SakuraPrincess
Dramaland
Totally watching this for Li Ge Yang in a male lead role FINALLY.
As other reviewers have already mentioned, the flow of the drama itself is a bit messy and choppy. I sort of expected that going in since the episodes are only 30 minutes. So I wasn't surprised. The transition between memories (i.e. when they're in high school) vs. the current day in college also gets a little fuzzy. There were times when I wasn't sure where I was in the timeline until I caught on to the uniforms in high school.
One thing I did like is that it's made clear that Luo Yan has liked Fang Li since he first met her, BUT because he was what 15? at the time he didn't quite know what to do with the feelings so he resorted to bullying. That's nothing new either IRL or dramaworld. I don't like that trope, but I can forgive Li Ge Yang just about anything.
Speaking of, I loved the drama because of him. All of the insanity and miscommunication and frustrations aside, he is ADORABLE as always. And it's high-time he got to be the ML. Only he could have made me love Luo Yan so much. All the angsty, YA yearning for love that he goes through, this drama just had all the feels. And Luo Yan finally figured himself out at the end and was able to communicate his feelings, so yay. And there's kissing, which I've been hoping for since I first met Li Ge Yang in "The Love Equations," so that made me super happy.
The FL is silly and ridiculous but wears it in a pretty cute way. I don't always like her, but that's normal for me with the Chinese female leads. She is actually a little bit aggressive towards him too, which I liked since most Chinese FL usually take a very passive approach. Her dream of their first official kiss as a couple is so cute because he breaks it off to tell her that her phone is ringing and she simply yanks him down for another kiss. It was just in her dream, but still, it shows where her head is it and passivity really isn't her nature.
The OST is super fun. Apart from "The Brightest Star in the Sky" this series probably has my favorite OST in a Chinese drama. It just fits the characters and the story so well.
Would I rewatch? Yes. Probably not the whole thing, but favorite scenes yes. And if VIKI ever subs it, then I will rewatch the whole series because I am dying for better subtitles than what Amazon Prime dishes out.
Overall, super cute with some storytelling flaws that in the long run I didn't care about one whit. Because it's Li Ge Yang and I couldn't stop smiling. We'll see how it ends and I'll update my review if it needs it.
As other reviewers have already mentioned, the flow of the drama itself is a bit messy and choppy. I sort of expected that going in since the episodes are only 30 minutes. So I wasn't surprised. The transition between memories (i.e. when they're in high school) vs. the current day in college also gets a little fuzzy. There were times when I wasn't sure where I was in the timeline until I caught on to the uniforms in high school.
One thing I did like is that it's made clear that Luo Yan has liked Fang Li since he first met her, BUT because he was what 15? at the time he didn't quite know what to do with the feelings so he resorted to bullying. That's nothing new either IRL or dramaworld. I don't like that trope, but I can forgive Li Ge Yang just about anything.
Speaking of, I loved the drama because of him. All of the insanity and miscommunication and frustrations aside, he is ADORABLE as always. And it's high-time he got to be the ML. Only he could have made me love Luo Yan so much. All the angsty, YA yearning for love that he goes through, this drama just had all the feels. And Luo Yan finally figured himself out at the end and was able to communicate his feelings, so yay. And there's kissing, which I've been hoping for since I first met Li Ge Yang in "The Love Equations," so that made me super happy.
The FL is silly and ridiculous but wears it in a pretty cute way. I don't always like her, but that's normal for me with the Chinese female leads. She is actually a little bit aggressive towards him too, which I liked since most Chinese FL usually take a very passive approach. Her dream of their first official kiss as a couple is so cute because he breaks it off to tell her that her phone is ringing and she simply yanks him down for another kiss. It was just in her dream, but still, it shows where her head is it and passivity really isn't her nature.
The OST is super fun. Apart from "The Brightest Star in the Sky" this series probably has my favorite OST in a Chinese drama. It just fits the characters and the story so well.
Would I rewatch? Yes. Probably not the whole thing, but favorite scenes yes. And if VIKI ever subs it, then I will rewatch the whole series because I am dying for better subtitles than what Amazon Prime dishes out.
Overall, super cute with some storytelling flaws that in the long run I didn't care about one whit. Because it's Li Ge Yang and I couldn't stop smiling. We'll see how it ends and I'll update my review if it needs it.
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