A Love So Beautiful

A Love So Beautiful (Chinese: 致我们单纯的小美好; pinyin: Zhì Wǒ Mén Dān Chún De Xiǎo Měi Hǎo) is a Chinese streaming television series starring Hu Yitian and Shen Yue, based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Qianqian.[1] It aired on Tencent Video from 9 November until 7 December 2017.[2]

A Love So Beautiful
Promotional poster
Simplified致我们单纯的小美好
MandarinZhì Wǒ Mén Dān Chún De Xiǎo Měi Hǎo
Genre
Based onTo Our Pure Little Beauty
by Zhao Qianqian
Written by
  • Zhao Qianqian
  • Wu Tong
  • Duan Yuyue
  • Yu Gu
  • Zhou Chucen
  • Wang Yanpei
Directed byYang Long
Starring
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes23 (+1 special)
Production
Executive producerDai Lu
Production locationsZhuji
Hangzhou
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
  • Huace Media
  • Tencent Video
Release
Original networkTencent Video
First shown inChina
Original release9 November (2017-11-09) 
7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)
Chronology
Related showsPut Your Head on My Shoulder
The Love Equations

The series was popular during its run, and received positive reviews for its characterization and story. It surpassed more than 5.5 billion views on its online streams.[3][4][5]

Plot

Chen Xiaoxi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yitian) are classmates at Chenxi Secondary School and have been neighbors since kindergarten. Chen Xiaoxi, a cheerful girl who doesn't study much, is expressive about her admiration towards Jiang Chen, a popular student known for his good looks and high grades. However, Jiang Chen is very distant and indifferent towards people because of his father's early death. Together with their friends—the funny yet dirty-minded Lu Yang, athletic but blunt Lin Jingxiao, and joyful national swimmer Wu Bosong—Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen prepare for their Gaokao, a university entrance examination, during their journey through secondary school and towards adulthood leading to the bloom of love in Jiang Chen towards Chen Xiaoxi, and eventually the two end up together..

Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen are neighbors. She has a very passionate and expressive crush on Jiang Chen, who keeps rejecting all her expressions of affection. They have been studying together since their kindergarten. Chen Xiaoxi makes a lot of effort in high school to get Jiang Chen's affection, like writing a love letter, preparing for his mother's visit, running for the class monitor, trying to acquire tickets for the Manchester United match tickets, competing in a hurdle race, directing a play and getting humiliated in front of the whole school due to the recording of the wrong recording played during their class's play. Jiang Chen also has feelings for Xiaoxi, but he doesn't show them. He helps her every time she lands in trouble. She is motivated by Lin Jingxiao, who supports her in all her efforts to grab Jiang Chen's attention. Lu Yang gets attracted to Jingxiao's bold attitude and harbors a crush on Jingxiao which she brushes off light-heartedly. Jingxiao begins to crush on the school Dr Li after he gives his shirt to her after her pant get torn when she jumps over the wall to meet her father who stays overseas. Wu Bosong starts to like Xiaoxi after she cheers for him in a swimming event even though he finishes second. He goes to great lengths to show his affection for her. Thus Jiang Chen and Wu Bosong always have tension in the air regarding Xiaoxi.

Jiang Chen gets jealous of Wu Bosong's closeness to Xiaoxi and rebuffs her at times when Wu Bosong comes to Xiaoxi's aid. On the day of the field trip, Xioaxi plans fireworks for Jiang Chen. But circumstances turn against her and she witnesses Li Wei embracing Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen tries to make up to a heartbroken Xiaoxi, but in vain. Li Wei cheats on an exam and gets caught. She is revealed to be diagnosed with depression. She steals diazepam from the school infirmary and tries to commit suicide. She is saved in the nick of time by Dr.Li and Jiang Chen. Dr.Li takes responsibility for the missing pills, leading to his suspension from the school. Jingxiao takes the blame to save Dr.Li making Lu Yang realize that Jingxiao likes Dr.Li. He starts to run on realizing this and falls unconscious due to his heart problems. He is saved by Dr.Li. Dr.Li leaves the school and Lu Yang publicly acknowledges his feelings for Jingxiao in the school assembly.

Lu Yang is hospitalized and refuses to meet Jingxiao. Wu Bosong gets injured and has to pull out of the national swimming championship. After an incident where Wu Bosong's grandmother gets lost due to her dementia and her praise for Wu Bosong's swimming abilities, he decides to give up on Xiaoxi, leave school, and concentrate on swimming. Jiang Chen gets into a prestigious university in Beijing, but he decides to study medicine nearby as he doesn't want to leave behind Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi's college application gets rejected and she prepares for the art entrance exam. She passes and takes up an art major in the same university as Jiang Chen. Jiangxiao and Lu Yang start to date officially. Jiang Chen gets more expressive regarding his feelings for Xiaoxi.

When they near graduation, Lu Yang decides to get his heart surgery which is a success. Jiang Chen gets busier and has very little time to spend with Xiaoxi. Jiang Chen gets the opportunity to get advanced training in Beijing for 4 years. But he is reluctant to take it up and eave behind Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi decides to search for a home on her own, where she gets attacked by the agent. She runs to the hospital to meet Jiang Chen where she gets to know about Jiang Chen going to Beijing. Upset, Xiaoxi decides to break up with Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen, upset due to losing his first patient in the surgery, goes to meet Xiaoxi. She turns a cold shoulder to him. The next day, Jiang Chen misreads the situation of Lu Yang and his friend helping Xiaoxi moving out of the hostel and decides to go to Beijing.

After 3 years, Wu Bosong is a celebrity, Jingxiao is pursuing masters in astronomy, Lu Yang is a professional e-sports gamer and Xiaoxi is a cartoonist. When Xiaoxi's father slips and breaks his spine and gets admitted to the hospital, she meets Jiang Chen again who has returned from Beijing. He is resolved to take Xiaoxi back. He gets a fake girlfriend to Jingxiao and Lu Yang's bachelor party and sells his car to get Xiaoxi's comic book published. Xiaoxi is torn between her feelings as Jiang Chen says he wants her back. Wu Bosong, insecure after the return of Jiang Chen proposes to Xiaoxi, who refuses. Drunk, Wu Bosong gets Jiang Chen to confess his feelings towards Xiaoxi which she hears through the phone. Jiang Chen and Xiaoxi reconcile. Xia×oxi's comic book, "A love so beautiful" based on her school life is a hit. The five friends meet together at Xiaoxi's book signing event and go out for a meal together. In the end, we get to hear Jiang Chen's perspective of the story.

In the last episode, we are taken back to their school days where an upset Xiaoxi, wrongly accused of stealing a Shopping voucher by her father runs away to participate in a singing competition. She is brought back home by Jiang Chen.

Cast

Main

Actor Character Name Description
Hu Yitian Jiang Chen A prestigious student known for his looks and intelligence. He is secretly in love with Chen Xiaoxi.
Shen Yue Chen Xiaoxi A bright and optimistic girl with a flair for drawing. She is persistent toward her admiration for Jiang Chen.

Supporting

Actor Character Name Description
Gao Zhiting Wu Bosong An energetic and playful student who loves swimming and is loyal towards Chen Xiaoxi, acting as her guardian angel. He has a one-sided love for Chen Xiaoxi, which subsequently causes him and Jiang Chen to fight over her throughout the show.
Wang Ziwei Lin Jingxiao Chen Xiaoxi's best friend. She is a tough tomboy who is also fiercely protective of her friends and won't stand for any dishonesty. She wants to become an astronomer in the future.
Sun Ning Lu Yang A loud and boisterous student who gradually falls in love with Lin Jingxiao. He has a very serious heart disease.
Lü Yan Li Wei Chairperson of the class. She has depression due to too much stress. She has a one-sided love for Jiang Chen and often bullies Chen Xiaoxi.
Zhang He Hao Zhen Li Shu The school's physician. Lin Jingxiao has a crush on him.
Wang Jiahui Qiao Lu Li Wei's best friend. She always comes to the defense of Li Wei and acts rudely to those who mistreat her.

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."How Much I Like You, You Would Know" (我多喜欢你,你会知道)Yin KaiyiYin KaiyiWang Junqi3:13
2."It's a Dream" (是梦吧)Yin KaiyiYin KaiyiHu Yitian3:55
3."Little Beauty" (小美好)Yin KaiyiJie NanFeng Jiaqi4:27

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
20178th Macau International Television FestivalBest Web SeriesA Love So BeautifulNominated[6]
3rd China Pan-Entertainment Annual CeremonyTop 10 Web SeriesWon[7]
2018 5th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of ChinaBest Web SeriesWon[8]
24th Huading Awards Best Newcomer Hu Yitian Nominated [9]

International broadcast

Remake

Kakao M announced on July 1, 2020 that they will remake the series under a short drama version. The company announced that they have started full-fledged preparations.[14]

On July 27, 2020, the company announced that So Joo-yeon, Kim Yo-han and Yeo Hoe-hyun were cast for the lead roles. Produced by WhyNot Media, a short form drama with eponymous title having 24 episodes of 20 minutes each premiered on KakaoTV on 28 December 2020 and is available for streaming on Netflix.[15]

References

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  2. "《小美好》终定档!"笑眼杀"少年高至霆霸气宣言". ifeng (in Chinese). 27 October 2017.
  3. Team, Tencent VFE. "致我们单纯的小美好 第01集_1080P在线观看_腾讯视频". v.qq.com (in Chinese).
  4. "网剧《致我们单纯的小美好》收官 胡一天人气急升". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 19 December 2017.
  5. "《致我们单纯的小美好》收官 沈月手写信感恩观众". Tencent (in Chinese). 11 December 2017.
  6. "2017第八届澳门国际电视节奖项提名". Weibo (in Chinese). Macau International Television Festival. 11 December 2017.
  7. "《致我们单纯的小美好》获首届金鲛奖2017年度十佳网剧奖". www.sohu.com. 8 January 2018.
  8. ""文荣奖"奖项出炉 陈思诚刘涛获最佳男女主角". Netease (in Chinese). 22 October 2018.
  9. "华鼎奖提名公布 《和平饭店》《归去来》闪耀榜单". Netease (in Chinese). 22 October 2018.
  10. "A Love So Beautiful on ABS-CBN!". YouTube. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. "FEEL THAT HIGH SCHOOL KILIG ON ABS-CBN'S NEWEST ASIANOVELA "A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL"". www.lionheartv.net. Lionheartv. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  12. "Feel that High School 'kilig' in 'A Love So Beautiful'". www.thestandard.com.ph. Manila Standard Showbitz. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. "致我們單純的小美好 (A Love So Beautiful)". CHOCO TV. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  14. "A Korean Remake of the Chinese Hit Drama "A Love So Beautiful"". KdramaStars. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  15. Robinson, Jacob (7 December 2020). "Netflix K-Drama 'A Love So Beautiful' Season 1: Plot, Cast, Trailer & Episode Release Dates". What’s on Netflix. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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