Youthful and light coming-of-age drama
This was a really light, fast and cute watch. Overall, I thought it was pretty good, but I must enlighten how the first few episodes made me cringe so hard that it felt even a little painful at times. Su ZaiZai’s flirtatious approach was so embarrassing and hard to get used to that I almost dropped the drama because of it. I don’t really like when the female protagonists are so head over heels out of nowhere that they make it way too obvious too early in the story. Thank goodness Zhang Lurang wasn’t the rude and arrogant kind of popular guy and also fell for her pretty quickly.My favorite character was Gu Ran. I really wish the drama had given him and Jiang Jia more screen time in the university phase of the drama… The way their relationship was resolved felt really rushed. I wasn’t satisfied enough!
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I LOVE THIS DRAMA SM
i cried immediately after i finished the show i cant let it go bro😭 this is the first time ive ever been SO attached to a show let alone a cdrama?! i hvnt even been this attacted to kdramas bro, this drama hit different like it literally made my life a million times better, i love whoever wrote this drama and whoever casted the cast for this drama, this made my life worth it with this drama fr🫶🏻 the plot the chemistry between the 5 friends and the chem between the 2 couples as well, i wish they started dating earlier esp guran and jia but lurang and zaizai also shouldve dated earlier because 5 eps of them dating IS NOT ENOUGH, anyways this is probs the first and last drama ill suffer post drama depression from, this drama did smth to me istg i love it too much ill never let go and i fell inlove wif zhang lurang(zhou yiran) as well overall this show is ♾️/♾️ i will defo recommend it to everybody its too good not to watch, if i didnt watch this drama my life would probably be a million times more depressing this drama actually changed my life im too attached to this couple i cant watch any other shows where they're dating smbdy else ill cry AND THEIR RS IS SO CUTE I CANT ANYMOREWas this review helpful to you?
A feel good innocent romance and coming of age drama made full of heart and care
PROS:-Effective cinematography and shooting styles, I also love how the changing four seasons is shown throughout. The accompanying OST are wonderful too.
-Beautiful lines and quotes, among my top favourites:
Ep1: The rainy day that disappeared, I really want to get sprinkled again
Ep 5: If time can be suspended, I hope they will always be my good friends, the kind that never leave
-Green flag characters; the main characters in this show have positive outlooks and actions in their life
-Female lead Su Zaizai is one of the female lead with most positive attributes in Cdramaland - bold, cute, kind, chivalrous, brave, able to stand up for her rights and help others in need, and more mature than what her energetic personality suggests. Her sunny disposition rubs others in a heartwarming way(including the viewers such as me).
-Male lead Zhang Lurang is an introvert but unlike negative introvert characters in the past, he's reactive to Su Zaizai's advancements, it's a two way arrow. His little smiles which keep growing by the finale is adorable to watch.
-The 'squad' of 5 is adorable, their friendship gives off a special feel to adults like me, something that I may once feel back then in my schoolyears but get lost in time as time goes by and adulthood takes over. One of the most effective friendship scene where I shed my tears is when Su Zaizai found the rest rummaging the trash to help her. Great shots, great emotions felt without much dialogues or exaggerated emotional outputs.
-There are not much about the family members, but they are nicely depicted to show how Su Zaizai and Zhang Lurang grow into their sunny vs introvert characters. Other than that, Guan Fang's grandma has some of the subtly emotional scenes of the drama, and I also feel for Zhang Luli. His talk with Su Zaizai tugs at my heart.
-There is no prolonged third parties or major incidents in the storyline, most issues got resolved within 1 or 2 episodes.
-24 episodes at 30-min runtime is just nice, the pacing is comfortable for a leisure binge or daily watch
CONS:
-The female lead might feel too shamelessly into the male lead in the first few episodes (it gets better as male leads reaction gets more obvious and more of female lead's positive personality shown from episode 5+)
-Storyline is generic and lack of dramatic twists and turns in the plot, it's a flat slice of life drama about some kids growing up into adults, full of youth romance tropes
-The romance is innocent, even their kisses at the end feel innocent though sweet, there are no steamy romance and intense sexual pleasure
-There is not much details towards some other characters and sub lines in the end, such as Zhang Lurang's parents
-Their daily school-college-work life feel too idealistic and gave off a dreamy vibe, lack of touch with realism
OVERALL:
It's a story of a little sun and a sunflower finding and 'flying' towards each other. Must watch if you like coming of age genre with an innocent, pure young romance done exceptionally well. One of the best in this genre. Stay far far away if you want intense romance, dramatic issues, dark characters, tragic events, harsh reality...
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A sweet and comfortable love story, ever so slightly heart-clenching
If you are looking for a minimal-stress, comfortable love story, this one's for you!This is the most stress-free youthful love story in 2023 by far, with slightly heart-clenching stories that are not hard to watch. With a relatively simple storyline, it successfully showed us how a simple one-sided love develops into a lifelong
relationship, and tells the story of each character and how their surroundings sculpted their character while they grow.
In this drama, there are multiple layers of relations such as self-esteem, family, friendships, and couple relationships. Everyone had their own stories and struggles (not too dramatic), and I clenched my heart for every one of them when watching their stories unfold. This drama touched on some important life stories in the most lighthearted way possible, without dragging problems or conflicts on for too long in the plot.
The main casts were all great in their roles, and the whole drama was so comfortable and enjoyable! All of them could speak up at the right time and worked hard while standing up for everything they believed in. They were all so mature when it came down to important issues and could be playful when it was allowed. I cannot explain further how much I loved the way the characters were written.
Throughout the whole drama, I laughed (and cried a little) along with the characters. I could sometimes relate to their struggles, being sad with them whenever something negative happened, and feeling proud whenever they achieved something great. It was like looking back at my youth, and seeing character development (without too much of a heavy plot) felt really enjoyable as well.
Since there was nothing in the plot for which I had to deduct points, When I Fly Towards You fully deserves 10 points from me!
See you next time, peach
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Fluffy Sweet and Funny
This drama is the best drama I've watched in a while. It's perfect. No unnecessary misunderstandings, or conflicts that make no sense. The friendships were heartwarming, the love story was perfect. The leads were literally perfect for each other and I love their relationship. It was just a coming-of-age story you could binge-watch in one sitting. It was fluffy, sweet, and funny. I laughed, cried, etc. Everything was perfect. I wish I could erase my memory to rewatch it again for the first time. MUST WATCH!!!!!!Was this review helpful to you?
VERY GOOD HIGHSCHOOL DRAMA
I watched this since it is the talk of the internet along with Hidden LoveImmediately after episode 1 I was hooked and my god the FL was soooo cute. At first, it's all about FL wanting the attention of his crush and trying to get him, but as you progress through the story they slowly expand to the other cast and deep dive into their lives, while maintaining the dynamic of FL and ML, and I like it since the other characters are really interesting.
Slowly you see the development of each character little by little, you'll notice it from the way they act and their facial expressions, then the moment you realize it you're already in love with all the characters.
The way they do the interactions of FL and ML tho, ITS SOOO GOOD. it's sooo five head since they make sure, it's not for the sake of "they need to interact" like they always build it and you won't notice it building up to an interaction
I love how good the writer is at limiting the characters to a certain number, so you won't get overwhelmed by who is who, like why don't we explore this person and this person, there's none of that. Like the intention is very clear, they only want you to focus on the main characters and their friends. The way they did it was so tasteful like they only give the small parts to the extra side characters that don't ruin the flow of the dynamic and story.
Something took me off of my immersion with this drama though and that was when I thought "will this get dragged on?" because around ep 18-19 they're still in the high school side, but you can already see they're trying to build it up to the pay off that you've been waiting, and yeah long and behold it was worth it, nothing grand, nothing special, but still great♥
After all of the high school shenanigans, now we're finally on to the college side of things and this is where the story gets fast paced, like a little fast paced. I was kinda amazed how they are rushing the story, while also maintaining the key points that they want to show on the college side and even on the adult side of things. I get it, I think the story already ended in the payoff, but I guess they still wanna show the audience, what's beyond.. and I realized that this is the closest to real life couple, like how a couple would act that I've ever seen. you look at 1st Couple and they're so grounded. Like the adult side of the story, I watched it and they're so similar to couples that I've seen in real life.
Very good cdrama i love it♥
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When I Fly Towards You (Appreciation Review)
If you’ll ask me what youth-centered friendship, high school setting with nostalgic trip on the side, does have a beautiful ending and of course well-written CDrama that I can recommend, l’ll say When I Fly Towards You in a heartbeat.I started watching CDramas again after so many years and surprisingly I encountered my favorites this time. (Meet Yourself, Wifty, and The Love You Give Me).
When I Fly Towards You really encapsulates what I want on stories. Aside from having a fun set of friends that met during their youth that supports each other and treat everyone as their own family, I admire how everyone was so well written. From our lovely 5, to their classmates, parents, and precious grandma.
I was quite shock to encounter a FL that really speaks what’s on her mind and can communicate properly. She chase her ML earnestly and sometimes it’s cringey but that’s how teenage love moves — clumsy yet beautiful.
Su Zaizai is so well written that I always cry whenever she assures Zhang Lurang and protects her friends whenever. I read somewhere that if you’ll strip away the affection of FL/MLs to their counterparts, what would be their personality? Can they stand alone or just be a character that would revolve around his/her partner?
And I saw that Zai can stand alone and make her story regardless of having Rang. She has dreams of her own and stands for herself. There was this scene that they were preparing for college exam and they promised to be on the same university. But Zai assured him that it’s fine if they wouldn’t pass and be separated because they can make arrangements for their relationship.
I know it’s only 25 episodes and couldn’t show much conflict but they handled the jealousy, separation, and some problems beautifully. Rang doesn’t talk really much but he protects Zai and do whatever she wants as long as they would be happy. His acts of service with her words of affirmation really tops all of it.
I really also love how they incorporated the videos because the nostalgia sucks you up. Youth dramas are so beautiful as stand alone but having well-written characters is rare. I laugh and cried with them.
Also how can I forgot the beautiful conversations and well-thought lines. From grandma’s being fireflies or streetlight, Zai saying that Rang is 101%, it’s okay to be a second placer, or one’s existence can be meaningful to Rang saying that he unconsciously wait for her to look at him and became greedy along the way so he wants to be with her and ending it saying that Zai’s glance was a hint that his light was coming.
This is a brainrot because I don’t know if I can encounter again this kind of drama. I just kept on rewatching again everything because I love them.
FL really mastermind her way to ML and she succeed flying towards him.
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A smoldering ember of nostalgia
I really loved this drama, I had a great time watching it.Let me start by highlighting its strengths: - the characters are incredibly endearing, especially the secondary couple.
- The atmosphere is immersive, offering a true rejuvenating experience and palpable nostalgia.
- As for the story, although simplistic, it captivates with its evolution, especially in the romance where slow burn and pure romance prevail.
-It's not a show for expecting suggestive scenes, but the tender moments are numerous and unforgettable.
-The ost are beautiful, especially one in particular that evokes a wave of nostalgia with each listen.
However, there are a few negatives to mention:
- the relationship of the secondary couple, while adorable, deserved more development before being concluded so quickly.
- Additionally, some issues are raised but not truly resolved, such as the family tensions of some characters, leaving a feeling of incompleteness. Similarly, the incident of sexual touching of a certain character deserved a deeper exploration instead of being quickly ignored.
- Despite these minor flaws, the overall quality of the drama is undeniable, which leads me to give it a rating of 9 out of 10 and highly recommend it 🌺
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ONE OF THE BEST CDRAMAS IVE EVER WATCHED. AM GOING TO MISS ZAIZAI AND RANGRANG?
This drama had a really really warm vibe. Just the title in the op and closing itself had such heartwarming words. The cast was also spectacular. The fl was such a ball of sunshine, so lovable. While, the ml did a great job at portaying his role and the development was💯 All the side characters had a part to play and had their own personalities. ost's were also greatOverall, i DEFINETELY do not regret watching this drama and i think this might just be my fav drama of 2023 or even longer
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Heartwarming.
This c-drama was quite heartwarming, I was going through a block in terms of watching series but I gave it a chance and enjoyed it a lot.To some people it may seem that in the end its pacing was rushed as the story focuses more on school time, and I agree with that in part.
Also, something that is notorious and that I don't quite understand is the need for the characters to continue having such childish behaviors when they are already adults and that they are also surprised or embarrassed to kiss each other or have gestures of affection when they have been in a relationship for many years and even lived together, but hey.
I must say that I liked the story itself, it was fun, light-hearted, romantic, wholesome and with a very calm pace. Perhaps many people didn't like the latter because the group of friends had to face very few difficulties and got everything they wanted, and we know that in many cases in real life this doesn't happen that way, personally I don't think that this detracted from the story, it was just what I wanted to see, a quiet story without so much drama.
I really liked seeing how our male protagonist was letting the female protagonist more and more into his world and how his change was becoming noticeable. I would have liked to see more of the relationship between the secondary couple, they were a lot of fun to watch.
Without further ado, I would recommend it, it's not heavy to watch and if you're looking for a simple, quiet love story with little nuances this one is adequate.
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“If I exist, my love for you exists.”
When I Fly Towards You is a delightful youth high school drama that left me absolutely captivated from start to finish. Its unique diary-style storytelling and endearing cast of characters created an unforgettable viewing experience that I'll cherish for years to come.The diary format used to convey the story was a stroke of genius. Each episode was titled and had its own epilogue, giving it a personal touch that made me feel intimately connected to the characters. It allowed me to witness their growth, aspirations, and challenges through their own words, making the narrative feel raw and authentic.
One of the standout elements of this series is its undeniable cuteness overload. From adorable interactions to heart-fluttering moments, the male and female lead chemistry was simply magical. The female lead's bubbly and vivacious nature brought a vibrant energy to the story. Their evolving relationship was a joy to witness.
Beyond the main couple, the supporting characters were equally compelling. Each had their own unique storylines and personal growth, making it feel like a close-knit group of friends navigating the ups and downs of their school days together. I found myself emotionally invested in their journeys, experiencing laughter, tears, and everything in between.
The underlying theme of friendship, dreams, and the bittersweet nature of youth resonated strongly with me. When I Fly Towards You beautifully captured the essence of that brief period in our lives, reminding us of the importance of cherishing every moment and pursuing our passions with unwavering determination.
Without a doubt, I will revisit this series in the future. It's warmth and genuine portrayal of young love and friendship are timeless, and I know I'll find comfort and joy in rewatching it. I wholeheartedly recommend When I Fly Towards You to anyone seeking an enchanting, feel-good drama that will leave you with a smile on your face.
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