Chinese fantasy rom-com My Page in the 90s premiered today, and dropped a premiere poster featuring the four main cast members — Kido Ma, Chen Xing Xu, Wang Yu Wen and Zeng Meng Xue.
A second poster also dropped celebrating the 800,000 reservations the C-drama had earned prior to release, which jumped quickly from the 300,000 it had earned just two days before as people became even more excited about its impending release.
The first four episodes of the transmigration series started streaming on WeTV internationally this morning, with Episode 5 also available for anyone willing to pay for Express.
The C-drama will also be streaming on Viki, but 24 hours later than its WeTV premiere.
Ratings for My Page in the 90s after four episodes
Interestingly, the international ratings for the Chinese drama are currently mixed on My Drama List (MAL) with some viewers loving the light comedy, while others are finding the writing and the premise “annoying”.
Ratings range from:
I love it! Witty, comical, and my cup of tea! Hints of Extraordinary You and Lost Romance.
to
Watched first 20 mins and the system is annoying as hell… might drop.
Of course, some of the negativity is likely because some of those watching the rom-com are fans of Chen Xing Xu, and have arrived at My Page in the 90s right after watching the actor in the streaming-at-the-same-time romance drama Love Between Lines, which has a completely different premise and feel to it.
Coming from a straight romance to a quite silly rom-com then can be jarring. Especially when both star the same male lead.
Early MAL ratings are not reliable
That being said, the rating over on MAL then is a low-ish 7.7 out of 10 so far.
Something I am never surprised about as, considering many new dramas are deliberately downrated by trolls on MAL, it’s not a good idea to pay any attention to the site’s ratings until a drama has at least 10-12 episodes out, as that’s when people actually watching the drama begin to rate it.
In other words, if you are interested in the plot or the actors, give it a try yourself as most ratings at this stage in the game are not reliable.
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I will also comment, if this might persuade you, I am three episodes in and enjoying the Chinese drama immensely.
The premise of being inside a book overseen by a video game-like system that gives the female lead “quests” to complete or be punished is unique, the retro look of the entire thing is beautifully done, the main supporting cast of characters are as interesting as the leads, its genuinely funny, and the tangible chemistry between Chen Xing Xu and Wang Yu Wen is hella real.
The Lin Zi Pin-directed My Page in the 90s will run for 28 episodes of 45 minutes each, and I am (so far at least) looking forward to every one of them.
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