The female lead, Lin Chun-Jiao (Tia Lee) is a driven career woman who has focused her life on earning money to support the only family she has left, her stepmom and brother. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers that failing ovaries impact future family. Her stepmom starts a quest to get her beloved daughter happily married. I was very surprised in this one because, from reading the description I thought it would be like an episode of the bachelorette where the word goes out and potential suitors are lined up. The way iit plays out is the men are actually already a part of her life and the interactions develop along more natural lines with some pushing and urging from those around her. To me that was much more believable and allowed for fuller character development. To win a large account JoJo goes to work for a cold, distant, General Manager of a hotel chain, Yi Sheng (Jacob Hwang). The story between the two is a little like beauty and the beast where JoJo's extreme likeability slowly starts to thaw Yi Sheng's cold exterior. Things are not as simple as they seem though when JoJo's college love Tang Zai-qin returns following an 8 year separation that grew from a simple misunderstanding. Opening yourself to love changes a person and other men in her circle start to see her in a different light. There is a point in the movie where this "Eat, Pray, Love element comes in - you know the go on a quest to find yourself type thing - and I can't say that I loved that trajectory but the overall story was good enough that was a minor irritation for me. Some people really loved "Eat, Pray, Love" so others might actually enjoy that part. If you are not one of them, just know that does not overshadow the story. I got a little worried about the ending - I am not a fan of sad endings or where you follow characters the entire time only to have things drift at the end. That doesn't happen - it ends well.
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leahcubed27 January 2020
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misswritercreates27 December 2018The episodes on Netflix are each an hour long. There's 15 of them and yes, it's pretty long. But it's worth it. The storyline was great and all the characters were pretty likeable. They played their parts great and the storyline was not too bad and wasn't overly unbelievable. It was overall good and I enjoyed the humor too! The romance was great too and nice how they wrapped it all together. I'd recommend if you like these kinds of drama!
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cuteypies9 February 2022I have watched and rewatched this no less than 3 times in the past 3-4yrs, and I will rewatch it again.
I love the mild demeanor of Yi Sheng, paired with the crazy of Jojo lol. Those little things that Jojo did that touched his heart. The little idiosyncracies of Yi Sheng. Those little scenes of how he finally got the courage to show his love, it's just wonderful.
Those months of waiting for each other, respecting each other. It's a subtle kind of love, and I learnt there's value in waiting. Btw it's not boring at all.
It's a beautiful story, it's funny, and that's why i will watch it again.
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I like it when the viewer still dont know who she would choose until the very end of the episode, jojo is a charming girl, beautifull and funny and also optimistic, very well played and built up character, and the Li Yi Sheng is also very well built up, from the first appearance seems to be so mysterious but going to the very end everything seems logical why he would behave that way
very recommended drama to watch if you are bored with Korean Drama, try this Taiwanese Drama and you will be pleased!!!! -
This show cracked me up, it's hilarious, all the actors/actress performed well. I'm in love with the leading actor Jacob Hwang after watching his good acting. The storyline is a great combination of different kind of LOVE --romance, family, friendship and coworkers. It can be a story happened in our lives, at least to me, the hilarious yet heartwarming interaction between the leading actor and actress in this show reminds me of myself with my husband, and choosing between 2 great men. Highly recommend if you like this kind of warm yet funny story.