Youth (2018)

If you love stalking a lot, then this is the drama for you!
In all seriousness, the drama was OKAY. Not the best but not terrible either. The stalking became too much as each episode went by. Usually the stalking is done by the females but they do not go as far as the male lead here. The male lead in the dramas literally follows the female lead EVERYWHERE, even places that are meant to be private (he even waited outside a changing room!?) It got annoying. Sometimes he even forces the other characters to tell him what's up when its obvious they did not want to include him, he's also very controlling as well. Yeah, I know he LOVES Yuan Xin but there's a limit to where you can stalk a person and control them as well.
Aside from Simon Lian's terrible character stalking, one of the bullies was quite tame . I like that she changed for the better and how much self-confidence she had.

This drama dragged on for what felt like many many maaaaany episodes even though it was only 24 and I have seen over 40+ episode dramas. Problem with this one is that it was very dragging, because the female lead. Yuan Xin, was very oblivious to Ya Xiu's feelings. I also like how they retell a character's POV when its time for them to tell their friends about some incident. It's a nice editing method(?).

I do love the friendship in this drama, the relatable hardships and sorrows, etc. But I would not rewatch it.

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Overall, this is an okay drama that has the typical plot for a high school drama. Still, we get to see each character's growth as individuals as they learn to deal with issues (i.e. friendship, romantic relationship, bullying) faced during high school. My personal favourite is Du Ya Xiu, played by Simon Lian.

I didn't give this a 10/10 because the transition between certain events and scenes were awkward. However, viewers should be able to grasp the main message of the series.

Also, the OST for this series has lots of songs from Mayday so it's a plus for Mayday fans.

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