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In the U.S., is this only available on Viki? Strange that YOUKU hasn’t released it on their own platform.

This should be rated above 8 based on MDL standards. The leads are very good and the story avoids most cliches & tropes that plague dramas (except in parts when this series actively makes fun of them). Very recommended :)

Fair point. Maybe best to wait until it’s over to see how things develop. Acting is probably better than early parts of Rain. FL actress is doing very well with her role (but her character is not very complex for now). ML is a good actor but his character is kind of a cliche. The MV from that show may be even better (none of the scenes are from the show) — it stars the two leads playing their actual age and not high schoolers, lol. — https://youtu.be/FPz9GSC5QlM

Nice! Then you can start “Seducing Drake Palma” — it’s another ongoing series from the same company. Kind of campy and funny, similar to teenage movies of 2000s. And that one, fortunately, is not SIX interconnected books. Only two books, lol

Glad you liked it! “Safe Skies, Archer” (#2) may be even better (very 18+, lol). I’m still finishing #3.

I hope they unite the universe of this drama with universe of The Princess Royal ☺️ Maybe have TPR being written by the character who writes fiction.

Both mom’s get together and share tips for sure. But TFF mom is worse, IMHO, because daughter’s life and wellbeing was in danger.

She’s a childhood rival & friend of the FL (so they like each other but also compete with each other). But 2FL leads a hard(er) life because of her dad’s injury so she’s a bit more mature and not as carefree as the main group.

Outside of mom’s stuff, Best Choice may be a tiny bit better than As Beautiful As You (don’t forget to watch the special/bonus) but I rated them the same. The Best Thing was slightly better and super nice (had no expectations).

FL’s mom in Best Choice Ever was at least nice. But, I agree, that she was way, was overboard in trying to marry off FL to that rich guy. I ended up rating Best Choice Ever and As Beautiful As You the same (Beautiful has a dose of tropes as well). The Best Thing was surprisingly better than both of them even though I wasn’t familiar with FL actress before that.

His mom seems like a middle manager of that company (so maybe a level above his dad), but she’s acting like a typical drama ultra-rich person. And expecting son to make it to the nations Olympiad team is kind of crazy level of pressure. That’s top 5-10 people in a country in their age group. 😳🥺

Yes, we all enjoyed that. That mom might have been the worst C-drama mother (even “Fireworks” mom wasn’t selfish and supposedly did everything for benefit of her daughter).

The weirdest thing is that she isn’t even a bad girl or a bad influence. And their families are NOT “from different worlds”. His family is a bit higher on corporate ladder but they are not rich.

And the weirdest part is that FL isn’t even remotely a bad student or a bad influence.

There was such a mother in a 2025 modern C-drama that you rated 9.0 (not giving a title here to avoid spoilers).

ML’s mom from this drama and FL’s mom from “Fireworks of My Heart” hang out together and share child-rearing tips for sure 😳

The show started off great and had very good middle episodes but last third (or so) were very average and full of questionable decisions by writers 🥺😳😢

Very interesting, thank you for the additional information!

He is ML’s cousin.

“I am territorial” 🤣🤣🤣