#love o2o rewatch

[lemonsourcrisis]

Love O2O 微微一笑很倾城 (2016)

[xiaoshengnu]

Love O2O final review

overview: episode no. -  30 episodes, genre - romance

released in 2016, Love O2O follows the romance between two star computer science students in beijing's qing university. bei weiwei is both an ace pupil and a star gamer, being the only woman gamer on her server to reach the top ten. however being perfect at everything (and a woman) doesn't come without it's troubles. after a series of unexpected events she meets computer science genius xiao nai, and the two fall in love.

l⃣e⃣ t⃣’ s⃣    b⃣e⃣g⃣i⃣n⃣

honestly, I won't deny it, the drama is a classic and it will forever hold a special place in my heart. bei weiwei and xiao nai were literally written to be the ideal couple- they have it all, they're smart, beautiful and sensible which I guess is such a breath of fresh air from all those dramas where the lead couple have you pulling your hair out in frustration due to the ridiculous misunderstandings that occur between them.

however, it definitely still has its merits and its flaws, but I don't hate it as much as I did when I watched it for the second time back when I was 15. seeing it for the third time I can definitely see why it's considered a classic- so. lets get into it!

o⃣u⃣t⃣     o⃣ f⃣     t⃣ e⃣ n⃣

𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 - 7/10

𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙 - 6/10

𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 - 7/10

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 - 7/10

𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 - 6.75/𝟙𝟘

o⃣u⃣t⃣    o⃣ f⃣    f⃣ i⃣v⃣ e⃣

𝖍𝖎𝖉𝖉𝖊𝖓 𝖌𝖊𝖒 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊 - 💎💎

[ even though in my mind it is a classic, I think the only really unique thing about it is how mature (lmao) the main characters are. the tropes and the arguments it presents are pretty standard. I'm also not the biggest fan of the drama's messages ] 

𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊 - ✨✨ ✨✨ 

[ it's very easy to rewatch- so simple and a good length but I think if I rewatched it too many times it would get kind of boring for me ]

‘keep reading’ for detailed review

𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 - 7/10

the characters in this drama were all pretty good. I liked them all quite a bit. rewatching the drama for the third time, and with a much better understanding of mandarin in comparison to when I was 12 and 15 really made me appreciate how witty the writing was for some of these characters? I really liked the humour they had, even though sometimes it was a little stylised in true cdrama style. I loved the banter between bei weiwei and xiao nai and also the dynamics of their respective friend groups- I actually found myself laughing along.

however, the drama definitely careened a little bit too much into wish fulfilment which limited how well written their characters could be. most of the characters were pretty one-note, ESPECIALLY the two main leads. neither bei weiwei or xiao nai change much over the course of the drama and neither undergo any character development to speak of. it was also rather unrealistic and hard to believe how much the drama seemed to orbit around the two main leads unconditionally, in particular xiao nai. despite the female lead being presented as similarly intelligent and capable, her skills and abilities were kind of thrown aside to favour xiao nai's story. although it wasn't badly written and it did make sense for the direction the narrative was moving, it still kind of sucks and does feel pretty gendered in my opinion.

𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙 - 6/10

moving on to plot, I feel like this situation is rather recurrent in the drama- this situation where things work out almost too ideally for the main characters that it feels almost unrealistic, but within the set up of the drama it makes sense. which makes it a fairly well written wish fulfilment kind of drama- and I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, because I did T-T. but the plot was pretty solid.

however, the drama's narrative never really sat well with me even as a 15 year old, mainly because how traditionalist it was. sure, the plot did shed light on the treatment of women in corporate culture, women in gaming and in stem, as well as the struggles of being a conventionally attractive woman and also homosexuality; it doesn't really challenge the traditionalist mindset that produced this problems in the first place- even encouraging them. like when bei weiwei is consistently slandered throughout the drama for being sexually promiscuous, the drama resolves this with her beating these allegations by proving her sexual purity and demonising the sexually promiscuous xiao yu qingqing. I also really despised the lack of voice weiwei had during her more intimate moments with xiao nai. every kiss throughout the drama and every move towards something more was always initiated by xiao nai, with weiwei being the passive, slightly wary yet pleased receiver.

nevertheless tho, it's not a bad drama. it makes sense, it's just some things it- sigh. lets leave it here. if I open up the homophobia box as well I will never stop. Love O2O and I... it's a love-hate relationship y'all.

𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 - 7/10

overall, the acting was pretty decent and believable. I really liked the chemistry between the friend groups in the drama in particular, it all felt rather natural and easy. however some scenes were pretty stylised and over the top, in true romance-idol-cdrama style, which I can watch, just not the biggest fan of. in terms the the lead couples, yang yang and zheng shuang are literally the prettiest two people you can put on screen together- I'll give them that lol- though I kind of got this feeling that both of them were very very very aware of the camera that was watching them. their expressions and actions often didn't really feel like real people but felt very calculated to look good on camera. yang yang also wasn't the most expressive, though I suppose that might of just been xiao nai's character.

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 - 7/10

the production on the whole was fairly decent, and I appreciate the work done used to create the gamescape. for an idol drama the sets were fairly okay, and just about believable though it definitely doesn't have a lived-in feel in comparison to some better quality productions and sometimes the luxuriousness of the places like xiao nai's office and bei weiwei's university dormitory felt slightly ridiculous. the ost on the other hand tho, slaps.

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favourite characters

hao mei (resident gay)

𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖜 (source mydramalist)

lead actors : zheng shuang, yang yang, mao xiaotong, bai yu

directors : lin yufen, guo hu

screenwriters : gu man, scarlett ouyang, shen fei xuan

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Current Time: 5:47 pm CST

Current Activity: rewatching Love O2O

Currently Thinking About: My kitten got into my partner's Warhammer 40K miniatures today while I was out and from what we can tell she ended up getting stabbed with lots of teeny tiny spiky bits. She's been going through bouts of frantic licking and freaking us out a bit. *The joys of kittenhood.*

Current Favorite Song: "Satellite" by SHINee (the HARMONIES 🤩)

Currently Reading: An online series I love but am very much behind on, so have been catching up the last couple weeks.

Currently Watching: Be Mine Superstar, Critical Role: Campaign 3, Hidden Agenda, Jun & Jun, Kiseki: Dear to Me, Love O2O, Love You Seven Times, Only Friends, Taikan Yoho, Wedding Plan

Current Favorite Character: Lom from Wedding Plan, but Yoh from Taikan Yoho is a close second

Current WIP: Not writing anything at the moment, but we are in the midst of rearranging the living spaces to accomodate our newest family member's propensity for trouble.

tagging some of the folks in my recent notifications, but as usual no pressure! @plantsarepeopletoo @amindlesscontradiction @maibpenrai @ablazenqueen @notafanbut @kirk-goes-to-gallifrey @jinkiinyellow @coolgenie @corettaroosa

[kholran]

Tagged by @lasenbyphoenix Thank you!

Currently Watching:

Love O2O, which is so stinkin’ adorable. Yang Yang is such a cutie in it, and I adore the main group of supporting characters. Curly Ginger Bai Yu is a thing I’m still trying to get used to, but he’s so adorkable he makes it work. My face hurts after every episode because I can’t stop smiling about it.

Also watching Memory Lost with the Guardian Discord watch group. Heavy subject matter (like every single case deals with sexual assault/rape) but a very good show overall.

Currently Rewatching:

Nothing right now. But I’ve been meaning to subject myself to Advance Bravely again now that it’s on Viki. Even though it’s the heavily censored version.

Looking Forward To:

Oh a lot of things. Immortality, Legend of Anle, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Yue Hong, Tibetan Sea Flower, Story of the Bat, and whatever they’re calling the thing ft. Liu Sang/Kan Jian/Wang Meng that just finished filming to name a few.

I tag: EVERYONE.

[annagrzinskys]

im rewatching love o2o the movie and xiao nai listening to her confession to cao guang that she actually has been in love with xiao nai for years is too funny. esp how she cycles away

[epivanosilon]

200 posts!

hey everyone! it's been a bit since i lasted posted, oops. my new summer schedule at work has been ROUGH so all my energy lately has just disappeared. no work tomorrow, though :D might go shopping with a friend to find an outfit for ren faire on sunday, or i might stay in and rewatch love o2o for the nth time. either way i have resolved to enjoy myself :3

anyway!

this is my 200th post on this blog. holy shit. i hit 100 posts about 2 months ago, in april. 50 posts a month doesn't sound like too terrible of an output rate to me. nice round number, very satisfying. since april i've also read another 15 chapters of demon slayer, bringing us to a total of 30 chapters in about 3 months! (chapter 30 stuff will be uploaded soon, i promise.) i'm excluding the first few chapters because i posted about chapter 1 like 2 years ago, lol.

all in all a pretty good pace, in my opinion. hmm, what else is new... oh, i enrolled in a japanese conversation class for the summer! i've had 3 classes so far and feel like my listening has definitely improved, and it feels good to actually speak the language with someone else. i keep falling back on my english as a crutch, though >~< but i'm trying! and that's what matters :)

i'm also up to chapter 6 in terms of demon slayer anki cards. i've missed a few days here and there, but overall i've been very consistent in doing my reviews every day! according to ankidroid's stats, i've got a total of 1,022 cards, 725 of which are 'mature', 251 'young', and 46 'new'. since i do jp-en and en-jp cards, that means i've learned almost 500 new words in 2 months. i've thought about going faster, but i'm not in any particular rush to get better at japanese. and it's probably better to take my time and not cram thousands of words into my head.

right now i'm super happy about where i am in my language learning journey and also super optimistic about where it's going! i want to try to carry this energy with me, so that when it starts to feel like a slog i can push through. and i hope you, dear reader, can take some of this energy too, to help you in your language learning! :D

that's all i have to say at the moment. see you soon with the posts for chapter 30! 読んでくれてありがとう！次の投稿を楽しみにしてください！

[soleilsolii]

rewatching love o2o the show and i actually really like yiran?? like i know she’s supposed to be an antagonist, but idk. there’s just something about her

[eigwayne]

Also caught up on my drama scoring. I used my own system, which scores 1-5 on Characters, Overall Look, Editing/CG, Story/Plot, Ending, Bingeability, and Rewatchability.

Legend of the Condor Heroes 2017 was real enjoyable overall and landed at 4.0 out of 5, right in between Guardian and Word of Honor's scores- both shows I also enjoyed.

I hadn't scored Demi-gods and Semi Devils 2022 yet so I did that. That got a 3.286. I enjoyed the story and found it really bingeable, and while this was definitely not Zhang Tianyang's best work, I did enjoy Bai Shu. But it got a full point off in the "Editing/CG" category just for that stupid slide whistle they used when people jumped- even during fierce combat. A real mood ruiner there.

Love O2O ended up with a 3.714, tied with Romance of Tiger and Rose and Who Rules the World- basically a fun romp that I'd probably be willing to watch again someday if my backlog wasn't so ridiculous.

[srirachaz]

slow burn is the characters meeting for the first time face to face in episode five and not having a real face to face conversation until episode ten

[lesbianerxi]

xiao nai, literally the first time he talks to this woman: Please Marry Me

[xii-vento-moved]

going from zheng yecheng in sleepless princess to zheng yecheng in love o2o is insane I forgot how much of a baby he is in love o2o

[hzlmrgoalsk]

Awwww. So that little mobile game that they play where Si knows it’s Shancai but she doesn’t know it’s Si...

ITS JUST LIKE A CHINESE LOVE STORY WHEN NAI KNOWS THE WHOLE TIME ITS WEIWEI AND SHE HAS NO FUCKING CLUE ITS NAI. IM GIVING MYSELF A HEADACHE. THERE IS NO ESCAPE....

[chittapornswife]

These pics r both low quality but 😔😔

I was tagged by @jimin1ove !!!❤️💜💕💗💖❣️ me & my big dumbo bias tenny ten ten ! Truthfully this pic was just taken after my shower so I look rlly bad and like ugly but when do I look great smh anyways!

The W I’m making with my hand stands for WayV👅🖖🏽

I’d like to tag @writingsfromtheseaside @sweet-manakete @donghyuwus

P.s. y’all don’t have to do it!! I understand if u don’t like to post personal pics!!❤️💗

[absolutebl]

So this is actually three questions.

Who's your favorite BL pairing when it comes to their interactions as characters, regardless of the physical chemistry between the actors or your feelings on the show itself?

Who's your favorite acting pair as far as chemistry between the two, regardless of how you feel about the characters they're playing?

Which BL couple do you like best when considering both of those things?

Oooo, do I detect... a challenge? You didn’t confine me to a country so I’m picking one from each. Also I am not allowing myself to pull from my 10/10 or favorite all rounders. Because honestly who could ever beat We Best Love, To My Star, Until We Meet Again, Color Rush, Semantic Error, Light On Me, or Seven Days? This is me, after all. 

Who's your favorite BL pairing when it comes to their interactions as characters, regardless of the physical chemistry between the actors or your feelings on the show itself? 

Word of Honor repping for China 

Silhouette of Your Voice repping for Japan. I love love LOVE these characters and perhaps I’m influenced by the source yaoi (I Hear the Sunspot) but I don’t care. WHY did we not get more? A remake? ANYTHING. 

A First Love Story repping for Korea. Sigh. Just... sigh. 

See You After Quarantine? repping for Taiwan (Taiwan gave me the hardest time with this question) but OMG did I love these two so much and want so much more of them together as boyfriends. 

Love By Chance (actually a really easy pick despite Thailand’s glut of BL) and yes My Ride was the main challenger but AePete STILL remain one of the few couples I rewatch just for their interactions. 

How did I decide? I thought about which characters I really just liked watching them interact with each other as characters, it didn’t have to be a romantic or sexy scene. Also which ones I could imagine writing fanfic for (even though I don’t write fanfic). Also, I had to like the archetypes in play and like BOTH the seme and the uke characters. Usually, I get at least somewhat annoyed with one or the other. 

Who's your favorite acting pair as far as chemistry between the two, regardless of how you feel about the characters they're playing? 

Okay so I took this to me physical chemistry specifically, and for this one I went with the transference of sexual feedback energy. In that I believed the two characters actually really desire each other. And I do mean each other. For example Nitiman I totally BELIEVE Bboom wanted Jin but not the reverse. I like the moots to moot all the way into bed.... so to speak.

Advance Bravely repping for China (we were ROBBED) 

The Novelist repping for Japan, I mean I could go darker and hotter but I can’t be arsed. 

Kissable Lips repping for Korea, no really. When I say I can’t wait for these two to do another BL I really mean it, and not just because I’m curious about their pair branding technique. 

My Day repping for the Philippines. 

HIStory 4 repping for Taiwan, and that is quite the hill to have conquered boys. Congratz. 

Why R U? repping for Thailand. 

Thailand definitely gave me the hardest time with this one. MaxTul, Zee+ and Mew+? No one talks about Mew’s first series but I was really tempted to drop What the Duck on y’all and watch you squirm. I’m not that mean, tho.  

Which BL couple do you like best when considering both of those things? 

This is where I made it hard on myself not allowing myself any of my top 10 best BLs. Hummm.... So good sexual chemistry + great characters, both of whom I like and want more of in and out of the sack? 

Love O2O repping for China, again with the robbing. So unfair. Did they have good sexual chemistry? I don’t know, but I WANT TO FIND OUT. 

Old Fashion Cupcake repping for Japan. This was actually an easy pick. 

Love is Science? repping for Taiwan. Of course. I want a whole series with them. 

Daisy and Intouch from Secret Crush On You repping for Thailand. Now the codicil on this one is I like the characters but I trust neither the scriptwriter nor the director. I’d like these exact characters to be handed a real honest queer narrative with depth and exploration, as well as light hearted and sexy and romantic. But I want THESE characters. Do I even know if the actors can handle high heat? Nope, but I wanna watch them try. 

This was one where a lot of Thai side dishes really got considered HARD. Many of my favorite all rounder main couples I feel like I got enough of them in their series, and actually, I’m satisfied (TanBun in Manner of Death for example). But I had to ask myself if I spend more screen time with those side characters would I still like them as much (like PitchBank in Golden Blood or SanAei in You’re My Sky or KhunKaow in Brothers). I don’t know anymore. 

Yes RamKing nearly won, of course they did. But I’m tired of waiting. Also VegasPete, of course. 

You didn’t ask, but there are certainly some Thai acting pairs who I think should be handed more meaty roles that have good character + require chemistry like: YinWar, PokeTongue, ToruFirst, ChapGreen, MaxTul (YES MORE) and KarnNat (YES MORE). 

Also I will die wanting more from these two fuckers: 

More like this:

Giving Good Kiss in BL - Defining Chemistry 

11 BLs with the BEST Chemistry

Queer lens (from the director) and chemistry (from the actors) in BL 

(source)

[iguessitsjustme]

My Top 10 Non-BL Asian Dramas

Believe it or not, I do watch my fair number of Asian dramas that are not BL. I just tend to binge them instead of watching week to week so I typically don’t post about them. So here is a list of my top 10 favorites that no one asked for.

(Since this is a list of non-BL shows, I did not include bromances like Devil Judge, Guardian, or Ghost Doctor on this list or it would be a very different list)

10. The King’s Avatar - Netflix - I did not know that I could like a show about esports until I watched this show. There are some things that I wasn’t particularly a fan of, but I mostly loved it. There was no romance to be seen. Just a bunch of people battling it out in video games and the drama actually had me on the edge of my seat.

9. Tale of the Nine-Tailed - Viki - I did not care for the romance in the story one bit which is unfortunate since it’s a large part of the show, BUT despite the romance not being to my taste, I still loved the characters. And of course I loved Lee Rang. I don’t care if he was evil and almost helped bring about the end of the world, he deserved better and I’m still mad at the ending he got.

8. Love O2O - Netflix - This show is probably the most out of place on this list but it is probably my favorite het romance. Bonus censored BL in there which I wish they could have gone more in depth with, but they did what they could. I love Xiao Nai and Weiwei’s relationship. They constantly communicate with each other and she was never once made out to be dumb because he was supposed to be the smart, perfect one. One of my favorite scenes is actually his friends hacking the school’s system to show the dumb gossip mill her report card because she is just as smart. The friendships are great too. The only thing I don’t like is that Erxi deserved way better than Cao Guang. He sucked the entire show and didn’t get any better. Erxi was only ever adorable and I will fight every single person that called her ugly.

7. While You Were Sleeping - Viki - This whole show was just an experience. And it was such an interesting concept. I love that the love triangle never even mattered but I hope Han Woo Tak finds someone one day because damn if he wasn’t the best character. Also this show made me very glad that I don’t have prophetic dreams. The romance definitely plays a huge part in this, so if you don’t like het romances than it’s not for you. But both characters are so cute and chaotic and a tiny bit unhinged and I would definitely recommend it. Plus the little found family they develop is wonderful.

6. The Gifted - Youtube - This is another show with such an interesting concept. I love the whole show a lot. It feels hard to talk about without spoiling everything, but I do need it stated that Wave is my favorite character. He was my favorite from the beginning all the way until the end. He’s the best, the smartest, and if you know me, you know I love the asshole characters. But a very specific brand of asshole and he fits it.

5. My Name - Netflix - This show is...fucked up. But I loved it. Especially the end. Sometimes, I just want to see a woman go on a one-woman rampage and murder everyone and everything. Anyway, pissing her off, then training her to fight, then extra special pissing her off might not have been the best move. This show is graphic and extremely dark. Do not watch this show unless you are 100% sure you can handle it and handle the violence.

4. The Uncanny Counter - I love a good fantasy element in my shows. I love that his hair went crazy for some reason. I love a disabled character, even though that went away when he got his powers. (minor spoiler) I love that when he loses his powers, and he’s disabled again, I love that he doesn’t forget how to fight. I love the found family and how they protect each other. I love eccentric billionaire man who is also a superhero. I just loved everything about this show tbh. Might be time for a rewatch.

3. Tomorrow - Netflix - This show just finished recently and I loved it. It also deals with heavier topics and it’s definitely not for everyone. This show is about a grim reaper trying to stop people from committing suicide so keep that in mind before going in. She is blunt and brutal but she says the things that people need to hear. And there are times when this show is very, horrifically sad. It almost made me cry (which if you know me, is impressive). Bonus for this show is that the main character, Joon Woong was also in Click You Heart which is weirdly how I became friends with one of my best friends in the world. Also, I don’t know how alone I am in this but I 100% ship Joon Woong with Ryung Goo. Those two love each other in their weird little way and no one will convince me otherwise.

2. Law School - Netflix - This show reminded me a lot of Devil Judge actually. Minus the bromance. But it’s got corrupt politicians, and one man who is facing it all. The music in this show is phenomenal and the characters are fantastic. There’s definitely a mystery over who murdered the teacher and the fact that their teacher is using himself and the fact that he is the number one suspect in order to teach his students is fantastic. I love how hardworking Kang Sol A is. They told us from the beginning that she had less natural intelligence than her peers. But she worked so hard and she cared so much and I love that the smartest student went out of his way to help her. And he was so proud every time she figured something out. Anyway if you liked Devil Judge, you would probably like this show as well.

1. Vincenzo - Netflix - This show is definitely not made for everyone but it was made more me. It was the exact right balance of absurd, chaotic humor and dark, gritty violence. The villains of the show think they’re so much smarter than they actually are and sometimes I just want to watch a show where the protagonist is constantly winning. Plus I may or may not be a little in love with Cha Young. If you ever want to talk about this show, I am literally always willing to talk about it nonstop. I can talk your ears off.

Let me tell you, choosing just 10 shows was so hard. I love so many. And across so many different genres. Most of the shows on this list ended up being Korean dramas, cause honestly, those tend to have the most violence and I love a good violent show.

[balgankiwi]

I finally have time to actually watch some dramas but I'm so indecisive so I haven't ended up watching anything.