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A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game. A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game. A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.

Tianyu Zhao
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Bei Weiwei …

Cao Guang …

Qiu Yonghou …

Yu Banshan …

Xiaoyu Yaoyao

Zhan Tianxia

Bei Weiwei's Father

Bei Weiwei's Mother

Xiaoyu Qingqing
(as Zixuan Wang)

Xiaoyu Mianmian
Wang Sicong

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Connections Version of Love O2O (2016)
Soundtracks Don't want to be lonely anymore Written by Shaofeng Huang Arranged by Yu Zeng Performed by Lala Hsu [Theme Song]

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Sep 25, 2019
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August 12, 2016 (China)
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Runtime 1 hour 43 minutes

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Angelababy (Bei Weiwei) Boran Jing (Xiao Nai) Yu Bai (Cao Guang) Qian Wu (Xiao Ling) Songyun Tan (Erxi) Yi Cheng (Si Si) Jiuxiao Li (Qiu Yonghou) Xian Li (Yu Banshan) Zijie Wang (Hao Mei) Mengqin Chen (Xiaoyu Yaoyao)

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A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.

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Review by Trevor Wang Pro

Love o2o 2016 ★★★.

Watched Jul 05 , 2021

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Adapted from a novel of the same name by Gu Man, 微微一笑很傾城 (Love O2O) follows two popular college students falling in love through an online game. When Bei Wei Wei and Xiao Nai meet in an online role-playing game, their chemistry hit it off immediately. Xiao Nai is a campus prince, gaming expert, basketball player, swimmer, and all-around excellent student, while Wei Wei is also a talented gamer, intelligent, and beautiful campus princess. They have no clue that their virtual characters tie the knot, and they have a crush on each other in real life as well.

Directed by Zhao Tianyu, Love O2O offers insights into the reality of the contemporary world where urban people are living in luxurious and materialistic lifestyles that they lack a sense of emotional satisfaction. When love at first sight and true love become scarce encounters, the idea of a traditional classic gentleman and lady becomes the trendy desires of modern young people. Romance and relationship are synonyms of game tactics and role plays. Against this backdrop, the plot of Love O2O is so relevant and compelling, because it not only connects to a new generation, but also creates hope and optimism in the drastically changing society of China.

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Review: Love O2O Movie

I love the drama version of Love O2O and really feel that cringe every time the male and female leads get together.

Recently, Netflix introduces the Movie Version into the library and I’ve decided to watch to see the difference apart from the changed of both leads.

From my understanding, they remake it into a movie version after seeing the drama being so successful. Introducing Angelababy as the female lead will definitely secure some profits in the box office.

The differences – cast

The obvious difference is the change in cast. However, the movie version did retain one character which ends up having two different roles, Cao Guang.

Since the movie is a condensed version to the drama, quite a few characters did not appear in the script and the change of the nature of Cao Guang.

Understand the movie is under 2 hours, but the change in the nature of the characters did disappoint me.

Maybe Yangyang really did well as Xiao Nai, the aura, the character and way he speaks etc, really do connect well with the character. Also, Zheng Shuang visually did match really well with Yangyang as a college student, a small fangirl with her own charm.

On the other hand, the movie cast did not bring me back to college life but they look more like fighting in the corporate world.

The movie production did focus on more “in-game” elements and details. The movie has an actual set and background in the game, whereas the drama mostly builds on CG effects.

If you really don’t have the time, the movie version will be good but do note that the similarities took up for a good 60% (to me).

For the full review of the drama version, you can check it out here .

Rating: 🥔🥔 (2.5)

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Love 020 Review

August 25, 2019 by Drama Addict 10 Comments

I keep telling myself that I should stop watching another romance drama and move on to something else. But recommendations are continuously popping up on my YouTube feeds after watching a few lately and Love 020 (微微一笑很倾城) is one of them. So, I ended up giving this drama a try because it did seem a bit different from the usual at first glance. Did I regret spending my time watching it? Well, you can check out my Love 020 review below if you want more details. But the short answer is no, there are no regrets.

Type: Romance Episodes: 30 Release Date: August 2016 Images Credit: IJQ TV

The Cast Of Love 020

Zheng Shuang as Bei Wei Wei
Yang Yang as Xiao Nai
Rachel Mao Xiao Tong as Zhao Er Xi
Bai Yu as Cao Guang
Mary Ma Chun Rui as Meng Yi Ran
Niu Jun Feng as Yu Ban Shan
Cui Hang as Qiu Yong Hou
Zheng Ye Cheng as Hao Mei
Vin Zhang Bin Bin as KO
Ryan Zhang He as Zhen Shao Xiang

Main Characters

Bei Wei Wei

Wei Wei is a 2nd-year computer science student at Qing University in Beijing. She is considered a beauty in that faculty. She also ended up as the second most beautiful girl on campus in an online student poll when her roommate sent in her photo for voting. However, Wei Wei is actually a very low profile student who shuns the limelight. She is kind, gentle, and smart in her studies.

During her free time, she will play an online computer game called A Chinese Ghost Story under the server that is mainly used by Beijing residents. Her username is Luwei Weiwei and in the game, she is married to someone with the username Zhenshui Wuxiang to complete certain quests.

Xiao Nai is a 4th-year computer science student in the same university as Wei Wei. He is very intelligent, talented in sports, and good-looking. Many girls, including Wei Wei, regard him as a dream boyfriend and he gets a lot of attention wherever he goes. However, Xiao Nai has little interest in the girls that pursue him. He brushes them off and is a guy of few words.

With his intellect, he started a technology company, Zhi Yi, to develop online games for sale. He also actively plays A Chinese Ghost Story and is the top player in the Beijing server.

Er Xi is Wei Wei’s roommate and best friend. She is also a computer science student. She only started playing online games when she was selected to be an intern at the technological company, Zhen Yi. During the internship interview, Er Xi mentioned Wei Wei’s username in A Chinese Ghost Story to convince the interviewers of her interest in online games.

Cao Guang is a foreign studies student. He can be a little direct and he will say what is on his mind. After an initial misunderstanding about Wei Wei, he realizes that she is a kind-hearted person and starts to fall for her. However, his advances were rejected by Wei Wei.

Meng Yi Ran

Yi Ran is a rich girl but shallow. She loves Xiao Nai and tried her best to capture his heart. She became jealous of Wei Wei when Xiao Nai started to pay attention to the latter. Yi Ran also decided to work at Zhen Yi when she found out the Xiao Nai might be collaborating with them for a project. The owner of Zhen Yi is her uncle.

Yu Ban Shan, Qiu Yong Hou & Hao Mei

The 3 of them together with Xiao Nai are good friends. They shared the same dorm room and have a strong sense of brotherhood. All of them are players of A Chinese Ghost Story. They also developed a game together and worked as a team at Xiao Nai’s company after graduation.

KO is a chef at Qing University’s canteen. He also worked at a nearby eatery that is frequented by Xiao Nai and his friends. Beneath his public persona as a chef, he is also a renowned hacker and ended up working for Xiao Nai. KO also has a special relationship with Hao Mei.

Zhen Shao Xiang

Shao Xiang comes from a rich family. He works for his father at Zhen Yi but has never shown great interest in managing the business. He plays A Chinese Ghost Story under the username Zhenshui Wuxiang and is Wei Wei’s virtual husband in the initial stages.

The drama starts with the online game, A Chinese Ghost Story. To complete certain quests, players need to find a partner and get married. After pairing up for 6 months, Shao Xiang decided to divorce Wei Wei in the game and marry another player whom he thought is more beautiful. Due to the chat function and other features, players can send in their photos and communicate with each other and hence, gossips flourished. As Wei Wei has never bothered to post her photo in the game, speculations were rife that she could be ugly or a man playing as a woman.

After the virtual divorce, Xiao Nai spotted Wei Wei playing the game at an internet cafe. That was how he found out the identity of the person behind the Luwei Weiwei username. He admired her skills and decided to offer to be her new virtual husband through an online request. Xiao Nai protected her from the hurtful online gossips and over time, they built up a special relationship as they play the game together.

After getting involved in an accident one night, Xiao Nai missed their appointed game date to complete a quest. Naturally, Wei Wei felt very disappointed as Xiao Nai seemed to have left without a word. After recovering, Xiao Nai decided that it is time for them to meet up in person. Until then, Wei Wei was still clueless as to who her virtual husband is all this while. Finding out that he is Xiao Nai was indeed a sweet surprise. But will their relationship be smooth-sailing with other interested people (Yi Ran and Cao Guang) lurking in the background?

Love 020 Ending (Spoilers Alert!)

Love 020 has a happy ending. It has to be given its light-hearted feel to the whole drama. Xiao Nai and Wei Wei end up getting married when she graduated after more than 2 years of dating. Nothing could break Xiao Nai’s trust in Wei Wei even after being shown a video of Cao Guang’s drunken rant about being cheated by her. Yi Ran’s friend recorded the video when she happened to see Cao Guang ranting to his friend. Yi Ran then showed the video to Xiao Nai with the hope that he will break up with Wei Wei. However, the plan didn’t work and Xiao Nai even hacked into Yi Ran’s friend’s phone to delete the video.

Er Xi & Cao Guang

Er Xi and Cao Guang ended up as a couple. Initially, Cao Guang was interested in Wei Wei and knowing that she plays A Chinese Ghost Story, he got a friend to find out her username. However, the friend gave him the wrong information. The username he got belongs to Er Xi. So, all the while he was playing and chatting with Er Xi but mistakenly thought it was Wei Wei. With all the flirting that was going on while they were online, Cao Guang felt cheated when Wei Wei and Xiao Nai became a couple.

Hence, he got into a drunken rant and was filmed by Yi Ran’s friend. In the meantime, Er Xi started to fall for her game partner, not knowing that it was Cao Guang. When she found out, she was devastated. Cao Guang also started to feel guilty when he realized his mistake after a conversation with Wei Wei. He kept apologizing to Er Xi and they ended up together towards the end of the drama.

Yi Ran & Shao Xiang

Yi Ran decided to go overseas to further her studies. She finally realized that the people around her were never sincere with their advice when it comes to Xiao Nai and she had made a mistake in her effort to pursue him.

As for Shao Xiang, he regretted breaking up with Wei Wei in the game when he found out who she actually is. Of course, Wei Wei couldn’t be bothered about him. But it did spur Shao Xiang to be more serious in game design and development to compete with Xiao Nai for a project. He lost to Xiao Nai in the end and he also found out his father’s unethical moves in the bid for the project. So, he left the family’s company to venture out on his own.

Love 020 Review – Should You Watch?

Compared to Here To Heart , Love 020 has a totally different feel. There is no angst or roller-coaster of emotions watching it from start to finish. It is a feel-good drama that is easy to digest. So, if you like stories with more ups and downs, then this is not for you. But if you like smooth-sailing love stories that are sweet and innocent, Love 020 won’t disappoint.

The drama has a young vibe with online games being the backdrop to the love story. I was curious about how the producers would incorporate the game-playing into each episode. I think they did it reasonably well by having the actors and actresses take on their online game characters during game-playing scenes. So, there will be a switch between the real and game world at times to show the interactions between the characters and the actual people behind them. The conversations in the chatbox during online play are thus acted out to give viewers a more substantive feel to Wei Wei and Xiao Nai’s developing relationship. It might get a little boring at times but I think they didn’t overdo it either to make the whole drama feels dragged out. In any case, you can skip those scenes and still wouldn’t lose the plot along the way.

The chemistry between Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang also helps to make the drama pleasurable to watch. They look good together and complement each other very well. Compared to other romance dramas that tend to have the usual “I love you” expressions, there is none in Love 020. Instead, the love between Wei Wei and Xiao Nai is expressed through actions and viewers can feel it through the screen. I think it is a refreshing change because “I love you” scenes can become overused.

Final Verdict

For a final verdict of this Love 020 review, I would say it is worth giving it a try. It is not as immature as Put My Head On My Shoulder which is another campus romance drama despite the same shyness being seen in the female lead character. In Love 020, the shyness and awkwardness are handled in a more matured manner which takes away the annoyance to me. Perhaps the only unrealistic aspect of this drama is that Xiao Nai and his relationship with Wei Wei is too perfect to be true!

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Reader Interactions

May 22, 2020 at 10:21 pm

My first Chinese drama series after watching a lot of Japanese and Korean series. I prefered the movie of this story. As you say, their romance is unrealistically perfect. What really put me off is that every time he kissed her, he backed her against a wall and proceeded to practically eat her face off. It had nothing of either romance or eroticism about it.

September 19, 2020 at 10:09 am

Totally agree.

June 10, 2020 at 7:01 am

My first chinese and asian drama that I watched. I know it’s not a good drama because it’s all to perfect and unrealistic, it’s a bit awkward and everything, but I still love it and rewatch it every now and then. I especially love the friendships and funny moments, how it shows their life at uni and then later at work. I love seeing that and imagining that life – but I know the drama really isn’t that good. I like watching it because it’s easy, fun and not full of angst like some others. I like the aesthetic of it, because they have beautiful dorms and style etc.

I’d recommend it if you want something fun and easy to watch, but not if you can’t stand dramas that are too unrealistic.

September 5, 2020 at 11:44 am

Love o2o is the best but not more then put your heard on my shoulder.But still I like love o2o more than put your heard on my shoulder

October 17, 2020 at 1:32 am

I love this drama though My favorite is The Sweet Girl

November 13, 2020 at 11:53 pm

I couldn’t get through this one and lost interest fairly early. Maybe it didn’t appeal to me because I’m not a gamer.

May 28, 2021 at 9:17 am

Which other soft sailing dramas do you suggest…? Like it can Be Korean Japanese or Chinese but needs to have english Subtitles…. Preferably on Youtube, WeTV or Viki

May 30, 2021 at 4:16 am

Other Chinese romance dramas that I have watched recently with no breakups are You Are My Hero , Sunshine Of My Life , and Love Scenery .

January 20, 2022 at 11:06 pm

The only thing I didn’t care for in O2O is that Wei Wei is in the computer science program but turns out to be relatively useless at Xiao Nai’s company. The seem to compliment each other well in the game but she comes off as a side character within the company. I think I would have enjoyed it even more if Wei Wei had somehow contributed more than distributing the food orders and falling asleep while waiting for Xiao Nai to finish being the programming hero.

September 18, 2023 at 11:39 pm

I think love 020 is a very sweet movie and the main characters are great.

The Fangirl Verdict

Completely biased reviews and fangirling.

Flash Review: Love O2O [China]

Thanks to the cracktastic Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms , I realize that I no longer have CGI-aversion issues when it comes to dramas, woot!

The unexpected result – unexpected to me, at least – is that I suddenly found that I have a whole new world of dramas to explore. As a drama fan who’s been feeling a little on the jaded side of late, this is good, good news indeed.

Lots of my drama friends loved this show when it first aired last year, but I’d missed that train because of this show’s CGI-heavy gaming scenes. I’d poked at this tentatively, but fled hastily at the CGI.

Not this time, my friends. This time, I found myself actually rather enjoying the fantasy gaming scenes.

I know. What have you done to me, Peach Blossoms?

Right away, like, in just the first 2 episodes, I found that this show felt refreshing in a nice number of ways. Here’s the quick run-down.

1. A pretty awesome female lead

I felt like our female lead was pretty darn awesome. Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) came across as independent, strong, smart, unafraid to speak up for herself and solve her own problems. Plus, as a bonus, she’s nice and pretty too.

Watching her, I felt like we need more girls like her, in dramaland and in real life.

[MINOR SPOILERS]

She doesn’t need a guy to solve her computer problems; she simply buys the parts and fixes her own laptop. I also love that she’s not easily cowed, nor easily discouraged. Cao Guang (Bai Yu) smearing her reputation doesn’t even give her pause.

She does what she can to set the record straight, but doesn’t let it get to her when he’s a jerk and refuses to believe her. Instead, she cheerily goes about living her life, and I LOVE that.

[END SPOILERS]

2. A fun set-up

I liked the set-up, where our OTP knows each other in 2 different contexts. This makes for an interesting, almost “You’ve Got Mail” sort of set-up, which I feel inexplicably drawn to.

As a bonus, the rhythm of the narrative also feels different than the usual kdrama rom-com journey, which I find to be a welcome change.

This drama hums at its own pace, and because the usual kdrama rom-com milestones don’t apply, this show feels fresher and less contrived, to me.

3. A handsome male lead

Yes, this is shallow, but I liked that Yang Yang is so very good-looking as our male lead. I found his look rather unusual, and thought it fit really well into the fantasy gaming world as well.

4. The online connection

I don’t game, but I hang around online enough to identify with what it feels like to have an online identity, online friends, & online rapport, and how that is separate from – but can bleed into – your real life.

I liked that this was one of Show’s main themes, and found it easy to engage with.

It’s important to keep in mind that this show has its flaws, some of which are easier to overlook than others. To help you get the most out of your watch experience, here’s a bunch of stuff to keep in mind.

1. The acting.. is mostly not great.

Once I got past the initial episodes, I came to the reluctant conclusion that both leads aren’t so great at the acting. I actually cringed at some of their scenes; sometimes, he looked like he was modeling instead of acting; sometimes, I found the breathy-cutesy rather awkward on her.

[MINOR SPOILER]

On a slight tangent, Wei Wei being so in awe of Xiao Nai all the time took some getting used to, because I had her in my mind as a pretty cool chick who could hold her own in almost any circumstance.

Once she started interacting with / dating Xiao Nai, though, the fact that she was consistently flummoxed by him kind of niggled at me. But I guess that’s easy to say when I’m not all giddy in love for the first time.

[END SPOILER]

On another note, I just wanted to say that somewhere past the initial episodes, I suddenly became distracted by just how skinny Zheng Shuang is. To my eyes, her legs literally looked like they were too thin for her body.

Once I saw that, I couldn’t un see it, unfortunately, and that little detail continued to distract me through the rest of my watch. 😛

2. The humor might not work for you all the time

In general, the humor in this show worked better for me than most of the broad comedy that is commonly employed in kdramas. I found myself quite nicely amused a fair amount of the time.

Having said that, though, there were times where I felt like the humor was losing me, a little bit. In particular, the scenes featuring Xiao Nai’s three roomies, with their comic relief sort of vibe, wasn’t super amusing to me. Sometimes, it even felt rather stilted to me, and that was a bit of a downer.

3. There’s a lot of in-game time

There is a generous amount of time spent in-game, and at times, it felt a little pointless to me. Characters would spend time chatting with each other, and sometimes, all we get to see is them doing a lot of typing.

Not super exciting stuff.

Which is why after a while, all the in-game interaction started to wear thin on me. I felt like there was too much of that, and not quite enough of real-life interaction among our characters to balance it out.

In Show’s defense, it is true that a lot of the in-game interaction eventually forms a context and foundation for the character interactions in the real world.

4. Sometimes, it’s like PPL city

OMG, I don’t know if I’ve seen another drama with as much PPL as this one, you guys. SO much of one particular brand of orange juice (every. single. meal.), and so much Yakult, and so much Oppo too.

In addition, some of the PPL is super obvious, with actual lines dedicated to plugging the products’ virtues.

Like the scene in Xiao Nai’s car, where one of the roomies even names the special technology that makes the car so stable. I found it quite distracting and just a bit much, overall.

5. Sometimes the romance is laced with creepy [MINOR SPOILERS]

I do like that Xiao Nai, for all of his detached coolness, is so into Wei Wei. But, it does feel borderline creepy, that he basically stalks her into becoming his girlfriend.

I mean, he can’t see her online, and so he hacks into her computer to see what she’s doing? And this is portrayed as romantic? Uh. I hafta say, I found that a little bit disturbing.

STUFF I ENJOYED

Despite the stuff that wasn’t so great, I marathoned this one real quick, to the exclusion of pretty much everything else – and you guys know I’m generally not given to intensive marathons.

Here’s the stuff that kept me going, and that made this show a fun little watch, in spite of its shortcomings.

1. Cheeky Xiao Nai

In the earlier stretch of the show, I found Xiao Nai rather inscrutable, thanks in part to the writing, and thanks in part to Yang Yang’s rather stiff delivery. But, he still had my attention because he’s really quite lovely to look at, heh.

The good news for me was, as the OTP relationship grew, Xiao Nai got to show more and more of his cheeky side, and that upped his appeal in a Big Way.

There’s a particular scene in episode 27 where he tosses a cheeky eyebrow wiggle at Wei Wei, then follows it with the sauciest grin, evar. OMG, that was the total highlight of the episode for me, seriously. Squee! <3

Here’s one more shot of Cheeky Xiao Nai, just because. 😉

2. All of the kisses

Unlike most other dramas I’ve seen, this one’s not at all stingy with the skinship and kisses.

There are kisses sprinkled throughout Show’s mid-to-late episodes, and, Yang Yang demonstrates very clearly that he’s very capable in delivering the kisses with.. feelingg. <3 All in all, a very happy combination indeed. Ahem.

The only downside is, Wei Wei mostly looks like she’s just enduring the kisses, and that really sucks a lot of the fun out of the kisses. It would’ve been so much better, if she would’ve kissed Xiao Nai right back, like the awesome, strong, capable female lead I’d first pegged her to be.

Still, despite Zheng Shuang not being much help in this department, Yang Yang single-handedly made the kiss scenes quite spine-tingly and squee-worthy, and therefore another highlight of my watch.

3. All of the trust

Another thing that I found very refreshing indeed, is the extreme levels of trust among many of our main characters.

Yes, there are times when that trust is put to the test, but more often than not, instead of taking a side-step into a Big Misunderstanding that drags on for episode upon episode, Show puts the unshakable quality of our key relationships on display instead. I liked that a whole lot.

4. Stuff stays simple

Thanks to the solid amount of trust between our characters, in general, I found that conflicts and tensions got solved relatively quickly in this drama world. No angst lasted for very long, and trust and loyalty would ultimately triumph.

On a related note, no baddies were really all bad either. Pretty much every antagonist felt understandable, and therefore human. Some of them even got a bit of a redemption arc by the end.

This angst-lite, feel-good vibe reminds me somewhat of Something About 1% , and also, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo . If you enjoyed either of those dramas, you might like this one too.

THOUGHTS ON THE ENDING [SPOILERS]

Unsurprisingly, all’s well that ends well.

The 2-year time-skip allows Wei Wei and her friends to graduate, gives Xiao Nai and his company time to flourish, and sets the stage for wedding-related stuff to percolate and come to a head. All fan-servicey fluffy good things, in my opinion.

It’s not groundbreaking stuff in any way, which is in perfect keeping with the rest of the show. And while I usually tend to roll my eyes a little bit at time skips, I couldn’t at all complain about seeing Xiao Nai working to win Wei Wei’s hand in marriage, from her misinformed, grumpy dad.

Plus, the finale is also peppered with more of those capably-delivered kisses – and I’m absolutely not complaining about that. <3

THE FINAL VERDICT:

Insistently sweet, simple, and light on angst. A nice little cotton-candy marathon.

FINAL GRADE: B+

WHERE TO WATCH:

You can check out this show on Viki here .

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I liked the LOVE 020 in the start, but after Ive watched wewei and master one got married, they had to join the final tournament but unfortunately her husband didn’t show up. I was turned off because the girl, wewei, kept waiting and the guy didnt leave any message to her. How bossy! The one who did message was his teammate instead of her husband.

Point is,, whatever bad happened on that part, you had to leave a message to ur wife. Ur taking advantage the love of wewei. I saw before the blackout, he was just sitting and reading something while his teammate was chatting to wewei instead of her husband.

I was turned off with the writer of the movie. Thats my opinion. And i discontinue watching it you have to respect a girl, you dont take advantage even u r on the top.

And the act of the guy leaves me an expression of “EVEN YOU LEAVE ME, I HAVE SO MANY RESERVATIONS” …thats not right

Wewei is a good girl..she loves him since freshman. He is not deserving. Thank you.

On the Cdrama psychopathy index scores only 2/10 for low grade stalker behavior. Not bad. Way better then Well Intended Love (10/10, perfect score!) or Begin Again (which could have been so charming, and was enjoyable in many respects, but FL this time earns 5/10 for the worst noble idiocy ever).

The main emotional focus of this was on portraying a kind of ideal male partner for (I assume) a female audience. This is where CDramas fall down again and again from my point of view. He is – of course – model handsome, and the smartest guy in school, and successful and rich and perfect in every way. And I get that it is supposed to be a fantasy, but there’s something just plain inhuman about him, right? As if it were a cardboard cut out of a man rather than the real thing. Some of the writing on this is just poor – they keep telling us again and again how wonderful the leads are rather than showing us. But there is also something important missing in terms of showing an actual relationship between actual people who like each other for specific individual reasons. It’s as if FL just checked the CV of every guy on campus, conducted some polling on who everyone else thinks is hot, then picked the best one and decided to fall in love with him because he looks good on paper. I can only think that the intended audience enjoys this – but I just don’t get it. How about writing some real people who meet each other, make some kind of specific connection, shared experiences, realizing that they fit really well… never mind.

While I’m perfectly happy to leave the melo out of my romcoms, I was a bit confused by the evil characters here. The script seemed to be building up to them doing some serious harm to the OTP, but then you realize this is just dragging on forever and there isn’t time. Then, they just never got their evil on and go away. Pointless. Even though I kind hate watching these sorts of characters sabotage to OTP from the half way mark to almost the end – if they do nothing, why have them?

I liked the idea of having a parallel story in the real world and the fantasy game, but feel like the writers didn’t quite know what to do with this. The fantasy game just lead into the early relationship then fizzled out. Could have been much better.

Still, I liked the movie more than the drama 1. Bei Wei Wei – Angelababy was more natural to me and she really bought me. I really really love her as Bei Wei Wei!. Even though I had an idea of the main character as such, because I read the manga and watched the drama before the movie. In the drama, I was disturbed by constantly emphasizing how beautiful Bei Wei Wei is, as well as the fact that in the end she was only an accessory for her prince. 2. Relationships: between girls it was much better in the movie, in drama definitely between boys. And in the drama there was more time for KO. But it’s probably related to the airtime difference. 3. OTP after all the film, I honestly felt more ties and fascination between the characters, and the elevator scene only added a dot over i 🙂 4. I cannot choose between Jing Boran and Yang Yang. I really like both of them, although … Jing Boran … I finds him somehow more attractive hmm and his voice om nom nom 🙂 Finally, if you have 1.5 hours of time, I recommend the movie. If you liked the drama, I think you will enjoy the movie too.

Dear fangirl, having begun a rather crazy addiction to kdrama, I finally watched this C drama after much hesitation. Your reviews as always are so much compatible with how I feel about most dramas, thank you so much for the time you take for this. I truly loved Love 020. Especially liked how mature the male lead was. His character was so responsible a d mature from the very beginning and the four boys together show such a lovely camaraderie! What other dramas show a mature and responsible male lead ? Would love to hear your opinion.

PS. Though I agree the male lead got very bossy and at the end he was too commanding. I felt Wei wei did not just succumb to it.

uggh. I have so many expectations for this show.. friends have been recommending this to me.. but I was disappointed.

I actually survived the first half of the series with so much in-game interactions going on.. because I was so curious on how they would interact once they got to know each other in real life..

but I was disappointed with the turn-out, as I could really not feel the chemistry between the two. In the beginning I was fine with it.. I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that maybe because its the beginning of their real life interactions, they would be awkward.. so I stick around for a bit more. But then in the episode where Xiao Nai suddenly kissed Weiwei in his office.. I just couldn’t feel the sparks..I’ve given them the benefit of the doubt again and thought maybe because it was their first kiss Weiwei would be reluctant to kiss back.. but I grew impatient, so I actually skimmed to the last episode just wondering how the chemistry between them would grow over the time of their relationship.. but then the chemistry was still so dry.. and I find their interactions kinda forced.. and also ya girl was still so reluctant to kiss back.. urgh..

I thought that Weiwei was just awkward because probably her character is that she’s sort of socially awkward to new people that is why she resorts to online gaming and interacts with people through it.. or so I thought… the actress was indeed awkward to watch.. I find her acting stiff.. and dry.

props to YangYang tho.. that guy knows how to kiss <3 haha I don't know why she wouldn't kiss back.. girl, it's an opportunity of a lifetime, why wouldn't you kiss back… *sighs*

unfortunately, even though I have been drawn to YangYang's charms.. I can't bear to watch another episode..

Aw, I feel your pain, daughti.. I found the way Weiwei was portrayed very awkward as well. I stayed mostly for Yang Yang, I have to admit! 😅 Boy isn’t a super strong actor, but like you said, he does know how to kiss! 😆😍 No need to push yourself to keep watching if you’re not enjoying it, I say.. there are definitely other better dramas out there, waiting for you to discover 😉

Ah, did you check out Put Your Head On My Shoulder? I thought it was cute and pleasant, and I definitely liked it more than the average C-drama I’ve sampled. 🙂

awwwee. thank you for the recommendation <3

I have seen Put Your Head on my Shoulder.. their acting skills were not really spot-on and the kissing scenes were no better.. but it was bearable and less cringey. The show successfuly did make me feel fuzzy inside.. and it was an easy breezy watch. I manage to binge-watch it in just two days (goodbye sleep and social life) 😂😂

Even though Love 020 was a failed attempt (amongst other failed Chinese drama conquests), I have not given up my hunt just yet.

Also, I have not given up on Yang Yang 😂😂.. I may have fallen hard for this guy. 😂😂 I just hope he has better projects coming up.. or be paired up with people he certainly has chemistry with, although, he has an upcoming drama with Zheng Shuang.. again. *sighs* I hope girl would up her game this time..

I switch back and forth through Kdramas and Cdramas just to widen my drama palette.. and also refresh my lenses as both has different feel and flavor..

anyways, thank you for reviews. i'll look up on your other recommended shows on other blogposts as well. <3

P.S. may I ask if you've seen Le Coup de Foudre? I thought maybe you didn't coz you don't have a blog entry for it.. but I would recommend it if you are in the mood for slice-of-life feels..

the premise maybe similar to most youth dramas.. but it has a different charm to it..

Ah, glad you managed to enjoy Put Your Head On My Shoulder reasonably well, even though it wasn’t as cracky as ALSB. As for Yang Yang, I’ve heard good things about The King’s Avatar, where he’s the main actor. There’s no romance in it, but it’s reportedly a good watch, for the e-sports and the team dynamics. I’ve got it on my list, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Might be worth looking at, since you’re sweet on Yang Yang? 😉

As for Le Coup de Foudre, I’ve watched about half of it, but have stalled. There’s something about the show that doesn’t quite work for me, but I haven’t given up on it just yet. I’ll go back to it soonish, and give it another try. Hopefully I will like it better this time around, since so many people enjoy the show! 😅

Yeah I’ve heard about the King’s Avatar, since some of my friends are into the comics too. But as soon as I’ve heard that it has no romance in it, I’m like naaah. But now that I knew Yang Yang stars in it.. maybe I’ll give this a try. Let’s see how far my love for Yang Yang will take me. 😂

Hope you don’t give up on Le Coup de Foudre. I guess with slow-burn romances and slice-of-life, it really depends on your mood. I guess for me that’s the case. Like for example, Be Melo, I kinda dropped it half way, not that it was bad, I was just not feeling it at the time. But other shows with similar feels, like Age of Youth, I finished the two seasons consecutively, with ease. But no pressure, if you don’t feel like watching it, you don’t need too just because many of us loved it. 😂 Soo many dramas, soo little time, I guess we will just have to watch what we feel like watching at the moment.

PS. Do you have any recommendations for dramas with similar feels to Suspicious Partner or Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, where the OTP bickers incessantly and has great chemistry? Maybe I’m done with this “perfect guy meets awkward girl” feels and want a little bit of crazy fighting 😂.

That’s true.. we should really just watch what works for us at any given point in time, regardless of everyone else’s opinions and experiences! 🙂 In terms of bickering romance, have you tried Let’s Eat 2 and Fight My Way? Go Back Couple is another one that I really liked a lot, and they do fight quite a lot, in the beginning. I hope at least one these works for you! 🙂

Hi Fangirl. I watched this one till episode 17. I swear I wanted to finish this one… Yeah but the acting and the chemistry between the two leads did not work for me since the beginning. I totally agree that Yang Yang’s character did questionable things to make Wei Wei his gf…. Like hacking her computer! Dude what was that? Just because you are good looking and the main lead everything done by you can be taken as romantic and a product of your genius brain! I got through the initial episodes thinking that these two main leads are shy and there is this transition between online and real world which will take place… But just nothing was working for me. I didn’t like Yang Yang’s acting TBH, he is just a porcelain statue yeah just capable to delivering good kisses here and there… Last but not the least… Sorry if its body shaming but once I saw Wei Wei’s legs, I couldn’t unsee them for rest of the show. What beauty standards are these? Sorry had to drop this one!

No need to be sorry, Bharati! We all have different tolerances for different dramas. I do think if I’d been in a different sort of mood, that I might not have been able to swallow the male lead’s stalkery behavior. Also, this was earlier in my foray into Chinese dramas, so I was more accepting of various tropes (like stalkery behavior being served up as romantic) that I probably wouldn’t, now. And yes, Wei Wei’s legs were just so thin! I was quite distracted as well. But I enjoyed Show well enough to finish it, so there’s that. 😆

I watched the series just last night and most of the comments/reviews i would have to agree. It was a very light story and I like it that way. And I noticed that as well – can’t see an episode without that juice brand and yakult.

I thought it was only me who noticed it — I am also drawn to Wei wei’s legs everytime she’s on those tennis skirt of some sort. Wtf! My arms are as big as those legs or even bigger. And it cringed me a lot when she can’t even position her lips seductively. I can just only imagine if it could have been me. And yes Yang yang’s smiles! One of the cutest (Number 1 is shawn dou xiao) He also has the same aura with Xing Zhao Lin.

Lol. Thanks for joining me in the Wei Wei Is Too Skinny camp, Glenda! 😆 I found it extremely distracting, and since they say the camera adds 5 pounds, I can only imagine how thin she is in real life. 😱

Also, I must agree that Shawn Dou is very lovely indeed. 😉

Loved it, but the sexism got me in the end:

I’ve now watched a number of these Asian series about couples who fall in love in college. Each one is totally compelling, despite all being almost the same story — cute girl falls for aloof man who spurns the attention of almost every screaming, drooling woman on campus. At least this one didn’t hurt her over and over, as some of these other series portray. He truly loves her.

So yes, I binge-watched this and enjoyed the pretty faces and twists and turns. Everything about it was excellent, the adorable actors, the graphics, the timing, the way the story line was tied up. But… I want to add something else, the cultural context. For a modern American woman, the prudishness, having to remain virgin until marriage, have the parents’ approval, the absolute reliance on public and family opinion, and taking an endless amount of time to get to the first kiss, is awkward to watch.

In this series, the sexism was particularly uncomfortable. You have this brilliant young woman, clearly one of the smartest in all of her classes, with mastery in computer gaming, and she proves her intelligence, diligence, ingenuity, and competence, over and over. Yet in the end, she is taking orders from her fiancé (he doesn’t say please); he becomes more and more controlling, despite being adorable about it. He assumes their relationship and marriage and parenthood without asking what she wants. There is no sign whatsoever that she has any sexual interest or passion; she never kisses him back when he kisses her so beautifully. She lies there like a corpse or just gives little shy smiles, and he is the only one who has to control himself. And why? In the end, it seems like he decides to make love to her before their marriage anyway, after he has dressed her in her traditional marriage garb. Yet, despite becoming less shy and more confident in their relationship and able to be quite funny about it, she is unchanged by this experience. He is the one who has to hold back his passion; not her. When she asks whether she (who has been an intern in his all-male company) will now get paid to work for him after her graduation, he says no. She doesn’t have to get paid since she has him. She will not earn her own money; she will be the “head of the household,” and she will have two children. In the beginning of the series she is a great warrioress in the computer game that takes a central role, but at the end, when she finally duels the others again, for some strange reason, she takes his role, one that she is not familiar with, instead of her own, so she has to be coached by him. This gradual loss of decision-making power for the woman, and her happy compliance, since she is so in love, took away from the obvious pleasure of the series. Another note about this is that business is all run by men, the big decisions are all made by men. (I did see this when I was in Japan; large teams of men with maybe one or two women at business lunches.) There is also the terrible embarrassment the guys feels about not appearing masculine enough and in charge enough. Even in the relationship that seems the most moving toward homosexuality, it is never mentioned and Mr. Girly, is mortified by his nickname. Maybe this is where Chinese culture is at currently; most of the cultural mores I surmise about it is from these series, which I understand are geared to teenagers, but if so, gender equality has a long way to go.

Hi there Elaine, you make a lot of great points! I have to confess, when I first started watching dramas (Korean, then with the addition of Japanese and then Chinese), I was much more able to look past all of the behaviors and plot points that you’ve listed as problematic. I was too swept up in the romance of the story to notice or care too much, if I’m being honest. That, and the fact that I am Chinese, and therefore was exposed to a lot of this type of thinking growing up, even though I live outside of China. Having watched dramas for 11 years now, and with gender equality becoming more and more top-of-mind in mainstream reporting and media, I do notice that these things irk me a lot more now than they did before. For example, I loved kdrama Secret Garden when it aired in 2012, but now can’t bear to watch it because I find the male lead too much of a chauvinist jerk.

Long story short, the dramas still have quite a way to go, in terms of portraying relationships that are more balanced and equal. And yet, I still watch them – though I cull a lot more of ’em now, and would drop a drama on account of offensive behavior by a male (or female) lead. 😉

I agree with all of this. One of the most ridiculous parts was that she was the top computer student in her class and during her internship when they are running against the clock to get the demo ready, she is solving food and blanket issues? Ugh! Why wasn’t she debugging, testing, or doing something that showed her abilities. I originally thought he fell for her because of her computing brains – as in he had met his match kind of thing- but slowly realized he didn’t see her as an equal brain at all. Ditto the points made about dead fish kisses and passion being something only he felt and therefore had to exercise self control, as opposed to both of them having to restrain themselves from acting on their mutual desires – as it should be!

I agree with every point you made, first of all, I liked female lead (despite actress acting) she is pretty and most importantly a nice person (unlike the girls we see in real life) and I really liked the game setting but disliked the overused low-quality CGI and like you said I found main lead stalking bit creepy reminded me of Bollywood and I liked female leads best friend why people call her ugly she is cute really I love your reviews thank you

Thanks for enjoying the review, Rajesh! 🙂 Also, hi5 that we feel similarly about this show! 🙂 That stalking bit really wasn’t very romantic, was it? 😝

XDDDD I laugh so hard reading you review for this part: “I suddenly became distracted by just how skinny Zheng Shuang is….. and that little detail continued to distract me through the rest of my watch”. That also happend to me 😛 I did enjoy all the game time, because I used to play with my husband, and that gave me the feels. I was also kinda upset with Wei Wei in all the kissing escenes… but I read that in the novel we can understand why she is like that. (dont know if is true 😛 )

THANK YOU. I thought no one else noticed how crazy skinny Zheng Shuang was! I was sooo distracted every time I caught sight of her skinny arms and legs.. she looked like she was in danger of breaking in half, I think! 😝

If there’s a good reason for Wei Wei to be like that in the kiss scenes, they should’ve included it in the drama! I mean, now all the drama fans just think that Zheng Shuang REALLY didn’t want to kiss Yang Yang! 🤣

Hello, I this is my first comment in your blog after sometimes visiting your blog so first let me say that I love the way you put your review. This drama is special because this is my first cdrama in after almost 10 years staying away from it since just like you, I can’t stand their overused CGI and over lavish costume in their period drama while in their modern drama the stupid misunderstanding and stupid heroine were so overbearing. Not to mention the number of episodes, one of the reason why I’m more to jdrama than kdrama. I just marathoned it few days ago because I’m curious on why my best friend love it so much (even watch the movie version and read the novel to understand) plus I just need something “light” to watch. With that said, the first eps sold me because of Wei Wei. She is something! I like her! As someone engineering background, sometimes it’s frustated me when some fellow classmate look so helpless and have to get a man to fix something that can be easily solve with a mere screwdriver. And as a former gamer (though I’m not into online game as I prefer a game that has an ending), the gaming part is the one that I enjoy the most. I like that the CGI look like CGI as it is in the game world.

I finished 30 eps in around 12 hours.

But it doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy it. I just think that it will be good as a 16 eps drama. I watch 1st eps fully, started to skip the opening and ending song on 2nd eps and the skip button went crazy after that. I love the gaming part so I never skip whenever they are on it and unlike you and I like Xiao Nai’s roommates so never skip their scene as well. But not with Wei Wei’s roommates. It also has too much fanservice and many unnecessary scene with no substance for the plot. I mean, what the needs of full flashback for something that just happen few minutes ago while it can be done with just a voice over for the important sentences? Do those slow motion really necessary? And man, I though that kdrama is already crazy enough with their Subway and Samsung, but this drama bring PPL galore to the new level! I like that nobody is not completely bad and I also like Wei Wei-Xiao Nai relationship in term that it has no stupid misunderstanding and noble idiocy, but I’m rather disappointed with Wei Wei’s development; from a strong-independent heroine, she then turn into flower girl. Okay, may be because Xiao Nai is so perfect so she’s thrown to his shadow (they show how she stand up for herself during meet up, the Zhen boy and later Cao Gua). But I don’t understand why Xiao Nai become so attached to her. The good part of the movie version is that it’s clear that Xiao Nai needs Wei Wei and Wei Wei is still Wei Wei after they’re in relationship, but as the drama Xiao Nai is so godly perfect, I can’t see why Wei Wei is significant for him. A trophy? Since he’s so perfect so he needs a girl who can match his status (looks, brain)? I will not comment on novel version this is the first time I find a drama adaptation that has better plot than the original source. Somehow, if they stick to the story, this will be a good 16 eps kdrama. Again, stick to the story, don’t turn second leads to crazy one and add unnecessary angst as the conflicts are good enough as it is. All in all, despite my best friend’s love for Xiao Nai (and Yang Yang offcourse), if she really meet someone like him in real life, no matter how good looking he is, I will ask her to run away from him since he’s a creepy-possessive-stalker who can lead to unhealthty relationship and might harm her in the long run. I’m sorry if this turn into a long ranting comment.

Hi there yukari! Thanks for sharing your perspectives as a girl from an engineering background (woot!) who also happens to enjoy gaming (double woot!) – I can totally see why various elements of this drama world would appeal to you specifically 😀

I completely agree with you that Wei Wei’s character development took a nosedive after her relationship with Xiao Nai was established. She wasn’t even half as awesome or kickass as she had first appeared to be, I thought. Also, I agree that this one could have benefited from having fewer episodes. ALSO – YES, Xiao Nai in real life would totally feel like an obsessive stalker! I actually found that pretty disturbing, that his stalking-hacking behavior was passed off as romantic. No thank you, I’ll pass – even if he is a cutie! 😆

I didn’t quite get the ending. So we’re they actually legally married when they were going to make Love or not because she didn’t even know how to wear the dress? And he said he couldn’t wait any longer? I mean she had the wedding certificate but if they weren’t married yet couldn’t he had waited until they were. I’m not sure if it was the translation that was said wrong or what.

I’m sorry to say that it’s been a while since I watched the show, so those details are rather hazy to me. If memory serves, the wedding dress scene occurs before they were officially married.

Hi kfangurl, I absolutely love and appreciate your blog and recommendations. You have become my go-to for what to watch, as i find myself almost always agreeing with your take and perception on things. Just wanted to say thanks for all you do here!

Aw thanks, Rhoro, for the lovely encouragement! 🙂 I’m glad you enjoy the blog! I haven’t posted in a while, but I hope to get back into the writing zone soonish. Your comment definitely gives me a nice boost of motivation! <3

I really liked this post! I will say that the second half of the drama was definitely more intriguing for me than the first half. Yang Yang was the main reason I kept watching the show. 🙂

Glad you enjoyed the post, zebrapg 🙂 I second your main reason for watching the show – Yang Yang’s handsome face was a big highlight for me too! 😉

I finished it in 2 days!!! The funny thing is that I absolutely had the same opinion as you! I actually wanted to back out watching it just because of the animation from the first few episodes. I wasn’t a fan of that due to bad editing in the past dramas I’ve watched. But I pushed through it and finished the whole drama due to binge watching. I actually agree with your opinions especially the one about the main actress being too skinny and being made aware of it all throughout the drama after realization. Though it would be too much of it too say that I hated it since we don’t really know the personal life of the actress. I’ve thought about it over and over and the plot of this drama is actually pretty flat. There wasn’t any real tension in it nor was there any main buildup that I’m used to from watching Korean dramas this whole time — it portrays life as it is I guess but it was quite of boring. I agree with you in saying that the actors weren’t really that good and I honestly think that I just got sucked in because of Yang Yang ( It was my first time seeing him and omg he is crazily handsome!!!!!!!!!!). I do agree that Wei Wei was actually really gorgeous though. But without Yang Yang, I would’ve not finished this at all sadly. It is true though that he was too stiff as an actor for my type but I guess I saw past that and only to his face (I know I suck as a person for only seeing his looks but he was just so freaking sweet to my eyes!) I don’t know if it was the acting or the plot or something but in the latter part of the drama I kind of wished they would break up just to give that sense of reality, I guess. Don’t get me wrong though I wished for a breakup followed by a make up scenario because who wouldn’t love them? It would give some spice to their romance, if that actually makes sense. Their overall romance was actually too perfect for my taste. I loved their cheesy-ness but for the latter part of the episodes I found myself actually cringing when they were too sweet. :((

This was actually my first Chinese drama and though the plot was kind of just *okay*, It’s because of this drama that I have opened up myself to the whole reality of Asian dramas being awesome (lol!). I only have watched Korean dramas this whole time. Who knew other asian dramas could be good too? I would even consider watching the dramas with CGI through its entirety just because of this. It was truly an eye-opener.

P.S. To whoever the writer of this review is, I think we have the same taste in watching dramas. This is actually the first review I have read from you and because of both your opinions and mine match I would love to read your other reviews as well! Will surely bookmark your page and visit time and time again. 🙂

Hey there bingewatchergirl, great to meet you! It does look like we have similar tastes in dramas! If you’d like to check out other Chinese dramas, you could consider the fantasy drama that cured me of my CGI aversion 😉 Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms is a lot more cracky than Love O2O too. I loved it and if you’re a fan of romance, I think there’s a good chance you’ll like it too. 🙂 My review of Peach Blossoms is here , if you’d like to check it out! 🙂

Meh Love o2o is very mediocre, if not for eye candy it wouldn’t be as popular.

If you want substance and a drama that’s deep, compelling, very well acted and does make sense, watch Nirvana in Fire. Google the name, it was the most critically acclaimed, most watched, most successful c-drama of 2016, it is 9.1/10 on imdb.

Seriously if you have time watch and write a review of Nirvana in Fire, I love ten miles of peach blossoms as well but I’d rate NiF above TMoPB.

just wanted to say that she already watched Nirvana in Fire and has a review of it , i agree nirvana in fire is probably one of the best series i have watched, but it is a bit political heavy, i think Ten miles of peach blossom and love020 are much more lighter and a nice watch, was love 020 the best romance i have ever watched, probably not but i liked the lightness and fluffiness of it cause that’s what i wanted when i watched it, it was mediocre in sense of writing perhaps (the novel is better written cause it’s more compact) but regardless, i still loved it cause it suited my needs that moment

Yeah, it was really mediocre and the acting was terrible. it was still really addicting for some reason and it was a decent summer drama for what it’s worth.

i’m anime lovers so i love this drama, so fun to watch and refreshing xD yang yang so handsome, i found my self smiling like idiot when i saw his handsome scene lol, esp when he’s riding bicycle and walk and sitting next to wei wei in basketball tribun xD so handsome xD even my friend who’s kdrama freak, love this show very much and felt in love with yang yang. ❤ i agree with u, wei wei is too skinny, i got distracted too. She just looks skin and bones. but she’s pretty, i love her chemistry with yang yang^^

I’m so happy about your review of Love O2O!!!! I’ve been anticipating this review since I finished watching Love O2O (last September of last year) and I found myself grinning and totally agreeing (even the negative ones) to almost everything you said! We’re all very shallow indeed, Yang Yang is so gorgeous and that’s enough to continue our journey to this drama. Zheng Shuang is distracting with her skinny figure (but surely very pretty) and I hated her for feeling very stiff with almost all the kisses, though their last kiss was very well played by both of them. With acting, I hafta say Love O2O movie version is much better (Jing Bao is surely good looking, too and Angelababy is gaaaah so lovely) but a cute and light experience? The drama works better.

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS REVIEW!!! With the light drama experience, you put up a light drama review as well. Nicely done, kfangirl. <3

It’s been a while since I saw it, but I remember liking the first half better than the second. I liked the whole gaming aspect as that is what really gave it a different flavor. I thought him falling for her happened way too fast even if he thought she was awesome in the game, it seemed to simple and wish that had been addressed more. Your review was spot on really. Where I watched there were so many comments about the actress being so thin that it was impossible not to notice. And about those kisses….I’ve seen enough behind the scene videos of dramas to know that the kisses are directed a certain way so the man and woman looking shocked and lips barely touching seems old fashioned so now we have the guy all in on the kiss, but the girl looking ridiculous. It makes viewers of these dramas frustrated with the actress who probably generally doesn’t have a say. I do realize back in the day if an actress had a girl next door thing going on, they would adjust for that but certainly we’re beyond that now…. or I guess I wish we were. The C-dramas have really kicked it up a notch this last year, and I think a lot of it is they are doing so many dramas based on books now. They can still ruin the book of course, but at least there are some different concepts coming into play.

Yup agree with your comments mostly. Yang Yang is very nice to look at and Zheng Shuang not so much simply to skinny. I mean put on some weight girl. I learned a thing or two about online gaming from this how, how it can be pretty cool to develop games. My first ever C-drama and was quite into it.

Hey, Kfangurl! Long time no see 🙂

I read the novel before watching snippets of the drama and the movie, and I have to say quite a bit was lost in the transition from print to screen. My preference of the screen versions was the movie, though. It’s probably just my bias, but I much preferred Jing Boran’s Xiao Nai to Yang Yang’s. The movie was kept even simpler than the drama (unsurprisingly; only so much can be fitted into 2 hours) but I thought it was ok. Maybe I should go back and give the drama another try . . . 🙂

Long time, shl!! 😀 I recently got around to watching the movie version, and probably because I haven’t read the novel, I found the movie trajectory too simplified. I do agree that both leads are better actors though, and did better jobs bringing the characters to life. I think the movie appeals more to fans who are already familiar with the source material, because standing alone, the story progression feels too simplified and there isn’t enough believable development or dramatic tension. Having watched the drama first, though, I could fill in some of the blanks that the movie glossed over. Looks like it’s pros and cons for both the movie and the drama, since the drama fleshes stuff out more, but is hampered by the less than stellar acting of the leads. So.. if acting matters more to you, then you might find the drama disappointing 😛

oh my, after NiF and TMOP, Love 020? have you fallen through the cdrama rabbit hole? damn i’m excited!!! welcome to the broadening of your horizons!!!! (apparently there are lots of sweets, just have not found them in real life) i watched the series after i read the book, and i quite liked how the series adapted it (they did add some extra storylines), i also loved the whole KO and Hao Mei storyline (in the book they get together, in the series it’s hinted), what i also loved was the low on angst type of feel, hardly any annoying second leads, plus yes it’s pure cotton candy fluff which i needed when i watched it, also the kisses ! if only the female lead would kiss back, sigh, so much potential lost, i wish Yang Yang would have progressed from being ‘ethereal’ to more his cheeky self which we saw later on even though he was a bit of stalker in the beginning, but all in all, it is for those days where you are sick misunderstandings between the OTP, and just want something simple and sweet:)

Tee hee! I do think I’ve fallen through the C-drama rabbit hole! It’s a refreshing change of landscape, after having spent almost all my drama time on kdramas. So many people have given me recommendations on C-dramas that I should check out, I don’t even know where to start! 😆

Ah, I did feel like Show was hinting at a loveline between KO & Hao Mei as well, but didn’t feel confident of being completely clear about it. Which actually made some of the interactions between them come off a little bit odd, I thought. Like KO’s intense stares in Hao Mei’s direction all the time, and the online stalking. It sounds like the book handled it better.

I KNOW, if only Wei Wei had kissed Xiao Nai back! Argh, that was a downer indeed. I found her wide-eyed surprised & stiff reaction plausible for the initial kisses, but by the time we got deeper into the show, the stiff reaction didn’t feel organic anymore. Surely you’d respond with more feeling, if you’re kissing the love of your life? 😑

But yes, overall, this show was a really nice angst-lite watch – a nice change from overly dramatic storylines in the rest of dramaland 😉

i am sorry, i completely fell of the radar but just wanted to say that my drama ban has been lifted 😀 ten miles of peach blossom here i come!! also i watched the move Love 020 and i liked angelababy better in her role as wei wei, but not the movie itself so much 🙂 i feel the drama had so much more time to really flesh out the story lines that the movie fell a bit short for me ,

also with all the recommendations, take it one at at time 🙂 i feel like i fell behind these past few months but honestly, i don’t care am just taking it one drama at a time 😀

talk to you soon!

RE: Enduring Lovely Kissses –> oh how much better those kisses would have been if Wei Wei had j u s t kised him back! I completely agree with you! RE: Acting –> in as much as Yang Yang look good, his acting looked sooooo stiff. He might as well have been a handsome-smirking cardboard life-size picture the whole show!

YES. She should’ve totally kissed him back! How can you not kiss him back, when he’s the love of your life – and later on in the show, your new husband?? I didn’t get that. Hahaha! Yes, there were times Yang Yang could’ve passed for a cardboard cutout of himself, but all the cheeky grins & wiggly brows in the later part of the show totally redeemed him, for me! 😍

I read the novel first and then decided to watch the movie version instead. I didn’t think I’d be able to sit through 30 epsodes of utter cotton-candy fluff. 😀 Besides I like Jing Boran a lot more than Yang Yang. He’s a better actor as well.

Well, if you read the novel, you probably already had the best available experience of this story, Timescout! 😆 I’ve heard varying opinions about the drama vs the movie.. some people say the drama is a closer adaptation of the book. But, I’m intrigued by various people saying that they prefer the movie version, and will probably check it out to see for myself. I have no prior experience with Jing Boran (or with Yang Yang, for that matter), but my initial impression is that Yang Yang is better-looking, HAHA. Yes, I am so shallow! 😂

Being longer, the drama is bound to be closer to the novel, I suppose. I liked the movie version well enough.

Well, Boran like Zhang Ryo Yun and I’d say Mark too are not your typical “pretty boys”. Althouhg they photograph quite nicely, to relly appreaciate their charms it’s better to see them in ‘action’. ☺ I think that their ability to act is part of the appeal.

Yes, you’re right. I have my very shallow fangirl tendencies, but I do appreciate an actor who is skilled at his craft, so I will be sure to approach these guys with an open mind! I should try watching the movie again – I very shallowly bailed after a while, because I couldn’t (yet) see the Jing Boran appeal. I’m contrite now; I’ll give it another go! 😀

My boyfriend and I watched the TV series together first, and we both love it. Then we started watching the TV version, and we tried but we just couldn’t bare to finish….every character is worse than the TV version. I’m curious if it’s only us or others will feel the same. Please tell me your feeling after you watch the movie version of LOVE 020 🙂

I personally preferred the TV version as well. The movie version felt a little rushed, with more story to cram into less screen time. I did prefer the female lead in the movie version though; I found her a more natural actress 🙂

Sorry typo. After finishing the TV series we started to watch the movie version but couldn’t stand it.

I disagree that the movie version is better than the TV series version…Boran Jing didn’t present the character ”Xiao Nai” as good as Yang Yang. I’ve read the book as well, and I think Boran Jing is actually like another person. He doesn’t make me feel obsessed, and I’m not convinced of his charm. I think Yang Yang is not only a better presentation of Xiao Nai in the book, but also a charmer version.

FYI, I never claimed the movie version is better. I didn’t even watch the drama adaptation, so can’t really compare.

Your judgement about “Boran Jing is a better actor than Yang Yang” makes me mad. They two have both played Xiao Nai, and they’ve both played Qiling Zhang in THE LOST BOMB. Most audience feedback is that Yang Yang played better in these two roles. Acutally these two roles are the reason that Yang Yang starts to be popular in China. Before these two TV series he only had hundreds of fans. As for Boran Jing….his movie MOSTER HUNT is good, but if you want to compare the two roles which Yang Yang played as well…..sorry I think most of the comments support Yang Yang.

Well, that is my subjective view on these actors based on the projects I’ve seen them in. We just have to agree to disagree on this. I have no beef with you or anyone else thinking otherwise, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

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The straight-A student and school beauty, Bei Weiwei, aspires to be a game engineer. She played hard to be an online game master with the name of “芦苇微微/Lu Wei Weiwei”.

Because she refused to upload her real photo and was mercilessly abandoned by her partner, “真水无香/Zhen Shui Wu Xiang”, but accidentally got the admiration of “一笑奈何/Yi Xiao Nai He”, the master in online Jianghu.

In order to win the “Couple Challenge”, Weiwei readily agreed to ally with “一笑奈何/Yi Xiao Nai He” and form a couple to join the competition.

They have been keeping in contact with each other in the net world, but Bei Weiwei never dreamed that the partner who was born to die all the way was the popular figure of the same school, her senior brother Xiao Nai.

Whether online or offline, Xiao Nai is a master with outstanding ability. More coincidentally, he is the head of game development and testing.

Online, they are a couple, offline, they are working partners, fate is so wonderful.

When Bei Weiwei discovers this truth, they naturally get together…

Love O2O Recap

Episode 1 recap.

The beautiful and intelligent Bei Weiwei is a sophomore in the Computer Science Department of Qing University. She aspires to become a game engineer and has become a top player in online games under the pseudonym Lu Weiwei. However, due to not uploading her real photo in the game, Weiwei was cruelly abandoned by her in-game partner Zhen Shui Wu Xiang.

Xiao Nai, a senior student in the Computer Science Department of Qing University, is a gaming master known as Yi Xiao Nai He and ranked first on the game leaderboard. As he is about to graduate, Xiao Nai plans to start his own gaming company. When he first saw Weiwei playing games in an internet cafe, he was immediately attracted to her. After seeing that Zhen Shui had married someone else in the game, Xiao Nai took the initiative to invite Weiwei to become his in-game partner.

Episode 2 Recap

In order to achieve a good ranking on the game PK leaderboard, Weiwei promised to become a partner with Yi Xiao Nai. Xiao Nai's roommates in real life were curious about who this mysterious person was that made the gaming god fall in love. Xiao Nai did not appear on the basketball court during the school basketball game, but instead brought his mobile game to a press conference and received recognition from major companies. Weiwei and Xiao Nai's in-game partner banquet proceeded as planned, with various top players attending, but Xiao Yu Yao Yao and her companions made sarcastic remarks on their way to the wedding. Zhao Erxi discovered someone on the school forum was slandering Weiwei, and Weiwei traced the IP address to Cao Guang, clarified the situation, and ask Cao Guang to apologize.

Episode 3 Recap

Meng Yiran begged her cousin Zhen Shaoxing, who is known as Zhen Shui Wu Xiang in the game, to take her as an intern at the company where her uncle works, which may collaborate with Xiao Nai. Weiwei and her roommates also planned to apply for internships at the same company. On the day of the interview, Xiao Nai also went to the company for a meeting and remained indifferent to Meng Yiran's deliberate approach. During her interview, Zhao Erxi mistakenly mentioned Weiwei's game ID, causing Zhen Shaoxing, who was listening in, to misunderstand that she was Luwei Weiwei in the game. Weiwei confirmed her tutor background to Cao Guang, who then deleted his post and apologized to her.

Episode 4 Recap

Weiwei took the initiative to confide her feelings, and Cao Guang couldn't help but develop a secret crush on her. Shaoxiang posted a video on the forum and implied that Weiwei was bothering him, which made her very angry. Late arrival Erxi was pranked by Cao Guang, and they became enemies as a result. Xiaonai suggested a duel with Shaoxiang to help Weiwei resolve the video issue. Weiwei lied and said she liked Xiaonai to reject Cao Guang, but unexpectedly Nana used this as an opportunity to mock him. Roommates advised Cao Guang to establish common interests with the person he likes, so he decided to start playing online games.

Episode 5 Recap

Cao Guang challenged Xiao Nai to a basketball game but lost miserably. Xiao Nai found out that Cao Guang was pursuing Wei Wei and challenged him to another game. With Wei Wei's help, Xiao Nai and his friends defeated Meng Guai. Wei Wei wanted to record a video of the main storyline of the game where a female thief falls in love with a musician but is killed. Xiao Nai promised to help her. Zhao Erxi frequently lost in the game and asked Wei Wei to help her defeat monsters. Xiao Nai attended his father's elective course and attracted attention from his classmates, but he was actually trying to get closer to Wei Wei.

Episode 6 Recap

Xiao Nai's adaptation of "Female Thief Robbing a Wedding" video deeply moved Weiwei. He secretly observed Weiwei in the library, but she didn't know that Xiao Nai already knew her true identity. Erxi acted righteously in the game and unexpectedly took on a disciple. Weiwei and Xiao Nai successfully won the championship in the video competition. After learning that Zhen Shui and Xiao Yu Yao Yao had met in real life, Weiwei also looked forward to meeting the great god in person. When the acquisition of Zhenyi Technology failed, they privately contacted Lao Yu to try to undermine the deal, but Xiao Nai remained calm and composed.

Episode 7 Recap

Weiwei and Xiaonai successfully passed the final level of the game's couple mission. Weiwei was imprisoned at the bottom of the valley, and Xiaonai fought his way through to rescue her. In the game, the Xiaoyu family once again falsely accused and harassed Weiwei, causing her to angrily leave the guild. Zhenyi tempted Lao Yu with a generous reward, and Meng Yiran was caught in a dilemma after learning about her uncle's plan to undermine Xiaonai. Despite her best friend's persuasion, she decided to side with her uncle. Xiaonai was prepared for Zhenyi's actions and calmly dealt with them with his roommates. In the game, Xiaoyu Qingqing once again falsely accused Weiwei, and Xiaonai publicly defended his wife, causing the great god to develop a favorable impression of Weiwei.

Episode 8 Recap

Weiwei and Xiaonai met Shaoxiang and Yaoyao by chance during the Couple's Competition, but unexpectedly, Shaoxiang and Yaoyao ran away before the competition. Leader Diemeng asked Weiwei to return to the gang but was rejected, and she was forced to break up with Zhan Tianxia as punishment for Qingqing. Erxi received an internship invitation from Zhenyi Technology, which shocked everyone. Xiaonai had a car accident and missed the final of the Couple's Competition, causing a lot of discussion among the game players. Weiwei was distraught because she couldn't contact Xiaonai, and her roommates were puzzled.

Episode 9 Recap

Xiao Nai did not blame Ban Shan after waking up, but Ban Shan felt guilty about the car accident. Wei Wei was worried about Xiao Nai, and Er Xi comforted Wei Wei. Xiao Nai waited by the computer for Wei Wei to come online, while Wei Wei watched videos of Xiao Nai's proposal all day. Cao Guang tried to please Er Xi to pursue Wei Wei, and Er Xi surprisingly developed feelings for him. Cao Guang confessed his love to Er Xi in the game, and they became a couple. Feng Teng proposed to buy the copyright of the proposal video, but Wei Wei immediately logged into the game and learned about Xiao Nai's car accident. Xiao Nai took the opportunity to suggest meeting Wei Wei in person.

Episode 10 Recap

Weiwei picked out new clothes to meet Xiao Nai, which confused her roommates. Weiwei waited for Xiao Nai at the agreed location, but was surprised to find out that Yi Xiao Nai He was actually Xiao Nai. Weiwei and Xiao Nai had dinner at a restaurant, and Weiwei couldn't calm down her excitement. Xiao Nai rode a bike to take Weiwei to the basketball court and took the initiative to ease the awkwardness. Xiao Nai's appearance at the basketball court attracted everyone's attention, but his eyes were only on Weiwei. Zhao Erxi and others thought that Weiwei and Xiao Nai were not a good match, but Weiwei spoke up for herself. Xiao Nai talked to Weiwei in public, which shocked everyone.

Episode 11 Recap

Xiao Nai introduced Weiwei to his roommates, and Weiwei revealed that her real name is Luwei Weiwei. She told the story of how she met Xiao Nai, which shocked his roommates. Hao Mei didn't know Weiwei's true identity and criticized Xiao Nai for two-timing. Yu Banshan admitted that someone was slandering Weiwei on the forum, so Xiao Nai immediately took down the webpage. Cao Guang was furious when he found out that Weiwei was in a relationship and threatened to retaliate against her. Weiwei stayed up all night taking care of Zhao Erxi, who was hospitalized with gastroenteritis. Unexpectedly, Xiao Nai volunteered to pick up Weiwei and the others from the hospital.

Episode 12 Recap

Xiao Nai took Weiwei to the studio to study, and Weiwei was very happy to see the mobile game made by Xiao Nai. Weiwei asked how Xiao Nai recognized her, and Xiao Nai admitted that he was attracted by Weiwei's gaming skills. Erxi went into the game to find Cao Guang and took the opportunity to mock Erxi. Weiwei proposed to exchange rare spirit beasts and materials for a video reward, planning to make a gift for Xiao Nai. Weiwei accidentally learned about Xiao Nai's confession, and when she asked about the timing, she was teased instead.

Episode 13 Recap

Xiao Nai accidentally teamed up with Shaoxiang and Yaoyao while fighting monsters. In the final level, Xiao Nai revived Shaoxiang and Yaoyao without any grudges and ultimately defeated the ultimate boss, Ghost Lord, which made Weiwei admire him even more. Xiao Nai's parents were surprised to know that their son had a girlfriend, and they were very satisfied with Weiwei. Xiao Nai personally negotiated with Fengteng Technology to develop their new mobile game, which was also a project that Zhenyi Technology had been striving for. Following her friend's advice, Meng Yiran decided to attend Fengteng's party with her uncle in hopes of further contact with Xiao Nai.

Episode 14 Recap

Meng Yiran's friend, Ai Xiang Nai Er, mocked Bei Weiwei online, saying that she was all show and no substance. Although Bei Weiwei was angry, she didn't want to argue with them. Xiao Nai's roommates quickly came to Weiwei's defense, hacking into Ai Xiang Nai Er's Weibo account and deleting her posts. At Zhao Erxi's request, Xiao Nai invited Weiwei's roommates to dinner. Zhao Erxi chose the same restaurant where Meng Yiran and her friends had eaten, hoping to get revenge for Weiwei. However, Weiwei didn't want any more trouble and ultimately convinced them to change restaurants. When Xiao Nai found out what had happened, he was angry, but Weiwei didn't want to pursue the matter any further.

Episode 15 Recap

Erxi and Cao Guang had a dispute in class over occupying seats, and they were scolded by the professor and ordered to shoot a graduation video before leaving school. Erxi accidentally destroyed Cao Guang's DV, and the two became enemies. After the final exam, Weiwei was about to leave school, and Xiao Nai took her and her roommates out for dinner, making their relationship even closer. Weiwei gave Xiao Nai a hairpin she made herself in the game, which made him very touched. Because Weiwei's train ticket was booked too early, she had to leave school and go home soon, and the two who had just started dating were very reluctant to part.

Episode 16 Recap

After returning home, Weiwei immediately called Xiao Nai to let him know she was safe, but her mother unexpectedly returned and almost caught her. In order to earn money to buy a new phone, Weiwei is busy with tutoring and can only communicate with Xiao Nai through the game. The two in a long-distance relationship miss each other all the time. Yi and Feng have successfully negotiated their cooperation, and everyone is busy with their new business. However, at a critical moment, Hao Mei discovers that her computer has been hacked. To everyone's surprise, the hacker turns out to be Ko, the school's chef. Xiao Nai monitors Hao Mei's computer and confronts Ko when he hacks into it again.

Episode 17 Recap

Hao Mei complained to KO about being tired from work, and although KO didn't show it, he secretly felt sorry for her. KO used the promise of unpaid work to invite Xiao Nai to compete in the Geek Competition. After losing the competition, Xiao Nai went to work at Zhi Yi, and everyone was shocked to see KO in person. Wei Wei intentionally sent a fraudulent text message to prank Xiao Nai, but unexpectedly received a remittance from him. Xiao Nai revealed that he had already seen through the scam and invited Wei Wei to return to school. Wei Wei went to Zhi Yi with her luggage to find Xiao Nai, but encountered Ban Shan on official business. After seeing Wei Wei, Xiao Nai took the initiative to kiss her, and the shy Wei Wei found an opportunity to leave Zhi Yi.

Episode 18 Recap

Weiwei and Xiaonai went out for a meal but encountered a sudden rainstorm. Xiaonai took the initiative to shield Weiwei from the rain and even tried to kiss her again. Weiwei mentioned her internship at Zhiyi, and Xiaonai took the opportunity to flirt with her. However, that night, Weiwei had a dream about seducing Xiaonai. Banshan introduced Weiwei to the situation at Zhiyi and arranged for A Shuang, who has a fear of women, to teach Weiwei. Xiaonai didn't think much of it. A Shuang asked Weiwei to find a phone model that is not compatible with a mobile game, and Banshan and others sympathized with Weiwei. However, Weiwei successfully completed the report, and A Shuang couldn't help but have a better impression of her.

Episode 19 Recap

Erxi returned to school early for her internship during the holiday. In order to compensate Cao Guang for his broken camera, she had to take care of his cat. Weiwei performed well during her internship, but A Shuang had a bias against her. Erxi reported to Zhen Shaoxiang's company, and her colleagues misunderstood her relationship with him, so they treated her differently. Weiwei caught a cold after getting caught in the rain while buying medicine for A Shuang, which made Xiao Nai feel sorry for her. After learning about this, A Shuang apologized to Xiao Nai for her prejudice and harassment towards Weiwei. When Weiwei was helping Erxi practice her gaming skills, Cao Guang approached her, but Weiwei quickly logged off without knowing the situation.

Episode 20 Recap

Cao Guang vented his anger toward Zhao Erxi for Weiwei's sake. Zhao Erxi was bitten by a cat but refused to get vaccinated. Helpless, Cao Guang had to call Weiwei. When Weiwei arrived at the hospital, she unexpectedly fainted due to a high fever. Xiao Nai, who was heartbroken, stayed up all night to take care of her. After recovering from her illness, Weiwei returned to work under Xiao Nai and her admiration for him grew stronger after testing the new mobile game. With Weiwei's help, Zhao Erxi paid off the money for the damaged DV, but she still volunteered to take care of the cat for Cao Guang. They became increasingly close.

Episode 21 Recap

During the game, Die Meng Wei Xing arranged to meet Bei Weiwei to fight monsters and was surprised by her beauty. She confided in Bei Weiwei about her feelings and they became offline friends. Xiao Nai took Weiwei home to swim and teased her about her swimsuit, which made her flustered. Die Meng Wei Xing showed off Weiwei's exceptional appearance in the game, and Xiao Yu's family decided to investigate at Zhen Yi, but mistook Zhao Erxi for Weiwei. Zhan Tianxia organized a gang meeting, and Xiao Yu's family hoped that Die Meng Wei Xing could invite Weiwei to attend. Die Meng Wei Xing reluctantly agreed. When Xiao Nai talked to his mother on the phone, he deliberately mentioned Weiwei, which made her feel embarrassed.

Episode 22 Recap

Erxi successfully forged a top-level divine sword with Weiwei's help and began to look forward to meeting Weiguang. Haomei recounted her past love affair with the game demon, but to everyone's surprise, KO admitted to being the demon. Weiwei and Banshan were shocked. Diemeng tricked Weiwei into attending a gang dinner, and the Xiaoyu family publicly suspected Weiwei's identity. Weiwei proved her identity through an on-site battle and taught the Xiaoyu family a lesson. Xiao Nai took Weiwei, who attended the dinner, home. Qingqing provoked their relationship, but Xiao Nai helped Weiwei save face.

Episode 23 Recap

Erxi gave a top-grade sword with love to Cao Guang, but Cao Guang decided to end his relationship with Erxi and revealed his true identity. Heartbroken, Erxi took her anger out on Weiwei. Yiran unexpectedly discovered a video of Cao Guang complaining about Weiwei's lack of swimming skills. Furious, she brought the video to Xiao Nai, who then deleted it and informed Weiwei. Weiwei confronted Cao Guang about the video, but he mocked her in the game. Weiwei finally understood the reason for Erxi's unusual behavior. Xiao Nai hoped that Cao Guang could handle his relationship with Erxi, but Cao Guang's apology was unsuccessful.

Episode 24 Recap

Shaoxiang asked Erxi about Weiwei's situation. Erxi realized that everything she had was because of Weiwei and decided to leave Xiaoling's house and have a dispute with Weiwei. Weiwei talked to Xiaonai about Erxi's situation, and Xiaonai comforted her and let her stay overnight. Their relationship became closer. Shaoxiang decided to break up with Yaoyao, but she tried to persuade him to stay. Later, Shaoxiang secretly found out where Erxi lived and decided to pursue Weiwei officially.

Episode 25 Recap

Weiwei went to Xiao Ling's house to pack her luggage but met Shaoxiang, who intentionally struck up a conversation with her and made a sarcastic remark about Xiao Nai. Weiwei heard his words and defended Xiao Nai. Cao Guang apologized to Erxi but was not forgiven. He decided to find the culprit, Nana, and Yiran, and hold them accountable. Shaoxiang confessed his love to Weiwei in the game, and Xiao Nai took the opportunity to reveal his identity. Humiliated, Shaoxiang threatened to take over the development rights of the new game. Boss Li threatened A Shuang to steal the game sample's confidential information, and A Shuang was forced to reveal the sample's vulnerability. Zhen Zong wanted to use this to strike a blow to Zhiyi.

Episode 26 Recap

Fengteng Company unexpectedly moved up the date of the product showcase, causing everyone at Yike Technology to have to work overtime to catch up. Weiwei did her best to support them logistically and won everyone's praise. Shaoxiang was focused on the planning case for Fengteng and vowed to defeat Xiao Nai. He learned Weiwei's real name from Meng Yiran. Nana intentionally stirred up trouble between Erxi and Weiwei, but Erxi realized her mistake and reconciled with Weiwei.

Episode 27 Recap

The product showcase of Fengteng is about to be held, but the progress of Xiao Nai's team is not going smoothly. Their program optimization still did not meet the expected standards. Xiao Nai unexpectedly gained inspiration while accompanying Weiwei on a trip during the Qixi Festival. He worked overnight to modify the program and finally achieved the expected goal the day before the product showcase. However, what everyone did not expect was that A Shuang immediately passed this news to Zhiyi's competitors. Weiwei is about to start school, and when she went to Xiao Nai's house to move her luggage, she accidentally met Xiao Nai's parents who came to visit. They almost misunderstood that Xiao Nai and Weiwei were already living together.

Episode 28 Recap

Weiwei unexpectedly discovered that the person who met with A Shuang was the game development supervisor of Zhenyi Technology. Worried that something was amiss, she immediately called Xiao Nai, but he was busy with the exhibition and had turned off his phone. During Zi Yi's demonstration of his achievements, the server unexpectedly crashed. It was all part of Zhenyi's plan, but Xiao Nai, who had prepared for this, successfully resolved the crisis using backups. Fengteng ultimately chose to cooperate with Zhiyi Technology, and Zhenyi's plot not only failed but also exposed their company's insider. At the celebration banquet, Weiwei was shocked to learn that A Shuang had resigned. Knowing that A Shuang was a traitor, Xiao Nai generously saved his face.

Episode 29 Recap

KO took the initiative to ask to live with Hao Mei and took care of all the household chores, making their relationship even friendlier. Xiao Nai took all the company employees on a trip, and while playing games online, Wei Wei discovered a message left by Zhen Shaoxiang apologizing for his involvement in Zhen Yi's scheme and promising to create even better games. Soon, Wei Wei graduated and Xiao Nai became a rising star in the game development industry. Wei Wei's roommate was surprised to hear that the gaming god had proposed to Wei Wei. Cao Guang and Zhao Erxi, the happy enemies, met again and their relationship took a step forward.

Episode 30 (Ending) Recap

Weiwei moved in with Xiao Nai after graduation. Xiao Nai hinted that he wanted to visit Weiwei's parents and kissed her. Bei's father was cold towards Xiao Nai, but Bei's mother was very satisfied with him, causing a dispute between the couple. After a series of investigations, Bei's father agreed to Weiwei and Xiao Nai's marriage. Xiao Nai's parents also came to Bei's house to propose. Xiao Nai prepared a traditional Chinese wedding dress for Weiwei, which was praised by everyone. Then, Xiao Nai helped Weiwei put on the dress, and the two looked forward to the future and embraced each other happily.

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Love O2O (2016)
Snootz 2 October 2016. This movie is enjoyable from the first scene to the last, surprising considering that most "gamer" movies tend to fizzle out about half way through. The main character Bei Weiwei (Angelababy / Angela Yeung Wing) could not have been played better. Angelababy is cast in a very feminine and cute role, but brings out the ...
Love O2O
Watch Love O2O with a subscription on Netflix. A gaming expert's (Jing Boran) instant attraction to a woman (Angelababy) is due in equal parts to her looks and to her mastery of an online game.
Love O2O (2016) Reviews
Acting/Cast 8.5. Music 7.0. Rewatch Value 9.0. I'm gonna confess, I'm not the perfect viewer to chinese dramas but this really make me realize two things: 1. I have no problem focusing in long dramas 2. I can be patient with the right plot and drama. Since the first episode to the end, gonna say is cute, lovely, and NORMAL.
Love O2O (2016)
Love O2O: Directed by Tianyu Zhao. With Angelababy, Boran Jing, Yu Bai, Qian Wu. A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.
Love O2O (2016)
Watch Trailer. Xiao Nai is a gaming expert who, courtesy of his basketball skills, academic excellence, swimming talent, and game company presidency, also happens to be the most popular student on campus. When he first comes across the gorgeous computer science major Bei Wei Wei, the infinitely talented wunderkind immediately falls in love.
"Love O2O" Movie Recap
Love O2O 微微一笑很倾城 is a highlight reel Gu Man's popular novel, cramming its sweetest moments into a two hour movie. As someone who fell in love with the c-drama first, Love O2O certainly brings back memories yet nostalgia alone is not nearly enough to carry an entire movie all the way through. It begins when a female warrior ...
Love O2O (film)
Love O2O is a 2016 Chinese romance film directed by Zhao Tianyu and starring Angelababy and Jing Boran. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gu Man. It was released in China on 12 August 2016. Plot. Xiao Nai is a gaming expert, who is also the most popular student on campus. One ...
Love O2O (2016)
Film Movie Reviews Love O2O — 2016. Love O2O. 2016. 1h 43m. TV-14. Drama/Romance. Where to Watch. Stream. Advertisement. Cast. ... Kids in Love. To Whom It May Concern. We Will Part. The Secret ...
Love O2O' review by Trevor Wang • Letterboxd
Love O2O. 2016. ★★★. Watched Jul 05 , 2021. Check out my Chinese Cinema, Comedy, and Romance lists! Adapted from a novel of the same name by Gu Man, 微微一笑很傾城 (Love O2O) follows two popular college students falling in love through an online game. When Bei Wei Wei and Xiao Nai meet in an online role-playing game, their ...
Love O2O (Movie)
"Love O2O" is a Chinese gaming-themed university-based romantic movie starring Jing Bo Ran and Angelababy. ... Love O2O (Movie) 9.2 (2,497) One Smile Is Very Alluring. 2016. PG-13. Genres. Romance, Drama; Cast. Jing Bo Ran, Angelababy; Play. Watchlist. Subtitles. English, German, Greek and 7 more. Subs By. 💥🍥 TEAM 7️⃣ 🍥💥 ...
One Smile Is Very Alluring (2016)
Soon after, the basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty's heart. Therefore, this romance slowly bloomed. (Source: NovelUpdates.com) ~~ Adapted from the web novel "A Slight Smile is Very Charming" (微微一笑很倾城) by Gu Man ...
Review: Love O2O Movie
I love the drama version of Love O2O and really feel that cringe every time the male and female leads get together. Recently, Netflix introduces the Movie Version into the library and I've decided to watch to see the difference apart from the changed of both leads. From my understanding, they remake it into a […]
Love 020 Review
Well, you can check out my Love 020 review below if you want more details. But the short answer is no, there are no regrets. Type: Romance Episodes: 30 Release Date ... Love o2o is the best but not more then put your heard on my shoulder.But still I like love o2o more than put your heard on my shoulder ... I think love 020 is a very sweet movie ...
Love O2O Drama vs Movie : r/CDrama
In the drama, the leads were too perfect. Love o2o drama will always hold a special place in my heart as it brought me back to watching Chinese dramas. I used to obsessively play an MMORPG and I feel like the drama did a way better job in depicting what that online world feels like, with the guild disputes, and even the dungeons.
Review: Love O2O (2016)
Love O2O, also known as Just One Smile is Very Alluring, is going down on the books as one of my favorite dramas of all time. I don't know what it is about this show that has me coming back time and time again, but I'll try to explain it throughout this review. Our heroine Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) is an avid player of an online RPG called A ...
Watch Love O2O
A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game. Watch trailers & learn more.
Flash Review: Love O2O [China]
Meh Love o2o is very mediocre, if not for eye candy it wouldn't be as popular. If you want substance and a drama that's deep, compelling, very well acted and does make sense, watch Nirvana in Fire. Google the name, it was the most critically acclaimed, most watched, most successful c-drama of 2016, it is 9.1/10 on imdb.
Love O2O
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Watch Love O2O
When a computer-science major gets dumped by her "husband" in an online role-playing game, she attracts a new proposal from the game's top player. Watch trailers & learn more.
Is Love O2O worth watching? : r/CDrama
Is Love O2O worth watching? Question. The main reason I want to check it out is because it has a lot of well-known actors, but I've read some negative reviews which made me do a double take. My favorite genre is romcom, and I'm fine with anything as long as the characters are not cringy, abusive, or clingy. Thanks in advance!
Love O2O (2016)
What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert ...
Love O2O
Love O2O is a 2016 Chinese drama. Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) has both beauty and brains. A computer goddess, she aspires to be an online game developer. In her spare time, she plays her favorite role-playing game "A Chinese Ghost Story." After her online husband, Zhenshui Wuxiang (Zhang He), dumps her, she gets a message from the number one ...
Love O2O Recap, Plot, Synopsis, Total Episodes
Love O2O Synopsis. The straight-A student and school beauty, Bei Weiwei, aspires to be a game engineer. She played hard to be an online game master with the name of "芦苇微微/Lu Wei Weiwei". Because she refused to upload her real photo and was mercilessly abandoned by her partner, "真水无香/Zhen Shui Wu Xiang", but accidentally ...