戀愛女王 Love Queen

Title: 戀愛女王 Liàn'ài Nǚwáng
English Title: Love Queen
Country: Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Year: 2006
Episode: 13
Cast:

• 楊謹華 Yáng Jǐn Huá (Cheryl Yang)
• 洪小鈴 Hong Xiao Ling (Jennifer Hong)
• 卓文萱 Zhuō Wén Xuān (Genie Zhuo)
• 張天霖 Zhāng Tiān Lín (Marcus Zhang)
• 橫內晶 Héng Nèi Jīng (Yokouchi Akira)
• 陳德烈 Chén Dé Liè
• 高以翔 Gāo Yǐ Xiáng (Godfrey Gao)

SYNOPSIS

卓文萱 Zhuō Wén Xuān - Super No. 1

Zhang Jin Han is a successful careerwoman and after divorcing, she moved into a flat that she had to share with two other roommates, Liang Jia Xin and Yu Qiao Le.

Liang Jia Xin is a spoiled rich girl who moved out of her home to show her father that she can be independent.

Yu Qiao Le came to Taipei from the province to fulfill her dream of becoming a professional figure skater. Qiao Le meets Li Yu Xin or Ah Xin and she falls in love with him.

Ah Xin is the son of the landlady of the building where Jin Han, Jia Xin and Qiao Le live. He is a member of a popular ice hockey team and a playboy.

Zhang Jin Han was humiliated in front of the whole high school assembly due to the clumsiness of Zuo Shao Tang, another student in the school. She had vowed to get back at Shao Tang. Jin Han realizes that Shao Tang also rents an apartment in her building and he doesn't recognize her.

REVIEW

曹格 Cao Ge, 卓文萱 Zhuō Wén Xuān - 梁山伯与茱丽叶 Liángshān Bó Yǔ Zhū Lì Yè (Romeo and Juliet)

Love Queen is about three women who are very different from each other and have to live together in one apartment. The drama shows their growing friendship as well as the developments in their respective romantic lives.

I didn't really like the story of Zhang Jing Han and Zuo Shao Tang, with Liang Jia Xin completing the love triangle. Jing Han and Shao Tang seemed to be the main characters in the drama so a lot of airtime were focused on their story.

My favorite characters in the drama are the sexy Jia Xin and the cute Yu Qiao Le. I like how the two became close friends considering that they have very different personalities. Jia Xin seems like a mean girl but she's actually kindhearted. Qiao Le is the typical innocent girl who works hard to achieve her dreams.

I enjoyed the pairing of Qiao Le and Li Yu Xin or Ah Xin, with Ah Xin's friend Ah Xun completing the love triangle.  Their story is the usual 'good girl falling in love with the bad guy' premise. I found their story really interesting although it dragged on in the latter part. 

The ending of this drama is such a rip-off. There was a time warp of ten years and then the drama shows the characters' current situation. The ending feels awkward because a lot of things happened in the characters' lives that we didn't get to see so their current situation seems surreal.

I actually watched this drama because Genie Zhuo is part of the cast. I watched one of Genie's dramas and I found her charming so I wanted to check out her other dramas.

I'm glad I watched this drama because I got to know Jennifer Hong. I find her really pretty and I'm thinking of checking out her other dramas.


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戀愛女王 Love Queen