![]() It was a non-stop ride from start to finish and it was often extremely hard to stop for the night to go to sleep. As soon as you think they’ve solved one problem, another one pops up, either in the form of a new professional rival or an unexpected love interest. There is a lot going on in this show, from internal power plays to family drama to multiple romances to underdogs fighting against the system. In fact, I’ve already rewatched all 35 episodes and it was even better the second time. The “happily ever after” is implicit here, it’s hard-won. ![]() ![]() At least in a lot of American media, the couple just getting together is the endgame and you never get to see the relationship itself. Ji Xiang Kong and Qiu Ying have a nice slow burn of a relationship, starting out as enemies, moving to friends, and then finally to more.īut their issues don’t stop once they get together and we get to see them handle things as a couple, which is nice. I mentioned in my review for Super Star Academy that is often difficult for me to get into canon (heterosexual) couples, because I feel that the development usually isn’t there. You can hardly fault Qiu Ying for gazing at him adoringly. But as things escalate outside of their control, they become friends, allies, and eventually more, and their romance is extremely sweet to watch unfold. Their relationship involves a lot of back and forth, with both sides refusing to give ground even as they both deal with professional rivals – his in the form of a vindictive manager trying to force him from the team and hers in the form of a jealous coworker out to sabotage her career. In doing so, she runs afoul of Ji Xiang Kong, who sees right through her methods and decides to mess with her. Qiu Ying has only recently been transferred to esports and knows nothing about iConquer, so when she is sent to cover the international championship, she resorts to slightly underhanded means in order to secure the coverage that her boss is demanding of her. Our two lead characters for this story are Ji Xiang Kong (Wang Yibo), a professional iConquer player, and Qiu Ying, a streamer who works for an esports website. It’s centered around the China league for iConquer, a fictional, multi-player fantasy game similar to World of Warcraft. This show, however, focuses around gaming and other online industries. My previous three binges – The Untamed, Oh! My Emperor, and Super Star Academy – were all fantasy shows ( xianxia and wuxia) with a focus on supernatural abilities and martial arts. Gank Your Heart is the first realistic C-drama that I’ve watched so far. I’d heard very good things about Gank Your Heart just in the scant few weeks that I’ve been dipping my toes into The Untamed fandom, and I decided it was finally time to check it out. Instead of watching a Xiao Zhan vehicle, I settled on a Wang Yibo one. Lu Si Cheng is initially hesitant to accept Tong Yao as a new member, but he eventually accepts her.I’m continuing my spiral into Chinese dramas, but this time I’ve done a bit of a pivot. When one of the team members suffers a hand injury, the team is obliged to find a substitute player and attempts to enlist Tong Yao, a promising amateur gamer (Cheng Xiao). The drama, titled “Falling Into Your Smile,” follows the all-male ZGDX OPL (Onmyoji Premier League) club and its haughty and difficult-to-please captain Lu Si Cheng (Xu Kai). ![]() Ji Xiang Kong (Wang Yibo) is an eSports player for the game iConquer (a fictional multi-player fantasy game comparable to World of Warcraft), while Qiu Ying (Wang Zi Xuan) is a beginner live streamer aspiring to be a professional eSports commentator. The popular drama Gank Your Heart is next on the list. Tong Nian falls in love at first sight with Han Shang Yan and decides to develop a loving relationship with him. Tong Nian (Yang Zi) is a smart master’s student in computer engineering who also happens to be a popular internet cover vocalist under the moniker “Little Squid.” She runs into famed eSports gamer Han Shang Yan (Li Xian) at a PC cafe one day. The drama was well-received among the audience for its fresh plot and refraining from using clichés. During its airing, “Love O2O” ranked first in viewership numbers and was the most sought and discussed subject online. When it comes to gaming dramas, it’s impossible not to mention Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang’s enormously famous 2016 drama “Love O2O.” It’s a film adaptation of author Gu Man’s novel “Just One Smile is Very Alluring.” With over 25 billion views on YouTube, it is regarded as one of the most popular modern Chinese dramas.
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