January 18, 2021

The Most Beautiful You in the World | Recap and Reivew

The Most Beautiful You in the World
A goddess and a god of a dubbing club fall in love (not really, it's just a simple love story between a boy who loves the girl since they were kids). 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Hou Pei ShanYu Huan
Hou DongQiao Yi Bai
Chinese Title
世界上最動聽的你
Year2021
Episodes: 12/24
Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2/5

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[Cyn-opsis] Yu Huan is a fourth year university student. She's more tomboyish than girlish. She is a member of CV (Character Voice) Club where she's idolized as a god (handle: Shang Jian Huan). Her senior wants her to dub this barbaric female role ("Shen Chang Huan") because Yu Huan fits the bill. Yu Huan accepts only because she was tempted that her idol (handle: Yu Bai) will be the male lead "Qin Shiu". 

Qiao Yi Bai is also in his fourth year. For nine years he has been searching for the girl who saved him. When he was fifteen, he ran away from home and met Yu Huan. He's Yu Bai in CV club and is voted to accept the male lead opposite of Yu Huan but he doesn't know that yet. With each online interaction, he remembers his Huan Huan. Is Yu Huan (or Shang Jian Huan) his Huan Huan? Duh

[Ep1] Yu Huan catches the profile of the school's most popular guy (Qiao Yi Bai) but I'm more amused with the friendship between Yu Huan and Miao Miao

[Ep2] Qiao Yi Bai finds his Yu Huan – online. 

[Ep3] Liang Cheng (basketball team captain) falls in love at first sight with Yu Huan. If Qiao Yi Bai is the number one in school, then Liang Cheng is number two. So both Top 1 and Top 2 are in love with our FL...Why? He casually calls her cute and Yu Huan is smitten with the comment (because she doesn't usually get that). 
 
[Ep4] Qiao Yi Bai and Yu Huan finally meet in person. It's pretty cute how he's super shy at meeting her. Second couple (Miao Miao and Sun Yu) start dating. They're incredibly cheesy. Yu Huan wants to shrivel up in a ball each time she's with them 

[Ep5] Yu Huan doesn't remember Qiao Yi Bai at all. Qiao Yi Bai tries to awake her memory by telling her his nickname that she had given him "Qiao Sister". She starts laughing at him. Yu Huan has a nickname too, it's goldfish because she has a memory like one therefore she remembers zilch about his nickname. 

It's also pretty sweet how Qiao Yi Bai has trained himself in fish culinary because Yu Huan had once told him she'd marry someone who can prepare the finest fish dishes. 

[Ep6] Yu Huan becomes an orientation military trainer too. Both boys fight for her to join their team. And so we will get a talent show. 

[Ep7] Liang Cheng accompanies Yu Huan back home on the bus when it's the complete opposite direction from his home. He's just happy he can go home with her and hold her steady on the bus. Oh no. I find him cuter than the male lead

Yu Huan is leaking from her period. Qiao Yi Bai is the awkward male trying to buy a pad for her. Later on, she faints. After she wakes up, Qiao Yi Bai brings her to a fish restaurant to replenish her. Turns out, this guy has gone to every restaurant in the area to taste their fish all for Yu Huan. 

Winner of the talent show: Team Qiao Yi Bai. He even joined in on a performance for her. 

[Ep8] Both boys are put on the spot if they like Yu Huan. Liang Cheng bashfully denies it. Only Qiao Yi Bai is brave enough to admit it in front of everyone. Unfortunately, Yu Huan has only thought of them as her bros. That doesn't stop the men's flagrant pursuit of her. If she’s hot, Qiao Yi Bai will bring her a mini fan but Liang Cheng will have a human sized fan ready for her. It’s a back and forth battle for Yu Huan. This girl has never been so exhausted from love. 

Extra Scene (that has nothing to do with the drama). Yu Huan is on the phone. The caller asks if she wants to raise a cat. She says she already has one and sits next to Qiao Yi Bai. She tickles his chin and describes her cat as cold and haughty. He then pushes her down the couch and corrects how she address him; she should call him Xiao Bai Ge. (Ge ~ Oppa) 

[Ep9] Yu Huan struggles with graduation; she doesn’t know what to do afterwards. Does she want to choose her hobby or bread (money)? She asks Qiao Yi Bai and he chooses hobby, doing what you love. This answer suits Yu Huan. 

[Ep10] Qiao Yi Bai sulks that Yu Huan isn’t going to take responsibility of him. There's also rumours he's gay. The drama then transitions to her realizing she likes Yu Huan. She tells her online buddy "Yu Bai" that she can't call him “My Beautiful” anymore because she has someone she likes. Qiao Yi Bai sulks again. He thinks it’s Liang Cheng. 

[Ep11] Gay rumours bother Liang Cheng too: it's circulating around that he's moping because of Qiao Yi Bai rejecting him.

I'm very confused why a random girl can recognize Yu Bai's voice with one line but Yu Huan can't

[Ep12] It's Qiao Yi Bai's birthday and everyone plays truth and dare. He's asked if the person he loves is here. He says yes and he's loved her for nine years. Since Yu Huan has no such memory, she misunderstands he likes Luo Si (apparently her and Qiao Yi Bai met as children). Omg, am I watching My Little Happiness again? 

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Remarks



[First Impression (Ep1-10)] I watched this many episodes only for Hou Pei Shan. I remember really liking her in Dragon Day, You're Dead (the story was the typical collision between the rich bully dude and the poor but I’ve-got-a-heart-of-gold girl). I really don't think this drama executed well despite having a creative story; there's actually two ongoing stories. The other one is in the online world that they're dubbing but it's in bit and pieces. She's this barbaric lady who fell from power. The man is her possession. I had accidentally watched the trailer for this (when I barely ever watch trailers) and I was hoping the FL would be the one pursuing the ML but in reality she’s shy about love and it’s the man pursuing her because of one childhood incident. I'm disappointed. Never watch trailers. Ever. 

[Actors/Actresses] Hou Pei Shan has this natural smile I like. Very natural. He Yi Qian (Liang Chen) is also giving off pretty good second lead vibes. He makes me want to cheer for him when I know it's hopeless (I think he’s going to get a girl and their relationship will be on the funnier side). Finally, the problem: the male lead. The only moment I liked in his acting was when he was pretending to be shy; the rest of it was too fake. 

[Dropped] From where I dropped off of this drama, it's actually alright if anyone is looking for something short and easy to watch (with a lot of side couples). 

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