# Crush (原来我很爱你)
**Crush** (原来我很爱你, *Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni*) is a 2021 Chinese urban romance web drama produced by iQiyi, directed by Yu Cuihua, and starring Lin Yanjun (Evan Lin) and Wan Peng. Adapted from the novel *Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni* by Mu Fu Sheng (木浮生), it tells the love story of aspiring broadcaster Sang Wuyan and the visually impaired songwriter Su Nianqin[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 原来我很爱你 (Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni); English title Crush[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Source novel | *Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni* by Mu Fu Sheng, earlier published as *Qin He Yi Kan* (衾何以堪)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.tv-8.com/comment/38Qj4TkM/) |
| Broadcast | iQiyi, August 3 to August 19, 2021; 24 episodes[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush) |
| Leads | Lin Yanjun as Su Nianqin / "Yi Jin"; Wan Peng as Sang Wuyan[4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29) |
| Key crew | Director Yu Cuihua; screenwriters Mo Li, Yang Yixuan, and Mu Fu Sheng[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Genre | Modern romance, youth; tags include female chases male first, blind male lead, and healing[5](https://www.cpophome.com/crush-lin-yanjun-wan-peng/) |
| Reception | IMDb 7.6/10 from 533 votes; entered iQiyi's weekly web drama chart at seventh place[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15173012/ratings/) • [1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
Sang Wuyan, a university student about to graduate, dreams of becoming a broadcaster and works as a production assistant at a radio station while secretly admiring a mysterious songwriter who publishes under the pseudonym "Yi Jin"[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush). By chance she meets Su Nianqin and falls for him at first sight, then learns that he is visually impaired[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush). Su Nianqin's cold, distant personality stems from a broken family background, and as Sang Wuyan gradually reaches him, she discovers that he is in fact Yi Jin, the songwriter she idolizes[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush) • [4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29).
The couple's romance is interrupted by real-world pressures and misunderstandings, and they separate[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush). Three years later, Sang Wuyan has become a radio host, Su Nianqin's eyesight has been cured, and he has taken over his family's business; they meet again on different paths and eventually overcome the remaining obstacles to reunite[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush) • [5](https://www.cpophome.com/crush-lin-yanjun-wan-peng/).
A secondary storyline follows Sang Wuyan's childhood friend Wei Hao (played by Li Jiahao) and [Xu Qian](https://www.edgepedia.org/xu-qian), whose relationship is tested by choices between dreams and livelihood, and between staying home or leaving for another city[7](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202108/t20210820_13178470.htm).
## Cast and production
**Main and supporting cast.** Lin Yanjun, a former member of the boy group NINE PERCENT, played his first television leading role as Su Nianqin, a blind composer and lyricist[8](https://popdaily.com/my/article/223548). Wan Peng, known for *My Girlfriend Is an Alien*, played Sang Wuyan[8](https://popdaily.com/my/article/223548). Supporting roles include Li Jiahao as Wei Hao, Chen Meiyi as Cheng Yin, Niu Yukun as Xu Qian, and Zeng Yixuan as Nie Xi[4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29) • [9](https://fmdb.mov/en/series/129053).
**Crew.** The drama was directed by Yu Cuihua and written by [Mo Li](https://www.edgepedia.org/mo-li), Yang Yixuan, and the original novelist Mu Fu Sheng, with iQiyi's Beijing-based company as producer[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink). DramaWiki notes that the series was produced by the team behind *My Sunshine* and *Love O2O*[4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29).
## Music and visual style
Music is a central element of the story, since the male lead is a well-known songwriter and the female lead works in radio[10](https://www.pttweb.cc/bbs/China-Drama/M.1681664769.A.ACA). The opening theme is "Yu Dao Ni" (遇到你) and the closing theme is "Lun Xian" (沦陷)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink). In December 2021 the drama's theme song was selected for NetEase Cloud Music's 2021 annual music list as the year's hottest film and television original soundtrack[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink).
Because the plot centers on visual impairment, the production made deliberate use of light and shadow and soft-focus cinematography to convey the characters' inner states without dialogue[10](https://www.pttweb.cc/bbs/China-Drama/M.1681664769.A.ACA).
## Release and reception
The drama premiered on iQiyi on August 3, 2021 and was released in India and the Philippines the same day[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink). New episodes aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with the 24th and final episode on August 19, 2021[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush). After broadcast it entered the web drama weekly chart at seventh place[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink).
**Ratings.** The series holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 533 votes[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15173012/ratings/), a DramaWiki user rating of 4.59 out of 5 from 17 votes[4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29), and an 8.4/10 score from 38 ratings on CPOP Home[5](https://www.cpophome.com/crush-lin-yanjun-wan-peng/). Viewer discussion has been divided over the second half: some reviewers praised the directing, attention to detail, and music, while others criticized two major plot twists in the later episodes[11](https://www.guavarama.com/2022/02/07/crush/). A Chinese entertainment report at the time of the finale highlighted the young cast's portrayals of workplace newcomers facing reality, calling the growth of the characters a distinguishing feature compared with typical "sweet pet" romances[7](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202108/t20210820_13178470.htm).
## The source novel
The drama adapts Mu Fu Sheng's novel, which was first published years earlier under the title *Qin He Yi Kan* (衾何以堪), also known as *Xiazi, Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni*, before being formally renamed *Yuan Lai Wo Hen Ai Ni*[2](https://www.tv-8.com/comment/38Qj4TkM/). In the novel, the male lead remains visually impaired throughout, whereas the drama gives him a cured eyesight and a family-business storyline after the three-year separation[2](https://www.tv-8.com/comment/38Qj4TkM/). Original-novel readers have generally rated the adaptation's fidelity highly, noting that famous scenes were carried over largely intact and that newly added episodes were integrated smoothly[12](https://yule.360.com/detail/3009883).
## References
1. [原来我很爱你, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E6%88%91%E5%BE%88%E7%88%B1%E4%BD%A0/53433238?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
2. [《天作不合的我们第一季》影评 (on the original novel's titles and plot), 电视吧](https://www.tv-8.com/comment/38Qj4TkM/)
3. [Crush, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56735/crush)
4. [Crush (iQiyi), DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Crush_%28iQiyi%29)
5. [Crush - Chinese Drama 2021, CPOP Home](https://www.cpophome.com/crush-lin-yanjun-wan-peng/)
6. [Crush (TV Series 2021) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15173012/ratings/)
7. [电视剧《原来我很爱你》收官 李嘉豪逆势成长, 中国青年网](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202108/t20210820_13178470.htm)
8. [《原来我很爱你》5大看点, PopDaily](https://popdaily.com/my/article/223548)
9. [原来我很爱你 (2021), FMDb](https://fmdb.mov/en/series/129053)
10. [《原來我很愛你》心得, PTT China-Drama board](https://www.pttweb.cc/bbs/China-Drama/M.1681664769.A.ACA)
11. [Cdrama Review: Crush 原來我很愛你, Guavarama](https://www.guavarama.com/2022/02/07/crush/)
12. [万鹏演技自然，林彦俊原声好评，《原来我很爱你》败在了宣发上？, 360娱乐](https://yule.360.com/detail/3009883)
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