Thankfully I got a friend who had already watched Love O2O. I asked for his assessment and told me that it's "safe," meaning the romantic relationship between the main characters were nothing high-school like but rather handled with proper maturity.
I'm glad I heeded his remarks. I enjoyed most, if not all, of the romantic scenes between two Computer Science majors Xiao Nai (Yang Yang) and Bei Weiwei (Zheng Shuang) from Qing University. I think it's because their individual personality were already matured despite still being in college. Xiao Nai and Bei Weiwei were amazing in their own rights, add to that the influence of their respective families and peers.
If there was anything cheesy among them, I was able to handle it. It didn't feel too much for me that I'd go umay. In a way, it was a refreshing kind of romantic drama. And I like how there were in-game interactions from A Chinese Ghost Story. I find Love O2O a good transition after watching The King's Avatar. I think whether you watched either first would be fine.
I'm glad I heeded his remarks. I enjoyed most, if not all, of the romantic scenes between two Computer Science majors Xiao Nai (Yang Yang) and Bei Weiwei (Zheng Shuang) from Qing University. I think it's because their individual personality were already matured despite still being in college. Xiao Nai and Bei Weiwei were amazing in their own rights, add to that the influence of their respective families and peers.
If there was anything cheesy among them, I was able to handle it. It didn't feel too much for me that I'd go umay. In a way, it was a refreshing kind of romantic drama. And I like how there were in-game interactions from A Chinese Ghost Story. I find Love O2O a good transition after watching The King's Avatar. I think whether you watched either first would be fine.
The supporting characters of this 2016 C-Drama were also interesting, especially those from the side of Xiao Nai. As for Weiwei's, I sometimes had to extend some patience for her best friend and dormmate Zao Erxi (Mao Xiaotong). One could only sit back and try to understand this cheerful character because she's pure simple and naive but sincere toward her relationship with people. She may sometimes come without reservations but she's someone you'd gladly have as friend. Hey, no one's perfect, right?
One of the obvious things in this drama was product placement. It was everywhere! I don't remember seeing a drama with too much product. Some may be subtle but there were those that are quite hard-selling in a way. But everything is nicely incorporated in the story.
I also think it was good, because I got to be familiar with some Chinese products. Not that I am interested in buying, but with the recent pandemic options are limited. Should I come across a Chinese product because of very limited non-Chinese product options, at least I can relax while consuming it. Also, I would like to know what probiotic drink was featured in this drama. Of course I first thought of Yakult, given the product's design and popularity. We're running out of Yakult in groceries, Dutch Mill isn't also available, but I see tons of probiotic drinks in a particular grocery store that I go to. The brand is in Chinese so there's no way for me to understand.
As I've watched Love O2O a month ago, I had to check some information and happened to find some good reviews on this drama. Special mention goes to Emdesan and KDramaKisses. I got the last two photos from the latter btw. Sorry for using without permission.
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