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I think I'm probably in the minority for liking this: But, I basically reviewed this as I watched the episodes, so come read my journey if you would like to see what went through my mind as I watched this while waiting for episodes to air, and translate.Currently watching this because I love the two actors, just currently waiting to see how the story goes! It is interesting though, how they both are slowly overcoming mentally together, I would love to see what else there is!
From Ep20 Update: I've seen many bad reviews! But in hindsight, I actually enjoy it! Since it's a lot about mental health, and just seeing how they both are helping each other bit by bit. It does seem slow the process, but sure nothing is a quick process when its relationships and also dealing with mental issues, so I am enjoying it even if the reviews say it's bad.
Update! Ep30.. - I am probably one of many who are in the minority of enjoying this drama, I think what I like is, how when dealing with their mental issues, they always each go to someone who they trust to talk about things. Whether it's the guidance counsellor, or one of the friends! And how the four main leads, help each other out.
How mental issues, take time and you need patience, and sometimes like Tang Xin how she wants to really help Shen Qingyuan to recover, yet also being afraid if he remembers things could become worse.
I think another reason, why I am enjoying this drama is because there isn't any like misunderstandings, like many dramas, where there's like a side girl making everything worse or making up situations, and everyone's crying ..etc! and even if I see many reviews and comments saying the story is slow and how both the Male & Female Leads are annoying.. I somewhat still enjoy the drama myself! -
Ep34 - O.M.D ... What a roller coaster! This is the real drama now.. - still processing what happened! But, I do feel like what I got out of this is the jealousy from the men in these eps: People are crazy to go to lengths in messing with someone's mentality just for their own fame, money etc. Shen Qingyuan: literally became a changed person, over broken memories, and the words of someone who just wanted to win a game! What's also scary is that this actually does happen in reality too - jealousy, people being mean with their words..
Ep38: - It was a interesting few eps, I do feel it was a little rushed around what's happening! And everything kind of ended really quickly.. And meeting the parents was soo quick as well, and we never got to see Shen Qingyuan's parents either which is why I felt everything was a little rushed. Or they could have gone through therapy together a lot more and slowly in that sense gotten better and closer!
Final: It was a cute ending, I'd have to say! I just enjoyed both the actors. I do feel like the story could have been recollected a little better. Since the start, they focused a lot more on Tang Xin's mental health, and the rushed the rest of the story. But I enjoyed how they were always supporting each other and believing in each other till the end!
Although a few things, I would have loved to see the wedding, and would have been more a surprise if Xiao CiCi, got into the Olympics cause she was pretty much just as good! Also, do wish, Xiao CiCi had more double dates in the story, I think she was such a pretty character in the show, but always hate the same outfits on. Definitely would love to see her in another show as the main character, with loads of really pretty clothes!
- But I enjoyed this! Kinda sad that it's over! I'm glad I finished this.. It was like a nice light-hearted drama, and even though the story was a little quick near the end! I still nonetheless enjoyed it. It also gave such a eye-opening for mental health, and seeing therapists, and also how demanding sports can be with jealousy and many other things.
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I mean I watched it because I saw the cast, there was like Seo Kang-joon, Nam Joo-hyuk & Lee Sung-Kyung which were all really good actors and characters were really funny to watch how different they could be.
But I think I didn't really like how the story of the two main actors Kim Go-eun & Park Hae-joon ended up like, I don't know, I think it was a little confusing and I just didn't like how it ended. I finished watching the whole thing just to see how it would have ended up but, I don't think I liked it very much.
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I think I really enjoyed the first half of the story, and the battle of her just wanting to do everything for her own kingdom. But then after a while I think the story got a little lost, and then it was just all very messy near the end.
I think I ended up just skipping to see what happens near the end! - Soo much drama going on as well, it was really confusing to keep up after a while, and a little draggy. So I wouldn't say I enjoyed this a lot.
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Just finished watching this and I loved it, I think because it was just a really like simple, not soo complicated drama.Firstly, not sure how I ended up watching this! Think I kept seeing like clips on Facebook, and it intrigued me to want to watch, so I decided to start it!
Secondly, I loved how everyone was portrayed at the start and then you slowly see them changing. I think Gina Jin who played Zhao Jiang Yue, is such a pretty actress, I think the first time I saw her was in You are My Glory. But I loved, how like it was soo relatable, that she was a 30year old, workaholic, who just works and was looking for love. And you can she the change as a person as the episodes go by.
And the character of Gu Jia Xin, He's so funny, and a very handsome guy in real life, who really suits his character! I find his character a very typical like young guy character, and soo relatable, like at the start because of family issues that all he did was race, and then ended up having to take the company! I think it's really cute, how he was able to just help Jiang Yue in every situation, and end up actually being by her side. I think it was so cute.
At the start of the few episodes, I really thought that Qian Jing Jing, the support best friend - I found her a little annoying at the start just because she was literally just in her own little world of perfectness, and everything she did! - But it was also so relatable because a lot of people do hide behind likes, and looking perfect on social media like, life is really perfect when it isn't! - But I really liked how she changed as the episodes went on, and her style, and attitude towards everything changed, and in the end all the misunderstandings just worked out and she was able to just accept herself!
Same with Li Yan Ran & Xu Ning Yuan! At the start I did find Li Yan Ran, a little annoying. But actually after a while, I kinda found her character really funny. I know it was sad that she liked him for YEARS! But, I'm glad she didn't do anything crazy, and still ended up supporting them both and also really help them out as well. Same, with Xu Ning Yuan, even though he really liked Zhao Jiang Yue, I felt like he really didn't actually like like her, he was just being swayed by like everyone else's thoughts! But I am really called that they both made a cute contract, but actually both slowly ended up liking each other was very cute!
I think overall the story was really good, I like the way it was like a slow paced get together, and like because of Zhao Jiang Yue's age, she had to really think about everything, and how patient Gu Jia Xin was with her and whatever her decision, and how they would talk to each other a lot, and like really rely on each other and not have many misunderstandings but always there to support each other!
I also loved the little like Love Note Videos they make for the app at the end, like with different themes on Love and how like it was basically another mini story! - Very smart, and some things were really good to learn too.
Spoiler here: But I think what was really cute was at the end when Zhao Jiang Yue proposed in the video from throughout the 6 months they weren't together. Just preparing for it and then actually all the hard work from the app as well. IT was soo cute, actually did make me tear a little of how cute it was!
And my favourite was what she said at the end of the episode:
"Maybe in this world, there's no women who doesn't know how to love. They just haven't felt love. No matter what is your age, or mood as long as you want to love you can! The secret of happiness isn't hard. Are you ready for happiness?
I loved this sentence, even though it feels like a finished drama, I feel like there could have been more too it! But I enjoyed the ending!
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23/03/2022: Ep 1! I've been pretty excited for this, I spotted it like a while back and it looked really interesting. Took a good while for this to come out, but it's finally out! -After finished watching Ep 1: and you know what, I like it! - Definitely interested to see how the story goes, and there seems to be a lot of characters in it at the moment!
Finished: 5/4/2022
I pretty much ended up binge watching this, but I don't know what version I was watching but I finished it at Ep29 not Ep32?
Overall, Honestly! I think the pace of the story was pretty interesting! I think I laughed the most near the start of the episodes, when Dr. Gu & Lin Zhu Xiao would just be soo awkward with each other! Which just made the scenes super funny too watch! I did think some things they did as a couple were quite cringe, but at the same time cute! Because I actually think they both really suit each other!
I did think her friends were a little random though, The whole time Iwas watching it I had no idea what age anyone was! - All I knew was Dr. Gu was like 31? and then Lin Zhu Xiao was, since she was only in college, I'm guessing she was about 25 or younger? And when San San and her other friend would give her advice on the relationship, I felt was just soo random. So they definitely must be kinda young.. But then even at that age you're not THAT clueless?
And their own storyline felt kinda like up in the air! - Like there wasn't really a story! They just had to be extras on the show to make them have friends.. They were all soo randomly clueless and just would make all the matters worse! But then again, this is a drama, who wouldn't have any of these random misunderstandings.
But I think what made me a little annoying was Lin Zhu Xiao, and how clueless she was, and she was a little childish at times! But I think as I watched the episodes to near the end, she grew on me and she became more and more mature which then I started to enjoy the storyline of them both more!
But I had a love/hate relationship with this drama, some episodes I loved and some episodes I didn't really like and just wanted to skip over and see what happens next!
Firstly, I think what I loved is the family aspect of things! That no matter what we should cherish all the time we have with our families, because this life isn't long! And no one is getting younger. It did get quite emotional.. Even remembering some of the flashbacks and memories made me tear up a little bit.
I also do think, when I watched the last episode it really fast forwarded super quick! Like 7years.. Actually thinking about it, even him asking her to to get married was quite like out of the blue and like super rushed.
But you know overall! I did enjoy it, super emotional and some things were a little predictable as well! But the good looking Dr. Gu made up for it! - I do wish they were both able to go to Germany! I'd love to have seem them go and experience that together. But you know, I guess I did enjoy it at the end!
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14th April 2022 - Ep1I don't know how I stumbled upon this show, I literally just decided I wanted to watch a drama and then it randomly came up on youtube. So I decided to click it and watch it.
Seems really interesting though, there's so much back story to each character. The one thing I liked is that every misunderstanding gets resolved pretty much straight away. I think I prefer that then the lingering annoying misunderstandings that happens in many dramas, and your there yelling at the screen "JUST TELL HER/HIM".. LOL.and you wasting your time watching a drama of them both angry or ignoring each other because of it.
Xia Qian: I find her character occupation really interesting. Like how she helps people find the cheapest items. I wish we had one of these in Europe. But then again, we don't have as many companies to choose from. But her character personality, is a little strange, like super stubborn and literally gets angry soo easily. But I still like her
Qin He Bo & Shuang Shuang: I find He Bo, his character is sooo innocent, like he's super evil in trying to take the company, but he's so innocent when he's with Shuang Shuang. I really like Shuang Shuang as a friend and she seems to always have a positive mindset and a really happy aura from her. I enjoy watching her in this! She's such a nice character. I actually love watching these two. I'm only reviewing from Ep 9. But I think they're a really cute couple and hopefully he doesn't turn evil ~
(Reviewing this couple after finishing show): These two were my favourite couple, Qin He Bo & Shuang Shuang, I thought the episodes were so funny when she went to her home-town and like she showed up. I think they both gave such a like positive like down to earth kinda couple to watch! Even though they were only the co-stars! I really enjoyed them and thought they were soo cute.. I recently looked up both their ages though and I didn't realise the actor for Qin He Bo was soo OLD! LIKE WHAT 26years apart in reality! But they acted pretty well together I'd have to say!
Ep 20: Kinda random and irrelevant to the story of the drama. But I think the reason why I found this drama interesting was because of the beginning and the ending credits. I like the way it wasn't drama related, like it shows none of the drama, just like a short animation of like kinda the story. But I hate watching the drama beginning and end credits and it literally gives away EVERYTHING! It's nice to see something different like related images, that go with the drama and not spoilers of what will happen.
Ep23: Realising half-way watching this that I am enjoying it a lot more than I thought. I love the difference in watching both Sheng Zhe Ning & Xia Qian and also Qin He Bo & Shuang Shuang's relationship. I think both couples are sooo cute <3 <3 I love how funny they are both like in a quiet supportive way!
BUTTTT! I really don't like Zhui Jun & Ning Meng.... I find this couple kinda annoying. At the start I thought Ning Meng was a really nice, interesting, pretty independant character but then as time went on her relationship when they got married, or after she realised her husband was actually with Xia Qian.. she completely changed and like she annoyed me soo much! I literally skip when I see the two of them - like it makes no sense why she was soo possessive.. at times the husband feels a bit sus. But both of them are strange, and I don't really like watching them..
Ep 26: I was reading a comment on Youtube that made me LOL! It said "If I could just slap someone through the screen" ... TOTALLY AGREEE, literally what I feel about Ning Meng and her annoying jealous best friend. It actually annoys me - makes me skip more episodes cause I get so annoyed watching it
Ep 28: Chen Man Hui: This character Ning Mengs besties, or I guess not really a bestie just a bestie so she can try get her brother.. I always find these girls super scary. Like they try to do anything to get a guy they can't have. Like why? You're wasting your own time trying to get with a guy that CLEARLY doesn't like you at ALL! - Once the music changes, you know these girls are up to no good. These type of jealous girls are soo scary, because you never know what their up to making you in the wrong...
Ep 32: Welll, that was a weird plost twist! - and I now get why there is 40 episodes. I really thought this would be a non-breakup kinda drama. I sorta understand and get why Sheng Zhe Ning and Xia Qian can't see each other, and I totally get why there's such a big guilt on Xia Qian but I don't get why Ning Meng, JUST accused her! Like literally your husband knew about it and kept it from YOU & Xia Qian as well.. Like she just blames her? What?
And I agree: reading comments on how can a lantern make such a big accident. (After finishing this drama, I fully understand why it didn't make sense! LOL)
To be honest from Ep 32-36: Kinda the plot twist, or like the main drama I suppose. I skipped ALOT. I don't think I enjoyed it, there was too much like crying and like fakeness and like misunderstandings and mothers getting involved and no.. I guess I recommend watching these episodes if you want a good cry, or just feel annoyed about something and want to make it worse to watch something this dramatic.
Finished: 3rd May 2022
You know what though, in the end! Although a very long drama. I enjoyed it. Although I know from the Ep32-36 episodes were a little annoying and I just had to skip it, and felt it could have been a little shorter in terms of episodes. But after around Ep36-40, I think I started to enjoy it again, with all the like coming together as a team, and then like everyone just getting along again. I enjoyed watching that part of the story.
But I enjoyed the ending of it. How they met at the bus stop and then ended there too. Like a full circle with the perfect end to it.
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I spotted a clip of this on Facebook, and started watching this only because I really liked the actor, Chen Zhe Yuan who I saw from watching Handsome Siblings who plays Zhou Si Yue, so I decided I'll give it a goo. - I thought it was a really cute drama, of like sweetheart school to working world. Definitely prefer this to a little thing called first love! I think they are both a little similar, but I think this storyline is a lot better laid out.
And I really ended up like the actor Xu Meng Jie, who plays Ding Xian! She has such a pretty face, and her facial expressions were soo good, like just watching her facial expressions you can tell she's sad, or embarrassed or really happy! - I thought she was such a good actor. But I do wish her hair wasn't always up in a ponytail, she looked so much nicer with her hair in a half! I understand it made her look younger, but it I think she looked prettier with it down.
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I'll admit, I watched this purely because of Hu Yitian, and I really thought Hu Bingqing was soo pretty!Buttt... it was all just soo frustrating to watch. I totally get the title of Unrequited love, but I think it was just too annoying to watch. So much like misunderstandings and fighting and like why this and why that and then the ending was just like WHAT really, I literally watched about 38 episodes of this, and it just ends like that.
I think there was too much dramaticness in it, and just like so many people getting involved between a couple. I finished it, but I didn't enjoy the process of finishing it.
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I’ll be 30 soon! and the thought of this age just doesn’t seem real to me! After I finished this drama it got me thinking about a few things:
One of the things I learnt was the friendship they developed together and literally through everything they went through were always encouraging, supporting and there for each other and something I really do hope to have in my own life as well, to be more open and to really help and be there for my own girlfriends through both the ups and down!
Also a subtitled quote that I really liked from the drama. It said; “30 years old! Time stole a bit of our youth but gave us a one of a kind experiences, a chance to experience relationships and motivation to chase our dreams... Life is most likely a one way trip. There’s no set number that can determine the speed we run at, or the moment we stop. We hope that all of us will continue with nothing but bravery!”
As social media becomes a bigger part of our lives it’s hard sometimes, not to compare and want what other people have and it makes me feel like I’m a little behind, especially when it comes to relationships, experiences or I guess adulting! But, I shouldn’t compare my own life with someone else’s life! Because that’s not my life! I should be listening and learning and being encouraged by other people’s life. We all go through this life at different stages and there’s no certain age or rush in time that you have to do this or that.
Which is why I enjoyed this drama, and how realistic the stories of these three women were. The different experiences and paths they journeyed that they learnt, helped, encouraged and supported each other.
I inspire to become a woman whose life isn’t filled with comparing to others or secluding myself and being on my own! Being grateful for friendships and the support and encouragement that we can learn from each other.
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I didn't think too much about it at the start, but as I continued watching it I thought it was soo cute, the story and everything and I really like the actor Hwang Jun-eum this was the first drama I watched her in, and just loved how her character embraced her naturality in the end and liked the actor Park Seo-Joon from Secretary Kim, he always plays the CEO of something, but yet I still enjoyed the storyline and plot.
I think my favourite character was Kim Shin-Hyuk who was played by Choi Si-won, I think his character was soo funny! And really interesting what he ended up being. Would totally watch it again!
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I decided to watch this after seeing Woo-Do-hwan on The King: Eternal drama, soo I thought why not.I think for me the story was a little messy, and a lot of like unnecessary drama as well! - I mean yes rich people and money and hide-outs! But yeah I don't know, I thought it could have been a little better!
I think my favourite was the trio, Si-yeon, Su-ji & Se-joo! - I wish they didn't like fight so much near the end, and also I wished, they would have stayed together as friends, I mean they pretty much were with each other through thick and thin and just because of a random girl, they just didn't work out?
I do think the actor Joy is pretty, but I didn't really like her character Tae-hae! I felt she was a bit too needy, or just a little annoying at times! - and I prefered her with shorter hair and not at the end, she just looked kinda different.
I do think I preferred if Si-yeon & Su-ji ended up together, cause I think they looked a lot better together, and they suited each other a lot more, since they literally went through ups and downs together! But I guess, not all the time that happens. But do in the end feel the story could have been better, it was okayyy in my own opinion!
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I don't know why but I really enjoyed this drama, I think because it was different, like a story that you don't usually see in dramas. I think I enjoyed the two different like worlds I guess, like how you were different in another world, and even if you see each other, it's not like you disappear or something!
I think I also enjoyed the mystery of it as well, like it was kinda murder mystery! This is also the drama that made me really like Woo Do-hwan, he was such a good looking bodyguard and was able to portray like two different characters, it felt like two different actors as well ! -
Yeah, I feel like all the different actors were able to portray the other side of them really well, you'd think it was two different people but it was the same! - and I do love the actors outfits in the more richer side of the world - with the glow facemask! Made me really want one -
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I like the actor Park Shin-hye, and her character Yoo Hye-jung did give me a little bit of Cinderella vibes, but like a proper badass one! - Like just wasn't afraid of anything but yet didn't have the best of family backgrounds! I do think Park Shin-hye is super pretty actor though! -I mean I did enjoy it, but I feel like I don't really like the character, Hong Ji-hong, I think they didn't really look that good together. I think the story is okay, but I don't like the falling in love with your professor kind of thing! I think it's not really my type of story and it did feel a little weird!
But it was a good like badass women kinda show though! Especially the fight bit at the start!
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I did skip a little of the game play because I was a little confused, but the story of Cheng Xiao who plays Tong Yao, and Xu Kai who plays Lu Si Cheng. I think they both are soo cute when they are together. It's a very sweet like love, romance drama, and then when they play games it gets super serious!
I loved how they make it, like when a girl stays with a bunch of guys, and they all just have to be a bit more conservative, and it's funny to see all the different reactions that happen. I enjoyed watching this and how they like end up helping each other through the game and through experiences from each other too!
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I actually really enjoyed it, a really like lighthearted romance of like a secretary and like a boss. The actor Jin Ki-joo who played the character Jung Gal-hee, I really liked this character - I think she played the secretary so well, with her outfits and her red top! And just being like such a strong women who provided a lot for her family, and worked soo hard! I actually think she was such a pretty actor when she dressed up as well!
I think Veronica Park, was my favourite character too, I thought she was soo funny- just how they she portrayed the like rich CEO women, who just was so unique in different ways - and her Veronica Park phrase! A line to remember when I think of this drama
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