just woke up ...now i suddenly miss lovely runner...can anyone suggest me more of youth dramas..please
Checking your list just now, it looks like you haven't tried any Chinese dramas. I was like you for my first couple of years of drama viewing (I only watched Korean dramas), then I tried some Chinese dramas and some of them are really good. You can check my list to see what I've watched and what I enjoyed, but if you're looking for youth dramas, I'd suggest you try: https://mydramalist.com/62295-luo-yao-knew-what-he-meant (So sweet you'll get cavities watching it) https://mydramalist.com/729705-hidden-love (also very cute and fluffy) And for a Korean drama that is an absolutle must watch: https://mydramalist.com/19262-weightlifting-fairy-kim-bok-joo (hilarious ... "swag")
When you watch more of the show you get to understand more about WHY they each behave the way they do. You see…
You've written enough to convince me to give it a second chance. I'm not optimistic I'll make it to the end because my tolerance of males manipulating females is very low, but I'll do my best to tolerate his behaviour until he starts treating her better. Wish me luck :)
When you watch more of the show you get to understand more about WHY they each behave the way they do. You see…
Thanks for your detailed explanation. After reading your reply, I may consider revisiting this show in the future to give it another chance. My suspicion however is that the ML's character developement will still be too slow for my taste. What would be your best guess as to which episode he stops (or at least significantly reduces) his manipulative behaviour? If I do revisit this drama, it might be safer to start at an episode after his behaviour improves.
When you watch more of the show you get to understand more about WHY they each behave the way they do. You see…
Thank you for taking the time to reply. From my perspective, I care about HOW the characters behaved, not why they behaved that way. I simply find it uncomfortable to watch a male who has power over a female abuse that power to coerce her into a relationship. If I'm watching a rom-com, I want to see something resembling a healthy relationship, not a toxic one. I want to see romantic partners treat each other with respect, not have the male repeatedly manipulate the female. I want to see a female who has sufficient self respect to not allow a manipulative male to treat her like a child. But clearly from the MDL score and the large number of very positive reviews, I'm in the minority.
This was an excellent story. I love watching dramas that tell stories like this. Stories about the oppression…
Yeah - that was pathetic behaviour on the part of the ML. And it was inconsistent writing too, because earlier in the drama, the ML was very protective of the FL. Having characters behave so inconsistently results in annoying plot holes that diminishes the emersion in the narrative.
The banter between Rao Jing and Zhao Fang Gang is as good as I've seen in a drama. It's just fun to watch them at each other's throats, but in a cute way. Given a good script, I'd love to see a Rom Com with those two as leads. The actors playing them are also excellent, especially Wang Zhen Er who (in my opinion) is the best actor in the cast.
60 seconds in and we have a non-consensual kiss. Perhaps not the best start to a drama, but at least he didn't physically restrain her as he kissed her, which I've seen in some other dramas. Now after 4 episodes, I feel a little differently about that opening 5 minutes. Although I'm ALWAYS against non-concensual sexual activity of any sort (from kissing someone on the mouth to having sex with them), in this case I find his behaviour forgivable. What we have is a naive young ML without the ability to (easily) communicate with the FL - so he acted impulsively to communicate how he felt. Again, his behaviour was wrong, but I think forgivable given his situation. After 4 episodes, what I'm now seeing is a ML who is a genuinely nice person (although still immature) who is head over heals in love with his Noona and would do anything for her. People make dumb mistakes, but no one should be defined as a person by one single bad decision. Overall, the drama was OK. The concept was interesting, but the execution could have been better in my opinion. The ending was done particularly well, wrapping up the various subplots satisfactorily. 7.5/10
I'm up to episode 14 and I'm really enjoying this show. I do like how cute and innocent most Chinese dramas are - its one of the reasons I watch them. But for a woman approaching 30 who has been living with her boyfriend / fiancé for four months, to be embarrassed about her boyfriend / fiancé seeing her bra in the laundry is a bit much. If the writers wanted to use the hide the bra trope, they really should have done it right at the very start of their cohabitation when it would have made more sense. Likewise when the FL looks away so she can't see the ML's shirtless torso. This level of prudishness is just silly after they've been living together for so long.
This is actually shaping up to be the best k-drama of the past decade maybe even ever, the characters, the emotions,all…
This is the only drama I've ever rated 10/10. I'm embarrassed to admit that the first time I started watching it, I dropped it. I'm very happy that I gave it a second chance.
Someone recommended this drama to me because the main leads have great chemistry like in As Beautiful as You.…
I've just finished episode 9, and I'm enjoying the show, but one thing just doesn't compute. The FL was in a relationship with her ex for 7 years, so I'm assuming she was sexually active. So then why is she now acting like a shy 13 year old girl who's just got her first boyfriend. What's with the sleeping in different rooms? Why did she "marry" him if she just wants to be his flatmate?
https://mydramalist.com/62295-luo-yao-knew-what-he-meant (So sweet you'll get cavities watching it)
https://mydramalist.com/729705-hidden-love (also very cute and fluffy)
And for a Korean drama that is an absolutle must watch:
https://mydramalist.com/19262-weightlifting-fairy-kim-bok-joo (hilarious ... "swag")
Rant time ...
Qi Yu is an idiot. See spoiler for why ...
Now after 4 episodes, I feel a little differently about that opening 5 minutes. Although I'm ALWAYS against non-concensual sexual activity of any sort (from kissing someone on the mouth to having sex with them), in this case I find his behaviour forgivable. What we have is a naive young ML without the ability to (easily) communicate with the FL - so he acted impulsively to communicate how he felt. Again, his behaviour was wrong, but I think forgivable given his situation. After 4 episodes, what I'm now seeing is a ML who is a genuinely nice person (although still immature) who is head over heals in love with his Noona and would do anything for her. People make dumb mistakes, but no one should be defined as a person by one single bad decision.
Overall, the drama was OK. The concept was interesting, but the execution could have been better in my opinion. The ending was done particularly well, wrapping up the various subplots satisfactorily. 7.5/10