Fluffy, adorable, light & sweet
Enjoyed this short series. Just enough to make you see pink bubbles. Nothing heavy to give you a roller coaster of emotion. It’s just a relaxing treat for your Friday or Saturday night.Given that most artists here are newbies and still raw with their acting skills, it’s very obvious that they put a lot of effort to do their best. With more projects, I am sure these young men will honed their acting skills to produce excellent work.
I love the music for this series. It’s perfect for the series: light and sweet.
I understand what some review meant with multiple focus. For a 24 minute per episode and only 8 episodes, this series tackled two relationships plus other life issues of each character. I see it as the Director being a genius with his craft to accomplish this.
By the end of the series it’s that “Awwww, I want more” expression.
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I could wait patiently to see Guang and Qi Zhang kiss at the end, so I really don't mind to witness about their fight. They were really cute, sweet and had a great connection amongst them.
I actually underestimate this series at the beginning. A first love story in high school? really? Then they shocked me with its simplicity.
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Charming and Sweet
There's really not much to say about this except that it is a very Charming and Sweet series. Everything about it from the characters to the music, cinematography, acting. Everything is so adorable and light-hearted. It creates such a dream world you can't help but immerse yourself in their world and their feelings especially Xu Qi Zhang. The way they convey their emotions and the little expressions is so natural like the directors put them all in the same room and just left them to fall in love.Was this review helpful to you?
CAN WE GET A SEASON 2 PLEASE?!!
Okay, so first of all, WE NEED TO HAVE A SECOND SEASON. The drama was a great watch but I felt like the time allotted to each episode didn't match up with it's detailed plot. There were a lot of sub-plots that were dropped in the show without any closure or explanation behind them. There were a lot of things that were left with an open-ending and sometimes the show felt like it was rushing between to scenes in order to cover the whole plot within 8 episodes. Those are things that could be addressed in the second season along with the continued storyline. There clearly is room for development.Overall, the drama is a very light and sweet watch. You will enjoy yourself very much. The castings were great and all the actors did a good job. But I do feel like a season 2 would definitely help.
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mostly fluff and sweet
the story definitely.....fell a bit to the side by the end and either gets wrapped up too quickly or never gets a satisfying resolution, (like the parents? erm), but this was still an overall sweet and heartwarming watch.all of the characters feel about as awkward as teenagers tend to be, (although tbh, I'm...not too sure if it was intentional or not), but nonetheless added to the overall "youthful" charm of the series. they're all very sweet and range from being slightly awkward to Quite awkward, which balances out with the seriousness of Ye Guang's parents.
i do wish they had more time for the story, because it's clear by the end that a lot of plot threads got dropped or seemingly just....forgotten, and the few ones that weren't WERE rushed, some more clumsily than others. scenes and time noticeably jumped around more near the end (without seeming choppy somehow?), but it still wrapped up mostly okay. (Ray and Jian are adorable but I still had no idea what was going on with them by the end lmao.)
One of my only and biggest criticisms is just that they went too hard on making the parents horrible when they didn't have the space/room to give it a proper resolution. It's quite off putting especially when put next to the cute little scene with the leads...
in the end, besides the emotional abuse and neglect coming from one set of parents, this is just a typical high school coming of age series full of fluff and heart (+ angst), despite the lack of cohesiveness in the story. Also, Ye Guang's actor kept reminding me of a sad puppy this whole time while watching and I just had to put it in this review. That's what made it so satisfying to see whenever he smiled or actually looked happy, especially by the end.
Would probably rewatch and skip most of the parent scenes, because, ow
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about it all
going into this i honestly had no expectations. but, i've watched it three times now.i always go back to this whenever i need a break, when i need something "light" and adorable, something easy to come through. this was the first series of all of the main actors (i think), and you could tell - i would admit that, still i can't imagine anyone else playing the roles, they all did so well. the acting was great, their stories were pretty (i wouldn't have minded a longer series, where they'd be able to go in-depth, but i'll take what i can get xD)
also, the actor who plays an jian has such a pretty smile, it's actually unbelievable - literally almost died the first time he smiled.
all in all, i think this is great - and the music in it was literally so good, i LOVED the songs they played.
they slayed considering the short episodes, and (i could imagine) limited budget - so considering all of that, this was just really good, and well made.
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the sweetest first love
This is quite possibly the sweetest, most healing show I've ever seen. I've been rewatching the episodes repeatedly, when normally i just burn through to the next thing. The story and character development and acting and cinematography are all super high quality. I LOVE the OST and how integral it is to the narrative. It's so heartwarming to watch these kind thoughtful boys taking care of each other and being so smiley and happy together as their relationship slowly develops. These fantastic young actors bring a combination of innocence and realness to these characters that I've rarely seen in queer dramas.The pacing and character/plot development is so well done and consistent all the way through episode 7, but unfortunately the resolution in the final episode feels rushed and full of holes. There are a lot of sudden developments that would have benefitted from more backstory. There are also scenes and dialogue in the trailers that never show up in the show, so it really feels like the series was originally meant to be at least 2 episodes longer and had to be edited down. It's SUCH a superb show on all levels otherwise that it's really a shame if so. I'm still satisfied with the resolution i just feel like we as viewers and the entire crew deserved a more complete experience. Maybe we can get a director's cut if it earns the popularity it deserves? I'll definitely be looking for more / new work from this writer and director, as well as the cast.
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Made me long for a second season
In the past 3 years of using this website I have never reviewed any show I've watched but this one I have too because it was beautiful. When I first got into it I was nervous that it might start happy but end sad, thankfully that wasn't the case. Obviously it wasn't all happy which is good because it shows hardships many people go through. One thing I loved about this show is that Qi Zhang and Ye Guang always communicated with each other. I seriously cant even type this review correctly because there's so much to say about this show and its all good. Please at least give this show a try its amazing.Was this review helpful to you?
My honest review on about youth
First of all I want to thank everyone involved that made this drama a success, it’s really good. From the story line to the ost down to that acting of the actors, chef kiss. I don’t know why people are not talking about this drama so much, it’s freaking underrated. Anyways drop whatever you are doing and watch this drama ?This drama is really good, it’s fluffy and cute, no awkwardness, no cringy moment, the chemistry was on point as well. I love every bit of it, from the first to the end, I wish there was more tho?.
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Simple yet the most beautiful
I am not good with words, and never wrote a review coz of my introverted self. But I gotta say this series is really good.What I absolutely love are:
1. Relatable storyline. I could empathize with all the characters at one point in time. I can never forgive parents who do everything they want and then say "I did this all for you". Parents who think raising a child is like business, they invest and we bring them honour, that family is hell(tbh I used to live in such fam until I finally cried and let it all out one day LOL, so I can relate). Our lead lives like that, and my heart aches for him. But, it's also true that talking out with them will work. They are also persons with setbacks in life. And no one can succeed in life at a first take. It's one's own life, if something goes wrong, we gotta own it and learn from it. And the same was described so well in this series.
2. OST: Oh god, they are so so beautiful. The ending theme is really amazing. At first, I was neutral, But they started growing upon me, and by the time I completed the series, I am in love with both the songs.
3. Actors: What else do we need than some good-looking young/new actors, acting like a clear green flag? Every character is so sweet, but also thoughtful. They apologize for things that go wrong, they support each other. What else do we need? LOL
4. Acting: It was simply good. No cringe, No cliche lines(This is the biggest factor to be considered) Beautifully executed.
Well, I would finally say, it's worth giving a try. Not at all disappointed. Had a great month waiting for the episodes and watching them.
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Perfect delivery
I rarely rate series with a 10, even when I really enjoyed them, but I feel like this one deserved it. The only flaw that I can think of is that it's shorter than I wished it to be, but other than that it's very, VERY good. The relationships between the characters (not only among love interests, but also with friends and family) are portrayed very well, and even better- it was clearly SHOWN instead of being TOLD, which is something that many series get wrong. At no point I felt lost wondering what did the characters feel or what was going on, even when nobody was putting it all into words. The character development is also very good and well-paced.The music is an element that I usually don't care about all that much, but this time around the songs were just too good to be ignored. I also appreciated the fact that music in this series is an actual passion for some characters and not just an aesthetic used for a couple of romantic moments.
The chemistry is very good, and let me specify that I'm talking about actual chemistry and not kissing scenes (if you're looking for those and nothing else, then you should just look elsewhere). The protagonists seem sincerely fond of each other, and the same can be said for the second couple.
It's a short series, so it might be a good show to watch when you have a few hours spare to binge-watch it. It's heartwarming and moving, definitely a gem!
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