First of all, I usually stay FAR away from noona dramas. Something about the age gap really puts me off. Not to mention, the age gap between Fanxing (female lead) and Yuan Song (our male lead) is 10 years. Now, I would normally run as fast as I can (and I almost did) with this frankly ridiculous and insuperable age barrier but to my own surprise I just kept watching. And boy am I glad I did.

The beginning of the drama may seem a bit slow, and to be honest the romance between Fanxing and Yuan Song felt a little contrived and fake. It was just too quick and too smooth which is so unlike the usual 20 or so eps it usually takes for the main leads to exchange a mere glance. The pacing of this drama is really good, and definitely an improvement on your usual Chinese drama that is 40+ eps long. This drama SERVES. CONSISTENTLY. I haven't finished watching (on episode 31) but IT GOT BETTER. How rare is that?! This is the deliciously rare kind of drama that gets REALLY GOOD as you keep watching.

It's not only the romantic relationships that are done well, but Fanxing's family is HILARIOUS. The dialogue is so funny and just written superbly - you will love her family (especially her brother, Canyang, who is by the way played by the male lead from Le Coup De Foudre if you're wondering why he looks so familiar).

As for the acting, Song Wei Long (who plays Yuan Song) is a surprisingly good actor, considering the fact that most 'little fresh meats' are not. Victoria Song is also surprisingly good at acting. Having not watched any of her dramas before, I kind of expected her to be bland or awkward or straight out cringe (as unfortunately a lot of idols are), but she was really good and loveable.

Final remarks: if this drama can end my severe noona-romance drought and complete aversion to this genre (remember, noona dramas somehow disgust me on a certain unexplainable level), it has got to be some kind of life-changing watch (ok, maybe not life-changing, but still).

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