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When We Were Young chinese drama review
Ongoing 24/24
When We Were Young
2 people found this review helpful
by BLynn
Dec 21, 2018
24 of 24 episodes seen
Ongoing
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
This drama is by far, one of the best school dramas I've ever seen. It's something that some could relate with and they never over-exaggerate the important scenes.

Story/Plot: The plot is simple yet interesting, there's always something you can look forward to each time you watch an episode. The friendship they hold is very sweet and I love how they support each other through everything. The story mostly takes place either at their school or neighborhood, which makes it easier for people to watch as there's not a lot of transitions. As the story goes on more and more of the characters' background and past would be unveiled and we would slowly understand why they are the way they are.

Acting/Case: Their acting is something that I would like to praise. It is obvious that they worked really hard to act out some of the scenes and the emotions they convey in their acting is amazing. The main cast has the innocent looks that make people feel soft for them and I love the gave they would give each other whenever they are all together. The second lead is really cute and his acting is great, however, there wasn't much of a second lead syndrome as his interaction with the main girl can pass as best friends.

Music: I honestly love the music, especially ???, sang by the main actor himself. The songs complement the drama really well and the lyrics convey a lot of meaning to the drama itself.

Rewatch Value: This is definitely a drama that you can rewatch without getting sick of. There's always a lot of small details that you can discover each time you rewatch.

Overall: The drama is amazing and I am sure that those who love school dramas will not regret watching this. As someone who's not really into dramas that are based in the 90s, I love this drama because they don't really try to force most of the scenes to be in the 90s and made everything look very natural.
The ending is not what I expected it to be, it was sad yet heartwarming. Something that's amazing to feel.
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