SweetStarlight

finished episode 3, this drama really exceeded my expectation!! It's really good! it's like each episode has its own charm while adding something to the previous. the story keep getting more interesting.
the songs are so magical and beautiful, every time they start singing I re-watch that part right away cause I can't get enough of it!

just watched the first episode, I like it a lot!! a lot more than I expected!
hoping the rest would be as good as the first episode, loved the songs! everything is in its place, loved the pace of story too.

understandable 😄.... I also anticipate his projects a lot.

It's just the way Xiao Zhan works actually, his drama or movie shootings are only announced when it has started, and we won't have prior notice of his projects.
same way we got news of him filming TLP and WDB when started filming them, whenever he starts new projects we'll know.

I agree that Xiao Zhan is the sweetest guy with an impressive acting skill and good personality, but it's not fair to call his fans unhinged... It's like categorizing whole lot of people that are his fans as unhinged, although there might be some not so good deeds done by a minor group (given his huge popularity, it attracts all kinds of attention), his fans are mostly very rational, xfx (XiaoFeiXia=name of Xiao Zhan's fandom) have been doing so many charities not just in China but also around the world and many of his fans are adults who are responsible individuals.
xfx's support for Xiao Zhan even has surprised and made none fans emotional, one example is the red sea on tencent event in late 2020, and sea of flowers for "A Dream like a Dream" theater play in Wuhan in 2021. there are many examples of rational supportive activities of xfx.

there are third parties that try to insert themselves and make ml and fl feel insecure. (ml's coworker and fl's old crush) but it didn't drag for whole drama, each were resolved in 3 or 4 episodes.

Idk if I should call it love triangle, he was her crush back in the days, but fl had moved on from him.

the scene where GuWei was awkwardly comforting her, they did't yet know what life has for them but that I feel was one of the steps that showed GuWei's care for her.

thank you.

I don't know whether I should watch this or not..
can someone answer my questions in the most spoiler free way possible?
1. why do I see others asking for season 2? does it end on cliffhanger?
2. how bloody is it from 1 to 10? (I had to drop Strangers from hell cause it was too much for me)

I think it's a good one to dive in Jdramas, the acting, specially the leads, is good.
I recommend watching the first 2 eps to decide if you'd like it or not.

I watched first 2 episodes, I like it so far, the pacing is good and there isn't much overacting like we usually see in jdramas.

thanks for the info!! I'll start watching this season then while waiting for 31st.

ml had a big setback in his career and since he became uncertain of his future, when they had arranged to meet fl parents, he couldn't promise about future. when fl found out what happened (she was mad at him for not telling her), she broke up with him.
It was mostly communication issues between them.

They have a little bit resemblance sometimes.

there is a short break up, but resolves in 2 eps or so.

content is same, only difference is episode duration which made the tv version be 32ep (shorter eps) and online version 29 ep (longer eps). but when you start watching, stick to one of them.

there are a little bit of misunderstandings (fl old crush and ml coworker) but the ml and fl were clear that they love each other, so it won't drag for long.

I know you meant well and didn't mean it was totally on him, but I felt the need to add that it wasn't 'mainly' cause of the cyberviolence he went through in 2020.
because we already had that Qixi festival short interview on August 25th in 2020 which was shot in same outfits of ool interviews, means tencent might have been ready to air it but Hunantv kept pushing it back.
(reason I mentioned hihw drama was that it aired on tv with no problem, and he wasn't on haitus, we now know he was getting ready for "A Dream Like A Dream" theater play since 2020 and did the dubbing for DC then, as well as several other stuff that were as well done then).

I keep coming back to this drama, one of the things I like in this drama is how we can see they gradually get attracted to each other and fall in love as they get to know each other.