Name: Almost Lover
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2022-10-26
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Timmy Xu, Victoria Song, Gong Wan Yi, Ren Bin, Hu Ke

Timmy Xu, born Xu Wei Zhou, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter. He was born on October 20, 1994, in Shanghai, China, and made his official debut in the entertainment world in 2015, when he took on his first role in a film. In 2016, he released his first album and began his first Asian concert tour. Since then, he has released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, as well as taken on roles in both film and television dramas, including “Addicted” (2016), “The Evolution of Our Love” (2018), “My Girlfriend” (2019), “Almost Lover” (2022), and “City of Streamer” (2022).

Timmy Xu

Victoria Song is a Chinese dancer, singer, actress and television host who is best known for being a member of the K-pop girl group f(x). Born on February 2, 1987, she attended the Beijing Dance Academy after high school as a Chinese ethnic dance major. While participating in a dance competition in Beijing, she was scouted by a Korean casting agent and moved to Korea to become a trainee. She debuted as a member of f(x) in 2009 and then rose to fame in 2010 after appearing as a cast member of the reality show “Invincible Youth” and “We Got Married” as the pretend wife of 2PM’s Nichkhun. Victoria Song branched into acting with the 2012 Chinese-Taiwanese television series “When Love Walked In” and has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Ice Fantasy” (2016), “A Life Time Love” (2017) and “The Love Knot: His Excellency’s First Love” (2018). She also hosted the variety shows “Glitter”(2013), “The Strongest Group” (2014), “Sisters Over Flowers” (2015), “Beat the Champions” (2017) and served as a dance mentor on “Hot-Blood Dance Crew” (2018).

Victoria Song

Gong Wan Yi is a Chinese actress, also known as Winnie, who was born on November 1, 1997, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2020. Prior to graduating, she made her movie debut in the film “Inside the Boys” (2018). She has also appeared in drama titles including “You Are The Miracle” (2019) and 2022’s “Love Unexpected.”

Gong Wan Yi

Ren Bin is a Chinese actor. He was born in Jilin, Changchun, China, on November 26, 1989, and made his acting debut in 2016. Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “Delicious Romance” (2021).

Ren Bin

Hu Ke is a Chinese actress and TV presenter who was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, on December 1, 1975. She graduated from the Communication University of China in 1998, where she majored in Broadcasting. She began hosting TV shows shortly after and made her acting debut in the period drama series Storm of the Dragon (2000). In 2002 she made her film bow in “Chat,” and in 2005 won widespread acclaim for her role in the drama “Moment in Peking.” Her more recent drama credits include “Hand in Hand” and “You Are My Glory” (both 2021).

Hu Ke

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He Xiao Ran (Victoria Song) is the MC of a late-night radio show. But events that tainted the last few years of her life as a student still haunt her. She secretly loved Xiao Shang Qi (Timmy Wu), a close male friend. But instead of ending u with him, she had to watch on helplessly as he pursued his dreams of love with another woman – their mutual friend Chen Fei Er (Gong Wan Yi). She was forced to endure the heartbreak of watching the man she loved begin on a relationship with her close friend. And for the sake of the friendships she valued, she kept her feelings under lock and key.

Eventually, she moved away and began working as a radio DJ. But her past comes back to bite her eight years later when Xiao Shang Qi comes to town after spending a long time abroad. He has been tasked with turning around the fortunes of an exclusive hotel that has fallen on hard times. Their paths cross again, and this time Xiao Shang Qi appears determined to right his previous wrongs. He tells her that he has never stopped thinking of her. But is it too late for reconciliation? Or could Cupid find a way to turn back the clock on a relationship that never was...but always should have been?

“Almost Lover” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Dai Xiao Zhe.

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