The Day of Becoming You (2021) User Reviews

An interesting take on the body swapping concept

[AscendeSuperius · 8/10 · 30 December 2021]

Unlike many other body swapping shows that have come out over the years, this one comes with a twist: where the body swapping happens more than once. While I initially thought it was odd, I have come to love this interpretation. This allows the 'body swap' to become a point of contention in the show. Furthermore, it was just a joy to watch the couple as they go through thick and thin navigating life with all the issues that come with a celebrity romance and body swap weighing on them.

As a cheesy romance show, it also gave a really good moral of the story. Taking into account that most likely the target audience of this show is meant for hopeless romantics, it well, gives you hope. Showing that everyone would eventually find that guy or girl of their dreams and to hold on tightly when you find them. Also, that no one is perfect and that we are all multi faceted, to not judge, the horrors of keyboard warriors amongst others. It's a food for thought.

However, despite all this, there are some parts that I wish can be improved. For one, the ending felt very rushed. If they had fleshed out the ending, perhaps showing what happened to Tong Tong and Jia Shu (as a potential second couple?) or maybe a marriage scene between the main couple (which is just a missed opportunity for a lot of comedy). And the ending was akin to the 'and it was all a dream' ending that honestly ruins the story more than anything.

But still, despite its faults, its pretty decent and dare I say it was pretty good. So just give it a try if you haven't already.

Pleasantly surprised

[blebbe · 8/10 · 21 February 2023]

This series really took me by surprise. The plot sounded a little cheesy and overdone, but this series managed to pull it off really well. It didn't escape the corniness, but in my opinion, it was corny and cheesy in the best ways possible! The characters were really likeable and the acting was decent as well. Chinese dramas tend to drag a lot, but I didn't feel that with this one. The pacing was perfect and there were interesting twists and turns to keep you interested.

My only critiques are the background music and the ending. The background music could have been more diverse, sometimes it felt like they were just recycling the same 3 songs for 26 episodes. I really liked the ending up until the last 10 minutes. In my opinion, the "twist" at the end was unnecessary and didn't add much to the story.

Best swap since Switch

[gailandzoo · 10/10 · 31 July 2021]

The American body swapping shows have always been film length. I never dreamed it could play out for 28 episodes and be so much fun to watch. Steven Zhang and. Liang Jie are adorable down to their almost imperceptible gestures.. The writing, acting and OST are great. And its in Chinese !

Entirely different drama

[dheerajdesai-13449 · 10/10 · 15 November 2021]

I've watched many body swapping movies,each of them entirely focused on the problems of body swapping and portrayed the story in a hilariously awkward way,but this drama showed the positives and how strong their relationship becomes due to that body swapping,main lead gets to know what his mother is thinking about him due to the body swapping,thus I feel this drama is a unique one.

Why is it so perfect ?! Even the ending..

[priyagoswami-94472 · 10/10 · 18 April 2022]

I have started this show for comedy and to feel at ease. There are lots of lots of humour. Obviously, Zang's acting is again superb. He is cute and hot at the same time. Female lead has also done a great job. Yes, It is a supernatural theme based series. But trust me it will leave you with more than that.

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Nothing will prepare you for how unbelievably good this drama is

[hanalisss · 10/10 · 27 September 2022]

I mean...WOOOW!!

I have been keeping this on my watchlist for a while and I was delaying it not knowing if I would enjoy it or not. The whole body swapping thing has been so used and repeated I thought it was going to be too cliché and boring... oh boy! How wrong I was!

Everything about the show feels fresh.

The pace of it is fast and there's always something going on with many twists and funny entanglements, so it's never dragging or boring. 26 episodes for a Chinese drama seems like an unbelievable dream but they got it perfect ( hopefully they repeat formula).

The chemistry of the main leads is something I haven't seen in dramas ( korean or Chinese) in a long time ( maybe since Something in the rain or You are my Glory) . They are so believable as a couple you can feel the passion in their gaze, their emotions and longing, even just by looking at each other's eyes.

I also enjoyed the fact that there is no toxic or unnecessary love triangle.

Oh, and, have I mention THE KISSES?? Finally a drama where they actually kiss and don't do those dead fish eyes kisses that makes the actors look silly.

The script is simple yet concise and straightforward, and it has a few dialogues where it actually very important values shine through, criticizing how the fans in asian countries behave irrationally or sexism in society discriminating women. I didn't expect this from a rom com so it was a pleasant surprise.

Im not going to lie, towards the end I was a bit less interested thinking it would have the very much expected cliché ending and then suddenly in matter of seconds the world of the drama completely changed and shifted changing not only the narrative but the genre of the drama!! What started being a sci-fi rom-com was suddenly not!?!? It's the most unique and original ending I have seen in a while!

There are so many good things I can say about this show but trust me, watch it, you won't regret it.

What a jem

[antheaphilander · 10/10 · 5 January 2022]

Stubbled across this drama and totally enjoyed and loved it. LOVE STEVEN ZHANG since Skate into love. The emotions and comedy displayed are on point. A must watch. Enjoy.