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Why such a low rating?

In my personal opinion, this drama rating should be much higher. When you do a review, it's not about your taste of drama. You got to break it down. This drama is not about # of kissing scenes, spoil rich kids bullying the FL/ML, or revenge. It's about lesson in life.

Length of the drama; 24 episodes are perfect. Chinese drama tends to be too long.

Casting: Perfect. Both ML and FL grown up version look like their child version. They even add a mode on his nose. The ML looks matches his living condition between pamper vs hard working.

Acting: I think everybody play their part very well. Some of comments did think it was not the best ML work. Remember, he is supposed to play sad trouble kid. All these kids are supposed to be teenager. If you had been teenager before, remember how sensitive you were. Little issue was seems like a big issue. Now I am much older and have children of my own, I have more patience and compassion; I can see their point of view.

Story: This drama is on a dark side. This hit so many psychology issues: parenting style, grieving, friendship, Financial struggle, etc...
- Different parenting style: Parents have tendency to compare sibling and to other children. They also push their children to do their best. It's like they show their love through the children's success. This is especially in Asian cultures. You can see how it effect the children mental health. FL grow up in a loving family; she turned out to be stable, strong, high self esteem, and most importance of all, compassion.
- Friendship: Some comments said the FL is obsessive. I think it's about friendship helping each other. If one of her friends is in the same suggestion as the ML, I feel that she would reach out to help also. She has compassion and see through the issue ML.
- Closed to real life issue: No rich family, no fancy cars, no body dress like the just step out of glamour magazine, financial struggle. I'm glad the ML can be saved. If this is Korean or Western drama, the ending most likely will be different. In real life, not everybody can be saved. Not everybody is fortunately enough to have friend reach out to help.

To Parents: I recommend watching this drama. Our action effects our children and their children for the rest of their lives. We can only guide them; we can not force them to live our life. Don't make your dream become their.

To Young people: I recommend watching this drama also. Focus on friendship. The world will be better if you help each other.

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This drama is very dark. Every actors and actress did a great especially ML. I can fell every emotion.

Parents supposed to love and protect their children. Grandparents supposed love grandchildren more than their kids. Teachers supposed to help students no matter their background.

FL best friend so heartless toward ML for no reason. FL parents un-reasonable blame ML.

All those bullies mothers so hypocrite. Pretending to be practicing Buddha, but protect the them.

There were so many times I want to reach into the screen and take the matter into my own hands. There were so many time I want to reach into the screen and give the children a hugs.

Episodes 5 and 8 break my heart. I have to said, it justifiable what happened to those people. The last episode was killing me.

Common people had no chance going against money and powerful people.

I known he paid the price, but it comforting he took justice into his own hands. He should include those kids parents and all the drug dealers as well. He wasn’t born killer, but people made him a revenge killer. I’m ok with if he got away.

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