Never-Ending Summer

WATCH. NOW.

This drama was an absolute roller coaster fs, the things this man saysssssssss
There are like honestly obvious loop holes in the plot but the portrayal of everything was just soo good that it overshadowed it and made me love this drama so much anyway. These two clearly have CHEMISTRY. So so so so glad I watched this. IT TOOK ME OUT OF A DRAMA SLUMP SO LIKE ONE HUNDRED PERVENT RECOMMEND IT.
I GOTTA TALK ABT THE MUSIC, Every damn song was heart wrenching!!!!!! A lot are in English as well so I enjoyed it too much. Sun burn completely melted my heart when I heard it. Anyway watching the leads in this drama was absolute cinema so like PLEASE GO WATCH IT LIKE RN, IT WILL NOT DISSAPPOINT!

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Low budget boys over flower kinda plot

I created an account on this site just to pour my heart out . This drama will have you on an emotional roller coaster. I genuinely don’t blame FL for her actions becus at the end of the day she was a child failed by adults around her . As for ML family so upsetting how the acted. . The didn’t even look that wealthy to me . This drama was giving low budget boys over flower plot but overall I enjoyed it and glad the got a happy ending but it will really be nice for dramas to invest in happy moments more than having all the sad moments have more scenes then by the time for romance we have few mins left for season wrap it’s not fail . I will rate this drama a 7/10

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Zhou Keyu - Yearner God

This series completely wrecked me. I spent a day and a night binge watching and have been mourning not being with these characters anymore. The OST is outstanding and very playable, I have already rewatched several episodes a few times, and I can't stop thinking about the story overall.

The breakup arc is extremely frustrating but extremely understandable as well. I felt as if my own heart was broken several times over. Both leads are superb and fully immersed in their characters.

Zhou Keyu especially stole my heart though. To say RAW emotion is an understatement. Give that man all the awards and all the yearner roles 💜🫣💜

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✨ Never Ending Summer: A Masterpiece That Touched My Heart and Will Stay With Me Forever!

I honestly don’t know where to begin… I just finished *Never Ending Summer*, and I already know this drama will stay with me for a long time. 😭 This was the first C-drama that truly touched me on such a deep emotional level. It became my favorite C-drama and one of my top favorite dramas ever. 🤍✨

*Never Ending Summer* is one of those rare dramas that stays with you long after the final episode. It is not just a romance, but an emotional journey filled with love, pain, sacrifice, healing, and unforgettable moments. 💔 There was so much going on at the same time in this drama, yet every moment felt meaningful and never overwhelming.

What made this drama truly special to me was the beautiful love story between Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao. Their relationship felt so genuine, deep, and meaningful. 🤍 Zhou Wan was the first one to quietly develop feelings for Lu Xixiao and kept those emotions in her heart, even before he truly knew the depth of what she felt. Later, Lu Xixiao slowly fell in love with her during that unforgettable summer, and their connection became something neither of them could ever forget.

Lu Xixiao’s love for Zhou Wan was especially touching. 😭 He was always there for her, protecting her, supporting her, and standing by her side through every difficulty and challenge she faced. Even when he was hurt, his feelings never disappeared. His love was shown through his actions, his sacrifices, and the way he always chose to care for her. 🤍

Their journey was not easy, but that is what made their love so beautiful. They faced misunderstandings, pain, and obstacles that tested them, yet their bond remained unforgettable. Even after many years and a painful past, their feelings never truly disappeared, which made their story even more emotional and meaningful. 😭

The acting, chemistry, storytelling, and emotions were beautifully done. I laughed, I cried, and I felt every moment alongside the characters. 😭🤍 This drama made me completely attached to their journey, and the ending left me with so many emotions. ✨

As someone who mostly watched K-dramas before, I never expected a C-drama to impact me this deeply. *Never Ending Summer* became more than just a drama I watched, it became a story I experienced and will always remember. 🤍

This drama will always have a special place in my heart. It is not only my favorite C-drama, but also one of the most unforgettable love stories I have ever watched. A true masterpiece that I will cherish forever. 🤍✨

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The Drama I Couldn't Stop Watching ❤️

Okay, I genuinely did NOT expect to get this obsessed with this drama. 😭

I started it casually, thinking I'd watch a few episodes… and then somehow binge-watched all 29 episodes in one sitting. I don't even know where the time went. 😂

The chemistry between the leads is probably my biggest reason for the 10/10. I was completely sold on them from the beginning. Their interactions felt so natural and effortless that I kept wanting more. I finished the drama and immediately found myself rewatching their scenes. That's when you know a drama has gotten you good. 😭

And Bao Bao… MY GOD. 🥹❤️ How is she this cute?! Her expressions, her charm, the way she carried herself, I completely fell for her. I genuinely couldn't take my eyes off her whenever she was on screen.

I also really loved how the relationship developed. It didn't feel rushed or artificially forced. Watching their bond grow through different stages of life made it feel much more personal and meaningful.

And honestly, 29 episodes in one sitting says everything about how invested I became. Once I started, there was simply no stopping.

I finished it and immediately thought, "I already miss them." And yes… I'm still rewatching. 😭

If you're hesitating to start this, DON'T. JUST PRESS PLAY. Trust me.

For me, this wasn't just a good binge; it was the kind of drama that leaves you with that warm, bittersweet feeling even after it's over.

Heavily recommended. This is PEAK for me. 10/10. ⭐❤️

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—March 25, 2025 [Sunny] Happy Birthday to You.

I was all hyped about this drama even before it started airing because of two reasons, one being their height difference and second being a post on twitter saying how the ML begs for the FL to come back. I thought, "oh! a cute rom-com." Boy, was i wrong.

ZHOU WAN : I love this girl immensely. She's the embodiment of someone who suffers silently with a smile on their face. One thing that became very apparent to me by the time i finished watching episode three, is that she's very hard to read. As for me as an audience i couldn't really anticipate or figure out what she was going to do. And, it became even more evident in that one episode where Zhou Wan lost to Lu Xixiao and he told her to beg him if she wants to make it to the team. And, i'm sitting there thinking what she's going to do? Is she really gonna beg him? And, then BOOM that power move master card she pulled made me instantly fall for her. And, i'm really emphasizing on her being very hard to read because during the first episode we see her shyly smiling when Lu Xixiao is running around, naturally i thought that she liked him but the next moment she treats him so coldly and rejects him so quickly that i started questioning myself if i was wrong about her. Still, i kept a firm albeit fleeting belief that she liked him first though that belief grew precarious with each episode. But, then the last episode hits my screen as hard as it hits my heart. And, that's when i further cement my view that Zhou Wan was truly an unreadable protagonist. I couldn't figure her out even though i'm watching everything from her point of view.

I've seen a lot of people misunderstand her character and it truly pains me. This is just an eighteen year old girl, A CHILD that is bearing the burden all alone on her tiny shoulders. She saw her father getting trampled and beaten, the factory being destroyed and eventually saw him passing away at such an tender age. She didn't even properly come to terms with his death, when her mother abandons her. She takes this abandonment to heart blaming herself, that she might've done something to make her mother leave. Then, just at fifteen she gets to know that the only person who loved and care for her might die. How can you expect her to make mature decisions when she has no one to turn to or guide her through the big shambles of her life. One might question, that she shouldn't have used Lu Xixiao like that—she wouldn't have if she didn't see her mother repeatedly ignore her calls after she swallowed her pride to contact her after years. What choice did she have? And, even then, she repeatedly asks others if she's a bad person or that she has become a bad person because inside the guilt was gnawing her.

I look at her character and see a woman who had to sacrifice her childhood in order to grow up quickly to take care of the person who mattered to her the most. That particular scene after grandma dies, she's facing the ocean and then she turns back with a smile was very powerful because in that moment Zhou Wan reveals what kind of person she is—someone who'd repeatedly assure others that she is fine with a smile on her face so as to not burden them with her worries. And, it saddened me to see how an eighteen year old girl has gone through so much that she has internalised this firm belife system that being vulnerable or being honest with one's feeling is wrong. Which is why, i was so glad to see her having a mental breakdown at the hospital because she needed that.
"I'm only eighteen." Yes, inject that poisonous pain in my veins again.

Realistically, she has been through a lot. I don't want to repeat everything again but with her father and grandmother dying, her mother abandoning her, getting hit by the truth that her father could've lived for few more months, having to go against her morals to use and hurt the boy she loved the most and then watching that said boy nearly die because of you!! I have no idea how she remained sane for so many years which is where my theory comes that if it weren't for the revenge she was planning and the sheer will of destroying everything that Lu Xixiao's father had built for himself, Zhou Wan would’ve truly gone maniacal. That one montage where she was casually aura farming under the rain while glaring at him is etched it my memory forever. Zhou Wan's mother was cunning and a very shrewd lady albeit being one of the most gorgeous woman on earth and truly they'd made an undefeated pair if her mother's head were in the right place. Instead, Zhou Wan was clever, manipulative, observant with a hint of cunning nature. 2016 Zhou Wan was cute but 2026 Zhou Wan was so cool and so, so, gorgeous. I get why Lu Xixiao couldn't move on even after 10 years because i wouldn't too.

LU XIXIAO: My boy only wanted love and that was his tragedy. Lu Xixiao is introduced to us as a carefree guy with an air of arrogance around him. He portrays himself as a nonchalant bad boy but in reality he can't stay one second without being chalant. He's has big heart inside his chest that thumps and bleeds rapidly for people he considers dear to him. It grieves me that no one actually cares for him in his family expect for his aunt and his nanny. His father is a piece of absolute shit who locks him up in his room and controls his phone stopping any form of communication time to time whenever he needs him to behave. His grandfather never truly cared for him but only wanted him because of the LU name, like you're telling me your grandson ran away and the only person visited him was his aunt. Then, there was Zhou Wan's mother who feigned that she cared for him but only wanted him to get away from the family so she could peacefully marry his fatger without any protest.

When his phobia of heights was intriduced, i thought it was comical and kind of quirky because you're telling me a guy who's close to 190 cm is actually scared of heights. But, as we progressed and the answer slowly revealed itself that's when it hit me how much of trauma this boy must've been carrying after seeing his mother jump right infront of him and not being able to do anything about it. He must've beaten himself up for it. Her suicide to him felt like an abandonment. The only person whom he thought loved him and was truly by his side was suddenly jumping off right infront of him with a tear streaked eyes. He must've resented her for it especially since he was a child and couldn't really formulate what led to that fateful moment and yet, he loved her in his own way. Although, he felt his mother left him, he couldn't bring himself to leave her which is why he grasped at every little thing his mother left behind starting from the big house to the paintings. He picked up the paint brush and stroked the canvas with colours in the same way his mother had trying to get a closure, trying to find her remnants.

So, it was especially endearing to see this boy risking it all to save a random girl who was trying to kill herself like his mother. Even though he was so, so, scared he couldn't just stand by and watch and i think it was one of those moments when Lu Xixiao shone bright as a character, so contrary to the notion of him being introduced as a typical bad boy trouble maker. He was much more than that, far more beyond than what is present at the surface level. He was trembling yet he still reached out without knowing if she'd ever grasp it or not.

Lu Xixiao as a character wears his heart on his sleeves. He is just so honest and that it actually hurts seeing him go through whatever he went through in the show because at the end of the day he was also a child. The confusion he must've been going through after witnessing Zhou Wan's hot and cold behavior. He suffered so much and was truly being used as a pawn by everyone around him. When Zhou Wan came to his life, he thought he finally found someone who understood him and was willing to stay by his side only to get betrayed. Many people disliked him for going on a few dates with Li Na but i actually liked it that they added it to his character. He was boy who was going through the worst period in his life. He took a knife for the girl he loved without hesitation and she left him behind. He made that choice of dating her out of pure anger. As a woman, i hated how he used Li Na who had genuine feelings for him but as a audience i understanding why he did it. 2016 Lu Xixiao was reckless and would pick a fight but 2026 Lu Xixiao was rational and this character development was noticeable during that one scene when Zhou Wan recounted her near sexual assault. Like any other typical ML i expected him to be angry and bang on something then go beat up the guy but he was extremely calm and logically dealt with the matter, first by telling her to take the day off and then exposing that said person. I liked this development a lot.

CHEMISTRY: i believe that there are three kind of chemistry—𝘰𝘯𝘦>when there is no chemistry between the actors but they're forcing it on us to think that they have, 𝘵𝘸𝘰> when there is a lot of chemistry between the characters and the actors but you could feel that they're acting at certain junctions, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦>when the chemistry is so good that you feel like an invisible omnipresent entity watching two people fall in love. The chemistry between Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao or Baobao and Zhou Keyu falls into the third category. It was effortless and natural that it didn't even feel like they're acting.

2016 WanXioa were new to the feeling, hesitantly trespassing each other's emotional threshold yet they're so strong and understood each other so well that it didn't feel like they've known each other only over the summer. Lu Xixiao jumped from the terrace despite his fear if heights only for her and Zhou Wan after waking up in the hospital, the first thing she assured him is that she didn't try to kill herself knowing how much his mother's death has cost. They're so sweet together even though there was always a hint of bittersweetness around their relationship. The parallel image of them blowing the dandelion and him removing his hair from her palm that was very profound in my opinion.

Lu Xixiao knew that Zhou Wan loved him even though she left him, afterall which girlfriend would hide a keep safe where she wrote prayers for him to have a peaceful and happy life that was the last thing given to her by her late grandmother—which is why he was so adamant in making her say that she loved and when she didn't, in that moment he resented her.

2026 Lu Xixiao is such a loser in love because what do you mean "Zhou Wan, don't let me see your face again or else i'll make you beg and cry for me." he says and then begs and cries for her two days later. Literally, falling down from the sofa while clinging and begging her not to leave. And, the way i laughed when he nonchalantly slinged his jacket over his shoulder and strided to HER HOUSE to repeat the exact same words like a messenger pigeon during a war. Brother that's her house, you'd definitely see her there. And, what makes this scene even more comical is that he completely ignores Jiang Yan out of pure jealousy but the first thing he says, "Is that not a lot of food. Are you sure you can finish it?" Were you expecting to get invited for dinner A'xiao. Not a single rigid nonchalant bone in his body stand stalls the moment Zhou Wan appears, he becomes like child in need of her constant attention and coaxing.

Jokes apart, but the damage episode 20 did to my psyche is unrepairable. I love my girl Zhou Wan. I'm ready to take a bullet for her but girl you're supposed to only traumatise your husband not us innocent bystanders. Someone said people usually plays hide and seek for a while but Lu Xixiao has been playing it for years, 10 YEARS. And, then that schizophrenic episode of him hallucinating her and dancing with actually no one completely broke me. I heart was hearting so bad that i had to stop and take a long break before i could continue watching it. 2016 WanXioa had chemistry but 2026 WanXiao was full of sexual tension. That one episode where he wanted to paint her had so much heat that it was practically radiating off my screen. I felt like i shouldn't watch because the scenes were so intimate. And, just when i thought that they couldn't get any hotter BOOM episode 26 dropped. The confession, the slow reasoning and the intimate kisses were top notch. I've never felt so my butterflies explode in my stomach before. The way this scene was so viral that you couldn't escape it even if you tried to. And, whoever decided to put Baobao in that backless dress needs their hands to kissed because it made the scene even more hotter.

Lu Xixiao was such a freak. He never let my girl rest like on the bed, on the sofa, on the table, while showering and then ON THE CHAIRS?? Brother, consider the size difference between the two. I just wish that the last interview was shot on a Saturday because after knowing that girl he loved and yearned for ten years had secretly loved him for thirteen years, i don't think Lu Xixiao is letting her slip out of the bed.

This is once in a lifetime chemistry and shouldn't be wasted on single project, give me fifteen more of them right now.

I love, love, love Never Ending Summer. I've never felt so empty after watching a show. I couldn't move past them for more than a month. Everything about them was holding me down from their cinematography to the music.

Sunburn by Brian Cheng, you deserve a grammy.

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Great Chemistry with The Pacing Hiccup

Never-Ending Summer has all the ingredients to be the next mega-hit like Hidden Love or The First Frost. It’s a gorgeous, well-made youth-to-adult reunion romance that absolutely nails the vibe. The cinematography is stunning, the production value is chef’s kiss, and it completely ditches the tired, annoying clichés we usually see in contemporary rom-coms. But… this drama utilizes my most hated structural choice from the writers of the second chance romance— the uneven distribution of the youth and adult story arcs. And that really affected a lot of things that were the end of the show. I will talk about this in detail later on. That’s the reason why I didn’t give it a 10 out of 10.

The Vibe & The Plot

The first half (or rather 2/3) of the story captures the emotional atmosphere of a post-graduation youth romance between a rebellious young man from a rich family and a resilient young woman from a broken home fighting her fate against all odds. In the first part of the drama, the characters navigate personal hardships over a single, life-changing summer while slowly falling for each other. Unfortunately, they can’t be together for a number of reasons. The narrative then jumps ten years into the future, moving to a professional corporate backdrop where the characters must investigate a long-forgotten factory accident and face each other and their own feelings for each other.

The Stars of the Show

The chemistry between the leads is totally seamless, natural, and served without any annoying fuss.

Daniel Zhou as Lu Xixiao—Wow. Just wow. This is my first time seeing him(I haven't watched Sniper Butterfly yet), and he is a phenomenal young talent! I was quite surprised by the quality of his acting, considering he doesn’t have many titles under his belt. His character, Lu Xixiao, comes off like a reckless bad boy at the beginning, but a few episodes in we can already tell he is truly, truly lonely. As we get to know more about him and his story, it is heartbreaking. Lu Xixiao is a deeply multi-layered character; on the outside, he carries that defensive, wealthy-heir armor, but underneath, he is just a starved-for-affection soul who anchors his entire world around Zhou Wan. His father sees him as a pawn on a chessboard, and the only relative who actually truly cares for what Lu Xixiao wants is his aunt but she’s just too busy to give him time and attention. Even his grandfather doesn’t quite understand him. Daniel Zhou's character development here is easily one of the best, most well-rounded, and most consistent I've seen for a contemporary male lead in a very long time. He is never ever over the top and just seems extremely comfortable in this role. Additionally, I truly appreciate him speaking English quite a lot in this drama. His fluent in it so this was a treat.

I wasn't sure how Bao Shang'en as Zhou Wan would turn out. She started off a bit stiff, which reminded me her previous roles, and I was hoping that she was going to give us a little bit more energy, but as we take this journey with her further into the drama, she completely locked in. I think that stiffness at the beginning was partially what the role dictated. I liked her in this role the most out of all the roles I’ve seen her in before! I would say that she’s improved as an actress a lot.

Zhou Wan is a quiet and hardworking top student who is desperate to fund her critically ill grandmother's surgery. And I appreciate the fact that her character is morally gray because she will do whatever she has to do to ensure her grandmother gets the help she needs. Which includes her using Lu Xixiao to get the money from her biological mother. But we obviously know how that turned out. Girl couldn’t withstand his brooding charm.

The romance is so deep because they are two people from completely different social classes who just cannot get over each other. Plus, the show doesn't waste time on annoying extra characters or filler plots! Everything feels compact, and the emotional scenes are masterfully done. Some of the standout episodes: Zhou Wan getting assaulted and not telling anyone (absolutely heartbreaking to watch her keeping quiet), when Lu Xixiao gets stabbed, her grandma passing away, and many more. The soundtrack also hits you straight in the feels.

The Pacing Quirks (Let's Talk Spoilers)

Okay, here is my main grievance: the writers made the choice to give the youth/high school arc 20 out of the 30 total episodes. Why do C-dramas keep doing this?! Leaving only 10 or fewer episodes for the adult/reunion arc made the pacing a bit uneven. By episode 18, I felt like we were wasting precious time that could have been spent on their grown-up lives.

Because the adult arc was so compressed, the second half felt a bit superficial. We missed out on exploring Lu Xixiao's intense family dynamics, and the reintroduction of Zhou Wan into his adult life deserved way more room to breathe. Instead, the narrative got a bit choked up:

* The Grandfather Cop-Out: The grandfather was the literal catalyst who forced Zhou Wan to leave the man she loved. Yet, due to the lack of episodes, his entire opposition is resolved in one single scene where he just goes, “Okay fine, you can be together." Excuse me?!” This is definitely an opportunity on the missed family dynamics.

* The Cohabitation Excuse: Because they ran out of time, Lu Xixiao gets Zhou Wan to move into his house by basically telling her she "owes him." It made zero sense. And she just accepted? He tells her that they have to sleep in one bed after 10 years apart and this girl doesn’t even batt an eyelash. There should have been a lot more push and pull between the two. Give us 5 more episodes, and this reunion could have been so much smoother and more interesting!

So yeah. I wasn’t a big fan of how the writers messed up on the reunion arc.

The Final Verdict

Despite the writers hitting the fast-forward button on the adult arc, this is still a high-quality romance drama with superb acting, unmatched chemistry, and heavy emotional payoff. You will feel all the feelings. Definitely give it a watch!

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Not to be missed so sweet love this

LIKE

Chemistry is pretty good they look so hot together

Bao Shang En has a lovely voice

Hilarious how long does the water leaking pipe need to make both leads wet ah Hahahahah

Tears for grandma

Their love just so genuine and pure

Though same age but due to different family background made the two of them grew up with different mindset one is matured one is still a child

Adorable when they compete in stacking the multiple dolls

I keep on hoping for them to separate quickly but they are just so sweet all the time - I'm crazy like that

That separation woww they are too young actually

You’re 28 and don’t know the type of eggs to buy?

Who says only men can propose fell in love what happened next

DISLIKE

Wow since when mistress can be so arrogant when you are the one destroying another family

MUSIC - personal fav

银河坠落时 Yin He Zhuo Luo Shi - 周柯宇 Zhou Ke Yu
梦与环游 Meng Yu Huan You - 徐子未 Xu Zi Wei 崔十八 Cui Shi Ba
愈合 Yu He - 告五人 Gao Wu Ren
如期 Ru Qi - 莫非定律乐团 Mo Fei Ding Lu Yue Tuan
顷刻之间 Qing Ke Zhi Jian - 陈麒名 Chen Qi Ming
日落计数器 Ri Luo Ji Shu Qi - 莫非定律乐团 Mo Fei Ding Lu Yue Tuan
约会在星期天晚上 Yue Hui Zai Xing Qi Tian Wan Shang - 莫非定律乐团 Mo Fei Ding Lu Yue Tuan

REWATCH VALUE

Shall re-watch someday when I free

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