I must let you guys know that I absolutely love sleep; bedtime is my favorite time! It’s also a known fact that my Zzz’s Monster is a creature that has won 99% of its battles in my whole life. And yesterday, it was attacked. By whom, you may ask?

Well, a week back, the chaos (cdrama) channel Beanies and I started a new drama called The Romance of Tiger and Rose (a light and fluffy watch, by the way.) The male lead is played by Ryan Ding (or Ding Yuxi.) So last night, it just so happened that a FMV of one of his older dramas popped up in @13infamyss‘s Youtube recommendations. So to stay true to the chaos channel’s name, four of us decided to watch said drama (@outofthisworld, @pinklolipop, Famy, and me.)

The drama is titled Reset Life (or Future Secrets on iqiyi which provided the funniest automated machine English translations. The subs were utterly terrible but that’s a nightmare for Famy to tell. Like seriously, they subbed “phyranx” every time a character made the sound “mn.” Like what??? I digress.) It was a short drama, comprised of five episodes with a 40 min. length, so none of us really knew what to expect. And that, really worked in our favor.

The story is about a girl who got a chance to go back in time to fix her framed history–nothing special, right? However, it was executed (minus last minute PPL but that actually made me laugh and one minor editing quirk I had a problem with) so well that it stole our hearts. Specifically, Ryan stole our hearts.
And I finished the whole drama in one…laying (I was in bed) and didn’t sleep until 3 am. So with my heart stolen, what can a girl do the next day but make gifs?

So here are all 20 gifs that I made from this little gem of a drama 🙂

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    Look at his smiles!





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      That first smile that sneaked I melted 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I knew from then on that this was a one sided crush

      We love detective Ryan!!!!

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    His heart-filled eyes!



    this one was just fun, lol

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      That first gif and when he sneaked another smile 😍😍😍😍😍😍 won me. Sneaky Ryan!!!

      And he’s got a cutie dimple too!!! 😍😍😍

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    He’s just too adorable!

    my second most favorite gif!

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    Our OTP~~




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    kyaaaaaaaaa, qin ai de

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      Che Ah Dah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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      Ryan is gorgeous and so is Ying Ying.

      Yes, they are handsome and beautiful but it’s not just the looks. Many dramas and actors fail in this aspect when it comes to romance. You can’t just put a handsome or pretty face and make the audience swoon(although there’s one mega kdrama airing now which is an example). You need good actors who have “honey dripping from their eyes”. This is exactly what Ryan delivered in this show. Using flashbacks in right doses and timing, through his actions we saw how his character fell in love with the FL. Ryan said it all in his eyes, little smiles, happy grins and delighted big smiles.

      You don’t need a man to call you his queen, you just need one who looks at you like you are his whole world.

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        Ohhhh E! Thank you for your words and I couldn’t agree more with all you said!

        I loved how they’re all newbie actors but they all delivered well!

        you just need one who looks at you like you are his whole world.

        remembers all the time Ryan looked so in love with her swoooooooooooons 🥰

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        “honey dripping from their eyes”.

        This! Say no more! I’m sold…. off to hunt this drama…

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          No need to hunt fellow beanie! Here you go! Again subs will drive you nuts but acting, story, and the message it wanted to deliver were all on point that You just end up sticking to it despite the godawful subs.

          Happy Watching!

          https://www.iq.com/play/19rslp6dkw

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            Thank you my dearest beanie! You are a lifesaver – my hunt is over.

            There is no honey dripping from my eyes but I’m sure gratitude is good enough? Sarang-hae 🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️

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    Bb you’ve posted them!!! \0/ thank you for sharing. Ryan is sooo 😍😍😍😍

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    I just started The Romance of Tiger and Rose and I’m loving the drama – I like that they don’t take themselves seriously, it’s just fluff (so far) which suits my current mood. I wasn’t enamoured by Ryan Ding when I first clapped my eyes on him but boy, he does grow on you. So does this mean I have to watch Reset Life? Stat?

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      I feel you! At first, we were all “ehhhh” about him and then fell for him as soon as he fell for Qian Qian. Now we’re just complete goners for him.
      And yes! You most definitely should watch Reset Life, or just try it at least (Ryan starts appearing more in ep. 2, fyi.) Or, you could wait until Monday and Tuesday are over so you can fill up the rest of your week while waiting for new TROFAR episodes. I hope you enjoy it!

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        I feel you! At first, we were all “ehhhh” about him and then fell for him as soon as he fell for Qian Qian. Now we’re just complete goners for him.

        OMG!!! This is totally ME!! (followed by high-pitch squelling!!!) His heart eyes 😍 when he looked at her – I’m a puddle of goo!!

        Well, what choice do I have but to watch his Reset Life, right? I mean it’s a logical step to my ruination 🤣

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      Reset Life is a must watch. Not only because swooooooony Ryan is there but because it’s such a great heartfelt series. Story is told and delivered well in 5 episodes. Ignore the horrible subs on iqiyi and it’s a wonderful show!!!

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    Such a lovely drama 😍

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    Thank you baby for posting this. Good things must be shared.

    This drama was completely off the radar. No big names although I suspect Ryan’s rising popularity might have more people searching for his dramas now, just like we did.

    When I read the premise, I thought it was nothing new but as you’ve said, it is all in the execution and of course – story. I was further surprised that this was a drama specifically written for rookie actors who were in the final selection for a variety/talent show. I am impressed with the cast!

    The PPLs made me laugh and didn’t bother me because when a drama is good, I don’t gripe about PPLs. The ending was meaningful despite that editing bit which again was barely a blip because the message that the secret of being happy is treasuring the present, is always true.

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      If I could upvote your comment 10000000000 times, I would.

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      I personally think there’s nothing “new” with genres anymore. When I read that this was about time travelling, I said “it’s time travelling, I don’t care. I`m watching for Ryan and his swoooony eyes and sneaky smiles”. But my take away from this drama was surprisingly way more than that! Such an underrated gem!

      Drama these days are definitely more on the execution now:
      -scriptwriting (how to refine details and respect your characters that connect you to the viewers)
      -directing (how to shoot the scenes, the angles, the actors’ expressions that deliver well to the viewers)
      -and acting (how to make your characters come to life and have your viewers related to them).

      And this drama nailed all of those in 5 episodes! It wasn’t too long nor too short.

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        Many C dramas would benefit from a reduced episode count. They were good but meandered or worse, derailed. With lesser episodes, we get tighter story telling with no fillers and unnecessary things.

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    1. When @13infamyss said the subtitled were horrible, she wasn’t kidding. I totally didn’t get ”phyranx”= ”mn”… 🙃
    2. I’m so glad I didn’t finish it in one go. That way, I can savor it tonight too!
    3. Can’t wait for the next subbed episodes of Tiger and Rose!
    3. I didn’t know Briiaan’s beanie handle was @pinklolipop !

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      lol Moon, now you know! hehe

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      Lmaooo moon and you’ll run into some “swallow” subs too! 😆 But for Ryan we’ll get through this mess that IQiyi did! Hwaiting Moon! 👊

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