Definitely, a yardstick for light romantic comedy series in the backdrop of e-sports, Falling Into Your Smile would surely draw a lot of good times for casual and regular watchers!
If you need a reliable feel-good series, look no further and immerse yourself into the world of Tong Yao and Lu Sicheng. Consistently hooking in its swift-paced 31-episode run, the series flaunted all-engrossing moments from start to finish.
- Main Cast: Xu Kai | Cheng Xiao |
- Streaming Sites: WeTV | Youku
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Falling Into Your Smile Quick Plot Recap
A once-you-pop-you-can’t-stop series, it can reel a viewer to watch it on a binge. While romance and e-sports themed drama has seen a rise in C-Drama landscape, Falling Into Your Smile gravitates easily for its vibrant characters and engaging narrative.
The series narrates the story of a University fresh graduate Tong-yao (Cheng Xiao) who opted to pick a career she’s passionate about. Despite her mother’s objection, she signed a contract with a famous e-sports gaming company, ZGDX.
As the first female professional gamer, she is driven to prove that women can also explore an industry known to be dominated by the male population. Moving to ZGDX’s dorm, she slowly but surely builds connections with her teammates. At the same time, she also learns the ropes of being a professional gamer.
Inevitably, she also develops a mutual romantic relationship with the elusive and talented gaming god and his team’s captain.
Falling Into Your Smile Series Peak Points
A Delightful Repackaging Of Typical Rom-Com Story
Cohabitation, bickering romance, energetic heroine, stoic male lead – the list goes on and any drama fan can easily associate these tropes to fan-favorite stories. But what I appreciate the most in Falling Into Your Smile was how it stayed true to the feel of the original work.
Anchoring the core of the drama, the lead pair also showed genuine commitment to their roles owning Tong Yao and Lu Sicheng with utmost effort. Likewise, the supporting cast members, despite numerous, are easy to associate with. They do not fall way behind the lead couple and shine with their stories of their own.
Designed to delight with a women-empowering message, the story also expounds on the value of friendship, teamwork and pushing to do what makes us happy.
An Abundance of Heart-Fluttering Moments
Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao did a great job in capturing naturally the integral romance element in the story. Moving to a pragmatic development, it was easy to relate to the perspectives of the adorable love pairing.
All those sweet moments they shared on-screen honestly induces jealousy. Forgiving the mushy scenes and the cliche conflicts felt natural. Xu Kai and Cheng Xiao elevated the bickering-turned-romance into the sweetest state possible.
Without looking trite or out of place to the storytelling, Tong Yao and Sicheng’s romantic ride, without a doubt, is the biggest drawing factor of the series.
Falling Into Your Smile Series Musings
Losing count of how many times I morphed to a beaming face watching Falling Into Your Smile is proof of how this series has truly entertained me. It even sent me to binge-read the novel which is as sprightly as its live adaptation.
The intention to make viewers happy through its addicting love story was highly achieved. Sometimes stories that choose to deliver happiness matter more than an overachieving plot that would lose its steam along the way. That’s exactly what this chirpy drama accomplished.
Throwing life and love lessons, it maintained a spirited love journey that is worthy to root for. After watching a few C-Dramas exploring e-sports, I’m deeply impressed with the smooth integration of humor and romance in the series.
Exceptionally woven, Falling Into Your Smile also ensured that the exploration of e-sports as its background was not washed out when the romance kicked in. Thanks to the in-game striking graphics, it made the game-playing scenes interesting to watch. It even aids character development. Moreover, people who are not really into gaming can easily understand the rules of the game played in the series.
More importantly, it also provided a closer look at the sentiments of e-sports players – not just their victorious feats, but their inner pains. We saw their struggles in keeping the expectations they were bound to as public figures expected to be at their best behaviors all the time. We saw how their choice of career took time for their families to accept as valuable as any other regular job.
In my previous features about this drama, I communicated how it gave me a “drama fan life-affirming moment” this season. See for yourself why it is worthy of your binge-watch schedule.
Catch up on the endearing love journey of Tong Yao and Lu Sicheng in Falling Into Your Smile on WeTV!
Photos: Falling Into Your Smile Official Weibo page
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