Just watched this on Netflix. This was not my first experiences with Asian drama. But it has become my favorite drama in any language!
The actor, known as Kingone, is a very talented artist. His was a very sensitive portrayal of a depressed and handicapped individual. He is charming and caused me to search out all his other roles available through other forums like Rakuten Viki, Asian Crush etc.
The play writers developed his character nicely with progression slowly toward hope in touching and believable ways. I loved that there were no long drawn out misunderstandings to drag down the main story. I grew a little impatient with some of the side stories, a hazard of Taiwan drama, but watching Wang made the wait worthwhile.
The soundtrack was lovely. I found almost all of it on i-tunes by copying and pasting the Chinese Characters, I had to that point only spoken read and understood english.
Perhaps the plot was old (or tried and true), but the writing and direction and especially acting in this piece of art made up for any shortcomings otherwise.
Because of this series I am learning Mandarin, searching the history and culture of the Chinese people.
8 Reviews
Still solid
IVI_KENRYU_XIX18 March 2020
Loved this drama and music
volunteerlady9 July 2020
Memorable!
kerijoco24 November 2020
A Timeless Love Story
charbarbera-0775919 January 2022
Another Typical Taiwanese Drama...New Drama, Same Story
spasek3 March 2018
The reason that Korean and Japanese dramas tend to be superior is because they are able to change things up, for the most part. They don't rely on the same gimmicks, the same formula, the same story. Taiwanese dramas, are nearly all the same. My favorite one is still "Refresh Man." And it is largely because it doesn't follow the typical formula.
Taiwanese dramas also have a tendency to make the female lead into someone who isn't very bright. She can scarcely see the obvious. The writers tend to confuse being naive with being dumb.
I have lived and worked in Korea, China, and Taiwan. The premise with women is to take their age and subtract about 10 years or so to get their true maturity based upon a lack of life experience. So, a woman who is 26, is like trying to date someone who is only about 16. There's still a lot of "young girl" there and not much "woman" yet. Many of the female characters are portrayed in this fashion, which to a degree, reflects many of the young women in Taiwanese culture. The same is true of China.
Another premise is that most Taiwanese dramas have is that only a rich man can adequately provide for a woman and give her happiness. This has literally been the case of every, single Taiwanese show that I've watched.
This show is about Mr. Fang, who tragically loses his fiancee in a car accident, and is, himself, blinded. Enter Yuxi, a woman who looks exactly like his former fiancee (of course, there is a connection), who is hired to be his caretaker. Of course, we have the early-on bumps in the road where neither likes the other one too much. Then, we have the rich man doing elaborate things, that ultimately softens her heart and causes her to look at him differently. Then, we have the fear and ignorance regarding their actual feelings. You can see the trend and easily predict how things will end. Why? Because it's how they ALWAYS end with these shows.
Still, the characters are mostly likable and well portrayed. Lorene Ren does a good job of giving us a very immature, naive, and occasionally funny Yuxi. Kingone Wang (Mr. Fang) portrays him with a softness, an integrity, and a poignantly charismatic businessman, who always seems to be able to see the bigger picture and to make decisions without allowing his emotions to get the better of him.
Overall, this series was okay, with bits of "good" sprinkled in. If Taiwan can somehow begin to diversify and change things up with their programming, I'd be eager to come back. For now, though, I think I'll stick with the Korean and Japanese markets. They offer a lot more!
Taiwanese dramas also have a tendency to make the female lead into someone who isn't very bright. She can scarcely see the obvious. The writers tend to confuse being naive with being dumb.
I have lived and worked in Korea, China, and Taiwan. The premise with women is to take their age and subtract about 10 years or so to get their true maturity based upon a lack of life experience. So, a woman who is 26, is like trying to date someone who is only about 16. There's still a lot of "young girl" there and not much "woman" yet. Many of the female characters are portrayed in this fashion, which to a degree, reflects many of the young women in Taiwanese culture. The same is true of China.
Another premise is that most Taiwanese dramas have is that only a rich man can adequately provide for a woman and give her happiness. This has literally been the case of every, single Taiwanese show that I've watched.
This show is about Mr. Fang, who tragically loses his fiancee in a car accident, and is, himself, blinded. Enter Yuxi, a woman who looks exactly like his former fiancee (of course, there is a connection), who is hired to be his caretaker. Of course, we have the early-on bumps in the road where neither likes the other one too much. Then, we have the rich man doing elaborate things, that ultimately softens her heart and causes her to look at him differently. Then, we have the fear and ignorance regarding their actual feelings. You can see the trend and easily predict how things will end. Why? Because it's how they ALWAYS end with these shows.
Still, the characters are mostly likable and well portrayed. Lorene Ren does a good job of giving us a very immature, naive, and occasionally funny Yuxi. Kingone Wang (Mr. Fang) portrays him with a softness, an integrity, and a poignantly charismatic businessman, who always seems to be able to see the bigger picture and to make decisions without allowing his emotions to get the better of him.
Overall, this series was okay, with bits of "good" sprinkled in. If Taiwan can somehow begin to diversify and change things up with their programming, I'd be eager to come back. For now, though, I think I'll stick with the Korean and Japanese markets. They offer a lot more!
I cannnnot
tamarapihl8 August 2019
Ok so the first 10 minutes with the main female lead yelping in spa and all through the mall was 100% unbearable. I refuse to watch anymore. She is over dramatic and her voice is irritating. I can't finish watching this drama because I am already pushed to change it. Way to much whining in first episode...
What a Waste of Time and Talent
Geeta3529 May 2019
What an awful production. This series was poorly written. The acting is unbelievably inane and unconvincing. The main female character, Yati (played by Lorene Ren) was portrayed as a simpleton- incredibly immature and downright annoying. The male lead (Kingone Wang) was longsuffering of all the irritating, fawning females who shamelessly pursued him.
There were some characters who made the series bearable, namely: Mom Chen, FeiFei, William and even the villain of the series - Boyan. The music was more memorable than the series. My advice: Don't waste your time!
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