Story: This drama was promoted as the Chinese equivalent to the popular KDrama "You Who Came From The Stars". I think it's a bit misleading. Perhaps, it's more appropriate to say this drama belongs in the same genre as YWCFTS. Except for the fact that the female lead's an actress and the male lead's over 500 years old, there is almost no similarity story-wise to YWCFTS. In my opinion, it is an excellent move by the director and producer to present an entirely different story combining Chinese humour, manhwa-like reactions (and drawings), ridiculous connotations as well as cute sound effects.
The female lead is the best second lead actress in the industry who spends her $$ to fund a well-digging project in Africa. Even this fact alone is laced with irony and Chinese satire! The male lead is a human who somehow acquired immortality after recovering from a bite that almost took his life away 500 years ago. Around 100 years ago, someone drained his blood and placed him in a coffin in an attempt to kill him. The act did not kill him but forced him into a dormant state until an accident caused him to be revived through the female lead's blood. With his memory of the last 20 years of his life from 100 years ago lost, he set out to regain his memory and exact revenge. Along the way, he managed to wiggle himself into the female lead's home, life and heart. This is a very entertaining drama and the use of comedy, exaggerated facial expressions and tongue-in-cheek type humour reminds me so much of the popular 'Go Princess Go' web-drama that had taken China and the world by storm! The female lead in My Amazing Boyfriend displayed similar characteristics as the female lead in GPG - loud, bossy, narcissistic, rude, funny, likes to curse, a bit of an airhead but can sometimes be amazingly clever and downright devious. The male lead, also similar to the male lead in GPG - quiet, calm, cold, intelligent, calculative and mature... a role that probably suited first time actor Kim Tae Hwan as it is a role that does not require much facial expressions.
Acting/Cast: I think it is fair and somewhat obvious to say that Wu Qian stole the show with her portrayal of the likeable character Tian Jing Zhi. She's the burst of sunshine - the vitamin booster that took this drama into a delightfully entertaining level. Her counterpart, first timer Kim Tae Hwan, however reeked of the deadpan-expressionless face of a first timer and for this fact alone, I ranked the acting lower. He has a long way to go to learn how to embrace a cold and quiet character without coming across as being 'woody'. I'll also like to fire the person who dressed him in that long black jacket style. It was unflattering and only emphasised just how tall and painfully thin he is. Granted, the guy's a model by profession - still there are ways to dress him up tastefully. His hairstyle was also unflattering and was actually quite distracting to me (it reminded me of a coconut on the head!). The rest of the cast did really well. Special mention goes to Fu Jia who acted the role of Tian Jing Zhi's cop ex-boyfriend. There's a bright future for this guy and I do hope the next time around, I'll see him acting as the male lead!
Music: The opening OST (Not Sacred by Just) is not my cup of tea and from the odd pronunciation, I guess it to be sung by a foreigner or at least someone who's native language is not Mandarin? I love the sad and slow ending OST though (Waiting For You).
Rewatch value: Pretty good re-watch value as there are many cute, funny and romantic scenes you might want to go back to again and again.
Overall: Good entertainment value. If you are looking for something light that makes you laugh and cry but has a story to tell the way "Go Princess Go" did, this is the drama to go to. The ending is....interesting and without giving anything away... it looks like we can expect a Season 2 or at least 1 or 2 special episodes after the drama ends???
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