Drama Review: Love Of Summer Night

Also Knowns As: As: Xia Ye Zhi Jun Nuan, Basket Loveball, Warm Summer Nights with Jun & Nuan, Xiaye Zhijunnuan
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Rating

★★★★

Duration

0 Hrs 35 Mins

Episodes

24

Drama Digest

Su Nuan Xia promised her father that she would lead the basketball team to victory, but is a difficult task. One day, Nuan Xia discovers that the popular Jun Ye has incredible basketball skills, so she does everything to recruit him. Along the way, Jun Ye develops an interest in this girl. Jun Ye, who had given up on the sport, rekindles his interest and resolves to show Nuan Xia his capability. Su Nuan Xia finally succeeds in forming a group of basketball aspirants. Will she be able to guide them to victory?

The Feel-Good Part

There would always be a bonus scene at the end of each episode that presented a hypothetical scenario for the viewers’ enjoyment.

The Disappointing Factor

The introductory song at the beginning of every episode revealed much information about the plot.

In-Depth Analysis

The drama follows the story of the daughter of a deceased basketball coach, who promised her father to work on the team to bring victory. This drama is more basketball forward than romance. You could see the relationships between the characters deepen and become more powerful during the numerous basketball training sessions that took place throughout the episodes. The interactions were so encouraging and significantly increased the characters’ emotional depth. The basketball games were the most exciting scenes in this drama. The shots of the games were incredible, intense, and kept you on the edge of your seat. Even though the main couple had many romantic moments, we do not get the typical build-up to their relationship and admittance of feelings; they knew they liked each other. There were a lot of cliché ideas of couples throughout the drama. Additionally, there were some strange dramatic moments to keep the audience interested, but they just appeared and disappeared without explanation.

Star Power

Aaron Deng (Jun Ye) and Wang Zi Wei (Su Nuan Xia) exhibited great chemistry and worked with their roles well. Their combination scenes are very wholesome and cute to watch.

Overall Opinion

It is a fluffy drama that you can binge-watch. If you enjoy basketball with a little bit of romance, this is for you!