Drama Review: The Ideal City

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Rating

★★★★

Episodes

40

Drama Digest

The drama follows the story of Su Xiao, a young cost designer. She comes from an ordinary family and lives alone in a big city. Yet she wants to keep her ideal and morality. She was put, as a scapegoat by her line manager. At the same time, she caught her boyfriend cheating on her. So, she lost her job and her boyfriend too. She was later entangled with many office politics. Many people tell her to be ‘flexible,’ to compromise with her ideals, learn to play along, and understand human nature. Can she exchange her belief to make things better?

The Feel-Good Part

The drama has a beautiful storyline. There is a perfect blend of romance and drama. The people can feel intense suspense while watching it. The storytelling is fast-paced but it doesn’t affect the show. It makes the drama more appealing. Although the romance is very little in this drama. The makers mainly focus on office politics.

The screen presence is amazing. The OSTs are perfectly fit with the scenes of the drama.

The Disappointing Factor

The show may feel rushed to the viewers in the last few episodes. The events which happen in the last few episodes are quite confusing and overly idealistic. The ending could have been better.

In-Depth Analysis

The story revolves around the architecture’s life. The show also focused on the betrayal of a relationship.

Star Power

The actors are the star power of the show. They are perfect for their roles. They gave a fantastic performance throughout the entire show. Betty Sun as Su Xiao as an optimistic person shows her emotions perfectly. Mark Chao as Xia Ming is so good to watch. He did an incredible job throughout the entire show. The other actors are doing an amazing job.

The main female lead is strong and beautiful. She put her 100%in into her character that makes the character lively.

The actors enhanced the show beautifully.

Overall Opinion

It is a beautiful show. There are many plot twists and turns in the drama. The twists make the people get excited. The show is pretty captivating. The people who watch many Asian dramas, it is a good choice for them. The beginners who want to watch this drama may get disappointment in the end. The story all over is pretty good, but the ending is not that promising. The audience can decide to watch it or not after take a look at this review.