新不了情 (Xin Bu Liao Qing) – C’est La Vie, Mon Cheri

Cast:
Chen Kun as Zhang Shao Jie
Fiona Sit as Liu Min
Alex Fong as Liu Hao Yun
Chen Xiao Yi as Xu Pei Fen
Zhao Rong as Peng Cui Qian
Yu An An as Li Zai Ai
Hui Siu Hung as Li Zai Sheng
Amy Lu as Wan Shao Ling
Ma Wen Li as Jiang Mei Yi

Plot:
Fiona Sit plays a vibrant young girl named Liu Min who has a passion for singing and a knack for sharing happiness with all of those around her. Because of her parents’ past, she lives in a busy alleyway with her birth mother and uncle along with many other musicians.

One day a new neighbor Shao Jie, a hot tempered song writer, moves into the empty room above her and before long the two become inseparable friends. This drama depicts the struggles of musicians in the modern world and the difficulties in becoming a star. What will happen when Liu Min and Shao Jie become more than just friends? What will happen to Shao Jie’s long time girlfriend Qian Qian? What will happen to Liu Min’s life when her birth father and his new family return to China?

Review:
It is really hard again to review this drama without giving away too many spoilers. It is quite obvious from the introduction scenes that Liu Min will get sick somewhere along in the drama, and once again, I must stress my obsession with sick female leads. I feel that Fiona portrays her character very well and throughout the whole drama, I really felt her character was deep and developed. She was a kind hearted girl who suffered so much in her life and I, as the audience, just felt strongly toward her character. The male lead was somewhat static and I felt that he could have done a little better job. I don’t know if he usually acts like he did but his performance seemed a little amateurish.

The rest of the supporting cast was very well composed. The mother, uncle, and other musicians in her mother’s band had great chemistry and I felt they developed the mood very well. A lot of the songs that Qian Qian and Liu Min sing were really nice as well.

All in all I felt that this drama was very well done. Unlike one of the earlier dramas I wrote about with Vivian Hsu, Till Death Do Us Apart, I felt that this drama dealt with death defying disease much more appropriately. If you have the chance to watch both dramas, you will realize that the main leads have a lot in common and that the story lines are very similar on a bigger scale, but in my opinion I think Fiona plays a much much better character. I have now become a fan of hers and can’t wait for any of her new dramas.

I love emotional scenes and this drama had a number of them that were very well played out in both the current time frame as well as in flash backs. The flow was very nice and I think Fiona’s acting was very good. If you enjoy a tear-jerker this drama could be a good pick. It’s very nice to see most of the characters in the drama grow as people because of Liu Min’s influence.

Rating:

4.9/5

Extras:
Music + Themes Songs Streaming