January 25, 2025

Perfect Match | Open Thread

Perfect Match
A husband reforming boot camp.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Wang Xing Yue: Chai An
Lu Yu Xiao: Kang Ning
Producer
Yu Zheng (Huanyu Film)
Chinese Title
五福臨門
Five Blessings Descending Upon This Home
Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

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Cast

Madam (Mother) Li

Lu Yu Xiao:
Kang Ning
[Health]
(3rd Daughter)		 Wang Xing Yue:
Chai An
Liu Xie Ning:
Shou Hua
[Longevity]
(1st Daughter)		 Chen He Yi:
Du Yang Xi
Wu Xuan Yi:
Fu Hui
[Wealth]
(2nd Daughter)		 Huang Sheng Chi:
Fan Liang Han


Ke Ying:
Hao De
[Virtue]
(4th Daughter)		 Liang Yong Qi:
Shen Hui Zhao
Huangyang Tian Tian:
Le Shan
[Happiness]
(5th Daughter)		 Dong Si Cheng:
Yang Xian



Drama Info


An "ensemble" drama, but more an anthology where each CP has 8-10 episodes with barely any overlap.
  • 3rd sis = Ep1-10 (main CP)
  • 2nd sis = Ep1-5 sparingly (married)
  • 1st sis = Ep11-19 (jiejie-didi)
  • 4th sis = Ep20-28 (amnesiac love)
  • 5th sis = Ep29-36 (violent love)
Directors. Yang Huan is part of the the team that directed Lost You Forever. The second director, Bai Yun Mo slaves for Yu Zheng as he works on all Yu Zheng dramas but never gets first billing (e.g. The Double, Royal Feast, Court Lady) with the exception of Scent of Time.

Cameos. Li Yun Rui (who is also in Reopen My Journals with an overlapping cast), Zeng Shun Xi, Lan Ying Ying, Ling Mei Shi, and Li Ming De (👀).

Chinese title. 五福臨門 is an auspicious saying for Chinese New Year (Jan 29, 2025, btw), which means May the five blessings descend upon this home. The five blessings (福) are:

1. 寿. Shou. Longevity (Liu Xie Ning)
2. 富. Fu. Wealth (Wu Xuan Yi)
3. 康宁. Kang Ning. Health (Lu Yu Xiao)
4. 好德. Hao De. Virtue (Ke Ying)
5. 终命. Zhong Ming. (Natural) Death. But drama turned the 5th blessing into 樂善, meaning Happiness and Kindness (Huangyang Tian Tian)

Filming gossip. Yu Zheng criticized Zhu Xu Dan for her unprofessional behaviour and sudden departure, which resulted in the last-minute casting of Wu Xuan Yi. To support his claims, Yu Zheng also released a chat with Zhu Xu Dan's manager/agent, who stated they would reprimand her for her actions. There's also a sequel to his unilateral "spat" – when Love Game in Eastern Fantasy aired, Yu Zheng "praised" Yu Shu Xin, which renewed the attention to his dispute with Zhu Xu Dan. Then he continued to criticize her that Zhu Xu Dan hasn't even "showed up" when she's 2FL.

Wrapped in July 2024.

[Ending] Happy with 6 CPs.


Screenshots

5th CP
Perfect pissy proud face
He's always injured LOL
So cute!
She's so aggressive.
I'm never getting tired of the post-fire hug
Peeking at her husband



Reviews



Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)


Two (2/5)


One (1/5)


Reviewer: cynlynn
Date: February 2025
This is a husband reforming boot camp. Here's the drill: every guy starts off as an unlikeable, immature man-child. Then he's whipped into becoming a high-achieving and/or a devoted husband who worships his wife. Only then does he earn the right to be her partner. (Maybe the 4th sister is exception, but I barely caught their scenes)

In/equality. I want to say that actually both sides play dirty. The men scheme for love, and the women keep up by gaslighting amnesiacs, throwing obstacles at bankrupt husbands like it’s tough love training regimen. So in terms of flaws, they're evenly matched. It's the roles that are unequal. The men (who all have specs – rich, high-born, well-educated or all of the above) have to keep proving their love and ability to provide happiness while the women simply demand absolute devotion (when they're lower class in that time period).

Ultimately, it wasn't the (lack of) morals or the extreme one-sided relationships that upset me. I was mainly bored and their funny wasn't my funny. Yet, I finished! My favourite "romance" is 5th CP. I know, I know! I called it quits but my feed gave me Huangyang Tian Tian and Dong Si Cheng looking like they have chemistry. And they do. The 5th sister is the most aggressive of the bunch and Yang Xian starts off as a total scoundrel, and.....their scenes are cute. Totally violent, but cute. I do(n’t) know what that says about me (that I always preferred chemistry classes over ...where do I study morals?). That said, I wasn't thrilled at their resolution – SPOILER – where he's off somewhere surviving on his own while she waited angrily at home because he wasn't back for her. Um, dude was surviving?!

Oh, and the main CP – who were they again?



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