Cry Me a Sad River (2019)

The story pacing is very well planned out and logical for a melodrama. The transition from youth to adult stage is nicely distinguished making 52 episodes not repetitive at all, bringing a new element of excitement till the last episode. The dialogue is witty and very humane, also appropriate flashbacks are inserted throughout the main story. The characters' experience is very relatable and easily sympathized with great development. The insert songs and music are colorful, at times light-hearted, other times tear bringer.
Lastly, the acting is very natural, even gets better in later episodes. I will definitely rewatch this drama in the future for its romance.
I cried on the last couple of episodes. Overall I recommend this true hidden gem till the last episodes.

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A lot of people out there have constantly said Zheng Shuang is bad at acting, but after watching this show they may change their minds. Keep in mind how difficult it is to act a character that is going through hardships.
Back to the ACTUAL story though:
Meaningful friendships and relationships portrayed throughout, if you stick to the end, it may make you feel empty but full (I know, awkward right?)
I must warn you it's more sad than happy, but hey, if it's that your style, go for it ;P

Anyway,
I would watch it again to see the story from another perspective, and to see the actors acting together (cause the main leads are so cute together), but I would skip through some of the brutally sad an powerful parts...

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This drama is simply the best. Story about the 2 main lead yi yao and qi ming that been living together in a small town as a neighbour from childhood time till adult. The relationship of the 2 main leads were like brotherhood until a day they were falling in love to each other. Yet both of them were not courage enough to accept one another affraid of getting denied and lossing their many year friendship.

The story is so touching, romantic, natural, humane and yet realistic. Unlike many of Chinese drama having too many luxurious act, gifts and overacting.

I quite like the ending of this drama, so touching and yet open up your imagination of many possibilities of Yi Yao n Qi Ming future development.

There were many nice songs and musics throughout the drama that really feeling so good.....

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Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Story

Unlike viewers who have either read the original novel (in Chinese) or watched the movie, I came to this drama without any expectations or biased perceptions. This is a coming-of-age story for the main lead characters (Qi Ming and Yi Yao), and the story has a set of supporting characters who enrich the main story with their own storylines (== family members, friends, co-workers, etc).

The main plot is about Qi Ming and Yi Yao -- childhood friends who grew up together and tried to find a way to become partners in life. Qi Ming is almost considered as a "perfect guy" -- smart, successful, and well-liked. Yi Yao comes from a dysfunctional family with a tragic story of its own; she is portrayed as stubborn, defensive (at times), but kindhearted. Can they overcome all of the differences and "opposing forces" between them and become partners? Do they succeed in the end? (No spoilers!).

Favorite supporting characters:
1) Hao Tian and Du Du -- sweetest and possibly the most compatible couple in this story.
2) Gu Sen Xi -- a good guy with a kind heart; he tries to be a "Robin Hood" in real life.
3) Yi Yao's mother -- a kindhearted woman with a tragic story of her own; she has a sharp tongue.

The songs/OSTs in this drama are AMAZING! Check them out for yourself!

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This is quite an addictive melodrama. My first time watching Ma Tian Yu in a drama and I find that he is quite handsome. I've watched a few of Zheng Shuang's other drama and I thought her performance here is the best one, even compared with her performance in O2O. I thought she portrayed her role here pretty well. However, I don't know why is it but it seems like in every one of her drama, her stylist is very bad. Her outfits are terrible LoL. I get it that in this drama she came from a poor family. But even after she started a stable regular job, she still dresses poorly and more like a college student not an office worker.

Anyway, enough about the costumes... As for the drama, I really like the friendship and family elements, and how it deals with a different (and sometimes mature) subject matter, like suicide. This drama depicts real people's problems like poverty, unrequited love, and the struggle that normal people faces in life. If you like melodrama and are looking for some variety in your drama watching, I would recommend this one for you. It's a bit long, but there are only a few episodes that I found boring. The rest is pretty well paced and kept you interested.

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LOVE IT WATCH IT

LOVED THE CAST THE COUPLE WAS QUITE CUTE . THE STORY OF A STUBBORN GIRL AND A MR.PERFECT BOY . IT HAS JEALOUSY, LOVE, CUTENESS AND MANY STORIES INCORPORATED WITH EACH OTHER .

Story
9.5/10
Acting/Cast
10/10
Music
8.5/10
Rewatch Value
10/10
Overall
Suggested overall: 9.5
10/10
Qi Ming and Yi Yao are neighbors who live in the same alley. As an older brother, Qi Ming is always helping and protecting Yi Yao. Qi Ming plants a tree for Yi Yao, in the backyard of the alley, and wishes that he’s able to give Yi Yao her dream family and the warmth that she wants. As time passes, Qi Ming helps Yi Yao through a misdiagnosed illness, emergency operation and various obstacles, but what could not be prevented was the troubles of love and entering the workforce. After graduating from college and moving out of the alley, Qi Ming and Yi Yao finally overcame all odds and got together. But the two had no choice but to break up again due to their careers. Youth is beautiful, but it also has regrets, Qi Ming, Yi Yao, Shen Xi, Shen Xiang, each of them chased their dreams and came to their own realization, everyone worked hard to lead a better life.

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