Copywriter | Thirteen Editor | Soda Water If you ask which urban drama is the most popular this year, there is no doubt that it is "The Story of the Rose". From the launch to the end, it has been a hit, the popularity remains high, the famous scenes and lines are out of the

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If you ask which urban drama is the most popular this year, there is no doubt that it is "The Story of the Rose".

has been a hit all the way from its launch to its final release. The popularity remains high, famous scenes and dialogues are famous, and it also scored a high score of 7.4 on Douban.

But except for this drama, this year's urban dramas are somewhat unsatisfactory.

The plot of "Little Days" is terrible, the setting of "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight" is old-fashioned, and the plot of "Little Couple" gradually collapsed, starting high and then going low.

Only the popular "Mortal Song" has supported some urban dramas, but it is still far from a hit.

Will we never see another truly decent urban drama this year? Of course

is not!

"Why is He Still Single" has been reviewed and certified, and it seems that it will be released in Goose Factory soon.

Judging from the trailer, the atmosphere of this drama is warm and joyful, and the plot is straightforward and concise. This is the only urban drama I want to follow after " Rose Story".

01 The plot is both realistic and healing

"Why Is He Still Single" is adapted from the Japanese drama "The Man Who Can't Get Married". It tells the story of Yu Yu (played by Huo Jianhua) who still remains single in middle age due to his weird temper.

The appearance of Gu Yejia ( Zhu Zhu) has brought huge changes to Yu Yu's life and ideas, and he has gradually gained tolerance from the world.

Judging from the trailer and synopsis, this drama revolves around love and marriage, with a healing and light comedy style. There are two major highlights that directly caught my attention.

Point 1: Awkward concept of marriage.

Urban dramas cannot avoid family, love, marriage and workplace. This drama is no exception, it is about marriage.

But the exception is that the setting of the male protagonist is quite different from that in ordinary urban dramas.

In the drama, Yu Yu, who is handsome and talented, is a male god with "all the stars supporting him", but any girl who has in-depth contact with him cannot accept his weirdness. Yu Yu, who has repeatedly hit the wall in the marriage and love market, lives a perfect life. single life.

But in fact, he loves life and feels lonely, but he chooses to stay away from the repeatedly frustrated feelings.

Yu Yu's awkward concept of marriage and love is actually somewhat similar to the concept of marriage and love of many young people today. They want to be free and have someone to accompany them, so "don't want" and "can't" may mean different things. The real answer is Ask yourself.

The presentation of this issue in the play is close to the current reality and directly pokes at the pain points of life.

Point 2: Evenly matched emotional lines.

The male and female protagonists of this drama are not young passionate lovers, but middle-aged people with rich experience and equal abilities.

In the play, Yu Yu's seemingly perfect single world is crumbling after meeting Gu Yejia.

Gu Yejia has outstanding work ability, mature personality and confidence, and her excellence also attracted Yu Yu.

One is "pursuing fiercely" and the other is "calm and calm". Gu Yejia and Yu Yu test and pull each other, and Yu Yu's already precarious "concept of not getting married" gradually collapses.

Who said that middle-aged people's love is cliched and greasy? Two people with rich experience are evenly matched. This kind of emotional line is quite exciting.

This process is also a process of Yu Yu’s reconciliation with life and herself. Why is he still single? The whole show is the complete answer.

This drama has both rich plot and depth of content, and the main creative team of the drama plays a big role in it.

director Qie Guowei once participated in the filming of "The Three-Body Problem" as an assistant director. With his rich experience, there is no need to worry if he directs this drama.

02 Huo Jianhua leads the cast, and the cast is strong.

The plot of urban dramas can be innovative in terms of perspective, and the characters can also be unique.

Whether the character can stand upright depends on how the actor performs it.Therefore, the casting of this drama is also very careful.

ranks first, Huo Jianhua.

Huo Jianhua's acting skills have always been stable and solid.

In "The Story of a Rose", Huo Jianhua played Fu Jiaming, who was seriously ill, and his regretful death made the audience cry.

Apart from this drama, Huo Jianhua seems to have disappeared from the film and television drama market in recent years. The last work he starred in can be traced back to the 2019 movie "About Winter", so this drama is written by him The new drama in the lead is particularly surprising.

In the new drama, Huo Jianhua plays Yu Yu, who is stubborn and a bit arrogant.

In the trailer, Yu Yu heard that she was called "Uncle Weird", and her expression was full of surprise. She straightened her collar and furrowed her brows as she approached to ask questions. Her expression seemed like she was really confused about the title.

The character Yu Yu seems to be repulsive, but he is always serious and funny.

Huo Jianhua performed Yu Yu's calm personality with a bit of humor, and hit the right balance between adult rationality and "letting go". The role of

is perfect for him.

is second, Zhang Yao .

Zhang Yao is definitely an underrated actor. She gave an amazing performance as early as in "White Deer Plain", and the strong woman Xing Kayao she played in "You Are My City Fortress" is also very heroic.

In "The Lonely Boat", Zhang Yao played the role of Weng Tai, a hard-spoken and soft-hearted woman, who can switch between weak and indifferent states with ease.

In the new drama, Zhang Yao plays Lin Sa. As her name suggests, her hair is tied up, looking capable and neat.

With Zhang Yao’s acting skills, this role is no problem for her.

is in third place, Zhu Zhu.

Audiences are certainly no stranger to Zhu Zhu. In "The Story of Roses" she played Huang Yimei's boss Jiang Xueqiong.

The role of urban working women is an area that Zhu Zhu is quite familiar with. Her roles in " The Sun is With Me " and "Golden Years" are all of this type.

In the new drama, Zhu Zhu also continues her previous style, The Gu Yejia she plays is elegant, steady and decent.

Zhu Zhu’s temperament is quite suitable for this type of role. I believe she can create a classic screen image this time.

ranks fourth, Zhang Xiaochen .

The audience may be a little unfamiliar with this name, but the audience must still have an impression of Yin Song, the second young master he played in "Everyday Life".

In the new drama, Zhang Xiaochen plays Ouyang Pingfan. Although the identity of this character is not yet clear, this character should have a lot of roles in the play.

Zhang Xiaochen’s performance is worth looking forward to.

In addition, there are also actors such as Fei Qiming, Li Kaixin, and Liu Jia in the play. The overall cast is quite strong, and as long as the acting skills are in full swing, it's hard to imagine the plot of this drama not being exciting.

03 Conclusion

Urban romance drama seems to be trapped in a strange circle.

Some dramas regard the emotional line as their biggest selling point, and they would like to integrate all the "industrial saccharine" into the plot. The elements are complete, but the effect is both cliché and boring.

Some dramas follow a realistic style. Rather than describing a love story, the plot wants to illustrate the additional effects that love brings to people and life.

None of these dramas seem to really take "love" as the center of the plot.

However, this drama directly focuses on the discussion of love and marriage, showing a true and natural love story.

As long as the feature film can maintain the quality of the trailer, this drama has the potential to become another hit after "The Story of a Rose".