''Go Ahead'' () is a 2020 Chinese television drama series, which revolves around three non blood-related kids who became each other's family. It premiered on

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on August 10, 2020. The series was a hit, and was well received by audiences for its warm familial theme. It aired on iQIYI globally with multi-language subtitles on October 8, 2020. In Vietnam, it aired on FPT Play on August 12, 2020 and on YouTube by Huace TV Vietnam on November 11, 2020.

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also gained the rights to air the show.

Synopsis

Li Jianjian (

Tan Songyun Tan Songyun (born 31 May 1990), also known as Seven, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series ''The Whirlwind Girl'' (2015), ''With You'' (2016), ''The Fox's Summer'' (2017), '' Under The Power'' (2019), '' Go A ...

), Ling Xiao ( Song Weilong), and He Ziqiu (

Zhang Xincheng Zhang Xincheng (, born 24 August 1995), also known by his English name Steven Zhang, is a Chinese actor. His first major role was that of Lin Yang in the high school drama, My Huckleberry Friends (2017). Zhang is best known for his roles as Li Yu ...

) are three individuals unrelated by blood but become each other's family. They bond over their shared family troubles and support each other through the ups and downs of life. The story follows them through childhood, high school, college, and eventually adulthood. As they grow up, re-kindle relationships with their biological family, and experience hardships in life, the bond between the three becomes strained. But somehow, they always find their way back to each other.

Cast

as Li Jianjian () * Song Weilong as Ling Xiao () *

as He Ziqiu () *Tu Songyan as Li Haichao () *Zhang Xilin as Ling Heping () *He Ruixian as Tang Can () *Sun Yi as Qi Mingyue ()

Production

Filming began on September 16, 2019 and concluded on December 29, 2019 in

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Reception

The drama received mixed to positive reviews. In China, ratings started out very strong but dropped significantly as the series went on. Many viewers did not enjoy the storyline of two so-called adoptive brothers suddenly falling in love with their biologically unrelated sister who they grew up with referring to it as a dog-blood (cheesy) drama with too many stereotypical tropes and were disappointed by the slow plot in the latter half of the series. It ended with a rating of 6.9 on

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. Among international viewers particularly in Asia, the drama was a big hit and received generally positive reviews.

Original Soundtrack

References

External links

* Go Ahead
official Weibo page

Go Ahead
on

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