Fated to Love You

Although at first glance Fated to Love You looks more like a comedy than a romance, it just goes to show that you really can't judge a book by its cover. The story begins with a timid and push-over-like girl named Chen Xin Yi who, in some twisted fate, ends up in the bed of wealthy Director Ji Cun Xi and inevitably becomes pregnant with his child. Forcibly married to each other, the two try to find a balance in their now intertwined lives, but lo and behold, the both of them quickly come to realize that this marriage wasn't as "love-less" as they thought. Besides the undeniable "adorable-ness" between the main characters, the comedic moments in Fated to Love You were done very well. I truly laughed and smiled during the drama because through their actions and words, the characters were able to bring life to the story, besides all the angst. But as with every drama, the problems and tribulations that arise between Xin Yi and Cun Xi are as serious as they can possibly get, practically tear-jerking. The numerous up and downs will probably irritate you to the very core, but that will in no way deter you from watching. In addition to a great plot, the acting in this drama was absolutely superb as well. None of the characters were static and it was great to watch their lives and views change as the drama goes on. I certainly enjoyed Fated to Love You because it epitomizes the idea that if you try and hope with all your might, your fairy-tale ending isn't far away. I recommend Fated to Love You to anyone who enjoys a good laugh and a sweet romance that will leave you with the biggest smile ever.

Taken from my own blog: http://vfourvictory.net/?p=338

Verdict: 8/10

Warning: Spoiler!

Meet Chen Xin Yi (Joe Chen), a passive pushover nicknamed "stickynote" girl by her colleagues because she fulfills everyone's requests just to please them. Xin Yi treats her jerk of a boyfriend to a cruise trip in the vain hope he'll settle down. On the same boat is Ji Cun Xi (Ethan Ruan), the boss and heir to a soap company who plans on proposing to his girlfriend Anna. An ambitious ballet dancer, Anna (Bianca Bai) ditches Cun Xi for New York - all last minute - without him knowing.

Xin Yi gets sick, takes the wrong medicine and accidentally stumbles into Cun Xi's room. He gets drugged by a couple of enemies and crawls into bed with Xin Xi - thinking she's Anna. The one-night stand produces a pregnancy. Cun Xi's grandma forces them to marry, but he plans to divorce Xin Yi after she gives birth.

There's so much to love about this series, I'll break it down:

ji cun xi

He's a nice guy, then jerk, then nice guy, then tool, then jerk, then back to nice guy. Ethan makes this drama funny, emotional and just plain good. I really do feel for his character after Xin Yi gets hit by a car and loses the baby. I even shed a few tears in the hospital scene, when Cun Xi is forced to choose between the baby and Xin Yi. Then, by the Shanghai episodes, I just full out cry while Xin Yi rejects Cun Xi's confession - to which he replies, "Press on, Chen Xin Yi" then walks away. Most heart-wrenching words. Ever.

xin yi's transition from pushover to miss independent

It happens over the span of two episodes, but Xin Yi's transition into a strong and independent woman gives the show its dramatic touch. By episodes 12 and 13, however, I start getting annoyed with her passiveness and feared she'd never change. Thank goodness for Shanghai.

on-screen chemistry

Cun Xi and Xin Yi's on-screen relationship works like magic. Xin Yi is cookies and Cun Xi is cream: their affection for one another convinced me they belonged together. Their cat and mouse reunion in Shanghai also leaves you on the edge of your seat: Will they finally meet? You keep asking yourself... And then you breathe a heavy sigh of relief when they do.

the storyline

The plot is, no doubt, very creative. There's always some dramatic or shocking event waiting to take place and, as a viewer, you know the happy scenes don't last for too long (i.e. Cun Xi kisses Xin Yi, they hook up, all is well and then Anna returns from NY and shows up in his office). Real smooth, Cun Xi.

I adore Dylan (Baron Chen) and his good intentions, but could've done without with his awkward facial expressions. I'm just glad he gave up on Xin Yi. Other pitfalls: some of the scenes were way too long, including 10-minute conversations (literally, I checked) about love or baby or breaking up. Also, too many episodes before the climax. By episode 9, I just kept hoping for a "major turning event," but it never came so I became a tad restless. Despite this, I'm not surprised it's ranked #2 on My Soju, a much deserved spot.

This movie is one of the greatest asian drama's i have watched and if you haven't watch this movie then you should because it one of the greatest movie ever and you will need tissues because this is a tear jerker and so so good.

Synopsis: Chen Xin Yi is an "unfashionable" and working class girl also known as a "sticky-note girl." She has a desire to tie down her handsome boyfriend and lose her virginity. When her boyfriend asks her to go on a cruise she is resentful but decides to go thinking this may be her chance. However, Xin Yi felt sick and took her medicine. After taking it, she felt drowsy and decided to go to her room, accidentally entering Ji Cun Xi's room instead. Ji Cun Xi is the male heir to a company and has been in love with his girlfriend, Anna, for a long time. He decided to propose to her on this cruise but due to certain proposal at her career of a ballerina, she left to New York without notifying him. An island owner added some drugs into Cun Xi's drink and he became disoriented and went back to his room. Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up having a one night stand. After returning home, Xin Yi finds out she's pregnant and they are forced to get married by Cun Xi's grandmother who is just overjoyed with the situation. As they come off to a bad start once again, Cun Xi and Xin Yi gradually start to fall in love. But then Anna comes back form New York. How will Cun Xi hide the fact that he got another girl pregnant? Will Cun Xi pick to be with Anna, or Xin Yi? However, love doesn't wait around forever, either. And sometimes, second chances are hard to get.

My Review: This was one of my favorite dramas. Ethan Ruan and Chen Xiao En really are a great couple together! They made an amazing drama together and the acting was SUPERB! The drama portrays the situations of a real life contract marriage, abortions and one night stands. A definite must watch! ;D ;D

This is about a girl named Chen Xin Yi, a sticky note girl. Sticky Note Girl= Girl who helps people a lot. Xin Yi decides to go on a cruise with her boyfriend. She gets on the cruise to take some headache or motion sickness (forgot sorryz) medicine. She goes to find her boyfriend and goes out on the deck to see him holding onto a girl's wrist. She misunderstands but he tells her everything is fine and to go to bed. Now on the other hand Ji Cun Xi is supposedly a heir to a big company, and he is supposed to meet his girlfriend Anna who is a ballet dancer. Cun Xi meets up with Xin Yi's relatives on the ship but he doesn't know that. Supposedly he was going to sell there company in a little island called... i'm sorry i forgot but Xin Yi's relatives are there to try to persuade him to not sell the company. Anyways they pour in his drink some kind of wine or something to make him feel like he wants to you know what with somebody. Now Xin Yi is walking to her room but she goes into Cun Xi's room. Supposedly only because the number 1009 flipped too 1006 or i think it's the other way around. Anyways Cun Xi goes into his bedroom mistaking Xin Yi for his girlfriend Anna. And they have a one night stand. So now he has to marry her because she's pregnant with his child. He makes her sign a contract that Xin Yi cannot tell Anna anything and that when she gives birth to the baby she must leave. After signing the contract Cun Xi started developing feelings for Xin Yi. But then Anna had to sprain/break her ankle or something. So she goes back to Taiwan and meets Cun Xi. Everything goes wrong because then Cun Xi dumps Xin Yi at the spot. And Xin Yi is forced to leave. So the Cun Xi's grandma tells Anna that Xin Yi is Cun Xi's wife. Anna walks out upset and Cun Xi storms out agnry so he leaves his out and goes to stay at Anna's apartment. A while after Cun Xi's grandma want's to do her b-day 3 months before it because she thinks she's going to die. And she also wants to officaly announce that Xin Yi is Cun Xi's wife. But Anna doesn't want her to so Anna takes an abortion paper and gives it to Xin Yi saying that Cun Xi wanted her to have an abortion. But at the same time Cun Xi never knew. He was fixing and arranging the divorce agreement making things better. So Xin Yi calls him and asks him does he want her to sign it, but he thinks she's tlaking about the divorce agreement so he says yes. And so she runs away. Cun Xi finds her and chases her. She crosess heavy traffic and gets hit by a car causing her to get a miscarraige. So now she leaves him and goes with a different guy to a different place and she becomes a new person and they both become mature and still think they don't have feelings for eachother. But in one day her 2 year time away from him has been destroyed by him because he did all these things for her that made her lose her self and become the old her again.

Story: this drama was about a "Sticky note girl" who accedently slept with a man she never met.
The drama was VERY unrealistic and WAY funny! I adored it! It was packed full of comedy, tragidy, romance, and drama. The story was fresh and exciting, and in my opinion quite quick paced.
Acting: Chen Qiao En (aka Sticky Note Girl) was GREAT! Ethan Ruan was fantastic too! And Baron Chen and Bianca Bai were also great! (Bianca Bai did a great job, first you feel sorry for her then you hate her)
Music: I loved it, but my brother (who could hear it in the music) hated it... I guess you have to be watching the drama to appreciate it
Overall: GREAT! must watch! (especially if you like Taiwanese Dramas)

Aah, nice. Well worth the time I spent watching it. Sweet and humorous, just what every drama needs. Though they had to go through hard, and dramatic scenes, I believe that it was all worth it. I highly recommend this series for it's hilarious moments. Anson (Na Wei Xun) and Lin Xi Shi (Lin Mei Xiu) were my most favorite characters, because they were both so ridiculous and teasing that you had to love their character. Don't expect too much from the love category, though it is a romance, the love never really hit home with me. Because the male protagonist loved another woman for a great majority of the series, it didn't do much for me.

A really unfashionable girl named Cindy Chen (Joe Chen) has the desire to get married with her recent boyfriend. She accidentally made love in a cruise with "her" boyfriend. When we found out the truth, Steven Ji (Ethan Ruan) don't want to be with her because he has a long time girlfriend, Anna (Bianca Bai).
As Cindy go back to her hometown, her mother wants Cindy to get married as soon as possible to that guy, Steven. Soon, they get married. But they are not real loving couple. They just acting as husband and wife but no commitment at all or real love. Steven will just wait until their son/ daughter will born.
Soon, because of Steven's kindness to her, Cindy fell in love with him but don't want to reveal it to Steven.
Later on, when Steven has a little love with her, he planned to shop for their baby. They have a picture in their cell phones. But when they came back to their house, Anna surprised Steven of her coming back. Cindy just introduce herself as an "Yaya" of their, Steven and Anna, puppy, Baby Ji. After that, Cindy ran away.
Anna is a popular and talented ballet. Anna came back from America because she can't dance anymore because of what happened to her. Steven realized that he should take care of Anna.
Steven decided to have their divorce contract and will be sign by Cindy. Steven revealed their secret. After that, Anna decided to meet Cindy and sign immediately their divorce contract. Cindy red and ran away. Steven's grandma is celebrating her birthday and invites Cindy and Cindy's family.***
Because of the accident, Dylan (Baron Chen), Cindy's loving friend, invites her to go to Shanghai to forget her past life. Cindy decided to go with him. Steven go to Cindy's mother and told him that he couldn't get to their ship. By that time, Dylan wants her not to be a sticky-note girl again. Cindy made herself different from the first Cindy. Cindy is now ready to forget her past life, and also loving Steven. Cindy is not Cindy today. She is now Elaine.
They stayed at Shanghai for almost 2 years. All of them changed. While she spent her 2 years at the said place, she's an artist today. Dylan wants to be Cindy's boyfriend. And they were be.
Cindy and Dylan doesn't know that Steven will go to Shanghai also. One day, Steven bought a artist design and want to show it for Anna. Steven wants to meet that artist, Elaine. Suddenly, when Steven is reading the artist's comment for buying her artwork, Steven was surprise that the artist behind that artwork is: Cindy Chen. Steven decided to disguise himself as Mr. Z.
After that, they will meet at a church. But Steven first decided not to reveal himself for the first time.
After many times of crying and arguing, Steven decided to marry Cindy. Before Cindy will go to a restaurant for Steven's invitation for their engagement, Cindy go first to a public hospital to have a check-up with discount. Her doctor told her that it's impossible for them to have a baby again. Cindy feel very disappointed. Cindy decided not to marry Steven and stay away from him.
After several days, Cindy will go to Steven's attorney. When she is at the office, she saw a chicken mascot. She follow it and found out that the three chickens were her mom and 2 sisters. There's one more chicken and ran at the front of a church where they will have a surprised marriage. Right after that, they soon get married.
Cindy now is frightened because she can't give Steven a baby boy.
One day, while Cindy is having a office break, she suddenly lay down (nahimatay). She got to a hospital. Her doctor said that Cindy is pregnant! Steven and his grandma was surprised and very happy for the news. When Cindy found out, she is very happy, too.
After nine months, while having a trio picnic together with Cindy's sisters whose also pregnant, sabay-sabay nila inilabas ang kani-kanilang mga anak.
They are all happy now!

This is not your typical cute romantic comedy type of story usually seen in Taiwanese dramas. More mature in content and viewed the issues on pregnancy, abortion and a so-called "contract" marriage. The circumstances between the main characters were not far from the harsh realities of life. The characters seem to grow as the story progresses. The drama never fails to make me cry and at upmost to laugh hard.