Fall in Love with Me popped up as I was looking for a new drama, so I watched the first episode and got hooked. What is not to like? A good looking, nice guy who has a secret identity. Reminds me of Superman and Zorro, although he isn't that kind of a hero.
It is almost as if this drama was written by two different people. The first half was great. It fit the name of the drama "Fall in Love With Me." But the second half was awful. Even though the ending tried to conclude what was supposed to be going on in the first half, it seemed almost out of place by that time.
Lu Tian Xing falls for a girl but she falls for his alter-ego identity and dislikes his real identity. It was so much fun watching the first half of this drama unfold. He is trying to get her to fall for his real identity but she only likes his alter-ego identity. I would have liked that to go on longer. I hoped she would start liking both identities and become confused as to who she really liked, but once someone found out his secret, everyone found out. That is when the storyline went south.
The main male actor, Aaron Yan is a pretty good actor. He reminds me of a tiger. His looks and his movements are very catlike. I really saw two different people when he was in each roll. One identity was arrogant and charismatic while the other one was friendly, shy and sweet. Wearing glasses and a different hairstyle and clothing really changed his appearance also.
While the first half of this drama was a comedy/romance, the second half of the drama turns into a melodrama. The "bad" people are so exaggerated, they should all have been evaluated for mental health. The "little sister" in particular descended into madness but instead of getting her help, her mother and brother just continue to try and give her what she wants, which is Lu Tian Xing, who doesn't see her as a woman, but a little sister.
As far as I am concerned, it was excruciating sitting through the 2nd half of this drama. You can only take so much angst. I was very tempted to just skip to the last episode and call it a day. But because the first half was so enjoyable, I kept watching, hoping it would get good again.
One of the soundtracks heard over and over in this drama sounds like a rip-off of Hotel California.
I would give the first half of this drama a 10 rating and the second half a 2.
