List by StayDandy
Synopsis : Bai Yong Ze is a talented swimmer who grew up in an ordinary family. Song Cha Cha came from a rich family that has become poor after taking a financial hit. Lan Tian is a good friend of Bai Yong Ze, and also Cha Cha's boyfriend, but broke up with her due to his own reasons.
The boys then begin to compete in every aspect of life, from love to who will win a spot on the national swim team. The three characters encounter many twist and turns that will help them mature into responsible young people. (MDL)
Whumpee : Bai Yong Ze played by Mike Angelo (left)
• Lan Tian played by Jerry Yan (right)
Country : 🇨🇳 China
Genres : Comedy, Romance, Youth, Sports
Notes : This is a Full Whump List
• The whump in this is great! But the relationship drama & the reasoning these people use is enough to drive anyone insane! I quickly ended up FFW through any part that included the girls (unless there was whump ofc).
Episodes on List : 33
Total Episodes : 46
*Spoilers below*
01 : Bai Yong Ze is punched … pushed to the ground … drunk
02 : Brief chest pain … Yong Ze & Lan Tian are sore from training, leaning on each other to walk (comedic) … Yong Ze hits his head on a wall (comedic) … chest pain
03 : Hits his head against a wall (comedic) … kicked in the side of the leg (comedic) … chest pain, passes out … hospitalized, nightmare
04 : Lan Tian passes out from exhaustion … [in a daydream] Yong Ze is slapped several times
05 : Chest pain during a practice swim, stumbles out of the pool ... Lan Tian is punched
06 : (near end) Yong Ze has chest pain
07 : (near end) Beat up
08 : Lan Tian has a headache … Yong Ze has chest pain while swimming, hand trembling, collapses … chest pain, collapses, slapped … chest pain
09 : … continued from previous ep. ... (replay) Chest pain, passes out … stumbles & scratches his face
11 : Drunk … electrocuted, hospitalized (comedic)
13 : Chest pain & passes out in the pool, starts to drown, chest compressions, coughs up water … chest pain during a swim meet
14 : Lan Tian is drunk, collapses … gets a cramp while swimming in the ocean, starts to drown … pukes, recalling childhood trauma … drunk
16 : Yong Ze has chest pain … Lan Tian is punched
17 : Yong Ze has an anxiety attack, found collapsed on the ground
18 : Punched
19 : Chest pain, passes out, hospitalized
20 : Has a bout of anxiety … [flashback] puking
21 : Has an anxiety attack while swimming alone, chest pain, passes out, drowning, found floating face down
Lu Xing Cheng is a talented fashion designer and editor who has it all! Taste, looks, luck and talent, he checks the boxes. Except he comes off cold, egotistical and rude to those around him. Opposite his success is Tong Xiao You. She wants to be a fashion designer but it stuck in another department at the company never getting the opportunity to do what she loves. She feels her whole life has been a series of bad luck events in which she can’t escape. A chance kiss on the roof top of the job reverses the fate of these two people bringing Xing Cheng to depths he hasn’t wallowed in for a while. It brings Xiao You success she never imagined. As they both fight each other to trade the luck, a love story happens!
I don’t think I have expressed my love enough for Shen Yue on this blog enough. I love her as an actress! All I’ve her works make me smile EXCEPT (Another Me)! Not her fault the writing was just shitty! Let’s also address the age gap. Yes it is big, 20 years to be exact. Are there times I wish they cast someone closer to her age, yes, but overall Jerry does an amazing job and you barely notice the age gap between them, so get over it!
All this to say, let’s get into this one. I know I talk a lot about my comfort shows and this is one of them. The way her and Jerry commit to their roles and play so well off each other makes watching this show so fun every time I watch it.
The bad guys really have you feeling some type of way. The two second love interests have you feeling sorrow and pity. The plot line though super implausible still makes for a compelling watch! If you were ever an Ugly Betty fan, this show will give you Ugly Betty vibes and I live for it!
If I am one thing I am consistent, I absolutely love the second and third love stories. I’m also super invested in the subplots and history between all the characters. This show takes you for a ride, and you will enjoy it!
Let’s talk commitment because this is a Chinese drama so it is long! 45 minutes at 34 episodes. This is one I can drop in and out of so I don’t mind the length, I’ll binge a couple one day and come back a few days later no problem. Also no reason to sit and binge it all at once, it is good, but not that good!
All the actors are handsome. All the actresses are gorgeous! It is a visually fun show with the colors and fashion. 8/10.
Music wise, Jerry Yan and Shen Yue have a track on the OST, it is not one of my favs, but it does pop up in rotation for me! Jerry is such a talented singer I could listen to him sing anything! Of course Shen Yue is also good on the track as well.
"later, i often dreamed about that day and of his gentle voice. i don't want to admit that i'm obsessed with a man i've only been with for ten minutes. his presence seemed to encourage me and gave me hope to live again after years of suffering from illness"
THE FORBIDDEN FLOWER (2023) | EP 1
dir. by Zhao Xiao Lei, starring Xu Ruo Han and Jerry Yan