Drama Review: If The Voice Has Memory

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Rating

★★★★

Episodes

32

Drama Digest

This Chinese drama focuses on ‘voice’ as its primary element. It is the story of the female lead and her bonding with her role model over the aspect of ‘voice,’ which impacts both her professional as well as personal life.

The Feel-Good Part

The idea of using the ‘voice’ concept for bringing back somebody’s memories was deep and a good effort on the show’s part. The chemistry between the leads was adorable. The portrayal of the romantic relationship on the show felt real because of all the nuances like friendship, falling in love, negative phase, marriage, etc, incorporated into one drama.

The Disappointing Factor

The series went through a phase of internal politics. A lot of viewers word of the opinion that the show-makers were more biased toward the male lead than the female lead in many ways. As it was her first time as a lead, she was not given as much face value as the male lead. A lot of fans even beauty shamed her for her appearance in the drama which is disappointing. As far as the story was concerned, it was almost cliché and a bit exaggerated in some parts.

In-Depth Analysis

Yu Lu Xi, the female protagonist has had a unique and beautiful voice since childhood. She admires her voice herself and has always wanted to do something professionally using it. As she grows older, her dream of becoming a voice actress takes deeper root. In order to save money for that, she starts working a regular corporate job. She has always admired Mai Da, a famous voice actor, and has dreamed of being like him one day. Luxi is a positive personality and does all her work energetically. After working in her office for some days, she learns that her boss, Lin Nan, is famous in the dubbing industry. After learning this, she asks Lin to mentor her in her dubbing career, to which Lin Nan agrees. After this conversation, both start hanging out with each other often. They go on dates and discuss various voice industry-related topics. Not long from then, Luxi learns a secret about Lin. This secret is that Lin Nan was none other than Mai Da, whom she has idolized for so many years. After learning this, she tries to get even closer to him. Eventually, both open up their hearts to each other and their friendship turns into a romantic relationship. After this, Luxi becomes focused on her dubbing career more than ever. Lin guides and teaches her a lot of things. Both work hard to achieve their dreams in the voice industry. A few days later, an unexpected event crashes into Luxi’s life. This incident is the diagnosis of her father’s Alzheimer’s disease.  As days pass by, her father starts losing all his memories, which further depresses the family. During such time, Luxi decides to use her unique voice to bring her father’s memories back. Later in the show, Luxi and Lin even get married and have children of their own. This way, a passion leads to a successful life for Luxi.

Star Power

The infamous Chinese actor, Miles Wei, plays the lead in this drama. The drama attracted a lot of viewers because of Miles. Miles is known for his good looks and subtlety when it comes to romance dramas. He has played a part in many popular Chinese dramas.

Overall Opinion

In general, it is not an out-of-the-box drama that can capture everyone’s attention. Nevertheless, it is sweet and has a certain depth. Everyone can watch it but everyone will like it.