi, assurdità, comportamenti illogici, cose assolutamente non spiegate e buttate lì in un mucchio per alludere a uno svolgimento che in realtà non ha alcun senso.
Una giovane pittrice viene chiamata a eseguire un ritratto piuttosto osé di due amanti e dopo averlo fatto si risveglia con la faccia della donna protagonista della scena, figlia di un ministro. Viene quindi costretta a sposare al suo posto un generale e a cercare di trovare nella casa di costui una prova riguardo la morte del principe ereditario, col miraggio della ricompensa del ritrovamento della sorella perduta. Ma il generale è più furbo di quanto non sembri e si rende subito conto che la ragazza che ha sposato sembra serbare più di un segreto.
Mentre i costumi e le ambientazioni sono carini ma a malapena passabili e ci informano immediatamente del fatto che si tratti di un lavoro a basso budget, la colonna sonora e gli effetti sonori speciali non aiutano certo a cambiare idea. I due protagonisti però si difendono molto bene sia come avvenenza che come recitazione. Specialmente il protagonista Ryan Cheng sembra il fratellino più giovane di Allen Ren, ma anche gli attori di contorno fanno tutto sommato un lavoro al di sopra del minimo edittale.
Ciò che veramente è sconfortante è, come già detto, lo svolgimento della storia, che non spiega quasi nulla di come l'elemento soprannaturale possa essere venuto ad essere, nonostante ci sia un colpo di scena non completamente previsto che però tutto sommato, aggiunto al grosso pasticcio che è la storia, più che sorprendere fa cadere le braccia. Probabilmente la vicenda avrebbe avuto bisogno di qualche episodio di più per essere sviluppata in maniera decente, pur senza andare a cadere nei vari riempitivi di contorno che spesso ammorbano il genere. Sembra che purtroppo si vada da un opposto all'altro: titoli lunghissimi, infiniti, pieni di storie secondarie inutili, o serie condensatissime piene di azione e di accadimenti che si affastellano senza dare tempo allo spettatore di tirare il fiato.
Peccato. Si salva l'interpretazione degli attori principali e della bambina, veramente dolce e simpatica.
Soprattutto, la coppia principale ha una chimica da paura e lui bacia da dio... questo da solo risolleva le sorti di almeno un punto.
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Short and worth a watch just for the bombastic side-eye
If you're a historical CDrama fan, this one is short and worth your time if only for the ML's bombastic side-eye. His side-eye game is so strong, he'd win the side-eye Olympics if such a thing existed.The story is rushed, but that's to be expected with the small episode count. That also means every episode is worth watching and there's no draggy bits. Really impressed with the ML actor. This is the first drama of his that I've watched, so I'll be seeking out more of his work ASAP (I already have 'My Journey to You' queued up).
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