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Wol hwa
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 2, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.0
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JUST A LITTLE BEAUTIFUL STORY!

This is one of my fav cdramas i have watched. It was fun, lovely, cute, nice and wonderful. I dont usually write reviews but this was soooo wonderful i had to write an review. The FL fell for the ML and started to change herself to a wonderful person. As a person who doesnt believe it the highly coincidental world where both the leads find themselves in embarrassing situations or meet everywhere and god knows clear misunderstandings like a everyday, this drama clearly shows love doesnt come to you unless u take a step forward on your own.
The FL who is not talented and lost hope when she did bad and was shy suddenly found herself changing to be a person worthy of her crush. She not only becomes beautiful but also with her hard work and determination because a talented person. Ppl fear a lot of things but this drama clearly put fear in front and overtook it. The ML was outstanding and an ace like any other lead but unlike other dramas where the FL fell for a bad boy, this time fell for a kind and nice person. The ML was not cocky, rude and full of himself. Idk why they always make bad boys the girls type but this drama clearly broke that rule. And ofc, if there is a nice male lead, there is always a bad boy 2nd lead. This drama gave a happy ending for both the 2nd leads falling together. Even the teachers falling in love together showing love got no age.
Even though this drama is different for other dramas it is somewhat similar too. But this drama had no coindence expect the fact that FL lived near the ML and befriended the 2nd leads who were already related to the ML. and finding a lighthouse used by the ML.
This drama also showed me that love isnt something you need to be afraid of and can change you all together to a better person. As far as i see it, this drama gives hope and shows ppl love can change. For all the unrequited love ppl out there this is a drama for them but those single ppl like me too can see and melt their hearts. I would recommend this drama to anyone starting to see cdramas.

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jsarcast
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 11, 2022
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Spoilers ahead

If you get pass the acting, this is an overall worth the watch yes the lead actor is a bit stoic and yes delete this may seem a bit over the top with her rush acting but this is what having an overwhelming crush is about you don't get to know how you up or know how you treat them. The story seems overall good. Thats how you would probaly reaaly act in your first love. The character improvement is good too. Every first is overwhelming and considering that supposedly this is their first love, this is justifiable. I love how the lead actor is seeing her worth and know that they probably dont see it themselves due to the influence they hav on the other hut i also like how they can be firm like miao2. No one else can stand up to i fluence first hand but she tried even though it was probably wrong. The acting does seem cringy at first but no one here really know how to act when infront of their love one especially the first one. The second lead does seem to be rushed (ehem hexinxkaitou) but it kinda redeemed itself in a way. I liked how they try to include kos of the actors story line too except for xia (lead's initiat bestfriend). Overall worth the watch. The story line seems slow to kdrama viewers since they are used to 10-16 ep timeline but it was very bearable. There are times for face palming due to timidness of the female leadbut thats understandable in a realistic point. She got no basis how to act around an overflowing emotion. The lead actor acting is a bit bland but was okay plus it was kinda worth it as how knowing your emotions as you go through an intense love is kinda clueless and tbh most guys ARE clueless. Defenitely recommendable. Besides the chemistry was good you almost wished they kinda developed outside of the projec.. I know i did.

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Bali
0 people found this review helpful
Jan 8, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
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This is a nice coming of age drama with a cute romantic story and an overall character development for the leading and supporting cast. This drama seems to be targeting the younger viewers since, although the actors went all the way from high school to graduate from college, the love story took a long time to flourish and it lacked vitality. The romantic moments were reduced to just long lasting glances, barely holding hands, and interrupted kisses that left the viewer just hoping for more. Overall, the drama is cute but the romance story was not satisfying.
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vishnup47027271
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 5, 2019
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This is an most ordinary and predictable story but the cast is outstanding . Main leads with Cuteness overloaded and it will take some more time to forget the smile of the ML. There are some loop holes and outstanding questions on why the Main leads father remarried within a next year after his wife passed way and the female lead's sister never grew up while the leads completed their school and graduation.

Liang You Nian made me cry in the last episode and the ending is perfect. Xia Miao Miao was saying Thank you in many episodes constantly and calling Senior until the last episode :)

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jinyoungsramen
0 people found this review helpful
Jun 1, 2022
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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true honest feelings

this show, WAS THE BEST, the problem is he did not deserve her, im sorry they broke up for how long? A YEAR?? i thought it was gonna be so good but atleast it didnt pull a 2521 on me by breaking up forever or something, the first review i wrote about this was "THEY BROKE UP FOR A YEAR?? HOW AND WHY ATLEAST ITS A HAPPY CDRAMA ENDING" i was really still trying to cope with the breakup since i watched the last 6 eps in one sitting- anyways i dont know what else to say, but you should watch it if you have free time
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dusktildawn
0 people found this review helpful
Feb 21, 2021
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Imagine my surprise when I found out that this drama is a Chinese remake of the popular Thai movie that swept internationally by storm. I thought at first when I discovered this drama it was just the same title but I was wrong. I have nothing much to say about the story of this drama since I'm familiar with the original movie but I want to acknowledge the fact that they got all the scenes down to a T. All the scenes in the movie has been reimagined as a drama and I'm pretty satisfied with it. When it comes with the chemistry, I think they also had chemistry. The difference that I see though with the original movie and this remake is that the male lead had more opportunity to state his emotions towards the female lead. Nevertheless, I enjoyed both so this could also be something you can watch in between shows

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WayneD
2 people found this review helpful
Apr 16, 2024
20 of 36 episodes seen
Dropped 3
Overall 1.5
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

very poor script

The contrived misunderstandings between characters were painful to watch. The Lin Kai Tuo character had no apparent redeeming qualities and nobody ever confronted him on what an insufferable jerk he was constantly being. The script writer seems to believe that stalking is the recommended dating style that most of the people should use. I couldn't finish the drama, even though I tried to muddle through the pain for several episodes in the hope that it might get better. After reading the comments about upcoming plot twists that I didn't get to, I'm extra glad I bailed out.

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Ongoing 31/36
Cutie Sinha
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 19, 2019
31 of 36 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I really like this story so much... And suggest all to watch it... But I am now at 31episode and see the teaser... So I am little curious that how long miao miao going to stay at us?? Can someone tell me that please ???????????????????? I know that he is not going to us but I am very sad because I have a very bad feelings... How long they are seperate from each other... This make my heart hurt badly????????.... It is really a beautiful meaningful and relatable story for everyone... So if you decide to watch this then go a head...
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Netsuke
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 10, 2024
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Very Slow

If you’re expecting anything faster than a snail’s pace, then this series is not for you. What started out interesting and full of hope has become bogged down like a tractor mired in mud!
Forty episodes! If the producers cut out all the slow and oft times unnecessary bits and got this story moving at a decent pace, it would be so much better and I’d be so much happier watching it!
Don’t get me wrong, it is not that I dislike the series, it is just that it moves so slowly and our leads don’t share a kiss until the 30th episode out of 40 and it wasn’t really a proper kiss either!
It is 2 minutes before the end of episode 30 and our ML has finally, finally kissed the FL - too bad it was like a 10 second fatherly peck on the cheek!

What is wrong with the Chinese that their so called “romance” series are so slow? This series would have been better had it had thirty episode.

The Chinese historical series are excellent and I love them so why can’t the Chinese series set in today’s world be as good?

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Asdraluver
2 people found this review helpful
Nov 23, 2019
23 of 36 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
This is the most boring drama I've watched so far out of all the Korean, Japanese Taiwanese and Thai programmes have seen. Initially, I found it promising to see unfold the main female's role developing from a shy young girl into a more young confident young woman. As for the main male lead, can't make up my mind if the actor is very wooden or this is the true nature of the character. I find him really annoying, I also see from the cast line up that he's really young and is a rapper as well. If this is his first foray into acting then he needs to up his game, or, stick to his day job. Haven't seen the Thai version so have nothing to judge by. Shan't be watching anymore, shame really as there some actors in the rest of the cast who show more passion

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PenPalette
0 people found this review helpful
14 days ago
20 of 36 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

Why This Series Didn’t Work for Me

I primarily watched this series because of the lead actors and my curiosity about this Chinese adaptation of the Thai movie Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which I loved for its freshness and perfection. I was interested to see how they would expand a movie into a series format.

While I must commend the cast for their performances, I believe some stories are better suited as films rather than extended series. The pacing felt off, particularly with how long it took to show Miao Miao's transformation and beauty, causing the plot to drag. I understand that this is a series, and adapting a two-hour movie into a longer format presents challenges, but I found myself losing interest. I ended up skipping through many scenes, only watching the parts I enjoyed, and ultimately decided to drop the series altogether.

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Aria
0 people found this review helpful
May 18, 2021
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10
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Well I think people are a bit harsh on the concepts that the drama handled as "cute". After all it is the remake of a movie that already had that base lol But I really liked the drama a lot. I firmly believe that it surpasses the movie.

Miao Miao, our protagonist, is evolving step by step and not only because she was in love. Her had his own goals and fight for them! It was really lovely to see her go from being a shy and insecure girl to a determined, strong, talented and persevering woman.

I also really liked Liang. He is not a "perfect" being and in all his stages I saw him as a very human character. But most of all I liked his relationship with Miao Miao, which was very healthy from the beginning. He really was very kind and encouraged her to follow her dreams.

And their courtship was also very credible because it happened naturally. The whole cast was perfect overall and although there are misunderstandings, you can understand them. When you are really young, misunderstandings are frequent.

I liked it because there was no really bad character (except Miao Miao's roommate) and they all helped each other grow.

It is a highly recommended drama ♡

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