Drama Review: Closer To You

24

Rating

★★★★

Duration

00 Hrs 37 Mins

Episodes

24

Drama Digest

The drama begins by introducing both critical characters and the circumstances surrounding their meeting. After the girl (Han Fei) died in an accident, the guy (Wu Jing Hao) regretted not being able to help her because Han Fei had met him before the tragedy. Jing Hao is currently a doctor who went back in time ten years ago, roughly three to four months before the accident, to try to avert it. He learned more about Han Fei along the way.

On the other hand, Jing Hao was the one who saved Han Fei’s life on the day of the accident. He wrote Han Fei a letter in which he explained his journey back in time and how he attempted to save her. So the drama jumps forward ten years when Han Fei is a doctor who has experienced what Jing Hao has and has returned to the scene.

The Feel-Good Part

Although the female protagonist seems a little green at first, she quickly grew into her role and brought it to life. The female lead’s acting transformed her character from a picture in the male lead’s imagination to a living, breathing, aching human girl, even though she was a bit of a mystery at first. The male protagonist is spot on, and the actor has such personal charisma that he thoroughly became his character, portraying him at both 18 and 28 years old.

The Disappointing Factor

The summary appeared great in writing, but it fell short in execution. It is mainly centered on the scene where the male protagonist travels back in time to save the female protagonist. I didn’t think the female and male leads had any chemistry. (If you want to see a school drama with excellent chemistry between the leads. There isn’t any kissing save for a cheek kiss. Overall, I don’t think there are many fascinating scenes.

In-Depth Analysis

This drama basically started off with both the main leads- how they meet and all those. Then the girl ( Han Fei ) had an accident and died which the boy ( Wu Jing Hao ) regretted not to save her as Han Fei met him before the accident. So 10 years later, Jing Hao is a doctor and he went back 10 years ago, about 3 to 4 months before the accident and he tried ways to stop it. Along this journey, he started to know more about Han Fei. But on the day of the accident, Jing Hao saved Han Fei with his life. He left a letter for Han Fei about him coming back from the past and how he tried saving her So the drama skipped to 10 years later where Han Fei is a doctor, went through what Jing Hao did, went back to 10 years and then she saved him and they both lived happily ever after.

Star Power

The drama was fun watching the lead characters do an excellent job that was super good.

Overall Opinion

There aren’t any particularly charming or fluffy sequences that I’d return to repeatedly. One will have a great time watching the drama for the first time but wouldn’t necessarily watch it again. Some sequences will make one laugh, cry, think about life, and fall in love with all of the characters during the time watching this drama.